Lifting the Wife? The Noble Matriarch Divorces and Remarries the Younger Uncle. – Chapter 203

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第203章 大义
皇上既然已经表明态度,氏族门阀便不能再坐视不管,必须有所行动。李家、张家、杨家等大家族纷纷认购金银票,而且认购数目相当可观,显然是下定决心与朝廷紧密捆绑在一起。

陆家身为大皇子的外祖家,在这种时候更是被推到了风口浪尖,必须起到表率作用,这无疑是将陆家架在火上炙烤。

要是陆家认购的金银票数量太少,必然会遭到其他氏族门阀的嘲讽,甚至被质疑。他们会说,连自家外孙都不支持,那我们凭什么支持?莫不是陆家自己都认定朝廷会输?

在李、张、杨三家认购金银票之后,陆首辅起初并未有任何动静,朝中顿时舆论四起。

皇上若再这般含沙射影地点名,局面将变得更为难堪。于是,氏族中有几位位高权重的元老亲自前往陆府,与陆首辅沟通。在强大的舆论压力之下,陆首辅最终也认购了金银票,其金额比其他几家的总和还要高。

金银票一事很快传遍天下,而此时中州那边,双方依旧处于对峙状态。长公主眼见着国库因金银票的认购逐渐充盈起来,便开始着手筹备辎重物资,安平伯也率领军队奔赴中州,抵抗西南大军。

苏轻宛和新月带着大皇子出宫游玩,来到南风楼。刚一坐下,便听见楼内的学子们热烈地讨论着金银票。

一部分学子认为,金银票的推行动摇了大宛的根基,朝廷财政状况本就不佳,此次发行金银票,恐怕是有借无还,日后必定会引发更大的舆论风波。他们还痛斥那些家财万贯的氏族和商贾,指责他们借着金银票的机会谋取私利,实在是其心可诛。

而另一部分学子却持有不同观点,他们觉得金银票能在关键时刻解决朝廷的燃眉之急,以户部的信誉,必定会承认金银票的价值。如今商贾、氏族以及百姓与朝廷携手,众志成城,定能保卫皇城,击退西南叛军。

保皇党的声音也在民间传播开来,他们抨击西南忘恩负义,使大宛陷入内乱,引发战火,这种行径丧失民心,根本不配争夺皇位。这些年,虽然边境时有战事,但大宛的百姓生活还算安稳,没有人愿意看到生灵涂炭、生活陷入动荡。而且,大宛百姓并未遭受太多边境战乱之苦,所承担的苛捐赋税也在可承受范围之内,因此,民众自然拥护皇权。

新月听着众人的议论,忍不住说道:“这群百姓还算懂事,皇兄为了大宛可谓殚精竭虑,他们才能过上安稳日子。若不拥护皇权,多少有些不识好歹了。”

苏轻宛微微挑眉,没有直接回应。在她心里,其实很清楚皇权的稳固性,除非皇上自己昏庸无道,大兴土木、奢靡享乐、鱼肉百姓,否则必然会得到民众的拥护。

“皇上也算……悬崖勒马吧。”苏轻宛轻笑一声,缓缓说道,“他真的很聪明。”

当年诛杀淮南王一事,或许并非完全出于皇上本意,虽说是他默许的,但他也深知这是自己政绩上难以抹去的污点。

所以登基十几年来,他兢兢业业,一心为百姓谋福祉,致力于民生改善。执政这十几年,从未劳民伤财,宫中妃嫔仅有数人,也从不沉迷后宫、贪图享乐,难怪百姓会如此拥护他。即便当年淮南王小郡主撞死在养心殿,也未能动摇他的统治根基。当时的舆论对他影响甚微,苏轻宛正是看清了这一点,才请出老太傅从中斡旋,避免引发更大的危机。

新月看着苏轻宛,突然说道:“你真是很讨厌皇兄啊,总是偷偷说他坏话。”

苏轻宛一时语塞,不知该如何回应。

“哦,忘了,你是西南郡主。”新月托着下巴,继续说道,“你肯定希望西南能赢,那样你就从郡主变成公主了,是吧?”

“是啊!”苏轻宛大大方方地承认了。

这可把新月气坏了,她提高音量说道:“你做梦,朝廷一定会赢的,我都买了金银票,整整三万两,把我的小金库都搭进去了,我们肯定能赢!”

苏轻宛有些惊讶,问道:“你竟然也买了金银票?三万两……这是你所有的积蓄吧?”“朝廷要是输了,我留着积蓄还有什么用?”

新月郡主一脸傲气,“我是皇兄最疼爱的妹妹,他有难,我肯定得帮。要是朝廷赢了,我的银子自然会回来。”

苏轻宛笑了笑,心想,除了李雪樱,自己在京都遇到的这些大家闺秀,个个都聪明又骄傲,新月也是如此。

她说道:“多买点。”

“你也觉得朝廷会赢?”苏轻宛没有回答她,心中早已有了答案。

新月自觉讨了个没趣,这时,她远远看到陆璟骑着白马赶来,心中一阵失落,小声说道:“他是来接你的吧?”

新月望着那个骑着白马、身穿绯红飞鱼服的男人,只觉得他身姿挺拔,气质如芝兰玉树,在人群中太过耀眼,让人移不开目光。

在所有人面前都冷漠疏离的陆指挥使,原来也会有如此温柔的眼神,还会在百忙之中抽空来接自己的意中人。

苏轻宛敏锐地察觉到了新月的失落。“你……”她刚想邀请新月一起回宫,谁知道新月气鼓鼓地说道:“我才不打扰你们呢,我自己玩去!”

新月实在不想看到陆璟和苏轻宛你侬我侬的模样,不想给自己添堵,于是选择眼不见为净。

事实上,陆璟此番并非来接苏轻宛。

毕竟苏轻宛身为西南郡主,留在京都充当人质,陆璟作为皇上的心腹,若在宫外与她表现得过于亲近,反而容易引起他人怀疑。

朝中部分重臣知道,苏轻宛能在京都自由自在,未被禁锢,是因为大皇子的性命掌握在她手中,皇上投鼠忌器。

然而,不知情的人对此却有诸多猜测。陆璟纵马穿过街道,仰头看了苏轻宛一眼,那短暂的眼神交汇中,满是藏不住的笑意,苏轻宛竟被他这突如其来的笑容晃了眼。此时,风雪飘扬的街道上,陆璟身上的那一抹红色,宛如皑皑白雪中唯一的亮色,格外夺目。

他这是急匆匆出城去做什么?只见陆璟带着一队锦衣卫,朝着北城门的方向疾驰而去,那正是出城的必经之路。苏轻宛来不及多想,这时,驸马带着几名随从走上楼来。

Lifting the Wife? The Noble Matriarch Divorces and Remarries the Younger Uncle.

Lifting the Wife? The Noble Matriarch Divorces and Remarries the Younger Uncle.

抬平妻?侯门主母和离改嫁小叔
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Su Qingwan traveled a thousand miles to the capital to search for her twin sister, Xie Xiaolan, only to unexpectedly stumble upon her sister being killed and disfigured. She vowed to take revenge for her sister's death. On the day of her brother-in-law's wedding, she impersonated her sister and caused chaos at the Lu family’s wedding, forcing Li Xueying to go from being the lawful wife to a concubine. Su Qingwan contended with her mother-in-law and the concubines, recovered her sister’s dowry, and exposed the hypocritical true nature of the Lu family. Through her careful plotting, the truth about Li Xueying and Lu Feng’s involvement in Xie Xiaolan’s murder came to light. She thought that she would hate the Lu family for the rest of her life, and after taking her revenge, she would stay far away from them. Unexpectedly, after her revenge, her entire life ended up being tied to Lu Jing. Lu Jing, as the commander of the Jinyiwei, suspected from the very beginning that Su Qingwan was an imposter, and he watched coldly as she battled the Lu family. Su Qingwan knew that Lu Jing was a living embodiment of Yama, the king of hell, and in order to take revenge, she deliberately used her beauty to seduce him, trying to thwart his investigation into her true identity. Lu Jing thought that his sister-in-law was beautiful yet cruel, with lowly means; once he unveiled her imposter identity, he would definitely send her to prison. Unexpectedly, in the end, he trapped himself and imprisoned her.

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