The Little First Grand Secretary in My House Chapter 270:

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==Chapter 270==

Xue Tingyan resigned, resigned from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and went home to live on the hot bed with his wife and children.

My childhood was very fulfilling. In addition to accompanying Zhao'er, I also provided guidance on Xue Yaohong's studies.

"Then you are just like this? This is killing the donkey. This official was not promoted, but he was demoted from the official position." Zhao'er said.

"You don't want to see your man leisurely, don't you?" Xue Tingyan, who was wearing regular clothes and half leaning on the kang, glanced at her and said.

"That's not the case. Why do I feel that this matter will never go away once it comes out? At that time, you were implementing the New Deal, and I was afraid that you would be harmed. Later, when His Majesty was assassinated, I was afraid. Our whole family has filled in. Yang Dang, Feng Dang and others have finally fallen. Now it's your turn to be angered by His Majesty. I haven't seen how much salary the court has given you. Why is this official so unstable? ”

"There is no security in being an official." Xue Tingyan sighed.

"Then just be free and I can worry less."

With that said, Zhao'er got off the kang and planned to meet with the stewards from various places.

She can't leave Beijing now, so her business in various places relies on Gao Sheng and others to support her outside. As for her, shopkeepers and managers from all over the country come to her place three times every year to report on their work.

This idea was given to her by Xue Tingyan. In addition, Tailong Trading Company also set up a special inspection team to inspect various places.

This is the first trip for shopkeepers from all over the country to Beijing, and Zhao'er has been busy with this in the past few days.

Looking at Zhao'er leaving, Xue Tingyan picked up a book placed on the kang and lay down with a smile.

Before I read two pages, I heard Ning Ning’s chirping voice coming from outside.

"Dad, let me tell you that my second brother bullied me again."

The next thing that sounded was Brother Tai's slow voice: "I didn't bully you, you bullied me."

"Ning Ning, why did you bully your second brother again? Dad has spoiled you into becoming more and more lawless, right?"

In the past few years, Xue Tingyan has finally understood her daughter's true nature and will not be deceived by her pretending to be pitiful. She has a conscience and realizes that her second son is the most pitiful one in the family, and she has started to favor her son since then.

From then on, Ning Ning's life at home became difficult, which made her feel that her eldest brother loved her the most.

"It was obviously my second brother who bullied me, but why did I bully him?"

"Why did your second brother bully you?"

"I asked him to give me his golden abacus to play with, but he didn't let me play with it..."

How long can he be free?

Listening to the quarrels of his children, which were fast and slow, Xue Tingyan thought of some recent events in the court, and thought that such trivial and leisurely days would probably not last long.

With this in mind, he began to act as a peacemaker to mediate for his children.

"You clearly know that your second brother's golden abacus was a birthday gift from your mother. It's so precious. You couldn't bear to give it to your second brother to play with your set of nine rings."

"That was given to me by my eldest brother."

"You are reluctant to give your baby to your second brother to play with. Why can't your second brother be reluctant to give up your own baby? Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you..."

*

As Emperor Jiacheng ordered the case to be closed, the Great Purge finally came to an end.

All civil officials, led by Yang Chonghua and others, were beheaded in public display. Depending on the severity of the situation, some were executed by the whole family, while some family members were exiled and were not allowed to serve as officials for three generations.

Although this situation is a bit tragic, the result is much better than previously expected. Emperor Jiacheng, who was in a state of madness at that time, really made people think that these people would probably end up killing the Nine Tribes.

After the chief culprit was killed, other officials involved who had real evidence were all punished, and those without real evidence were released.

The court gradually calmed down, making everyone heave a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Xue Tingyan, who was temporarily dismissed from his official post because he offended Emperor Jiacheng, also came into view.

We all thought that he would be back soon, most likely taking a step further, but there was no movement.

Not only was there no movement from Emperor Jiacheng, there was also no movement from Xue Tingyan, even the courtiers who were friends with him were silent.

Is this the case for the hero who welcomed the emperor back to the court?

But they didn’t say anything, and naturally no one dared to interrupt here.

In private, some ministers in the court were talking about it, but little did they know that the one in Qianqing Palace had already twisted his nose in anger because of someone's ignorance.

"I told him to get out, and he really did. He even took the initiative to resign and go home. Did I allow him to resign?"

“I don’t understand current affairs at all, and I don’t know how to become a second-rank official!”

"If I **** him off, he won't come to ask for help?"

Recently, such angry curses have always been heard in the Qianqing Palace, without warning or reason.

Maybe just a moment ago Emperor Jiacheng was ordering people to pass the meal and planned to eat, but then he cursed mindlessly. If you scold him too much or for a long time, you will all know that you are scolding Mr. Xue.

Li Shun carefully held the bowl of soup and served Emperor Jiacheng to drink it.

He was another chief **** promoted by Emperor Jiacheng after Zheng Ancheng. Having suffered the loss of being betrayed by someone around him, Emperor Jiacheng was not close to Li Shun, and was even quite harsh. Therefore, Li Shun was cautious in everything he did.

After Emperor Jiacheng finished drinking the medicine, Li Shun took the medicine bowl and thought about the second prince kneeling outside, with a sad look on his face.

"What are you worried about? I have never been as worried as you." Emperor Jiacheng glanced at him and said.

Li Shun was an honest man. Emperor Jiacheng saw that he was honest, so he promoted him to serve at his side. Seeing His Majesty ask this, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and whispered: "The second prince is here again, kneeling outside."

Since Emperor Jiacheng returned to the palace, the second prince would come to Qianqing Palace to kneel for a while every day.

The time is uncertain. It's also that Li Shun is an honest man and can't hide things in his heart. If it were the former Zheng Ancheng, he knew that Emperor Jiacheng didn't want to see anyone, so he would never mention that person, so as not to cause trouble for himself. But when it comes to Li Shun, he usually doesn't hold back for long before he reveals everything.

Emperor Jiacheng knew about it, and would sometimes let the second prince kneel, and sometimes tell him to get out.

But today is gone, tomorrow will come again, day after day.

The second prince is here to ask for forgiveness. The fate of the third prince really frightened him. He had thought that the third prince would be a dragon no matter how bad he was, and at most he would end up being imprisoned. Unexpectedly, Emperor Jiacheng had him killed after returning to the palace.

Not only was the third prince sentenced to death, but also Ma Shi, who had been promoted to the Queen Mother and later became the Sinful Concubine. Of course, Zheng Ancheng is indispensable. Zheng Ancheng was ordered to have his car broken apart by Emperor Jiacheng, which was considered the first torture he suffered since the founding of the Dachang Dynasty.

The tragic deaths of these people frightened the second prince and Concubine Zhong.

Although he knew in his heart that his father would not attack him because of his previous mistakes, the second prince was still afraid.

Not only was he afraid that he would end miserably, but also that the Dingguo Palace had been ransacked since Emperor Jiacheng returned to the palace. Now everyone in the Zhong family is imprisoned in the clan mansion, and their fate is uncertain.

"Let him go away, I won't see him!"

Li Shun was not surprised by this answer and hurriedly went out to spread the message.

Outside, the second prince's face turned pale when he heard this dictation, but he didn't say anything. He just kowtowed on the spot, stood up and left.

Looking from a distance, the originally tall and straight back turned into a little rickety.

Looking at his retreating back, Li Shun, who was holding Fuchen in his arms, shook his head and sighed.

If I had known today, why did I do it in the first place?

……

Li Shun did not dare to stay outside for long and quickly entered the palace.

Unexpectedly, just when he went out, Emperor Jiacheng, who was leaning on the heated kang, suddenly had a new idea.

"Xue Tingyan's wife has done meritorious service in escorting her. She has been granted the title of Madam of the State of Zhao, and her crown and attire reflect the rank of a duchess. You go and send a message and let the cabinet draft an edict."

Hearing this, Li Shun hurriedly obeyed the order and went out again without having time to think about it.

When I walked out of the Qianqing Palace, I thought about it carefully and couldn't help but sigh.

His Majesty had a bad temper with Mr. Xue, but he sealed Mrs. Xue. Now Mr. Xue is idle at home, but his wife has been named the first-class wife of the country. This makes the husband lose face.

To put it bluntly, I am actually forcing Mr. Xue to come back. He says clearly that he can't do it, but he has to do it this way.

*

When the imperial edict arrived at Xue Mansion, Xue Tingyan and Zhaoer were taking Ningning and Tai Geer to look after the puppies.

Last winter, Heizi passed away and died.

Heizi is very old. Very few dogs can live to his age. He could play with several children in his early years, but in the later years he could no longer walk and all his teeth had fallen out.

Knowing that this was reincarnation and it was normal, Zhao'er and the other children still shed tears. Especially Xue Yaohong, among the three children, he and Heizi had the deepest relationship, and he was depressed for many days in a row.

The key point is that he calls himself the eldest brother. Even if he is depressed, he still has to smile, which makes Zhao'er feel distressed.

In order to make the children happy, and they were used to having a dog at home, Xue Tingyan specially asked someone to get a dog from Yuqing Village.

This is the chubby little puppy in front of me.

He looks exactly like Heizi when he was a child, with black eyes and a black nose, as black as a small piece of charcoal. If calculated by seniority, he should be Heizi's great-grandson. He was the seed left on a little **** in Heizi's harem when he was still in Yuqing Village.

It was a coincidence that Xue Tingyan sent someone back to deliver the letter this time, and a dog in the village had just given birth to puppies. After careful calculation, it turned out to be related to Heizi, so I sent him the one that was most similar to Heizi.

Puppies that are more than two months old are naughty.

The kennel made of fine silk by Chunlan and the others was torn to pieces by it. This **** didn't have the slightest sense of doing anything bad, and he rushed forward ferociously to bite the corner of Xue Tingyan's robe.

Xue Tingyan pushed it away with a kick, and it refused to let him go. He made Zhaoer laugh out loud, saying that when Heizi first brought him back, he didn't want to see Xue Tingyan in the same way.

Although Xue Tingyan’s baby name is Gouzi, he has not been treated like a dog in the village since he was a child.

At this moment, a servant came to the palace to report the imperial edict.

Everyone thought that Mo was the imperial edict summoning Xue Tingyan back to the court, so Zhao'er rushed him back to his house to change his clothes.

Xue Tingyan was a little reluctant, Zhao'er didn't even bother to give him a look. Although she couldn't tell, he was actually very happy.

The two finally packed up and went to the front yard. It was Li Shun who came in person with the imperial edict.

As Li Shun emerged next to Emperor Jiacheng, this **** who had been silent for the first half of his life finally became a famous person in the palace, from being ignored by everyone to being unknown to everyone.

Li Shunneng's coming to announce the decree was a sign of great pride, and therefore everyone in the Xue family was beaming with joy.

"According to the emperor's edict, Xue Tingyan's wife, the Wang family, has done a good job in escorting her. She is not inferior to men... She is now named Mrs. Zhao, and her crown, dress, and appearance are in accordance with the rank of a duchess. I admire her!"

Zhaoer couldn't react for a moment, but Li Shun glanced at her with a smile, and she quickly knelt down to accept the order and thank him.

"Madam, please get up. Madam, this is the first time since the founding of the Dachang Dynasty. Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs since he returned to the palace. No, as soon as he took some time out, he remembered Madam, I even asked the old slave to ask Miss Ning if she was okay. If she has time, she can go to the palace to play."

Zhao'er's face was full of smiles, but there was a lot of surprise behind the smile.

She thought that this imperial edict was for men, but she didn't expect that it was for her.

Li Shun said that this was the first time in the world, and she could understand what he meant.

Since the beginning of the previous dynasty, the rank of the wife's imperial edict has followed that of her husband. In other words, the husband's official rank is the same as the imperial edict of the wife.

A wife cannot cross her husband.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, the lady of this country was awarded to a certain meritorious woman alone, independent of her husband. That is to say, being separated from the husband, no matter what grade the husband is, it will not affect the wife.

Especially this Mrs. Zhao Guo, because she has an official title, she is one level higher than the first-grade Gaoming wife. She is considered to be a super first-grade woman. It is the commanding heights that a foreign-born woman can reach. Some lower-ranked inner-ming women may not be as good as it.

To put it in vernacular terms, the rank of empress and empress dowager among the concubines is higher than that of Mrs. Zhao. But under normal circumstances, it certainly cannot be calculated like this. If you, the wife of a minister, compete with the emperor's family members, you are looking for trouble.

"I really deserve this." Zhao'er said politely.

"How can you deserve it? Madam, you deserve it, you deserve it." Li Shun smiled with a smile on his face.

After the main event, the next step is to invite the chamberlain to sit down and drink tea. It is also necessary to seal a big red envelope before leaving.

But when the Xue family reaches the status of the emperor, and Jane is in the heart of the emperor, even if the Xue family gives Li Shun benefits, he may not dare to accept them.

After sitting for a while, Li Shun said goodbye, and Xue Tingyan sent him out of the door.

Before leaving, Li Shun quietly said to Xue Tingyan: "Mr.

This is a line added by Li Shun himself. Originally, Emperor Jiacheng granted Zhaoer the title of Mrs. Zhao Guo. Firstly, it was due to such merit, and secondly, it also meant that he was angry.

Because his superfluous words made Emperor Jiacheng's angry behavior look both childish and ridiculous.

Emperor Jiacheng didn't know about this, and if he knew it, he would probably eat Li Shun alive.

Xue Tingyan smiled and said nothing. Li Shun could not say more and could only sigh and leave.

*

When Xue Tingyan turned around and went back, she realized that Zhao'er, who should have been very happy, didn't seem that happy.

It’s not that I’m unhappy, I’m just very calm.

Not only Zhao'er was calm, but the maids around her were also calm. It seemed that there was nothing surprising about Mrs. Zhao's imperial edict.

Thinking about what Li Shun said before, Xue Tingyan touched her nose awkwardly.

It's just that Zhao'er didn't say anything. As a husband, he couldn't explain with a sullen face. He was actually not unhappy or anything. If it were really explained like this, I'm afraid it would be superfluous.

In the end, Zhao'er didn't lose his composure, and took a nap after dinner to give him a few words of persuasion.

"How about you give in to His Majesty? He is the king and you are the minister. You will suffer the consequences if you are always so stiff."

"What's the disadvantage for me? I have no official position, I'm light-hearted, and I'm happy and leisurely." Who said Mr. Xue doesn't care anymore? He does care more or less. Look at what he said, it's sour.

Zhao'er knew him too well, and after hearing this, he glanced at him and said, "Don't say anything to save face. I don't know that even if you are idle at home, you often go to my husband and Ajian. Do you go to their place just to drink tea and gossip? Your Majesty is your Majesty after all, and he is not in good health. I am giving you this imperial edict today because I am just looking at your face. Your Majesty has shown good intentions, so you can take advantage of him. Get off the donkey."

"You don't understand." Seeing Zhao'er's eyes widening, he sighed and said, "I know this well, don't think too much about it."

"Really?" Zhao'er looked at him and then said, "Okay, then you can count."

*

This stalemate did not last too long, because Liaodong ignited a war and finally broke the situation.

Ever since Taizu drove the group of Jin people out of the pass, they have been eyeing Dachang with eager eyes over the years, and from time to time they want to go south to cause trouble.

The Jin people are brave and good at fighting, while Dachang values ​​culture over military affairs. Although it has changed a lot over the years, it has always been in a stalemate with the opponent. It can only block the opponent from the Liaodong border, but cannot eradicate the opponent.

The Jin people established their country as early as the previous dynasty, also known as the Later Jin Dynasty. Heituala is the capital of the Jin people. Over the years, when Dachang was rectifying the cancers in the country, the other side also accumulated national strength.

Mostly they feel that they can finally have a fight with Dachang, and maybe they can break through the border defense line in one fell swoop and march south. At that time, they will not repeat the mistakes of their ancestors, but will occupy the entire Central Plains. This time the Jin people's offensive was quite fierce, and the war in Liaodong became increasingly tense. Several acropolis had been lost along the Liaodong border.

After the battle report was sent, everyone in the court shared the same hatred of the enemy, so naturally they had to unanimously report it to the outside world.

On this occasion, Xue Tingyan took the initiative to enter the palace. I don't know what he said to Emperor Jiacheng.

In fact, it was not a big deal in itself. It was just that the emperor was embarrassed, and as a minister, I deliberately gave him face. But while giving face to the emperor, I also wanted to save some face as a minister, so it caused such a fuss.

After Emperor Jiacheng reorganized the court, the candidate for Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue has been undecided, and he is obviously waiting for Xue Tingyan.

This is a statement. Every time there is a war, food and grass must go first, and these need to be prepared by the Ministry of Household Affairs. This war just gives the monarch and his ministers a good opportunity to step down.

After some discussion, the imperial court selected several brave generals and went to Liaodong.

At this moment, the fifth prince Qi Jun suddenly called for troops to fight.

The third prince's conspiracy was exposed, which ultimately affected him. Although he had no involvement in the whole thing, he had a good relationship with the third prince, so he violated the emperor's taboo.

Among the several adult princes now, the second prince worked hard every day to seek forgiveness from Emperor Jiacheng, while the fourth prince changed his earlier high-profile style and became extremely low-key.

The only one who stole the show was Mojia, who was the oldest prince except for the deceased prince in terms of age.

According to the order of teeth, he should be the eldest prince. Unfortunately, he has foreign blood. A while ago, there was another trend of establishing a prince in the court. Emperor Jiacheng directly made him King of Lu, which completely rejected Mojia's qualification to succeed to the throne.

In fact, I wonder how the Central Plains dynasty, which has always valued orthodoxy and bloodline, would choose a prince with foreign bloodline as the crown prince. Even if Emperor Jiacheng agreed, the courtiers below would not agree.

Maybe they work on their own in some matters and always like to fight to the death, but they pay special attention to the inheritance of the unified system and have the same attitude.

This is why the appearance of Emperor Jiacheng resulted in a one-sided situation. A treasonous act of rebellion and conspiracy to usurp the throne was enough to kill the third prince on the spot.

It was obvious that Emperor Jiacheng had no plans to establish a heir for the time being. The fifth prince could not leave himself in such an embarrassing situation forever. He could only find his own way out, which was why he invited troops to go to war this time.

Emperor Jiacheng made the decision, and the fifth prince packed his bags and left the capital.

His departure from Beijing did not attract much attention. The world only thought that he was implicated by the third prince and was exiled.

In fact, it’s okay to leave, maybe there is a broader world waiting for him outside.

*

As time passes, the war in Liaodong has been in a stalemate.

Dachang lost sometimes and won sometimes. It didn't suffer any big losses, but it didn't take any big advantages either.

Just as the autumn wind suddenly rose, the fifth prince suddenly led his troops to defeat Guangning City, which was occupied by the Jin people. From then on, he was out of control and recaptured three lost acropolises in succession.

The imperial court ushered in a great victory, and Emperor Jiacheng Longyan was delighted and named him the King of Zhenbei.

The fifth prince became famous all of a sudden, and the courtiers who were already opposed to Chu Die were ready to move again and asked for the fifth prince to be crowned prince. Since there is no direct descendant and the other princes are either unknown or still young, the fifth prince seems to be a very good candidate.

Unfortunately, this matter was dismissed by Emperor Jiacheng. He also changed his earlier arbitrary attitude and claimed that he had left a secret edict. When Long Yu passed away, the future successor of Dachang would be in full bloom.

In order to win the trust of the ministers, he even pulled out Ye Ju, Lin Miao and others to testify, and hid the secret edict under the bright and upright plaque of the Qianqing Palace.

Actually, this is just a delaying tactic. Anyway, Xue Tingyan knows that there is nothing behind it.

A great victory in war naturally requires rewards based on merit, and that's all in Liaodong. Here in the capital, Xue Tingyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, was ordered to enter Zhiwen Yuan Pavilion by Emperor Jiacheng because of his merits in preparing military supplies.

After the imperial edict was issued, the courtiers were not surprised, but felt that it should have been this way long ago.

However, although the thirty-three-year-old Ge Lao is well-deserved, he is enough to make people jealous.