"Prince, urgent report from Chang'an!" In Xijiang, Yi Liu hurriedly walked into the study with the pigeon letter, and glanced at Le Yangwen and several other staff responsible for civil affairs who were discussing matters in the study. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly Get up and avoid.
Rong Suihe waited until they all went out, then took the pigeon letter and asked, "What's the matter that even Mr. Leyang and the others can't listen to?"
As he spoke, he had already opened the pigeon letter, and his face darkened, "When did this rumor start? Who did it come from?!"
"Chang'an is still investigating. It is said that Mrs. Sheng and Ningwei Hou's Mansion have helped. However, the people behind the scenes seem to have the tacit approval of the Meng family and the Gaomi Prince's Mansion, so the real source cannot be determined for the time being." Yi Liu looked solemn. , "This rumor is truly ulterior, and if left unchecked, it will spread to Western Xinjiang sooner or later, disrupting the morale of the military!"
When she said this, she hesitated for a moment, but she still said it, "This urgent message was sent back by one of the two people from Wuyi Camp who stayed in Chang'an. The Lord of the Sea... I mean Gongsun Su, it seems. The attitude towards this is somewhat ambiguous. However, at present it can only be confirmed that a few of Gongsun Su’s subordinates have some intention of believing the rumors. As for Gongsun Su himself, he has not expressed his position yet.”
"..." Rong Suihe pondered for a while and then spoke slowly, "This rumor comes from an evil source. It has spotted the disadvantage of Gu just starting out and intends to shake Gu's foundation! In this case, I'm afraid that what is being spread outside It’s all just rumors, and most likely there are evidences and the like, which have been sent to Big Brother. Otherwise, the people under Big Brother are not fools, so how could they just listen to the wind? So don’t doubt each other, it’s important to figure out the ins and outs first!”
Yi Liu said: "Your Majesty, when we came to Western Xinjiang before, we transferred almost all the manpower originally deployed in Chang'an. The only two left behind were still lurking for a long time to make emergency contact. Use it, do nothing easily, so as not to arouse suspicion. Although it is not impossible to ask them to trace it now, it is just that when we retained the people, we chose people who were good at lurking. This time, the news was rashly passed on, which has already been exposed. It’s risky, they are not very good at getting to the bottom of things, and if they accept this assignment, it will be in vain... "
He added, "And it's not that I mean to sow discord between the prince and Gongsun Su. It's just that when the old sea master was here, who was not aware of how kind he was to Gongsun Su? They have a deep love for father and son. This kind of thing , it’s also hard to explain. In my opinion, it’s better to be careful about Gongsun Su from now on.”
He bit his lower lip and lowered his voice, "Also, the marriage between Gongsun Yingdun and Master Wu was delayed due to the war. Now Master Wu has gone to Northern Xinjiang to protect the princess. The slave feels that this matter has not been resolved at the moment. , the prince might as well put the marriage between Master Wu and Gongsun Yingdun on hold temporarily to avoid embarrassment to Master Wu in the future!"
It’s no wonder she suggested this, because the rumors this time were so serious: Gongsun Laohailord Gongsun Tu of Hawksbill Island was originally intercepted and killed by the Han and Pan families because Rong Suihe plotted to steal Gongsun. His family's fourth-generation inheritance, so he secretly betrayed the whereabouts of the old sea master!
In fact, the main reason why Old Master Gongsun died in the battle was indeed because of the traitor's betrayal.
However, from the time when the old Sea Lord died in the battle, everyone on Tortoise Island believed that the traitors were Gongsun Su's uncles, and the reason was simply that they wanted to take advantage of Gongsun Su's youth to seize the position of Sea Lord.
After all, after Old Sea Master Gongsun left, wasn’t that what those people did
As for Rong Suihe, no one had ever doubted him: if he hadn't fought bloody hard to save Gongsun Su, Gongsun Yingjiang, Gongsun Yingdun and his son, Gongsun Lao Haizu's lineage would have been extinct!
For this, he paid the price of a near-death. If Sheng Lanci hadn't cherished his talent and helped him, he might have escaped by chance, but he would have died later due to his serious injuries and lack of timely diagnosis and treatment!
If he was the one who betrayed Gongsun, Old Sea Master, would he still work so hard
But the person who spread the rumor at this time obviously knew what was going on, so he questioned it very well: First, Gongsun Tu, the old sea master, had no intention of killing people in his life. His enemies were all over the sea and the shore. He had no vigilance at all. Just got killed. In this case, the person who accurately obtained his whereabouts and passed it on to Han Pan without knowing it would definitely not be an insignificant subordinate, and must have an extraordinary status.
Although Gongsun Tu's brothers were generally well-behaved when Gongsun Tu was alive, Gongsun Tu may not trust them.
There is good evidence for this, that is, when these uncles and uncles tried to seize the position of Lord of the Sea after Gongsun Tu's death, although they temporarily gained the upper hand, after Gongsun Su borrowed the shareholding power of the Sheng family, they It was almost destroyed in a flash.
It can be seen that when Gongsun Tu was alive, they did not actually hold a lot of power, let alone establish a deep foundation. Otherwise, even if Gongsun Su got the support of the Sheng family through Rong Suihe, he would not be able to eradicate them so easily.
Compared to these people, Rong Suihe, who was the adopted son of Gongsun Tu, was even more suspicious!
After all, although Rong Suihe was not very popular with Gongsun Tu, he was trusted by Gongsun Su.
Especially as the leader of the Wuyi Battalion, he and his confidant Gongsun Xi are both good at concealment and assassination, and have a natural advantage in spying on news and delivering intelligence.
Secondly, Sheng Weiqiao, Princess of Mi Zhen County, was in danger at sea, and she and Xu Baomo, the prince of Ningwei Hou who were traveling with her at that time, both fell into the hands of the young master of the pirate Han family. If Rong Suihe hadn't arrived in time to save people, the consequences would have been disastrous!
So the question is, in the vast sea, how did Rong Suihe know that Sheng Weiqiao and Xu Baomo were in danger, so he came back in time to save them
And there is another suspicious thing, that is, Tortoiseshell Island was besieged by Han Pan at that time, and the situation was very critical.
As Gongsun Tu's adopted son and Gongsun Su's adopted brother, Rong Shuihe rushed back to Tortoiseshell Island with injuries and reinforcements. When he met Young Master Han on the road, he actually had no intention of leaving him alive so that he could bargain with the Han family and gain a chance of breathing for Tortoiseshell Island. Instead of shooting someone directly, wouldn't it be highly suspicious of his murder
Because he is basically someone who colluded with the Han family. The so-called timely rescue of people is just a hero who colluded with the Han family to save the beauty. The purpose is nothing more than to gain the gratitude of the Sheng and Xu families at the same time, and to integrate into the Sheng family faster. .
Later, not one of the upper echelons of the Han family was left alive. Although Gongsun Su wanted to avenge his father, who knows if it was also secretly promoted by Rong Suihe
After all, at that time, he held the dual identity of rescuing Gongsun Su and his son and the future of Tortoiseshell Island. He had a transcendent status on the island. Even Gongsun Su, the new sea lord, treated him with all his heart. He demanded that all the upper echelons of the Han family be killed. Now, Cheng Cheng has a reason to feel sorry for his adoptive father, who can say anything? Who could doubt it
As for the revenge against Han Pan, Gongsun Su personally took the initiative, and Rong Suihe didn't go at all. Why the Han family didn't tell Rong Suihe, this is also easy to explain. Would Rong Suihe be stupid enough to reveal his identity to the Han family? He must have borrowed someone else's name.
Maybe they were those members of the Gongsun family who were killed by Gongsun Su as if they were chopping up melons and vegetables before going to war on Tortoiseshell Island
Even if Han guessed the truth, how could Gongsun Su believe it at that time? It must be believed that the Han family was unwilling to fail and deliberately instigated it in order to take revenge on Rong Suihe for saving him and his two children.
Thirdly, Rong Suihe had a very good reason to murder Gongsun Lao Haizu.
Because he had a criminal record before, his adopted brother who was adopted as his adopted son by Gongsun Laohai together with him died in a tragic and unexplained death. Rong Suihe was the first suspect!
The person who caused the death of that sworn brother was that he had bullied the young Rong Suihe many times.
Gongsun Lao Haizhu did not want to adopt Sleeping Crane as his adopted son at first, but he reluctantly agreed because he failed to meet the request of his biological son Gongsun Su.
For this reason, he was very careless about Rong Suihe, and did not really treat him as a son. On the contrary, the adopted son Rong Suihe was involved in and murdered was the only son of his old army, and he loved and cared for him very much.
So Rong Suihe can kill his brother who is not good to him, why can't he kill his adoptive father who is indifferent to him
The most important thing is that Gongsun was already ready to go ashore.
This preparation is said to point to the future of Rong Suihe. However, if Gongsun Laohai was still alive, he would control his adopted son with the identity of his adoptive father and his kindness in raising Rong Suihe. How could he control his adopted son to a greater extent than Gongsun Su, a peer of his generation? Comparable
In that case, Hawksbill Island might not all be dependent on Rong Suihe. Not to mention overpowering him, at least they would be on an equal footing, and they would be able to deal with the situation through consultation and consideration.
... As for Rong Suihe's noble status, it cannot be compared to that of a pirate who surrendered to the imperial court. Didn't Rong Suihe keep saying that he had no memory of his childhood and did not know his own life experience
In this case, without the halo of being a member of the clan, he can only rely on himself. Even if he becomes the number one scholar, his starting point is not high, and his rank may still be lower than that of Gongsun Laohai!
He had a grudge against his adoptive father and was worried that he would become his prisoner in the future, so he took the initiative and killed Gongsun, the old sea master, and at the same time personally rescued Gongsun Su and his son, thus achieving his reputation of "repaying kindness"; in this way, he attracted Nan The attention of Sheng Lanci, the head of Fengjun's powerful family, confused the bloodline, considered the parentage, and joined the Sheng Mansion, using the power of the Sheng family to pave the way for it. Not only did the Xu family of the Ningwei Hou Mansion also care about the relationship between the two families, In fact, he treated him like his own son... In the end, he even married Sheng Lanci's daughter, and in one fell swoop he got the financial support of the three families in Nanfeng County and the Luo family in Jiangnan!
It’s simply a brilliant strategy that kills several birds with one stone!
"It still needs to be investigated who is the specific host of this rumor, but the source, or the participants, is undoubtedly the King of Gaomi!" Rong Suihe closed his eyes, thought for a moment, opened them, and said calmly, "After all, the Meng family has never known the origin of Gu and Tortoiseshell Island. Only King Gaomi knows these details!"
"There is also Princess Gaomi. I remember that she sent someone to inquire with the Princess's aunt about the news that the Princess and Xu Baomo were kidnapped by Young Master Han? King Gaomi should not be aware of this matter."
"But Gongsun Su may not be innocent!" Yi Liu said immediately, "If they hadn't provided the details, how could King Gaomi know such details?"
Rong Suihe shook his head and said: "When King Gaomi sent people to Nanfeng County to trace Gu's background earlier, Gu had instructed the Tortoiseshell Island to reveal some details, so this cannot be used as evidence that the eldest brother betrayed me. No matter what outsiders think of Gongsun. Regarding the relationship between Shi and Gu, in Gu’s opinion, the eldest brother is indeed very kind to Gu. What’s more, there are indeed some doubts about the death of the old sea master that have not been clarified. "
"It is true that the relationship between Gu and the old sea master is not deep, and he is not very concerned about it. But the old sea master has shown his heart and soul to the elder brother, but the elder brother will never forget it."
"Originally I thought that after I trained the Xijiang Jingqi and established a firm footing, I would be free to help my elder brother get to the bottom of it."
"Now we have a chance for Chang'an."
He said slowly, "Since the Sheng family and the Xu family have helped, please let them worry about this matter. There is actually nothing to defend about this kind of thing. Most outsiders don't know the truth. How can we distinguish evidence from forgery? And it has nothing to do with it. You are just making fun of yourself! The purpose of King Gaomi and the Meng family is nothing more than to put Gu into a situation that has been criticized by thousands of people, and then they can deal with Gu openly... After all, Gu has just defeated Ruru, and his reputation in Western Xinjiang is rising, and they have not yet To the point of being completely shameless, you always have to find a cover."
Yi Liu said bitterly: "These old thieves only care about intrigues and do not care about the life and death of the people. The county king is in charge of life and death. Not only do they not even have a good word to say, but they also want to deal with you with all their strength! Such evil deeds are really common. I don’t know how I’ve been living so well until now and didn’t die without any illness?!”
"Write two letters now, and you can ask someone to send them to Chang'an immediately." Rong Suihe waved his hand, indicating that she should not be blinded by anger, "I will write a letter to Northern Xinjiang later, lest the county The princess was uneasy after hearing this... In fact, these are nothing. All the ups and downs are just because we don't want to take root in Western Xinjiang alone and develop and grow! The more this happens, the better we can keep a close eye on Western Xinjiang and never give them any chance. !”
He narrowed his eyes, "There will always be a time to settle accounts in the future!"