The farmer has a mall

Chapter 364 Shen Youcheng and His Wife

"What does the lord mean, that the gathering of these remnants in the capital has something to do with the Queen Mother?" Guo Qingsong frowned, with an extremely solemn expression.

Since Fang Junhe was seriously injured by Gu Nanyan, it didn't take long for the news of his death to spread, and the people in his faction gradually fell silent.

Now that the Queen Mother is in power, those people have gradually surfaced again, forming a considerable force in the court.

Guo Qingsong couldn't figure it out before, the queen mother is old, and her own son, King Ning, has died long ago. Even if she succeeds in seizing the throne, there will be no successors.

Did she spend all her time and energy doing these things just to try the taste of being in power?
It's pointless.

But if she is related to the previous dynasty, then everything makes sense.

Guo Qingsong's complexion sank, and there was light in his cloudy eyes.

"Can the prince find out the relationship between them?"

They, of course, refer to the Empress Dowager and the former dynasty.

Li Yi also looked heavy, he shook his head slowly and said: "The queen mother is indeed the daughter of the Shen family. As for her father, Shen Youcheng, he obtained the position of prime minister step by step through the imperial examination. There was nothing suspicious before poisoning the father. place."

He pondered for a moment, and then said: "I asked people to go to Shen's hometown to check. I only know that they moved here from other places, but no one can tell where they came from."

It happened decades ago, when the first emperor had not yet succeeded to the throne, so the fact of such a long time is hard to find out.

"What is the origin of that old witch's mother?" Gu Nanyan suddenly asked.

Since there is a problem with the identity of the old witch Shen, and she is indeed the blood of the Shen family, the root of the problem is Shen Youcheng and his wife.

Since we can't find out where Shen Youcheng came from, we might as well start with his wife.

If there is no doubt about her identity, then the problem must lie with Shen Youcheng.

"Yan'er is really smart." Li Yi smiled at her with burning eyes, and praised her abruptly.

"Speaking of which, Shen Youcheng caused quite a stir when he married his wife back then."

"It's all because after he won the first place in one fell swoop, he rejected all the nobles who came to discuss marriage, and married a woman from a brothel."

The woman from the brothel was the empress dowager Shen's own mother, and she was also the most famous oiran lady in Beijing at that time - Yueniang.

It is said that this Yueniang was not from Beijing, but was also a lady of a wealthy family before she was sold into a brothel.

Later, because of the downfall of his family and being deceived by the gangsters, he ended up living in a brothel.

Yueniang is beautiful and talented, especially when it comes to reciting poems and composing, which is beyond the reach of girls in Beijing. There have been many excellent works, and when she first appeared, she was sought after by literati.

At the beginning, Shen Youcheng was just a small editor of the Hanlin Academy, and when he met Yueniang at a gathering of colleagues, he was immediately astonished.

It took only half a year for the two to go from acquaintance to acquaintance and then to deep love.

Although Yueniang is talented, she has always been a brothel girl. If the two of them were just playing around, it would be a good story.

But Shen Youcheng insisted on marrying her as his wife despite his family's opposition, and because of this, he rejected the Shangguan's daughter at that time.

It provoked her to take people to the brothel to make a fuss, and the city was full of trouble for a while.

Because of this, his superior put pressure on him to marry his daughter, otherwise he would be expelled from the Hanlin Academy.

Shen Youcheng locked himself at home for a few days, and thanked guests behind closed doors.

Just when everyone thought he would compromise, he put on wedding clothes, hired four sedan chair bearers, went to the brothel to redeem the man himself, and married Yueniang back home.

And threatened that he would rather resign than not be threatened.

Later, the rumors of this incident spread wildly, and finally reached the ears of the emperor at that time.

The emperor was also a lover, and he also married the current empress under the pressure of all parties, so he had a good impression of this courtier who was not afraid of power.

Because of this, he punished his superior who used power to oppress others, and also made Shen Youcheng fall into the eyes of the emperor, and he was promoted step by step.

"That Yueniang said she was a young lady from a wealthy family, but as far as I know, she first appeared in the Jianan Kingdom, which was Tang County in the south, and at that time she was already a famous flower girl in the local brothels."

Tang County is the border town of Jianan Kingdom, where it borders Daliang Kingdom, and where Cui Yanping's Pingnan Army is stationed.

Gu Nanyan frowned slightly upon hearing this.

The identities of Shen Youcheng and his wife are very mysterious. It stands to reason that even after decades, there should always be some clues, which should not be difficult for ordinary people to find out.

Even the identities of Aunt Qiu's former generals and descendants were dug out by Li Yi. These two seemingly ordinary people were hard to find.

unless……

"I'm afraid the status of these two people is not low." Gu Nanyan said in a deep voice.

Of course, it's also possible that she was thinking too much. Both of them were from ordinary people, but it happened that they didn't find out where they came from.

But this kind of coincidence is too coincidental.

Li Yi is a prince after all, and he has a lot of capable people under his command, so it would not be so useless.

Gu Yao also felt the same way. He thought of Aunt Qiu who was still locked in the dungeon in the mansion, and asked Li Yi with a worried frown.

"The person who is in contact with the Qiu family is still in the capital?"

He didn't deliberately conceal the fact that Aunt Qiu was locked up, and many servants in the mansion knew about it, but they all thought she was locked up for poisoning the mistress.

But the remnants of the previous dynasty acted so meticulously that they would be shocked by the slightest disturbance, and it would be difficult to find them if they escaped from the capital.

"General, don't worry, they haven't escaped." Li Yi comforted him.

And it seems that there is no intention of running away at all, I am afraid there are other arrangements.

It's just that Li Yi didn't tell Gu Yao about this, lest he think too much.

"That's good." Gu Yao felt relieved when he heard the words, and raised his glass to Li Yi gratefully.

"I don't know people clearly, and I don't know what to do. I really feel ashamed of my late emperor and my majesty. When this matter is over, I will definitely ask the emperor personally."

After he finished speaking, he raised the wine cup to his eyes and drank it all in one gulp.

Although the matter of Aunt Qiu did not cause serious consequences, he was saddened by the test in his heart.

"The general is serious." Li Yi said hastily.

"Qiu has been lurking in the general's mansion for many years, but he has not received any useful information. It happens to show that the old general has strict military discipline, and the mansion is heavily guarded so that no one can take advantage of it."

"Having you here is truly a great fortune for my country."

"Besides, the remnants of the previous dynasty are hidden so deeply that neither the emperor nor I have noticed, so why is there anything wrong with the general." Li Yi comforted him sincerely.

And if there is no Qiu Shi, he still doesn't know that these people are hiding under his nose!
Guo Qingsong also expressed relief: "Brother Gu has fought for the country for many years and has worked so hard. This is an unintentional mistake. I think the emperor will not care about you, so why bother with mediocrity."

Not to mention his military exploits, as far as his granddaughter's recent actions are concerned, as long as he didn't commit the crime of treason and extermination of the family, it is enough to deduct, let alone this little oversight.

He looked at Gu Nanyan who was frowning and thinking about something.

Although this girl is a bit deviant, she has a very good heart.

What's even more rare is that he doesn't hide his selfishness and has a heart of loving the people.

Just like the wheat with a good annual yield, she dedicated it to the imperial court without saying a word, and let the emperor send it to various government offices to sow the seeds.

He never thought of using this thing for his own personal gain.

This is not something ordinary people can do.

And that smelter.

It is said that it is her private property, but most of the smelted steel is sold to the imperial court at a low price and used as military weapons.

The city's anti-aircraft guns were directly used in the border defense of Mingshan without getting a penny, let alone taking credit for it.

Even if it was later sold to Cui Yanping at a high price, it was only cheating his own money.

After all, the purchase of military supplies must be reported to the imperial court, and the funds can only be allocated after the Ministry of War stamps.

But when submitting the application at that time, after the Minister of the Ministry of War asked Gu Qing, he refused to give so much money because the treasury was empty.

In desperation, Cui Yanping had to pay out of his own pocket, which almost turned into a seller's property.

A smile flashed across Guo Qingsong's eyes, he didn't know if Gu Nanyan was involved in this matter.

However, Cui Yanping's idiot temperament and his liking to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight are really annoying, so it's good to learn some lessons.

(End of this chapter)