The people who accompany here are probably concubines, and He Shuying is not even old, and it is not unusual to marry; With He Guan's status and status, it is not surprising that she married an official; But what Zhang Jiujiu didn't expect was that He Shuying would appear here at this time!

Empress Zhang asked about the origin of the two sisters, Zhang Jiujiu was stiff and couldn't answer, He Shuying then mentioned that Zhang's father died in battle, Zhang's mother died of illness, and her cousin Zhang Jiujiu was fostered in the He family until she got married.

After hearing this, the queen sighed: "He Taibaofu will raise you as a person, and choose a good son-in-law like Xu Taiwei, which can be said to be regarded as her own." ”

September could only reply: "The queen's words are extremely true, and the concubines do not forget the kindness of their uncles and aunts. As he spoke, he looked up at his cousin slightly, and saw that He Shuying was also looking at her, and the two sisters looked at each other wrongly, and then flashed away.

After the queen gave the meeting, in order to express her special encounter with Zhang Jiuyue, she specially set up a banquet in the palace to entertain her. He also gave clothes, jewelry, gold and silver, etc., and left the palace in September and returned to the pavilion.

On the other side, Xu Wei also accompanied the emperor to eat in the forbidden and came out. When the prelude to the king was right, the purple gold tiger aroused Zhao Chen's great interest, and as soon as he left the palace with his front foot, Zhao Chen said to Shen Ze with his back foot, those who help me with the great cause are also Bisi people! It is not for nothing that Zhao Chen attaches so much importance to it.

First of all, Xu Wei is the commander of the town, he guards the western half of the country, no matter who is the emperor, he can't look down on him.

Secondly, Xu Wei is the youngest among the major military commanders, and his future is limitless. He Guan and Zhao Ding are already old people who are over the age of sixteen and even ancient times. If Zhao Chen wants to establish his prestige in the army, he must fake Yan and Xu Wei's hands.

Finally, and most importantly. Zhao Chen believes that Xu Wei's talent is not only reflected in the military. After Zijin Hu reported to him in person that the Sichuan and Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Division had actively carried out the foreign affairs against Xia and Liao, Zhao Chen, the son of heaven who was raised in the deep palace, knew that we still had foreign aid to fight for.

But at the same time, Zhao Chen also knew very well that Xu Wei was a military minister cultivated and promoted by the Emperor Taishang. After he ascended the throne, the imperial father did not give up his intervention and control over the government, and before Xu Shao died, he repeatedly reminded himself to be on guard. This time Xu Wei returned to the dynasty, the Emperor Taishang will definitely try his best to meet him. Therefore, when summoning Xu Wei, Zhao Chen almost made it clear to Xu Wei that there was only one imperial court.

Xu Wei's return to the DPRK this time was originally to inquire about the news. The emperor's words made him keenly aware that someone was threatening the throne, and this threat came from the emperor.

In the room, Xu Wei was about to take off the court clothes, and Zhang Jiujiu was sitting at the table, a little trance-like. So much so that Xu Wei couldn't even hear her call a few times.

"Lady? September? Come over here and give a hand. Xu Wei shouted in a loud voice.

In September, he woke up like a dream and came to widen his clothes for his husband, Xu Wei asked casually: "How about the queen summoning you?" ”

"The queen was dignified and benevolent, praised the merits of the officials several times, and kept her wife to eat in the palace, and gave a lot of clothing, gold and silver." Zhang Jiujiu replied.

Xu Wei took off his crown, took off his robe, and put the wat boards full of "meeting minutes" on the table, seeing that his wife was not in high spirits, he asked with a smile: "Then why do you still look unhappy?" ”

September poured him a cup of tea and handed it to his hand, and said softly: "Official, the queen summoned me today, and many concubines were ordered to accompany him, guess who is among them?" ”

Xu Wei took a sip of tea, since his wife asked so, it must be someone he knows. Could it be the old Hun family of one of his colleagues? As a result, without waiting for him to answer, Zhang Jiujiu had already announced the answer first: "Cousin." ”

Hearing the word cousin, Xu Wei didn't react for a while. After a while, he suddenly said, "You mean Shuying?" ”

September nodded: "After I entered the palace, I strictly followed the rules, and I didn't dare to say that I was there, and I didn't notice that she was also there." It was only later that the queen found out when she mentioned it. ”

Xu Wei suddenly remembered that the last time he went to Zhenjiang, one day he was buying some clothes for his wife and his sister and sister-in-law, and he bumped into a person who had to rob him. After the xifù people found out, they sent someone to follow, and soon when they were having dinner in the restaurant, they introduced He Shuying. Xu Wei didn't take that hasty meeting too seriously, and after returning to Shaanxi, he casually mentioned it to September, and he didn't care.

"Your uncle is now Jinghu Xuanfu, the official worships the Taibao, Shuying is naturally married to a good family, as the fate of the queen, there is nothing unusual." Xu Weidao.

Looking at her husband's indifferent appearance, September seemed to feel that she was too worried. It is true that when her husband was walking in Hefu, his cousin Shuying seemed to be in love with him, otherwise he would not have tried to make up a lie and say that he had promised others. But she married Xu Wei as she wished, and more than ten years have passed, and now Shuying has become a family, and she must have become a mother, what else is there to worry about?

Thinking of this, I was relieved and said with a smile: "It's really nothing unusual." ”

"Hey, who is she married to? Your uncle treated me well back then, and he didn't go to see him when he passed through Jinghu this time. Why don't you go and get together with Shuying? Xu Wei suggested.

Zhang Jiujiu was silent for a while, because the queen summoned him at that time, what a grand event it was? There's no way she could ask, cousin, who are you marrying?

"At that time, I couldn't ask about the scene, so I didn't know." September replied.

Xu Wei thought for a moment and said, "In that case, since we both returned to the court, why don't we go and worship your aunt?" Although He Guan served as a propaganda envoy in Jinghu, his family was still located in Hangzhou, and so was Zhe Yan, and Xu Wei was also ready to take the time to meet the predecessors of the Western Army.

Zhang Jiujiu didn't speak, Xu Wei saw this, understood in his heart, and persuaded: "I know that your aunt was not good to you at the beginning." But lady, now you are the second life fù, as a family member of the border handsome, many eyes are staring at you and me. Everyone knows that you are a person who grew up in the Taibao Mansion, if you go back to the court and don't go to visit, people will gossip, and the officials will also have their own discussions. Quan should go through the motions, choose some of the gifts you brought, and you and my husband will go to He Mansion for a while, say a few words and leave. ”

September sat down next to her husband and said softly: "Although she treats me badly, I have always sent her to the fence for many years, and I should go to see it." However, shouldn't I go to see the third aunt first? ”

At the mention of this, Xu Wei's face sank. The third uncle died, and as a nephew, he didn't get to see his old man for the last time. After returning to Xingchao for a few days, I didn't even visit my aunt, which really shouldn't be.

"Now the elders of the Xu family, there is only one third aunt left, and it turns out that there is an aunt in the Daimyo's Mansion, and I heard that she also went. In this way, the queens of the left and right official families have also been summoned, you pack up, and go to see the third aunt in a while. Xu Wei sighed.

"Okay, I'll prepare." Zhang Jiujiu responded. immediately instructed the servants to prepare gifts, and went to the street to buy incense and candle offerings, and prepared to go to the grave, these are things that Xu Wei, a man, definitely can't think of.

The Xu Mansion was given by the emperor, and it is in the center of Hangzhou, not far from the imperial palace and the pavilion. Xu Weifu and the two took the car, brought gifts, and brought servants to the door of Xu's mansion. Xu Jiu also got out of the car, picked up his wife again, and went to the door of the house.

I think that back then, Xu Wei went to Tokyo for the first time and went to visit the third uncle Xu Shao's house. was also ridiculed and despised by the doorman, and this time, as soon as he got out of the car, the doorman of the Xu Mansion noticed him.

When he and his wife climbed the stairs hand in hand, the door *** shouted: "The nine officials are back!" ”

Although the three brothers Xu Mao, Xu Zhang, and Xu Shao were separated from each other, they never separated, and even the ranking of their sons and nephews began from the long house. In addition, Xu Shao attaches great importance to Xu Jiu, so no one in the Xu Mansion treats him as a guest.

The shouts of the doorman had already alarmed the Xu family in the house. The servants rushed out to worship Xu Wei, and when they arrived at the main hall, Xu Liang, who was mourning at home, also came out.

"When I learned that you were going to go to Hajj, my family has made a yard for you, why don't you come back to live?" Xu Liang was dressed in plain clothes and his face was calm, but Xu Wei noticed that he had lost a lot of weight, and the blow of losing his father was not a big deal for him.

Xu Wei took a step back and gave him a salute, and Zhang Jiujiu also bowed his knees. Xu Liang nodded silently, he knew his cousin's intentions.

"Brother, please come to the court and let your nephew and nephew and daughter-in-law worship." Xu Wei said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two servants holding Mrs. Xu out of the back hall tremblingly, and shouted as she walked: "Xi Jiu, Xi Jiu." ”

Xu Wei and Zhang Jiujiu both hurried up to meet them, grabbed their aunt's hand and called, "Third aunt, my nephew is here." ”

Mrs. Tai held her husband's hand, and her voice was still high: "My son, your sixth brother said that you have been back for many days, why don't you come home?" ”

Xu Wei found that the third aunt not only spoke loudly, but also her eyes didn't seem to be right, he looked at Xu Liu in surprise, and the latter pointed to his ears and eyes, indicating that his mother was deaf and blind.

Xu Jiu stretched out his head and said loudly in Xu's mother's ear: "Auntie! Didn't your nephew and niece come to visit your old man's house? ”

"Good! All right! Remember my aunt! Mother Xu said as she spoke, tears gleaming in her cloudy eyes.

Xu Wei invited Xu Mu to sit in the hall, and the lady paid a big salute together, and after three bows, Xu Liu came over to help his cousin, and his Hun family also helped him for September. Mother Xu called loudly: "My son, come over quickly." ”

Xu Wei said as he said, Mrs. Xu pulled him to sit down beside her, and said, "When your third uncle left, my aunt cried and blinded this eye, otherwise I should take a good look at you." Your third uncle always reads, saying that your sons and nephews are fighting for your luck, saying that you drove away the Jurchens and took Guanzhong. Before I died, I said I wanted to see you, but it's a pity ......"

The old lady said sadly, and she cried for it, and she was sad left and right. Xu Liang reminded his cousin in a loud voice beside him, saying that his mother was not in good health, so don't make her sad. When Zhang Jiujiu heard this, he immediately diverted the topic, saying that he had brought some light gifts to his aunt and sisters-in-law, and invited Mrs. Xu to the back hall to see, which diverted Xu's mother's attention.

"These things, we men are really not as good as fù Dao." Xu Liumu sighed after sending his mother away.

Xu Wei chuckled, sat down, and asked, "Sixth brother, we want to go to the third uncle's grave to worship later." ”

"It's all this hour, let's go tomorrow, or I will make my mother sad again." Xu Liudao.

Xu Wei was not reluctant, Xu Liu asked about the matter of Mianjun, Xu Jiu said a little, and then asked Xu Liu.

"When I came back, my father was buried. The official personally summoned me and asked me about Sichuan and Shaanxi, and there were many words of praise. ”

"Does the Holy have the intention of leaving my brother in the court?" Xu Wei is more concerned about this. It is no secret that the current target of the Purple Gold Tiger is the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Disposal Envoy, which represents the highest administrative and military power in Sichuan and Shaanxi. If you only look at it in Sichuan and Shaanxi, he has two competitors. One is Wang Shu, the other is Xu Liang, and the others are not qualified.

Wang Shu is almost seventy years old, and he is not far from the age of Zhishi, and it is difficult to stop Xu Jiu from taking the throne. Xu Liang's opponent is still relatively strong strictly speaking. He has the experience of serving in the central government, although his level is not high, he has been trained in the local area for many years, and he has rich experience, coupled with the blessing of the third uncle Xu Shao, he still has a certain possibility of promotion.

If he can take the opportunity of this return to the funeral, he can gain the emperor's weight and stay in the center. Then Xu Wei has one less opponent, as long as the top is not sent from the central government, and is not dispatched from other places, then he is the only supreme governor in Sichuan and Shaanxi. The rule of using the civil servants of the second government as Xuanfu has been broken, and He Guan and Zhao Ding all led the Xuanfu affairs with military positions.

"It's hard to guess, but it's ......," Xu Liu groaned.

"What?" Xu Wei asked.

"Some of the deceased fathers in the DPRK have this voice. Xu Shumi came to me in person, saying that I should not go back to Shaanxi, just stay in Xingchao, and when he has the opportunity, he will naturally make suggestions to the official family. In addition to him, Zhongshu Menxia, Taiji, and Xifu all have some seniors who support him. Xu Liudao.

When Xu Wei heard this, he nodded frequently: "It seems that the third uncle has laid the groundwork for his brother, and the younger brother is waiting for the day when the elder brother will come to power." ”

"It's too early to say that." Xu Liu waved his hand. "There are also people in the DPRK who want me to go back to Shaanxi."

"Who?" Xu Wei frowned.

"Huang Qianshan, you're no stranger, right?" Xu Liu asked.

Xu Wei nodded, speaking of which, Huang Qianshan still has a good relationship with him. Back then, Huang Qianshan was the county governor of Xiajin, and he belonged to Cai You***, who was in charge of Xifu at the time, and pulled Xu Wei. Later, Huang Qianshan went to the center, and Xu Wei also led troops in Tokyo, and they kept coming and going. Later, Huang Qianshan tended to be the main peace, and became the deputy minister, Xu Wei was in Shaanxi, so the connection was broken.

Xu Shao united with Zhu Shengfei, Xu Han, and Qin Hui to launch a coup d'état, forcing Zhao Huan to abdicate and purge Geng Nanzhong***. Huang Qianshan, as Geng Nanzhong's deputy, was demoted from the central government and served as a local governor. Xu Wei has heard about this. How? Huang Qianshan returned to the court?

"You know that, right?" Xu Liu asked again.

Zijin Tiger's brows became more and more tight, and he was even more familiar with it. When he arrived in Shaanxi, Wan Qiaowei was Shaanxi's prison for mentioning, and he had persuaded Li Gang several times to tell Li Gang not to trust himself too much. Is this guy also out of the mountain? No, these two guys were swept out of the house by the third uncle and driven out of the central government, they are Geng Nanzhong and his gang, and they belong to the emperor's sworn henchmen, how can they have a chance to return to the central government?