After leaving the Chengdu Guardhouse, the Crown Prince of Shu mounted his horse and was about to leave. A man in military uniform hurriedly ran out and shouted: "Your Majesty, wait a minute!" The Crown Prince reined in the reins. The man ran closer and said, "The Crown Prince is walking like this.
I'm anxious. I have to tell you something."
The prince sat on the horse and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Both Minister Situ and your father are in Java." The man said, "Our superiors wanted to send the prince back after he took charge of the government, but Minister Situ wanted to drag your father to travel to South America and form a royal tour group with King Zhao and King Qin.
, I’m learning photography right now.”
The prince was stunned for a long time, and then took a long breath: "South America...Java is the closest to Australia. Now that we have arrived in Java, there is no reason not to go to Australia. It seems that we will not be able to defeat it in three to five years. What does Uncle Jia mean? What do you want?
Should I just take the throne?"
The man said with a smile: "The prince can do whatever he wants. Anyway, as long as the prince can be the master of Shu, everything will be cheap." The prince snorted and turned his horse and left.
Regardless of their hard work, the group went straight to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city to ask for an audience with the Supreme King. An old eunuch came out to greet him personally, smiling so hard that he couldn't even see his eyebrows.
The prince asked casually: "How is my grandfather?"
"Good, excellent." said the old eunuch, "Mr. Wang is here again today."
"Huh? Who is Mr. Wang?"
The old eunuch hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, Mr. Wang does not know the identity of our Supreme King. When you meet later, be sure not to reveal the secret. The sixth old man of the Ning family lives here." The prince nodded with a smile.
It turned out that not long after he came to the countryside to rest, one day the Supreme King was sitting by the lake basking in the sun. Suddenly he heard the sound of a piano in the distance, which was like the sound of nature. The old man was so hung up that he got drunk and ordered people to inquire. Not long after, he looked down and found out
, the piano player was an old man who lived in seclusion here, his surname was Wang Fu. The Supreme King loved the sound of the music, and was afraid that if he came out to scare others, he pretended to be Ning Liu to get acquainted with him. The two old men became close friends in the blink of an eye. Wang Fu loved tea and was from a wealthy family.
He was not rich. Naturally, the Supreme King had never lacked good tea in his life. Wang Fusui often came to this village to have tea, and when he was in a good mood, he would play two qin tunes. The Supreme King felt relaxed and happy as if in a dream.
Today Wang Fu came again. When the disciple saw the prince, he hurried in to report the news and asked the old eunuch at the door to stop him. The old eunuch went in and said: "Old Master! I am very happy!"
The Supreme King coughed twice: "Why are you panicking?"
The old eunuch wiped away his tears and said, "Uncle Yan is back!"
The Supreme King was extremely surprised: "Yan'er is back?"
"Exactly, I'm looking for a meeting outside."
The Supreme King was about to stand up, but quickly sat down again: "Wait a minute. Get him in quickly!"
Mr. Wang Fu smiled and said: "Your grandson is back? Just be happy if you are happy. Why are you putting on airs?"
The Supreme Prince Wang Chong winked at the old eunuch: "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you go and greet my eldest grandson?" The old eunuch hurriedly ran out.
After hearing this, the prince smiled and said, "I know. I won't expose him when I look back."
The old eunuch smiled like a chrysanthemum: "I know that the prince is the most clever."
The prince then followed the old eunuch all the way to the water pavilion, where he saw her grandfather and an old man sitting at the tea table. The old man's beard and hair were white and he looked like a god. There was a piano on the table next to him. The prince came forward and kowtowed.
When the Supreme King saw her, he burst into tears and choked with sobs for a long time: "Okay, okay. Just come back." Before he could finish his words, the grandfather and grandson hugged each other and cried.
After watching and crying for a while, the old eunuch came up and tried to persuade me: "Old Master, it's a good thing that I'm back."
The Supreme King wiped away his tears, stroked the crown prince's head and neck with one hand and patted his chest with the other and said, "I am an old man who can be considered alive to see you come back." The crown prince burst into tears again. The old eunuch cried with him for a while.
Son, I tried to persuade you again. The two of them gradually shed their tears.
The Supreme King then introduced the prince to Wang Fu, and the prince looked at him intently and bowed. Wang Fu said with a smile: "Your grandfather is worried about you but refuses to say it. He only orders people to prepare your favorite food every day."
The Supreme King blushed and shouted, "That's what I like to eat!"
Wang Fu said: "But you didn't eat even once!"
The prince hurriedly said: "Grandpa, I'm hungry." The Supreme King called for snacks.
Wang Fu stood up and said: "Since Brother Yan is back, I will not disturb the reunion of your grandparents and take my leave."
The prince also stood up and said, "Please stay a little longer. I have many things to tell my grandfather, and they are all bad things. If he gets angry at him, you can always help smooth things over." Mrs.
The king caught a glimpse of Tong Buye standing outside the water pavilion, his face suddenly darkened.
Wang Fu looked at the Supreme King and said, "That's fine."
The prince then personally sent him to a small pavilion not far away. Halfway up the road, the prince said, "I don't know why Mr. Gao Mengsheng is here."
Wang Fu turned out to be Gao Mengsheng, the number one luthier in the Federation, and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, do you recognize me?"
The prince said: "I have seen Mr. Gao's photo. My third uncle took a photo at Gao Mengsheng Concert Hall and included your statue in it. Aren't you afraid that my grandfather will recognize him?"
"No." Gao Mengsheng said, "The Supreme King will not pay attention to the appearance of an actor."
"...That's right."
"The regent may have put my grandfather in a bad mood, so he asked me to come and talk to him."
The prince snorted: "It's not them who made my grandfather angry."
Gao Mengsheng said: "Except for the things that must be done, the federal government has treated the Supreme King very humanely. I see, the old man has thought a lot through these days." As he walked to the door of Xiaoxuan, he said with a smile,
"I wish the Crown Prince a great victory." The Crown Prince cupped his hands.
Turning around and returning to the water pavilion, snacks were served. The prince smiled and ate a few pieces first. The Supreme King did not bother him. Seeing that the plate was bottomed, the old man said leisurely: "What's the bad thing? How is your father doing in Dacheng?"
The prince smiled bitterly and said: "What a great success. I just received news that he and my third uncle have gone to Java in Southeast Asia."
The Supreme King said: "Java and the Fang family are in the same group. Didn't your third uncle lead some special battalion from the Federation? Haven't you rescued me yet?"
The prince thought that his father was probably under house arrest in Java. After all, his third uncle had already taken the blame once, so it wouldn't hurt to take the blame one more time. He said: "That one... was rescued a long time ago."
"What?!" The Supreme King was overjoyed at first. He looked at his grandson and hesitated to speak, as if nothing was wrong. "When will you come back?"
"Probably... it will take another three or four years." The prince said bravely, "The third uncle coaxed my father to travel."
The Supreme King was stunned: "Huh?"
The prince stared at the empty snack plate: "Isn't he the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federation? State visits are his responsibility. After leaving Dacheng, he took my father with him to Java to visit Zhou Xiaolan, and the next stop was to Australia to visit Huo Sheng.
, and finally went to South America to meet Wei Ruoheng. By the way, the kings of Qin and Zhao are traveling in South America, and the third uncle wants to go with them."
"This..." The old man stayed silent for a long time without saying anything. After a long time, he waved his hands and sighed, "Forget it. Your third uncle is very capable, and the lonely king can no longer control him. Tell me if you have any other bad things."
The prince thought about it for a long time and found it difficult to speak. The Supreme King did not press him and sat down to drink tea leisurely. After a long period of silence, the prince gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa, do you still remember that my father had a daughter who went to the university?"
Jia La is studying."
The Supreme King originally thought that his grandson wanted to make the woman outside the pavilion his concubine, and he had prepared several words to reprimand him. He was stunned when he heard the words. "Big girl? What happened to her? After all, she is your sister, if you can use it,
Don't neglect your parents' support." The Crown Prince opened and closed his mouth several times. The Supreme King frowned. "Could it be that she did something that harmed the family?"
The prince shook his head. "Grandfather, what should I do if my father never has a son?"
The Supreme King frowned, and after a while he said: "Of course your third uncle will adopt one for him."
"Third uncle's temperament is such that he is not willing to give away his son, not even his own brother." The prince lowered his head and said, "In his early years, my grandmother gave him two women to borrow seeds from, and he was left in another courtyard to be raised quietly for a few months...
.”
The veins on the Supreme King's forehead jumped, and he drank: "Shut up!" The Crown Prince shut up immediately. The Supreme King's body was trembling, and he raised his hand to pick up the tea cup but didn't pick it up for a long time. The old man took a few deep breaths and said, "Get out.
." The prince stayed for a moment, then stood up and went out. Just as he reached the door of the water pavilion, the Supreme King said, "Call Lao Wang."
"yes."
The prince hurried to Xiaoxuan to invite Gao Mengsheng. Gao Mengsheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, prince, it's okay." Then he entered the water pavilion alone.
The Supreme King's face was as golden as paper. When he saw him coming in, he growled: "You, did you do this on purpose?"
Gao Mengsheng was stunned: "What's intentional?"
The Supreme King said angrily: "You argued with me for so long a few days ago about whether Hua Mulan would be discovered to be a woman if she joined the army."
Gao Mengsheng said: "Didn't you bring up that topic first? I just followed your words. Why, did your granddaughter just tell you the truth?" The Supreme King was stunned. Gao Mengsheng continued, "I took a look.
You can tell she is a girl."
The Supreme King stayed for a long time. "What can you tell at a glance?"
Gao Mengsheng said: "I have a grandson who studies medicine. Even though I am old, I have learned from him. The biggest difference between men and women is the skeleton. Your granddaughter's demeanor, manner, hands and feet are all like those of a man, but she has a strong skeleton.
What a little girl."
The Supreme King seemed to have been struck by lightning. After a long time, Gao Mengsheng sighed: "You say every day that you don't care about these things anymore, why bother to let them go? Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. You also said that there are more than 20 grandchildren.
He is the only eldest grandson who can be used. I tried to find someone to help him, but I couldn't find him, and it was all a fool's errand. Since he is a grandchild, wouldn't he be a good boy who can pass on the family business for you?"
The Supreme King sat still like a wood carving and clay sculpture, thinking about the whole family. No matter whether he was a son or a grandson, no one, dead or alive, could compare to the crown prince's finger. He murmured: "If he can't give birth to a son, he can do whatever he wants."
What brother wouldn’t give him one and be done with it?”
Gao Mengsheng said earnestly: "Old Ning, think about your son. If you happen to not give birth to a son, which nephew would you like to give your family property to?"
The Supreme King was stunned. Sending them off? He was dreaming of his mother-in-law's Spring and Autumn Dream. He understood the King of Shu's thoughts and said in a loud voice: "But she is a girl."
"Thanks to this girl, otherwise your great career would have been wasted? I guess you have just plotted against others?"
The Supreme King said dejectedly: "I've figured it out."
"Is there any?"
The Supreme King shook his head.
Gao Mengsheng said: "That child just now can be said to be a dragon or a phoenix among people, and you are still not satisfied? If there is such a child among my children and grandchildren, I will wake up laughing in my dreams."
The Supreme King thought: "The eighth child is young and has nothing to do with the world. It seems that there is a child under one year old in the house. How about giving her a baby brother and letting her help?"
Gao Mengsheng glanced at him: "Old Ning, have you ever suspected that this grandson is a girl?"
"Never."
"Then why did she suddenly tell you? Wouldn't it be better to keep it from you until you are buried?"
The Supreme King slapped his thigh: "Yes, what did she tell me to do?"
Gao Mengsheng said in a low voice: "Don't be upset when I tell the truth. Last time you said that you handed over the business to them two or three years ago. Now even if you want to switch it to someone else, you're afraid you won't be able to do it."
The Supreme King thought about it, now the Central Committee and the Central Committee are actually the father and daughter. The second child would rather disguise his daughter as a man than adopt a nephew, and the third child is with him. No matter who else wins the Shu Kingdom, the Federation You can fall out of favor immediately, but you can stumble and slap the table.
Gao Mengsheng advised: "Don't you like that child very much? A little girl pretending to be a man must have suffered a lot. If you don't feel sorry for me, I feel sorry for her."
The Supreme King sighed: "I just blame her, I!" He shook his head. "Everyone has grown up and will never listen to me again."
Gao Mengsheng laughed and said: "Old Bones, you still don't accept old age! What did you say yesterday? Eating tea, fishing and raising flowers are all unpalatable. Come on, come on, I will play the piano with you to calm down your mood." Then he stood up and sat down. The prelude to the musical instrument began.
The music was as comfortable as idle clouds, as light as the breeze, far away and vast, calming the mind and clarifying the nature. After listening to it, the Supreme King felt indescribably at ease. After listening to the song, the old man sighed: "That's it, I can't control it anymore. Stop it."
Gao Mengsheng smiled and said: "That's right."
The two chatted for another half day, and Gao Mengsheng asked, "Have you finished talking about the bad things your granddaughter said?"
The Supreme King said: "I said two things. The first one... is not considered a bad thing. That's all, maybe there are more, let her tell her at the same time." Then he waved someone to call the prince to come in.
The prince bowed to Gao Mengsheng. Gao Mengsheng waved his hands and sighed: "You kid."
The Supreme King also sighed and said dejectedly: "Is there anything else?"
The prince said: "Yes." Gao Mengsheng hurriedly avoided it. The Supreme King snorted. The prince said, "The current situation cannot be changed without changing the law. It must be changed."
After a long while, the Supreme King said: "Do you want to join the Federation?"
The prince took out a newspaper from his arms and handed it to his grandfather. It was a copy of "Kunming News", which the prince bought when he was passing through Yunnan when he returned to China. The front page of the newspaper carried the news: Zhao Jun's troops were divided into three groups. In just three days, The three kingdoms of Wei, Zhou and Cao have been conquered, and they have announced that they will send troops to attack Zheng in seven days. King Zheng is asked to be prepared.
The Supreme King frowned: "Just now you said that King Zhao is in South America?"
"Yes, together with King Qin." The prince said, "This dispatch of troops is obviously just an excuse made by the federation. Since my third uncle took my father overseas, he obviously knows something important. The treaty last time could not limit it. Come on early. If you negotiate with them, you can still get some good terms."
After thinking for a long time, the Supreme King said tiredly: "Is there anything else?"
The prince hesitated for a moment and said, "No more."
The Supreme King closed his eyes and waved his hands: "You can handle it. The lonely king is old and can't take care of it anymore."