Chapter 463: Marriage? （3）

Li Yu was also taken aback when he heard the news of Kong Sheng's marriage to Princess Ji Guo. He frowned www.biquge.info he didn t know who gave this idea to the one in the palace kong sheng became the emperor's son-in-law this ...... This may mean that Kong Sheng's position and power above the court will be more stable in the future.

But it may also mean that after Kong Sheng became the emperor's son-in-law, he went to the other extreme, that is, the power was gradually withdrawn by the emperor - because it is really rare to see a person who holds power in the court.

But Li Yu really couldn't fathom the emperor's true thoughts.

Li Yu's heart flashed, but he said lightly: "My father really has good intentions in order to entrap Kong Sheng, and he did not hesitate to let Ji Guo marry." ”

Li Shi smiled: "Father, my son thinks that this is a good thing." ”

Li Yu sighed: "Why do you say that?" ”

"Emperor Ji's aunt married Kong Sheng, which means that Kong Sheng has also become a member of the royal family. I think that Kong Sheng does not follow the rules of etiquette and does not play cards according to common sense, and acts wildly, with the imperial aunt of Ji Guo restraining him, and the family law of the ancestors controlling him, at least it will not add too much chaos to us in the future. Li Shi said softly.

Li Yu pursed his lips, but did not refute his son's words.

In Li Yu's opinion, how could a person with a strong personality like Kong Sheng be stumped by a woman in Ji Guo? It can be expected that even if he marries the princess, he will not become a vassal of the princess like an ordinary colt. If Kong Sheng can't even submit to a princess, what qualifications does he have to be Li Yu's opponent?

Li Yu pondered for a moment and waved his hand: "That's it, my son, you go to Ji Guofu on behalf of your father, give some gifts, and say that this palace congratulates her on giving birth to a noble son in Chang'an Hou for a hundred years, and when they get married in the future, this palace will give another generous gift." Go ahead. ”

Li Shi smiled: "My son understands, I will go now, and I will definitely convey my father's kindness." ”

Li Shi knew what Li Yu meant, and sending gifts to Ji Guo was just a high-sounding excuse, and the real intention was to test Ji Guo's reaction, so as to figure out why the emperor suddenly gave him a marriage.

Speaking of which, Li Yu still thinks that there must be a deep meaning behind the emperor's marriage.

Kong Sheng had just gotten up and finished washing, and he was already on his feet.

Wu Xian suddenly came to report: "General, Zhu Huiguang, the chief manager of the Inner Palace, has passed through the palace to announce the decree!" ”

"Zhu Huiguang is here?" Kong Sheng sighed, he didn't pay much attention to it, and thought that the emperor summoned him just to deal with the aftermath of the Xuanzheng Palace. He quickly dressed up and saw Zhu Huiguang, the newly appointed eunuch head of the Inner Serving Province, who had been waiting for a long time, in the flower hall.

Zhu Huiguang was full of smiles, and when he saw Kong Sheng entering the hall, he immediately clenched his fists and said, "Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general!" ”

Kong Sheng frowned, and said in amazement: "Provincial Supervisor Zhu, where did this start, where did Kong Mouxi come from?" ”

Zhu Huiguang cleared his throat and smiled loudly, "Your Majesty has a decree, Chang'an Hou, Shence General, and Shenlongwei Governor Kong Sheng will receive the order!" ”

Kong Sheng's heart jumped suddenly, and he bowed down: "Minister Kong Sheng, take the order!" ”

"Fengtian carries the emperor system and says: Princess Jiguo, the sixth daughter of me, has a precious status. Since childhood, I have been smart and sensitive, and I have been happy and bowed to my knees, and I love it very much. Now when the princess is suitable for marriage, I have long intended to choose a good son-in-law among the ministers and marry my beloved daughter. Today, Kong Qing is both civil and military, has a good character, a dignified appearance, and has no family, and his marriage with the princess can be called made in heaven, and I am very happy. In order to become a beautiful woman, the princess of Ji Guo is hereby descended to Chang'an Hou, the general of Shence, and the governor of Shenlongwei, Kong Sheng, and all etiquette is to be done after consultation between the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian Zheng. The proclamation is at home and abroad, and the salty envoy hears it. Chin this. ”

Zhu Huiguang announced the completion of the edict written by the emperor himself in one breath, and did not notice Kong Sheng's somewhat shocked and ugly face, so he laughed and said: "Your Majesty is so kind to the general, and he does not hesitate to marry a princess, isn't this a thousand joys?" Since then, the general's respect for power has risen to a higher level, and no one in the court is unmatched, and the miscellaneous family is here to congratulate! ”

Kong Sheng couldn't wait to spit on Zhu Huiguang's face.

He said in his heart, marry a princess? Isn't that? Don't say that he and Yang Xueruo have an alliance and promise first, and there are two confidantes Su Wu and Nie Chuchen, Kong Sheng can't give up, but once he marries the princess, he is bound to be treacherous to Yang Xueruo's three daughters. At this point, Kong Sheng asked himself if he could do it.

What's more, Kong Sheng is not ruthless towards Princess Ji Guo. A good impression is a good feeling, and a good relationship is a good relationship, which is completely different from talking about marriage. To let Kong Sheng live with a woman who has no feelings, even if she is a noble princess, how can he be willing?

There is also a key point: the emperor's marriage is definitely not as simple as it seems on the outside, and Kong Sheng knows better than anyone what the emperor wants. The emperor tried to control his fate, which Kong Sheng resented and resolutely resisted. Kong Sheng is unwilling to let others control his own destiny, go his own way, and make his own destiny, which is the vow Kong Sheng made at the beginning of this era.

And marrying Princess Ji Guo, Kong Sheng basically became a pawn in the hands of the emperor.

This has touched Kong Sheng's bottom line. The reason why Kong Sheng is different from anyone in this era is that he has his own bottom line and principles. Without this bottom line, what is the difference between him, a traverser, and an ordinary Tang person?

Kong Sheng's heart flashed, and after a little groaning, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Huiguang with a firm expression and said resolutely: "Provincial Supervisor Zhu, please forgive Kong Sheng for not obeying his fate!" ”

Kong Sheng's words made Zhu Huiguang stunned when he heard this, and his face changed suddenly.

Disobeying orders and disobeying the emperor's decree of marriage, this is a crime to be killed. The emperor gave a marriage with good intentions, but his subordinates did not know how to raise it and refused to agree, this is undoubtedly a blasphemy against the emperor's authority and the face of the imperial family, and the emperor will never allow this kind of behavior to exist!

Zhu Huiguang frowned and circled around Kong Sheng, and said in a low voice: "General, don't be cautious!" Disobedience is a capital offense! Your Majesty's kindness, the miscellaneous family heard that Princess Ji Guo has a lot of affection for the general, the princess has a beautiful appearance and good morals, and asks the general to think twice, and take the holy decree first! As for the words of the great general, the power of the miscellaneous family did not hear it! ”

Kong Sheng shook his head slowly: "No." Please ask Zhu Provincial Supervisor to report back to Your Majesty, and say that Kong Sheng had already made a marriage covenant with Yang Xueruo, the daughter of Jiangnan, and it would be impossible to break it in this life, and marry the princess, forgive your fate! ”

Kong Sheng's expression was unwavering and calm.

Zhu Huiguang sighed and rubbed his hands helplessly: "General, since you don't obey the order, and the miscellaneous family persuades you with good words, you take it as a deaf ear, in this case, the miscellaneous family can only go back to the palace and report to Your Majesty the truth, and ask the general not to blame the miscellaneous family." ”

Kong Sheng smiled slightly: "Please tell the truth, there is a provincial supervisor of Laozhu." ”

Zhu Huiguang sighed and left the Chang'an Hou Mansion. In Zhu Huiguang's view, Kong Sheng is purely looking for his own death. The emperor was kind and kind, but as a subordinate, he disobeyed, and the emperor was furious, and he definitely beheaded Kong Sheng to show the public. This was the inevitable way for the emperor to maintain the authority of the holy decree.

After Zhu Huiguang left, Kong Sheng's expression became gloomy. He paced back and forth in the hall, his expression becoming more and more determined. He knew exactly what the emperor wanted to do, but it definitely couldn't be as the emperor wanted. This time, he must not give in, once he gives in, he will lose his bottom line and become a puppet and a tool for maintaining his rule at the mercy of the emperor.

As soon as he thought of this, Kong Sheng immediately returned to his study and burned all the records and albums of information, drawings and even design ideas related to the casting of artillery and firearms that he had hidden in his study. These are all thoughtful things, all stored in his brain, ready to be sorted out at any time.

At the same time, Wu Xianwu Xie galloped out of Chang'an City and rushed to the manor outside Chang'an City, that is, the firearms manufacturing department set up by Kong Sheng outside the city. According to Kong Sheng's strict orders, all the cannons and muskets that had been cast were sealed, and the parts that had not had time to be assembled were unsealed and hidden, and all were hidden in a secret cave somewhere in the Zhongnan Valley, which had been completed a month earlier.

Wu Xian Wujie is Kong Sheng's absolute confidant, and he has followed him for the longest time, and there is no problem with loyalty and credibility.

All the craftsmen were immediately disbanded on the spot, and the craftsmen were given ample remuneration and allowed to go their separate ways.

Wu Xian Wujie actually didn't understand that Kong Sheng was going to do this suddenly, but for Kong Sheng's orders, they were used to implementing them unconditionally, and their actions were very fast, and it didn't take long for the firearms casting workshop that was in full swing to stop work and break it down.

As for the more than 100 quasi-artillerymen who had been taught artillery firing and assembly skills by Kong Sheng, they were immediately dispersed and included in the original establishment of the Shence Army.

Everything, silently, without a trace.

If Kong Sheng guessed correctly, the emperor's real purpose was Kong Sheng's artillery casting technique. If Kong Sheng is willing to marry Princess Ji Guo, then the emperor naturally hopes to rely on his daughter's gentle township to anesthetize Kong Sheng's mind, and take out this secret trick through gentle means, or let Kong Sheng take the initiative to hand it over.

And if Kong Sheng refuses to obey his orders, then he will take down Kong Sheng on the charge of resisting the decree, and then force himself to take the firearms casting workshop that Kong Sheng has worked so hard to build as his own.

Kong Sheng didn't actually have to turn artillery casting technology into his own selfishness. In his plan, one day in the future, he will make this technology public and promote the development of Datang's national strength, but it is not yet the time. If it is made public now, it can only be controlled by the emperor and the imperial family, and it will become a private weapon that the Li Tang royal family relies on to maintain its rule.

In the eyes of people in this era, the Li Tang royal family represents the imperial court and the emperor represents the country, but in Kong Sheng's heart, this is far from a concept.

It is just an ordinary thing that the imperial family can change and change the dynasty, but no matter who becomes the emperor, the country is still that country, and Kong Sheng will never hand over the artillery casting technique if he is not sure that it will really become a national weapon. (To be continued.) )