By Jia Xiuzhen

Although the wives and grandmas in the inner courtyard only have endless eyebrow-to-eye lawsuits with their predecessors, outside the streets, teahouses and wine shops, the most talked about is the war between the two ends.

In the south, there are hundreds of ethnic groups living together, and there are many strange mountains and wild forests. There are many small fights against taxes and taxes all the year round, and there will be a self-proclaimed king every two years.Although it often doesn't even come out in the first year, it still makes the court extremely headache.Since the commercial roads gradually opened up in the past few years, a large number of people have gathered in several important water and land towns, and they have become mixed places in five directions.At the beginning, the chief officer was worried that it would become more difficult to manage in the future, but he didn't expect that the reaction would subside a lot, and he couldn't figure out the key point, so it was just a surprise.

This time, civil uprisings suddenly broke out in several important border towns near the sea. Because these places have not suffered natural disasters in the past two years, and they are becoming more and more prosperous through trade routes. I was caught off guard.When it is necessary to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress, firstly, several places will attack at the same time, and it is not good to divide the troops. Secondly, the officers and soldiers are far away, and they are not used to the water and soil here, so they have lost a lot.In this way, their prestige has grown even more, and even the idea of ​​merchant ships at sea has been hit.

The news in the capital was furious. I didn't know it before, but now the annual profit from overseas trade is far beyond what I imagined at the beginning, especially in the six departments that have spent a lot of money relying on this blood transfusion. How can others get involved? !Just as they were about to dispatch the fleet with newly equipped ships to encircle and suppress, good news came from the front.It turned out that the Nanzhao State General Wang led the troops to cut off the rear of the rebellious party, wiped out all the way to the border of Shenzhou, and handed over all the captured leaders to the official army.The momentum that was about to start a prairie fire was reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye.

The king and ministers were still wondering about Nanzhao's intentions, so the Nanzhao king handed over a letter of credence, saying that he wanted to marry a noble daughter of Shenzhou for his younger brother, the general of the Nanzhao Kingdom.The ruler of Nanzhao, Xun Yu, was known as a hero, while his younger brother, Xun Yu, was called the God of War by the southern countries.This time the chaos in the south was resolved, and most of it was due to this person's military exploits. Taking advantage of this situation, it is really not easy to refuse to propose a marriage.Fortunately, they only said they wanted a noble daughter, not a princess.Otherwise, given the lack of prosperity of children nowadays, there is really no way to find a girl to marry.

Now that he has benefited from others, there is no reason to force it.Within two days, the Ministry of Rites sent envoys to Nanzhao to send the letter of credence.He agreed to the marriage request of Nanzhao Kingdom, and invited the officials in charge to come to Chang'an to discuss specific matters.Nanzhao Kingdom got the answer, and immediately ordered a group of people and horses to go to the capital.What is astonishing is that when choosing a wife for the younger brother, the younger brother did not come, but the older brother came.Xun Yu stayed in the middle of the country, and the ruler of Nanzhao, Xun Yu, took a hundred people with him to Beijing to discuss matters of peace.

Lord Xin grinned when he heard this: "This Nanzhao king is too careless. If he had said that he was coming, we would have sent someone with a higher grade. I didn’t even give him the book yet, so he’s here now! Hey, when the time comes, let’s pass it on, not to mention that this kid is so anxious that he doesn’t know what kind of plans he has, but it’s like we don’t take people seriously and trample them when we get their benefits It's like, tsk, it's a scapegoat!"

The emperor smiled and said, "When did this Xunyu ever reason? This time he is the one who helped us. If you think about it, there were many remote places between us. Because there is a lot of miasma, and there is no decent production. , and there are some barbarians living scattered here and there, and they all pass on some magic, I thought I would send someone to take that place in when they are all safe. This is great, it seems that this kid has taken the lead."

Prince Xin didn't take it seriously: "Tch, the territory of the world is constantly changing, and it will belong to him after a trip? There is no such thing as cheap."

The two of them talked a few words, and they both felt that Xun Yu's temperament is not easy to get ahead in everything, so this time he came to Chang'an, he must have a plan, and the plan is not small.It's just that I can't guess anything about this matter by guessing, so I sent countless people out to collect information from various sources, and on the other hand I had to prepare for the matter of marrying your noble daughter.

A few days after the news spread, Concubine Nan'an went to the palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother.The king of Nan'an County is a king with a different surname, and he was awarded the title because of his service in guarding the southern border. Now that the southern border is changing, and the Nanzhao king is visiting, everyone only thinks that the Nan'an concubine is here to inquire about news.Unexpectedly, after talking on the phone, it was recommended by the queen mother and chosen by relatives.

She said: "I originally took a fancy to this girl for our boy back then. She is good in everything except her family background. Although she was raised by her aunt all the way, she is a concubine after all. My The daughter-in-law was not very happy. The empress dowager knew that my daughter-in-law had always been weak, and she couldn't go out once in a few years. After all, I had been separated for a generation, so I had to follow their wishes.

The little girl is so pitiful, back then I was afraid of being snatched first, so I specially showed some interest to the mansion, but now I have nowhere to go here, and it is no use delaying others.This time it happened to be such a thing, I thought I would not just pick one or two, so I recommended her to the Queen Mother.At that time, even if it is not suitable, I can provide two copies, and match it with another suitable person, and I will reduce my guilt. "

Now that there is no one in the central palace, all these things must be piled up in front of the Queen Mother.The Concubine Nan'an and the Empress Dowager were already acquainted, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to say this.The queen mother smiled and said: "If others say it, I have to weigh it. Your vision is still credible. And you are the person who looked after your grandson that day. I think it's not bad. It's done, I will write it down, I'll have someone record it for a while, and I'll read it when it's all brought to the palace."

Concubine Nan'an was greatly relieved when she saw that the queen mother had agreed to this matter, and she simply sent the Buddha to the west, and told the queen mother all the details about Tanchun at home that had been inquired about before.The queen mother naturally likes generous and gentle people, but she doesn't have much preference for shrewd and capable people like Tanchun.It's just that now I'm not choosing an escort for myself, but choosing a courteous daughter.Those who are going to be sent to Fanbang, of course, should have a stronger temper, and change to soft ones, thousands of miles away from home, crying to death, what else is there to say.So he deliberately asked the female officer beside him to mark a few strokes, which can be regarded as the meaning of value.

After a few days, the emperor came to pay his respects, and the empress dowager showed the emperor the list of several people, and said a few words about the reasons for his selection.The emperor heard that Tanchun was recommended by the old concubine Nan'an, and there were such twists and turns in it, so he picked it up and took a second look.After looking through the rest of the others, he said: "This married person has the same talent. The most important thing is for her to be willing. If not, I'm afraid there will be more troubles. Although I have taken the order to go to their house, I am not afraid of them. No, it's just me who married in the end, if I really hate it because of this, it's hard to predict what will happen."

The queen mother nodded when she heard the words, and then sighed: "It's not easy to say. When my daughter was raised by her family, did she tell her about the righteousness of the country? I have learned the ways of giving and communicating all my life, and now I have been stabbed a thousand miles away. Let's go, don't talk about etiquette, where we don't even understand the language, and it's hard to say whether we will see our parents again in the future, how many people will be happy? Sigh!"

The emperor smiled and said, "I'm so tired that the empress is worried. It's really my son's unfilial piety."

The queen mother shook her head: "Come on, now you have to find someone to worry about for me. I'm afraid the worry of finding someone is a hundred times more than this. The two evils are the lesser of two evils." Said the emperor. Also laughed.

When preparing to receive the Nanzhao Kingdom's main mission, several girls from Beijing and Beijing were invited into the palace one after another, and each of them stayed for three to five days before being sent back.Compared with the previous events, each family probably knows it well.When people from the palace came to pick up Tanchun, both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were a little surprised.But at that time, I didn't have time to think about it for them, so I hurriedly packed some things and people, and then told Tanchun to send someone there first.

When she came back, Mrs. Wang helped Jia Mu into the room, and asked hesitantly, "This... I don't know if the old concubine knows this letter."

Mother Jia also frowned and thought about it, then sighed for a while and said, "Even if you didn't know it before, you should listen to the letter now. Let's see... the old concubine and the empress dowager are on good terms, if... it should be easy to talk to. "

Mrs. Wang nodded, she didn't care about Tanchun marrying near and marrying far away, especially after Aunt Zhao's incident, even if there was still a mother-daughter relationship before, now it is more embarrassing.And no matter whether she is sent to be married or married into the county prince's mansion, it will be a help to Yuanchun and a glory to the mansion, and it will only benefit her reputation as the mistress, so she doesn't really take it to heart.

This time, Tanchun stayed in the palace for five days before returning home. Mother Jia didn't see any movement in the Nan'an palace, and she gradually realized it. Before the national funeral, she heard that the princess of the county was looking for her son. sigh.

Although Tanchun is outstanding in talent, he is limited only by his birth. There are not a few people in the world who recognize his concubines, not to mention that Aunt Zhao has such things happen afterwards.Ma Daopo made such a big disturbance, many people died suddenly and suddenly because of the "epidemic".If it is to find a match for the second son and concubine, or it is still possible for a period, this is the candidate for the first son and concubine, who will be the princess in the future, how can he not worry about such a private matter.

It seems that the way for Tanchun to join the Wangfu is considered to be broken, and it is also karma. When nothing happens, he only says that he is raised by his aunt.The words that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes are there. I am afraid that the good ones will not work and the bad ones. Although there are phoenixes in the nests of old ravens, the majority of mice will make holes when they give birth.After all, the blood is hard to change, it just came out of that person's stomach, no matter how hard it is to get rid of it, what can be done!

Jia Mu thought about it, but it was useless to worry about it.Aunt Zhao has a bad temper, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't accept this person early in the morning.Just don't accept this person, and don't have a Tanchun, and talk about the balance of interests.Or if they had paid more attention to these concubines early in the morning, they could have avoided such disasters, but people's hearts are separated from each other, and there is no reason to guard against thieves the day before.Sitting like this and thinking all the way, after thinking for a long time, there was nothing but a long sigh.

Tanchun is also undecided now, after a few days, he is already sure that he is the one who has been chosen for marriage.There are strict rules in the palace, and no news is heard.All he knew was that he was going to Nanzhao Kingdom for marriage, and the one he was going to marry was the Great General King of Nanzhao Kingdom.According to legend, a person whose body is as black as an iron tower, whose eyes are like copper bells and whose beard is like a halberd, is bloodthirsty and murderous like hemp, and his name can be heard in the southern countries.Although the rumors cannot be fully believed, those who won the title of general king only by their military exploits would not be benevolent people.

I heard that after several girls entered the palace and went back, the family begged for help, not for the sake of being selected, but for the sake of being released as soon as possible.This time the Queen Mother can invite her to speak in the palace, who doesn't have a decent family background?A noble daughter from an aristocratic family, the family has plans since she was raised, and they are all prepared to be a wife in the future.Now it's good, in a word, he will be sent to the place where insects become thunder, and he may hardly return to the capital in his lifetime, who would be willing?

Tan Chunyuan was also the one who was favored by the county prince's mansion. Although she was not convinced, the old concubine's treatment of her differently was like a mirror in her heart.Originally thought that if she could marry into the palace, or...or find a place in the ancestral grave for Aunt Zhao, but now it seems like a joke.What she wanted to do was exactly the reason why she couldn't do it. The county palace would not want a daughter born in the concubine's room of a man from Yan Town to be the head of the house.

But I didn't expect to have such an encounter, it was a god-sent opportunity.How could Tanchun not have heard about Jia Huan in the front yard?But what can she do now? !Even if you persuade, you can't persuade.Persuade Jia Huan to make progress?Persuade Jia Huan to calm down?No matter how wrong it is, it can make people suspicious and suspicious.Words are useless in such matters.

The only way to get through is to marry yourself high!When Gao married into the mansion, he could not despise his biological mother too much, and when Gao married into the mansion, he had to treat Jia Huan kindly.At this time, if you still want to act with reason and compassion, you are making people laugh.Only the real benefits of power can make Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang have to make concessions.

Therefore, others are racking their brains thinking how to avoid this catastrophe, but what Tanchun is doing is striving to become a person with relatives.Married to the king of a country, the current status is not enough, and the court naturally has another imperial edict.What she is waiting for is this grace, and the protection that this grace can bring to those who are connected by blood.

Before the Nanzhao Kingdom Mission arrived in Beijing, the Empress Dowager had basically made up her mind about the candidate.Although the emperor said earlier that the first one depends on everyone's wishes, there is no need to ask about it. It only depends on the behavior of the people, so there is nothing to understand.Especially the last time when all the people were gathered in the palace, some of them even developed rashes, which really cost a lot of money.The Empress Dowager also said with a smile to the emperor: "It can be seen that you have treated them generously, if it were changed at the beginning of the dynasty, this would be enough to be charged with deceiving the emperor. It is only a matter of ransacking the house and killing the head. "

The emperor smiled and said: "This is a marriage, that's fine. If it's an envoy, a leader, or something like that, I have to learn from my ancestors."

The queen mother laughed: "Tsk, to convince people with virtue, or to convince people with virtue."

The mother and son chatted, and the emperor was not surprised when he saw the candidate chosen by the queen mother: "It can be seen that this person still has to ask for something, and he can sacrifice himself if he asks for something. Those who are not in trouble, just want to think about how comfortable they are. Even if he is hard-pressed, it will not be a big deal. If the mother chooses this person, it may be easier for the son to behave in the future." After thinking about it, he suddenly said, "By the way, when the time comes, we will have to seal an identity and accept it. Come to live in the palace for a while. The queen mother is watching, don't let those people disturb you."

The Empress Dowager asked strangely: "Isn't this the sister from Tongfengzao Palace? There's no reason not to come and visit if you're really chosen."

The emperor thought for a while: "Okay, then I'll think of another way. It's really good for these two not to meet each other."

The queen mother smiled and said, "That's up to you."