Chang'an, the atmosphere of the New Year has become stronger and stronger, there are constantly the sound of firecrackers in the squares, the street is full of people, everywhere is the people of Chang'an who purchase New Year's goods, children run through the streets in groups, scattering carefree laughter all the way. Drunken Dew Academy

On Chunming Street, hundreds of cavalry escorted a carriage to come, Cui Yuan in the carriage lying on the couch, quietly looking at the prosperity of Chang'an Street, in a few days, he served as the right minister of the Tang Dynasty for a full eleven years, eleven years, in his nearly sixty years of life journey, not long or short, but definitely the most important period of time, he will be full of devastation of the Tang Dynasty gradually recovered, Cui Yuan suddenly felt a trace of pride, all along, the accusation that he replaced the country with a family has never stopped, But the rapid recovery of the Tang Dynasty's national strength is a resounding slap in the face to these people, and he Cui Yuan can rewrite a stroke in the history books: the appearance of Zhongxing.

There were more and more people in front, and the speed of the carriage began to slow down, and Cui Yuan remembered the hot topic of recent discussion between the DPRK and China: the change of Helong.

Like Pei Jun, he has been paying attention to the whereabouts of the Tianqi Battalion, at first he thought that the Tianqi Battalion wanted to take a piece of the pie in the wave of carving up Hedong, so he ordered the army to be strictly prepared, but when he found out that Zhang Huan had an intention to cross the Yellow River to the west, he immediately ordered the army to let Zhang Huan cross the Yellow River.

Zhang Huan did not disappoint him, he took Hexi in just over a month, like a stinger deeply inserted into Longyou, although he knew that Zhang Huan would become a threat in the future, but his first role was to kill the Wei family, which was something he Cui Yuan had dreamed of for many years.

However, he was in a bad mood in the past two days, originating from two news, both of which were related to the Pei family, first of all, Zhang Huan actually sent Pei Ying to the Wei family, regardless of whether they were married or not, but as far as the envoy itself was concerned, this was tantamount to announcing to the people of the world that he Zhang Huan would be loyal to Pei Jun.

But Pei Jun was quite appreciative, and he immediately sent his own brother. Pei You, the left attendant of the household department, and Guo Quan, the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, rushed to Wuwei County the day before yesterday to negotiate to solve the problem of food shortage in Hexi, and at the same time, Pei Jun asked Guo Ziyi and Yan Zhenqing, who were highly respected, to go to Kaiyang County to mediate the conflict between Zhang Huan and the Wei family.

Everything was taken advantage of by Pei Jun. And he, Cui Yuan, became a spectator. The drunkard didn't mean to drink, of course he knew that Pei Jun's purpose was not in Hexi. Instead, he wanted to use Zhang Huan to intervene in Longyou, and when the time was ripe, he crossed the Yellow River westward, so that Longyou eventually became the land of Pei's family.

The entire power struggle in Datang is actually the struggle between the Cui and Pei families.

But there is another thing that worries Cui Yuan, that is, Zhang Huan's identity, he is the son of Prince Yu, and his ultimate goal is self-evident, if Pei Jun lets Zhang Huan sit big for his own selfishness. Will the Drunken Dew Academy finally become the end of the family's government?

Choosing a representative of Li Tang who can control the place has always been a tacit understanding between several major families. And Pei Jun seems to be beginning to break this tacit understanding, and it seems that he has to find a chance to have a good talk with him.

The carriage turned around and entered Xuanyangfang, and when he was still two hundred steps away from his mansion, Cui Yuan suddenly looked through the window. found that a family member led two old Taoist aunts into the house through the side door.

"What's going on?"

As an important minister of the imperial court. Cui Yuan has always been very mindful of his reputation, although he also has a monastery and a Taoist temple. But monks, Taoists, gods and other miscellaneous people would never be allowed to enter his mansion, and today there were two Taoist aunts, "No! He decided to get to the bottom of the matter, and he should be punished and never tolerated.

The carriage stopped in front of the mansion, Cui Yuan got out of the carriage and strode towards the mansion, he looked around as he walked, and the butler followed cautiously, but he didn't dare to talk at will.

After walking around, Cui Yuan didn't find the figure of Dao Gu, and he couldn't help but ask the housekeeper with a gloomy face: "You say, who led the Taoist priest to the mansion?" ”

The housekeeper was taken aback, how could the lord know about this matter, he saw Cui Yuan's stern eyes, so he didn't dare to hide it anymore, so he had to whisper: "Back to the master, Miss once invited Aunt Dao to come to the mansion, and the villain didn't know what the specific thing was." ”

"Ning'er?" Cui Yuan was confused for a while, "What did she ask Dao Gu to do?" Is it because of Li Chuanyun? ”

But in a blink of an eye, he vaguely understood, half a month ago Cui Xiaofu had said vaguely to himself, saying that Cui Ning liked Zhang Huan very much and hoped that he could fulfill it, he flatly refused at that time, if Zhang Huan was not the son of Prince Yu, he might be able to consider it, but Zhang Huan was the person he wanted to get rid of anyway to prevent him from ascending the throne as the emperor, so how could he marry his daughter to Zhang Huan again.

"This girl, can't she think about it when she hears about Pei Ying."

Cui Yuan smiled bitterly, there are more men in the world who are better than Zhang Huan, why bother with one person, you have to persuade her to go.

He didn't change his clothes, so he hurriedly walked to the back house, and a few maids who were standing downstairs chatting with Cui Ning suddenly found that the master was coming, and they were so frightened that they quickly knelt down, and their faces were pale and they didn't dare to speak.

Cui Yuan glanced at them coldly, turned around and ordered: "These house slaves dare to instigate Miss to invite Aunt Dao, it is really a great crime, pull me out, each of them will be beaten with fifty sticks, and they will all be sold!" ”

Several maids and women kowtowed and begged for mercy, and a group of fierce and vicious family members dragged them down, and then Cui Yuan said to a few women who followed the ground: "You go up first, drive those two Taoist aunts out for me, and warn them that if they dare to come again, I will demolish their Taoist temples and confiscate them as official slaves." Drunken Dew Academy"

After being busy for a while, Cui Yuan slowly walked up to his daughter's small building.

At this time, Cui Ning was sitting alone in the room, she stared at the sky blankly, the sun was shining outside the window, but in her opinion, the sun had drilled behind a cold dark cloud, this dark cloud was so long, that the world was full of darkness, only her world, and other people's worlds were all bright and full of joy.

In just one month, Cui Ning was already very thin, she was silent every day, her eyes always contained a deep despair of feelings, and every feature on her face showed that she was shrouded in bone-eating sorrow.

Yes, she has never hated Zhang Huan, she hates herself so much, hates herself for being weak, hates herself for not being able to leave him like Pei Ying, and loses her own happiness.

She watched so intently that her father appeared behind her, and she was at a loss.

"Ning'er!" Cui Yuan sighed. He didn't know where to start.

Cui Ning turned around and saw her father, she hurriedly stood up and gave a gentle salute, "Hello Daddy!" ”

"Daddy is fine. But my Ning'er doesn't seem to be doing well. Cui Yuan sat down slowly. He looked at his daughter's thin face, and couldn't help but feel a sense of self-blame in his heart. He was too concerned about the government and politics, and he ignored the changes in his daughter, he hesitated, but he couldn't help but say: "I heard your aunt say, do you like someone?" ”

"My daughter is very good, I don't like anyone." Cui Ning lowered her head, but the jade pendant hanging from her neck ruthlessly exposed her lies.

Cui Yuan shook his head and smiled: "Don't hide it from your father, the jade pendant hanging around your neck is to take the piece of land from your father's study!" Daddy is so confused. You should guess that the person in your heart is Zhang Huan. ”

Smack! A teardrop fell from Cui Ning's eyes, and she covered her mouth. Turning his head, he sobbed silently.

"Don't cry, child! Don't cry! ”

Cui Yuan panicked, he usually had a deep plan in the court, and he was decisive and ruthless in deciding major things, but there was no trace of him at the moment. He looked at his only daughter in a daze. I didn't know how to comfort her.

Cui Ning couldn't hold back any longer, she fell on her father's shoulder and cried bitterly. The long-term grievances and pain are vented at this moment, Cui Yuan stroked his daughter's hair, his nose was a little sour, although Cui Ning was not born to his wife, but she was Cui Yuan's only daughter, since Cui Yuan loved her very much, and spent more energy and time on her than anyone else, but after Cui Yuan became the right minister, the government affairs were busy, and the time to accompany her gradually decreased, sometimes even a month without seeing her daughter, and there was always a deep sense of regret for her.

At this moment, her daughter was crying, Cui Yuan seemed to have returned to her childhood years, she grabbed the candy with both hands, quietly ran to her study, and while he was not paying attention, her sticky little hands rubbed on her body, but she accidentally fell and cried

Cui Yuan's heart was full of licking calves, he sat quietly like this, and waited for his daughter's crying to gradually become quieter, and then he whispered: "Daddy will definitely find you the best husband, no matter who you are, you are not allowed to bully my daughter." ”

Cui Ning's heart sank suddenly, she took two steps back, and looked at her father with some horror, as if her father had pronounced her death, "Daddy, don't!" ”

Cui Yuan smiled kindly, and he beckoned to his daughter, "Don't worry, things are not what you think, come!" Sit down and listen to Daddy tell you slowly. Cui Ning sat down slowly, she looked at her father anxiously, her heart was panicked and confused, Cui Yuan saw that she was obedient, so she smiled approvingly, and said slowly: "Daddy is also a person who has come over, and he also had a favorite woman when he was young, Daddy understands your feelings, but marriage is not love, marriage must be about the right family, and you must face the balance between your husband's family and your mother's family, so that your marriage can be stable, so that it is more conducive to your future children and your family, marriage is actually a balance of interests, And you are the only daughter of the head of the first family in the world, and the only daughter of the Tang Dynasty, you even represent the entire family, have you ever thought about how many people in the world are watching you? Child, you are Daddy's most beloved person, how can Daddy not consider your happiness, you have to be obedient, Daddy will definitely find you the most satisfactory husband. ”

"But, but he's also from a famous family!" Cui Ning replied in a low voice.

Cui Yuan saw that she didn't listen to his words, he was a little unhappy in his heart, so he patiently explained: "There are many famous Tang families, but not every family is suitable for the Cui family, the key is to consider the greatest interests, although the Zhang family is a famous family in Hedong, but it has declined, there is no foundation, the biggest real power in the family is just a stab in history, it is impossible to turn over without decades or even a hundred years; And the Shannan Wang family is different, they were originally the Hedong clan, protégés and former officials are all over the government and the opposition, and now they have a rich land in Jingxiang, and their eldest son Wang Yan has a deep love for you, so far he has not married, he is quite elegant, and has good knowledge, this is your good match, which is a hundred times stronger than the concubine who has not fallen into a famous family. ”

"But he's not a well-known concubine! Daddy knows his identity, and he now owns the land west of the river, isn't it good for Daddy? Cui Ning's voice was low, but her tone was very persistent.

Cui Yuan's patience is gradually disappearing, although he loves his daughter, but he will never indulge her in her marriage, he saw Cui Ning repeatedly insisted on following Zhang Huan, and there was a slight annoyance in his heart, and he finally said patiently: "But do you know? Pei Jun's daughter has already gone to Hexi with him, with Pei Jun's temperament, will he let his daughter have no name? Pei Ying must be his wife, what are you going to count, do you want my daughter to be his Zhang Huan's second wife? Spread it, won't this make the world laugh! ”

Cui Ning's face turned pale, she knelt down all of a sudden, and her voice trembled: "Daddy! As a wife and concubine, the daughter doesn't care, the daughter is desperate, and she begs her father to fulfill it. ”

"Humph! You don't care, but I do! Cui Yuan snorted heavily, and he said categorically: "The marriage of children is naturally decided by the parents, this matter is so decided, I will send someone to the Wang family to ask Ji after the New Year, and you can take care of your body with peace of mind." ”

After saying that, he strode out of the door, and when he reached the door, he said to a few healthy women: "From now on, the safety of the young lady will be handed over to you, if there is the slightest negligence, I will not spare it!" ”

"Daddy!" Cui Ning rushed forward, but several healthy women stopped her coldly, she watched her father go downstairs, at this time, Cui Ning's heart was like a knife, she slowly walked to the window, unconsciously burst into tears, she looked at the sky and shouted silently, "Huan Lang, did you hear me?" Come and save me! ”