Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Struggle Behind Marriage

Huang Fuheng has been paying attention to the locust plague in the seven counties of Yuzhou in the past few days, he is the prince, and he will naturally be very concerned about the people's livelihood, seeing that the autumn harvest is going to be in the autumn next month, but the locust plague suddenly broke out, which has a serious impact on the seven counties of Yuzhou.

The magistrate's report described, 'The locust swarms covered the earth, obscured the moon, swept away all the vegetation and vegetation, destroyed the rice fields, and left no grain .....left behind the locust swarms.'

Huang Fuheng immediately put forward a written instruction, 'order the government hall to discuss measures to catch locusts, and provide relief to the victims as soon as possible.' ’

At this time, Tianxing walked into Huangfu Heng's study quickly, bowed and bowed, "See the prince!" ”

After Huang Fuheng finished his instructions, he put down his pen and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the crown prince, I just saw Huangfu Wujin."

"Oh!" Huangfu Heng was a little interested, so he asked, "Is he coming to you, or are you meeting on the road?" ”

"Back to His Highness, it was he who came to find a humble position."

"Really? That's kind of weird. ”

Huangfu Heng smiled and asked, "Tell me, what is he looking for you?" ”

"Returning to His Highness, he told the lowly post a piece of news, and the humbler felt that it was very important, so he rushed back to report it."

Tianxing told Huang Fuheng about Uncle Shen's help in the marriage between the Guan family and the Su family.

The news brought by Tianxing surprised the crown prince Huangfu Heng, and without Tianxing's explanation, Huangfu Heng immediately understood that this was Uncle Shen Guo in order to win over Su Hanzhen in disguise, once the marriage was successful, at least half of Donghai County would be returned to Uncle Shen.

Even if Su Hanzhen is loyal to herself, but the Guan family has become his niece and son-in-law, many things will be difficult to do in the future, and he can no longer believe in Su Hanzhen wholeheartedly, this plan is indeed very poisonous, and the consequences are very serious.

Huang Fuheng hurriedly asked: "Did Wu Jin say that to what extent is the marriage between the Su Guan and the two families now?" ”

"Wu Jin said that Uncle Shen's wife just went to Su Mansion to deliver the marriage letter this morning, and it should have just begun! Su Fu has not yet agreed to this marriage. ”

Huangfu Heng couldn't sit still anymore, he got up and ordered: "Prepare a carriage for me, and go to Guozi to study immediately!" ”

....... Soon, several wide carriages drove out of the East Palace at high speed, and under the strict escort of more than a hundred guards, they quickly drove towards the Daozheng Square in the north.

Inside the carriage, Huang Fuheng was closing his eyes and pondering, he was thinking about another thing, why did Wu Jin tell him the news?

Huang Fuheng also knew that Wu Jin and Su Hanzhen had a good personal relationship, he might be able to know the news, and someone in Su Mansion would inform him in time, but the question was, what was Wu Jin's intention in doing this?

Obviously, he wanted to use himself to stop the marriage between the Su family and the Guan family, and he knew that he would definitely stop it, but why would he do this? He doesn't want the two families to marry, is he selfish? Could it be...... The corners of Huang Fuheng's mouth showed a knowing smile, he probably guessed Wu Jin's true intentions, it must be his friend, or even he himself wants to marry the Su family, this stinky boy, also wants to marry Su Hanchang's daughter?

The East Palace was very close to the Daozheng Workshop, and in a moment, the carriage quickly drove into the workshop.

....... Su Hanchang had just returned to Guozixue from the mansion, he couldn't have imagined that he had won the Tianjian today, and there were three court magnates who came to Guozixue to find him, if you count the princess of Lanling in the mansion, it would be four people.

And this time it's the prince who is here, so the prince will also propose to his daughter!

Su Hanchang's heart fluttered, his daughter became a popular figure in the eyes of various powerful families overnight, if the situation fermented again, he was worried that the emperor would also take a fancy to his daughter and summon her to the palace, the matter would be troublesome, and he had to find a way to cool down this matter.

I only heard a 'creak' outside, the sound of a carriage stopping, and a man rushed in, "My lord! My lord! Quick, hurry up and greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Su Hanchang hurriedly tidied up his robe, walked quickly to the door, and just saw Huangfu Heng being helped out of the carriage by two eunuchs.

Because of his brother Su Hanzhen, Su Hanchang also had special respect for the prince, he took a step forward, knelt down and said: "Doctor Su Hanchang of Chenguozi Xue see Chujun Chitose!" ”

Huangfu Heng stepped forward to help him up and said with a smile: "I don't know why, I always treat you three Su brothers as one person. ”

"Back to Your Highness, our three brothers were born to the same mother, and they look alike and have similar names, so it's easy to be confused."

"Huh! Mainly because I have too little contact with you, I decided to have more contact with the Su family in the future. ”

"This is the honor of the Su family, prince, please!"

Su Hanchang invited the prince into your guest room to sit down, and he came in to offer tea, Huang Fuheng had already received a report from the guards on the way, he looked at the room, and said with a faint smile: "This noble room is very lively today!" ”

Su Hanchang's face flushed slightly, he heard that the prince had something to say, so he hurriedly explained: "Back to Your Highness, today is very strange, first King Qi came early in the morning, then Uncle Shen Guo brought a young man to visit, and in the afternoon, His Royal Highness came down. ”

"King Qi?" Huangfu Heng was stunned for a moment, "What is King Qi doing here?" ”

"He ....." Su Hanchang was really a little difficult to speak, and after hesitating, he still said truthfully: "Back to His Royal Highness, King Qi and Uncle Shen are actually for the same purpose, they are both here to propose to the little girl, and Princess Qi also went to Su Mansion in the morning. ”

"Really?"

Huangfu Heng was even more surprised in his heart, it turned out that King Qi also came to propose to Su Hanchang, is Su Hanchang's daughter a fairy? It's so eye-catching.

"Who is King Qi proposing for? It can't be him! ”

"Nope! No! ”

Su Hanchang hurriedly denied, "His Royal Highness the King of Qi is proposing marriage to Luo Qiyu, the younger brother of Princess Qi, not for himself." ”

"It turned out to be a marriage proposal for the poisonous jackal."

Huangfu Heng nodded and said with a smile: "That Luo Qiyu is the son of Luo Wei, the envoy of Qi Qingjiedu, although he is a high-ranking official, and he is the younger brother of Princess Qi, but this person has a bad character and is notorious, and it is estimated that Su Xijiu will not agree." ”

"Yes! My mother also said that his character is too bad, and it doesn't matter if his knowledge is almost good, but if his character is poor, it will definitely not work, and my mother didn't want to accept his marriage letter at all, so Princess Qi forced it into us. ”

"What about the Guan family?"

Huangfu Heng asked with a smile and quietly: "Then Guan Xianju's conditions are good, will the Su family agree?" ”

Although Su Hanchang is a doctor of Guozixue, he is by no means a nerd who only reads sage books and does not listen to things outside the window, on the contrary, he is extremely keen on fame and fame in his bones, and he is also very clear about some unspoken rules in officialdom.

He knew that the reason why the prince came to find him must be related to Uncle Shen's proposal, his second brother is the prince's confidant, if he and Uncle Shen Guo marry, this will have a great impact on the position of the second brother, especially the second brother is the assassin of Donghai County, which is the financial and tax center of the Daning Dynasty, and the prince is easy to fight, if the second brother alienates the prince because of his marriage with Uncle Shen, it means that the Su family and the prince have a deep feud.

Once the crown prince ascends the throne, the first thing is to clean up the Su family.

Su Hanchang thought of a question, why did Uncle Shen Guo come forward to talk about marriage with the Su family, instead of Guan Lian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, came forward, it stands to reason, since it was to propose to Guan Xianju, it should be his father who came forward, anyway, he is also a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, how could it be Xiangguo who came forward, adding weight to the proposal is certainly a reason, will there be a deeper purpose hidden?

At this time, Su Hanchang realized that Uncle Shen Guo probably had a deeper intention, that is, to bring the second brother Su Hanzhen over through this marriage, at least to successfully destroy the relationship between the second brother and the prince.

Looking at the prince's vigilant gaze, Su Hanchang suddenly realized that the prince was also aware of this, so he came to the door in person, he came to question why he wanted to marry Uncle Shen?

Thinking of this, Su Hanchang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, if he agreed to Uncle Shen's marriage proposal in a daze, it would be a taboo in officialdom and plant the root of Su Mansion being destroyed in the future.

Huang Fuheng was already a little impatient to wait, and he asked coldly: "Is it that the marriage conditions offered by Uncle Shen are very superior, which makes Lord Su excited?" ”

"Nope! No! No! ”

Su Hanchang said three nos in a row, and hurriedly explained: "Shen Xiangguo didn't mention any conditions, and we didn't agree, in fact, our Su family felt very embarrassed, today King Qi, Uncle Shen and the King of Lanling County came to propose marriage at the same time......"

"Wait!"

Huang Fuheng interrupted him and hurriedly asked, "You just said that the king of Lanling County also came to propose?" ”

"Yes! The king of Lanling County proposed for his grandson, Huangfu Wujin. ”

Huang Fuheng smiled meaningfully, this stinky boy really used himself to suppress Uncle Shen, it turned out that he really wanted to marry Su Hanchang's daughter, which was a very interesting thing.

"Then do you think the Su family's marriage proposal from the king of Lanling County can be considered? That emperor has no Jin, I know him very well, he is a good young man, do you Su family intend to recruit him as a son-in-law? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, we feel good about Huangfu Wujin, my second brother has a good evaluation of him, and his own conditions are relatively superior, if he can be recruited as a son-in-law, it is of course the luck of the Su family......"

Su Hanchang said while carefully observing the changes in the prince's face, he didn't understand the prince's true intentions, and he didn't dare to say one thing to death, so he said vaguely: "Just promised the king of Lanling County, it will inevitably offend the king of Qi and Uncle Shen, so we won't agree to anyone for the time being, wait for my father to decide." ”

Huang Fuheng nodded, "Your decision is wise, don't take the liberty of agreeing to any family, there are many considerations that have nothing to do with marriage, you are very right to be cautious, but one thing I want to tell you, if I were you, I would never put my brother in an embarrassing situation." ”

After speaking, Huang Fuheng got up and said goodbye.

......... Huangfu Heng leaned on the carriage and closed his eyes and pondered, his body swayed with the walking of the carriage, he was thinking about another thing, that is, the matter of winning over the Liang Wang line, this is his wish all along, Wu Jin was named the Duke of Liang Guo, which is equivalent to announcing that Wu Jin is the successor of the Liang Wang line.

If he really marries the Su family, and then through Su Hanzhen's relationship, in this way, will there be an invisible bridge between himself and the Liang Wang family.

What a great opportunity!

(To be continued)