Liang Xiao stayed at home for only two days, and then hurriedly set off and rushed to Youbeiping.

Before leaving, he sent someone to send a letter to Liu Ling, asking her to arrange for someone to investigate and count one thing: the fertility of the couple.

Liu Ling is very intelligent, and after a little thought, he understood what Liang Xiao meant. There are a lot of relatives around her, and it is not uncommon for her children to be abnormal, but she doesn't think about it that way. After all, whether it is infertility or dementia, it is not uncommon for non-relatives to be a family, and many children die before they reach adulthood, who would have thought of the impact of relatives.

But Liu Ling believed in Liang Xiao. Liang Xiao is good at discovering hidden truths from some seemingly ordinary things, which has been proven many times.

The only thing Liu Ling didn't understand was that Liang Xiao asked her to arrange this matter personally, not to let the Pavilion Chief Princess and the Empress Dou participate, and not even let them know about it, nor to accept their sponsorship. Liu Ling doesn't care about the problem of funding, she has two businesses of double-sided brocade and glaze in hand, she is making money every day, and she has a lot of money, so she doesn't care about this money at all. However, doing so obviously has the meaning of arguing with the Son of Heaven.

This is not in line with Liang Xiao's consistent style, and even the Huainan Royal Mansion has not been so direct. After all, they are facing the Son of Heaven, not ordinary people.

Liang Xiao: What's wrong?

Liu Ling thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to act according to Liang Xiao's request. She found more than a dozen little princes, little marquises, and county ladies who were idle and had been clamoring to play with her, arranged tasks, made clear requirements, and personally visited some heavyweights.

Chang'an is a land of wealth and wealth, with countless princes and countless large households. Out of the idea of safeguarding vested interests. Affection is most prevalent among them. Far more important than ordinary people. Of course, it is also a lot more troublesome than ordinary people.

Liu Ling has a very real need to investigate and study this issue, no one wants to have a dementia, and no one wants to get married but not have an heir. Therefore, this research has received great support from countless people. Even if Liu Ling deliberately kept a low profile, it still became a hot topic of conversation among the elites in Chang'an.

However, Chang'an has been more lively recently, and this is carried out by a group of powerful children. The somewhat playful investigation did not quickly attract the attention of the Son of Heaven. At the end of the year, the counties were counted, the kings came to the dynasty, countless outsiders poured into Chang'an, the Son of Heaven asked the government every day, and he was so busy that he hit the back of his head, Yan Zhu and others, as the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, were also trapped in the palace every day, and they had no time to go out.

At the same time, the soldiers of northern Xinjiang, represented by Li Guang, returned to the dynasty. Brought back nearly 1,000 Hun captives, among whom there were extraordinary Hun nobles. There are more than a dozen tribal kings alone. They were held outside the north gate of Weiyang Palace, which attracted a large number of Chang'an people to watch, and became the most talked about topic before and after dinner. Compared with Liu Ling's research, this issue has a thicker mass base and a wider range of dissemination.

After several court discussions, the Son of Heaven issued an edict rewarding the soldiers who went on the expedition.

Li Guang forced the surrender of the king of Hugh Tu, beheaded the king of Lou, and beheaded more than 35,000 people in total, and became the marquis of Ji, with 3,700 households and 2,000 gold.

Han Anguo successively beheaded more than 7,000 levels, became an Anhou, 1,000 households in the food town, and gave a thousand gold.

Cheng Buzhi successively beheaded 5,000 levels, sealed Yang Quhou, 1,000 households in the food town, and gave a thousand gold.

In addition to the three main generals, Liang Xiao, Wei Qing, Li Xi and other generals were also rewarded. Among them, Liang Xiao and Wei Qing were the heaviest rewards. Liang Xiaoyi sealed 2,000 households, a total of 3,800 households, and gave a thousand gold. Wei Qing was named the Marquis of Changping, with 1,800 households and a thousand gold.

In addition, Li Kang, Gongsun Rongnu, Gongsun Ao, Zhang Cigong, Su Jian and others were also made marquis because of their military exploits, ranging from hundreds to thousands of households, and the largest number was the Marquis of Guannei. Their military exploits were not enough to seal the marquis, and some of them were even reluctant to be the marquis of Guannei, but the Son of Heaven won the first battle, and they were also rewarded for their military exploits out of encouragement.

For a time, Chang'an City was full of morale and restless. Countless rangers were stimulated by their former friends who had returned from meritorious service and decided to join the army, hoping to change their fate with martial arts and courage.

Liang Xiao is not in Beijing, and the most admired role model of the rangers has become Li Guang. Li Guang's father and son were crowned marquis on the same day, and the Son of Heaven gave him a mansion, which was next door to Liang Xiao's house, which can be described as fame and fortune. Moving to a new home, naturally there are indispensable banquet guests, the Li family is full of friends almost every day, and the congratulatory gifts received are piled up, countless.

Some people are proud, some people are frustrated, and Wei Qihou Douying is one of them.

Speaking of which, Dou Ying is also a rare talent, both civil and military, able to command troops and fight, and able to study for learning. During the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, he served as a general and led the army against Wu Chu together with the imperial lieutenant Zhou Yafu. Later, he served as the crown prince's concubine, assisting the prince Liu Rong, and was very favored.

However, most talented people have tempers, and the same is true for Dou Ying. He even lost the opportunity to serve as the head of the hundred officials - the prime minister. For today's son, he can be regarded as conscientious, and he has fought with the Empress Dowager Dou several times. When the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, he and Tian Wei recommended Confucianism together, implemented reforms, and were demoted together.

But the results were very different. Tian Wei is not lost, and he still has enough influence on the government, but he has completely sunk, and the Son of Heaven seems to have forgotten him. He originally thought that the Son of Heaven was jealous of the Dou family because of the relationship between the Empress Dowager, and it was inconvenient to use him. When the Empress Dowager dies and the threat of the Dou family disappears, he will return to the court and make great achievements again.

Now he realizes that he really thinks too much.

The Empress Dowager passed away, Tian Wei was the prime minister, and he continued to be idle.

The Son of Heaven sent troops to counterattack the Huns, Li Guang, Cheng did not know, and even Han Anguo, the general of the Liang State of the year, led the army to go on the expedition, and he was once a general, and he was still idle among the generals.

Now, Li Guang and others are marquis, famous all over the world, and the guests are full, but no one can think of him Dou Ying.

Dou Ying was very disappointed and angry because of this. He closed his door to greet guests, neither went to the house of Li Guang and others to congratulate him, nor did he see guests. Of course, he doesn't have any guests now, and it doesn't make a difference if the door is closed or not.

Until the princess of the pavilion Tao came to the door.

Dou Ying was very surprised by the visit of Princess Tao. Because of his opposition to King Liang's succession, he had a very unpleasant quarrel with the Empress Dowager, and he also had some trouble with the eldest princess. He has been idle at home for so many years, and the princess of the pavilion Tao has never come to his door. Coming suddenly, Dou Ying was a little confused.

The first thing that came to his mind was Freemasonry. Obviously, after the death of the Empress Dowager, the princess of the Pavilion Tao was also very disappointed. At the moment of thinking of this, Dou Ying's heart refused. He didn't even want to receive the princess of the pavilion, but under the advice of his old wife, he reluctantly came out to greet the guests.

The princess of the pavilion Tao went to the hall, glanced at Dou Ying, and chuckled: "Wei Qihou closed the door to thank the guests, is it because he is old and frail and lacks energy?" ”

Dou Ying was silent and too lazy to speak.

The princess of the pavilion Tao was clear about Dou Ying's temper, and she was not angry. She said slowly: "Wei Qihou can take care of his body, at your age, there are not many people who are crowned marquis with military merits." Now it is the world of young people and the world of ordinary people. ”

Dou Ying snorted, his face pale. These words of the chief princess of the pavilion can be said to speak to his heart. He was a nobleman, but unlike those who were heirs, his marquis was earned by his own military exploits. This is one of the reasons for his pride. In terms of blood, he is entitled to pride, and in terms of ability, he is not inferior to others.

"I heard that Li Guang sealed 3,700 households?"

"Well, but he is not the most, Liang Xiao has sealed 3,800 households." The Pavilion Chief Princess glanced at Dou Ying. "Seeing Liang Xiao, will Wei Qihou remember back then?"

The smile on Dou Ying's face was a little more. He remembered the time when he first entered the official career, and his eyes showed memories of the past years.

"How can I compare with him. When I was crowned a marquis with military merits, I was already over the age of confusion. ”

"That's the difference in fortune. Li Guang can be crowned a marquis with military merits today, but Emperor Xiaowen once said that if he was born in Emperor Gao, the marquis of Wanhu would be a good way. If you are the same age as Liang Xiao today, your military skills may not be weaker than him. You're the best of your peers. ”

"Hehehe......" Dou Ying finally laughed. He stroked his beard and glanced at the princess of the pavilion. "The Lord came to the door today, wouldn't it be just to make me happy?"

"How dare you." The princess of the pavilion smiled skillfully. "There are a few things I don't understand, I combed through the familiar people, and felt that only Wei Qihou could solve my doubts about this matter, so I took the liberty to visit. Wei Qihou, your threshold is too high, it's not easy to enter. ”

Dou Ying laughed awkwardly twice and went straight to the point. "How can the baby be virtuous, how dare he solve the doubts for the master. I wonder what the Lord is puzzled about? ”

"Does Wei Qihou know the result of the recent feudal marquis?"

Dou Ying nodded, her face a little unsightly. Of course he knew the result of the feudal marquis, otherwise he would not be so disappointed.

"The three-way army attacked, Li Guang alone got 3,700 households, Han Anguo and Cheng Buzhi only had 1,000 households, why is this?"

"What's so difficult to understand about this, Li Guanggong has a lot, and naturally eats a lot." Dou Ying blurted out, and then felt that it was too hasty. He thought for a moment, thoughtfully. "Li Guang has a lot of cavalry, so he has a lot of work. Han Anguo and Cheng Buzhi are mainly foot soldiers, so they have little merit. Against the Huns, of course, cavalry worked. ”

"So, as a general, Wei Qing's merit is above Cheng Buzhi and Han Anguo, and it is also because of his riding force?"

Dou Ying was a little hesitant. "It should ...... Right. ”

"But I still don't quite understand. is also a general, Liang Xiao only led 3,000 horses, Wei Qing led 10,000 horses, but the number of beheadings of the two is about the same, why Liang Xiao only benefits 2,000 households, but Wei Qing can seal 1,800 households? ”

Dou Ying suddenly realized. He smiled and said: "I'm afraid that the master is not upset for Liang Xiao, but thinks that the Chen family has no one and is compared to the Wei family, right?" ”

"There is no one in the Chen family, but there are people in the Dou family." The princess of the pavilion Tao had a wave of eyes, and she seemed to be smiling. "Wei Qihou, you are now the pillar of the Dou family, are you willing to watch the Dou family have no leader and be trampled underfoot?"

Dou Ying sighed: "What if you are willing, what if you are unwilling, what else can I do now except lie down and watch the mountain?" ”

The chief princess of the pavilion said with a smile: "Who said that if this body is not in the court, it can't have an impact?" Don't you know that the saints do nothing and teach without words? With Wei Qihou's influence, where do you still need to go into battle shirtless, as long as you wave your hand, you can change the tide of Chang'an. ”——

(To be continued.) )