The second half of the tenth year of Jianping is destined to be an eventful season.
But for Da Zhou, good things happened again and again.
Because Erbihe was captured, the war in Jizhou was at a stalemate. No matter how many sons the King of the Jin Dynasty had, there were only a few promising and capable men who could be valued by him. Unfortunately, Erbihe was one of them.
Otherwise, Da Ren, who intends to find a breakthrough from the Xuanfu, will not be handed over to Erbihe.
At this time, another incident happened. The old lair of the Jinren was attacked. Although they did not enter, it also caused great confusion to the rear of the Jinren.
It was none other than Wang Duan, the envoy of Dazhou to Goryeo, who led the soldiers, and Wang Duan borrowed troops from Goryeo.
As a vassal state of Dazhou, Goryeo has always had a friendly relationship between the two countries, and each Koryo king was appointed by Dazhou. The Jin people captured more than half of Liaodong, but just ignored the neighboring Goryeo. When the war in Jizhou was ignited, Zong Cong sent envoys by sea to Goryeo.
Koryo is an island country, with most of its area facing the coastline, and among them there are subsidiary islands, which are only half a day away from Liaodong by boat.
The Jin people don’t know how to fight at sea, but the Dazhou Navy is quite powerful, and the sea ships of Dazhou are also famous all over the world. The Jin people are blocked outside Jizhou, and they never expected that the people of Dazhou would take the sea route around, and use Goryeo to sneak attack from the rear. out of their lair.
The war that lasted almost a year finally stopped.
But the Jinren were naturally not reconciled, and told Da Zhou that as long as Prince Erbihe was released, they would retreat. Little did he know that he was strong on the outside and doing things on the inside, he was beaten at the door of his house, and he was still holding on.
It wasn't until Da Zhou passed another 20,000 troops by sea that the Jin people finally retreated.
The general soldiers of Jizhou took advantage of the victory to pursue and regained more than ten lost lands one after another, and the whole country was full of joy.
Just when good news came from the border, Su Hai, who was recuperating at home, sighed deeply for not being able to participate in that scene.
But Yao Jinzhi has already let go, even if he wants to go back to the border, he has to wait until the next year. It would be best to wait for Zheng Xiuying to get pregnant before leaving, that would be the best, but Yao Jinzhi didn't say that clearly.
But anyone can see what she means.
At the same time, Pan'er, the new queen who just took the Phoenix seat, is worrying about the marriage of the second princess Wanshu.
It stands to reason that Song Ming is also back, so Wanshu's marriage should be brought up again, but there has been no movement from the Song family, and Wanshu has never shown up. Whether she cares about this matter or not.
No matter, now that Empress Dowager is imprisoned in Xianfu Palace, she is already mentally disturbed, so she is bound to be unable to manage her daughter's marriage, so she cannot let Wanshu waste her time. But if she took care of it, Pan'er always felt a little embarrassed, afraid that others would criticize her for stretching her hands too far, and she would take care of other people's daughters' marriages just after Empress Chen was deposed.
The most important thing is that it is obvious that Wanshu doesn't like this marriage very much, and if there is any trouble at that time, her situation will be even more embarrassing.
After thinking about it in private for a few days, Pan'er saw the opportunity and told Zong Cong about it.
She didn't hide it, she just told the truth.
Zong Cong laughed.
"You are the queen now, and you are her mother in name. It is only natural for a mother to care about her daughter's life."
So how can I say that men's natural brain circuits are different from women's
Let’s just talk about Zong Cong, his intelligence, temperament, strategy, and character are all good, but he seems to be lacking in some trivial matters, or it may be that men are not so delicate and sensitive by nature.
"Then if Wanshu doesn't want to, if something happens again, it's not a joke. Anyway, I don't care. You are a father, so you have to take care of it."
Pan'er didn't bother to tell him that young girls were sensitive, probably in Wan Shu's eyes, calling her a mother was like admitting a thief as a mother, so she came up with tricks.
Fortunately, there were only two people in the palace at this time, and the servants and servants were all sent down, otherwise, if people saw the new queen like this, Pan'er's empress majesty might not be saved.
"You are the queen, you should be in charge of the affairs of the princesses, why did you push it to me again?" Zong Cong was a little helpless. He has been very busy recently, the court is setting up a town to garrison troops on Phi Island, and he is busy trying to contain the Jin people from the rear. He has to discuss matters until night every day, so he has no time to worry about such trivial matters.
"Then you don't care?"
She is hanging on his neck, can he ignore it
Anyway, the matter has already been decided, and now it is just a process, and this matter is naturally handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites.
"I have given instructions to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites."
I'm finally happy with this game.
When Qianqing Palace sent a message, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites naturally began to make noise immediately.
The Princess Mansion had been built long ago, and the wedding dress had been prepared long ago, but when the wedding dress was delivered to the Princess Manor, after the people from the House of Internal Affairs left, Wan Shu lifted the tray.
The maids knelt down in fright, and Nanny Qi hurried over and drove everyone out.
"Princess, you must never miss it, never miss it, always think about your own situation. Now that your mother is like this, and it is a marriage bestowed by His Majesty a long time ago, if people know about this, how can it be better?"
Nanny Qi is Wanshu's wet nurse, and Wanshu is her eldest, and she has been by her side since she was a child, until she was assigned to the Princess Courtyard. After more than ten years, she has already treated Wanshu as her own daughter. It is natural to say that Confidential words.
But Wanshu is used to having her own ideas, and Nanny Qi can't control her, so she can only talk about it. Seeing Wan Shu's angry face, she tried to persuade her to no avail, so she could only sigh and go on.
After a while, Zong Duo came.
"Second sister."
"Is it Mammy who sent you to persuade me? She really has more and more troubles. Do you want to come and persuade me not to make trouble with her?" That she, it goes without saying, refers to new post.
Zong Duo didn't know what to say, so he had no choice but to call Elder Sister again.
Wan Shu sneered again and again: "Let me tell you, you are just fascinated by her. You were like that when you were a child. When it comes to Jingren Palace, you always look reluctant, and you don't even have a bad word." I would like to say. Now that the queen mother has become like that, she has snatched the queen's position. You are obviously a legitimate son, but now you are the son of a deposed queen. Do you still think she is a good person? If it is not her, the queen mother can become like that?"
Zong Duo didn't speak, just pursed his lips and frowned.
"I'm not afraid that you think she's good. Wait, now that she can instigate my father to marry me into the Song family, tomorrow I can find you a down-and-out honorable daughter to be your concubine. She has worked so hard for her name, and everyone says she is good, but then it will be your bad luck."
"Second sister!"
"I've also seen it through now. After becoming a mother, Quan gave birth to me. As for you, we have never been in the same heart..."
"Second sister!"
"Second sister!"
Zong Duo had never spoken so loudly before, and Wanshu paused in shock.
Going to see Zong Duo again, before she could open her mouth, she was shocked by the pained look on his face.
"Second sister, your marriage was granted by the imperial father's decree. You know the reason best. You also know why the empress mother was abolished. It wasn't that the Chen family and the Xu family did not hesitate to use important military affairs to frame the Su family. Could it be possible to make trouble like this? Now things are like this, even if you continue to make trouble, what's the use of it? The imperial edict was issued by the emperor. Are you going to make trouble until the emperor hates you and just find someone to marry you If you go out, you will not even let you go back to the palace in the future, and you will not be able to see the queen mother, so will you be willing
"Second sister is almost nineteen this year, and the marriage with the Song family was decided a few years ago. Although Song Ming is not very capable, my younger brother has also asked someone to inquire about it. He can be regarded as a strong player at the border when he grows up, and he will be regarded as a promising future. As for the second sister who said that I am not in the same heart with you and the mother, the younger brother doesn't know what to say.
"My younger brother has finished talking. I can't care if the second sister listens or not, so I will leave first."
After speaking, Zong Duo turned and left.
Wan Shu stared blankly at her younger brother's back, and saw the stooped state.
Tears came down in a flash, she covered her eyes and turned her back.
Pan'er was worried that Wanshu would make trouble at first, but who knows that the weather is calm until the day, and she finally put her mind at ease.
For the Song family, marrying a princess is a big event, but because of Wanshu's status, it is more or less embarrassing.
Without him, the second princess is the daughter of the abolished empress, and the abolished empress is clearly the enemy of the new empress.
If it is said that when His Majesty bestowed the marriage before, it was undoubtedly a great joyous event for the Song family. Although the happy event was mixed because Song Ming was thrown to the border, it was a happy event in the end.
What is it called now
If the Song family marries the daughter of the deposed empress, will the new empress see her as a thorn in her side? The new queen gave birth to three princes, no matter what happens in the future, one of them will always be the future emperor.
Will this matter affect the future of the Song family? Although the Song family doesn't have much future to speak of now, it's just a matter of wearing an honorable hat to get by. But if you can't stand it, people will think about it. If you think about it like this, this marriage is not a happy event.
Originally, the Dingyuan Hou Mansion recently had a lot of small conflicts due to the sudden success of Song Ming from the Sanfang family.
After Song Ming returned to Beijing, the Marquis of Dingyuan never went to the palace to ask for marriage, which was precisely related to these two points.
So on this day, although the scene in Dingyuan Hou's Mansion was lively, there were hidden worries to some extent, but outsiders were watching the excitement, and only those with discerning eyes could see the inside story.
"Why, today is your big day, and you are a little sad? If I remember correctly, you talked a lot about gaining a family background in Datong, so that she would look at you with admiration. Now that you are married, you It's like this." Zhao Chen held the wine jar in one hand, and patted the groom official Song Ming's shoulder with the other.
Song Ming who came out to toast took a sip of wine, sighed and said, "You don't understand."
Zhao Chen laughed, put his arms around his shoulders and said: "Is there anything I don't understand, our two families are not in the same situation. Let me say, you fought at the border for several years, and you beat yourself like a mother-in-law. The big deal is to separate from the family and set up your own family, besides, you still have multiple princess mansions, what are you afraid of, do you think it is Fu Qing?"
Fu Qing just smiled and said nothing, Song Ming woke up like a dream.
That's right, he can now set up his own family, so why worry about these trivial matters in the family, and worry that after Wanshu gets married, there will be unsightly disturbances because of the family affairs.
In fact, Song Ming is not only worried about these things, he also knows that Wanshu is a little bit unwilling to marry him.
"I won't tell you any more. I'll go back to my new house after paying respects to you."
"Do you want us to listen to the corner?" Zhao Chen smiled ambiguously.
"screw you."
Marrying another daughter, even Zong Cong feels a bit unforgiving.
Concubine Hu Shu is now in charge of Wanmei's marriage again.
Seeing this, Zong Cong and Pan Er said: "Wanrong is still young, don't worry."
small? She's not young anymore, she's already fifteen years old, and she's old enough.
On the surface, Pan'er should be, but in fact, he has been thinking about the candidate for the son-in-law for a long time. She was reluctant to marry her daughter, but she had to marry her, so she could only think about it in her heart, so that she would not be cramped when it was time for her to marry in two years.
She wanted to choose a good one for her daughter, and regardless of her family background, at least the family should not be messy, and it would be best not to take concubines for the rest of her life.
Pan'er has suffered enough from wives and concubines disputes in her two lifetimes, and she does not hope that one day Wanrong will become like a deposed queen. Who is not carefree and innocent before leaving the cabinet, but many times some people will always put things aside. It makes you move forward involuntarily, so that you make mistakes again and again, which is irreversible.
She even thought that if after Wanrong got married, the son-in-law raised the children outside, and when Wanrong returned to the palace to find her to make decisions, what would she do
Turning around to see her daughter's ignorant look, she was even a little hesitant to tell her about the post-marriage affairs, so that she could be prepared in her heart, so that nothing would happen and the gap would be too big.
But what should I say? For men, they are all greedy for novelty. You are a princess and he is a son-in-law. No matter how courageous he is, he would not dare to raise a concubine in the princess mansion, but he can't guarantee it in his own home. up.
Isn't Princess Changshun just an example, the son-in-law is also respectful and obedient to her, but when she was young, she also raised a few aunts in Li's house. The palace asked the empress dowager to cry and call the shots.
All these things were told by the Empress Dowager Fu.
But Pan'er always felt that it was not easy to say such things to her daughter.
In her heart, Wanrong is still that chubby girl who loves to laugh, she has never grown up, and most mothers in the world have this mentality.
After finally waiting for Pan'er to think up her speech, she didn't say a few words at the beginning, Wanrong said: "If my daughter finds a son-in-law in the future, she must find someone who is as good to the mother as the father."
"Do you think your father is kind to the queen?" Pan'er was in a slightly weird mood.
Wanrong looked at her with an indescribable gaze, and Pan'er suddenly realized that Wanrong was no longer that fleshy little baby.
She is so old, and was born in the court again, maybe she should understand what she shouldn't understand, she knows a little bit. Including the way of wives and concubines, is there any place in this world where concubines fight more fiercely and show the way of wives and concubines better than in the palace
"My daughter will find someone she likes, and she likes herself."
Pan'er was taken aback again, Xinyue
"Do you have someone you like?"
Wanrong was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "My daughter is just making an analogy. If you don't like each other, you won't be like father and queen. This is a husband and wife. If you don't like each other, what are you doing as a husband and wife?"
It has to be said that Pan'er was frightened too much today, and Wanrong was beyond her expectation. It also made her understand that the way she looks at her daughter may be limited, so that she is surprised one after another.
This time the conversation ended like this, and after that, Pan'er made many indirect remarks about Tan Wanrong's thoughts.
But I don't know if Wanrong really doesn't have someone she likes, or if she is too good at covering up, she didn't get any effective information.
But suspicion is still bubbling in my heart, because of Wanrong's stunned expression.
Turning her head, she said to Zong Cong cautiously: "I'll tell you one thing, our daughter may have someone she likes."
The old father Zong Cong was also taken aback, "Which brat is the one you like?"
Pan'er couldn't tell why, he was just guessing.
It has to be said that the mentality of parents all over the world is roughly the same, Zong Cong was puzzled, and he still took this matter to heart.
For this reason, when talking to Zong Yue, he did not hesitate to make indirect remarks from Zong Yue.
After all, the two are twin siblings, and Wanrong has always been close to Zong Yue. If Zong Qian is fond of Zong Yue, then there is an indescribable intimacy towards Zong Yue.
This is the case with Wan Yao and Zong Ju.
This is the intimacy that even brothers and sisters with the same father and mother cannot surpass the intimacy of belonging to twins.
It's a pity that Zong Yue didn't come up with any useful words.
It wasn't until Zong Yue walked out of Qianqing Palace that he showed a dignified look, and couldn't help frowning.
"Sister, I heard from my mother that the second uncle will leave Beijing after the next year."
"Really? I seem to have heard from my mother about this too." As she spoke, Wanrong glanced at Zong Yue suspiciously.
She still has a better understanding of Zong Yue's character. Zong Yue is the kind of person who doesn't talk nonsense, but whenever he speaks, there must be an incentive or purpose.
It is probably also a twin relationship, the two have a special kind of telepathy, almost knowing what the other is thinking through the movement of eyebrows and eyes.
Wanrong knows Zong Yue, so why doesn't Zong Yue also understand her.
"Fu Qing is leaving Beijing too. This time they are not going to Datong Xuanfu, but to Phi Island." Compared to Wanying, Zong Yue still needs to know more, things that she would never know as a princess.
After all, Zong Yue is not young now, Zong Cong would inevitably discuss some important military and state affairs with him at ordinary times, in fact, it was also a test of his coping ability, and he intended to cultivate his ability to deal with government affairs.
For example, many people know about the plan to operate Phi Island as a military base to contain the rear of the Golden People's Congress, but not many people know who they plan to send.
Wanrong was stunned for a moment: "Phi Island is so far away, it's all in Korea, so it's fine to send the second uncle, why send the cousin too, isn't there enough for one person there?"
Having said so much, Zong Yue still had something he didn't understand, and his expression inevitably became complicated.
"Father asked me about your son-in-law a while ago, and asked me if you have a favorite object. It is estimated that the queen mother asked father to ask, and wanted to make plans for you in advance?"
Wanrong felt cramped all of a sudden.
It may not be obvious to outsiders, but it is too obvious to Zong Yue.
"The one I like? How could I have someone I like? Besides, how old I am, the emperor's grandmother said that I would wait until I was eighteen before talking about recruiting a son-in-law. Why did the empress talk about recruiting a son-in-law in advance now? No way! , I have to tell her that I don't want to marry now."
After finishing speaking, Wanrong wanted to leave in a hurry, but was stopped by Zong Yue.
"Sister, tell me the truth, are you treating Uncle Fu..."
"Uncle Fu is not Biao Fu, what are you talking about?"
"Sister!" Zong Yue said helplessly.
Seeing that Wanrong still refused to communicate with him, he whispered: "Sister, you need to know the identity of Uncle Fu and his relationship with us. If you really treat him...you must think about it carefully. Even if the matter is known to the empress father and empress, they may not necessarily agree, let alone the empress dowager."
Wanrong bit her lower lip tightly and did not speak.
Seeing this, Zong Yue had no choice but to stop talking.
It's time to say goodbye again.
Before hearing that Su Hai and Fu Qing were leaving Beijing, Zong Qian proposed to his father that he also wanted to go with them.
It's a pity that this matter was refuted by Zong Cong.
In the end, the compromise was to wait another two years. Zong Qian is still a little young after all. After two more years, he will be sixteen by then, and let's talk about going to the border to Phi Island for experience.
It's rare to see each other, so of course you can't miss it when you say goodbye, so not only Zongqian is here, but Wanrong is also here.
"Second Uncle, Fu Qing, you wait for me, I will go to Phi Island to find you two years later." Zong Qian said.
Su Hai patted him on the shoulder: "Good boy, polish your kung fu, read more military books, don't suffer from your second uncle and I. You see, Fu Qing reads military books well, and has more tricks than me. Read more military books and avoid detours, Second Uncle is waiting for you at Phi Island."
On the other side, Wanrong was talking to Fu Qing.
"I heard that Phi Island is a barren land with nothing on it. It must be very hard. My second uncle looked fine, but in fact he suffered a lot of injuries. He was injured all over his body, and he was always in pain when it rained badly. Cousin, I hope you can take care of him more when the time comes, look at him, and don't make him look desperate."
Fu Qing looked at her.
But in my heart I remembered that when he left Beijing, she was just a little girl, and now she would care about her uncle, maybe it was true as others said, a girl who had a big change, maybe Su Hai's eldest niece was really as he said, gentle, virtuous and generous .
Thinking of this, Fu Qing felt a little strange.
"Don't worry, I'll watch him."
"Well, then thank you, cousin, and you, cousin, you should also pay attention to safety."
Wan Ruo spoke in a daze, a little anxious in her heart, and couldn't help but look over at Zong Qian.
Seeing this, Fu Qing couldn't help but look over there.
Over there, the uncle and nephew were talking shoulder to shoulder, they looked like good brothers rather than uncles and nephews.
"What's wrong?"
"No, nothing."
Seeing that Su Hai and Zong Qian loosened each other's shoulders, it seemed that the conversation was about to end, Wan Rong became anxious.
She couldn't help but took a step forward, leaning in front of Fu Qing, but because of too much rush, she almost fell into his arms, but Fu Qing stretched out his hands to stabilize her.
"Cousin, in another two years, can you come back to Beijing and be my son-in-law? If you don't come back then, I will go to Phi Island to find you!"
After finishing speaking, Wanrong backed away and walked towards Zongqian.
Fu Qing was stunned on the spot.