ebookland Chapter 380: Different Opinions and Different Plans
Chapter 380: Different Opinions and Different Plans
In Helin Courtyard, Jiang Shi was stunned for a few breaths after hearing what Su Qingwan said, and then hurriedly asked:
"Brother Wu is leaving now? Isn't he going to go home?"
"It's too late! The batch of grain has already set off. Wu Ge'er set off with Prince An's team. With the emperor's order, there is no time to delay." Su Qingwan said slowly.
Jiang sighed. She was worried about her youngest son's safety. After all, it was cold and hard all the way north. If anything happened...
Bah! Good luck will come to you!
Her children are all blessed and will never encounter any danger.
Thinking of this, Jiang miraculously relaxed again. She thought about her youngest son's great martial arts skills. Who knows, if he joins the army this time, he might be able to make the most of his strengths.
"Was he happy when he left?" Jiang suddenly asked.
Su Qingwan laughed immediately, "Wu Ge'er almost jumped for joy. If he hadn't been suppressed all the time, he would have jumped into the Beijing military camp long ago."
"That's good! That's good!"
Jiang said that her son was just accompanying the group to deliver food and fodder to the northern border, and would return to Beijing after the food and fodder were delivered. He might even be able to come back before the New Year.
"Who went to the Beijing Barracks?"
The mother and daughter were chatting when the curtain opened and Su Zhiru walked in. He couldn't hear clearly from outside just now, so he couldn't help but come in and ask.
Jiang was now very annoyed when she saw him and didn't want to talk to him any more.
Su Qingwan stood up and bowed.
"My mother and I were chatting about Wu Ge'er, just for fun." The last sentence was just a joke to Su Yuewu.
However, Su Zhiru didn't believe it. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and felt the itching in his throat become more obvious. He couldn't help coughing twice before asking:
"Where's Wu'er? Did he go out to play again? Can't he learn from his elder brother? Study hard and pass the imperial examination. Does he plan to be a cynical young man all his life? What a loser!"
After Su Zhiru asked a few questions, he felt angry and couldn't help but scold Su Yuewu.
Jiang and Su Qingwan's faces turned ugly in an instant, especially Jiang. Not only did his face gloomy, but there was even some hatred in his eyes when he looked at Su Zhiru.
"That's my son. Even if he lives his whole life as an idle young man, I can afford to support him. You don't need to worry about him."
Her tone was extremely cold. Wu Ge'er was such a good child. Although he didn't like studying, he read a lot of books. After entering the capital, he also read a lot of military books. Wu Ge'er was also good at martial arts. Even his uncle praised him as a rare general. How come he became a worthless person in Su Zhiru's mouth!
He is Wu Ge'er's father, and he actually belittles his own son like this. He is truly unworthy of being a father!
"In the future, stop commenting on my son. What they want to do has nothing to do with you." Jiang scolded again.
Su Zhiru frowned, his face turning ashen.
He just said a few bad things about Su Yuewu, and he was not wrong. What's wrong with that? Besides, our dynasty has always valued civil officials. Is it really better to be a civil official than a military official who fights for his life? Didn't he say this to Wu Ge'er before? At that time, Jiang Shi would still promise himself that he would teach Wu Ge'er well. How come he has become like this now!
"Madam, if you keep protecting that kid like this, he will never achieve anything in the future. Do you really want him to be a vulgar warrior in the Beijing military camp?" Su Zhiru frowned and questioned in a louder voice.
Su Qingwan raised her eyebrows and said calmly, "Father, be careful with your words! If what you said is true, then all the people in Prince Yi's Mansion are warriors? Father, you may have forgotten that the borders are in turmoil and the countries are eyeing them covetously. The dispute over territory has never stopped. If it weren't for warriors like my uncle, how could we have the comfortable life today?"
Su Zhiru was interrupted by Su Qingwan and his expression became more serious. Although Qingwan was right, he didn't want to send his son to the battlefield to take risks. The wrinkles between his eyebrows became more obvious.
"Anyway, Su Yuewu cannot follow the path of a warrior. Now, with the connections my uncle and I have in the court, as long as Wu Ge'er studies hard, his future will be bright and glorious." He said domineeringly.
There is no need to talk about reason in this matter. I am Su Yuewu's father, so I have the final say.
"boom!"
Jiang slammed the table, causing the teacup to jump slightly, and said in a cold voice: "Whatever path Wu Ge'er wants to take, he can decide it himself. You should save yourself the trouble and stop meddling in his business."
"Jiang, that's my son, how can I harm him?"
"Who knows? But I'm not afraid to tell you that Wu Ge'er has already gone to the North. If you want to stop him, just go to the North yourself."
Jiang's words shocked Su Zhiru greatly, and he immediately thought that the only thing that needed to go north now was that batch of food and grass.
Because of the matter of this batch of grain and supplies, he has been ostracized by Lord Yang of the Ministry of Revenue in the past few days. He was even asked to clean up the accounts that have accumulated over the years. There is no need to clean up those things at all. Everyone in the Ministry of Revenue knows that he is being targeted, but what can he do?
I had just returned to Beijing and had not yet figured out the relationships with many officials. The emperor had let me join the Ministry of Revenue, but he didn't even arrange an assistant for me. There were too many difficulties involved.
It is definitely not possible to let him leave the capital at this time, but how can we feel at ease just leaving Su Yuewu like this?
"Nonsense! It's absolutely nonsense! How could you let him do such a thing?" Su Zhiru scolded anxiously.
Then he shouted loudly outside: "Come here, send someone to bring Wu Ge'er back quickly."
Chen Mu outside the door turned around and was about to leave, but before he walked out of the gate, he was stopped by Qing Da. Before he could even say anything, Qing Da covered his mouth and dragged him away.
"Father, I think you should be patient! If you send someone to look for Wu Ge'er now, people who know will think you are going to stop your son, and people who don't know will think you are going to stop the grain from going north!"
"If your opponents in the court knew about this, they would probably accuse you of a crime that you didn't commit. Then everyone in the Marquis' Mansion would have to meet in prison."
Su Qingwan didn't go into details and just mentioned it briefly. Su Zhiru would naturally understand.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Su Zhiru's face became even uglier, but he did not continue to urge him to continue looking for Su Yuewu.
"You mother and daughter are not afraid of the sword. What if he dies on the battlefield?" Su Zhiru said.
"Since ancient times, which military general has not made great contributions in life-and-death battles? Look at my great uncle. Although he has been a soldier all his life and has unparalleled military exploits, who wouldn't be shocked to see his scars if he took off his robe? These scars are the life-saving talisman of Prince Yi's Mansion, and even more so of countless ordinary people's Mansion. Military generals deserve respect, and every drop of their blood should not be shed in vain. Future generations will surely sing praises of them." Su Qingwan said passionately, with infinite yearning in her eyes.
"Brother Wu's martial arts are not bad, and he is still capable of protecting himself." Su Qingwan said again.
Besides, he had also sent people to protect them secretly. As long as they didn't encounter a huge army, it would be easy for them to protect themselves and escape.
I have made multiple protections, and Su Yuewu himself has enough martial arts skills. Besides, he is not a fool, so how could he die so easily?
"He is your own brother, and he is still so young. How could you bear to let him go to the battlefield? How could you become so ruthless?" Su Zhiru pointed at Su Qingwan, his face full of disbelief.
Is this really my daughter?
When did she become so heartless?
"Father, I am just more rational. I am not as sentimental as you!"