The two had a quarrel.
Zong Cong said again: "I plan to send Song Ming out as well, let him go to Fujian with Prince Rui."
Hearing this, Pan'er gave him a surprised look.
Seeing his long eyebrows frowning slightly, he also knew that Wanshu's recent troubles, even in Dingyuanhou's and Princess's mansions, now came to find the Queen Mother to make decisions.
The Empress Dowager is getting old and already has a headache. Even Zong Cong usually tries not to let the Empress Dowager bother her, but now Wanshu has disturbed her peace.
"It's because Dingyuanhou's mansion is too unclean, otherwise Wanshu wouldn't have become so ignorant." Pan'er persuaded. But what she said was embarrassing for her, and naturally it was not convincing.
"She's used to things going smoothly, and it's because the Chen family didn't teach them well. Married to Song Ming, she felt reconciled to marrying down, and naturally she didn't like everything. Make her a dignified princess. Song Ming experienced a lot of tempering at the border, and she will not be able to take care of herself in the future, but she keeps him in Beijing, and she wants to put an ambitious man into a bird in a cage."
"Song Ming wants to leave Beijing, let him accompany Prince Rui to Fujian, now she has nothing to say."
Judging from Zong Cong's tone, it was obvious that his dissatisfaction with Wan Shu's daughter had been accumulated for too long, but even if he was dissatisfied with her daughter, he didn't take it hard, but made a compromise plan to send Song Ming to Fujian.
Pan'er only hoped that Wanshu would not make any more troubles, so as not to completely offend Zong Cong. If she really sent Song Ming to the border, she would lose more than she gained.
On the other end, Zong Yue and Zong Duo walked out of the Han Yuan Hall.
Both of them were thoughtful, apparently both were thinking about what their father had said before.
When they walked out of Yingtai, the two were about to part ways, Zong Yue suddenly said: "Brother, I have some files about Fujian, if you don't come with me to Jinggu, you can take them back and have a look."
Because Zong Yue is the crown prince, he didn't hide some matters in the court, and even some of Zong Cong's thoughts, so he has long been familiar with the issues of the Lianghuai salt administration and the coastal areas, and he often asks people to collect them. Some information files and the like for details.
But it was Zong Duo's first contact with him. He was not prepared, and after arriving in Fujian, his eyes might be dimmed.
Zong Yue took out the things he had collected at this time, obviously showing his favor, Zong Duo naturally would not refuse, so he nodded with a smile, and followed Zong Yue to Jinggu.
The two brothers stayed in the study for a long time, and even used the dinner casually in the study.
The heart-to-heart conversation between the emperor and them today, at least in Zong Duo's view, was very encouraging.
The father did not forget what he had said, even if he was not the prince, he was still his son, and he could still help the father solve problems and serve the court.
Because of reporting such a thought, coupled with the conversation with Zong Yue after coming here, he was deeply touched. In addition to feeling that he was really not as good as Zong Yue, he also gradually had some vague ideas about the future after going to Fujian. .
It wasn't until late at night that Dequan came to remind them, and the two came back to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream.
Zong Yue couldn't help but look at Zong Duo seriously, and said, "Brother, there are three heart problems of the father, the border is one, the Lianghuai is another, and the coastal generation. But the situation in the coastal areas It's complicated, there are many local gentry and tycoons, and officials from all over the country are intertwined with them. After you go, you must not act too hastily, but act steadily."
"Don't worry, I understand."
"Now that my third brother has gone to Phi Island, he obviously has his own ambitions. The remaining two places are up to us. As long as my brothers work together, we will be able to wipe out the cancer for the court and win a real peace and prosperity for Dazhou."
Zong Duo nodded solemnly.
Zong Yue stood up to see him off.
Suddenly Zong Duo turned around, bowed to him and said, "Thank you, Second Brother."
Zong Yue quickly supported him: "Thank you, brother, please don't say that."
"Brother understands, you are actually helping me..."
Zong Yue interrupted him and said, "We are brothers after all."
"Yes, brother."
Zong Duo murmured, but suddenly laughed, and raised his head to look at Zong Yue. His eyes were shining brightly on his face as white as jade, "Brother, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will definitely not let Father down, and I will not let you down." It will not let you down."
After leaving the gate of Jinggu, accompanied by the bright moon and the breeze, Zong Duo walked all the way back.
Never in his life had he seen his way so clearly.
There is not only the way of a prince in the world, and his world should not be occupied by becoming a prince. Even if he changes his way and identity, he believes that he can walk out of his own life.
Because of various thoughts, and even the momentum in his heart, Zong Duo was in a surprisingly good mood.
But when he went back, he heard from the eunuch next to him that the second princess came to him again, and she still waited here for a long time before losing her temper before leaving. Zong Duo couldn't help but sighed, and his handsome eyebrows frowned.
As expected by Zong Duo, Wanshu came again the next day.
After coming, he complained all the time, and asked Zong Duo what he was doing in Jinggu yesterday, did he still get along with the prince
After Wanshu got married, Zong Duo went out of the palace to build a mansion. The Princess Mansion and Prince Rui's Mansion are both in the capital, and Prince Rui's Mansion has no concubine. It is inevitable that Wanshu, the older sister, will go to Prince Rui's Mansion from time to time to act as the host's counterpart. Everything in the palace is dictating.
Anyway, Jinzhong and the others are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the second princess. The crown prince has been established and the overall situation has been settled. His Highness is no longer as depressed and frowning as before. After finally getting some errands to do, my mood gradually improved, and my body also improved a lot, but every time the princess came, it would destroy His Highness's good mood.
Zong Duo also saw it, but couldn't bear to reprimand Jin Zhong and the others.
Speaking of Jinzhong and their loyalty, there is no doubt about it, but the second sister is also concerned about him, but the direction of concern is wrong.
He is no longer like when he was a child, listening to everyone's words in his ears and heart, but has learned to block those he doesn't take seriously.
So when Wanshu questioned, he just smiled and didn't respond.
Wanshu didn't seem to take this matter seriously, and quickly changed the topic to keep Song Ming from going.
Yesterday, the emperor had revealed that he would send Song Ming to him and go out of Beijing with him. Zong Duo knew what Wan Shu had done recently, so he wanted to have a serious talk with her.
He didn't hide anything from Wanshu, he told his father what he meant.
Before Wanshu was about to speak in surprise, he interrupted her and said, "Second Sister, I shouldn't interrupt you and your brother-in-law, but if you continue to make such a fuss, the husband and wife will only fall apart. You I despise my brother-in-law’s low family background, but my brother-in-law became a guerrilla general without relying on his ancestor Mengyin. You despise the intrigue in the Dingyuanhou’s mansion. My brother-in-law lives with you in the princess mansion, and he doesn’t even return to the Dingyuanhou’s mansion. What do you say? Fighting has no future and is dangerous, and he has kept his brother-in-law in Beijing for so long, and he has not said anything.
"Brother-in-law has been giving way to you and pampering you, but you never thought about what will happen to you when he doesn't pamper you one day?"
Just looking at Wanshu's rosy complexion and her figure is obviously much rounder than before she got married, one can tell that she is not doing badly now.
But whether this is bad or not is just a matter of people's hearts.
If you don't have enough human heart, you will naturally feel uncomfortable in everything you do and see, but if you can't even live well in the immediate life, what's the use of thinking so much.
"I'm afraid no one will be able to shake your father's meaning. It just so happens that you and your brother-in-law are separated for a few days, and you should think about it in Beijing. If one day your brother-in-law really tires of you, you might bear it?"
Obviously Zong Duo's words had a great impact on Wanshu, and she fell silent and was sent away by Zong Duo.
After Wan Shu left, Jin Zhong asked, "Your Highness, are we really going to Fujian?"
"It's not just Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangzhou, we can all go and have a look."
On the other side, before Zong Yue left, Pan Er found time to call his son over to talk.
In addition to asking him about his plans after going to Yangzhou, he told him everything he knew and thought.
"After you go to Yangzhou, why don't you follow the example of your father when he went on private tours in low clothes and don't reveal his identity. When you shoulder the heavy identity of a prince, it should be two completely different places from when you go to Yangzhou as a commoner. "
"You can go to Taizhou to have a look. The "Salt Records Law" once said: the salt department occupies half of the tax, and the Lianghuai salt department occupies half of the world. It has three divisions, namely Taizhou, Tongzhou, Huai'an, and three Among the branches, Taizhou is the most, and its salt production has reached five or six in the world."
"In addition to the salt field in Huainan, there is also Huaibei. In the past, the output of the salt field in Huaibei was not inferior to the salt field in Huainan. However, due to flooding, the local rivers were silted up, and the government was not able to dredge it for various reasons. Over time, the salt field in Huaibei declined. When my mother was young, I heard that someone in the Huaibei Salt Field used the method of drying salt, but for some reason, it was not promoted.”
"There is also the seizure of smuggled salt in the Lianghuai salt field. The imperial court has repeatedly cracked down on smuggled salt, but there are policies and countermeasures. Those smugglers are smarter than imagined. Many times they will put a coat on themselves, and even local Salt merchants can't help but collude with them, and even some salt merchants themselves are private salt dealers... "
Pan'er said a lot, but they were all specious, and most of them were prevarication and cover-up based on what he heard from people when he was young.
Zong Yue was surprised that his mother knew so much, and he had never heard of many of what her mother said.
It can be imagined that my mother grew up in Yangzhou, and my grandfather's family worked on the Yangzhou wharf. There are many people traveling from south to north, and most of the salt ships pass by here. It is not enough to hear things that others don't know. strange.
Zong Yue was also aware of his mother's character, which was never aimless, so he naturally kept these words in his heart, maybe it would come in handy after he left.
"Don't worry, the queen mother, the son will definitely keep the queen mother's words in mind."
"Pei's family can use it. Over the years, Pei Yongchang has been respectful to his mother and even you, and he is careful to flatter you, but you have to know how to use it. Pei Yongchang is a very smart person. If you are not careful, you will be led by the nose by him. Go, so you have to think about it. And…”
Zong Yue was waiting for his mother's explanation, but Pan'er was wondering if he should think of a way to send his son to Shaoxing.
If she calculated correctly, Feng'er is only thirteen or fourteen years old. At this time, is she in Shaoxing or Yangzhou
She had also checked before that the Lianghuai Salt Transporter is not called Zhou Guangrui now, and Feng'er's father, Fang Yan, is Zhou Guangrui's master. If Zhou Guangrui is not the Lianghuai Salt Transporter, then Fang Yan is with this person. Will he be involved in the "salt-inducing silver case" like in the previous life, and end up beheaded, so that Feng'er, a girl, will sneak into the officialdom disguised as a man to reverse the case for her father
There are so many uncertainties that it is impossible to talk about Pan'er.
"Queen, if there is anything else, just ask."
Pan'er smiled, and covered it up: "It's nothing, my mother just wanted to say that Shaoxing is a good place, and Shaoxing's masters are also famous all over the world. I remember this saying, there is a saying that there is no Shaoxing, and many officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have masters from Shaoxing. .If you are short of manpower in Yangzhou, you can go to Shaoxing to find a good master. They often exchange a lot of news with their fellow villagers, and maybe they can get twice the result with half the effort."
Zong Yue looked at his mother suspiciously, and always felt that it was amazing that his mother knew all these things.
Maybe it was the father who told the mother? Zong Yue knew that the emperor father and the empress almost had nothing to say, so perhaps the empress heard it and kept it in her heart, and turned around and told him, in order to prevent him from being unable to move an inch after he left.
Zong Yue will not ignore this love for his son.
As the eldest son, he is not like Wanrong, who is a daughter who can be coquettish, and Zong Qian, who can be helpless. His character can't say too sentimental words, so he can only kowtow to his mother, as a farewell before leaving.
"Mother, my son will definitely remember what you said."
Thinking that her eldest son would leave Beijing tomorrow, Pan'er felt a sense of reluctance, and tears filled her eyes, but she held it back.
"Pay attention to safety. It doesn't matter if you can't get things done this time. Bad governance can't be cleaned up in a day or two. If it doesn't work this time, there will be a next time."
"Son understands."