"Father has always respected my uncle very much, treating him like a brother and a father!" Jiang Tianqi wiped cold sweat, unable to hide the anxiety and fear in his tone, "It is certain that he must not know this news. However, nowadays, adult men The heirs are all serving their father. Now that my uncle has passed away, we can’t just send stewards or guards to Kui County. What should we do?”
No wonder Jiang Tianqi was so rude - although Qin Guogong's condition has stabilized, he is still lying on his bed. The most important thing is that the successive bad news about his brothers has made him lose the energy to continue living. Otherwise, I would not have dragged Mrs. Tao to say those things from the bottom of my heart before.
In this situation, knowing that the man from Kui County is dead, the last thought in Qin Guogong's heart will be gone, and he may also give up and go west!
There was silence in the hall for a long time, and Jiang Tianqi looked at the fourth brother: "Brothers and sisters, the only plan now is that only Nineteenth has a reason to leave, so he said he would go to the fourth brother's place. Others went to Kui County to express their condolences, but there was no suitable reason. I coaxed my father. When the time comes that my father can’t stand the stimulation, the whole family will..."
Mrs. Zhuang's face was ugly: "Before the war started in Northern Xinjiang, my husband had a lot of free time, so he would call Shijiu to go and give him advice; when the war started in Northern Xinjiang, he could go and see something. Both times, my husband said that I would let Shijiu go. Jiu continued to work hard with his father, and his father knew this. Now it was not embarrassing, and he suddenly asked Jiujiu to go to the north. Although the problem of Jiujiu not being able to continue serving was solved, would his father ask about Bei again? The war situation in Xinjiang, are you worried about something going wrong in northern Xinjiang? "
"..." Jiang Tianqi stiffened and remained silent.
He knew that Mrs. Zhuang's words were not for Duke Qin's sake at all. In the final analysis, she did not want Jiang Yashuang to return to Kui County to express condolences on Duke Qin's behalf.
After all, the backbone of Sifang in the capital is Jiang Yashuang. If he is leaving, it will be fine if Qin Guogong comes to support him later. But if he cannot survive, Sanfang takes the opportunity to plot against Sifang. What should he do if he calls Sifang
But what Mrs. Zhuang said made sense. Jiang Tianqi couldn't refute it. He was irritated and said angrily: "This won't work, and that won't work. So, after the uncle passes away, we won't send anyone to this branch? What's the point? decent!”
"If it doesn't work, why don't we send the younger ones?" Mrs. Tao finally said, "Juan'er and Huai'er are also ten years old. Originally, Heng'er was older, but... it's not suitable for him to go."
There was another moment of silence in the hall...
Among the great-grandsons of Qin Guogong, the eldest was Jiang Jingzhui, the eldest son of Jiang Yaqing, who committed suicide because he was angry with his father; the second was Jiang Jinghu, the eldest son of Jiang Yadan, who fell into the water and died; and the third was Jiang Jingheng, the second son of Jiang Yadan. , this child is so autistic now that he really shouldn’t be let out.
Further down, it was the turn of Jiang Yayi's eldest son Jiang Jingjun and Jiang Yaqing's second son Jiang Jinghuai.
The two great-grandchildren are now eleven and ten years old respectively. At this time, she is still a teenager, so she is qualified to attend certain occasions on behalf of the adults, but Zhang said cautiously: "Ordinarily, grandma lets Juan'er go to such a big event to show her favor. But Juan'er has always been spoiled by her grandson-in-law. He has a very out-of-touch temperament. My granddaughter-in-law is a little worried that he will disgrace us."
A child who is only eleven years old has to travel thousands of miles. How can a mother feel at ease
However, since Mrs. Tao made this suggestion, she naturally considered it: "Our children and grandchildren in our room can't leave, but you Thirteenth Brother should be able to go to the Marquis Mansion. He will take you there." Come on, it’s okay to guess!”
Zhang was helpless. She glanced at Shi and saw that her expressionless face showed no intention of refusing for her concubine Jiang Jinghuai. She sighed in her heart and said, "Grandma is still thoughtful!"
Jiang Tianqi looked at the fourth and eighth rooms and sighed. They looked like someone had gone to these two rooms, and he obviously planned to regard the two children in the eldest room as his representatives.
It was daybreak at this time, and Mrs. Tao told Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Zhang to pack the children's things quickly, and sent someone to the Hou Mansion to discuss it, asking the uncle there to take his nephew with him on the road... After that, he still had to rush there. Duke Guo of Qin approached him, for fear that being late would arouse his suspicion.
Jiang Yashuang's attendance today was scheduled for the evening, and Mrs. Zhuang advised him to go back to his room and sleep later, so as not to lose energy at night.
"Nineteenth, come with me to my room. Let's talk to our uncle and nephew!" Jiang Tianqi stopped the fourth room.
Mrs. Zhuang frowned: "I still have to serve my father on the night of the 19th. If I don't catch up on my sleep, I can't be energetic at night. What should I do if I miss my father's orders?" Where can I leave the revenge for my son's murder? Now there is only one Jiang Yashuang in the fourth room. The son is the most useful, but Mrs. Zhuang doesn't worry about the third family - who knows if they can't think of it, and they will die together
"Didn't he already sleep all night?" Jiang Tianqi didn't look at her, looking at his youngest nephew with complicated eyes, "Besides, we don't necessarily need to spend the whole day talking."
"Don't worry, mother. My uncle will also go to serve my grandfather later." Jiang Yashuang thought for a moment, but agreed. Wen Yan persuaded Mrs. Zhuang, "I think it was the bad news about my uncle that came. My uncle thought that the child was young and wanted to give him some advice. A few words, so as not to reveal the truth in front of my grandfather!"
Mrs. Zhuang was still worried, but she couldn't help it. Jiang Yashuang had already followed Jiang Tianqi. She bit her lip and said to her left and right: "Count on the time, if you don't return to the fourth room in half an hour... go outside and call our people!"
But her worries were in vain. Although the third room hated the fourth room, they did not prepare any traps for Jiang Yashuang this time. Of course, if she had not guessed this, Jiang Yashuang would not have come with Jiang Tianqi.
"It's just the two of us now, and I won't go around in circles with you!" It was Jiang Yayi and Jiang Yadan's turn to serve Duke Qin. Jiang Tianqi also had his youngest son Jiang Yaheng waiting in front of him, but Jiang Tianqi sent him away and said to his nephew straight to the point, "There are three of your ancestors, and now two have gone! Your grandfather is in the middle, and now there are I can’t afford to be bedridden, and I can’t tolerate any stimulation! Although all descendants hope that their elders will live a long life, but..."
After finishing the introduction, his tone became serious, "In this situation, we have to take precautions!"
Jiang Yashuang knew what he was going to say, so she didn't reveal it. She nodded slightly and said, "Please give me some advice, uncle!"
"If your grandfather has a problem, your eighth uncle and I will definitely return to our hometown Dingyou." Jiang Tianqi said straightforwardly, "There is nothing to say about human ethics! Among your grandfather's descendants, your father is probably the only one who has such a problem. Possibility of winning love!”
After all, northern Xinjiang is currently raging with war. Although personal filial piety is important, the righteousness of serving the country and the people is equally important.
But Jiang Tianqi and Jiang Tianxiao did not have such a good life. Although the two of them are powerful now, they are not very important to the imperial court and the country. The imperial court and the world will still function without them!
Therefore, they have no reason to seize her love. If they seize her love by force, it will be like giving a handle to the fourth room, and there will be many opportunities to be settled in the future.
"I won't go into details about the grievances between our families in the past. Everyone knows it." Jiang Tianqi stroked his short beard under his chin and said calmly, "So if you take my next words as alarmist, I will also I don’t blame you, just pretend I didn’t say it!”
"The eldest brother and my third brother have been operating in the court for many years. Although your uncle and I are not on par with each other, not only were we unable to defeat Xue Chang when we joined forces, but we were even tricked by your fourth brother several times, resulting in repeated defeats. But, even if Even Xue Chang, who is now known as the veteran of three dynasties, dare not say that mediating with us is a worry-free and labor-saving matter! "
"In terms of power in the capital, your four brothers are far inferior to our two brothers. Even if Xiaoba marries Princess Lihui as a second wife, it will be useless to win over King Huainan. Although King Huainan is very clever, he was still young in his early years. In order not to attract the attention of Empress Dowager Gu, I have always been a loner, and now I will start to form factions, just like the Xin family today, which started late and has a shallow foundation. It's okay to deal with ordinary people, like Xue Chang. Old Fox Dou is still far behind!"
"Of course, the eldest brother and our third brother Ding You don't need Ding You. They can still serve as officials in the court. However, let's not mention that your grandfather is gone and we have returned to Kui County to observe filial piety. These people are very important to us. Will Xue Chang and others still be loyal to each other? When your uncle and I were together, they were no match for him, let alone when we are not here?"
Jiang Tianqi stared at Jiang Yashuang closely and said in a deep voice, "Although your grandfather has always been kind to Xue Chang, he has always been known as a loyal person! His Majesty was the most talented and learned prince under the late emperor. Even though he has always been very knowledgeable, you can Is he really willing to be like this for the rest of his life? Oh, let’s talk about King Huainan. He is your Majesty’s uncle by blood. Blood is thicker than water. What do you think he will choose between his family and his nephew?”
At this point, Jiang Tianqi's meaning was already obvious - the fourth house did not have a completely trustworthy power in the court, or in other words, there was not enough trustworthy power in the court.
Whether it is Xue Chang or King Huainan, they are now on the side of the fourth house. There is a very important reason. They are either blocking the eyes of the Jiang family's first house and the third house, or they want to take advantage of the Jiang family's first house and the third house. Grabbing cake in hand.
Without the support of Sifang, Xue Chang would be at a disadvantage, so they would also protect Sifang at this moment.
This kind of interest relationship is very strong but also very fragile - for example, the man from Kui County has been confirmed to have passed away, and the Jiang family's first house is on the way back to his hometown; Qin Guogong is lingering on the sick bed, and if he can't survive, the third house will also have to pack up and move on. Go to the center and leave!
After losing the control of the first and third bedrooms, Xue Chang and King Huainan no longer need the fourth bedroom. They can decide how to divide the cake among themselves.
Of course, Sifang is still powerful in the military, but so what? At that time, Duke Guo of Qin was known as the "Qiancheng of the Country", and his reputation in the military was much louder than that of Jiang Tianchi now! Don’t you need to do everything you can to please Tao Yinsong and propose marriage to the Tao family as soon as your first wife dies? !
If the imperial court dares to set up generals to control the north and west, it has its own way of restraining them!
The simplest threat is baggage.
The bitter cold frontier simply cannot support a huge frontier army. As long as the imperial court tampers with it, the commander-in-chief, no matter how powerful he is in battle, can only bow his head!
Even if there is a war between the west and the north, and the court does not dare to take risks, can the war continue forever? Raising a thief to respect himself? These old foxes in the court are not fools. If the war situation stalls, they will consider negotiating a peace!
They don't need to worry about the foreigners not agreeing. After all, both the Western Barbarians and the Northern Hu have a smaller population and far less wealth than Dari. To be honest, they can't afford it!
When the time comes, I will find a better excuse to give you a favor, and then reveal that our prime ministers have long disliked these generals. They have been fighting with you before and it is difficult to deal with them... The aliens are not fools, how can they not be happy to see them? The reason why people in the Central Plains Dynasty fight among themselves!
In other words, after the death of Qin Guogong, if the Jiang family continues to fight among themselves, there is a high probability that the Jiang family will be beaten back to the time when they first rose up. They are always worried about the fate of the birds, and the whole family may be at risk if they are not careful. !
Jiang Tianqi raised his hands: "So give me a word of truth. If your grandfather... do you believe what I say, or take advantage of the situation to add insult to injury and step on us to help your family?!"