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Chapter 112 Zhao Zhen’s intention

After the envoys from the two countries returned to the inn.

Wei Yuan brought two hundred taels of gold into the palace to meet the emperor.

After seeing Zhao Zhen in the Xuanzheng Hall, he placed the gold in front of the case, knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, I went too far today and gave each of the two chief envoys a set of armor in exchange for these two hundred taels of gold. Please forgive me."

Hearing the sound, Zhao Zhen was obviously stunned.

Just two sets of armor, so what else?
With the strength of Liao and Xia, it is impossible not to be able to get even two sets of armor.

Moreover, in the past few years, Zhao Zhen also awarded many exquisite armors to various countries.

"What is Wei Qing's crime?"

"Besides, one hundred taels of gold is exchanged for a pair of armor. This transaction is not a loss."

Zhao Zhen smiled.

Not only is it not a loss, it is a huge profit.

Wei Yuan said: "Your Majesty does not blame me for being good at making opinions. I am very grateful."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "There is no need to be so estranged from me. While the envoys of the two countries are in Beijing, you will be responsible for certain affairs. Just do it according to your ideas. There is no need to report everything to me."

Wei Yuan immediately expressed his gratitude and said, "I thank your Majesty for your trust."

He initially guessed that the reason why the Liao and Xia countries wanted armor was.

It was because I wanted to see if there was any difference between the armor worn by the Forbidden Army soldiers today and that of the past.

Wait until Wei Yuan's front foot has just left the Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhao Zhen looked at the two hundred taels of gold on the case and was in a daze.

Then, with a stroke of his pen, he rewarded Wei Yuan with another ten thousand taels of gold.

It's just money, he has plenty of it.

The court has no money, and it has nothing to do with him as the emperor.

However, Zhao Zhen's reward of money again made all the officials extremely jealous.

After all, among all the civil and military officials in the current dynasty, who is as favored as Wei Yuan?

evening.

Zhao Zhen rested at Queen Cao's place.

The latter asked: "I heard that your majesty gave Zhongyongbo another ten thousand taels of gold? Isn't it a bit too much for your majesty to reward him several times?"

The former told about the two hundred taels of gold today and said:

"Originally, he didn't have to report the two hundred taels of gold to me, but he still came. It can be seen that he is loyal to me."

"In the civil and military dynasties, people who are loyal to Zhou can be seen everywhere, but there are not many people who are loyal to me."

"I am already old. After a hundred years, this son will be able to help Xi'er. The reward I give him now will be returned to Xi'er in the future."

Queen Cao instantly understood Zhao Zhen's plan.

This is to leave Wei Yuan to the future emperor.

"His Majesty is blessed with good health and longevity, and will surely live a long life."

Queen Cao spoke quickly.

Zhao Zhen shook his head and sighed, "Is there an emperor who lasts for ten thousand years in this world?"

Queen Cao was silent.

She didn't dare to talk to him about this kind of topic anymore.

In recent years, she has clearly felt that Zhao Zhen's health is not as good as before.

Even if he takes a nap from time to time, he often suffers from wind-cold and wind-heat diseases, and has no appetite.

This is a sign of things going downhill.
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The next day, the envoys of the two countries were fine, and Wei Yuan handed over the affairs of General Ma Junsi to Xu Changzhi for the time being.

He arrogantly became the shopkeeper and took his second sister Wei Ruyi to see the new house he bought for her.

There are dozens of houses in the compound with three entrances and three exits.

It is said that there was once a businessman from Suzhou who spent a lot of money to repair this house.

Later, Bao Xiaosu found out that this merchant was suspected of smuggling official salt and his house was confiscated.

Everyone in the capital felt that this house was unlucky. It had been abandoned for several years and no one had bought it.

Before Wei Ruyi came to Beijing, Wei Yuan ordered people to perform rituals for seven days, and then destroyed the house and rebuilt it.

It is now considered to be fully repaired.

When Wei Ruyi saw such a nice house, she subconsciously said:

"Brother, how much does this cost you? I can't have it."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Little brother, what I am most in need of right now is money. Could it be that my second sister has forgotten that His Majesty just gave me ten thousand taels of gold yesterday." Wei Ruyi wanted to say something more, "But..."

However, Wei Yuan interrupted: "Second sister, there is nothing to worry about. From now on, this house is yours. You can live here in peace."

"We, the Wei family siblings, want to be rich and powerful together. If the younger brother becomes rich, you and the eldest sister will still live the same miserable life as before."

"Otherwise, what is the purpose of my little brother going into battle to kill the enemy and fight to the death?"

Wei Ruyi said nothing more.

Even her house in the country was not that big.

Nowadays, there is such a big house in Bianjing City, where every inch of land is precious, which is something she never dared to think about.

"Second sister, I bought some servants for you. They should be able to come over tomorrow."

"When the time comes, let me teach you how to manage so many people."

"In the afternoon, I made an appointment with Mr. Bao for a drink, so I won't accompany my second sister."

After that, Wei Yuan left here.

Wei Ruyi didn't dare to stop him. She knew how busy her little brother was every day.

It's not easy to take the time to see this house with me.

Three quarters past noon.

Fan Lou.

Wei Yuan invited Bao Xiaosu to have a drink. The latter looked at the table of delicious food and couldn't help but frown:
"General Wei, this is too expensive."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "Inviting Mr. Bao to a drink, no matter how much food you have, it won't be considered a waste."

Bao Xiaosu shook his head, "If you can't eat it, you can't eat it. It's too much. The saint Yun Wenliang gave in with courtesy and frugality. General Wei still hasn't realized the word frugality."

Wei Yuan said with a regretful look on his face: "Master Bao is right, but the money for ordering these dishes has already been spent, and they will not refund the money."

"It's better to leave it like this for now. Next time, I will definitely listen to Mr. Bao's advice and put frugality first in everything."

Bao Xiaosu nodded, "How much money did we spend on today's meal? I will share it with General Wei later."

Wei Yuan said quickly: "Mr. Bao, you are trying to disgrace this junior. You and my teacher became officials in the court at almost the same time, and you are also a highly respected official senior. I treat you to a meal, how can you and the junior share the same score?" ?”

Bao Xiaosu frowned and said, "This is not appropriate. It's better to divide it equally."

Wei Yuan said firmly: "Mr. Bao, have you forgotten what we agreed on before? I said I would treat you to a drink, and you agreed at the time. You didn't say we would share it equally. Could it be that Master Bao is breaking your promise?"

In this way, Bao Xiaosu did not continue talking on this topic.

After the two drank for three rounds, Wei Yuan pretended to be envious and said:

"I heard that Mr. Bao, your youngest son has been studying at the Imperial Academy for how many years?"

"For martial arts students like me, joining the army is as easy as joining the army, but if you want to join the civil service, especially going to the Imperial College, it's as difficult as climbing to the sky."

Hearing the sound, Bao Xiaosu asked curiously: "General Wei, did you hear that some martial arts disciple wanted to study in the Imperial College but failed?"

Generally speaking, those who study in the Imperial College are children of powerful people.

With Wei Yuan's status, it would be easy for his descendants or juniors to enter the Imperial Academy.

However, the gentlemen in the Imperial College never paid attention to cultivating martial arts disciples.

This is why, as the Duke of Qi, his son should study with Zhuang Xuexue instead of going to the Imperial College.

But if there is a highly respected civil servant who recommends him, then the gentlemen of the Imperial College would not dare to ignore the disciples of Wu Xun.

But, which civil servant is willing to recommend a disciple for Wu Xun?

Wei Yuan said dejectedly: "My parents died when I was young. If I hadn't been living with my second sister's family, I would have starved to death long ago."

"Now, my second sister's child is named Zhang Yunchang. I want to get this child to study in the Imperial College for a few years, but there is no way!"

Bao Xiaosu nodded, "What's so difficult about this? If this boy is of good nature and really wants to go to the Imperial College, I can just wait for me to write a letter for the wine sacrifice."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Master Bao is really willing to recommend my nephew?"

Bao Xiaosu drank some wine and spoke quickly, saying, "It's just a little matter."

Wei Yuan suddenly stood up, bowed solemnly and said: "Then I will take my nephew's place, thank you very much, Mr. Bao."

Bao Xiaosu waved his hand, "General Wei, you are so polite. Please sit down and have a drink. General Wei is not afraid of hardships and is willing to uphold justice for the people. It can be seen that General Wei is a loyal and courageous hero in this world."

"General Wei's nephew must be different from ordinary children. I'm just a helper. I don't deserve General Wei to be so generous to you."

Wei Yuan laughed twice and said, "It's really fun to chat with Mr. Bao!"

"If Mr. Bao needs help from now on, just ask and I will do my best to help you."

　I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival, these two updates are for today, and they will be updated every day starting from tomorrow! !

　　
　
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