Jiang Wei was a little stunned: "No."
"Well..." Zhuge Liang nodded, smiled and signaled to several officials holding wine bottles on the opposite table, turned back, and whispered: "Ahem... I remember, you are twenty-two this year?"
"Yes, my birthday last month." Jiang Wei looked at Zhuge Liang's face: "What does the Prime Minister mean?"
Zhuge Liang showed a hesitant expression, paused, and then said in a deep voice: "There is an important official in the court who intends to marry a daughter, so I asked me to ask you privately what you mean. Well... This important official is famous and has a high status. If he can become his son-in-law, it will definitely be helpful to Bojo's future. His daughter... is a little spoiled and a little arrogant, but he has good looks."
Since the beginning of this year, the number of young people in the court has gradually increased, but Jiang Wei has always been the best among them. The emperor and Cheng's preference for Jiang Wei has also fallen into the eyes of those who are interested.
So, recently, people have been planning to get married to the Jiang family in Hanyang.
From the perspective of stability in the court, intermarriage between ministers, especially intermarriages across regions, is worthy of great encouragement. Even Zhuge Liang would happily guess who would become Jiang Wei's father-in-law in the evening when he was free, and sigh that his daughter was too young and inappropriate.
Yesterday, a person suggested to Zhuge Liang in person that he intended to marry his daughter and asked Zhuge Liang to come forward to explore Jiang Wei's words.
This person's identity is extraordinary, and Zhuge Liang could not refuse his proposal.
However, this person has always been known as a proud person. Since entering the court, he has been quite contemptuous of his attitude towards scholars. The ministers in the court generally believe that he is not easy to deal with. He also regards this daughter as a treasure. Previously, Li Zhengfang and Huo Zhongmiao had intended to propose marriage to his son, but he did not like him, and instead ended up embarrassing.
This time, he proposed marriage for his daughter, so he naturally valued Jiang Wei. However, if Jiang Wei was unwilling, this person would inevitably be dissatisfied and felt a grudge in his heart, and it would be even more difficult to meet in the court in the future. Zhuge Liang thought about it again and again, and decided to tactfully suggest it first and see what Jiang Wei himself meant.
Zhuge Liang thought that these two sentences of his family almost explained the identity of the important minister clearly, and Jiang Wei could naturally guess who it was. If Jiang Wei agreed, that would be the best. Zhuge Liang wrote to ask Jiang Wei's father again, which led to this good thing.
If Jiang Wei hesitates and does not explain his words, there will be room for maneuver and there will be no conflict.
Sure enough, after Zhuge Liang said something, Jiang Wei hesitated immediately. It seemed that he needed to think about it.
"…Prime Minister."
"Bojo, please speak."
"I haven't thought about marriage, parents' orders, and matchmaker's words. Since the Prime Minister mentioned it, let me ask my parents' meaning in Hanyang's family."
"Okay, ask." Zhuge Liang smiled kindly and said, "Well, Bo Yue should have extra concerns, I just mentioned it."
"Thank you, Prime Minister."
The meal has been finished, and the military discussion continues.
The more the plan to explore the Western Regions was implemented, the more numerous details needed to be implemented. Previously, the Han people intervened in the Western Regions when the country was strong and their management was not based on economic considerations; but at this time, the Han court was like a person who had not recovered from a serious illness and was hoping to use the benefits obtained from the Western Regions to benefit their own families.
The fundamental purpose is different, and the means are naturally different. Many things can only be discussed in the military discussion. How to deal with them in specific ways can we make decisions only when the matter is about to come.
The military controversy lasted for a long time, but fortunately the next day was a rest day, so it was nothing to go to bed later.
Until the moon was on the sky, all the people who participated in the military agreement returned home.
Jiang Wei rode his horse and slowly headed home along the street. On the way, he heard night patrol soldiers knocking on the clapper, echoing for a long time in the night.
That night, Jiang Wei tossed and turned and did not sleep well.
It seems that every once in a while, I will have a dream. The dream sometimes is about the style of thousands of miles away from the Western Regions, and sometimes it is a war with large troops rushing. Later, I dreamed of the day when I got married for some reason. What's strange is that this dream has been torturing and Jiang Wei never saw the appearance of the bride. He was a little anxious and thought of some solutions in the dream until the end...
Jiang Wei was sweating all over and suddenly stood up.
He opened his eyes and was stunned for a while before he realized, oh, what happened over and over that night was a dream.
When he was young, he often admired the bold words of the champion Hou, "Why did the Huns do your family before they were destroyed?" He participated in the Western Expedition planning these days and had the expectation of himself to show off his power and return with triumphant praise. Unexpectedly, when things came to an end, he could not be as free and easy as the champion Hou, and his mind was full of his own marriage.
Jiang Wei shook his head repeatedly, feeling a little ashamed of his childhood attitude.
But the next moment, he couldn't help but wonder, who was the important minister mentioned by the Prime Minister? Who is the daughter of the important minister?
Jiang Wei repeatedly thought about what he knew, an important court official with a daughter. But he had only been in Chengdu for half a year. He had been in contact with young people who were both emperor entourages, but he could not think of a result for a while.
According to the Prime Minister, could this important official be General Guan?
But how gentle and cute General Guan’s daughter is? How could it be the spoiled and arrogant thing the Prime Minister calls it?
What the Prime Minister said was definitely not her.
When he repeatedly thought about this question, a new idea suddenly appeared in his mind. Some clues that he had originally ignored or deliberately rejected were slowly pieced together, making him suddenly think of some other things and what he was struggling with in his dream at night.
The weather was already very cold. He sat in the bed for a long time, wearing only a single shirt, but ended up getting cold and started sneezing.
The sound of sneezing alarmed the old servant who was waiting outside the door.
The old servant brought in hot water and asked Jiang Weimu to wash her face and change her clothes.
The emperor servants like Jiang Wei have a concentrated accommodation in the west of the palace, and the servants are all appointed by the officials. The old servant is very thoughtful, but he is a little bit broken. He stands beside Jiang Wei, complaining that Jiang Wei was late last night and doesn't know what to do recently.
Jiang Wei responded a few times, stopped eating breakfast, and hurried out. After leaving the yard gate, he turned right and walked more than a hundred steps before reaching another yard gate.
He paused a little, then stepped onto the steps and reached out to pat the door: "Bosong! Bosong!"
Hu Ben Zhonglang is an official with a total of 600 stones. As the assistant of Hu Ben Zhonglang General, he assisted in managing the personal soldiers of the palace guards. When the emperor went to court, Hu Ben Zhonglang was also responsible for maintaining order in the court. Now Jiang Wei and Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Qiao are both Hu Ben Zhonglang. The two are friendly to each other, just like brothers of the opposite sex.
Zhuge Qiao came out soon.
The young man was a little thin, but very energetic. He was wearing a grand outfit and was rarely equipped with a jade belt: "Boeyou is here? Just in time, I am going to see my uncle. Let's go together and let my uncle see Junyan Liangzhou."
The "uncle" mentioned by Zhuge Qiao is his biological father Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Qiao has not seen his biological father for many years. Zhuge Jin has been staying in Chengdu for a while, and Zhuge Qiao often goes to ask for advice.
On weekdays, Jiang Wei wouldn't disturb him, but today's things are very good.
Jiang Wei grabbed Zhuge Qiao's arm and pulled him back to the yard: "BoSong, wait a moment, I have something to ask you."
He told him everything about his marriage that Zhuge Liang said to him last night.
"Bo Song, I ask you, who is the important minister mentioned by the Prime Minister?"
Zhuge Qiao looked at Jiang Wei and looked strange: "I probably know who he is talking about... You don't know Boyue?"
Jiang Wei gritted his teeth. Before Zhuge Qiao could talk again, he pulled Zhuge Qiao into the hall, first pressed Zhuge Qiao on the mat, turned around and closed the door: "Bosong, you and me have a very good friendship. Therefore, there is something I have never told others. Today I will tell you honestly and ask Bosong for advice."
This is serious. Obviously, what Jiang Wei wants to ask is not a trivial matter.
Zhuge Qiao took off his smile and sat down calmly: "Bojo, what's wrong, just say it."
"Actually, it doesn't matter who the prime minister is. I...I..." Jiang Wei hesitated for a while, put his mouth close to Zhuge Qiao's ear, and whispered a few words.
"What?" Zhuge Qiao shouted in surprise: "You mean General Guan's daughter?"
Jiang Wei covered Zhuge Qiao's mouth with force and said sternly: "Bo Song, this cannot be said! You must not be said!"
Zhuge Qiao struggled repeatedly and finally got rid of Jiang Wei's brute force: "I won't say it, I won't say it! You keep going!"
Jiang Wei leaned into Zhuge Qiao's ear and whispered a few more words.
Zhuge Qiao stretched out his hands and covered his face with force.
Jiang Wei felt that he had never been so nervous. He stared at Zhuge Qiao blankly, without blinking, and did not dare to breathe.
Zhuge Qiao's hands, which covered his face, never put them down. Perhaps because Jiang Wei's idea was too bold, his shoulders trembled.
After a while, Jiang Wei asked nervously: "Bo Song, what do you think?"
Zhuge Qiao continued to cover his face with both hands: "Boyou means that instead of suddenly marrying the daughter of a certain important minister, would you rather propose to General Guan's daughter?"
Jiang Wei's face was not only blushed, his neck was red. He murmured, "I can go and ask my father for coming forward. He is the general of the chariot and cavalry. He can first ask General Yide what he meant, and then..."
Zhuge Qiao suddenly stood up: "No, I can't bear it."
Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Qiao, feeling a little frightened: "Bo Song, you have to give me some advice!"
"You are waiting here!" Zhuge Qiao said loudly.
"What?"
"You wait for me here, I'll go back!" Zhuge Qiao didn't even look at Jiang Wei, lifted up his sleeves and ran out, and ordered the servants to lead the horses.
Jiang Wei was about to say something else, and Zhuge Qiao rode his horse out in a row.
Jiang Wei chased to the door and shouted repeatedly: "Bo Song, you can't talk nonsense!"
Zhuge Qiao only waved his hand and signaled to know.
Jiang Wei returned to the hall with all his thoughts. The servants served tea and snacks, and he ate some light meals without knowing the taste.
I don’t know how long it took, but the sound of horse hooves on the streets was Zhuge Qiao back.
Jiang Wei hurriedly went out, but saw Zhuge Qiao jumping off the horse, returning to the hall with a strange look, and returning the servants to retreat in a state of justice.
Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Qiao step by step. Seeing this, he felt a little worried and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.
The next moment, Zhuge Qiao began to laugh.
Chapter completed!