Chapter 28 Sister Is Sick (1)
The official road from Zhengzhou to Daliang is mostly six meters wide, with drainage ditches and sandy shafts on both sides. After being compacted many times, the road surface is flat and fine. When the carriage walks on it, it does not feel bumpy.
Fu Ying and his group appeared on the official road, which quickly attracted the attention of passers-by. Fifty riders were divided into two teams, one in front and one behind, guarding two tall and beautiful carriages. The riders were full of armor, with horizontal swords on their waists, and crossbows and bows. Unlike ordinary guards, the fifty riders all looked very fierce. The tense faces were full of murderous aura. The riders sat on the horses, their postures were basically the same. After walking for more than forty miles, there was no scattering in the formation.
When the pedestrians on the road waited until the group passed by, they began to argue. Some people said that these people were imperial guards of the guards, and some people said that they were imperial guards in front of the palace. After hearing this, a pedestrian from Zhengzhou to Daliang said proudly: "This is the Black Eagle Army in Zhengzhou."
Xiao Lianzi carefully added more than ten layers of linen cloth in the carriage, with linen cloth shattering. She would not shake too much when sitting on it, and it was comfortable and not too hot. She and Fu Ying were sitting in the same car. When she saw some fine sweat on Fu Ying's forehead, she unfolded the paper fan and gently fanned Fu Ying.
Fu Ying opened a small window on the side of the carriage and looked outside with sadness. Villages, farmlands, and trees slowly passed through her vision. "I don't know how my elder sister is, she has always been in good health, why can't she get sick suddenly?"
Fu Yanqing has six daughters in total. Fu Ying's mother teaches her daughter very strictly and is extremely unrestrained. The six girls in the Fu family are punished by their mothers when they are not etiquette. The six daughters were punished by their mothers when they were young. Fu Ying was like a boy when she was young, climbing trees, killing birds, etc., so Fu Ying was punished the most among the six daughters. Of course, the mother punished her daughters for reading the "Daughter Sutra" and punishing her for how many female reds are, etc. At the most serious time, she just used bamboo strips to hit her palms.
Fu Ying recalls now that her mother's punishment made her daughters understand many truths and had many benefits for her growth, but at that time, it was very uncomfortable for the little girls to be punished. Queen Fu was Fu Yanqing's eldest daughter, with a peaceful and resolute temperament and a very ladylike demeanor. She often helped her sister make the girl's red and red when her mother was not paying attention, or took some vegetable oil to apply the red and swollen palms to her sisters. Because her mother was too strict, Fu Ying did not get too much love on her mother, but instead played the role of a loving mother.
Queen Fu cared for her several sisters, but the closest and favorite one was the naughty fourth sister Fu Ying. Except for the five daughters and the six daughters who followed her father at a young age, the other two sisters lived in Daliang after they got married. After Queen Fu fell ill, both of Daliang's sisters went to the palace to visit Queen Fu, and only the fourth sister Fu Ying was far away in Zhengzhou without knowing it.
Chai Rong and Empress Fu have a deep relationship. Chai Rong treats his subordinates very favorably, but he is a military general and has a great general in his manner. He has a temper and often uses military methods to deal with ministers, but he regrets it later. Empress Fu is well aware of Chai Rong's temperament. When Chai Rong was irritated, he always advised him gently, and responded to the old saying that one thing was inferior to another. No matter how angry Chai Rong was, he often became calm after a few words of Queen Fu. Over time, his close ministers knew that as long as Chai Rong came out of Queen Fu, he could say everything he didn't dare to say in normal times. If he didn't get consent, at least he would not be punished.
Queen Fu's illness was not cured for a long time, and Chai Rong's anger came out of the imperial physicians in the palace. She was anxious and fisted at the frown and fucked several times, making the respected imperial physicians who were usually embarrassed. However, the beheaded imperial physicians always receive some rewards as compensation afterwards. The imperial physicians naturally hoped to cure the queen's illness as soon as possible, but the queen was strangely ill. After consultations, the imperial physicians still could not find the cause of the disease and argued endlessly. Using medicines like using soldiers. The imperial physicians could not find the cause of the disease, and they definitely did not dare to use medicine as boldly as they treated ordinary patients. They had to use some peaceful Chinese medicine to regulate it, and they would not make a big mistake due to improper use of medicine.
Queen Fu's condition became worse day by day. Seeing that she was incurable, Chai Rong ordered to recruit good medical doctors across the country, and on the other hand, she also called Fu Yanqing to Daliang to prevent accidents. Fu Yanqing knew that her eldest daughter and the fourth daughter Fu Ying had a very good relationship since childhood. After Chai Rong's consent, Fu Yanqing wrote a letter to Fu Ying and told her elder sister about her condition and asked Fu Ying to come to Daliang as soon as possible. If the elder sister really couldn't do it, she would be able to meet her and fulfill her wish.
Whenever Fu Ying arrived at a resting place, she would look for temples to burn incense and pray to bless her elder sister to be safe. But after finding several temples, the temples were destroyed, just like in Zhengzhou.
Since the Tang Dynasty, many royal families believed in Buddhism. Therefore, Buddhism was extremely popular in society. By the Zhou Dynasty, Buddhism had become a huge social force, causing many social problems. There were nearly one million monks and nuns in the Zhou Dynasty, and there were too many monks in some places, and there were already insufficient military sources; many robbers and dogs, evading corvee labor and criminals, used monks as a means of confrontation, resulting in poor law; a large amount of copper and iron were used to cast Buddha statues, and the manufacturing of weapons could not obtain sufficient raw materials; in addition, there were more than 30,000 temples across the country, with a large amount of real estate, and enjoyed the privilege of renting and tax exemption, which had a great impact on the country's income.
Chai Rong was born in a poor family. He worked in the south in his early years and had a deep understanding of the sufferings of the people. In response to the above atrocities, Chai Rong carried out a destruction of the Buddha's actions that were cursed by all ages. Many of Chai Rong's close friends dissuaded this matter, and Chai Rong replied: "Putting up troubled times is a success. Buddhism once said that if it is beneficial to the world, you can give charity, but you can give it to merely bronze statues, and how can you do it in the middle of the way!" After hearing this, everyone was speechless. In May of the second year of Xiande, Chai Rong issued an edict to forcibly demolish the temple, melting the Buddha statues into weapons and coins, and ordered monks to return to secular life, and clearly stipulated the conditions and procedures for becoming a monk. (Note: Chai Rong's edict is related to the works.)
After Chai Rong issued the order, Daliang, Zhengzhou, Daming Mansion and other places implemented it very thoroughly. Therefore, most of the places where Fu Ying went, except for a few ancient temples, were demolished. Fu Ying was secretly worried, "Is it because he destroyed the Buddha today and received retribution on his sister?" This thought scared Fu Ying, and Fu Ying quickly turned his mind to think about something else.
When the group was about to arrive at Daliang, Fu Ying sent two family members to Daliang to report the news first. One of the two family members came to the Fu Family Courtyard and the other went to his father Fu Yanqing. A day later, Fu Ying and his party also entered Daliang City and came to the Fu Family Courtyard.
Fugong focused on Daliang and opened several rich shops, with a booming business, far surpassing Zhengzhou. Hou Dayong ordered Fugong to buy a yard in Daliang. As the foundation for Fugong's shop activities, Hou Dayong and his family and confidants came to Daliang, they had a place to settle down.
Fu Gong was in Daliang at this time. After receiving the news, he immediately arranged for everyone to clean the room, used the best silk on the bed and lit incense.
When Fu Ying entered the courtyard, Fu Gong hurriedly brought more than 40 slaves to the front. Fu Gong personally led the way and led Fu Ying to the tidy yard.
Fu Ying entered the main courtyard and was pregnant. She was a little tired all the way, so she lay down at the bed and rested, asking Xiao Lianzi to go out to cook bath water and other things. Fu Ying felt a little unhappy. What she didn't expect was that there were more than 40 slaves in the courtyard of the rich family, which was too luxurious.
After a while, Xiao Lianzi came back and talked about another thing, which made her feel even more unhappy. It turned out that Xiao Lianzi had accidentally heard that Fu Ying was living in the main courtyard, and Fu Gong and his concubine lived in it two days ago.
Fu Gong was originally a servant of the Hou Mansion in Cangzhou. After being valued by Hou Dayong, Hou Dayong thought that he had made great contributions, so he changed Fu Gong to a good person. Although he was not a slave in the Hou family in terms of identity, the Fu family's property was owned by the Hou family, and the relevant documents were controlled by Fu Ying. According to the rules, the main courtyard purchased by the Hou family must be left to Hou Dayong and Fu Ying, and it was not allowed to live there without anyone else. Fu Gong actually lived in the main courtyard until he received the news that Fu Ying was coming.
Fu Ying was a little wary when she thought of these two things. After all, the profits of the rich shops are amazing. The shopkeeper of the rich must be a loyal person, otherwise something will be easy to get into trouble. Fu Ying actually had a good impression of Fu Gong, thinking that Fu Gong was calm, alert, loyal and honest, and was a trustworthy person. This time when she saw Fu Gong, she always felt that there was always a trace of freedom in her eyes.
Just as Fu Ying finished washing up, a father-in-law came to the palace and announced an order to invite Fu Ying into the palace.
Chapter completed!