Xia Yuanji was furious, but he also knew that there was no hope for this marriage, so he could only give his niece the four treasures of the study and one hundred taels of gold to make her give up.
Lao Xia didn't read it carefully and didn't find the briefing inside. After receiving it, Miss Xia was overjoyed at first and thought she had some clues. But after unfolding it, she saw another woman's handwriting. Hers was placed together with others.
It cannot be said that they are indistinguishable, it can also be said that they are completely different.
In an instant, Miss Xia's face turned red with embarrassment. It turned out that someone else had a better one, so why bother asking for trouble?
I simply stopped thinking about it. In fact, Xia Yuanji's niece naturally had no worries about getting married. Within half a month, she got married to the youngest son of Wuzhong, the censor of Zuodu.
It can be regarded as a good match, and the husband sings and the wife follows.
On Huang Guan's side, he took the Four Treasures of the Study brought back by the girl and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I don't have any treasures in return for my father, I'm afraid I have to give away my personal cotton-padded jacket."
Miss Huang's face suddenly turned red and she couldn't help but lower her head.
Huang Guan asked: "Girl, do you think Duke Ding is okay?"
Miss Huang paused for a long time and said nothing.
Xu Jingchang hurriedly said: "In this case, I would like to thank Huang Shangshu."
Huang Dian nodded and sighed: "There is no way out of this dilemma. This is a hurdle. No matter what, we have to get through it. I happen to be an old minister of Jianwen. Let me talk to Wei Guogong."
"Huang Shangshu, if this matter is solved, these people can also contribute some efforts to abolish the guard station... After all, they have said that it will be difficult for others to do it if they are under the command of many years of veterans, but if they are allowed to go, they may succeed immediately."
Huang Guian nodded, "You are right, I have thought about it, this matter is really difficult to deal with... But if we can solve the maladministration of military households, it can also be regarded as benefiting the country and the people. I will do some calculations and see if I can help.
Duke Dingguo."
Xu Huizu smiled and said: "With your status, there is no trouble! In fact, I can tell you that my nephew is a bit slow. His Highness the Crown Prince has already said that when you sit together, you are like a family. The Queen's side
, is also a ten thousand wish. She is looking forward to spreading the branches and leaves of the Xu family as soon as possible and inheriting the incense."
"Please tell me."
"Since Wei Guogong didn't say that, I'm relieved. Next, you have to clean up the guard post in Nanzhili. I wonder if you are sure?"
"Zhu Neng? Can he be willing?"
After chatting for a few words, Huang Guan realized the importance of Xu Jingchang more clearly. This guy was walking sideways on the royal side!
Huang Dian nodded and asked, "Girl, how did you figure it out?"
In an instant, Miss Huang raised her head, met her father's eyes, and then hurriedly lowered her head.
Xu Huizu said: "Let's go to the end of the year. The filial piety period has passed at the end of the year, and there is plenty of time. This wedding must be held lively, not only for our two families, but also for your majesty and several others."
The prince is watching too!"
"I have already asked your Majesty to start with Yingtian. Your Majesty ordered my uncle to do this. I'm afraid there will be old members of the Xu family here, which will embarrass him!"
You said that Empress Xu likes him, so that's it. The problem is that the three princes also have a very good relationship with him, which is amazing. After all, the three princes are also competing with each other. What is Xu Jingchang's ability?
Xu Huizu smiled and said: "Now that I have said that, I will tell you Huang Liushou that it is most suitable for our two families to get married."
Huang Guan agreed and went directly to several Yamen.
Xu Huizu was startled, then suddenly smiled and said: "Huang Liushou, have you also learned to practice favoritism and malpractice?"
Xu Jingchang hurriedly thanked Xu Huizu, and Huang Guan did go to see Xu Huizu, but Huang Guan did not talk to him about the affairs of the guard house... Instead, he muttered: "Wei Guogong, to be honest, I have fallen in love with nephew Ling Xian and plan to marry him.
, do you see this?"
"Wei Guogong, mentioning the princes, I saw with my own eyes that day that Ding Guogong pinched His Highness the King of Han and asked him to help thoroughly investigate the accounts of Shunchang Bo Wang Zuo and others."
Miss Huang's eyes lit up, "Father has learned a lot, so he must have a way."
Xu Huizu nodded, "Yes, I could have told my nephew, but I was afraid of causing trouble to him... We are about to get married. It's best to let the children be happy and relax."
"This is a summary of the men and horses recruited from the various defense stations in Yingtian during the Jianwen period. I made a preliminary estimate that the number of troops left in each of the various defense stations now is only 30,000 to 50,000, and the actual number is probably even less.
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Xu Huizu sighed, not surprised, and then said: "I dare not say that I am sure, I can only do my best...but I do have an idea, and I would like to ask Huang Shangshu to help me with the details."
This is something Zhu Di cannot overturn in any case.
As the Minister of Rites, it was not difficult for him to access the information.
The situation of this group of people is even more embarrassing than that of Jianwen's old ministers. They had already lost power in the Hongwu Dynasty, and the case was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang and even included in the imperial edict.
Huang Guan said with a smile: "This is not difficult. Don't forget that I am in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette now. I can still have a say in what to do next in terms of martial arts."
Huang Guan took a deep breath. He had just entered the court not long ago. The day he saw Xu Jingchang trying to manipulate the King of Han, he was still doubtful and worried about whether he would be involved in the fight for the throne.
If there is another Jingnan War, it won't be fun.
When Huang Guan heard this, his heart was completely relieved. He was really overjoyed and said, "Duke Wei, how do you plan the time?"
"In the Hongwu Dynasty, many nobles were executed by Taizu. Some of them killed their entire family, while others sent their family members to Fengyang and imprisoned them... Do you think you can pardon these people now and let them return?
Is it possible to enter the martial arts school even if you are in the imperial court?"
Xu Jingchang's eyes lit up. With this data, it would be easy to handle.
Huang Guan thought for a while and said with a smile: "How about this? I'll go find Duke Cheng and ask him to help."
Xu Huizu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "No wonder the investigation was so fast. It turned out to be from the bank. Huang Shangshu, to be honest, my nephew helped snatch the crown prince's position. As for the King of Han, he
All the properties of ours are helped by my nephew. Even King Zhao and his newspaper cannot do without my nephew... Let me tell you this, if our brothers can have half of his skills, Xu
The family won’t be like this anymore.”
Huang Guan smiled and said: "I also learned this from Ding Guogong. When he was trying to control the King of Han, he said that as long as you sell something, it will always fall into the hands of the person who paid for it. So some tribes in Annan have
Our Ming Dynasty's ironware. I looked back and thought a lot, and suddenly realized that the world is not necessarily black and white. We were still too scholarly at the beginning."
There is also Xinguo Gong Tang He, whose family is also in Fengyang. In addition, some other distinguished officials who were dismissed from their posts in the early years, Lao Zhu mostly spared them and sent them to Fengyang for confinement.
Huang Guan took a deep breath, this was another force... If nothing else, Chang Yuchun died early, and his son Chang Mao inherited the title. Chang Mao made a mistake and was expelled from the title, and the Chang family was sent to Fengyang to be imprisoned.
Huang Guan sighed helplessly: "If you think it can't be done, you have no choice but to retreat. Their level is too high for us to reach."
Miss Huang couldn't help but blush, but she still sat opposite Huang Guan, briefly recounted the argument between Xu Jingchang and Xia Yuanji, and then said: "Father, why do I feel that this matter is so dangerous and not so easy to handle."
Huang Guan nodded and said: "Both."
Miss Huang said: "I can't say for sure, but in the past two years, my father has been away, and my daughter and mother have seen the ferocity and cruelty of the officials below. If you take these people alone, they may not be anything, but there are thousands of them.
They are spread all over the place, and it is not easy to get them to obey me. I am afraid that they will be detrimental to Duke Dingguo."
And as time goes by, the achievements of the past are gradually forgotten, and the old relationships are no longer there... In a few decades, I'm afraid they will really be forgotten by everyone.
Huang Guan said with a smile: "It's easy to say, don't you often say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors? We are together. This is fate. It is natural to solve problems and solve problems."
Huang Guandao: "Does this need to be considered in the long term? For example, will my identity cause trouble?"
Xu Huizu didn't have any extravagant expectations at first, but since the guard station is to be abolished, even officials from thousands of households and officials from hundreds of households will have a chance... Can you bring these people back to the court and give them a chance?
Xu Huizu didn't intend to pull up a force and make a lot of noise. He was just the head of the founding nobles and couldn't bear the complete decline of other families.
Huang Guan nodded repeatedly, "Wonderful, it is indeed a clever plan! It's just that it's inappropriate for you and me to take the lead on this matter."
Within a few days, Huang Guan handed a thick file to Xu Jingchang.
Huang Guan laughed loudly after saying a few words, "I read in the script that if a girl likes a young man, she should tell her parents to make the decision and pledge her body to him. If he doesn't like it, he will tie a grass ring around his neck and repay the favor in the next life. What do you mean?
I was afraid that my father would make a mistake, so he reminded me that Duke Dingguo is a good man! So how dare my father be the Queen Mother who beats the two mandarin ducks with a stick? Hahaha!"
Now that Xu Huizu said this, the last doubts disappeared and no longer existed.
Xu Huizu laughed loudly, "I said Huang Shangshu, do you want to ask me, or do you want to ask the queen?"
Huang Guan smiled and said: "Good girl, you know your elbow is turned outward, okay, just work harder as a father!"
Even Zhu Wenzheng's descendants are also in Fengyang.
"How can a daughter know what is good or bad? She is just following what others say. Come to think of it, so many people say it must be good. She just wants her father to make the decision."
Xu Huizu nodded repeatedly, "I'm relieved this time. You brother can lower your head. With your ability, there are really few opponents in the government. That boy is lucky to have a father-in-law like you to take care of him."
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Huang Guan didn't say anything. He went to find Zhu Neng, Duke of Cheng. If there was anything easier in this Ming Dynasty, it would be to get Zhu Neng to nod his head.
Huang Guan made a trip and settled the matter. Then he reported to Zhu Di and asked the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army to confirm the conditions for participating in martial arts.
Zhu Neng then added the clause of descendants of honorable nobles to the drafted strategy...Zhu Di didn't cause any trouble and just got over it!
