Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Nine Selecting Attendants for the Princess in Case
Chapter 149: Choosing attendants for the princess in case
"Attendant?" Dao Chi heard this and was a little confused.
Should I add people at this time, or should I add attendants? The prince is about to enter the capital, and he has a lot of officials and guards around him. Who else needs to be added?
Lu Song looked around and lowered his voice and said: "It is the wish of the princess. Before entering the capital, we should arrange for several attendants of His Highness's stature to accompany His Highness to the capital." After saying this, he paused and said: "
Your Majesty, traveling on the road is not cheap, but it is also very convenient."
It turned out to be a stand-in, and it seemed that he was worried about the safety of the two thousand miles from Anlu to the capital.
Dao Chi felt that his forehead was full of black lines.
The prince is of noble birth and extremely arrogant, so he would be willing to use a substitute? Besides, it is a bit stingy to act like this in front of the imperial envoys who are greeting the emperor in the capital. It seems that he cannot trust them. Isn't this offending?
Moreover, the status of the crown prince is different. He is the successor emperor. If the successor emperor is not safe, doesn't it mean that someone is plotting rebellion and offending the clan?
No wonder Lu Song's face turned bitter when he mentioned this matter, and even thinking about it, he didn't agree with doing this.
"Why did Your Highness agree?" Dao Chi asked curiously.
Lu Song smiled bitterly and said: "The princess has been crying. Your Highness is extremely filial. Besides agreeing, what else can you do?"
Before Dao Chi could say anything, Lu Bing became anxious and said: "Dad, don't call the second brother here... We still have Xiao Wei in our family, and the second brother's family only has one male..."
When Lu Song heard this, he looked at Dao Chi with a bit of hesitation.
Dao Chi smiled and said: "The princess is just a loving mother, just in case, that's all."
Lu Bing still said: "But what if?"
The Taoist Chi said sternly: "If anything happens, I believe His Highness will not leave my grandmother alone. I am also a member of the royal family, so I don't need to persuade you anymore. With your Highness's temperament, you don't like to be around strangers. Go north."
On the way, the attendant will definitely get along with His Highness day and night. Instead of arranging someone whom His Highness doesn't like, it is better to be familiar with him. Besides... if something really happens, how can we guarantee that outsiders will protect His Highness?"
After hearing what he said, Lu Song also felt that what he said was reasonable, but he didn't want to persuade him any more. In fact, like Dao Chi, he felt that there was nothing to worry about on the road. After all, where the legacy was, the prince was already the heir to the emperor.
There are only five thousand horses and horses, but there are definitely more people and horses entering the capital. When passing by the guard posts along the way, they will definitely mobilize their retinue.
In this way, being a servant this time is only good for Dao Chi. After all, the identity of the prince has changed, and it is a good thing to take the opportunity to strengthen the relationship with the prince. Even the princess will remember a piece of credit.
Thinking of this journey, Lu Song nodded and said, "Okay, since Erlang has this intention, he and Lu Bing will come with me to see His Highness."
Dao Chi nodded and followed Lu Song and his son to the Qiyun Hall, but did not see the Crown Prince immediately because the dignitaries from the capital were in the Qiyun Hall to discuss the departure with the princess and the Crown Prince.
Lu Song took the two of them to the side hall to wait. After a while, Xing Baihu also arrived, bringing with him four captains, all of whom were of medium height and thin.
Dao Chi glanced at them, then looked at himself and Lu Bing. Although Lu Bing was two years younger than him, he was about the same height due to his martial arts practice at a young age.
It's just that he and Lu Bing were trying to deal with each other. They looked young and immature, pretending to be fifteen years old, which was reasonable. Xing Baihu brought four of them, and they had a good figure, but they looked too big in appearance.
Lu Song obviously saw it too and couldn't help frowning.《》/《》Advertisement full text txt download
Xing Baihu didn't know Lu Song's purpose of asking him to select people. He only knew that he wanted to select a few middle-sized and gentle captains. Lu Song would take them with him to spread messages. He was worried about Hu Tou and asked: "Ding
Is Shan okay? How old is he? How can he work as an errand beside His Highness?"
Lu Song snorted and said, "You tell His Highness this? Could it be that Old Xing has forgotten that Dingshan is the person chosen by His Highness?"
Xing Baihu was choked and speechless, and said for a long time: "When His Highness ascends the throne, I will find an obedient daughter. This son-in-law can still run away."
Lu Bing sat with Dao Chi and whispered: "Your Highness wants to be the emperor, then I will be the imperial guard from now on. What will the second brother do?"
The Taoist idiot said: "Take the imperial examination and become a Jinshi. From now on, I will become a minister and serve His Highness."
When Lu Bing heard this, he smiled and said: "It's great. It's like we're still in the palace, and no one is separated."
Dao Chi smiled and did not answer.
How can it be like in the palace? Lu Bing still has the title of brother-in-law, and it may be easier to enter and leave the palace in the future; like other people in the palace, even if they enter the court, they will become foreign ministers.
While I was talking, I heard some movement outside.
Lu Song stood up and looked outside, and saw many people coming out of the main hall.
Huang Jin came over and said, "Master Lu, Your Highness has invited you."
Lu Song responded and turned around to call for everyone to follow. However, when he arrived at the entrance of the main hall, he only took Lu Bing and Dao Chi inside and asked the others to wait.
There were four people in the room. In addition to the chamberlains Gao Kang and Lu Fang, there was also Hu Tou standing behind the Crown Prince. Although Hu Tou was one year younger than the Crown Prince, he was already half a head taller than the Crown Prince, and in addition to Xing Baihu's
Fed with big fish and meat, his body is as strong as a calf.
It's just that his face no longer had the silly smile on his face, it was tense and looked a bit imposing. However, when he saw Dao Chi following Lu Song, his expression softened.
The prince's face was drooped, with a gloomy look on his face. He was stunned when he saw Lu Bing and Dao Chi. He saw Lu Song's intention, and then shook his head and said: "No, how can we use them two?"
Lu Song said: "Your Highness, there are more than 10,000 troops heading north. If Xiao Xiao wants to get close to His Highness, in addition to the retinue of the local guards, there are also the Beijing guards and personal guards, as well as the palace guards and the ceremonial guards. The so-called attendants,
It’s just Princess An’s heart, where is it so dangerous?”
Hearing this, the prince hesitated a little, but finally shook his head and said: "Even if there is only a trace of danger, I would not elect the two of them. The wet nurse here will worry about Da Lang, and Er Lang is a single man."
When Dao Chi heard the words, he only felt warm in his heart. Even though he knew that the prince refused the matter, it was more because of Lu Bing, and he was just passing by. But the prince could say something, which was somewhat true.
Lu Song said sternly: "It is precisely because of that slight danger that outsiders cannot be used as attendants. How can the safety of His Highness be left entirely to outsiders? Da Lang and Er Lang have some skills in their hands, and they are loyal to His Highness.
Your Highness will allow the two of them to accompany you."
The prince still shook his head, so Lu Song had no choice but to carry the princess out and said: "Your Highness, with the two of them here, the princess will feel at ease. And after all, they are His Royal Highness's study companions, and they will not appear rude in front of the imperial envoy.
They look better too. There are four people outside, selected from the palace guards. Would your Highness want to take a look first before talking?"
The Crown Prince nodded and said, "Let me tell you first."
After looking at these four people, the prince couldn't help but frown. He didn't say anything and just shook his head at Lu Song.
Lu Song also felt that these four "attendants" didn't look good, so he asked Xing Baihu to take the people back first.
In fact, the only people in the palace who are similar in stature to the Crown Prince are his academic companions and several internal officials around His Highness. However, no matter how reckless Lu Song is, he will not say anything about letting internal officials serve as attendants. In the eyes of the royal family, castration
The slave is humble.
The prince said: "Master Lu, please don't invite others. Just the eldest son and the second eldest son. I will talk to my mother and concubine later. I can't have a bunch of people and let the officials laugh at me for being so cowardly."
Lu Song thought for a while and said, "I also feel that we are in the car all the way, so it is not easy to squeeze too many people."
The prince nodded and said: "Exactly, the two of them, plus Dingshan, are enough."
Having said this, the prince paused and said, "I have just discussed it with several adults. We will go to worship our father on the first day of the next lunar month, and we will set off northward on the second day of the lunar month. Six people from the Yiwei Division and four people from the Palace Guard will go north with Gu.
They also have the Ministry of War tokens in their hands, and tomorrow they will send orders to the local area to prepare troops and escort Gubei."
When Lu Song heard this, he felt sour in his heart.
He thought he would never have the chance to leave Anlu in this life, but he never expected that he would one day return to Beijing, and he would still be the prince's former friend...
Today is already the twenty-seventh of March, a few days before the first day of the next month. Lu Song withdrew from the Qiyun Hall and went to the Department of Ceremony and Guards to select personnel.
The Yiwei Department has 60% of its personnel, nearly a thousand people; 40% of the palace guards, that is, 2,000 people, and the palace's 3,000 guards will escort the crown prince north. Needless to say, most of the people who go north will be rewarded. Among them, those with officer level will most likely be rewarded by the crown prince.
Stay in the capital. You can't stay alone in the capital after the prince goes north.
Who is going, who is not going, and Lu Song still has a headache...
In the Fengxiang Hall, in addition to the princess, there are also Mrs. Wu and the young Wu family.
There was so much commotion in the palace yesterday, how could Jiang Qingshan hide it from his family? The Jiang family has become royal relatives, which is a great joy for the Jiang family.
The Zhang family has been famous for decades because of the birth of a queen and two princes. Although the Jiang family did not have a queen, they did have a queen mother.
Jiang Qingshan was ecstatic.
Mrs. Wu and Little Wu were so regretful that their intestines turned green. Although the princess doted on the prince and only obeyed his orders, the prince was a kind person. As early as when the prince was still alive, he had the nerve to appoint Jiang Feng to the prince. Who else could do it?
say what?
It's too late to say this now. Jiang Feng has already been engaged. Even if she regrets the engagement, it is impossible for the princess and the prince to allow her to enter the palace due to the stubbornness of the princess and the prince. However, even if she cannot enter the palace, as the eldest daughter of the royal family, it is not easy to be with the local government.
The young gentry got married.
The same goes for Jiang Lin. Even if Wu Baihu is his cousin, his status is too low. If the Jiang family prefers to grant him the title of Marquis, Jiang Lin will be the son of the Hou family. How can he marry a daughter of Baihu?
At this time, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are fortunate to have decided that the wedding date of the brother and sister will be this year.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the palace to find the princess to make up her mind. They came early in the morning, and because the princess went to the Qiyun Hall to discuss the departure date with the imperial envoy, they waited all morning in the Fengxiang Hall.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so upset that they became a little rude in their conversation, and their intentions were straightforward.
The princess was worried about her son going north, and she felt somewhat warm in her heart when she saw her mother-in-law's family. However, after hearing the intentions of her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, this warmth turned into ice.
She said with a cold face: "Even if the Jiang family is not a high-ranking family, it is still an innocent family. Even if they have made a marriage contract, how can they regret it so easily?"
Seeing that she was annoyed, little Mrs. Wu didn't dare to say anything, and only looked at Mrs. Wu with her eyes.
Mrs. Wu said with a smile: "This is also for the sake of His Highness. When Your Highness arrives in the capital, the Queen Mother and the Empress are pressing down on you. There are also ministers and nobles in the court. If Lin'er or Feng'er can get married to a high family, it will be for His Highness's sake."
Isn’t it helpful?”
The princess frowned and said: "Cong'er is the heir to the emperor. After entering the capital, he ascended the throne of emperor. All the people in the world are Cong'er's subjects. Why does he need his maternal family to help him? Besides, the matter of regretting the marriage is ugly, and it might even be involved.
When it comes to Cong'er. If the Jiang family really considers Cong'er, they should not mention regretting the marriage again."
Little Wu was still unwilling to give in and said: "Lin'er is willing to pay it forward. We will kiss her and marry her as soon as we can. Your brother and I only have one daughter, Feng'er. How can we be willing to leave her here alone?"
The princess glanced at her and said, "What's the difficulty? Just ask Feng'er's son-in-law to follow him to Beijing. Lu Dalang is already Cong'er's companion, so what's the point of following Cong'er north?"
Little Wu wanted to say more, but Mrs. Wu stopped her in a low voice.
Mrs. Wu said: "Princess, don't worry, although your brother and sister-in-law are weak, they can't help His Highness, nor will they bring discredit to His Highness."
While they were talking, the maid came in to report that the Crown Prince was here and was waiting outside the palace.
The princess hurriedly said: "Please come in quickly, Your Highness."
The prince brought in Lu Bing, Dao Chi and Hu Tou.
Mrs. Wu and little Mrs. Wu didn't dare to sit down any longer and hurriedly stood up.
"Mother and concubine." The prince met the princess first, and then his grandmother and aunt.
Because the prince was the heir to the throne, the two of them turned aside and did not dare to accept the courtesy.
Although the prince had disliked his grandmother and aunt earlier, he thought that if he went to Beijing, it would be several months before he could settle down and welcome the princess to the capital. During this period, if more of the princess's natal family came to accompany her, maybe the princess would feel better.
some.
Therefore, the prince was very polite to Mrs. Wu.
Although Mrs. Wu is the grandmother of the prince, she has always been afraid of this grandson. Now she thinks that the person standing in front of her is the future emperor, and she is even more worried.
Mr. Wu, who was standing by, was flattering, interjecting words from time to time, but what he said was boundless.
The princess couldn't stand it anymore, so she said: "There are imperial envoys in the palace these two days, and there are a lot of trivial matters, so I won't leave mother to eat. I will invite mother over another day when the place is clean."
Mrs. Wu didn't feel comfortable in the presence of the prince, but she wasn't annoyed when she heard the princess's words of "seeing off guests" and said: "You are busy, we will come back next time."
The princess got up and walked to the door, then asked two nuns to see her off for her, and then turned back.
"But the attendant has been selected?" There are only a few days left before departure, and what the princess is most worried about now is this matter.
The prince turned around, pointed at the people behind him, and said: "Mother and concubine, just choose these three."
The princess was stunned when she heard this. Her gaze paused on Lu Bing and Dao Chi. When it fell on Hu Tou, she frowned and said, "Cong'er, this is not child's play. Wang Dingshan's stature is different from yours."
The young prince couldn't help but give the excuse that the carriage was too small, and also mentioned issues such as whether outsiders were loyal or not.
The princess was not dissatisfied with others' advice. Seeing that her son had an idea, even though she was a little dissatisfied, she did not hesitate and just asked Aunt Zhou to collect the reward.
Each of the three of them had a mutton-fat white jade pendant and a jewel-inlaid dagger...