My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 263 Training
Different from the joyful atmosphere in the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion, the atmosphere in the Xining County Prince's Mansion was extremely tense.

An Zaishi, who had a gloomy face, went straight to the study after returning to the Prince's Mansion, and stayed there until evening.

"Tuk tuk tuk..."

There was a knock on the door outside the study, and An Zaishi said in a low voice: "Come in!"

As the door of the study room opened, although she was already in her forties, she still retained her charm. The Princess of Xining County, wearing a purple dress with a pattern of hundreds of birds welcoming the spring, walked in carrying a tray.

She placed a bowl of ginseng soup on the desk and said softly: "Your Majesty... you must be tired from the long journey. Drink some ginseng soup to refresh yourself."

"Well……"

An Zaishi nodded, picked up the ginseng soup and drank it in a few sips.

After a bowl of ginseng soup, An Zaishi felt a little more energetic, and then he said to the Prince of Xining County: "Madam, I have been staying in Liaodong all these years, and all the affairs of the Prince's Palace have been handled by you alone. It's really hard for you."

"Your Majesty, where are you talking about?"

As soon as An Ziche finished speaking, he heard a crisp sound, and then a burning feeling came from his face. It turned out to be a slap in the face by his father.

"Say!"

An Zaishi roared lowly.

Seeing An Zaishi's anger, the princess of Xining County quickly advised: "My lord, don't get angry, Cheer is just young and playful.

An Zaishi pointed at An Ziche who was kneeling on the ground and said angrily: "How old is he and he is still playful?

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

As a soldier for most of his life, he commanded an army of hundreds of thousands, so he naturally carried an aura of calmness and self-power.

As the door was pushed open, a man in his twenties, wearing a purple gold crown with jewels in his hair, two-color gold and red arrow sleeves with a hundred butterflies and flowers, tied with colorful silk and a long tasseled palace ribbon, and an outer cover. Wearing an eight-piece Japanese satin tasseled coat with an azure flower, and wearing green satin and pink-soled court boots, an impressive young man walked in.

"My lord, I also told Che'er the same thing, but King Wu invited him again and again before, and several invitations were sent to him. Che'er really couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to go.

Think about Jia Yu, who has made great achievements several times before he was twenty, and was granted the title of Marquis by His Majesty. He has been hereditary and passed down from generation to generation. What an honor is this?

An Zaishi slammed the table with a loud bang, looked at An Ziche angrily and shouted: "What did my father tell you before he left last year?

The Cheer that An Zaishi mentioned was An Ziche, his eldest son with the princess of Xining County, and he was also the eldest son of the prince of Xining County.

"evil creature!"

The princess of Xining County didn't know how to cover for her son. In this era of filial piety, her father returned from the border. For such an important matter, as a son, if you don't go out of the city to greet him, you should at least wait in the mansion, and never leave him behind. The father who came back from a long way away ran out to meet friends on his own.

"Bastard!"

Look at your good son again. He is already twenty-three years old. He wanders around all day long. What else has he done besides making some bad friends? "

An Ziche's expression froze, and he couldn't help but glance at the princess of Xining County. When he saw his mother giving him a helpless look, he knew that his mother had told his father everything about his movements today.

Don't get too close to the royal family... Why didn't you listen and chose to go at this time today? Do you know what the consequences would be if someone took a copy of it? "

I no longer dared to hide anything in my heart, so I knelt down and said honestly: "My son and Prince Wu went to Zuixian Tower for a drink today."

How can such people compare to the founding fathers like us who actually made our fortune through military exploits? "

"Squeak!"

An Zaishi's face was slightly cold. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a maid come in and report: "Prince and concubine, the prince is back."

An Ziche walked into the study, bowed to An Zaishi with a joyful face and said, "My son, I want to pay my respects to my father. Thank you for your hard work, my father has returned from a long journey!"

An Zaishi slapped the desk and pulled it out with a crisp sound. His eyes widened in anger and he said, "I have told you before that you should avoid interacting with those princes. Have you all turned a deaf ear?"

In addition, King Wu invited him again and again, so Cheer had no choice but to go and socialize. His Majesty would not blame him even if he knew about it. "

An Zaishi snorted coldly, "What friend is more important than my king coming back?"

"伱...you...you are really going to piss me off."

The princess of Xining County smiled: "Your Majesty is guarding the border for the country. This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. I only did some trivial things in the palace. How can I say it's hard work?"

"Let that beast get in!" An Zaishi said angrily before the princess could speak.

Seeing her husband being so angry, the princess of Xining County felt her heart beat a little faster. She no longer dared to hide it, so she could only say: "Your Majesty, Che'er... he was invited by His Highness King Wu to get drunk." Went to have a drink in Xianlou."

Hearing that his father actually compared himself with Jia Yu, An Ziche raised his head and said, "Father, why do you have to let other people's ambitions destroy your own prestige? Jia Yu just relied on a little flattery to make His Majesty happy, and again With good luck, he won several battles with the help of firearms, and then he was granted the title of Marquis.

"This one……"

A trace of panic flashed in the eyes of the princess of Xining County, and then she forced herself to calm down and said: "Early this morning, Che'er said that she was going out to meet friends, but she hasn't come back yet."

"Membership?"

Although they are each their own masters, An Zaishi still admires Jia Yu very much. He can single-handedly become the youngest marquis in Daxia from a white man in just over two years. This is not something ordinary people can do. owned.

But An Ziche didn't like hearing this. Everyone said that colleagues were enemies, and so were nobles.

An Zaishi snapped the case and shouted angrily: "Where have you been all day? You still haven't recruited me!"

An Zaishi sighed softly, pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "Where's Che'er? Why didn't I see him when I came back?"

"Playful?"

After all, if you refuse continuously, it will be a slap in King Wu’s face. You don’t want our family to have another enemy, right? "

Master An Zaishi yelled, "Here comes someone... please help me!"

"Here!"

A response from the servant came from outside the study.

With a loud roar, An Ziche was frightened.

The family law of Xining County Prince's Mansion is not comparable to that of Rongguo Mansion, which is headed by a woman.

A top nobleman like this who can maintain his royal favor for seventy or eighty years is really strict in governing the family. Once he makes a mistake, he will really beat him with the army stick. If you go down with the army stick for ten years, you will be left to your own devices. No matter how strong a man is, half of his life will be lost.

"Plop" sound. The princess of Xining County knelt down on the spot and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, I know that you are unhappy, but Che'er just made an unintentional mistake, so why do you need to bring out the family law.

Is that a military stick that ordinary people can bear?

If you really want to beat me, then beat me to death first, right? "

Seeing his mother kneeling down, An Ziche also covered his face and knelt down.

"You guys!"

Looking at his wife and son who were kneeling on the ground crying, Teacher An Zai sighed, pointed at the two of them and said helplessly: "You guys, you guys!"

After that, he sat down on the Taishi chair and stopped talking.

After a long time, the princess of Xining County stood up, walked to Master An Zai, and while massaging his shoulders, she said: "My lord, you have been in Liaodong for a long time, so you may not know much about things in the capital.

Your Majesty is now in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period and has not established a crown prince. Therefore, over the past year or so, the struggle between the three princes has become more and more obvious.

Although the King of Qi was the eldest son, he was arrogant, reckless and self-righteous, and his reputation among scholars was not very good.

The King of Jin has a bold temperament, and he was just sent to the Five Cities Military and Horse Division by His Majesty a few days ago to observe the government. He has thousands of soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division in his hands, and many nobles are very optimistic about him.

Although His Royal Highness the King of Wu is not his legitimate son, he treats his subordinates with clear rewards and punishments, which is quite the demeanor of his current Majesty.

Tell me, if His Highness the King of Wu really has the opportunity to visit Dabao, wouldn't it be better for our Prince's Palace in the future if our Che'er made good friends with the King of Wu in advance? "

"A woman's view is that her hair is long but her knowledge is short!"

An Zaishi scolded: "If you had made friends with the King of Jin or even the King of Qi, I would not scold you like this, but you have chosen to make friends with the King of Wu who is least likely to ascend to Dabao. I don't know whether to call you stupid or stupid." I compliment you on your good taste.

His Majesty's decision to allow King Wu to observe the Ministry of Government and Etiquette actually showed his inner attitude.

I, Daxia, have always had a tradition of letting princes observe government affairs, in order to cultivate their ability to handle political affairs.

The King of Qi watched the Ministry of Government and Punishment. He could understand the punishments of Daxia and the sufferings and grievances of the people's livelihood.

The King of Jin Guanzheng's five-city army and horse division can understand the daily life of the people in the capital, the daily needs of firewood, rice, oil and salt, and even cultivate his ability to lead troops.

Minister of Government and Etiquette, please tell me, what can he learn?
Are the Four Books and Five Classics still the same? This thing may be indispensable for officials, but for an emperor, this thing is just a decoration. It is the same with or without him. In this way, you can't see through it. You still want to imitate others and bet in advance. You What do you want me to say to you?
And the most important point is that you have gotten close to King Wu and let the Supreme Emperor know about it. What will the old man think? Don't let the time come when we are no longer human beings inside and out. We fail to please His Majesty and hate the Supreme Emperor. This is the worst thing.

You don’t know that today at the city gate, your Majesty has already started to beat me.

You don’t know, when the tens of thousands of troops from the capital camp who returned to Beijing surrounded me and the three thousand Liaodong cavalry, I even suspected that Your Majesty would order Na Jia Yu to capture me on the spot! "

Having said this, even though it was Yi'an Zaishi's city, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, especially for a confidant like him, it is normal for Emperor Changping to regard him as a threat.

On the surface, now that he is at the top of the elite circle and has a large number of troops, it can be said that the situation in Liaodong is under his control, but he also knows that this situation will definitely not last long.

After all, in half a month, the Supreme Emperor will celebrate his seventieth birthday.

As the saying goes, life is rare in the past seventy years. People after this age are likely to burp at any time. Once the Supreme Emperor is gone, he, the governor who commands more than 100,000 troops in Liaodong, will definitely be the first to deal with Emperor Changping. people.

By then, only God knows what will happen to the Xining County Prince's Mansion.

Thinking of this, An Zaishi felt a sense of powerlessness coming from his body.

He looked helplessly at An Ziche, who was still kneeling on the ground, "That's it, get up!"

An Ziche stood up. After all, the love between father and son was deep. He looked at An Zaishi's tired expression and couldn't help but ask: "Father...is the situation in the court really so unfavorable to our palace?"

An Zaishi glanced at him and said helplessly: "My father was promoted by the Supreme Emperor. Over the years, His Majesty has tried to restructure Liaodong several times, but my father has blocked it.

What do you think His Majesty would think?
Besides, the Supreme Emperor is now very old. If something unbearable happens, our palace may be overturned very quickly. "

An Ziche fell silent. He was no longer a child in his twenties. Of course he had thought about what his father said.

But even his father couldn't do anything about it, so what could he, a powerless heir apparent?

Then, An Zaishi's voice sounded again.

"After thinking about it, I feel that it is best to find a wife for Che'er as soon as possible. It is best to protect the wife of our palace. Che'er, mother, what do you think?"

"Can you protect our royal wife?"

Princess Xining and An Ziche were stunned when they heard this.

Xining County Prince's Palace is already the top existence in the circle of nobles. Even they can't protect themselves. If they want to find a wife who can protect them, what a noble status they have.

The princess of Xining County quickly reacted: "Your Majesty, are you planning to ask your majesty to let our family have Princess Cheer?"

"Yes."

An Zaishi nodded.

"Che'er mother, what do you think of Princess Changping?"

"This one……"

The Princess of Xining County hesitated for a moment, "Princess Changping... is naturally good, but please don't forget, Your Majesty, she is His Majesty's eldest daughter, and she is also the head of the House of Internal Affairs, in charge of His Majesty's money bag. Alone, will your Majesty allocate her to our Che'er?"

In fact, there were a few words she didn't say. The fact that she was in charge of Emperor Changping's money bag showed that she was someone whom Emperor Changping absolutely trusted.

Such a princess must have both ability and loyalty to recruit a consort. How could she be allowed to marry into the prince's palace in Xining County?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, even if you really want Princess Shang, it would be nice for me to think of Princess Xue Ya."

In fact, the meaning of the princess of Xining County is already very clear. Let's not worry about the eldest princess. Your Majesty will not marry such a princess who is in charge of the royal purse to a prince with a different surname, and the other person is also the emperor.

"Ha ha……"

An Zaishi smiled faintly and said, "Is it really impossible? Let us wait and see."

An Ziche stood aside with his hands down, listening to his father and mother concubine talking about his marriage, but he didn't dare to say a word.

The orders of parents and the words of matchmakers are the rules of heaven in this era, just like the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles. No one can violate them, and no one dares to violate them.

(End of this chapter)