Chapter 70: Outrageous Rewards, My Righteous Partner
Xia Yan is still the same Xia Yan.
Even though he had just been released from prison, when he stood outside the gate of Xiyuan, his aura was still enough to suppress Yan Song so that he could not raise his head.
But in the end he bowed to Jiang Qingzhi, which puzzled everyone.
"Why did he salute Long Wilbur?"
"I don't know!"
"It is said that Yan Song and his men wanted to kill Xia Yan, and only Lord Wei was the one in the court who pleaded for Xia Yan."
"Yan Song..."
"Yes, Yan Song has been a daughter-in-law for many years and has finally become a mother-in-law. He is worried that Xia Yan will rise again."
"So cruel!"
“The higher you stand, the more beautiful the scenery may seem, but the wind is also stronger.”
Jiang Qingzhi returned home and couldn't wait to go into the study.
"Uncle, sour plum soup!"
"You can have this."
Jiang Qingzhi drank the sour plum soup in one breath and closed his eyes.
In my mind, the big cauldron was spinning wildly.
Uncle Ding, how much will you give this time?
Jiang Qingzhi held his breath and watched the cauldron slow down.
Under the mottled patina, numbers began to scroll.
It's like flipping a card, faster and faster.
Then slow down.
"One year, two years, damn!"
Jiang Qingzhi watched the numbers change and clenched his fists in excitement.
Two years!
This is a great harvest.
But the numbers are still changing.
"Two and a half years! Master Ding is really nice!"
"Three years!"
Jiang Qingzhi took a deep breath, "Master Ding is mighty and domineering!"
Eventually, the number stopped at years.
Saving Xia Yan actually brought the Ming Dynasty three more years of prosperity.
Why so many?
According to Jiang Qingzhi's estimation, it would take at most one to two years.
Could it be that Xia Yan and Emperor Jiajing have some...
wrong!
Or was it that Xia Yan's influence on the destiny of the Ming Dynasty was outrageously great?
impossible!
Although Emperor Jiajing let Xia Yan go, according to Jiang Qingzhi's understanding of him, it would be almost impossible for Xia Yan to be reused again.
As for teaching Zhu Zaigui, everyone knew that Emperor Jiajing just wanted to keep Xia Yan in the capital and slap the faces of the literati.
Why?
Jiang Qingzhi drank the last few drops of sour plum soup in the bowl, shook the bowl, and suddenly thought of a possibility.
"Xia Yan's confession was close to betrayal in the eyes of the literati. It was a heavy blow to their morale."
"Yes, the battle between Emperor Jiajing and the literati has been going on. In this battle, Emperor Jiajing won a great victory, which changed the situation between the two sides."
No wonder Mr. Ding is so generous.
Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "Damn it, can't you just give me ten years at a time?"
But the destiny of the Ming Dynasty involves so many aspects.
The population is in the billions, and the struggle for interests among all classes has accumulated conflicts since the founding of the country...
The Japanese pirates would become a serious threat to the Ming Dynasty in the following decades.
On the grassland, Altan was sharpening his knife.
The three major expeditions that followed.
Countless problems are brewing and compressing in the country... just waiting for that courier to raise the flag and explode.
"Headache!"
Jiang Qingzhi covered his forehead with his hands, but then he perked up.
“Where’s the reward?”
In my mind, something is taking shape.
Bang!
The desk shook a few times, and a wooden box that looked simple but was actually exquisite fell on it.
"Young Master." Sun Chonglou was already used to being outside.
"Nothing, I smashed the table."
There were various carvings on the outside of the wooden box, which looked extremely exquisite. But in Jiang Qingzhi's eyes, it was nothing special.
He opened the wooden box.
At the top is a scroll.
spread out.
A line of vigorous and powerful words.
"Soldiers, the important affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, must be observed."
"What do you mean?" Jiang Qingzhi was dumbfounded.
There is another line below.
"The Central Plains is a place of war. Military strategists of all generations have fought bravely and countless loyal and brave men have shed their blood to make the four barbarians submit."
"This time, our publishing house has gathered together the top domestic experts and collected military strategies from past dynasties, as well as their comments and annotations..."
Jiang Qingzhi threw the scroll aside in disbelief and picked up a book.
The thread-bound book is antique and open.
The Art of War (1)
What the hell!
Jiang Qingzhi couldn't believe it and flipped through the books one by one.
The Art of War (2)
Wei Liaozi (1)
Six Strategies.
Yin Fu Jing...
Ji Xiao's new book...
Jiang Qingzhi buried his entire head in the wooden box until he got the last volume of the book in his hands.
It is the teacher's art of war.
What the hell!
Uncle Ding!
Is this the reward you give?
Jiang Qingzhi flipped through the book casually.
——Note 1: In this battle, the instructor took advantage of the opponent's eagerness to achieve success and pretended to retreat in order to mobilize the opponent...
——Note 2: The instructor in this battle...
The big cauldron slowly turned, and the ancient atmosphere became stronger. Lord Ding!
Jiang Qingzhi shouted angrily in his mind.
Hey!
After giving a middle finger, Jiang Qingzhi had to accept reality.
……
Lu Shan'er was always uneasy and asked Yan Qian to find out the news from time to time.
"How is it?"
Yan Qian shook her head.
Hey!
Lu Shaner sat down, holding her chin with one hand, "Isn't it good to just be your royal relative? Why do you have to make such a fuss?"
Yan Qian was sweating profusely. As he wiped his sweat, he said, "Miss, Chief Wilbur is worried about state affairs!"
"There's no need for him to worry about the Ming Dynasty." Lu Shan'er curled her lips.
"Miss, last time the master entertained a retired senior official, I was there, and the master asked for advice on how to stay safe, and the senior official said..."
Yan Qian recalled, "He said that the master should lie dormant as a relative of the emperor. The master said that this was good, and the Lu family would be rich and prosperous for hundreds of years. But the senior official sighed and said, this Ming Dynasty! It seems to be flourishing, but there are countless crises underneath."
"What crisis is there?" Although Lu Shan'er went out from time to time, she always went to her best friend's house or attended some literary gatherings. She had no contact with the truth behind the lower class and various social classes.
"The master also asked, the senior official said, Lord Lu, do you know that many soldiers from the garrisons in various places have fled? Lord Lu, do you know how many farmers in the world have fled? Lord Lu, do you know how greedy the gentry are in the world?"
"How much?" Lu Shan'er asked casually.
Yan Qian imitated the sigh of a high-ranking official, "Too many to count. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be things that I can't bear to talk about."
"Do those farmers dare to rebel?" Lu Shan'er didn't believe it.
"At the end of the drinking, the senior official got drunk and said that the Ming Dynasty had to change, otherwise... at most a hundred years, maybe not even that."
Less than a hundred years?
Lu Shan'er didn't believe it at all, and curled her lips, "That's just crazy talk from a drunk."
If Jiang Qingzhi were there, he would surely be horrified.
This year is the twenty-seventh year of the Jiajing reign, 1548.
The Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, wasn't that less than a hundred years?
There are so many talented people in the world, but there is no soil for them to display their talents.
"Miss." A maid came in and said excitedly, "The person who went to get information from the master is back."
"go!"
Lu Shaner hurried to find her father.
When I arrived outside the study, I heard the servant reporting.
"...His Majesty is determined to execute Xia Yan, and no one in the court speaks up for him, except for Chang Wei Bo..."
That fool!
Lu Shaner frowned.
"Your Majesty sent someone to the Imperial Prison to see Xia Yan and scolded him."
Yeah!
A girl screamed from outside the door.
"How could such news get out?" This was the voice of the Qingke.
Lu Wei smiled, "This is intentional."
This news must have been deliberately leaked from the palace.
"What happens next?" asked Qingke.
"It is said that Chang Wei Bo interceded for Xia Yan and was impeached by Yan Song and others."
As expected, you became mortal enemies with Yan Song and others.
Lu Wei savored the news.
I thought, if Lu and Jiang Qingzhi were tied together, could they withstand the thundering attack from Yan Song's party?
He found that it seemed impossible.
But when he thought of King Jing, Lu Wei's eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Just then, someone from the palace came back with the news that Xia Yan had confessed his guilt, and His Majesty was very pleased!"
At this time, the Qingke questioned: "But Chang Wei Bo has offended His Majesty several times, so can he be exempted from punishment?"
The servant said, "They say he is confined for three days."
The study was quiet for a moment.
"Three glasses of wine as punishment!" Lu Wei said with a smile.
This was Emperor Jiajing's commendation to Jiang Qingzhi.
"In addition, Xia Yan did not change his clothes after he was released from prison. He waited outside the gate of the Western Garden until Yan Song and others came out. In front of countless people, he said that Yan Song had been just a dog in his eyes for many years. Even though Yan Song was the Prime Minister, he was still a dog in front of him."
"It's still that Xia Yan, so satisfying!"
Lu Wei laughed, and when he saw that the servant had not left, he asked, "Anything else?"
The servant hesitated for a moment, "Xia Yan finally... came to Chang Wei Bo and bowed to the ground."
Everyone knew that the young lady often visited the Changwei Marquis's mansion to visit relatives. The relationship between Lu and Changwei Marquis was also self-evident. The servants felt that Xia Yan's move had made Changwei Marquis and Yan Song's party completely enemies, and Lu was forced to take sides, so her future was worrying!
Lu Wei said he was not worried, but that was a lie.
But he had no regrets about his actions. If he turned against her now, Concubine Lu Jing would be the first one to not forgive him.
"Go ask Chang Weibo." Lu Wei made up his mind, not caring about his face, "What will happen in the future? Chang Weibo must have some plans. Ask him clearly."
The servant hurried out.
"Come in!" Lu Wei said unhappily.
Everyone saw the corner of the long skirt outside the door, but they just pretended not to know.
Everyone present was quite old, so there were fewer taboos.
"Daddy." Lu Shaner came in and bowed.
"At first I wanted to find a good husband for you. After much thought, I thought that Chang Wei Bo was a good choice, but he is now at odds with Yan Song's faction..."
Lu Wei felt a little disappointed.
"No matter how powerful Yan Song's party is, can they be as powerful as Your Majesty?" Lu Shan'er asked back.
Lu Wei was stunned.
"Yes! However, this time Long Wilbur has angered His Majesty, and I wonder what His Majesty will think."
Lu Shan'er thought of Jiang Qingzhi's confidence and said, "He must be a person of great importance!"
"Haha!" Lu Wei laughed, "How can the emperor's face be so easily criticized?"
Not long after, the servant returned.
"How?" Lu Wei asked nervously.
Since the Lu family is going to be tied together with Jiang Qingzhi, then they will share honor and disgrace.
The subsequent development of the situation was related to the future and destiny of the two families, which made Lu Wei very nervous.
"Master, there is a convoy blocking the alley outside the Changwei Mansion..."
"You little dog, let's talk business!" Lu Wei was angry.
"The convoys were loaded with silk, satin, and many other things. In addition, the eunuchs were leading the way. I saw him and Long Wilbur who came out to greet them and said..."
"What did you say?" Lu Wei stared at the servant.
"Your Majesty said that Chang Wei Bo has a broad mind and understands the overall situation. He can be my right-hand man!"
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