Chapter 139: Distinguished guests come to the door

Speaking of this dangerous Taoist, he is well-known, and among Taoists, he has been greatly respected.

The fact that his version can be handed down to the world shows that the "Tao Te Ching Jiyi" that he annotated must be accepted by the present, theoretically...... What the Empress Dowager accepted, nine times out of ten, is also this version.

And this version, Fang Jifan probably remembers, who made this "Tao Te Ching Jiyi" widely circulated.

Although in the previous life, he couldn't pretend to be forced by this, but this young master, now at least he has saved effort.

Thinking about it this way, Fang Jifan became a bamboo in his chest, and put pen to paper: "The husband and the Taoist, Yuan X (this word can't be typed) is nothing, chaotic and natural, Eryi is born from it, all things are formed, and it cannot be obtained for the name, and the name of the strong is called the Tao......"

Zhu Houzhao watched from the side, he was curious, but he recognized every word of this article, but when they were combined, he couldn't read a word.

But he didn't bother to pay attention to it, he could be lazy.

For more than an hour, Fang Jifan imitated Zhu Houzhao's handwriting, first wrote the "Tao Te Ching Collection", and then copied the "Tao Te Ching", only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and put the pen down.

Zhu Houzhao was in a hurry, and he didn't check it, and hurriedly dried the ink happily and put it away directly.

His big task has finally been explained.

Seeing that it was not early, Fang Jifan also took his leave.

Zhu Hou instructed as instructed: "Remember that King Ning sent silver to inform the palace." ”

"Yes, yes." Fang Jifan shook his hand impatiently.

This prince loves money more than he, a loser!

King Ning also hated it, and gave two gifts, but there was no news all of a sudden, didn't he look down on Young Master Ben? This young master can be a beautiful word.

Or do you think the cost of acquisition is too high?

It stands to reason that Ning Wangfu has gone through hundreds of years and accumulated hundreds of years of wealth, and the wealth contained in it is only known to God, and now Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, has great ambitions, although this ambition is a little stupid in the eyes of Fang Jifan, but people have ideals, will they care about a few salted fish? What is silver?

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, a person with great ambitions like King Ning, if he didn't cheat him out of a little silver, he really couldn't say anything in his heart.

Depressed and returned to the house, it turned out that there was a guest arriving, a carriage and horses were parked in front of the door, and there were a few young people.

Fang Jifan went in loudly and walked quickly to the hall, only to see Fang Jinglong sitting there!

Fang Jifan stepped forward in surprise and said, "Dad, why did you come back, Tianjin Wei's official business is finished?" ”

Fang Jinglong shook his head, looking a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Your cousin is here, from Nanjing, come and see you." ”

Fang Jifan looked at it, and then noticed that a woman was sitting on one side, her eyes were looking at him.

Fang Jifan remembered that he did have a cousin, who was married to the second son of Xu Li, the Duke of Wei.

This Duke of Wei Xu Li was ordered to garrison Nanjing, so Xu Kuiru, the second son of the Duke of Wei, naturally entered the Nanjing Army, and it seems that he has become the commander of a certain guard in Nanjing, and his future is limitless.

In fact, a fool can understand that the second son cannot attack the title, so any nobleman will often let the eldest son stay at home and let him honestly prepare to inherit the title, but what about the other sons, do they just let it go?

Therefore, under normal circumstances, I will try my best to take it out, try my best to let him stand in the army and train, with the shadow of his ancestors, especially when his father is still alive, and mix up a high-level martial arts.

The Duke of Wei is a wealthy family among the wealthy families, and it is a hereditary Nanjing garrison, which is equivalent to being responsible for the military affairs of the entire Jiangnan, although there are garrison lieutenants there, that is, the eunuchs sent by the palace, and the Nanjing Military Department Shangshu divides the military power, but the Wei Guogong who garrisons Nanjing is enough to be called one of the pillars of the Ming Dynasty.

This cousin is married to the second son of Wei Guogong, although Xu Kuiru's reputation is actually not very good, Fang Jifan has long heard that it is a wine bag and rice bag, of course, the reputation of others is still somewhat better than his own.

Hey, melancholy......

Since he was a guest, Fang Jifan had no choice but to salute this cousin and say, "I've seen my aunt." ”

Although this aunt Fang is not Fanghua's age, she is also pretty, dressed as a noblewoman, showing a bit of nobility.

Fang Shi glanced at Fang Jifan, she had first come to Beijing from Nanjing, and she had already heard of such a nephew...... Ridiculous things, but she didn't ask in detail, and the other party didn't care much about it.

Fang Jinglong said: "I don't know why I entered Beijing this time? Why don't you fix a letter in advance, so it's better to go and greet your brother as soon as possible. ”

Fang's attitude towards Fang Jinglong was much better, and he said with a smile: "I received a decree from Renshou Palace a month ago, ordering me to enter Renshou Palace to accompany me, isn't the Empress Dowager's birthday coming?" I never thought that the Queen Mother actually remembered her sister-in-law. ”

As she spoke, she was overjoyed, and it was obvious that her cousin was very complacent about this.

She thought for a while, and then said: "Therefore, my father-in-law ordered me to set off immediately, but I didn't dare to delay the good time, and my brother also knew that His Majesty was pure filial piety to the Empress Dowager, and if he could please this old ancestor, the command of the husband would go further." ”

Fang Jinglong nodded, but couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity, I don't have a female dependent, otherwise I can go and join in the fun." ”

He seemed to think of Fang Jifan's mother again, with a melancholy face, mainly touching the scene, such a grand event, but there was no part of the Fang family, watching people rub their hands, it was inevitable to have regrets.

Fang Shi smiled, and stopped talking: "Brother, actually...... Not all wives can be invited into the palace. ”

Just for this short speech, Fang Jifan was silent, thinking to himself, his cousin, is very embarrassed, what is called not any life wife can be invited, this is not obvious, cousin, are you a member of that rarity? On the other hand, even if his mother was there, she might not be invited.

Fang Jifan was a little annoyed.

Fang Jinglong was melancholy, but he didn't seem to take Fang's woman's knowledge to heart, but just sighed: "It's rare that the Empress Dowager favors you." ”

"I guess it's my father-in-law who helped." Fang's head: "His original intention was to find a better background for his husband." ”

Fang Jinglong was surprised.

No wonder Fang Cai Fang said that not every wife can enter the palace to accompany her, nine times out of ten, the one who is qualified to be invited is still the wife of the mansion, in this Ming Dynasty, Wei Guogong, British Gong, Chengguo Gong, and Yunnan Qianguo Gong, but Wei Guogong is careful to hide his thoughts, hoping that the second daughter-in-law will show her face, most of them are to say that the lady is unwell, and let the daughter-in-law do it for her.

From this point of view, for the sake of his second son, the Duke of Wei, who was guarding in Nanjing, can be said to have taken great pains.

Fang Jifan thought on the side, the Wei State Mansion must be fully prepared, and has already prepared a heavy gift, and must let his cousin go out of the limelight, if the operation is good, maybe, in the future, his cousin and uncle will have the opportunity to find a place to practice, get a little credit, and get a title.

Fang Jifan sounded very bored, so he said, "Dad, I'm tired, go to sleep." ”

Fang Jinglong glared at him, blaming him for being rude in front of his cousin, but then, thinking that he had just left duty, his heart became distressed again, and his eyes became doting: "Go ahead." Then he explained to Fang's family: "This kid is still not sensible, but he had a serious illness a few days ago, and this serious illness has not long been cured, so don't take it to heart." ”

Fang Shi only smiled slightly, she really didn't take Fang Jifan too seriously, so she said: "Jifan has a brain disease, I also heard a little bit about it in Nanjing, and I am very worried, but now that he is still alive, I am relieved, just a brother...... Sister has heard some rumors, it is said that the following domain is very ridiculous, brother, such things, but can not be connived, after all, Nanhe Bofu is also half of my mother's family, the following domain is misbehaving, bad reputation, I am a sister, in the public mansion can not raise my head, the affairs in the public mansion, very complicated, a while and a half will not be clear, in short, I am walking on thin ice, I really don't want to be tongued. ”

Fang Jinglong looked embarrassed, but said with a wry smile: "What you said is that next time you must teach him a good lesson, for the brotherhood...... Scold him! ”

"......" Fang Shi was speechless, and her face seemed to be forever undisturbed.

So much so that Fang Jinglong sighed in his heart, thinking about how playful this girl was when she was a girl, at that time, she also liked to succeed the clan very much, who would have expected that this married person, and the person went to Nanjing, and she didn't see her for seven or eight years, and she didn't recognize it.

After being silent for a long time, Fang said: "When I came to Beijing, I was very hasty, and I came to see my brother this time, I was also in a hurry, brother, it's not early, I'm afraid I'll leave." ”

Fang Jinglong just sighed in his heart, he hadn't seen him for so many years, and he had already been a matter of fact, but he smiled and said, "If you have time in Beijing, come and see it often." ”

After bidding farewell to the Fang family, Fang Jinglong became depressed.

On the one hand, Xu is grateful that his former cousin has changed into a different person, and on the other hand, it seems that because the Fang family has no hostess, it seems to be extremely cold.

If the child is still there, this is the birthday of the Queen Mother, and it is not without opportunities.

…………

And at this time, in the Imperial Palace's Renshou Palace.

Zhu Houzhao was cautiously probing his brain outside, and the eunuch behind him sang: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived." ”

Sitting in the main hall, the queen and queen mother, who were accompanied by eunuchs and palace ladies on the left and right, showed joy, raised her eyes to look, and vaguely saw Zhu Houzhao's thief appearance, and hurriedly stretched out his hand and said: "Come, come to the mourning house, good boy......"

"Oh." Zhu Houzhao nodded before he hurriedly walked into the hall, and first obediently saluted the Empress Dowager: "I have seen the imperial grandmother." ”

The Empress Dowager smiled, her face was kind, and she was extremely happy: "I am still praying for you in the Taishang Daojun, who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, you will come, don't look unruly, sit next to the mourning family." ”

Zhu Houzhao sat obediently beside the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager stroked his back and said: "I've grown up, I haven't seen you for a few days, it seems to be a little taller, it's rare for you to come to say hello, are you hungry?" ”