Chapter 65 Father King (2)
.Don't dare to show any hesitation on the surface. I pretended not to hear the father's words and said, "Don't worry, my father, I will definitely remember the father's teachings and do my best to do my duty."
The father looked at me thoughtfully and nodded, "Father knows that you are the father's good son! Well, you just arrived in Chuzhou, go down to rest first. In the evening, your father will discuss with your uncles about the battle between the river and the battle will be summoned by someone."
I agreed to my father, and then saluted him and the master who didn't say anything but stared at me, and then walked out of the battalion commander.
"It should have been my father's temptation before!" I thought to myself: "Although my father has not done anything to me, he may have been worried about me, a vassal king with soaring strength, and is afraid that I will be disobedient in the future." As I thought about it, I felt more and more that what my father said before was to give me the world. On the one hand, he could test me, and on the other hand, he could win me over, which was not out of his sincerity.
Before I could walk far, I suddenly heard someone greeting me not far away: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, where are you going?"
I turned around and found that the person was my father-in-law Xu Zengshou. I hurriedly put away my thoughts, stopped and bowed and said, "It turns out that he is my father-in-law, the son-in-law is polite."
If we want to talk about seniority, I am a son-in-law and Xu Zengshou is a father-in-law. Naturally, my seniority is relatively low and I should give him a great gift to his children. However, if we follow the rules of the officialdom, I will be a vassal king and a royal nobleman, and he is only a guardian. Therefore, the difference between the top and the bottom forces him to respect me.
"Your Highness, don't need much politeness!" Xu Zengshou soon came to me. He helped me and refused to give me a complete tribute. He smiled and said, "I don't have many opportunities to get close to You. It's rare that Your Highness will come to Xuzhou this time. Then you might as well go to my mansion to sit for a while."
Although it was a relationship between a father-in-law and son-in-law, I only met Xu Zengshou once because of the death of the emperor's grandfather. I really didn't know much about him. So after thinking about it, I nodded and agreed, "I'll bother my father-in-law like this."
Because there were too many troops gathered in Chuzhou this time, most of the troops did not enter Chuzhou City, but were stationed outside the south gate of Chuzhou City, preparing to march along the river at any time. Walking into the south gate to the garrison of Xu Zengshou, I found that Chuzhou City really looked like a big city, with the streets and people in an orderly manner. The people were content and leisurely, and seemed to feel panic about the 200,000 troops stationed outside the city.
When he came to the hall of the garrison palace, he sat down in the host and guest positions. Xu Zengshou and I took a sip of fragrant tea together and said with a smile: "A month ago, I heard that Your Highness defeated Yu Chengqing in Guiyang, and I knew that Your Highness was a great man. Unexpectedly, a month later, he heard Your Highness dealing with 30,000 people in Anhui and Hubei, forcing Geng Bingwen to surrender 100,000 troops. I admire Your Highness to the extreme."
"My father-in-law praised it. It was just a coincidence that I could have such a record. I am ashamed, ashamed!" What I said was not a lie. If my father had not dragged most of the imperial army in Yanjing, I would not have dared to leave Shu easily. After all, I would have to beware of others taking over my nest.
Xu Zengshou smiled and said, "Although the capital is still under the control of the court, it seems that the kings' army of kings is already sure to win. I believe that the kings will lead the kings to capture the capital soon, so that the world and earth will change in one day." After a slight pause, he said, "The emperor is young and prone to believe in corruption and slander. He should not have been so anxious to ascend to the great treasure. After experiencing this great change in the withdrawal of the vassal, his prestige may not be able to convince the public. This... Benpiao Astronomy www.piaotian.com.com... This, if the King of Yan can temporarily take the throne and his highness assist, then I, Dawu, can have a peaceful country and peace."
You should know that although everyone knows that the "removal of the vassal state" was Zhu Changwen's true intention, the vassal kings always said that the reason why Zhu Changwen issued such an order was entirely because the attendant Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai and others were instigated by Zhu Changwen, and said that the emperor was confused by these traitors, so he wanted to "clear the king's side."
Although the banner of "clearing the king's side" was clearly promoted at this time, when he captured the capital and captured Zhu Changwen, he was afraid that his father would add nine tins, and then he made Zhu Changwen abdicate on the grounds of "the emperor had no virtue", and the world naturally fell into his hands with justification. Therefore, Xu Zengshou's words were actually about the fact that his father ascended the base in the future.
I thought for a moment and had probably guessed what Xu Zengshou was looking for me today. He said that I would help my father in the future, and in fact, it was to test whether I had the intention of entering the East Palace. I looked at Xu Zengshou. It was not appropriate for Anzhou to express my feelings to others at this time. Although he was my father-in-law, he just pretended not to hear anything in his words and said: "The emperor was still inexperienced at that time, and he should experience it again. The father-in-law probably meant this. In the future, I am afraid that as my father-in-law said, he would take the throne temporarily and let his son live in the East Palace today."
Seeing that I was not at all verbally speaking, Xu Zengshou probably felt that he had a deep conversation with me. After pondering for a moment, he said, "If Your Highness King Yan can ascend the throne, he naturally needs all the princes to assist in the administration. Especially with your highness's contribution, he will be entrusted with important tasks." After a brief pause, he continued, "I see that among the princes of Your Highness, there are only four of them who are favored by the King of Yan. The eldest prince is kind-hearted and inaction, but he is a person who is incompetent. Although the third prince is brave, he is a person who is incompetent. The fifth prince is indifferent to his character and has no moral character. Only Your Highness, not only has both benevolence and virtue, but has become famous all over the world after this incident. He will definitely be the master considered by the people of the world in the future."
When Xu Zengshou said this to me, it was really like expressing his feelings to me. It seemed that he thought that I would have a great chance to inherit my father's great cause in the future. However, at the same time, I was very clear about my identity at this time. I would not easily believe him just because of such a sentence or two. From ancient times to the present, intrigue between the royal family, even among the closest relatives, there was nothing strange to be strange about, so I said modestly: "My father-in-law has been awarded. In the future, my father's eldest brother, third brother, fifth brother and other brothers will assist me, so I can return to the fourth place with peace of mind. "
Xu Zengshou looked at me again, and then said, "With your highness's ability, I will never be able to see what happened this time. If Your Highness can ascend to the throne in the future, he will naturally not tolerate the situation where the vassals are strong and the central government will do it. The matter of withdrawing the vassals will probably be his first priority. Hey, it's ridiculous that today I don't understand the principle of governing the country like cooking a small freshman, so I ended in such a situation. If Your Highness can move slowly in the future, how could he be afraid of withdrawing the vassals?"
I heard Xu Zengshou speak more and more bluntly, and I trust him a little more, but at this time I still didn't think about saying anything, just waiting for him to finish his words.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Xu Zengshou continued, "When Emperor Taizu was born, His Highness won three yuan in a row, and there were rumors in the civil and military affairs of the court and even the people of the people. This is the literary virtue of His Highness. If His Highness can inherit the great cause of His Highness, Qingliushilin will definitely support it strongly. This time, His Highness won consecutive battles and his martial arts are great, and he has martial virtues. In this way, the soldiers of the three armies will convince him. Who in the world will not be as good as his highness, as both civil and military.
"A man?" When he said this, Xu Zengshou smiled slightly and said, "Even if His Highness King Yan can't see His Highness's virtues clearly for a while, I'm afraid that one day he will hand over the great cause to His Highness. To be honest, I said this to have a marriage relationship with His Highness, and to the other hand, it is to respond to the 'good birds choose trees to live in the good birds'. Although I dare not say good birds, His Highness is also that good tree to me!"
Having said this, no matter whether Xu Zengshou is true or false, I can't stop talking anymore, otherwise it will make him feel sad. So after pondering for a moment, he said with a smile: "It's rare that my father-in-law looks down on me so much, so I will definitely work hard in the future to be able to bear the hard work of my father-in-law."
Xu Zengshou showed a hint of joy when he heard this, nodded and said, "I did not read the wrong person. Your Highness is really a phoenix among people." After that, he no longer got involved in this topic, and instead asked me about Xu Yuanchun's recent situation.
Although I have been away from Chengdu for more than two months, all the girls have sent me letters all the way, so I know Xu Yuanchun’s recent situation, so I picked up some of the listeners and told Xu Zengshou. Before I knew it, the relationship between our two father-in-law and son-in-law became much more harmonious.
I was very happy to say goodbye to Xu Zengshou's garrison mansion. After all, I finally got more help from Xu Zengshou. You should know that although Tuzhou is not a very large prefecture, it has strangled the throat of the north and south Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If you want to lead troops from Chuzhou into Yingtian, the light cavalry can only take a day and a night to cross the river. It really poses a great threat to Yingtian. The emperor's grandfather was afraid that Tuzhou would be in trouble, so he named Xu Da as King of Chuyang and his descendants. He will guard here forever.
When I returned to my tent, I told Zhu Zhu one by one about the conversation I had with Xu Zengshou, hoping that he would see if Xu Zengshou was really sincere. After hearing this, Zhu Zhu thought for a while and said that Xu Zengshou and I were my father-in-law and son-in-law. If I really became the emperor of a dynasty in the future, he would be the father-in-law, which would be of great benefit to him, so his words should not be faked.
Chapter completed!