coobybook Chapter 311 A loving father and a filial son
Chapter 311 A loving father and a filial son
"Your Majesty, the doctor who treated my leg is still in the north!" Zhou Lin said with a cold face.
I saw that his brows were furrowed and beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead.
Emperor Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and said casually, "He's just a doctor. One more or one less is no problem for the army. Let him return to the capital as soon as possible. Besides, there are many famous doctors in the capital. Can they not be as good as a small military doctor in a remote place?"
"But......"
Zhou Lin was about to open his mouth to argue when Emperor Jing interrupted him, "Why so many 'buts'? My dear Lord Zhou, are you unwilling to return to the capital? I remember that your Zhou family and the Shen family are related. If you insist on staying in the north, I'm afraid you won't be able to return in time for Miss Shen Jiu's wedding!"
At this point, Emperor Jing's mouth curled up slightly.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lin gritted his teeth and cursed Emperor Jing in his heart for being insidious and cunning.
He knew very well that Emperor Jing was threatening Shen Chuning with these words.
At this time, I have not yet made enough military achievements to go to the Shen family to propose marriage, but His Majesty has already begun planning to betroth Shen Chuning to someone else.
However, the situation was stronger than him. Although he was unwilling, Zhou Lin could only bow his head and respond: "I obey your order."
Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between teeth.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Jing couldn't help but feel secretly proud, thinking that once this person had a weak spot, he could easily control him.
The incident was eventually classified as Wen Zhiyong's conspiracy to rebel and betray the three Yi tribes.
A month later, the eldest prince suddenly died of illness in the prince's residence in the capital.
When the news came, the government and the public were shocked.
Most people thought that the eldest prince had returned to Tanzhou, and they didn't know when he appeared in the capital again.
The concubine Feng, who had always been by the eldest prince's side, was heartbroken after hearing the sad news and resolutely chose to follow her husband.
For a time, there was a sigh of regret inside and outside the capital.
Afterwards, the court posthumously conferred the title of King of Qi on the eldest prince and the concubine Feng as the Princess of Qi.
After some investigation, the Feng family finally figured out the whole story.
It turned out that the reason why Feng Yuyan knew about the eldest prince's rebellion was because of the second wife of the Feng family!
Mrs. Feng Er was afraid that she would be implicated, so she ran to Feng Yuyan to stir up trouble.
She earnestly advised Feng Yuyan to "be a hero if he knows the current affairs" and to quickly return to the eldest prince's residence, and not to implicate the entire Feng family because of his own selfish interests.
Not only that, the bottle of deadly curare wood also came from the hands of Mrs. Feng Er.
After learning the truth, Feng Chunming was furious and he immediately decided to split the family.
The second branch of the Feng family had been living off the first branch for many years. Now that they had been forcibly separated and had lost the solid support of the first branch, their lives were naturally becoming difficult.
As expected, it didn't take long before the second branch of the Feng family had to rely on selling their property to make a living.
Coupled with the deliberate suppression by Feng Chunming and Feng Yucai, father and son, the situation of the already precarious second branch became even more difficult.
In the end, under internal and external difficulties, the second branch of the Feng family completely fell apart. The former glory and honor turned into nothing in an instant, leaving only a desolate scene that made people sigh.
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Emperor Jing still lived a leisurely and carefree life every day.
Since the eldest prince had not been convicted of any crime, on the surface the scene still appeared to be one of a loving father and a filial son.
The only ones who were hurt were the Wen family, who were forced to follow the eldest prince in rebellion. From then on, the Wen family had no descendants.
Zhou Lin, who had made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion, had to return to the capital to waste his time.
As soon as the rebellion was quelled, Hengfu Money House in Huguang area reopened for business immediately!
What is even more shocking is that while other money houses were deducting dividends as wartime storage fees, Hengfu Money House generously subsidized a lot of funds, saying that it was sharing risks with its customers.
As a result, Hengfu Money House's reputation instantly reached its peak and became even more famous.
Even though Hengfu Money House now only accepts deposits from rich people, there are still a large number of wealthy people rushing to send their money here.
After all, who doesn't want to get involved in this legal usury business?
Ning Shutong suddenly developed a strong interest in poison. Knowing that Huguang was now peaceful, he insisted on going to Xiangxi to learn the art of poison.
Shen Chuning and Ning Shutong were originally just partners, so she couldn't restrain him.
So, Shen Chuning generously gave Ning Shu a special token and told him that if he encountered any difficult problems or dangers in Huguang area, he could go to her shop for help at any time.
When Ning Shutong left, Shen Chuning couldn't help but remind him again, "Although the art of poison is magical, just learn the basics. Don't bring any weird or messy insects home!"
As the Wen family was liquidated, as many as 80% of officials in the Huguang region were implicated.
Not only that, those officials who had close ties with the eldest prince were not spared and were suppressed one after another.
In an instant, a full 30% of the positions in the court became vacant!
Emperor Jing was helpless in this situation and had no choice but to decide to hold a special examination and announced to the public that this special examination was to make up for the imperial examination that was missed during the flood.
The imperial edict to hold an additional special examination quickly spread throughout the entire Dayong Dynasty, from north to south.
When this news came out, it was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing a thousand waves.
When scholars all over the world heard this, they were ecstatic and excited, because this undoubtedly meant that they had an excellent opportunity to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to their family.
Even some candidates who had participated in the last imperial examination had not yet returned home. When they heard the good news halfway through their journey, they turned around without hesitation and headed straight for the capital.
Even Xie Xiuqi, who had originally planned to take part in the next imperial examination, now rushed to the capital in a dusty state.