The reason why King Gaomi chose the Xijiang Army as the place to accommodate Sleeping Crane was after repeated consideration.
As Marquis Wu An said, even if the Shu sisters were born in a humble background and have been favored for many years, even their natal family has not been able to support them, let alone Si Chen, but after all, they have been nurtured in the palace for so long. Maybe they want to Immediately, whether the East Palace will be recognized after Emperor Xuanjing leaves will depend on its strength. They still understand this truth.
Therefore, in order to send Rong Suihe out of Chang'an, he must be given the opportunity to obtain military power. At least the Shu sisters believed that Rong Suihe could be given the opportunity to obtain military power.
Otherwise, the two sisters would never give up!
Because Meng didn't know the details of Rong Suihe, he thought that Rong Suihe was really raised by the Sheng family. Even if he suspected that the people on Tortoise Island did not accidentally rescue Li Shengxu who was "in distress at sea", he only suspected that Sheng At home... After all, the Sheng family does have a close relationship with Tortoiseshell Island.
But King Gaomi knew that his son actually grew up on Tortoiseshell Island.
And it was once famous at sea.
Therefore, recruiting the pirates of the Seven Seas, which seems difficult to ordinary people, may not be difficult for Rong Suihe.
The most important thing is that from the huge betrothal gift that King Congrong Shuihe easily took out, he saw that the money from the no-cost business on the sea was really too fast!
As the adopted son of the Gongsun family, Rong Suihe had barely left the sea area of Nanfeng County before coming to Chang'an, and he was already rich.
If he were allowed to conquer the pirates of the Seven Seas and collect the treasures accumulated by these pirates over the years... then how strong would his power be
Therefore, King Gaomi would never agree to let his son recruit the pirates of the Seven Seas, but the recruitment still had to be carried out, but it was just for the prince Rong Qingqing to decide. As for the Crown Prince, unlike Rong Suihe, who was a pirate, he might not be able to handle the matter well. King Gaomi has decided to send out his close aides to help the Crown Prince. He must establish an image that the Crown Prince is just low-key, but actually has a big heart. .
Otherwise, Zhao Qiu and the others would just remain silent today. If the prince continues to be mediocre and Rong Suihe continues to excel... King Gaomi sighed tiredly, unwilling to think about it any more.
"The Western Xinjiang Army has not produced any outstanding generals in recent years, and because the imperial court decided to conduct the Northern Expedition in the early years, the supplies and equipment were first attached to the Northern Xinjiang Army, so that the supply of the Western Xinjiang Army has been affected for many years." King Gaomi was thinking. , "According to the information I recently sent secretly to the army to find out, there are now many cases of empty pay in the Western Xinjiang army, and the armaments are in a mess. Moreover, because Western Xinjiang has been peaceful and without war for many years, there is no outstanding commander to suppress the overall situation. , there are intrigues and fierce disputes between the generals... It’s simply a mess!”
However, King Gaomi did not fully expect that this mess would completely trip up Rong Suihe.
After all, the world only knows that Rong Suihe was raised by the Sheng family. The young prince who was living outside the country became a wealthy family's outsider. After more than ten years of struggle, he returned to the prince's palace with an achievement of almost winning six yuan... This story is already legendary. .
But if you add that he fell into a gangster's den at the age of five, rose up step by step, and learned the art of martial arts, who would dare to look down on him as long as his brain is not damaged
He had talents, no shortage of money, and had just married an astonishing princess with a generous dowry. King Gaomi thought it was strange that Rong Suihe could not solve the situation of the Western Xinjiang Army.
In fact, he just hopes that Rong Suihe can change the appearance of the Xijiang Army... As the saying goes, illnesses come like mountains and go away like silk threads. There are so many problems in the Xijiang Army and they have been accumulated for so long. Even if Rong Suihe is the reincarnation of General Zhou Returning, it doesn’t mean that it will be effective in two days.
King Gaomi thought that if he could send his son to Western Xinjiang, he would be able to delay him for five or eight years.
If I haven't come to a conclusion with the Meng family in the past five or eight years, the King of Gaomi will admit it and simply let this son take the throne.
After all, he wouldn't do it if he didn't admit it. The eldest son Rong Qingzui was too mediocre. Internally, he would definitely not be able to compete with Rong Shuihe. Externally... externally... the eldest son would probably be no match for even the cleverest of the Meng family's grandchildren.
As for King Gaomi himself, he was two years younger than Emperor Xuan Jing. Even if he was not as drunk as Emperor Xuan Jing, the energy and physical exertion of long-term fighting could not be ignored.
He is nearly fifty years old now, and in five or eight years, he will be in his sixties.
Unless the three old guys, Duke Zheng, Marquis Wu'an, and Marquis Chengyang, are killed by him first, he will only have more and more difficulties in the future.
So what else could he do if he didn't place his hopes on Rong Suihe
But at present, he still has enough energy, and he still hopes to decide the outcome with the Meng family in person, and hand over the victory result of his lifelong efforts to the crown prince, so the younger son will still have to suppress him.
"Western Xinjiang is really barren, and we don't have many manpower there." Although Zhao Qiu didn't know what King Gaomi was planning, he still expressed his objection euphemistically out of love for his talented and beautiful nephew, "He'er I’m young, and I don’t know if I can suppress the situation after I go there? If I can’t, in the final analysis, it will be our group’s face that will be lost.”
"Although it is barren over there, it is also clean." King Gaomi said slowly, "And He'er is living outside, and he is still able to win the top prize in high school. It shows that this child is really capable. While he is young, he should go around and broaden his horizons. , this will be of great benefit to his future. Even if he fails, as you said, third brother, he is still young, so there is still some excuse. After all, how can young people not make mistakes? It is better than this. The matter is protected under our wings. When we can no longer protect him in the future, he will not have anyone to help him clean up when he makes a mistake, right?"
Zhao Qiu a little suspected that King Gaomi did this because he was afraid that Rong Suihe would steal the crown prince's limelight. However, Rong Qingzui was a direct descendant and had a good temperament. He was respectful and affectionate to everyone in the Zhao family. As a biological uncle, even though Zhao Qiu personally liked him more. Rong Suihe was so outstanding that he couldn't say anything at the moment. He only reminded: "The new princess is young and has been in the south before. If she takes office with her husband, I wonder if she can adapt to the soil and water of the Western Border? What if? If they stay in Chang'an, it would be inappropriate for them to separate as a young couple just after they get married."
He was speaking euphemistically. What he really wanted to say was that Sheng Weiqiao's dowry showed how arrogant and extravagant she lived in her parents' family. Such a sweetheart could just be the princess of the county in the romantic and wealthy Chang'an and ask her to follow Rong Rong. Sleeping Crane goes to Western Xinjiang... She will probably make a fuss, right
Then some of Sheng Weiqiao’s elders haven’t left yet!
King Gaomi had almost sworn before that nothing would go wrong with his little daughter-in-law. Now his in-laws came to argue with him. How should he explain it
Mentioning Sheng Weiqiao, King Gaomi's face darkened. As the emperor's brother, he grew up in the palace since childhood. The concubine Zhao Ziye he married was a lady from an official family with a family of poems and books. Although the concubine Mo at that time was It's because my cousin is the first to get the upper hand, but she has also been strictly trained since she was a child, and there is no problem with the big rules.
Therefore, although King Gaomi knew that intrigues between female relatives could be very tragic, such as the fate of Concubine Rou, he was limited by his past knowledge and thought that such struggles were conducted in private, and that no matter how angry or angry he was on the surface, he was still maintaining it. Sister and sister are affectionate and affectionate.
Who knew that this new daughter-in-law just didn't follow the rules
Not only do you do it to your niece in public, but do it yourself!
God knows how King Gaomi felt when he heard the news!
Although Yuan Donglai, who was beaten, was not as valued by his grandfather as his brother Yuan Kai, he was still a grandson who grew up in front of King Gaomi. Even if King Gaomi values his grandsons and grandsons more, it doesn't mean he doesn't look down on his granddaughters and granddaughters. After knowing that Yuan Donglai was severely beaten by Sheng Weiqiao, how could she feel happy
But after all, he is a person who takes the overall situation into consideration. After thinking for a moment, he finally suppressed his anger and said kindly: "Thank you, third brother, for reminding me. I will personally explain this matter to my in-laws. After all, it is for the good of their young couple and my in-laws." I have always doted on my daughter, so I can understand it if I think about it.”
Zhao Qiu nodded, hesitated, but finally said it: "Sister, she... I wonder if she will agree to He'er leaving Chang'an?"
When asked this question, not only King Gaomi, but also the group of people who had just questioned whether Zhao Qiu supported Rong Suihe's ascension to the throne, all showed solemn expressions. If Princess Gaomi did not agree, even if they suppressed Meng's other actions , I'm afraid this thing may not be possible: there is a precedent, that is, the time when the Shu sisters took a fancy to Rong Qingzui and wanted to adopt Rong Qingzui into their lap.
Although neither the Shu sisters nor the Gaomi Palace have publicly acknowledged this matter, it is actually true.
Moreover, on the Gaomi King's side, there were many more people who supported Rong Qingzui's succession than those who supported Rong Shuihe's immediate accession to the throne.
... Of course, Zhao Qiu and other people who value Xinjun's talents are not among them.
This is not to say that Rong Qingzui is more likable than Rong Suihe, but because Rong Qingzui is far less outstanding than Rong Suihe.
This man was disliked by the King of Gaomi and his wife very early on. While he was living in his natal family, although the Zhao family provided him with the same treatment as a direct descendant of his own family, and even had better food, clothing, housing and transportation, Rong Qingzui didn't know whether it was because of his lack of talent or lack of talent. Because he knew that the descendants of the clan could not take the imperial examination, or that they would inevitably slack off without supervision, in short, he was not as successful in studying as Rong Suihe.
As for martial arts, because the Zhao family's poems and books were passed down to the family, even if the eldest son of this generation, Zhao Shi, went to Northern Xinjiang to become a general in Huaihua, the whole family still paid more attention to studying. Therefore, although martial arts masters were hired to teach the children, it was only for some physical strengthening. The health-preserving boxing techniques for keeping fit are not very lethal.
He was neither civilized nor military, and no one taught him how to be a king. He was still in a situation where he was dependent on others... So it is conceivable that after Rong Qingzui ascended the throne, if he wanted to stabilize his position, he would not be able to do without the support of King Gaomi. .
To put it bluntly, Rong Qingzui's ascension to the throne is equivalent to the regency of King Gaomi.
Then the status of King Gaomi's arm naturally rose instead of falling.
This move is in everyone's interest and will certainly receive a lot of support.
As a result, a group of people were still discussing whether to do this. They even discussed whether after Rong Qingzui ascended the throne and killed Meng in the name of the new king, whether he should return the throne to King Gaomi or something like that... Princess Gaomi She went to the palace secretly to meet the Shu sisters. I don’t know what she told the Shu sisters. Anyway, the Shu sisters changed their attitude and said that they had never considered Rong Qingzui as their heir. The previous rumors Following the rhetoric, everyone is overthinking.
At that time, everyone felt that after fighting with the Meng family for so long, there was still no winner. Now the Shu sisters saw Rong Qingzui as an opportunity: "... ... ... ... ... ... "
Now that Zhao Qiu mentioned the princess again, everyone couldn't help but worry again: Could the princess come out to cause trouble again? No way