Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 192 Preparing for the Winter Hunt
Chapter 188

Wei Cong hoped that Wei Hao could recommend his son to study at the Guozixue under the Imperial College, because according to the grade, he still can't let his son go there.

"Ah, I need to ask him about this. You know, I don't know much about this, and I don't have children of school age at home, so I haven't asked about this!" Wei Furong thought for a while, and turned to Wei Cong. said,

When Wei Cong heard it, he was ashamed. Isn't Wei Hao just a child who has not yet reached the age of school?It's just that Wei Hao doesn't need to rely on studying to be an official anymore. He is already a marquis, and he will definitely be a court minister in the future. His starting point is the end point that many people can hardly reach in their lifetime.

"Okay, then you can help me ask at that time, if you can, you have to hurry up, and it's not long before the Chinese New Year! You need to enroll after the Chinese New Year!" Wei Cong said with a smile to Wei Furong,

Wei Furong also nodded, and then continued to register Wei Hao's personal soldiers. At noon, Wei Furong invited officials from the Ministry of War, Wei Cong, and Cui Cheng to have dinner at the mansion.
At this moment, Wei Hao just came back, and Wei Cong and the others stood up when they saw Wei Hao coming back.

"It's okay, you guys eat first, I'm done eating, well, today is the registration of personal soldiers, right? Are you all registered?" Wei Hao asked.

"Returning to Lord Hou, the registration process is still in progress, and the review process will take some time!" The official of the Ministry of War said immediately, clasping his hands.

"Okay, it's hard work for you, you eat first, Dad, you can treat me for a while, I will go back to my own yard first, I still have something to do!" Wei Hao said to them immediately.

"Okay!" Wei Furong nodded,

They didn't dare to say anything, the level difference between them and Wei Hao was too much, Wei Hao was able to greet them, it was already giving them face, Wei Hao went back to his living room, and was about to sleep, Wei Hao likes quiet Find a place to sleep, especially in winter.

When Wei Hao woke up, it was already afternoon, so Wei Hao was about to go to the front yard to have a look. When he found that the soldiers were still registered there, Wei Hao walked over there.

"Marquis Wei!" The military official and Wei Cong all stood up and saluted Wei Hao.

"Well, you are busy!" Wei Hao nodded.

"There's nothing busy, it just takes time. After all, the three generations of these people need to be investigated. The Marquis's personal soldiers can't be sloppy!" Wei Cong stood there, smiling at Wei Hao. .

"Well, by the way, Brother Cui, are you still used to it in Chang'an?" Wei Hao nodded, looked at Cui Cheng and asked,

Cui Cheng immediately cupped his hands to Wei Hao and said, "I'm used to it, thanks to Wei Cong's help and guidance, I can avoid a lot of detours, but I don't know when you have time, Lord Hou? I want to treat you to dinner at home." A simple meal, and you haven't been to your brother-in-law's house for dinner yet, your sister said a lot about you, saying that you are so busy that you don't even have time to eat at your sister's house."

"Hey, don't mention it, I'm too busy, I need to be on duty at Da'an Palace every day! It's okay, wait until after the winter hunting. After the winter hunting, there will probably be time." Wei Hao waved his hand and said to them.

"Yes!" Cui Cheng nodded with a smile.

"By the way, Wei Hao, I want to ask you something, can you recommend my son for me?" Wei Cong looked at Wei Hao and asked carefully.

"Recommendation?" Wei Hao looked at Wei Cong incomprehensibly, he really didn't know what the recommendation meant.

"Yes, it's my Dalang, your eldest nephew, who wants to go to the Imperial College to study, but my grade is not enough, and I need a higher-level recommendation. This requires you to write a recommendation letter, Lord Hou If so, there is one quota every two years!" Wei Cong looked at Wei Hao and explained, he guessed that Wei Hao must not know the specifics of the recommendation.

"Oh, okay, that, how do I write it?" Wei Hao nodded when he heard Wei Hao, Wei Cong agreed when he heard Wei Hao, and was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

"This, why don't I write it down and you can make a copy?" Wei Cong looked at Wei Hao and asked tentatively.

"That's it, um, okay, I'll make a copy, but you also know that my handwriting is quite poor. If the time comes, if your son is not recruited because of my handwriting, then don't blame me!" Wei Hao heard it, thought for a while and said to him.

"I'm joking, they want you to recommend a letter, they don't look at your handwriting." Wei Cong immediately said to Wei Hao with a smile.

"Succeed, it's finished and sent to my house. If I'm not here, give it to my father and ask my father to hand it over to me!" Wei Hao said to Wei Cong,

Wei Cong quickly said yes to Wei Hao, and then Wei Cong said: "By the way, Wei Hao, the patriarch has always hoped that you can go back to the family. Those children of the family want to know you now. After all, you are The person with the highest status in the court of our family, even Wei Ting, is not as high as you,
And a few days ago, the patriarch got news from the palace that you gave Concubine Wei a dressing table. Concubine Wei was very happy and kept saying that the children of the family had not forgotten her. You go back to have a meal.When do you think you are free? "

"I just said this, after the winter hunting, I guess I don't have time now!" Wei Hao waved his hand and said, Wei Cong also nodded quickly.

Wei Hao stood there watching for a while, and then left. Wei Hao doesn't know those soldiers now, but he will get to know them gradually.

In the evening, Wei Hao sat in the study and wrote and played. It was really boring. He slept too much in the afternoon and couldn't sleep at night, so he came to the study to write and play.

"Young Master, Young Master!" At this moment, Steward Wang's voice came from outside.

"Come in!" Wei Hao responded, and Steward Wang immediately pushed the door in from the outside, and then quickly closed the door of the study.

"What's the matter? Is there something?" Wei Hao put down his brush and asked.

"Young master, I have nothing to do with the little one, but I haven't seen you for a while, and I miss you." Steward Wang said to Wei Hao with a smile.

"Well, is there anything going on in the restaurant?" Wei Hao asked.

"No, business is still as good as ever. Now we have heaters, but other restaurants don't, so now many diners come to our restaurant." Manager Wang reported to Wei Hao.

"That's good, you can continue to take care of it, but you have to find a successor!" Wei Hao said to Steward Wang!
"Hey, I've been looking for people, and now I'm looking at a few people who are being cultivated, but I don't know if I can become a master. I will be a shopkeeper in the restaurant, but I will embarrass you. Money is a small thing, the key is Don't offend people!" Steward Wang hurriedly said to Wei Hao, he is the future housekeeper of Marquis Wei's mansion, and the housekeeper must be more promising than the shopkeeper.

"Well, just use dim sum!" Wei Hao nodded, then picked up the brush and came out to write.

"The little one will sharpen the ink for you. The young master has changed a lot. He never read and wrote before." Steward Wang came over with an ink stick and prepared to grind ink for Wei Hao.

"No way, there are too many places to write now, and even the memorial needs to be written by myself. The writing is too ugly. Father will scold people. Really, isn't it because the writing is ugly? It's not that you can't recognize the above. Why are you still swearing at people?" Wei Hao complained while sitting there.

"My lord, do you call Your Majesty the Father?" Steward Wang heard this and looked at Wei Hao in shock.

"Well, my father asked, and I can't help it. I still want to call my father-in-law, but I won't allow it now!" Wei Hao nodded and continued to write.

"Okay, that's good, it shows that His Majesty values ​​you." Steward Wang heard it and said very happily. Wei Hao didn't speak, and continued to write.

"My lord, you've made some progress!" Steward Wang praised quickly.

"Really, it's not for nothing, right? I've been writing every day during this time." Wei Hao said with a smile. Wei Hao wrote late in the study before going to bed.
When he woke up the next morning, Wei Hao practiced martial arts in his yard. Now Eunuch Hong doesn’t have to come and stare at Wei Hao every day. Wei Hao squats on horseback for half an hour, and then practices the moves taught by Eunuch Hong. an hour,
After practicing until the sun came out, Wei Hao went back to his small yard to take a bath. At this moment, Wei Furong had already brought the food to Wei Hao's living room with his servants.

"Father, why are you here?" Wei Hao asked immediately when he saw Wei Furong coming.

"Isn't this bringing some food here? Hao'er, are you tired these days? Are you going to the palace this afternoon?" Wei Furong came in and asked Wei Hao,

Wei Hao rolled his eyes when he heard Wei Furong's words, and said helplessly, "Don't you want me to be an official? Now that I am, I'm too busy. Really, I said don't want to be an official, but you just want me to be one! "

"Doesn't that mean you don't know how tiring you are as an official? Look how idle Wei Cong is. How can you be so busy doing things every day like you?" Wei Furong also said to Wei Hao a little embarrassed.

"Hey, I'm going to the palace later, Dad, what's the matter?" Wei Hao looked at Wei Furong and asked.

"Well, there's nothing wrong, mainly because your mother wants to kill an old hen and stew it for you to eat, but I'm afraid you won't be at home, since you said you'll go later, then don't kill it, wait for you Come back next time, kill again." Wei Furong said to Wei Hao.

"That's okay, I eat meat in the palace every day, and I don't lack these things." Wei Hao said leaning there, at this moment, the servants in the mansion also arranged breakfast for Wei Hao.

"By the way, you're going winter hunting. Let me tell you, this is the first time you've been to such a place. Don't try to be brave. If you can get it, you can do it. If you can't, it's fine. We don't have so many families. It's succulent, anyway, you can buy it in the market." Wei Furong explained to Wei Hao.

"Oh, I know, how worried you are, I still have to bring my own soldiers there, what danger can there be, there are so many people!" Wei Hao said to Wei Furong, and Wei Furong heard it, yes.

Soon, Wei Hao went to the palace and played cards with the old man.
It was the same for the next few days, Li Shimin also came here once,
This day was the day before going to the hunting ground in the western suburbs, Wei Hao also needed to go home and get ready, and at this moment, Wei Hao's personal soldiers were also ready, and they also prepared saddles and horses at home.

"Young Master, how many horses do you need to bring over this time?" Wei Dashan, one of Wei Hao's bodyguard captains, cupped his hands at Wei Hao. 100 people per team.

"Isn't it enough to bring one horse? How many more horses do you need to bring?" Wei Hao looked at Wei Dashan incomprehensibly and asked.

"Young master, that's not enough. You need to bring at least three horses. Horses are damaged, especially you, you can't live without a good horse. For those of us, if the horse is damaged, just change it to another horse." Already!" Wei Dashan looked at Wei Hao and said.

"Can the horses be damaged? This is not a war. You can bring three horses if you want!" Wei Hao nodded and said, then looked at Wei Dashan and asked: "The tents are all ready, this time it is for living Those in the suburbs don’t know if there is a house to live in, maybe they need to live in tents!”

"Yes, son, we brought you a big tent and a stove. Don't worry, you won't be exposed to the cold. If there is anything missing, I think you can come back from the hunting ground in the western suburbs on horseback." , I guess it will take more than half a day!" Wei Dashan replied with a nod.

"Okay, that's good. Get ready. We will set off at dawn tomorrow. Our lord needs to follow His Majesty and wait for His Majesty's convoy. In addition, I can't follow you tomorrow. I will escort Your Majesty. At that time, the Ministry of Rites will meet with you." Arrange someone to come and take you!" Wei Hao said to Wei Dashan.

"Yes, my lord!" Wei Dashan heard it, and immediately cupped his hands,

Early the next morning, Wei Hao was still squatting, but he didn't practice martial arts, so he didn't have that time. After squatting, Wei Hao went to take a bath, and then began to prepare to put on the armor given to him by Empress Changsun. The servants came over to wear it. At this time, Wei Hao's mother and aunts came over.

"Hao'er, are you leaving?" Wang looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"Yes, come here, put on the armor for me!" Wei Hao said.

"Mother, come, my son is wearing armor for the first time to go out, mother should put on the armor for my son!" Wang stopped those servants, and took the armor by herself, while other aunts also came over, ready to help .

"Mother, I'm just going hunting, what's an expedition?" Wei Hao said to Wang with a smile.

"For my mother, putting on the armor and leaving Chang'an is an expedition, and you are a captain, but you need to lead the army to protect your majesty, who dares to say that nothing will happen?
My child, you must remember your mother's words, our family is only you, you must not make any mistakes, mother does not expect you to make contributions, but only hopes for your safe return. "Ms. Wang put on the armor for Wei Hao, and said to Wei Hao while helping Wei Hao to weave the ropes.

"Mother, I know, don't worry!" Wei Hao said with a smile.

"But remember, our family, but someone is waiting for you to come back, and the aunts are counting on you." Li Shi also said to Wei Hao.

"Those married women in the family are also counting on you for support. Our family is not rare in making achievements. Our family's Hao'er, but Lord Hou, he doesn't have to do anything in his life, and he can't finish it!" Another aunt, Mrs. Chen, also said the same. Speaking to Wei Hao,

Then Mrs. Wang took Wei Hao's helmet, put it on for Wei Hao, and then tied it on.

"You are so handsome, my son is really handsome!" After tying Wei Hao up, Mrs. Wang took two steps back and looked at Wei Hao carefully.

"Hey, that's it!" Wei Hao said proudly at the moment.

"Well, go, remember what mother and auntie said!" Wang said to Wei Hao,

Outside the small courtyard, a family soldier was already waiting with Wei Hao's horse.

"Mother, I'll take my leave first. I need to stay with my father. There are a lot of things on my father's side, and I need to go over and watch over them! It would be bad if I let my father wait." Wei Hao walked out of the small courtyard, Turning on the horse and riding on the bloody horse, it is very majestic.

"Okay, let's go!" Wang Shi nodded and said,
Wei Hao urged the horse to start walking outside. When he got to the front yard, he saw Wei Furong standing at the gate.Wei Furong also stared at Wei Hao, very proud to see his son so handsome,
My son has really grown up, and now he is Lord Marquis, and he is able to lead the army. Although there are not many subordinates, there are hundreds of them.

"Father, I'm leaving, you take care at home!" Wei Hao said to Wei Furong, clasping his hands.

"Go, don't cause trouble for dad!" Wei Furong stood there, waving at Wei Hao.

"Don't worry, I never cause trouble!" Wei Hao immediately promised.

Then he left the Wei mansion, and under the escort of more than a dozen family soldiers, he went to the palace. When he reached the gate of the palace, Wei Hao dismounted. Go back, they can't enter the palace.

Wei Hao led the horse and went straight to Ganlu Hall. This time the royal family will gather here to participate in the winter hunting, including Li Shimin's brothers in the capital, and Li Shimin's older sons.

"Wei Hao, this way!" Li Yuan first saw Wei Hao, and shouted loudly, while the other princes saw Li Yuan calling Wei Hao, and immediately turned their heads to look at Wei Hao,

They all knew that Li Yuan liked Wei Hao the most, and seeing Li Yuan like this, they believed this sentence even more.

In fact, those princes are very young now, and many of them have not yet been crowned, but they have fiefs, but they were all named princes by Li Yuan during the Wude period. Later, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, let them return to the fief.

This time Li Chengqian's big wedding, they came back to the capital to participate. Li Shimin thought that it was almost the Chinese New Year, so he left those brothers here in the capital, just to participate in the winter hunting, especially now that Li Yuan forgave him, he needed to be with those princes Appeared in front of the eyes, broke the hearts of those brothers,

The slightly older brothers are Li Yuanjing and Li Yuanchang, and they are also sitting and chatting at the Temple of Ganlu now. Li Yuan saw so many of his children here, so he came here to chat with them, and he also needs to go to the Temple of Ganlu later. of.

(End of this chapter)