Chapter 955 955: The family is unfortunate, and the brothers are at odds with each other (Part 2) [Request
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"Wu Zhaode has also changed."
This is Shen Tang's only thought after reading the inside information.
Luan Xinmo said: "The Lord Wu is not a man of great perseverance. His changes are reasonable and expected."
His evaluation of Wu Xian is not very high. In his view, there are three levels of outstanding people. The upper-level heroes can make a difference in current affairs, the middle-level heroes are created by the current situation, and the lower-level heroes are brought about by the current situation. Wu Zhaode belongs to third party.
At that time, the court of King Xin was in decay, and forces from all over the country took advantage of the situation. At that time, Wu Xian also emerged from the internal fighting within the family, and made friends with various families in Tianhai. During the war, he became famous all over the world as the leader of the alliance, and his power expanded again, becoming a dominant family. Even the current leader, Shen Tang, must be treated with caution.
But, what happens after that?
His development began on a tortuous path.
The situation was tense, and he was always on edge.
The situation was stable, and he sharpened his spirits.
Recalling the celebration banquet at Liguan, Qin Li led people to change jobs, and Wu Xian was forced into a state of embarrassment by the domineering Tianhai family. At that time, he also used the long-lost courage to suppress the opposition of the Tianhai family. In recent years, he has also Continuously suppressing and weakening the influence and status of the founding heroes were quite effective. In fact, in the second year, Wu Xian had completely secured his position as the leader of the country.
There are no hidden dangers inside, and there are no threats outside.
Wu Xian's life has become more comfortable.
Success too early and comfort too long.
Once you become comfortable, you will easily fall into a trap, lose your vigilance, and be attracted by other things, and Wu Xian is no exception.
He is the leader of the High Kingdom, the leader of a country, holding the national seal and absolute power. The view from this position is fascinating and intoxicating, and it also makes him completely give up his original intention of letting the eldest son inherit, and he is the support behind the scenes as the Supreme King. The idea of making good friends with the neighboring country Kang. The first person to notice Wu Xian's change of heart was the eldest son who was canonized as the crown prince in the first year of the founding of the Gao Kingdom.
Yes, he is Wu Xian’s eldest son.
At that time, Wu Xian was forced by the strong development of Shen Tang's power and felt a strong sense of crisis. In addition, internal discord and internal strife seriously threatened his own status. He voluntarily gave up his favorite and most beloved outstanding second son and turned his attention to That mediocre and cowardly eldest son. The puppet doesn't have to be too opinionated, it just needs to be obedient, and it will be easier for him, the Supreme King, to command.
Nowadays, Wu Xian does not want to be the Supreme King.
Naturally, the presence of the crown prince becomes redundant.
The eldest son did not become outstanding because he was appointed crown prince. He was still mediocre and cowardly. As an adult, he could not even do errands well. His opinions were often swayed by the officials around him, and this was what Wu Xian hated most.
The more he looked at this son, the more displeased he became.
On the other hand, the performance of the second son in recent years is remarkable.
He is filial and respectful to his parents, friendly to his younger siblings, and wholeheartedly assists the eldest brother of the Crown Prince of the East Palace without any jealousy or complaint. In addition to the outstanding second son, there are also a group of bastards who have grown up one after another. Among them, the one with the worst qualifications and temperament is better than the eldest son. many.
Wu Xian felt terrible inside.
But we can't just abolish the crown prince and replace him with someone else.
As the head of the country, it was only for others to speculate on Wu Xian's emotions, and he had no right to consider others. Even though he initially considered his eldest son's identity as the crown prince, he kept it in his heart no matter how dissatisfied he was. But as time went by, this restraint disappeared. .
The courtiers are the most discerning people. They are keenly aware that the Crown Prince has been scolded many times, and each time the scolding has become more serious, ranging from gentle scolding to harsh scolding. Naturally, they also know that the king is dissatisfied with the Crown Prince, and they feel a little bit inside. Calculate.
"Wu Zhaode wanted everything. In the end, he picked up sesame seeds and lost the watermelon. He lost a lot because of a small thing..." With Gu Chi here, Shen Tang naturally knew that Wu Xian had planned to become the Supreme King, and also expected that he would enjoy it. It is impossible for the king to give up his position easily after he ascends the throne, but he never expected that Wu Zhaode would immediately establish the crown prince, but in a few years he would regret it and get entangled. What a catch!
Or not establish a crown prince in the first place.
Or make a firm choice after establishing a crown prince.
Now the situation is more serious than five years ago - when Wu Xian's adult sons were only the eldest son and the second son, now there are two or three more bastards. If he does not become the eldest son of a large clan, it will mean that the rest of the smaller clans will All have a chance.
"It's okay if he loses a lot because of a small thing. It's not my family's problem anyway, but it has caused my money and food to disappear. He is sick. 1
Shen Tang finally couldn't help but cursed.
An insider lurking in the Gao Kingdom reported back that this batch of grain, grass, gold and silver would be secretly transported to the Northern Desert under the guise of a big merchant in the Gao Kingdom. However, Shen Tang acted quickly enough and wrote to Wu Xian, Wu Xian received it and sent someone to intercept it.
Finally, the interception was successful in border counties.
Then--
They were stolen.
To be more precise, the grain and grass were burned, and the gold and silver were misappropriated. The person who supervised this task was an official close to the crown prince. The person who burned the grain and grass just wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, so as to bring order to the East Palace, but he did not expect that the East Palace would be destroyed. Bian hid the gold and silver directly.
Backhand, he falsely accused the person who burned the food of stealing a huge amount of money.
When the intelligence came from the inside, Gao Guochatang was still in trouble because Wu Xian's adult son was involved. When Wu Xian learned how much food, grass, gold and silver had been lost, he immediately gave up his decision to pay for it out of his own pocket. Just smash it.
They shout slogans but have no actions at all.
He can't push his son out to take the blame!
Furthermore, he only agreed to help Shen Tang intercept it, but he did not guarantee that the food, grass, gold and silver were foolproof! Shen Tang asked Kang Guo Honglu Temple to urge him again and again, but Gao Guo delayed and refused to give an accurate reply until he could no longer hold on. Replied the letter. This reply was also very interesting. It told Shen Tang tactfully that although she had lost food and a large amount of gold and silver, she had to lose everything she gained.
You might as well think on the bright side, at least this batch of things was successfully intercepted and did not fall into the pockets of Bei Mo. There is no advantage for the enemy!
If the enemy is not strengthened, our own side will not be weakened.
Well, it’s all for naught.
Shen Tang can only express his mood in one word.
"Gan, Wu Zhaode 1
She wanted to greet Wu Xian's family in the most beautiful words.
At this moment, she suspected that the food and grass had not been burned at all, and maybe someone had come in to change things before the fire broke out.
The ashes from the beams in the hall were shaken off by her.
Luan Xin comforted in a gentle voice: "My lord, please calm down. At least Gao Guo currently has no plans to collude with Bei Mo to attack us."
This is a blessing in misfortune.
If we start a war with Bei Mo and then fight with Gao Guo at the same time, the extra funds consumed by the treasury may be a hundred times the loss of Jinli County!
"Wu Zhaode——"
Sooner or later, this grandson will be killed!
Whatever she swallows, she will spit it out a hundred times as much!
When Luan Xin saw Shen Tang closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, suppressing his turbulent emotions, he knew that the matter was over for the time being. Only then did he feel relieved and told another piece of news that was barely good news: "In the past two years, there has been no news in Gaoguo. It is not stable. The leader of the Wu Kingdom is wavering in terms of his sons and heirs. The princes secretly have close contacts with the ministers in the court. Especially the crown prince seems to have an expert around him to give guidance."
Wu Xian's eldest son has always been a cowardly doormat. So far, his biggest advantage is that he was reincarnated well, was born early, and occupies the position of the eldest son. However, his performance in recent years has been that he is occupying the manhole and not shitting. This time he actually has the courage to go with the flow. Swallowing a huge amount of stolen money and then setting up the blame and dragging all the other brothers down is really not like his usual style.
Wu Zhaode and his son are still having troubles - tsk, the son is so bad, and the father can't figure it out. I really doubt that they were enemies in the previous life, and they will hurt each other as father and son in this life. In addition, Wu Zhaode did not make Tianhai his capital. , which greatly damaged the interests of the Tianhai elders who had initially invested and supported him. In order to secure his position as the leader of the country and suppress these founding heroes, Wu Xian ruthlessly took a strong medicine and vigorously mobilized the children of the aristocratic families in the royal capital. It seems to be effective. It is obvious, but strong medicine will inevitably bring great sequelae. If you attract tigers and drive away wolves, the tiger problem is still there.
Shen Tang said: "I know about this."
She spent another half day processing the accumulated memorials, and ended her work near sunset, leaving Wenqi incarnation to look after the house, while she took the maid out to look for food and meet friends.
Shen Tang's initial plan was to streamline the three provinces in the palace, especially the remaining male servants. In order to ensure his own lineage and transcendent status, the king castrated people and allowed these people to serve him and his wives, concubines, heirs, and clan, but Shen Tang She is not a male ruler, and is currently single. She does not need these eunuchs, nor does she need to create more eunuchs for her own selfish desires.
However, there were still eunuchs in Kang's internal court.
Most of them are left over from the royal families of Xin and Geng. They are disabled and not as strong as a normal adult male. They can still live well with a little savings, but those who have no savings, no house, no land, and no heirs are miserable. Life is miserable. Lived in poverty.
The first eunuch in the inner court was sent by Ning Yan.
Ning Yan, as the provincial minister and the only female prime minister in Kang State, could arrange a retirement position for the eunuch with just a word from her. However, Shen Tang made it clear that she did not like having a servant in the palace. Naturally, Ning Yan had to follow her in private. Shen Tang explained the reason.
When Shen Tang saw the young man who was young, short in stature and pale and beardless, he knew at a glance that he was an eunuch.
【what happened?】
Ning Yan explained the whole story in detail.
This man was originally a chamberlain of the Geng Kingdom. He castrated himself when he could no longer survive, and entered the imperial court of Geng to make a living. The Geng Kingdom was destroyed, Zheng Qiao was executed, and the palace of the Geng Kingdom was also ransacked by various dragon-slaying forces. Fortunately, he escaped from there. He survived the catastrophe and had been displaced for the past two years. Without household registration, he could not even get a share of the land. His only savings were at the bottom, and he could barely survive until now with the help of his fellow villagers.
He originally wanted to make a living in the inner court, but he didn't expect that King Kang's court didn't want a servant. He was exhausted from all the money around him, so he had no choice but to ask for help everywhere. He shamelessly went to find the thankless utensil, but it was not at the house, and finally he went to Ning to seek help. On Yan's side, she helped.
Shen Tang was speechless: [Ning Shizhong?
She reminded Ning Yan of her identity.
Isn't it outrageous that the boss of the provincial department arranged a job for a chamberlain, and for this purpose he came to the king of the country to intercede and take him in?
Ning Yan said: [He is my benefactor. He and several servants risked their lives to save Xingning's body. I originally planned to let him live in the house and become the steward, but he refused.]
Not everyone can use eunuchs.
He was worried that Ning Yan's secret raising of eunuchs would be discovered by the Yushitai, and he would interfere with her transgression and cause trouble for her. If he did nothing and accepted Ning Yan's care, he would not do it. He had hands and feet, although he did not It loses its roots, but it can also feed itself.
The safest place to go is the inner court.
Hence Ning Yan's private conversation with Shen Tang.
Shen Tang left this man behind and learned from his mouth that there were many eunuchs who were in the same difficult situation as him. After the establishment of the Kang State, these people came all the way and wanted to make a living in the inner court. However, for the first time, the court of King Kang refused to accept eunuchs. They were dumbfounded. A group of people lived in the poorest area of the capital, hungry and well fed. After thinking about it, Shen Tang accepted them.
Of course, they have all been screened to make sure there are no problems.
There were more than 300 servants working in the royal court, and the others were all female palace servants. They were managed by the female officials of the three provinces in the palace, and all the expenses went to Shen Tang's private treasury. It was just the battle against Liguan, and Xun Zhen's deficit was too serious. Before the huge sum of money owed by Xunzhen was cleared, all this expenditure was borrowed from the treasury. Borrowing money from the treasury to feed the people in the three provinces of the palace was enough to feed more than a thousand mouths!
Shen Tang could only comfort herself by treating it as providing jobs to the country. She was the head of the country and could not be so petty.
Compared with other kings, Shen Tang's palace is not big.
Outer Korea accounts for two-fifths.
The remaining three-fifths are the inner court area.
The most lively market in the capital is separated from the palace by a wall and a street. Standing on the palace wall, you can clearly hear the bustle outside the palace. It is convenient for Shen Tang to run out for a walk from time to time.
After leaving the palace, she went straight to Gong Xi Lai's residence.
Although Xun Ding joined the Gongxi clan, he was the Yaoguangwei general after all, so he still had to take care of a bit of face. Tomorrow's wedding process is that Gongxi will come out of this house and stay in Xun's mansion for three days. I’ll go to another accommodation and wish you the best.
Tonight, Gong Xilai is still staying here.
Naturally Gong Xiqiu also lives here.
Shen Tang was familiar with the house, climbed the wall and climbed the courtyard, and threw a stone in the direction of Gong Xiqiu: "Gong Xiqiu, come out and play 1
The one who opened the door was Gong Xi Lai, who had already revealed his waist.
As he grows older, Gong Xilai's already good-looking face becomes more and more colorful, and his temperament is very similar to Gong Xiqiu's.
"Brother, I'm looking for you."
Gong Xiqiu opened the window and looked at Shen Tang.
"Mama, come in."
Shen Tang asked: "Don't you go out to drink?"
"Let's do it tomorrow night. I'm not very interested today, so I won't go." Gong Xiqiu was unhappy and looked gloomy. Shen Tang guessed that it was because his sister was getting married tomorrow, and it was normal for a brother to be in a bad mood. Come here by yourself, that's it. To enlighten him!
"I can't tell you, you are still a girl."
Shen Tang climbed in through the window.
The room was brightly lit with candles. In addition to Gongxi Qiu's brother and sister, there were also several maids serving him. The most eye-catching thing was a set of ancient but well-preserved Chinese clothes hanging on the wooden shelf. Gongxi Qiu explained: "This is My mother and father wore it when we made the wedding contract."
I specially brought it here to Gong Xi Lai.
It's too late to get new clothes.
Shen Tang stopped to admire it for a while, not knowing what the Gongxi clan had to offer. It was covered with all kinds of jewels, and there were countless pearls. No wonder Gongxi Qiu could use pearls to play marbles wherever he went. She asked: "The other half Did you send it to Yongan?"
"You don't need to dress up to look good when you have a hair extension."
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Ah, I am very happy today.
China Literature’s annual meeting is scheduled to be held at the end of January this year.
Then, didn’t Shiitake hold a four-month monthly weight loss private training class on September 24th? The four months ended, just in time to renew the annual meeting.
I have lost 22 pounds so far.
Ah, I don’t even know how happy I was during the meeting last year.
Going around in circles, what a coincidence, really!
PS: If I hadn’t lost weight, I wouldn’t have wanted to lose weight last year. It’s so sad for Little Potato who has gained weight and become thicker and can’t buy clothes in physical stores for two years. Wow o(╥﹏╥)o