Feng An dismounted from a distance, then took Ning Changzhen, his second son Feng Zhidai, his third son Feng Zhiyu, and his daughter Feng Yuzhi, and after adjusting their clothes a little, they walked forward.
"Your Majesty Feng An, along with Lingnan pacifier Ning Changzhen, pays homage to the Crown Prince."
After that, everyone except Feng Yuzhi knelt down towards Yang Ming.
Yang Ming winked at Xuangan beside him, who quickly went up to help Feng Ang:
"I don't know what the Ministry of War does for a living. We agreed that the general would come to Beijing the day after tomorrow. Unexpectedly, he came today. This shows that the news from the Ministry of War is unreliable."
The post station is under the control of the Ministry of War, and the reception is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. Yang Xuangan did not go to greet him, so he must blame the Ministry of War.
The ranking of the six ministries in each dynasty is different. The order of the six ministries in the Sui Dynasty is the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry.
Therefore, the Minister of Rites is more powerful than the Minister of War, because the Ministry of War in the Sui Dynasty was a weird thing and could not control the military government.
Of course Feng An knew that Xuangan was playing tricks on him. If the Ministry of War could even get such news out of two days' error, then Duan Wenzhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, could resign.
"I'm about to ask Duke Chu for help in escorting me into the palace." Feng Ang and Xuangan held hands, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other.
Xuangan smiled and said: "That's really unfortunate. Your Majesty suffered from a headache this morning. The court meeting was not held. It is not appropriate to summon Mingda. Let's do this. You and I will come to the palace for the court meeting tomorrow morning and rest in the city tonight." Night."
What else could Feng Ang say? All he could do was smile and nod.
Yang Ming finally spoke: "Who is the post officer of Chang'an Post Station? When the general and Duke Qin Jiang entered the city, they didn't even notify them? Are you tired of living with such neglect?"
Yang Yue chuckled, "I don't know either. I have to ask the Ministry of War. I'll ask Duan Wenzhen tomorrow morning."
Yang Ming nodded and looked at Feng Ang: "You two, please come into the house to talk."
"Your Highness," Feng and Ning bowed.
It was noon now, and the food and wine were ready. In the front hall, after everyone took their seats, Yang Ming first sent Wei Yunqi to invite Pei Ju and Wei Yue, and then looked at Ning Changzhen:
"Huizao, the eldest son of Duke Qinjiang, is very fond of him. He originally wanted to let him stay in the capital for a longer period of time. However, he has no choice but to let him go."
Ning Changzhen's first impression of Yang Ming was that this boy was not simple, and his smile was sincere. He had the kind of appearance that made people feel at a glance that he was reliable, worthy of friendship, and even easy to be fooled. However, Ning Changzhen understood in his heart that this was someone who had mastered Qi-nurturing Kung Fu.
People, what kind of people do you most like to deal with? A person who is not as smart as himself, to put it in layman's terms, means that this person is stupider than me and cannot fool me, so he is worthy of being friends.
The smarter a person is, the fewer friends he has. This is the truth.
The son of the emperor and the crown prince of a country, even if Ning Chang was really conceited about his intelligence, he had to admit that others would not be stupider than him.
Ning Changzhen said with a smile: "It is a great honor for Quanzi to receive such kindness and courtesy from His Highness. I am going to Beijing this time just to thank His Highness for the warm hospitality to Quanzi."
After that, Ning Changzhen asked his entourage to bring up a large box, which contained three hundred kilograms of Guangxi specialty, Tianqi.
That is, Chinese herbal medicine, which was a tribute in the Sui Dynasty. Lingnan paid about one thousand catties to the court every year. Ning Changzhen took out three hundred catties at once, which was considered very generous.
Panax notoginseng, also called Panax notoginseng, is the most valuable ginseng in replenishing qi and Panax notoginseng in replenishing blood. It tastes the same but has the same effect, so it is called Panax notoginseng and is the most precious of traditional Chinese medicines.
Three hundred pounds of Tianqi is priceless.
Yang Ming smiled, and Xu Jing hurriedly asked his servants to move the box of Tianqi away.
"That's a great courtesy," Yang Ming pointed at Yang Yue and introduced to Ning Changzhen: "This is Xiuwu County Duke, Yang Yue, the official in charge of the division. That is Yang Xuangan, the Duke of Chu. General Feng met him in Liaodong. I've passed, but I don't know Duke Qin Jiang yet, so I still need to get closer to him in the future."
Ning Changzhen stood up quickly, saluted the two of them and said, "I have admired my name for a long time, and it is a great comfort to meet you today."
Yang Yue also stood up and said with a smile: "For the country to guard Fu Lingnan, Mr. Qinjiang is extremely kind. It is Yang Yue's good fortune to meet him today."
Xuangan is not so hypocritical. After all, he is the Duke of the country and does not want to lose this status:
"Although I missed welcoming you two in person, I still have a dog to lead the way. It can be regarded as a secret. Yuan Qing, please give me a toast to Mr. Jiang."
Yuan Qing, who was standing behind Yang Ming, was stunned. I said, Dad, I am Qianniu Beishen. How dare you order me around in front of the prince?
So Yang Yuanqing glanced at Yang Ming first, and Yang Ming waved his hand. Then he picked up a glass of wine and walked towards Ning Changzhen.
Yang Ming didn't care about such small details. Loyalty and filial piety, loyalty and filial piety, although loyalty comes first, you can't deprive others of their filial piety. Even Yang Yue Xuangan didn't think it mattered. Only Yang Yuanqing, who was not deeply involved in the world, felt it was inappropriate.
"I have heard for a long time that Da Lang is famous. I am a fierce general among the young generation of the Sui Dynasty. Da Lang should be the leader," Ning Changzhen said flatteringly.
When a junior comes over to toast, they don't care. This is called being able to bend and stretch. After all, you have to see where you are.
Any family in Guanzhong can cure him, let alone Hongnong Yang.
Yang Yuanqing said modestly: "I am not as brave as my third uncle."
The third uncle is Yang Xuanting. He didn't go to Liaodong, but when he went there, he was a super warrior who could defeat thousands of others.
Yang Xuanting is now Yang Yue's heir. Yuan Qing's honest words made Yang Yue dumbfounded. Your third uncle is so brave and reckless.
Next, everyone chatted a few more casually, asking Feng An about what they had seen and heard along the way.
Gossip is essential in social situations, because from gossip, you can understand a person more clearly.
For example, Feng Ang said that when he went north twice, his treatment was very different, which was quite disappointing. This shows that Feng Ang cares more about what others think of him and has self-esteem, which is commonly known as shame.
But Ning Changzhen didn't care. He only said that Luoyang and the capital city were high and deep. The northern country was rich and populated, the mountains and rivers were dangerous, the canals were broad and accessible, and commerce was prosperous. This shows that people's attention is on the situation of the entire country. Such people It's ambitious.
Half an hour later, Wei Yunqi invited Pei Ju and Wei Yue over.
These two people are related to Lingnan. The difference is that one is directly related and the other is indirect.
After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the first person sent to control Lingnan was Wei Laoer, also known as Wei Gu. Wei Gu and Mrs. Xian were friends, so they had a good relationship with the Feng family, and Wei Gu was the real I have actually dealt with Ning Changzhen.
But Pei Ju didn't.
If Wei Huang only made a deal with Mrs. Xian and made Lingnan surrender, then Pei Ju completely suppressed Lingnan and divided Lingnan into more than 20 states and included it in the territory of the Sui Dynasty.
After he returned to the capital from Lingnan, he was transferred to the Neishi Province by Yang Jian and became a close official of the emperor.
Because when Pei Ju went to Lingnan, Yang Su was leading his army to suppress the rebellion of Gao Zhizhi and Wang Wenjin in Jiangnan. Pei Ju suspected that Ning Changzhen was behind the rebellion of these two people, so he did not go to see each other in Lingnan. I don't want to pierce this layer of window paper, just pretend not to know.
Politics is like this. For the sake of the overall situation, you have to pretend to be confused when you should.
Ning Changzhen was very afraid of Pei Ju because he knew that this person was very powerful. After being introduced by Yang Ming, he stood up quickly and said as if he was sorry to meet him so late:
"Pei Gong's name is well known to women and children in Lingnan. They had never seen him before, and they often regret it."
Pei Ju walked forward with a smile, held the other person's hand and said, "It's all because of the bad luck back then. I missed it."
As for Wei Yue, he is Wei Laoliu, Wei Huang's sixth brother. He came to see an old friend on behalf of the deceased Wei Yu.
This is the rule of Sui Dynasty. I know your brother well, so when I come to your house, I have to meet you. Because transportation is inconvenient, it is not allowed to come here. Anyone who can meet will find a way to meet you.
In fact, in later generations, there is also this habit. For example, if a comrade you had a life-long friendship with was from Xi'an, but passed away, then if I pass by here, I will find a way to meet his family.
This phenomenon will occur if the relationship is too strong.
But the relationship between Wei Huang and Ning Changzhen is actually not strong at all. They are dealing with the old Feng family and Mrs. Xian.
Wei Yue is very familiar with Lingnan. This is called knowledge monopoly. Wei Yue has fought in Lingnan, so there is an archive of the situation in Lingnan, which will be kept in the family and will not be shown to others.
The same goes for Pei Ju, who is more familiar with Lingnan.
As soon as the two of them arrived, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became warm. There were all kind people present, and everyone treated Feng and Ning with such cordiality that it seemed real.
Feng Ang and Ning Changzhen were also very relaxed, talking and laughing with everyone.
Anyway, no one mentioned Ning Changzhen's raising of troops. As the same saying goes, with this layer of window paper, whoever stabs him will be embarrassed.
"You should go back to the palace first. You don't have to worry about things here," Yang Ming turned slightly sideways and whispered to Feng Yuzhi.
Feng Yuzhi began to complain: "Pei Xingyan is from the East Palace, right?"
"Huh? What's wrong?" Yang Ming asked.
So Feng Yuzhi told the story about Pei Xingyan and Su Kui blocking the road and causing trouble:
"I'm not asking you to deal with them both. You have to give me a warning, right? I am yours after all, and they don't take me seriously."
Pei Shuang, who was standing behind Yang Ming, frowned subconsciously, "Brother, you are too careless, how can you still leave a great name?"
Yang Ming smiled: "I understand, you go back first."
Feng Yuzhi nodded, and after bidding farewell to his father and Ning Changzhen, he returned to the palace first.
Will Yang Ming deal with Pei Xingyan and Su Kui? No, they weren't the only ones making trouble. Didn't Yuan Qing also go to make trouble in the first place? But he was caught by Feng Yuzhi, and Yuan Qing was young and easy to talk to, so Feng Yuzhi used him as a shield.
This kind of thing was originally approved by the emperor and could not be taken seriously.
When he learned that Feng and Ning had come to Prince Qin's Mansion, Yang Hao came uninvited.
As soon as he walked in, everyone knew immediately that something bad was going to happen.
Sure enough, Yang Hao first saluted Yang Ming with a playful smile and then asked directly:
"Which one is Ning Changzhen?"
There were originally a room full of old foxes, but finally a young man sneaked in.
