Poor family mother and son

Chu Qing: "Yes, I am in a hurry to go to the south. I have sent a batch of mixed powder and dried seafood there to replace food for disaster relief. I have already arrived, but I heard that they were robbed by bandits!"

The emperor was taken aback: "What?"

After thinking for a while, the emperor realized that he seemed to have heard that Chu Qing was buying acorns, corn cobs and the like to make "hybrid powder", saying that it was used to help the victims of disasters.

This is indeed a good idea. Food is in short supply and the price of food is too high. It is clear that if this method works, it may be able to bring down the price of food.

Chu Qing said: "I hope to be granted the title as soon as possible, so that I can have a bigger name to suppress the bandits!"

This deal has been agreed a long time ago, you are not joking, the emperor will not renege on the debt, but it is clear that this businesslike appearance makes it difficult for the emperor to ask for the blueprint of the mortar.

However, the emperor didn't want to make Chu Qing happy: "Marquis Linyang, please be safe and don't be impatient, I still have something to ask you to do."

Now the emperor vaguely, no, obviously feels that Chu Qing is no longer obedient, and really wants to teach her some lessons - I have something to order you to do, and I am the emperor, you have to do what I tell you to do.

"What's the matter? I'll see if there's a schedule!" Chu Qing replied, explaining by the way: "The schedule is my itinerary."

Eunuch Li's liver trembled - he is really brave!

Thinking of the reception banquet held for Chu Qing a few days ago, Chu Qing had pointed out that the "always harmonious" relationship between the monarch and his ministers had turned into a "bargaining" cooperative relationship, the emperor frowned.

At that time, he had worries about internal strife and foreign wars, but now... the worries of foreign wars have been resolved, right?So……

"Your Majesty, there is an emergency!" the eunuch on duty outside the imperial study reported.

Eunuch Li went over, took an urgent report and presented it to the emperor, the emperor glanced roughly, and fixed his gaze on Chu Qing sharply.

There are two reports, submitted by Chongyu Mansion and Jiaxing Mansion respectively.

The content of the report of Chongyu Mansion is: the grain transportation team sent by Linyang Hou to Chongyu Mansion encountered bandits. In order to protect the food, the two sides fought fiercely. underfoot.

Due to the landslide of the mountain, the mountain road was originally smooth, but now it is blocked by boulders rolling down from the mountain.

The content of the Jiaxing Mansion’s report is: The son of the Marquis of Linyang kept shelling at the foot of the mountain, which shocked the local people. The government sent people to investigate the situation, saying that the son of the Marquis of Linyang wanted to open a way to suppress the bandits in order to rescue his own grain team. .

The two reports reported the same location: the valley at the junction of Chongyu Mansion and Jiaxing Mansion.

"The bombardment continues," the emperor thought about the words in the report: "Your son also carries guns and cannons when he goes out?"

Chu Qing's heart skipped a beat: Xiaobao?Carrying guns and cannons?In the emperor's memorial, did he mention Xiaobao?
Chu Qing has already counted the days, yesterday or today, there should be a memorial to the emperor from the Chongyu Mansion to report the robbery of the Chu family’s food team by the bandits, and she firmly believes that the memorial in the emperor’s hand is to report this matter Yes, but I didn't expect the emperor to ask Xiaobao.

Chu Qingxin said, my son not only carries a long gun, he also carries a musket, but what he said was: "Yes, otherwise our mother and I would not live today."

emperor:……

To Chu Qing, the Xuan Dynasty's control over weapons meant "no control".

You don't even have to hit the edge.The Chu family does not use or imitate the standard weapons of the imperial court, let alone not imitate, one of the standard weapons of the Secret Investigation Department - the Xiuchun Knife, still comes from the Chu family.

Moreover, with Chu Qing's status, no one would ask her about the source and quantity of "civilian weapons", and the Chu family never sold weapons privately—usually as gifts.

Therefore, it is not easy to find trouble with Qingqing in terms of weapons.

But with one clear sentence, the emperor lost all his thoughts: what he said was almost like saying "you are included in the people who want me to die".

Chu Qing didn't care what the emperor thought, and continued, "Look, he's still the son of Lord Hou, just being bullied like this!"

Eunuch Li coughed lightly beside him, wanting to remind Chu Qing to restrain himself.

Chu Qing glanced at him: "Director Li, you think so too, don't you?"

Let your voice out, annoying!
Eunuch Li: "Uh... who dares to bully Linyanghou's son, you are joking."

Chu Qing shook his head and pointed at the memorial in the emperor's hand: "I'm not joking! You see, the memorial just received by the emperor must be about my son, otherwise he wouldn't ask about carrying guns;
Since it was an urgent report played by the local government, no one asked about the bandits, but only stared at my son carrying a gun and a cannon. Isn't this bullying?

Since I came back, I have not been able to meet my son so far, and my son has been helping clear roads and deliver supplies in the mountains, and has no time to go home;
Under such circumstances, if you don't mention the bandits, but talk about guns, isn't this bullying our orphans and widows? ! "

Even the emperor and the magistrates were grouped by Chu Qing as a "bully". They had to give these memorials a personality first.

Can't blame Chu Qing for thinking like this, she didn't expect Xiao Bao to come back after not staying on the island!
Chu Qing had already planned that the frontier and the mainland would be fired at the front and back, to act as a deterrent to Voss and Daxuan, but the participants in this plan did not include Xiaobao.

If both sides were frightened, Chu Qing could ensure that the Chu family would be in a relatively stable state in the future, and she would not worry about Bao coming back at that time.

But now is not the time!

Shocking and deterring the public, the action is light and heavy, which is an extremely dangerous situation.

If it is light, it will not have a deterrent effect; if it is serious, what if the court uses thunderous means to take away the Chu family?
"Your Majesty, I have to leave now! Otherwise, there will be wolves before and tigers behind, and I don't know how my son has been bullied." Chu Qing said, he didn't want to stay in the capital before, but now he is really impatient.

There were wolves in the front and tigers in the back. This is to treat the bandits and the government as the same breed.

The emperor looked at the memorial in his hand again, and there was even worse words in the memorial, saying that Xiaobao's cannons could hit the bandit's den behind the hillside if they didn't follow a straight line. Firearms are too cruel, and there are endless "future troubles".

The Jiaxing government negotiated with Xiaobao, saying that the bandits should be exterminated by the government itself, and hoped that Xiaobao would hand over the cannons so that the people would not be frightened.

But Xiaobao not only refused to listen, but also formed a confrontation with the government, so the memorial from the Jiaxing Mansion asked for support.

The emperor remained calm and did not tell Chu Qing the content of the memorial, but said: "Is that so... I originally planned to hold the conferring ceremony for you after negotiating with Voss;
For one thing, the last time you were conferred the title of Marquis, you only relied on an imperial decree without even a ceremony, which was really too hasty. This time, I want to take care of it for you;

Secondly, it is also to hurt the face of the people of Voss;
Three, now that we are negotiating, the Ministry of Rites is too busy to think about it, and your title also needs to be carefully considered;
However, since you are in such a hurry and are unwilling to stay in Beijing for a long time, how about it? It just so happens that two envoys in the Voss mission need to return to China to prepare for compensation;
You have to work hard, first escort them to Xinlunzhou, so as not to cause any trouble along the way, and then turn to Jiaxing Mansion, it will not take a few days;

Last time, you were the one who escorted, oh no, escorted the Voss people out of customs. This time I leave it to you, so I don’t worry;

As for the conferring ceremony, I asked the Ministry of Rites to come up with the regulations as soon as possible. Even if you can't return to Beijing, I will let you be honored with honor!what do you think? "(end of this chapter)