Chapter 80: The Struggle Behind Marriage

Just as the judgment of the crown prince Fu Heng, Uncle Shen Guo really wanted to use the opportunity of this marriage to win over Su Fu, so as to change Su Hanzhen's position, so that he gradually changed from the East Palace system to a neutral faction, coupled with the role of Changshi Xu Yuan, then Donghai County would once again favor him Uncle Shen Guo.

It can be said that this is his plan, it is difficult to hide this kind of thing from the prince, and Uncle Shen Guo does not want to hide it, even if the prince obstructs it, but if he is well prepared, Guan Xianju will become the Su family's son-in-law.

Uncle Shen Guo sat in the study reading a small note, and at the bottom of it was Guan Lian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and behind him stood his son Guan Xianju.

The note was written by a Guozi scholar in time and told Uncle Shen an important news.

Uncle Shen Guo crumpled the note into a ball, smiled faintly at Guan Lian and said, "Prince Heng just went to Guozixue to talk to Su Hanchang half an hour ago. ”

Guan Lin looks very similar to his son Guan Xianju, he is also tall, with a square face, a straight nose and a straight mouth, and a hint of gloom in his eyes, but he is tough on the outside and timid on the inside.

He sat on a low-backed chair with his waist straight, and Uncle Shen's words made him feel a little uneasy, so he asked, "Will this affect Su Hanchang's position?" I mean, would Su Hanchang refuse Ju'er's marriage proposal for fear of offending the prince? ”

"Of course it will have an impact, after all, he is the crown prince, he will not get nothing when he goes to Guozi to study, but it will not be as you said Su Hanchang categorically refused to marry, although the prince hopes so, but Su Hanchang will not, he also has to consider my face, so, I think the final result should be a balance, he does not agree, nor refuses."

"What could that be?"

Guan Jing asked a little nervously: "He can't drag it out indefinitely like this, he should decide whether to agree or not." ”

Uncle Shen sighed secretly, he found that this Guan Jing was a little unbreathable, he was already a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, acting like a little clerk who had just entered the officialdom, so uncomposed, so nervous, what if the marriage was completed? What if it doesn't? It's not a life-and-death battle, Guan Lone's performance made him really a little disappointed.

However, his son can calm down better than him, although he is the person concerned, he is not flustered at all, Guan Xianju's current behavior is very different from the interjection and confusion when he first met Su Hanchang this morning.

Uncle Shen nodded approvingly to Guan Xianju, and said to Guan Lian: "The Su family has the best excuse for delay, that is, Su Xun is not in the house, he is the head of the family, of course, this kind of major marriage has to be the final decision, so the Su family will definitely delay, you don't have to worry, wait patiently, you can rest assured!" I will always keep an eye on the movements of the Sioux Mansion and will not let you miss the opportunity. ”

After listening to Uncle Shen Guo's explanation, Guan Lian was slightly relieved, he owed himself, and said respectfully: "Then everything will be arranged by Shen Xiangguo, if the horse can succeed in this marriage, my Guan family will do their best to serve Xiangguo." ”

Guan Xianju, who had been standing silently behind his father, said: "Even if the final marriage is not completed due to the will of God, the Guan family will be grateful for Xiangguo's help and will be loyal to Xiangguo." ”

Uncle Shen Guo smiled, this Guan Xianju is very good at talking, and it is always pleasant to talk to him.

"Don't worry! I still have a killer weapon in my hands, and I will use it at a critical moment to not disappoint you. ”

........ Guan's father and son said goodbye and left, Uncle Shen Guo was lying on the high-backed chair and thinking about it, he had already received the news that the king of Lanling County was also proposing to the Su family for Huangfu Wujin, and the king of Qi was also proposing, and the three families were asking for a daughter, which was very interesting.

However, Uncle Shen Guo is also not optimistic about King Qi, he knows Su Xun father and son very well, even if Su Hanchang agreed to King Qi because of some kind of temptation, but Su Xun will never agree, that old man is not ordinary stubborn, and he values reputation very much, how could he marry his eldest granddaughter to the notorious Luo Qiyu?

Uncle Shen sneered, he had a detailed record of Luo Qiyu's various crimes in the past three years, which was a weapon he was going to use against King Qi.

However, compared to King Qi, Uncle Shen Guo attaches more importance to the marriage proposal of the King of Lanling County, and it is Huangfu Wujin, this kid actually falls in love with the daughter of the Su family, in fact, Uncle Shen Guo is very clear about the relationship between Wujin and Su Hanchang's daughter.

Uncle Shen took out a book from the drawer under the table, the book was called "The Monkey King's Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", which was the favorite book of Uncle Shen's grandson, and Uncle Shen later learned that the book was written by Su Xun's granddaughter.

There are two authors, one is called Hanlian Lotus, this is Su Xun's granddaughter Su Han, and the other is called Wujin, needless to say, who this person is, from this book, Uncle Shen knows that the relationship between Wujin and Miss Su is not ordinary.

Although his uncle Shen Guo has the beauty of sincerity and benevolence, it is a pity that Wujin has become the heir of the Liang Wang family and took away his Chuzhou naval army, so don't blame him Shen Guo Uncle for beating the mandarin ducks, he will not let Huangfu Wujin become the son-in-law of the Su family, so as to bring the relationship between the Liang Wang family and the crown prince closer.

At this time, a guard reported, "General Shao has arrived." ”

"Let him in."

After a while, Jingwen hurriedly walked into the room and bowed, "See Xiangguo!" ”

Uncle Shen Guo smiled slightly and said, "General Shao, I have two small things for you to do. ”

"Don't dare to say anything, Xiangguo even if he commands."

"Good!"

Uncle Shen Guo took a thick file, which was a detailed record of Luo Qiyu's various crimes, and he handed it to Shao Jingwen, "You print thousands of copies of these records and spread them in the market, especially Su Xun's mansion, and you have to distribute dozens of copies, and you must make everyone in Su Mansion know about them." ”

Uncle Shen Guo was originally going to attack the King of Qi after a while, but he didn't want to wait any longer and couldn't give Luo Qiyu any chance.

Shao Jingwen took over the file, "Let's do it, and it will spread all over the capital the day after tomorrow at the latest." ”

Uncle Shen Guo took out a thin dossier again, but this is Wujin's file, which has just been sent from Donghai County, but unfortunately there is too little content in it, and it has no substantive effect, only some things about Wujin's business, including the record of him opening a pawnshop and repairing bridges to make money, Uncle Shen Guo also handed it to Shao Jingwen, "The content in it doesn't have to be disseminated, just let Su Fu know." ”

Wujin's biggest weakness is that he has been a businessman, which has little meaning for ordinary people, but it has a very important reference value for Su Fu to choose a son-in-law, and Su Xun will also not marry his granddaughter to a suitor who used to be a businessman.

Shao Jingwen didn't say anything, he took the file, bowed, and went out.

After dealing with this matter, Uncle Shen Guo took another copy of the recital, he was about to start thinking about government affairs, and he would not put all his energy on a small matter.

........ Guan's father and son left Uncle Shen's mansion, got into a carriage, and drove towards his own mansion, in the carriage, Guan Jing saw that his son was silent and speechless, and seemed a little worried, so he patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't worry too much, Uncle Shen Guo personally planned to ensure that you can hug the beauty." ”

Guan Xianju smiled bitterly and said: "As far as I know, Uncle Shen has been defeated twice at the hands of Huangfu Wujin, to be honest, I have little confidence in him, and I want to plan to win the beauty myself." ”

"No way!"

Guan Lian categorically refused, perhaps feeling that his tone was a little heavy, he slowed down his voice and said: "In a little more than half a month, you will participate in the Jinshi Imperial Examination, at such a critical moment, how can you be distracted, you don't care about the marriage proposal, you still do your best to participate in the imperial examination." ”

Guan Xianju didn't answer, he was actually thinking about the relationship between the imperial examination and the marriage proposal, one thing is certain, because Su Xun was isolated, the Su family decided whether to agree to the marriage, at least until the imperial examination was released, if he could be in the top ten of the first list at that time, he would have all three of talent, family, and character, in that way, he would surpass Huangfu Wujin, and the possible surname of marrying a beauty would be greatly increased.

But Guan Xianju also knows very well that with his strength as the hundredth rank of the Chuzhou Gongjushi, let alone the top ten, I am afraid that even the Jinshi in the examination is very dangerous, non-toxic and not a husband, if you want to succeed, you must use extraordinary means.

Thinking of this, Guan Xianju whispered to his father: "Father, is there a way to get the test questions for this year's imperial examination?" ”

Guan Xiao was startled, and hurriedly shook his head, "Impossible, this kind of thing must not be done, once it is leaked, it is a big crime, and this year's admission quota has been relaxed to fifty, if you work hard, there will be hope." ”

Guan Xianju saw his father's panicked appearance, and couldn't help but secretly despise it in his heart, and he said again: "Father, I know my talent, even if it is relaxed to a hundred, it is impossible to be admitted to the Jinshi, and I still want to enter the top ten, my father is a dignified and ceremonial waiter, doesn't it even have anything to do with this?" ”

Guan was silent, in fact, he understood in his heart that a total of 30,000 scholars gathered in the capital to participate in this year's Jinshi examination, only 60 people were admitted, and one person out of 500 people was admitted, how difficult it is to be admitted, and there are many prestigious bachelors who will also participate in this year's exam, such as Zhao Bolun, the great Confucian of Yuzhou, Ma Yingchu, the ghost talent of Jingzhou, Pei Zhi, known as the first genius of Jinzhou, and Cui Xuan, the great talent of the Cui family in Qinghe, Qizhou, these people who have been famous for a long time also came to participate in the imperial examination, and they have to occupy part of the quota.

Due to the reform of this year's Jinshi imperial examination, the main examination of the former Ministry of Officials has been changed to the joint examination of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Guozijian, with a total of three examinations, Jingyi, poetry and policy theory, of which the Ministry of Officials is responsible for poetry and policy theory, and the Ministry of Rites is responsible for Jingyi questions, and Guozijian is responsible for marking papers.

He is a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and he can indeed get the topic of the Jingyi Branch, and Huang Hongyuan is responsible for the topic of the Ministry of Rites, and Huang Hongyuan is his confidant, as long as he proposes it himself, he will definitely agree, but Huang Hongyuan has been quarantined and is a little difficult.

He sighed and said: "Even if you have a heart for your father, it's too late, Huang Hongyuan has been quarantined yesterday, and your father can't see him." Guan Xianju smiled slightly, "Father, isn't there another two opportunities for the family to send food and bedding?" How could there be no chance? ”

Guan Xiao bowed his head and said, "Let me think about it again, this kind of thing must be thought through." ”

(To be continued)