249, I Am a Good Emperor (10) (1/2)

Speaking of which, it was Wei Mingyan who came up with the idea of ​​robbing the princess.

As his future nephew, Lang Su immediately remembered the order from the emperor. When he was resting in Rongcheng, he took out the magic object given by Zhao Shuqing, called a telescope, and used almost all the thirty-six strategies along the way, especially the feint to the east and attack to the west, which was used very smoothly.

Until the largest clan in the Xiongnu was confused and their own people were fighting with each other, their small group of people sneaked into the account that had been kept for a long time and snatched back the very cooperative princess.

To be honest, this princess was less than 35 years old, but she looked old, and even her hair was mixed with white.

At the beginning, the princess married the Khan, and then the Khan died. According to the rules of the Xiongnu, the Khan's son inherited his father's wife and clan. For the young new Khan, the princess had long lost the attraction of young women. In addition, they looked down on the Liu Kingdom from the bottom of their hearts, so the Princess of the Liu Kingdom naturally had no good life on the grassland.

Now more than ten years have passed, and only the youngest of the three princesses survived. While noble ladies in Kyoto would have had sons and daughters at this age, she had no sons and daughters.

Because of the difference in status and gender, it was not easy for the group to serve the princess close to them. On the way back, they bought some maids to serve her. Because the princess was emotionally unstable, Qiu Jiuniang, Fan Yuancai's aunt, also got on the carriage. With her comfort, they finally arrived in Kyoto smoothly.

They came back slowly, after all, they were carrying the princess, a golden branch and jade leaf, on the road, so it was not easy to march fast. Fortunately, the emperor on the dragon throne did not care. Instead, he was very happy when he learned that the princess had returned to the palace. Those who had made contributions were rewarded, and even Lang Su and Fan Yuancai were officially conferred official positions.

While Fan Yuancai was happy, he did not forget to defend his grandfather.

When Rongcheng was lost, all those who escaped were civilians. The nobles had no time to escape. More than a decade ago, only Fan Yuancai's mother was married. The rest of the children were still young and had not married. There were no relatives of the Qiu family in the capital except the Fan family. Naturally, no one would say anything to guarantee the Qiu family when His Majesty was furious and the situation was unclear.

And Lord Fan was clearer than anyone else about the relationship. Only Miss Qiu was still a girl, so the matter was put aside.

There are always many things in the capital, and they turn over quickly. After so many years, no one would think of the Qiu family except those who have old ties with the Qiu family.

But they can forget, but Fan Yuancai, who has half of the Qiu family blood in his body, cannot forget. In the hall, when His Majesty was going to reward them for their merits, he knelt on the ground and resolutely told the fact that his grandfather died in battle to defend the city gate.

This is of course not just based on Qiu Jiuniang's words, but Fan Yuancai asked all the living people in Rongcheng. Although some people have forgotten it, there are still some people who remember the scene when the Qiu family defended Rongcheng to the death and were eventually killed on the city.

"Your Majesty, the Qiu family originally had more than ten people, but now only the young daughter Qiu Jiuniang is left. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice for the Qiu family!!"

Fan Yuancai looked straight ahead, completely ignoring Lord Fan who was standing on the side and winking at him.

Lord Fan was furious, and he wanted to take this rebellious son back home and teach him a lesson.

Originally, he was quite surprised to see Fan Yuancai, who was said to be in Lang Mansion but appeared in the center of the hall. Although he still looked down on military generals, this time His Majesty was very happy and rewarded him according to merit. If his son got good, then he, as a father, would definitely get some credit.

If Fan Yuancai had been more successful, he could have chosen a noblewoman from the capital for him. After the marriage, the two families would be as close as one family, and his official position might even be promoted.

Who knew that before the joy subsided, the useless eldest son had already started to kneel down to defend the Qiu family.

Lord Fan was angry and his face was dark and gloomy. However, in front of all the officials, he could not use the family rules to beat Fan Yuancai like he did at home. He could only grit his teeth and wink at his son.

When he saw that Fan Yuancai did not even look at him from beginning to end, he hated him again.

Like his mother, they are both ungrateful people.

He should have listened to his wife and bought him a small official position and sent him to the local area. Now, he has become a disaster by staying in the capital.

Lord Fan was angry and his face was ashen, but Wei Mingyan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, did not look as ugly as the officials thought.

That's right. When the late emperor died, the man on the throne was still young. How could there be a deep father-son relationship?

He seemed not to care at all that Fan Yuan had just dug up the old matter that was determined by the late emperor, but instead announced that Qiu Jiuniang, the only remaining bloodline of the Qiu family, would enter the palace.

Not long after, a young lady with plain clothes, a thin figure, and a slightly yellow face came in with the eunuch.

She had only had a few years of good life since she was born. After that, she was raised as a man by her wet nurse. Although her facial features were beautiful, she had experienced years of wind and sun, so naturally she could not compare to the whiteness and tenderness of the noble ladies in Kyoto. From a distance, she looked like an ordinary citizen.

What was rare was that although she had lived under the tyranny of the Huns since she was a child, facing the court officials and the emperor sitting high on the throne, Qiu Jiuniang's face was very calm, and she did not look nervous at all.

Her etiquette was also thorough and flawless, and her voice was clear and loud, "Qiu Jiuniang, a civilian girl, has met His Majesty."

The man in black robe nodded and asked, "Is your name Jiuniang?"

Qiu Jiuniang pursed her lips and replied loudly, "Your Majesty, the daughter of the common people ranks ninth in the family. When Rongcheng was attacked, the daughter of the common people was still young and her father had not yet given her a name."

This is also the norm in the Liu Kingdom. Because children are prone to die young, they are always called "Dalangerlang". When they feel that the child is standing still, they start to name them. This is the rule even in the palace.

The officials were waiting for His Majesty on the Dragon Throne to ask about the affairs of Rong City that day, but they did not expect Wei Mingyan to directly say, "Qiu Jiuniang, I have found out your father's affairs. He was indeed guarding Rong City that day."

The ministers standing at the front looked at each other in confusion. They had no idea when His Majesty, who had never revealed a single word, started to investigate. Out of habit, they turned their attention to Prime Minister Zhao standing in front.

Prime Minister Zhao was also at a loss. When he saw the gazes of several friends, he quickly shook his head at them, indicating that he didn't know.

Several old ministers nodded clearly.

Well, it seems that the Prime Minister and His Majesty worked together to secretly hide it from them.

They have recently felt that they are no match for the Prime Minister. Although they are full of doubts at this moment, they are still as quiet as chickens. Lord Fan wants to stand up and ask His Majesty when did he find out and what evidence is there to prove that the Qiu family is not guilty. He always likes to think too much before acting, and when he was hesitating whether to stand up and be the first to show off, Wei Mingyan had already skipped the topic and continued directly:

"In addition to the loss of Rong City, six other cities were seized by the Huns. The imperial court was too busy to take care of itself, so naturally it did not investigate carefully."

Several old ministers silently translated in their hearts.

It seems that His Majesty still knows to maintain the face of the royal family. Doesn't this start to make up for the mistakes that the late emperor made in the first place?

But think about it, when all seven cities were captured by the Huns, the late emperor was so frightened and angry that he became very ill. He couldn't even hear the names of the seven cities, so how could he want to send people to investigate those seven cities? Did the city officials neglect their duties or did they fulfill their duties?

"Originally, according to the law, an orphan like you should be sent to the home of relatives..."

Mr. Fan, who was standing, suddenly became nervous. If we talk about the relatives of the Qiu family, there really is no other family in Kyoto except the Fan family.

If this young lady from the Qiu family is sent to their Fan family, they will prepare a dowry for her to get married. If the Qiu family's money is still good, but the Qiu family has long been in ruins, wouldn't they want everything? do it yourself.

Fortunately, His Majesty, who was wearing Xuanyi on the dragon throne, frowned slightly, as if he was a little troubled about how to place Qiu Jiuniang. He changed the subject, "I vaguely remember that the lady of the Qiu family seems to have been married to the Fan family?"

Master Fan, who originally thought he had escaped, had a nervous twitch on his face and stood up reluctantly, "Yes, Your Majesty."

But when the Qiu family made the late emperor hate him, he couldn't wait to erase his first wife's name. Now strictly speaking, their family is no longer related to the Qiu family.

The most important thing is, judging from His Majesty's attitude and look, it doesn't look like he wants to take proper care of this Qiu Jiuniang, but rather like he wants to get rid of some burden.

Thinking about it, it would be better if all the Qiu family were dead. Now there is still a little lady alive in the Qiu family. With her here every day, wouldn't it remind His Majesty that the late emperor made mistakes?

To judge others by oneself, if it were Mr. Fan himself, he would definitely throw the person out directly. He, Mr. Fan, would never accept such a thankless job.

Lord Fan hesitated.

If Qiu Jiuniang is taken over, she will have to pay a dowry. If she doesn't take good care of her, she might even be punished by His Majesty.

If he didn't take over, he would have been criticized for abandoning the relationship as soon as something happened with the Qiu family. Now if he refuses the young lady of the Qiu family, wouldn't it be a loss of reputation?

Fortunately, before Master Fan could make a decision, Qiu Jiuniang, who had been kneeling quietly, spoke.

"Your Majesty, my sister has passed away a long time ago, and her name does not exist in the Fan family's ancestral hall. The civilian daughter has no relation to the Fan family."

Wei Mingyan's good-looking brows furrowed even more. In Master Fan's eyes, he was angry at Qiu Jiuniang's ignorance. As soon as he thought of this, he heard His Majesty on the dragon throne ask, "Fan Qing, is it like Qiu Xiaoxiao?" Is this what Madam said? Your Fan family is not related to the Qiu family?"

Fan Yuancai, who was kneeling in front, couldn't help but turn around and look at his father at this moment, his eyes full of pleading.

This was his biological aunt. If the Fan family didn't take her in, Fan Yuan really didn't expect where his aunt would be sent.

Master Fan ignored his son's gaze and responded with certainty, "Your Majesty, everything is just as Miss Qiu said."

If this little lady Qiu was beautiful, maybe he would still take her in, but she was tortured into such a state in Rongcheng, so he couldn't be blamed.

Lang Su was kneeling in silence, but now he was listening to them kicking Miss Qiu around as if she was a burden. His expression suddenly darkened. He gritted his teeth and was about to get up, but was held down by Mr. Lang beside him.

He glanced at his great-grandfather unwillingly, thinking in his mind that if His Majesty wanted to send Miss Qiu to another family, he would go and make friends with the husband of that family. Whether she was kind to him or not, she would be more or less kind to him. Help me.

As Master Fan finished speaking, everyone in the hall fell silent again.

Miss Qiu knelt on the ground, her back straight, she was obviously a little scared, but her bright black eyes were full of stubbornness, refusing to show any timidity.

She would not go to a home that forced her eldest sister to commit suicide. Although Yuancai spoke vaguely, she had always thought about things thoroughly. She was not yet born when her eldest sister got married, but in Qiu Jiuniang's memory, she had seen She was so gentle, and when she smiled, her eyes looked at their siblings with love.

She loves children so much. How could she be willing to leave when she was so young? When her eldest sister left, the Fan family couldn't wait to erase her name in the ancestral hall. This was enough for Qiu Jiuniang to avoid the Fan family. Not enough.

Fan Yuancai was anxious. After all, he was too young and had no biological mother to teach him since he was a child. He didn't know what to do for a while.

"Okay, since the orphan girl of the Qiu family has nowhere to go, and all the Qiu family died in the battle to defend Rongcheng."

Wei Mingyan made the decision in an understatement, "Qiu Jiuniang gave the princess a gift to build the princess's mansion outside the palace and then move in. During this period, she will live with the imperial sister in the princess mansion. All the provisions will be given by the princess."

The court was quiet, and the courtiers were a little unable to react.

Your Majesty was obviously still looking impatient, so why did you give Qiu Jiuniang such a big reward now?

That's the princess.

Because Your Majesty is the only one in Miaomiao, there is no prince or princess in this dynasty. In other words, Qiu Jiuniang is the only princess.

When the princess gets married in the future, all the dowry arrangements will be prepared by the palace. The princess herself will also bring thousands of acres of fertile land and a escort team.

Such great prestige was actually given to such an orphan girl.

Immediately, some ministers stood up to object, saying that the favor was too much.

"The dozen or so members of the Qiu family all guarded Rongcheng and died for the Liu Kingdom. Not even a single man was left behind. Now I am only granting a title to a princess. What's wrong with that?"

When the minister wanted to say more, the emperor on the dragon throne already held his chin, looked at the ministers standing below, and asked, "Why should I reward the descendants of those who have done meritorious service to our Liu Kingdom?"

"Your Majesty, Governor Qiu feeds the emperor and protects the emperor's salary. It is the duty to defend the city. It would be inappropriate for your Majesty to make the daughter of the Qi family the princess because of this matter."

Fan Yuan just breathed a sigh of relief. Now when he heard this sentence, he immediately raised his eyes to see who was so pedantic. Could it be that the life of the whole family could not be exchanged for an orphan girl to become the princess?

He gritted his teeth in anger, but heard the emperor above him say unhurriedly:

"If you feel it is inappropriate, I will write down your name and official position. Next time you do something good that can lead to promotion, I will not promote you. Is Aiqing satisfied?"

The officials below who had objections knelt down with a bang, trembling all over, and did not dare to say anything more.

With such a prominent person being shot, the rest of the people will never speak out no matter how much they have their opinions.

Qiu Jiuniang was made the princess, and the decree was completely issued. When the thin little lady was taken away, the officials around Master Fan seemed to be paying attention to him.

This is a typical fool.

It would be a pity that such a good princess would have to ask so many questions from your majesty if she lived at home.

There was no need for them to remind him. Master Fan's face had already changed again and again, and he wished he could go back to the moment when he answered His Majesty.

Princess.

This is the princess!

However, no matter how much he regretted it, Wei Mingyan would never change his mind again.

After solving Qiu Jiuniang's problem, the next step is the rescued princess.

The original tone was that everyone should discuss together how to seal the princess after she came back, but in the end, the topic turned unknowingly.

"Since the princess is married, she should obey her husband. Returning to Liu Kingdom so hastily will be harmful to the diplomatic relations between the two countries and will not benefit anything."

"Exactly! What's more, when the princess returned to Liu Kingdom, she didn't even say a word to her husband. It's really..."

"If this matter is spread, there will be no shame!"

"How about we prepare a fleet for the princess and send the scenery back to the Huns..."

"The young general who brought the princess back will also be severely punished. This action is really reckless!"

The elders in front did not say anything, and Prime Minister Zhao was expressionless. Only a few officials spoke loudly, and it seemed as if the whole court was in favor of sending the princess back to the Huns.

Fan Yuancai was still kneeling. Amidst the excitement, he quietly raised his head and looked at Emperor Xuanyi who was sitting on the dragon chair.

He was turning sideways and saying something to the eunuch who was waiting on him. After a while, there was a eunuch sitting on his knees beside the desk. From time to time he looked down at the minister who was talking, and then lowered his head to write something.

What is this doing?

The excited ministers who spoke below also noticed the emperor's strange reaction above. They stopped talking and waited for his words.

"Your Majesty, that's it."

Zhang Yuan carefully picked up the paper, bent over and handed it to the emperor's hand.

Wei Mingyan took it and read his name directly on it.

When he finished reading, he threw away the paper and said directly, "The person whose name was read just now will be demoted one level and fined for three years."

The happy people who just spoke were immediately stunned.

They reacted quickly and knelt down, banging their heads on the ground. One of the older ones burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I am waiting, I am waiting..."

"Are you asking what crime you committed?"

Wei Mingyan sneered, his handsome face full of sarcasm, "I just said that I would confer a title on my sister, and you want to send her back to the Xiongnu. Is this considered disloyalty?"

"Now everyone in the world knows that my Liu Kingdom is at war with the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu have detained my Liu people and tortured them for more than ten years. You asked me to send my sister back. Do you want her to be tortured too!"

"But, but the princess is a woman..."

"Woman?"

The emperor did not sit down, but stood up directly. His original condescending attitude suddenly became higher, "I know what you are thinking."

"You are afraid of the Xiongnu and dare not confront them, so you want to send women to let them put down their hostility to our Liu Kingdom and not go to war with Liu. Am I right?"

The minister's head was full of sweat, but he was still talking, "I am also for the people. Besides, the princess is married. Even if she comes back, she must be fair and aboveboard..."

"Okay, you said it's for the people."

Wei Mingyan sneered a few times, "Then can you tell me, my dear minister, that my father has sent three princesses to the Xiongnu for more than ten years. In these ten years, have the Xiongnu not invaded the territory of my Liu Kingdom and bullied my Liu Kingdom people because of the marriage?"

"Then the people of Rongcheng who have been tortured for more than ten years, are they not the people of my Liu Kingdom? Are the people of the other six cities not the people of my Liu Kingdom? If it is really for the people, we should fight, rob, and steal!! We must also bring our people back safely!"

"I ask you, are the princesses of Liu Kingdom not the people of Liu Kingdom?"

"Minister, minister..."

The minister hesitated for a long time before saying, "Married to the husband..."

"Okay, if you insist on these, I can't argue with you."

"Zhang Yuan."

The chubby little eunuch, who had never seen His Majesty so angry, hurriedly responded attentively, "Your Majesty, the servant is here."

"Go to the palace and ask the emperor's sister to write a divorce letter. Remember, write two."

A woman divorces her husband?

Zhang Yuanyuan's round face was stunned for a moment, and after seeing the impatient look of the emperor in front of him, he hurriedly left respectfully.

He left quickly and came back quickly.

Since returning to the palace, the princess has lived in the bedroom where she used to live. Her mother has long been gone, and she has no friendship with the concubines. Since returning, she has been locked up in the palace copying Buddhist scriptures day and night.

After Zhang Yuan came and told her the purpose of his visit, the princess was rarely stunned. She asked the maid to get paper and pen, and calmly wrote two divorce letters.

One was from the former Khan.

One was from the current Khan.

"It's written, take it to His Majesty."

The princess' voice was a little hoarse, and Zhang Yuan didn't care about it, and hurriedly took the divorce letter back to the hall.

In the hall, the minister was still kneeling, but His Majesty sat crookedly on the dragon chair again, and was calling the eunuch to bring snacks to him, eating slowly.

The ministers below were all watching their eyes and noses, as if they couldn't see anything.

What else can they do? If they dare to talk to His Majesty about eating during the morning court session, His Majesty can just announce that they will not attend the morning court session.

After a few times like this, they have learned their lesson. Anyway, they can't beat His Majesty, so they might as well just stay quiet and pretend that they didn't see anything.

Unfortunately, there are always those who make fools.

When Zhang Yuan came back respectfully with two divorce letters, Wei Mingyan wiped his hands, took the two divorce letters, and walked in front of the foolish official.

"A married woman must obey her husband. Now, my sister has divorced them. Now, she is only the princess of our Liu country. Do you understand?"

The minister was still unwilling to give up. He tried to struggle tremblingly, "Your Majesty, but this divorce letter..."

"Don't you understand?"

"Come here, drag him down. Since you like the Xiongnu so much, then you can go to the Xiongnu as an envoy between our two countries."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty..."

The man was dragged away. In silence, Wei Mingyan slowly folded the two divorce letters and returned them to Zhang Yuan beside him. He raised his eyebrows and yawned.

"My dear ministers, who else has any objection to my taking the princess back?"

Those who had objections were dragged away and sent to the Xiongnu. Who dared to speak up?

Finally, it was Prime Minister Zhao who stood up and said, "I have no objection."

"What about the other beloved ministers?"

In the hall, all the officials said respectfully, "I have no objection."

In the palace

The maidservant serving the princess was happy and hurried into the house, "Your Highness, you have been named the eldest princess. His Majesty will not send you to the Xiongnu again."

The princess, who had her back to her, was writing something. After hearing this, she just responded lightly, "I know, you can go down."

"Yes."

The maidservant went down, and she was the only one left in the room.

The princess took the initiative to write, and wrote the divorce letter word by word.

Her back was still straight, but tears fell one by one, wetting the paper. She was less than 40 years old, but her temples were already gray.

Finally, the two divorce letters stained with tears were written.

The princess's wrinkled face finally showed a relieved smile.

She touched the two divorce letters, smiling, but tears could not stop falling.

Because the hoarse voice was soaked in the wind and sand in the grassland, it was full of tenderness, "Big sister, second sister, don't be afraid."

"In the future, we are just princesses of Liu Kingdom."

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