"In fact, the Sheng family will not threaten the status of the Zhao family, at least in the past ten or twenty years." Sheng Weiqiao's family analyzed one by one, "Because his younger brother Yuan'er is very young. As for the cousins, until now Look, although he has a kind and honest temper, he is not clever at all!"
Even if he is not among the elders, "it only depends on whether my grandfather and father can be officials. However, my grandfather is old and my father has to take care of the family business. Even if my father lets the owner and the family business recover in the future, he will be alone."
Like her two uncles, Sheng Lansi and Sheng Lanzi, even if they were forcibly given official positions, they would probably be helpless.
Based on Sheng Weiqiao's understanding of his own father and grandfather, he would never agree to give them official status. If they were to be given official titles but no real power, they would have the right to receive a royal salary.
"Neither the eldest son of the Feng family nor the Xuan Yu family is an official."
"My aunt has a son from Cousin She. Xi'er, who is just east of Cousin She's knees, is very young. Moreover, because her cousin and cousin are not in the same relationship, there has been no movement since they had Xi'er."
"Even if the Xuan Yu family has many other children and is generally prosperous, the relationship between my aunt and the Xuan Yu family is not good. To be precise, it is very bad."
"So it's too late for my aunt to suppress those people!"
"Not to mention whether we should promote them to become officials!"
"As for the Feng family, if the eldest uncle or eldest cousin wants to inherit the family business, they will probably not become officials."
Although being a scholar, peasant, industrialist, and merchant, being an official is more glorious than being a businessman, the risks of officialdom are also great. The Feng family is a time-honored and powerful family in Nanfeng County, and they will never throw away their ancestral property just because they gain power.
Therefore, in the Feng family, only the eldest son and eldest grandson can serve as officials.
And until now, there is not even a scholar among them...
Is it really difficult to get into a high position in this situation? After all, although Zheng Guogong and his three brothers are also famous, are they the brothers of the Queen Mother and the emperor's uncle
From this point of view, the three families in Nanfeng County actually do not have the capital of the second Meng family, and will not rely on the advantages of in-laws to squeeze the interests of the real heroes.
As for the Xu family and the Luo family, the Luo family had just signed a marriage contract with the Sheng family. Sheng Weiqiao had never seen his prospective cousin-in-law until now, so the relationship was estranged.
The situation of the Xu family is similar to that of the Sheng family: three generations are passed down by a single family, and Mr. Xu is old. Even though Xu Zijing, Xu Baomo and his son are both talented... there are only two people in total.
"Then look at it, are Tortoise Island and Jishan Camp the big ones?" Sheng Weiqiao pinched the center of his brows and said to himself, "That's a problem. Is Zhao Shi Huaihua General? These two are closely related to military power. It's very important. Bi Lue Shi defected to Mi Zhen earlier, how could Zhao Shi not be worried that after he led the Northern Xinjiang Army to defect, he would be eager to be ranked behind them?"
"It's not as good as that." After a while, Gongsun Xi, who had already set off on the journey, came up with a "good idea" after being called into the carriage to shut up. "The eldest son of General Huaihua has been married for many years. Are there several legitimate sons and daughters? If the empress is pregnant, she will make an agreement with General Huaihua later. If she is not the county master, she will marry General Huaihua's eldest grandson; if she is not the heir, she will marry General Huaihua's granddaughter! Wouldn’t that make the relationship closer?”
Sheng Weiqiao: “…………………”
She calmed down for a while and then said, "What if the two children don't get along in the future?! Then his mother will harm the child!"
"The empress was very childless at that time!" Gongsun Xi said nonchalantly, "It will take more than ten years for the child to grow up and get married, right? After more than ten years, maybe the king of Dongdu will be the master of the country one day. I don't care about the descendants of General Huaihua, so I hinted to Yidong that even if the Zhao family doesn't know what they are doing, there are still people who can help them figure it out! It's hard for me to ask you, so when the time comes, you can tell me privately, and Dong will handle it!"
Is it really okay for me to burn bridges? Sheng Weiqiao said speechlessly: "Isn't that too damaging?!"
Gongsun said happily: "Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. Besides, what General Huaihua wanted was reassurance. The county king was not a nepotist to begin with. Looking back, he saw the king's courage and he didn't care so much about marriage! "
"Doesn't he think it's inappropriate?" Sheng Weiqiao thought for a while and said tangledly, "His child is in a very poor state, how could he just sell it like that?"
"Zhudong remembers that the relationship between the empress and the head of Huiyi County is good..." Gongsun Xi was interrupted by Sheng Weiqiao mid-sentence: "I don't want to take advantage of the seventh sister!!!"
Gongsun Xi opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything that time. Sheng Weiqiao was already alert and said: "Yuan'er is even more unacceptable!!! I will give up on the marriage!!!"
"Then Zhudong doesn't know what to do with Qiu." Gongsun Xi said regretfully, "Why don't you write a letter and ask the prince... Mr. Leyang next to you?"
Halfway through, when he saw Sheng Weiqiao glaring at him fiercely, he remembered that his master had just told him not to let Rong Suihe know that they planned to give up going to Chang'an and change the route to Northern Xinjiang, so he abruptly changed his words, " After all, Mr. Leyang has been working as a military advisor for Jishan Camp, must he have many ideas?"
"What if Mr. Leyang tells Mi Zhen?" Sheng Weiqiao said, "Even if he doesn't tell Mi Zhen, that gentleman seems to have a close relationship with his natal grandfather. If he feels that he is pregnant and wants to be in Taipei, It’s not safe. What should I do if I quietly write a letter to his maternal grandfather or something and stop him on the way from the east?”
Even after thinking about it, Gongsun Xi became depressed and thought to himself: "Isn't it true that I am both wise and brave?! Why is it that when the princess of the county asks for advice, I am always so helpless?!"
He thought that was so sad!
I really want to go out and kill a few people to distract Dong...
"Forget it, there's no other way for them to make guesses out of thin air. Why don't we wait until we go to Northern Xinjiang and see General Huaihua in person!" Sheng Weiqiao thought for a moment and then said, "Think about it, no. How can we convince Lu Shiyu and the others to allow us to go to Beijing to meet General Huaihua!"
When Lu Shiyu first heard that Sheng Weiqiao said that he wanted to go to Northern Xinjiang, he felt puzzled: "Why do you want to go to Northern Xinjiang? That place is much colder and bitter than Western Xinjiang, and the water drips into ice in that season. Otherwise, it would be like this after decades of living there. , I still feel it’s too much to bear. I’m a native of Nanfeng County, so how can I bear such a climate? Especially since you were pregnant at that time!”
Cheng Meizhu also helped: "If you have anything to do, please ask the few generals to do it!"
"Just thinking that we were able to escape from the tiger's mouth that time, it all depended on the two generals' command and the soldiers' sacrifice." Sheng Weiqiao said, "Looking back to the source, but it's my uncle's ruthless protection! Thinking of getting married with him It’s almost the new year, but I haven’t met my uncle yet, so I plan to go to Northern Xinjiang to express my gratitude in person!”
Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu looked at each other wrongly, and both said: "General Huaihua is the direct uncle of the county king, so of course the empress is like his own daughter! I just want to know that the empress is doing well, and General Huaihua will be relieved! If the empress does this, He went to Northern Xinjiang to express his gratitude in person, but how could he feel at peace with General Huaihua?"
After politely rejecting the offer, the two of them hurriedly resigned from Sheng Weiqiao on the pretext that they had military affairs to deal with.
Then he anxiously ran to the corner to discuss: "Li Jie, did I hear it?"
"The princess is young and not very good at talking in circles." Cheng Meizhu nodded, "Or maybe she doesn't intend to talk in circles... In short, if she wants to go to Northern Xinjiang, she will definitely not say no, or if she says no, she will thank General Huaihua. I have other requests!”
Lu Shiyu said: "The request is nothing more than related to the situation in Ruming's western border... Otherwise, why would she, the noble princess of the county, want to travel a long distance despite being pregnant?"
He pondered for a while and said, "Don't you know whether this move is the princess's own intention or whether it is the arrangement made by the prince in advance?"
Cheng Meizhu was a little surprised: "It is said that the county prince dotes on the county princess very much. On the eve of Ruru's invasion, he specially asked us to escort her out of Western Xinjiang, which shows that she is very protective. How can we be willing to let the county princess go to northern Xinjiang in person?"
"The Prince of Mi Zhen County is both talented and beautiful, and he also has good luck." Lu Shiyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Just because Bu Nao has good luck does not mean everything will be smooth sailing. Looking at the situation in the Eastern and Western Borders, it will deny him a disaster. After that, he turned into a carp. "Long, don't worry about your future from now on. Even if he is not the prince of Gaomi, it will be difficult to control him in the future!"
"If you can't make it through, naturally don't mention anything!"
"He can see that. General Huaihua, Prince Gaomi, Meng, etc., many people know it well."
"How could the county prince himself not know this?"
"When he is in urgent need of help, if the princess who is one with him as husband and wife cannot help, who will?"
"Then..." Cheng Meizhu thought for a while and said, "General, do you think we should agree to this matter? Whether we can go to Chang'an or Northern Xinjiang now, there is no need to change the route. Hurry up and send the troops." Are you going to ask General Huaihua for instructions?"
Lu Shiyu said: "For such an urgent matter, of course I should ask General Huaihua for instructions!"
Cheng Meizhu hesitated for a while and said: "Normally, since General Huaihua has the final say in this kind of thing, we assailants shouldn't talk too much. As for the third son and the second prince who are the masters of Prince Gaomi, there is no one to care about them. I won't say anything. , As far as the prince and the prince are concerned... he must have stayed in Northern Xinjiang for a long time."
He hadn't finished speaking, but Lu Shiyu had already understood what he meant: "We men in the army have always admired those who have real talent and hard work and do not rely on their father's shadow. This is a big matter, so we can't say that." If I like whoever I like, I can take him for a drink or something, but whether it affects the future of my family or not... let General Huaihua decide!"
"Of course." Cheng Meizhu tried to find out that Lu Shiyu actually felt that Rong Shuihe was more suitable to be the successor of King Gaomi than Rong Qingzui, so he accepted the offer and said with emotion, "Has he ever thought that Fuzhen would be considered a good successor to Ruru? In his wise life, Ruru Khan Dengchenliyu regretted most that he did not kill the person with his legs. It turned out that he was coaxed and deceived by the king into taking the money. Is that really..."
The news that Rong Suihe captured and initially recruited Na Fuzhen was sent here yesterday morning. However, because Rong Suihe had other plans, it was not convenient to disclose the fact that Na Fuzhen was forced to surrender now; secondly, he was afraid of Sheng Weiqiao. Knowing that he personally took action and faced Na Fuzhen directly, Guidong felt worried. Therefore, Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu were told not to let the news leak out.
"The envoys sent by the county king kept saying that the reason why they came after Zai to inform them was to calm their minds and let them know that there would be no pursuing troops in the rear for the time being; at the same time, they also hinted that they would be there in the future. The credit goes to the two of them." Cheng Meizhu was thinking at this moment, "This move seems considerate, but in fact it is not without the intention of demonstrating. Does it let them know that he is not talented in literature, judging the situation, using tactics, eloquence, and personally committing crimes? The courage to take risks, the sense of what is real and what is real...he has all of that!"
Therefore, even without Zhao Shi's help, maybe he can survive!
Until that time, the relationship between uncle and nephew would inevitably be at odds.
Cheng Meizhu, as Xu Zijing's confidant, had long been advised by Xu Zijing to try every possible means to encourage Rong Suihe. At this moment, Cheng Meizhu naturally emphasized Rong Suihe's talents and future in front of Lu Shiyu.