He Shi thought for a while and asked cautiously, "Zixian, is it in the army, is it short?"

She prepares money for her son every month, and she doesn't see how much money her son spends.

Zhou Dingkang was more shrewd than the princess, and looked Zhou Ming up and down, "Could it be that the daughter of a businessman do you have a fancy for?"

Shinong is a businessman, and a businessman is the last, even if Zhou Dingkang loves his son, it is impossible to agree to marry the daughter of a businessman to be the princess of the palace.

"Naturally not. Zhou Ming hurriedly shook his head.

"That's good, you remember, the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family doesn't want to be the right person, but first, she wants to be good, and second, she wants her family background to be innocent. Zhou Dingkang said in a deep voice.

He also nodded, "Zixian, what your father said is true." Your daughter-in-law, be sure to pick a good one. Mother helped you see several families in the capital, and a few of them were good. Saying that, He mentioned a few families.

Zhou Ming frowned.

These women, who don't go out of the door, are weak when they hear it. Why do you only love piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since you were a child, and you don't look like you can't eat the fireworks of the world when you listen to it, how to run a family?

Picking and choosing, a few of the He family fancied were criticized by Zhou Ming as useless.

He couldn't come up with a new candidate for a while, so he looked at the prince for help.

Zhou Dingkang didn't bother to listen any longer, raised his hand and nodded at Zhou Ming, "You come out with me." ”

He had no choice but to take it back.

Walking outside the courtyard, Zhou Dingkang looked at the flowers and trees outside the courtyard, and said lightly, "Zixian, you have to have a sense of proportion in your heart." If you have a woman you like, tell me and your mother directly. If it's good, we will naturally agree, and we will hide it in front of our parents?"

"Father, if the woman I like is not from a big family, but she has a good heart and a motivated brother, will my father agree to such a woman?"

King Cheng glanced at it, his son really had someone in his heart, I don't know which woman it was, "I'll talk to your mother when I get back." ”

King Cheng didn't veto, Zhou Ming was already happy, and when Yuxiu arrived in Beijing, let his parents see him. Yuxiu is smart and kind, and her father and mother will definitely like it.

Zhou Ming was so sure in his heart, but he still didn't show his mouth. He wanted to wait for his parents to have a good impression of Yuxiu before mentioning it, the time would be better.

Now that Xiuxiu is not in the capital, she can't make up her mind. She said that she would come to the capital next year.

Zhou Dingkang saw his smiling and satisfied appearance, and whispered "no interest", and then asked the general of the war in Shuzhong, "I heard that there is a Yan Yudong, who offers advice and advice, takes the lead, and is very popular in the army?"

"Yes, father, Yan Yudong is still Wu Jieyuan in the twenty-first year of Chenghua, Mingzhou Prefecture, familiar with military books, and skilled in martial arts......" Zhou Ming said a basket of good things about Yudong like no money.

Zhou Dingkang waved his hand, "Okay, okay, you think it's a manufacturable material, and the court didn't bury him." The reward for this war was roughly decided, and Yan Yudong heard that he was named a fourth-grade guerrilla general. ”

Four-rank guerrilla general?

When Zhou Ming wrote the merit book, he wrote down his personal merits truthfully. Yudong has the greatest credit this time, but Yudong is only a newcomer in the army, he thinks that this reward will not be higher than Cong Wupin, and this time he will become a fourth-grade general?

"Yan Yudong is not very old, and he has risen too high at once, but I am afraid that some people will be unconvinced. If you think it's a talent that can be made, you need to mention him. "Zhou Dingkang is also a person who loves talents, and his promotion in the army naturally depends on military merits, but he also has to have qualifications. For a person like Yudong who is shallow in the army, it is safe to be promoted step by step first, and if he is promoted too quickly, in case he is squeezed out by others, it will be unfavorable.

Zhou Ming knew what his father meant, and nodded in response.

The father and son agreed, and Zhou Ming was thinking about the beautiful things of next year's marriage, and he only felt that the scene of early spring was beautiful everywhere.

King Cheng's father and son didn't expect that Zhou Ming's marriage would have more than one person in mind.

On the morning of the second day, Emperor Wu Xuancheng Wang and his son went to the imperial study.

Zhou Ming had been to this imperial study many times before, and this time he walked up the steps, only to feel that what he saw was different from previous years.

In the corner of the entrance of the imperial study, gossip was placed, and the little eunuchs who were waiting at the door, no more, no less, a total of seven people, each in a staggered position, but a bit of the Big Dipper.

Walking into the imperial study, a fragrance came to the face, but it was not the usual smell of dragon birthday incense. The fragrance, I think it is the fragrance of the dragon's birthday, but when I smell it carefully, there is sandalwood mixed in, and the fragrance is too strong, which makes people feel dizzy as soon as they enter.

Zhou Ming walked in with his head down, and saw that the carpet under the imperial case was actually a gossip.

He knelt down and kowtowed, after Emperor Wu shouted flat, Zhou Ming raised his head slightly, and was stunned to find that Emperor Wu was actually wearing a Ming Huang robe, if he took off the dragon crown, he would be a Taoist priest.

It's just that the eyelids are swollen and the face is drooping, and there is no Taoist immortal wind and bones.

Emperor Wu raised his head, looked at King Cheng's father and son standing below, took a fold out, and motioned for Kang Shun to give it to Zhou Ming, "In this battle of Shuzhong, the generals fought bloodily and made great contributions. I'm going to reward them, can you see it?"

His eyelids drooped as he spoke, he looked listless, and his voice seemed to be lacking in breath.

Zhou Ming heard that Emperor Wu was addicted to pills, and the dragon's body was weak, and Emperor Wu left the banquet early that night, so he couldn't see it. Looking at it closely today, I can't help but be a little worried, how long can the saint reign like this?

It is said that because Emperor Wu's dragon body is not good, he is more and more suspicious and moody, and the former harem is punished because Emperor Wu is unhappy for a while, which happens from time to time.

He thought in his heart, and when he heard Emperor Wu's words, he looked at the fold that Kang Shun handed to him, and his heart chuckled.

Since the meritorious heroes have been rewarded, they are all arbitrary decisions of Emperor Wu. Now Emperor Wu actually chose their father and son to see them before issuing the clear decree, this is because he suspects that they are dissatisfied with the imperial court?

Zhou Ming thought in his heart, turned a blind eye to the fold handed over by Kangshun, and knelt down directly and replied, "The Holy Saint Ming, he has his own decision, and the minister only knows how to listen to the Saint." ”

King Cheng nodded secretly on the side, his son still understood the big things very well, he bowed down and said, "Holy Lord, thunder, rain and dew are all the emperor's grace, and the ministers and other rough people only know how to fight and kill the enemy, and they dare not discuss political affairs." ”

Yongding was afraid of the self-respect of military generals and mercenaries, so he pursued the separation of military and political affairs. Fighting a war is a matter for military generals, and rewarding is a political matter, and the officials of the six departments of the imperial court can advise, but their father and son can't say much.

Emperor Wu looked at the father and son standing respectfully below, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile, "Why did Zixian kneel? ”

Zhou Ming got up, "The minister has been out on the expedition for two years, and kneeling a few more times can be regarded as making up for the lack of children in the past two years." ”

"Haha, how did you learn to be flamboyant?" Emperor Wu pointed at him and said to King Cheng, "Zixian is twenty this year, right? ”