When the imperial capital Taifu''s house is full of guests, Fengzhou is thousands of miles away.
Ruiyu hall is also decorated with colorful lights. In the hall, there are lots of friends, the sound of silk and bamboo, the singing girl''s throat, the dancer''s sleeve, and between the singing and dancing, the eight treasures of the land and the water are constantly presented.
As the host, Wei Huan, at the moment when the voice of silk and bamboo is the most prosperous and the dancer''s eyes are the most attractive, excuses her ineptitude and quietly quits from the banquet to the people at the left and right banquet, leaving the job of presiding over the banquet to sanziwei.
Back in the back hall, a servant handed over the hot pad. Wei Huan took it and wiped his face. He breathed a sigh. The drunkenness of staggering steps had disappeared. He asked the servant, "what about people?"
"According to the previous orders of the Lord, the little one led him around most of the yard to avoid the public''s eyes and ears. Please come to the back study to entertain him." The servant said softly.
Wei Huan nodded, took a step, thought of one thing, and asked, "is he alone, or with his entourage?"
"I have only one bookboy with me. Listen to him call that bookboy a tiger slave."
"Well, that''s really his schoolboy." Wei Huan stroked his chin and his beard, but he didn''t go to the study to see the hiding guests. Instead, he went to the upper room first to change his clothes and said a few words to the old man song who left the table early. This was the past.
Push open the door of the study, but see the chicken wing wood long case outside, there is a table of exquisite wine and vegetables, and now most of them have seen the bottom. A handsome man in his twenties, with some frost on his face, is sitting in front of the case, holding a tooth sheath and using it under the service of a young man in blue.
Although this man is with wind and frost, his temperament is like bright moon and snow, which is quite different from ordinary people. Seeing Wei Huan come in, he slowly put down the tooth sheath, took the embroidered handkerchief handed by the youth in blue and wiped the corner of his mouth. Then he shook his robe and stood up to salute: "Xinyong has seen the Lord!"
"You don''t have to be polite, nephew." Although he knew what Wei Xinyong had done the year before last, Wei Huan saw that he was not angry at the moment. Instead, he smiled and helped him. He said kindly, "I heard that my nephew is coming, but I''m afraid to neglect him, so I''ll come immediately after changing clothes. I don''t want to come here unfortunately. I''m sorry to disturb you. " Let him not be polite, just keep using.
Wei Xinyong said with a light smile: "thank you very much, Lord. Xinyong has been used almost."
The two exchanged greetings again. Wei Huan asked people to remove the food case and change into tea.
After being polite as usual, Wei Huan asked Wei Xinyong why he came here suddenly: "but what''s wrong with Chaoyun county?"
"If you ask the Lord, Chaoyun county is just a small and remote county. Despite the wind and rain, is it worth hearing from the Lord if the place is small and difficult to become a climate?" Wei Xinyong smiles quietly and denies Wei Huan''s speculation.
Wei Huan asked with a smile: "that wise nephew suddenly came Isn''t it just to celebrate the full moon of my husband''s great grandson? "
"Xinyong didn''t expect this to happen." Wei Xinyong took up the tea bowl, lifted the lid and skimmed the tea foam, as if he was a little sad, saying, "I remember the last time I saw my niece, she had not yet left the pavilion, and now my eldest son is full of moon, which is really gratifying."
He said "gratifying and congratulatory", but his tone was plain, obviously just a casual sentence.
Wei Huan doesn''t care. He smiles and twists his beard. He says, "I''m older than you. I''m no faster than you. My nephew has something to say, but it doesn''t matter."
"My niece Fu zeshen." Wei Xinyong said with a light smile, "of course, it is also the sharp eyes of the Lord, who chose a good marriage for her."
"The blessing points of Changying are still a little shallow." Wei Huan said with a kind smile, "if she could get the attention of her nephew the year before last and help him, that would be the real blessing."
Wei Xinyong said with a smile, "the new capital of Yongdi was born and bred, and just left the year before last. How famous is Shen Cangfeng in the reading? Compared with it, Xinyong is like the bright moon and the fire. Shen zangfeng does not know Xinyong. Can Xinyong not know Shen zangfeng? If the niece of the clan allows someone else, Xinyong will not stand by, but since she is the same person, why should Xinyong do so much? What do you think of the master of the valve? "
Wei Huan knows that he is sophistry, but anyway, the matter has passed. The news sent back by Wei Changying, the first granddaughter of Wei, since she came out of the cabinet, has been very good in the Shen family. Especially if Shen Zanfeng''s eldest son is born in the backyard, and there is not even a concubine. In Wei Huan''s opinion, the granddaughter''s life is very nourishing. Even if he loves the younger generation, he won''t care about the little children''s trivial matters. One of them is a revelation, saying: "wise nephew is really hard-working."
Wei Xinyong pretended that he could not hear the teasing in the words and said with a light smile: "it''s a pity that the sister of fozebi, the nephew of the family, was weaker."
"Oh?" Wei Huan was surprised and said, "my dear nephew, I am very surprised! Although Changfeng is not sensitive and far inferior to his nephew, he is always eager to learn. Eternal life often praises him to my husband for not saying. Even the marriage has recently been personally questioned by the holy master, who has given the legitimate daughter of the Su family of Qingzhou as his wife. Isn''t that a profound blessing? "
"The Lord knows everything, and the holy one has given us this marriage. What''s the purpose of this marriage? How can we explain it with a new chant?" Wei Xinyong said with a light smile, "Chaoyun county is really remote, and Xinyong has only recently learned about this matter, so he rushed to deal with the affairs at hand and wanted to share the worries for the Lord."
He smiled meaningfully, "Xinyong thought that the LORD was waiting for Xinyong."Wei Huan said quietly: "I don''t want you to care so much about Changfeng Since the nephew is here, why don''t you say something to me? " Seeing that Wei Xinyong wanted to say something like "don''t dare to teach the master how to make an axe", Wei Huan waved his hand and said, "wise nephew, I know that there is no outsider at the moment, so why be so humble?"
He added, "I just had a few more drinks at the table, and now I feel a chaos in my mind. If I can listen to the wise nephew''s comments, I will feel refreshed. Why do you have to refuse again, nephew? "
Wei Xinyong heard the words no longer and said with a smile: "the first time the holy master ascended the throne, he was fashionable and diligent for some time. However, he suffered frequently, and there were many robbers and robbers. Meanwhile, the punishment of corrupt officials was hard to be done. There were so many bad news that the holy master was too lazy to see politics again. After that, the political affairs were entrusted to the hand of the family, but the holy one was afraid that we would have a deep roots... "
"In the past, the Liu clan was the empress of shengshangyuan. When he was still there, the eldest son of the emperor naturally became his royal highness because of his hair. Later, the empress Liu became ill, and after the money, he was able to establish. The eldest son of the emperor abandoned him." Wei Xinyong said quietly, "of course, after money, he is selfish and slandered. However, the reason why the sage" listens to slander "is that Liu''s power is great. One is a hereditary Marquis, the other is a captain, and the eldest son is also close to his family. He is afraid of the instability of the throne? After all, the Deng family of Rongcheng relied on the power of Empress Dowager Deng, the mother of the gods, and the lintel was shining so that it could not read the precedent of more than ten years. Deng''s family is just a family. What''s more, Liu''s family of Donghu is one of the six valves in the sea? "
Wei Huan stroked his beard with calm expression, but he didn''t laugh.
Wei Xinyong then went on to say: "in the practice of this dynasty, the officials were led by the grand master and the generals were led by the grand Fu [note]. After the emperor''s eldest son died, the fourth son of the emperor came out after the eastern palace set up more money. Xinghe Qian''s family is a family. Even though it is famous after relying on money, it''s just like Deng''s. However, the imperial concubine of the fourth son of the emperor is the Royal daughter of Duanmu, the eldest granddaughter of Duanmu! What''s more, the four sons of the emperor dote on the imperial concubine, and the couple are extremely affectionate! "
"In my opinion, the reason why the emperor''s four sons lost their place is because he doted on the imperial concubine?" Wei Huan smiled and said.
"When the fourth son of the emperor lost his position, he lost money when he became rich, and when he lost money when he became rich, the second was when the grand master was in charge of the government for a long time, which made him a little uneasy." Wei Xinyong said lightly, "otherwise, it will be easy to store great events, involving the foundation of the country. Will the Holy One involve his son because of the words of the women in the harem and after money? It must be a secret order to commit suicide after money, so as to protect the fourth son of the emperor! When the fourth son of the emperor chose the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine was from Duanmu family. Didn''t everyone take it for granted at that time? However, when the fourth son of the emperor lost his position, Duanmu woke up and immediately claimed to be old and frail. He handed over nearly half of his political affairs and saints Did not the Holy One encourage him to divide the power with the ministers? The descendants of the royal family of Duanmu are prosperous. However, in recent years, except for Duanmu Wuyou, who was a little famous in the imperial capital for his martial arts before the emperor, there are no other sons who can be called outstanding. Is there no more outstanding son in the royal family of Duanmu Wuyou? But I''m afraid of the Holy One, and I dare not publicize the reputation of Jiamei''s children, lest the holy one suspect Duanmu again! "
Speaking of this, Wei Xinyong said with a light smile, "it is said that not long ago, song Yuwang''s second son Hugh abandoned his wife Duanmu. Although this matter was very embarrassing for Duanmu, I''m afraid Duanmu woke up and was relieved in private!"
"The Song family and the Duanmu family are in the same family. The Song family even stopped the Duanmu family''s daughter, regardless of their previous friendship. Although the Duanmu family has no virtue, it can be seen that it''s not the time when the rich brocade Duanmu took advantage of the power of the grand master and the prince and the concubines. It''s the time that the other five warlords dare not take lightly. " Wei Huan touched his beard and said with a smile, "Duanmu must be relieved to wake up. However, the descendants of the song clan in the south of the Yangtze River are very thin. Even if Song Yu is looking down on his knees, he is only the second son and the first grandson. Empress Gu Gu Zhaoyi was so discerning that he immediately chose his nephew and granddaughter. With the help of the Song family, the Gu family of Hongzhou, who was also in the south of the Yangtze River, also benefited, and did not disappoint the Holy One. "
Wei Xinyong said with a light smile: "Liu lost Liu first and then the emperor''s eldest son. Now the internal fighting is very fierce. Even though there is another crown princess now, it is said that the crown prince does not like the Crown Princess very much. The surname of Donghu is original. Now it should not attract the eyes of the saints. The supreme fear was that Liu would be punished, which led to the concerted efforts of Taiwei and Weiyuan marquis. Empress Gu was deeply in the body and mind of the emperor, so she chose another crown princess named Liu to help fuel the fight in the Vera hall. Seeing that Duanmu lost a crown princess, she frequently taught her children about the things that were impossible. It seemed that there were many rivers falling in the sky, and the holy master had temporarily set their heart on them. The Su family of Qingzhou and the Song family of Jiangnan had been keeping a low profile and not paying attention to them. The rest is my Fengzhou Wei family and my niece''s husband''s family, Xiliang Shen family. "
Wei Huan said with a kind smile: "although Chaoyun county is a small place, it''s also a county''s order for you, nephew. Now you can go there in person. You must have prepared a lot before you start I thought, I''m afraid that when I received the news that his highness Ji Wang and his concubine Ji returned to Beijing to accompany me, I planned to go to Fengzhou, didn''t I? "
[note] the concept of the author''s official system is very thick Anyway, it''s overhead. The author has the final say.