Regarding the marriage between the Luo family and the Su family, the dignitaries of Shangyong had a lot to say.
But when they arrived in front of the rightful master, they couldn't say anything, and many people could only start to worry secretly. The biggest blessing now is that Taifu Su has already retired, but the next generation of the Su family has obviously not grown up.
Although Taifu Su's reputation is still very high, he can no longer play much of a role in influencing the situation in the court. If it had been a few years ago, they would have fought tooth and nail to prevent this marriage.
"Congratulations to General Luo for having a wonderful wife," Liao Wei said to Luo Yun with a smile on his face in the lobby of the Luo family.
Luo Yun was also smiling today. It was obvious that the fact that his eldest son was getting married made him feel very good. Seeing Liao Wei, a civil servant who sometimes troubled his son-in-law in the court and was not very kind to his daughter, he was also very kind. "Thank you Liao Wei."
Sir, please sit down."
Liao Wei bowed to Xie Yan again and then sat down.
After Liao Wei sat down, he glanced at the entire lobby. Anyone who could sit in it would have a high status.
Sitting at the first place on the left and right are Prince Ancheng and Prince Kangcheng, followed by Duke Cheng and Duke Lu, and then senior officials such as the Six Ministers and military generals such as Yu Mingqiu.
Among them, Wei Changting, the newly appointed minister of household affairs, the prince of Lingchuan Hou, was not among them, but Wei Changting always did whatever he wanted, and no one cared where he went.
Regarding the matter of promoting Wei Changting, Liao Wei was still hesitant. Wei Changting had become the Minister of Household Affairs at his age and experience. No matter how many achievements he had made in the past, he was not that important in the eyes of officials like them who had been promoted step by step.
thing.
Isn't it because the Household Department is an important position in the Sixth Department and the regent wants his cronies to occupy it first?
Even if the old man who had just resigned was so eager to join the official position, Liao Wei was very doubtful whether it was of his own free will or by his own will.
However, he didn't want to break up with Xie Yan. Ruan Ting's position as prime minister would remain empty without him. The regent obviously didn't want a prime minister to constrain him, but this position couldn't remain vacant forever.
Liao Wei naturally had thoughts in mind.
"Master Liao?" Liao Wei was lost in thought when a voice suddenly sounded in his ear and brought him back to reality.
Liao Wei raised his head and saw that everyone here was looking at him, seeming a little confused as to why he was distracted at this time.
Liao Wei sighed in his heart, raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose and smiled at Duke Cheng beside him: "I'm very sorry, what did the old Duke say just now?"
Duke Cheng Guo's beard and hair were all white, but he was in good spirits.
He looked at Liao Wei, not caring about his rudeness and not pointing out that he was not talking about what he was talking about. He smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the Regent said that he planned to let Mr. Luo serve as the governor of Huaining. I wonder what Mr. Liao thinks?"
"What?" Liao Wei was stunned and raised his head to look at Luo Yun and Xie Yan who were sitting on the main seats. His mind was spinning rapidly but his face was friendly and he said with a smile: "Master Luo just got married.
The prince wants him to go to southern Xinjiang, but I’m afraid General Luo and Mr. Su won’t agree, right?”
Luo Yun said with a smile, "They are still young. It is the time when they should serve the country and endure hardships. What future can they have if they stay in a place full of flowers like Shangyong all day long? I am still the father, and the two little ones are
, it’s still too late to come back and enjoy the blessings after thirty years.”
"..." We doubt who you are connoting.
Governor Huaining is a good position, after all, he is one of the thirteen governors of Dasheng.
But now that the situation in southern Xinjiang is unclear, this position is inevitably not so popular. And even in the past, each governor of Huaining served for a much shorter time than other governors. Therefore, although Xie Yan promoted Luo Jinyan in this way, it is surprising
I felt that the regent was being nepotistic but did not make too many people present feel uncomfortable.
Liao Wei frowned and said: "My lord, Mr. Luo has great military exploits and is known as a resourceful man, but his age..."
Although it has only been a few months, the Regent's style of employing people has been undoubtedly reflected.
The few people he promoted to high positions, Yu Mingqiu, Wei Changting and now Luo Jinyan, are all young people in their prime. The oldest Yu Mingqiu is only in his early thirties.
This kind of employment style will inevitably make many people feel uncomfortable.
There are numerous official positions, especially high-level official positions. Young people have occupied high positions, but what about those who have worked hard for decades and have not yet been promoted?
Sure enough, several people immediately spoke up to dissuade him.
It is said that Mr. Luo is in a high position at a young age. It is inevitable that he will be arrogant and develop an arrogant temper. Now he is only twenty-five or six and he is already a high official in a feudal territory. With the ability and status of Mr. Luo, he may not be able to do so in another ten years.
There is no seal left. The local situation is complicated. Mr. Luo is too young and may have difficulty balancing, etc.
Xie Yan didn't care and asked calmly: "The news from Lingchuan Hou came from Southern Xinjiang. It is not very stable there now. The current Governor Huaining has been feeling unwell in recent years and has been requesting to be transferred back to the capital. If there are changes in Southern Xinjiang, do you think you are pregnant?"
Can the state's garrison respond in time?"
The lobby was quiet for a moment, and someone said, "Even if something happens in southern Xinjiang, it won't necessarily affect Huaining and Ningzhou, right?"
Xie Yan glanced at the speaker, sneered and said: "It seems that Southern Xinjiang is not Dasheng's territory? Why did Huaizhou and Ningzhou become the governor of Huaining in the first place?
Do you still remember?"
Everyone was silent, and they naturally remembered.
Huaining Ningzhou is the place where the largest number of troops are stationed in Dasheng except for the northwest border. This is to prevent unrest in southern Xinjiang so that the imperial court can dispatch troops from Huaining Ningzhou in time.
In fact, Governor Huaining usually has the title of Minister of War, and he shoulders the important task of guarding southern Xinjiang, so most of them are military generals.
If anything goes wrong in southern Xinjiang, Governor Huaining will be blamed.
Duke Lu, who was sitting across from him, coughed slightly and said: "Obviously, I shouldn't comment on government matters anymore, but... we really need to send a famous general to make people feel at ease in the affairs of southern Xinjiang. It's a pity that I can't live far away because of my old age.
Okay, otherwise you will be willing to guard the south for me Dasheng."
Everyone was busy saying that the official's words were serious.
Luo Yun said with a smile: "The old prince has fought for the country all his life, and it is time to enjoy his old age. If we still have to work for you, we will be ashamed. I would like to say that I am a little younger, so I don't worry.
It's natural. How about... I, the general, take charge of southern Xinjiang personally?"
Everyone was shocked, "How could this happen? If the general goes to Huaizhou, I'm afraid the people in southern Xinjiang will think that we are going to use troops against southern Xinjiang."
The great god Luo Yun went to southern Xinjiang to garrison troops. If those southern Xinjiang people really have different intentions, I am afraid they will rebel now even if they don't want to.
It's not that they don't want to deal with southern Xinjiang, but Dasheng really can't afford to fight the war now.
It is okay to send people to guard southern Xinjiang to prevent accidents, but there is no need to initiate a war on your own initiative.
Liao Wei sighed in his heart and said: "Master Luo has made great achievements in battle. I have also seen his achievements in assisting the general in taking charge of the Dingguo Army over the years. Since the prince and the general are willing to do so, then the affairs in southern Xinjiang will be easy."
Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Luo."
As soon as he said this, several people cast disapproving looks at him.
Liao Wei lowered his eyes and said nothing: the Luo family and the Su family finalized their marriage so quickly, Xie Yan had obviously made the decision long ago. Now the sudden proposal caught them off guard. The most important thing is that they really can't find a more suitable successor.
people in this position.
Xie Yan has been paying special attention to the land of Southern Xinjiang since the year before. The Marquis of Lingchuan went there in less than a year. Xie Yan obviously has the position of Governor Huaining under his control. Even if they win the battle, they will send their own people there.
, I’m afraid there’s no benefit to be gained.
This is the disadvantage of not having the support of military power, but civilian officials and military generals have never dealt with it.
Military generals who are willing to make friends with civilian officials are just as alien as civilian officials who are willing to make friends with military generals.
Even though he married his second daughter and his third daughter into the general family, he still didn't see that his in-laws were willing to go against Xie Yan and Luo Yun on these matters for them.
The most important thing why Liao Wei would give in so easily is that he always felt that Xie Yan was watching him and planning something recently.
There is also the Cao family who moved out of the Liao family and went to the Feng family two days ago. Although Cao Mao said on the surface that he wished the Feng family a birthday and stayed in the Liao family, Liao Wei knew that the other party should have discovered that he had sent
People are following.
Combined with Cao Mao's behavior after entering the capital, it is obvious that he had ulterior motives, which also proves that Xie Yan's question that day was probably not a casual question.
Although the Cao family was targeted by Xie Yan for some reason, if something really happened...it would probably be much more fatal to him than the position of governor of Huaining.
He didn't want to anger Xie Yan now.
Xie Yan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since Lord Liao and I have the same opinion, it's settled."
"..." Who the hell agrees with you?
The beautiful wedding banquet in the lobby was made like a court party, but the rest of the place outside was really festive and lively.
Wei Changting was sitting on the railing of a small building in the garden, looking down at most of the Luo family leisurely.
In the large garden below, the female relatives who came to congratulate gathered together in twos and threes to play and laugh. Farther away, the male guests were also drinking and having fun in the water pavilion, talking and laughing.
"Six ministers are sitting in the lobby, why are you dazed here?"
Wei Changting turned around and saw Gu Jue walking up from downstairs. He raised his eyebrows at him and smiled.
Wei Changting curled his lips and said: "What do I have to say to those old men? After sitting for a long time, I feel like the dirt is about to be buried up to my neck."
Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and said, "Does Your Majesty know that your thoughts are so strange?" Isn't it His Highness the Regent who spends the most time with those old men every day?
Wei Changting said: "He had no choice but to do that. I am not the regent. Having said that, I suspect that he fell in love with the little princess just because he felt uncomfortable after staying with those sluggish old men for a long time. Things will turn upside down."
"I will tell the princess about this." Gu Jue nodded and changed the subject before Wei Changting could react, "I am going back to the northwest at the end of the month. Do you want me to bring you any letters?"
Wei Changting was stunned, "You want to go back to the northwest?"
Gu Jue spread his hands and said with a smile: "Don't forget that I am a military commander. Now that there is nothing to do in Shangyong, what are you going to do if you don't go back to the northwest?"
Wei Changting touched his nose and sighed: "That's right, I forgot about it."
There are only 50,000 Zhenguo troops in Shangyong, and there is a regent sitting in charge. Why is there a need for a general like Gu Jue to stay here?
This is a meaningless waste for Gu Jue, and Gu Jue himself probably doesn't want to stay in Shangyong all the time.
"I don't have any letters to send. Please help me bring them something." Wei Changting shook his head and said.
Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought you still had something to say to Leng Shuang?"
Wei Changting glanced at him coldly, "I didn't know you were such a gossip."
Gu Jue sighed and said, "It's okay if you don't give it away. You and Leng Shuang are not from the same family. You don't want the Lingchuan Hou and his wife to have to travel thousands of miles to see you outside the Great Wall every year, right?"
Wei Changting said angrily: "Gu Jue, has anyone ever said that you look kind on the outside, but you are actually ruthless?"
Gu Jue smiled and said: "I'm just not trapped in love like you. I just want to find a girl that I get along with, get married, have a family and have several children. Things like you love me and I love you are too troublesome.
"As he spoke, Gu Jue shook his head repeatedly, looking at Wei Changting's expression as if he hated iron.
Wei Changting said: "Then someone wanted to marry you before, why did you run away?"
Gu Jue said: "I definitely want to go back to the northwest. Can I still let this cute girl follow me to the northwest for a drink?"
"How do you know she won't?" Wei Changting said, "The eldest girl from the Su family is still willing to go to southern Xinjiang with Luo Jinyan."
Gu Jue laughed twice and said: "Forget it, I probably don't have the blessings of Mr. Luo, and I can't serve those ladies. It would be more suitable to find a girl in the northwest in the future."
Wei Changting said quietly: "Gu Jue, one day you will hit a wall with this matter!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "We have no grievances, why are you cursing me?" Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and said nonchalantly: "It won't happen one day, there is a saying
How do you say that..."
Wei Changting looked at him calmly, and Gu Jue smiled and said: "A wise man never falls in love."
Wei Changting sneered, jumped down from the railing, turned around and went downstairs.
Gu Jue tilted his head and touched his chin and said hesitantly, "Did I say something wrong?"
On the other hand, the Su family is also very lively today. Su Rui has already put on makeup and is sitting in the boudoir accompanied by a group of girls, waiting to leave the palace.
Qin Ning pulled Xu Xinyu and sat next to Su Rui, and asked curiously: "Sister Su, are you nervous?"
Su Rui smiled slightly and said softly: "Why are you nervous?"
Qin Ning said: "It's just... I'm very nervous."
Liang Shufeng came over and sat down, patted Qin Ning on the shoulder and said: "If you are nervous, just be nervous. Don't affect A Rui."
Qin Ning said: "I'm not nervous. It's not like I'm leaving the cabinet. Why should I be nervous?"
Liang Shufeng stepped forward and straightened the hairpin on Su Rui's head, and laughed in a low voice: "Don't pay attention to her. Princess Changling said that she wanted to find a husband for her as soon as possible, and she was scared."
Everyone knows that Princess Changling was anxious to arrange a marriage for her daughter, probably for the sake of the Empress Dowager.
Qin Ning snorted softly and said: "I'm not afraid. No matter who dares to bully me, I will beat him!"
Song Xuan, who was sitting aside, couldn't help but tilt his head and smile when he heard this: "The engagement is for the purpose of getting married and living a happy life in the future, not for you to compete in martial arts."
Qin Ning said: "That's because you can't beat me! Ah Rui, I will teach you martial arts in a while, so that the eldest son of the Luo family will not bully you."
Su Rui covered her lips and smiled, "I probably don't have this talent anymore."
Qin Ning shook her head, looking at her face with an expression that said she could not be taught.
Xu Xinyu whispered: "Sister Aning, my aunt said that if you hit someone again, she will deal with you."
The expression on Qin Ning's face froze, and she immediately said seriously: "When did I hit someone? Don't talk nonsense, I'm just worried about Ari."
"Elder Master Luo is my eldest aunt's brother, and he is a good person." Xu Xinyu said.
Qin Ning pinched her cousin's little face and said, "I didn't say he was a bad person! I meant..."
Before she finished speaking, a woman's voice full of joy came from outside, "The wedding team has arrived at the gate!"
The room became lively instantly, and the girls who were playing alone stood up and gathered around Su Rui.
Su Rui's sister-in-law walked in from outside. Mrs. Su said with a smile: "Rui, get ready quickly, it's time to go out."
Su Rui didn't mean to be nervous at first, but at this moment she suddenly became a little nervous.
Today she is leaving the place where she was born and raised and going to a new place to start a new life.
No one knows what the future will bring.
Song Huan reached out and held her slightly cold hand, laughing softly: "Don't be nervous, we will take you to Su's house."
Qin Ning and others also nodded, "Yeah, Ah Rui, let's go to Luo's house with you."
They were originally here to be Su Rui's bridesmaids, otherwise they wouldn't have gathered at Su's house. Instead, they should have gone directly to Luo's house.
Su Rui looked at her sister-in-law and several girls and sisters who were walking up to her. The nervousness she had originally felt calmed down a lot, and a beautiful smile appeared on her delicate face.
"Yeah." Su Rui responded softly.
The path was her choice, and she believed she could control her future.
