The new official road from Daxing to the west has extended to Xichuan, Tingzhou, Qiemo and other border counties. The distance from Daxing to Zhangye is more than 2,000 miles. Now it takes three days to send soldiers who urgently need to send urgent military information 800 miles away. ; If ordinary people travel by carriage or horse, it will take about twenty days, so ordinary people will not go so far at all. But as the news of Yang Ji's capture of the west of Xiti Mountain spread throughout the world, the Yang Mansion in Zhangye became crowded.
First, Doulu Kuan's wife and a group of sisters-in-law came to Zhangye to appreciate the history of Yanzhi Mountain, the magnificence of the Danxia landform, and the spectacular military horse farm. Since they had relatives in Zhangye City, they naturally would not stay in an inn, so they stayed at the Yang Mansion. , "By the way" congratulations to Yang Ji for another great achievement. Then Xiao Ying and her half-sisters led a group to "play"... and even many people who couldn't be beaten came.
Xiao Ying, Pei Shuying, and Liu Rumei knew the true intentions of these people. They just saw that the emperor almost obeyed Yang Ji, so they planned to get an official position for their relatives through Yang Ji, but how could they promise anything randomly? So the three sisters simply pretended to be fools like Pei Shuying said that day, "I'm stupid." Regardless of whether the guests from afar made it explicit or implicit, they just couldn't understand or hear it... They just simply showed their friendship as landlords and warmly entertained the distinguished guests from afar, and then... nothing more happened.
But today is a little different, because the visitor is Zhang, the wife of Liu Fang, the governor of Jiaozhou. Zhang and her husband have been in the south for a long time. This time, she not only returned from Jiaozhou to visit relatives in Beijing, but also visited "the young master and the young master" on the order of her husband. son".
Sister Xiao Ying welcomed Zhang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law very much. When her mother-in-law said they were coming, the three sisters not only paid close attention to them, but also went to Yanzhi Mountain to welcome them into the Yang Mansion. However, Yang Xuangan's wife Zheng also led a team into the team of Zhang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. That's all. What's disgusting is that Yu Shiji's wife, Sun Shi, and Feng Deyi's wife, Yang Shi, are also there.
Not only did he want to look at the monk's face, but he also wanted to look at the Buddha's face, so Xiao Ying had no choice but to welcome him as well.
In order to welcome the respected family members of the old Wei Wang family of the Zhang family, they also invited the family members of the new Wei Wang family over in advance, which also made the main hall of Yang Mansion full of people and birds and swallows, and it was very lively.
Mrs. Zhang actually met her mistress Dugumin in Luoyang. Dugumin also said that the journey was far away and advised her not to come to Zhangye. But Mrs. Zhang is a real person. If she can't see her young master and his son, she always feels that she has not completed her work. Husband's task. Moreover, Yang Ji once wrote a letter to remind Liu Fang, saying that Lin Yi was prone to many diseases and dysentery, and asked him to prepare more medicine and bring more doctors with him when he went south. Liu Fang listened to Yang Ji's words and made sufficient preparations in advance. After preparation, he actually saved the entire army including Liu Fang, so regardless of whether it was public or private, Zhang had to come here.
In addition, Zhang also brought many strange seeds from Jiaozhou. It is said that some species were brought by the Persians through the Maritime Silk Road. She did not know what they were used for, but her husband said that Yang Ji asked him to try his best to find and find seeds in Jiaozhou. Collect some weird and wonderful species.
Although these species are rare in Jiaozhou, they are not precious. However, it is more than ten thousand miles away from Jiaozhou to Liangzhou? With each day of travel, their value became more and more precious, and Zhang was worried that the seeds would "expire" and not germinate, so she did not dare to delay them on the road. When they arrived at their destination, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Zhang had already seen that Yang Ji had three sons. When Mrs. Ru took the three healthy children away, Mrs. Zhang smiled and said to Xiao Ying, "My mother-in-law often mentioned the princess at home. Before we left Beijing, she even complained to her face. The concubine said that it was cold and windy and snowy in the northwest, so the concubine let a few children take care of the children. She was really careless. If the mother-in-law saw how strong the three young gentlemen were, she would not say such things. .”
Xiao Ying had met Liu Fang's mother many times. She was an old man in her seventies. When she heard this, she asked with concern: "I haven't seen Mrs. Tai for a long time. I wonder how Mrs. Tai is doing now? How is her health? ?」
Mentioning her mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhang's smile faded a little, and she sighed, "My mother-in-law was seriously ill last winter, and she's feeling better now."
Xiao Ying quickly asked: "But I wonder if you have hired an imperial doctor?"
The best doctors in the world were all concentrated in the Imperial Medical Office, and Liu Fang was named Su Guogong. If his mother was sick, the Liu family could ask the imperial doctor to treat her. This is also a great benefit given by the court to ***. After all, his son is serving the country outside, so the court can't just ignore his mother's illness, right? Otherwise, how can those who are officials outside feel at ease?
"Please!" Mrs. Zhang sighed and said with emotion: "The doctor at the Imperial Medical Office said that my mother-in-law is old and her body and bones are not as strong as those of young people. She cannot withstand the cold. But there is nothing serious about her."
"That's good!" Xiao Ying nodded slightly: "I heard that the weather in the south is warm and spring-like all year round. If the wife is in good health, she can go to the south to escape the cold in winter."
"Princess, you don't know, but the winter in Jiaozhou has become very strange in the past few years. It's wet and cold every day, and it's bone-chilling. In the winter, it snowed a foot thick!" Mrs. Zhang said this, and ended the conversation. He led his daughter-in-law to her side and said, "Speaking of which, Yu'er is also from the south. Even she can't stand the weather. My mother-in-law is actually the same in the north."
During Zhang's trip, she was also ordered by her husband to introduce her daughter-in-law into the circle of young female relatives of King Wei.
Although Liu Fang was far away in Jiaozhou, he frequently saw Yang Ji's name in the Di newspaper. As an official "official document" and "newspaper" in ancient times, Di Bao would be distributed to various places whenever the imperial court promulgated new policies, personnel changes, or any major events occurred, so that local officials could understand the political changes in the central court.
With the Di newspaper and letters from his relatives in hand, Liu Fang knew the center very well; through Yang Guang's appointment of the four princes as the four supervisory prefectures, he realized that the Sui Emperor trusted and valued the royal family, especially the Yang Ji's trust has reached an "outrageous" level.
Although Liu Fang wanted to get together with Yang Ji and have a good talk, firstly, he had the emperor's orders and could not leave the residence without permission; secondly, the Wei royal family had become the world of young people, so Zhang was allowed to come. During the Zhangye period, the daughter-in-law must be introduced to the princess to strengthen the relationship between the younger generation and prevent the Liu family from being marginalized.
In fact, this is human nature. After all, if cousins don't move around frequently, the relationship will fade away; not to mention the power and fame and fortune that "update" very quickly?
Liu Tongren's wife's name is Yuan Yu. Yuan is dressed in a light yellow dress, with a green bun and a beautiful appearance. Her natal family is from the Yuan family in Runan, that is, the Yuan family of the "Four Generations and Three Dukes". At this time, I heard that When her mother-in-law said this, she took over the conversation and said to Xiao Ying: "My ancestors are old and celebrated their eightieth birthday last month. When they saw the concubine that day, they were as happy as a child. .”
"Mrs. Tai is so lucky. Now four generations of the Liu family live together. General Liu is not only filial, but also became the Duke of Lu in the Sui Dynasty based on his personal military merit. General Tongren also became a general in the Beijing army and was awarded the title of Yue Changxian due to his merit. My father-in-law, as well as my sister, have given my wife two great-grandsons... Just saying this makes people envious." Xiao Ying also recognized Yuan Yu. When she said this, she said to Yuan Yu .
"The princess is so complimentary!" Yuan Yu bowed and smiled: "I often say that I am here today because of the protection of my father-in-law, and because the king led me to perform meritorious deeds over and over again. He said that he is a true-tempered person and not very Is it suitable to stay in the Beijing Army Camp, or to be comfortable and happy with the soldiers here in Liangzhou."
Xiao Ying smiled knowingly and said to her: "Your Majesty often says that Hao'er, Ming'er, and Chang'er don't have many playmates. My sister should bring the two young masters here for a walk in the future."
Yuan Yu was overjoyed, but before she could say anything, Yang Xuangan's wife Zheng had already stopped talking: "What the princess said is true. As the saying goes, no matter how close relatives are, if they don't move around frequently, the relationship will fade away. We soldiers The Wu family should move around more."
"What you said makes sense, madam." The polite smile on Xiao Ying's face gave her a feeling of being distant from others.
Zheng is the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang, the wife of the Duke of Chu and the Minister of Rites. She has always been a superior being in the circle of ladies in the capital, and only others have always looked up to her. When people stand at a high place for a long time, their mentality becomes difficult to get down. Facing the "please start your performance" looks from Xiao Ying, Pei Shuying, and Liu Rumei, Zheng felt a sense of unknown karma in her heart. Fortunately, she knew that the other party was more powerful than her and wanted something from others, so she could only suppress her anger and said with an unnatural smile: "Princess, I am here to visit the princess and the little prince. The second is to ask for help."
After listening to Zheng's words, other people's eyebrows were full of strange feelings: This lady, ()'s tone and demeanor when she spoke, there was a commanding aura, didn't she look like she was asking for help? And now that there are so many people, it’s not appropriate to talk about this kind of thing. It seems that this lady’s brain is not working very well.
Mrs. Zheng was actually very smart and had a good brain in the past, otherwise she would not have been able to enter the Yang family. However, after marrying into a behemoth like the Yang family, there are many advantages to flying into the family by herself without using her brain.
She had not used her brain for a long time, and her brain had become difficult to use.
"Thank you madam, but I don't know what you are talking about?" Xiao Ying's smile did not diminish, but she was speechless in her heart. She was just being polite. This princess's wife did not regard herself as an outsider. , it really makes people speechless.
Regarding the relationship between the two families, Xiao Ying had already asked her mother-in-law and her husband; it is said that it used to be as calm as water, until Yang Ji won a few battles, which made Yang Su admire him greatly, but he felt that Yang Ji was still not that good. After a while, he decided to pass on his life's combat experience to Yang Ji. However, the military god was nearly dead when he had this idea, and he and Yang Jitian were on different sides, so there was no decent communication. However, Yang Ji still accepted this friendship. When the Yang family did a series of stupid things, he had encouraged and helped the Yang family openly and secretly, and expressed love in a roundabout way in front of Yang Guang.
The reason why Yang Xuangan was still able to become the Minister of Rites and the reason why Yang Wensi was still able to become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was because Yang Ji secretly contributed. However, not only were the Yang family members still so ignorant, they also "hijacked Yang Su'en to order Yang Ji." Meaning, when Yang Yue committed a crime and angered Yang Guang, Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan came to Zhangye again, trying to get Yang Ji to plead for mercy. They also had illusions about Yang Yue's lost internal history order and council phase.
Although Yang Ji clearly refused, he actually gave some kind-hearted advice. From a utilitarian point of view, no matter how you calculate or say it, Yang Ji does not owe the Yang family anything.
However, not long ago, the man was sent away by a man, and now, a woman comes in. Do you really think she is stupid and easy to deceive?
Ms. Zheng seemed unaware of everyone's strange looks. She said directly: "Some time ago, I went back to my parents' home and happened to meet my nephew Zheng Shanyuan and his wife."
Ms. Zheng returned to her parents' home last month and "happily" encountered Zheng Shanyuan and his wife arguing. Zheng Shanyuan's wife "behind her back" Ms. Zheng scolded her husband for being worthless, saying that he was a grown man who stayed at home and did nothing. Zheng Shanyuan When he saw his aunt, he didn't say anything, but his wife begged Mrs. Zheng.
Zheng was not able to refuse and agreed to let Yang Xuangan find a job for her nephew. However, when Yang Xuangan heard that it was Zheng Shanyuan, he refused to agree. Not only did Yang Xuangan not agree, but Zheng's aunt and mother-in-law also disagreed.
The reason was that Zheng Shan wanted to be a doctor of Imperial College, but because he advocated the "Legal Order", he could not argue with Yang Ji in the court. There are frequent reports of small groups of thieves and bandits causing chaos. If we don’t stop them, I’m afraid the world will be in chaos.”
This sentence completely angered Yang Jian.
Not only did Yang Jian dismiss Zhang Jin, Cui Zhongfang, Zheng Shanyuan and others from their positions, he also prepared to start another civil war; for a while, no one dared to mention the burning of books or mass murder. Later, Zhang Jin and Cui Zhongfang were reinstated, but Zheng Shanyuan, as the initiator of the "*** Order", was sentenced by Yang Jian to "not allowed to serve as an official for three generations."
Yang Guang would definitely not cancel the serious crime committed by his father. Yang Xuangan and his mother were in a bad situation, and Yang Xuangan happened to have angered Yang Guang over the Japanese envoy. How could he continue to offend Yang? wide?
However, the old lady's love for her mother's family has become a habit and a natural thing. She felt that it was not good for three generations of the Zheng family to be officials, so she asked Zheng to go to the palace to see if Yang Ji could talk to Yang Ji.
Hearing what Zheng said, the women in the palace felt even more incredible: Zheng came all the way to Zhangye, if it was for the Yang family, it would be okay; but she actually did it for her mother's family, which really means she doesn't regard the Yang family as her own!
Xiao Ying knew that the Zheng family's aunt and nephew were like this. When Yang Su was alive, they still had concerns, but after Yang Su was gone, they would have nothing to fear if they helped the Zheng family in Xingyang. And the reason why Yang Xuangan was not human inside and out , just because he could not cure his extremely excessive mother and wife, as a result, other branches of the Yang family were naturally dissatisfied with Yang Xuangan.
She wanted to ignore it, but so many people were watching and waiting, so Xiao Ying had no choice but to ask: "Madam, I wonder how the Zheng family is doing?"
"Alas! Isn't it because of the assassination order case that year?" Zheng sighed and said: "The good wish was also for the good of the Sui Dynasty. Although it caused a certain misunderstanding, Cui Zhongfang and Zhang Jin, who threatened the late emperor, later They have all been activated, and Shan Yuan seems to be unable to join the official position because he offended the king."
As Zheng's last words came out, the atmosphere in the palace became tense in an instant.
Xiao Ying felt coldly: Is this your attitude towards asking for help?
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