"Little A'li, what does this say?" A'dian asked while stuffing snacks into his mouth.
Chang Suining: "Proclamation."
"Manifesto..." Adian thought for a moment. He had often heard these two words when he was in the army. Most of them were written by Uncle Qiao. Every time Uncle Qiao picked up the pen, Uncle Chang would stand beside him with his hands on his hips and provide some swear words for Uncle Qiao to add.
So, Adian asked curiously: "Who did you scold? Was it good?"
Xi'er's scalp tightened when she heard this, and she quickly changed the subject and said, "General Dian, do you want to eat some jujube paste cakes?"
"Eat!" Ah Dian nodded heavily and looked at Xi'er with surprise: "Do you have any?"
Xi'er laughed shamefully: "...No, I was just asking."
Ah Dian let out an "ah" in disappointment, but he didn't remember what he had just asked and just continued to eat his snack.
Xier heaved a sigh of relief, but the old man, who had just controlled the "young" Ah Dian, was still worried: "Tsk, that's really ugly..." Wu Jue sighed: "If anyone dares to curse me like that, I will dig up his ancestors' graves."
"..." Xier's mouth twitched and she gave up the idea of dissuading him.
Well, even the Buddha can’t do anything, let alone her.
Chang Suining nodded: "So Mr. Luo is putting his ancestral graves on the line when he writes this manifesto."
If you are not careful in this matter, the graves of eight generations of your ancestors will be moved, and you will be blamed for cursing. This is the highest level you can reach.
This manifesto was written by Luo Guanlin, a subordinate of Xu Zhengye, and the target of the denunciation was naturally Emperor Ming of the Holy Ce.
It listed the crimes of the empress, first pointing out that when she was a concubine, she caused chaos in the palace, and when she became the empress, she gathered a large number of followers and eliminated dissidents. She also had an affair with Li Tong, the King of Huainan, and tried to steal the country. She was actually a witch and a whore.
It was also pointed out that he had persecuted members of the royal family, intimidated the crown prince, framed loyal and good people, and was cruel and vicious, bringing disaster to the country and the people.
He also said that the loss of his son and daughter was a manifestation of the evil star of heaven's punishment.
His words were extremely inflammatory, and anyone who read them would curse the Empress as unforgivable.
After scolding the Queen, he then began to praise Xu Zhengye, praising him as a loyal and righteous minister who was dedicated to the emperor and his country, who came from a family of loyal and upright ministers, who was brave and resourceful, and who was invincible in battle.
Finally, he said that Xu's army had the advantage of time, place and people, and had a strong army with sufficient food, and the people of the country were united. They would soon be able to attack the capital and help the prince ascend the throne. The general trend would be established, so he invited people from all over the world to join him in the great cause and to establish the honor of serving the king.
After reading the last sentence, Chang Suining felt an intense sense of urgency, as if he didn't join them quickly, he would miss out on an unprecedented achievement.
If you choose to resist, not to mention that your death is approaching, you will be labeled as an accomplice of the evil queen after you die, and your descendants for eight hundred generations will not be able to hold their heads up. You will feel that you will never be able to be reborn.
Although the article is indeed distorted and exaggerated, the text of the manifesto is also one of the tactics.
"With such an inflammatory manifesto, it's no wonder that the court strictly forbade its circulation." Chang Suining sighed: "Xu Zhengye was able to gather more than 100,000 people so quickly, Luo Guanlin should have half the credit, he is worthy of being a censor."
"When he was an imperial censor in the capital, he would often make deadly remonstrations with this mouth." Looking at the whole article of attacking and abusing, Wu Jue also sighed: "After being banished from the capital, this mouth has become even more deadly and mean."
Ah Dian didn't understand: "They are both death-defying remonstrations, what's the difference?"
"It makes no difference." Wu Jue didn't want to teach the child bad things: "I praised him for being a tough guy!"
Chang Suining nodded: "He is indeed a talented person."
If we could capture this person, set up a college for him, and let him teach the art of swearing day and night, it would be a good way to cultivate talents in swearing.
"This manifesto has reached the capital. What is the Saint's current attitude?" Chang Suining asked.
Xier, who had gone home to get something last night under the pretext of getting something, actually went to get information, and hurriedly took out another notice: "Girl, look at this!"
Chang Suining unfolded it and saw a portrait of Xu Zhengye painted on it, announcing to the world that anyone who presented the head of the traitor Xu Zhengye, regardless of their background, would be rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold and be promoted to the third rank. Anyone who presented the heads of other culprits under his command would also be promoted to the fifth rank.
Looking at the words "other culprits" at the end, Wu Jue nodded in appreciation: "The notice is well drafted..."
High emotional intelligence - other culprits.
Low emotional intelligence - the thief Luo Guanlin.
When Chang Suining saw the characters "a reward of ten thousand taels of gold, and appointment to the third rank official position", he felt that anyone who saw it would probably find the portrait of Xu Zhengye very amiable, so amiable that one would have the urge to take his head for themselves.
She casually put the notice into her sleeve and handed the letter to Xier: "Keep it safe. You can read it carefully with A Che and the others when you have time."
Teenagers are at the stage of forming their character, so it is not a bad idea for them to learn a skill. The art of scolding and inciting people is also a profound and extensive knowledge.
"Girl."
At this time, Azhi walked in quickly and said, "My husband said that he couldn't get out of the Great Hall, so he asked a young master to ask you to come over and help him."
Chang Suining was puzzled for a moment, but thinking that his brother had not yet recovered, he hurried over.
When we arrived at the palace, we saw that Chang Sui'an was surrounded by a group of well-dressed women, talking to them.
Chang Sui'an got up early in the morning and walked around the Zen temple. He then asked Jian Tong to push him here on a four-wheeled cart to burn incense. He met an official's wife who recognized him and spoke with concern: "Mr. Chang has suffered such a great disaster, but he will surely have good fortune in the future..."
Chang Sui'an responded with a non-perfunctory thank you. At that time, he had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter until more and more female relatives gathered around him.
Most of the ladies who came to burn incense so early were sincerely worshipping Buddha and had a lot of good thoughts that they wanted to express. Because everyone knew how pitiful Chang Sui'an was, at this time in this Buddhist holy place, he became the embodiment of everyone's good thoughts.
Chang Sui'an wanted to escape, but he couldn't. He even felt that those ladies were just about to chant scriptures to him, sprinkle holy water on him, and consecrate him as a magic weapon.
When he saw his sister coming, he felt like he had found a life-saving straw.
The women quickly surrounded Chang Suining. In addition to the misery of Chang's husband, everyone also knew what Chang's wife did in the Confucius Temple. As women, how could they not be attracted? Chang Suining went outside the hall to talk with the ladies.
Yao Xia was among them. She had come to burn incense with her mother early in the morning. She also tried to join them, but in front of a group of ladies, she was not at an advantage and was unable to move forward for a while.
At this moment, Jian Tong pushed Chang Sui'an, who was still unable to move much, out of the hall to get some fresh air.
Yao Xia looked back and saw Chang Sui'an also looking at her.
The four looked at each other for a moment, and they both spoke at the same time: "Madam Yao——"
"Mr. Chang——"
Chang Sui'an smiled in surprise. Seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, he apologized: "I was very rude when I first woke up that day. I hope Miss Yao will forgive me."
What's the discourtesy?
Yao Xia thought about it and realized that he was talking about the day when he held her hand tightly. She suddenly realized and said with relief: "It doesn't matter. I am also rude and come back!"
Chang Sui'an: “?”
Yao Xia coughed, "I mean... Chang Langjun's actions were unintentional while he was unconscious. I can understand that."
Seeing her like this, Chang Sui'an also relaxed. As he relaxed, the topic changed: "Come to think of it, Madam Yao's hands are quite strong!"
He vaguely remembered that he couldn't get rid of that hand no matter what he did.
The young man's tone was full of affirmation and praise, and Yao Xia was very happy to be praised like this: "Right, I have also been practicing martial arts and riding horses with my brother at home for the past six months, just like Sister Chang!"
She loves Sister Chang so much, so of course she has to follow in Sister Chang's footsteps!
The girl raised her hands and spread them out, boasting, "Look, my hands are all covered with calluses!"
Chang Sui'an looked at them and to him, the palms were still as delicate as ever, even the thin calluses on the palms were pink. The owner of those hands had a round face with equally delicate skin, with lively and delicate facial features, a pair of extremely bright round eyes, and a very beautiful smile.
Chang Sui'an was stunned for a moment, and then without any warning, his face suddenly turned red.
Fortunately, he has a dark complexion, so his blushing is not easily noticeable.
At this time, someone called Yao Xia.
"My mother is calling me, I'm going first!"
The girl walked away quickly, her cloak blowing in the morning light, and Chang Sui'an seemed to smell the sweet fragrance of summer fruits.
At this time, an enthusiastic lady borrowed a piece of paper and pen from the monks in the temple and wrote down a place and a surname: "... Two years ago, my husband broke his leg. Fortunately, he was treated by this doctor and did not suffer from any aftereffects... Madam Chang, you can ask your servants to go here to ask. It is only a hundred miles away from the capital, and it will take two days to go there and back."
"Thank you, ma'am." Chang Suining thanked sincerely, took it and put it away carefully.
Thanks to these enthusiastic ladies, her plan became more logical.
After the female relatives left, Chang Suining received a message from a young monk and went to the back hall.
From a distance, she saw a figure standing under the Bodhi tree. She walked forward and saluted: "Yao Tingwei."
Yao Xia and her daughter were not the only members of the Yao family who came to burn incense today.
Chang Suining roughly understood that it was not accidental that the Yao family came here to burn incense today, and it was probably Yao Yi who facilitated it.
"Are you all healed?" Yao Yi asked her, "What did the doctor say? Will it prevent me from holding a pen and writing?"
"It's almost healed, so there's no need to delay." Chang Suining asked, "Yao Tingwei seems to be worried that I won't be able to hold a pen in the future?"
Previously in Furong Garden, she scratched her palm while controlling the pomegranate fire, and Yao Yi’s first reaction was “Will it affect my holding of the pen?”
"This is the hand that was able to draw the picture of a tiger walking in the forest..." Yao Yi stroked his neatly trimmed beard and said, "We are all people who love talents. Who wouldn't be worried?"
Chang Suining smiled.
She lowered her voice and said, "Stop acting, cousin."
Yao Yi's hand stroking his beard suddenly trembled, and he looked at her in horror - what did she call him? !
He subconsciously looked around again. Although he saw that there was no one around, he still didn't dare to talk to him: "What are you yelling about, kid?"
"Don't worry, cousin. I have someone guarding it. There is no one who can hear it."
"You..." Yao Yi's expression changed for a while, staring at the girl in front of him, "You are..."
"Uncle, you want to ask, when did I know about this?" Chang Suining answered, "I knew about this a long time ago. Yao Tingwei is actually my mother's distant cousin."
Therefore, what Yao Tingwei said before about looking for the daughter of an old friend was not a lie.
It's just that he had clearly found her, but he hadn't recognized her.
Ah Li's biological mother and Yao Tingwei were cousins, but the relationship was a little distant, and Ah Li's mother had passed away for many years, so not many people knew about it. She also confirmed it based on some previous knowledge of Ah Li's biological mother's background and secretly investigated for a period of time.
Looking at the girl in front of him and hearing the words "distant cousin", Yao Yi's memory was suddenly pulled back to many years ago.
When he was young, his family was poor and could not afford a good teacher to teach him, so his mother sent him to study at his cousin's home thousands of miles away.
At that time, his cousin's mother's family had not yet fallen into decline, and his cousin's husband was a county magistrate, so he lived in his cousin's mother's house until he was seventeen years old.
During those ten years, he got along very well with his cousin's two children. His cousin Jiu Niang was timid and always liked to hide behind him for protection when things happened.
When he was young, he felt that his cousin was madly in love with him, so before leaving, he promised her that after he finished high school and discussed it with his family, he would come to propose marriage.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a look of confusion and fear on the face of his cousin, who usually had a gentle expression. She looked as if she had seen a ghost, and asked him tremblingly - how could my cousin have such an idea!
Ah, did he misunderstand? The young Yao Yi breathed a sigh of relief - fortunately, fortunately, he didn't mean that, he just didn't want to disappoint his cousin, so he made this suggestion.
It turns out that there is only a brother-sister relationship between the two.
After talking it out, he returned to his hometown to continue his preparations for the imperial examination. Although he gave up the idea of marrying his cousin, he regarded his cousin's husband and his family as his benefactors and was determined to repay them.
However, after several years, things changed. By the time he went to Beijing and became a Jinshi, Jiu Niang had already become a palace maid in the Shangshi Bureau.
Yao Yi managed to pull himself back from the past. The girl in front of him said that she already knew who her biological mother was, and that he was her distant cousin! He stared at the girl, his voice couldn't be any lower: "Then do you know who you are..."
The girl nodded calmly: "Of course."
Yao Yi was so shocked that he almost fell to the ground.
"Then... does anyone else know about this?" he asked in horror.
"That depends on whether Yao Tingwei keeps his mouth shut."
Yao Yi's eyebrows twitched wildly. What was he talking about?
How could he dare to say that? He said anxiously, "You should keep your mouth shut..."
Chang Suining: "I see Yao Tingwei has been acting for so long and still hasn't revealed the truth. Isn't that strict enough?"
Yao Yi: “…”
That is true...
But he finally understood! So there was a reason why he had been around her for so long and was trusted by her? He seemed to be the one who took the initiative in everything, but in fact, the one who took the initiative from beginning to end and knew everything was the ignorant and trouble-making girl in his eyes! "You..." He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only ask: "Then why did you say it now?"
"After spending so much time together, I can see that my cousin treats me sincerely, and I think it's time for us to recognize each other."
Yao Yi glanced at her and said, "What else?" These three words can also be translated into "speaking human language."
"Also, I am planning to leave Beijing, but please keep it a secret for me, uncle."
Yao Yi immediately asked: "Where are you going? What are you planning to do?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." Chang Suining said half-truthfully, "After leaving Beijing, if I encounter any problems in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to inform my cousin in time. But now that we've recognized each other, we've communicated. I know my cousin, and my cousin knows me, so we can have more tacit understanding with each other."
This is true. If they don't make it clear, their thoughts will easily diverge.
Yao Yi looked at her and said, "Are you planning to leave Beijing secretly?"
Otherwise why keep it secret?
But the girl said seriously: "Well, I plan to leave quietly and openly."
Yao Yi: “???”
What are you talking about? He was about to ask again, but at this moment, a shout came.
Thanks to Hanhan for the 100,000 coins reward! ! Thanks to everyone for the monthly tickets, and thanks to Yanzhihu1, Linglanyeh, Qingtongyanyu, Yumuzimeimei's mommy, book friend 20230309090756410 and other book friends for their rewards!
(Yao Tingwei: You didn’t expect that I, the father of the concubine, am the only one with blood relationship certification!) Before leaving Beijing, I almost missed the scene of recognizing my cousin, so Ningning didn’t leave today...
I also recommend this book to everyone. It is a period novel called "A Troublesome Lady of the Period, Leading a Rough Man to Get Rich" by Fu Shi Luo Hua. I admit that the title of this book is also eye-popping...but the text is interesting! You can try it out.
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