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Chapter 56
Zheng Qingsong looked at him up and down. Seeing him like this, his expression relaxed a lot.

"Old man, it seems that your body is better than mine."

Wei Shang smiled and said with a warm face, "This old minister can still serve His Majesty for ten years."

Zheng Qingsong put away the memorial in his hand, and said angrily: "I don't need your old man to work now. You should rest in peace."

The two don't seem to be monarchs and ministers, but more like old friends.

Wei Shang smiled kindly, sighed slightly, and said, "It seems that the old minister is really old, and His Majesty dislikes it."

Zheng Qingsong glanced at him, too lazy to care about this old guy.

"Tell me, what do you mean?"

He threw Wei Shang's memorial in Wei Shang's arms.

Wei Shang stroked his long beard and said calmly, "The old minister's granddaughter should get married. His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince has a gentle temperament and a kind-hearted person. It can be said that he is a good match. For the happiness of his granddaughter, the old minister can only shamelessly ask Your Majesty to give it to him. married."

Eunuch Wei next to him suddenly narrowed his eyes when he heard the words.

The Fifth Prince was chosen!
What the hell is this old thing trying to do?
Eunuch Wei guessed Wei Shang's thoughts in his heart.

As Wei Shang, no matter which prince is a big help, as long as he shows his support, even Zheng Qingsong should consider it carefully.

"Don't say these absurd things, just say what you have to say! Why can't you trust me?" Zheng Qingsong said dissatisfied.

Obviously he knew that this was not Wei Shang's true thoughts.

Wei Shang smiled and said, "I knew that I couldn't hide it from Your Majesty."

After that, he sighed and said, "The old minister just wants to keep Duke Dingguo's lineage away from the capital."

Zheng Qingsong was silent.

He took a deep look at Wei Shang and was silent for a long time.

"Old man, you have no confidence in me either!"

"No! The old minister is just afraid of His Majesty's failure!" Wei Shang looked directly at Zheng Qingsong, "The old minister does not want the Duke of Dingguo to fail."

Fear of the end!
Zheng Qingsong took a deep breath.

He really couldn't refuse this reason.

Dingguo's mansion was not very crowded, and there were only twenty or so people, and most of them were widows.

Wei Shang had two sons who died in battle long ago.

Wei Shang has a grandson and a granddaughter.

Three years ago, his grandson also died in the northern border, leaving only one posthumous son, the only heir to the Dingguo Palace.

If Wei Shang died, there would be only a small baby left in the huge Dingguo Mansion.

Three generations of grandfathers and grandchildren all died for the Dali Dynasty, how could Zheng Qingsong see that Duke Dingguo's lineage was unstoppable?
"I understand!"

Zheng Qingsong said in a low voice: "Xiao Weizi, please make an order that the granddaughter of Duke Ding will marry the fifth prince, Zheng Ming, as the princess of the county."

Eunuch Wei's hands in his sleeves trembled slightly, and he immediately spread out the imperial decree on the desk next to him and wrote it.

"The marriage time is set in three years." Wei Shang said softly.

Zheng Qingsong nodded slightly.

Three years later is the critical time, as long as you leave Beijing at that time.

"Old man, you must live for another three years." Zheng Qingsong looked at Wei Shang and said in a deep voice.

With a firm look on his face, Wei Shang said, "The old man obeys the order."

……

Before the decree of giving marriage could leave the capital, the court was detonated.

Duke Ding's only granddaughter was given a marriage, which was a big event for the entire court, not to mention during this princely dispute.

King Su's Mansion.

In the exquisite study, King Su Zheng Hua smiled disdainfully.

"Fifth brother is really lucky. He was favored by Duke Dingguo just after being divorced by a direct disciple of Bailianzong."

Next to him, a middle-aged man in a Confucian shirt said, "Your Highness, it seems that Duke Ding doesn't want to get involved."

King Su Zhenghua said: "It's normal, that old guy is very shrewd."

"For others, it is an opportunity to learn from the dragon's work, but it is a trouble for Dingguo Gongfu."

"Ding Guogong doesn't need to bet, and he doesn't care who is the prince, because no matter who it is, he can't touch Dingguo's mansion."

The middle-aged man frowned slightly, "But without the support of Duke Dingguo, His Royal Highness would not be able to intervene in the military."

"You, you, you are just too greedy. The roots of this king are basically not in the military, so why should you care about the military? The person who is really anxious now should be the second child." Zheng Hua laughed.

"Giving the marriage has already shown the attitude of Duke Dingguo, and it also represents the attitude of most generals in the military. It is impossible for the second child to think about expanding in the military."

"Haha, good thing, good thing."

"You will arrange for someone to send a gift to the lucky fifth brother of this king."

"As the eldest brother, this king should congratulate him."

But the middle-aged man was still a little worried.

"His Royal Highness, will the fifth prince be concerned?"

In his opinion, this marriage is an opportunity for Zheng Ming.

Being the son-in-law of Duke Dingguo is likely to gain the support of the military, and with the support of the military, Zheng Ming's power in the court is no longer as groundless as before.

"Don't worry, since the emperor has demoted him to Shanhai County, he won't let him come back."

"He has no chance." Zheng Hua said with certainty.

If Zheng Qingsong really intended to make Zheng Ming the crown prince, he would not have let Zheng Ming leave the capital in the first place.

Leaving Kyoto means losing the chance to compete for the crown prince.

……

As Zheng Hua expected, Zheng Xu, the King of Qing, was full of anger at this time.

Wei Shang has always been his main target. He has visited the door many times, but unfortunately he was turned away.

He also designed several encounters with Wei Shang's granddaughter. Although each encounter was very embarrassing, at least he had shown his determination.

But the result?
It all turned into a joke.

Licking the dog, licking the dog, licking the dog to the end.

This sentence is the best description of him.

The thought of other brothers mocking him made Zheng Xu's anger erupt like a volcano.

"Damn it, the old man Ding Guogong should die, so should the bastard Zheng Ming."

"Come on!"

Zheng Xu roared furiously.

"Your Highness!" A pure white eunuch walked into the room.

"Abandon the bastard Zheng Ming for this king!" Zheng Xu said through gritted teeth.

Although his heart was full of anger, he still maintained a trace of reason.

He also knew that he couldn't move Wei Shang.

"Think again, Your Highness!" The eunuch quickly discouraged.

"The key to this matter is not the fifth prince. Even if your Highness kills the fifth prince, it is useless. There is no fifth prince, there are the sixth prince, the seventh prince, what Duke Dingguo needs is not the fifth prince, but a prince far away from the capital."

"His Royal Highness, if you kill the fifth prince, it will inevitably attract His Majesty's anger, and His Highness will really have no chance at that time."

The eunuch saw clearly.

But Zheng Xu still couldn't hold back the anger in his heart.

"Does this king just watch them laugh at this king?"

What he cared about was not Zheng Ming, but the ridicule from other brothers.

The eunuch lowered his head and said, "His Royal Highness, if you can't bear it, you will be in a mess. It's not all bad for Your Highness."

"On the surface, it seems that His Highness has lost the opportunity to expand in the military, but in fact His Highness is the only one among the princes who has power in the military."

"Ding Guogong's statement made other princes lose the opportunity to intervene in the military, but did not make His Highness lose the opportunity to enter the court."

"In this way, His Highness has become the only person who can control the courtiers and military generals."

Zheng Xu was slightly taken aback when he heard the words.

It seems so!

Before, everyone could reach out to the military, but now because of Duke Dingguo's statement, everyone can't intervene in the military.

And he, the prince who had long been rooted in the military, became the only one.

Thinking of this, the anger in his heart dissipated instantly.

Sure enough, things look on both sides.

He slowly sat on the chair with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"You're right, this king can't be in a hurry now."

"The ridicule is only temporary, it's not certain who will laugh at the end."

Seeing him calm down, the eunuch breathed a sigh of relief.

"His Royal Highness, the fifth prince is the least threatening person to you. This servant thinks you can try to win over him."

"Although Duke Ding has expressed his position, the fifth prince has not expressed his position."

Zheng Xu's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"That's right, it's still as thoughtful as you think. It's up to you to do it at this time."

Wei Shang took the opportunity of giving marriage to apparently not get involved in the battle of the prince, and Zheng Ming became the son-in-law of Duke Dingguo, which in some respects can also represent the attitude of some of the military.

Now there is no chance to win Duke Dingguo, but Zheng Ming can be won.

This is also an opportunity for Zheng Xu.

In his opinion, Zheng Ming should be better at recruiting than Wei Shang.

(End of this chapter)