During the waiting days, Xu Boyi had a hard time. His trump card has been released, but it will take a certain amount of time for it to really play a role. As for whether this trick will be useful, he is not worried. Although he is not a close minister of the emperor and has never known the young Wanli emperor, he understands a person's psychology.
No one does not want to make meritorious deeds that will shine through the ages. For the emperor, he is rich all over the world. Power, status, wealth, and glory are all at his fingertips. The emperor would be indifferent to the merits of enlightenment
But before he waited for the emperor's reply, he could only sit there and watch Ye Xiaotian's pride and other people's pointers. Of course, he couldn't feel better under such a situation. Although Wang Ning was in the same situation as him, he was much calmer than him.
Master Wang is similar to Hua Qingfeng in one thing: he never wants to stand in front. It's just that Hua Qingfeng's reluctance to stand out is because he is afraid of taking responsibility. As a Zhengyin official, if he doesn't show up when things happen, the only result is to be ostracized by others.
But Wang Ning is not the case. He is a natural staff member. If he does not stand at the front, it does not mean that he does not do anything. Moreover, his ranking is the third in command in Huxian County. It is normal not to stand at the front. Therefore, the most beautiful During the days, the glory was taken by Xu Boyi, and Xu Boyi naturally needed to bear all kinds of pressure at this time.
Master Wang watched with cold eyes, seeing that Xu Boyi made a slight move, he was bloodily suppressed by Ye Xiaotian, and then fell silent, Wang Ning had to consider his own situation once Xu Boyi fell completely. He had already set foot on Tian's boat, and it was impossible to think about it. Whether he wanted to or not, he could only go on this road.
But right now Ye Xiaotian has the upper hand, he will not take the initiative to challenge the opponent when he is in the limelight, so he has to continue to recuperate while "recovering from illness at home", he will not admit defeat, he will lie down patiently, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake, That's his chance to make a move.
At this time, Jiu Gao and Jiu Dang rushed to Ye Mansion in a hurry.
If Jiu Gao and Jiu Dang hadn't mentioned it by themselves, Ye Xiaotian would have almost completely forgotten about these two people. They are Zhan Ning'er's personal guards, their martial arts are a bit better than Zhan Ning'er's, when Zhan Ning'er first met Ye Xiaotian, he took them with him.
When Zhan Ning'er was invited by Xia Yingying to go to Hongfeng Lake, she didn't take them with her. Afterwards, Zhan Ning'er helped Xia Yingying skip her home and went to Jinling to find Ye Xiaotian, so she had no chance to get in touch with them.
The Zhan family can allow Zhan Ning'er to travel around the world, but they are worried that she will not even bring a follower with her. This will make it difficult for Jiu Gao and Jiu Dang. They found Hu County from Hongfeng Lake, and chased after Hu County to Jinling , When they arrived in Jinling, Zhan Ning'er had already returned to Hu County from Jinling, and the two had to rush back from Jinling.
They were ordered by Zhan Ning'er's mother to come to look for the eldest lady. The head of the Zhan family, Zhan Yichen, Zhan Ning'er's uncle, is about to celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Not present, although the birthday is still more than a month away, but for such a big family, it is not an exaggeration to start the birthday preparations from the beginning of the year. The elders are so disrespectful.
"Brother Xiaotian, I really don't want to leave..." Zhan Ning'er looked at Ye Xiaotian pitifully. A girl who is not easy to be weak, once she becomes weak, her petite appearance will really make a man feel bad.
Ye Xiaotian's heart was about to break right now, he held Zhan Ning'er in his arms pitifully, and comforted him softly: "It's okay, it's not about life and death, isn't it just to go back to attend your uncle's birthday, after the birthday, you can come back at any time Ah, the door of Ye Mansion is always open to you."
Zhan Ning'er kept her mouth shut, and Ye Xiaotian sighed, feeling a little complacent: Although Ning'er's personality is much stronger than Yingying's, she is still a woman after all, no matter how strong a woman is, she likes her in front of a man. It is a woman's pleasure to be comforted like a cat.
Ye Xiaotian continued to coax her: "Here, look, I have already started to ask craftsmen to rebuild Zhangong Garden, and they are all rebuilt according to your preferences. The flower garden behind is also flattened, and it will be converted into a martial arts arena. I can wait for you to come back." Moving there, I don’t need to live in a dormitory anymore.”
Zhan Ning'er still didn't speak, she lowered her head and snuggled into Ye Xiaotian's arms, sniffing lightly, as if she was sobbing. Ye Xiaotian is most afraid of women crying, and since it doesn't work to use emotion, before Zhan Ning'er's tears wet his chest, Ye Xiaotian decisively begins to understand:
"Ning'er, I'm just a little Dian Shi right now. It's very difficult to propose marriage to the Xia family, and I'm afraid it's not easy to propose marriage to the Zhan family. Even if your uncle doesn't care much about who you marry, he doesn't want you to ruin the prestige of the Zhan family, right? ? I will work hard!"
If you want to marry a wealthy lady, the chance is slim, but it is not impossible. If you want to marry two wealthy ladies, it will be as difficult as heaven. However, since Ye Xiaotian has already stolen the heart of another girl, he is not afraid of the possible consequences. difficulty. He has suffered setbacks and given up, but people will always grow. He doesn't want to make the mistakes he made before.
Besides, in Guizhou, where the strong are kings, it is not uncommon for people to marry two girls with extraordinary family backgrounds as wives at the same time. Not long ago when he was chatting with Zhan Ning'er, he heard that the current Guizhou Chieftain Wang An has three wives from wealthy families, one on the front and two sides, just like the main concubine and side concubine of the Ming court prince.
Why can't he do what other men can do? He, Ye Xiaotian, is not an ordinary official, when there is really nothing to do, he should use the power of Gu Sect.
Of course, to achieve this, he first needs to strengthen his control over the Gu religion, and to achieve this, he also needs to have stronger secular power, otherwise even if he is willing to put everything down now and obediently go back to be his servant Venerable God, the Eight Great Elders will not let him mess around.
Zhan Ning'er still didn't speak, Ye Xiaotian turned his heart and released his trump card: "When I propose to the Xia family, I will also propose to the Zhan family, okay?"
Grandma is a bear, don't care if it is lying or not, let's make Ning'er happy first. This is hard to come by, but coaxing one family first, and then proposing to another family, is also a lot of trouble. When the news is sent back to the first family, I am afraid that the family will regret the marriage, which will be even more troublesome. It is better to have two difficulties. and resolve.
Ye Xiaotian also noticed that Miss Zhan and Miss Xia both have unfettered personalities, like birds that grow freely in the deep mountains, they are unlikely to be restrained by secular forces, as long as they don't back down, Ye Xiaotian will still There is really nothing to be afraid of.
"This is what you said, don't go back on your word!" Zhan Ning'er immediately raised her head, smiling, with no trace of tears on her face.
Ye Xiaotian was startled: I've been fooled!
Zhan Ning'er was very proud, she didn't care if Ye Xiaotian's words were perfunctory to her or not, anyway, he said it, and once he said it, he meant it. She could accept that she and Yingying liked a man together, but she couldn't accept that when that man became the groom, she could only hide quietly in her boudoir. She couldn't accept that on the day she got married, not only the groom, but also the groom's wife and even children greeted her.
It doesn't matter if Yingying gives up the bridal chamber night, but she doesn't want to be his bride one day later. She will never forget Yingying's kindness to her. The big deal is not to argue too much with Yingying in the future. They are good sisters, and it was Yingying's concession that opened her heart. But she must eat this jealousy. Most women in this world don't like to eat, but most of them like to be jealous, and Ning'er is no exception.
Ye Xiaotian said with a bitter face: "Let me regret it once, do you want to make it difficult for you to be a man?"
Zhan Ning'er was unmoved in the slightest: "Tch! You can promise Yingying that you will be promoted to eight levels within two years, so you can't do something for me?" Zhan Ning'er put her hands behind her back, very happy and arrogant Walking out quickly, Jiu Gao and Jiu Dang were waiting in the yard with their burdens on their backs.
Zhan Ning'er left happily, without any sadness or nostalgia. She has got what she wants, and when people have hope, they will have a future.
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Zhan Ning'er left Hu County with her hope, but Xu Boyi was still waiting for his hope.
Xu Boyi's memorabilia was delivered to the capital as quickly as possible through the military post. After reading it, Emperor Wanli was overjoyed, and immediately forwarded it to the Ministry of Rites for deliberation. Today's Minister of Rites is Shen Shixing, and at the same time, he is also a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion and an elder of the pavilion.
After Zhang Juzheng died of illness, Zhang Siwei became the chief assistant of the cabinet. At this time, Lu Tiaoyang, who was also a cabinet veteran, had resigned and went home to recuperate. Another cabinet veteran, Ma Ziqiang, also died of illness. Shen Shixing, who was originally ranked last in the cabinet It became the second assistant.
Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant of the cabinet, once flattered Zhang Juzheng. After Zhang Juzheng died, he turned into the leader of the Anti-Zhang faction, clamoring to slander Zhang Juzheng. Bao, but Feng Bao soon collapsed, so he relied on Shen Shixing to protect himself.
Shen Shixing didn't quite agree with Zhang Siwei's approach, but he was the second assistant, and Emperor Wanli's inclination was also very clear. Shen Shixing didn't dare to express his political attitude too clearly, but used his power and status to protect a group of people. Group of people.
Hu County’s reform of the soil and return to the local people was realized during Zhang Juzheng’s tenure as the first assistant. Therefore, after seeing Xu Boyi’s memorial, not only the Wanli Emperor was overjoyed, but felt that this was a major manifestation of his compliance with the will of heaven and the will of the people after taking charge of the government. Shen Shixing also very happy.
The series of liquidation against Zhang Juzheng has not yet ended, and various punishment measures are still in progress. Shen Shixing feels that if this matter is completed, the emperor Longyan will be happy, and he may think of some good things about Zhang Juzheng, although this is not enough to give Zhang Juzheng The verdict was overturned, but the fate of the members of the Zhang clan would improve somewhat.
Therefore, Shen Shixing strongly agreed. In this case, Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant, could no longer express his objection, so the court responded quickly: dispatching imperial envoys to Huxian County to witness for the emperor that this is no less than opening up the frontier. Great historical moment of soil.
The Minister of Rites, Shen Shixing, also sent an official letter to Huxian County before the imperial envoy, in which there was no lack of praise and encouragement for Xu Boyi. Do it decently.
The signing room of Xu Xiancheng was quiet. Recently, Xu Xiancheng was not in a good mood. The subordinates were cautious in doing things, and they did not dare to show their atmosphere. They were afraid of committing crimes in Xu Xiancheng's hands, so the signing room was lifeless and quiet. Affected by this atmosphere, the postman who sent the official letter couldn't help but lighten his steps.
The postman had only been away for a cup of tea, and there was a sudden burst of creepy laughter in the inner room. The subordinates all raised their heads in surprise. It came out: "What's the matter, is it possible that the county magistrate has been suppressed for too long and has gone crazy?"