Farmer’s Blessed Girl

General Ashina said, "Your Majesty should have dispatched a new Protector of Anxi. When we return to Xizhou, the Protector of Anxi should also arrive."

In fact, the new Anxi Protector was still in the capital at this time. He only received the order yesterday to bid farewell to relatives and friends today, and plan to leave tomorrow.

Because the war is urgent, and the distance between the two places is too far, the news is lagging behind, and now no one knows what is going on in Xizhou, so he can't stay for a long time, and he will not bring his family this time. .

As soon as he had finalized the person who would go with him, an internal servant came to pass the order, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has set up a family banquet in the palace, and asked you to come to the palace to have a light meal together."

Qiao Guogong thought about it and went to the palace with his wife.

If it is said to be a family banquet, it is really just a family banquet, except for the emperor and his wife, it is only the prince, the prince concubine and a few princesses.

Duke Qiao brought his wife to salute, and the emperor waved his hand with a smile: "The family doesn't need to be too polite, just sit down and let the imperial kitchen serve the dishes."

The prince led a group of younger sisters and called out "cousin" before sitting down separately.

Of course, when the royals eat, they don't really say a word, they just eat.

While eating, the emperor recommended Chai Wei what he thought was a good dish, and by the way, he said something about the Western Regions, "This time you are in a hurry to take office.

The emperor said: "Even Li Qing has said that Ashina is the best among the vassals, and many of the generals in the Han Dynasty are not as good as they are."

Chai Wei responded.

The emperor remembered Guo Xiao, and snorted coldly: "Guo Xiao is far worse than General Ashina, I heard that he also brought gold and silver utensils to play when he went on an expedition, and even his tents were inlaid with gold and silver. He sent his military account to Ashina, but Ashina rejected it, the pros and cons of these two generals can be seen from this, when you go to Xizhou, you don't want to learn Guo Xiao."

Chai Wei responded more seriously, saying that he would definitely manage the Western Regions well and would definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations.

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, "The area of ​​the Western Regions in the Central Plains lies not in the breadth of the land, nor in the lush population, but in the trade routes. Seventy percent of the connections between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, or even further afield, depend on this Western Regions trade route. , only 30% is at sea, so you must guard the trade route, and don’t let the Turks ruin the trade route again.”

Chai Wei nodded again and again.

The emperor looked at the prince and said with a smile: "I've told everything I want to tell you, and ask your cousin if there is anything else you need to tell me?"

The prince thought to himself, what can he have to say to a cousin, a high-ranking official who wants to send out a heavy army?

Could he just say it in front of the emperor? Did he say the emperor could sleep at night?

While the prince complained in his heart, he raised his head and said to Chai Wei, "Cousin, when you arrive in the Western Regions, why don't you help find Zhou Taiyi and the others."

He said: "The last time the news came back was not clear, it just said that some information about cowpox was found, but there is no specific information. The prevention and treatment of smallpox is a major event. They have been out for almost a year, and there should be news. Bar?"

After glancing at Ming Da, who was sitting beside him, he said, "Also, the concubine is still in the team. Ming Da became filial after the new year, so she should get married, right?"

The emperor had wanted to talk about this for a long time, but when he heard the prince mention it, he immediately became refreshed, and nodded again and again: "Yes, you go to the Western Regions to find Bai Cheng, if they find a way to grow cowpox, they will come back quickly. , if you can't find it, you have to go back to Beijing to report your work, and go out again later."

At least come back and get married.

The emperor smiled and said: "He is your cousin-in-law. If you don't act well, just teach him a lesson."

Chai Wei just listened to what he said, didn't he see that Princess Mingda, who was sitting beside her, was blushing?

Obviously, he is very satisfied with this future concubine. As the saying goes, a son-in-law is half a son-in-law, especially this one is not only the concubine's concubine, but also seems to be very liked by the concubine. he is.

However, Chai Wei still agreed, and praised Bai Cheng, "Bai Gongzi is also a young talent, he was admitted to the Imperial College at a young age, and he is also a companion to His Royal Highness. Will it go wrong?"

The emperor thought of the boy who stood in front of him and patted his chest and said that he would treat his princess well, and nodded secretly.

Seeing that the emperor nodded in agreement, Chai Wei didn't want to "teach" Bai Cheng even more.

It was a meal that made the ruler and his ministers friendly. No, it was relatives who were happy. Anyway, Chai Wei finally took his wife out of the palace happily.

Mrs. Qiao Guogong was a little worried. Her husband's promotion was naturally a good thing, but she went to such a far place in the Western Regions. I heard that there was yellow sand all over there, and some people didn't take a bath for half a year.

Mrs. Qiao Guo said to her husband, "When will we leave for Xizhou? Wait for you to settle down?"

Qiao Guogong glanced at his wife and said, "What are you going to do, there is yellow sand in the sky, the sun is still big, the children are still young, it is the critical time to study and practice martial arts, it is not easy to go there to ask a gentleman ."

He said: "Just stay in the capital, go to the palace if you have nothing to do, the relationship between Your Majesty and the empress and mother is very good, you go to the palace more, wait for the children to be older, maybe you can go for a while. to go to the Chongwen Museum.”

Mrs. Qiao Guo was stunned for a moment, "The prince is so old, isn't there a lot of companions in the Chongwen Museum now, why do people still want to enter?"

Qiao Guo said: "As long as the prince is still the prince for one day, then he has to study. The teachers in the Chongwen Museum are not the prince, but the lecturers. It doesn't matter how many students in the Chongwen Museum change, as long as the prince is still the prince, the Chongwen Museum will There must be a companion to read.”

Madam Qiao Guo:  …

She paused and then whispered, "Didn't you tell us to not interact with the prince before?"

"This time is different from the past," Qiao Guo said, "The crown prince has a young grandson, even if...then we will follow the imperial edict, and His Majesty will not blame it."

Are the risks now comparable to those in the past?

So you can still get closer.

Mrs. Qiao Guogong nodded, thinking that she would not need to go to the Western Regions, and was secretly happy in her heart. As soon as she was happy, she wanted to make Guo Gong Qiao also happy, "I will send a few more people to serve the Guo Gong Ye at that time. There will always be someone who will take care of the Guo Gong Ye because of the bitter cold there."

Grandpa Guo did not refuse, but still said: "Send a few less, Your Majesty does not like extravagant people."

Mrs. Qiao Guo should go.

Chai Wei was the emperor's nephew, his father was a founding general, and his mother and the emperor were sisters and brothers of the same mother. Whether they were sisters and brothers, or between rulers and ministers, the relationship between the two sides was excellent.

In particular, his mother, Princess Pingyang, was a real life and death grief, and she was also a wise and brave female general during her lifetime.

Chai Wei's ability is not bad, so the ministers did not have much objection to the emperor's exceptional promotion of Chai Wei a few levels in a row to the position of the Protector of Anxi.

Everyone accepted it calmly, and Chai Wei took office calmly.

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