Ling Huyan and Xin Er have been married for two years, and their stomachs have not moved, if Liu Le hadn't given birth to a daughter to Xin Er, and with Xin Er's current situation of political enemies all over the government and the opposition, I am afraid that there would have been another rumor that "Xin Gong has a hidden disease" in Ergu Yin City. Now that Linghu Yan is finally pregnant, this is great news, and after Xin Er's surprise, she gave the doctor a heavy reward, and then went home immediately.

On the way home, Xin Er remembered that Ling Huyan was a clan, and had a good relationship with the Zuo family, and was summoned into the palace by the Zuo family for three or two days.

When he arrived at home, the big head had expected that after hearing the news, he would inevitably come back immediately, and happily waited for him in the front yard for a long time, and when he came back, he led the way, almost jumping to lead him to the bedroom of Ling Huyan in the back house.

I saw Ling Huyan lying on the bed, her eyes glazed, looking at the beams of the room, motionless.

Xin Er was startled and said, "God love, what's wrong?" What's uncomfortable? ”

Ling Huyan slowly lowered her gaze, turned to Xin Er's body, and after a while, said: "Among my close friends, there are a few who have become mothers, and they say that it will be very painful when giving birth. Agua, is that so? ”

Xin Er touched the short mustache, comforted Ling Huyan, and said, "Where will it hurt?" Don't listen to their nonsense! ”

"But I had a casual conversation with the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother said the same."

can lie to Ling Huyan and say that her close friends are talking nonsense, but it is not good to say that Zuo's is also nonsense. Xin Er was worried that Linghu Yan would be scared because of this, which would lead to low mood, which would be bad for her and the fetus, so she improvised, and said, "You are different from the Queen Mother. ”

"What's the difference?"

Xin Er said decently: "You love to ride and hunt on weekdays, and your body is stronger than the Queen Mother." You see the soldiers in our army, there are those with strong physiques, and it is not important to suffer a small injury, but if the physique is a little weaker, even if you twist your foot, it will hurt a lot. God loves, giving birth to a child is the same thing as this, whether it hurts or not, whether it hurts or not, it all depends on whether your body is strong or not. ”

Ling Huyan was furious and said, "Do you compare me to those stinky soldiers? ”

"God love, you should know that I don't mean it!"

"And what do you mean?"

Xin Er said in her heart: "I have heard that pregnant women often have ups and downs in their emotions. Thinking about it, there is an extra baby in the womb, which is not only inconvenient for movement, but also affects the mood. God's love is only now pregnant, and hard days are yet to come. As a husband, I have nothing to help her in this matter, and I should be low and small, and follow her more often, so as not to anger her, and to make her happy more. ”

Speaking of "taking low and making small", in Xin Er's view, it is actually a strategy for husband and wife to get along, and he is quite good at this, so he no longer makes more excuses, and said with a smile, "I said it wrong, God loves, don't be angry." There's nothing to be afraid of having a baby. If you don't believe me, you might as well ask Garo in the past two days and see what Garo says, okay? ”

When she learned the news of Ling Huyan's pregnancy, Liu Le came to congratulate her, but Ling Huyan didn't ask her if it hurt to give birth. Hearing Xin Er's words, Ling Huyan thought: "Agua, this old thing talks flattering all day long, and will only coax me, Jia Luo is honest, and will not tell lies, I will ask her tomorrow!" ”

Xin Er is a lot older than Ling Huyan, but he is not very old, he is not yet thirty this year, because of the negative impact of pregnancy on his emotions, in Ling Huyan's heart, he has become an old thing.

Xin Er didn't know what Ling Huyan was thinking in her heart, and she comforted her for a long time with kind words. The twilight outside was getting darker, and when it was time to eat, Ling Huyan didn't mean to get up, so Xin Er glanced at the big head and asked her to bring in dinner.

Four side dishes, a bowl of porridge, and a ginseng soup that Liu Zhuang specially ordered the kitchen to make for Ling Huyan's body, put it on a food plate with a red and black background, and was quickly brought in by the big head.

Xin Er first invited Ling Huyan to sit up, then sat on the couch next to the bed and fed her with her own hands. The chef of the Xin family was selected by Liu Zhuang, and his cooking skills were excellent, and the meals he made were very delicious. Ling Hu Yan's mood was not high at the beginning, but she was extroverted by nature, and with the entrance of food, gradually, the worry of whether giving birth to a child was left behind, and her eyebrows danced when she ate.

Looking at this scene of husband and wife and beauty, the big head covered his mouth and laughed happily.

When Ling Huyan saw it, she said to her angrily: "Laugh, make you laugh!" Also have the day you get pregnant! ”

The big head was slightly red, and he looked at it secretly, and said in his heart: "After two years of marriage, the owner of the Weng is finally pregnant, which is really a great joy, and I also landed with a stone and put my heart at ease!" If you give birth, the owner is delicate and afraid of pain, I am not afraid! I think I can be like the lord of Weng, pregnant with a child, how lovely the daughter of Galo is! It's just that I can't call the shots alone, I still have to look at the head of the family! Then he thought, "I don't know if Lord Weng is pregnant with a son or a girl?" Let's hope it's a son! It's best to be like Fu Fuzi's family and give birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus! ”

After feeding Ling Huyan to eat, wait for her to lie down again to recuperate, and go out to wash. Liu Zhuang, Liu Le, A Chou, etc., all from top to bottom, under the leadership of Liu Zhuang, gathered in the courtyard to congratulate them. Xin Er rewarded them with the happy money that the big head had prepared in advance.

Up and down the house, happy and happy.

……

The next day was the day of the pilgrimage.

Although there is a great joy in the family, the court meeting is still indispensable.

Xin Er woke up early in the morning, so that Hu Yan was still asleep, he got up lightly, waited by the big head to put on the clothes and ribbons of the court, and ate some meals casually in the hall, before going out, explained to the big head, and said: "You are optimistic about God's love, from today on, the wine can no longer be drunk, riding a horse and hunting, if you can't go, you don't go, if she is bored, you ask Liu Weng to go to the city, buy her more fun things, or find some servants from the Western Regions, and call her to play tricks at home for a pastime." ”

The big head responded: "Don't worry, everyone! ”

She puffed up her chest and said as if reassuring, "With me, wine and hunting, it is absolutely impossible for the lord to touch it again!" ”

Xin Er nodded, went to the front yard, sat in the car, and went to the court.

Today is a formal court meeting held once every five days, and the chiefs of the three provinces and six departments, the subordinates of sufficient rank, the princes and generals in Beijing, and the officials in charge of the military and political affairs of the Jingshi Guyin must all attend.

Outside the palace at four o'clock, there were full of ox carts and official cars, and there were no less than 100 officials waiting to enter the palace.

As soon as they saw Xin Er coming, most of them rushed over.

The lowly bow respectfully; High-ranking people such as Sun Yan, or Xin Er's henchmen such as Huang Rong, Yang Fu, Yang Chao, etc., talk to Xin Erxiao.

Xin Er has no shelf, and treats these officials with courtesy, regardless of respect or inferiority, if you have to find something to distinguish them, that is, to Sun Yan and Cao Fei, important political and military allies, in addition to respect, there is a lot more affection.

Lu Shuang, Chen Sun, Zhang Hun and Pan Dan, who had returned to the court from Xihai County and took up the post of the right servant of the Central Taiwan, were also there.

They either believe in their own status, or they are hostile to Xiner, but even if they come to greet Xiner, at most they just say that the weather is cold and hot, and they just don't come at all. Yan Dan didn't go over, he stood far away, and he didn't know what he was talking about with three or four courtiers, so he didn't look at Xin Er's side. Xin Er noticed Yan Dan's behavior, and he was not angry, and followed his heart.

Zhang Hun's car was closest to the location where Xin Er parked, unlike Lu Shuang and Chen Sun, after greetings, they went back to their own cars, and he could only talk to Xin Er.

Because Zhang Jin and Zhang Dao sent their father and son to prison, the Zhang family and Xin Er had a grudge earlier, and now although the two sides are in the past, they will not mention it very tacitly, but fundamentally, the Zhang family, as an indigenous valve clan, and Xin Er, a foreign fabler who is not visible, is actually not a person all the way, and his current "superficial friendship" is just to take what he needs.

What the Zhang family needs is to use Xin Er's power to revive the reputation of his family, and do their best to eliminate the bad consequences that they were hit hard by Linghu Feng and even Ling Hule's minister who failed to become a minister. What Xin Er needed was that after the fierce struggles with the Song and Fan families one after another, and the expulsion of Song Hong and Fan Kuan from the court one after another, he would use the former high name of the Zhang family as one of the first-class gate lords in Longzhou to alleviate the rejection of his power by the local right-hand surnames and scholars. To put it bluntly, the Zhang family and Xin Er only have a relationship of interest with each other now.

It is also for this reason that the two of them have nothing to say if they don't say a few words, but both of them are experienced politicians, it doesn't matter if they have nothing to say, they can find something to say, and the topic fell to the current Shuofang war and the situation in Qinzhou, which had only gone through a fierce battle.

Xin Er smiled and said: "Gong Zhang, the public family can be called a full court of Zhilan!" Boren and Li Liang guarded Baiqing Mountain, outstanding military achievements, now ruled Wudu County, Enwei and authored, there is a great political voice, the local Tang and Hu people all support him, it can be said that it is both civil and military; Shuren was stationed in the town of Anyi, Jincheng Taishou reported to the court, and Yun 'Qiang, Xianbei and Zhuhu obeyed their prestige'; Ming Bao slaughtered Qilian, and since he took office, not only the people have been happy, but also in just a few months, the number of horses, sheep, and other livestock herded by Qilian officials has increased, and his political achievements have been remarkable.

"Gong Zhang, this public family is a backward Junyan, I don't know how many people are envious!"

Boren is Zhang Daochong. Shuren is Zhang Hun's third son, named Zhang Daoyue. Zhang Daoyue is currently in the Anyi Protectorate, a county of Jincheng County. Jincheng and other eight counties in the southeast, there are many Qiang people in the territory, and there are also a large number of Xianbei tribes, because the number of Hu people is large, so Dingxi has set up several military institutions under the jurisdiction of the imperial court here, and the Anyi Protector Army is one of them.

praised Zhang Daochong and Zhang Daoyue, Xin Er did not "flatter" Zhang Hun, Zhang Hun's two sons did have their own talents. In the first battle of Wudu, Zhang Daochong was a Confucian figure, but his courage was outstanding, even the fierce general Beigong Yue in Dingxi was also full of praise for his courage, and in the battle, he cooperated well with Li Liang, and Li Liang later praised him when he reported to Xin Er in private; And Zhang Daoyue, Yu Dingxi has always been known for his "generosity and fierce spirit", Shen Min is inferior to his eldest brother, and he is superior in martial arts.

Zhang Hun's subordinate Zhang Daojiang, Xin Er's words of praising him are even more sincere. Since the setback of the family being hit hard, Zhang Daojiang has grown rapidly, which is diametrically opposed to Song Fang and Song Xian of the Song family, as if he is a different person.

Zhang Hun said humbly: "If there is no Xin Gong waving his fingers, how can there be a victory in Qinzhou?" Ah Hu has a little effort, where do you dare to be praised by Xin Gong? If the government is loud and governs a county, how can it govern a country? Ah Hu and Ah Yu are both small talents and are not worth mentioning. A dog is good at martial arts and light literature, too brave and brave, and does not hide from his father, I have always been worried about this, for fear that he will do something wrong, and he will do a small thing for himself, and a big matter for the country if he misses it! ”

Tiger is Zhang Daochong's nickname. Dragon, needless to say, is Zhang Daojiang's nickname. Dog is Zhang Daoyue's nickname.

In this era, because the scholars liberate their nature and advocate natural freedom, so the nickname of "not the official name" is the most favored by the scholars, and the favorite is used as the name of the other party, the king can call the minister's nickname, the elders can call the younger generation, and the brothers and friends can also call each other by nicknames, and even there are those who are uninhibited, and the elders are also called by nicknames, and the nickname "Agua" is also known as "Agua", and it is precisely because of this that it has now gone out of Dingxi and spread to Xuzhou and Jiangzuo controlled by Pu Qin, Murong Wei, and He Hunxie.

Xin Er smiled and said: "Today's chaotic war is the time when you need to be brave!" Zhang Gong, I'm planning to reuse Shuren! ”

"Reuse a dog? Gong Xin, what do you mean by that? ”

Xin Er said: "Recently, Zhongtai has been discussing the policy of releasing camping households to organize households and uniting the people, and setting up a military government, and Zhang Gong should know about this matter. Now it has been decided, first in Shazhou and Xihai, Shuofang two counties to try this policy, wait for time, and see the results, if the effect is good, the next will be in my Dingxi throughout the country. In the eight southeastern counties, Koji Ling told me that in the plan of Zhongtai, two military offices were prepared, one in Xiping and the other in Jincheng. The Lang General of Jincheng County Government, in my opinion, is none other than Shuren! ”

The eight counties in the southeast are said to be eight counties, and many counties have only one or two counties, and the overall area is not large, so it is planned to set up a military government here in the future, and only two are planned.

There are two main powers of the military government, one is responsible for the selection of government soldiers from all the people in the counties and counties of Zhinei; One is to conduct drills and peacetime management for all the government soldiers in the administration. These two powers, one involving all the households and the people within the administration, and the other involving the military administration within the administration, are both very great powers. Wherever the military government is set up, it is bound to be like where the county government is set up, and it will inevitably cause the scholars of various counties and counties to compete for each other.

The eight counties in the southeast are the inherent territory of the Koji family, the Koji Shuo died of illness, the Koji Shuang is greedy for power and unwise, quite unexpected, although the power of the Koji family in the government and the opposition is not as good as in the past, but in the eight counties in the southeast is still the largest clan, Xiping is the hometown of the Koji clan, there must be one here, and the Lang General of the Lang General Mansion must also be the people of the Koji family, this is the meaning of the question that does not need to be explained.

The other military government, in fact, has not yet been clearly determined where it is located, and there are officials from overseas Chinese in Zhongtai who suggested that it be located in an overseas Chinese county like Tang Xing, on the grounds that Tang Xing was the place where the former Koji Shuo lived; Some officials from indigenous backgrounds suggested that it be set up in Jincheng County, and the reason was also very high-sounding, because in the Qin Dynasty of the previous dynasty, the current eight southeastern counties belonged to Jincheng, that is, there was only one county in Jincheng in this area. At present, it is impossible to set up a military government in the eight southeastern counties, and it seems that it is impossible to set up one in Jincheng.

Lu Shuang did not support the former suggestion, that is, this suggestion was supported by his previous long history, the current Tian Ju of Tang Xing Taishou, this time he listened to the advice of Pei Yi, a subordinate official who had advised him to resign from the post of Zhongtai Order, and instead supported the latter suggestion for the purpose of winning over the indigenous scholars of the eight southeastern counties.

Kojishuang's little ninety-nine, Xin Er is clear, but Xin Er also tends to be set up in Jincheng. It's just that this tendency of his, unlike Koji Shuang, is not based on personal interests, but from the interests of the whole. The location of Jincheng County now, on the west bank of the Yellow River, adjacent to Longdong and other counties of Puqin in the east, and not far from Qinzhou in the southeast, is a strategic place, the military government is located here, which is conducive to the use of troops in the future, whether it is Qinzhou is urgent, needs support, or a large east, crossing the river to attack Guanzhong, this place is a good choice.

The Lang general of the Jincheng Military Mansion, Lu Shuang intends to nominate Pei Zhi to the post.

The military government was located in Jincheng County, and Xin Er agreed for the benefit of Dingxi.

Nishihiro will already be a member of the Koji clan, and Kaneshiro will be a member of the Koji clan again? Xin Er couldn't agree.

As mentioned earlier, the power of the military government is very heavy, and Longzhou is such a big place, there are so many people, and there are not many places to set up a military government, the military government of Xihai and Shuofang counties is of the nature of a border fortress, and the people in the governance of these two counties are also small, which can be ignored, in addition, there are three major blocks, a Shazhou in the west, a middle area from Tangchang County to Wuwei County where the Jingshi is located, and another is the eight southeastern counties and Qinzhou. Based on this alone, the two military governments of the eight southeastern counties, Xin Er can not allow all of them to be controlled by the people of the Koji family, and take the opportunity of setting up a military government to meddle in the military and political affairs of the southeast, which is also Xin Er's expectation, of course, it is more and more impossible to agree that all the people of the Koji family will be the generals of the eight southeastern counties, but the influence of the Koji family in the eight southeastern counties is too great, and if Pei is not allowed to leave Pei Yi, who should be replaced, so as to not only serve the public, but also make Koji Shuang unable to resolutely oppose it? Thinking about it, Xin Er thought of Zhang Daoyue.

Zhang Daoyue's military palace is now in Jincheng County, he is the son of the Zhang family, Zhang Hun's son-in-law, although the Zhang family is declining, the reputation of Shilin is still as famous as the Koji clan, or in other words, it is slightly less than Confucianism and literature, and the Koji clan who relies on military merits to gain a foothold in the court is even higher, and he is used as the future Jincheng military general, no matter from which aspect, he can block the mouth of Koji Shuang and his henchmen.

So, if you put Zhang Daoyue in the position of General Lang of the Jincheng Military Mansion, aren't you afraid that the Zhang family and the Koji family will join forces to deal with Xin Er together? Xin Er is not afraid of this. For two reasons, first, the four major valve clans in Longzhou, the Song, Fan, and Zhang families are all heavy texts, and they have never been close to the Koji family; Second, Xin Er has already seen through Lu Shuang's character, this person is small and has no foresight, if Zhang Daoyue is appointed as the general of the Jincheng Military Government, he will only regard Zhang Daoyue as a thorn in his side, and will never treat him kindly.

Zhang Hun listened to Xin Er's words, the color on his face remained unchanged, and he thought in his heart: "Where is this reuse?" Xin Agua wants to burn the dog on the fire! Stroking his blackened beard, he said slowly, "Although Ah Dog is an Anyi protector and has little experience in battle, I am afraid that he is not qualified for this position." ”

Xin Er smiled slightly and said, "If Shuren is not competent, Boren will be competent." ”

Zhang Daoyue has experienced less battle, but Zhang Daochong has just fought the first battle of Wudu.

Zhang Hun was short of words for a while, and he didn't know how to answer, so he reluctantly said: "The battle of Wudu, the upper relies on the command of Duke Xin, and the lower relies on Li Liang. ”

Xin Er smiled and said, "Ah Hu and Ah Dog are both rising stars of the public family, and Gong He Qian is also!" Cao Fei, who was standing next to him, said, "Lao Cao, you are a famous general in my country, can you tell me, Boren and Shuren, are they suitable for the position of General Jinchenglang?" ”

Cao Fei was dressed in a red pleated hakama uniform, wearing a military crown, wearing leather boots, wearing a sword at his waist, and the scabbard and hilt were inlaid with precious stones.

He scratched his cheeks, looked at Xin Er, and then looked at Zhang Hun, and affectionately called Zhang Daochong and Zhang Daoyue's brothers by their nicknames without seeing any other places, and said with a big grin: "Zhang Gong, you are indeed too modest!" Ah Hu and Ah Dog are both my heroes in Dingxi, a Jincheng general, why can't the two of them be competent? According to me, the two of them, whoever is in charge, there is no problem! ”

When Xin Er and Zhang Hun were talking, Huang Rong and others were also on the side.

Huang Rong heard Zhang Hun say what he said just now, glanced at Zhang Hun, and said dissatisfiedly: "When the first king was born, your Zhang family had declined, if it weren't for the recommendation of the Ming Gong, would you be able to restore the court, and now you are the internal history supervisor, as if you are one of the three ministers?" This old fox only takes advantage and refuses to do things, how can there be such a truth in the world? Let's see that when Ming Gong appoints Zhang Daochong or Zhang Daoyue as the general of Jincheng Lang, if you still insist on unwillingness, you can't say it, I have to find some of your mistakes and impeach you on the table! ”

Tang Ai was also on the side, he didn't have Huang Rong's quick turn of thought, but he was also a little dissatisfied with Zhang Hun's shirk, seeing that Zhang Hun wanted to say something more, he shook the feather fan, opened his mouth to intercept him, did not give him a chance to speak again, and said to Xin Er: "Ming Gong, the proposal for the establishment of the military government of Shazhou, Xihai, and Shuofang, and the matter of distributing the grassland on the north bank of the Shuofang River to the soldiers of Shuofang and the people of the Marquis of Xihai, Zhongtai has been discussed in the past two days. ”

Tang Ai's work efficiency is very high, and in two days, he has done the things that Xin Er explained to him.

Xin Er asked, "What is the opinion of Koji Ling?" ”

When Fang Cai came over to greet Xin Er, the two did not talk about business.

Tang Ai said: "There is no objection to the koji order. ”

"That being the case, you can play the court later, and ask the queen mother and the king to decide."

When the time of the last dynasty came, the ministers were headed by Xin Er, followed by the three ministers such as Lu Shuang, Zhang Hun, Chen Sun, and Huang Rong, and Cao Fei was also in the second rank with the respect of the hussar general, and the rest were followed according to their official positions and years, and hundreds of courtiers entered the palace.