"I see." It's already March, Ming Pei Hall has officially removed the filial piety, put on colored utensils, and started to wear colored clothes from top to bottom.
Although the wind in Xiliang is still chilly at the moment, I have been used to the simplicity of the past two years, so after such a change, it feels like it is already full of colorful flowers.
However, after Shen Zangfeng changed out of his mourning clothes, he now only wore an unembroidered azurite brocade robe, and his attire was simple.
He frowned slightly, looked at the letter in his hand, and muttered, "I heard that Yaozi took Wei Xinyong as a hostage, while Xu Zongwen secretly sent all his parents and children to the imperial capital, and the others also gave their blood relatives as hostages... Weird way Huo Zhaoyu dares to bet that they will keep their promise!"
There were three seats lined up not far away, and Shen Lianshi, who was at the head, responded: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Except for Wen Yaozi, there may not be anyone who does not care about the feelings of flesh and blood. Huo Zhaoyu has always had a sense of stability. How could Huo Zhaoyu take such a risk? What's more, even if all these people keep their promises, in a small area like Gyeonggi Province, they are still surrounded by enemies. Does Huo Zhaoyu still want to succeed? If he were a vassal, the Su family would treat him well. "
"Guang'er?" After Shen Lianshi expressed his opinion, it was Shen Liankun who should have expressed his opinion to Guan Shiyi - because something happened at the Mengshan Jade Mine, Shen Zangji left yesterday. His wife was accompanying him and was not here at the moment - but neither of them had thought or thought of what to say for the time being, so Shen Zangfeng looked at his eldest son.
Eight-year-old Shen Shuguang is much taller than last year, and his attire is much more solemn than that of Shen Zangfeng.
Wearing a pea green brocade robe made by her mother, Wei Changying, the skirt, cuffs, and corners of the robe are all embroidered with beautiful metaphorical patterns. The matching belt is also extremely skillful. On her chest hangs a red gold engraved necklace inlaid with pearls, and is adorned with jade and emeralds. Her whole body is full of nobility.
His elegant clothes and grooming gave him the air of a legitimate eldest son, but his sweet voice at this age inevitably gave people a childish feeling.
Therefore, he often used a dull face and unsquinting eyes to add "majesty" to himself: "Returning to his father, the boy thought that since it was not one party that handed over the hostage to Huo Zhaoyu, but several parties, and their territories were adjacent to each other, then. If only one or two parties don't care about their hostages, Huo Zhaoyu can use this to instigate and contain them."
This was tantamount to refuting Shen Lianshi's words, but instead of being unhappy, Shen Lianshi smiled and said, "Guang'er is good, you can see it so quickly."
Shen Shuguang said with a wooden face: "My nephew, thank you uncle for the compliment." But he secretly cursed in his heart: Second uncle, you have colluded with your father to deliberately misinterpret these letters and official documents to test me, not once or twice. Now that my father has finished the letter, as long as Say your opinion immediately. I just need to think the opposite of what I told you, and nine times out of ten I won’t be wrong!
Shen Lianshi didn't know that he had guessed that he would test him wrongly on purpose, so he easily judged right from wrong and was very satisfied with his nephew's performance.
But business matters were important at the moment, so I joined hands with my younger brother to test my nephew as usual, and then started talking about the business formally: "The most important of these hostages is Wei Xinyong. As Guang'er said, although these parties have joined forces to attack Su this time, In fact, they all have their own agendas. It is difficult to say that they can't do anything despite the hostages breaking the agreement. Among all the hostages, only Wen Yaozi only gave Wei Xinyong as a hostage, and he was not his parents and he was not a blood relative. . But he is Huo Zhaoyu’s most trusted hostage. With him in hand, even if others want to abandon the hostage, Wen Yaozi will try their best to stop them. It is probably because of him that the internal and external cooperation that led to the collapse of the Su family was successful. "
"Wen Yaozi started from a young age. Even if he does not rely on Wei Xinyong's behind-the-scenes guidance to be where he is today, he will definitely be severely hit if he is separated from Wei Xinyong." Shen Zangfeng said lightly, "Ordinarily he would rather Even if I hand over my parents and my wife, I won’t hand over Wei Xinyong as a hostage, so I’m afraid it was Wei Xinyong who proposed to be the hostage and persuaded him.”
"Third brother is saying that Wei Xinyong's coming to the imperial capital as a hostage is another move on his part?" Shen Lianshi frowned and said.
To be honest, he was disapproving of Wei Xinyong the year before last, but since last year he has become more and more annoyed with this Wei family member. The main reason was that they fought several times in the air. Although the Shen family did not suffer any losses, they did not take advantage. The point is that neither Wen Yaozi nor Wei Xinyong's power is comparable to that of the Shen family.
In Shen Lianshi's eyes, Wei Xinyong had transformed from an ambitious and talented young man into a very wise and almost demonic being.
In addition, Shen Zangfeng mentioned a few words that this person is good at staying behind, and he likes to stay behind the scenes. Now that Shen Zangzhen heard the words Wei Xinyong, no matter what he did, even if he drank a cup of tea and took the plate. When playing chess, I will think twice about whether there is any secret in it
At this moment, he was thinking, Shangguan Shiyi said: "No matter what purpose Wei Xinyong has in coming to the imperial capital, Huo Zhaoyu will definitely take precautions. Since everyone thinks that Huo Zhaoyu is a steady person, let alone what he is doing now, even if he relies on hostages to stop him Surrounded by enemies and the capital is empty, after all, it is not a long-term solution. Moreover, he used to work under the Su family and was treated with courtesy, so I think it is worth discussing how Wei Xinyong persuaded him to deal with the Su family. "
"Huo Zhaoyu's betrayal of the Su family has no obvious benefits for him. Instead, he will fall into a more dangerous situation." Shen Lianshi said, "So I wonder, could this be a personal vendetta?"
Shen Zangfeng nodded: "I think so too." It's not a good thing. Unless there is a grudge, there is no need for Huo Zhaoyu to offend the Su family to death - don't say that Su Xiu Ming and Su Xiu Wei are not dead yet, even if they are both dead. Well, let's just say that the Su family still has Su Ruoqian and Su Yuwu. Even if all the Su family's main sect is dead, there will be more people named Su in Qingzhou.
Even though they were secretly happy that Huo Zhaoyu gave them a chance to take charge of the Su family, they would never be soft-hearted when it came to avenging Su Xiu Ming and the others.
The Yunxia Huo family is no match for the Su family.
Huo Zhaoyu would actually give such a cruel blow to the Su family... Let alone Su Xiu Ming, it was beyond the imagination of the Shen family and probably no one else in the Huo family.
Therefore: "If it is a personal enmity, it must be of the sworn kind. Otherwise, Huo Zhaoyu would probably tolerate it or secretly take revenge slowly. It would never be so fierce, and he would not be afraid of forming a deadly feud with the Su family."
"If we want to talk about sworn enemies, apart from the hatred for taking away my wife, it is the hatred for killing my father." When Shen Liankun heard that he finally had a chance to interject, he hurriedly said, "But Huo Zhaoyu's wife is the eldest princess of Anji. This Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, was known as a shrewd person before she came down, and she was notoriously difficult to mess with! And I heard that after she followed Huo Zhaoyu to the imperial capital, she took her youngest son into the imperial capital because they had to live apart according to their filial piety, and the imperial capital did not have a neat mansion. Did you go to the palace to live with Princess Qingxin? Could it be that the Qingzhou army was able to escape into the palace when it was a traitor?"
"Ahem!" Shen Lianshi didn't stop him and told him to finish what he wanted to say. After coughing, he glared at Shen Liankun and looked at Shen Shuguang, who looked a little confused.
Only then did Shen Liankun realize that the "hatred of seizing his wife" and "treacherous and treacherous women" he was talking about were not suitable to talk about in front of his nephew. I couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed.
However, as the father of Shen Shuguang, Shen Zangfeng looked calm. He felt that since he brought his son to attend the meeting, it would not hurt to know a little about things that Shen Shuguang would definitely know in the future, as long as he did not focus entirely on it. Just be in a similar place.
So Shen Zangfeng ignored his brother's embarrassment and said calmly: "Although there are Qingzhou troops guarding the palace, Su Xiu Ming still treated Huo Zhaoyu very politely until she was assassinated. The Qingzhou troops are not expected to be rude to Princess Anji. And Princess Anji The princess is very shrewd, and she may not suffer such a big loss. Of course, there are no absolutes in this world, so let’s leave this speculation alone.”
He added, "If it was the revenge for killing my father, it would be easier to explain. The Huo family and the Su family had no enmity before, and the only time they would have such a big enmity was during the East Gate Trap. In times of crisis, it might be possible. The Su family used the Huo family as a shield..."
"I think the revenge for killing my father is more likely." Shen Lianshi said after pondering for a moment.
"I think so too." Shen Liankun continued.
Shangguan Shiyi nodded slightly.
When Shen Zangfeng saw this, he asked his son again: "Guang'er?"
Shen Shuguang said: "The same goes for children."
"What's the reason?" Shen Zangfeng asked.
"In the conversation between my father and the uncles just now, the child heard an important meaning, that is, what Huo Zhaoyu did to the Su family this time, although it ruined the Su family's many years of hard work, it failed to destroy the foundation of the Su family. In the future, There is a possibility that the Su family will come back to take revenge." Shen Shuguang thought for a moment and said slowly, "And the second uncle and his father both agree that Huo Zhaoyu has a calm temperament and is not an impulsive person. The person who disregards the future of the whole family should be the one who causes hatred, not the humiliation of his wife. After all, a mere humiliation is nothing compared to the pain of bereavement."
A mere humiliation is nothing compared to the pain of bereavement
The hatred for killing his father and the hatred for taking away his wife have always been parallel enemies!
Not to mention that if his wife is insulted... This is something that no man can tolerate, right
The elder was stunned for a moment... After all, Shen Zangfeng reacted quickly and calmly praised his son and sent him to do his homework in the small study next door. Then he explained to Shen Lianshi and others: "I think he didn't understand the meaning of what the sixth brother said, but I said that the Qingzhou Army should not be rude to Princess Anji, so he thought it was a win." Explanation. The so-called hatred of seizing a wife is just like being ignored by a servant... Compared to the hatred of killing his father, which he can understand, he naturally feels that the former is insignificant. "
"..." Shen Lianshi and others were speechless.
As an uncle who regards his nephew as his life, Shen Lianshi was speechless, and then he became defensive again: "Then how does he know that the humiliation is caused by the neglect of the servants? Could it be that the servants have neglected him before?"
"...Second brother, you are overthinking. Do you think that Guang'er has grown up in front of us in the past two years, how can he still be mistreated?" Shen Zangfeng glanced at him speechlessly, "Let's continue talking about business - No matter what personal vendetta Huo Zhaoyu had for tricking the Su family, it would be extremely bad for him to hold a hostage now. However, Wei Xinyong is also in the imperial capital. This person has always been deep in the city, so I am more concerned about what will happen to him. Backhand?" (To be continued)