The Prosperity of Jingdi Chronicle

The emperor deliberately delayed for several days in the palace outside Shuangshi Town. They, the pedestrians, had to return to the capital before the year, and the time became very urgent.

The accompanying officials discussed it, and then came to ask the emperor's will, and finally decided to ride on horseback and travel lightly.

"I think it's inappropriate." Wei Yan strongly opposed this decision at that time, because he felt that riding a horse might affect the emperor's condition.

It's a pity that his objection was invalid, because the person who made the final decision didn't take his objection seriously at all.

"It's okay, I'm not so delicate, it's just such a small illness, why can't I ride a horse?" Jing Li dismissed his objection indifferently, and the others didn't take Wei Yan's worries seriously.

Those in the know knew that the emperor had exaggerated his illness in front of him, so they were really not worried. Those who didn't know had followed the emperor on the march for a long time, and were used to seeing the emperor's heroic appearance on horseback, and felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill.

In desperation, Wei Yan could only accept this decision.

Along the way, he followed the emperor's side with one heart hanging all the time, just in case there was a mistake, but fortunately, several days passed without anything happening.

One day, after traveling hundreds of miles a day, he missed Sutou and had to camp overnight in the wild.

For a team of 3 or [-] people, the tents in the entire camp stretched for several miles. The emperor's big tent was in the middle, and on the left and right were the tents of the servants and guards.

This campsite was prepared by the vanguard officer Meng Fei and the local officials before the arrival of the large army.

When he arrived at the campsite, Wei Yan first discussed the rotation arrangement with several officials in charge of guards, and then inspected the defenses of various places as usual before returning to the big tent.

When he entered, the emperor had already changed into his regular clothes and was being served by someone washing his feet, with a somewhat uncomfortable expression on his face.

"Your Majesty has long said that you should not ride a horse, but His Majesty just refuses to listen."

Wei Yan squatted in front of the emperor, looking at the emperor's feet soaked in the water, because the emperor's feet looked a little swollen after wearing riding boots all day.These abnormalities fell into Wei Yan's eyes, and naturally he was very heartbroken, and couldn't help complaining.

"It's okay." At this point, Jing Li couldn't afford to lose face. Even if something happened, he would insist that it was all right in front of Wei Yan.

In the past few days, I have been riding for a long time, and the nail on the big toe is getting longer and more outrageous. The surface is hard like a rock, but the nail on the side starts to push into the flesh, and occasionally touches the top of the boot, which is painful. But he still had to put on airs in front of everyone and Wei Yan, even if he bared his teeth, he could only keep it in his heart.

"Your Majesty's feet have become like this. I really can't ride a horse anymore. Why don't I change to a chariot tomorrow? Changing to a chariot will make it easier to change the medicine." Wei Yan took the cloth towel from the servant's hand and wiped the emperor's feet Do it, give him the medicine, and suggest again.

In the rush for the past few days, it was inconvenient to even change the emperor's medicine, so he could only do it once sooner or later, which was better than nothing.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If you travel hundreds of miles a day like now, you will be able to enter Beijing in two days. If you change vehicles and travel forty miles a day, you will need five or six days to enter Beijing. Are you planning to go to Beijing in this wilderness? Is it New Year’s Eve?" Jing Li raised his finger and slid it over Wei Yan’s forehead, and found that there were many forehead lines, knowing that he must have worried a lot, so he leaned over and kissed, "Don't think about it , I worry about this and that all day long, if I really can't stand it, I won't ride a horse anymore, will I still wrong myself?"

Based on Wei Yan's understanding of the emperor, he is indeed a master who will never wrong him.

"But..." Wei Yan always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

The emperor's warm lips brushed over his forehead over and over again, making his mind confused for a while, and soon, he didn't know what he wanted to say.

"Okay, you're tired too, change your clothes first, soak your feet to refresh yourself, and then eat." Jing Li can seal Wei Yan's mouth and prevent him from saying it. , but the worries in his head could not be eliminated in the same way. Jing Li could only pretend that everything was fine and try to dispel Wei Yan's worries and doubts.

This day, after sleeping until midnight, Jing Li felt a faint pain in his toes again, and woke up suddenly, and then he couldn't fall asleep again.

He smelled the peaceful breath of the person in his arms, and began to meditate on those things in Beijing.

He has straightened out all the affairs in Beijing these years, and he has the military power in his hands, so naturally he is not afraid of Xiao Xiao's generation with ulterior motives.But even so, there are still some troubles.

The empress dowager has been hidden in the harem for many years. Although she has delegated power, she still has a certain influence there. Besides, she is his biological mother after all. Whether it is true or not, he still has to keep this filial piety. Don't want to do things that make her sad.

The princes are growing up day by day, but the reserve position is still undecided. The concubines with children in the harem naturally all have their own little calculations. Even in such a sparse harem, there will still be some twists and turns after a while .

The crown prince is still undecided, and the courtiers will have something to think about.The prince's surrogate family, a wealthy family, may make some small moves before the crown prince is confirmed.

Many courtiers told him that he hoped that the crown prince would be determined early, and he also knew that the early establishment of the crown prince could stabilize people's hearts and dispel some people's unnecessary thoughts.

Still, he thought of his five sons and sighed silently.Those few sons have not yet reached the standard of the prince of the country that he hopes in his heart. It seems that he still needs to hone for a few years, and there is really no need to rush to establish a prince.

This is a troublesome matter of state affairs and family affairs on his side, but Wei Yan also has his troubles on that side.

The Wei family has been silent on this matter for more than ten years. Judging from the situation, they will probably continue to be silent, but when Wei Yan occasionally gets stuck on family issues, he has nothing to do with Wei Yan.

And Wei Minwen, that brat, that little bastard, pretends to be a good boy on the surface, but in fact is really bad, and often bullies Wei Yan.

Because Wei Yan had an inexplicable sense of guilt towards him, he never showed the majesty of a father in front of him, and let that brat bully him.

He couldn't see it, and after saying a few more words, Wei Yan felt that he had a problem with Wei Minwen.

Hmph, of course he has a problem with that stinky boy, if there is no Wei Minwen, Wei Yan will put all his heart and soul on him, and no one will take the slightest part away from him.

Of course, he would definitely not say these things in his heart, lest Wei Yan find out and want to talk about him.

Because there are all kinds of troubles in Beijing, he is very happy every time he is away. Whether it is marching and fighting, or temporarily staying in the Xishan Palace, Wei Yan completely belongs to him, and no one can distract him.

Now that the capital is approaching, Jing Li thinks that when he goes back, Wei Yan will be distracted from time and mind by others, even if it is just a little bit of fingernails, he will be extremely uncomfortable, not to mention that he will be divided a lot , he couldn't help but sighed heavily.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Is your foot hurting?" The man in his arms seemed to be awakened by his sigh, and asked in a daze with his eyes closed.

Although there is a brazier in the tent, but the weather is cold, and Wei Yan is afraid of the cold in winter, even if he honestly lies beside him when he lies down, he will follow the heat source when he falls asleep. Leaning on his body, the whole person was almost nestled in his arms, even her head was pressed against his chest.

Jing Li was delighted that Wei Yan fell asleep, and even talked about his feet, but he didn't show it in his tone, and he was more concerned about Wei Yan's busy work these days, and he was also working hard, and couldn't bear to disturb his sleep. He didn't say much in his question, he just rubbed his head and said in a low voice: "No, just lie down and don't move around, I'll sleep right away."

When Wei Yan heard the emperor's words, he just let out a "huh". At that time, he didn't notice anything unusual. After a while, he woke up and listened carefully. Although the emperor's breathing was very soft, there was something Deliberately, not the kind of softness that comes naturally when you are asleep.

He couldn't figure out why the emperor didn't sleep in the middle of the night since his feet didn't hurt. He tried to think about it, and thought of something else.

"Does Your Majesty want... I don't get in the way."

Although his voice was softer than that of a mosquito, and the following words were still a bit vague, the buzzing of mosquitoes in winter was quite abrupt.Jing Li was stunned for a moment when he heard it, and then he couldn't help but laugh again.

"Don't be silly, you still have to ride a horse tomorrow."

If Wei Yan said such things in normal times, he wouldn't hesitate at all, and would just throw him to the ground, cramp his muscles, peel his skin and eat him dry.But now he was on his way and had to ride a horse every day, so he could only endure it.After all, to bear love in the body of a man, the burden on the body is relatively heavy, and it is really not suitable to do it when the horses are running around.

If you want him now, I'm afraid you really have to change the car tomorrow, not for him, but for Wei Yan.

"Chen..." Wei Yan didn't give up, and seemed to want to say something.

"Hush..." Jing Li put her index finger on his lips to stop him from continuing.

He has never been a good man and a believer, and he has always believed in repaying debts. He will naturally pay back the debts that Wei Yan owed during this period, but there is no need to rush, anyway, they still have a long annual leave to spend Take it easy.

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The end of the new year is approaching, and the family school has been suspended for a long time, and there were many things in the mansion a few years ago, Wei Minwen has been staying in the Yongning Hou mansion for the past few days, and did not go to the old lady of the old master.

On December 23, Wei Minwen received a letter from his father, saying that they could return to the capital on December 26.

After receiving this letter, Wei Minwen went to visit the main courtyard where his father lived, the master bedroom, the study room, the living room, the side room, the side room, the warm pavilion, and even the latrine. From the arrangement of trees, flowers and plants, to the furniture inside He carefully checked all the tables, chairs, couch curtains, window screens and so on. Finally, he touched the quilt with his hand to see if it was thick enough.

Although his father can probably live in the mansion for four or five days a month, it would be great if he lived for one or two months a year, but everything must be the best, otherwise someone will issue an edict to find someone trouble.

Wei Minwen had received such an edict before, and was so angry that his hands trembled.

He is the son of the Marquis of Yongning, the son of the Marquis of Yongning, not the chief steward of the Marquis of Yongning's mansion, nor the personal servant of the Marquis of Yongning, why did he receive such a decree?

Moreover, in this decree, someone actually listed in detail all the things his father needed in his life, and repeatedly emphasized various precautions, leaving Wei Minwen speechless on the spot.

It is only natural for a father to take care of his young son. He has never heard of the truth that a young son must take care of his father who is in his prime.Moreover, things like decrees should be used to pay attention to people's livelihood and state affairs, right? Why should they care about these trivial things in their mansion?

However, his father cannot be deduced with common sense, and the one facing south seems even more unreasonable.Wei Minwen has nothing to say about his reasoning, and has nothing to say about his suffering, so he can only start taking care of his father ahead of time.

Anyway, one day these things are what he should do, and now it's just ahead of schedule.When he was calm, he could convince himself so rationally.

However, this kind of rationality usually slowly disappears as the number of things that give him headaches increases. Once the things that give him headaches exceed the limit he can bear, there is nothing but resentment in his mind. .

Wei Minwen was busy with this extra work due to receiving the letter from his family, and continued to return to the council hall to worry about his important etiquette before the year.

There are many people who have sent boxing gifts, all he has to do is to confirm the return gift list, some people send them first, and what they have received so far is the return gift list, which will be put into storage after counting.

In addition, the butler brought a thick stack of invitations for him to read.

During the first month, visiting relatives and friends is the most important thing. Based on these invitations, Wei Minwen randomly arranged a timetable and prepared to visit each family step by step.

As for his father, he really can't count on it. During the Chinese New Year, it would be nice if his father had time to go to a few of the closest families. The other families are obviously his work.

He flipped through the pages, but when he came across a certain invitation, he paused for a long time before he came back to his senses, because on that invitation, the last two words were impressively written - Green Pearl.

"When did you receive this invitation? Who sent it?" Wei Minwen held up the invitation in his hand. The cover did not have the bright red color of the New Year like other invitations. Lavender is made of a relatively rare paper called Zijin Yunjian.

This kind of paper is more popular in the south, but rare in the north.

Although the butler did not remember the origin of each invitation, he still had an impression of this special invitation.

"This was sent by Mr. Zhao Shi and Mr. Zhao yesterday afternoon."

"Zhao Shi?" Wei Minwen stroked the dark lines of plum blossoms on the surface of the invitation, and fell silent.

Zhao Shi was originally an official of the Marquis of Yongning, but later he entered the Jinwei Battalion, protected by his father, and was promoted all the way through meritorious service. Before the Southern Expedition, he was promoted to the deputy commander of the Jinwei Battalion.When his father was not in Beijing, he was in charge of all the affairs of the Guards Battalion.

Logically speaking, he is not close to the Wei family, so Wei Minwen couldn't understand why he would deliver the letter for that person?

"Master Zhao also left a message. After letting the prince read it, send someone to send him a reply. Is the prince going or not?" Seeing his serious expression, the chief steward asked cautiously.

Wei Minwen glanced at him, and finally understood why he could remember this invitation so well.

Whether to go or not is indeed a question, because this invitation was sent by a person who had long been recognized as a dead person, and that person was also his mother.

He wanted to ask her a lot, but now that he had the chance, he hesitated.

In view of the fact that a person who faces south becomes more and more unreasonable as he grows older, no normal person should challenge his tolerance.And his mother is obviously an existence that can make someone lose their composure at any time. To see or not to see, or how to meet each other without alarming others, has become a question worth thinking about.

Also, he really couldn't understand that a certain person had been away from the capital for so long, and if his mother wanted to come to see him, she would always have a chance, so why would she suddenly show up when a certain person was about to return to Beijing.

"Go." Of course, all considerations were no match for years of doubts and long-term longing. Finally, Wei Minwen answered decisively.