Five hundred and seventeenth chapter to their master
Late that night, after receiving the news, Ji Hou returned the marriage certificate and tokens to Marquis Jianling overnight, saying: How dare you, an old man, mislead the noble daughter of Duke Wei?
As for the betrothal gift that had already been sent to the Wei family, I didn't dare to ask for it again.
When you are a prince in the Han Dynasty, you must learn to observe words and emotions.
Especially those at the bottom among the nobles like Ji Hou must learn to kneel and lick.
Otherwise, Ting Wei, Zong Zheng, Nei Shi and even Taichang will invite you over to have tea and talk about life.
Jianlinghou Weiwan was recognized as an honest man by both the government and the public.
Looking at this scene, he also sighed, and then ordered his servants to return the betrothal gift sent by Jihou's family as it was. According to tradition, he added about 10% of the items as an apology, and settled the matter.
Then Wei Wan called his son Wei Xin.
Three years ago, Wei Xin sneaked into the palace and became a doctor. Unfortunately, his ability was limited and he was swept away by the competition in the palace.
Now, he is just a visitor, and can barely be regarded as a person around the emperor.
But now, the most popular people in the palace are Lantai Shangshu and the servants who belong to the Shaofu.
Most of the visitors were left with the business of paying homage and paying homage.
Therefore, Wei Xin is just sitting idle at home and growing old.
Moreover, because I was severely beaten when I was in the uterus, I had problems with my self-confidence and mental outlook. I only drank and had fun all day long, and my whole body was almost ruined.
When Wei Wan called Wei Xin over, he was sleepy-eyed and smelled of alcohol.
Wei Wan was so angry that her lips trembled a little.
"Father!" Wei Xin lazily kowtowed to his father and asked, "Sir, call your son. What are your instructions?"
Wei Wan felt like his eyebrows were on fire.
What a misfortune our family had, how could we have such a wimp?
He barely resisted the urge to hit someone.
Wei Wan said sternly: "You treacherous son, go wash up quickly and put on your military uniform. Tomorrow the emperor is going to go hunting in Shanglinyuan, you can go with him!"
"No!" Wei Xin shook his head like a rattle. He didn't want to face those former colleagues and now prosperous upstarts.
I think back then, his status as Wei Xin was the same as those of those people.
What about now?
Most people are already riding the wave.
Even the worst offenders became ministers, following the emperor every day as counselors on government affairs.
"You traitor! Do you want to make me angry to death?" Wei Wan's eyebrows trembled in anger.
Now he really regrets that he asked Wei Xin to take the exam. Originally, this son was pretty good, but unfortunately, after taking the exam and working as an errand in the uterus of the prince, he was hit like this.
Wei Wan also knew some of what happened back then.
It was nothing more than a scuffle among the emperor's confidants Ji, Yan, Zhang, Ju, and Yi. As a result, Wei Xin failed to see the situation clearly and was on the wrong team. He was driven out of the core of the palace by these giants and marginalized.
What's even more troublesome is that today's Qiandi is full of geniuses and outstanding people.
Although his son is considered top-notch among the aristocratic children of his age.
But how can he compare with the man Jie in the crown prince's womb, who has gathered all the heroes from all over the world?
After several confrontations, Wei Xin's self-confidence and self-esteem were trampled to pieces.
Wei Wan sighed in her heart and said softly: "My son, this is your Majesty's wish!"
The so-called pity for parents in the world. Looking at his decadent son, Wei Wan could only tell a white lie. He knelt down, helped Wei Xin up, and comforted him: "Your Majesty's edict. Don't you listen to it either?"
When Wei Xin heard this, his originally lazy figure suddenly seemed to come to life, his eyes glowed with infinite light, he looked at his father and said tremblingly: "Really?"
"Really!" Wei Wan nodded.
Although strictly speaking, this is already an edict.
If he is stabbed out, it will be a disaster that will destroy the family.
But Wei Wan felt that the emperor would not pursue him if he told such a lie at this time.
after all……
Wei Wan's eyes turned to the women's house in the backyard.
Wei Wan, who had been driving a carriage for Emperor Taizong all his life, still didn't know that the emperor might have fallen in love with his daughter.
The old Liu family's urinary behavior is really hard to come by!
Usually, if Mrs. Liu falls in love with the daughter of a certain family, she will usually be very patient and tolerant towards that family.
"Go and wash up. Tomorrow morning, I want to see my son ready to go!" Wei Wan said softly: "My son, you are not defeated yet, nor have you lost. It's been a long time!"
Wei Xin took a deep breath and said, "No, father, my son knows!"
"By the way, bring your sister with you tomorrow..." Wei Wan asked softly.
Although Wei Xin will soon know the reason for all this today.
He will soon know that all his future prospects will be based on the pillow wind blown by his sister in front of the emperor.
Even the future of the entire Wei family will be like this.
But Wei Wan didn't feel any shame, let alone any entanglement.
Such a thing is a good thing that others would only dream of if they break their heads!
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The next day, as soon as Liu Che got up, he asked Wang Dao to report the news that the embroidered guards had inquired about last night.
Liu Che was very curious about how much awe and respect the nobles and princes in Chang'an City had for him, the emperor.
"Marquis Ji has returned the marriage certificate overnight, and Marquis Jianling has also sent back the betrothal gift..." Wang Dao reported with a thick piece of information.
Liu Che nodded slightly, the reactions of the two families were reasonable.
"Ji Hou's legitimate son seems to have some complaints about His Majesty..." Wang Dao continued to report.
"What's his name?" Liu Che asked.
"Yeyang..."
"Zhang Yang..." Liu Che shook his head and asked, "How many sons does Ji Hou have?"
"Your Majesty, Ji Hou has four sons!" Wang Dao lowered his body and replied, but his hands were shaking a little. Little did he know that the emperor was going to depose the crown prince.
"Go and tell Zongzheng that Zhang Yang should not be the crown prince. Please ask Zongzheng to choose a good person from among the remaining disciples and make him the crown prince!" Liu Che gave a calm order, and then ignored the matter.
Liu Che didn't care at all that the young man named Zhang Yang had objections to him as the emperor for whatever reason, purpose or idea.
But no one in this world can oppose or challenge the imperial power.
Liu Che still has a good temper.
In the history of the Han Dynasty, some princes were deprived of their titles or even sentenced to death just because they said the wrong thing or had a bad attitude.
Among them there are even top-notch princes with three thousand, five thousand or even seven thousand households, and founding heroes with strong military exploits.
For example, three years ago, Ding Ancheng, the Marquis of Yangdu, was imprisoned by Tingwei for merely discussing in private that the old Liu family was being unkind to his family, and then deposed the Marquis.
This is not a cat or a dog. Ding Fu, the first lord of Yangdu, was a peerless warrior like Fan Kuai. Long Qie died at the hands of Ding Fu!
If Ding Fu hadn't been an old brother who followed Liu Bang to conquer the world from the beginning, but was a reduced general who joined the army halfway, his rank among the princes would probably be higher than Zhou Bo's!
Even so, this is a top-notch prince in a city with 7,800 households.
However, it is not an egg.
"Do other princes and ministers have any discussion?" Liu Che asked.
"Report to your majesty, do they dare to discuss it?" Wang Dao said with a smile: "Those who dare to discuss the private affairs of the Tian family do not need slaves. Tingwei and the prime minister can deal with them!"
Liu Che nodded. In the Han Dynasty, the princes only looked beautiful.
Especially the princes who live in Chang'an City, if they make the slightest mistake in their travels, they will be punished!
According to the records of Shiquge, more than one noble prince lost his title because he hurt others without repaying his responsibility. He even failed to maintain good hygiene at the door of his home.
Therefore, generally smart princes would have gone back to their feudal kingdoms to become kings and hegemons.
Those who stayed in Chang'an City were either ambitious, or they were too poor and could only hope for help from Changle Palace.
"Go and inform Mrs. Xia so that she can prepare and follow me to Shanglin Garden for hunting..." Liu Che thought for a while and then ordered.
Xia Yanzhi has been living in this palace for more than half a year, and it's time to take her out to relax, and let her show her face in front of the Hu Qi who came as a dowry in Shanglin Garden.
I have to say that Liu Che really made a lot of money when the Huns married Xia Yanzhi this time.
Not to mention the girls, the herdsmen and slaves brought as dowries played a key role in promoting the construction of the Han Dynasty's cavalry.
It is true that most of the cavalry and herdsmen who came as dowries were the old, weak, sick, or surrendered people of other rebel tribes captured by the Huns.
It was nothing in the Huns.
But in the Han Dynasty, these people suddenly became treasures.
The dowry herdsmen helped the servants and the military to establish and improve the breeding and taming system of horse farms in various places.
The cavalry brought as dowries also taught the Han army many common sense and riding skills of the cavalry.
More importantly, they taught the Han cavalry how to save the energy of horses and how to take care of sick and injured horses.
If the Han Dynasty had slowly explored this knowledge on their own, it would probably have taken ten or even twenty years and a huge cost to discover this knowledge.
Under such circumstances, Liu Che felt that letting Xia Yanzhi, their master, appear in front of them would help stimulate the work enthusiasm of slaves and herdsmen of all ethnic groups.
Well, you read that right.
In the minds of the Xiongnu tribes, the master is the spiritual support that is more important than anything else.
Many people cannot even live without their master.
Without the owner's attention and encouragement, they may be worse than dead.
The rewards and encouragement from the master are the motivation for many slaves to survive and struggle.
Although it looks ridiculous, it is reality.
"So, you are really ignorant Yi Di..." Liu Che shook his head, feeling that it was really difficult for him to understand the thoughts and ideas of the nomadic people.
But this is fine. Through these things, Liu Che knows how to deal with the Huns in the future.
It's very simple, defeat them, conquer them, and then give them a master who will dominate them forever... (To be continued...)
