Therefore, Wei Bao was sweating profusely, and felt that it was difficult to speak, so he hesitated for a moment before saying, "It is most appropriate to ask the opinion of King Xin on this matter, right?" ”

Zhu Youxiao was very happy to see the resourceful Wei Bao having this kind of deflatedness, and when it was difficult to speak: "I still thought that nothing could stump Wei Aiqing, it turns out that you also have things that you can't understand." I can't believe in the king for this reason, my father is no longer there, at this time, I and the queen, as well as Concubine Kang Zhao, must help the king of faith to make up his mind, where in the world is there a reason to make your own decisions about marriage? You have to say one. ”

Zhu Youxiao said that, laughed, and seemed to be very happy, as if he thought of his own queen and concubine, and he didn't set it himself.

Hearing the emperor say this, the Zhou family, the Yuan family, and the Tian family couldn't help but glance at Wei Bao, although they only knew that Wei Bao was a young prince, but they could understand that the current emperor trusted this young prince very much.

It seems that the honor, happiness, and status of their lives will be determined by Wei Bao's words.

Wei Bao also realized the serious consequences of his current words, and felt a little embarrassed and difficult to decide.

"Rong Weichen thinks about it for a while, right?" Wei Bao said to the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly: "Yes, but after you wait for the selected person, you must say the appropriate reason, otherwise, the face of Concubine Kang Zhao and the queen will not be good." ”

Wei Bao nodded depressedly, secretly thinking about my.

Anyway, every time I come to the palace, it seems that I have to do multiple-choice questions.

Wei Bao felt that no matter how he chose, which woman would be the queen would have little impact on Daming.

Then think about the impact on yourself, since the Tian family is talented and beautiful, after becoming the queen, I am afraid that no one can suppress her.

Moreover, the original history is that Empress Zhou became the queen, which shows that Concubine Kang Zhao still has more weight, and in the end, whether Empress Zhang compromises or the emperor compromises, in the end, the original ending is that Empress Zhou becomes the queen, and now it is possible to change this situation unless she says a very suitable reason.

Since forcibly changing the situation does not do you any good, why bother?

If he said that the Tian family was more suitable, but in the end the Tian family did not become the queen, and he offended Queen Zhou to death.

Therefore, Wei Bao's eyes rolled, and then said, "Weichen thinks that the Zhou family is more suitable to be the queen." ”

As soon as Wei Bao said this, everyone present was surprised.

Because everyone has already seen that the reason why the emperor took it out for discussion is because the emperor is interested in Empress Zhang, wants to agree with Empress Zhang's opinion, and establishes the Tian family as the princess of King Xin, but he doesn't want to hurt the face of Concubine Kang Zhao.

Moreover, Queen Zhou has a hard injury, and Queen Zhou's father, Zhou Kui, is a fortune teller, and in ancient times, he belonged to the lower nine streams of the lower nine streams.

And Tian Guifei's father was an official, and among the three religions and nine streams, the official was the largest.

The family background of the two is not on the same level at all.

In addition, Tian's appearance does not say that it crushes Zhou's, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tian's appearance is above Zhou's, and his figure is much better than Zhou's.

In short, there is no reason to choose Tian over Zhou.

Of the people present, only Concubine Kang Zhao showed a satisfied smile, nodded frequently, and said in appreciation: "In the end, it is the prince of the country who His Majesty has personally sealed, and he is really extraordinary." ”

With starlight in his eyes, Zhou looked at Wei Bao, excited in his heart, and forcibly held back.

And Tian couldn't hide his frustration.

"Wei Aiqing, you have to tell your reasons." Zhu Youxiao asked.

Wei Bao nodded, and said: "Weichen believes that Concubine Kang Zhao's idea of choosing the Zhou family is the same as Weichen's, the Zhou family is from a humble background, can do all kinds of farm work, and will also take younger siblings, and is good at female worker knitting, which is no different from ordinary women, and is most in line with my typical ordinary women." When the Ming royal family chooses a concubine, the first thing they value is virtue, and the second thing is talent. Tian's piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, riding and gardening, are all proficient, and female workers are also proficient in knitting, so Zhou's talent is completely incomparable with Tian's. In addition, I believe everyone can see that Tian is more beautiful, at least that's what Weichen thinks. The royal family can't just choose people. Wei Chen said a mistake, if I choose my daughter-in-law today, I will not hesitate to choose Tian. ”

When Tian heard this, his face turned red, and his mood improved a little.

Zhu Youxiao laughed: "It's not a crime, what you said is to the point, Wei Aiqing, you go on." ”

"But today it's not the minister, or the small people who choose their wives, but the royal family's choice of concubines, the internal conditions are obviously more important than the external conditions, especially when they are all top beauties, the beauty is almost the same, and it can be ignored." Wei Bao Road.

Zhu Youxiao said: "But the Tian family is more beautiful than the Zhou family, not necessarily the Tian family's virtue is not as good as the Zhou family, right?" ”

"What Your Majesty said is very much, who is more beautiful, has nothing to do with virtue, can enter the last three people to evaluate, I believe that the virtues of the three nobles have undergone strict inspection, and they are all excellent. Weichen felt that Zhou's experience was very similar to that of Empress Zhang, both of whom were born in peasant families, and Empress Zhang was also not as proficient in various talents as Tian's. When the two are on equal footing, the opinions of the elders should be more valued. If His Majesty didn't say that Concubine Kang Zhao chose the Zhou family just now, Weichen would definitely choose the Tian family. But Concubine Kang Zhao is highly respected and has read countless people, especially the wind and rain in the palace, so she should believe in Concubine Kang Zhao's vision. Wei Bao continued.

After talking a lot of nonsense and praising all aspects, Wei Bao felt that he could only go so far.

Empress Zhang actually didn't care who was the princess, I heard Wei Bao say that Zhou's experience was the same as her own, and after thinking about it, it was true, her family background was not an official family, why did she choose the tall Tian family.

Zhu Youxiao also felt that his younger brother's concubine should pay more attention to virtue, Zhou's father was a fortune teller with difficult life and knew more about the people's suffering.

"What Wei Aiqing said is very reasonable, but Zhou's father is a fortune teller, isn't he afraid that spreading it will affect the reputation of King Xin?" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ask.

Wei Bao glanced at Zhu Youzhen, who was sitting there in a daze, as if he didn't care who was the princess.

Wei Bao stood in Zhu Youzhen's point of view, and could understand Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, in fact, he didn't care who was his wife, when he married Zhang Meiyuan, he was similar to Zhu Youzhen's thoughts.

For a wealthy class like them, there is no shortage of women, whether Tian is a concubine or Zhou is a concubine, it does not affect sleeping, and it is not who you want to sleep with and who you want to sleep with.

"Fortune tellers may not sound good, but there is no distinction between high and low professions, and people are also upright and innocent people, and they make money by their skills, as long as they are not cheated and cheated." Wei Bao said: "Wechen doesn't dare to say it anymore, this is just Wechen's personal opinion, I laughed." ”

"What Fu Guogong said is very good, what Fu Guogong wants to say is what the old man wants to say. The old body doesn't care about the affairs in the palace, and it is usually the queen who calls the shots, but she only says a few more words on this matter. The old body thinks that the Tian family has too many talents and is too gorgeous, and he is worried that if King Xin establishes the Tian family as the concubine, he will be lazy in beauty, but in fact, the old body treats Tian and Zhou equally. At this time, Concubine Kang Zhao came out to make a concluding speech.

Zhu Youzhen asked Zhang Yan with a smile: "Queen, what do you think?" ”

"What Fu Guogong said makes sense, and the concubine also thinks it's good to make Concubine Kang Zhao satisfied." Zhang Yan originally felt that the two of them were very suitable, listening to Wei Bao's thorough analysis, and seeing the emperor ask like this, she knew that the emperor was already inclined to Wei Bao's opinion, if she insisted at this time, it would be against the emperor and Concubine Kang Zhao, why bother.

"Okay, then it's settled, the Zhou family is the concubine of King Xin, the Tian family is the side concubine, and the Yuan family is ranked after the Tian family." Zhu Youxiao slapped his face happily, "A difficult matter was settled in an instant, in the end, it was the auxiliary prince, resourceful, and very agreeable." ”

"Your Majesty has won the award, and Weichen is afraid." Wei Bao hurriedly saluted.

"Okay, Wei Aiqing, you don't have to be modest." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "You all step down, let people set up a banquet immediately, I want to entertain the Duke of Fuguo with a family banquet, and also celebrate the family affairs set for King Xin, today's two happy events, it is worth having a good drink!" ”

When Zhou, Tian, and Yuan heard this, they wanted to retreat.

In fact, they are all young, and at this time they are all ignorant and very frightened, and they don't have a deep concept of ranking.

Wei Bao said: "Your Majesty, Weichen still has some trivial matters, please ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

"Oh? What's the matter? Wei Aiqing might as well speak bluntly if she has something. Zhu Youxiao said boldly.

"Wechen knows that King Xin has never interacted with foreign ministers, but Wechen participated in the selection of a concubine by King Xin today, and wants to send 10,000 taels of silver as a congratulatory gift, praying for His Majesty's permission." Wei Bao Road.

"Oh, hehe, that's a good thing, this silver has to be accepted." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "You Fuguo Gong is known as the richest person in the Ming Dynasty." ”

Wei Bao shook his head and said: "Your Majesty said so, Weichen is very frightened, Weichen is often shy, and he can't be ranked at all in the Ming Dynasty, from many dignitaries and nobles, down to many wealthy businessmen in Jin, they are much richer than Weichen, and Weichen is only willing to offer silver to His Majesty, Your Majesty will feel this way." ”

Wei Bao originally wanted to say the illusion, but the illusion seemed to be accusing the emperor, so he forcibly changed it, fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise he would cause a big disaster, and it was really tiring enough to talk in front of the emperor.

A companion is like a tiger, and it's really good.

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "I'm joking, Wei Aiqing doesn't have to be so nervous, I know that you are loyal to the monarch and the country, and your loyalty is commendable!" ”

"Weichen is happy to see His Majesty, and there is something else he wants to request." Wei Bao hurriedly said again.

Zhu Youzhen heard Wei Bao say this, and his heart was happy, thinking that Wei Bao wanted to say that he begged Wei Bao to ask the emperor to stop the construction of the three major halls?

Zhu Youzhen heard that Wei Bao wanted to give him 10,000 taels of silver, and the emperor had already agreed, and he was both moved and happy in his heart.

Zhu Youzhen refused to ask for the minister's silver, because he was afraid of being caught by Wei Zhongxian, and now it is the silver that the emperor let him collect, so naturally there are no such problems.

And Zhu Youxiao didn't think much about Wei Bao's desire to give King Xin's silver, but felt happy, in Zhu Youxiao's world, Zhu Youzhen and Wei Bao are the two men closest to him.

"And when? Go ahead. Zhu Youxiao was not impatient.

"Wechen is bold, today I said something about participating in such a big event as choosing a concubine for King Xin, and Wechen's words have caused a certain amount of harm to the Tian family, and Wechen is very panicked." Wei Bao Road.

Zhu Youxiao said: "It's okay, Wei Aiqing, you don't have to take it to heart, I told you to say it." ”

Then Zhu Youxiao asked Zhu Youzhen: "King Xin, do you care?" ”

"Not only did the younger brother not care, but he also thanked the Duke of Fuguo for coming up with the idea of choosing a concubine for the younger brother." Zhu Youzhen said.

"How? I said that the king would not care. Zhu You smiled at Wei Bao.

Wei Bao said: "Wechen is not worried that King Xin cares, but Wechen is unhappy with Tian in his heart, so Wechen wants to dare to climb a relationship and recognize Tian as his sister." Wechen knew that the vassal king was not allowed to associate with foreign ministers, and if it weren't for what he said today that was unfavorable to the Tian family, Wechen would never dare to have such thoughts. ”

Wei Bao's idea, which was generated just now, is indeed bold.

Because he just said something beneficial to the Zhou family, Wei Bao is already kind to the Zhou family, so he doesn't have to worry about Zhou's feelings.

But Tian will definitely hate himself when he recalls it in the future, so Wei Bao suddenly had such an idea.

At the same time, after making this relationship, he will be the brother-in-law of Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, and Zhu Youzhen will become the emperor in the future, and he will be the emperor's brother-in-law, and this is only a godfather, not a blood relative, and others can't restrict him with restrictions on relatives.

Today he is an auxiliary prince, and King Xin is just a restricted vassal king, not to mention King Xin's concubine, which is even more insignificant.

On the surface, it seems that he Wei Bao is low, but when Zhu Youzhen becomes the emperor, this deal will be extremely cost-effective.

Wei Bao also took advantage of the emperor's happiness and casually mentioned it, Zhu Youxiao agreed to it, and it didn't matter if he didn't agree.

Zhu Youxiao was really happy when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing!" To me, the two of you can get along like brothers is what I would love to see. King Xin, what do you think? ”

"Fu Guogong is my concubine as a brother-in-law? The younger brother naturally couldn't ask for it, but he was afraid that he would be wronged by the auxiliary prince. Zhu Youzhen said sincerely, feeling that Wei Bao was the only one in the world who looked up to him so much. Zhu Youzhen often has low self-esteem, although the ministers and the lords of the noble family are very polite to him when they meet him on weekdays, but Zhu Youzhen can feel that everyone is very disobedient, as if they want to talk to him, and they are afraid to talk to him, so he is very embarrassed with whomever he is, but he will not feel this way when he is with Wei Bao.

Now Wei Bao wants to form a brother-in-law relationship with his side concubine, of course, he likes it even more.

When Tian heard Wei Bao's proposal, his nose was even more sour, his eyes were red, and at the same time, a strange feeling arose in his heart.

From the first time she saw Wei Bao, she originally thought that Wei Bao was the king of letters, but just now it was the Tian family who was the first to salute Wei Bao, and the Zhou family and the Yuan family would follow and mistakenly admit that Wei Bao was the king of letters.

In addition, Wei Baosheng's handsomeness is abnormal, Tian's heart pounded when he saw Wei Bao for the first time, and Zhu Huiyuan felt the same way when he saw Wei Bao.

This is the normal reaction of a girl who is in love for the first time, and the feeling that flows through her whole body like electricity.

The other people present didn't have much feeling, but they all felt that Wei Bao was indeed very good at being a person, and it could be said that he was so thoughtful in all aspects, even to the concubine of a vassal king!

Sure enough, it is not unreasonable for Wei Bao to rise to the top of the Ming official rank within a year.

The Duke is super in Daming!

Although Wei Bao's position in the officialdom is still only a second-rank governor, he is not as important as Jiliao Governor among the governors.

But Wei Bao holds the title of the grandfather of the country, Wei Bao is much higher than other officials even if he is only a seven-rank county order, and now the first assistant minister has to salute respectfully when he sees Wei Bao, and Wei Bao doesn't even have to return the salute.

When you see the minister bowing to the emperor, and the emperor needs to return the salute, it is already very polite to say that he is flat lazily.

Everyone present had their own thoughts, only a few people such as Kebaba and Wei Zhongxian were very unhappy.

They are all politically sensitive people, others can't think of it, but they can think of it, Wei Bao's move has a strong purpose of winning over King Xin.

In the eyes of Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba, this is very terrifying!

The emperor has never had an heir, and King Xin is the first heir to the throne, and they can all immediately think that Wei Bao's purpose in wooing King Xin Zhu Youzhen is to prepare for the emperor to have three long and two short in the future.

The two of them don't worry about who Wei Bao is colluding with, because Wei Bao is already strong enough, and colluding with anyone is nothing more than adding fuel to the fire.

But the collusion between Wei Bao and King Xin is different, one is a vassal king, the heir to the throne, the other is powerful and rich, and there is a large army!

The current Wei Zhongxian, if you want to say that the most regrettable thing is to make such a thing as Wei Bao out carelessly, Wei Bao's thunderous formation of the power group, Wei Zhongxian could not have expected it before.

But right now, Wei Bao is talking directly to the emperor, and even if they want to stop it, there is nothing they can do.

"Wei Aiqing, you are now a duke, and you have become a righteous brother and sister with King Xin's side concubine, you are indeed a little wronged." Zhu Youxiao said from Wei Bao's point of view.

"It's my honor not to be wronged." Wei Bao hurriedly said: "King Xin is Your Majesty's younger brother, Your Majesty treats me Wei Bao as a friend, and King Xin's side princess is also a royal person, how can she wronged me." ”

Zhu Youxiao was teased by Wei Baodong, nodded and said, "Okay, you can say it best, but why don't you recognize my queen as my sister-in-law?" That identity can be more compatible, right? ”

When Wei Bao heard this, he hurriedly knelt down: "How can this be handled by Weichen?" Your Majesty, please take back your order, right? ”

"Bold Wei Bao, Your Majesty is a golden mouth, you are so bold, let Your Majesty take back your life!?" Wei Zhongxian couldn't hold back any longer, and said angrily to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, please punish Wei Bao for committing the crime, this is a big crime of bullying the king." ”

Wei Zhongxian originally wanted to have a good relationship with Wei Bao, after all, he might soon go to Liaodong, which was Wei Bao's territory, but now he really couldn't help it anymore.

Wei Zhongxian has a hostile relationship with the Donglin Party, and the same relationship with Zhu Youzhen, although Zhu Youzhen has not yet formed a power group, but Wei Zhongxian also wants to punish Zhu Youzhen.