"Zhai Peng is still quite capable, I didn't expect this border turmoil to be solved by him...", Yan Song put down the gift list in his hand, "It seems that we must win him over in time, the emperor can move him to the capital this time and promote him to the secretary of the military department..."

"Really?" , Yan Shifan smiled and played with the night pearl in his hand, "Since that's the case, it's really time to win over..."

"But the benefits are still for Peng Yue...", Yan Song said with a smile, "The emperor said that this time the border chaos was quelled, Peng Yue's idea was very good, and he also rewarded him..."

"He had a good idea? Hehe... This can be regarded as a rush to the doctor...", Yan Shifan smiled slyly at Yan Song as he spoke, "But Mengyun's sister is about to get married, and it is also good for the emperor to praise him a few more words, others will say, you see how amazing Yan Ge's son-in-law is, haha..."

Yan Song couldn't help laughing when he heard Yan Shifan's words, "Yes, this is a good thing, a good thing, haha..."

"By the way, Dad, have you seen the bride price sent by Peng Yue?"

"I haven't had time to see this yet, it's not bad after all, so let's put it there first...", Yan Song is on a higher level of wealth at this time, so he can't help but feel a little rich. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Well, the thing is not bad, but I always feel that it does not match his Peng Yue's financial resources, and it is said that the bride price sent over should be more abundant, haha...", Yan Shifan smiled, and he didn't know if he was really dissatisfied with the bride price or what.

"Don't worry about these little things, as long as he Peng Yue is willing to stand on our side and help us. That's better than him giving more dowry...", Yan Song yawned as he said. I seem to be a little tired.

"Yes, we're not short of gift-givers. I don't care how much Peng Yue's bride price is...", Yan Shifan spoke, his eyes narrowed, as if he remembered something...

I remember that when I was a child, my father Yan Song was in his hometown in Jiangxi, and his life was hard.

I like to eat meat, but I really couldn't eat meat at that time, although I was the only son in the family and was quite loved. The two sisters gave up the delicious food to themselves, but there was still not much. Later, both sisters fell ill and died, and they were the only ones left, and they did not have the opportunity to enjoy the good life they have now.

I remember that the foolish people in the countryside at that time were really bullies, and they all had a pair of dog eyes! At the beginning, my father was admitted to the Jinshi, and those snobs were fatally stammered. But later, my father went home to mourn, but he was not summoned for a long time after the mourning period, so it was rumored that my father had offended the powerful people in the DPRK and China, and he was going to be unlucky. As a result, there are fewer and fewer visitors, and the people who usually stammer have also turned into arrogant faces, which is really stupid!

Of course, there is no more painful memory than the damage to my body. I was suffering from an emergency when I was a child. The body is a little disabled, but when his father Yan Song was in the stage of depression, several children in the same village bullied him because of this. As a result, he really became a cripple and was blind in one eye.

This is the eternal pain in Yan Shifan's heart. So from then on he hated despair and poverty, or rather, he was afraid of despair and poverty. Although later there were a few more people in his village who had broken their legs and were blind. But it still can't make up for the pain in Yan Shifan's heart.

Only more wealth and power will make Yan Shifan feel safe, just like the busy gift-giving team outside. Yan Shifan knew that they were not good things, and to some extent, they were no fundamentally different from those foolish people in the countryside, because the Yan family was in trouble some time ago, and many people in it avoided them.

Yan Shifan kept them in his heart, and he wanted to use more wealth and power to trample them under his feet, and told them loudly: You are not allowed to bully me, you can only be bullied by me!

Yan Song also seemed to see that Yan Shifan had something on his mind, so he knocked on the table with his fingers unhurriedly, "Fan'er, are you ready for Mengyun's dowry?" ”

"Oh... It's all ready...", Yan Shifan also came back to his senses when Yan Song asked like this, "It's all ready, and I'll send it to Peng's Mansion tomorrow..."

"Hmm... It's better to prepare a generous dowry, so you don't lose face in this matter..."

"Of course I know this, but the child is worried... This batch of rich dowries can't be exchanged for Peng Yue's heart..."

"Huh?" , Yan Song frowned, and looked sideways at Yan Shifan, "What's wrong with Peng Yue?" ”

"Two days before Xia Yan left Beijing, Peng Yue made a special trip to his mansion to see..."

"Oh... What did I think it was...", Yan Song smiled nonchalantly, "Although Peng Yue is not an honest person, after all, after so many years of love, how can he not take a look?" People sometimes always have to talk about some feelings, if the eyes are full of interests, do you dare to appoint such a person? I also looked down on him in my heart. ”

"But... Dad, you don't feel like this... Not happy? Yan Shifan listened to his father's words, although he agreed with it in his heart, he always felt a little awkward, some things are the same thing to talk about, and it is another thing to do, "Aren't you worried?" ”

"I'm naturally unhappy, and I'm definitely a little worried, but if you always focus on these small sections, then you will miss a lot of opportunities and things...", Yan Song closed his eyes slightly and said meaningfully.

"Follow my father's teachings..."

"You have to understand, it's not us who chooses Peng Yue now, it's a two-way selection process...", Yan Song sighed lightly, "Peng Yue is not a dispensable low-level official, we have a place where we need him, so some places have to turn a blind eye..."

"Dad, Xia Yan has left the court, and you are now in the cabinet, why are you still worried so much!" , Yan Shifan said with some dissatisfaction on the side.

"Do you think you don't have to worry about anything now?" , Yan Song shook his head slightly, "Don't forget, I'm just entering the cabinet now, Zhai Luan is the real first assistant, and Xu Zan and Zhang Bi entered the cabinet earlier than me..."

"Dad, Zhai Luan is only the nominal first assistant, you must know that the emperor's favor to you is far more than Zhai Luan, not to mention Xu Zan and Zhang Bi!" , Yan Shifan said proudly on the side.

"Yes. The emperor's favor to me now surpasses that of Zhai Luan, so can this favor be maintained forever? You must know that the emperor's favor to Xia Yan at that time was far greater than mine. And earlier, when the emperor was unusually kind to Zhang Fujing. I'm afraid I can't remember Xia Yan's name! ”

"Dad, it's good to be cautious, but... You are a little worried, according to your reasoning, one day you will be replaced, so every day is still so cautious, even frightened? ”

"Fan'er, your analysis is very reasonable, we can't always be so cautious. I'm scared, but it's really not the time yet...", Yan Song's words were quite helpless, "Although Xia Yan has left the court, do you know that he will not come back one day?" And although Peng Yue is now in the cabinet, who knows if he will enter the cabinet in the future? In fact, I think he not only has a very good chance of joining the cabinet, but also is likely to surpass us in power in the future. The reason why the emperor did not promote Peng Yue into the cabinet now is because he is still young. The second is because he is too young, and he is afraid that he will be arrogant and domineering in the future. I think that this time Peng Yue successfully resolved the situation in the northwest, and the emperor had the intention of promoting him, but later he hesitated. In the end, I put it down..."

"You mean we need to be careful about Peng Yue?"

"I didn't say that I had to guard against him, I just said that this man had great potential and should not be underestimated. And we can't take it lightly now...", Yan Song said as he stroked his gray beard. "As for what kind of attitude he has towards Peng Yue, it depends on his future performance..."

"But... Father. We've put Mengyun girl... Married..."

"What? Do you think that by forming a family, you can ensure that Peng Yue's heart must be on our side? Yan Song's eyes closed slightly, and leaned back in the chair, "How can political interests be so easy to exchange, everything has to be done slowly, and there is no hurry..."

Slowly, Yan Song's eyelids became heavier and heavier, but the picture in his mind became clearer and clearer, remembering that it was when he was young: he was the hope of the whole family at that time, because his brothers and sisters were not promising, so he studied hard, thinking that he would be able to get ahead one day, but the reality was always contrary to his ideals.

As a child of a commoner's family, even if he has the protection of the imperial examination system, how can he get along with the children of those officials? This world has never been fair, and reading is nothing more than that, if it weren't for the hard work of my parents, I wouldn't have been able to get into the Jinshi exam anyway, because doing scholarship is also something that can only be done with money.

It was at that time that Yan Song realized how difficult it was for him to climb up. But he was unwilling, he had come to this point, he had already suffered too much, but... And what can be done?

Later, Yan Song finally found a very risky method: Bo Qingming. So Yan Song stayed in his hometown for several years, ploughing and studying every day, living a very hard life, and slowly saw the faces of the countrymen.

But Yan Song's method really worked, and he declared to the outside world that he was unwilling to be in the same stream as the villain, so he stayed away from the government. As a result, the group of ministers who suffered from the eunuchs and the chaotic government during the Zhengde period gradually noticed Yan Song, the number one person, and even he was appreciated by Yang Tinghe, the number one minister in the court.

At that time, it was very risky to think about it, but now it is very proud to think about it, and it was from that time that Yan Song really understood what forbearance was and how to get the final victory.

The last image in my mind was Yan Song's long-dead father, his somewhat clumsy figure slowly pacing to his room. The fire in his room was the most prosperous, but his parents were cold because it was too cold in the room, so his father's pacing looked a little awkward.

I was studying in my room at the time, and my daily miscellaneous grains and constant food made my body look a little thin, but I still had the perseverance of hanging my head and thorns.

"Son, study hard, if you read well, you will be productive...", my father told Yan Song leisurely, his eyes were red with expectation, helplessness, and hope.

Probably every parent of a poor family thinks this way, both ancient and modern, because it is one of the few promising paths in their opinion.

"Well, Dad, I know...", Yan Song replied without raising his head, he believed that his father was right, and he wanted to hurry up and read more books.

But later Yan Song understood: In this world, if you want to get ahead, it is definitely not as simple as you imagined... (To be continued.) )