Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 339 Interest Group Marriage

Zhao Mu saw his wife being so sensible. Then he said calmly: "Yes. What is older and younger? Whether you are worthy or not. The old prince really does become more stubborn as he gets older."

Zhao Lan said: "It's not that my father-in-law is stubborn. Although my mother-in-law did not recommend Jin'er, she gave me a few famous cards to send, including the county head of Weiwei County Prince's Mansion, and several members of the Huyan family. A county lord."

Zhao Mu also said: "Hey! In this case, let's go and propose marriage. Sister, I'll leave this matter to you. You can't miss the bonus and the nine gifts."

Zhao Lan said happily after hearing this: "Okay! Okay! I'm going to tell Jin'er the good news!"

Saying that, Zhao Lan left happily.

Concubine Chai and Princess Xiao Qian came over.

Concubine Chai said: "Mu'er, you can choose a few of these. Now that you have been promoted to prince and granted the title of minister, it's time to think about your own future. Although the Chai family no longer has a princess, but these days The county chief's background is not bad either. Moreover, my mother has shown you with your own eyes that they are in their prime years and their appearance is not bad either."

Princess Xiao Qian also said: "Yes. My sister-in-law will not harm my third uncle. My little sister is in her prime, and she has a beautiful appearance and a gentle temperament."

Zhao Ji also said: "Yes, my son is naturally more knowledgeable than us women, and naturally knows the importance of human relationships. Although you have gained His Majesty's respect now, you are feared. In the future, you can The only people in the court who can speak for you are these noble in-laws."

Because Zhao Mu is a descendant of the clan, he is naturally a member of the noble group. And now he is the most favored by the emperor. He has made great achievements this time, and he may become the representative of the noble group in the court in the future.

For example, some crime was committed in court, or some officials maliciously slandered someone.

And the wife is among the three clans. Only a huge, complicated and far-reaching in-law relationship can avoid the fate of "exterminating the three clans". Other relatives will fight for you desperately in order not to harm themselves.

This is also the reason why aristocratic families basically do not marry outside the family, and only a few noble families intermarry with each other. That is, the interest groups formed through in-laws are the most stable.

This is also the reason why so many nobles came to curry favor with Zhao Mu by relying on the women they sent home.

The main purpose of the aristocratic in-law interest group is not to benefit themselves, but to protect themselves and protect their family interests from loss.

If you have noble relatives in court, then someone will help you say a few more good words. Maybe just these few good words can make the emperor take a lighter sentence because he wants to balance the situation between the noble faction and the civil servant faction.

Now, whether he can benefit the family by currying favor with Zhao Mu and getting married to Zhao Mu is a small matter. But from now on, the women of the family will be able to enjoy the breeze in Zhao Mu's house. Let Zhao Mu speak kind words for his family in court and in front of the emperor.

Not that they were united. Because in this era, if one person is convicted, the whole family will be implicated, and the imperial power will destroy three or nine tribes at every turn.

Zhao Mu understood what they meant, and their concerns were justified.

Among them, the most enthusiastic ones are Prince Deng’s Mansion and the Chai family.

Princess Xiao Qian was in her prime years and married the Prince of Dongping County, who was much older than her. It was also because the Qian family had been weak in recent years and was eager to cling to new dignitaries. And Dongping Palace is the best choice.

But it is a pity that Zhao Mu's brother Zhao Yong is a good-for-nothing good-for-nothing. Although he has the title of king, he has no say in the court. He is not on the same level as Zhao Mu, his younger brother. Princess Xiao Qian naturally dislikes her husband in every possible way. Although Princess Xiaoqian likes Zhao Mu very much, she is already married, and as a sister-in-law, it is impossible for her to spend all day in her brother-in-law's house. It would be unreasonable to spread this word.

Therefore, Prince Deng's palace decided to let Princess Xiao Qian's sister, Princess Qian, marry Zhao Mu.

Although King Deng and his wife were reluctant to let their beautiful little daughter become a concubine for others. But Princess Xiao Qian reminded her parents that Zhao Mufei today was just an ordinary powerful person.

When he got married, it was held according to the princely ceremony. What a great grace and honor it was. The concubine of King Zhongxiao and the princess of Dali both had a crush on him. Let's not talk about whether or not he is willing to let go. Let's first see if Zhao Mu is willing to marry Prince Deng.

However, Princess Xiaoqian overthought this point. If she really got into Zhao Mu's house, Zhao Mu might actually be able to take the bait. If it were a little girl's movie, Zhao Mu wouldn't even look at her. Even if he looked at it, it would just be a look of disgust.

The same goes for the Chai family. Concubine Chai knew that she and Zhao Mu were just mother and son in name only.

Moreover, there was a rift between Zhao Mu's mother and son and the Shang Prince's Palace because of the incident of taking Jing's plea. Although Zhao Mu has not retaliated now, Mrs. Chai is not sure whether Zhao Mu will retaliate in the future. Moreover, the relationship between his youngest daughter and her younger brother Zhao Mu cannot be said to be bad, it can only be said to have dropped to freezing point.

There were not many cases of fratricide among the royal family and nobles. Concubine Chai was afraid that Zhao Mu would retaliate against the Chai family after her death, so she could only use this method to calm the possible "anger" of Zhao Mu and her son.

Zhao Mu looked at the group of women at home and said, "Mother, mother, sister-in-law. I have been very busy recently and have no time to think about these things. I will talk about these things after I come back from this trip."

Zhao Ji asked: "Huh? My son just came back, where is he going?"

Zhao Mu replied: "It is His Majesty's secret decree and some arrangements for the following. I have already made it clear to Your Majesty that I will set off after the ceremony for the reward and promotion is over. I may be out for a long time this time. At home. It's up to the two mothers to take care of the matter. Wan'er is also entrusted to your care."

At this time, Ju Jian asked: "Young Master, where are we going?"

Zhao Mu replied: "A'Zhu and I will go to Yanziwu first, and it's time to meet Master Murong. As for you four sisters, please go back to Lingjiu Palace first."

Zhu Jian asked: "Return to Lingjiu Palace? Young Master, is there anything you want to entrust the Lord with help for?"

Zhao Mu said: "Yes, you have all heard what Sister Huyan said before. The Liao Kingdom has trained a group of elite warriors who are proficient in Shaolin martial arts. In the future, I will have to travel all over the country. The Liao people have always been shameless. They may take advantage of this. While I'm away, I'm going to attack my mother and the others. Now I ask the emperor to send Lord Xuan to lead the Dragon Guard to protect them, but this is not a long-term solution after all. So I want to send you back to Lingjiu Palace to bring in reinforcements. Let the master send some spirits. The sisters from the Eagle Palace are here to serve me."

At this time, Mu Wanqing murmured in a low voice: "What kind of errand? I'll give it to you for your entertainment."

Zhao Mu now had a smooth ear. He heard Mu Wanqing's words, but he still asked: "Wan'er, what did you say?"

At this time, Mu Wanqing said with a guilty conscience: "It's nothing, Your Majesty, I'd like to see you!"

Zhao Mu looked at Zhao Ji and said, "As for the marriage between me and Sister Huyan, I will leave it to the mothers." Zhao Mu sighed, "This is what I owe to Sister Huyan. Okay, as for the other things, wait. I’ll talk about it after I get back. I haven’t slept well for so many days, so I’ll go back and take a rest first.”

After saying that, Zhao Mu stood up and turned around to go back to his room.

(End of this chapter)