Wei Shangwei was entrusted by his uncle Wei Yue and followed Du Ruhui to King Qin's camp to apologize to Yang Ming.
Yang Ming smiled and waved his hand, indicating that the other party should not pay attention. He was angry at Wei Yue, not at the little girl.
He acted as a matchmaker, and the couple Du Ruhui and Wei Shangwei basically couldn't get away with each other. Although it was a bit forced to marry, which was unfair to girls, that was the case in the Sui Dynasty. Marriage was always not up to the parties involved.
Moreover, the women of the Sui Dynasty also recognized this principle. It was the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker.
Yang Ming originally thought that hosting the spring outing would be a very easy job, but it was actually very tiring.
This is a complicated network of relationships, and what Yang Ming has to do is to correct and modify the densely connected lines in this network.
But don’t change it too much.
His father, Yang Guang, intended to weaken the influence of the Guanzhong family and enhance the status of the Guandong and Southern families, but Yang Ming believed that this matter should not be rushed.
The rich heritage of the Guanzhong family was not formed in a day or two, nor could it be weakened in ten or eight years. If these people were allowed to figure out Yang Guang's true thoughts, it would be fatal.
At the Wei family camp, Wei Yue and several of his disciples stayed in the tent, chatting about meeting Yang Ming.
It's quite interesting to say that among the six brothers in their family, he was the worst offender. He was originally Yang Yong's prince Xian Ma, who had a great future, but ended up slandering Yuan Yan, the Minister of War at the time, and offended Yang Jian. He felt that this
The boy was a villain, so he was kicked out of the East Palace and was not allowed to be an official again.
The brothers of the Wei family also had deep feelings for each other. They felt that Lao Liu was doomed in this life, so they all extended a helping hand and divided some family property to Wei Yue. Therefore, the wealth of this old boy was guaranteed to be 50% in the capital.
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The two largest branches of Jingzhao Weishi are Xijuan and Dongjuan. The Xiaoyao Gongfang where Wei Yue is located and the Xunguo Gongfang of the Crown Princess are both Dongjuan.
Xijuan and Dongjuan can be traced back to the Cao Wei period. There was a conflict between these two branches when Wei Shikang was still alive. At that time, Wei Shikang fought fiercely with Master Wei from Xijuan, but they stopped fighting later.
Because Yang Guang came to power, and Master Wei was once the Sima of the Jin Dynasty. After Master Wei died, his adopted son Wei Zhen is now very good at doing things, and his subordinates are willing to give trouble to Huangmen Shilang.
Wei Zhen's daughter is currently in the camp, and Wei Yue knows that Wei Zhen also intends to marry the Lanling Xiao family.
"The King of Qin seemed to have gotten angry last night, and it's my fault that I didn't think carefully at the time and spoke inappropriately." Wei Yue looked at the guests and said, "Is there anything you can do to save some things?"
One of the white-bearded retainers said: "I think this spring outing is actually a great opportunity for the Wei family."
Wei Yo frowned and said, "How do you say that?"
"My subordinates think that Your Majesty prefers King Qin to be his heir. You will know just by watching Gao Jiong return to the court," White Beard continued.
Another person asked curiously: "Why can we tell from Gao Jiong's case that His Majesty favors the King of Qin?"
Whitebeard smiled happily and said:
"All the princes in the court knew clearly that His Majesty had disliked Gao Jiong for a long time. When King Qin recommended Gao Jiong to return to the court, even Su Wei and the others did not dare to stand up and say a word. King Yuwenshu of Qi and others even opposed it with all their strength.
But Gao Jiong still came back, what does this mean? It means that what your Majesty cares about most right now is the opinion of King Qin."
After Whitebeard glanced at everyone, he continued: "If I guess correctly, King Qin will take charge of the East Palace in the future, and Gao Jiong will definitely be the best choice for the crown prince to carry out his duties."
Wei Yo suddenly frowned: "If this is the case, our Wei family is in danger, so how can we talk about opportunities?"
White Beard said: "The King of Qin is here during this spring outing. We might as well find a way to marry him. As long as we can succeed, no matter who becomes the heir in the future, the Wei family will be in an invincible position."
At the moment, the only person Jing Zhaowei can rely on is the Crown Princess, but something happened to the Crown Princess, so they need to make early arrangements and place long bets.
The three parties who are competitive for the position of crown prince are undoubtedly the three parties, King Yang You, the legitimate son of the Crown Princess of the East Palace, plus King Yang Ming of Qin and King Yang Jian of Qi.
Needless to say about the Crown Princess, the Dongjuanfang family currently has a good relationship with the Qi Palace, so the only one who can come forward to curry favor with Yang Ming is the Xijuanfang.
Wei Yue frowned and said, "But King Qin's concubines are all full, so we have no chance."
"It's not that there's no way, but the risk is too high," Whitebeard said.
Weiyo asked: "How?"
Whitebeard said: "Xuangan's daughter has been deposed now, and Pei Ju's daughter is standing up, so a side concubine will be left free. The risk is that if we take this position, we are likely to anger Hongnong Yang and Hedong Pei at the same time."
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"Foolish words!" Wei Yue said decisively: "Who dares to provoke these two families now? Which one is easier to provoke, Yang Yue or Pei Ju?"
"Brother Su's proposal is simply ridiculous," another person said:
"The King of Qin is making a big fuss in the court and is determined to protect the princess. This is known to the whole court. His Majesty has now brought the crown prince into the palace to raise him in order to appease the Yang family. How dare you take advantage of her? What if we dare to do this?
If you do, you might as well find a thick beam and hang yourself."
Whitebeard sneered: "It's like a chicken talking to a duck, you didn't understand my real intention."
Wei Yo frowned and said, "Then what do you mean?"
Whitebeard chuckled and said, "Gong Wei, do you think there is any conflict between Pei Ju and the Yang family now?"
Wei Yue was stunned: "You mean, Pei Ju and Yang Yue are now completely different from each other?"
"It must be so. With Pei Ju's current status, seeing that his daughter has been successfully rehabilitated, he will definitely not allow anyone to pull his daughter down again," Bai Hu said:
"Yang Yue is cunning and cunning, but he is no match for Pei Ju. Even if we do nothing, there will be a big fuss among the concubines of Prince Qin's palace in the future. When Pei Ju returns to Beijing, just wait and see, their families will definitely
They will fight."
Another person stood up and said: "What does this have to do with us? Do we also interfere in other people's family affairs? This is taboo."
Whitebeard glared at the man coldly, turned to Wei Yue and said:
"We can wait and see what happens, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but the prerequisite is that someone from the Wei family must enter the Qin Palace. When Yang and Pei are both injured, it is time for us to take action."
Weiyo shook his head: "It's too risky. Once it catches fire, the consequences will be disastrous."
Whitebeard said anxiously: "Wei Gong needs to prepare for a rainy day. I see that King Qi is embarrassed by the heavy responsibility. He will definitely not be the crown prince. By that time, it will be too late."
"Marriage may not be the only way to make friends with the King of Qin. You may find another way," one person said: "Jingxing Marquis (Wei Zhen) is now in a powerful position. If he is determined to please the King of Qin, it will be more effective than marriage, let alone us.
Not counting marriage, if Queen Qin's concubine had been available, all the families would have fought to their death."
Another person stood up and said: "Mr. Su's method may be a try. Although Queen Qin is full of concubines, there are many places for the prince and concubines. As long as King Qin can enter the East Palace, the women of the Wei family will not worry about having no status. The premise is that King Qin will
If you are willing, if you make friends with Marquis Jingxing, it will be too obvious and may cause criticism. Once you are targeted by Yu Wenshu and others, Marquis Jingxing's life will not be easy."
Some people also said: "The Xiao family are relatives after all, and getting married to them will have little effect. If you can get to the King of Qin, that would be the best strategy."
Everyone said what they said, Wei Yoo listened silently, he was the one who made the final decision after all.
After all the retainers were sent away, Wei Yue summoned Wei Zhen's daughter, Wei Xianhui, who was only sixteen years old this year.
"Before coming here, did your grandpa have anything to say?" Wei Yoo asked softly.
Wei Xianhui said calmly: "My uncle said that everything depends on my uncle."
Weiyo smiled and nodded.
Although Xiaoyao Gongfang had a fight with Wei Zhen's father, Master Wei, it was still an internal fight within the family, and they reconciled early. In a big family like theirs, internal fights are not new at all, and they do not affect the unity of the outside world.
"Good boy, my uncle is really afraid of wronging you," Wei Yue sighed: "But it's always cold at high places. In a family like ours, you never have the choice."
Wei Xianhui nodded, lowered his head quite resignedly, and said, "I know."
Wei Yoo sighed again: "Go back and prepare. My uncle will send you to a place tonight. Remember, you must do your best to please him."
Wei Xianhui nodded lightly and left with a lonely expression. The moment she opened the curtain, she couldn't help crying.
Wei Yue thought about it and made two bets. He first wrote to Wei Zhen to ask him to come closer to the King of Qin in the future, and then gave Wei Zhen's daughter to Yang Ming.
First of all, we must ensure the interests of the family. At least after Yang Ming becomes the prince, he will not think of taking advantage of them.
As for the final battle for position, wait and see what happens. Although Hongnong Yang and Hedong Pei are strong, Jing Zhaowei is not a vegetarian either.
That night, Wei Xianhui was sent to Yang Ming's camp.
"Why is Wei Gong like this? Take him away." There were only three people in the tent, Yang Ming, Feng Yuzhi and Wei Yue, while Wei Xianhui was in the carriage outside the tent and had not yet gotten out of the car.
Feng Yuzhi came again tonight, but this time she came to chat with Yang Ming to relieve her boredom. She had no other intention, because she was in the camp and had no friends.
Wei Yoo grimaced and said frankly: "Your Highness, please give me a chance."
"How do you say this?" Yang Ming couldn't help laughing.
Feng Yuzhi on the side said quickly: "Can't you see that he is showing favor? Even though I don't understand, I also know that he wants to curry favor with you."
Yang Ming looked at Wei Yue: "Is this what you mean?"
"That's what I mean," Wei Yue said with a smile.
At this time, Feng Yuzhi suddenly stood up and said: "I will help you inspect the goods."
After saying that, she left the camp. After a while, Feng Yuzhi came back, and she was heard sighing:
"It's better to take him away. That girl is crying so much that she obviously doesn't want to."
What the hell do you know? Do you think this is Lingnan, and marriage is about willingness? Wei Yue cursed in his heart, but said:
"I feel sad when I think about leaving home, but it's not unwillingness."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "But I don't want to, please go back, Mr. Wei."
The atmosphere in the tent was extremely depressing for a while.
After Wei Yue was stunned for a long time, his heart was filled with despair. It was over. It seemed that this kid was determined to mess with their family.
"I have taken the liberty of taking my leave," Wei Yue left worriedly.
Not long after he left, a member of the royal family ran in and gasped:
"Your Highness, the girl brought by Duke Guan Cheng threw herself into the river just after leaving the camp."
Yang Ming was stunned and stood up immediately.
Wei Yue, this old bastard, is playing too hard, right?