Jinghong Tower

The commander of the official army this time was Zhongyi Hou Xie Hongming. The [-] troops came from Baoding Guard and Changping Guard. Both of these guards were Xie Hongming's disciples. Before this, the emperor relied on Xie Hongming far more than Wu'an who came back from the border. Hou Lu Pingnan.

But now, the emperor felt that it was a mistake to let Xie Hongming take command. Isn't Marquis Wu An more powerful than Xie Hongming in terms of experience and military exploits?

I am afraid of those elders, especially the Minister of War. If he had not proposed to let Xie Hongming lead the army, I would have sent Marquis Wu'an. So now it is the Jin army who has retreated twenty miles.

But these thoughts were just thoughts to the emperor.

In the past, the cabinet elders would listen to his opinion after making a decision. Only after he agreed did they implement it.

But now, the elders of the cabinet are talking to each other, and after some arguments, the chief minister salutes him deeply: "Your Majesty, please issue the decree."

The emperor was startled, what order was he giving? You haven't told me, how can I issue an order?

Eunuch Yuan Ying came closer and said in a low voice: "The elders said that General Feng Zan would lead [-] troops to reinforce us."

The emperor asked: "Feng Zan, who is that?"

Yuan Ying sighed and reminded in a low voice: "It's the boss Feng who was recruited the year before last. You even summoned him personally."

The emperor remembered that it was the big bandit.

Okay, let's do it.

After the emperor went to court, he went to Cining Palace. He would come to Cining Palace every day to pay his respects, but he rarely raised his head to look, keeping his eyes down the whole time.

Today he was full of grievances and wanted to talk to the Queen Mother. He rarely raised his head, only to find that the Queen Mother seemed older.

"Royal Grandma, the elders don't take our grandson seriously. There are also things about Fang Yi. Many people outside are saying that my grandson has no tolerance."

The Empress Dowager hummed, but did not continue the topic. Instead, she asked: "Feng Zan was sent to help?"

"Yes, that's the bandit." The emperor said. He didn't expect that the Queen Mother actually knew about Feng Zan. He almost couldn't remember it.

"What kind of bandit are you? Could it be that the emperor has forgotten who Feng Zan's wife is?" the Empress Dowager said lightly.

The emperor quickly looked at Yuanying, and Yuanying mouthed the word "Min" to him.

The emperor suddenly remembered, how could he forget that he was the one who granted the marriage.

After Feng Zan was recruited, he granted him a marriage and betrothed him to the head of Shuxian County. Of course, this was the Empress Dowager's decision.

The lord of Shuxian County, whose surname is Min, is the niece of the Empress Dowager across the room. The title of the lord of the county was given only after marriage.

Feng Zan was thirty-five years old when he was recruited, while the Shuxian County Lord was forty-five years old, a widow with grandchildren.

The reason why Shuxian County Head was chosen was because young and beautiful girls from the Min family could marry into higher status, such as Princess Jin who died upon getting married.

Feng Zan was a bandit. The reason why the Empress Dowager wanted to recruit him was because he had no one in the court. Moreover, this man was a righteous man. If he showed kindness to him at this time, he would definitely repay him with kindness.

But there really was no girl suitable for him in the Min family. After a long time of selection, the family settled on the head of Shuxian County, who had been widowed for many years, and so the marriage took place.

When the emperor granted the marriage, he was worried that Feng Zan would not be willing to do so. Unexpectedly, Feng Zan readily agreed.

"Can he really be of use to us?" the emperor asked cautiously.

The Empress Dowager glanced at him: "If he is not the son-in-law of the Min family, does the emperor think he is qualified to lead troops to help?"

The emperor thought for a while, and it seemed that there really was no such thing. Most of the bandits who were recruited like Feng Zan were sitting on the bench, but Feng Zan was already the commander of the First Guard with military power. When he walked out of Ci'an Palace, the emperor felt confident again.

In Jinghong Tower, He Ran looked at a piece of paper Xiaoli handed her: "Did the jade pendant of Min Weida be given by the Empress Dowager? Haha, that's interesting."

He Ran threw the piece of paper on the table and said to Xiaoli: "Ask someone to go to Zhending Mansion and bring He Shuyuan to the capital. Mr. He's personal attendant is a light drinker, so let him go. He Shuyuan will believe him. of."

Xiaoli turned around and went out, and soon came back with a letter in her hand: "Master, someone sent a letter, but there was no signature on the envelope."

He Ran took the letter, but there was no signature but there was wax paint. She looked at the wax paint and raised her eyebrows slightly. It turned out to be the symbol of Prince Jin's Palace.

He Ran tore off the paint and took out the letter paper inside.

The handwriting is very good, and the signature at the bottom of the letter paper is actually the word "tan".

Feng Tan Feng Jieying?
  A smile overflowed from He Ran's lips, and she read the text line by line.

This is a letter of thanks. As the original author of the article "Taking Min", Feng Xueying thanks Master He for loving that article, and even more thanks Master He for spreading the article all over the world. However, Feng Xueying feels that Master He The boss should not sell it at two cents a piece. In his opinion, this is not conducive to wider dissemination. After all, many people are still reluctant to buy a large piece of paper for two cents.

At the end of the letter, Feng Xueying expressed her desire to have further cooperation with Master He.

He Ran read the letter twice and praised repeatedly: "Feng Xieying is a great talent. It's just an ordinary letter of thanks, but he still wrote flowers."

Moreover, this person not only has literary talent, but also has brains.

He Ran thought for a while, called Xiaoli, and wrote a reply to Feng Xieying.

Xiaoli's calligraphy is not as good as Feng Jieying's, but the strokes are quite regular, and even people who have just become literate can see them clearly, unlike some calligraphers who write like dragons and phoenixes, and the natural history is written like a mistress.

He Ran asked Xiaoli to write in the letter that the reason why she wanted to price the article two cents was because she was short of money. She was very short of money. Besides, plate making, printing and distribution all require money. These are costs. To be honest, two cents. She didn't even have enough money to cover the cost, so she had to lose money this time. She lost three thousand taels of silver. She didn't know when she would be able to gamble on the three thousand taels of silver. If she had to lose money next time, she wouldn't be able to go. I can only do it with a sigh of relief.

Therefore, Mr. He hopes that if Mr. Jieying wants to cooperate further, it is best not to just leave a piece of paper.

To put it bluntly, you can do as many things as you want for how much money you pay.

The letter soon reached Feng Xueying's hands. After reading the letter, he was stunned for a moment. No, what is this Master He talking about?
  Didn't Master He realize that his letter was a test?
  Isn't it normal for both parties to test each other before cooperating?

Why does she want to get involved with money?

Will Jinghong Tower be short of money?

"Jie Ying, what's wrong?" King Jin walked up to him and his eyes fell on the letter in his hand.

Feng Jieying smiled bitterly and handed over He Ran's letter.

Prince Jin took it and looked at it, then looked at Feng Xueying in disbelief: "She wants money from us?"

Feng Jieying was a little helpless: "She also said that she had to compensate three thousand taels this time. In other words, she asked us to compensate her for the three thousand taels first."

King Jin read the letter again: "Let someone send the money to her. Let the children who just defected here a few days ago do it. They are called black girls."

At this time, in the capital, He Ran had just learned of a major event. Master He had betrothed her to Min Weida. The tokens of both parties were exchanged. Master He accepted the jade pendant given by Min Weida!

People sent by the Min family delivered a large cart of things to Jinghong Tower.

People said that they found out that the Wu'an Marquis Mansion was showing off to the prince, and then they found out that the Lu and He families had canceled their engagement, so they proposed marriage to Mr. He, and Mr. He agreed! (End of chapter)