CHAPTER XXXI
Gongsun Shu came to find Rong Sleeping Crane for the marriage of his son Gongsun Yingdun and Wu Da's family.
Earlier, when Rong Sleeping Crane went to the western Xinjiang with his dependents, through Yu Ze of Huan Guanlan, he successfully recruited the Jishan thieves.
It's just that Wu Da, the leader of the Jishan thieves at this time, is a woman, and it is not good to give an official position to praise.
Then Rong Sleeping Crane didn't want to put her in the backyard, and finally after a short negotiation, the two sides decided to let the big boss choose a husband under Rong Sleeping Crane and marry.
After careful consideration, Wu Da chose Gongsun Yingdun.
Originally, their marriage should have been done at this time, but because not long after, Ruru, who was attacking northern Xinjiang, mainly detoured to the western frontier, Rong Mianhe urgently arranged for Sheng Weiqiao to leave Yizhou for refuge, but did not send Gongsun Yingdun or Wu Dadang's family to accompany him at that time.
But later learned that Sheng Weiqiao did not go to Chang'an according to his instructions, but went to the northern Xinjiang, trying to persuade Zhao Shi, Rong Sleepy Crane was so anxious that he sent Wu Da and her female guards to protect Sheng Weiqiao.
In this way, the marriage of these two will naturally not be completed.
Because it is a pure political marriage, the two sides have not gotten along much, let alone feelings, Wu Da is used to being the master of the house, and after joining the Wuyi camp, he is busy and happy, and he almost forgot that he has a fiancΓ©.
Gongsun Yingdun was against Rong Sleeping Crane in his early years, and in the past two years, Rong Sleeping Crane has been running around, basically there is no chance to give his nephew close, which is somewhat strange. In addition, Wu Da is a strong family, and there are Jishan thieves to rely on, as well as Le Yangwen, an elder who treats her as her own, she never mentions marriage, many people speculate that Wu Da is a little remorseful, and feels that Gongsun Yingdun is not worthy of him, but because this fiancΓ© was personally selected by her before, she was embarrassed to bring it up for a while.
So use procrastination in the hope of finding a suitable opportunity to dissolve the marriage.
In this way, Gongsun Yingdun was suspicious but did not dare to say it clearly, he was still in Western Xinjiang before, and after returning to Chang'an not long ago, he reunited with Gongsun Shu's father and son.
Gongsun Shu has always looked down on this son, thinking that he is stupid and dull, and he is not able to be his heir.
But after all, it is his own flesh and blood, and Gongsun Shu will not let go after all.
After having an open and honest long conversation with Rong Sleeping Crane and settling the mustard about the death of Gongsun Lao Haizhu, Gongsun Shu also worried about his son's marriage.
No, today I personally came to the door to discuss this matter with Rong Sleeping Crane: "The head of Wu is getting older, and Ying Dun is not young. How about their marriage decided a few years ago? Do you want to get it done for them now, or will you wait a few days until you're done with the business at hand?"
"I've been thinking about it before. Hearing this, Rong Sleeping Crane hurriedly said, "I also asked Wu Da Dang about the meaning of the big boss in private, and the big boss said that she was worried that it would be inconvenient to show up again after getting married, but she planned to wait for the dust to settle down, and then marry Ying Dun." Before, because I wanted to talk to my eldest brother about my father-in-law, I didn't mention this last time I met him. β
Gongsun Shu is just worried that Wu Da will regret his marriage, so he is marrying a daughter-in-law, not a daughter, and the youth of girls is not much more precious than that of men, especially Wu Da is several years older than Gongsun Yingdun.
When he heard this at this moment, he put his mind at ease and said: "Ying Dun is not like you and me, he is ambitious and talented, I don't expect him to have anything to do in this life! It is rare to have a daughter-in-law with a high heart, and she can help you, since this is the case, it is better to slow down." When the time comes, everyone will have their hands free, and they can still make the marriage more lively!"
Rong Sleeping Crane nodded yes and said, "That's exactly what I thought." β
The two brothers discussed a few words about the marriage between Gongsun Yingdun and Wu Da Dang, and Gongsun Shu groaned, and finally asked: "I have been on Zhuangzi outside the city for this time, but I have also heard about it, and your subordinates seem to have some disagreements?"
"They disagree about what name I want to take the throne. Rong Sleeping Crane did not hide it, and said, "Some people feel that Your Majesty has been too slack over the years, and the blessings of his vein have been exhausted, otherwise how could he have been childless? β
"Some people are suspicious of King Gaomi, worried that after ascending the throne as the emperor's nephew, they will inevitably be promoted and will raise tigers. β
Gongsun Shu said dumbly: "It seems that you have a good way, and none of these people actually proposed to you to kill King Gaomi?"
He said this calmly, after all, within Wang Hua, the matter of killing relatives has never been broken, let alone at sea? Cannibalism between fathers and sons and brothers is simply too common.
The relationship between Gongsun Shu and Gongsun Lao Haizhu is particularly good, in fact, it is a bit of a special case.
This has a lot to do with the fact that Gongsun Shu is the only flesh and blood of the old sea lord of Gongsun.
Like Gongsun Shu himself, even after the death of his father and his children's wives and concubines, only Gongsun Yingjiang and Gongsun Yingdun were left, and they did not love this son and daughter to the point that Sheng Lanci did not love Sheng Weiqiao.
Coming out of such an environment, Gongsun Shu didn't feel that he was poisoning his blood relatives at all, especially those who had a bad relationship with him, what was wrong?
Rong Sleeping Crane was also calm, and said with a smile: "Although I didn't say it explicitly, this is probably what I said in and out of the words." β
"Then what are your plans?" asked Gongsun Shu, "but when it comes to the question of the current majesty's blessings...... Aren't his queen and concubine both pregnant? Could it be that Meng Guiyu was lying before, but in fact, the concubine is pregnant with a princess?"
"The queen is not the heir at all. Rong Sleeping Crane took a sip of the tea in front of him, and said indifferently, "As for Zhaoyi, what is she pregnant, is she really happy, or something else...... It's not very clear at the moment. β
"It's just that Your Majesty has favored the Shu sisters for so long, and the two sisters have not moved!"
"But at the most critical time, I relied on this child to escape...... Big brother, do you believe it?"
When Gongsun Shu heard this, he was very surprised, and said, "The queen actually cuckolded His Majesty......? I thought that the queens were all extremely solemn. β
I was curious, "But I don't know who is the biological father of the child in the queen's womb, how can I do such a thing?"
Without waiting for Rong Sleeping Crane to answer, he guessed first, "Could it be brother and sister disorder?"
ββ¦β¦ Although Meng Guiyu's conduct is not very good, he has not done this kind of thing. Rong Sleeping Crane couldn't cry and laughed, and said, "This person, big brother, you are no stranger: it's Ah Xi!"
Gongsun almost stood up in shock: "Ah Xi?!"
Seeing Rong Sleeping Crane's head, he frowned, and said, "It's not that I'm suspicious, but I think Ah Xi is always unpredictable, and it really doesn't look like a girl." Especially if the queen is not favored, she is also the daughter of the Meng family! Since she was a child, she has been in and out of the palace since she was a child, and she is used to seeing the prince and grandson, so how can she fall in love with the silent Ah Xi? Don't have other plans, right?"
Rong Sleepy Crane sneered and said, "I don't bother to care about her intentions at this time, the Wuyi Battalion has followed me to fight in the south and north for so many years, and I haven't lost a few, but I actually planted five ...... in her hands in one go This is also the reason why I asked Kang Zhao to quickly marry Ah Xi. β
"That's exactly how it should be!" Gongsun Shu was relieved when he heard this, and said with his head bowed, "Women, that's just the case! Ah Xi is also young, and he was born and died with you, and he is used to seeing big scenes, but he has not experienced much fat powder battles, and it is inevitable that people will take advantage of him! According to me, after he gets married, you should also look for him again, look at all kinds of women with different temperaments, and give him a few concubines!"
"As soon as I came, I saw a lot of beauties, and I knew that going back and forth was nothing more than that!"
"Second, I also pressed the county lord of Jingshu, the county lord knew that it was not easy to mess with when he heard the reputation, and he was the identity of the county lord and the descendant of Duke Huan. In addition to killing people, Ah Xi is not very good at other aspects, this family life, you can't fight and kill, don't get some concubines to show the county lord Jingshu, I can't say that I don't know who is the head of the family!"
Rong Sleepy Crane smiled, and heard that Gongsun Shu said that he was talking about Gongsun Xi, but in fact, he was tactfully persuading himself, don't spoil Sheng Weiqiao too much, in case Sheng Weiqiao is spoiled.
So he didn't realize it, and said: "Just because Ah Xi doesn't know much about it except for fighting and killing, there is a Jingshu county lord who grabs him inside and out, isn't it a natural pair? These are all things in the future, let's not mention them...... Big brother, I'm still muttering about the matter of fame at this moment, and the people below are arguing endlessly, but I don't know, do you have any opinions?"
Gongsun thought for a while and said, "I have always grown up on Tortoiseshell Island, and my knowledge is limited, so my views may not be high. It's just that we people at sea are somewhat in awe of the underworld. Today, he is not loved by the first emperor, but he ascended the throne as a young man, saying that it is the credit of Duke Huan, but it also shows the favor of God, otherwise the eldest son of the emperor who came out of the other concubines, why didn't everyone meet such an important minister as Duke Huan?"
"In this case, there should be no emptiness under the knees of the present. β
"Therefore, I think it is true that he has been too neglectful of the government and politics over the years, ignoring the people's livelihood and society, and greatly offending God!"
"The so-called repayment of father's debts to the son is unlucky to be the heir of this kind of person!"
As for the problem of King Gaomi, who was worried about the faction that persuaded Sleeping Crane to succeed him, Gongsun Shu smiled disdainfully, "If you don't ascend the throne now, King Gaomi can't help you;
Rong Sleeping Crane swayed to himself, and after hearing this, he made up his mind to ascend the throne as the emperor's nephew.
After Xu Lianshan and others persuaded to no avail, they could only watch a group of Wenchen change their tone in the court: "Your Majesty is not out of nowhere! It's just that the pregnancy of the queen mother and Zhaoyi mother has not yet reached the time of birth, and Your Majesty is already struggling to support it! Just because the country cannot be without a king for a day, it is necessary to establish a prince!"
"In this case, the king of Mizhen County is unwilling to snatch the future heir status of His Majesty's son, but only wants to take the position of prince and share his worries for His Majesty!"
Meng Guiyu and his faction were shocked when they heard this, and someone came out to ask: "Since the prince of Mizhen is unwilling to snatch the identity of the heir of His Majesty's son, but I don't know if he will return the throne after His Majesty's own flesh and blood grow up?"
He also said, "What's more, although the imperial physician said that the pulse of the two mothers is a sign of a male heir. However, the world is unpredictable, if Your Majesty has no prince, then who should bear Your Majesty's heirs in the future?