After the two of them finished talking, they saw that the lights and candles had been extinguished, and there was a faint light coming in from the doors and windows, knowing that it was daybreak.
So Feng Yong was served by Li Mu to get up and get dressed.
There were already palace maids waiting outside the door. After receiving Li Mu's instructions, they filed in one after another carrying toiletries.
After finishing cleaning up, Feng Yong invited the emperor again and prepared to say goodbye and leave the palace.
Adou quickly summoned Feng Yong in a small Nuan Pavilion.
"Marquis Feng is awake? Come and have some breakfast with me."
Adou personally met Feng Yong at the door, introduced him inside, and greeted him warmly.
Feng Yong glanced around and found that the Queen and Zhang Xingyi were not in Nuange, and there was no one else.
Before he could speak, Adou gave another instruction:
"Come here, give Marquis Feng a breakfast."
Then he smiled and said to Feng Yong, "Like Feng Hou, I drank too much last night and I just woke up not long ago."
He pointed at himself and then at Feng Yong, "It's just you and me here. Marquis Feng doesn't need to be restrained. Come on, eat quickly."
"This breakfast is delicious. Oh, by the way, I forgot. This is a craft passed down from the Feng Mansion."
As Adou said, he laughed first.
The host was too enthusiastic, so it was difficult for Feng Yong to refuse.
Besides, this hangover is uncomfortable, so I would like to drink some hot soup to warm my stomach.
Feng Yong has been paying attention to physical exercise over the years and has become taller.
Although he only learned a few martial arts techniques, he is still considered a half-trained martial artist, and his appetite is quite large compared to ordinary people.
Seeing Feng Yong eating happily, Adou was in a good mood and ate a lot more than before.
After the two of them finished eating, Feng Yong said goodbye to Adou and prepared to leave the palace.
Unexpectedly, Adou shook his head after hearing this: "Marquis Feng, there is no need to be so anxious. The Queen asked your Lady Ru to come here because she actually wanted to see her."
"That's why I ask Marquis Feng to stay in this palace for a while, and wait until the Queen meets your Lady Ru."
Feng Yong originally felt a little strange when he saw Adou eating breakfast alone.
The royal family of the Han Dynasty was not like the Ming and Qing Dynasties in later generations, where the emperor had detailed and rigid rules about what he ate and what he did.
At this time, the emperor could even leave the palace frequently.
In addition, Liu Bei built a grass-roots team, and there was a strong sense of loyalty in the world.
It also reduces the constraints of those red tapes.
I heard from Zhang Xingyi that Zhang Xingcai always had breakfast with Adou on weekdays.
Not seeing Zhang Xingcai or Zhang Xingyi at this time, Feng Yong felt a little strange.
Hearing Adou take the initiative to mention the queen, he tentatively said:
"Speaking of which, I wanted to thank Your Majesty and the Queen for hosting the banquet in person yesterday, but I never thought that the Queen was not here."
"Queen," Adou smiled and pointed in one direction, "I am staying with the old lady next door with Siniang right now."
"Old lady?"
Feng Yong was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that it should be Zhang Xiahou.
"Yes, didn't Marquis Feng bring that Xiahou Ba back? He is the old lady's elder brother."
"I haven't seen my relatives for decades, and now I suddenly see them. It makes me cry and laugh, sad and happy. It's hard for me to get involved in the current situation."
"Didn't I meet the old lady yesterday?"
Feng Yong thought to himself that this old man was quite emotional. He had just brought Xiahou Ba back yesterday when he was picked up by people from the palace. He must have gone to see the old lady.
Why are you still crying today?
"Yesterday, the old lady met me alone. The queen and the fourth lady were hosting a banquet to accompany the great man's hero."
Adou said with a matter-of-fact expression, "The Queen and Si Niang just went to accompany the old lady to meet Xiahou Ba today, so they cried again."
Zhang Xingcai and Zhang Xingyi were both born and raised in Dahan, and their elders were die-hard followers of the late emperor.
So if you really want to believe that they have any feelings for the uncle's family who they have never met and are their sworn enemies, then you are telling lies with your eyes open.
So it is important to surrender the generals without the heroes of the Han Dynasty? Naturally, we should reward the heroes of the Han Dynasty first.
At this point, Adou came closer and lowered his voice, "The old lady heard a few days ago that Marquis Feng was going to take Xiahou Ba back to Hanzhong. Regardless of the fatigue, she hurried to Hanzhong and looked forward to it."
"Marquis Feng, I have to say, this move of yours is wonderful!"
As A Dou spoke, he actually raised his thumb, with a knowing look on his face.
Feng Junhou was startled.
Little fat man, can you speak more clearly?
Although I can understand everything you say, the last sentence combined with your smile makes it hard for me to tell the truth.
"Six Niang has already reached the age where she should get married. The old lady has some complaints about Feng Hou because of this matter."
When Adou talked about this, he was really sad.
After hearing this, Feng Junhou suddenly felt a little weak.
After all, things like delaying someone else's daughter's life... Although it is not my own responsibility, I still have to bear a considerable responsibility.
When facing the mother-in-law, she is naturally at a disadvantage.
He laughed dryly, not knowing how to answer.
As an emperor, Adou always has to pay attention to his status. In addition, the person sitting below him is an important minister who has just made great achievements, so naturally it is not easy to talk about this kind of thing.
I saw him changing the topic: "Marquis Feng has made great achievements this time. How to reward him will have to wait until the prime minister drives away the Cao thieves in the east."
"But I can still take the initiative to protect Feng Hou's eldest son, but I can sacrifice my life for the prince. What does Feng Hou think?"
People like Feng Yong will definitely come in handy later.
How to use it is beyond the current Adou's control.
However, starting from Feng Yong’s children is also a good idea.
When Feng Yong heard this, he secretly thought that that brat was already a prince before he was born, and his starting point was even higher than when I first joined the company.
I thought so, but for some reason I felt overjoyed.
Most of the people in this world are working hard to save their inheritance for their descendants. It seems that this is indeed the case.
No matter how happy he is, Feng Junhou still has to be modest:
"Your Majesty, my boy is only two or three years old and has just learned to speak. I'm afraid it's not good to give him such an official title, right?"
Adou laughed loudly: "What are you afraid of at a young age? My prince has not yet come into the world. Wouldn't it be just right to let the two of them accompany him since childhood?"
Yes, it seems that Adou firmly believes that the child in Zhang Xingcai's belly must be a boy.
But it's no wonder.
After all, it was Emperor Gaozu who appeared, and she was conceived as a sign of the revival of the Han Dynasty. In the eyes of the ancients, who else could have such a fulfillment besides the prince who symbolized the country Zuo?
Having said that, how could Feng Yong have any room to refuse?
Immediately he saluted and said, "I thank your Majesty."
I heard from Siniang that Feng Yongji was the eldest daughter of the Feng family and wanted to wait until she became wise before choosing a family for her.
Anyway, his child hasn't been born yet, so Adou is not in a hurry.
However, the son of the Feng family can make a fuss first.
Hearing that Feng Yong agreed, A Douji was happy:
"That's settled. Marquis Feng's knowledge must be taught to your son. I have known you since I was sixteen years old. Think about our children, they have been playmates since they were born. When the time comes, both father and son will be well-known, haha …”
This little fat guy has a pretty good idea!
Feng Yong also laughed along.
The monarch and his ministers talked for a long time in Nuange.
One is interested in building a closer relationship, the other is a clever talker who can pick up on anything, and the more he talks, the more speculative he becomes.
I don’t know how long it took before someone from the palace came to spread the news, saying that the queen and the old lady came from next door and wanted to see the emperor.
Adou quickly agreed.
On the other hand, Feng Junhou, when he heard that the old lady was coming, he immediately felt guilty about running away.
But there is no back door in Nuan Pavilion, so how can he escape? Besides, there was no time.
After a while, two sisters, Zhang Xingcai and Zhang Xingyi, came in supporting Zhang Xiahou.
After they greeted Adou, Feng Junhou also stepped forward to salute the queen and Zhang Xiahou.
"I have met the queen. I wish the queen long life and eternal life."
Zhang Xingcai nodded with a smile: "Marquis Feng, please rise."
"Meet Madam."
Zhang Xiahou loves her daughter very much. No matter what the reason is that no one dares to marry Zhang Xingyi now, as a mother, she must have some complaints about Feng Junhou.
However, she had just met Xiahou Ba, and her mood had not calmed down yet. Her long-cherished wish had come true, and in addition to the current situation, she was partly responsible.
So at this time, I was very pleased with Feng Junhou.
"The prince is so polite, but I don't dare to be so polite."
Seeing Zhang Xiahou's attitude, Feng Junhou couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Adou secretly and thought to himself that the little fat man was indeed right.
As soon as he thought about it, he still had his evil heart and glanced at Zhang Xingyi quietly.
Zhang Xingyi seemed to have expected that he would be like this, but he kept staring at him with a half-smile, which made Feng Junhou feel very nervous.
"No one is an outsider, sit down, sit down."
Adou was very smart and came out to smooth things over for his brother-in-law.
"Your Majesty, you know that I have rarely left the government these past few years and have never participated in court affairs."
"It's just that my subordinate brother is not a real brother, but he is better than a close relative of flesh and blood. This time, I made an exception because I just wanted to come over and ask for a favor."
"I don't dare to ask His Majesty too much, I just want to give him a way to survive..."
Thinking back to the Battle of Hanzhong that year, when his uncle (Xiahou Yuan) and his younger brother died in Dingjun Mountain, Zhang Xiahou's heart was as sharp as a knife.
Although the Han and Wei countries were mortal enemies, my uncle gave up his own sons to save him during the famine years. He was deeply grateful to me. How could he just forget about it?
This time, even if I risk my old face, I still have to save Brother Cong's life.
Unexpectedly, Adou coughed and said:
"Old madam, this General Xiahou was captured by Fenghou himself. How to deal with him, I still have to ask Fenghou's intention."
Huh?
Is there any other way to say this?
Feng Junhou didn't react for a moment, but when he saw Zhang Xiahou looking at him, he quickly said:
"When this junior was in Yuezhi City, he told General Xiahou that the old lady was half of my junior's division commander. Only then did he persuade him to come and meet the old lady."
"Besides, how to fight on the battlefield outside is the general's business; how to handle state affairs inside is the business of His Majesty."
"Now that General Xiahou has been taken over by the people in the palace, it is naturally up to His Majesty to decide how to deal with it."
These words not only praised Zhang Xiahou's family, but also praised Adou, and at the same time gave people a sense of knowing how to advance and retreat.
Not only was Adou happy when he heard that "how to handle state affairs is your Majesty's business" and "how to deal with it is naturally up to your Majesty."
Even Zhang Xingcai was very satisfied.
On the other hand, Zhang Xiahou didn't quite understand what Feng Yong said:
"The prince studied under a master, how can I dare to become half of the prince's teacher?"
Feng Yong explained with a shy face:
"There is a book over at Nanxiang Academy called "Luoyin Dictionary", which is a book for teaching students how to learn Luoyin. In order to compile this book, the younger generation asked the old lady for advice."
"Everyone in the world says that Nanxiang has great achievements in enlightenment, but they don't know that the old lady actually also contributed..."
Now, who doesn’t know that Nanxiang’s books, paper, engravings, etc. are the best in the world?
The Xinhua Bookstore alone, which allows people to borrow books for free, is enough to make all the poor scholars who are eager to learn but have no means to borrow books grateful for the rest of their lives.
Such great merits, Feng Junhou can actually be blamed on Zhang Xiahou, and the reason is beyond doubt.
Zhang Xingyi, who knew A Lang well as a person, had a slightly distorted face, as if he was suppressing a smile:
This smooth-talking guy can even deceive my mother...
Even people like Zhang Xiahou who do not compete with the world still feel happy in their hearts.
She looked at Feng Junhou sitting there, and bursts of regret suddenly appeared in her heart:
If the Prime Minister's wife hadn't hesitated when they proposed marriage, this young prince who is famous all over the world would have been the perfect husband of Siniang!
Alas, I regret not listening to Sanniang’s advice...
But after all, she was a person who had gone through big storms. She quickly suppressed her thoughts and turned to Adou again: "Your Majesty..."
Adou has long been attracted by his queen's pillow style, so how can he be unreasonable?
Then someone told Xiahou Ba to come in.
Unexpectedly, although Xiahouba recognized Zhang Xiahou's family, he still had Wei in his heart. When he saw Adou, he neither worshiped nor followed him, but stood with his head held high.
Although Adou is not very old, he has a lot of mental endurance under the pressure from his father-in-law all the year round.
Due to his kind nature, he didn't pay too much attention to Xiahou Ba's rudeness.
Instead, he said with relief: "Your father died in the battle between the two armies, not by the hands of my ancestors."
Then he pointed at Zhang Xingcai and said, "The Queen is also considered Xiahou's niece, so I can also be considered Xiahou's in-law."
"All of us here today are outsiders. We don't care about state affairs, but only talk about personal affairs. General Xiahou doesn't have to do this."
After hearing this, Xiahou Ba's expression softened slightly.
He then looked around and found that Feng Junhou was also present, and was slightly surprised:
"Liu Chanyan is not an outsider here. Could it be that Feng Yongyi has some connection with the Liu family?"
Feng Junhou took the initiative to bow his hand to him, with a smile on his face: "Uncle Xiahou, I didn't expect that we would meet here."
Xiahou Ba then remembered: That's right, he said that Yu Congmei was half of his senior commander, so he couldn't be considered an outsider.
He thought he had the joint figured out. Although he did not deny Feng Yong's title, he did not want to give this person a good look:
"I don't want to see you."
After all, the defeated general is still a junior, so he is ashamed and ashamed!
But he didn't expect that everyone else present was shocked by Feng Yong's name.
Zhang Xiahou, in particular, looked at Feng Yong with some horror: When did Feng Mingwen have such a relationship with his elder brother?
Feng Yong didn't care about Xiahou Ba's attitude, but smiled.
The winner always has to be more graceful.
Besides, there are still days to come...
