"Since the reason why Zheng Shanguo was deposed is not entirely because of the Lu Chu case, what is the reason for asking his grandfather to retire?" Pei Hong was still a little unwilling in his heart. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Pei Ju said slowly after a while: "Actually, I have already told you the answer, think about it yourself!" ”

Pei Hong lowered his head and pondered for a moment and said, "Is it because of the Lu family?" ”

Pei Ju was very appreciative of his grandson's ability to draw inferences, he nodded and said: "Zhang Xuan is a person who is extremely good at balancing and knows how to compromise, last year he deposed Lu Zhuo and Cui Huan in order to crack down on the Hebei Shi clan, and his bias in the imperial examination has caused widespread dissatisfaction among the Hebei Shi clan to a certain extent, and you should also see that there are not many high-ranking officials from Hebei in the imperial court, and this time the establishment of Shang Shu Servant Shooting has deprived Li Shoujie of the opportunity to be promoted to Shang Shu Zuo Servant Shot, which is bound to cause more dissatisfaction among the Hebei Shi clan."

Especially the Lu family, Lu Qing is the princess, Zhi Zhi is only a partial concubine, this pattern of Lu Shang Pei Xia should also be the same in the imperial court, but in fact the court is Pei Shang Lu Xia, before it was because Zhi Zhi had no heirs, so the Lu family did not care, now Zhi Zhi is pregnant, the situation has become more sensitive, if this matter is not handled well, it will make the Northern Sui fall into a de facto split, at this time Zhang Xuan needs to balance, in this multiphase reform to carry out a new balance, I tell the old to return to the hometown It is logical. ”

After all, Pei Hong is also a high-ranking official, he pondered for a moment and said: "But the grandson feels that His Royal Highness the King of Qi does not plan to let his grandfather retire, and the dissatisfaction of the Hebei Shi clan is not directly related to the grandfather, could it be that the grandfather thinks too much, in fact, it is because of the Lu Chu case that His Royal Highness the King of Qi is a little dissatisfied with his grandfather, at this time, the grandson feels that his grandfather should go to communicate with the King of Qi first, and should not be busy telling the old man to return to his hometown, please forgive his grandfather for his blunt words!" ”

Pei Ju paced back and forth in the room with his hands in his hands, of course he didn't want to return to his hometown, when the new dynasty was founded, his concession would inevitably affect the century-old interests of the Pei family, he didn't want to become the second Zheng family, and the wrong position caused the whole family to lose cleanly.

"You're right, I should have had a good talk with Jao Hyun first."

Pei Hong said in a low voice: "Grandson has another request. ”

"What request?"

"Grandfather, can you not call King Qi by his name, after all, he is the king, and he should be respected as a subordinate."

Pei Ju looked at the eldest grandson in front of him and couldn't say a word for a while.

........

The Midyear Festival has passed, the weather is still hot and unbearable, it has been three months since Zhang Xuan returned to Zhongdu, and life has become very dull, but the only thing that people are looking forward to is that Pei Zhizhi is pregnant.

Any news about the heir of Prince Qi is a big deal, especially for the Pei family, this is a surprise thing that makes them think about it, if Pei Zhizhi gives birth to a son, will one day the grandson of the Pei family be able to rule the world?

The news quickly spread in the government and the opposition, and many officials were speculating whether Zhang Xuan's child would be a son or a daughter?

However, the palace of the King of Qi was very calm and did not suffer any influence from the outside world.

Early in the morning, Lu Qing came to Pei Zhizhi's courtyard, Pei Zhizhi was sitting in the room resting, and a maid reported at the door, "Madame is here." ”

Pei Zhizhi was about to get up, but Lu Qing walked to the door and said with a smile: "Don't move!" ”

Pei Zhizhi had to sit down and said with a smile: "On such a hot day, why did the eldest sister come?" ”

Lu Qing walked into the room, sat down opposite her, looked at her face and asked with a smile, "I heard that you weren't feeling well last night?" ”

Pei Zhizhi's face flushed, "It's okay, it's just a little chest tightness, it's fine in the second half of the night, did Xiaoman tell the eldest sister?" ”

"Don't blame her, I specially instructed you to report to me immediately when you feel unwell, but she was still a little slow and told me at dawn."

"The eldest sister also wants to rest, how can such a trivial matter be embarrassed to disturb the eldest sister."

Lu Qing shook his head, "Fourth sister, the eldest sister is a person who has come over, you should be most careful when you are pregnant before three months, protecting the fetus is the first thing, any discomfort cannot be taken lightly, and you must also take care of it after six months, your second sister had a miscarriage in seven months, it was because of ......."

Lu Qing's face was slightly red, a little unable to speak, Pei Zhizhi was pregnant, and he was very interested in this kind of thing, so he hurriedly asked: "What was the reason for the second sister at that time?" ”

Lu Qing didn't answer her, but said: "You must not have sex three months ago and six months later, you must remember this!" ”

Pei Zhizhi understood a little, his pretty face also turned red, and he muttered, "Little sister knows." ”

Pei Zhizhi is an extremely smart woman, she knows that her eldest sister is euphemistically reminding her that yesterday she spent the night with her husband, and she didn't dare to say it when her stomach was upset, so she endured it for half the night, and didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night.

Lu Qing didn't say anything more, and asked with concern, "Are you really okay?" I still went to the imperial doctor to take a look. ”

"Don't!"

Pei Zhizhi hurriedly waved his hand, "Eldest sister, I'm really fine, I'm just a little tired, just take a rest." ”

"That's good!"

Lu Qing held her hand and said with a smile: "You need to take care of your body, I will take over the affairs of the house for you first, and when you are well, I will hand it over to you." ”

Pei Zhizhi is in charge of the money and expenditure in the house, and she has to read the account books sent by the big account every day, which really makes her consume energy and miserable, but she has a strong nature, and she has been gritting her teeth and persevering, until today, the eldest sister finally proposed this matter, her heart was suddenly relieved, and she blurted out, "Thank you, eldest sister!" ”

As soon as she said that, she immediately realized that she shouldn't shirk it like this, and quickly changed her words: "Actually, it doesn't matter, a little thing, the little sister can withstand it!" ”

Lu Qing sighed, "I should have let you rest a long time ago, and it was my responsibility to remember this until today, Fourth Sister, don't be tough." ”

Pei Zhizhi had to bow her head and remain silent, and after a moment, she diverted the topic and asked, "The general went out today?" ”

"Hmmm! He left the city before dawn, and Xinhe was completed in the past two days, and almost half of the courtiers went. ”

"I heard that Xinhe is completed, and we can go directly to Jiangnan by boat, right?"

"Couldn't you have said stupid things before?"

"It's not! I mean, take a big boat, so I don't get seasick, you know I'm having a hard time on a small boat. ”

Lu Qing knew that she was a little seasick, so he smiled: "This is also true, you can take a boat to the south in the spring, it is indeed very convenient, stay at home all day, and be bored and panic!" ”

"And when can we go out for a walk?" Pei Zhizhi asked in surprise.

Lu Qing also knew that going out for a walk was good for Pei Zhizhi, especially when taking a big boat was actually no different from being at home, it would not affect the fetus, but Zhizhi's mood would be very good, and it would also be good for the child in her womb, she smiled and said: "I'll discuss it with the general when I go back and let him arrange it for us." ”

The two said a few more words, and Lu Qing stopped disturbing her rest, said goodbye and left, but Pei Zhizhi began to think about the days when he went out to play by boat, and lived in the mansion every day, which really suffocated her.

As soon as Lu Qing walked out of the courtyard, a little maid ran over and said, "Madam, Princess Guangling is here." ”

"Is she at Backlake Pier?" Lu Qingxiao asked.

"No, she's at the gate of the palace."

Lu Qing was stunned, how could Yang Ji'er come in from the mansion gate, she didn't have time to think about it, she hurriedly walked towards the gate, and walked into the courtyard of the outer hall, only to see Yang Ji'er coming towards her, she was wearing a civilian woman's dress, and she was carrying a small burden on her back shoulder, and there were clear traces of crying on her face.

Lu Qing was suspicious in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked. "Jill, what's wrong?"

Yang Ji'er said with red eyes: "I quarreled with my mother, Sister Qing, I want to stay with you for a few days." ”

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In the north of the capital, there is Huanshui and the Yongji Canal 100 miles away, but the Huanshui has been silted up for a long time, the river is narrow, at most it can only sail a thousand stone ships, and the big ships above a thousand stones can only be moored in the Yongji Canal 100 miles away, in order to dredge the main river of the central capital, since last winter, the imperial court invested 500,000 yuan and hired 20,000 laborers to dredge the river.

This is not only a major event for the people of Zhongdu, but also related to the prosperity of the entire Zhongdu, which means that a giant ship like a transoceanic boat can also be directly moored under the Zhongdu City, instead of being moored in the Yongji Canal hundreds of miles away as before, and the goods transported from all over the world will make Zhongdu the richest city in the world.

The Imperial Court of Zhongdu also attached great importance to this matter, and under the leadership of the regent Zhang Xuan, nearly half of the officials rushed to participate in the completion of the memorial service.

The dredging of Huanshui not only expanded the channel, but also completely locked the flood caused by the silting of Huanshui for hundreds of years, and the laborers made a lake in a low-lying cofferdam at a distance of 50 miles from Zhongdu, and actually formed a lake of thousands of acres, with a water depth of more than two zhang, which could moor a transoceanic boat and a 3,000-stone warship, and the completion of the memorial was held by the lake.

Hundreds of tents were neatly set up in the open space by the lake, surrounded by thousands of soldiers, and a large wooden platform was set up next to the lake, on which were placed three animals.

Zhang Xuan's royal tent is located in the middle of the group tent, it is a compound tent covering an area of about three acres, the shape is like a blooming lotus flower upside down on the grass, the big tent is covered with a thick carpet, the big tent is very quiet, Zhang Xuan is pacing back and forth in the tent with his hand, and Pei Ju is sitting not far away.

Pei Ju's face was pale, calm as water, he wanted to take this opportunity to talk openly and honestly with Zhang Xuan today, he had already admitted very calmly that Lu Chu's case was his own plan, and he was willing to accept any punishment.

But Zhang Xuan seemed a little irritable, without his previous calmness, he was trying his best to restrain the anger in his heart, some things are like this, they can't be said, once they say it, it will be difficult to do, Zhang Xuan has guessed that there are Pei family's hands and feet behind Lu Chu's case, but Pei Ju now admits it calmly, which makes the anger that Zhang Xuan has been suppressing suddenly attack.

"Why?" Zhang Xuan looked at the top of the tent with his hands down, his face was gloomy as water, his anger would not be shown outside, but his cold tone was enough to show the dissatisfaction in his heart. (To be continued.) )