My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 387 Serving the Emperor is worse than Serving Wang Lin

Wang Lin smiled: "After Cao Bin, the former Wuhui King of the Great Song Dynasty. The Cao family is a noble and famous family. The Cao family has a daughter named Cao Xiu'er. She is twenty-eight years old. She has a good character and a beautiful appearance..."

Wang Lin didn't say the last two sentences, this girl is also good at riding and shooting.

Han Yan was stunned, and suddenly said: "My lord, is it Cao Xiu'er who was rejected by the lord when the Cao family wanted to offer her as a female official to the palace a few days ago?"

Wang Lin nodded: "It's her."

Han Yan: "..."

Han Yan thought to herself, what do you mean, Mr. Xianggong?The Cao family wants to cling to the palace and offer their daughter to you, but let my brother marry the woman you despise?

This is really...

Wang Lin glanced at Han Yan, and said calmly: "Although that's the case, I have nothing to do with the daughter of the Cao family. I have never met her before, and outsiders don't know about it. Does this not affect her marriage with Han Ting?"

Han Yan: "..."

Seeing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Wang Lin didn't bother to explain, so he simply opened the skylight and said clearly: "Yan'er, I intend to resolve the chronic problem of civil and military opposition from the sidelines. Han Ting is my brother-in-law, and the Cao family is my respected family of martial arts. If You can...you understand."

Only then did Han Yan smile wryly: "Sister-in-law...you really are...my elder brother is an upstart in the imperial examination, and a scholar in the Imperial Academy. If we let him marry the daughter of Wu Xun, it may affect his future, and the family may not be happy. Will agree, my family has never been married to a general's family for a hundred years."

"Affect the future?" Wang Lin sniffed: "After marrying a Wu Xun as his wife, can it affect the future? Could it be that his future is tied to the waistband of a woman?"

Han Yan blushed and said angrily, "Master...what are you talking about!"

Wang Lin laughed: "I'm just making an analogy! Who said that your Han family doesn't intermarry military generals, so am I not a military general?"

Han Yan blushed and lowered her head: "I'm a woman, it's different. Besides, the family believed that my husband had a bright future, so..."

Wang Lin fell silent.

Han Yan thought Wang Lin was angry, so she lowered her figure and smiled apologetically, "Sir, you have good intentions, but there are hundreds of years between civil and military, so I'm afraid it won't be so easy to change."

Wang Lin sneered: "Since the imperial family of the Song Dynasty, there have been many people who married Wu Xun's daughter. Like this Cao family, there was a daughter who was the empress of Emperor Renzong. Could it be that the daughter of Wu Xun can be the mother of the world, but can't To be the main wife of your Han family?"

Wang Lin's words were actually a bit heavy.

Han Yan's eyes turned red. Of course, she was also aware of her man's firm attitude on this matter. After thinking about it for a while, she hesitated and said, "Why don't I ask my family for their opinions?"

Wang Lin nodded slowly: "Well, Yan'er, you go and ask. However, I mean it kindly, and I can't force it. You can ask Han Ting. If he doesn't want to, forget it, and pretend I didn't say it."

After speaking, Wang Lin got up and left.

After leaving Han Yan's courtyard gate, he secretly felt ashamed.

This seems to have forced the Han family to bow their heads. The attitude towards Yan'er just now was a little bit so.

But there is no other way.

The Han family is his in-laws. If he becomes emperor in the future, Han Yan will be the queen, and the Han family will be the descendants.

In fact, it is most appropriate for the descendants to take the lead in breaking the barriers of civil and military affairs.

As for what affects the future... He believes that the Han family will be able to figure out whether Han Ting's future depends on him or on a woman.

As soon as he returned to the central study, Wang Lin greeted Ma Kuo out of the front yard when he heard that Ma Kuo had come to see him.

Seeing that Ma Zhan was prostrating, Wang Lin smiled slightly, and immediately helped him up and said, "Brother Ma, you don't have to do this, you and I are old friends, please come into the study to talk."

"My lord, how dare the general be rude in person?" Ma Kuo insisted on bowing.

The two talked and laughed, and went to the study.

Ma Kuo is now the deputy capital commander of the Shenwu Army, and he is a general.But in fact Wang Lin knew that Ma Kuo was versatile in both literature and military affairs, and was also good at diplomacy, with a strong comprehensive ability.

Wang Lin felt that he urgently needed a comprehensive assistant by his side, someone who was partial to government affairs, connected with the local government, and the center of the court, as well as foreign affairs, but not ignorant of military affairs, to assist him in handling daily affairs.

Otherwise, relying on only one Yan Qing, it won't take long, and I'm afraid Yan Qing will die of exhaustion at the post.

He wants to give Yan Qing a model worker medal.

In fact, it was time for the internal official system of King Yan's Mansion to be established and improved.

He currently has a crush on three people, one is Ma Kuo, who can join the army in the name of deputy envoy of Hebei Road Transit, and concurrently serve as the chief historian and recorder of Prince Yan's Mansion (the mansion of the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses of the World).

There are also two brothers Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong, who are the personal guard commanders of the Yan Palace.

The remaining candidates are being selected by Li Gang and Zong Ze from various yamen in the court.

Because Wang Lin will stay in Hebei for a long time in the future and command the world's soldiers and horses remotely, so his Yanwang Mansion in Hebei is actually a combination of the Privy Council and the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

This is equivalent to a small imperial court, which requires at least a few hundred people.

Wang Lin decided to leave Beijing for Zhending Mansion in Hebei next month, which was the day of early November of the second year of Xuanhe in the Great Song Dynasty, when Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan agreed to withdraw their troops.

Of course, at that time, the Western Army of Zhongshi Dao and Yue Fei's Eastern Army (Fuhu Army) will send troops to "escort" Jin Bing Supervisor all the way out of the border between Hedong and Hebei.

Hearing that Wang Lin had entrusted him with such a heavy responsibility, Ma Kuo was naturally moved and kept his word.

Wang Lin talked with Ma Kuo for a long time, and settled many matters.

Ma Kuo is about to lead [-] martial arts troops and many civil servants and officials to Zhending, Hebei half a month in advance to prepare for the construction of Wang Lin's Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Wang Lin personally sent Ma Kuo out of the Yan Palace.

At this time, Han Yan's concubine, with a guard of honor, horses, horses and guards, and a group of more than a hundred people had left the Yan Palace for the Han family.

The setting sun is setting and the autumn wind is rolling.

The main gate of the Han family in the capital was open, and dozens of core members of the Han family, including Han Jiayan and Han Shu, lined up on both sides of the gate to welcome them.

Although Han Yan is the descendant of the Han family, Han Yan's current identity is Princess Yan.

For the Han family, this is very likely to be the empress who will be the mother of the world in the future, with a high position and respect.

Therefore, when Han Yan returned home to visit relatives, all the elders of Han's family came out to welcome her.

Han Yan sat in Princess Yan's luxurious carriage, and the guards of honor spread all over the street, feeling a little emotional in her heart.

If she is now an ordinary wife of the king of the Song Dynasty, it is impossible for the Han family to welcome her together.But her husband is now infinitely close to that supreme position.

Seeing the grandparents, parents, and elders of her natal family outside the car window being so respectful and treating each other with national courtesy, Han Yan felt some invisible changes in her mentality.

Since the Han family has received endless glory because of Xianggong, isn't it natural to pay a little for Xianggong's overall situation and great cause?

Besides, strictly speaking, this is not a sacrifice, is it?

With the support of Yi Cui and Si Qin, Han Yan disembarked from the carriage guard of honor, and then, surrounded by the Han family, entered the Rongzheng Hall of the Han family.

Only then did she meet Han Jiayan, her parents and elders again as her granddaughter, and meet other members of the Han family, such as her elder brother Han Ting.

Han Yan sat on the right side of Han Jiayan and his wife. This is the most distinguished guest seat. Even her parents Han Shu and Xue Shi can only be ranked below.

Qi Guo took the lead and said with a smile: "Yan'er, why do you have time to go back to your mother's house today?"

Han Yan turned sideways slightly, with a faint smile on her pretty face: "If you go back to your grandmother, besides visiting your grandparents and parents Gaotang, your granddaughter really has something to discuss with her family."

Qi Guo and Han Jiayan looked at each other strangely.

Han Yan had visited her natal family before, but she quietly brought Yicui and Siqin into the house through the back door.

But today, wearing the Imperial Concubine Yan's official uniform, a guard of honor, carriages, horses and guards, and more than a dozen female officials of the ceremonies, came here with a mobilizing force, obviously it was not an ordinary visit to relatives.

Xue said in surprise, "Yan'er, what's the matter?"

Han Yan smiled without saying a word, and suddenly turned her head to look at her elegant and gentle elder brother Han Ting who was sitting under Han Shu and his wife.

She was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "Brother was young and successful, and now he has entered the Imperial Academy in the name of Tanhua, and he can be regarded as a famous minister in the world."

The corner of Han Ting's mouth twitched, but he couldn't help laughing: "Sister, what kind of minister am I? I can win Tan Hualang, probably because the officials gave my brother-in-law face. Besides..."

Han Ting suddenly remembered another thing, and his face became even more strange: "Not long ago, I had a drink with some people from Jiangnan in the same year. They said that my brother-in-law used my name in Hangzhou that day and published more than ten ancient masterpieces in succession. Zhu Shuzhen's courtship...it's true to say that the name Han Ting is famous all over the world, but what does it matter to me?"

Qi Guo was stunned: "Is there such a thing?"

The Han family all looked at Han Yan.

Han Yan said calmly: "There is another reason for the matter of sister Zhu's family. But what my brother said, the official's appointment of my brother as Tanhualang is indeed related to my husband. Including my brother's previous meeting, which won Huiyuan, is also Li On the face of the prince, he is very favored. Of course, my brother's talent is also unique."

Han Ting smiled wryly and nodded: "Of course. Brother knows it well, so in the end, he is still in favor of his sister. As for this Hanlin Cichen...Actually..."

Han Ting hesitated to speak.

Han Yan's heart skipped a beat: "Brother, please tell me something."

"Although Hanlin's name is noble, it's just a false name. Nowadays, in the court, military and state affairs are superior to daily government affairs, and national crises are at the forefront. I think it's better to follow my brother-in-law to the front line of Hebei, or serve as a guard of a government, or as the center of King Yan Subordinate, doing some practical work is always better than staying in the Hanlin Academy to dance and write."

As soon as Han Ting said this, Han Shu immediately reprimanded: "Nonsense! You have been promoted in the imperial examination and entered the Imperial Academy. In the future, after a little qualifications, you can enter the six yamen as servants and officials. It can be photographed and shines on the lintel!

I, the prime minister of the Han family, now the honor and disgrace are all tied to you, how can you ignore the bright future and let you go outside as a subordinate?Isn't this just giving up the root and chasing the end? "

Han Shu's reprimand left Han Ting speechless.

In fact, if it was normal, he would not dare to say this.But today when his sister came, he felt that his chance had come.

He really didn't want to stay in the capital as an accompanist, eating, singing, and painting, known as the three accompaniments.

This is the status quo of the Hanlin in the capital.

Han Ting hesitated for a while, but he said bravely: "My lord, the reason why Hanlin poets are noble is that they are close ministers to the emperor, but now...the son goes to the palace every day to accompany the officials to recite poems and paint paintings. It's boring."

Han Ting's words actually have a lot of meaning.

Hanlin is still Hanlin, but the emperor is not the emperor of the past.

There are many officials in Hanlin, because the emperor is close to his ministers, and there are many people who teach the emperor.

But today's son... what future is there for eating, drinking and having fun with Zhao Ji?
The princes are all students of King Yan.Those princes and princesses all surrounded King Yan.

After Han Ting finished speaking, Han Shu was shocked.

He suddenly realized the crux of the problem, the current Great Song court is no longer what it used to be...

Even Han Jiayan and his wife were suddenly moved.

Yes, serving the emperor is like serving Wang Lin? !

(End of this chapter)