Chapter 70: Coping strategies

After leaving the Ming Palace, Brother Qi Shuhan will meet. The first sentence of Brother Shuhan is: "Brother Chen, what does the emperor say? How will he punish you?"

Ruizong was unwilling to punish Chen Wanrong, but he was the emperor and could not help but give an explanation to the ministers, and the punishment was inevitable. Of course, Ruizong was trying to block the mouths of the ministers, so the punishment was very flexible. Geshuhan was most concerned about.

Chen Wanrong smiled: "Thank you, Brother Shuhan, for your concern. It's okay, you won't have any worries about your life."

Brother Shuhan was not at all happy: "Brother Chen, this is too general. There are many ways to avoid your life. You can be imposed on your life for a lifetime and be sent to the border. You have to worry about this."

The incident tonight was caused by him. It was not sure that Chen Wanrong had nothing to do, and he was uneasy.

Chen Wanrong was only concerned about happiness, but did not expect this, and was stunned: "Yes! I didn't expect this. But, from the emperor's tone, it's not enough."

Ge Shuhan looked at Yang Sixu and asked, "Sir Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Sixu frowned and said, "Brother Brother, this matter is hard to say. There are so many changes in the court, and it is useless to guess now. You have to wait until the morning court tomorrow to understand. It mainly depends on how the princess acts. If she insists on sternly, the emperor will not be able to do anything even if he doesn't want to be serious. If this is the case, it will be very difficult for the emperor to save Brother Chen's life."

Everyone was screaming, even the emperor was unable to deal with it, and he had to let the ministers vent his anger. Then, it was inevitable to severely punish Chen Wanrong.

Brother Shuhan frowned: "Brother Chen, if you choose between being a ward for the rest of your life and being exiled to the border, which one will Brother Chen choose?"

There is no freedom in my life. Although I am a little harder to be sent to the border, I have at least freedom and can still walk around. Chen Wanrong didn't think about it: "Of course I am sent to the border."

Geshuhan said very resolutely: "Brother Chen, please rest assured. If Brother Chen is really sent to the border, Geshuhan will definitely go with you and will never lose his word."

He did what he said, but Chen Wanrong dared not disbelief and said with a smile: "Brother Brother Shu, I understand your kindness. There is no need for this."

Geshuhan shook his head firmly: "Brother Chen, this matter has happened because of me. If this is not the case, how can Geshuhan feel at ease?"

Although Chen Wanrong didn't know much about Geshu Han's experience, he knew that he would become a famous general with a bright future. He persuaded him: "Brother Geshu, you still have a bright future, so you don't have to suffer with me. Brother Geshu is a talented person, and he will definitely do something earth-shaking. If Brother Geshu follows me to suffer with me and bury talents, I will be uneasy."

Brother Shuhan is still waiting to talk about it, Yang Sixu smiled and said, "I said, you don't have to argue with me anymore. How to deal with this matter has not yet come down. How to deal with it, I have to wait until the morning court tomorrow."

"That's right!" Geshu didn't object.

Yang Sixu said with a solemn expression: "Brother Chen, I have a saying about tomorrow's morning court, don't you know whether to say it or not?"

Chen Wanrong knew that he was extremely talented and had to speak in this way, so he hurriedly said, "Mr. Yang, just say it clearly."

Yang Sixu said in contemplation: "In my opinion, the severity of Brother Chen's crime will be decided tomorrow morning. At that time, there will be a dispute. Brother Chen should show his eloquence and compete with his ministers. The better Brother Chen said, the less guilty he was."

As soon as he finished speaking, Brother Shuhan slapped and said, "Brother Yang is very polite. Brother Chen, you will let go of the morning court tomorrow. No matter how nice it sounds, how to say it, don't have any scruples. Even if it's big and unreasonable, you should say it."

He knew something about Chen Wanrong. Chen Wanrong didn't want to say anything that sounded beautiful but had no practical use, so he gave this advice.

This is indeed for Chen Wanrong. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Brother Xie, I will do it." Just kidding, if you really want to be sent to the border, it's not just a joke, Chen Wanrong decided to fight.

Geshuhan continued: "Tomorrow's morning court, the bigger the momentum, the better. I think we can't wait. In the court, I also know some ministers, and they owe me some kindness. I will go and vent them and ask them to help Brother Chen tomorrow morning."

Without waiting for Chen Wanrong to speak, Yang Sixu hurriedly said, "Brother Brother Shu, then go quickly. Time doesn't wait for anyone, so you can't bear it anymore."

With Ruizong's favorable impression of Chen Wanrong, as long as the court officials do not cause trouble, he can turn a blind eye. The more people support Chen Wanrong, the easier it is for him to speak and the lighter the punishment will be. Yang Sixu naturally agreed with Ge Shuhan's suggestion from the bottom of his heart.

Although Chen Wanrong was unwilling, he was not a pedantic person and did not object: "Then there will be Brother Lao Shu."

Ge Shuhan said excitedly: "Two, I'll go first." He took the people and rode away.

Looking at Geshuhan's back, Yang Sixu sighed: "Mr. Chen, Brother Geshu has a good reputation among court officials. With him, ten or eight famous court officials will support you. Under their leadership, there will be no problem for thirty or fifty people to stand on his side. This matter is much easier to handle."

As long as he doesn't keep in touch for the rest of his life, he won't be sent to the border, has freedom, and whether he is an official, Chen Wanrong doesn't care about it. After hearing this, he feels relieved.

As soon as he arrived at the gate, he saw Zheng Qing rushing over from the mansion. He didn't care about anything else and threw himself into Chen Wanrong's arms and started crying. Chen Wanrong had never seen her so worried since she met her. He helped her wipe her tears very lovingly and comforted her softly: "Okay, it's okay, don't cry."

Zheng Qing nodded and said, "It's not that she's crying, it's that she's happy!" Since Chen Wanrong left, she was very worried. If it weren't for Sima Chengzhen and Wu Daozi and the others persuaded him to stay, she would have gone to find Chen Wanrong long ago.

Chen Wanrong hugged her shoulders and said to Sima Chengzhen and the others: "It's too late to come back, so let's wait for him for a long time."

Needless to say, Sima Chengzhen and the others had a relationship with Chen Wanrong. When they saw Chen Wanrong return, they all sighed and felt relieved. Wu Daozi and Wang Han pulled Chen Wanrong and smiled happily: "Brother Chen, it's good to come back, it's good to come back!"

Everyone entered the room, Niu Shangxin asked someone to bring tea. Everyone sat down and talked about the passing while having tea. When Chen Wanrong finished speaking, Sima Chengzhen frowned and glanced at Zheng Qing, but said nothing.

Zheng Qing, a concise man, knew that he was scruples and smiled and said, "The Taoist priest has something to say."

Sima Chengzhen stroked his beard and thought for a while, and said, "Since that's the case, I will just say it. Although the emperor promised not to hurt my friend's life, there are many ways to deal with this matter."

Zheng Qing didn't think about it: "No matter how the emperor dealt with it, I will follow you! Even if I go to the ends of the world, I will have no regrets." His tone was not high, but he was very firm and unquestionable.

If you have a wife like this, what else can your husband ask for? Chen Wanrong was moved and tightly placed on Zheng Qing's shoulders and said softly: "Thank you!"

Zheng Qingyan smiled and said, "Even if we are going to die, we will die together!"

Chen Wanrong's face sank: "Don't say unlucky words!"

Zheng Qing nodded obediently and stopped talking.

Yang Sixu replied on behalf of Chen Wanrong: "What the Taoist priest said is very reasonable. Brother Brother Shu is running for this matter."

Sima Chengzhen stroked his beard and smiled comfortably: "Ge Shuhan has a wide range of hands and eyes and a wide face. He must have his own wonderful methods. I am too worried."

Everyone believed in Geshuhan's ability, so they couldn't help but feel relieved. The atmosphere was no longer depressed and became relaxed. After saying a while, they went to bed.

Zheng Qing had a lot of things to say to Chen Wanrong, and the two of them had a long time together before they fell asleep.

The next day, Zheng Qing got up early in the morning to prepare for Chen Wanrong's court. It was not until the preparation was made that Chen Wanrong woke up. Zheng Qing was busy and waited until Chen Wanrong finished washing up, and brought him breakfast again, sat next to him, watching Chen Wanrong eat breakfast.

Chen Wanrong scraped her nose and teased, "Last time, I went to court, you only gave me some food, why did you bring so much this time?"

When he first went to court, Zheng Qing was afraid that Chen Wanrong would be anxious and made a joke, so she only gave Chen Wanrong half full. As a result, Chen Wanrong was not lucky and actually encountered a dispute in the court. She was so hungry that she was behind her heart's post.

When the old story was brought up again, Zheng Qing immediately felt funny and burst out laughing: "Don't worry, I'm going to make a big fuss in the court today, so I don't have much to worry about."

Chen Wanrong has already told her to know Yang Sixu's idea, so she has the same words.

Chen Wanrong joked: "You just wait and see. I'll go to fight against the ministers today, so I'll let these self-righteous guys look at each other with admiration."

This is just a joke, but Zheng Qing is full of confidence: "I believe you can do it!"

Yiren's encouragement is more important than anything else. Chen Wanrong is very helpful. He pushed the bowl, stood up, tidied up his clothes, and went out of the house to go to court. Zheng Qing shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Chen Wanrong was stunned and puzzled and looked at her: "What's the matter?"

"Close your eyes." Zheng Qing was very shy.

Chen Wanrong had already understood his intention and smiled and said, "Want to reward me? I have to watch."

This trouble has a lot to do with Zheng Qing. When Chen Wanrong solves this trouble, Zheng Qing naturally needs to "encourage" Chen Wanrong.

Zheng Qing was very shy: "Close your eyes."

Chen Wanrong didn't want her to be too embarrassed, so he closed his eyes. Zheng Qing kissed Chen Wanrong on the mouth, and his neck turned red with shame. Chen Wanrong took the opportunity to hug her and kissed her a few well. Zheng Qing did not resist and allowed Chen Wanrong to kiss her. Until he was satisfied, he let go of Zheng Qing and patted her shoulder: "Waiting for good news."

Zheng Qing nodded gently, hung it on Chen Wanrong's arm, and left together.

Yang Sixu and Longwu Army had been waiting long ago. Chen Wanrong jumped onto the horse, waved at Zheng Qing, waved goodbye to everyone, and galloped away.

Yang Sixu rode together and said, "Mr. Chen, what are you going to do?"

This matter is not easy to predict. Chen Wanrong laughed at himself and said, "Mr. Yang, I have no idea about this matter yet, so I can only deal with it when I see it."

Yang Sixu pointed at Mijin and said, "Actually, the key to this matter lies in the princess. It is enough for Lord Chen to pay attention to the princess' words and deeds. If Lord Chen can say that the princess doesn't make things difficult for you, this matter will basically be over."

He also knew that Chen Wanrong didn't care about being an official, and how many levels of the rank of the rank was considered a painless punishment, so he said this.

Cui Xi is from Princess Taiping. As long as Princess Taiping does not make things difficult for Chen Wanrong, then her group of people will not say anything. This is to the point, but it is too difficult. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "What Mr. Yang said is good, but I don't know what Princess Taiping thinks."

Yang Sixu analyzed: "Last night, I thought about it all night, and I thought Taiping Gong had two possibilities for you."

Speaking of thinking about people's thoughts, especially those of power-based figures, Chen Wanrong was no longer able to do so, so he hurriedly asked, "What two possibilities?"

Yang Sixu smiled and said, "Of course there are good and bad things. Which one should Lord Chen listen to?"

Chen Wanrong thought for a while and said, "Of course, listen to the bad ones first. The bad ones make people feel dismal. Then listen to the good ones and you will feel better."

Yang Sixu pointed at Chen Wanrong and laughed and said, "Mr. Chen, I didn't expect you to have this trick. OK, then I'll say it's bad first. If Princess Taiping bit Cui Xi and refused to let go and insisted that the emperor punish you severely, then her subordinates would follow her to force the emperor. If this is true, the emperor will be difficult. It is not impossible to be imposed on the border for a lifetime."

This is the worst case, Chen Wanrong nodded and said, "Yes! If this is the case, it will be a big trouble."

Yang Sixu smiled and said, "Actually, Lord Chen doesn't have to worry, Princess Taiping won't do this."

This was a bit novel, and Chen Wanrong couldn't help but say, "Master Yang, what is the explanation for this?"

Yang Sixu pointed out lightly: "This is the subtlety of the court."

The political struggle during the Jingyun period became more and more intense, and the court was indeed subtle, and Chen Wanrong could not guess what he meant. Seeing that Chen Wanrong was a little confused, Yang Sixu pointed out: "No matter what, the emperor will leave you and ask you to continue to make artillery. Of course, without artillery, it is the greatest benefit to the princess. With artillery, she will be difficult for some things."

Without artillery, Shibao City could not be defeated, and Li Longji, the person who first advocated her proposal, would face great pressure. If Princess Taiping uses her methods, Li Longji would have a big deal, and this is the result she most wanted.

With cannons, the city of Shibao was successfully captured. Li Longji had only achievements and no success. His reputation would increase greatly and his foundation would be more stable. Therefore, for Princess Taiping, not allowing artillery to be built is the best way. If you want not to build artillery, you have to take down Chen Wanrong. Even if you don’t kill Chen Wanrong, you must not build artillery. Let Chen Wanrong go to jail or be sent to the border.

Princess Taiping must have wanted to do this, but she couldn't do it. The reason was that Ruizong. Ruizong was originally an incompetent emperor, and he had no achievements in history and could not even be called defending Chengdu. However, Chen Wanrong's appearance brought hope to him to establish his achievements. Everyone knows the power of the cannon. If it is built, it would be easy to capture the Shibao City.

As soon as the stone castle city came, the Tang army swept across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and forced Tubo to become a minister. It was a wonderful achievement. Ruizong, the emperor who had no achievements in history, suddenly became famous in Qing Dynasty. Historical books wrote the phrase "Breaking stone castle city, Tubo will come back", which was enough to set an example and become a promising king.

Tubo is mainly in the current border Tibet and Qinghai area. The Tubo of the Tang Dynasty is much larger and much larger than today's border Tibet. In addition to the current border Tibet and Qinghai, it also includes the territory of northeastern Afghanistan and part of the Western Regions. It is precisely because Tubo has a vast territory that he can repeatedly defeat and fight in the face of the powerful Tang Dynasty's attack, and has not destroyed the country.

In Chinese history, Tubo has its own particularity, and it has to be said.

Since ancient times, China's biggest border troubles have come from the northern grasslands, the Xiongnu during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Xianbei during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Khitan, Jurchen, Mongolia during the Song Dynasty, and the modern Rakshasa devils, all of which threatened China from the grasslands.

In order to counter the threats on the grassland, our ancestors made unremitting efforts. During the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao attacked Hu, defeating the Hu people in the north, and the Hu people in the Hu people in the millions, killing him as many as 500,000 and 600,000. This was the first war in Chinese history to attack Hu on a large scale and achieve great victory.

Later, Meng Tian took back the Hetao land, and Emperor Wu of Han fought against the Xiongnu, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing crossed the desert and defeated the Xiongnu. Later, Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night and destroyed the Eastern Turks. Su Dingfang fought westward and destroyed the Western Turks.

These heroic stories all come from the north and from the prairie.
To be continued...