Regarding the topic of his son's preferences, Zhao Guogong only mentioned two sentences and stopped, then turned back to business and instructed his subordinates: "Yongcheng has returned to the Xu family, and the situation in Chu is different, so you should pay more attention to it in the future, and it is best to cultivate some friendship with the Xu family." ”

Speaking of this, he paused and laughed: "This matter is the simplest, as long as we follow Xiao Er's wishes, we will tie the Xu family together." ”

The staff hesitated: "This is too much, isn't it?" Even if the Xu family wins Yongcheng, it is only a promising prospect, not a real strength. ”

Zhao Guogong nodded: "That's the case, but we don't need to plan for the child's marriage, Xiao Er really likes it, and it's okay." ”

The staff nodded thoughtfully. The marriage of the eldest prince was chosen by thousands of people at the beginning, and whether he liked it or not, no one except his wife mentioned it. When it comes to the second son, those considerations for the grandfather of the country do not mention it, which shows that the two sons are different in the heart of the grandfather.

The eldest son is relied on, and the second son is loved, and in the eyes of the same father, different children have different ways of loving.

"It's too early to tell, though. This Miss Xu San is not an ordinary noble girl, and Xu Huan has no son, so I don't know how he wants to arrange his daughter, so I still have to figure it out. ”

The staff understood. Born in the Yan family, especially in such a special situation, they are not simple brothers, even if Grandpa Guo loves his second son, he has to take into account the changes in the pattern brought about by marriage.

Speaking of which, there was another person outside.

This time, it was a servant woman, and she said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, Madame ordered the slave maid to ask, does the second son have a letter?" When will the eldest son be able to bring the second son back? ”

Zhao Guogong and the staff glanced at each other and said with a smile: "I know that Madame can't help it." ”

He turned his head and instructed the servant: "You go and spread the word, and I will go back to eat later, and tell my wife in person." ”

"Yes."

……

The news of Yongcheng reached Tongyang, and naturally it was received elsewhere.

Dongjiang is located in the south, and the weather is just right at this time, but the atmosphere of Dongjiang Wangfu at this time is a little heavy.

In the past few years, the health of the king of Dongjiang has not been very good, especially this year, the mid-year illness has not been good until now, and everyone in the palace is heavy.

However, it was an eventful autumn, and the king of Dongjiang, who was sick in bed, still did not dare to let go of government affairs, and listened to the report of the long history once every day after breakfast and when his spirit was at his best.

Today, Changshi brought a piece of news that shocked the king of Dongjiang.

"Yongcheng belongs to the Xu family?"

Changshi nodded and said, "Xu Huan's recital has been sent out, and Your Majesty has no reason not to allow it." ”

It's useless if you don't allow it, the prestige of the imperial court is weakening, the assassins and governors in various places are in power, Xu Huan has already destroyed Wu Zijing, if the imperial court sends another assassin, wouldn't it be beaten in the face? If you really do this, the newly sent assassin history, I'm afraid it will be gone on the road.

Moreover, among the states, Nanyuan has always been obedient, honestly pays taxes every year, and pays tribute every year, in the emperor's heart, Xu Huan is a loyal minister, his own people, how can he not give face?

He should be very happy, because Wu Zijing's move to seize the throne is a blow to the face of the imperial court, and Xu Huan is angry with the emperor!

The king of Dongjiang sighed: "This Xu Huan is really silent. Yongcheng fell into his hands, and he wiped out the Wu family, I am afraid that Chu Di will be surnamed Xu. ”

Changshi said yes, with a solemn expression: "Although Nanyuan was important in the past, it was only a state in the end, and from now on, it cannot be underestimated." ”

The Dongjiang River and the Nanyuan Territory are connected, and there is no natural danger to each other, and such a big force suddenly appeared in the west, and they could not help but be nervous.

The more the king of Dongjiang thought about it, the more headache he felt.

They Li have guarded the Dongjiang River for generations, just like China. The Dongjiang River is rich and prosperous, and they originally didn't even pay attention to the imperial court, but they have become weaker and weaker over the years.

Speaking of which, it was because of his poor health, and he was unable to do many things, so he could only let it go.

A few years ago, Jiang Yi came out of the north and almost unified Jiangbei. For this, Dongjiang has attached great importance to the sailor in recent years, and he is afraid that Jiang Yi is ambitious and wants to take a bite.

Now there is another Xu clan in the west, and with the topography of the Dongjiang River, it is really difficult to defend.

The king of Dongjiang rubbed his aching forehead and said, "One north and one west, we must unite one of them." ”

Changshi agreed: "What does the prince mean by showing favor to Xu Huan?" ”

The king of Dongjiang thought so in his heart, and said to Changshi: "Jiang Yi is ambitious, not much better than that Wu Zijing, in comparison, it is Xu Huan's side that is easy to deal with." ”

Xu Huan has been a Nanyuan assassin for more than ten years, and he was also good friends with them before, and often sent greetings during the New Year's Festival.

Changshi hesitated for a moment: "Xu Huan is easy to speak, but just like this, isn't it enough?" Chu is to the north, but it is Guanzhong, if you let Zhao Guogong win it over......"

The king of Dongjiang thought about it, how could he let go of such a powerful person as Zhao Guogong knowing this news?

As the two spoke, the record on the side suddenly remembered something, took out a copy from the document, flipped through it, and said: "Lord, the prince of Zhaoguo left Tongyang a few days ago, and it seems that he went to Nanyuan. ”

"What?" The news surprised the two, and Changshi hurriedly said, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

"I didn't know the whereabouts of the prince of Zhaoguo before, but this news was sent together today." ”

Changshi didn't care about counting him, took the document and looked at it, and nodded to the king of Dongjiang: "The prince of Zhaoguo is in Nanyuan, I don't know when I got the news." ”

King Dongjiang frowned urgently: "Things are worse than we imagined......"

If Xu Huan had let Zhao Guogong win him over, the situation that Dongjiang would have faced would have been even worse.

There was silence in the house, and a message came from outside: "The prince is here." ”

The king of Dongjiang cheered up: "Call him in." ”

After a while, a handsome young man came in and saluted the king of Dongjiang: "Father." ”

The King of Dongjiang looked kind: "Wen'er." ”

Li Wen, the son of the world, is also his only son. The king of Dongjiang was born frail, and he accepted a lot of concubines, but he only gave birth to such a son. Fortunately, his son is in good health and has grown up safely, which makes him comforted.

"Father, how are you doing today?" Li Wen stepped forward to help his father sit up and greeted with concern.

The king of Dongjiang smiled: "Today's spirit is good, what about you, how can you have time?" ”

Li Wen replied: "It was the mother concubine who asked the child to ask his father about the autumn banquet next month......

The king of Dongjiang remembered. He has been sick this year, so he wants to do his son's marriage, and Princess Dongjiang has picked many ladies and is ready to see each other at the autumn banquet.

When the child grows up, it's time to marry a daughter-in-law!

Looking at his son's face, the king of Dongjiang suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked Changshi: "Does Xu Huan only have two daughters?" ”

The long history said: "Xu's Shuangshu, famous for her beauty, his wife is still from Dongjiang." ”

King Dongjiang turned a thought in his heart, and said: "Send a post to the Xu family and invite Miss Xu to come to Dongjiang to participate in the autumn banquet." ”