Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 210 4.6 What is wrong with Wu Xun

Volume Four

4.6 What went wrong with Wu Xun?

"Yes, and there are many." Zhou Yang sighed and said helplessly.

He did have doubts. The most prominent one was that Wu Xun was defeated in the original work, and was completely defeated - this is not normal, because according to the current situation of the Zhou Dynasty, the eldest prince Guo Kai not only has an advantage, but also has an advantage. "Crushing" might be more appropriate. The second prince's apparent bargaining chip is simply incomparable.

But Wu Xun lost, and the eldest prince also lost, because there are many explicit or implicit descriptions in the original work that can prove this. For example, at Qin Keqing's funeral, almost all of the Wu Xun family appeared one by one. Condolences, this is not normal, even if Qin Keqing's secret identity is mysterious, it is still not enough!

The appearance of these martial arts is more like a "show of strength." The question is to whom should we show our strength?Civil servant?The imperial court?Or the one on the dragon throne?Don't forget that when Qin Keqing died in the original work, the Supreme Emperor was still alive. Wu Xun, who was originally known as "resting with the country", was able to force them to publicly show their strength. What went wrong?
For another example, it is clearly mentioned in the original work that among the four kings, only the Beijing Palace inherits the title of king, and the other three families do not. However, Zhou Yang knows very well these days that the current "four kings" are literal, and all four families are county kings. They have noble titles, and they are all powerful and powerful princes with foreign surnames. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems!
For another example, his "Senior Brother Chen" Chen Yejun, in the original work, was fooled into playing with Jia Baoyu. This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world. With Chen Ruiwen's current status as the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, Chen Yejun He didn't even pay much attention to Jia Lian, so how could he have any friendship with Jia Baoyu?Zhou Yang knew very well that each of these Eighth Princes was more arrogant than the last!
These days, although they are more polite than each other when they meet, when it comes to "association", that's really it. If nothing else is mentioned, even Chen Yejun keeps saying "Junior Brother Zhou", but So far, I haven't been to my house to sit down, and I haven't even asked Zhou Yang where he lives. The so-called "celebration" is just setting up a table at the Duke's Mansion and calling people over to count. How could such a person and such a character be possible? Do you like trash like Jia Baoyu?

The only explanation is that when the original work "officially" opens, the Chen family's Duke of Qi's mansion has already fallen, including other people, such as Han Qi, the current heir of Jinxiang's mansion, and the third-class male Han Chuan is a god. The commander-in-chief of the right wing of the machine battalion, but Han Qi also later went to hang out with Jia Baoyu.

What went wrong with Wu Xun?Zhou Yang didn't know, but he couldn't ask directly. He couldn't tell Princess Yongchang, "Well, Your Highness, these martial arts will be finished sooner or later. Do you think we should discuss it?" Believe it or not, it would be nice not to be treated as a psychopath!
"Say it, I'm listening!" Princess Yongchang looked at him calmly.

"Huh -" After taking a few deep breaths, Zhou Yang tried his best to sort out his words and then said slowly, "Nowadays, the Wuxun families can actually be regarded as two parts. One is the old school headed by the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. They They are basically neutral; one is the Twelve Marquis."

"Where are the Twelve Marquises?" Princess Yongchang interrupted him angrily, "But I understand what you mean. When the emperor ascended the throne, in order to stabilize the court, he promoted Pingyuan Marquis, Dingcheng Marquis and Xiangyang Marquis. What happened to the three Hou families, plus the Jingtian Hou Mansion, which my father also kept for use, is all that is left of the so-called 'Twelve Hous'?"

"I wonder. What is the attitude of the three princes towards the eldest prince?" Zhou Yang asked cautiously, "Logically speaking, since they are specially promoted by His Majesty."

"Of course we should obey the orders of the imperial brother and never engage in other things." Princess Yongchang nodded, "But the three of them are also close to Kai'er, but compared to the old guys in the Eight Dukes Mansion, they There is no direct expression, but the three female relatives in the Marquis's residence are all close to the emperor's wife."

"Backyard diplomacy?" Zhou Yang understood what Princess Yongchang meant, that is, although Wu Xun was nominally divided into two factions, he was on the same side in the fight for the crown prince. "In this way, Your Highness is not talking about being close. The Supreme Emperor or Wu Xun, but close to the eldest prince, am I correct in my explanation?"

"Have you finally come to your senses?" Princess Yongchang glanced at him sarcastically, "Yes, I have watched Kai'er grow up. We have been close to him since we were young, and the emperor's sister-in-law is the best in the world. What kind of person is that bitch named Wu? He actually has the guts to think about things that he shouldn’t touch, huh!"

"In this case." It's still wrong. It still can't explain why Wu Xun failed in the end. Zhou Yang thought for a long time and remembered the sentence "It's peaceful to start a fight." He reorganized his words before speaking, "I don't know what Your Highness wants to do." I never thought, in fact, it’s not just the ones who have thoughts about your emperor’s brother’s position.”

"You just said it!" Princess Yongchang glared at him angrily.

"I heard these days, actually, well, Ningguo Mansion is marrying its eldest daughter-in-law on the [-]th of this month. Brother Zhen and Brother Rong may not know about it." Zhou Yang looked at Princess Yongchang's increasingly serious expression, gritted his teeth and said directly , "The identity of that girl from the Qin family is probably not that simple."

"Even you know?" She sighed helplessly, and Princess Yongchang leaned softly on the head of the bed. "That girl is a good girl. She was wronged by Jia Rong. Unfortunately, her identity is destined not to be exposed. I understand. What you mean is that when Uncle Jing settled on her, everyone in the family didn't understand it. Logically speaking, my nephew would never have a chance in any case. He has been keeping a close eye on him for a long time, so much so that he rarely goes out on weekdays. Uncle Jing just chooses to burn the cold stove. No matter what the choice, he should not choose him. What is even more strange is that he did not choose That girl’s identity will be passed down.”

"Your Highness, can I ask for the name of Prince Yizhong?" Zhou Yang said carefully.

"There is nothing to hide, his name is Guo Xi." Princess Yongchang said calmly, "When the eldest brother was still there, I treated him as if he were my own son. Even after the eldest brother passed away, I was the person who cared for him the most in the world. Until the emperor brother After ascending the throne, I gradually distanced myself from her, because it would not be good for Xi'er to continue to take care of her."

What went wrong?Zhou Yang was even more confused. Jia Jing was able to serve as the military commander of the Beijing camp for more than ten years. He was definitely not brainless. However, he recruited Qin Keqing as his granddaughter-in-law. This was a dead move. What was even more painful was that he Qin Keqing's identity was not told to Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, which led to the scandal of "picking off ashes" in the original work.

"What's the attitude of the civil servants?" Unable to understand his own affairs, Zhou Yang decided to look at the other side, "In other words, what do they think of the second prince?"

"I don't have any opinion." Princess Yongchang shook her head, "Brother Imperial is still in his prime, and is far from the stage of 'founding the country'. Since Wu Xun is inherited by descendants, it is not surprising that he has expressed his attitude earlier. Everyone on the civil servants side Mr. Ge can’t tell how long it will take, so there is no need to get involved at this time.”

"Well" the clue was broken again, Zhou Yang scratched his head helplessly, "Your Highness."

"Okay, you've asked enough questions!" Princess Yongchang interrupted him angrily, threw off the sheets on her body and got out of bed, took out a stack of materials from the cabinet and threw it into Zhou Yang's arms, "I originally asked you to come here today, I just want to give you this, but I didn’t expect to encounter a ‘dog bites Lu Dongbin’, you can see for yourself!”

"Information about Daye, Wuchang Prefecture and even Xiangbei Province?" Zhou Yang flipped through it casually and raised his head in surprise.

"There are some small troubles, but they are also opportunities." Princess Yongchang said angrily, "The activities of the White Lotus Sect over there are more obvious, and even to the point of crossing the line, I have only received the information, but there is no way to solve it directly. If you have Ability, this is military merit; in turn, this may also make you irreversible!"

"White Lotus Sect" Zhou Yang frowned, thinking of all the things he had heard and seen these days. Ordinarily, he had completely offended the other party in the case of the Tiger Gang, but considering the current situation that they are divided and independent, It’s hard to say what the details are, “Your Highness, do you have any suggestions?”

"Let nature take its course!" Princess Yongchang said, "Logically, I should let you deal with them, but with your strength of a thousand households, it's hard to tell who will deal with whom; if they don't know how to fight, you can You must catch them; if they are like this, don't move rashly. If you get hurt and touch them, I will feel very distressed."

"Rong'er, thank you!" After flipping through the dozens of pages of information, I found that it almost explained all the forces and problems there. Although it was not detailed enough, it was clearly marked on the map. "I didn't expect it. .”

"There are so many things that you didn't expect!" Princess Yongchang was too lazy to pay attention to him. She took out a new piece of clothing from the wardrobe and started to pack it away. After a moment, she had no choice but to stop, "Why don't you come over to help? These things are too cumbersome."

"Yes!" Zhou Yang smiled and stepped forward to help her put it on, but asked uneasily, "By the way, His Highness Yongjing also saw it just now, I mean just in case."

"Okay!" Princess Yongchang hit him a few times angrily, "She found out the last time you pushed her down, and she didn't see you scared. Now you've reacted? Don't worry, Yongjing isn't too talkative. Don’t even think about fooling her, among the children of the Tian family, there is no one who really doesn’t understand anything!”

Zhou Yang:.
(End of this chapter)