Scumbag's love robbery

Chapter 28

Shi Qing became a big brother once

Only then did Shi Qing unreservedly tell Zou Fanchen about his situation in the palace, the plans of the palace, and his previous plans in detail, and finally asked: "My nephew selfishly feels that it is necessary to prevent the palace from rebelling, and to keep them at the same time." Not to be dragged and implicated, this is the best way to repay the palace, what does Shi Bo think?"

Zou Fanchen was so excited that he hugged Shi in his arms, and said: "My good boy, it's hard for you to have such a big heart! This old man is smashed to pieces, but I want to fulfill this wish for you."

Then, Zou Fanchen let go of Shi Qing, took Shi Qing and knelt down towards the tablet of "Heaven, Earth, Monarch, Parent and Teacher" hanging in the middle of the main room, kowtowed, and said with a sob: "Men, open your eyes, the Chai family has an offspring, Chai We have a family!"

Having an empress in the Chai family doesn't just mean leaving a male who can pass on the bloodline, Zou Fanchen is more comforted that Chai Shiqing grew up in such an environment.

Not only can he stick to the strength and integrity of a Confucian scholar, but he can also choose the most difficult but most correct way to repay his kindness without resentment.

This conversation is an exchange of hearts and minds.The night talk between He Shiqing and Yuan Kai was different, this was an exchange where the hearts and minds of the two parties were highly compatible, and they had reached appreciation and admiration for each other, and the heart felt unusually carefree, beyond words.

Especially Shi Qing, who was isolated and helpless for so long, and finally got Zou Fanchen's affirmation and approval, felt extremely happy and sweet in his heart, and was affected by Zou Fanchen's emotions, and shed tears unconsciously.

After the two of them calmed down, Shi Qing kowtowed to Zou Fanchen and offered tea, formally paying his respects.

Zou Fanchen twitched his beard and smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "As a teacher, I have always been slow-tempered. Although I have taught a few students, they are all normal. You are the No. 1 under the teacher's door."

When he pulled it up, he chuckled and said, "If you become a teacher and accept students again, you will be the master."

Shi Qing hurriedly agreed: "Students must study diligently in the future, and always reflect on themselves, so as to live up to the teacher's teachings and set an example for the juniors."

Zou Fanchen patted Shi Qing lightly with a smile, and said, "We don't have to call ourselves so unfamiliar with "teachers" and "students".I'm just kidding you, how could a lazy person like me have the patience to accept other students? "

Not long after, the two men came back and told Zou Fanchen that they had sent the young man back to the upper room, but they kept their mouths shut and bound their hands and feet on the bed for fear that the young man would make a noise.

Zou Fanchen took Shi Qing and a few men, left the small courtyard, left the city overnight, and left Jinchuan.

Shi Qing was afraid that Yuan Kai would lead people to find the small courtyard and cause trouble for the owner of the small courtyard. Zou Fanchen said that although the small courtyard was not deserted, the owner had left for a long time and the courtyard was always empty.

Shi Qing worshiped Zou Fanchen as his teacher, and since then, a new chapter in his life has been opened.

Shi Qing asked Zou Fanchen for advice, and the soldiers of the royal family found out that they had escaped, would they report it to the authorities?

Zou Fanchen said with a faint smile: "The young princes of the Wangfu left and Qizhou without authorization, and they report to the officials, isn't it self-inflicted? They don't even dare to tear up the inn too much, and dare not provoke the inn to report to the officials. Don't worry, An Ruo Wangfu Their power is not so far away, they can't reach Jinchuan, they can't find you, so they can only return quietly."

Every day, Zou Fanchen told Shi Listen to all kinds of stories that happened in the officialdom, analyzed the pros and cons and disadvantages of them through specific examples, and discussed with him whether the idea was more complete. s solution.

Probably Zou Fanchen felt sorry for Shi Qing's loss of his father since childhood, and took him with him along the way, not only teaching his studies, but also taking care of him very meticulously and thoughtfully in life.

Chai Zhuoshi's care tends to be "teaching him to fish", and everything is done properly for the time, without time and effort; while Zou Fanchen's care focuses on "teaching him to fish", and he only teaches how to do everything when necessary. Time to do it yourself.

Shi Qing has never felt the love from elders of the same sex, and unknowingly, he respects and loves Zou Fanchen like a father.

Shi Qing thought that the Wang's mansion was in full swing preparing for an incident, but he and Zou Fanchen walked slowly and stopped, not like rushing, but like traveling in mountains and rivers.Shi Qing was very anxious at the beginning, wishing he could come up with a good way to immediately stop the Wangfu's conspiracy.

Zou Fanchen didn't persuade Shi Qing, but just analyzed the various factors for him to make things happen in the palace, and summed it up, he came to the conclusion that the palace has not yet achieved everything and is only waiting for Dongfeng.

Speaking with facts and analysis is more persuasive than empty words.

In this way, after playing slowly for half a year, Zou Fanchen brought Shi Qing into Fengjing City.In the past six months, Shi Qing has grown and matured rapidly in all aspects.

During this period of time, the only thing that made Shi Qing uneasy was that Sui Li never appeared, as if he had disappeared, he touched the red mole and summoned it again and again, but there was no movement at all, Shi Qing intuitively felt that something happened to Sui Li, it was very serious thing.

After arriving in Fengjing City, Shi Qing found out that Zou Fanchen wrote a letter to resign after receiving the message from Sui Li.

Zou Fanchen's wife and children are all in Dishui Mansion, he travels alone and has no residence in Fengjing City.After entering Fengjing City, stay in an inn.

After washing, eating, drinking, and resting, Zou Fanchen spread out the Four Treasures of the Study that he carried with him, took up a pen and wrote a letter of acceptance to Prince Donggong.

Shi Qing was shocked when he saw this, because joining the crown prince or a certain prince in advance, regardless of success or failure, would damage the reputation of Confucian scholars.

A true Confucian scholar, standing on his feet and doing things, pays attention to the fact that gentlemen are harmonious but different.Allegiance to a certain prince or prince in advance in order to obtain the merits of the dragon, to put it bluntly, is a kind of villainous behavior of party and dissent.As long as they are clean and self-conscious Confucian scholars, they don't bother to act like this.

Zou Fanchen is already implicitly the leader of Confucian scholars in Fengjing City. With the expansion of his influence, in time, he may become another great Confucianist in the world after Mr. Chai Lao.

With Zou Fanchen's status, it is the time when he cherishes his reputation the most. If he joins the crown prince, won't he destroy his reputation?

Once there is the taint of serving the prince early and his reputation is damaged, it will be difficult for Zou Fanchen to become a great Confucian.It is true that great Confucians are not sages, but they may have faults in their conduct and will be criticized for a lifetime.

When he tried to persuade him, Zou Fanchen said very calmly, whether he can become a great Confucianist in the world, it depends on fate, he has never been a person who sticks to his name, and in doing things, he only needs to be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth.reputation?Just let it be.

Shi Qing wanted to persuade him again, but Zou Fanchen asked him back: "You said, Lord Anruo wants to "take back" the throne, who do you think he "takes back" the throne from? "

"His Royal Highness." After Zou Fanchen's teaching, Shi Qing already had a preliminary understanding of the court situation.

Zou Fanchen asked again: "There is the emperor's brother Zhaowang in the north, and the emperor's uncle Anruowang is watching in the hinterland of Fengjing. Can His Majesty and His Highness be completely defenseless against them? If there is a change between these two families, who is most likely to be sent to deal with the change?" thing?"

Shi Qing thought for a while and replied, "His Royal Highness."

After all, everyone is in the blood of Emperor Shenguang, and Emperor Jingning and Emperor Lezhang are both the second sons to succeed to the throne, and the throne was "not orthodox".If a minister is sent to deal with it, it is inevitable that there will be many worries, or they will be soft-hearted and bury future troubles.

Only the prince must firmly defend his own interests, and will never show mercy to those who seek rebellion.Only the crown prince has the confidence to deal with King Zhao and King An Ruo without mercy.

Zou Fanchen nodded: "If you want to prevent the Wangfu from plotting rebellion, since there is no way to persuade them to give up on their own, then you can only stop it from the outside. Sooner or later, there will be a struggle between the East Palace and the Wangfu. It is possible to achieve the goal of preventing treason and preserving the palace, otherwise, where do you start?"

"It's just that, the teacher's sacrifice is too great."

Zou Fanchen laughed again when he heard this, and said, "I'm not all for you. Any abnormal change of the throne will inevitably lead to bloodshed and death. The court is unstable, the current situation is turbulent, and all ministers are in danger. If If we can stop the treason of the palace and ensure that His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne smoothly, we can avoid this bloody disaster. It is worth sacrificing a little reputation."

Zou Fanchen taught his students with a light tone, exuding a refined and refined temperament in his speech and demeanor.

Shi Qing feels that the teacher's smile is different from Li's. The teacher's smile makes people feel refined, refined, quiet and bright; while Li's smile makes people feel warm and cheerful, but also gives birth to a sense of unfathomable.

Zou Fanchen ordered his long followers to send Tou Chengxin to the East Palace.The East Palace quickly sent someone to take Zou Fanchen, teacher and student, into the East Palace.

His Royal Highness must have heard Zou Fanchen's name for a long time, so he treated him very politely as a distinguished guest.

Zou Fanchen showed his "honesty" to His Royal Highness. He brought Shi Qing into the East Palace and introduced Shi Qing to others as his student "Zhuo Shiqing", but he directly admitted Shi Qing's true identity to His Royal Highness.

As for the reasons for surrender, firstly, Zou Fanchen flattered the character and talent of His Highness the Crown Prince and expressed his admiration. Second, Zou Fanchen directly proposed that after the Crown Prince ascended the throne, he would, at an appropriate time, He avenged the injustice of his mentor, Mr. Chai, and revoked Emperor Jingning's will to destroy the family.

The reason given by Zou Fanchen for his surrender was very useful to the crown prince, so both the teacher and the student became the guests of the Eastern Palace, and they lived and ate in the Eastern Palace. Unless necessary, neither the teacher nor the student wanted to show up in Fengjing City.

After becoming the guest secretary of the Eastern Palace, Zou Fanchen took Shi Qing to actively participate in various affairs that advised the prince, tried his best to win the trust of the prince, and gradually, the confidential matters that he was able to participate in became more and more important. more and more.

Emperor Lezhang trusted the Crown Prince of the East Palace very much, and when his body was getting weaker, he handed over many court affairs to the Crown Prince.The discussion in the Eastern Palace is like a small imperial court.Here, Shi Qing has once again broadened his horizons and mind, and also increased his knowledge and experience.

Before I knew it, more than a year had passed.In the autumn of the 17th year of Lezhang, King Anruo's [-]th birthday, he handed over a memorial to Emperor Lezhang, openly inviting Emperor Lezhang to visit Heqizhou in person to celebrate his birthday.

King An Ruo is the emperor's uncle who is righteous and obedient today. In the Dachang Kingdom, which advocates filial piety to govern the world, it is normal for his uncle to invite his nephew to celebrate his birthday.

If Emperor Lezhang refused as the emperor, then the fact that the emperor was not filial to his uncle would be rumored all over the world, and the idea of ​​"governing the country with filial piety" would become a joke?His Majesty the Emperor doesn't take the lead in filial piety, and doesn't even make a superficial effort. What do the common people below think?

This memorial was in the court hall, and one stone stirred up thousands of waves. All the ministers discussed the matter of birthday celebrations, whether there were evil intentions in birthday celebrations, whether His Majesty should go to celebrate his birthday, whether to lure snakes out of their holes, etc., either publicly or privately. discussion.

The situation in Fengjing City, although on the surface, it is still full of singing and dancing, and the world is full of luxury, but in the dark, it is gradually getting tense.

When Shi Qing heard the news, her heart skipped a beat, and she thought: "Here we come! There is going to be trouble in the palace."

Zou Fanchen said: "Opportunity." The only and last chance.

Zou Fanchen was methodical, not in a hurry, and calmly guided the prince to come forward and take the initiative to invite Ying. He used the emperor's physical discomfort as an excuse to go to Qizhou to celebrate his birthday on behalf of the emperor.

Although Emperor Yuezhang was only in his early forties, his body was weakening rapidly. Recently, he couldn't even preside over the grand court meeting, and most of them were represented by the prince. It was obviously impossible for such a body to go to Heqizhou.

The prince took the initiative to invite Ying, and Emperor Yuezhang agreed logically, and decreed: All matters related to birthday celebrations shall be arranged by the prince himself.

As soon as this decree came out, His Royal Highness immediately went to the Imperial Army, selected [-] elite soldiers and generals, went to the arsenal of the Ministry of War, and received a lot of military equipment and supplies, and then practiced the [-] Imperial Army in the large school field outside the city every day.The drills include formation drills, array drills, and more siege drills.

His Royal Highness' actions gave an obvious signal: he was not here to celebrate his birthday, but to fight and attack the city.

From Fengjing City to Heqizhou, there is a distance of more than a hundred miles. If you hurry up, you can arrive within six hours.However, if it is to lead [-] imperial troops and carry all kinds of war equipment, then the team will have to walk for three days for a distance of more than a hundred miles.

Therefore, His Royal Highness counted on a good day, and led the [-] forbidden troops three days in advance, and set off from Fengjing City with great fanfare.

Shi Qing dressed up as one of the many attendants and joined the team. When he had gone far enough out of the city to avoid the eyes of others, he left the team and rode alone, heading straight to Qizhou.

Shi Qing's riding skills were learned in the East Palace, and he chose a gentle horse. After a long time, he insisted on running for two quarters, but he was jolted by the horse. One couldn't control it well. Then fell off the horse.

Shi Qing lay on the ground, vomiting in pain, and yelled in the direction the horse ran away: "Come back, come back, come back!"

He had been preparing for so long with his teacher, but he never expected to fall on the horse. Why is this horse so difficult to ride? !

If he couldn't rush to Qizhou one day earlier than the big team, their plan would be ruined.Missing this unique opportunity, he could only watch the riots in Prince An Ruo's residence.

Regardless of the outcome of the uprising or not, it is ultimately a rebellion and a betrayal of Confucianism.

Shi Qing's current mood is like watching his relatives obsessively do a wrong thing. He is rushing to stop it with confidence, but he doesn't want to, but he stumbles in the small part of horse racing!

Seeing the horse running farther and farther away and gradually disappearing, Shi Qing yelled in his heart: "Horse, horse, get back quickly! Come back and feed you golden beans!"

For a moment, Shi Qing lay on the ground, so desperate that he didn't even want to get up.Suddenly, Shi Qing's eyes flashed, and a figure squatted down in front of him, looking at him, Chunfeng Hexi with a smile on his face, said: "It's really rare, you also have times when you get down and don't want to get up? Haha, you want to get up?" Remember this moment."

Looking at it from time to time, it's not Sui Li, which one is it?

Shi Qing became happy for a moment, stood up with Sui Li's pull, hugged Sui Li, and said, "A Li! You are back! Where have you been for more than a year?" The joy is beyond words, it's almost like jumping up and down with Sui Li in his arms.

He hugged Sui Li tightly, as if he was afraid of losing him, and was incoherent with joy: "Is nothing wrong with you? I'm really worried about you."

The gods are used to restrained emotions, calm and self-sufficient, and their emotions are invisible. Sui Li was held by Shi Qing so passionately and without any scruples, but he felt a little uncomfortable and broke away from Shi Qing's embrace without leaving a trace. , said: "I'm fine. What can I do?"

"It's okay, why didn't you show up?" He was overjoyed, and when he heard this sentence, an inexplicable anger burst into Shi Qing's heart. He raised his hand, flashed a red mole in front of Sui Li's eyes, and asked: "I touched the mole and summoned you many times, why didn't you show up? Why did you ignore me?"

"I think you've been going well during this time, nothing happened, you don't need me to watch over you." Sui Li explained to Shi Qing very patiently.After all, he is the God of Heaven, so he doesn't want to go down frequently, for fear of disturbing the operation of this great world.

Upon hearing this, Shi Qing became even more angry: "Then you should at least come back and report to me that you are safe. I don't know if I will worry about you? Do you regard me as a friend?"

It's been many years, and I haven't seen such a puffed up appearance of Shi Qing, knowing that Shi Qing is in a catastrophe without knowing it, Sui Li's heart is still soft and collapsed, and he said with a smile: "Oh , I didn’t think carefully, and I will report to you next time.”

Sui Li didn't want to make unnecessary entanglements, so he asked, "Aren't you in a hurry?"