When Yang Shen returned to the main hall of the Sun Mansion and learned that the stubborn old man Sun had agreed to the marriage, his eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Are Zhu Hao's words so sharp?
What even his father failed to accomplish was actually accomplished by Zhu Hao?
Yang Shen asked: "Sun Butang, why...why do you agree?"
He shouldn't have asked, but he couldn't help but be curious.
Sun Jiao looked at Zhu Hao with a gentle smile on his face: "The young master of the Zhu family is very talented. I have tested his knowledge and learned that he is not only talented but also full of ambition. Such a good son-in-law is really hard to find even with a lantern."
At the end of the sentence, he gave Zhu Hao a sharp look.
It seems to be saying, I just said some perfunctory words in front of Yang Yongxiu. In fact, you are ambitious and full of evil. I had no choice before agreeing to this marriage.
Yang Shen didn't understand, and nodded in approval: "Zhu Hao is indeed young and promising. After the matter is settled, we will find the Zhu family to hire him."
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Yongxiu, don't be so anxious, right? I have to go back and ask my mother for advice. There are some things... As a son of man, you can't make your own decisions."
"Um."
Yang Shen nodded.
According to Confucian etiquette, the mother should indeed make the decision.
After hearing this, Sun Jiao felt that this was Zhu Hao's reply.
You didn't even ask your mother for permission about your relationship, so you came here to talk about marriage. Does that mean that if your mother doesn't agree, then this marriage is just wishful thinking for me?
How much bad water is there in your kid’s belly?
Yang Shen smiled and said: "This matter was promoted by my father. My father will definitely be concerned about your family's marriage. When it is publicized, it will definitely be a good story praised by everyone in the court and the public. Tsk tsk, the daughter of the Ministry of Finance married the number one scholar of the dynasty...
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"hehe."
Sun Jiao grinned, but his smile was uglier than crying.
Zhu Hao didn't bother to care what Sun Jiao thought. Since you think my son-in-law is a bad person, then we have nothing to talk about.
It's a political marriage, as if no one is happy with it.
Has your daughter fallen into my hands yet?
See who begs whom.
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Zhu Hao and Yang Shen left Sun Mansion.
Since they had to go back to their respective homes, Yang Shen asked before breaking up: "Zhu Hao, what did you talk to Mr. Sun about before? Why did he agree so readily? But you can only study after passing the exam?"
Obviously Yang Shen didn't quite believe Sun Jiao's previous explanation.
If Sun's daughter-in-law was interested in talent, and Yang Tinghe had agreed to it when he came to the matchmaker, why would he have to risk offending the chief minister of the dynasty to refuse her if he had a son-in-law who didn't want her?
The biggest obstacle for Sun Jiao to marry his daughter is obviously that Sun Jiao does not want to get involved in the factional dispute between the new emperor and the ministers.
Zhu Hao said: "I just told him that if the marriage fails today, Miss Sun's life may be delayed."
"Um?"
Yang Shen was very surprised by Zhu Hao's remarks, "What's the explanation?"
Do you dare to talk to Sun Jiao like this?
Sun Jiao actually agreed?
Zhu Hao analyzed it with style: "Mr. Sun went to the capital and took his daughter with him because he was threatened by the Queen Mother, forcing him to do it. He knew very well that if he rejected the Queen Mother, it would be tantamount to offending His Majesty.
, only at the expense of my daughter never marrying can I get peace between His Majesty and the Queen Mother."...
"Um."
Yang Shen nodded, this was very reasonable.
"Today Mr. Yang Ge will come forward for his daughter's marriage. Who else in the world besides Mr. Yang Ge will care about this matter? If he refuses today, it means that no one will ask about it in the future, and his daughter will be destined to be nothing more than
You can be alone all your life." Zhu Hao explained the reason.
Yang Shen smiled: "Haha, you really dare to say that, but it is indeed true. Now my father is willing to think about his daughter, which is the only chance. Besides, Zhu Hao, you, the young champion, have disgraced the lintel of his family.
Can’t do it?”
Obviously Yang Shen regarded Zhu Hao as "one of his own" and regarded Sun Jiao as his political enemy, which is why he made such slightly contemptuous remarks.
Zhu Haodao: "I also told Mr. Sun that because of my status as a royal guard of the Zhu family, even if the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother knew about this matter, she would only turn a blind eye because she wanted to avoid suspicion. Mr. Yang Ge chose me, and everyone
It is the result of careful consideration. If it were any other family, even if Mr. Yang Ge came forward, I am afraid that the Queen Mother would secretly... cause trouble. So... this is really the last chance for the Sun family.
"Moreover, I also expressed my admiration for Miss Sun at the right time. After he briefly asked me about my origins, and after a little examination of my academic background, he agreed after thinking about it."
Except for slight deviations in details, Zhu Hao basically told the truth.
This truth made Yang Shen admire and trust Zhu Hao even more.
Yang Shen felt proud because Zhu Hao helped him analyze. The reason why Yang Tinghe chose Zhu Hao was because the Zhu family had monitored Prince Xing's palace in Anlu. When you, the Empress Dowager Jiang, heard that the Sun and Zhu families were getting married, you wanted to avoid saying that you would take the opportunity to retaliate against the Zhu family.
, naturally unable to object.
If it were another family, Empress Dowager Chiang would only need to say a word, and the marriage would be difficult to achieve.
Yang Shen said: "You have made a great contribution today. I will praise you in front of my father later. Do good things in Hanyuan from now on."
Zhu Hao cupped his hands and said goodbye to Yang Shen.
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Zhu Hao went home first and told his family that he wanted to marry Miss Sun.
Zhu Niang asked curiously: "Sun family? Is it the Sun family in Anlu?"
Zhu Hao nodded and said: "That's right, it's Mr. Sun Zhitong, the Minister of Household Affairs. His family is in Anlu Prefecture, and he has a close relationship with Prince Xing's Mansion."
Mother Zhu was a little unhappy at first. After all, she was the last one to know about her son's marriage? Could it be that the old lady of the Zhu family was behind it again?
When she heard that the other party was a highly respected grandson friend, Zhu Niang's attitude immediately changed.
It cannot be said that Zhu Niang is snobbish, it is human nature.
Although Zhu Hao is now the number one scholar, he has just entered the dynasty and has a long way to go in the future. If there are multiple household ministers as father-in-law, it will definitely be of great help to Zhu Hao's career... Zhu Niang will certainly think so,
I feel that the marriage between my son and my grandson is a kind of "high achievement".
Only Zhu Hao knew that he was acting "lowly" and purely out of kindness to save Sun Jiao's daughter.
Aunt Li also said happily: "The daughter of a minister, she is really a lady... No, it should be said that she is a lady of a wealthy family. Who would have dared to think about it in the past? I'm afraid only relatives of the emperor would dare to think of it like this, right?"
Zhu Hao said: "Did mother and aunt agree?"...
Aunt Li quickly waved her hand: "Aunt Li can't make the decision in this matter, just listen to your mother."
Zhu Niang asked: "Xiaohao, do you...grandmother and the others know? If the Zhu family doesn't agree..."
"Mom, marriage is decided by your parents. Now that your father is gone, you can decide everything. Why should you listen to your grandmother? Besides, haven't we all separated?"
Zhu Hao obviously doesn't care about the feelings of the Zhu family.
My marriage to Sun Jiao, what does it have to do with the Zhu family?
Zhu Niang was still a little worried: "After we arrived in the capital, we never visited or told them where we lived. Your grandmother... is very extreme in what she does. If she finds out, we won't even say hello to her."
...I'm afraid she will come forward to cause trouble for you."
Zhu Hao said disdainfully: "Not to mention, when my mother was in Anlu, my grandmother wanted me to marry the family of Lu Shangshu, the former official department. As a result, Lu Shangshu was imprisoned within a few days, and even his daughter was sent to the Jiaofang Division.
Later, I came to the rescue... I won’t mention this anymore. My grandmother is indeed headstrong, but her vision is too narrow. Don’t worry about this. As long as you agree, you don’t have to care about any feelings of the Zhu family!"
Although her son's words gave her confidence, Zhu Niang's worries still remained.
But she still nodded in agreement.
To be able to marry Sun Jiao, a high-ranking official who was not even allowed to come to see him in the past, Zhu Niang felt that there was probably no other family that could be better than this one.
But Zhu Hao felt that his marriage was being influenced. Although it was his own choice, it was...
It's so untrue.
Feudal marriage kills people.
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Yang Mansion.
Yang Shen waited until Yang Tinghe came back very late at night, and immediately went to visit him in the study.
"Father has been busy with affairs between the DPRK and China recently?"
Yang Shen saw that Yang Tinghe was a little anxious recently.
Yang Tinghe said: "It's all about the Hubu Cangchang matter. Today, I have recently tightened the control of the treasury affairs, and even interfered in the affairs of the capital Taicang. My father... is probably paying attention to this matter."
Yang Shen said: "Your Majesty, by doing this, doesn't it violate the rules of the court? Father can just question it face to face at the court meeting!"
"You do not understand!"
Yang Tinghe didn't want to explain too much.
If it were that easy, we wouldn't have to "work overtime" on many things.
At this time, it was time for the autumn grain to be put into storage. Unexpectedly, the new emperor's tricks came one after another, which overwhelmed officialdom veterans like Yang Ting and others.
Of course, Zhu Hao was planning behind the scenes.
It cannot be said that Zhu Hao is smarter than Yang Tinghe, because Zhu Hao represents the emperor and stands from the standpoint of the ruler, so Zhu Hao's suggestions do not need to be restricted by the court's laws and can "play freely" according to the existing rules.
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Originally, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Industry and the Cangchang were the emperor's family businesses. Zhu Hao's whole set of punches was defeated, and it was difficult for Yang Tinghe, a civil servant who wanted to take charge of the government, to deal with them.
It is also related to the fact that Zhu Hao had prepared in advance and asked Zhu Si to arrange for Sun Jiao to take charge of the household department and Zhao Huang to take charge of the work department, so as to gain control of the two departments first.
Now Yang Tinghe is unable to firmly control the financial power of the Ming Dynasty.
"busy?"
Yang Tinghe was so busy that he forgot to ask his son to take Zhu Hao to Sun Jiao's house to propose marriage.
Yang Shen then explained today's trip.
Yang Tinghe couldn't help frowning after hearing this: "Sun Zhitong agreed?"
Yang Shen said: "Yes."
Yang Tinghe's expression softened slightly, but then he became puzzled.
He personally took action, and Sun Jiao was beaten back. Why did the two juniors go and the matter ended?
Yang Shen explained Zhu Hao's analysis to Yang Tinghe. After hearing this, Yang Tinghe shook his head: "With Sun Zhitong's character, he would rather his daughter never marry than give in easily."
Yang Shen said: "Actually, I have also thought that maybe this is Sun Zhitong's public statement of his attitude. He will not accommodate everything to His Majesty just because he was born in Anlu. He may use this... as the cornerstone of reconciliation with his father.
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"oh."
Yang Tinghe nodded, but still couldn't completely believe it.
In Yang Tinghe's eyes, Sun Jiao was just an old loach who was very slippery. Since he chose to hide in the muddy water, how could this old loach get out of the water so easily?
"Try him back and see what his attitude is like."
Yang Tinghe has not yet reached a conclusion, but seems to have a plan to verify the matter.