The Heavens: From Knowing Whether You Rule the World

Chapter 81 Father Zhong! The uncle spoils his concubine and kills his wife?
On this day, the sound of gongs and drums was resounding in Chengyuan, and a crowd of people came to congratulate.

This was because Gu Tingye did not like living in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and the meaningless fights with his stepmother every day, so he asked the emperor to reward him with a house.

Cheng Garden was thus awarded to Gu Tingye.

This is the garden of an old minister of the previous dynasty. It covers an area of ​​one hundred acres, has a flowing river, and is of extremely high specifications.

By now, Chengyuan was almost decorated, and Gu Tingye also liked to be in the spotlight, so he held a grand banquet.

Of course, it is also to take the opportunity to expand your network.

Gu Tingye has always had a bad reputation, but his reputation has turned around in the past few months.

Some people who are good at fighting had seen through Xiao Qin's moves early on, and they simply didn't expose her before, so that both sides could maintain dignity.

Now that Gu Tingye has a bright future, it's natural for him to get close to him.

Especially the dukes of various countries, not a single one is missing.

"Zifeng, please."

Gu Tingye welcomed Chu Hong in with a smile, and Sheng Hualan took little Chu Rui and followed slowly.

"Zhong Huai, your garden is truly magnificent!"

Chu Hong took a quick look around and realized that this house was extraordinary and the decoration was also very thoughtful.

"Haha, this was all arranged by my wife. However, the Mo Garden that His Majesty gave you is also first-rate, so why are you so envious?"

Gu Tingye smiled and shook his head. He was extremely favored, so Chu Zifeng would be even better.

Chu Hong also smiled and walked forward slowly.

Some time ago, he was also rewarded with a mansion.

It is said that Mo Garden was a house built at great expense by a treacherous prime minister in the early years of Emperor Renzong. He planned to use the money from the national treasury and ask Emperor Renzong to grant it after it was completed. The construction period lasted for seven years.

Well, that person was demoted before he even moved in.

It just happened to be a good deal for Chu Hong.

However, Chu Hong has always been low-key in his daily life and did not hold any housewarming parties or anything like that.

At this time, Sheng Hualan said he was well, took Xiao Churui and prepared to go to the women's side.

There, Princess Huan was waving gracefully, and her sixth sister Minglan was also entertaining a group of female relatives.

"Brother Xiaorui? Brother Xiaorui?"

A soft child's voice was heard. Chu Hong looked closely and saw that it was Prince Huan Zhao Ceying walking slowly towards him with his son Zhao Mao.

The previous call was from Zhao Mao.

During this period, there were endless debates in the court, but the children and female relatives did not have so many worries. Sheng Hualan often talked with Princess Huan, and this led to the acquaintance of the two children, Chu Rui and Zhao Mao.

Compared with children from ordinary families, Zhao Mao's status was too high, so naturally he did not have playmates as soon as he could crawl like ordinary children.

Fortunately, Chu Rui's existence fills this gap.

Chu Rui, a younger brother four years older than me.

Zhao Mao, who was over two years old, quickly came in front of Chu Rui with the help of his father Zhao Ceying. Just as he was about to go to Chu Rui's side, his father Zhao Ceying stopped him.

"Mao'er, this is your uncle!"

Zhao Ceying touched his son's head, then looked at Chu Hong and motioned for him to call him.

Chu Hong:?
Gu Tingye:?!
Chu Hong and King Huan have always been the focus of everyone's attention.

Upon hearing this, many people looked at Zhao Ceying in surprise and shock.

Zhongfu?

Oh my God!

This title?

Are you serious?

Chu Hong repeatedly stopped and said, "Cousin, I am so embarrassed. How can you call me like that?"

"Why can't we address you like that? I'm your elder brother, and you're your younger brother. What's wrong with little Chu Rui calling me uncle, and Mao Er calling me uncle?"

Zhao Ceying laughed and indicated that it was nothing serious.

"Logically, I should just call him uncle."

Chu Hong shook his head, looking disagreeable.

Zhao Ceying didn't say anything, just gestured to his son to call him.

"Father Zhongzhong!"

The crisp sound was somewhat pleasing, but the people in Chengyuan obviously didn't pay attention to it.

Zhao Ceying ignored his cousin's strange expression and greeted Chu Rui with a smile, "Oh, little Chu Rui, you look really dignified in this gorgeous dress!"

"Hello, cousin!"

Compared to the young Zhao Mao, Chu Rui undoubtedly showed his more mature temperament and greeted in a graceful and generous manner.

"Hey, take Rui'er and Mao'er to play."

Chu Hong sighed slightly and signaled his wife to take the person away.

Mr. Zhong, the political implications are profound!

So let him be Zhongfu!

However, so many buffs
Damn it, my cousin won’t take me along when he goes down, right?

Chu Hong was thinking and talking to his cousin with a smile.
At this time, a servant came to report that the king's uncle had arrived, and Gu Tingye immediately walked to the gate to greet him.

"Is this the General Gu that my brother-in-law often mentioned? He is truly mighty and majestic!"

A somewhat hypocritical and coquettish voice came from the gate of the mansion.

"General Gu's divine troops descended from the sky, and he was in the palace with the dragon. He must be very powerful."

The voice was crisp and clear, with the unrestrained feeling of a woman from a military family.

Chu Hong's eyes immediately fixed when he heard the voice. Little Zou and Zhang Guifen? !

Chu Hong sighed silently. Among the people in Yuzhou, the king's uncle was the most outrageous.

Has this been warned?
Never learn your lesson!
Chu Hong shook his head. Shen Congxing brought his concubine to the banquet so openly. He was just short of telling others that he had a concubine with a special status in his family and that he was a man who favored his concubine over his wife, right?
This has been warned!
Do you really think that just because you become the emperor's uncle, the censor won't dare to impeach you?
Do you really think that Shen's position as queen is secure?
Have you never seen the power of civil officials uniting together?
Have you never seen a queen deposed by a joint force of civil and military officials?
Now, the Queen Mother and the new Emperor are in their honeymoon period, and you are going to offend General Duke Yingguo, an old minister of the previous Emperor?
A bunch of bastards who are more likely to cause trouble than to do anything else!
Chu Hong shook his head in disappointment. These people in Yuzhou were really brainless and not the type to accomplish great things.

Gu Tingye, who came forward to greet them, also changed his expression, and heard two voices!

He had some inside information and knew that the coquettish voice came from the emperor's uncle's concubine.

In other words, Uncle Shen actually brought his concubine here?
Something is going to happen!
Gu Tingye suddenly felt something was wrong. The girl from the Zhang family was a person who dared to love and hate. When she was still married, few people dared to provoke her. She was also an invaluable person in Bianjing.

He was a person who would not be punished by the emperor even if he slapped the imperial concubine.

How proud a woman like this, with such a family, could they be?

You let him attend the housewarming party with a concubine and even ignore the wife?
Prince Huan Zhao Ceying's face also looked grim. He was a man who really understood the big picture. He knew that this would definitely cause resentment in the Lord's heart and might even alienate the noble's heart.

Even the honest and simple General Duan couldn't help but change his expression suddenly.

The king's uncle favors his concubine and kills his wife?
Although General Duan was honest, he knew that the matter was extremely serious. He immediately looked at King Huan Zhao Ceying nervously.

Zhao Ceying sighed deeply. At this special time, if the Queen Mother felt that his father was not a good emperor because of this matter, and insisted on fighting for power again,
If the Duke of England were to join forces with the Queen Mother, Zhao Ceying would immediately take a deep breath.

OK!
If this fails, then the throne will be unstable.

As everyone expected, a woman who looked somewhat delicate and weak, and whose every move seemed particularly artificial, walked in with the support of Shen Congxing. She was waving a pink handkerchief pretentiously, with her forehead raised high, full of arrogance.

However, Zhang Guifen, who was dressed in a noble, dignified and elegant manner, and whose every move showed her aristocratic temperament, walked past the two of them coldly, looking no different from a stranger.

Chu Hong's expression was almost visibly cold, and he felt a little disappointed.

"Prince Huan, Lord Chu, General Gu, and General Xiao Duan."

Zhang Guifen greeted everyone one by one, promptly and politely.

"aunt."

"Mrs. Zhang."

Several people returned the greetings one by one, their faces looking a little unnatural.

Shen Congxing didn't realize anything, he was very happy!
"Ceying, Zifeng, Zhonghuai, this is my late wife's younger sister, Xiao Zou. I carried her home two days ago."

Shen Congxing introduced his concubine with some joy. Well, after so many days, he already considered himself familiar with Chu Hong, and he no longer addressed him as "Lord", but Chu Hong's courtesy name.

"Ah this."

Gu Tingye was sweating slightly. His elder sister passed away, and she took her younger sister as a concubine. Two sisters sharing the same husband?
Although this is in line with etiquette, it is really not very moral!
If this kind of thing happened among the civil servants, it would definitely be condemned.

Generally speaking, military generals would be less condemned for doing such things.

But you still favor your concubine and neglect your wife!

The key point is, who is behind this concubine?

To put it simply, behind this concubine are the queen and the king's brother-in-law.

To put it in a broader sense, it’s the new emperor’s party!

Well, Mrs. Zhang has to suffer humiliation at home, right?
This is no ordinary concubine!

"Who is this?"

Little Zou shook her handkerchief gently and looked at Chu Hong with some curiosity.

Although she didn't know who Chu Hong was, she knew that he was not an ordinary person because he was qualified to chat and laugh with King Huan.

"This is Chu Hong, Chu Zifeng. He is from a prominent family in Jiangnan. He is the eldest son of Aunt Ce Ying, a disciple of Grand Minister Han, and a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion."

Zhao Ceying also didn't know how to address Xiao Zou. If her uncle had not taken Xiao Zou as a concubine, he should have called her aunt. But now that he had taken a concubine, it would not be appropriate to call her aunt.

You can't call her aunt, a concubine is essentially a slave.

Relatives or not, servants or not, what are they called?
"Eh, chu."

Xiao Zou was also a little confused and didn't know what to address her appropriately.

Xiao Zou has a close relationship with Zhao Ceying, and Chu Hong also has a close relationship with Zhao Ceying, but Chu Hong is Zhao Ceying's cousin and Zhao Zongquan's nephew.

Xiao Zou was the younger sister of Zhao Ceying's uncle's wife, and after several twists and turns, their relationship became less close.

Even in terms of blood relationship, they are strangers with no relationship at all.

There is no blood relationship at all.

Xiao Zou wanted to address him in a more intimate way, but she was a little embarrassed.

Zhang Guifang, who had been standing quietly, also looked at Chu Hong. The king's uncle favored his concubine and neglected his wife. Today, she wanted to see what the attitude of the new emperor was.

Chu Hong also noticed Zhang Guifen's expression, and his eyes immediately fixed. The king's uncle's favoritism of his concubine and his abandonment of his wife must be a personal act, and he must not let the Duke of England, the head of the military generals, be disappointed.

"Why don't you just follow the uncle? If you don't mind, just call me Elder Chu!"

Chu Hong shook his head coldly. Shen Congxing was not a man who could accomplish great things. He was really indecisive and didn't know how to advance or retreat in a situation.

What can you expect from a man who even dares to bring his concubine to a party?
Little Zou was startled, and Shen Congxing, with a smile on his face, also realized that something seemed to be wrong.

Lord Chu!
Is the King's Uncle addressed as Lord Chu?
This title, when used as a joke, is different from a serious title.

Lord Chu doesn't look like he's joking!
Little Zou was a little silly, but not that silly. She understood that she was being targeted in an unfriendly way, so she immediately held Shen Congxing's hand with one hand and pointed at Chu Hong with the other in a coquettish voice.

"Brother-in-law, do you think he looks like a relative at all? The Queen Mother gave me an imperial edict this morning. What does he mean by this?"

This morning's edict?
Zhao Ceying and Gu Tingye looked at each other, their faces extremely gloomy.

They had never heard of such an imperial edict, and the emperor was not stupid. It was impossible for him to send an imperial edict to his concubine at this time.

In other words, the Queen?
Zhao Ceying's face was gloomy. It seemed that he was afraid that his mother was soft-hearted and was prepared to treat the Zou family well and reward them with an imperial decree.

The woman didn't pay attention to the affairs of the court, and she didn't know that there was a big problem with the timing of this reward.

Chu Hong became increasingly impatient and disappointed.

There is no other concubine like her in the world. It would be ok if she were not low-key, but how dare she be so high-profile?
Shen Congxing was a rough general who was not good at fighting. He did not realize what was wrong and immediately tried to smooth things over, "Zifeng, we are all relatives."

"Last time, you called me Grand Uncle, so call me Grand Uncle from now on! Calling me Grand Uncle is too intimate, Zifeng. Grand Uncle is of noble stature, and Chu Hong cannot reach such a high position after all."

"I don't like preaching, but if you don't mind, I'll give you a few more words. You are a noble man, and your words and deeds are no longer just family matters. Madam Zhang was married to you by His Majesty, so you should think more about whether to favor your concubine over your wife."

Chu Hong shook his head in disappointment and walked towards the civil servant to talk.

Exactly the same words all at once.

But Shen Congxing still didn't listen.

General Duan felt uncomfortable when he saw this scene. "Lord Chu is one of us. Why did he go to talk to the civil officials?"

Gu Tingye looked at General Xiao Duan meaningfully, then at Shen Congxing, "Zifeng has always been a famous scholar in the world, and the Chu family is also a family of scholars and a famous family in Jiangnan."

Shen Congxing didn't understand and was a little confused.

"Zifeng has always been a man of letters!"

Gu Tingye patted General Duan on the shoulder.

"The family tradition is strict!"

Zhao Ceying sighed. Shen Congxing was his uncle, so he couldn't say anything and just stopped there.

Gu Tingye shook his head. Shen Congxing had never experienced the beatings from civil officials!
When Shen Congxing was impeached by the civil officials, he realized how important Lord Chu was to the new emperor's party.

Do you really think that no one dares to impeach the king's uncle?
It's obvious that someone is blocking the way ahead!
When Shen Congxing was severely beaten, he realized how much he valued Lord Chu, who did not deliberately target military generals.

Zhang Guifen saw all of this and didn't say much, but she felt relieved.

If no one on the new emperor's side cared about the fact that his uncle favored his concubine and killed his wife, then she would have no choice but to endure it.

If you can't bear it, then go and plead with the Queen Mother. At worst, you can get a divorce.

Divorce and become a nun.

Of course, she was just thinking about it.

As long as the prince's uncle does not favor his concubine too much, she will not divorce easily.

Granting marriage and divorce is really not a good thing.

On the side of the civil officials, a group of people gathered around Chu Hong and started chatting about everything under the sun.

"Lord Chu, General Shen Congxing of Weibei has bad personal conduct and is not upright at home. He should be demoted!"

At this time, an old imperial censor with slightly white hair and beard, who looked highly respected, stepped forward and said something.

For a moment, the crowd who were talking animatedly quieted down, and all wanted to see Chu Hong's attitude.

Chu Hong sighed silently. This old censor was a man who had always been neutral.

A pure scholar!

From this we can see how unsatisfactory it was that Shen Congxing favored his concubine over his wife.

General Duke Yingguo has guarded the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty for decades. After the new emperor ascended the throne, for the stability of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he arranged for his beloved only daughter to marry for the sake of the overall situation. As a result, you, a widowed uncle, favored your concubine and killed your wife?

This is so infuriating that any old censor with a scholarly spirit and upright character would probably not be able to bear to see it.

Since I'm going to retire soon anyway, I might as well follow my heart and impeach him once.

At this time, the Duke of England also slowly came over with two cups of tea, "What do you think, Lord?"

"I don't know anything."

Chu Hong shook his head and picked up the tea to sip it.

The Duke of England has always been a drinker, and among the several cabinet ministers, he is the only one who likes to drink tea.

The main beverage for Chengyuan's reception this time was not plain tea, but a kind of boiled tea and slightly sweet wine.

The British official served tea that looked very carefully prepared.

It seems that the Duke of England is not prepared to be bullied.

This matter cannot be suppressed. If it is suppressed, something bad will surely happen, and the Duke of England might even be forced to side with the Queen Mother.

This was done not only by the old censors for the justice in their hearts, but also to let the Duke of England vent his anger.

"Master Chu is so righteous!"

Chu Hong nodded and said nothing.

Today is also 7,000!

It’s over, I feel dizzy after writing this

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(End of this chapter)