When the King of Wu died, the whole country was in mourning. On the same day as the younger prince ascended the throne as King of Wu in Jinling, the late grandson was crowned King of Yue in Hangzhou, and Wu and Yue were officially separated.
The Yue Kingdom had recently been established, and things were complicated. The job of wooing the officials fell to Bao Laosan, and Sister Zeng was also there to help. Zhen Zangzhu was not good at this, so he asked the generals to compete one by one. Yang An was not in a hurry to leave. This time
They brought here all the children who immigrated from the country in recent years, so it would be good for them to stay in their motherland for a while. During the day, they would lead troops to help Zhen Zangzhu hold down the battle, and at night they would chase them to compete in martial arts.
Young general Yang An practiced martial arts day and night in the past few years, but he was still defeated in front of Zhen Zangzhu in an instant. He lost once and lost ten times. Yang An was not discouraged and fought repeatedly after defeats.
The soldiers under his command all know that the general gave Master Zhen a terrible beating, and they would ask him during the morning exercises: "General Yang, did you win last night?"
Yang An excused himself: "No."
"General, let's keep up the good work tonight! You can't lose again, but you won't be itchy if you have too many lice."
"Where did you learn this? Can you learn some good words?"
Two months later, Zhen Zangzhu defeated all the generals of the Yue Kingdom. He slowly returned to Hangzhou and told the King of Yue: "The generals are ready." The King of Yue was overjoyed.
Six years ago, Zhen Zangzhu first came to the Kingdom of Wu. In order to conceal her identity and dispel the suspicion of the two men of the Bao family, she robbed a commoner girl, Xu, from the street and took her as his concubine. Before, when the King of Wu invaded the Bao family, Zhen Zangzhu
Zhu sent people to hurriedly take Xu and her adopted son to a village on the outskirts of Shanghai where they were hiding. Now that the Yue Kingdom had been established, the chores were over. As the number one minister, Zhen Zangzhu didn't need to act for anyone anymore, so he took the mother and son to the house.
People were picked up at a house in Shanghai.
He said sternly to Mrs. Xu: "Your illness was cured two or three years ago. After two years of treatment, you have recovered. Now that the country of Yue has been established, a lot of waste is waiting to be done. I am much busier than in the early years. No matter how difficult it is,
I will take care of you when I have free time. You are only in your twenties. I recognize you as my cousin. Find a good family while you are young."
Mrs. Xu was stunned for a long time, then she fell down on the chair and cried in shock: "Master, what is wrong with me?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "There is nothing wrong with you and your illness has been cured."
Mrs. Xu cried out urgently: "Master said that I am sick and must be taken care of! I have been taken care of now, haven't I?"
"That's right." Zhen Zangzhu said, "It was well taken care of two years ago. I thought it would be more practical if I take care of it for two more years."
Mrs. Xu shouted again: "Isn't my illness cured?!"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "It's fine. It's been fine for a long time." Mrs. Xu opened her mouth several times, but no words came out.
She was an ordinary woman and had never thought of marrying a high official. After Zhen Zangzhu took her back to his home, he was very polite and said that she had a heart disease and that she could only recover slowly. When he mentioned the reason for saving her, he said that she was tall.
She looked like an old friend. Xu naturally thought that the "old friend" must be Master Zhen's deceased wife.
At first, Mrs. Xu had no idea. She only thought that Lord Zhen was a good person and had a kind heart to save her from the sea of misery. A full six years passed in one month. Zhen Zangzhu rose from a sixth-grade official to a third-grade official, but did not enter the palace.
After marrying a woman, Mrs. Xu’s clothes were made of silk, and her son also hired a private school teacher to teach him how to read. Mrs. Xu could not help but think: How could such a high official not marry a wife? Master Zhen was really infatuated with his deceased wife. He was also tall.
Just like his late wife...Although Zhen Zangzhu followed the rules with Mrs. Xu, she liked her son very much. As soon as she recovered from her illness, she could probably have a consummated marriage and raise a biological son for Master Zhen. Such thoughts have already
After thinking about it for several years, she finally recovered from her illness, but Master Zhen actually wanted to send her away?
Zhen Zangzhu was also confused. He thought that his behavior toward Xu over the years had a very clear meaning, that he was just saving someone. Xu should understand the meaning. Why did she look like this, as if she had betrayed her heart?
After thinking for a moment, he turned around and called for my aunt to come over.
At that time, Zhen Zangzhu also rescued a sister-in-law from Jiming Temple. She was the fourth daughter of Zhen Yingjia and the clan sister of Zhen Zangzhu. After she returned to secular life, she worked as a female teacher in Jinling. Later, a student who was good at painting married her.
Zhen Zangzhu's portrait was inadvertently seen by his uncle. The uncle was so shocked that he begged to marry him. Zhen Zangzhu saw that although this man was a bit crazy, his character and family were good, so he agreed. This trip to seek for Wu
Before leaving the country, Zhen Zangzhu first asked her sister and brother-in-law to move to Shanghai, saying that they were planning to build Shanghai University. The family did not doubt that he was there, and they actually came to run the school. The house was originally prepared by Zhen Zangzhu, so it was right next door.
Suddenly Zhen Zangzhu heard someone shouting "Auntie is here" and immediately went out of the house. Zhen quickly asked what was going on. Zhen Zangzhu turned around and looked at the door curtain behind her, and whispered: "Everything is fine now. I told Xu
I want to find a good family, but she is... confused."
Zhen raised her eyes and glanced at her brother, then at the door curtain: "You told people so rashly?"
Zhen Zangzhu said: "I said it six years ago, it was just a matter of saving her."
Zhen said firmly: "How many of you still remember what you said six years ago?" Zhen Zangzhu was stunned. Zhen shook her head, "She is the only woman around you, how could they not think more about it?"
"I have been treating each other with courtesy for many years, don't you understand it very well? A while ago, I even went to Hua Fang to have a drink." Jia Cong reminded him that this Xu family was simple and might think too much. So he often went with Mr. Bao.
I went to have flower wine on the Qinhuai River, thinking that Mrs. Xu would not have any thoughts about me after learning about it.
Zhen was dumbfounded: "Didn't my brother pass away later?"
"Aren't I busy afterwards?"
Zhen waved her hands repeatedly: "You don't know a woman's thoughts at all." After thinking for a moment, she pulled Zhen Zangzhu to the corner of the yard and asked quietly, "Brother, do you really have no thoughts about her?"
"No."
"You will never marry again in this life?"
"No." Zhen Zangzhu said, "I will get a wife in one or two years at most." He thought for a while and said with a smile, "Political marriage."
Mrs. Zhen raised her eyebrows: "No way. My brother can't do it."
"It's really a political marriage." Zhen Zangzhu said sternly, "For the Yue Kingdom."
Mrs. Zhen looked at him for a long time, but she really couldn't tell whether it was true or not. She pursed her lips and said, "That's all, brother Zhu has his own opinion. Are you determined not to want that guy anymore?" Zhen Zangzhu nodded. Mrs. Zhen then turned around and entered the house.
After a while, Mrs. Xu was heard wailing loudly in the house. After waiting for a while, Mrs. Zhen came out and looked at Zhen Zangzhu and nodded. Zhen Zangzhu was surprised: "So fast? What did you say?"
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Zhen said: "I told her that my brother is an important minister of the Yue Kingdom and has not yet married. The prince wants to marry his favorite daughter to you. You are not allowed to have concubines in your family."
Zhen Zangzhu was stunned for a moment and said: "Why didn't I think of this..."
Mrs. Zhen said contemptuously: "You two have such a huge difference in background, you didn't expect it!" She turned and walked away.
Mrs. Xu cried for two days and accepted Zhen Zangzhu's arrangement. From now on, she would only say that she was his distant cousin. However, she still looked at Zhen Zangzhu with affection in her eyes. Zhen Zangzhu frowned.
Now that this matter is over, Zhen Zangzhu will concentrate on dealing with the King of Yue. He first goes to the barracks to find Yang An and says, "You should go to the capital for a walk."
Yang An smiled and said: "I was about to go to Beijing, but I haven't seen my uncle in a few days. Are there any masters in Beijing?"
"Yes." Zhen Zangzhu said, "In our Liu family, most of your male and female peers are in the capital. It's easy for you to lose." Yang An wrinkled his nose.
A few days later, Yang An said goodbye to Zeng's eldest sister, Mr. Bao Sanye, and others, and led the army northward. On the road in Qi State, he encountered robbers who robbed a convoy and helped them retreat from the enemy.
Entering the capital on this day, he first placed the soldiers outside the city and waited for a while. He took four or five personal soldiers and went straight to his uncle Yang Song's Yamen. When he got there, he asked, and Yang Song led the armed police boys to the field for training.
He wouldn't be back for more than ten days. So he took out the map and scanned it twice, found the political hall, turned around and waved to the soldiers: "Let's go, I will take you to see the Yan government building."
Yang An has not returned to the capital for many years. But he is very good at reading maps, and he rushed to the door of the political hall without even taking any detours. He was not wearing a military uniform, but he still stood upright and jumped off the horse to salute the guards. "
Hello, comrade. My name is Yang An, and I’m from Nanyang. I’m looking for the regent Jia Cong.”
The guard returned the greeting: "Your Majesty is on leave for the past few days."
"Is Prime Minister Lin Daiyu here?"
The guard glanced at him unconsciously: "The Prime Minister is in the hall. Please wait a moment." Then he turned around to report the news. After a while, he came out and took Yang An in.
Lin Daiyu had not seen this young apprentice for many years. When she heard him come in, she raised her head with a smile and said, "An'er, wait a minute. I still have something to do."
Yang An hurriedly came forward and saluted: "Hello, Master! Is there any disciple who can help?"
"No." Lin Daiyu immersed herself in the case again. "If you are bored, go for a walk."
Yang An looked out the window: "Oh, okay." The guard hadn't left yet. He heard him calling Lin Xiang "Master" and looked at him curiously.
Yang An left the house and walked around to say hello to others. He realized that none of the elders were idle, so he muttered: "The Malay side is not so busy."
He happened to be in front of Zhan Kun when he was talking. Zhan Kun said casually: "You only have a small population, and the population of Yan country is huge. Regardless of the tax expenditure, it is hundreds of times."
Yang An leaned over and said, "Uncle Kun, where is Uncle Cong? Are you lazy?"
"I'm here to serve your third aunt."
"ah?"
It turns out that in the past few years, everyone has been very busy when they first came to Yan State. Every household dared not raise a second child, for fear that they would not be able to take care of it. Both Jia She and Jia Zheng were worried: there were too few grandchildren! Each family only had one male grandson, Jia Cong.
She was still a daughter, so she urged the children to work hard. Jia Cong thought, naturally the regent had to take the lead in this matter! She worked hard and succeeded. Chen Ruijin's second child probably had a different blood type from her own, and she had pregnancy symptoms.
In the dark, he vomited whatever he ate. Jia Cong jumped around anxiously, but even the imperial doctor couldn't do anything about this kind of thing. Chen Ruijin also had a bad temper, and was as irritable as a hedgehog. Jia Cong simply asked for leave and went home to take care of pregnancy symptoms.
Unfortunately, he happened to be the regent, and no one else would have been able to take such a long leave.
After hearing this, Yang An touched his neck and said, "In that case, I won't go looking for him, so as not to offend him if he is in a bad mood." Then he curled his lips and asked, "Uncle Kun, do you know the Dauchi Liu family?"
Zhan Kun didn't even raise his head: "I know. Is there something wrong?"
"Where can I find their people? I want to compete."
"Have your troops been deployed?"
"Originally, my uncle asked me to take him to his place to have a look, but he went to lead the training team himself. I brought them all field teams, so it's okay for them to stay outside the city for a few days."
Zhan Kun thought for a while: "Now that we have arrived in the capital, we will not let the soldiers stay outside the city." He pointed to the east, "Crossing Tian Street, the six ministries are all over there. Find the Ministry of War. The Minister of the Ministry of War is Cheng Chi."
"Oh." Yang An agreed, turned and left. Several soldiers behind him looked at each other: "The general is so honorable! As soon as he entered the capital, the Prime Minister, Taishi, Shangshu and the Regent met him casually.
Yang Any followed his words and went to the Ministry of War yamen across the street. When he saw Cheng Chi, he arranged the soldiers properly. He wanted to go to the Liu family to learn martial arts again. This time he did not bring any soldiers and returned to the political hall alone. He did not want Lin Daiyu to call everyone for a meeting in a hurry.
, the guard at the door did not allow him to enter! Yang An had no choice but to run to the Liubu across Tianjie. When he arrived, he found out that all the six ministers had gone to a meeting. Yang Anli was bored at the door of the office of the Minister of War. An assistant asked: "General Yang
But is there anything else?"
"It's okay, I'll leave now." Yang An blinked, "Is there anything new and interesting added to the capital now? It didn't exist in the early years."
The assistant smiled and said: "In the early days, people were not allowed to play in the Forbidden City, but now they are."
Yang An thought about it, that's not bad! He was still a child when he left the capital. He let Jia Cong coax him about One Piece for a while, and then he followed his father to become a pirate. At that time, the Forbidden City was an unattainable place in his eyes. Now.
When he came back when he grew up, it was almost becoming a tourist attraction. He had the military pass given by Zhang Chengchi in his arms, so it would be no problem to enter the Forbidden City. Besides, the Forbidden City is right next to the Ministry of War, and he would come back after a short stroll. So he went out and turned right to run into Chengcheng.
Go to heaven.
The pass worked really well. The eunuch guarding the gate let him in without even daring to ask. Yang An was wandering around and walked to the gate of the Ancestral Temple. There were also several eunuchs guarding the Ancestral Temple, and they recognized his pass. Yang An said
I said "Thank you" and walked inside. I wandered to the front hall for a while. This place was majestic and majestic. I had never seen it before, so I stopped to take a closer look.
Suddenly I heard someone shout: "Hey! Who are you? Who let you in?"
Yang An turned around and saw two people walking in from behind. A girl in her twenties and a boy of sixteen or seventeen. Then he clasped his fists and said, "I am a tourist, here for sightseeing."
The young man said calmly: "There is only one group of tourists in the Forbidden City every day, and most of them are taking pictures in the Daming Palace these days."
Yang An smiled and said: "I am not in the same group as them."
"Did you give me more money than others?"
Yang An thought for a while: "I'm probably the type who doesn't give money."
The young man was slightly startled and turned to look at the girl. The girl had been sizing up Yang An for half a day, cupping her fists and saying, "Who is your honor? What are you doing here?"
They were polite, so Yang An naturally had to be polite too, and responded: "My surname is Yang, and I came from Nanyang on a business trip. Because I was waiting for someone to attend to something at the Ministry of War, that person was in a meeting and I didn't know how long it would last, so I came over to hang out."
Take out the pass.
The girl took it, looked at it, and said apologetically: "Sorry, we were rude." She returned the certificate to him. Yang An put the certificate away and asked the person's name. The girl said, "Our sister and brother's surname is Liu."
Yang An was thinking about having a martial arts competition with someone from the Dauchi Liu family. When he heard the word "Liu", his eyes lit up: "I think you two look like the disciples of the Lian family."
The young man's eyes also lit up: "I have a little bit of practice."
Yang An thought: This must be modesty! He is a descendant of the Liu family in Dauchi! He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Brother Liu, we have nothing to do, why don't we learn from each other?"