Chapter 1269: Matters of the Heart
Although Yan Song, a traitor, was eliminated, the problem of Daming still could not be cured.
Originally, it was thought that summer grain would be able to solve the problem of arrears of military spending, but until the last summer grain was spent, the problem of arrears of military spending was still not effectively resolved. Just today, in order to alleviate the financial pressure, the imperial court has officially made the decision to reduce military spending.
Yang Bo knew that the generals of the border army were greedy for ink, but there were also many loyal and brave soldiers, and the imperial court dared to choose to reduce military spending, which would inevitably make the border army's morale unstable, and in the future, it would be impossible to keep the Mongolian iron cavalry out of the fortress.
However, he also understands that if he wants the cabinet to interfere less in the affairs of the military department in the future, and if he wants to have a greater say in the appointment and dismissal of border army generals, then he must make this political compromise.
Xu Jie's intention to meet him this afternoon was already very obvious, asking the military department to make this sacrifice for the imperial court, and to cooperate with the decision to reduce military spending.
Only in this trade-off made him feel very bad today.
Mrs. Yang and the side room He and He came out of the inner house, but when they saw Yang Bo's face that others owed money, they immediately knew that their father-in-law was not in a good mood at the moment.
"Master, you're back!"
Mrs. Yang immediately smiled when she saw Yang Bo and greeted her cordially.
"The concubine has seen the master!"
Although the He family and the He family are more favored, they have always been cautious in handling things, and follow Shi Li in a proper manner behind Mrs. Yang.
"Madame, how are you doing at home?"
Yang Bo restrained some of his anger and asked calmly. Due to the long-term separation of the husband and wife, coupled with the emotional intervention of the He family and the He family, the relationship between the husband and wife is actually only respectful and respectful.
"Don't worry about it, everything is fine!"
Mrs. Yang had the demeanor of an eldest woman, and replied with a down-to-earth and generous appearance.
The He family behind him is the latest, and it is still the age when women are most in taste. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Yang Bo, her eyes were slightly red, but she looked like she wanted to stop talking.
In normal times, Yang Bo would probably care about this concubine, but today the He family obviously chose the wrong time.
"Well, let's have a table!"
Yang Bo nodded lightly noncommittally, ignoring He's pitiful gaze, and ordered directly.
After many years of serving in the frontier, he no longer has so much etiquette, and he pays more attention to the results than the process, and walks directly towards the dining room in his official uniform.
He watched Yang Bo stride away, and couldn't help but feel a wave of disappointment in his heart.
Mrs. Yang didn't rush to follow, as if she had long eyes behind her back, but turned her head and handed He Shi a stern look, and then followed Yang Bo to the dining room.
He Shi saw this scene in his eyes, and saw that the provocative move did not get practical results, but he felt a sense of disappointment in his heart. She whispered a word of pretending to appease the He family, and then followed Mrs. Yang's pace closely.
He Shi was still a touching appearance just now, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye, but he looked at Mrs. Yang and He Shi viciously. She knew that if she wanted to get the position of mother, she had to get rid of both of them.
Although Yang Bo knew that his wife and concubine were not in harmony, since he returned to the court, all his energy was put into officialdom, but he didn't know that the family house had fallen into serious hidden dangers.
The housekeeper was well aware of Yang Bolei's resolute dining habits, and with an order, a piece of exquisite dishes was quickly brought from the kitchen to the table through the hands of the maid.
The Yang family can be described as prosperous, with a wife and two concubines, giving birth to seven sons and fourteen daughters for Yang Bo. Since Yang Bo's parents have passed away, except for a few daughters who have married outside, the family lives in the capital.
For an ordinary eunuch family, I am afraid it is difficult to support so many families in the capital. However, for the Yang family, which has a complicated relationship with the Jin merchants, this is actually a drop in the bucket, and the Yang family is not short of money at all now.
The Yang family adheres to the family style of respecting the elders, and Yang Bo and Mrs. Yang, as well as the eldest son, eldest daughter-in-law and grandson, eat at the same table, while the rest of the family members sit at other tables.
After Yang Bo fell off the table, he didn't see his eldest son Yang Junmin. Among the many sons, the eldest son Yang Junmin is the most satisfying to him, and he has already won the reputation of Jinshi this year.
"Dad, Xianggong said that he is not feeling well, so we don't have to ask him to eat together!" After the daughter-in-law of the Yang family led her son to sit down, she cautiously reported to Yang Bo.
The daughter-in-law of the Yang family is surnamed Qiao, and her name is Xiaohua, just this somewhat cheesy name can tell that she is not a scholarly family, but her father is a well-known wealthy businessman in Shanxi.
It's just that Qiao's family can marry into the Shangshu family as the daughter of a merchant, which is undoubtedly high in the eyes of the world, so she has always been cautious in dealing with people in the Yang family.
Yang Bo's brows immediately frowned slightly, but in the end, he picked up the dishes and chopsticks silently.
"Where is he not feeling well, he is angry at the household yamen!" Mrs. Yang had already inquired about some of the situation clearly, and even broke the matter in front of Yang Bo.
The dining tables of the Yang Mansion are arranged in a straight line, and the adjacent tables are Yang Junshi and Yang Junqing's brothers, and Mrs. Yang's voice is not small, and they all turned their heads to look at each other when they heard this.
Yang Bo took a piece of mutton and replied disappreciatively: "Who dares to give him anger from the household yamen!" ”
This is not a lie, just because of his identity as Yang Bo's son, even if he is the head of the household department, Wu Shan, he wants to sell some face to Yang Bo, not to mention those low-level officials who are in the middle of the Lang and those outside the staff.
"Of course, they don't dare to count Junmin in person, but they will inevitably be excluded! According to me, this Wu Shan is really not authentic, and he actually used this kind of indiscriminate means to deal with my family's Junmin! Mrs. Yang held the chopsticks and pointed the finger at Wu Shandao.
Yang Bo put the mutton in his mouth and reprimanded seriously with a straight face: "Don't talk nonsense, Wu Yuejing is not such a person!" ”
"This knows the face but doesn't know the heart! Now that Lin Haoran is against our Yang family, and his father-in-law Wu Shan is also the head of the household, their son-in-law naturally wants to think of a way to rectify our family! Mrs. Yang immediately put down her chopsticks and analyzed reasonably.
Yang Bo chewed the mutton in his mouth, knowing that he couldn't argue with his wife about these things.
This seems to be a shrewd wife, but she is an idiot at all about politics. If Wu Shan wants to deal with his son, there are many means, and even a way to directly blame his son.
As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly had a stirring spirit, and asked in a straight voice: "Have you seriously asked Yang Kuan?" Does he have ...... Killing the three members of the Yang family? ”
Qiao couldn't help but stop his chopsticks and looked up at his mother-in-law curiously. However, the seven-year-old grandson of the Yang family looked white and fat, eating there heavily, as if nothing had anything to do with him.