Chapter 178 - Addition of Officials to the Lord (Third Update)
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Chen Tong was sent by Chen Xilie to act as the "middleman" between the Chen family and Zhang Xuan, and at the same time, he also intended to let Chen Tong follow Zhang Xuan not to seek meritorious service in the army, but also to have a background in the future.
This Chen Tong is different from Chen He, he doesn't like poetry, he likes the art of hunting martial arts, and he has long set up his ambition to serve the country in the army. It's just that Chen Xilie has always refused to let him join the army, and this time he happened to be sent to Zhang Xuan's account to obey orders.
This can be regarded as an additional small condition for the two to secretly ally form an alliance with Chen Xilie. Zhang Xuan did not refuse, and at the right time, he did not hesitate to give Chen Tong a suitable merit, so that this son could obtain a background from the military.
After Chen Tong left, the Liu family rushed to the General's Mansion. Although Liu was surprised, since her son said that the wedding would be held in advance, she, as a mother, could not refuse.
Liu personally went to Cui's house to explain his intentions, and although Cui Ju and his wife were surprised, they still agreed to advance the wedding.
So, Zhang Cui's family has been preparing to handle Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying's wedding since last night.
Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, inviting and greeting are the six rites. In Zhang Xuan's view, this Tang Dynasty wedding was far more complicated and cumbersome than that of later generations.
There are still a few days left before Zhang Xuan's proposal for the third day of February. It is not easy for the Zhang family to complete many wedding procedures in just a few days. However, with the financial and human resources of the Zhang family today, there is actually no problem.
After talking to his mother Liu about the wedding for a while, Zhang Xuan felt dizzy. Fortunately, the Liu family just came to ask for his opinion, what to do and have his own opinions, and when he saw his son like this, he smiled and scolded a few words and left first.
As soon as the court meeting ended, a small news spread in Chang'an City: the court agreed to Tubo's request for peace and was ready to let Princess Wanchun marry the Tibetan prince Chisong Dezan.
Harmony is nothing new. But Datang has not been close to the Tubo people for many years, so this news soon became a hot news that the people and businessmen in Chang'an talked about.
The happiest are still the merchants, especially those who operate between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty. The peace between the two countries meant a period of peace and truce that lasted for several years, and on this occasion, the merchants of the two countries could trade freely and make a lot of money.
But soon, another bigger news came out of the palace again, shaking the entire Chang'an City.
The imperial court canonized Zhang Xuan as the envoy of Tang Fan and his relatives, the deputy governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Soldiers and Horses of the world, the Auxiliary State Loyal and Yong Lingwu County Duke, the Metropolitan Governor of Longshuo, and the opening of the palace with the three divisions.
The positions of Gyeonggi Yulimwei and Kim Wuwei were taken over by Chen Xuanli, the general of the Eastern Capital Forbidden Army.
As soon as this news came out, both the powerful and the common people in Chang'an City were full of discussions. Zhang Xuan's power in the capital is unparalleled, what does it mean to suddenly add officials to the feudal town?
In terms of official position, Zhang Xuan's military power is close to the peak of his courtiers. It is equivalent to the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and then has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Longshuo, becoming a town of its own. You must know that Zhang Xuan only had the command of more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi, and suddenly expanded his military power to more than 100,000 people and became a prince in charge of local military and political affairs, which aroused the envy of countless bureaucrats and magnates.
Of course, the deputy governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is only a fictitious position, but at certain moments, this fictitious position will also play an important role. This is an important factor in Zhang Xuan's ambition for this official position.
The news of Zhang Xuan's release of the feudal town was so shocking that the news that Yan Zhenqing was appointed as the governor of the Henan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and Feng Changqing was appointed as the deputy governor of the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the envoy of the soldiers and horses was automatically filtered by many people.
For a time, Zhang Xuan's general's mansion came to congratulate an endless stream.
Even the Cui family sent Cui Huan over to congratulate him.
But in the palace, the news that Wan Chun was reconciled by the court set off an uproar, and the protagonist was Princess Wan Chun, who had a lively and outgoing personality.
Hearing that the imperial court promised to marry him to the Tibetan prince Trisong Detsen, Wan Chun almost fainted on the spot. Her eyes are above the top, and she has been holding the intention of not marrying for life if she can't find the Ruyi Langjun she likes, and suddenly wants to marry a Tubo prince from a barbarian land, and the panic, fear and anger in her heart can be imagined.
Wan Chun came back to his senses, so he took a group of palace maids and eunuchs to Yang Yuhuan's bedroom, but Yang Yuhuan was not found, so he went to the old emperor's other concubines and tried to make these concubines intercede, but no one was willing to come forward.
Wan Chun was angry, so he found the East Palace again, and accused the crown prince Li Heng in front of ignoring the friendship between brothers and sisters and treating himself as a victim, arguing in the East Palace for a long time, and making the East Palace a chicken.
Li Heng had no choice but to brush his sleeves and leave.
Wan Chun did not achieve his goal in the East Palace, and went directly to the imperial study of Xingqing Palace, knelt under Li Longji's bed and cried in the dark. Li Fuguo didn't dare to stop it, so he had to watch Wanchun make a fuss.
Xiao Cui, a trusted palace maid beside Wan Chun, saw that her master was crying sadly and desperately, and she felt the same way, so she also fell into Wan Chun's ear with tears and said softly, "Your Royal Highness Princess, the slave maid heard that the ministers of the court and the central government are all in favor of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo peace, and only General Zhang Da is against peace...... Why don't Your Highness go to the general and let the general enter the palace and talk to His Royal Highness the Prince. ”
It can be said that a word wakes up the person in the dream.
Wan Chun immediately remembered Zhang Xuan, wiped his tears, got up and hurriedly said, "Xiaocui, let's go, let's go out of the palace to Zhang Xuan's mansion." ”
Wan Chun took dozens of palace female eunuchs out of the palace and went straight to Zhang Xuan's general's mansion.
But when he arrived outside the door of the General's Mansion, Wan Chun suddenly rolled his eyes, poked his head out of the car window and said softly, "Stop!" Xiaocui, come here with your ears, this palace has something to say! ”
Cui Mansion.
Cui Jushu's eldest son, Cui Jin, wandered outside Cui Ju's couple's bedroom, hesitating, and couldn't make up his mind to enter the door.
Cui Ju saw him from the window, and when he saw that he hadn't entered the door for a long time, he shouted in a deep voice: "Come in, come in!" ”
Cui Ju sat cross-legged on the bed, and Mrs. Zheng was beside him. The two looked at Cui Jin with a smile.
Cui Jin settled down and bowed, and said softly, "My son will meet my father and Mrs. ”
Cui Ju smiled, waved his hand and said, "Jin'er, the old man saw you hesitating outside the door for a long time, but is there something?" ”
Cui Jin said respectfully, "It's my father." The son wanted to ask his father for permission. ”
Cui Ju was stunned, and glanced at Cui Jin with a smile, "If you have something to say, you don't have to hide it!" ”
Cui Jin looked up at Cui Ju, and said softly after a little hesitation, "Father, my son is not strong in learning, and he can't go far in this career." Now that my brother-in-law is the governor of Longshuo, he has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in charge of the government affairs of a town, and his son wants to go west from his brother-in-law to Longshuo, and serve as a small official in his brother-in-law's army. ”
Cui Jin mustered up the courage to finish what was in his heart in one mouth, and then waited anxiously for Cui Ju's response.
He can't learn as much as Cui Huan, and he is a concubine in the Cui family, so he definitely doesn't have much future in the future, and he can't inherit the Cui family's family business, at most, he will be a small official in the Chang'an Dynasty for the rest of his life. When he heard the news that Zhang Xuan had been released to the town, he was moved.
The princes of one side, arranging a bar official and military position, is just a matter of effort. If he can follow Zhang Xuan to make contributions, it is not impossible for him to stand on his own in the future.
When Cui Ju heard this, he stared deeply at the eldest son of his concubine, and instantly understood what Cui Jin was planning.
It's just that Cui Jin's thoughts are understandable, and he also has the right to pursue his own personal future in order to be crowned a wife and a son.
Cui Ju pondered for a long time, and then sighed softly, "Jin'er, you can be so motivated, the old man is very relieved." It's just that you need to get your brother-in-law's consent for this. In this way, you go and talk to Ying'er first, and after Ying'er passes the door, let Ying'er discuss with Zhang Xuan again! ”
Cui Jin saw that his father did not object to stop him, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly knelt on the ground and thanked him.
Leaving his father's bedroom, Cui Jin didn't stay, and went directly to Cui Ying.
Cui Ying still respects this brother a lot, although he is not from the line.
Cui Ying is such a smart and intelligent person, after listening to Cui Jin's request, she immediately understood Cui Jin's intentions.
She smiled and hesitated a little before agreeing, "Brother, this is not a big deal, wait for Ying'er to talk to Lang Jun, no matter what, I will also find a position for my brother." ”
Cui Jin left happily. Looking at Cui Jin's departing back, Cui Ying couldn't help but sigh faintly.
As the daughter of a large family, Cui Ying is actually quite sympathetic to Cui Jin's situation. is obviously the eldest son, but because he is not from the wife of the main house, Cui Jin's status in the Cui family is not high.
If it weren't for Cui Ying and Cui Huan, the two second-generation sons of the Cui family, who were humble and affectionate, and attached great importance to flesh and blood, and respected Cui Jin, I am afraid that Cui Jin's situation in the house would be even worse.
Cui Ying hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly wrote a letter on the bookcase, which briefly explained Cui Jin's situation, and then begged Zhang Xuan to give Cui Jin a chance to improve.
After writing the letter, Cui Ying called a maid and said softly, "Yingzi, you quickly go to the General's Mansion and hand over the slave's letter to Lang Jun in person, don't delay." ”
The maid agreed, and was just about to go out to deliver the letter, when she heard Mrs. Zheng's voice coming from outside the door: "Ying'er, look at the old man, it's better to delay this matter first!" ”
As she spoke, Mrs. Zheng walked in.
Cui Ying knew that her mother had a certain problem with her eldest brother Cui Jincun, because the concubine gave birth to a child before her, and after so many years, she was always a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Cui Ying greeted her with a smile, "Mother, the eldest brother has always been Ying'er's eldest brother, since the eldest brother has found Ying'er, Ying'er ......"
Mrs. Zheng frowned and said softly, "Ying'er, my mother is not against you interceding for Cui Jin, it's just that you are going to interfere in your husband's military affairs before you pass the door, and my mother is afraid that Zhang Xuan will be dissatisfied with you in her heart......"
Cui Ying was stunned, and then smiled again, "Mother, no, Lang Jun loves Ying'er very much, this little thing, Lang Jun will not worry about it." (To be continued.)