Rebirth of a famous family: Mala's first wife

Chapter 86 Commander
Fu Heng learned that an adult surnamed Mei visited the private house, so he hurriedly found an excuse and went home.

Since he assumed the position of general magistrate of Suzhou, he had more contact with the capital, and enjoyed the power of secret reports. His sensitivity to the political situation and prudence in his actions were much better than when he was the magistrate of Danyang County.

In the past few years, he has devoted himself to his official career, and he has been in line with Mr. Cui Duo in everything. He has made great achievements in governance and has accumulated a good reputation. There are secret decrees coming from the capital from time to time, which shows that the imperial court values ​​him.Because of this, whenever someone from the outside world comes, he always pays special attention.

Returning to the main hall of Fu's mansion, seeing the blue-clothed young man sitting leisurely on the main seat, Fu Heng couldn't help being shocked, and hastily pulled up his robe and bowed down, "I will judge Fu Heng in Suzhou, and see Mr. Mei!"

This person Mei Xiaodong, despite his young age, is of noble birth. His ancestor was one of the founders of the country, and he had saved the life of the late emperor!And because he is both civil and military, and he was appointed as a noble at a young age, it can be said that everyone in the capital knows, everyone knows.When Fu Heng went to the capital to report on his work, he had a relationship with him once, so I remember it.

Later, I heard that this person had a close relationship with the second prince, and he seemed to be part of the queen's party.Later, he was recommended by the second prince to preside over the suppression of counter-revolutionaries in the south of the Yangtze River as a visiting envoy for procuring punishment and procuratorial integrity.It is precisely because of the success of the suppression of counter-revolutionaries that the imperial court has greatly rewarded him, and has now promoted him to be the deputy commander of the right-wing Shenji Battalion, ranking second rank!
Therefore, Fu Heng's respect and courtesy towards him came from the bottom of his heart!
However, on the other hand, he also has hidden worries.Because, as far as he knew, what Mr. Cui Duo and Mrs. Cui secretly supported was the eldest son of the emperor who was born to Concubine Shu!Just the opposite of the queen's party.And he naturally wants to follow in the footsteps of Elder Cui.In this way, he and the deputy commander of the Shenji Battalion in front of him are actually enemies and not friends!

So, why did Commander May make a sudden visit?Could it be that he knew about his relationship with Mr. Cui Duo, and came here to beat him up, in fact, he wanted to pull him into the second prince's party?
Fu Heng was troubled in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface at all. He humbly sat on the guest seat, and followed Mei Xiaodong's topic, chatting about the people's situation and military affairs in Suzhou.

Sure enough, after chatting, Mei Xiaodong started to talk about the topic, "Master Fu has a good management in Suzhou, but after entering Beijing, everything will start from scratch. The situation between the two courts may not be very good after thinking about it." clean it?"

Fu Heng's heart skipped a beat, and he said solemnly, "May I ask what your Commander has taught you?"

"I don't dare to be taught! Master Fu must have heard that the current emperor is still in the prime of life, and the harem and the former court are fighting openly and secretly because of the establishment of the heir. They form cliques and seek personal gain, which disturbs people's hearts! Although I am not talented, I occasionally think about it. I secretly think that no matter which prince is appointed as the prince in the future, it is the family affairs of the emperor's family. Those of us who are officials, just need to do our duty with peace of mind, share the worries of the emperor and solve the problems of the people, that is. I don’t know what Master Fu thinks about a person who makes a mistake in his job, gets himself into trouble, and has a lifelong grudge.” Mei Xiaodong talked with ease.

It turned out that the other party came to persuade me to be neutral!Either way, it's more lenient than directly forcing yourself to stand in line.Fu Heng's nerves that had been tense all the time relaxed a little bit, and he chose some words in his heart, and said in a very humble and sincere tone: "Master Commander is far-sighted, and what he said is reasonable, Fu dare not be taught!"

But in fact, these smart people in the officialdom don't know, it's not easy to be wise and protect yourself at this time!

For one thing, the emperor's "Spring and Autumn Prosperity" is simply a man-made smoke screen. In fact, everyone knows that the emperor's physical condition is already in an unstable state due to long-term consumption of the "elixir" refined by Taoist priests, but now the emperor has formed With drug dependence, it is extremely difficult to quit.

Second, if the position of crown prince is vacant for a day, then all adult or underage princes, as well as their mothers, concubines, and wives, must have expectations for that throne.On the surface, they are scrambling to show their "virtuous and filial" side, but in private, they have long been brothers, and they regard each other as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh!

I really don't know why the emperor, who has always been a sage, is so confused about these two things?
But they can only think about it in their hearts.After all, no one is perfect, no gold is pure, who can guarantee that the emperor will have no shortcomings?The so-called king's destiny is greater than the sky, no matter how wrong he is, he is the only emperor in the world!
At this time, none of them, the courtiers, knew that in future generations, Emperor Yanxi, the third emperor of the Dasheng Dynasty, would become a very controversial emperor!The emperor, who had successfully ascended the throne as the prince, had actually suffered a lot before he took the throne.Countless frames and assassinations came from his brothers who were princes.It took him a lot of effort to bring them down one by one, or make them submit to him willingly.

During this painful process, he understood a truth: the so-called position of prince cannot pave the way for him to become the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, but it will make him an open target for everyone!In fact, regardless of whether there is a prince or not, as long as the current emperor is alive, his sons will naturally fight to the death for the supreme throne!
Therefore, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he secretly decided not to establish a prince before his death.The new emperor who will ascend the throne in the future, regardless of his eldest son, only those who are virtuous and capable will live there.Such a candidate naturally emerged from this cruel struggle!
However, it is impossible for him to make such a shocking idea public, so as not to cause unscrupulous competition among the princes.Also because of this concern, he expanded the Qianfeng Battalion and Shenji Battalion that he personally controlled, with the purpose of keeping abreast of every move of the prince, courtiers, and relatives.

It is undeniable that some people's actions really disappointed him, even made him angry and sad, but as long as it was within the scope allowed by the rules of the game, he would turn a blind eye.Because, this is the so-called 'most ruthless emperor's family'.A person who is an emperor, whether he is himself today or one of his sons in the future, must be a person with a strong heart!
As the eldest grandson of the Duke of England, Mei Xiaodong had many opportunities to contact the emperor since he was a child.He often has his own judgments about Emperor Yanxi's various inexplicable practices.These judgments finally condensed into a kind of emotion, that is reverence!
Then, with this reverence, he chose a prince who was closest to Emperor Yanxi in ability and temperament, to express his allegiance.He knew that the emperor actually knew the choice he made, but the emperor didn't say anything, let alone stop him. He just watched, observed, and waited silently.

Mei Xiaodong sometimes doesn't know whether everything he has done these years is for himself, or for the prince he is loyal to, or, in fact, for the ancient emperor Yanxi in his mind. ?
It is precisely because of such a strange sense of mission that he has traveled to countless places over the years and met many capable and ambitious officials like Fu Heng.Exactly, what makes Fu Heng different from others is that he has a very interesting daughter——Fu Junya!

Fu Junya, this beautiful, bold little girl, is full of evil ideas, but she has no real evil intentions. She is the one who treats her sworn brother—that is, the prince he wants to be loyal to—with admiration.

Over the years, he would receive news from the secret guard every once in a while, knowing that Fu Heng and his family hadn't changed, so he knew that the little girl of the Fu family was also safe.But now is not the time for the love between his son and his daughter. When he thinks back to the meeting at the beginning, he forgets it.

To this day, when he found that she was unnaturally protecting her chest and frowning deeply because of the pain of development, he suddenly realized: the little girl from the Fu family has grown up!In other words, if he didn't take some measures, this little girl who was as fresh as a new lotus would fly away from his sight!
Mei Xiaodong withdrew her wandering thoughts, and said sincerely to Fu Heng: "Master Fu's word 'teachable' is really too heavy! In fact, in terms of age and how soon he will enter school, Master Fu is my predecessor. Lingzi Junfeng is my peer... If Mr. Fu doesn't dislike it, just call me a laugh!"

"This..." Fu Heng was really flattered.For Mei Xiaodong's sudden overtures, his first reaction was: What kind of medicine is the other party selling in this gourd?

"Master Fu, are you looking down on me?" Mei Xiaodong made a serious face on purpose.

"Oh, dare not, dare not! Since the Lord Commander is so kind, then I will be disrespectful and call you 'Xiaodong' boldly!" Facing the strength of the opponent, Fu Heng had no choice but to back down.However, although he directly called the other party by his name, his attitude became more respectful.

Mei Xiaodong couldn't help but smile helplessly at Fu Junfeng.Fu Junfeng then echoed, "Brother Mei's easy going style is really rare in my life, I admire, admire!"

Mei Xiaodong couldn't help laughing out loud, and lightly waved his folding fan, "Brother Fu, I see you, you are much more pedantic than your father, Master Fu! Hehe!"

"Haha!" Fu Heng couldn't help laughing when he heard this.Commander Mei is able to make such a joke, and the meaning of intimacy is self-evident. It can be seen that he respects his family surnamed Fu.

"Ah? Haha!" Fu Junfeng was stunned for a moment, then touched the back of his head in embarrassment, and then laughed.

"Master, Mrs. Mei, why are you so happy?" Amid hearty laughter, it was Yin Shi who walked in.

"Ah, ma'am, you came just in time! It's getting late, hurry up and prepare meals! For my father today, I want to have a few drinks with Mrs. Mei!" Fu Heng waved his hand and ordered.In officialdom, he was indeed so happy as he is today.

"Exactly, father, if we want to drink, we can drink Suzhou burning knife, spicy to the heart, that's enough!" Fu Junfeng also booed.

"Okay, then it's a deal, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!" Mei Xiaodong also laughed happily.

Seeing her husband and son getting along so well with Mrs. Mei, Yin's heart was filled with joy, "Oh, that's great! I've prepared a few home-cooked dishes here, so I'll order someone to make a few pots of burning knives. Make sure you drink enough!"

(End of this chapter)