Zhi Xuan

Zhao Hao took out the divine bird pendant presented by Zhixuan, and stated that he could not marry Mohoumei, so naturally he was no longer a suitable candidate for marriage.

On that day, Shi Zizhen and Zhao Hao left the Monarch's Mansion together, instead of going home, they diverted to Zhao Hao's Mansion on the way.

The two brothers talked at night while holding candles, the son changed his relaxed and solemn expression in front of Bei'an Hou, and asked Zhao Hao very solemnly whether what happened today was what he really wanted, or was it just an excuse to relieve his father's worries.

"The marriage between the two countries is no small matter. The Xiyuan Kingdom is different from the Mo Kingdom. Young Master Xuan is the only legitimate son of the Marquis of Xiyuan. Have you figured it out?" the eldest son said.

Zhao Hao didn't answer right away, but picked up the cup in front of him and handed it to Shi Zixuan.

"Drink, brother."

Shi Ziyu was puzzled, took the cup with a frown, held it to his lips and took a sip, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Sweet, but not honey.

"It's sweet grass." Zhao Hao took the initiative to explain his doubts without the need for Shi Zixuan to speak, "When hunting, I once had a banquet with Young Master Xuan, and I learned this method."

Shi Zixuan has never met Zhi Xuan, but he knows his brother well, seeing Zhao Hao's behavior, he knows that he must have something to say, he didn't interrupt the other party, just held the cup and drank the sweet water one gulp after another.

"In this hunting meeting, my elder brother stayed in the capital and was unable to meet Young Master Xuan face to face. My younger brother had the honor to present him with a gift. His sword skills are ordinary, but his temperament is firm and decisive. He is really extraordinary."

Recalling the situation at that time, Zhao Hao was still somewhat amazed.

He can be sure that Zhi Xuan had never been on the battlefield before the meeting.Coupled with the fact that his sword skills are unfamiliar, how can he not be admirable when he salutes with him?

"At the time of hunting, there was a strange wind in the middle of the ceremony, and I was in danger. Fortunately, my son Xuan rescued me from this disaster."

Zhao Hao didn't hide anything from his elder brother who grew up together and took care of him several times, and told the story of his acquaintance with Zhixuan one by one.

Hearing that Zhao Hao was in danger in the strange wind, Shi Zizhen couldn't help but worry.When he mentioned Zhixuan's miraculous experience on the return trip and the banquet that he could never forget, Shi Zixuan couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and the end of his eyebrows almost flew out of his forehead.

"It turns out that the rumors in the army are not false. Are there really giant fish out of the water?"

"Of course."

"My son's Xuanyan meal, is there nothing like it in our country?"

"Yes."

Shi Zixuan asked questions continuously, and Zhao Hao answered them one by one.

When Shi Zixuan stopped asking, he said solemnly: "Young Master Xuan is beautiful, intelligent, resolute and resolute, and he has saved my life. I am very happy. Since I present you with a divine bird adornment, I can't let you down."

Shi Ziyu looked at Zhao Hao seriously, knowing that what he said was indeed true, but it was not all.

The identity of Young Master Xuan must be an important reason.

If two people get married, many problems can be easily solved.

The domestic clans can try every means to reject the Mo country, but they cannot easily dictate to Young Master Xuan.As the only legitimate son of the Marquis of Xiyuan, even if he has not been canonized as a prince, his status is comparable to that of Zhao Hao, and no one else can match him.

"Are you really pleased with Young Master Xuan?" Shi Zixuan said in a deep voice.

Zhao Hao nodded.

"It's not the only reason." Shi Zizhen said in a firm tone.

"No." Zhao Hao did not deny it.

Clan marriages are inherently unusual and inevitably involve the interests of all parties, so there is a saying that "marriage is good for two surnames".The marriages of big clans, especially the marriages of direct children, can never be simple.

With Zhao Hao's status, unless he wants to fight against the monarchy and become the spokesperson of the big clan, otherwise, he cannot marry any big clan in the country.

"Father has been worrying." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice, "He doesn't want what happened to his father to happen again."

"I am not the eldest father, and you are not the two brothers of the eldest father." Shi Zixuan interrupted Zhao Hao, "You and I grew up together since we were young. I believe in you, and you should also believe in me."

"I know." Zhao Hao nodded, "But people's hearts are unpredictable, and I don't want to regret it when things happen. Since there is an opportunity, why can't we cut it off from the source?"

Shi Ziyu wanted to say more, but facing Zhao Hao's expression, thousands of words finally turned into a sigh.

"If you marry Young Master Xuan, how should the family name be passed on?"

"This matter is still early, and the marriage needs to be settled before discussing with Young Master Xuan." Zhao Hao said.

Shi Ziyu pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Clans pay attention to family inheritance, not a certain bloodline.

The head of the family has no direct bloodline, so the most common method is to adopt the direct son from the direct brother and train him as the heir.

If the head of the family has no sons or brothers, no suitable bloodline can be found for two or three generations. Do not pass it on to other bastards.

In contrast, the inheritance of the monarch is special. When there are no legitimate sons, it is not uncommon for the common son to take the position.

After all, if the clan is willful, it will kill the whole family. If the monarch is willful, it will be the vassal states that are in turmoil.

Because of this, Mrs. Mi tried every means to poison Zhi Xuan.Only when he is dead, will Young Master Kang have a better chance of ascending to the throne.

Zhao Hao's status is noble, and so is Zhi Xuan's. If the two marry, there will be no legitimate sons and concubines, and they can't have any, unless they want to start a war.In this way, the family inheritance is a big problem.

But as Zhao Hao said, the marriage has not yet been decided, so it's too early to mention it now.All of this will have to wait for him to meet with Zhi Xuan, and the two will discuss it before reaching a conclusion.

The two brothers finished talking, and it was already late at night.The crown prince did not return home, but directly stayed at Zhao Hao's home.

The next day at the court hall, all the ministers knew the news of Zhao Hao's refusal to marry Mohoumei.

In order to prevent someone from causing trouble, the Marquis of Bei'an and Shi Ziyuan temporarily concealed the news that Zhao Hao's favorite son Xuan, and also accepted the news of the divine bird pendant.

For the secretive doctor Qing, as long as it is not Gongzi Hao, everything is easy to talk about.

In the absence of any objection, the son of Xiaoyou's son, Xing, was selected as the candidate for marriage and given a fief.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, the Marquis of Bei'an immediately summoned the pedestrians from Moguo after issuing the decree.

Moguo pedestrians held the alliance letter in their hands, and tears filled their eyes on the spot.

After several months, he was finally able to return home!

It wasn't that Mr. Hao was very sorry, but everyone in Mo Kingdom knew that this opportunity was not great.

With the national power of the Mo country, there is really no confidence to pick and choose.

Fortunately, Bei'an Kingdom is very kind, and the candidate for marriage is a young son-in-law, who has a fief and an official position, and is a good match for his own daughter-in-law.

"After the minister returns to the country, he must pass it on to the monarch."

Pedestrians bowed again and left the main hall holding the alliance book.

Not only Bei'anhou heaved a sigh of relief when a troublesome matter was settled, but Doctor Man Chaoqing was also very satisfied. Instead of continuing to fight with each other, he ended the court meeting amicably.

Compared with the temporarily satisfied clan, Xiaoyou's mood is not so good.Sending away the wives who were nominally Dao Xi but actually wanted to see a joke, Xiao You's heart was full of anger, and his face turned ashen for a while.

"Too much deception, too much deception!"

Marrying with Mohoumei, she can barely accept it.Although the country of Mo is a small country, but there is lake salt, the dowry of the daughter-in-law will not be small, and it is not wronged to his son.

But the Marquis of Bei'an made not only a marriage contract, but also asked Gong Ziyu not to leave after marriage, and the fiefdom he gave was not very good, and it was completely incomparable with Gongzi Hao's Zhao land!

The more Xiaoyou thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't control it, so he got up and wanted to see the monarch.

What has she swallowed all these years for?What do you get now? !

The anger overwhelmed Xiao Youshi's reason, making her forget her fear, her prudence, and every word that the Marquis of Bei'an had warned her.

Seeing that things were going badly, the maid couldn't stop her, so she could only ask the daughter-in-law, Zilan, for help.The female son made a decisive decision and quickly sent people to find the son, while he himself led people to stop Xiao Youshi, absolutely not letting her go to see the monarch.

"Mother, the matter has been settled, what's the use of going to your father? You won't get anything except angering your father, and you will also implicate your elder brother!" Pulled back.

Young master X came in a hurry, and Xiaoyou was losing his temper with his daughter.She might not understand in her heart that what she did was meaningless, even quite stupid, but years of repression made her unable to control it, and if she didn't vent it out, she would go crazy.

Seeing Xiaoyou's appearance like this, Young Master Xun's face was cold, and he ordered all the maids and servants to retreat, and closed the door with their backhands, and rescued the beaten sister to protect him behind him, grabbed Xiaoyou with a ferocious face, and said sharply : "Mother, that's enough!"

Xiao Youshi was caught by his son and was still struggling desperately, his fingernails scratched the neck of Young Master Xun, leaving two eye-catching bloodstains.

"Brother!" the daughter-in-law Lan exclaimed, and the son-in-law held her down, not letting her get close to Xiao Youshi, and let Xiao Youshi beat her body up and down, and said in a deep voice, "Mother, you want me and my siblings to die. Just keep going."

Xiao Youshi was stunned, his eyes stared blankly, and his face was pale.

"I know you understand, and I know what you hate, but you have to accept, accept our situation." Gongzi Xun's face was cold, and his voice was even colder, "You should know that you failed to kill my two elder brothers back then. Today. You know better than me what kind of character your father is, and it is already a blessing for us to be alive."

Xiaoyou's eyes finally changed, resentment, anger and fear surged up together, she slowly slumped on the ground, and kept saying: "I am not reconciled, I am not as good as her since I was a child, and my son is also better than her." No, I'm not reconciled!"

Young Master X didn't speak, and knelt in front of Xiao Youshi, letting his mother lean on him.

He is also not reconciled, but what if he is not reconciled?

If you want to live, you can only accept your fate!

Based on what their mother has done, it is already not easy for them to live, so how can they expect anything else?

Thinking of the days to come, Young Master X closed his eyes and told himself that he is already fine now.He has a fief and is about to have a noble wife, which is already very good for him and his mother and siblings.

The disturbance caused by Xiao You's family is not small, and it is impossible to hide the news.

Hearing what had happened, Bei'an Hou's face darkened, thinking that the young master was about to get married, he didn't deal with it cruelly, he just asked people to surround Xiaoyou's residence, and she was not allowed to come in and out at will.

"Until the son is married, she is not allowed to come out."

"promise!"

Shi Zixuan and Zhao Hao heard the news one after another, and the behavior of the two brothers was exactly the same. It is expected that the Marquis of Bei'an will not let Xiaoyou's nonsense, and he does not plan to intervene.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the news that Xiaoyou's feet were grounded.

In order to take care of the face of the son, the news did not spread widely, but everyone knew what should be known, and no family was left behind.

According to the original plan, Zhao Hao was supposed to stay in the northern capital for a while, but he had no choice but to go back immediately due to the sudden chaos on the border.

"I heard that Young Master Xuan was ordered to guard the border, my son should set a date to meet with him, set the rules early, and prepare well in the future."

Marquis of Bei'an's mentality is the same as that of his eldest son, now that he has a suitable candidate, he naturally wants to marry sooner rather than later, marry when he should, marry when he should, and settle the matter quickly, so they can be ready.

The father and elder brother urged the marriage together, several times a day, and Zhao Hao couldn't bear it.

"Wait for the good news for my brother." Shi Ziyu sent his brother out of the city with a smile, and did not forget to add something when they parted.

Zhao Hao nodded expressionlessly, instead of taking a car, he just rode a horse and galloped northward.

On his way back to Zhao, Zhi Xuan was devoting himself to the construction of the territory.Due to the huge project, the manpower brought from the western capital was insufficient, and even the Chinese and ordinary people in Zhi County were mobilized.

"There is still more than a month left for the barracks to be built, and the row houses must be paid close attention. There is not enough wood to send people to cut logs, and the national guards will be dispatched to meet this year's military service."

As the progress of the project continued to deepen, problems also emerged one after another.

With more and more work accumulated in his hands, the government order and the three subordinate doctors were so busy that they could only sleep for two hours a day, and they were a little shaky when walking.

Even so, they didn't complain, let alone slack off, especially the three doctors, whose enthusiasm for work was beyond imagination.

After observing for a while, Zhi Xuan talked to the three of them again, and the answers he received surprised him.

"The minister's family is in its infancy, and it has not been able to make any progress for many years. Now that you have the trust of the young master, you will entrust us with such a heavy responsibility. How dare you not do your best."

When they were in the western capital, they had never been used so highly, and they were dispensable roles no matter in the family or in the court.When they came to Zhidi, they also thought that they would not be reused. At most, they were spying on information and delivering news to Xiducheng.

Unexpectedly, not long after Zhixuan's arrival, he would start construction and entrust such a heavy responsibility. The three of them lived an extremely fulfilling life every day, let alone spying on information, and even forgot about their family relationship.

Recalling what they thought before, the three of them couldn't help but feel ashamed, feeling guilty towards Zhi Xuan, and naturally worked harder.

Zhi Xuan could clearly see that no matter what happened to the three of them before, at this moment, they were indeed busy with the project wholeheartedly, without any privacy.

Being squeezed by him like this, unexpectedly squeezed out feelings.Working day and night, he has become loyal.Humans are indeed complex emotional animals, and there is no way to reason.

"Thank you, gentlemen." Zhi Xuan's expression was solemn, a little guilty of bullying an honest person.

The three of them didn't think so, their pursuit of career had the upper hand, and the more Zhi Xuan squeezed them, the happier they were.

"It is our honor to serve the son!"

Regardless of how thin they are, there are tendons under their clothes.Come on, if there is work, do it. If there is no work, they will find work by themselves. They must shine and live up to the trust of Young Master Xuan!

Faced with such a motivated subordinate, Zhi Xuan had no choice but to encourage him in person, then turned around and felt ashamed that he not only oppressed the working people, but even the lower ruling class.

Looking at the construction site in full swing, at the people who are full of energy, and at the doctor Xia who has dark circles under his eyes and staggers on his feet and still stays on the construction site, Zhi Xuan was speechless.

He really didn't want to do this, even if he squeezed it, he didn't want to squeeze it to such an extent, he was completely forced!