The winter in the north is dry and cold. There are withered trees all the way from the capital to Damingfu. The horses sometimes bray and spit out mist. This is really not a good season.
However, as we traveled day and night, Daming Mansion was getting closer.
Mr. Wang Yuewang is having a hard time these days. To a certain extent, if there is a certain news from Beijing, even if he is not needed, it will be a short-term pain. But it is not like now, with his heart hanging here and being tortured every day. Repeated torture.
It is said that his little granddaughter Wang Zhi was so angry that his beard trembled, saying that it would be better if the prince did not win, so as to save a seventy-year-old man from having to go to the borderland in the northwest.
This is all from the perspective of others.
From Wang Yue's own heart, he has been waiting for fifteen years.
"What news is coming from Beijing?" Wang Yue asked his servants.
"Replying to the master, the latest news is about the incident of Wang Hao's evacuation last time."
"Grandpa, don't be impatient." The little granddaughter advised from the side: "Since the prince has the ability to persuade Wang Hao to accept the divorce, there should be a result soon if he decides whether to stay or leave the grandpa. It will only take about ten and a half days. It’s all about Yue. There isn’t much time left for grandpa to regret it…”
Wang Yue looked at his little granddaughter's picturesque face, which was always a little sad, and sighed helplessly in his heart.
"Zhi'er, if you live to your grandfather's age, what difference does it make if you live one more year and one less year? If you can travel on the battlefield and enjoy your life, even if you only have one year of good life, it will be better than me living in this house every day. I will live in this house for ten more years. But... you are still young now, and you are still a woman, so it is normal that you cannot appreciate the magnanimity and heroism of a man."
"Let's not mention these. Nineteen years after Chenghua, I appealed to the public for many times. Now I have some hope because of the East Palace, so..."
As he spoke, there was a sudden loud noise outside the hospital.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
When Wang Yue heard this, he jumped up from his chair. His vigorous posture looked like that of a seventy-year-old man!
Those tiger eyes flickered, and the kind old man who had been talking warmly to his little granddaughter disappeared. Instead, he looked like a domineering general on the battlefield!
There is an imperial edict indicating that this will happen!
Because if he is not appointed, what does the matters in the court have to do with him, and the imperial edict will not come to Daming Mansion.
It has been many years since the government received an imperial edict, but preparations for the response were not wasted.
Wang Yue thanked his family members and dozens of people came out of the hall and knelt on the ground.
"The guilty minister Wang Yue accepts the order!"
"In accordance with the destiny of heaven, the emperor said: I govern the world with literature and fight chaos with force. The military commanders and generals are the mainstay of the imperial court and the main city of the country! Today, the Tatars are harassing my northwest and plundering my people. I am indignant. Extremely, I wish I couldn't go there. King Yue of Shichang, who is talented in world affairs and has extraordinary strategies, is specially assigned to you as the chief commander to control the troops in the three towns of Gan, Ning and Yan. I am deeply attached to Yuan Rong's heroic heroes, and his merits have spread to China. I am so proud!"
After reading this, the father-in-law's tone turned flattering, "Master Wang, will you accept the order?"
"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!"
Wang Yue was extremely excited. After fifteen years, he could finally go into battle and kill enemies for the country. He finally had the opportunity to make contributions and wash away his shame!
At this moment, even if he was used to seeing wind and rain, it would be difficult for him to take it calmly.
The father-in-law comforted him: "My lord, your majesty still trusts you. Besides, the border defense emergency is different from other matters. Although your majesty will not let lord Wang spend a good New Year at home, he will set off as soon as the New Year is over." Enter the capital. Your Majesty, I want to see you."
Wang Yue wiped away the few tears that did flow, and said: "Your Majesty's kindness really makes me feel ashamed. Don't worry, father-in-law, your decree has been fulfilled. As soon as the New Year is over, I will return to Beijing immediately and tell the Emperor in person! I also thank you. Father-in-law, my father-in-law has suffered a lot today."
"It's hard work when you're ordered to do an errand."
Generally, when the imperial edict is announced, the county magistrate will also come.
Wang Yue lost his favor, and the county magistrate would not treat him well, and he also had a bad reputation for having affairs with eunuchs. But after all, Wang Yue was someone who could write letters to the capital, and the county magistrate did not dare to offend him.
Basically, they keep away from each other and do not interfere with each other.
But when the imperial edict arrives today, everything is different.
Wang Yue is generous, not that he doesn't care about it, but he wants to show it off. The meaning is like: You guy, have you made a mistake? !
Therefore, the door is wide open and people with smiling faces are not rejected. Of course, the attitude is not as enthusiastic as towards the father-in-law.
This smiling man's surname was Gu, and his name was Gu Jun. He was born in a juren family, and he finally became a seventh-grade county magistrate after earning money. But for him, this official was already quite big.
As for Wang Yue, an important minister of the country who has gained the attention of the emperor and the prince, he will never be able to catch up with him in his lifetime.
Mr. Gu flattered him and said, "As far as I know, the imperial court is making an earth-shattering commotion this time over the position of chief official of the three sides. Lord Zhou of the household department and the prince of the east palace had a fierce argument, which attracted the attention of the whole world. Others say that our Ming Dynasty has strong civil servants and a prince with as much courage as a mountain. In my opinion, now we have to add a military general who is victorious in every battle!"
When Wang Yue reached seventy, he learned to be humble, "All of this is thanks to the emperor's great blessing."
After saying this, it was over.
Gu Jun was a little embarrassed. People said that Wang Yue was conceited and proud. It seems that is indeed the case, and he doesn't really want to talk to him at all.
Come to think of it, I blame myself for not being polite enough in the past.
In this case, we can only go back to our respective homes.
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Wang Yue presented the imperial edict, which he did himself. After all, this thing cannot be left lying around.
Then a man sat in front of this imperial edict and thought about it for a long time.
I think of passing the exam when I was young, and of riding horses at the border in middle age, defeating the enemy army, and feeling so proud!
When I get older, many of the people I used to be with me no longer exist, and I don’t know who to talk to for many things.
Squeak.
The door was pushed open a crack, and a little light leaked in.
Wang Yue wiped his eyes. He knew who it was without turning around to look. After all, there were not many people who dared to disturb him at this time.
"grandfather……"
Wang Zhi, dressed in white, walked in, "Grandpa has been thinking about and reciting this imperial edict for a long time today. Why is it that at this moment, Grandpa has locked himself up here alone?"
"Yes, if I were twenty years younger, I would have already drunk and sang wildly." Wang Yue said with a frosty look on his face, "But grandpa is old after all. There are not many days left to live and there are not many things he can do, so I have to think Hurrah."
It was as if he had gone and could never come back, which made the little granddaughter even more worried.
"But I feel unwilling to be old. Zhi'er knows that our Ming Dynasty has a great prince. There are talented people in this country for generations, but I may not be able to see them. If God can lend me another ten years, alright."
Unfortunately, ten years does not seem to be a lot for Wang Zhi, but for a seventy-year-old man, it is very luxurious.
"What does grandpa want to see?"
"I want to see...if the Ming Dynasty has such a powerful prince, can it be a prosperous age with great martial arts and power."
Wang Zhi also began to imagine what the current prince looked like.
She has had a high self-esteem since she was a child. Firstly, she was born in a family of officials. Secondly, she is smart and popular. She is considered an untouchable person in the eyes of all living beings.
But these were really not worth mentioning in front of the prince, which made her want to meet the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
