Chapter 45: Second Shangchaotang (Thanks to Yinbai's monthly pass)
"Why don't you send a letter to the prince-consort?" Si Jian thought for a while.
"Do you think he doesn't know that these slaves were originally refugees who were raped by Ruoao Yuejiao? They just never told us... Now they have been trained as soldiers and sent to the Northern Expedition battlefield. I'm afraid they are always staring at the prince-consort. Whenever there is any abnormal movement, they will be in a different place. These refugees..." Mi Huang could imagine that Ruoao Ziyan must have sent people to stare at them all the time.
"This case is indeed quite difficult. Si Jian thought about it for several days, but he couldn't... Taiwo, this is all we can do... wait with these people every day."
"But I don't want to wait any longer!"
Mi Huang's eyes fell on the blue oil cloth umbrella above her head, and several purple bamboos painted on the umbrella covered her head. She couldn't help but think of the rainy day last year and said lightly, "Let's go, let's go back to the palace to court!"
"yes."
After putting away the umbrella of the oil cloth, Mi Huang got on the carriage, then took out a pen, ink and silk cloth from the secret lattice of the palace carriage, and walked along with the carriage. The jade pen quickly fell like beads in her hand.
"A child's minister heard that those who seek the elder of the tree must consolidate the roots; those who want to flow far away must dredge the source of the spring; those who think about the peace of the country must accumulate virtue and righteousness. If the source is not deep and the flow is far away, the roots are not solid, but seek the growth of the tree, and those who do not have strong virtues must think about the safety of the country. The minister's subordinates know that it is impossible, let alone the wise?
My father is the lord of Jingman and the leader of all people. He inherits the fate of heaven and scenery and besieges the world. How can he not be prepared for danger in peace and prosperity? In order to seek lush trees, he will be able to flow long.
My sons secretly heard that the country is not poor enough, but the people's morale is very troubled.
Jie of Xia built Yaotai, and put aside the people's efforts and devoted people's wealth to the wine pool and damaging the dike. He was indifferent to the joy of debauchery. He drank three thousand people in one drum, but suddenly the chaos and destruction were destroyed. The people's hearts were gone. The Shang Dynasty replaced him. Zhou Zhou built palaces, built wine pools, favored Daji, imprisoned the wise men, tortured, harmed loyal and kindness, and finally Cheng Zhou Dynasty. The Chu people were originally Huaiyi, and when Cheng Zhou was at the beginning of the early days, they could not have a place. The Chu son, who was only thirty miles away, had to cultivate slashes and fire, expanded the territory, and the clans helped each other. Even though the river was broken every year, people's hearts were not destroyed, and they would win every battle. King Wu finally became the cause of kings and hegemony. The achievements of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasty were divided into nine provinces with the north and south of Cheng Zhou.
However, this year, my land of Chu has received the blessing of heaven, the rivers have receded, but people's hearts have perished.
There was a huge tycoon from Zheng State who sold the people of Chu in our Chu territory and was troubled by various counties. It took five years for the people of Chu State to lose tens of thousands of them. How could it be regained in a few years? If it is not cured, the population will be empty and it will be better than one day.
The Zhu Palace is incomplete and the universe is quiet. The ancestor King Wu and Wen love the people as if they were hurt, and the people's hearts are solidified and unsolvable. The father's sincerity is not inferior to that of the ancestors. The sons specially asked the father's virtues and will be entrusted to the people, and the sufferings of the people can be told to the superiors."
In Zhu Palace, on the golden palace, the woman held the white silk in her hand, and read it in a loud voice. Finally, she bowed three times and asked, "The country is based on the people. If the people are not able to achieve anything, it is the fault of the sons and ministers. Today, I heard about the suffering of the people who lost their relatives. The merchants in Zheng State abducted the Chu people for several years, and were frightened day and night. Only the father begs for his father to report and report to the prison guard to retrieve the people and revitalize the people's hearts!
Please give me the grace of your father!”
"What?"
"A merchant from Zheng State captured tens of thousands of Chu people in our Chu State!" The most important thing was to hear this sentence in a daze.
"Yes, the king, the grand girl said that a Zheng State merchant captured tens of thousands of us."
Zhao Changshi attached himself to the sleepy King of Chu's ear and repeated the story. After listening with his eyes closed, the King of Chu would never be able to sleep anymore.
The old dizzy hornet eyes suddenly opened, slammed the table, and wanted to rush down to the ninth-level jade stairs to ask Mi Huang who had captured his subjects. "It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable! Our Chu State went through so much trouble to send troops to rescue him, but a merchant from Zheng State dared to rob the people of the Jingman land of our great Chu. It's hateful and angry! Behind this, it must be the instructor of the old boy with a scattered look on Zheng."
"Zi, I will send a message to Zi Yan from now on. After defeating Jin, I will immediately turn around and flatten him Zheng State. Let's see if the Zheng people dare to touch a commoner!" The King of Chu stomped his feet angrily, and Zheng Zi was like a grain of dust on the bottom of his feet, easily rolling around by him.
After seeing Mi Huang leave, Ling Yinzi seemed to have noticed it. He just glanced at the woman on the ground and responded slowly, "Yes, the king!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall suddenly felt quiet.
The ministers had a gaze, not knowing what Lord Ling Yin meant.
The entire Golden Palace was left with the King of Chu's repeated curses and Mi Huang's begging, "My son begs the father to send someone to recover the raped people!"
Cheng Daxin, who was standing on the left behind the emperor, walked out slowly, bowed to the end, and presented a scroll of memorial in his hands. Zhao Changshi ordered someone to take it, and only heard him report, "The king, what the princess said is exactly what Daxin wants to report today, but the urgent need to delay is not to quell Zheng, but to find the missing Chu people. The loss of Zheng State just gave me the opportunity to Chu, making them bow down and surrender. King, this is also a god-given opportunity for our Chu State!"
After Cheng Daxin left the line, Zhao Hou also strode out and shouted angrily at the King of Chu who was superior, "King, the merchants in Zheng State must be severely punished. In recent years, our Chu State has won only tens of thousands of people after each war. This Jia is extremely evil. He will get tens of thousands of refugees in just five years. The king must send people to ask them to tell the whereabouts of refugees to find them."
"How can we not find it? It's not ten, one hundred, not one thousand, but tens of thousands! I feel heartbroken!..." When the King of Chu heard what Zhao Hou said, he was simply in his heart. He thought that he worked hard to conquer the country. In more than ten years, in the last small merchant, he captured most of his life. How could he not be angry that the horns of the earth were so painful?
He fell on his throne, stroked his chest, and cried out in pain.
Zhao Changshi stood beside him, constantly helping him rub his heart. All the ministers all comforted him, "Take a good care!"
"How do you ask me to take care of me? My people... are just kidnapped..."
Seeing this, Mr. Li held his lips and stroked his gray beard and stepped forward to comfort him, "Don't worry, this Zheng State merchant, Ruo Ao Si defeated and Chen Tingli, have already been imprisoned in the prison of the Criminal Prison. I believe that these tens of thousands of people will be able to recover."
"Yeah?"
When the King of Chu heard this, he let out a sigh of relief, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and try the case for me and let them tell me whereabouts. If they are kidnapped back to Zheng State, I will settle the score with that old boy Zheng Zi."
"Yes, the king, the poor minister obeys the order."
Ruoao Zike and Chen Huang both came forward from the back row to receive the order.
But Ruo Ao Zike did not have the excitement on Chen Huang's face, but he smiled unnecessary and said to Chen Huang after going down, "Chen Huang, now you have something to do!"
"Yes, the officials defeated the Lord, and the subordinates will fulfill their mission!"
"Come on!"
Cheng Daxin also walked out slowly with a pale face, "Shake, go to the yamen quickly!"
"Yes, brother, it's just that my brother is not in good health. Why don't you go back first?" Chen Huang looked at Cheng Daxin, who was sick and went to court with a weak face and said worriedly.
"Well, I'm fine. If you should be busy, just go and do yours!"
Cheng Daxin waved his hand and smiled, and ordered him to go quickly.
Chen Huang left with a heavy head.
"Thank you today, Cheng Zuoyin, for your words." Mi Huang walked out of the hall and bowed deeply to Cheng Daxin and thanked him.
"As the empress reported by the empress, the grand girl has been presented to the king." Cheng Daxin said ashamed, "Daxin is just a slaughter."
"It is easy to add icing to the beauty, but it is difficult to provide timely help."
Mi Huang said lightly.
Faced with the silence of civil and military officials in the court, Cheng Daxin was the only one who dared to stand up first, not to mention that he was still sick.
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After returning to Li's mansion, Li was waiting for Li's mansion. When he saw Mr. Li coming back with a happy face, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Father, how about the court today?"
"This case is already confirmed. You ask Daxin and Chen Huang to let go!"
"Thank you for your help!"
"Haha... Go back quickly, Fei'er is probably alone at home."
"Yes, father, that daughter will say goodbye first. We should take good care of ourselves on weekdays. Another day, my daughter will go back to the house to visit."
"Go!"
After Li left, Mr. Li's eldest son said in confusion, "Father, don't you say that this case cannot help the younger sister? Moreover, Cheng's current weak position, Chen Huang has prosecuted such a big case, which is probably already touching Lord Ling Yin's bottom line. Although his father helped in the hall today, they may be even more embarrassed by that time." After the words, the faces of the legitimate sons all showed a hint of worry.
"How could you give birth to such a few stupid talents for your father? You didn't see it, even your son agreed. Just for your father, just to be a favor. And do you really think that this battle is entirely due to the six Ruoao tribes charging forward? Look at it now, if Cheng Jia's autumn harvest cannot be kept on time and the military rations cannot be in place on time, I'm afraid there will be some variables in the end of the Northern Expedition."
Mr. Li licked his belly and pointed at the light rain outside the door, and said slowly, "If Cheng had deliberately been late for several days on this grounds, Ruo Ao's prince consort would be in a tight battle, so he did not continue to put pressure on him. Moreover, today the grand girl was aiming to find the common people, but her intention was not on Ruo Ao. So what else are there to worry about in this case?"
"The Cheng family has the ability to control Ruoao family."
Several legitimate sons nodded after hearing this.
"Of course, you think you think you are the vision of your brothers, and you can only see this level now. If Chen Huang and your brother-in-law Daxin understand that they are holding the lifeline of the Ruoao family's Northern Expedition - military rations. If they are used properly, they will definitely make Lord Yin give in. Unfortunately... Cheng Jia is not in the capital now, and Daxin is in charge. With his years of political experience, he may not be able to see this level."
"When my younger sister left just now, why didn't my father remind her and ask her to rest assured? I'm afraid the case is still not easy." The eldest son frowned and said.
"Don't you understand now? Our Li family is not as good as the Ao family, nor as good as the Cheng family, Pan family, and Zhou family fell, and today is just now. My father has always been holding the rudder of my Li family. Only then can my Li family be without deviating. If I am no longer there one day, I don't know which of you can do the ability of Confucius Yan. Alas... Otherwise, my Li family would not be as good as it is now, and can only be followed by others!" At the end, Mr. Li looked at the beautiful and prosperous hall, and one day he would be afraid that he would fall and say nothing, and his eyes were lonely.
"It's all the sons who are incompetent."
Several legitimate sons were ashamed when they heard this.
Chapter completed!