On the sixth day of the new year, I set sail.

This Han River is the largest river in Shu, and it has been very prosperous since ancient times.

On the deck, Wang Shoutian pondered.

I don't know why, the court of all dynasties is almost like this, the more to the back, the shorter the emperor's lifespan, and it is difficult for children and grandchildren to reproduce, after the death of Emperor Yuan Chong, the rags left behind him are not easy to clean up, but the successor Emperor Chuizheng is a seven-year-old child, which aggravates the tragedy of the court even more.

It is now the twelfth year of Chuizheng, so to speak, the emperor is also twenty years old, but according to what he knew in his previous life, although this emperor is still nominally the lord of the world, I am afraid that even Jinling may not be able to control it, right?

Just as he was pondering, a gust of wind came, followed by heavy rain, and beans fell, and the boatmen and their soldiers hurriedly pacified the horses and covered them with tarpaulins, and Wang Shoutian also retreated to the cabin.

"How long will it take to get to Hongze Mansion?"

"Official, it won't be long before I cook you a fish, and I'll be there when you're done. The boatman smiled and asked the mother-in-law to cook the fish, and sure enough, there was not much time, and the smell of the fish was smelled.

The rain continued to crackle, Wang Shoutian held a wine jug, and dipped and ate the fish boiled with vinegar and ginger.

"Ganhou, half of the people had a holiday yesterday, why don't you go?" Wang Shoutian slowed down the speed of eating fish and asked a little boredly.

"My lord, I have many brothers, there are five, my parents don't worry about no one to serve them, and the other brothers in the fire, there are not many brothers, and the family is not good, let them bring some food and meat back for the New Year. Gan Hou looked around and explained.

"What you said also makes sense, after this time the matter is done, I will give you some vacation, and you will go back once. Wang Shoutian smiled slightly, his expression was flat, as if he was thinking about something else.

"Thank you, my lord!" Gan Hou nodded, and looked back at the five soldiers worriedly: "Your Excellency, this time you have traveled far away, and you only brought one army, will it be inappropriate?"

"It's okay, it's enough to deal with ordinary thieves, besides, the general son's entourage is only five or six people, and they bring too much, but they are conspicuous, and we are wearing civilian clothes on the road, so it won't be a big deal. Wang Shoutian said with a smile.

"Yes, my lord!" Gan Hou looked ahead and said, "My lord, the river crossing has arrived." ”

Sure enough, when the ferry arrived in the distance, the boat not only did not speed up, but on the contrary, reduced its speed, but even so, it quickly approached.

The patrolmen who inspected saw Wang Shoutian's appearance and did not dare to be embarrassed.

Hongzefu is the county seat, and it is a very prosperous city, with a lot of people coming and going, and trade is frequent.

Especially these days, the New Year's atmosphere has not yet passed, the merchants are full of energy, full of tricks to attract passers-by, at a glance, the streets on both sides of the colorful and festive.

Wang Shoutian looked carefully, as a county town, it is indeed extraordinary, with high city walls, solid defenses, and a lively city, compared to Jishui County, it is really a heaven and an underground.

There are soldiers guarding the city gate, and everyone who enters the city needs to pay some fees, but even so, there are still many vendors entering the city, which makes Wang Shoutian a little admired.

I don't know when Jishui County under his governance can also have such prosperity.

As soon as you enter the city, the sound of shouting will pour into your ears like a tide, and all you can see is a lively and prosperous scene.

In addition to merchants and ordinary passers-by who bought and sold miscellaneous goods, there were also soldiers patrolling the streets, and some rich children who were dressed more ornately than ordinary people.

In the county, everywhere is full of lights, people who have traveled far away, have rushed back, usually not deserted streets, more and more crowds of people, these smart merchants, have taken advantage of this time, launched their own store objects, using various ways, to let the people on the street be attracted in, therefore, at this time of year, will be the most lively time in the county.

Although Wang Shoutian came to Hongze Mansion for the first time, he had also been to many places in his previous life, so he was a little surprised at such a prosperous scene at first, but soon regained his calm.

"Lai Tongyu, I remember that at this time, he was working in a commercial bank, and I remember that the scale is not small, although this Hongze Mansion is large, there are only these few big commercial houses...... It shouldn't be a hassle to find. Wang Shoutian thought that because he was in a hurry early and was a little sleepy, Wang Shoutian decided to find an inn in the city to rest first.

"Ganhou, I'm looking for someone, the name is Lai Tongyu, in a small trading house, you can find it for me. Wang Shoutian looked at it and said to a hotel opposite: "If you find it, come back and tell me." ”

"No!" Gan Hou replied.

At this time, the Mansion of Wenyang Mansion and the Envoy of Jiedu,

"What about Madame?" Wang Zunzhi, who had changed into civilian clothes and had a somewhat haggard face, walked to the inner house after dealing with business, but did not see his wife, which made his face suddenly not so good-looking.

In front of him, three maids stood side by side, their bodies trembling slightly under his gaze.

"I'm asking you, ma'am?" Seeing this, the expression on the face of the festival envoy took on a shadow.

Wang Zunzhi had already guessed something, but this kind of guess made him feel a little uncomfortable, he was waiting for an answer, if it was really what he guessed, then he would really be disappointed.

“...... Mrs. She...... She went to the meditation hermitage......" The eldest of the three didn't even dare to raise her head, and stammered.

"Meditation Nunnery!" Wang Zunzhi's face sank suddenly: "This time, did she say how long she stayed there?"

"Sir...... The slave doesn't know ......"

"I don't know, what are you doing? How dare you tell me I don't know?!" said coldly, Wang Zunzhi's gaze swept over the three of them: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you go to the meditation nunnery to invite your wife back? Hmph, if she doesn't come back, then you don't have to come back! I'll send you directly to the nunnery as a sister-in-law!"

When a sister-in-law?

The three maids were suddenly taken aback by his words, and after hurriedly saluting him, they hurried to the meditation nunnery.

Looking at their departing backs, Wang Zunzhi sat down on the chair all of a sudden, looking at the deserted hall, and after a while, he coughed, one heavier than the other.

He had three sons and two daughters, but the two sons died young, and the eldest son was originally twenty years old and expected to inherit the throne, but he died unexpectedly, and the entire Jiedu Envoy's mansion was never again.

It's not that Wang Zunzhi hasn't accepted a concubine and wants to have another child.

But the two newly married women, their stomachs have not moved for a long time, and he is no longer young, but he is afraid that he will never be able to give birth to children again.

Besides, even if there are children, what about it, it is now a troubled time, even if it is a feudal town, there are a few who can succeed their fathers and sons, and most of them are usurped by the generals.

Even if he had a son now, he did not dare to help his youngest son ascend to the throne - this was harming the child.

Thinking of this, Wang Zunzhi was very disappointed and full of regret.

Wang Zunzhi's wife is the daughter of the last generation of festival envoys, and she was able to sit on the throne by relying on the relationship of his wife.

After marriage, Wang Zunzhi always respected her, and even never accepted a concubine, which of course caused not many descendants, two of the three sons died, and the only eldest son died.

After the death of his son, Wang Zunzhi had to think about his own people and subordinates.

"You sanctimonious hypocrite, you promised my father that you would treat me well and not marry a concubine, but now Hao'er has just left, you can't wait to lead the woman into the door, you are wolf-hearted! Look at the woman you chose, the two most lowly women, such a woman, do you want to?" When he deliberately chose two lowly slave girls to enter the door, Mrs. pointed at his nose and scolded.

Wang Zunzhi gently massaged his eyebrows, feeling indescribably depressed, didn't Mrs. understand that he deliberately chose these two women just to not threaten her status as the master mother?

When any of them gave birth to a child, he would take her to her and confess to her mother.

Although she can choose an illegitimate son Wang Shoutian now, if she doesn't have a son, the evening will be very sad.

Forget it, everything is fate.

Wang Zunzhi's eyes were calm, standing in front of the window, looking at the vista, and smiling bitterly.

"My lord!" I don't know how long later, the butler of the mansion appeared at the door of the study, and said cautiously.

"What's the matter?" Wang Zunzhi turned and looked at him.

"Madame, she ......," the butler hesitated.

Seeing this, Wang Zunzhi said: "She won't come back, will she?"

“...... Yes!" replied the butler, stubbornly.

It's just that the anger he expected didn't appear, and Wang Zunzhi just said lightly: "Since she wants to be in the nunnery, then let her go!"

Sending away the housekeeper, Wang Zunzhi coughed, and gradually, there was red in the gap between his palms.

"Madam, you still don't understand? Back then, in order to stabilize the position, I was obedient to you, but over the years, how much influence did your father's old ministry have? Especially now, is there still any point in making trouble?"

"In this life, I am really empty, running around all my life, white-haired people send black-haired people, and the career of the feudal town has not improved, who should I blame for ending up like this?"

He looked at the rainy sky outside and said to himself: "Perhaps, I can only resent myself, I am not a good monarch, nor a good father, nor a good person!"

"However, I haven't failed yet, I still have Tian'er, haha, I didn't expect that the spring breeze once happened to be my lifeline, and my hope was in him. ”

"The generals are rebellious, they can't get married, but the Li family is a civil official, not in charge of the military, so I married a righteous daughter to form a family, and I can rely on a few points in the future. ”

"The Song family in Chengdu is a big family in Chengdu, I have worked hard for you to let his family agree to marry a daughter, the Song family is extremely rich and influential, it can bring you wealth and family background, and it will not affect your power, I hope you can rely on these, to the next level...... That's all my father can do for you. ”

With his sigh, the raindrops grew heavier and heavier, slanting and falling in the bitter breeze.

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Fixed a few typos