After receiving Wu Sangui's promise of support, Wu Shifan hurried back to his father Wu Yingxiong's Prince's Mansion. When he got home, it was almost dark, but his father Wu Yingxiong was still nowhere to be seen. I don't know if he was comforting his newly lost relative. Shang Shuying.
So as soon as he got home, he called his aunt, Princess Jianning, to come over for questioning.
"Shifan, why did you come back alone? Where is your Ama?" Princess Jianning's words contained both anxiety and blame.
She was not worried about Wu Yingxiong's mischief outside. In fact, when Wu Yingxiong was in Beijing, he had a lot of concubines at home, so there was no need to hide these things from Jianning. Princess Jianning has never expressed dissatisfaction with this, and even tried her best to manage the "harem" for Wu Yingxiong. She is definitely a rare good wife among Manchu princesses.
The reason for this is that Jianning's wife was "raised" by Wu Yingxiong. Jianning was only eleven or twelve years old when she married Wu Yingxiong. She was said to be a princess, but in fact she was an orphan without a father or a mother. Her eldest brother Hao Hao Ge was harmed by Dorgon again, and Shunzhi, the older brother, didn't care about his younger siblings at all. So much so that when Princess Jianning married Wu Yingxiong, she couldn't even speak Chinese, didn't know Chinese characters (and didn't know a few Manchu characters), and had little knowledge. She was a silly girl from the countryside. Moreover, when she married Wu Yingxiong, the Qing Dynasty's Internal Affairs Bureau system had not yet been perfected (it was only completed in the Kangxi Dynasty), so she did not bring a lot of internal affairs servants, so she married alone.
And Wu Yingxiong was already a well-educated young prince at that time, and there were a bunch of retainers around him to help make suggestions. How could he treat her like a country girl and still not play with her?
Therefore, Wu Yingxiong "becomes a godfather first, then a teacher, and finally a husband", which is a whole "nurture". And Jianning was also trained by Wu Yingxiong to be obedient and obedient.
The reason why Jianning felt anxious about her husband's late return and wanted to blame Wu Shifan was because this was Chang'an. His father-in-law was the founding emperor of a dynasty whose capital was Chang'an, and he was old and lacked energy. I can't control my sons anymore. And her husband is an eldest prince who doesn't know how to fight, and he has a second prince who is very good at fighting, and he has also been granted the title of King of Qin!
With this combination put together, can Princess Jianning not be anxious?
And Wu Shifan didn't know why he came back alone after looking at Wu Yingxiong? Isn't he afraid that his father will be ambushed when he passes by some door?
"Mom, don't worry, my dad will be fine. Grandpa can still control the situation now." Wu Shifan quickly comforted Princess Jianning and said, "Besides, our family's world is not stable yet, and brothers are not fighting against each other yet." when."
Princess Jianning shook her head and said: "Why should the emperor's family care about the stability of the world when they are fighting for the throne? Don't you see that the Qing Dynasty has already lost two-thirds of the world, and they are still killing each other!"
"Mother, you are overthinking." Wu Shifan said with a smile, "The Prince's Palace and the Prince of Qin's Palace don't have many soldiers in Chang'an City. Chang'an's defense is firmly in the hands of the emperor's personal soldiers. Our family and the second uncle's family are not capable. He started a Xuanwu Sect uprising." As he spoke, his brows suddenly wrinkled, "Actually, Grandpa Huang called my father and I here today for Xiaoxian's marriage."
"Xiao Xie's marriage?" Princess Jianning was stunned, "Xiao Xie has been Li Zhongshan's concubine for a long time, and she has not been sent back, how can she still get married?"
"Mother, what you are talking about are the rules of ordinary people. Our family is an imperial family!" Wu Shifan said, "Xiaofu has already made Princess Jiading."
Princess Jianning shook her head: "But Li Zhongshan is not an ordinary person! He was the general of the Ming Dynasty who was the minister, and he also made the king of England. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was just a puppet, and only the general who was the minister had real power.
Moreover, there is a prophecy about the Eighteen Sons ruling the world! It can be seen that Li Zhongshan is very likely to become the emperor. When the time comes, Xiao Tu will be the imperial concubine. If anything happens to Xiao Tu, she will be the queen! Even if he does not become the emperor, Xiaoxian can still serve as Xiaotu's substitute as a concubine. If anything happens"
"Mother!" Wu Shifan was speechless, "Nothing will happen, don't worry!"
His aunt is now thinking about the "Xuanwu Gate", but there is no Xuanwu Gate in Chang'an. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, after Zhu Quanzhong moved Tang Zhaozong to Luoyang, the Xuanwu Gate was lost due to the large-scale project of Han Jian, the governor of the Youguo Army, to shrink and build Chang'an. It was dismantled
"Second brother! What about me?"
As soon as Wu Shifan finished speaking, his sister Wu Xiaoxian's voice came in from a side door. Then he saw a beautiful girl who had grown full-length and could be described as charming and charming, walking lightly into the third hall of the Prince's Mansion.
It turns out that Wu Xiaoxian had been eavesdropping outside the door just now - she was worried too!
Not only worried about the Xuanwu Sect, but also worried about being married to Li Jiqing. I heard that Li Jiqing's mother, Kong Sizhen, had sent someone to Chang'an to propose marriage!
"伱" Wu Shifan sighed, "Hurry up and pack your things, let's leave tonight!"
"What?"
"Leaving tonight?"
Princess Jianning and Wu Xiaoji were both shocked.
Wu Shifan said: "Xiaoyi, you are now the Princess of Jiading of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Go and clean up! Before grandpa has made up his mind, as long as you return to Li Zhongshan, grandpa will have no choice but to recognize him. I will come back early. , just to take you out of Chang'an!"
Princess Jianning frowned and urged: "Go, go. Xiaoxian, you are already Li Shikai's, but you can't be dissatisfied just because Li Jiqing is handsome!"
"Yes!" Xiaoji nodded firmly, turned around and left Santang to pack his luggage in his yard.
Princess Jianning sighed and said in a complaining tone: "The old man is making trouble! He thinks it is not good for Xiaoji to be Li Zhongshan's concubine. He just finds a general to marry him in the country. How can he marry her?" She is marrying Li Zhongshan’s younger brother? And the Li family is really going to have internal strife. How can Li Jiqing be Li Zhongshan’s opponent? What will happen if Xiaoji is snatched back and forth by two men? "
"Yes, yes, Xiaoxian is not that kind of woman!" Wu Shifan nodded repeatedly, "She would rather die than marry Li Jiqing!"
When Wu Shifan and Wu Xiaozhen secretly left Chang'an City and went straight to their base in Nanyang (he was the general manager of Henan Province in the Great Zhou Dynasty), his father Wu Yingxiong had already returned to the palace and was talking to the envoys sent by Li Fuchen and Kong Sizhen. Fu Honglie, the commander of Dudu's army marching to the left, is drinking and talking!
Fu Honglie was Kong Sizhen's confidant, but he also secretly came to Chang'an as the secret envoy of the Southern King Li Fuchen to congratulate Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui's becoming emperor was a rebellion for the Ming Dynasty. It was impossible to send an envoy to congratulate him in the name of Shangshu Province. However, four of the five kings of the Ming Dynasty, including the Southern King Li Fuchen, the British King Li Zhongshan, the Yi King Zheng Jing, and the Northern King Liu Jinzhong, actually sent envoys to express their congratulations to Wu Sangui. Only the loyal king Li Laishun did not send anyone to Wu Sangui. congratulate.
After three drinks and five dishes, Wu Sangui seemed a little tipsy. He suddenly put down his glass and said to Fu Honglie with a smile: "Fu Sima, Si Gege's son Li Jieshuai hasn't married yet, right?"
In fact, Fu Honglie did not come to propose to Wu Xiaoxian on behalf of Li Jiqing - Wu Xiaoxian was the princess of Jiading in the Zhou Dynasty, but she was the general's concubine in the Ming Dynasty! Although Li Jiqing is the military governor of Guihai Navy, he is also a subordinate of the general. No matter how much he likes Wu Xiaoji, he can't propose to his immediate boss's little wife!
Even if he, a young man, lost his head, Kong Sizhen was not that confused.
Moreover, after Li Zhongshan was granted the title of King of England and became a general, he had given up the fight for the succession to the throne of the Southern King. Therefore, Li Jizhen was Li Jiqing’s real opponent. The troops that Kong Sizhen passed down to his son were all in Guangxi, competing with Li Jizhen. It is within reach. If you want to fight for the position of general, you have to fight all the way from Guangxi to Nanjing! Why should he be a general if he has that ability? He should be the "King of Heaven"!
So Fu Honglie didn't think much, just shook his head and said: "Not yet, Sigege is looking for a young master, but we haven't found a suitable one yet. Your Majesty, do you have any candidates?"
It is absolutely not difficult for Li Jiqing to find a wife. She is young and wealthy, holds great power, and is a domineering president!
Therefore, such a person must have high requirements. Li Fuchen and Kong Sizhen now want to find him a wife from among the daughters of Yiwangfu, Beiwangfu, or Zhu Cijiong.
Of course, the daughters of Wu Guogui and Wu Yingqi are also top choices. Especially Wu Guogui's daughter, who is Wu Xiaotuo's sister.
Because Wu Xiaotuo has a very high status in Li Zhongshan's family - not only is she very imposing, the Eight-faced Guanyin is not only beautiful, but also extremely majestic. She looks like the mistress of the house!
Moreover, she "brought money into the door". Wu Shijue gave Li Zhongshan three young generals and dozens of veterans. These three young generals are He Tianran, Wang Leiyong, and Yu Haitao, all of whom are now senior generals at the rank of general. Among the thirty veterans, there were also many lieutenants and generals.
In addition, He Tianran has played Obai for a period of time, so he also brought in a "Wenzhou Gang" with Xiangdao as its base camp.
Therefore, if Li Jiqing marries Wu Xiaotuo's sister, even if he cannot defeat Li Jizhen, he will not have a big problem becoming the king of Guangxi in the future.
Wu Sangui asked Fu Honglie with a smile: "How is Princess Jiading?"
"Princess Jiading?" Fu Honglie was stunned and thought: Damn it, you want to sow discord!
Isn’t Princess Jiading Wu Xiaoxian?
Li Jiqing is going to marry her, where will Li Zhongshan put his face? He is a great general, and his side wife is snatched away by his brother to become his wife. Does he feel shameless?
However, he did not dare to refuse in person because he was not qualified!
Wu Sangui wants to marry his granddaughter, and the princess is also the young master of Fu Honglie. Why should Fu Honglie refuse when he is just a slave? To politely refuse, Kong Sizhen would have to come forward. Otherwise, Wu Sangui’s old face will still be gone?
You really pissed off this old rebel, even if you kill him with a knife, it will be easy.
Fu Honglie thought for a while and could only reply: "Your Majesty, the foreign minister really can't make the decision on this matter. We have to ask the head of the family and the general for instructions."
Wu Yingxiong smiled and said: "Fu Sima, you can just ask Nanwang and Sigege for instructions on this matter. Why do you need to ask the general for instructions? The general will have Xiaotuo to talk to him."
His words sounded ambiguous. It seemed that Wu Xiaotuo came forward to ask Li Zhongshan to repatriate Wu Xiaoji.
Once Wu Xiaoxian is deported, she will be ready to be married. Li Jiqing will have no problem marrying her again. Why not let Li San take back the woman Li Er doesn't want as a treasure?
"Of course that's the best!" Fu Honglie said with a smile, "As long as the general agrees, Si Gege and the young master can only ask for it. But the general's side"
Wu Yingxiong said: "Shang Shuying defected to Chang'an a few days ago. This condition should be enough, right?"
"That's enough!" Fu Honglie nodded.
He felt that enough was enough. During the Nanjing Incident, Shang Shuying launched a surprise attack on the Mochou Lake Palace and almost overturned the situation. Afterwards, the Northern King Liu Jinzhong announced that he would divorce his wife, and the General's Office offered a reward of 100,000 taels for her capture!
However, Shang Shuying has now fled to Chang'an, and the reward of 100,000 taels of silver can no longer catch her. It should still be possible to exchange for Shang Shuying returning to Nanjing to be executed in Lingchi on the condition that she be repatriated to Wu Xiaoji.
Of course, if Li Zhongshan disagrees, then Fu Honglie doesn't seem to bear any responsibility.
Wu Sangui smiled and said: "That's enough! Fu Sima, please go back and discuss it with King Li Nan, Si Gege and General Li!"
Zhongjian Fort near Dagukou, Tianjin is a fort built by Yang Qilong for the Yang family in Tianjin. It is said that the name of the fort is named after his ancestors Yang Zhong and Yang Jian, symbolizing the Yang family's loyalty to the Qing Dynasty. Rock!
Or, maybe it's Yang Jian's loyalty!
Yang Qilong, who was as loyal as Yang Jian, did not stay in Beijing during this period. Instead, he was stationed at Zhongjian Fort, handling commercial disputes with North Korea, Japan, and the West while waiting for military supplies to be shipped from the south.
Yang Qilong has been in charge of the Tianjin Customs Road over the years, and the Tianjin Customs Road is not just a customs, but an organization with dual functions of customs and a licensed trading company. These days, everyone's understanding of customs collection is different from that of later generations. I don’t think the customs can only set up cards at the port to collect taxes. They can also take the initiative and block roads at sea to collect taxes. They can even go to the territory of dependent countries or colonies to collect taxes. Isn’t it just a collection?
Because North Korea is a vassal of the Qing Dynasty, in Yang Qilong's view, North Korea should not have an independent customs, but his Tianjin Customs Road should help the King of North Korea collect customs duties.
Of course, the customs duties collected still have to be split 50-50. The Prince Regent’s Office gets 50-50, and the Tianjin Customs Road (Beiyang Trade Minister’s Yamen) gets 50-50!
However, the monarchs and ministers of the Korean Kingdom actually expressed dissatisfaction with this fair and reasonable method of dividing accounts! They said that Korea must also be divided!
This is really ridiculous. How can those who pay taxes and those who collect taxes share the money? This is not in line with international practice! The Ming Dynasty also took over the Hoi An Port of Annan Kingdom, and stationed troops there to collect customs duties. The customs duties received were divided between Li Fuchen, Li Jizhen, and Li Jiqing. There was nothing wrong with Annan State!
In addition, the Dutch Red-haired Country also set up customs on Java Island, and the money received was also taken away by the Dutch Red-haired Country, without giving a single copper to the Javanese.
Also, the country of Great Asbania (Spain) has opened many customs in the New World, and collects gold and silver mining taxes there. The gold and silver received every year are also transported back to Great Asbania. The mainland. Even if it is robbed by that English pirate nation, there will not be any left for the natives of the New World!
Therefore, in response to the unreasonable troubles made by the monarchs and ministers of North Korea, Yang Qilong had no choice but to send Shi Lang and the Beiyang Navy to reason with him!
Under the patient persuasion of the amiable Shi Lang, the King of Korea understood the truth, but the Japanese general next door to Korea was not good-tempered. The Qing Dynasty did not collect taxes on Japanese land, but he opposed the Qing Dynasty in the country. Busan collects taxes from Japanese businessmen!
This is really unreasonable!
No wonder Yang Qilong’s ancestor Yang Guang wanted to conquer Japan.
But Yang Qilong can't make a move now. He still has to help Fuquan fight the civil war!
Then there are the Westerners. They are dissatisfied with the tariff rates levied by the Tianjin Customs Road at ports such as Tianjin, Huangdao (Shandong), Lushun, Haizhou (North Korea), Busan, and Aihui. They don’t want to pay, so why should they support Wu Sangui? Come with Ming Dynasty to threaten Qing Dynasty!
It’s simply unreasonable!
If it weren't for the sake of money, Yang Qilong would have wanted to cut off the trade with these red-haired and yellow-haired gangs!
They still want to support Ming Dynasty. Don’t they know how bad Li Datou is? If Li Datou frees up his hands, all these strange humans with wrong-colored hair will have to get out, except maybe the Nanyang women!
While Yang Qilong was thinking wildly, he suddenly remembered the sound of hurried footsteps outside his study, and then the voice of Luo Dongni, the slave of the foreign devil: "Here they come, sir minister, they are here!"
Yang Qilong looked up and saw that Luo Dongni had opened the door and came in, with an excited look on his face.
"What's coming?"
"Arms, arms are here!" Rodoni said, "A whole ship of arms has docked, filled with flintlocks and bronze cannons, enough for us to arm an army of 10,000 people!"
(End of chapter)
