When he returned to the mansion from the palace, it was already dusk. His wife, Wei Hongshi, was waiting on him and helped the worried Wei Liaoweng take off his official clothes and cotton robe.
"Guardian, why do you look a little unhappy?"
After being married for many years, Wei's wife asked in surprise.
Before the new emperor ascended the throne, the husband was worried every day. Unexpectedly, even after Zhao Hong ascended the throne, her husband would still be so anxious.
"The affairs of the country are busy, and someone has to do it. Wu Qian and Zhao Shanxiang are watching at the Naval Academy, but I am the only one in Jinling."
Wei Liaoweng looked at the quiet lobby. It was completely silent and no one was around, and he couldn't help but frown.
"Where are those two bastards?"
Needless to say, both the son and daughter of the mythical beast were not at home.
"You, a father calls his children like this? Yu'er went outside to relax. Sisi ran to Yujin Garden to watch the imperial army practice martial arts. Don't worry, there are people following you."
After Wei's wife finished speaking, she rolled her eyes at her husband.
Wei Liaoweng had four children in total, two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Wei Jinsi, travels all over the world and likes to be free. The eldest daughter married An Gongxing, the son of An Bing, the former Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan. The remaining one son and one daughter are young and unmarried.
The second son, Wei Jinyu, was a well-known dandy in Lin'an City. He was idle, fighting, and doing nothing. The second daughter, Wei Sisi, likes to dance with guns and sticks. She is already sixteen years old and has not yet been betrothed to anyone. She is already a famous old daughter in Lin'an City.
"One travels all over the world, and the other just eats, drinks and has fun. These two are wasteful things! I, the Pujiang Wei Gao family, have lost all my face by them!"
Wei Liaoweng punched the table angrily and finally got angry.
"Look at his cousin Gaust, who is the same age as him. He is well-read in poetry and books, and is well-known in his hometown. He will be a scholar in the imperial examination in the future and will have a great future. He is really an unlucky person!"
"That's someone else's child. What's there to envy? Zhen Dexiu's son has not returned from Fujian, and he can't be persuaded to go back. Shi Mi is far from the world, and his son is still an important official in the court. How is he doing now? ? The second son will be executed, and the other two sons will be demoted to pariah status. Although the second brother is unsatisfactory, and although Sisi is naughty, they are filial and have a sense of propriety when they cause trouble. As long as the family is safe. "
Wei's wife retorted dissatisfiedly and with some emotion.
"A loving mother often fails. Just get used to it. Sooner or later you will regret it!"
Wei Liaoweng held back the anger in his heart and waved his hand impatiently.
"Please help me pack my clothes. I'm going to Jinling and I'll leave early tomorrow morning!"
When the trip to Jinling City was mentioned, Wei Liaoweng couldn't help but feel nervous again.
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Why are you going to Jinling now? Are you not going back to your hometown to worship your ancestors?"
Wei's wife asked in surprise.
It is already the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and it seems too hasty to go to Jinling at this time.
"The emperor's imperial edict. This is a serious matter. I may not be able to come back for several months and a half. If I want to worship my ancestors, I can wait until the Qingming Festival or next year. There are two little ancestors in the family, and they all depend on you to take care of them."
When the emperor's decree was mentioned, Wei Liaoweng's heart felt heavy and a little excited.
"The new emperor of the official family has ascended the throne, and the new year will not be passed by anyone!"
Wei's wife muttered dissatisfiedly.
"In the future, don't call officials, call them emperor. The emperor must work hard to govern. This is a major matter for the court, so be careful what you say!"
Wei Liaoweng said again with a black face and was worried.
"You say you are loyal and loyal, but at the end of the day you are still a minister of the Ministry of War. You see, he is really virtuous, and he is in the same department as you. Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the counselor of political affairs. When the new emperor wants to use it, he will look for you, and you will not be promoted. Share. It’s so unfair!”
Wei's wife fought against Wei Liaoweng.
"What nonsense are you talking about? The emperor is talented and far-sighted. He reuses me and lets me run around, which makes me feel at ease. If something is done, the emperor will naturally see it."
Wei Liaoweng felt a little proud. Don't look at Zhende Xiurong's appointment as political advisor, and he has nothing to do with important matters such as teaching about the martial arts hall.
"Yes, you have such a good official reputation, you will definitely be promoted by the emperor. Without Shi Miyuan, it's time for you and Zhen Dexiu to turn over!"
Wei's wife nodded and said happily.
Shi Miyuan was in power, and he and Wei Liaoweng, Zhen Dexiu, and Hu Mengyu were in close conflict with each other. Wei Liaoweng took care of Zhao Hongduo. Wei Liaoweng was very likely to go further, and it was unknown whether he would even participate in politics and become the prime minister.
"You, go here and there, here and there, I've run out of things to say!"
Wei Liaowen laughed softly.
"The new emperor is ambitious. As soon as he ascended the throne, he asked me to go to Jinling to prepare a martial arts lecture hall and a university hall. How can I not do my best according to the emperor's holy grace?"
Wei Liaoweng couldn't help but look forward to the trip to Jinling.
“While you have to do things, you must also pay attention to your own health.”
Wei's wife paused, lowered her voice, and asked mysteriously.
"Ms. sir, Shi Miyuan is really... over?"
"Then there is still a lie? He was thrown into the Dali Temple prison, his home was ransacked, he was beaten every day in the prison, and he didn't have enough to eat or sleep well. The new emperor was merciful and allowed the net to be wide open, otherwise he would be executed!"
After Wei Liaoweng finished speaking, he couldn't help but snorted coldly.
Jiao Zhao deposed the prince and established a new king. Did he really think that Zhao Hong was Han Zhou and could repeat his old tricks?
"The new emperor is really good at pretending!"
Wei's wife shook her head and sighed.
"The new emperor is thoughtful, forbearing and decisive. Shi Miyuan wanted to plot against him, but he unexpectedly struck him from behind and killed him with one strike. After killing Xia Zhen and getting rid of Shi Miyuan, Empress Dowager Yang is nothing more than a useless person. I am really shocked. It’s so hard to guess him.”
Wei Liaoweng sighed quietly.
In fact, he really wanted to know, how did Zhao Hong anticipate the enemy and make plans early? Could it be said that he has the ability to predict the future?
"If you ask me, the former emperor still has the upper hand. Without that edict, no matter how powerful the new emperor is, it may not be easy for him to ascend the throne. No one will obey him!"
Wei Liaoweng was startled by Wei's wife's whisper, and nodded slightly.
The late Emperor Zhao Kuo had been a coward all his life, but at the end of his life, he finally understood.
"What you said makes some sense, but don't talk about it."
Wei Liaoweng reminded his wife seriously.
After all, it is not good to publicize royal affairs, and it may cause unexpected troubles.
"Officer...since the emperor has captured Shi Miyuan, why doesn't he execute him immediately? What if he resurfaces..."
Mentioning Shi Miyuan, Wei's wife immediately became less confident and even a little worried.
"Feng Shu was promoted, Xia Zhen, Xu Yi and Huang Jian were killed, Xia Gui was arrested, everyone in Shi Miyuan's party was in danger and it was too late to protect themselves. Who would dare to make a mistake? Can he still turn the world upside down?"
Wei Liaowen snorted disdainfully, stood up, went over and put on his cotton robe, and stopped again.
"I'm going to the study to prepare some things. When those two worried ancestors come back, let them come to the study to see me."
After talking to his wife for a few words, Wei Liaoweng felt much more relaxed.
Shi Miyuan's party collapsed, the new emperor was ambitious, and the Great Song Dynasty made people look forward to it.
Moreover, the son does not seem to be so miserable.
Wei Liaoweng was about to leave, but his eyes seemed to see something. He suddenly stopped, approached his wife, and looked at the top of her head.
"Madam, how come I haven't seen this gold-encrusted hosta on your head?"
"You are busy with court affairs all day long, why do you care about this?"
Wei's wife took off the hosta and said with a smile on her face:
"This is what my eldest sister gave me when she came last month. There are also more than a dozen pieces of Shu brocade. I said it was my eldest uncle's heartfelt wish."
Wei Liaoweng was from Sichuan, and his eldest daughter married the second son of An Bing, the former Sichuan envoy, and now An Gongxing, the transfer envoy of Tongchuanfu Road.
"More than a dozen pieces of Shu brocade, what a big gesture!"
Wei Liaoweng was surprised at first, and then sneered.
"Today the emperor also talked about the fact that the scholar-bureaucrats in Sichuan are all in the same spirit and are monolithic. Your uncle is greedy, arrogant and arrogant, and he robs and plunders. The people of Sichuan are full of resentment. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he will definitely clarify the administration and punish corruption. He If you don’t restrain yourself, it will be too late to regret it!”
Every inch of brocade is worth a dozen pieces, which are worth more than ten thousand yuan. There is also this hosta, which is so delicately carved that it looks like something extraordinary at first glance.
Apart from being greedy for ink, how could An Gongxing be so generous?
"What should we do? It won't involve your uncles and brothers, right?"
Wei Liaoweng was serious, and Wei's wife also became nervous.
The Wei Gao family in Pujiang, Sichuan, was from a distinguished family. Most of Wei Liaoweng's cousins were senior officials in Sichuan and were deeply rooted in Sichuan.
The elder brother Gao Shutai was the magistrate of Lizhou, Sichuan.
Gao Jia, a clan brother, was the magistrate of Mianzhou, the administrative office of Lizhou West Road.
Gao Dingzi, a clan brother, is the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan General Consulate.
Wei Weng, the younger brother of the clan, was the general magistrate of Chengdu Prefecture in Sichuan.
Wei Liaoweng's son-in-law An Gongxing was the transfer envoy on Tongchuan Road.
An Gongxing's elder brother, An Guizhong, was a driver in Sichuan.
The Wei Gao family in Pujiang was so powerful in Sichuan, no wonder the emperor was so afraid of it.
"My Wei Gao family has a strict family tradition. Nothing will happen to them, so there is no need to worry. However, the Wei Gao family is too prominent in Sichuan, and the emperor will definitely transfer some people to the court or go to other places to serve."
Wei Liaoweng shook his head, his face showing no signs of happiness or sadness.
Even so, he still wrote a letter to warn the younger generation of the family not to do anything crazy.
It can be heard from the emperor's words that the implementation of the New Deal on Jiangnan East Road is the first step, and the next step is Sichuan. And it seems that the emperor paid special attention to Sichuan's border defense.
"That's fine, as long as nothing happens. The Wei Gao family upholds the family tradition, so it won't matter if you think about it."
As Wei's wife spoke, she became nervous again.
"What should I do, uncle?"
"What can we do, cold salad! Go back! By the way, send a letter to the eldest sister and ask her to beat your good uncle. Corruption is fine, but if he has other crimes, then he will die without committing the crime, and no one can save him. , he shouldn’t hold our Wei family back!”
Wei Liaoweng threw out a few of Zhao Hong's catchphrases and hurried out of the hall with a dark face.
"I will die if I don't do it? Is he so powerful? He is also your uncle!"
Wei's wife was stunned for a moment and shouted to Wei Liaoweng's back.
The new emperor has just ascended the throne and should not care about these things. Besides, when did the Song Dynasty investigate corruption?
"Stop being so nagging! Listen to me and get back quickly, so as not to get into trouble later. I don't feel safe using those things they have!"
Wei Liaowen waved his hand and quickly disappeared.
"What a shame there are so many good things!"
Wei's wife shook her head and muttered something.
Wei Liaoweng said he was right and went back to give instructions to his daughter and son-in-law.
The emperor thinks so highly of me that he won't let me have a good time during the Chinese New Year. I wonder what the big deal is?
However, listening to her husband's wishes, Shi Miyuan was completely finished. She no longer had to worry about her husband.
