Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 93 Abandoned Son (for Subscription)

Seeing Yuan Wenshao's insistence, Qian's mother couldn't shirk anymore.

Yuan Wenshao chatted with Qian's mother about Zhang An's marriage, and then let her go.

Call Li Yong over and tell him to buy a two-bedroom house in the outer city.

Yuan Wenshao suddenly found that he still lacked an official. This kind of thing should be done by officials, and now he could only let Li Yong do it.

Li Yong was a little puzzled when he heard this: "Master, a house in the outer city costs thousands of taels for two entrances, even if it's a little more remote. The better ones are even more expensive. There won't be much money left in the account after buying the house." "

Yuan Wenshao pondered for a while and said, "Just buy it for 3000 taels. I will find a way about the money."

Zhang An is his confidant, and this little money still needs to be spent.

In fact, Hua Lan's dowry was very generous, but it would be embarrassing if word spread about a woman's dowry. Yuan Wenshao had no intention of asking Hua Lan for money.

After sending Li Yong away, Yuan Wenshao thought it was time to find a way to make some money.

At this moment, a servant came to report, and Gu Tingye came to see him.

Yuan Wenshao was a little surprised by Gu Tingye's sudden visit, but he still went out in person to welcome him in.

After the servants brought tea, Yuan Wenshao sent the people away and then asked: "Erlang is looking for me, but what's the matter?"

Gu Tingye shook his head, was silent for a while and said, "I came here this time to say goodbye to you."

"Farewell?" Yuan Wenshao was startled and asked in confusion: "Where is Erlang going?"

"I'm going to study at Bailudong Academy. I only have a few friends in Bianjing. Only Changbai and you are considered friends. I came here to let you know." Gu Tingye said.

Yuan Wenshao was stunned and said: "Yesterday at my in-law's house, I heard from my mother-in-law that you plan to study with Zhuang Xuexue at my in-law's private school?"

In the original drama, Gu Tingye did leave Beijing to study for a few years, and it seems that he and Mannia met at that time.

Yuan Wenshao heard yesterday that Gu Tingye was going to study at Shengjia Private School, and thought the plot had changed.

Gu Tingye was silent for a while and said, "I got the news yesterday that my father is coming back."

Yuan Wenshao didn't understand what Gu Tingye meant for a while, and looked at him with some confusion.

Gu Tingye smiled bitterly and said: "You must know something about me. I didn't want to come back in Yangzhou before because I didn't know how to face my father. I got the news yesterday that my father was coming back. I didn't sleep all night. I really wanted to wait for him to come back. Ask him, he still didn’t have the courage in the end.”

Yuan Wenshao suddenly realized that it seemed that the reason why Gu Tingye went to Bailudong Academy to study was because he didn't know how to face his father after learning about his mother.

Because of him, Gu Yankai is currently away leading troops. If he doesn't come back for a while, Gu Tingye will naturally not have to escape, so he plans to go to the Sheng family to study.

But now that he knew that Gu Yankai was coming back, he had the idea of ​​leaving Bianjing.

Yuan Wenshao fell silent. He wanted to persuade Gu Tingye, because when Gu Tingye left this time, he would meet Mannia, and it was very likely that she would be the same as before. When she returned to Bianjing, she would have children.

But after what happened to Wei Xiaoniang, Yuan Wenshao understood that many things would not have happened if they had been stopped.

After a long time, Yuan Wenshao finally spoke: "The Gu family is a general. You have been practicing martial arts since you were a child. Why do you want to study literature instead of joining the army?"

Gu Tingye shook his head with a wry smile and said: "You are also from a noble family. You should know that the title and resources of the noble family will be poured into the eldest son. I have an elder brother above me. Although his health is not very good, the title will also be passed to his heir in the future. The inheritance cannot be passed on to me. For a second son like me, studying literature and taking the imperial examination is the best way out compared to joining the army."

At the end of the sentence, Gu Tingye said with firm eyes: "And I want to ask for a royal title for my mother. It is too difficult to join the army and become a knight. To be honest, it is more of a coincidence that you can be knighted."

"I'm not questioning your ability. In fact, based on your merits, it is almost impossible to be knighted. If the official family had not happened to have an heir, you would not have been able to be knighted."

Yuan Wenshao didn't care. In fact, he later learned that the reason why he was knighted was because when the official family received the news of success, they happened to learn that Concubine De was pregnant.

The officials were overjoyed and would knight him.

He knew what was going to happen in the future. He knew that Gu Tingye's brother only had a daughter and that he could inherit the title without a son.

But Gu Tingye didn't know, so it was normal for him to have this idea.

"Call Changbai, let's gather at Fanlou in the evening to see you off." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Haha, thank you." Gu Tingye did not refuse.

In the end, Yuan Wenshao couldn't help but remind him: "I heard that you'd better go to the fireworks place, go to Bailudong Academy and study hard, and avoid going to places like that."

"Thank you, Brother Yuan, for reminding me. The reason why I have the reputation of being a profligate is because my cousin got into trouble at home all because of me. My father didn't care about the crime, punished me, and gave up on myself. Now I just want to pass the imperial examination and become an official. Make some achievements and pray for your late mother." Gu Tingye said.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head, I hope so.

Anyway, he has done everything he can do. Gu Tingye can only blame himself for suffering losses at Mannia's hands in the future.

In the evening, the three of them got very drunk in Fanlou and were sent back to their respective homes by their entourage.

"Officer, wake up quickly."

Yuan Wenshao was woken up in a daze and opened his eyes.

"Officer, there is an early morning court today. Get up quickly and wash up and prepare to go to court." Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao shook his groggy head and became more conscious. He smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect Gu Erlang's drinking capacity to be so good."

"My lord, stop sighing and get up quickly." Hua Lan urged.

"Get up now. You continue to sleep. You are a pregnant woman now. Don't get up to serve me."

Yuan Wenshao got up in a hurry, washed up and put on his official uniform with the help of his maid, and hurried out the door without even having time to eat breakfast.

The morning court was very peaceful, and nothing major happened. Just when Yuan Wenshao was thinking about going home to have dinner and visit the military camp after the morning court, an official came out and said: "Your Majesty, Uncle Zhongyong has been training troops for two months, because The treatment is different, and the other officers and soldiers have many complaints. I thought I could do some martial arts to see the effect, and convince the other officers and soldiers."

"My minister agrees."

As the minister's voice fell, many officials came out to agree.

Sheng Hong, who went to the palace with his son-in-law for the first time, was worried about Yuan Wenshao.

He knew that not long after Yuan Wenshao took office, he accompanied Hualan back to her parents' home and only came back the day before yesterday.

In his opinion, without the general Yuan Wenshao, the training of the soldiers must have fallen a lot.

"Your Majesty, I object. It takes at least one year to train an army into an army. Uncle Zhongyong only trained for two months. In such a short time, even if the military saint is resurrected, what effect will it have?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Mr. Zheng is obviously trying to make things difficult for others."

The generals spoke out one after another. "That's wrong, Your Majesty. The brave guards have been training for many years, and they are not new recruits. If there is no effect after two months, it means that Zhongyong Bo's so-called new training method has mediocre results. In this case, We should resume the previous training methods." Mr. Liu said solemnly.

The official waved his hand to interrupt the official who still wanted to speak, looked at Yuan Wenshao, and asked, "What do you think of Yuan Qing?"

"Your Majesty, I am willing to undergo testing." Yuan Wenshao said solemnly.

While talking, Yuan Wenshao kept paying attention to Mr. Han from the corner of his eyes.

It's a pity that Mr. Han is the head of the civil service. Standing at the forefront, he can only see his back.

From the beginning he stood there motionless and said nothing.

This incident is related to the last impeachment incident. Yuan Wenshao always felt that someone was targeting him.

He asked himself that he had not offended anyone, so he always suspected that Mr. Han was behind the instigation.

When Yuan Weichang and Sheng Hong heard what Yuan Wenshao said, they secretly cursed Yuan Wenshao for being stupid.

The officials did not directly ask Xiaoyongying to perform martial arts, but asked Yuan Wenshao for his opinion. Obviously they wanted to see the effect of the training, but they also wanted to give Yuan Wenshao more time.

Yuan Wenshao could have said that he would wait three months or five months, which would give him time to prepare.

After hearing this, the official took a deep look at Yuan Wenshao and said, "In that case, in three days, all the ministers will follow me to the camp in the western suburbs to watch the martial arts performance. Yuan Qing, please prepare well these days."

"I obey the decree!" Yuan Wenshao said respectfully.

After the morning court ended and the officials left, many people looked at Yuan Wenshao with amusement.

Do you think Yuan Wenshao can achieve much effect in two months of training?

And this was after he had been away from Beijing for more than a month.

After leaving the palace, Yuan Weichang called Yuan Wenshao into the carriage and said, "You are a little impulsive today."

Yuan Wenshao did not take up the topic, but asked: "Dad, do you think Mr. Han is behind this?"

Yuan Weichang said in surprise: "Do you think it was ordered by Mr. Han?"

"Isn't it? The child doesn't seem to have offended anyone else," Yuan Wenshao said.

Yuan Weichang shook his head and said, "Yes and no."

Yuan Wenshao looked at his father in confusion, whether it was true or not.

Yuan Weichang said: "Official life is not as simple as you think. Sometimes it is not just that you offend others, but others will target you."

"What do you mean, father, this matter was not instigated by Mr. Han?"

Yuan Wenshao still doesn't quite understand. If this is the case, then what does Yuan Weichang mean by saying yes.

"This matter should have nothing to do with Mr. Han. If he wants to deal with you, it can't be that simple." Yuan Weichang said.

"I didn't realize how clever his methods were." Yuan Wenshao curled his lips.

Yuan Weichang said angrily: "Do you think his method of provoking a civil-military dispute last time was too simple, and you think Mr. Han is nothing more than that?"

Although Yuan Wenshao didn't speak, the expression on his face said it.

Yuan Weichang sighed and said: "To be able to be a Grand Prime Minister and survive for so many years, do you think he is really that simple?"

"The reason why his method was not clever last time was because it was unnecessary, or he did it on purpose."

Seeing the confusion on Yuan Wenshao's face, Yuan Weichang explained: "He just wants everyone to know that he was behind this matter and forced the officials to take sides. Officials are all smart people. If he does it very secretly, many Officials who don't want to take sides can just pretend to be stupid. But he makes things so simple. If he pretends to be stupid again, he will offend Mr. Han."

Yuan Wenshao didn't expect it to be so complicated, but if you think about it carefully, any group gathers for profit.

Those who are close to Mr. Han also have their own selfish motives and cannot be used as a weapon by Mr. Han.

But Mr. Han Daxiangong basically made the matter clear, so they had to take sides.

"Dad, what do you mean when you say yes or no?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"The last time you were impeached and what happened this time were not targeted at you, but against the generals."

"The last time Han DaXiangong provoked a civil-military dispute, it didn't seem to cause much trouble, but in the end the officials issued an order to release Sun Hao, which meant that the military generals won. The military generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty had a low status, and the civil servants always looked down on them. , suddenly formed a group and won the fight, the civil servants naturally felt threatened and wanted to suppress the generals." Yuan Weichang said.

"So, I have become the target of their suppression of generals?" Yuan Wenshao said a little annoyed: "This is treating me as a soft persimmon."

Yuan Weichang shook his head and said: "I don't regard you as a soft persimmon. The civil servants don't want to quarrel with the generals. You are in the limelight now and you are the only one who has been knighted for merit in the past few decades. I don't choose who you choose." ?”

Yuan Wenshao was a little reluctant and said: "Is this the case?"

"What else? Do you still want to fight against the entire civil service system? Didn't you see that although the generals were opposing just now, they were not too fierce? Because they gave in and were just showing off." Yuan Weichang said.

"Do they treat me as an outcast? No wonder the status of generals has always been so low. It's strange that they are so cowardly." Yuan Wenshao said angrily.

Yuan Weichang shook his head and said: "Things are not that simple. It's not that military generals don't want to fight, but that military generals are different from civil servants. If they keep fighting with the civil servants with their regiments, the officials will be afraid of them over time. The low status of military commanders does not depend on it. It’s not about the civil servants, but the officials. The generals know this, so they give in. Because if the fight continues, even if they win, there will be no benefit.”

Yuan Wenshao thought about it carefully and seemed to understand.

The last time Sun Hao's incident happened, the reason why the military generals were able to unite was because it was Sun Qi's heir that Han DaXiangong moved.

If they don't fight, what will happen if civil officials touch their heirs in the future?
The military generals' grouping together is to tell the civilian officials that this is their bottom line and cannot be touched.

When he arrived at Yuan Wenshao's place, he got married in the army for a few months, got a title, and then came back.

I don't know many people in the Northwest Army, and I don't have any connections at all.

Treating him as an abandoned son and giving in to the civil officials will not cause any loss to them.

It's one thing to understand, another thing to accept.

They all thought that his training for more than two months would not produce much effect. When the time comes, he will let these people take a closer look at the benefits and disadvantages of combining later generations of military training methods with ancient military training methods.

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