The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 405
Wang Gang and everyone rushed to the Shou'an Hall. At this time, the old lady was already awake, and the imperial doctor also said that she had passed the most dangerous period, and she would recover if she cultivated properly in the future.

The old lady couldn't help feeling warm when she saw everyone in front of the bed.

Master Liao has already briefly explained what happened when she was in a coma, and the old lady also knew that Wang Ruofu was tricked by Kang Wang and poisoned her.

"Grandmother, you finally woke up, you scared Ming'er to death." Minglan cried as she held the old lady's hand.

"Silly boy, why are you crying? Am I okay?" The old lady gently wiped away Ming Lan's tears.

Mrs. Wang stood behind everyone, but she didn't dare to go forward.

"Old sister is here too." Mrs. Sheng took the initiative to invite Mrs. Wang.

"I have no way to teach my son, and I have no face to see my sister!" Old Mrs. Wang cried.

The old lady Sheng said: "I know that Ruofu was deceived by others, don't worry, I don't blame her."

Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat. What Mrs. Sheng said was that she didn't want to let Mrs. Kang go!

It is also true to say that who would be willing to forgive a person who wanted to kill himself.

The Sheng family is not the Sheng family in the original book now, and the old lady Sheng is not the old lady in the original book, she is now the grandmother of the princess.

The clay figurines were also somewhat angry, and the old lady Sheng usually seemed to be kind to others, but that didn't mean she was really a vegetarian.

"Sister understands righteousness, I will take my unfilial daughter, thank you for not punishing me."

Mrs. Sheng nodded, but Wang Gang said from the side: "Although grandma is fine, Mrs. Wang did drug her. Death is inevitable, but life is inevitable."

Mrs. Wang asked tremblingly: "What else is Sanlang going to do?"

Wang Gang said coldly: "Ms. Wang should go to Youyang's hometown, pray for grandmother for three years, and repent of her sins."

When Madam Wang heard this, she finally felt relieved.

Perhaps only Sheng Minglan and Mrs. Sheng understood Wang Gang's intentions.

Although Wang Ruofu was used by the Kang Wang family, she did have the intention of poisoning the old lady. The old lady was willing to calm things down because of the relationship between Sheng Wang's family, but it doesn't mean that she can act as if nothing happened when she sees Wang Ruofu in the future.

Letting Wang Ruofu leave the Sheng Mansion for three years to pray for the old lady is not only punishment, but also to make the old lady happy.

Besides, the three-year punishment is not too heavy, so Mrs. Wang didn't say a word of intercession.

This matter seems to have passed like this, only Kang Wang did not mention it, as if everyone deliberately forgot about her.

A day later, a woman with a swollen face came to the courtyard.

This woman kept saying that she was the eldest wife of the Kang family and that her father was a grand master who deserved to enjoy the grand temple after death, but no one paid any attention to her.

The Ye Courtyard was in charge of the maids of the palace and the miscellaneous affairs for the imperial use, as well as the imperial prison in the palace, which was managed by the eunuch as Ye Ting Cheng.

The people in the Ye Courtyard were used to seeing court ladies and concubines who were punished, and Kang Wang's status was not eligible to enter the Ye Courtyard.

Wang Gang and Sheng Minglan hated Mrs. Kang to the core, so they took her to Yeyuan and asked her to do the hardest, most tiring and dirtiest work, cleaning three hundred toilets every day.

Mrs. Kang Wang had always been pampered and pampered. Where would she say such dirty words, she quit on the spot, and then the steward of the yard taught her a good lesson.

The steward beat her up, then threw Mrs. Kang into the cesspit, soaked it for a whole day, and she was not allowed to come up.

Mrs. Kang Wang was almost fainted by the stench. When he was finally caught, the steward gave him another blow, and then Mrs. Kang honestly cleaned the toilet.

Wang Gang and Sheng Minglan went to Yeyuan Courtyard to visit Mrs. Kang several times.

At that time, Mrs. Kang was cleaning the toilet with stench all over his body, and he could only eat one meal of pig food a day. The people who were tucked into the courtyard were miserable.

"Order to go on, let people watch her carefully, don't allow her to contact anyone, don't let anyone help her, don't let her go without my palace order." Seeing Kang Wang's miserable state, Sheng Minglan only felt happy.

Wang Gang asked, "How long are you going to imprison her?"

Sheng Minglan snorted coldly: "When grandma dies, she can go to die."

Wang Gang found out that Sheng Minglan had changed. Ever since the day she gave birth to her child, she had narrowly escaped death and survived.

Wang Gang thinks this kind of change is very good, because only with this kind of character can Sheng Minglan live in the harem.

In January of the fourth year of Zhiping, not long after the Spring Festival, the official Zhao Shu did not go to court for a few days, and the crown prince Zhao Xu was temporarily acting as the government.

Wang Gang received the news from Sheng Minglan that Zhao Shu was seriously ill, and the Imperial Hospital was helpless. Gu Tingye had already led [-] forbidden troops into Bianjing City and stationed in the palace, just in case.

Zhao Shu, who had been emperor for four years, might be dying soon, but Wang Gang was not surprised at all.

Throughout the past and present, few emperors lived long, especially the emperors of the Song Dynasty, who were troubled internally and externally, and had too many worries, so it is strange that they could live for a long time.

The official Zhao Shu is only 35 years old this year, the reason why his body will collapse is also related to his usual indulgence.

Since defeating the Empress Dowager Cao, Zhao Shu had no major enemies, let alone restraint, and completely indulged himself. The size of the harem continued to expand, and it was useless to persuade him.

As a result, Zhao Shu's body was hollowed out by women in the harem, and he suffered from a bit of cold this winter, and then he became ill.

On the third day after Wang Gang received the news, Zhao Shu finally couldn't hold on and died of illness in the Funing Palace. Prince Zhao Xu added a yellow robe in front of his official coffin and succeeded him as emperor.

After Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne, he respected his aunt Gao as the queen mother, the princess concubine Sheng Minglan as the queen, and the one-year-old eldest son Zhao Yi was named the prince.

The Sheng family's status also rose because of Sheng Minglan's conferment. Sheng Hong became the head of the country, Wang Gang and Sheng Changbai were promoted to uncles, and the father and son were all promoted to a higher level.

Wang Gang was also promoted from the right servant of the Ministry of War to the left servant, and the original left servant was transferred to the Ministry of Industry at the same level.

Less than a month after Zhao Shu's death, Xixia once again assembled 30 troops to threaten the border of the Song Dynasty.

The official Zhao Xu originally wanted Gu Tingye to transfer the Imperial Army to support the British Duke.

Unexpectedly, three days after the Xixia uprising, Daliao also mobilized 30 troops to attack Yanmen Pass.

The Song Dynasty was attacked on both sides, Zhao Xu immediately had a headache, and called a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures. Wang Gang, as the second in command of the Ministry of War, was naturally among them.

The power of the Ministry of War has long been divided by the Privy Council and the Sanya, and even the Minister of the Ministry of War has no right to speak during the court meeting, let alone Wang Gang.

Wang Gang could only stand aside, watching the courtiers fight with each other.

The courtiers were divided into two factions. One faction believed that the Liao and Xixia invaded the frontier at the same time, and the Song Dynasty was under the enemy's back and back.

The other faction wants to mobilize soldiers from all over the country, reject Daliao and Xike Xixia in the north, and vow to promote the prestige of the Song Dynasty.

The ministers of the two factions presented their pros and cons in front of Zhao Xu, and they fought hard, and finally handed it over to the official Zhao Xu for a decision.

When Zhao Xu had just succeeded to the throne, he was faced with such a difficult decision, and was at a loss for a while, and then he saw Wang Gang who had always been calm.

"Minister of the Ministry of War, you once defeated the Xixia army, what advice do you have for the Song Dynasty's predicament?" Zhao Xu said suddenly.

When the emperor asked, Wang Gang naturally couldn't pretend not to hear.

I saw Wang Gang walking out of the queue and said to Zhao Xu: "I have little talent and little learning, so naturally I don't have high opinions, but I do have a bad idea."

Zhao Xu was aroused and asked: "I would like to know, what is your bad idea?"

The courtiers also stopped making noise and looked at Wang Gang together.

Wang Gang cleared his throat, and said: "I think that no matter the main battle or the main peace, it is not the best choice for my Song Dynasty. We should fight and draw."

Zhu Quan, the secretary of the Privy Council, asked: "Dare to ask Mr. Sheng, why do you fight and make peace?"

Wang Gang said to Zhao Xu: "I think that a weak country has no diplomacy. If we don't fight a war, we will take the initiative to seek peace with Daliao and Xixia, which will definitely make the other party speak loudly."

Zhu Quan said: "Master Sheng means to follow the example of the Battle of Chanyuan in the past, first fight two battles with Daliao and Xixia, and then seek peace with them?"

Wang Gang nodded and shook his head again, making it difficult for everyone to understand.

"I believe that the Great Song Dynasty is not the same as it was back then. We should concentrate our forces and try our best to deal with one country. First win a few small victories to prove our strength, and then go to peace talks. Use the peace talks as an excuse to hold the other party back, and then concentrate our forces to win the war. to another country."

Zhu Quan said: "Which country does Master Sheng want to stabilize, and which country should he attack?"

Wang Gang said: "First stabilize the strongest Daliao, and fight the weaker Xixia."

Zhu Quan sneered and said, "Master Sheng, do you think there is a sure way to win a war? What if you lose the Western Xia? What if Daliao doesn't hold back?"

Zhao Xu also showed a worried look, obviously moved by Zhu Quan.

Wang Gang said to himself: "In the past, I would not have dared to say that I would win, but now it is different. Our military department has researched a new weapon, which will definitely destroy Xixia."

Zhu Quan was taken aback. He knew that Wang Gang had been tinkering with new weapons since he took office as the Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to show you and your lords the new weapon invented by the Ministry of War." Wang Gang clasped his fists.

(End of this chapter)