Chapter 717: Heavenly Prosperity and Decline
For a year, Gao Zhuang has been inquiring about Zhuang Mingyue's news.
Now after learning that Zhuang Mingyue was going to Linjing to seek medicine, and someone analyzed the danger in the news to Gao Zhuang, Gao Zhuang brought someone over overnight to prepare to support her.
Unexpectedly, when a brother from Gaozhuang near arrived, he happened to run into Zhuang Mingyue and others who were robbed by a group of robbers. The brother rescued them without saying a word, and at the same time heard Gao Zhuang's words, and tied them back while saving Zhuang Mingyue.
"Sister Xian, my brother is reckless, please don't blame Sister Xian." Speaking of this, Gao Zhuang said humbly to Zhuang Mingyue for that brother.
Zhuang Mingyue waved her hand and said indifferently: "Brother Gao, that brother saved Mingyue, Mingyue is too late to be grateful, how can you blame him." ”
When Gao Zhuang heard this, a smile appeared on his resolute face, and he said heroically: "That's good, that's good, I'll just say that my sister Gao Zhuang is a cheerful person, and she won't be so petty." ”
"Speaking of which, my brother caught one of the robbers, and the robber really couldn't help but be scared, but just said a few heavy words, and the robber confessed, and then went to save you non-stop, fortunately in time, otherwise he would have become their wife!"
Speaking of this, Gao Zhuang joked slightly, and before Zhuang Mingyue could laugh, he laughed first.
"Brother Gao, your words can't scare our young lady, now in this world, we have really experienced this kind of thing more than once or twice." Caixia was idle, and after hearing Gao Zhuang's words, she couldn't help but refute it.
Caiyun looked at Caixia and couldn't help frowning, very dissatisfied with her impulsive nature, thinking about beating her for a while.
Gao Zhuang also knew Caixia's temperament, and he didn't care much about what she said, so he continued: "Oh? Then do you know that the world is so big, there are no surprises, and there are still people who eat human meat buns in this bandit? ”
Zhuang Mingyue quietly watched Caixia and Gao Zhuang bickering, which could be regarded as a special fun.
"You haven't eaten it, how do you know?" Caixia was instantly excited when she heard his words, and she couldn't help but reply.
"How do you know I haven't eaten?" Gao Zhuang asked rhetorically, then laughed out loud, and decided not to tease Caixia anymore, and Caixia was choked by his words and stopped making a sound.
"Sister Xian, in the two years since you left, Tiansheng is really not as good as day by day. The traitorous ministers are in charge, the people are not happy, and Tiansheng is no longer as prosperous as it was in the past. Gao Zhuang put away his playful face and said to Zhuang Mingyue solemnly.
He is a rough man, and he didn't understand these elegant words, but after listening to those sour literati and reading more, he gradually understood what these elegant words meant.
Listening to Gao Zhuang's words, Zhuang Mingyue's face gradually became indifferent, that was where she took root, but now there are moths, no life, and even corroded to her tree trunk. She had no choice but to pull out her roots and wander in a foreign land.
"I, Gaozhuang, am a rough man, and I don't know how to govern the country. But I still understand the principle of governing the country and the country, walking on those long streets, there are people begging along the streets everywhere, starving to death, freezing to death is a common thing. I even grabbed my head because of half a steamed bun, and even worse, I heard about Yi Zi and eating. With such a prosperous day, how can we, the common people, survive? ”
Gao Zhuang said so movingly, Caixia next to him was a little choked up, and even Caiyun's face was full of unbearable.
But more should be resentment, resentment of those moths who are in the sky.
"Don't hide it from Big Brother, Mingyue has been sending people to pay attention to Tiansheng's side. I didn't want Emperor Sheng to go on like this now, not only was he extravagant, but also extravagant...... Heaven is prosperous, and it will perish. ”
Zhuang Mingyue said that day again, Tiansheng is really not far from extinction if it goes on like this, that is, the people of Tiansheng are suffering, and they live in dire straits all day long.
"I've heard that the emperor is drunk in that beauty's nest all day long, ignoring the government and politics, and not asking about the world. Even when the small Houthi country called, he didn't fight, and directly ceded the land and paid compensation, giving the small Houthi country a lot of good things. Gao Zhuang said excitedly, but it was really like this.
Emperor Tiansheng ignored the government and did not want to forge ahead.
In the court, the Ministry of Culture does not think about politics, and the Ministry of Military Affairs does not think about war.
Today's court is also full of traitorous ministers and mediocre ministers, and those loyal ministers and good generals are either imprisoned in the palace or imprisoned.
When a small country like the Housail came to attack, there was not a single person available from the court. In this way, there is not even one who can fight, and under the threat of war, Emperor Tiansheng doesn't care much about the land and compensation, and he doesn't care whether that Husai is a lion with a big mouth.
"Ignorance, mediocrity. Is...... Is...... The sky is going to die! Zhuang Mingyue was so angry that she trembled when she heard all about this incident.
She really didn't expect that in the face of Hu Sai, Tiansheng Chaotang didn't even fight, and directly ceded the land and paid compensation.
"And His Royal Highness the Second Prince, he was imprisoned in the mansion a year ago, let alone talking in the court, and he couldn't even get out of the gate." Gao Zhuang said.
Hearing the words "Second Prince", Zhuang Mingyue's eyes flashed. Thinking of his distrust that day, her heart suddenly ached, dense.
"It wasn't long ago that His Royal Highness the Second Prince met with me, and I learned that His Highness had only been released from prison not long ago. His Highness's people said that His Highness was busy with the affairs of Xianmei, and wanted to clear the grievances of Xianmei's treason. Your Highness, like me, firmly believes that Xianmei was murdered by someone, not treason. Gao Zhuang was five big and three coarse, and he didn't find Zhuang Mingyue's abnormality, and said to himself.
Hearing that Long Yuanxiu was working hard for his own affairs, and hearing that he was working hard to clear his grievances, Zhuang Mingyue felt a trace of emotion in his heart.
But when he thought that his firm words and distrustful look were all true that day, what was he doing this for?
He has a purpose in everything he does, and there must be a purpose for him in doing so. Zhuang Mingyue extinguished the little hope that had been ignited for Long Yuanxiu in her heart, and tried not to think about that person.
And Long Yuanxiu was indeed busy with Zhuang Mingyue's treason.
He sent people to speak soft words in Emperor Tiansheng's ear, dealt with the prime minister in the court, and even forged those trumped-up evidence to prove Zhuang Mingyue's innocence, he wanted to save her life and let her return to Tiansheng.
But Long Yuanxiu never expected that Zhuang Mingyue had already made up his mind not to return to Tiansheng.
"Big brother, it's a troubled and eventful time. Mingyue believes that the eldest brother is a hero who stands up to the sky. Since ancient times, heroes have been born in troubled times, and Mingyue knows that her eldest brother has great ambitions, but Mingyue is here to admonish her eldest brother, hoping that her eldest brother will focus on his life in everything and act recklessly. Zhuang Mingyue said very solemnly, and repeatedly admonished.
"Sister Xian, don't worry, I have written it down in my heart, big brother." Seeing Zhuang Mingyue so serious, Gao Zhuang also remembered it seriously
After her words, she knew she was doing it for her own good.
"Sister Xian, there is a reception banquet in the evening, they are all their own brothers, when the time comes, Sister Xian will go through the motions, so that the brothers can know Sister Xian, and if something happens in the future, Sister Xian can find the brothers to solve it." Gao Zhuang said before getting up to leave.
Zhuang Mingyue didn't have those little family spirits, and she didn't have any dissatisfaction with the arrangement of the reception banquet, she nodded, and she would definitely go to the banquet when the time came.
After getting the answer, Gao Zhuang left.
After Gao Zhuang left, Caixia looked at Zhuang Mingyue, thinking of what Gao Zhuang said to His Royal Highness the Second Prince before, and then recalling that day Long Yuanxiu came to the house to send the thousand-year-old snow ginseng, and couldn't help but open her mouth.
"Miss, His Royal Highness the Second Prince believes that Miss is innocent, he ......"
Before Caixia could finish speaking, Zhuang Mingyue interrupted her and said, "Caixia, you and Caiyun go out first." ”
was interrupted, Caixia wanted to say something, but was dragged out by Caiyun.
This time, as soon as the two of them went out, Caiyun couldn't help but scold Caixia and said: "Miss's affairs are not something we can manage, we just need to do our part, Caixia, there are some things we can say, some things we can't say, you have to understand, in the future, you must not be as reckless as today."
Caiyun is not a person who talks a lot, and in front of Caixia, he is really heartbroken and has said everything.
Caixia was reprimanded listlessly, and said "I know" to Caiyun dejectedly and ran away.
In fact, she just couldn't see Miss torturing herself like this, and she couldn't see Long Yuanxiu being so obviously intentional, but she didn't dare to explain.
Looking at the back of Caixia leaving, Caiyun shook her head, her brows still furrowed. I knew she was listening to her words.
After Caixia and Caiyun left, Zhuang Mingyue sat on the chair in a daze, thinking of Long Yuanxiu, thinking of Tiansheng, and thinking of her younger brother, she experienced the feeling of exhaustion for the first time.
It was also really painful for Long Yuanxiu, and he would never forget the appearance that he didn't trust himself that day.
It's really like a knife that has cut a piece of flesh on his heart, leaving a scar that hurts when he touches it.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhuang Mingyue cleaned up her mood and went back to bed to take a nap. When it was almost time to receive the wind feast, Caiyun came to wake her up.
After cleaning up briefly, Zhuang Mingyue went to the lobby.
The lobby was full of people, both new and old. Gao Zhuang saw Zhuang Mingyue coming, and hurriedly walked a few steps to pick her up.
Standing on the high hall, Gao Zhuang was very happy today and kept a certain distance from Zhuang Mingyue. Loudly introduced Zhuang Mingyue to his brothers:
"This is my righteous sister Zhuang Mingyue, who was separated from her sister because of something, and met by chance today, which was a happy event. If the brothers see the sister in the future, they must see me. ”
After listening to Gao Zhuang's words, there was a harmony below. Gao Zhuang took a step back, Zhuang Mingyue stepped forward, and made a Jianghu salute to the brothers sitting below, and Caiyun gave her a large bowl full of wine.
Zhuang Mingyue took it and said to the brothers below: "Little sister is here for the first time, don't say much, brothers, do it!" ”
After speaking, he drank the big bowl of wine, and the brothers below applauded, this night, pay attention to sleepless.