Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 237 The embarrassing situation of the founder of the country
A group of nobles set off from Xiaoci County and drove back to the capital with the emperor's chariot.

The pace of travel is annoyingly slow.

Of course, it is only the founders of the country who are upset.

For nearly a month, apart from traveling, every day was offering sacrifices.

For half of the time, Emperor Jingshun will be there, and they all have to accompany him.

As a result, their time is very fragmented.

In addition, they get together occasionally and insist on their own opinions.

Until now, we have not been able to discuss a decent countermeasure.

What Donghai County is targeting is just hanging there.

The founders of the country who have overseas business have suffered heavy losses.

Every day is a face of bitterness.

But don't say it!
It fits the atmosphere of a funeral very well.

Those who didn't know, thought they were sad for the old concubine.

"My lord, why don't we agree!"

It was Huo Yinghuan, the son of the Second Household, who came to pay homage to Nan'an Palace.

He served as a guerrilla in the Beijing camp in the capital, and was the spokesperson of the Nan'an Palace in the capital.

Although Nan'an Prince's Mansion is far away from Jiaozhi, it is also one of the nobles with the most overseas business.

Under the banner of going from Jiangnan to Cochin, they actually shipped the goods to Nanyang.

In exchange for more benefits.

At this time, he quietly approached the king of Beijing County who had just returned from Yujia, and said in a low voice:

"We recommend Li Shouzhong to join the cabinet, and the Holy One will probably ignore it. We will try our best when the time comes."

Obviously, those who have business overseas are already in a hurry.

Huo Zhihuan is actually pretty good, after all most of his family's fleet is his own.

But he couldn't hold his breath anymore, let alone those nobles with caravans attached to their names?

I have asked for it many times, and I really can't afford it.

"I've been busy with the national funeral these days, and I haven't been able to calm down and talk about it in detail. Now that I see Duzhong, let's sit down and discuss it."

King Jing's voice was still unhurried, but it was a pity that it was difficult to calm people's minds.

"Ugh!"

Huo Zhihuan sighed heavily, looked back at the expectant eyes, and said:

"The prince is favored by the sage, and he bestows countless acres of wealth and land, but if we old relatives do not have overseas business, many of them will be interrupted, and we really can't bear it."

Although Nan'an Palace is not so far, Huo Zhihuan is not talking nonsense.

What he said was the real situation of many nobles.

Open the history casually and look at the early days of each dynasty.

It is not difficult to find that in the early days of the establishment of a dynasty, it was highly centralized.

At this time, the nobles were the most trusted people around the emperor.

It is also the top power of the country.

They hold the military power in their hands, open up outwards, and suppress internally.

Holds most of the country's discourse power.

But with the development of the dynasty, the country gradually stabilized,

The nobles have high officials and generous salaries, but they gradually lose their aggressiveness.

In addition, the occupied territory needs someone to manage it.

Educate the people and govern internal affairs.

At this time, it is necessary to open a course to obtain a scholar, so as to select talents from all over the world.

As more and more civil servants were appointed, Shilin gradually grew stronger.

Gradually, he gained more power to speak.

Under the ebb and flow, the power of honor will gradually decline.

If there are no special circumstances, the Xungui Group will gradually lose its right to speak.

A little bit towards decline.

This process can be lengthy, requiring the replacement of several generations.

In this process, the nobles who do not think about making progress have been deprived of their right to speak.

Slowly disappear on the stage of history.

Of course, there are also nobles who are far-sighted.

For example, the Dukes of the previous two generations of the Jia family had obviously anticipated such a situation.

They established ethnology and let the children of the clan join the imperial examination.

In order to continue the glory of the family.

But such far-sighted people are, after all, a minority.

It does not affect the general trend in the slightest.

The Great Wei has been passed down to the present, and it has been the third generation until Emperor Jingshun.

The territory map has basically been finalized.

The current Great Wei is in the transition period of the country.

Rarely use troops abroad.

In terms of foreign policy, it has basically turned to the defensive.

The founder of the country was passed down to the third generation, and even the fourth generation.

There are fewer and fewer titles of super products.

In order to maintain their dignity, many relatives and relatives of Xun have begun to make ends meet.

To this end, they have tried to find ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

After all, throttling will eventually come to an end, and open source has become the choice of most people.

At this time, the nobles still hold great power and are at the top of the power.

There are so many ways to make money.

But most people's methods are very simple and rude.

Some hoarded land and lent out loans to collect interest by the way.

Some smuggled out to sea and made huge profits.

There are even those who secretly communicated outside the Great Wall, exchanging salt, iron and grain for benefits.

In short, these honorable choices.

Most of them rely on mountains to eat mountains, and rely on water to drink water.

It can also be regarded as the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, each showing their magical powers.

There are surprisingly few people as honest as the Jia family.

Of course, it is also possible that the men in Jia's mansion don't even have this awareness.

I can only sit and eat, waiting for the end of the road.

Apart from the Jia Mansion, the King of Beijing is also an exception.

The Beijing Palace rejected the fief at the beginning in exchange for the emperor's trust.

Even now, Emperor Jingshun still treats him generously.

To show the royal approval of this move.

Although the real seal was given up, the rewards given by Shiyi Wanhu were not in vain.

In addition, if there are any rare objects in the palace, they are all thinking of him.

From time to time, rewards will come down.

Only relying on these, the Beijing Palace is much more nourished than the situation of other houses.

Water-soluble body decorations, household utensils and so on.

Most of the expenses for food and clothing come from tributes in the palace.

Compared with Prince Zhongshun, the emperor's own younger brother, he was not bad at all.

To a large extent, it is a benchmark among nobles.

It is used for the world to see.

But I have to say that all the rewards are real.

Hearing Huo Zhihuan's words, King Beijing remained silent for a long while before saying:
"We will arrive in Duzhong in three or four days. If we still have no other ideas at that time, we will directly agree to him."

Huo Zhihuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said again and again:

"Your Highness is wise, as long as you don't procrastinate!"

After looking around, he said in a low voice:
"I just said, even if the recommendation caused dissatisfaction with the Holy One, we wouldn't do anything to us!"

Although the nobles are on the decline, most of Wei's military power is still in their hands.

Huo Zhihuan's self-confidence comes from this.

What's more, the law does not blame the public.

Even if Emperor Jingshun was dissatisfied, it had the greatest influence on Li Shouzhong.

If you want to touch the founding nobles, one or two may not be a big problem.

But the possibility of attacking the whole is very small.

King Beijing heard what he said, but he didn't comment on it.

Other nobles hold military power and have the means to make profits.

But he looks beautiful, but he can only rely on the emperor's charity.

This is also the reason why he has not expressed his opinion for a long time!

Other honorables disagreed, just because their own interests were not involved.

There is no need to arouse the emperor's precautions and cut off the room for improvement.

But King Beijing seems to be hesitant, but in fact he just doesn't want to agree.

Because he is different from other nobles.

One has no land, and the other has no military power.

Can only rely on the emperor!

If the emperor is dissatisfied, others may not do anything.

But he may have to pay a big price for it!
Until a breakthrough is found, the Beijing Palace must remain obedient to the emperor.

This is his helplessness.

He has attracted many strange people over the years, just to find a way out for himself.

It's a pity that he is destined to only be an idle prince.

Can't do anything.

In other words, dare not do it.

Because the emperor needs his signboard to show his favor to the world.

If he had his own way out, then Enze seemed to be dispensable.

Therefore, he can only rely on the royal family.

He has what the emperor gives him.

If the emperor doesn't give it, he can't take it!
In the dead of night, Shui Rong would even blame his ancestors.

Why choose such a path.

Although it seems to be stable and comfortable, but life is aggrieved.

The ambition in the chest has nowhere to rest.

Full of talent, nowhere to display.

He is unwilling!

Unwilling to lose ambition, unwilling to be mediocre.

But his identity is doomed, so he can only be a benchmark.

As soon as he arrived in Duzhong, Shui Rong called Feng Ziying over first.

"Ziying, you and Feng Yuan are the closest, but you have been silent these days."

The water-soluble smile makes people feel more cordial.

After all, this is a skill he has practiced since he was a child.

Such a smile can get along with the emperor better and get the emperor's favor.

For others, at most people let go of their defenses.

Other than that, pointless.

"I would like to hear your views."

The water-soluble voice is as warm as jade.

Unfortunately, everything is to please others.

Not in his nature.

"If you go back to the prince, I think we should talk to Feng Yuan again, maybe it's not what we thought."

Feng Ziying didn't know the turmoil in the heart of the King of Beijing, but he knew the purpose of the King of Beijing calling him.

Shui Rong was taken aback when he heard the words, and pondered:
"You mean..."

It's not that he hadn't thought about meeting Feng Yuan, but he had declined any invitations before.

Obviously Feng Yuan didn't want to have anything to do with him.

Now that he has offended him even more, it is even more difficult to invite him.

"I don't think he would be so stupid as to ask us to recommend him. Not only would it not be good for us, but it would also be bad for Li Shouzhong."

Feng Ziying's words are not unheard of these days.

But every now and then, someone will say something like:
"What are we afraid of? Just promise him!"

"Promise what? Will you die with Li Shouzhong?"

"The law does not blame the public, Li Shouzhong will be finished before us!"

"Li Shouzhong is finished, Feng Yuan won't take revenge?"

"Kill Feng Yuan and go to the ball!"

"If you are capable, go to Donghai County and kill the Black Dragon King!"

"..."

And so on, noisy.

Fortunately, there are only two of them now, so they can have a good discussion.

King Beijing Jing heard the words, pondered for a while, and asked:
"Then you invite him to come to my mansion, let's sit down and chat?"

Feng Ziying had invited many times before, but now he hesitated and said:
"Feng Yuan probably won't come, right? I've invited him several times before, and he always finds excuses to shirk. Obviously he doesn't want to get too close to you."

King Beijing Jing also knew that Feng Yibo didn't want to stand in line, so he sighed:

"Then trouble you to go again and see if he can still give in."

Feng Ziying pursed her lips, obviously not sure.

Suddenly his eyes lit up again, and he suggested:
"How about I don't mention you are here, just invite him to my house and let him meet you directly?"

King Beijing Jing hesitated when he heard this:
"That's rude, isn't it?"

On the other side, Li Mengshi and Baochai also returned to Feng's residence.

Feng Yibo greeted him personally, and the couple sent Li Mengshi back to the courtyard first.

Master Zhiniang was exhausted all the way, she only said a few words and stopped disturbing.

Feng Yibo took Baochai back to the main room in the west courtyard.

After hearing the news, all the concubines first went to Li Meng's house to meet.

At this time, I came here to say goodbye again.

Knowing that the two have been separated for more than a month, they must have a lot to say.

Therefore, they dispersed with a wink, and each went back to the room without mentioning it.

"Madam has been away for nearly a month, did you have a good meal?"

Feng Yibo is planning to check it out tonight.

See if Baochai has lost weight.

How could Baochai know what was going on in his heart?
Hearing that Feng Yibo cared about him, his heart was still warm.

She smiled sweetly at Feng Yibo, and said:
"I was with my wife on this journey, and I also rented a house over there. Except for the complicated etiquette, I didn't suffer much."

She and Li Mengshi are companions all the way, and they don't cling to others.

During the period, Jia's mansion also asked people to invite the couple to live together.

Baochai is worried that there are often noble people visiting there, so I don't want to disturb her.

Then he discussed with Li Mengshi and politely declined.

The couple rented a separate garden there.

Although it is not as good as the family temple in Jia's mansion, it also lacks a lot of unnecessary etiquette.

It's also very happy.

Feng Yibo nodded when he heard the words, and was about to say a few more words of concern.

At this moment, someone said outside:
"Master, General Shenwu's Mansion has sent a post, inviting you to a banquet tonight."

Feng Yibo took a look at the post, and it was indeed Feng Ziying who invited him to the dinner tonight.

No need to ask, it must be for Donghai County.

Of course he had already made up his mind about this.

I have been procrastinating for a month, and it is almost time to stop.

The new honorable man should have already succeeded at this time.

It won't do you any good to procrastinate any longer.

On the contrary, he completely broke up with those nobles.

At that time, he can only fall to the new nobles, there is no other possibility.

Feng Ziying invited herself, just to talk about the conditions.

As long as the conditions are not excessive, it can be regarded as rebuilding the old relationship with them.

This not only sold the new Jin Xungui's face, but also gave the founding Xungui a chance to reconcile.

This is the situation that is most beneficial to you.

"Baochai, you've been exhausted all the way, take a good rest, I'll go out for a while, don't wait for me at night."

Feng Yibo didn't hesitate, and immediately asked someone to prepare the car.

Under Baochai's reluctant eyes, he set off to Feng Ziying's residence.

When I got out of the car, there was already someone waiting at the door.

Soon, Feng Ziying picked it up in person in surprise.

When they met each other from a distance, they shouted:

"Yibo, it's rare for you to be honored, please come inside quickly."

Feng Yibo cupped his hands and said with a smile:

"Brother Ziying, what's the matter? Didn't I come over right away as soon as I saw your post?"

Soon, the two came to the main hall.

As soon as she was seated, Feng Ziying asked someone to set up a banquet.

Seeing this, Feng Yibo thought that Feng Ziying just wanted to discuss the affairs of Donghai County.

So no one was invited.

He looked at Feng Ziying pretending to be dissatisfied, and joked:
"Brother Ziying, why is it just you and me, how can we have a good drink?"

At this time, the banquet has been set.

A gentle and jade-like voice suddenly sounded.

"If you don't mind, I also want to join in the fun and have a few drinks with Feng Duwei. I wonder if you welcome me?"

Saying that, a figure flashed from behind the screen.

"Feng Duwei, who has admired his name for a long time but has not seen each other for a long time, so today he arranged an abrupt arrangement, please forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)