Having said this, Huang Qiong looked at his second son again, but smiled lightly and said: "If you choose to go to the navy, I will leave this matter to you. I will give you two years to do this. Find out the matter clearly. As for what means you use to obtain this information, it depends on you. Whether you send people to bribe the people of Bei Liao along the Bohai Sea, or send people to disguise themselves as fishermen, go up the Daliao River, and completely It is necessary to find out which tributary of the Liao River leads to Liaoyang Prefecture. And whether this river can carry the army directly to Liaoyang Prefecture."
"If you choose to go to the navy, then treat this as the first errand I give you to do. If you do it well, I will reward you heavily. If you don't do it well, it depends on the reason. If it is because you are lazy, or Is it cowardice or a mistake in deployment? Not only will there be no reward, I will also impose severe punishments. As for what you do, I don’t ask about the process, only the results. As for now, don’t rush to answer me, I will give you a consideration Time. For me, your impulsive answer may not be the answer I really want."
After hearing what Huang Qiong told him, the second prince's originally listless expression suddenly became energetic again. Although he has been very scheming since he was a child, he is very good at pretending on the surface. He always pretended to be quite stable and rarely let out his emotions, so he hurriedly agreed to the job. And I saw my son excited and eager to try. Huang Qiong frowned calmly, even though he also knew that this son had always been a good disguise and was always very stable in front of him.
But in reality, he is still a child after all, and he is much more lively than his brother in private. The look on his face before showed a moment of loss, a moment of frustration, and a moment of expectation. It was just playing tricks on himself. But it was the first time that he felt so unstable and his emotions leaked out in front of him. This was obviously inconsistent with my expectations of him. Just thinking about it, although I always pretend to be mature and dignified in front of myself, I always act like a little adult in front of my younger siblings. But after all, age is where it is.
This child is different from me. Although I did not have a strict father back then, I did have an even stricter mother. At that time, if I wanted to show childishness like him, the only thing waiting for me would be severe punishment. The environment he had to face when he was waiting for him to leave the palace was no longer just difficult to describe. It can even be used as a metaphor for cruelty. And now, at least for now, as a father, he can still support their mother and son. I have high demands on this child and have always been strict.
But no matter what, at his age, he is still not a complete adult. It is somewhat embarrassing for a child to always act like a teenager at an age when he has not grown up yet. Perhaps, in the future, he would only show such an expression in front of his father. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong understood clearly and did not criticize his son more severely. Just looking at his excited son, Huang Qiong had a vague feeling that this child was a bit adventurous.
If he is not allowed to suffer in this matter, this child may cause some trouble in the future. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong was even more determined to let him go to the navy, but absolutely not to let him go to the Fan family merchant fleet. Let him suffer some hardships and bump into rocks, lest his life be too smooth sailing, which will cultivate pride in this child. I don't need a bookish heir in the future, let alone a heir who is content and arrogant all day long.
This is what I have to do, both as a father and as an emperor choosing a successor. As for Huang Qiong, Huang Ruifeng was a little out of sorts because his own father regarded him as a tragic errand. Originally, after writing a summary of his year's travels and giving it to Huang Qiong, he planned to go to Mizhou immediately. But he was eager to try, but Huang Qiong stayed behind before setting off. Let him fulfill his previous promise and let him be his actual second brother, Fan Peng, who has not had a brother since he was a child.
In fact, if we include all Huang Qiong's sons, those with jade records and those without jade records. Fan Peng should be ranked fourth. His real eldest son was born to him by Li Xiu. Of course, that child is now named Yu. If Yi Ying's child is included, the eldest son of the emperor born to He Yao should actually be the third son of the emperor. As for Huang Ruifeng, the second son of the emperor, he is actually ranked fifth. But neither Li Xiu, nor Nangong Mei, nor even Yuan Baoer, nor Yi Ying, who Huang Qiong could not find, had any intention of enrolling their child in the imperial family.
If this child knew that he, the second son of the emperor, was actually ranked fifth, I don't know if he would be so generous. You know, if he was suddenly demoted from the second brother to the younger brother and sister in the palace to the fifth brother, he would be very depressed. It's even more because he, the emperor, is too romantic. He was merciful and gave him so many brothers. It is estimated that he is not in the mood to let Fan Peng, who is ranked second on the surface but actually fourth, feel what he calls brotherly love.
Huang Ruifeng, who was originally ambitious and planned to run away after making a decision, faced the power of his father. I can only stay helplessly. On the one hand, he stayed with his mother and sister, and on the other hand, he hung out with Fan Peng and Yuan Hongwei all day long. The two brothers either competed in martial arts, or studied together, or accompanied Yuan Hongwei in the dojo. Watching him fool the sisters in the palace. Brother Zabu sneaked out of the palace and took out food all over Chang'an City. Originally, Fan Peng had no intention of going to see the so-called ghost Bashui around Chang'an.
But he couldn't stand the constant grinding of the two brothers, and Nangong Mei, who was busy negotiating with Duan Lin, didn't have much free time to care about him. Finally, I let myself go for a few days. The brothers visited almost the entire city of Chang'an. However, the so-called days of brotherly love were soon broken. As for the reason, it's not because of the two children. In fact, the two children, who received strict education since childhood, have always gotten along well. Just like what Huang Ruifeng said before, Fan Peng has a arrogant appearance.
What is concealed is a lonely heart. Underneath the cold appearance, there is a heart that feels somewhat inferior after knowing his life experience. Even in the Fan family, he has been the eldest son and grandson of the Fan family since birth. From top to bottom, everyone attaches great importance to this young master. The two heads of the Fan family all trained him as their future heir. He never knew that Fan Dao was not his biological father. Until he came to Xijing this time, he overheard the conversation of his grandparents, who had always regarded him as a treasure.
Only then did he know his true identity. Even if he knew that his biological father was the current emperor, Fan Peng still couldn't accept that he was not the true heir of the Fan family. The identity that I have always been proud of is actually fake. My grandfather and father, who loved me to the core, were actually my grandfather and father in name only. Although the man of my mother was the emperor of the dynasty. But those two words remained the same. After learning his true identity, they flooded into his mind immediately.
When I think of my mother's carefulness over the years, her motherly love but strict education to me, I often find my mother absent-minded in private, even at night when no one is around, crying while watching her sleeping brother and sister. Except for the two years when my father was seriously ill, he had to stay in Beijing for more than a month every year. Fan Peng understood that his grandparents were right. But when he thought about what happened to his mother over the years, he didn't dare to question her because he was worried that her mother would be sad. Until this time, I couldn't control my impulse in the Ideological and Political Hall.
After discovering Fan Peng's temperament that is both arrogant and inferior. Huang Ruifeng, however, became extremely interested in transforming Fan Peng. In addition to spending time with their parents, the two of them hang out together all day long. On the contrary, Yuan Hongwei was not like the two of them because he had to recite sutras and practice his studies. Huang Qiong often took her two children to watch while handling government affairs. Even all the ministers who entered the Ideological and Political Palace did not understand that it was normal for the second son of the emperor to participate in the discussion. Because no one knows whether this child will inherit the throne in the future.
But for the young head of the Fan family to participate in these affairs that had nothing to do with him, it was an overstep. Huang Qiong ignored those questions at all. Of course, Huang Qiong did not bring Fan Peng to all court meetings. With Fan Peng, we mainly discussed money and civil affairs. Huang Qiong even occasionally criticized Fan Peng's opinions on the expenditure of annual income. Huang Qiong could almost be said to be teaching Fan Peng something step by step. Fan Peng, who understood what he meant, just listened and learned silently.
But the so-called brotherly love between the two children, even with Huang Qiong's painstaking help, only lasted for ten days. As for the reason, it's not because of the two children. But it was because of Nangong Mei and Duan Lin. Huang Qiong also knew that both women were capable of taking charge. Therefore, regarding matters in the Western Region, Nangong Mei was not forced to fully accept her request. After all, it is his son who will inherit the Fan family in the future. He would eventually have to be merciful. Therefore, Huang Qiong simply asked the two women to sit down and negotiate.
So the two girls served Huang Qiong together at night and competed with each other to see who could make Huang Qiong more happy. But during the day, they were bickering and fighting each other for every benefit. Huang Qiong was originally the first to participate, but she did not expect that she had received aristocratic education since she was a child, and her whole body looked like a second daughter of an aristocrat. Arguing over interests is no different from those village women on the streets. The two girls competed on certain things at night, and Huang Qiong liked it quite a bit. But the quarrel during the day really gave him a headache.
Therefore, I quit after only participating for two days. After Huang Qiong did not participate, he did not know whether it was to cultivate his son's negotiation skills or to increase his own momentum. Nangong Mei then brought Fan Peng in. When Duan Lin saw Nangong Mei, she brought Fan Peng in to participate in the negotiations to increase her momentum. Alone, he seems somewhat lonely. So I looked for help everywhere. It's just that among the Duan family members in the palace, Duan Miao is too young. Da Ru is not only a woman, but also a bit too old.
The most important thing is that both Da Ru and Da Ru are pregnant, and Huang Qiong will not agree to let them participate in such a thing. When she turned to the princes, she found that none of the concubines were willing to lend her son to him. And the sons of those concubines are a bit too young. Cai's son is slightly older, but he has a taciturn temperament. Not only was he unable to help, he had to take care of him.
Yuan Hongwei is of a suitable age, and the kid is very clever. Yuan Baoer couldn't control him, and he had to be constantly controlled by his son. Dragging it over will definitely be a good helper. But no matter Duan Lin's persuasion and deception, Yuan Hongwei insisted on remaining unmoved. He said that he had no interest in these things at all. The arrest failed, and she was really helpless. Under the signal of Yuan Hongwei, who was moving the trouble eastward, he finally remembered Duan Jin's son. Duan Jin is her own aunt, and her son is also her cousin.
