Chapter 12: The Death of the Emperor
"The old sea lord of Gongsun, who has always been good friends with us, was defeated and died. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info the young sea lord retreated to the tortoiseshell island, and there were two sea lords Han and Pan outside, and a group of brothers of the old sea lord of Gongsun inside, who were not convinced that the young sea lord was young and had their own thoughts. Sheng Lan sighed, "In order to raise grain and grass, the young sea lord sent his henchmen to the shore to sell a batch of treasures accumulated by his ancestors when they traveled the four seas, and this jade pendant is among them. ”
The Sea Lord is an honorific title for the leader of the pirates.
Nanfeng County is near the sea, and there are many islands overseas, and the island has gathered bandits since a hundred years ago, hijacked passing ships, and occasionally went ashore to intrude, which is not light. The government has encircled and suppressed it many times, but because of the vastness of the sea, it cannot be eradicated, so it can only symbolically go to sea several times a year as a deterrent.
And the current reigning son of heaven is obsessed with beauty and does not care about government affairs.
It was too late for the intrigue of relatives, clans, and courtiers, and even the trouble of Ruru in the north, which was closer to Chang'an, was only occasionally asked, and the bandits in the south did not occupy the state city and openly stood on their own, so the court did not care.
Therefore, Nanfeng County organized its own people, and after fighting with the bandits for a few battles, he felt that he could not draw it, and gradually talked about peace: the rich and powerful families paid tribute every year, and helped the sea lord sell the stolen goods, and the sea lord restrained his subordinates not to intrude on the shore at will, let alone attack merchant ships.
Even when necessary, services such as escort and debt collection are also provided.
In the past ten years, the most powerful bandits near Nanfeng County have been the Gongsun clan with Tortoiseshell Island as their base camp.
This group of bandits gets along well with the three powerful families, and the relationship with Sheng Lanci is especially good, Sheng Lanci can turn the two powerful families in Nanfeng County into the three powerful families, and the support and favoritism of the old sea lord Gongsun Tu are indispensable.
But not long ago, the two sea lords of other seas, the Han clan and the Pan clan, suddenly joined forces to attack the Gongsun clan, and the Gongsun clan was caught off guard and was defeated, and even Gongsun Tu was killed in battle. Now the temporary head of the house is the young sea lord Gongsun Shu, the only son of Gongsun Tu, who is rumored to be ruthless and extremely cruel - but how can there be any good people who are pirates?
None of his opponents are good stubble, and to be honest, everyone is not very optimistic about Gongsun Shu, and even not very optimistic that Gongsun can continue to occupy this part of the sea area of Nanfeng County.
Xuanyu Feng is one of them, she has no heart to care about any jade pendant, and said with a solemn face: "When you picked up the sleeping crane, you went to inquire about the news?
"If there is a result, wouldn't you have told the eldest sister earlier?" Sheng Lanci sighed, "Our Sheng family's ship, this will also rest in the port!"
"Have you sent someone to deal with Lord Han and Lord Pan Hai?" Xuan Yu Feng took a sip of tea and asked, "If their offer is not outrageous, why don't we find a way to help them, it's better than sighing like this now!"
More than 100,000 taels of silver, a trip down, the pure profit is about 30,000 or 40,000 taels of silver.
Han and Pan's offer is definitely more than that.
But considering the credit of on-time delivery, Xuan Yu Feng didn't care about losing money.
As for how they helped Han and Pan, the two sea lords -- first, they had dealt with the Gongsun family for so many years, and who didn't send a few eyeliners to the tortoiseshell island? Second, although the sailors sent by the imperial court here have been more symbolic in recent years, they are still regular troops, and they are smashing money to buy them and pinching the opportunity to fall into the well, and it is expected that the tortoiseshell island, which is not in a good situation, will not be able to hold on.
"This trip to the muddy water is not good!" Sheng Lan heard this, but shook his head again and again, and whispered, "I sent someone to inquire about the two sea lords, they are both from the sea of Bishui County, and they have a grudge against the old sea lord Gongsun to kill their father, so they led the crowd to come afar." ”
Sheng Lanci naturally would not be so high-spirited as not to interfere with others to avenge his father, the point is, "The reason why the old sea lord of Gongsun was able to kill the fathers of those two back then was because the old sea lord Han and the old sea lord Pan themselves were dizzy: they tied up a person who His Majesty does not dare to move lightly, Emperor Huan Guanlan!"
"Ten years ago, Duke Huan disappeared from his ancestral house, suspected of being kidnapped by bandits, and it was actually the father of Han Pan's two thieves?!" Xuan Yu Feng gasped, changed his words in an instant, and shouted Han Haizhu and Pan Haizhu as "two thieves", "Don't they want to live!"
No wonder she is so out of shape, who is Huan Guanlan?
The elders of the three dynasties, the temple giants, the teachers of today, the peach and plum all over the world - it is rumored that when the prince was the prince today, he and the current queen mother were not loved by the first emperor, and the first emperor intended to change the son of the favorite concubine and the current king of Nankang as the prince. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all acquiesced because of the humility of the Queen Mother's mother's family.
If it weren't for Huan Guanlan, who was not yet the crown prince and prince at that time, insisted on opposing it, and strongly advocated "standing up without a successor" and convincing the first emperor, God knows what the ending of today's queen mother and emperor would be?
However, although he was immature when he ascended the throne, he was also very diligent and diligent. Since I met the Shu sisters, it was like a different person, and I ran wildly on the road to the faint king!
Huan Guanlan remembered the entrustment of the first emperor, and persuaded him three times to no avail, but he was blown by the Shu sisters and drove him back to his hometown Bishui County.
Even so, he still has a pivotal position in the Da Mu Dynasty - so ten years ago, the Bishui County Government received a report from the Huan family, Dao Huan Guanlan suddenly disappeared, suspected of being kidnapped, and was so frightened that his soul was scattered!
When the news reached Chang'an, Empress Dowager Meng and the Manchu Dynasty both suspected that the Shu sisters were wiped out, and if it weren't for the fact that they were stopped by the dead and alive today, the Shu sisters would not have survived now.
It's just that the others don't have the ability of the Shu sisters, so they can let the dignified son of heaven stand in front of them. In two years, from Bishui County to the court, there were rivers of blood everywhere, especially the bandits near Bishui County, whether they were in the mountains or in the sea, they were all severely grateded by the imperial court - Gongsun Tu took this opportunity to kill Han Lao Sea Lord and Pan Lao Sea Lord!
Xuan Yu Feng didn't know it, and he didn't know it, so how could he cooperate with Han Pan again?
You must know that Huan Guanlan's reputation was very high during his lifetime, and it reached its peak after his death - although Xuan Yujia concentrates on business and does not attach great importance to fame, if it is known that they actually helped the descendants of the person who murdered Huan Guanlan, no matter what the reason, they should not mix on land in the future!
"It is said that this matter really has something to do with the two Shu Niangniang in the palace, the eldest sister knows it, but don't spread it!" Sheng Lanci didn't mean to tell the eldest sister-in-law in detail, after all, although he and Xuan Yu Feng are relatives, they are also the principals of the Sheng family and the Xuan Yu family, and there is a limit to the exchange of news, and it is impossible to blindly solve each other's doubts regardless of remuneration.
Xuan Yu Feng could understand this, nodded and didn't ask, but said: "What is there still missing from Gongsun Shaohai Lord?"
――I can't choose Han Pan, and I hope that the sea will calm down as soon as possible, so I can only try to support Gongsun Shu.
After the two finished talking about business, Sheng Lan was about to say goodbye, but Xuan Yu Feng thought of something again, "By the way, Qiao Er came back to my side, and on the way back, I met my unruly nephew, who was rude, and it is said that Sleeping Crane helped solve the siege?"
"There's such a thing. Sheng Lan heard the words and said busily, "That kid has always wanted to have a sister to make him hurt, no, just came back, and rushed to Xuan Yuche to speak disrespectfully in public, how could he not stand up for the obedient girl?"
When he said this, he naturally brushed up his good impression in front of his wife and family for the outer room.
However, Xuan Yu Feng didn't answer this, and only said: "Although my nephew is not angry, he is the only son of his parents. His parents, only two years ago, had a grudge with me because of the separation of the family, and this time the son was beaten by the sleeping crane again, and the new hatred and old hatred were added together, and they ran to me to make a big fuss that day! If I hadn't pressed it, I was afraid that I wouldn't have made trouble to the Sheng family!"
Sheng Lan didn't reassure Xuan Yuche about being beaten, after all, it was not his children who suffered in the end, and secondly, Xuan Yuche's parents couldn't help the Sheng family.
But when I heard that this matter had involved my sister-in-law, I felt embarrassed, so I hurriedly apologized to Xuanyu Feng, and said: "It's also that I can't get out of my body for the past two days, or I will ask the housekeeper to send them some medicinal materials and make amends!"
"What kind of gift?" Xuan Yu Feng sneered, "The cause of the incident is that Xuan Yuche is wrong, and he deserves to be beaten!" Xuan Yuche's parents are embarrassed to make trouble, I told them at the time: Now is not the time for my husband to be here, dare to make trouble without reason, see if I can't kill them!"
Sheng Lan smiled and didn't make a sound: he knew that Xuan Yu's husband Xuan Yu strangled him to death suddenly, and Xuan Yu Feng took a lot of effort and thought to take over the power, and her relationship with her husband's relatives naturally deteriorated all the way, and now they see that each other is still angry.
"But the couple has always been narrow-minded and often vicious. Xuan Yu Feng didn't want his brother-in-law to bow his head, but he still reminded him, "Although I beat them, it is better to tell Qiao Er to be careful in the future, so as not to be bullied by them by being alone!"
"Don't worry, eldest sister, how could I let Qiao'er be left alone?" Sheng Lan heard this, secretly remembered it, and thanked her sister-in-law again - the two saw that they had nothing else to say, so they dispersed.
At this time, it was almost dusk, and it was not appropriate for Sheng Lan to go to Feng's house again, and after meeting her daughter, she had to go back to Sheng Mansion directly.
After the father and daughter entered the door, they were immediately told that Mrs. Sheng and Xu Shizi had arrived outside the city, but unfortunately because the city gate was closed, they could only rest outside for one night and enter the mansion the next day.