Difficult for a son-in-law

Ming Zhan is a very nice person.

Even if Wei Ning had some knowledge of Ming Zhan's senses before, he had to admit that Ming Zhan had an excellent character.

Wei Ning was thinking about such a great opportunity on the way, fearing that Ming Zhan would get entangled, but it turned out that Ming Zhan just accidentally took advantage of his words, at most he touched them, this kind of morality, in Wei Ning In his eyes, there was nothing to see.

Or, it was because Ming Zhan had a newcomer.

Because of Ming Zhan's eye, Chu Yan had the opportunity to go in and out of the palace. Although his reputation was not very good, no one dared to offend him just by looking at the day and night.

"Ayan, this is Marquis Wei of Chengen." Ming Zhan personally introduced Wei Ning for Chu Yan, then turned to Wei Ning and said, "This is Chu Yan, he gave me many good suggestions on the reform of the salt mine. "

Chu Yan was modest, and Ming Zhan patted his hand, "Don't be nervous, Ah Ning is easy to talk to."

Ming Zhan didn't like the way that one person was superior and the others stood in two rows. He ordered someone to set up a round table, and made himself a respectable seat. He signaled Wei Ning and Chu Yan to sit one on the left and one on the right, and then explained to Wei Ning one by one. The new policy adopted by Yunnan in terms of salt policy.How to allocate personnel, how to print salt tickets, how to prevent counterfeiting, etc., have never been concealed in the slightest.

Wei Ning has never served as a foreign official, and Yu Yan's class was only on paper, and there were many puzzles during it. Chu Yan naturally explained his doubts. Talk to Wei Ning to listen to everything without leaving a trace, obviously not leaving a way for others to survive.

Wei Ning looked at Chu Yan unobtrusively, and treated Ming Zhan's selection with a bit of a different eye. Although Chu Yan was a merchant, he spoke neatly, behaved humbly but not humblely, looked handsome and coquettish, and acted with propriety.

These things cannot be finished overnight, Ming Zhan ordered people to prepare a banquet at noon.

Chu Yan served Ming Zhan and poured wine, Ming Zhan took his hand and pushed him into a chair, and said with a smile, "Just sit down and eat at ease, I'm still busy in the afternoon, so I don't need you to wait on me. "

Chu Yan thanked him. At the beginning, he was very uneasy by Ming Zhan's side, for fear that something would offend Ming Zhan.After a long time, I feel that Ming Zhan is not very particular about rules, as long as he does his job well, Ming Zhan is not difficult to get along with.

Ming Zhan is very busy and doesn't have much time to eat tofu.

Several adults came to answer, Ming Zhan sent Fan Wei to Wei Ning, and listened to the reports of the adults on the selection of concubines.

"Your Highness, according to the rules, you should have one main concubine, four side concubines, and the remaining concubines are optional." Master Liu had a square face, and he was righteous, "Because the son wants to choose the concubine, the family of officials above the third rank, who have not been married is legal The young girls have all presented their portraits. According to the rules, the crown prince will select five people, and one of these five will be chosen as the crown prince's concubine."

This Mr. Liu is really very respectful of rules, and he emphasizes the rules twice in one sentence.In fact, Master Liu originally reported this matter to Feng Jingnan. Feng Jingnan knew that Ming Zhan had always had the most opinions, so he simply asked Master Liu to discuss with Ming Zhan directly.

Ming Zhan sat upright, with a stern face, full of rules, "Marriage has always been the order of the parents since ancient times. How can I make the decision myself? I should ask the father to read it first. Everything is decided by the father and the mother. valid reason."

Master Liu was immediately excited and relieved, "It's really a blessing for the common people to be so polite."

"Don't praise me so much," Ming Zhan said modestly, "I'm just acting according to the etiquette. It's you guys who are so busy and troublesome because of my affairs. Actually, what's the matter with me? In the autumn exam, Mr. Liu is the chief examiner. I wonder if it can be arranged properly? My father has always valued the selection of talents the most. Don't delay because of me. Even the saints said that the people are the most important, and the community is second. The king is light, your heart should be put more on the people, as long as the people are well, I will never be unhappy."

Master Liu almost burst into tears. Before he was taught by them, Ming Zhan's words were so rough. Now that he has studied for a few days, he is so virtuous and virtuous. It is really a blessing for the country.In the future, Ming Zhan will be a generation of virtuous kings, and they, as the masters of virtuous kings, believe that they will also be fortunate enough to leave a name in the history.Therefore, several people have to measure Ming Zhan's deeds with more important standards, and it is best to have the opportunity to confront him a few times before he can achieve a cold-faced Qing name.Ever since, he said a lot more in a long-winded manner.

Ming Zhan felt sleepy when he heard this, and it was Feng Jingnan who solved Ming Zhan's dilemma.

Feng Jingnan sent someone to pass on a message: Please come over, son, to discuss something.

Ming Zhan went quickly.

Apart from some trivial matters, Feng Jingnan intends to let Ming Zhan gradually understand the military affairs of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Now the Yunzang trade is completely arranged by Ming Zhan, if something happens, Feng Jingnan will naturally have to inform Ming Zhan.

Ming Zhan took the booklet and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help frowning, "When the Tibet-border trade was not opened, the Tibet-border was peaceful. Now that the trade zone has not been built, bandits are rampant there, and there is no rest!"

Feng Jingnan said, "It's better to ask Yang Lu."

This book was written by General Yang Lu Yang. Ming Zhan thought that other people's minds have always had to go through twists and turns, and said with a half-smile, "I don't know if General Yang wants to test our attitude or has other considerations. He In command of an army of [-] in Tibet, he actually wrote a booklet to ask for instructions for these thieves." If there is no secret in it, Ming Zhan would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.He casually threw the notebook back to the table, waiting for Feng Jingnan to dispose of it.

Feng Jingnan pointed and said, "You are also learning to critique memorials now, so you will be the one to critique this note."

Ming Zhan did not hesitate, took a pen from the pen holder, thought for a while, dipped the ink, and hung his wrist to write: Tibet is not peaceful, what do you want me to do?General Yang led an army of [-] troops to garrison Yuncheng. For more than ten years, has the army's salary been in arrears?Has food and silver ever been insufficient?The general is in charge of the army and sits and watches the bandits rampage. What is the bravery of the past?Looking at the general's memorial now, I am quite worried about the general's soldiers.Who has no flesh and blood brothers, parents, wives and children, if the general is not strong enough, why not say so?

The safety of the Tibet-border trade in the future will be in the hands of the general.

Today's general is trapped by bandits and bandits. It's a pity to think of the majesty and majesty of the old general back then.

The corner of Feng Jingnan's lips twitched after scolding with disheveled face, one can imagine Yang Lu's expression when he received the memorial.Feng Jingnan didn't approve any more, and directly ordered Yang Lu to be sent back.What's more, he even planned to send Ming Zhan to review all the bad books in the future, and he could just check them out by himself.

"Father, I thought it would be better to invite the princess of Tibet to live in Yunnan for a while to show the good relationship between Yunnan and Tibet." Ming Zhan said, "Anyway, sooner or later we will marry."

Feng Jingnan is quite satisfied with Ming Zhan's attitude towards marriage. Although there was a quarrel before, he still understands the overall situation after his teaching.Alas, I have to work hard for such an uneasy son, Feng Jingnan said, "A girl with no name and no role, where is it appropriate to come here?"

Ming Zhan didn't think so, and said with a smile, "I heard people say that the status of women in Tibet is quite respected, not inferior to sons. Let's write a letter first, and if the Tibetan Khan agrees, we will send an official document to invite the Tibetan princess It doesn’t take long to come here for Yun-Tibetan cultural exchanges, just a month. Just in time, we can also connect with each other.”

Seeing that Feng Jingnan was still hesitating, Ming Zhan said, "Give it a try. If you don't try, who will know that the princess won't come? If the princess doesn't come, it's the same if the prince comes."

The matter of Yunzang's marriage was not hidden from Wei Ning, anyway, he would know about it sooner or later.It's just that if Wei Ning's news falls after Feng Jiaqian, it won't look very good.

Ming Zhan would not let Wei Ning fall into such an embarrassing situation, so he revealed a hint of tone.

Wei Ning was a little surprised, Ming Zhan was not very keen on marriage in the past.Of course, this also means that Ming Zhan has truly stepped into the ranks of those in power in Yunnan and Guizhou, and marriage is always one of the best ways to consolidate power.

Ming Zhan and Wei Ning inquired, "Sichuan is also adjacent to Tibet, what is Uncle Huang's plan?"

In the past, Wei Ning felt a little superior in front of Ming Zhan, but this time Ming Zhan couldn't hold it back, and said, "The court is still discussing it." Even Wei Ning had to blush for the efficiency of the imperial capital, and Ming Zhan Already done a lot, even the princess has hooked up, and the emperor hasn't discussed one, two, three.

With the arrogance of the imperial court, they disdain to use the agreement between the Zhennan Palace and Tibet. They can refer to it, but there must be something to be revised.It's just that most of the imperial courts are erudite scholars, and when discussing things, it is inevitable to quote scriptures and classics, eloquently, with sharp tongues, and interests of all parties, so that no ugly Yinmao has been discussed yet.

When the discussions come to an end, negotiating ministers will also be dispatched, and when the talks will be concluded is still far away.

When Ming Zhan asked this question, Wei Ning had no choice but to answer vaguely.Compared with Ming Zhan's frankness to Wei Ning, this kind of ambiguity obviously made Ming Zhan not very comfortable. Wei Ning was the most perceptive, and said helplessly, "Nowadays, everyone's eyes are on the Yanzheng. Tibet is located in a remote place, and it is bitterly cold. If it wasn't for your side to do business with Tibet, the DPRK and China probably wouldn't have thought of this place."

Wei Ning sighed, "Whenever you do something, you must have a courageous person to take the lead, such as Yunzang trade, where you can make a decision. This is not the case in the emperor. Even if a minister receives an errand, if there is something to do, you still have to ask the emperor for instructions. Once you come and go, you have to discuss it with the whole court before you can reach a conclusion. I said that the discussion between the court and the middle is not perfunctory, there is really nothing to say."

Ming Zhan looked at Wei Ning, a little worried, "Then it will be difficult for you to go back this time." There are not a few people who want to get a share of the high-profile events.

"Let's take one step at a time." The look in Ming Zhan's eyes made Wei Ning bitter, "The emperor is having a hard time now, otherwise he couldn't let me come here so soon."

"A-Ning, why do you..." The Wei family is the only two brothers left in the mother clan of the Feng brothers. They have always been good to Wei Ning. Why should Wei Ning play such a desperate game? If it were Ming Zhan, he would have a better life. enjoy life.

The corners of Wei Ning's lips twitched slightly, and he smiled half ironically, not going up, just relying on the emperor's concern?What is an emperor, a person whose parents and brothers can cook and eat, let alone a cousin from his mother's family?Besides, love is not used in this way.Wei Ning smiled, "Fortunately, I still have some errands, otherwise I should have fulfilled His Highness's wish."

Ming Zhan scratched his head, "It's a long way to go. If you want to use force, I always have a way in Yunnan. But you see, when I used selfishness to persecute you. Not only did it not work, but I also gave you everything. You are accommodating, if someone else comes, I will not be so easy to talk to."

"Do you want me to repay your favor?" Wei Ning asked back, a smile slowly faded from his pale lips, but his eyes were cold.

Ming Zhan shook his head, "Uncle Huang sent you here just because he knew that I was interested in you. I am Zhou Yu playing Huang Gai. I am very happy when you come, and I will not take the opportunity to ask for personal information. If you really like someone, it is We are reluctant to use force on him. We are all men, so we naturally have the idea that a wife is not a concubine, a concubine is worse than stealing, and stealing is worse than not being able to steal. If I can't get you, I will definitely miss you in my heart. Uncle Huang can use you , you have more bargaining chips to protect yourself. At least in this regard, no one dares to take your idea again. "

"Although I am not a good person, I have always been upright to you, and I will never do despicable things." Ming Zhan said seriously, "I already have a concubine, and there are prostitutes outside, and I am still choosing a concubine. There are all kinds of marriages, and I can't do it consistently at this stage. When I meet you now, I regard you as a first-class male favorite outside. This is not only humiliating you, but also humiliating my affection for you. You are useful to me now , There will be many such things in the future, you can accept my love as much as you want, I don't need you to pay it back, but one day, when I can be a couple for a lifetime, I hope you can seriously consider what I mean."

Ming Zhan is not just anyone, he is the heir of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and will be the overlord in the future.What he said was not just random words, he could see very clearly why Feng Jingqian sent Wei Ning to Qunan again and again, Wei Ning had face in front of Feng Jingnan, Ming Zhan also had affection for Wei Ning , so Wei Ning is the most suitable person to be sent as an envoy. He will definitely get twice the result with half the effort when he comes to Yunnan to handle errands.

Ming Zhan is not a fool, he can see clearly.Even Ming Zhan knew that even if he did something to Wei Ning, nothing would happen.Even if Wei Ning and the Feng brothers are cousins, Ming Zhan is a real Feng family, Feng Jingqian is unlikely to turn against Zhennan Wangfu because of this matter, it is impossible to say, Feng Jinggan still thinks this is a wonderful thing.

Don't talk about incest or anything like that, it's so common in the royal family, it's not uncommon at all.Both of them are men, and they will not give birth to children, and they have no worries.

However, Feng Jingqian really underestimated Ming Zhan's rationality.This kind of calmness that comes from the bones does not come from the Feng family, but is inherited from Princess Wei.

Ming Zhan's words are so clear, I like you, I am interested in you, but I won't touch you.You can use me as much as you can, and I am willing to let you use me. My feelings for you are not just for nothing. I only take a scoop for three thousand weak waters. When I read this sentence in the past, even Wei Ning would feel disgusted Goosebumps all over.It's just that Ming Zhan's solemn words made Wei Ning feel moved.

Even if Ming Zhan can't do it now, he will say, one day... I will be a couple for the rest of my life.Until then, please think carefully about what I mean.

Wei Ning opened his mouth, feeling his throat tighten for the first time, Ming Zhan looked at him burningly.

Wei Ning's heart was sour, his voice was hoarse, and he said for a long time, "If there is such a day, I will accept it."

What Ming Zhan said really shocked Wei Ning, and he was convinced by Ming Zhan's intentions.What's more, if it is true what Ming Zhan said, one day when Ming Zhan can really be generous with a man, I believe that at that time, everything in the world can be used by Ming Zhan.Wei Ning is 15 years older than Ming Zhan. If Ming Zhan still doesn't dislike his age and appearance, and there is such a person in love, Wei Ning really has no reason to refuse.

Wei Ning was still moved, Ming Zhan had changed his face, raised his eyebrows proudly and said, "I knew you liked men, but you were stubborn before."

"Your words are really funny, do I have to accept you if I like a man?" Wei Ning tapped Ming Zhan on the forehead and sighed, "Ming Zhan, I have passed the age of life and death for love, if you want Take our relationship seriously, Ming Zhan, I am willing to take it seriously. If you can do what you said, then you are really a rare person."

"Let me tell you clearly, you don't want to end here too quickly." Wei Ning's voice gradually lowered, and he said, "Nowadays, the princes in the imperial court are fighting fiercely. If you go to the imperial capital now, it is inevitable that you will get involved in the battle for the crown prince. It's not good for you."

"how about you?"

Wei Ning chuckled, "My position is the most detached. The wives of the three princes are more or less related to me. I believe that anyone would like to see me stand by."

Ming Zhan and Wei Ning have reached a new balance point, he will still occasionally eat Wei Ning's tofu, Wei Ning doesn't like this kind of frivolous behavior, but there is a tacit understanding between the two of them.

Although Wei Ning was on a mission, he would drink tea with Ming Li and Ming Lian when he had time, mostly to remind them of some principles of how to behave.Wei Ning has his own style of communication, but Ming Li and Ming Lian like to listen to this little uncle talk.

Ming Lian is straightforward and simple. He is the third son of Concubine Wei. The elder brother Ming Li Ming is cared by his mother, and the younger sister Ming Fei is the most favored.Ming Lian has a carefree temper, and occasionally he would come to Wei Ning to talk privately, but Ming Lian understood that Wei Ning was his own uncle, and no matter what he did, he would not harm him.

"These days, I don't know what's going on with Ming Fei, she's been clamoring for me to ask for the tax law calculation process for the heir." Ming Lian sighed blindly and complained to Wei Ning.

Wei Ning was cooking tea on a small fire, and smiled when he heard the words, "If she wants it, give it to her."

Ming Lian was a little annoyed, and muttered, "If it's something else, give it to her. Uncle, you don't know, she and Shizi have never dealt with each other since they were young. A girl's family doesn't know the slightest bit of chastity, like the fourth younger sister. Embroidery, do some needlework to honor the mother and concubine, and still get a compliment from the mother and concubine. She is trying to find trouble with the prince, isn't this hitting an egg on a stone? Think about it, the prince can't bother her long ago, she Still rushing to find death." Talking about Ming Fei, Ming Lian was a little out of breath, but he didn't dare to raise his voice, he was panting heavily.

"The prince is not stingy." Wei Ning said, leading Ming Lian to continue.

"That's true." Ming Lian also agrees quite a bit, "If I have something to ask my fourth brother, he can help me. Speaking of which, I didn't have any friendship with him in the past, and he can still take care of me, which shows that he is not a bad person."

"Uncle doesn't know. In fact, our brothers were not as good as Ming Fei when we were young." Ming Lian said worriedly, "I am two years older than Ming Fei. I read "National History" with my arms in my arms. My father loved her so much at that time, and even said something like, "It's a pity not to be a man". Don't think that Ming Qi is powerful now, and she was no smarter than Ming Fei when she was a child. Later, as she got older, Ming Fei Fei's mind is not on books either, she is a daughter's family, so she doesn't know how to learn "what to say". We went to school, but accompanied Ming Zhan to go to school with our brother. Ming Fei was very envious, and also pestered his mother to listen to the master's lectures with us, but the father refused. From then on, Ming Fei often looked for Ming Qi Mingzhan's trouble."

"It turns out that you can't deal with it when you are young."

"That's right, don't look at Ming Fei's yelling on weekdays, but in fact, he has never gotten cheap from Ming Qi and Ming Zhan." Ming Lian seemed to find a bosom friend, and dumped out his stomach full of garbage. Wei Ning guided and said, "Ming Qi didn't like to talk, Ming Zhan couldn't talk at that time, Ming Fei had a bad temper, and sometimes said some unpleasant things. Their siblings don't show their faces, and they blocked Ming Fei when they turned around. Get a fat beating."

"Mother is not less angry about this, but you said, what can be done, there are only two concubines, Ming Qi and Ming Zhan, and Ming Fei went to complain to the father. When the father asked, Ming Qi usually doesn't like to talk. My son is unyielding when it comes to reasoning. If the father loses his temper, Ming Zhan will lie down on the ground immediately." Recalling the past, Ming Lian sighed a lot, "Ming Fei is used to being top-notch, and she can't tolerate others' comparisons. She is strong. But these years, Ming Qi went to the south to take over the military power, and Ming Zhan was canonized as the eldest son, our brothers and sisters are not as good as theirs."

Wei Ning picked up a cup of Biluochun and gave it to Minglian. Minglian lowered his head and smelled the fragrance, and said in a low voice, "It's not that I'm being self-deprecating. I can't do what Ming Zhan does, and I guess the elder brother can't do it either. Now If this is the case, in the future we will always rely on Ming Zhan to stand up. If we didn’t have friendship before, could we still offend him? He helped me a few times, and I think he is good. Now Ming Fei’s words are related to the prince, so I Stupid people can see her thoughts, but in Mingzhan's eyes, it's even more difficult to see."

Wei Ning secretly sighed, when did someone surnamed Feng become such an honest person, Ming Zhan only gave him a few or five benefits, and Ming Lian felt that Ming Zhan was a very good person.

"Uncle, can you find a way to help Ming Fei book a marriage as soon as possible." Ming Lian didn't have a good way, his own sister, he couldn't really strangle her to death.Fortunately, the water thrown by the married daughter threw Ming Fei out, so it depends on her husband's family's blessing.

This really puzzled Wei Ning. At that time, Ming Zhan was accused of marrying the Xiaojun Lord of Princess Jingmin's family.Since then, Ming Zhan has been regarded as a model of virtue and courtesy.

For Ming Fei's marriage, even though something happened to that family, the marriage has already been conferred. If the boy does not die, Ming Fei will have to marry him, and he has never heard of the imperial decree withdrawing it.

Ming Zhan could delay, but Ming Fei couldn't.

Wei Ning said softly, "I can't rush this. Let's talk about it when I get back to the Imperial Capital."

"Uncle, you have to keep it in your heart."