Chang'an Xiejie, Navy Headquarters.

Because of the governor Liu Jiang's expedition, the original naval director Zheng He, although he still did not belong to the military general sequence, also began to take on the administrative work of the naval headquarters.

Zheng He was well-known in the Ming Dynasty, and he took over the work of the navy, although there were some people with acid behind their backs, but no one dared to stand up and accuse Zhu Zhanji of making mistakes in employing people.

And Zheng He's ability is beyond doubt, and he is actually better than Liu Jiang in handling many affairs.

In less than a month, those arrogant generals surrendered to his charm one by one.

"Yang Dao, do you know that going to Dongzhou is far more dangerous than going to Xizhou, and you are still willing to take the initiative to go?"

"Yes!"

"But this selection is mainly given priority to multi-son families, and your Yang family currently has only one son, and you are not eligible."

Yang Dao clasped his fists and said firmly: "Although there is only one person left in Dao's generation, Dao has two nephews and two nieces, and the family has no worries about breaking the heirs. ”

Although Zheng He was away all the year round, he was no stranger to the situation in the capital, and he naturally knew what Yang Dao's intentions were.

With the marginalization of Yang Shiqi and the crown prince, the Yang family has now declined a little. Yang Dao, as the only adult of the second generation of the Yang family, naturally wants to plan for the family.

Although staying in the capital is safe and sound, there is no chance of meritorious service, and if you want to get ahead, you have to take your life.

Zheng He sighed and said, "Can the Xie family know your mind?" ”

In the three years he went to sea, he had a good relationship with Xie Jin, and he also particularly appreciated Xie Zhen's talent.

Yang Daogang and Miss Xie are married, but now they are going to travel far away, life and death are uncertain, and I don't know what the attitude of the Xie family is.

Yang Dao hesitated for a moment, and said calmly: "I will talk to them on the Xie family's side." ”

Zheng He nodded and said, "In this way, if you get Xie Lun's consent, I will also arrange you in." ”

Although Yang Dao was very firm in front of Zheng He, his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

Xie Jin is now in the cabinet, and as the emperor, the status of the Xie family has naturally risen.

The Yang family is in decline, Yang Dao and Sister Xie Jiaxia are married, and they are still a little high.

But Miss Xie is knowledgeable and beautiful, but Yang Dao is unwilling to give up because he is afraid of what people say.

If you want to go to Dongzhou, it will be at least two or three years, and I don't know what the attitude of the Xie family is.

With complicated thoughts, he returned to the Yang Mansion. Now Yang Shiqi went to the other courtyard with the prince, and the Yang family lived in the capital, and he was the only man in the family.

There are grandmothers, mothers, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces. If he goes to sea, he is indeed a little uneasy.

When he returned home, he immediately attracted the attention of his old grandmother. "Dao'er, there is no rest today, why have you returned home at this time.

In his hometown in Jiangxi, his father liked the smart Yang Ji, but his grandmother preferred the honest Yang Dao.

Yang Dao also knew that it was not easy for his grandmother, so he remarried twice before he brought up his father, and he was very filial to his grandmother.

In this family, my mother is an inappropriate person, and she does not dare to have any opinions of her own in her life. If he wanted to go to sea, he had to ask his grandmother's permission.

As long as the grandmother agreed, even the father did not dare to disobey the grandmother.

"Grandma......" Yang Dao held her arm and asked her to sit down, and squatted in front of her, wanting to stop talking.

The Hou family raised Yang Dao since he was a child, how could he not know that this appearance is to ask for something. She couldn't help laughing and said, "You little monkey, what do you have to ask grandma?" ”

"His Royal Highness Taisun issued an order to recruit soldiers in the navy and go to Dongzhou. The grandson wanted to go, but he was reluctant to go to grandma. ”

Hou Shi looked at Yang Dao's eyes, his thin hand caressed his face, and said with a leisurely sigh: "At your age, your father also left home to study in Wuchang at your age. Grandma never dissuaded him, and packed her bags for him.

At the beginning, I was a family and depended on your father, so I could let him leave home easily. Now that I have your parents and your sister-in-law, and I am with them as companions, how can I hinder you?

A good man is determined to continue the development of the family and overcome obstacles. How can there be a reason to be greedy for comfort, stay at home, and spend time with a group of female dependents! ”

Yang Dao put his chin on his grandmother's knee as he did when he was a child, and said softly: "My grandson is not greedy for wealth and comfort, but he is reluctant to give up his grandmother. ”

Hou is seventy-four this year, which is definitely a human being in this era.

However, because of the ups and downs he experienced when he was young, he did not suffer any crimes, and he is still in good health and spirit.

Touching Yang Dao's face, she couldn't help but get emotional, and her eyes were red. "Dao'er, go with peace of mind, Grandma can still hold on, waiting for you to come back in the capital."

Having said that, no one dared to guarantee that Yang Dao would be able to come back to see his grandmother when he went out this time.

Yang Dao is not a ruthless person, this life and death are the great sorrows of the world, even if he hesitates, he can't help but shed tears at this moment.

"Put away your golden beans, grandma is old, her eye sockets are shallow, you are a big man, you can't be like a child. You still have to think about how to talk to the Xie family. ”

Although Yang's mother next to her was reluctant to let this son go out for three years, and she was going to go out again in March, she still wiped her eyes and said, "I'll go and prepare a four-color ceremony for you, and you go to the Xie family to listen to their opinions." ”

After a while, Yang's mother used a bamboo basket to carry two packs of snacks, a bag of tea, a bag of sugar, and a bag of meat strips wrapped in red paper, and handed the bamboo basket to Yang Dao's hands.

The Xie family and the Yang family are on the same street, not far away, Yang Dao carried a bamboo basket and knocked on the door of the family.

He is the uncle of the Xie family, although he has not yet married, but he is not an outsider.

The porter welcomed him into the room with a smile and said, "The master is still in the Guozijian and is not at home, but the eldest prince is studying hard at home." ”

Yang Dao handed him the bamboo basket and said with a smile: "I'm just here to find my uncle, a little gift, please pass it on to my aunt." ”

The porter smiled and carried the basket man and a little maid to the back house, and didn't care about Yang Dao, Yang Dao came directly to the door of the east wing and knocked on the open door.

Xie Zhenqi squatted on the ground, sorting out a stack of manuscripts, and when he saw who Yang Dao, he smiled and said, "Why did you come here at this time?" Alas...... Without your help, only I can distinguish these manuscripts, and you will only help more and more when you help. Sit casually, Bodhi, and go and bring a kettle. ”

Yang Dao straightened up, thinking about the long end of the Zhen period, and said softly: "Dao wants to ask Brother Zhen for the crime today......

The little maid came to the back house with the basket and handed the things to Ouyang Wan.

Ouyang Wan looked at these things and couldn't help but smile: "It's just a few courtyards away, and it's coming, but there are still so many false courtesies." Sister-in-law Feng, go see what the eldest lady is doing......"

As soon as she got out of Ouyang Wan's sight, the little girl ran up quickly, and when she came to the courtyard where the two young ladies lived, she saw that the eldest lady was teaching the second lady to practice calligraphy under the tree that was already full of acacia flowers.

"Miss, my uncle is here......"

The little sister Xie Zhenyu breathed a sigh of relief like an amnesty, and said with a hippie smile: "Sister, don't you go to the front yard to see that black charcoal head?" ”

Xie Zhenfang's position was ashamed, and she glanced at her and said: "It's only natural for me to go to see him, you have two hundred big characters, don't think about it." ”

Xie Zhenyu said coquettishly: "Sister......"

This sound turned a thousand times, making people's livers tremble, and several girls couldn't help laughing.

Sister-in-law Feng also entered the courtyard at this time, and said with a smile: "Miss, you go to the front yard to have a look." It's all night and night, Yang Qian always came over at this time, I'm afraid there is something wrong. ”

Although she was a little shy, the joy of seeing Yang Dao still made her nod, moved her steps lightly, and walked towards the front yard, ignoring the jokes of her sister and the little girls.

In the east wing, the smile on Xie Zhenqi's face froze, and he squatted on the ground and looked a little stupid with his head up.

His head, which he has been reading every day all these days, is a little stupid, and he hasn't come out of the book for a while. But he was a very smart person, and he quickly realized that Yang Dao had something to discuss today.

Regarding Yang Dao's character, he still trusts him and will not do anything immoral. And he is quite satisfied with his sister, and he should have no intention of regretting his marriage.

So what is the purpose of apologizing today?

He quickly stood up from the ground, held Yang Dao's arm and said, "Zhenglu, what happened to you suddenly?" ”

Yang Dao said sincerely: "It is a blessing of the Dao to be able to become an in-law with Brother Zhen, but for the sake of the family, Dao does not want to spend a leisurely life in the capital, and wants to go to Dongzhou with the fleet." ”

After a trip to the sea, Xie Zhen did not believe in some of the false remarks of the folk at all.

Although the sea is treacherous, the ships of the Ming fleet are strong and sharp, and now they have the ability to position, so as long as they avoid typhoons, there is no big problem.

The key is miasma in various places, but now Tai Hospital has also developed various drugs to treat miasma.

I went to Xizhou, Europa, and nearly 100,000 people in Daming, because the number of miasma deaths was less than 1,000, which is already a great progress.

Although I don't think it will be dangerous to go to sea, Yang Dao and his sister have just gotten married, and the two families are still discussing the marriage date.

My sister is already seventeen years old, and after two or three years, she will become an old girl.

His face was a little unhappy, and he asked, "Now that the Yang family is just you, you shouldn't be able to go, right?" ”

Yang Daochang bowed his head and said, "This is Dao's initiative to apply. ”

Xie Zhen period understands the current situation of the Yang family, knows the burden on Yang Dao, although he supports Yang Dao intellectually, but emotionally he can't accept it.

A weak voice came in from outside, and asked softly, "When will you leave for Dongzhou?" ”

Yang Dao turned around and saw that there was a beautiful woman standing at the door, and his heart moved, and he said, "I've seen it...... Eldest sister. ”

He wanted to call Miss, but he was too rusty and called Zhenfang, but he was too light, so he called her ranking at home.

Xie Zhenfang squatted lightly at him, made a lady's salute, and asked, "Since Zhenglu is a navy and it is an honor to be the forerunner of the imperial court, why is he hesitant?" ”

Yang Dao looked at her little face, his mood was agitated, and he couldn't speak.

Xie Zhenfang suddenly understood, and lowered her head with a blushing face. But he soon raised it again and asked, "When will you leave for Dongzhou?" ”

"Now we are still preparing, and in order to wait for the south wind, it will take more than a month to set off."

Xie Zhenfang lowered his head and said: "No matter how long you go to the right road, I will wait for you to return, and you don't need to worry about me." ”

Xie Zhenqi saw that although the two people were polite, a wisp of love had already entered each other's hearts, and he couldn't help laughing. "Since there is still more than a month, why don't you leave after getting married, and it will save the two of you from falling in love with each other."

Xie Zhenfang was ashamed, glared at his brother, turned around and ran back.

Yang Dao looked at Xie Zhenqi and asked, "Is this true?" ”

Xie Zhenqi said with a smile: "The eldest sister has already reached the age this year, and she has already delayed her age, if you go to sea for a few years at once, she will become an old girl." ”

Yang Dao bowed down more respectfully this time, and said, "Please rest assured, Brother Zhen, I will treat my eldest sister well and not let her suffer a little grievance." ”

Xie Zhenqi laughed and said: "There are three households between our two families, and the eldest sister marries in the past, which is no different from being at home, is your family still holding us back?" ”

Xie Zhen is the eldest son of the family, and his words can be at least half of the family. But without the consent of his parents, Yang Dao did not think that this matter would succeed so easily.

Although the danger of going to sea is not great, it is not impossible, if he goes and does not return, Xie Zhenfang will have to suffer for a lifetime.

Although he didn't want his sweetheart to suffer like this, as long as he thought of marrying her home, he couldn't help but be excited, and he didn't want to refuse at all.

Ouyang Wan didn't agree with her son when she heard that she was the main sister, but she was an enlightened mother, and she was still going to ask the eldest sister what she meant about this matter.

Although Xie Zhenfang was shy, she also said firmly: "My daughter has the heart to learn from her second sister-in-law......

The sister-in-law in Xie Zhenfang's mouth is Hu Shi, the wife of cousin Xie Zhenliang.

This Hu is the daughter of Hu Guang, Hu Guang and Xie Jin have been colleagues for many years, and the relationship between the two is irreversible, and they have been married to each other very early.

When Xie Jin was imprisoned, Hu Guang wanted to repent of his marriage, but Hu Shi did not comply, cut off his hair and said: "Since my daughter has promised to marry Xie Lang, she is a family member, how can she regret her marriage because her husband is in prison, and let her daughter marry in two!" ”

Hu Guang was ashamed of this, so he could only follow his daughter's wishes.

Hu married into the Xie family, served his in-laws, respected his husband like a guest, and achieved a good story.

Ouyang Wan sighed, understanding her intentions. "Wait for your father to come back and see what he decides!"

Xie Lun came back in the evening, Yang Dao still stayed in the Xie family, and after listening to the two juniors explain things clearly, he pondered for a while before saying: "I can agree to this matter, but the procedures of three media and six hires cannot be missing." This matter is to accommodate you to go to sea, but it's not that my daughter can't get married, do you understand? ”

Yang Daochang bowed down: "Dao understands, I will go to Jurong tomorrow to invite my father back, although the time is tight, I will not wronged the eldest sister." ”

"Who do you want to hire to be the matchmaker, and who is going to send the hires?"

"Guangping Marquis Yuan Zhen is a friend of the Tao, can his father-in-law be satisfied?"

A Hou Ye sent him for employment, which was quite reliable, but Xie Lun was still picky and said: "It's just a hairy boy, forget it, just him!" ”

After Xie Lun nodded, it was a certainty.

Yang Dao immediately knelt down excitedly and kowtowed three times to Xie Lun and Ouyang Wan. "Father-in-law and mother-in-law are above, and Dao made a vow today that he will treat his eldest sister well in this life and not let her suffer a little grievance."

This is out of order, Xie Lun's face was embarrassed, but Xie Zhenqi and a group of subordinates couldn't help laughing.

Ouyang Wan also smiled and said, "Get up, it's not time for you to kowtow yet." But as long as you can treat your eldest sister well, we don't want anything else. ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Yang Dao rode to the hot spring courtyard to find his father, and after a long delay, he saw Yang Shiqi.

Seeing his son coming to look for him, although Yang Shiqi was happy in his heart, he still put on the dignity of his father and said: "I didn't tell you not to come here, I will go back to the capital once a month." ”

Yang Dao told Yang Shiqi what he agreed with the Xie family yesterday, which made Yang Shiqi stunned for a while.

It took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence. "This is really its own style!"

For a person like him who has lost power, most people just refuse to regret their marriage, and they are afraid that they will not marry their daughter easily.

But because his son was going to sea, the Xie family took the initiative to marry his daughter, and he did not change his attitude at all because of the change in his status and status, which he Yang Shiqi couldn't do.

Thinking that there was only such a son left, and he was going to venture to the sea again, he was quite reluctant in his heart.

But now, it is difficult for him to be reused, and some of them have to rely on his son to work hard, he just wants to say a few more words, but he can't bear it.

"You wait a while, I'll go to His Highness to take leave, and I won't be able to rest assured until you go out."

When Yang Shiqi entered the hot spring courtyard again, Yang Dao found that the location of the courtyard was much stricter at this time.

When he sent his father here, he could still go in directly, but now, he still went through several checks to see his father.

It seems that His Majesty does not want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come into contact with outsiders and political affairs at all!

Yang Shiqi asked Zhu Gaochi for leave, and Zhu Gaochi was reluctant to leave, but he was also happy that his son was married.

He also deliberately took a folding fan that he had just made, and put the words "good son and daughter-in-law, good match for a hundred years" on the fan surface.

Zhu Gaochi's writing and calligraphy are very good, and there are many people who ask him for words, but he rarely inscribes. This time, I gave the folding fan I made by myself to Yang Dao as a congratulatory gift, and I also loved the house and Wu.

In addition to folding fans, he also asked Concubine Guo, who is now in charge of the accounts, to specially take two hundred silver coins and four hairpins made by skilled craftsmen in the palace to install them.

Although Zhu Zhanji now has a very strict control over Zhu Gaochi's actions, he will not treat his father badly in terms of money, except for his crown prince Yulu, he also specially honored him with a lot of gold and silver coins.

The clothes and jewelry that change the seasons are all moved to the other courtyard in boxes.

When Yang Shiqi returned to the capital, he didn't show off everywhere, but just sat in the house, began to repair the house, and invited Xia Yuanji, who had a good relationship with him before, as a big matchmaker.

The wedding date was set for the second day of April.

Because of the tight time, it is too late to make furniture, but in recent years, the furniture sold by the Ministry of Internal Supervision and Industry has become more and more trendy.

Now there are not only sofas, soft beds, but also Western-style furniture for sale, there are many styles to choose from, no worse than your own furniture.

Yang Shiqi has to worry about it, Yang Dao is even more relaxed, he has to prepare for the wedding and send wedding cards everywhere, but he can't delay the selection of the navy.

Fortunately, Zheng He knew his situation, arranged him directly into the team to be transferred, and promised him marriage leave, allowing him to return to the team before he went out.

After being busy for half a month, on the morning of the second day of the fourth lunar month, the Yang family began to hold a banquet.

At dusk, Yuan Zhen and a group of his classmates in Yulin Weixue and his colleagues in the navy all gave Yang Dao a courtier.

The distance between the two families is too close, and the team in front of them is already calling the door of the Xie family, and the people behind have not yet left the door of the Yang family.

However, when the bride is picked up, you can't take a shortcut and turn back.

picked up people from the Xie family, went out from the other end of Bachelor's Street, detoured the main road, and turned around in Yingtianfu for a small half circle before taking the bride back and entering the door of Yang's mansion.

In the twilight, the two held a solemn wedding ceremony. Because of the rush of this marriage, the Yang family and the Luo family in Jiangxi's hometown didn't have time to notify, and there was not even a person in the cave room.

In this era, men and women are on guard, and outsiders are not allowed to make holes. Only the concubines of the husband's family, the children can make trouble in the cave room.

However, although there is a little less excitement and hustle, Xie Zhenfang does not feel regretful, she is not the kind of person who likes to be lively, and she does not want to be seen by others as shy and embarrassed.

That's it, it's good.

Yang Shiqi drank a little too much at noon, but he took a nap in the afternoon and presided over the wedding normally in the evening, but at night he met a group of Yang Dao's friends who toasted him and drunk him again.

Even when he was drunk, Yang Shiqi was still very happy.

Because he found that although he had lost power, the Yang family did not seem to have fallen.

He has been tossing in the court for more than 20 years, and he is just a five-grade Zuo Chunfang scholar, and people give him face, just to see that he is the chief adviser of the prince.

But even if his son is only a thousand presidents now, but because he has been studying in Yulin Wei for four years, the social circle does not seem to be much weaker than him.

Those Hou Ye, the princes didn't care that he was a scholar of Zuo Chunfang University, they toasted him, just because he was Yang Dao's father.

Yang Dao was not poured wine today, because he had already prepared and invited Wang Tang and Wu Keqin, who had the best amount of alcohol, to block the wine for him.

Wang Tang is known as the wine tank, and Wu Keqin, a descendant of Mengyuan, is even more infallible, with the two of them escorting, Yang Dao is only slightly drunk.

In fact, he himself thinks that this is not drunk and everyone is drunk.

Thinking that he had married his sweetheart today, he was already fascinated.

Entering the cave room, he, the groom, felt a little weak in his legs, under the arrangement of the bride, the two drank a glass of wine, ate half-baked dumplings, and a group of people, including the two little girls, smiled and retreated, and also intimately helped them close the door.

"Big ...... Lady, it's time to rest......"

Xie Zhenfang looked at Yang Dao, whose eyes were straight, extremely shy, but he still got up and wanted to unbutton Yang Dao.

As soon as her hand reached Yang Dao's chest, she felt her body light and was hugged by Yang Dao......

Yang Shiqi woke up in the middle of the night and drank nearly a pot of strong tea before feeling better.

His wife was still busy working outside, and he lay back on the bed, thinking about his son's successful marriage, and couldn't help laughing.

But with a smile and a smile, his tears couldn't help but flow......

The time of the crown prince has passed......

His time seems to have passed......