Chapter 1033 Entering Chang'an
"Is it okay?" The Prime Minister had no consciousness of offending the female driver. He just stared at the Chang'an City Gate not far away, "I don't think it's too cold."
Then he asked without fear of death: "The Zhang family is also a relative of the emperor. Now that the fourth mother of the Zhang family has given birth to a child for you, what are you going to do?"
Governor Feng shrank back, glanced at General Guan in front of him, and said with a dry smile:
"this…"
Then he glanced at General Guan again.
The little sister of the Zhang family is the link between Feng Jishi and the royal family, and is also the guarantor of the royal family's trust.
With her by Feng Jishi's side and involved in all secrets, the royal family can completely rest assured that Feng Jishi will not have any idea that a certain minister has too much power.
Coupled with the example of the prime minister, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty had a high tolerance for the rights of his ministers.
According to the history of the original Shu Han Dynasty that Governor Feng knew, the little fat man had a good heart and would not kill ministers easily, and his waiting time in office was long enough.
So Governor Feng believes that in the next few decades, as long as the Zhang family's younger sister is here, the Feng family will not have to worry about being suspected one day.
But politics is rational, while women are emotional. The two are completely opposite.
In this matter, the attitude of the Feng family’s mistress is crucial.
It’s as if there are eyes behind the back, or it could be that the couple has a clear understanding of each other.
At this time, General Guan suddenly spoke, resolving Feng Jishishi’s embarrassment:
"Six Niang has been considered a member of our Feng family for many years. What she lacks is just a title."
"I didn't mention this before because Alang's status is not enough to marry the legitimate daughter of the Zhang family."
"But it's different now. As the Prime Minister said, after this battle, Alang's achievements are enough to stop others from talking."
"Even if someone criticizes me for marrying a daughter of the Zhang family, they will only say that Alang does not follow the rules, but not that he is not qualified."
When Governor Feng heard General Guan's words, he opened his mouth wide. He didn't react until he took a big mouthful of cold wind. He nodded subconsciously:
“Yes, yes, yes! Xijun is right!”
In this matter, no matter what your boss says, just nod your head first.
Not to mention General Guan’s words...
Hey!
At this moment, Governor Feng realized what he was doing and slapped his thigh!
If he wasn't in the car, he would have loved to hug his mother-in-law and kiss her twice.
It’s better to live in ancient times!
Hearing that Alang wants to sleep with another woman, the wife of the wife will take the initiative to help arrange the arrangement.
Seeing Feng Jishi scratching his head and ears like a giant monkey, he could hardly sit still. The Han Prime Minister couldn't help but "tsk" and looked sideways at a certain monarch with contempt in his eyes:
You are also a prince of the Han Dynasty after all, can you make a difference?
Feng Jishi felt the Prime Minister's gaze while feeling happy, but he didn't care at all.
Other aspects are easy to say, but in this aspect, the Prime Minister...what right do you have to look down on me?
Now I have four wives and concubines who have given me six children. What do you have?
It’s not my fault, my eldest daughter might be able to beat your son now.
…
After the two men's eyes met, they each looked away.
Seeing Junhou Feng's submissive attitude towards General Guan, the Prime Minister said with a bit of hatred:
“Marrying two wives at the same time is rare, but it’s not a big deal.”
“Chen Qun, an important minister of Wei State, was born in the Chen family of Yingchuan. He was from a well-known family. Didn’t his sister also have a legitimate wife with someone else?”
"So if you are worried about the criticism of the world, you don't have to worry. At worst, I will show off my old face and ask your Majesty to grant me a marriage."
Feng Jishi looked sideways.
You say it so easily. After all, it’s not you who has to face General Huwei, right?
The Prime Minister was too lazy to pay attention to this guy's villainy. He just sighed:
“It’s just that I have always behaved with a clear conscience in my life. I didn’t expect that I would be a bad person in the marriage of my descendants..."
“Especially Sanniang, it’s not an exaggeration to say that she is my daughter, she is really ashamed!”
General Guan, on the other hand, spoke calmly:
"Why does my uncle need to be like this? My father and brother died in Jingzhou back then. If my uncle and aunt hadn't tried their best to protect my niece and brother, I would have lost my family's foothold in Shu."
“The great Han Dynasty puts loyalty first. My father and my uncle from the Zhang family served the late emperor together and stayed with me for decades, helping the late emperor to extend the Han Dynasty.”
"Now Siniang and I are sisters to each other. We serve Alang together and assist Alang in restoring the Han Dynasty. It is also a good story."
General Guan has a resolute heart, but he also attaches great importance to love and righteousness.
She knows very well that over the years, the Guan family has gone from being shunned by everyone to returning to the top powerful family of the Han Dynasty. It is impossible for the Guan family alone to do it.
Without the Prime Minister, it would be difficult for the second brother to achieve his current status.
Without my aunt, I am afraid it would be difficult for me to meet Alang.
Without Alang, it would be difficult for me to be where I am today.
Most importantly, as the mistress of the Feng family, she always remembers that one of the three concubines that the imperial court awarded to the Feng family has not yet been chosen.
Zhang Jiawen, Guan Jiawu.
General Guan Da was as famous as Queen Zhang at that time, so he knew how powerful the Zhang family girls were.
The Feng Mansion lacked a concubine, perhaps it was Empress Zhang who did it on purpose.
If the little sister of the Zhang family fails to stay with her Alang, the royal family will most likely choose someone else to move into the Feng Mansion in the name of supplementing concubines.
From General Guan's point of view, since there is no way to escape from both sides, it is natural to try to choose the option that is most beneficial to the Feng family.
Instead of letting the royal family send someone who doesn't know the details to the Feng Mansion, it is better to choose Zhang Xiaomei, so as not to be on guard all the time.
What's more, General Guan now has his own goals in life, his own career, and even has a general title that many people can only dream of.
She can no longer see the little girls competing for favor in the backyard.
Hearing General Guan's words, the two most powerful men in the Han Dynasty breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
Sensing each other's sigh of relief, the two of them subconsciously turned their heads, just in time to meet each other's gaze.
Ah!
The Prime Minister sneered silently.
hey-hey!
Feng Jishi smiled with relief.
After a brief silence, Anche finally arrived at the gate of Chang'an City.
"present!"
“Crash!”
The guard holding the halberd raised his halberd diagonally toward the sky with both hands.
Singing sounds came from nowhere:
“The harsh wind blew the frost and the grass withered, the sinews were strong and the horses were arrogant. The Han family had 300,000 soldiers, and the general also led the prostitutes Huo and Yao..."
The singing sounds from far to near. At first, it is like small ripples on the lake surface, and then the water waves gradually become larger, layer upon layer, intertwined with each other, and arouse a huge sound wave.
In the end, even the halberd-bearing guards sang loudly.
“…The enemy can be destroyed, he can be destroyed by raising his head, and the captive’s intestines are filled with blood…”
Feng Jishi raised his head and felt the cold wind blowing in the winter, but he did not understand the heat on his body at all.
He now believed that despite the severe cold, the Prime Minister might not feel the cold when he waited eagerly at the gate of Chang'an City.
…"But when the storms and clouds are flying, are there strong warriors guarding the four sides?"
Before the sound lingered, the Prime Minister stood up tremblingly and chanted again:
“The harsh wind blows the frost and the grass withers…”
Governor Feng took a deep breath and stood up as well. He wanted to stand upright and pass by the gate of the old capital of the Han Dynasty.
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The sound of horse hooves became more and more urgent, and the An chariot began to accelerate, carrying the Han Prime Minister, and officially entered Chang'an.
The north wind over Chang'an City gradually howled, carrying snow particles the size of rice grains and flying down one after another.
It is only snowing lightly in Guanzhong, while in Liangzhou, heavy snow like goose feathers has begun to fall.
In the outermost compound of Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, many brick houses have been built in the past two years, most of which are red bricks.
But in the very middle of the compound, there is a two-story blue brick house, which is very conspicuous among a group of red brick houses.
This is the place where the governor's office receives the old country squires.
Since winter, the heater has already been turned on in the Governor's Mansion.
Especially after the heavy snow, as long as there are occupied houses in the Governor's Mansion, whether they are offices or high-end houses, the heating supply has been increased.
As soon as a person enters the house, he starts to sweat all over his body.
If you don’t take off your outer robe, you will have to wipe your sweat constantly after staying in the room for a while.
Of course, the constant wiping of sweat may not be entirely due to the heat.
It may also be due to a guilty conscience.
Today, some people sitting in the big blue brick house were wiping their sweat away.
“Secretary Zhang asked us to come here today, but I don’t know why?”
"What else can there be? Aren't the current events in Liangzhou all about the Guanzhong War?"
"Yes, there was news a few days ago that the prime minister killed 50,000 elite soldiers of the thieves, and the princes moved to fight thousands of miles away to regain Bingzhou, Hedong and other places. It seems that this posture is to take Guanzhong down in one go, so the government needs to raise more money and food ?”
"Let's raise it!" someone said nonchalantly, "If we really capture Guanzhong, it will also be of benefit to Liangzhou. Donating some money and food to the court can also be considered as a contribution to the country."
Ever since Feng Jishi took charge of Liangzhou, Liangzhou has become a well-connected government and people, and even the Hu people can herd their sheep with peace of mind.
In the past, everyone was thinking about how to squeeze more grain from the hands of the poor, and how to defraud more cattle and sheep from the hands of the barbarians.
It’s different now.
Liangzhou’s cattle and horses, eight-oxen plows and curved shaft plows, advanced farming technology, and vigorous construction of water conservancy projects.
In just a few years, Liangzhou’s grain output has quadrupled.
Had it not been for the government and the Xinghan Association to raise so many horses, which required a large amount of grain and beans, the price of grain in Liangzhou would not be lower than that in Shu.
All barbarians know that wool is the real good thing.
But everyone here knows that something better than wool is wool produced in workshops.
You can make more money by selling woolen materials than by selling grain.
“It should have been raised a long time ago to contribute to the country. If the big man takes the pass, I don’t see how Sima Yi can set up a pass in Chang’an.”
Although woolen materials are in short supply now, military procurement and transactions with Soochow have occupied a large amount of production capacity.
But who would hate money?
Sima Yi allowed the caravans to concentrate their trade in Chang'an, and did not allow them to freely transport goods to Kanto for sale. This would cut off people and make money, which is really very regrettable.
“That’s true…”
"In my opinion, it is possible to raise food, but it may not be for the Guanzhong war as everyone thinks."
Someone suddenly said something slowly.
Everyone took a closer look and found out that he was from the Li family in Longxi.
The Li family in Longxi and the Zhang family in Dunhuang have been stealing the show in recent years.
They often get some inside information earlier than others.
“Oh, how do you say this?”
When everyone heard it, they immediately became interested.
“This year’s winter is much colder than last year. According to previous years’ habits, the barbarians on the grassland may have started moving south from Juyan County two months ago.”
Benefiting from Feng Jishi's move to frequently send Liangzhou troops out of the fortress in the first two years, the Xianbei and other barbarians in the west to the north of Liangzhou fled and surrendered, making the northern border of Liangzhou much quieter.
But the Hu people are like the weeds on the grassland. Even if you cut them off one crop after another, they will always come out in waves.
Coupled with the extremely cold weather in winter, even if they escape temporarily, they will eventually be forced by God to head south.
The Liangzhou Army has been out on the field for almost the entire year this year, and scattered barbarians have begun to appear in the grasslands north of Liangzhou.
They took advantage of the opportunity when the Han troops on the border retreated to the pass to rest in the winter, risking their lives to cross the pass, and tried their best to find a way into the warm south.
There were not many Hu people crossing the border, but they still caused some security problems in the border counties.
"So the governor's office is afraid that he will form a Yicon or a militia to exterminate those barbarians who enter the Han Dynasty without the permission of the government."
"Oh, that's how it is…"
Some people suddenly lost interest.
Although foreigners can be regarded as labor, labor also has a cost.
It is thankless to exterminate some sporadic barbarians on a winter day when the roads are blocked by heavy snow.
Some people are thinking about how much money they should donate if it is really for this matter.
Some people are also murmuring in their hearts: If it is really because of the few barbarians crossing the border, do we need to call everyone over with great fanfare?
Every family present can organize a medium-sized hunting expedition if they contribute a little money.
Some people may feel too hot and start to sweat again.
…
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Just when everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, there was the sound of unhurried footsteps outside the door.
Secretary Zhang, who had been missing for more than a month, appeared at the door with President Li.
The long leather boots, made of shiny leather and lined with fleece, made a dull knocking sound when they stepped on the floor.
Seeing the two women, everyone subconsciously became quiet.
Compared to before, Zhang Xingyi's whole person seemed to be a little rounder.
She glanced around the room, walked over to the main seat and sat down.
Li Mu followed her and sat next to her.
“Is everyone here?”
Zhang Xingyi sat on top, with a smile on his face, "I feel sorry for calling everyone over in such a cold weather."
“Secretary Zhang is serious!”
“I didn’t feel it was hard when I came here to get the wool quota, and I definitely can’t say it’s hard now!”
These words made even Li Mu hide his mouth and laugh.
Although some workshops have signed mutual aid agreements with certain pastures, they have priority in purchasing fur for raising.
But the largest wool sales channel in Liangzhou is in the hands of the government and the Xinghan Association.
The so-called "come here to get wool quota" means that every spring and autumn, every family will come here to buy wool quota.
After chatting and laughing, Zhang Xingyi continued:
“But this time I’m calling everyone here, it’s not about the workshop, but to talk to everyone about something else.”
When everyone heard this, their ears immediately pricked up.
The smile on Zhang Xingyi’s face does not diminish:
“Everyone must have heard that in the battle of Guanzhong, the Han Dynasty was a great victory. I got the news that the prime minister and the princes have probably led the army into Chang’an by this time.”
Did you really regain Guanzhong?
There was a commotion in the room, and many people were actually beaming with joy.
Having a panoramic view of everyone’s faces, Secretary Zhang seemed to be very happy. She leaned back on the chair, raised her eyes slightly, and said leisurely:
“If I’m not afraid of everyone laughing at me, I’ve been having trouble sleeping and eating this year because I’m afraid of some bad news coming from the front.”
“It wasn’t until the news of Junhou’s victory came a few days ago that I breathed a sigh of relief.”
I don’t understand why Zhang Xingyi said these words, but everyone became quiet.
“I believe many of you here have this experience, right?”
Laughter and pause.
Zhang Xingyi looked at everyone, the smile on his face became even brighter, but his eyes were as cold as water, and his tone was even calmer and calmer:
“But I also believe that some people don’t want to hear the news of the great victory.”
What's the meaning?
Some people are still laughing, but those who react quickly have already noticed something is wrong.
The laughter gradually disappeared.
(End of this chapter)