A Thousand Hills

Chapter 65

The envoy to Ximan is just around the corner, Xie Boduo is staying at the princess mansion, Princess Yi'an has a good relationship with Xie Bo and his wife, and they have packed a lot of traveling things for Xie Bo.Still thinking of sending a stable maid to serve, Xie Bo smiled, "It's a long way from here, girls are weak, so you don't need to bring a maid, just have a servant to serve you."

Princess Yi'an said, "I'm only worried about the carelessness of this servant."

Xie Bai laughed, "I'm a big man, what's the big deal."

Princess Yi'an no longer insisted, the young couple was about to part, so they naturally had a lot of private things to say.Princess Yi'an was worried about her husband's hard work on a long-distance business trip, while Xie Bai was a little worried about Princess Yi'an's political quality. Xie Bai said, "I will go for at least two months. If you have difficult decisions, just go and talk to your mother. , or ask Mo Ru, it’s fine.”

The relationship between Princess Yi'an and Mrs. Xie's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very good, but she is a little respectful and insensitive to Xie Moru.However, the husband said that he cared about her, she was submissive and responded softly.

Xie Moru didn't have any special impression of Princess Yi'an, except that Princess Yi'an grew up in the court since she was a child, but she didn't have the political vision she should have. Princess Yi'an was just a stranger to her.Of course, better than Passerby Jia, Princess Yi'an is her second uncle's daughter-in-law, but that's all.

In particular, Princess Yi'an took Xie Moyou to Cheng'en Gong's mansion to attend the Spring Banquet, Mrs. Xie Shangshu didn't say anything, and Xie Moru didn't do anything and didn't talk about it.

Xie Bo sent some Emei Mountain tea to Xie Moru, Xie Bo smiled, "The princess likes to eat this tea, and the palace rewards it a lot. The princess originally said that she would send someone to bring it. I happened to be here, so I brought it along."

Xie Moru said, "Mr. Ji told me about this tea before, but we don't drink it often in our house." The new tea is served in a small tea can with tin outside and gold inside. Xie Moru opened a can, smelled it, and ordered the maid to go Soak it.Pointing to another unopened can, he said, "Send it to Mr. Ji." Then he explained to his second uncle, "Mr. Ji is the lady who taught me and Mo You."

Xie Bai nodded his head, it is right to respect the teacher.There is no shortage of things in his family, but what is lacking is his son's vision and thoughtfulness.

Xie Bai said, "I'm going to Ximan right now. I should have finished reading the books I borrowed years ago. I'm free tomorrow. Why don't I go to the Hanlin Academy to return the books together. It doesn't matter if you want to borrow new books."

Xie Moru naturally applauded, and for a while Wisteria brought new tea, and the two uncles and nephews tasted new tea together.

Xie Moru is the same with tea, she has no shortage of food and clothing, and her desire for this is not strong.She had other things to do and asked Xie Bo, "Second Uncle, is there anything new about Prince Ping in the city?"

Xie Baisu was busy with his daily affairs, so he would not pay attention to Prince Pingguo. After thinking for a while, he said, "Young Master Pingguo, last time I sent a fake painting back to Mr. Beiling, it is rare for Prince Ping to go out."

Xie Moru nodded, "It seems that he was punished."

Xie Bai saw that Xie Moru was very concerned about the affairs of Pingguo Gongliu's family, so he couldn't help reminding her, "Pingguo Gongfu is strong and his son is weak, so the emperor doesn't say that everyone knows it, and it's not a secret. But there is one thing, You know in your heart that Prince Ping’s biological mother, Mrs. Wang, was born in the Duke of Ning’s mansion. The Duke of Ning’s mansion fell that year, and it is inseparable from the Duke of England. Later, Fangzheng took the name of Duke of Ning when he became a pro-government.” In other words, the former The Fang family of the British government and the Wang family of the former Ningguo government are absolutely bloody.

Xie Moru didn't even move an eyebrow, and said, "Since the name of Ningguo Gongfu has been rectified, why don't you hear the name of Ningguo Gong now?"

Xie Bai took a deep look at Xie Moru, Xie Moru suddenly felt bad, and sure enough, he heard Xie Bai say, "It is said that all the families of Duke Ning's mansion were ransacked, and now the superior ordered people to search for the descendants of Duke Ning's mansion. Ningguo Duke's title has been completely withdrawn."

Xie Moru nodded.

On the second day, Xie Moru and Xie Bai went to the library outside the Imperial Academy to exchange books.

The Imperial Academy was engaged in civil engineering. Xie Bo went in and saw a pavilion surrounded by curtains. It seemed that there were workers working on it. Some familiar colleagues came to say hello. Xie Bo couldn't help asking, "What are you doing?"

The colleague laughed, "Mr. Beiling has a batch of ancient books to donate, and the master of the courtyard told me to clean up the Dongjian Pavilion and put the classics donated by Mr. Beiling."

Xie Bo resigned from his colleagues and took Xie Moru to a foreign library to pick books.

Xie Mo Ruxin said, it seems that the history of the former dynasty is indeed going to be revised today.

This time Xie Moru picked out six books at once, and Xie Bo carried them out for her, seeing someone with meaningful eyes.Xie Moru just pretended to be unknown, and said softly, "I think someone will have to confront Second Uncle to tell you not to bring girls to foreign libraries in the future."

Xie Bo smiled, "Don't worry about it." People are alive, how can there be no right and wrong.He knew it well, how could he care about these gossips.

Xie Moru smiled, and on the way home with his second uncle, he bought a set of works by Mr. Beiling in the bookstore. Xie Moru asked the shopkeeper, "Do you have any books by Master Xue?"

The shopkeeper found a few books by Emperor Xue from the innermost part of the bookstore. Compared with the prominent position of Mr. Beiling's works, Xie Moru couldn't help saying, "You are too snobbish, the shopkeeper. Why, Mr. Beiling is just famous. If there is no sound, just put his book in the best position. Master Xue’s can just put any horns on it!"

The shopkeeper saw that the uncles and nephews were both dressed in extraordinary clothes, and there were horses and servants accompanying them outside, so he knew that these two people had a very high status.However, the one who can open such a huge bookstore in the imperial capital is naturally not an ordinary person, and the shopkeeper is very talkative, and said with a friendly smile, "Nanxue Beijiang, the two gentlemen are both respected scholars. It's just that , In recent days, more people bought Mr. Beiling's books, so we put more of them out. We also enshrine Emperor Xue's books well, and we dare not neglect them."

Xie Moru ordered the shopkeeper to wrap up the schoolbag, and said, "If I were you, I would put up a sign immediately and put up the name of Nanxue Beijiang. In terms of official status, Xue Emperor's status is even higher than that of Mr. Beiling. Now Beiling Mr. Ling is well-known, and Mr. Beiling's book sells well without shouting. You are a businessman, and you should use Mr. Beiling's name to make the name of Emperor Xue famous. In this way, Mr. Beiling's book will Wouldn't your business be better with the books of Master Xue?" After speaking, he ordered his servants to settle the bill, and left with Xie Bo.

Xie Bo felt that if he didn't know that Emperor Xue was the most meritorious minister in the current government, he would have had a great personal relationship with Emperor Xue, or how much Xie Moru admired Emperor Xue.

Xie Moru has such abilities, you can't see any good preferences and purposes from what she does.

As soon as the mission was imminent, Xie Bai simply stopped thinking about why Xie Moru suddenly praised Emperor Xue so much to the shopkeeper of a bookstore, but introduced Xie Moru to Mr. Gao after obtaining Xie Shangshu's consent.Mr. Gao is an aide of the Xie family, he is old, his hair and beard are white, he has been with Shangshu Xie for many years, such an aide, the Xie family will take care of the elderly.Xie Bai and Xie Moru said, "It will take me at least two months to come back after I go to Ximan. My mother doesn't know much about the outside things. If you have anything to do, if your father is not at home, you can discuss it with Mr. Gao."

Xie Moru knew Xie Bai's intentions, responded with a smile, and said, "Second Uncle must be careful along the way."

Xie Bo patted her head, "Don't worry."

On the day Xie Bo left, the whole family sent him to the gate. Mrs. Xie's eyes were reddish, and she held her son's hand and chatted for a long time. When Li Qiao and Li Xuan brothers came over, Mrs. Xie regained some of the grace of a noble lady in the past. He also reminded Li Qiao a few words, nothing more than "be careful on the road, watch out for each other and help each other".Xie Moru saw that Li Qiao was accompanied by several servants in their 50s and [-]s, so he knew it well.

Li Qiao glanced at Xie Moru, bid farewell to Xie Bai's family, and then got on his horse to meet the mission.

Li Xuan was invited by Mrs. Xie to sit at Xie's house, and said to Xie Moru, "Mr. Beiling is going to the palace to give a banquet for His Majesty."

Xie Mo shuddered.

Mr. Beiling entered the palace to give a banquet for His Majesty, and naturally not only His Majesty the Emperor was listening, but even the dignified ministers were also listening.Xie Moru asked Xie Shangshu, "How is Mr. Beiling's knowledge?"

Xie Shangshu did not hesitate to praise, "The reputation is well-deserved."

Xie Moru didn't care much about Jiangbeiling's knowledge. If Jiangbeiling didn't have two brushes, why did Emperor Taizu invite him to be an official in the court with so many surrenders back then?What Xie Moru really cared about was, "Grandfather, will Mr. Beiling stay in the court as an official?"

Xie Shangshu laughed, "Your Majesty wanted to bestow an official position, but Mr. Beiling refused."

Xie Moru said, "I'm afraid it's not that easy."

Xie Shangshu's smile remained unchanged, but he nodded his thanks, "This is none of our business."

Xie Moru understands what Xie Shangshu means, Mr. Beiling's knowledge is not enough to say, but Mr. Beiling's entry into the court as an official may not be something that everyone wants to see.For example, Xie Shangshu did not show obvious likes and dislikes, but this is also a gesture in itself.There is no evil, but neither is there joy.

With Xie Shangshu's position in the court, there is also the position of Ning Jijiu, who personally invited Mr. Beiling into the court.

Ning Jijiu told Mr. Beiling about His Majesty's desire to revise the history of the former dynasty, and said earnestly, "Mr. was once a minister in the same palace as my father. No matter whether it is public or private, it is Mr. who presides over the revision of the history of the former dynasty. "

Mr. Beiling said, "You have a good intention, but the old man is old. Bo Qing, after paying homage to the last emperor of the previous dynasty, the old man will go back."

Ning Jijiu said, "Mr. has no intention of common matters. Since I came to the imperial capital, I will give a few more lectures to enlighten the people's wisdom and become the foundation of Mr. preaching and teaching. What's more, the Hanlin Academy has already sorted out the books donated by Mr. Sir, If you haven’t been to the imperial capital for many years, let’s stay longer.”

Ning Jijiu was not inconsiderate at all, and he stayed with each other sincerely. Mr. Beiling just came to the Imperial City for more than a month, and he still had some things to do, so he nodded in agreement.

Ning's method of sacrificing wine is very simple. Mr. Beiling has no ordinary heart, but the old man has many children and grandchildren. At the old man's age, the eldest grandson will marry a wife.Hanlin wanted to sort out the books donated by the old man, and Ning Jijiu had a good relationship with Hanlin Xu Zhangyuan, so he recommended Mr. Beiling's grandson named Jiang Zhu to sort it out.Since it was a book donated by Mr. Beiling, it was reasonable for Jiang's family to sort it out together.

When Mr. Gao and Xie Moru talked about this matter, Xie Moru didn't say a word.Mr. Gao was a little puzzled, and said, "Why is the young lady so concerned about Mr. Beiling's stay in the court?" Whether Mr. Beiling stayed in the imperial capital, to be honest, has little to do with the Xie family.

Xie Moru personally introduced Mr. Gao to Xie Moru, and Xie Moru was not polite, so he asked Mr. Gao to pay attention to Mr. Beiling's stay in the imperial capital for her.Mr. Gao asked, Xie Moru said, "I'm just curious, whether Mr. Beiling will stay in the imperial capital." "What do you think, Miss?"

"It's unlikely to become an official in the court, but it's hard to say if you stay in the imperial capital." Xie Moru sighed, "Everyone has weaknesses, such as Mr. Beiling, his old man regards his reputation as his life, and his descendants may have other plans. Not sure." Ning Jijiu is indeed fully prepared, and he probably has thought through the entire Jiang family.

Mr. Gao said, "If you haven't changed your father's way for three years, you can be called filial piety." If the descendants of the Jiang family are so shallow-sighted, Mr. Gao would have to say sorry for Jiang Beiling.Jiangbeiling's strength of character is well-known throughout the world, as long as Jiangbeiling is alive, it is best for the descendants of the Jiang family not to become officials.It doesn't matter if Jiang Beiling is close to him before he becomes an official.If Jiang Beiling was still alive, his descendants would be eager to become officials, it would be really despicable.

Xie Moru was deeply convinced, "Sir, what you said is true."

Mr. Gao also had to treat Xie Moru differently, blamed Xie Shangshu and Xie Bo for introducing them to each other, and Mr. Gao was old, otherwise, if he was asked to obey a little girl when he was young, he might not have walked away.However, Xie Moru's identity is different, this is the only blood descendant left by the Eldest Princess.In terms of appearance, Xie Moru is not similar to the Eldest Princess, but Mr. Gao feels that Xie Moru's demeanor is nothing like that terrible woman.

In fact, what Xie Moru did was not terrible. On the contrary, most of what Xie Moru did was self-interested and beneficial to others. She seldom destroyed it, and most of the time she accomplished it.She will not hesitate to help those who can help.However, if you want to treat her as a bad person, then go to grandma's house by mistake.Most of the time, Xie Moru is happy to know some news about the imperial capital and rarely does anything, but once she makes a move, she will definitely hit it!
For example, Xie Moru asked again, "Is Prince Ping going to block Mr. Beiling in the Imperial College again?"

Mr. Gao sighed, "This Prince Ping is also a man of God. He gave Mr. Beiling a fake painting, but Mr. Beiling didn't say anything. Duke Ping thought he was ashamed and beat him up. This Prince Ping It was because of his heart that he wanted to worship Mr. Beiling as his teacher, Mr. Beiling gave lectures in the Imperial College, so he went to watch outside the Imperial College every day."

Xie Moru said, "The imperial capital only passed on the news that the son was a little foolish, and there was no evil words or deeds. It can be seen that the character is not too bad."

Mr. Gao said, "Ping Guogong's second son is Zhongchunwei at the age of 25. He is 28 years old this year. He compiled and compiled for the Imperial Academy. Although he is not as good as our second master, he is also a very outstanding figure."

Xie Moru sighed, "It's no wonder that Prince Ping must worship Mr. Beiling as his teacher." At the beginning, he was carried into the Pingguo Duke's mansion according to the rules of the royal family.Speaking of which, this is another old story. Ping Shizi's biological mother, Mrs. Wang, was born in the former Ningguo Duke's Mansion. At that time, Ningguo Duke's Mansion was the head of the fourth founding Duke of Ningping Yingwei. The government was killed by the British government.As a married woman, Wang was free from involvement, but the Duke of Pingguo was timid and ruthless, forced Wang to resign, and continued to marry the second son of Liu and Concubine Liu's mother-in-law, Yu.The Yu family entered the door as the main family back then, but who knew that later on, she went to the government to rehabilitate the Ningguo government, and the Wang family was implicated by her natal family when she was relegated. Now that her natal family has restored its reputation, the Pingguo government has nothing to do He took Wang back again.Just like that, Yu's wife, who was married according to the standard of the main family, suddenly became the second wife, and Liu's second son, Concubine Liu, became a concubine all of a sudden.

Who is called, who can be convinced!

In particular, if Prince Ping is really a genius, then Second Young Master Liu will take it easy, but Second Young Master Liu is not superior to Second Young Master Liu in anything other than being born a few years earlier.However, there is a difference between the concubine and the concubine, the elder and younger are orderly.The point is, although the second son Liu is a hundred times stronger than the eldest son, his aunt Wang is not a vegetarian.When her natal family fell and her husband's family was ruthless, Wang's family could bear it and survive for many years. This is not an ordinary woman.After her natal Ningguo's mansion was rehabilitated, Pingguo's mansion took her back, and Queen Mother Hu in the palace also announced Wang's entry to the palace to comfort her. Wang didn't say anything, but just mentioned one thing, "The minister's wife has been away from the mansion for many years. When I return home, I have nothing to worry about, but one thing to worry about." What worries me is the son's position as the son of the eldest son.

Wang said the words directly to Queen Mother Hu, and on the second day when Duke Ping's teeth were itchy, he wrote a memorial to ask the eldest son to be crowned son, and Emperor Mu Yuan agreed.The position of the prince of the Pingguo Duke's Mansion fell to the son of the Wang family, who is now the prince of Ping.

With such a mother-in-law, Ping Shizi doesn't care how much he doesn't want Duke Ping to see him, his position as a prince is as stable as Mount Tai.

However, it may not be as stable as it seems to outsiders. Otherwise, why did Wang make his son insist on worshiping Jiang Beiling as his teacher?

This is a great opportunity.

Just like Xie Moru and others conspired against Mr. Beiling for Li Qiao, Wang's had the same idea.However, Prince Ping was far inferior to Li Qiao in talent, and the previous gift giving was ugly. Wang was afraid that there was no other way, so he used the method of "sincerity is the result of gold and stone"—letting his son wait outside the Imperial Prison.If Mr. Beiling didn't answer for a day, he waited for a day.If it doesn't work for two days, wait two days.

It can be said that Wang Shi and Ping Shizi were careless, but Xie Moru felt that this method was useless.

For one thing, this is sincerity, but at the same time, is there any meaning of using identity to force each other?Second, Mr. Beiling is not a very human being. When Emperor Taizu personally visited him to invite him to be an official, Mr. Beiling was unwilling.

Xie Moru's method was very simple, she just met Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Pingguo, and told Wang one thing when she went to the banquet with Mrs. Xie.The Wanmei Palace in Xishan in the outskirts was originally built by Princess Mingyue of the former dynasty. In front of Wanmei Palace, there is a plum tree, which was planted by Xue Dongli and Princess Mingyue together.Later, Princess Mingyue passed away, and Xue Dongli lived in Wanmei Palace until her death.

And Jiang Beiling was Xue Dongli's disciple.

This allusion is not a secret.Wang also knew that the Wanmei Palace was originally owned by Princess Mingyue of the previous dynasty, but no matter how many things she knew, she couldn't be as detailed as Xie Moru.

Wang's ability to win the position of son of the world for his son is naturally extraordinary.As soon as Xie Moru said this, she immediately understood the key point, and looked at Xie Moru with some strangeness, and said, "Why did Miss Xie help me?"

Xie Moru said, "It's not a word of help, it's just a reminder to Madam."

Mrs. Wang is over fifty years old. Not to mention compared with Mrs. Xie, a lady who has been pampered and pampered all her life, Mrs. Wang looks older than her actual age due to her rough experience.Wang said softly, "I always remember the goodness of the girl." She also knew about Concubine Liu's instigation in front of Empress Dowager Hu. Xie Moru had no reason to like Liu's family, but Xie Moru's way of acting was unique, she obviously knew that However, Xie Moru didn't instigate the dispute between the heir and concubine in the Duke's House of Pingguo, but directly gave her and her son a chance.

this opportunity...

It's just too precious.

At that time, Liu Bang wanted to abolish the crown prince Liu Ying, and Empress Lu sought advice from Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Liu, and invited Shangshan Sihao to assist the crown prince Liu Ying.Liu Bang's intention to abolish the prince is to rest.

Ping Guogong is not Liu Bang, but the situation of her mother and son will not be any better than that of Empress Lu Liu Ying.

Her son really needed a chance to get close to Mr. Beiling.

Mr. Ping Shizi failed to win the favor of Mr. Beiling in Guozijian. A few months later, Mr. Beiling went to Wanmeilin to pay homage to his ancestor, and saw Ping Shizi who was tending the plum tree there.He naturally knew that Prince Ping's repeated courtship had ulterior motives, but this time, Mr. Beiling did not hesitate to say a few words to Prince Ping after paying homage to his former teacher.Just like Xie Moru's judgment of Ping Shizi, this person is a bit stupid, but his character is not flawed.

Mr. Beiling still hasn't accepted Mr. Ping as his disciple, but it's true that Mr. Ping has Mr. Beiling's favor.

Ping Shizi himself has a limited life, so Wang often asked his son to bring his grandson to Mr. Beiling's residence to ask for advice. For a while, people's impression of Ping Shizi changed a lot.

As for Mr. Gao, he finally understood why Xie Moru paid so much attention to Mr. Beiling's stay in the imperial capital.

Mr. Beiling has only been in the imperial capital for a few months, and Xie Moru has already received countless benefits from this world-renowned Confucian.

(End of this chapter)