Chapter 43: Condescension
Speaking of this, King Yong pondered for a while and finally said: "Yesterday, I chatted with those guards of yours for a while, only to find out that your guards were actually from the East Palace, and they were all selected by the prince. How does this work? Didn't you send your head to the handle of the prince's knife? ”
"Our eldest brother is very scheming. If he thinks you're a threat to him, he'll play you to death. The most important thing is that he is too narrow-minded, and there are some things that he will not forget. The guards are personal people, and at least half of our lives are tied to them, so we still have to replace them with people who are at ease. ”
After King Yong's words were finished, although Huang Qiong didn't show anything on the surface, he was shocked in his heart. This Yongwang looks vulgar and a little bohemian. Now it looks like it's very thick and fine. actually inadvertently checked the bottom of his guards from the chat.
No wonder whether it is the shopkeeper Fang or Aunt Yao said that he, the emperor Laozi, none of these princes born and raised are good stubble, and now it seems that this is the case. Judging from his words and demeanor alone, this Yongwang could not have seen such a scheming. People should not be pretty, the ancients did not deceive me.
Thinking of this, Huang Qiong thought about it for a while, but said with a smile: "Seventh brother's kindness, the younger brother understands it here." However, the younger brother thought that even if the prince didn't wait to see the younger brother, as long as the younger brother couldn't threaten his throne, he wouldn't do fratricidal things. What's more, the crown prince is still under the pressure of his father, and he won't do too much. ”
Huang Qiong's words fell, but King Yong was a little speechless. If Huang Qiong didn't have the slightest defense against the prince, King Yong didn't believe it at all. As the ninth brother, he has only met twice, but he has already suffered two losses in his hands. Such a person, who is so obviously acting towards the prince, if he really has no defense at all, then he will really see the hell.
As for his ninth brother not telling the truth to himself, King Yong didn't care too much. He knew that this ninth brother had not let down his guard against himself. Who is Yongwang? Although it looks vulgar, it is also a result of intrigue among the royal family. The mind is just like Huang Qiong's guess, it is definitely not as simple as it seems.
For this ninth brother's words, he didn't need to think about it to know what it meant. He knew in his heart that at least for now, the ninth brother was far from trusting him. He also knew that there were not many people in the royal family who could be trusted, so he didn't think it was a big deal.
After all, this is barely the third time that the two of them have met today, and it would be really strange if they could reach the point of treating each other with sincerity in such a short period of time and establish a close brotherly relationship. Some things, especially the sentence that the heavenly family has no flesh and bones, left the palace much earlier than Huang Qiong, and King Yong, who has more experience and insight than Huang Qiong, has a more profound experience.
So for Huang Qiong's intimacy, he secretly still had a somewhat defensive mentality, but he didn't care much about it. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm not trying to stir up a relationship between you, some things will come out over time." However, I'm also idle to eat turnips and worry about it. ”
"You kid goblin, goblin, only when you let others suffer and be deceived, others have times when you make you suffer. We've only met twice, and you've played me twice. If there is anything that will be needed for your seventh brother in the future, send a reliable person to go to Yongwang's Mansion. If it's inconvenient to go directly to Yongwang's Mansion, just go to the Fengcheng Gambling House in Nanshi and find someone at random. ”
King Yong patted Huang Qiong's shoulder and said, "I've said enough today, in short, just be careful." There's nothing wrong with being careful, and don't underestimate our brothers. Okay, I'll go first. After that, no matter what Huang Qiong wanted to say, patting her ass was very free and easy to leave directly.
Looking at the back of King Yong's departure, Huang Qiong also smiled helplessly. He knew that he had just pretended to be confused, which might have made this guy a little dissatisfied. But let himself be completely trusted by this guy who he appreciates and appreciates when he has only seen two sides, but after all, he is not familiar with it, it is really difficult for him to do it.
After reading so many books, if the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, if he is not secret, he will lose his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmful. Coupled with the experience of betraying and hurting the person who was already the most trusted in her previous life, Huang Qiong really didn't dare to trust anyone easily.
It's one thing to appreciate the guy Yongwang, but to achieve complete trust, especially complete trust, Huang Qiong still doesn't dare. Especially in the context of the environment I am in now, and the unique identity I am in at the moment. Although there are only two words for trust, it is better to be cautious when writing these two words.
King Yong was a little lonely and left, which made Huang Qiong dispel the idea of going to the inn to take a look. He turned back to his study, picked up a copy and looked at it. When he left the palace, most of his luggage was books, among which hundreds of schools of thought and all kinds of so-called miscellaneous books were almost all-encompassing, and almost half of the books in Tingxue Xuan were packed.
It's just that after spending a day in the study, Huang Qiong has to admit that she is now like a rice worm that has been fed and has nothing to do. There is almost nothing else to do except reading, and there is nothing to take the initiative for him to do. The days are very leisurely, and you can even say that you can open your mouth for food and stretch out your hands for clothes.
This dynasty customized, except for the prince who was not ordered by order, he was not allowed to participate in political affairs, and he was not allowed to privately associate with officials above the fourth grade. Therefore, even if there is no political affairs to handle, and there is no order to go to the imperial superintendent who is dedicated to the prince's study, and there is no official who needs to welcome Huang Qiong, who is sent to him, he really doesn't know what he should do.
Before leaving the palace, in addition to reading and practicing calligraphy during the day, he often played Go with his mother in his spare time. But in this Hejian County Palace, no one dares to play Go with him, and it is estimated that no one will know this thing that is still considered an elegant person at the moment.
Fortunately, in the past ten years, the mother in this life has laid a good foundation for being able to endure loneliness. On the second day of the house, Huang Qiong spent the whole day in the study. I read a book all morning in the morning and write an afternoon in the afternoon. I didn't even leave the study for half a step, and even lunch and dinner were eaten in the study.
Of course, half of his reason is that he is bored, and it is better to have a book to read than to do nothing. And before leaving the palace, his mother asked him to read the "Benji" of Taizu and Emperor Taizong of this dynasty, and Huang Qiong, who knew his mother's good intentions, also took this opportunity to read these two books carefully.
Another reason is that it is for the eunuchs who are all over his mansion, who are likely to be the emperor's eyeliner, and the guards who must be the prince's eyeliner. said that he was very honest, he had been studying in the house, he had never messed around, and he had never gone to the bureaucrat to pull a relationship, and he was very obedient.
A few days before leaving the palace, Huang Qiong got up every morning and had breakfast, and stayed in the study for a day. Even the meals are eaten in the study. It wasn't until the fifth day of the mansion that the shopkeeper sent someone to tell him that Jia Quan's father's funeral was roughly ready, and when the funeral was about to be held the day after tomorrow, Huang Qiong stepped out of his mansion.
After arriving at the inn, in order to win over Jia Quan to sincerely serve herself, Huang Qiong not only folded her identity to pay tribute to herself. even wrote a memorial for the old gentleman who was lying in the coffin at this time, who did not know him, let alone have no relationship.
Looking at Huang Qiong's personal incense worship, the guys in the store not only smacked their tongues, but also muttered secretly in their hearts: "This old Mr. Jia had bad luck during his lifetime, and he can be said to have been poor all his life. Unexpectedly, coming, coming, through the light of his son, he was personally worshiped by a county king, how much glory is this? ”
Huang Qiong personally paid tribute, which can be said to have helped Jia Quan earn enough face, so that Jia Quan was grateful from the bottom of his heart. Although he clearly knew Huang Qiong's thoughts, and also knew Huang Qiong's purpose of surrendering himself, Jia Quan was still extremely moved. After all, a prince is so polite to himself as a corporal in cloth, which is enough to show Huang Qiong's sincerity.
What's more, Huang Qiong not only personally paid tribute to his father, but also sent someone to buy him a piece of good feng shui treasure land on the mountain outside Luoyang City, and all the expenses were paid by the Hejian County Palace. In order to win over this ugly and scary brother with a terrifying tone, Huang Qiong can be said to have made a lot of money. But just that piece of bull's eye land is worth more than 1,000 yuan.
And Jia Quan, who knew the elegance of the song and thought about Huang Qiong, consciously came to Huang Qiong's mansion to report after burying his old father. and changed his previous flamboyant personality, knelt in front of Huang Qiong and kowtowed three times. Judging from the sound of his head and the ground when he kowtowed, the three heads kowtowed with absolute sincerity.
When Jia Quan kowtowed, Huang Qiong sat motionless in the chair in the study, and accepted his three heads steadily. Now that he has become his master, he can afford these three heads.
Looking at Jia Quan, who stood up after kowtowing, Huang Qiong also stood up and slowly walked to the window. looked at the palace maids and eunuchs standing under the eaves of the window outside the study, and said after a deep sigh: "What I need is not your head, what I need is your heart." If the heart is not sincere, no matter how many heads are knocked on, no matter how loud they are, it will be in vain. ”
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, after standing up, his face was a little back to the arrogant Jia Quan he had before, but he said: "If you want Quan to serve wholeheartedly, it depends on how far the prince wants to go." If the prince wants to be a prince of peace, it doesn't matter if the right is sincere or not. ”
"Because if the prince is only a prince of peace, the only thing he needs to do is to think of more money, buy more land, eat well, drink well, play well, and marry more wives and concubines in order to spread the branches and leaves for the royal family, so naturally he does not need the right to give you advice. As for whether Quan is sincere or not, it has no impact on the prince. ”
"The right to stay by the prince's side, it is enough to eat and drink. But if the prince has some other ideas, the right can help the prince plan. Looking at the eunuchs and palace maids outside, there was still some distance from the study, and he couldn't hear the words inside, so Jia Quan didn't say vaguely directly.
After Jia Quan finished speaking, Huang Qiong became a little interested, but his tone was still faint, so that people couldn't hear the joyful and sad tone in his heart: "Oh, then what kind of ideas do you think I should have, or what kind of ideas do I need to have, so that I need you to help this king plan?" ”