I studied in modern times

Chapter 525 Wen Yanbo: Tell you to mind your own business
After a brief moment of astonishment, Zhao Xu smiled and sat between the two palaces.

"My mother-in-law and my mother-in-law specially asked me to come to the Qingshou Palace, but something happened?" Zhao Xu asked.

His experience of studying abroad in modern times has made him accustomed to it, and he never misses any possible opportunity.

no way!
Modern society is too complicated.

Even in the ivory tower, the volume is flying.

Especially when one wants to continue to climb up.

You must take advantage of every opportunity and seize every possibility.

The Empress Dowager held Zhao Xu's little hand and said: "The official family, but today I and the Queen Mother met the two young ladies and liked them very much, so I invited the official family to come and have a look."

"Oh!" Zhao Xu nodded in understanding.

The Empress Dowager smiled and told Liang Weijian who was outside the curtain: "Liang Weijian, bring in the wives of the Meng family and the Di family, so that the officials can take a look."

The two women sat down carefully, then lowered their heads, not daring to look up again.

This is a good boy, but unfortunately he is not blessed enough.

But the brain can't help flashing some memory fragments from the previous life.

"My concubine, Meng, pays homage to the official family and wishes them long blessings." Meng, who was twelve or thirteen years old, said nonchalantly.

So, he sat up straight and said to the two women: "I hope you two ladies can sit down and talk."

However, looking at the other party's well-behaved and sensible appearance, he observed her nervous and awkward expression.

"No." Liang Weijian bowed and accepted the order.

So the Queen Mother asked Zhao Xu: "What do the officials think of these two little ladies?"

At this time, Di Qiang also stepped forward, with a blessing, and bowed slightly nervously: "My daughter has met the official family, and I wish the official family long blessings."

When the Queen Mother and Queen Mother Xiang met, they both nodded in their hearts and were quite satisfied with the two little girls.

But honestly, it's not outstanding.

Especially that little face, it’s really pretty. The pink and jade carvings are completely God’s masterpieces.

As his daughter, Di Qiang looks very good.

Zhao Xu smiled and looked at this regret from his previous life.

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "Mother, from what I can see, these two young ladies are virtuous and well-educated. They are indeed the ladies of our society."

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu pursed his lips.

He was recognized as a handsome man by both the court and the public during the Song Dynasty, the kind of man who could rival Pan An in beauty.

The Queen Mother nodded, turned to the Queen Mother and asked, "What do you think, the Queen Mother?"

The target of evaluation is naturally Mengshi.

Her appearance is not outstanding, but her voice is clear and melodious, which is very comfortable to listen to.

He was born quite upright and handsome.

At the same time, she looked at the appearance of the young lady from the Meng family.

Di Yong is known as "human appearance".

It can be seen that the empress dowager at that time did not take Zhao Xu seriously, nor did she consider the children of her old family.

Zhao Xu looked at her and nodded slightly.

Not long after, he arrived in front of Zhao Xu with his two young ladies.

The Queen Mother thought of herself again.

The little girl was so good-looking that she liked her very much.

Although she is still young, she has already shown many beautiful potentials.

Queen Mother Xiang kept looking at Di Qiang.

She thought of Wen Xunniang... and always felt a little guilty.

"No wonder I liked it as soon as I saw it in my previous life..." Zhao Xu praised his own aesthetics in his heart.

She remembered the time when Ci Shengguang offered her life to enter the palace.

This is what the Empress Dowager said to the people around her after presiding over Zhao Xu's wedding in her previous life.

But she did it without hesitation.

"This man is a virtuous man, but he cherishes his blessings and has a thin ear!"

Therefore, the Empress Dowager actually knew from the beginning that the marriage she arranged personally would eventually end in ruin.

At least, not as good as the little lady from the Di family, nor as good as Wen Xunniang.

At that time, the late emperor, like Sixth Brother now, was sitting inside the curtain, while she sat nervously and awkwardly outside the curtain, waiting for the late emperor's trial.

Moreover, in the last year of her life, she made a decision forcibly against all opinions and the advice of the Prime Minister.

Just ...

Queen Mother Xiang will never forget her mood at that time.

Nervous, scared, afraid.

He was anxious about his own appearance, fearing that the late Emperor would not like him.

Therefore, Empress Dowager Xiang remembers very clearly when the late emperor in the curtain said to Cisheng Guangxian: "Everything depends on the mother-in-law."

She felt like the whole world was lighting up before her eyes.

So Cisheng Guangxian made the decision on the spot.

At the age of twenty, she was named Mrs. Anguo and quickly married the eighteen-year-old late emperor, who was still King Ying at the time - completing the wedding before Yingmiao died.

Xiang Jia's fate completely changed.

Isn’t the young lady of the Meng family today the same as she was back then?
Therefore, it was inevitable for the Queen Mother to feel some pity for her.

My mentality suddenly became extremely complicated.

It was also at this time that she suddenly heard the Queen Mother's question. She was stunned for a moment before replying: "If Brother Six likes it, the bride will also like it."

The Empress Dowager smiled and nodded: "In that case, I will make the decision."

"The Meng family's daughter was granted the title of Princess of Yanchang County and stayed with me..."

Yanchang County is also under the rule of Yanzhou.

There is Zhuojin Water in the territory, and the upstream of Zhuojin Water is Fushi, where Yanzhou's administrative office is located.

Since I came to the Queen Mother's administration, I have looked at the sand tables every day, and I immediately remembered the geography on these sand tables.

Therefore, she almost immediately understood the implicit meaning of the title of Yanchang County Prince of Meng's daughter - this imperial edict was only worse than Wen Xunniang's Ganquan County Prince in the entire Yanzhou.

Ganquan County, east of Fushi, with Luoshui River flowing through it, is the transportation hub and rear area east of Yanzhou.

Therefore, the concubine's intention is already obvious.

"As for Di's daughter..."

"I will grant you the title of Lord of Linzhen County, and the Queen Mother will take you with me to teach you."

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows as he listened.

Although Linzhen County is also within the territory of Yanzhou, it is a corner area under the jurisdiction of Yanzhou.

so……

"What does the Empress Dowager want to say?" Zhao Xu thought in his heart.

"Want to tell me that only the person she chooses is important?"

"Others, even the daughter of my beloved general, are just minor?"

"The desire to control is still as strong as in the last life."

But it doesn’t matter.

In this life, Zhao Xu has already made up his mind - my destiny is up to me and not to others.

Of course you have to make your own decisions about your own marriage.

Besides...

Zhao Xu remembered Wen Yanbo's promise.

That is a dowry of three to five million yuan!

Let alone him, Zhao Xu believed that even the officials in the court would find it difficult to refuse.

The country is in trouble and the world is in trouble.

If you marry a queen, you can get millions of dollars in free money. Who can refuse?
However, this is not necessarily the case.

If Di Yong keeps up his efforts and makes new achievements.

For example, destroy a country or something. Who can compete with his daughter for the position of queen?
The story of Emperor Taizu releasing his military power over a glass of wine can be told there.

In the Song Dynasty, the emperor exchanged wealth and generals for loyalty. This was the rule of the game and the ancestral system.

And there is no stronger guarantee of wealth than royal relatives.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu smiled and said nothing, pretending that he had no idea what the two palaces meant.

Even though everyone knows it, he actually knows it.

But as long as he pretends not to know, who can question it?

Pretending to be confused on this matter is the emperor's trick.

Gives people hope without giving clear promises.

Like a scumbag green tea, he keeps teasing his subordinates.

Let them serve the emperor till death.

As for the profession of emperor, no matter how scum or green tea is, the ministers will only enjoy it.

Even if the emperor breaks the contract in the end, they will comfort themselves - it's my fault, I didn't work hard enough.

Of course, after being tempered in modern times, Zhao Xu has some respect and empathy, so he will not go too far.

……

Wenfu.

Wen Yanbo finished hearing the news from the palace.

An old face suddenly pulled down.

"Zhang Andao, you are such an old man!" The old lady was angry, her eyebrows were furrowed together, and the sticks she was holding in her hand, which were given by the current officials, were hammering the ground hard.

"Didn't you fight with me enough back then?"

During the Jiayou period, he, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Jia Changchao and others fought in the court.

As the third envoy supported by Fu Bi, Zhang Fangping had a great time fighting with him in the court.

I thought that with the passage of time, the old man had become an official, and he should have put aside his old grudges long ago.

Unexpectedly, this old man has never forgotten the grudges of the past.

The old master became angrier as he thought about it, feeling betrayed.

Until the people in the palace told him that the two palaces named the daughter of the Meng family as the Princess of Yanchang County and the daughter of the Di family as the Princess of Linzhen County.

Wen Yanbo felt a little more comfortable.

Because the imperial edict of his granddaughter Wen Xunniang is still the best.

Ganquan County is the rear area of ​​Yanzhou. It is also the place where Luoshui River flows through, and it is also the main road out of Yanzhou to the east.

After snorting twice, Wen Yanbo immediately ordered someone to get a generous gift and gave it to the person who came to report the news.

Then, he returned to the study angrily on crutches.

His sons had no idea what was going on?
All I knew was that the old father was very angry, so they all came to the study door to wait obediently.

He was just afraid that his old father would be so angry that his body would be damaged - this was the Optimus Prime and the guarantee of wealth for the Wen family.

But after Wen Yanbo entered the study, he didn't stay angry.

"Zhang Andao, this old man wants to see me make a fool of myself!"

"I won't be fooled by him!"

After decades of being an official, Wen Yanbo has already learned to control his temper. Even if he is criticized or scolded in person, he will not change his expression.

Therefore, in fact, everything he did just now was just an act.

Pretending to be seen by the people in the palace - Zhang Andao, you are really angry this time.

Wen Yanbo knew very well that those in the palace had always been good at both ends.

Maybe, the person who came to report the news went to Zhang Fangping's house and sold him.

It’s not like this has never happened before!

Therefore, what Wen Yanbo actually set off was a smoke bomb.

However, since Zhang Anping treated him like Wen Yanbo, if he didn't retaliate, then he would not be Wen Yanbo.

"Zhang Andao, you want to ruin my good deeds..."

"I won't let you live in peace either!"

Wen Yanbo sat in front of the desk and spread out a piece of Yuan Shu paper himself.

Then he picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and started writing on the paper.

Soon, the title of a memorial fell on the paper: Feng Jing, the envoy of the Baoning Army, begging for life and returning to the imperial court.

Looking up at this, Wen Yanbo grinned.

Feng Jing was sent to Henan Prefecture last year, and then changed to Daming Prefecture.

But in fact, he already regretted it after going to Henan.

Especially, when he learned that even Sun Gu had been hired to compile the "Yuanyou Dictionary", he felt regretful.

This golden-haired rat has been jumping up and down in Daming Mansion these days, constantly making its presence felt.

At the same time, he had close correspondence with the central and central ministers.

In order to return to the DPRK, he even became the first among the old party elders to break the tradition of "no contact until old age and death" with the new party's important ministers.

Wen Yanbo heard that in March of this year, when Feng Jing took advantage of his son-in-law Cai Mao to visit him in Daming Mansion, he asked Cai Mao to bring a letter to his father Cai Que.

Then when Cai Que wrote to the two palaces in May this year, after reporting what he had done in Fujian, he changed the topic and mentioned that the country should pay attention to its elders.

The elders should not be allowed to wander outside.

The court should be recalled to rely on the experience and wisdom of the elders to assist the emperor and the two palaces, in the hope that the emperor will govern personally.

He specifically named Feng Jing and Han Wei.

It is said that these two elders have assisted the late emperors of the three dynasties, have made great contributions to the country, and have been honest and clear in their administration. They are really the best candidates to assist the young master.

It would really be a blessing for the country if he could be recalled to the court and appointed as an official to serve as a reader and lecturer, to teach the emperor and assist the two palaces.

At the same time, these two elders can also assist the elders in the court to better complete the compilation of the immortal masterpiece "Yuanyou Dictionary".

The two palaces got it, and the news in the palace said that Baoci Palace was very happy and thought it was a great kindness and sincerity was a prudent word for the country.

This incident once made the court officials very nervous.

But later, for some reason, Cai Que's notes were not sent for discussion in the palace.

This matter is considered to have died down.

However, Wen Yanbo knew it very well.

Once Han Wei and Feng Jing return to the DPRK, the person who will be most affected and disgusted will be Zhang Fangping.

Because these two elders are people who can threaten his "Yuanyou Dictionary" editor.

At the same time, neither Feng Jing nor Han Wei could deal with Zhang Fangping, so they were regarded as political enemies.

Especially Feng Jing - he and Zhang Fangping were rivals during the Renmiao era.

Even though Zhang Fangping was the top general of Fu Bi's faction during Jiayou's era, Feng Jing was Fu Bi's son-in-law.

But because of this, these two people are enemies.

For the relationship between each other, you can refer to the relationship between Wang Anshi's son Wang Yu and his favorite confidant Lu Huiqing.

It can't be said that they are incompatible with each other, it can only be said that they hate each other.

Last year, when the late emperor passed away and the elders returned to the court.

When Feng Jing returned to Beijing, he met Zhang Fangping on the road. It is said that the two elders simply handed over their hands and went their separate ways.

Once Feng Jing returns to the court, Wen Yanbo knows very well that he will do everything possible to target Zhang Fangping.

It will definitely disturb the old man's life.

If not, it may take away Zhang Fangping's most important power of editing and editing the "Yuanyou Dictionary"!
"Speaking of which... I seem to be related to Feng Dangshi as well..."

Wen Yanbo narrowed his eyes and said.

His eldest son, Sun Wen Kangshi, married the daughter of Cai Shuo, Cai Que's younger brother.

Feng Jing married his daughter to Cai Mao, Cai Que's son.

Therefore, the two are considered relatives.

"I hope this golden-haired rat can appreciate my help and teach Zhang Andao a lesson for me!"

"Tell him to mind his own business!"

(End of this chapter)