When Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin left, Lu Bing also took Yan Hong downstairs, and said to him softly: "Chunchen, you won the battle against the Tartars under the command of Xuanda, and it is said that meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and it is nothing to promote you to a brocade cloth from the third grade." But looking at the meaning of the Heavenly Family, the death of the Governor of Xuanda is not too publicized. However, the heavenly family knows that you are loyal and pure, and there will be other ways to compensate. ”

Yan Hong hurriedly said: "The son-in-law has a lot of favor from the heavenly family, and he does things for the heavenly family, and he doesn't want to be rewarded. As long as you can do a little bit of effort, you will be satisfied. ”

Lu Bing snorted lightly, noncommittal, and let Yan Hong return to the mansion. Yan Hong returned to the mansion, but learned that his grandfather Yan Song and father Yan Shifan were waiting for him, so he took three steps and went to the study. Yan Song is old, and he has already yawned at this time, and his eyes are sleepy. But when he saw Yan Hong coming back, he rubbed his eyes and listened to him say the content of this summons.

Yan Hongjiang and Emperor Jiajing replied, Yan Song nodded and said, "Yang Shun's matter, just expose it." Recently, the officials in the court have been very noisy, and as long as the Heavenly Family makes a statement, it can also make them a little cleaner. Hong'er, you are still young, what kind of reward, but not in a hurry. Listening to the tone of the heavenly family, we attach great importance to the opening of the sea, and then we will prepare for the opening of the sea. As long as there is some improvement in this matter this year, it will be another great achievement. ”

Yan Shifan said: "You little brute, because your father wants you to clean up Ma Fang, you want to make friends." Since Lu Bing has something to say about this matter, there is naturally nothing to do with you as a father. But the opening of the sea is inseparable from Wang Zhi's help. This man is a man with great ambitions, can you be sure to control him? ”

Yan Hong said: "Go back to my father." I think Wang Zhi is a hero of the ocean. After all, it is mainly about business and profit. Open the sea to this matter. Benefiting the country and the people, and now that the court supports him as an official in Yizhou, he should serve the court wholeheartedly. ”

Yan Shifan sneered: "I'm afraid that what you think is simple." It's okay to try it out on your own. ”

Yan Song said: "Hong'er, when you first met the Heavenly Family, you also prepared a lot of documents from Master Jiangnan in my house. Later, you went to Jiangnan twice, and you must have a thorough understanding of the local situation. But what a big deal it is to open the sea, and your strength alone is to penetrate the heavens and the earth. There's no way to do it all. When you go back, you can choose a few capable masters from this mansion and accompany you. Or one of the six, you know those people who can help strongly, and you can also recruit them. If you go back to the Heavenly Family, let you be appointed as a messenger again, and be in charge of the opening of the sea, but you must not be unprepared. ”

Yan Hong hurriedly agreed, and Yan Song told everyone to rest. After Yan Hong kowtowed to his grandfather and father, he returned to the hospital.

One day later, the court once again issued a small change in personnel with great efficiency. Yan Hong was awarded the rank of Captain. Two hundred taels of silver. This is the martial arts of the fourth grade, which is in line with Yan Hong's brocade guard. Strictly speaking. For today's Yan Hong, this kind of honor is not particularly significant, and it does not bring much actual benefits. Two hundred taels of silver is even more of a fraction of money for Yan Hong, but this does show an attitude, that is, the Heavenly Family is generally satisfied with Yan Hong's visit to Xuanda.

You must know that some of the officials in the court have made quite a lot of trouble during this time. They didn't dare to talk about Yang Shun's affairs anymore, so they knocked on the side and outflanked them. Some accuse Yan Hong of fighting with the Mongol army in Malianbao, with more than 10,000 casualties and the death of the governor of Xuanda. Some say that the cause of Yang Shun's death is unknown, and there are strange things in it, and capable officials should be ordered to investigate the details; Some say that Yang Shunbiao's camp was mixed with the White Lotus Sect bandits, and this matter must not be let go lightly, and it must be strictly investigated behind the scenes; Others made a fuss about Shen Lian's death, saying that Shen Lian was exterminated by the whole family, and Yan Hong deduced that it was the White Lotus Sect bandits.

Now Emperor Jiajing has issued a holy decree to award Yan Hong with martial arts and silver, which is a very clear indication that all the previous attacks by those officials have failed. Yan Song was in the cabinet, thinking of this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and couldn't help but glance back to see what kind of expression Xu Jie had on his side.

Yan Song is nearly eighty years old, his old eyes are dizzy, and he can't see what he is doing when he glances at it. After looking at it carefully, Xu Jie smiled faintly and remained silent, as if he was fine.

Yan Song because Xu Jie sent Zhang Juzheng to propose to Yan Hong last year, and finally Yan Hong chose Lu Bing's daughter Lu Lanzhen, so he was afraid that Xu Jie would be angry and fight back with all his might, so he was vigilant for a long time in his heart. Who knew that Xu Jie still smiled in front of him after that, and was quite polite to Yan Song, and even in the case of Yang Shun, he only let Wu Shilai come forward and fire a heavy artillery once, and then he had no support for Wu Shilai at all, and even sat back and watched Wu Shilai be demoted and exiled. Therefore, Yan Song was quite puzzled, what kind of attitude did Xu Jie hold?

But seeing Xu Jie's face full of smiles, he stepped forward and said to Yan Song: "Yuan Weng, this time it was originally a difficult task to ask Sun Chunchen to supervise the affairs of Xuanda. I don't want Chunchen to do it so thoroughly, so that the heavenly family is very happy, and he is even more martial arts. The future of the grandson is immeasurable! It's a pity that my granddaughter's head blessing is not enough, and she can't be the main room of Lingsun, which is a bit regrettable. ”

Yan Song was a little embarrassed to see that Xu Jie took the initiative to come up and praise Yan Hong, and actually mentioned the previous marriage proposal. Although this matter was mainly a slap in Xu Jie's face, but seeing that the person who was slapped in the face by himself smiled and said, "It hurts a little", Rao is a cheeky old man like Yan Song, and he was also busy apologizing to Xu Jie: "How dare you dare, Xu Ge is very grateful for my grandson's love." I was valued by Xu Ge before, but my inferior grandson has a limit, and it is difficult to match Xu Ge's granddaughter. What's more, he is a military attaché, acting recklessly, and he doesn't know poetry and books, so he can't miss the young lady's life. Xu Ge was magnanimous and did not blame, and the old man was grateful. ”

Xu Jie said with a look of sincere fear: "Where did Yuan Weng say it, he was about to kill the lower officials." The first-class young talents in the Sun Dynasty made the weak crown break the murder case of the Guozijian, Jinan wiped out all the corruption in Manchu Province, annihilated 400,000 White Lotus bandits, killed 100,000 Japanese robbers in Jiangnan twice, and broke 100,000 Mongolian iron horsemen this time. My granddaughter can't be the main room of the little minister, and she doesn't have much to say. It's just, hey, I'm ashamed to say that after the official instructed the former Yuan Weng to refuse to marry, the matter was over, and I found another husband for my granddaughter. Who knows......"

Yan Song was nervous when he heard it: "Who knows what?" I thought, could this Miss Xu still be able to hang herself and throw herself into the well because she lost face? There were rumors in Beijing a few days ago, saying that there was a young lady from a high-ranking official in the court who wanted to elope with a bad person, and I heard Yan Hu say that this young lady belonged to the Xu family. Could it be that there was an accident because of this? You have to be vigilant, don't be relied on by Xu Jie.

I heard Xu Jiedao: "Who knows that my granddaughter has a deep affection for Yan Xiaoxianggong." Last year, when I asked Uncle Zhang to propose marriage, she was overjoyed and talked about getting married. Later, after being rejected from marriage, he washed his face with tears every day and couldn't sleep well. This time, I told her that Yan Xiaoxianggong toured Xuanda, broke the exploits of the Mongols, and attracted the heart of this girl's daughter, and even begged me, saying that she would marry Yan Xiaoxianggong, if she couldn't be a wife, then she would be a concubine! ”

Yan Song was shocked when he heard this: "How can this be done?" Zisheng, you are the second assistant of the dynasty, your granddaughter, how can you be a concubine with others? ”

Xu Jiedao: "I am dissatisfied with Yuan Weng and said that Xu Mou was also a little puzzled at the beginning. Yuan Weng's exploits in the imperial court were not comparable to Xu, but my girl, the old couple has always loved each other like palm beads, and she really didn't plan to marry anyone as a concubine. However, the girl listened to me and did not allow it, so she did not eat or drink, claiming that she could not marry Yan Xiaoxiang, and would rather die than give her innocent body to others. Yuan Weng, this is my family education is not strict, let Yuan Weng laugh. However, this daughter's mentality is not something that our old man can see through. Now, I discussed with my old wife, since the girl was so determined, it was better to let her go down and make a mistake. It's better to fulfill her wish. Fortunately, Yan Chunchen is the first-class beloved minister of the heavenly family, Wenhua martial arts, all have outstanding points, and he is not afraid of wronging my girl. Yuan Weng is also a grandfather, and he also knows the hard work of being an elder, can we fulfill my granddaughter's wishful thinking and let her serve the little minister with a broom and be a concubine? ”

When Yan Song heard Xu Jie's words, he didn't react in his mind for a while, so he hurriedly sat down, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Zisheng, wait for me to go back to this matter, discuss it with my family, and then reply." ”

That night, in the big study of Yan Mansion, Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Luo Longwen, Yan Maoqing, Wen Gangli and other henchmen gathered, and Yan Hong was also found.

Yan Song scolded with a smile: "Everyone, Hong'er, this kid is really blessed, today Xu Ge Lao actually proposed to me that he would marry his granddaughter to Hong'er as a concubine." But how is this for the better? ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked. In the past year, the Xu family and the Lu family fought for a husband, and everyone knew about it. If it is a door-to-door pair, Xu Jie's granddaughter and Yan Hong's status are more compatible, but Lu Bing and Yan Song have been in alliance for many years, so it makes sense for the Yan family to choose the Lu family as their husband, but it is just that Xu Jie's offense is not shallow, and he is afraid that the Xu Party will fight back. Who knew that Xu Jie would lower his figure again and marry his granddaughter to Yan Hong as a concubine. It must be known that in ancient marriages, although the husband was the main and the wife was secondary, the status of wives and concubines was even more different, if Yan Hong married Xu Ting as his wife, it was an equal marriage between the two families, and Xu Ting was a concubine, which was equivalent to becoming a servant who served Yan Hong, and even Lu Lanzhen was more than one head shorter in front of him.

After a moment, Yan Maoqing clapped his hands and said, "Congratulations to the elder of the pavilion, congratulations to the elder of the pavilion." In my opinion, Xu Zisheng has finally admitted defeat to you! He married his granddaughter to the little minister, such a beautiful thing, but it is rare! (To be continued......)