A group of officials from Shaanxi Province are gathering at the city gate at this moment. Yang Yiqing, the governor of Shaanxi Province and the governor of the three sides, is respectfully sending the imperial envoy Li Huan back to the capital.
Since the day before yesterday, Li Huan personally took charge of the execution ground and beheaded more than a hundred officials and their relatives. The execution ground was filled with blood and blood. Just to clean up the execution ground, the government sent dozens of officers and recruited thousands of people.
It took the civilian husband a whole day and night to clean up the execution ground.
It is said that both the police officers and the civilian workers were greatly shocked or frightened afterwards.
Of course, those who were also shocked and frightened were all the officials of Xi'an Prefecture. Even now, they can't help but think of the shocking scene not long ago.
At this moment, Yang Yiqing was talking quietly to Li Huan.
Li Huan looked at Yang Yiqing and said: "Governor Yang, as the governor of the three sides, Li has massacred two Tatar tribes this time. I don't know how the Tatars will react, but I would like to ask Governor Yang to be more vigilant."
, Strictly guard against Tatar invasion."
Li Huan knew very well that he slaughtered two Tatar tribes on the grassland this time. If Dayan Khan, who unified all the Tatar tribes, wanted to secure his position as the co-owner of the grassland, he must fight for Huli.
Department, Heihe Department seeks an explanation.
Therefore, it is very likely that the Tatars will invade the pass on a large scale. By then, the land of Nine Borders will be in chaos and turmoil again because of the Tatars.
However, Li Huan did not regret it at all. Although he said that he attracted the Tatars, Li Huan also knew that even if he did not take people to the grassland to slaughter the Huli tribe and the Heihe tribe, the Tatars should go south to the border.
Will go south to Koubian.
Don’t you see, the border troops of the Ming Dynasty have not set foot on the grassland for decades, and the Tatars are still going south to invade the border every year.
After listening to Li Huan's words, Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and said with a flash of light in his eyes: "Don't worry, Master Li. As the governor of the three sides, I will definitely prevent the Tatars from invading and will never let the three invaders."
There is something missing."
Li Huan smiled and said, "With Governor Yang's words, Li will feel at ease."
Yang Yiqing has the talent to serve as a general and become a prime minister. If they are prepared, it is really not that easy for the Tatars to invade the border. At least it is not that easy to invade from the important towns on the three sides of Yansui, Ningxia and Gansu where they are in charge.
After taking a look at the military generals around Yang Yiqing, Li Huan thought with a thought: "This time when Li returns to Beijing, he will definitely ask His Majesty to urge the officials of the Ministry of War to verify your military merits. The imperial court will certainly not hesitate to reward you."
Although Li Huan had already distributed the promised rewards in the form of gold and silver, for some military generals, the temptation of gold and silver was far less than the temptation of promotion.
So when Li Huan said this, many generals' eyes flashed with excitement.
In their opinion, with Li Huan as the imperial envoy as their guarantor, their contributions will definitely be able to go straight to heaven, and the rewards from the imperial court will definitely not be light.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."
Li Huan nodded slightly and his eyes fell on the Jinyi Guard Qianhu Yue Buqun beside him. Li Huan slowly said: "Yue Qianhu, don't forget your responsibilities."
Yue Buqun looked solemn and said: "Don't worry, sir, my subordinates will definitely rectify the Jinyi Guards in Shaanxi and serve as His Majesty's eyes and ears."
Hearing Yue Buqun's words, many officials from the Xi'an Prefecture frowned subconsciously.
However, the Jin Yiwei are the personal guards of the emperor, and they are the well-known eyes and ears of the emperor. There are no Jin Yiwei anywhere in the world. If the Jin Yiwei is strong, their life will be difficult. However, no matter what they think in their hearts, they can't do anything about the Jin Yiwei.
Many officials glanced at Yue Buqun, as if they wanted to remember Yue Buqun, the Shaanxi Jinyi Guard Qianhu, and then tried to avoid him as much as possible to avoid being targeted by him.
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and several generals were seen approaching on horseback. The leaders were Ren Ping and Guan Zheng, the commanders of the guards who accompanied Li Huan on the expedition.
After turning over and dismounting, Ren Ping and Guan Zheng greeted Li Huan.
Li Huan looked at the few people, and then Ren Ping stepped forward and said to Li Huan: "Sir, the 50,000-strong army has been assembled and is ready to leave at any time. Please give me your instructions."
Li Huan nodded slightly when he heard this. He recruited a hundred thousand young people in Shaanxi. This cost a lot of money, acres of land, money and grain, but the harvest was also quite large.
One hundred thousand hard-working young men are definitely the best soldiers. As long as these young men undergo rigorous training and fight on the battlefield for several battles, I dare not say that they can become the best among the best, but they will definitely be a hundred times stronger than the previous soldiers in the Beijing camp.
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Under Li Huan's order, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses mobilized tens of thousands of captured horses to form a cavalry team of ten thousand people.
Li Huan's eyes fell on Guan Zheng and said: "Commander Guan."
After Li Huan finished speaking, Guan Zheng immediately stepped forward, saluted Li Huan respectfully and said, "The general is here."
Li Huan looked at Guan Zheng and said solemnly: "Guan Zheng, when I return to Beijing this time, I only bring back 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry. I will leave you to train the remaining 50,000 troops in Shaanxi."
, do you have the confidence to train an elite force that dares to fight for the imperial court and your majesty?"
Guan Zheng said sternly: "I will do my best to live up to your master's expectations."
When Li Huan heard this, he laughed and said: "You stay here and just train your troops and horses. I have left the money and food. If you need it, you can ask Governor Yang for help."
As he spoke, Li Huan looked at Yang Yiqing.
Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and nodded slightly, saying: "Don't worry, sir. Your Majesty left these troops and horses for my own consideration. If Commander Guan needs anything, I will do my best to help."
It turns out that Li Huan divided his 100,000-strong army into two parts. One part was brought back to the capital to replenish the capital camp, and the other part was left in Shaanxi for training. Needless to say, Li Huan’s intention of keeping these troops and horses was not obvious to others.
Yang Yiqing, the border governor, knew very well.
After arranging these, Li Huan bowed his hands to everyone and said: "Everyone, I have to say goodbye after a long journey, and Li will say goodbye now!"
A group of people led by Yang Yiqing returned the courtesy to Li Huan and said, "I'm waiting to see you off, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."
A Jin Yiwei brought Li Huan's horse and saw Li Huan get on his horse. Then hundreds of Jin Yiwei who had returned to Beijing with Li Huan also got on their horses.
"Walk!"
Immediately surrounded by a crowd of people, Li Huan rode away.
At the city gate, a group of officials looked at Li Huan's retreating figure and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the invisible pressure that had been pressing on them had finally disappeared.
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Qianqing Palace, Imperial Study Room
Zhu Houzhao sat there, his eyes falling on Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Wang Yangming, Liu Yu, and Liu Jin.
At this time, Li Dongyang was facing Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, according to your instructions, the Beijing camp on the outskirts of Beijing has been renovated and repaired by people sent by the Ministry of Industry. It can accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops."
Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao showed a bit of smile in his eyes, nodded slightly and said: "The Ministry of Public Affairs has done a good job. Li Huanqing's family returned to Beijing this time and brought back 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry from Shaanxi. These people are enough to fill the gap."
Once we enter the capital camp, the number of troops and horses that can be mobilized by the capital will reach about 100,000, and you no longer need to worry about the empty defense of the capital."
Zhu Houzhao pondered for a while and then said: "Last time, Li Huanqing's family sent people eight hundred miles to rush to deliver the memorial. How was the discussion at the cabinet? Li Huanqing's family and the governor of the three sides, Yang Yiqing, went out to massacre the Huli tribe and the Tatar tribe.
, the Ministry of War and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army should also come up with a charter for the rewards of frontier army officers."
Li Dongyang hesitated for a moment, and then Diao Lin, the minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said to Zhu Houzhao with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, the intention of the Ministry of War at this time is to cooperate with the Fifth Army Governor's Office to dispatch several cadres to the three sides to verify military merit.
, and then make a reward, otherwise there is nothing to rely on, so why give a reward? Wouldn't it chill the hearts of many soldiers in the world?"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frowned when he heard this, glanced at Diao Lin lightly and said, "Oh, is this what the cabinet means?"
Li Dongyang coughed lightly and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, after all, this is the procedure of the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty has always valued military merit the most, and naturally the assessment of military merit is also the most stringent. Otherwise, if the local government reports casually, it will not be a mess."
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said, "In that case, everything will be carried out in accordance with the regulations."
The Ming Dynasty ruled the world by relying on various rules and regulations. If the emperor messed up the rules and regulations, then this would be a harbinger of chaos in the world. Zhu Houzhao was not a coward, so he would not destroy any court laws.
Moreover, what Li Dongyang said is also true. When it comes to military merit, we must be cautious.
Wang Yangming was missing, and Liu Yu and even Liu Jin didn't object.
Li Dongyang bowed and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will select capable operatives to go to the three border areas. Once verified, they will be rewarded in accordance with the imperial court's regulations, and they will not chill the hearts of the soldiers in the border towns."
Hearing what Li Dongyang said, Zhu Houzhao nodded towards Li Dongyang with great satisfaction and said: "I believe in Li Qing."
At the same time, Wang Yangming stepped forward and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
After glancing at Wang Yangming, Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "What's going on with Wang Qing's family?"
Wang Yangming took a deep breath and stepped forward to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to extend your kindness to the students all over the world."
Everyone couldn't help but raise their brows when they heard this. Adding Enke to Enke was not a small matter. You must know that it involves the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's recruitment of scholars.
According to the regulations, the examination is held once every three years, in the year of Zi, Mao, Wu, and You. It is commonly known as Xiangwei. The place where the examination is held is called Gongyuan. Because the examination period is in autumn and August, it is also called Gongyuan.
It's called Qiu Wei.
This is the rural examination. Those who pass the rural examination are Juren, commonly known as Xiaolian, and the first place is called Jieyuan.
For example, Yin of Tang Dynasty ranked first in the rural examination, so it was called Tang Jieyuan. The results of the rural examination were called Yibang, also called Yike. When the results were released, the sweet-scented osmanthus was fragrant, so it was also called Guibang. After the results were released, the governor hosted a deer roaring banquet. During the banquet,
Sing the poem "Lu Ming" and dance the Kuixing dance.
The joint examination is a national examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites, also known as Li Wei. It is held in the second year of the provincial examination, which is the year of Chou, Chen, Wei, or Xu. The national examination is held in the capital, and the examination period is in February in spring, so it is called Chun Wei.
The joint examination is also divided into three sessions, held on the 9th, 12th, and 15th of February respectively. Since the joint examination is a higher-level examination, the number of co-examiners is twice as many as that of the provincial examination. The chief examiner, co-examiner, and promotion officer
, are all held by higher-ranking officials.
The examiner is called the president, also known as the seat master or seat master. Those who pass the exam are called tribute scholars, commonly known as paying tribute, also known as Ming Jing, and the first one is called Hui Yuan.
Just looking at its complexity, we can see the importance of the imperial examinations and the importance of the imperial examinations in the past dynasties. Now is the winter of the third year of Zhengde, which is the Xuchen year, next year is the Jisi year, and the year after that is the Gengwu year.
In other words, the next imperial examination to be held will have to wait until the fifth year of Zhengde, that is, two years later.
Chunwei was only completed in February this year, which meant that the imperial court had only completed one academic examination this year, but Wang Yangming suddenly asked the emperor to open more academic subjects. No wonder everyone was deeply surprised.
Enke is different from Zhengke. It is the emperor's special grace to open a class during court celebrations, so it is called Enke.
Adding an Enke means that the scholars of the world will have another chance to take a scientific examination in addition to the big exam every three years. It can be said that every time the court adds an Enke, it is a great gift to the scholars of the world. The scholars of the world
The emperor will surely be excited about it and sing praises to the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Wang Yangming in surprise, obviously not understanding why Wang Yangming suddenly asked him for permission and enke.
Yang Tinghe on the side glanced at Wang Yangming and frowned slightly.
On the contrary, Liu Yu raised the corner of his mouth and showed a bit of a smile. After reacting, he turned to Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty, I second that Fujian and Shaanxi need a large number of officials to fill the gap. The reserve of officials in the imperial court must be insufficient at that time, so Mr. Wang Ge
It is indeed a great kindness to ask Enke to be added and to draw materials for the imperial court."
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows, his eyes fell on Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe and said: "This matter is of great importance. I wonder what the two Qing families think?"
Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe said without hesitation: "I second the proposal."
The addition of Enke, a good thing that benefits the world's scholars, is something you can't get even if you want to. After all, Enke is not someone who just wants to add more.
Many scholars may not be able to meet Enke so many times for decades in order to take the imperial examination.
It can be said that once the emperor reveals his intention to add Enke, few people in the court will object, because everyone knows that once they stand up to oppose, it will be equivalent to cutting off the way for the imperial examination for the world's scholars, and it will inevitably bring disaster to the world's scholars.
The son reviled.
Not to mention being infamy for thousands of years, I'm afraid my reputation will be ruined and I will be cursed by scholars all over the world.
No matter what Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe thought, unless the emperor himself expressed objections, they must express their approval, so that they could face the scholars in the world.
It's just obvious that this matter was proposed by Wang Yangming. Once the emperor nods and agrees, then the scholars in the world will definitely be grateful to Wang Yangming, the elder who helped them win a chance to take the imperial examination.
Wang Yangming's reputation among scholars will inevitably rise suddenly.
After taking a look at everyone, Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said: "Since none of the Qing family members have any objections, I will agree to the request from the Wang Qing family to increase the number of enke."
As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao glanced at Wang Yangming and said, "Since this matter was requested by Wang Qing's family, then Wang Qing's family will have full authority to handle the arrangements for this encore. It is necessary to select a group of available talents for the imperial court."
Wang Yangming bowed respectfully to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I respectfully obey your Majesty's imperial edict."
After hearing this, many people looked at Wang Yangming with envy and jealousy. Although the examiner for Enke this time has not been decided yet, looking at the posture, there is a high probability that the examiner will be Wang Yangming.
If Wang Yangming becomes the examiner of this class of Enke, then all the high school students of this class will be considered as disciples of Wang Yangming by default, which will invisibly enrich Wang Yangming's background.
Just like Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Xie Qian, Liu Jian, why are they so called disciples and former officials all over the court?
In fact, most of the so-called disciples were the examiners of a certain period of imperial examination. As disciples of a certain period of scholars, together with their classmates and old friends, they could easily weave a network of connections throughout the court.
It is true that Wang Yangming, Liu Yu and others are now senior cabinet ministers, but in terms of personal connections, they cannot be compared with Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and them.
At most, Wang Yangming's connections in the court were just some classmates, but they were not as good as Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and their numerous disciples.
But this Enke is obviously an opportunity. As long as Wang Yangming can become the examiner of this Enke, then in a few years, as the scholars selected by this class enter the court, it is conceivable that Wang Yangming will be in the court.
It will definitely gain a large number of supporters.
After leaving the court, Zhu Houzhao deliberately kept Wang Yangming here.
In the imperial study, Zhu Houzhao signaled Gao Feng to give Wang Yangming a seat. Wang Yangming thanked the emperor and sat down at the bottom.
Looking at Wang Yangming, Zhu Houzhao said with some surprise: "Why did Wang Qing's family suddenly mention the matter of Jia Kai Enke today?"
Wang Yangming took a deep breath, cupped his hands towards Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, this is not the intention of the minister, but the intention of Taifu Li."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and said in surprise: "What, you said it was Li Qing who asked you to report to me?"
Wang Yangming nodded slightly, and as he spoke, Wang Yangming took out a letter from his sleeve. Gao Feng on the side quickly took it and then handed it to the emperor carefully.
I heard Wang Yangming explain, "I received this letter yesterday."
Zhu Houzhao opened the letter and read it, and immediately understood why Wang Yangming suddenly mentioned the addition of Enke without any warning. It was Li Huan's suggestion.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Zhu Houzhao gradually smiled and said: "What Li Qing said in the letter is not unreasonable. Not to mention Fujian and Shaanxi, after being massacred by him, there is an urgent need for a large number of officials to supplement the local government."
, let’s just say that Xie Qian, Liu Zhong and others were implicated in the major treason case last time. Numerous officials in the court were also dismissed. There is also a shortage of officials. It’s Wang Qing’s family. If you want to gain a foothold in the cabinet, you must be in the court.
If you have a place in the world, you also need some help.”
To be honest, cliques among officials in the court were inevitable in all dynasties. As long as it did not endanger the imperial power, the emperor would turn a blind eye.
The current situation in the court is one where the civil servant group is fighting against the declining eunuch party. If Zhu Houzhao had not promoted Wang Yangming to the cabinet, and coupled with the interference, I am afraid that the civil servant group would still be the only one in the court.
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Zhu Houzhao already knew what Li Huan meant. To put it bluntly, he wanted Wang Yangming to establish a new faction above the imperial court. At that time, there would be a faction headed by Yang Tinghe and Li Dongyang, and the eunuch party headed by Liu Jin.
Coupled with the faction headed by Wang Yangming, the three factions are fighting. You have me among you, and you have me among you, then the situation of the emperor will be much better.
Wang Yangming sat there quietly, waiting for the emperor's reaction.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Wang Yangming, with a smile on his lips and said: "In that case, you, Wang Qing's family, will be the chief examiner of this Enke examination."
Now that he understood the reason, Zhu Houzhao naturally knew what to do to maximize the effect of Enke this time.
Wang Yangming let out a breath. Even though he was very good at cultivating his mind and nature, and his concentration was unparalleled, when the emperor asked him to be the examiner of the scientific examination, Wang Yangming still couldn't help but feel waves in his heart.
Wang Yangming stood up and bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said: "My lord, Wang Yangming, thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely select capable and useful talents for our Ming Dynasty."
During this period of time, Zhu Houzhao was deeply impressed by Wang Yangming's abilities and talents. Especially after several lectures, Wang Yangming gave lectures on his integrated and complete philosophy of mind.
Many Hanlin bachelors and noble ministers in the Hanlin Academy, after listening to Wang Yangming's talk about the theory of mind, either criticized Wang Yangming and everyone else, thinking that Wang Yangming had betrayed Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and was the biggest traitor to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, or he was the biggest traitor to Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
I highly admire the philosophy of mind pioneered by Wang Yangming.
Many Hanlin scholars even shouted the slogan that Wang Yangming was a Confucian sage and claimed to be Wang Yangming's most loyal follower.
Of course, such people are very few. After all, those who can be in the Hanlin Academy are not ordinary people. Compared with those new Hanlin who have the possibility of shaping their thoughts, these Hanlin bachelors who have been in the Hanlin Academy for many years have truly become Wang Yangming’s scholars.
There are very few believers.
But even so, Wang Yangming was so famous that even the emperor Zhu Houzhao could realize that Wang Yangming was definitely a great talent that he would only encounter once in a hundred years during the Ming Dynasty.
After watching Wang Yangming leave, Zhu Houzhao stood up slowly, changed into regular clothes, and came to the martial arts arena surrounded by Gao Feng, Wei Bin and others.
After practicing boxing, kicking, and horse arching, Zhu Houzhao wiped his hands and said to Gao Feng beside him: "Gao Daban, do you have any news about Li Qing? Where is Li Qing now and how long will it take for him to return to Beijing?"
Gao Feng took the towel and handed it to the young chamberlain beside him. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the news came from Jinyiwei and Dongchang not long ago, saying that Brother Li and his party have left Shaanxi and can return to Beijing in half a month at most.
Already."
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and said, "It will take half a month!"
Gao Feng chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, Brother Li has brought back tens of thousands of troops to Your Majesty this time. When tens of thousands of troops travel, they will naturally not go fast. It is not easy to be able to come back in such a short time.
Already."
Zhu Houzhao looked at the gloomy and chilly sky, nodded slightly and said: "It seems that Li Qing was able to come back years ago."
Gao Feng couldn't help but smile and said: "There are still more than a month before the New Year's Eve, so Brother Li and his party will naturally be able to make it back."
Zhu Houzhao sighed: "I never thought that when Li Qing requested an order to go to Shaanxi, it would take three to five months."
I think of Li Huan's vigorous investigation of official corruption in Shaanxi in the past few months, because Li Huan had hundreds of officials dismissed.
In a sealed memorial submitted by Li Huan's Jin Yiwei, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look at the vast amount of money, grain, land, etc. confiscated by Li Huan's strict inspection of Shaanxi officials, as well as the various crimes of these officials.
Somewhat scared.
Just looking at Li Huan's report, Zhu Houzhao did not see with his own eyes how miserable the local people were under the raging natural and man-made disasters in Shaanxi. He could also imagine that in that situation, if Li Huan had not used thunderous means to severely
If we investigate corruption and use the confiscated money and food to provide relief to the victims, there may be countless civil unrest in Shaanxi by now.
Of course, what made Zhu Houzhao's blood boil the most was that not long ago, Li Huan's order sent a secret report, which mentioned that he personally led three sides of elite cavalry into the grassland and massacred all the Tatars who had colluded with the Yulin Tang family in Huli.
, Heihe tribe, killed tens of thousands of Tatars, and captured a large number of cattle, sheep, and war horses.
When he heard the news, Zhu Houzhao was so excited.
If he hadn't been concerned about his status as emperor, he might not have been able to help shouting at that time.
But even so, he stayed in the Queen's palace that night, and the Queen was late for more than half an hour when she went to pay her respects to the Queen Mother the next day.
While his thoughts were wandering, a cold wind blew, hitting his face with a hint of coolness. Zhu Houzhao looked up and saw snowflakes floating in the originally gloomy sky.
"Snowing!"
Beijing Maoyan Alley
In front of the gate of Li's mansion, two tall servants stood on both sides of the gate.
Because of Li Huan's notorious reputation, even if some officials in the court wanted to join Li Huan's family, only a few could muster the courage and take action.
Of course, those who have the courage to take the initiative to vote are certainly not ordinary people.
In comparison, the front door of Li Mansion naturally seemed quite deserted.
In Li's Mansion
Forsythia, who was dressed in brocade clothes, was supporting Ms. Feng and standing at the entrance of the hall, looking at the heavy snow falling between the sky and the earth outside.
In just one hour, the sky and the earth were already covered in white flowers.
Such a scene made Feng, who has lived in the coastal areas of Fujian all year round, amazed. After all, this was the first time that Feng had seen such a scene of heavy snowfall.
The two of them looked at the scene of heavy snowfall, and Ms. Feng couldn't help but said: "Huan'er wrote a letter last time saying that he had set off to return to Beijing. It has been more than half a month, and Huan'er has not returned..."
Hearing this, Forsythia said: "Madam, Shaanxi is thousands of miles away from the capital. Even if you come back, it will take some time."
While he was talking, he saw a figure striding over.
Feng took a look and recognized the person was Feng Yongbang.
Forsythia hurriedly bowed and said, "I've met my third uncle."
Feng Yongbang smiled slightly and said to Feng: "It's freezing cold, sister, why don't you go back to your room to keep warm? If you catch the cold and Huan'er comes back, wouldn't it be our fault for not taking good care of your sister?"
Feng Shi smiled slightly and said: "Third brother is joking, I am not that inexperienced, but Huan'er is a child. The weather is freezing. There is no one around me who knows how cold it is. I don't know if I have prepared winter clothes."
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As the saying goes, when a son travels a thousand miles, the mother is worried
Feng Yongbang coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry, sister, there are so many people around Huan'er, and besides, there is also Cao Yu, that slave girl, following you."
Glancing at Feng Yongbang, Feng said: "Third brother, does he have any news about Huan'er?"
Feng Yongbang said: "I heard it will take about half a month, but Brother Huan will definitely be able to come back before the new year."
As he spoke, Feng Yongbang motioned to Forsythia and said, "Forsythia, why don't you take your wife back to the living room, lest the wind blows and you catch the cold."
As soon as I returned to the living room and sat down, I heard hurried footsteps coming from outside. It was a young eunuch.
The little eunuch was very fast. He walked to the front of the hall and said sharply: "Old lady, Third Uncle, Madam Forsythia, the Duke of Chengguo has sent some gifts."
Feng's eyebrows raised when he heard this, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said: "Invite people here quickly."
Soon I saw a steward from Duke Cheng's Mansion walking over with several servants carrying two large boxes.
The steward stepped forward and greeted Mrs. Feng respectfully: "Zhu Kun, the young steward of Duke Chengguo's Mansion, pays homage to the old lady."
Mrs. Feng looked kind and kind, with a smile on her face and waved her hands slightly: "No need to be polite, get up quickly."
Mrs. Feng was a first-grade imperial concubine personally named by the emperor. In addition, she had been pampered in the palace for more than half a year, and she gradually developed a certain sense of grace and nobility.
Perhaps not as good as those noble ladies from the duke's family, but it is obviously a huge change from before.
Looking at the steward, Feng Yongbang coughed lightly and said, "Steward Zhu, I didn't know you were here this time..."
Zhu Kun hurriedly cupped his hands towards Feng Yongbang and said with a smile: "Replying to what my third uncle said, I have been ordered by my girl to send the old lady winter clothes for the winter, as well as the old stories of my disciples in Chengguo Palace.
The girl specially ordered me to deliver some of the specialties that were sent to me."
Feng Yongbang's face was filled with a smile, and Feng's face on the side was even more happy when he heard this. Just looking at Feng's reaction, you can tell how happy Feng was.
To be honest, with the Li family's current wealth and property, they really don't care much about gifts or anything like that. If there are too many, they don't dare to say anything. If the Li family comes up with more than ten or two hundred thousand taels of gold and silver, they can still get it.
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Of course, Madam Feng knew how well her family was doing now, but she was happy that this thing was sent by the future daughter-in-law of Duke Chengguo.
In Feng's view, this is naturally unusual.
Feng Shi smiled and said to Zhu Kun, "That kid Lin'er is really thoughtful."
After speaking, Feng thought for a moment and said: "Forsythia, go and order someone to pick out some fresh seafood from my hometown, and let Manager Zhu take it back later."
Upon hearing this, Manager Zhu quickly said: "I have thanked the old lady on behalf of the Duke of Chengguo."
Feng said with a smile: "It's just some seafood. Even if it's fresh, it may not be anything to the Duke of Chengguo."
Manager Zhu quickly said: "What did the old lady say? At this time, it is not that easy to eat fresh seafood. Even if I am the Duke of Chengguo, I can't get everything."
Feng Yongbang saw off Manager Zhu. When he came back, he happened to see Feng trying on a winter coat. Seeing Feng Yongbang coming over, Feng chuckled and said: "Third brother, look, this kid Lin'er sewed it with his own hands."
This winter coat, this needle skill is really good..."
Seeing Feng's satisfied look, Feng Yongbang couldn't help but smile and joked: "Since my sister is so satisfied, I should marry that girl earlier."
Feng, who was trying on winter clothes with a smile on her face, immediately brightened up when she heard this and said: "Yes, why didn't I think of that? His Majesty has been granting marriage to Huan'er and the others for some time. We really should consider it."
When will Huan'er's life-long affairs be settled?"
As she spoke, Feng's face revealed a look of expectation: "No, I have to find someone to calculate Huan'er's good fortune and the others. It's time to consider the six rites."
At this moment, the young eunuch rushed over and said: "Old madam, people from the British government are here."
The smile on Mrs. Feng's lips became even brighter when she heard this. Feng Yongbang on the side smiled and said: "Needless to say, this must be sent by the Jin girl from the British government."
Feng smiled and nodded.
Soon the steward of the British government came over with someone carrying the box.
The steward glanced around and immediately saw two large boxes placed in the hall. The large boxes clearly had the logo of the Chengguo Palace on them.
The steward of the British government was moved in his heart, glanced over, and bowed respectfully to Mrs. Feng calmly: "I have met the old lady. I followed my girl's order and specially sent winter clothes to the old lady.
Object."
Apparently, both Zhang Jin and Zhu Lin saw the heavy snowfall in the capital and specially sent people to deliver the gifts they had prepared long ago.
This can also explain why the gift-giving time between the two families is almost not too long apart. Even if the British government officials came earlier and had a cup of tea, the two families could still meet.
Feng nodded with a smile, looking very satisfied. At the same time, she also ordered Forsythia to prepare the same thing for the steward of the British government to bring back.
After seeing off the British Duke's people, Feng's original desire to marry Li Huan became more intense.
Looking at Feng Yongbang, Feng couldn't help but said: "Third brother, please help me find out if there is an expert in Beijing who can choose a good and auspicious day for Huan'er and the others."
Feng Yongbang thought for a while and suddenly said: "I really thought of someone."
Feng's eyes lit up and she looked at Feng Yongbang.
Feng Yongbang said with a smile: "I heard that this person is Shao Yuanjie, a real man who was recommended to the emperor by Huan'er and summoned to the capital from Longhu Mountain by the emperor himself."
Feng nodded when he heard this and said: "Master Shao from Longhu Mountain? Okay, okay, then when the weather clears up, third brother, go and invite this Master Shao."
british government
The steward who can be sent to the Li Mansion to deliver gifts is definitely a confidant of the British Duke. It can even be said that the steward is a member of the British Duke's lineage.
As a branch of the British Duke, Zhang Yan was highly valued by the British Duke Zhang Lun.
At this moment, Zhang Yan was standing respectfully in front of Zhang Lun and reporting on his trip to Li Mansion.
After listening to Zhang Yan's story, Zhang Lun raised his eyebrows and said, "Did you say that the Chengguo Duke's Mansion also sent people to the Li Mansion to deliver gifts?"
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "You can be sure that the mark on the box is the mark of Duke Cheng's Mansion."
Zhang Lun stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "This is normal. We can imagine that the people in Chengguo Palace are not fools. How could they not take advantage of this opportunity to please the old lady."
Hearing this, Zhang Yan said: "It is said that mother is more valuable than son. This saying is really the most appropriate to apply to Mrs. Feng."
A flash of light flashed in Zhang Lun's eyes and he said: "This time our uncle has really done something big."
As Zhang Lun's confidant, Zhang Yan naturally knew what Zhang Lun meant.
With a solemn look on his face, Zhang Yan said: "My uncle is really murderous. Not only did he massacre two Tatar tribes of 20,000 people, but also plundered a large number of cattle, sheep, and war horses. He also went on a killing spree in Xi'an Mansion.
There were so many heads being killed that it is said that many people in Xi'an Prefecture who went to watch the execution had nightmares for a long time."
As he spoke, Xu Yan looked at Zhang Lun with some worry and said: "My uncle is so murderous, I don't know if the girl can bear it!"
Zhang Lun frowned and glanced at Xu Yan. Xu Yan stiffened and said in panic: "I made a mistake, please punish me."
Zhang Lun said coldly: "You know what you should say and what you shouldn't say. You can go and receive the punishment later."
Zhang Yan said sternly: "Thank you so much, Mr. Guo."
Waving his hand, Zhang Lun said: "Go and invite Master Shao here."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan left quickly as if he had been granted amnesty.
Heavy snowfall, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting
Just between this vast world, a mighty team that could not be seen at a glance was slowly moving forward.
Traveling with an army is extremely cumbersome.
Previously, Li Huan only led two to three thousand troops out of Beijing. Although there were many problems along the way, he finally arrived in Shaanxi without spending too much time.
However, this time he led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Shaanxi back to the capital. This journey took only one or two months, which was beyond Li Huan's expectations.
Originally, according to Li Huan's estimation, it would take at most one month to reach the capital, but the reality was that it took him more than a month to get close to the capital.
Tens of thousands of people were fed and clothed, traveled and stayed, built camps, etc. one by one. Li Huan really gained a lot of knowledge along the way, and his understanding of the unified army has undergone earth-shaking changes.
It was not only Li Huan who also changed, but the tens of thousands of newly recruited soldiers and horses also underwent great changes after traveling thousands of miles.
At first glance, these people were just ordinary people a few months ago, but now they have obviously gained a bit of military spirit. It can be said that they have undergone radical changes.
Riding on his horse, Li Huan looked at the capital towering over the earth in the distance, looking at the city gate in the wind and snow, and felt infinite emotion in his heart.
Suddenly, Li Huan's eyes shrank and his body trembled. He looked at the figure at the gate of the city and couldn't help but dismount his horse and bow down before saying with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I'm back!"
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