Gongsun Su came to see Rong Suihe for the marriage between his son Gongsun Yingdun and Master Wu.
Earlier, when Rong Shuihe and his family went to Western Xinjiang, they successfully surrendered the Jishan bandits through Yu Ze of Huan Guanlan.
It's just that the current leader of the Jishan bandits, Wu Da, is a female prostitute and cannot be rewarded with an official position.
Then Rong Suihe didn't want to bring her into the backyard. In the end, after a short negotiation, the two parties decided to let the head of the family choose a husband under Rong Suihe and get married.
After careful consideration, Master Wu chose Gongsun Yingdun.
Originally, their marriage should have been arranged by this time, but soon after, Ruru, who was attacking Northern Xinjiang, detoured to Western Xinjiang. Rong Suihe urgently arranged for Sheng Weiqiao to leave Yizhou for refuge, but Gongsun Yingdun was not dispatched at that time. Or any one of Master Wu’s family will accompany him.
But later he learned that Sheng Weiqiao did not go to Chang'an as he ordered, but went to Northern Xinjiang instead. After trying to persuade Zhao Shi, Rong Suihe was so worried that he sent the head of Wu and her female guards to protect Sheng Weiqiao. .
In this way, the marriage of these two people will naturally not be possible.
Because it was a purely political marriage, the two parties had not gotten along much, let alone have any relationship. Master Wu was used to being the master of the family. After joining the Wuyi Camp, he was busy and enjoying it, and almost felt happy. I forgot that I had a fiancé.
Gongsun Yingdun had opposed Rong Suihe in his early years. In the past two years, Rong Suihe had been running around, basically giving no chance to his nephew to get close, and he was somewhat unfamiliar. In addition, Master Wu is a strong person and has Jishan bandits to rely on. She also has Le Yangwen, an elder who treats her as if she were her own child. She never mentions her marriage. Many people speculate that Master Wu is a little regretful. , she felt that Gongsun Yingdun was not good enough for her, but she was embarrassed to bring it up because she had personally selected this fiancé before.
So by procrastinating, I hope to find a suitable opportunity to terminate the engagement.
In this way, Gongsun Yingdun had doubts in his heart but did not dare to say it openly. He had just settled in Western Xinjiang before. After returning to Chang'an not long ago, he reunited with Gongsun Su and his son.
Gongsun Su had always looked down upon his son, thinking that he was dull and not capable of being his successor.
But after all, they were his own flesh and blood, so Gongsun Su would not let go.
After having a long and frank talk with Rong Suihe and resolving the grudges regarding the death of Gongsun Lao Haizhu, Gongsun Su began to worry about his son's marriage.
No, I will come to Rong Suihe in person today to discuss the matter: "Master Wu is getting older, and Ying Dun is not young either. Their marriage was decided a few years ago, how about it? It's now Just arrange the wedding for them, or wait a while until you finish the things at hand?"
"I have been thinking about it before." Rong Suihe heard this and said hurriedly, "I also asked Master Wu privately what he meant. The Master said that she was worried that it would be inconvenient to show her face after getting married, but she planned to wait for the dust to come out. After settling down, I will marry Ying Dun. Because I had to tell my eldest brother about my adoptive father, I didn’t mention it the last time we met."
Gongsun Su was just worried that Master Wu would regret his marriage, because he was marrying his daughter-in-law, not his daughter. The youth of girls these days is infinitely more precious than that of men, especially Master Wu who was several years older than Gongsun Yingdun.
After hearing this, he felt relieved and said: "Ying Dun is not like you and me. He has great ambitions but little talent. I don't expect him to be able to achieve anything in this life! It's rare to have a high-spirited daughter-in-law who can give you If that’s the case, then it’s better to take it slow. When the time comes, everyone will be free, and we can make the wedding more lively for them!”
Rong Suihe nodded in agreement and said, "That's exactly what I thought."
The two brothers discussed a few words about the marriage between Gongsun Yingdun and the head of Wu Da. Gongsun Su pondered for a while and finally asked: "I have been in the village outside the city during this time, but I also heard that your subordinates seem to have some opinions. Not even?"
"They have different opinions on what name I should use to inherit the throne." Rong Suihe did not hide it, saying, "Some people think that His Majesty has been too slack over the years and that the blessings of his lineage have been exhausted. Otherwise, how could he always have no one? Son? That’s why I don’t agree with me taking over his name. I’m afraid there will be some hindrance in the future.”
"Some people have doubts about King Gaomi. They are worried that after ascending the throne as the emperor's nephew, they will inevitably be promoted to the throne, which will cause trouble."
Gongsun Su said dumbly: "It seems that you are managing your subordinates well. Didn't any of these people propose to you to kill the King of Gaomi?"
He said this calmly. After all, within Wang Hua, parricide has never been an issue, let alone at sea? It is too common for fathers, sons, and brothers to fight each other.
The relationship between Gongsun Su and Old Sea Master Gongsun is particularly good, which is actually a bit special.
This has a lot to do with the fact that Gongsun Su is the only flesh and blood of the old sea master Gongsun.
For example, Gongsun Su himself, even after his father and all his wives and concubines died, leaving only two siblings, Gongsun Yingjiang and Gongsun Yingdun, did not love them as much as Sheng Lanci did to Sheng Weiqiao. situation.
Coming out of such an environment, Gongsun Su didn't think there was anything wrong with murdering blood relatives, especially blood relatives with whom he had a bad relationship.
Rong Suihe was also calm and said with a smile: "Although I didn't say it explicitly, that's probably what I meant."
"Then what are your plans?" Gongsun Su asked, "But when it comes to the fact that His Majesty's blessings have been exhausted... aren't his queen and concubines pregnant? Could it be that what Meng Guiyu told a lie before , in fact, the concubines are all pregnant with princesses?"
"What the queen is carrying is not an heir at all." Rong Suihe took a sip of the tea in front of him and said calmly, "As for Zhaoyi, what is she carrying? Is she really pregnant, or is it something else... not yet very clear."
"It's just that His Majesty has favored the Shu sisters for so long, but neither sister has done anything!"
"But it happened at the most critical moment, and you still relied on this child to escape... Brother, do you believe it?"
When Gongsun Su heard this, he was greatly surprised and said, "The queen actually cuckolded your majesty? This is strange... I thought the queens were all extremely crooked."
I was curious, "But I don't know who is the biological father of the child in the queen's belly? How can he actually do such a thing?"
Without waiting for Rong Suihe to answer, he first guessed, "Could it be a brother-sister incest?"
"...Although Meng Guiyu's conduct is not very upright, he has never done such a thing." Rong Suihe said, dumbfounded, "This person is not unfamiliar to you, big brother: he is Ah Xi!"
Gongsun Su was so startled that he almost stood up: "Axi?!"
Seeing Rong Suihe nodded, frowned and said, "It's not that I'm suspicious, but I think Ah Xi is always underhanded, and it really doesn't look like he wants to please girls. Especially if the Queen is not favored anymore, she is also the Meng family. My legitimate daughter! I have been in and out of the palace since I was a child, and I am used to seeing princes and grandsons. How could I have set my sights on the silent Ah Xi? Don’t you have some ulterior motive? "
Rong Suihe sneered and said: "I don't care what her intentions are right now. The Wuyi Battalion has followed me in all these years of fighting in the north and south without losing a few, but she actually killed five people in one breath." This... This is why I asked Kang Zhao to quickly get engaged to Ah Xi."
"That's how it should be!" Gongsun Su felt relieved after hearing this and nodded, "Woman, that's just the way it is! Ah Xi is also young and has followed you through life and death. He is used to seeing big scenes, but he has never experienced makeup. It is inevitable that others will take advantage of the battle! According to me, after he gets married, you should look for women with various temperaments for him and give him as many concubines as possible! "
"Once I came here and saw many beauties of all kinds, I realized that going back and forth was just that!"
"Secondly, I want to suppress the Jingshu County Lord. The County Lord knows not to be trifled with due to his reputation. He is also the County Lord and a descendant of Duke Huan. Apart from killing people, Ah Xi is not very good in other aspects. Good at it, living at home, you can't fight and kill, if you don't get some concubines to show to the head of Jingshu County, you won't know who is the head of the family!"
Rong Suihe smiled and heard that Gongsun Su was talking about Gongsun Xi, but in fact he was trying to persuade him tactfully not to pamper Sheng Weiqiao too much, in case Sheng Weiqiao would become spoiled due to his pampering.
So he just didn't realize it and said: "Just because Ah Xi doesn't know much about him except for fighting and killing, and having County Master Jingshu to catch him inside and out, isn't it a perfect match? These will be in the future Let’s not mention it... Brother, I’m still brooding on the matter of status, and the people below are arguing about it, but I don’t know, do you have any opinions?”
Gongsun Su thought for a while and said: "I have been growing up on Tortoiseshell Island, and my knowledge is limited, so my opinions may not be wise. It's just that we people on the sea are somewhat in awe of the underworld. I am not loved by the late emperor, but The young man's ascension to the throne is said to be due to Duke Huan, but it also shows God's favor. Otherwise, why didn't all the other eldest sons of the emperor who were born from concubines meet important ministers like Duke Huan?"
"According to this situation, I shouldn't feel empty at my knees today."
"So, I think it's true that he has neglected government affairs too much over the years, ignored the people's livelihood and the country, and greatly offended God!"
"As the father's debt is repaid by the son, it is unlucky to be an heir to such a person!"
As for the issue of King Gaomi that the people who persuaded Rong Suihe to adopt were worried about, Gongsun Su smiled disdainfully, "If you haven't ascended the throne now, King Gaomi can't do anything to you; after you ascend the throne, the world is in your hands, what are you afraid of doing to him?" What a moth?!"
Rong Suihe was wavering, but after hearing these words, he made up his mind to ascend the throne as the emperor's nephew.
After Xu Lianshan and others tried to persuade them to no avail, they could only watch a group of civil servants change their tune in the court: "Your Majesty is not out of ideas! It's just that the Queen and Zhaoyi's pregnancy has not yet reached the point of birth, but Your Majesty has already We are trying our best to support it! Just because a country cannot live without a king for a day, it must establish a prince!"
"In this case, Prince Mi Zhen is not willing to rob His Majesty's own son of his future heir status. He only wants to take the position of Crown Prince to share His Majesty's worries!"
Meng Guiyu's group was horrified when they heard this, and someone came out to ask: "Since Prince Mi Zhen is not willing to snatch the identity of his majesty's own son, but I don't know if the prince will return the throne to your majesty one day after his own flesh and blood grows up?!"
He added, "What's more, although the imperial doctors said that the pulse conditions of the two empresses are signs of male heirs. However, things are unpredictable. If Your Majesty does not have a prince, then who will be responsible for your Majesty's heir in the future?! Or the prince's? You mean, it doesn’t matter whether His Majesty has no heirs or not?!”