Zhumen Hangui

Chapter 426 Your Father Is Something Strange

Now that the imperial treasury is still not abundant, relying on the newly established sea market to make a small profit and pay off the military pay owed, the imperial court is about to go to war.

Once a war starts, recruiting troops, food, grass and armaments, which one does not require money?
"Is the prince going to play?"

What Su Yizhao meant, Zong Zeming understood, if it hasn't been played yet, it means there is still room for change.Once played, the battle is at hand.

"One step behind my secret letter!" Zong Zeming said truthfully, his father mentioned in the letter that this war is actually an opportunity.

He has been a hostage in the capital for so many years, if the emperor still cared about his father's hard work on the battlefield, he would definitely let him go to the border.

Su Yizhao pondered for a moment, and suddenly thought, "Then can you go back to the border and reunite with the prince?"

"It depends on what the emperor wants."

Zong Zeming can only vaguely remember his mother's appearance. He has stayed in the capital for 15 years. From a young boy to a weak crown, he has never been reunited with his parents.

Su Yizhao sighed, the emperor is really cruel! It has been 15 years, and the family is not allowed to reunite, not even once.

To be honest, if it were her, maybe she would have the idea of ​​treason.

The emperor is suspicious, but if King Duanyang wants to rebel, why wait so many years?
Su Yizhao couldn't help looking at the silent Zong Zeming, and suddenly asked curiously, "Do you hate it?"

Zong Zeming turned his head and glanced at Su Yizhao, with hatred shining in his eyes.

"Of course I hate it! But my father said that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both!"

"When I entered Beijing, I was only five years old. Now I have two months left before the crown ceremony. My father is not in the capital, and no one will hold the crown ceremony for me. What's even more ridiculous is that the emperor even said that he would hold the crown ceremony for me instead of my father." Guanli, don't you think it's ridiculous?"

This is the first time Zong Zeming revealed his sincerity in front of Su Yizhao.He spoke very frankly, and even vented the hatred in his heart.

"Why should he crown me for my father? He is not qualified." Zong Zeming sneered.

Su Yizhao coughed lightly, "Then you refused?"

"Yes! Anyway, it hasn't been a day or two since it was rumored that I have a bad temper. He thought it was a gift from him and a great honor, but I don't care about it."

Only the teacher and the elders in the family are eligible to crown the disciple. If the crown is crowned by the emperor, although it is against the rules, no one will refuse it, except Zong Zeming.

"The faction in the court has been turbulent recently. The emperor's dragon body is not as good as before. He was infected with the wind and cold a while ago. Even the champion of martial arts has been postponed for a few days."

Zong Zeming changed the subject, talking about it gave Su Yizhao a headache.

The emperor was ill, and the imperial doctor said that he had contracted a cold, and the imperial court had been suspended for two days.

"I'm afraid it won't be long before the crown prince will be re-established." Su Yizhao guessed.

The deposed prince is still living a life of idle clouds and wild cranes in the prince's mansion. He is now in an embarrassing status. He is said to be the prince, but he has lost the right to compete for the throne.

We can only wait for the new emperor to succeed to the throne in the future, give him a fief, give him the title of prince, and go to the fief to retire.

"After the fifth prince showed his prowess the year before last, the number of courtiers who supported him obviously increased, and he was able to stand up to the second and third princes. Only the fourth prince kept a low profile, but dogs that bite people don't bark. This one is not a fuel-efficient lamp. .”

Su Yizhao's words made Zong Zeming laugh. This girl described the Fourth Prince as a dog?

"Then how do your Su family plan to stand in line? Once the emperor and the courtiers, your old man didn't say to make plans early?"

Su Yizhao took a deep look at Zong Zeming when he heard the words, is this a temptation?Which side does the Su family turn to?
"The old man has no plans to take refuge in any line at the moment. Whoever is the crown prince in the future will be loyal to whom? He is old and can't control so much. Now he can only take one step at a time."

In fact, what she said is true, the Su family indeed has such a plan now.

However, Zong Zeming thought that Su Yizhao didn't believe him, so he felt a little sad.

After a while, Zong Zeming thought of something, "Your father, seems to be very busy recently?"

"Yeah! I took the errands at home." Su Yizhao glanced at Zong Zeming in surprise, and said.

"Really?" Zong Zeming hesitated to speak, "He seems to have gotten very close to the third prince recently, and I think his whereabouts are a bit suspicious."

Su Yizhao was shocked, "How to say?"

"You said that he was in charge of the general affairs of the mansion, but all he came into contact with were members of the Third Prince. He even had business contacts with the Marquis of Lin'an Mansion, and often had secret contacts with the chief treasurer of the Marquis Mansion."

It's not unusual for Zong Zeming to have hidden stakes around the princes, after all, it is necessary to know the movements of the princes.

The Marquis of Lin'an is the natal family of the third prince and concubine. Before the old man declined the invitation of the third prince, which made the third prince dissatisfied.

Su Wenqing secretly got close to the third prince, isn't this against the old man's intention?

"I think your father is a bit strange. It's not as simple as it seems on the surface. In retrospect, your father appeared in Xidu in the Jiangnan Xidu salt gang case last time."

Zong Zeming had carefully considered that every time a major incident occurred in the court, Su Wenqing would happen to be at the place where the incident happened.

"The spies sent news that he had contact with the leader of the Salt Gang at that time, but after further investigation, no evidence was found. At that time, he was obviously going to the Western Capital to play, and he was accompanied by a woman. I didn't take it to heart."

woman?The friend who introduced her before made a wife?She couldn't remember what it was called.

"Two years ago, about the iron mine in Beiyuan Mansion, your father also went to Beiyuan Mansion at that time. He didn't go with you, and he concealed his whereabouts after he went there. Don't you think it's suspicious?"

Zong Zeming's gaze was like a torch, all of this is doubtful, it is too much of a coincidence.

"Do you still remember the year you first entered the government? Your uncle was coaxed and lost several 100,000 taels of silver for nothing. This matter was widely circulated among merchants, and finally the government followed the clues he gave. And got nothing."

uncle?Only then did Su Yizhao think of Tang's elder brother.

"Indeed! Our fourth wife had a very difficult time at the mansion that year, and it was all thanks to the old man who secretly subsidized it. Because the aunt took the dowry shop to subsidize my mother's family. For this reason, the mansion treated the fourth bedroom for a while. Gossip."

Su Yizhao's memory of this incident is still fresh, she will not forget it, after all, it happened not long after she first entered Su's residence.

"Why did you mention this? Are you suspicious of something?" Su Yizhao suddenly thought of the meaning of Zong Zeming's words, and then asked in a deep voice.

"I still remember the appearance of the wanted criminal who cheated back then."

Su Yizhao was very surprised when he heard the words. Seven years had passed, but Zong Zeming still remembered that person's appearance. Is it true?
"Don't you have a photographic memory?"

(End of this chapter)