What a dilemma! After repeated discussions, Wu Shigong had to adopt a compromise strategy: he would not attend Ding You's memorial, but he would also go to the capital to attend the funeral in person.
If the court blamed him, he could also use the excuse of sadness and negligence. After all, Wu Shigong was observing filial piety in the capital at that time and did not commit any unfilial behavior.
The Runing Army will also contact Wu Shigong in time, and Wu Shigong will also inquire about it himself in the capital. Once there is news about the peasant rebel army crossing the Yellow River, Wu Shigong will leave the capital and rush back to Runing as soon as possible.
And when the peasant rebel army crossed the Yellow River and entered the hinterland of Henan, Wu Shigong, the capital of Runing, had enough reasons to say that "loyalty and filial piety cannot be balanced". As for if something changes, they can only take advantage of it when the time comes. Anyway,
Wu Shigong's bottom line is that he can lose his official position, but he cannot lose his command of the Runing Army, and he cannot lose his foundation.
When Wu Shigong returns to Beijing this time, he will also grant Xue Yongli and Deng Qifan full authority to command the Runing army. Because if Wu Shigong rushes back to Runing after getting the news, he may not have time to prepare for the battle with the vanguard of the peasant rebel army crossing the river. Therefore, it is
They were given the power to make decisions on their own.
This time when he returned to Beijing for the funeral, his wife Xue Yufei must have gone with him. These days, Xue Yufei was pregnant again. Fortunately, she was still light. Wu Shigong also felt that it would be more thoughtful to take care of Xue Yufei in Xue Mansion, so he agreed to return to Beijing with her.
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In addition, Xiuzhu and Meiyun were accompanying them. Xiuzhu was Wu Shigong's initiative, but she hesitated for a long time between her son and her husband before finally reluctantly agreeing. Wu Shigong was really jealous of the twin sons.
Mei Yun is the one who is least familiar with Wu Shigong among Wu Shigong's wives. In the past, Mei Yun was relatively introverted and had less communication with Wu Shigong, and Wu Shigong didn't spend much time at home, so Wu Shigong also wanted to be here.
Be affectionate with Mei Yun a lot along the way to make the relationship more harmonious.
Then there are Karelli and Manling. As a fan who wanted to go on a pilgrimage to the most magnificent capital city in the world at that time, upon learning that they were going to Beijing, Karelli immediately excitedly pulled Wu Shigong and said "no"
Stop. The reason why Wu Shigong wanted to bring Karelli and Manling with him was just because these two concubines had no children. Wu Shigong wanted to make up for the regret that they had never been mothers.
There is also Li Xin. She returned to Beijing together with Wu Shigong's second son Wu Chengying. This time Li Xin and Wu Chengying returned to Beijing at the initiative of Xue Yufei. Xue Yufei has always been a little guilty about Wu Shigong's marriage, so she wanted to
Leave a lineage for Wu Shigong.
And if Wu Chengying can recognize his ancestor and return to his clan this time, it will also relieve Xue Yufei's worries. After learning about Xue Yufei's proposal, Li Xin was extremely grateful.
Although Wu Shigong didn't have any special feelings about recognizing his ancestor and returning to his clan. However, Wu Shigong was always very happy to see the relationship between Xue Yufei and Li Xin improving day by day.
Aunt Qiu had no choice but to follow her young lady back to Beijing. This made everyone in the inner house, including Wu Shigong, breathe a sigh of relief. At first, Aunt Qiu was still hesitant about returning to Beijing.
Auntie's heart. Wu Shigong arranged for Zhuyun to temporarily handle the affairs of the inner house during this period. Aunt Qiu was not a person without eyes. Seeing Wu Shigong hinting like this, she could only end this "imperial mission"
trip".
Wu Shigong returned to the capital this time with fifty guards led by Tao Xin, plus fifty people transferred by Xue Zhinong's Shanchuan Division, and the guards of the Xue Mansion brought out by Xue Yufei.
Tao Xin is about to turn sixteen. This time he is going to the Ministry of War election to inherit the position of Qianhu left by his father.
After preparing everything, this group of people took a boat back to Beijing through the Grand Canal. At least the boat was more stable. This would also make the child in Xue Yufei's belly safer.
On September 17, the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, there was still a long queue of people entering the city in front of Chongwen Gate. At this time, a motorcade guarded by hundreds of guards came from behind. The guards of the motorcade were riding on tall horses.
, drove away the crowd and allowed the convoy to move forward.
A general guarding the flag of Chongwenmen saw that there was no mark on the convoy, and the guard who cleared the way was not a servant of a noble family whom he was familiar with. When he saw that the convoy guard was dressed like a country bumpkin, he thought
He immediately led a dozen soldiers to stop the convoy. He shouted, "You don't have a long eye! You have to queue up behind the city. You can only enter the city after paying your taxes."
Suddenly, a young man in a plain robe got out of a carriage in the motorcade. He said to the commander-in-chief: "Xiong Er, I didn't expect that you are still full of energy after not seeing me for so many days."
The commander-in-chief named Xiong Er took a closer look and immediately put a smile on his face. He knelt down on one leg and bowed to the young man and said, "Commander Wu is back! You still remember the young man?"
Ah. Say hello to Commander Wu!"
Then, Xiong Er immediately ordered the soldiers to get out of the way, without even checking the goods on the convoy, and directly put the convoy into Chongwenmen.
Until the convoy was far away, a tax collector at Chongwenmen asked Xiong Erdao in a low voice: "Who is that person? Mr. Xiong is so polite to him. Is it a descendant of some family who has returned from other places?"
Xiong Er glanced at the taxman with contempt and said, "That is Commander Wu of our Military and Horse Department. You are new here, so you have to know him."
"Ah!" the taxman immediately exclaimed, "it turns out to be him! I've always heard about it, but I've never seen him in person!"
Then, the taxman looked at the direction of the convoy, as if looking up at the legendary being.
As soon as he entered the capital, Xue Zhinong left with some people. Wu Shigong had already given Xue Zhinong the deed of the room where Emperor Chongzhen planned to escape when he first came to power, and asked him to use that room as a place to stay and prepare to escape in the capital.
Open an information station for the Shanchuan Division.
Wu Shigong has repeatedly reiterated to Xue Zhinong that no one in the Xue family, including his father-in-law Xue Lian, can know any secrets of the Shanchuan Division in the capital.
In addition, the Shanchuan Division will also arrange secret guards in Xue's mansion. In case of emergency, these secret guards will take all Wu Shigong's family away from the capital.
Wu Shigong ordered the driver to drive the carriage to Yangwuhou Mansion, let the people accompanying him settle down first, then changed into mourning clothes alone, and rushed to Gongshun Hou Mansion without stopping.
After entering the mansion, Wu Shigong first kowtowed to the coffin of Mrs. Gongshun Hou and paid a great tribute, and then went to his father Wu Weizhong to kowtow and say hello.
Wu Weizhong's previous dislike for his son, who was now somewhat promising, had basically disappeared. After Wu Shigong finished saluting, Wu Weizhong asked in a friendly manner: "Why aren't Yufei and the child here today?"
Wu Shigong immediately replied: "Master Hou! My daughter-in-law is tired from the journey and is sick again. She is going to rest for a night and bring Lin'er with her tomorrow. Today, my son will keep vigil for my wife."
Wu Weizhong nodded and said: "Your health is still important, let Yu Fei not be tired. That's right! This time you return to Beijing, stay longer, and come to my father's place to walk around more on weekdays."
"That's right!" Wu Shigong immediately replied, "My son has always been looking forward to fulfilling his filial piety by the Marquis' side. But...!"
"But what?" Wu Weizhong frowned.
"However, my son's residence is across the river from the Shaanxi bandits. I am afraid that the Shaanxi bandits will cross the river and enter the Central Plains and cause a big disaster. Once there is a change, my son is afraid that he will not stay in the capital for long!" Although he was facing his own father, Wu Shigong still wanted to
Get vaccinated and be prepared to return to Runing at any time.
But after hearing Wu Shigong's words, Wu Weizhong's brows also relaxed. He smiled and said: "It's good for you to be loyal to the country. However, according to the news from the Ministry of War, various officers and soldiers have surrounded the Shaanxi bandits, so you
There is no need to worry." Wu Weizhong is now also one of the nobles who oversees the capital camp, so of course he can get the latest battle status.
"Then my son is relieved." Wu Shigong would not argue with his father on this issue. He paused and then said to Wu Weizhong: "Master Hou, my son has one more thing to ask you this time."
"you say!"
"When my son was in Henan, he took in several concubines. This time he brought the second son born to his concubine. His surname is Wu and his name is Wu Chengying. I want to get the approval of the Marquis, so let this boy come to see the Marquis tomorrow.
Please pay my respects to my wife."
Since Xue Yufeihe and Li Xin wanted Wu Shigong's children to recognize their ancestors, of course Wu Shigong had to work hard to fulfill their wishes.
Wu Weizhong immediately frowned again and asked, "Does Marquis Xue know about this?"
Wu Shigong replied: "Now my son's concubine and second son live in Xue Mansion. It was also your daughter-in-law who initiated this matter."
So Wu Weizhong nodded and said, "Then let them come over tomorrow."
After paying homage to Wu Weizhong, Wu Shigong came to the mourning hall again. Almost all of Wu Shigong's brothers and sisters had arrived, and Wu Shigong also saluted and greeted them one by one.
When paying homage to his eldest brother Wu Shixun, Wu Shigong saw that his eldest brother Wu Shixun's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. It seemed that he had lacked sleep due to the long-term vigil.
Wu Shigong immediately said to Wu Shixun: "My younger brother has been working abroad and has been unable to fulfill his filial piety by my wife's side. I have been feeling uneasy. Today, my younger brother has arrived and will stay vigil in front of my wife's body. My eldest brother should rest early today."
Wu Shixun was indeed a little tired. He said to Wu Shigong with some gratitude: "Thank you to the 14th brother for the hard work. 19th sister, you and your 14th brother will stay together today."
Wu Shigong turned to look at his nineteenth sister Wu Yunqing. After not seeing each other for several years, Wu Yunqing had turned into a fourteen or five-year-old girl, which made Wu Shigong almost unable to recognize her.
Wu Yunqing also opened his eyes wide and looked curiously at his fourteenth brother who had not shown up for a long time. (To be continued.. "57" or directly visit ".", you can download txt novels without registration, the page is refreshing, for
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