Chapter 123
After returning to the general's residence, Chu Xiuming first called Zhao Ma to arrange a place for Chu Xiuyao to live and people to serve him. Not only that, he also specially invited a doctor to come to the residence, and then after listening to Jia Yi's detailed report, he nodded and let Jia Yi go down to rest first.
Jiayi not only brought news about Shen Jin, but also a letter written by Shen Jin himself. Chu Xiuyuan also handed the letter to Chu Xiuming. After Chu Xiuming opened it and read it once, he put it away and looked at Chu Xiuyuan. Chu Xiuyuan said, "Brother, go pick up my sister-in-law."
Chu Xiuming asked, "Have you encountered any difficulties during this period?"
Seeing that Chu Xiuming was unwilling to talk, Chu Xiuyuan was anxious, but he still carefully told Chu Xiuming about what had happened during this period. There was nothing difficult about it. After all, it was not the first time that Chu Xiuyuan took over the affairs of the border town, so Chu Xiuyuan mainly talked about some arrangements after knowing the death of the Prince of Ying. Chu Xiuming's expression remained unchanged. After Chu Xiuyuan finished speaking, he felt a little uneasy and asked, "Brother, is there anything wrong with my arrangement?"
Chu Xiuming patted Chu Xiuyuan on the shoulder and said, "Very good."
In fact, before Chu Xiuming left, they had discussed several possible ways, among which was naturally the response needed in the border town after the death of the Prince of England. However, the specific arrangements still had to be made according to the situation at the time. Although Chu Xiuyuan still had some shortcomings in these arrangements, he was able to listen to others. With the presence of Chief Steward Wang and Zhao Duan, they would naturally help Chu Xiuyuan and make proper arrangements for the places that he had not overlooked or the shortcomings.
Chu Xiuyuan said, "Brother, are you going to pick up your sister-in-law?"
Chu Xiuming shook his head and said, "Your sister-in-law asked us to pick her up after the matter is done."
Chu Xiuyuan frowned and said, "But my sister-in-law is pregnant, and the environment over there..."
Chu Xiuming said, "I know my limits."
If possible, Chu Xiuming also wanted to rush to Shen Jin's side immediately, but in the current situation, if he went there, it would bring danger to Shen Jin. Emperor Cheng is now sending people to look for the Queen Mother. In his mind, Shen Jin is with the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is now mainly trying to protect herself and avoid Emperor Cheng's pursuit, so she can't spare too much energy to look for Shen Jin.
The Prince of England is dead. In this case, it is actually safer to stay in that village. If the Prince of England is not dead, Chu Xiuming will never make such a decision. He will definitely try his best to bring Shen Jin back, because the Prince of England is a mad dog. If he leads his troops into Beijing, the villages along the way will suffer. He has no way to keep his wife by his side to take care of her. He feels guilty. If he puts his wife in danger again, Chu Xiuming will never forgive himself.
Chu Xiuming looked at the letter at hand. Shen Jin's handwriting was actually very beautiful, but it was more rounded than that of ordinary people. For safety reasons, Shen Jin did not write about her current hiding place in the letter. She just mentioned that everything was fine with her current situation, and told Chu Xiuming not to ask reporters to look for her. She would take care of herself and the children. Then she mainly wrote that the food was not very good on the road. The empress dowager had always been a vegetarian, but now the food was quite good. Chu Xiuming roughly counted and found that the letter mentioned him three times, Dongdong five times, his mother-in-law four times, and even mentioned Xiaobutian and the snow rabbits twice, but mentioned Zhao Ma Ma nine times!
Chu Xiuming felt helpless and at a loss as to whether to laugh or cry. The number of times he and Dongdong had sex combined was not as much as that of Aunt Zhao. This showed how dissatisfied Shen Jin was with the daily meals after leaving the border town.
Chu Xiuyuan wanted to persuade him again, but he didn't know what to say. Chu Xiuming said, "I'll take a few days off. During this time, the affairs of the border town will be left to you."
"Brother, are you planning to lead your troops into Beijing?" Chu Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment and asked.
If Chu Xiuming was bringing people to pick up Shen Jin, then Chu Xiuyuan would agree. However, from Chu Xiuming's words, Chu Xiuyuan felt that Chu Xiuming was going to Beijing not to pick up Shen Jin, but to take risks. According to the current situation, once Emperor Cheng died and the young ruler succeeded to the throne, the people of Prince Ying would have no leader and there would be chaos. Some of them would seek refuge in the border towns, some would seek refuge in the court, and some would raise their own troops or continue to push Prince Ying's son out. But no matter which one it is, it is not good news for the people of Tianqi.
Therefore, Chu Xiuming would take control of the situation before the chaos broke out, and secretly lead his troops into the capital to settle the situation before Emperor Cheng died and the young prince succeeded to the throne, and before the remaining forces of the Prince of Ying could respond. It was also time to make Chu Xiuyuan's identity public.
But this means that Chu Xiuming cannot bring too many people into the capital, and he will inevitably have to contact some secret agents in the capital and some ministers who can be won over. If he is not careful or is betrayed, Chu Xiuming will be in danger. Chu Xiuming naturally will not let Chu Xiuyuan do such a thing, but the other people are not important enough. This is not a trivial matter, and no one is a fool.
Chu Xiuming asked Chu Xiuyuan to continue to manage the affairs of the border town, which meant that he was planning to leave again. Chu Xiuyuan reacted and said without waiting for Chu Xiuming to answer, "Brother, let me go."
"Zhao Duan and I will go to Beijing together." Chu Xiuming had no intention of hiding it from Chu Xiuyuan. The two of them were the most suitable candidates. Moreover, Chu Xiuming also wanted to see Shen Jin as soon as the matter was settled. So going to Beijing, where he was close to Shen Jin, would make Chu Xiuming feel more at ease. "My brother and the two children will be left to you."
Chu Xiuyuan suddenly asked, "Brother, do you think I am really suitable to be the emperor?"
Chu Xiuming looked at Chu Xiuyuan and asked, "Why do you ask that?"
"Except for the status of the grandson of the crown prince, I feel that I..." Chu Xiuyuan didn't know what to say. He pointed in the direction of the capital, "How many families have been destroyed just for that position, but I don't seem to know anything more than others except for this status."
When he was young, Chu Xiuyuan knew his identity. At that time, he did not have these doubts and suspicions. However, as he grew up and experienced so many wars, the more he saw, the more he knew, and the more he experienced, the more he realized that the emperor could not be wrong, because a wrong order from him would cause countless deaths, and a wrong decision from him would cause many families to lose their loved ones and support.
Especially some of Emperor Cheng’s actions, which made Chu Xiuyuan feel the despair and helplessness. Chu Xiuyuan was a little worried. Could he be a good emperor?
Chu Xiuming taught him many things, but no one had ever taught him how to become an emperor. It seemed that all along, apart from others telling him that he was the grandson of the late crown prince, the capital and the palace were very far away from him. In the beginning, Chu Xiuyuan was just hesitant, but with the death of the Prince of England, Chu Xiuming and others took risks again and again to pave the way for him so that he could ascend the throne. Chu Xiuyuan became more and more uneasy.
Chu Xiuyuan didn't dare to think about it. What if he sat on the throne and disappointed the people? What if he disappointed those who died? What if he disappointed Chu Xiuming? In the end, Chu Xiuyuan was just a boy under the age of sixteen. It was because he was taught to be responsible that he felt uneasy today.
Chu Xiuming looked at Chu Xiuyuan. The little kid had grown up. He put his arm around Chu Xiuyuan's shoulders and said, "I believe you."
Four very simple words: I believe in you, I believe you can be a good emperor, and I believe you can make the people of Tianqi live and work in peace and contentment.
Chu Xiuyuan was able to think about these things, and Chu Xiuming felt comforted. If he was afraid and panicked, he would not be blinded by the throne. Chu Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't know why, but with just one sentence, his uneasy heart, which had been restless since he learned about the death of the Prince of England, suddenly calmed down.
"I will be a good emperor." Chu Xiuyuan said in a deep voice, "Brother, I will be a good emperor!" Chu Xiuyuan really wanted to let Chu Xiuming watch him and watch him become a good emperor, but he knew that it was too selfish to say that, especially since Chu Xiuming would not agree even if he said it, so it would be better not to say anything.
Chu Xiuming patted Chu Xiuyuan on the head and said, "This is what you should do."
Chu Xiuyuan laughed, "But brother, you promised to let sister-in-law help me find a wife." The implication was that he still wanted to keep Chu Xiuming, because Chu Xiuming was the only relative he had left.
"Yeah." Chu Xiuming has always been soft-hearted towards his relatives. The five years he promised to Shen Jin was enough time for Chu Xiuyuan to adapt to the throne. Sitting on the throne and holding the throne are not the same.
Shen Jin in the village didn't know yet that Chu Xiuming was coming to the capital. She was supported by Anyi and watched the farce outside. An Ning stood in front of Shen Jin, Yue Wen and Jia Si were also guarding the door, and saw two old people lying at the door of their yard, and several people crying. In fact, this was because Yue Wen rescued two children who fell into the river the day before. Because he was just passing by, it was too late when he rescued them. Moreover, Yue Wen was alone, and it was inevitable that there was a sequence of rescues when rescuing the children. The child who was rescued later did not survive because he had been in the water for too long.
The one who was rescued first was an orphan. After his father died, his mother remarried. The child had only an uncle, but the uncle also had children to raise, so he could not take care of the child at all. He could only make sure that the child did not die. The other child who died was the only boy in his family, and his family conditions were pretty good, so it was inevitable that he was spoiled a little too much. No one knew why he fell into the water. The child who was rescued from the water had been unconscious and had not woken up because no one was willing to take care of him, so Yue Wen arranged him in the yard. Now these people came to the door and wanted the child to pay with his life.
"No one can take the child away until he wakes up." Yue Wen said in a deep voice. Moreover, according to what they heard in the village, this child was often bullied, and no one knew what was going on.
"It's you! You killed my son together." The mother of the dead child's eyes were red. If she hadn't been worried about losing, she would have rushed up to fight, "You killed my son, you and that little bastard killed my son together..."
Yue Wen frowned and said nothing more, but he was worried in his heart that he must not report the matter to the government or make a big deal out of it because it would cause more trouble for Shen Jin. But he absolutely could not just leave the child alone.
"Ten taels of silver." Shen Jin suddenly said, "This matter ends here. If you are still not satisfied, just lie down." After saying that, he turned around and went into the house.
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