Chapter 249: Family Banquet
Zhang Yuan's family banquet has more Pingyang Hou Cao Xiang, which is actually quite abrupt.
But fortunately, he was young, and Zhuo Wenjun pulled him to his side as soon as he came up, so he took care of him.
"Wenjun, the Marquis of Pingyang is going to live in our house for a few days.
Later, let the subordinates prepare a clean courtyard, and let people deliver meals every day. ”
Zhuo Wenjun was a little stunned, but he still commanded the people around him.
And Wang Qing and Yan Yi's expressions were a little abnormal.
No matter who it is, they will think that this is Princess Pingyang taking the initiative to show favor to Zhang Yuan.
In the past, Zhang Yuan had to rely on Wei Qing to climb the line of Princess Pingyang, but now Princess Pingyang has taken the initiative.
And who in Chang'an City didn't know that Liu Che was about to give Zhang Yuan a marriage.
Princess Pingyang was boiling for almost ten days before she found a suitable candidate.
No matter who it is, they feel that Zhang Yuan is about to ascend to the sky in one step.
It's just that Cao Xiang and Zhuo Wenjun are here, and the three big men can't talk about some things.
This banquet has become a family banquet in the real sense, and no one talks about business, and occasionally asks about Zhang Yuan's situation on the battlefield.
When Zhuo Wenjun heard that more than half of the people died in the First World War, his heart couldn't stop trembling, but fortunately he didn't let Zhang Yuan encounter such a disaster.
Soon everyone was full of food and drink, and Zhuo Wenjun also took Cao Xiang down.
Wang Qing only asked at this time.
"Teacher, everyone in Chang'an City knows that His Majesty has sent out three wooden boxes, which are definitely not just letters."
Yan Yi was also very curious about this matter.
"Yes, could it be His Majesty's reward for the teacher?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head and laughed coldly.
"It's not a bounty, it's a threat!"
"Threats? What's in the box? ”
"The Seal of Taifu!"
Zhang Yuan said it so directly, which startled Yan Yi and Wang Qing on the spot.
At this time, it is not the time when a capable person can reach a high position, and it is already great to be a young Jiuqing.
If it weren't for Wei Zifu, Wei Qing would not have been able to sit in the position of Da Sima if he died, this is still because of the military position, because the military position values ability the most.
And the third wife also has the prime minister and the imperial doctor, and what is important is seniority.
How do you judge qualifications?
Age should be the first factor.
Aren't the prime minister and the imperial doctor fifty years old?
In the position of prime minister, there are many people who are sick and die of old age.
And the third wife, that is a position that requires more qualifications than the prime minister.
Today's big man may not be able to sit on it, and if it is a few decades ago, maybe Shangshan Sihao and Fu Sheng are probably qualified.
Qu Reverse Hou Chen Ping is estimated to also have this qualification.
But Dahan has not appeared in the past few decades.
The only reason is that the people in power are too ruthless, and they don't need to be ruthless.
That's why Wang Qing and Yan Yi had such a big reaction.
"I told you two about this, just hoping that you will be able to be human with your tail between your legs in the future.
Your Majesty is staring at me, not worrying about me, and you two are my students, and you can't get out of me no matter what.
Remember to be cautious in what you say and do, and when people forget about my exploits this time, we may be safe. ”
"Teacher, don't worry, the two of us won't make trouble for you."
"That's why I told you about this, I have already returned the seal of Taifu to Your Majesty.
No one in the army knows about this, and you two must remember not to talk about it. ”
"Rest assured, teachers, the students have not had any personal contact with these officials."
Zhang Yuan nodded, at this time, it was most taboo to form a gang.
The prime minister and the imperial doctor in the court are good people, and they don't care about anything.
The only ones who are more popular below are Gongsun Hong and the main father, and there are more things about Zhang Tang.
On the contrary, these generals, once they return to Chang'an City, live at home in a restaurant and spend time drinking.
It is absolutely impossible to get them to ask about political affairs.
"Since you know, it's not too early today, and I'm a little tired, you can either rest directly in the house or go back."
Zhang Yuan had a headache, and he still had to take care of Zhuo Wenjun's emotions.
The ghost knows that Princess Pingyang has made such a fuss, how uncomfortable Zhuo Wenjun is in his heart these days.
After sending Yan Yi and Wang Qing away, Zhang Yuan returned to his bedroom,
Zhuo Wenjun was already lying on the bed.
"Wenjun, have you slept?"
"Not asleep yet."
"Uncle Yue has nothing to do these days, Your Majesty told me about the handicraft workshop.
I had a lot of inconvenience in the army, so I didn't inform him. ”
"It doesn't matter, so that he can concentrate on the business of the paper mill and the business of Ziqian Zhuangzi."
Just like this, the two of them chatted with each other, and Zhang Yuan didn't know how to speak.
"I'm back this time, I guess I won't go out for a long time in the future, and I can accompany you every day."
"Princess Pingyang said that she had already looked for me before she said that she wanted to find a main room for you, and asked my opinion, and I agreed.
Don't have too much burden in your heart, if you don't have an heir to hold you around, Your Majesty will not rest assured of you. ”
Zhang Yuan didn't expect Zhuo Wenjun to be so righteous.
He knew what would happen if Sima Xiangru was with Zhuo Wenjun.
That trick can make Sima Xiang look back like a prodigal son in love, how can his skills be comparable to ordinary people?
Zhang Yuan just didn't realize that Zhuo Wenjun was Sima Xiangru's wife, and he was also the Zhuo Wenjun pursued by Sima Xiangru at the beginning.
And in his place, Zhuo Wenjun's identity has always been incompatible with him.
In this way, Zhuo Wenjun is bound to make a choice, and she may be by Zhang Yuan's side, and she is still very happy.
"Don't worry, if that Xiao He descendant is a brutal character, I will teach her a lesson."
"It's just a little girl, Ah Yuan, do you think I really take her seriously?"
"Little girl?"
"Well, I heard Princess Pingyang say that she is only sixteen this year, what is not a little girl?"
Zhang Yuan felt a little confused.
He's in his thirties.
Could it be that this is the legendary old husband and young wife?
Boss Liu and milk tea sister?
"I've seen the portrait too, it's a rare beauty.
It is said that it is going to be sent to the palace, but you also know that Mrs. Wei is still in labor for half a month.
Otherwise, how could such a good thing come down on your head? ”
"Damn, I'm still a little excited when you say that!"
"The man's mouth is a deceitful ghost, and he was talking to me about love just now, and now his mind drifts to the little girl."
"Don't talk, kiss me."
Zhang Yuan stripped naked and threw Zhuo Wenjun directly on the bed.
It's another night of spring, and it's beautiful.
...... Number Seven
Early the next morning, Zhang Yuan came out of the room, only to feel that the fatigue was gone.
The air of Chang'an City is sweeter than the air of the prairie.
Liu Che did not deprive his Wei general of his title of marquis, and Taixue did not need him to take care of it now.
There was no war, and these titled generals were the most idle people in the city.
On this day, the people of the Xiao family came to the door, naturally they were all men, and it was impossible for the female dependents to show up at the beginning of this kind of scene.
The person who came was directly the head of the Xiao family, that is, Xiao Qing, Zhang Yuan's future father-in-law.
"Master Hou, the master of the Xiao family has arrived, and he is now in the reception room."
"Invite him to the lobby."
"Whoa."
Zhang Yuan is now the Marquis of Xin'an, the general of the Han Dynasty, and although Xiao Qing is Xiao He's great-great-grandson, after all, the title is not a liehou, and before he married his daughter to Zhang Yuan, he always bowed Zhang Yuan in front of Zhang Yuan.
The key thing is that the age difference between the two is not much, which is the most embarrassing.
Although the age difference between the two is not much, they can't bear Zhang Yuan's good maintenance.
"Xin'anhou."
"Xiao Gong."
Zhang Yuan glanced at Xiao Qing, and then asked him to sit down.
"I'm afraid that Gong Xiao came here today because of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, right?"
As soon as he came up, Zhang Yuan got straight to the point.
"It's really not, I just heard that Xin'anhou is back, so I came to visit you.
After all, the day when our two families got married was also this month. ”
Hearing Xiao Qing say this, Zhang Yuan really wanted to scold people directly.
He didn't know that the day he got married, and Princess Pingyang didn't even plan to tell him.
"Oh, yes."
"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess attaches great importance to Xin'anhou, and even the dowry is handled single-handedly."
The more Zhang Yuan listened, the more trembling he became.
From the beginning, I never thought about what it would be like if I didn't agree.
That's too bad, isn't it?
"Yes, yes, Gong Xiao came to visit me today?"
"First, I want to congratulate Xin'anhou on his victorious return, and secondly, I hope that Xin'anhou can help me realize a wish."
"What wish?"
came to ask Zhang Yuan to do something.
Zhang Yuan said, why is the future father-in-law so eager.
"The little girl Xiao Ruo has an older brother, who is now twenty-one, but he is still at home.
There is no one in the court to speak for him, and the favor of the Xiao family in the old days has been exhausted, and it is really uncomfortable for me, a father, not to be able to help him. ”
You're uncomfortable with Jill.
Zhang Yuan wanted to spray people when he saw this gesture.
This Xiao Qing must have wanted Zhang Yuan to pave the way for his son.
Otherwise, even if no one speaks for his son, after a while the marquis returns, he can send his son to any place to be an official.
In the future, Xiao Qing will burp again, and his son will be knighted, how comfortable and comfortable he will be.
But Xiao Qing's performance is not satisfied with this, he wants more.
"In this way, Gong Xiao asked Ling Lang to study the art of war at home and practice martial arts.
I'll just take him with me on my next expedition. ”
"Xie Xin'anhou."
As we all know, although it is risky to go out to fight with Zhang Yuan, the gain is greater.
If you don't go up to fight the enemy hand-to-hand, just follow Zhang Yuan's side, then the safety will definitely be guaranteed.
In this way, it becomes going to gild on the battlefield.
If you hold an official position, you can also get some military exploits, and these military exploits will be the foundation of your life in the future.
There are many people who go to the battlefield to gild, and the most famous is Zhang Qian, who was sent out by Liu Chete to gild.
As long as you can guarantee that you can win the battle, you can take whoever you like.
Poor Hun Dadan Yu Junchen, I'm afraid he doesn't know that the people of the Han Dynasty now regard him as the last fragrant bait.
In the future, the Huns will be gone, and if you want to make meritorious deeds, you will have to kill those barbarians in the south.
But how can it be more successful to kill barbarians than to kill the Huns.
"Is there anything else that Gong Xiao has to do?"
"There is one more trivial matter, this time it is not my wish, but the wish of the little girl.
The little girl hopes that Xin'anhou can give her a personal thing as a token of love.
The little girl is not very old, and she has heard a lot of stories and legends, so I have to ask for it. ”
Isn't this a little girl, Zhang Yuan sighed in his heart.
Then he took a jade pendant from his waist.
"This was given to me by Wu Anhou at the beginning, and I have been carrying it with me for more than ten years.
Since Xiao Gong has been entrusted by Xiao Ruo, I can't let you run for nothing. ”
In addition to liking bronze, the Han people also like beautiful jade.
Zhang Yuan's personal belongings, in addition to clothes and hairpins on his head, it is estimated that there is only this jade pendant.
A new Anhou is really simple and a little unusual.
"Thank you Xin'anhou, the little girl will definitely like it."
After chatting for a while, Zhang Yuan finally sent Xiao Qing away.
This future father-in-law will be the same as the parents of the women who want bride price money in later generations.
But when the daughter gets married, she can't blackmail her son-in-law, so she has to put forward all the requirements before she gets married.
Xiao Qing also knew that this was the marriage between Liu Che and Princess Pingyang, even if Zhang Yuan did not meet his requirements, he had no way to marry his daughter.
But now that Zhang Yuan agreed to him, he was very comfortable.
It's beautiful in my heart.
Zhang Yuan has no elders, and the marriage is handled by Princess Pingyang, and everything goes very smoothly.
On the third day of Zhang Yuan's return to Chang'an, Princess Pingyang directly sent people to decorate the Xin'an Hou Mansion.
Zhang Yuan also learned at this time that his marriage would be seven days later.
At the same time, Liu Che announced the restoration of Xiao Qing's Marquis title.
The Xiao family is expected to regain the glory of their ancestors, but Zhang Yuan feels that it is unlikely.
The Cao family can still marry a princess, and basically the same generation as the emperors of each generation.
You, Xiao Qing, are two generations behind Liu Che, and you are not enough to be a big official just by virtue of your qualifications.
This is also the reason why Xiao Qing found Zhang Yuan and wanted Zhang Yuan to get his son into the army.
is like Zhang Yuan, who has no roots and no bottom, and still climbed to the position of General Wei and became one of the hottest figures in the Han Dynasty.
Chang'an City is bustling with preparations for Zhang Yuan's marriage.
And the war in Yuyang County became more and more stalemate, and the Xiongnu Dadan Yu Junchen didn't know what benefits he used, so he coaxed the Wuhuan clan to join forces with them to fight the Han Dynasty.
Fortunately, Gongsun He's 100,000 foot soldiers arrived in time, otherwise Wei Qing might not be able to withstand this pressure.
But this also proves that the military minister wanted to merge Wuhuan and Xianbei before, and he definitely didn't just talk about it, this guy definitely wanted to come to the truth.
However, in this way, Gongsun He and Wei Qing had to defeat the combined forces of the Huns and Wuhuan people in the city before they could withdraw from Yuyang County.
Han Anguo was also unlucky, he was dying of old age, and he was arranged in this kind of border county, and it was simply a delusion to spend his old age in peace.
In particular, he has to listen to Wei Qing's command under Wei Qing's tent, although Wei Qing respects Han Anguo very much, but Han Anguo will not be too comfortable in his heart.