The road to the emperor begins with farming

On that day, Luo Zhan and his brothers each rode their horses, and took their servants and guards to go to the residence of Princess Duanfu for a banquet.

The Dachang Princess' Mansion is not far from the imperial city, and covers a rather large area. The pavilions and pavilions inside are tall and majestic, even the mansions of other princes are not as good, which shows how much the late emperor loved her.

Although Princess Duanfu was the younger sister of the first emperor, she was raised under the Empress Dowager's lap since she was a child, and she was very favored.Even as soon as she reached the age of Ji, the first emperor sent someone to build a princess mansion for her, and selected a young talent from the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty to match her.Unexpectedly, less than a year after they got married, the son-in-law died of illness, leaving no son and half daughter behind.

After the death of the first emperor and the enthronement of Emperor Hongyou, Princess Duanfu lived in the Changgong Palace all the time.That day, she was about to enter the palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother, and just in time for the number one scholar to parade through the streets, she accidentally saw the very handsome He Tingzhou, and fell in love at first sight.

When Princess Duanfu paid her respects to the Queen Mother, she tactfully expressed her desire to honor He Tingzhou.

The queen mother was quite happy, the two were named sister-in-law, but in fact this sister-in-law was raised under her knees, just like a daughter.She also often misses her widowed sister-in-law.At this time, when she heard that she had a sweetheart, she immediately asked someone to inquire about the news, and it turned out that He Tingzhou was already married, and now he has both children.

This He Tingzhou is He Weixi's father.

He Tingzhou and He Weixi's mother, Gu Shi, have been childhood sweethearts since they were young. After marriage, they are even more harmonious and respectful to each other. The only regret is that they have been married for three or four years and have no children, only one daughter.

Later, He Tingzhou took his wife and daughter to Beijing to prepare for the exam, and he got the first place in the palace exam.And on the day the list was released, someone came to report that his wife had given birth to a son for him, and that was He Weixi.

It was supposed to be a good thing of double happiness, but unexpectedly, on the day the number one scholar paraded through the streets, he met Princess Duanfu and fell in love with her.

When Princess Duanfu heard that He Tingzhou got married, her eyes turned red immediately, but she insisted on not marrying He Tingzhou, and she didn't even mind being a child.

How could the queen mother let the princess be a child, so she invited Emperor Hongyou to order He Tingzhou to divorce his wife.Emperor Hongyou naturally refused, man. Wife did not commit any crimes, so why should she be divorced, just because your princess has taken a fancy to her?It just doesn't make sense!

When the Queen Mother saw that he refused, Princess Duanfu cried so much that she ordered He Tingzhou to divorce his wife, Princess Shang.When Emperor Hongyou got the news, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.But the decree has been made, if he withdraws, what will happen to the Empress Dowager, and he will also be charged with unfilial piety.In the end, he chose a compromise method, which was to let He Tingzhou marry the princess as his equal wife.

He Tingzhou was also so angry that he vomited blood. He obviously had a good wife, but he still wanted him to be the princess.He couldn't resist the order and didn't obey it, that would punish the nine clans.Fortunately, after the two got married, there was no requirement that they had to live in the princess' mansion, so he usually went back to his own mansion and never went to Princess Duanfu's place.

Princess Duanfu went to the Queen Mother again and cried, saying that He Tingzhou didn't touch her at all, and the two of them didn't even have a wedding night in the bridal chamber.The queen mother asked someone to invite Emperor Hongyou again and asked him what to do?

Emperor Hongyou was so angry that he almost yelled, "How the hell can I force people to do that with Duanfu?"Fortunately, he finally held back, and tried to calmly say what I can do. Although I am the emperor, I can't control the affairs of other people's rooms.

The queen mother said that you should make an order to let He Tingzhou live in the princess mansion, and you are not allowed to go back to Shi's place.

Emperor Hongyou had only been enthroned for two years, so there was nothing he could do about these two for the time being.He didn't want to do the immoral thing and forcibly break up other people's families, so he asked He Tingzhou's family to move to the princess mansion so that he wouldn't run away.

Princess Duanfu was happy this time, but seeing that He Tingzhou was still indifferent to him, she only said a few words occasionally, and usually stayed with Gu and his two children.

Princess Duanfu is not a fool either, she knew that it would not work like this, so she began to make a low profile in front of Mrs Gu, trying to please her, saying that she was willing to be a concubine, anyway, she kept her attitude very low.

Gu Shi hated Princess Duanfu very much at first, it was this woman who forced the emperor to decree to take away her husband.But she has been familiar with "The Commandments of Women" since she was a child. This person is the princess, and now she is like this again, and finally slowly acquiesced.

However, He Tingzhou still refused to go, and Gu was very happy. Although she acquiesced, it did not mean that she would take the initiative to push her husband out.

Princess Duanfu gritted her teeth angrily, feeling more and more that Mrs. Gu would not die, and He Tingzhou would never fall in love with her.

It just so happened that the nanny next to her gave her a poisonous plan, because Mrs. Gu had to drink a bowl of honey water every morning, so she bribed a servant to inject chronic poison into it.The medicine is extremely difficult to detect, and even if the doctor checks it, they can only find that it is heart and lung failure, and it will not be seen as poisoning.

Gu felt that her body was getting weaker and weaker, and the doctor couldn't see the problem, so she just said to take care of it slowly.It dragged on for more than a year.And He Weixi's elder sister was in poor health since she was a child. Once she lost her mother, she was overly sad, and she contracted a cold during the vigil, and it disappeared within a few months.

Because of the passing away of his wife and daughter one after another, He Tingzhou was completely decadent. Apart from going to court, he drank in the study room and slept directly in the study room when he was drunk.Naturally, Princess Duanfu couldn't let go of this opportunity to sneak in. She persuaded him a few times, but to no avail, so she added spices to the wine he drank, and a good deed was achieved.

When it was reported that Princess Duanfu was pregnant, He Tingzhou was a little happy, after all, he had just died of a daughter.In this way, the relationship between the two is better.

After Princess Duanfu gave birth to a son, she felt a little displeased with He Weixi.However, because He Tingzhou's wife and daughter passed away one after another, He Weixi watched closely, so she had no chance to act.She used the excuse that He Weixi had collided with her and asked He Tingzhou to send him back to his hometown.

Slowly, He Tingzhou always felt that the death of his wife and daughter had something to do with Princess Duanfu, but there was no evidence.He was afraid that his son would also suffer accidents, so he agreed.He even said in front of Princess Duanfu that if his son died, then he would go down to accompany the three of them, mother and child, and there was nothing to worry about.

When Princess Duanfu heard this, she really couldn't kill He Weixi.But she thought that as long as He Weixi was ineffective, there would be no threat to him.So he sent enough money to He Tingzhou's hometown, and sent someone to monitor He Weixi, seducing him not to learn well, going in and out of the brothel, trying to raise him into a cockfighting dude, so He Tingzhou would not treat him like this.

Ever since his son left, He Tingzhou has no desire to make progress, and he just idles around every day.

Emperor Hongyou was tired of the Empress Dowager and Princess Duanfu, but with the Empress Dowager holding her back and carrying a word of filial piety, he could not do anything to these two people, but he didn't want to reuse He Tingzhou.But after all, he is a son-in-law, so he randomly appointed a small official of the Imperial College to offer wine.Later, the queen mother died of illness, and Emperor Hongyou didn't have the slightest affection for Princess Duanfu, let alone be kind to her son He Zhaoyang.

Princess Duanfu knew that relying on He Tingzhou was hopeless, and the emperor had already disliked her, and her son was not expected to study for the imperial examination.Even if you pass the exam, so what, if you don't have the emperor's heart, you still have no future.That's why she came up with the idea of ​​asking her son to befriend Luo Yu. The second young master Luo is the one who wins the emperor's heart the most. With him saying a few good words in front of Emperor Hongyou, I don't worry that Emperor Hongyou will not change his mind.

But this matter is not easy, otherwise look at how many nobles in Beijing have no connections, even the three princes are helpless.

Fortunately, Princess Duanfu has been sending people to monitor He Weixi, and knowing that the two of them met in commoner, she came up with He Weixi's idea.How can he say that he and He Zhaoyang are brothers, and she feels that she has nothing to do to He Weixi, and she has never been short of food and clothing in these years.As for Gu's matter, she has done everything she did back then, and she has long forgotten about it.

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But when Luo Zhan and his brothers arrived at the gate of the Princess Mansion, they saw the middle door open, and they were welcomed in by the butler of the Princess Mansion.Luo Yu soon saw He Weixi, who was chatting with his cheap brother.

Luo Yu smiled and stepped forward to cup his hands, winking at He Weixi, "Brother He, long time no see!"

He Weixi was also smiling at this time, "Ayu, we finally meet again."

Then he greeted Luo Zhan again.He Weixi and Luo Zhan met each other when they were in Linjiang, so they knew each other naturally.

"Brother, who are these two?" A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy next to He Weixi asked with a smile, "Can you introduce me to my brother?"

He Weixi sneered, "What? Didn't you hold this banquet just to invite him, and now I don't know him and want me to introduce him?"

A flash of anger flashed in He Zhaoyang's eyes, and it was fleeting. He smiled and said, "Why did you say that, brother? This banquet was originally organized by the mother to welcome the elder brother and introduce it to the nobles in Beijing. Why is it in front of the elder brother? Have a plan?"

Luo Yu didn't expect He Weixi to be so restless, and glared at him, fearing that if this person said something unpleasant again, it would be bad for him, after all, there were other people watching around.He hurriedly smoothed things over, "My next Luo Yu, this is my brother Luo Zhan, who is currently serving as a general of the Fifth Army Battalion."

"It turned out to be General Luo and Second Master Luo. Please forgive me for not welcoming you from a distance." He Zhaoyang smiled and cupped his hands immediately, "Please follow me, both of you, and I will send you to your seat."

Luo Zhan did not speak, but nodded slightly in return.

Luo Yu said with a smile: "Don't bother the second son. I have an old relationship with brother He, why don't you ask him to send me and my brother there. It happens that I haven't seen him for a long time, and I have something to say."

He Zhaoyang didn't see any displeasure, and said with a smile, "That's fine."

Even so, after all, the banquet was held for He Weixi, so the two only said a few words, and He Weixi went back to continue welcoming the guests.

This time, the Eldest Princess invited mostly young and promising sons from aristocratic families, most of whom Luo Yu knew, because most of them had been to his Qinyuan.

As soon as the two brothers sat down, someone came over to greet them.Although Luo Zhan doesn't like to talk, he can't hold on to his position and power, and obviously more people surround him.May I ask how many people here are like him who were entrusted with important tasks by the emperor at such a young age?But it's all based on the shadow of our ancestors.Naturally, no one wants to miss out on getting acquainted.

Concubine He just came over to say hello, sat down for a while and left, leaving his two sons here to entertain guests.A lot of female relatives came to the backyard, and they were also entertained by the Eldest Princess.

Luo Yuxin said that the second young master was fifteen years old, so he couldn't help but show his son a wife by the way, right?But He Weixi hasn't married yet, so even if he doesn't want to see her anymore, he has to marry first in the name of the eldest son.

It wasn't until halfway through the banquet that Luo Yu finally saw the opportunity and winked at He Weixi.The two found a water pavilion to talk through urine escape.This water pavilion is located in a remote place, surrounded by a large lotus pond, even if you speak, you don't worry about being heard.

"When did you come back? Why didn't anyone notify me, I didn't know you were back until I received the post." Luo Yu was a little dissatisfied, punched He Weixi on the shoulder, and snorted, "See if you hide it from me next time .”

When Luo Yu left Linjiang, he didn't know what was going on in Beijing, so he didn't reveal his identity, but later he sent someone back to approach He Weixi.

"It's not been a few days. I wanted to tell you, but Princess Dachang said it's better to just post the post and see you later." He Weixi smiled wryly, "It's thanks to you that I can come back."

Luo Yu had already heard his brother say this, so he said, "Never mind him, it's better to come back, you don't need to be separated from your father and son, it happens that our brothers can also make great achievements in Beijing, let your stepmother envy and hate you."

He Weixi was a little decadent, "I turned myself into a dandy, just to make my stepmother relax her vigilance, so that she wouldn't kill me when she saw that I was promising. But my studies have been ruined these years, and my father's official position is not high. , stepmother and younger brother are eyeing you, and I only have the two stores I opened with you, so how can I gain a foothold in this rich and powerful capital?"

Luo Yu patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry about this, I guarantee you won't suffer." He sighed again, "Although I guessed that your family must be complicated, I didn't expect that it would be a little different from the Eldest Princess. Relationship. Now, you can always tell me what's going on in your family, right?"

"it is good."

He Weixi picked up what his father and the servants who served his mother told him, and what he found out, although not very accurate, he also spelled out a version that is close to ten.