The emperor is embarrassed

When Ming Zhan came, the atmosphere became more harmonious.

He himself is a master at enlivening the atmosphere, and he is not facing someone who makes him worry, so he naturally smiles, which is a bit youthful and cute.

Speaking of this person's appearance, depending on how you look at it, it will be the same after a long time, but Ming Zhan is born to be ordinary, and now the more you look at it, the more interesting it is.

Drinking a cup of tea was not satisfying, Ming Zhan ordered, "Change to a big cup, and pour a big one." Every time the political discussions were over, he was so thirsty.

He and the courtiers are still in the running-in period, plus this person is a dumb man who has turned into a gossip, and people who can talk about nothing are annoying, not to mention Ming Zhan often spit when it comes to serious things, Dry mouth is willing to give up.

Ming Zhan poured two pots of tea to quench his thirst. He looked like a camel that had just walked out of the desert, which made people laugh.

After Ming Zhan drank enough water, Fang called out to the old Marquis Yongning with a warm smile, "Grandpa, why don't you come to the other courtyard, you really want to spoil me!"

The old Yongninghou immediately burst into a high-pitched laugh. His laughter was so unique that ordinary people would not appreciate it. The Empress Dowager Wei and Wei Yingjia frowned unanimously. If it wasn't for the old man's embarrassment, they would have covered their ears.

Don't be unable to appreciate it, but Ming Zhan can appreciate it.

The old Marquis Yongning replied with a smile, "The old minister also wants to spoil His Majesty."

Then, the two people's eyes met, and they had a tacit understanding, and at the same time, there was another duet of high-pitched and weird laughter.The Wei siblings immediately hated that they were not deaf, and that they had to suffer this kind of suffering even when they were nobles.

An old man and a rascal, the two smiled at each other for a moment, and suddenly there was an unspeakable tacit understanding.

Ming Zhan jumped down from Queen Mother Wei's throne, pulled old man Wei's arm, squeezed his small eyes, and said mysteriously, "Grandpa, let's go out and talk." He dragged the old man away .

Wei Yingjia left behind to look at Queen Mother Wei with a puzzled expression on her face. Could it be that she had something confidential to tell the old man.But the old man is his own father, so he will never hide anything from him.Could it be that the person Ming Zhan wants to hide is his sister—the Queen Mother Wei?

Empress Dowager Wei smiled warmly, "Ming Zhan has such a nagging temper, don't pay attention to him, let's just drink tea and be back by ourselves in a while."

The two siblings were still talking. Although the Queen Mother Wei is a woman, she is more sensitive to the direction of political affairs than a man, so she had to give Wei Yingjia a few words.

Over there, Ming Zhan found a pavilion with ventilation on all sides, and didn't order anyone to wait on it.He stretched out his hand to ask the old Marquis Yongning to sit down, and sat down himself, Fang said, "I guess uncle has already talked to grandpa about the title." When a wise man speaks, there is no need to hide it.

"It doesn't matter about the rank or anything. Forgive me for saying it bluntly. As long as His Majesty is in power, no one can treat the Wei family badly." The old Yongninghou sighed, "The old minister is worried about the empress dowager." He has more things to worry about.

Ming Zhan didn't speak, and the old Marquis Yongning continued, "Your Majesty is talented, and the old ministers rely on His Majesty's protection. The Empress Dowager is His Majesty's biological mother. Before he ascended the throne, His Majesty had a word, and it will be passed on to the emperor and grandson in the future. This sentence of the old minister is only for you." Tell Your Majesty, after 20 years, the Empress Dowager will not be old enough, so she will not be considered old."

At that time, if Ming Zhan abdicated, how would the Empress Dowager Wei deal with herself?

Don't talk about the grace of nurturing, just meet someone with a conscience who knows you, and thinks you are the one who raised him and taught him the truth.If you meet a wolf-hearted dog, you have to say that the throne has long belonged to his family.

Ming Zhan himself couldn't bear to ask Empress Dowager Wei to live on the conscience of others, not to mention others.

If someone else said this, Ming Zhan must first think, does this person have ulterior motives?But the words were said by the old Marquis of Yongning, Ming Zhan sighed, "I have no regrets. Besides, I have the difficulty of not leaving any heirs. Grandpa, although the father is far away in Yunnan and Guizhou, but the court in this palace is in the world. This peace comes from my promise. Furthermore, I have someone in my heart, and I cannot let him down."

With a smile in his eyes, the old Yongning Hou sighed sadly for a long time, "Your Majesty is a very capable person."

Ming Zhan said modestly, "You are really flattering yourself."

Old Yongninghou didn't say any more, for smart people, just click on it.

The old Marquis Yongning also spoke the truth. Given Ming Zhan's age, although he still had a bit of luck, if he didn't have the strength, he wouldn't be able to make it this far.

For those who have come this far, Ming Zhan can still say "I have someone in my heart, I can't let him down."The old Marquis Yongning sincerely believed that Ming Zhan had escaped from the realm of mortals, and that he, the emperor's grandson, was completely a god-man who had escaped from life.

Humans are different from animals. Humans are emotional animals. Even the old Marquis Yongning once liked someone, but that was just a liking. There is no question of whether you can live up to it or not, let alone whether you can live up to it.If he heard this sentence from others, the old Yongninghou would definitely think that it was the reincarnation of Qingzhong, and Qingzhong would not be able to be an emperor.In other words, even if you become an emperor with this species of affection, how stable or unstable the throne is?

Speaking from Ming Zhan's mouth today, the old Marquis Yongning sincerely thinks that Ming Zhan is the emperor, in front of his lover, and can secure the throne at the same time.

The old Marquis Yongning felt that he didn't have to worry about the Empress Dowager Wei anymore. With Ming Zhan's abilities, he would definitely not leave his mother on the road to ruin.As long as the Empress Dowager Wei has no worries, the Wei family will naturally have no worries.

Thinking of this, the old Marquis of Yongning let go of his heart, and began to pull Ming Zhan to talk about the scenery in the other courtyard. Ming Zhan was also happy to change the topic. He had more important things to ask the old Marquis of Yongning. "Grandpa, I've been thinking about taking the salt course in Huaiyang, but I'm a little hesitant. I have a difficult problem, and I want to ask you for advice."

Ming Zhan never calls himself "Zhen" in front of people he really respects.At this stage, for him, there is no more reliable existence than the Yongning Hou Mansion.The Yongning Marquis Mansion will be more dedicated to safeguarding his throne than the Zhennan Prince Mansion.Of course, the Zhennan Palace has nothing to do with the imperial capital, which is an old rule.

The old Marquis of Yongning did not understand his intentions, "Please speak, Your Majesty."

"To be honest with my grandfather, I have always felt powerless when I ascended the throne." Ming Zhan said softly, "I looked at the resumes of the first-rank officials in the court, and now Shen Dongshu, governor of Huguang, and Xu San, secretary of the household department, are both from Jiangnan. It is more or less related to the salt merchants. To be honest, this is what I saw, what I couldn't see, and there are probably many more."

This sentence is enough to startle the old Yongning Hou, Ming Zhan's focus is far broader and farther than he imagined.However, the old Marquis Yongning was only slightly startled, and after a little thought, he said, "Your Majesty, you have successfully reformed the Yunnan-Guizhou Salt Class. Compared with the imperial capital, Yungui is different in size, but there is not much difference in other things."

"I was an official in Huaiyang, Zhejiang and Fujian during the Renzong Dynasty, and I know a thing or two about the affairs there." Ming Zhan asked clearly, and asked sincerely. Naturally, the old Marquis Yongning would not play sloppy eyes with Ming Zhan , Organized the logic of the language, and said, "Your Majesty, since the day you became a reserve, the salt merchants have sent filial piety to the old minister." He smiled lightly and didn't take it seriously, and continued, "This salt merchant has to start with a merchant. He is a farmer, a businessman, and a merchant has the lowest status, just above slave status. The children of merchants can neither take the imperial examination nor enter politics. But , the richest are also merchants. Although the salt merchants are regarded as imperial merchants, they cannot escape their humble status as merchants."

"In this world, in addition to the salt merchants, there are also Zhejiang merchants, Huizhou merchants and Shanxi merchants. They are all famous merchants in the imperial capital. Although these merchants are low in status, they should not be underestimated. If they join hands, they will be as rich as an enemy. "The old Marquis Yongning said solemnly, "Even if the old minister had three governors of Zhejiang and Fujian and two governors of Huaiyang, after more than ten years of operation, he still had to sell some face to the local salt merchants."

"Businessmen have money, but if they only have money, it's like the principle of 'carrying a jade is a crime'. Money and power have always been dependent on each other. Merchants have money, and they want power. In addition to making bribes, they will also make offerings to the clan. His children go to the imperial examinations, become officials, and go to the camp." Old Yongninghou said, "For example, Shen Dongshu, Mr. Shen was originally the son of Shen Yusheng, a great salt merchant. Because Mr. Shen has never forgotten reading since he was young, Shen Yusheng felt that The son was a good embryo for studying, so he adopted him to a younger brother of the same clan who had passed the imperial examination as his son. Afterwards, Master Shen took the scientific examination when he grew up, and he was indeed successful in his youth. Moreover, it is not uncommon for salt merchants to be rich, and it is not uncommon for them to set up schools in their hometowns to subsidize students to build bridges and pave roads."

"These things not only give the salt merchant a good name, but also have a deep meaning." The old Yongning Hou looked back at Ming Zhan and sighed meaningfully.

Ming Zhan didn't speak, just nodded.

Ming Zhan pulled the old Marquis of Yongning and talked for a long time. The old Marquis of Yongning was a powerful figure in the Renzong Dynasty. Although Emperor Renzong was weak, he really used the old Marquis of Yongning.When Fengjing was in power, the old Marquis of Yongning had been idle at home for more than [-] years, and now Ming Zhan asked him about the government again, and the person who had been holding back for more than [-] years opened his mouth, and the excitement was no better than that of Ming Zhan, who was dumb when he first spoke. At that time, the excitement was small.

It wasn't until the people sent by the Queen Mother Wei came to invite them that the two went to the Queen Mother Wei's yard for lunch.

The lunch was not rich, and Ming Zhan didn't like to waste it, but the atmosphere was excellent.

After lunch, the old Marquis Yongning changed the family's policy. He said to Wei Yingjia, "I thought, you'd better do your job in the imperial army first, and you don't need to rush to the northwest. Choose a few children from the family to come out and have a look. "

Wei Yingjia wondered what the emperor said to her father, why did the old man change his mind again?

The old Yongninghou said in a deep voice, "There is nothing more important than the safety of the emperor and the queen mother. At least you have to be in the imperial capital during the few years since the emperor ascended the throne."

"It's natural." Wei Yingjia replied, "Father, but the emperor..."

The old Yongning Hou sighed softly, "The emperor is a man with great ambitions. Although there is the Zhennan Palace, it is far away in Yunnan and Guizhou. Besides, the emperor is now the emperor, and the Supreme Emperor has gone to Kunming. It is even more difficult for the Zhennan king to directly intervene in the affairs of the imperial capital. After all, the emperor has just ascended the throne, and it is the occasion for employing people. Marquis Pingyang has been in the northwest for many years. As long as the Supreme Emperor is there, Marquis Pingyang will be loyal to the court. The emperor is in the capital, and Marquis Yongding is a loyal and good minister. However, the emperor appointed you to be the commander of the imperial army. There is the emperor's intention."

"There is no need to mention the matter of going to the northwest. With the emperor here, the future of the children and grandchildren will be here." Old Yongning Hou hammered the final word.

Wei Yingjia was about to say something when she saw the young servant reporting back outside: Master, the second master of the Wei family is here to visit.

Wei Ziyao is here?

Wei Yingjia's eyes brightened slightly, and she said to her father, "I'm afraid Ziyao has something to do, father, I'll go and see him first. I will remember everything my father said."

Old Yongninghou was not very happy in his heart, but his face was slightly cold, "Go."