Six hundred and thirty-four chapters husband and wife
Zhang Yue was promoted to imperial edict, and the happiest people were actually the subordinates.
But when Zhang Yue walked out of the palace with the order in hand, he saw Tang Jiu and Zhang Gong with dull expressions on their faces, with no intention of coming up to congratulate him at all.
Tang Jiu squatted beside the horse, holding a wine gourd and eating wine, while Zhang Gong held Xingyifang's pickled pig's trotters and gnawed there.
Zhang Yue looked at his helpless couple and suddenly felt that his joy of being promoted had been reduced by more than half.
"Walk!"
Zhang Yue mounted his horse.
Tang Jiu let out a long wine burp. Zhang Gong put the remaining half of the pig's trotters into his pocket and followed Zhang Yue back home.
After arriving at the house, a disciple came to report that an old friend from his hometown wanted to see him.
When Zhang Yue heard that most of the old friends from his hometown came to borrow money or ask for help, he wanted others to socialize on his behalf.
"The other party claims his surname is Peng, and he is my classmate."
Zhang Yue heard this and said: "Please come and see me immediately."
Zhang Yue changed his clothes and went to the living room, where he saw his childhood playmate Peng Jingyi.
Before Zhang Yue could speak, he saw the other party bowing down and saying, "Sanlang, I'm here to join you."
Zhang Yue said angrily: "You call me Sanlang, but you are still thinking about our friendship. As long as I have a mouthful of food, you will not be hungry. You can't say whether to surrender or not. This is the end of things."
After saying this, Zhang Yue helped Peng Jingyi up and looked at his childhood friend.
Originally, Peng Jingyi was a bit tall and thick, but after not seeing him for so many years, he lost a lot of weight and became a young man in his twenties or seventies.
But seeing that he had some vicissitudes of life and was very tired, it was obvious that he had not been having a good life these past few years.
As the saying goes, don't ask about prosperity and prosperity, you can tell by looking at your face.
Zhang Yue did not immediately ask his friend how he was doing recently, but said: "You came all the way from your hometown to see me, so you must have something to say. Let's take a good rest today and talk slowly tomorrow."
Peng Jingyi nodded, and Zhang Yue asked his servants to arrange a guest room for him to have a good rest.
At this time, the Seventeenth Mother came to look for Zhang Yue and asked, "I heard that someone came from the official's hometown?"
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "They are my childhood acquaintances. He and his uncle are very kind to me."
Seventeen Niang did not mean to look down on the poor relatives of her husband's family as a woman from an official family, but she did her best to take care of Zhang Yue's old friends and fellow villagers who came from her hometown in the past.
Give to those who are short of money, help those who can help, and help those who are in difficulty.
But when the Seventeenth Mother heard that there was someone she liked, she wanted to ask for the details first, but when she heard that she had been so kind to Zhang Yue, she said: "Then treat him like a good friend and let him settle down. I will repay this great favor slowly in the future."
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Zhang Yue nodded and said, "That's exactly what I mean."
Then Seventeenth Mother smiled and said, "Does the official remember what he is going to do today?"
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Of course I remember that after I got promoted, I went to Lao Taishan's home to thank him for paving the way for me."
Seventeenth Mother smiled and said: "Actually, dad didn't help much this time, but it was Xianggong Han who helped in front of the emperor."
Zhang Yue said: "Yes, Prime Minister Han and Lao Taishan are very kind to me."
Zhang Yue was promoted to Zhigao. Before, Han Jiang recommended that it was very important for him to practice daily life notes. Because practicing daily life notes is a prerequisite for knowing Zhigao, it is like playing basketball.
If you become a cultivator, you will block the officials behind you. Once you are ranked in terms of seniority, it will be difficult for them to get past you.
After that, Han Jiang could justifiably recommend him after he knew how to make the imperial edict.
Zhang Yue, Qi Niang and their son took a carriage to the Wu Mansion. A family banquet had been set up in the Wu Mansion waiting for them.
At the banquet were Wu Chong and his wife Li, Wu Anshi and his wife Lu, Wu Anzhi and his wife Wang, and Zhang Yue's family.
Wu Chong and Li Taijun always had a fair attitude towards Zhang Yue. When Zhang Yue was his prospective son-in-law, although he was from a humble background, Wu Chong and Li Taijun always treated him with respect and courtesy.
Now Zhang Yueguan knew how to make imperial edicts, and so did Wu Chong and his wife. They just invited them to have a family dinner. They were not treated with more courtesy because Zhang Yueguan had made imperial edicts.
Wu Chong has been an official for decades, and Li Taijun comes from a wealthy family, so he certainly has a good understanding of the world.
When you don't show up, you look down on you. After you show up, don't blame others for being Zhu Maichen.
In the same way, we didn't look down on you when you were humble. Now that you are prominent, you can't show off.
Zhang Yue was as respectful to his father-in-law and mother-in-law as ever, and the family had a very harmonious dinner.
After the banquet, Wu Chong said to Zhang Yue: "Recently I heard that Xixia is about to move towards the northwest, and that both the Prime Minister of Han and the Prime Minister of Wang have the intention of going abroad. What do you think?"
Zhang Yue said without hesitation: "My son-in-law will listen to Taishan's arrangements."
Wu Chong smiled slightly and said: "You don't have to be like this. Now you have also made the imperial edict. There are many things that we, the father-in-law, can do through discussion."
"I have more experience in officialdom than you, but I don't see things as far as you do in court."
Zhang Yue said: "Old Taishan, if Prime Minister Han goes out, my son-in-law is willing to accompany him."
Wu Chong laughed and said, "This really coincides with what Prime Minister Han and I thought."
Zhang Yue asked: "Mr. Han wants to use me?"
Wu Chong nodded and said: "Yes, men have to make great contributions in the frontier. Back then, Dukes Wei and Fan Wenzheng of Han and Wei had supervised the army in the northwest and fought against the Western bandits. After returning to the court, they became good prime ministers."
Zhang Yue said: "My son-in-law sees it the same way, and he has been in business for some time in the northwest."
Wu Chong said: "You must be talking about Wang Shao! This man is a talented general. Han Xianggong has paid attention to him for a long time."
Zhang Yue said: "There is another classmate of mine named Cai Que. He is very talented."
Wu Chong said: "This Cai is indeed your classmate when you were in Imperial College. I have heard of him, but he seems to be not very honest."
Zhang Yue explained: "Brother Cai was poor when he was young. When he went to Shaanxi to serve as an official, he owed a lot of money. In the end, he had no choice but to do so."
Wu Chong was still concerned about Cai Que's bribery and said: "I understand. If it is available at that time, I will recommend it to Mr. Han."
After a pause, Wu Chong said: "You now know how to make imperial edicts. If you go to the northwest, you can be a commander all the way. But you don't have the qualifications to stand alone, so you should do it as a deputy. If the Han Prime Minister is out, you can just assist the left.
For him, firstly, he will not make mistakes, and secondly, he can be tempered."
Zhang Yue knew what Wu Chong meant. His official position was too high now. When he was appointed as a first-class Jinshi, he would start by signing documents and being a general judge. After working in deputy positions for a few years, he would be awarded full-time positions after gaining experience.
It is more than enough for Zhang Yue to serve as a magistrate, or even as a transfer envoy, but it is too scary to become a provincial governor as soon as he is transferred to a new place.
How can Zhang Yue serve as a deputy to a local magistrate with his current official position?
But if Han Jiang goes out and the other party is involved in political affairs as a deputy prime minister, then as a staff official, he will not wrong himself if he enters and exits his court.
Moreover, Han Jiang valued him very much and was kind enough to promote him. Zhang Yue must be completely satisfied with this arrangement.
After serving as a shogunate official, the next step can be to be appointed a full official, or directly transferred back to the capital. Now you have the qualifications to serve abroad.
His father-in-law put great effort into arranging his career. Zhang Yue accepted the arrangement on the spot.
Wu Chong smiled and said: "But there may not be chaos in the northwest. Maybe the king will be out of town at that time. You just have to be good for your sacrifice now."
Zhang Yue smiled and agreed upon hearing this.
The two sons-in-law and Ouyang Fa talked and talked, and at the end Wu Chong said with emotion: "Among the five sons-in-law, you and Ouyang Fa are the ones on whom I can talk the most."
"I have been friends with Mr. Ouyang for decades. I have watched Ouyang Fa since I was a child. As for you, I have taken a fancy to you personally. It is also very different."
Having said this, Zhang Yue saw the smile on his father-in-law's face disappear instantly.
"But recently, things have really... made me a little disappointed."
Zhang Yue???
Wu Chong asked: "Have you been in frequent contact with Ouyang Fa recently?"
"My son-in-law and brother-in-law haven't seen each other for a long time, and they don't have much contact with each other on weekdays." Zhang Yue immediately clarified the relationship.
Wu Chong heard this and said, "That's good."
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After the family dinner, Zhang Yue and Qi Niang took a carriage back home.
The Seventeenth Mother snuggled next to Zhang Yue, with a smile on her face.
"What's wrong, madam? Is there something on my face?"
Seventeenth Mother smiled and said: "The two sisters-in-law are really envious of me when I talk today. A wife is more valuable than her husband. Can you make me unhappy?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Is that so?"
"I think the most powerful one is Lao Taishan. There were so many scholars in the capital at that time, how could he be so powerful and take a fancy to me at first sight."
The Seventeenth Mother couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and then said: "What did daddy tell you today?"
Zhang Yue said: "I'm afraid I'll be released, I'm afraid I'll go to Shaanxi!"
Having said this, the smile on Seventeenth Mother's face suddenly faded.
Zhang Yue immediately held Qi Niang's hand and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
Seventeenth Mother said: "No, it's just..."
"It's just that we haven't been separated as husband and wife for ten years. I have to go out this time, right?"
The Seventeenth Mother nodded, with a look of reluctance on her face, and then she suddenly put her head on Zhang Yue's shoulder and said, "I know I am too greedy. Other Jinshis have been appointed to foreign posts as soon as they become officials. For several years or even more than ten years, their husbands and wives have not seen each other."
We have only met each other, and you have been by my side since we got married, but I am still... greedy..."
Zhang Yue put his arms around Shiqi Niang's shoulders and patted her gently.
Since getting married, Zhang Yue has regarded Qi Niang as the love of his life and held it in his hands for fear that she would be wronged in the slightest. Now that he sees her sad, he feels sad too.
Zhang Yue said: "Madam, I know, I know. I don't necessarily want to be a foreigner, but you need to be prepared for this."
These days, there are really not many officials who have taken up foreign posts, such as Zeng Bu.
His wife Wei Wan was a well-known talented woman in the world, but Zeng Bu had been an official and had been working abroad, so he did not take Wei Wan with him. The couple spent less time together and more separation.
In the end, Zeng Bu also had a good relationship with his adopted daughter, leaving Wei Wan to stay alone in the empty boudoir.
Zhang Yue refused to take up any foreign posts. In the eyes of outsiders, he was obsessed with Wenwen Township and seemed to have no ambition.
But he and Qi Niang have been married for ten years, and their relationship is still as good as when they were newly married.
For officials who can leave their wives at any time to take office, in their eyes, they can have love affairs with concubines and have fun with prostitutes, but they cannot fall in love with their wives, or even sit down and talk for a few words.
In their eyes, wives are just a marriage of interest.
In their eyes, they had no idea how deep the relationship between Zhang Yue and Qi Niang was.
