Ancient promotion routine

Zhang Yanjin has lived in a monogamous environment since she was a child, and this concept has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

More importantly, he was originally a free lover. Now that the emperor suddenly arranged for him to marry a princess, he felt somewhat conflicted.

Although he has lived in the Great Wei Dynasty for several years now, and seems to have merged with this era in a wonderful way, he knows that he is different from everyone in the Great Wei Dynasty, especially when it comes to the superiors. He is different from everyone else in that he has a natural servile mentality.

Even if the person the emperor betrothed to him was a princess, he didn't have the urge to surrender, and he didn't even think that the other party was a princess, so he felt extraordinarily honored.

He loves money, and he also loves power, but he would rather die than submit to this way of getting everything by relying on a woman to be in power.

He can earn money by himself, and he can obtain the power he wants with his own ability, which makes him even less reason to promise the emperor to marry Princess Yuyang.

If Li Rongniang is a problem left over from the predecessor of this body, he cannot avoid it, but Princess Yuyang, he is entirely possible to avoid it.

Now Zhang Yanjin is facing a difficult road to choose. Zhang Yanjin thinks it is better to marry Li Rongniang, thinking about the things Li Rongniang gave him, and the fact that she could block the knife for him desperately. At least, she still knows his goodness. of.

Now, just how to refuse, Zhang Yanjin thought about it, and decided to refuse in class. The real refusal is once and for all. If it is postponed to private refusal, there will definitely be twists and turns. It will be bad if Li Rongniang gets tired.

"Your Majesty, Princess Yuyang has a noble status. If I have never had a marriage contract, I must be overjoyed. It's just that I have already had a marriage contract with Li Rongniang, and Princess Yuyang is suitable for a more virtuous person." Zhang Yanjin expressed very implicitly. .

What Zhang Yanjin said made the emperor look at him a few more times.

The emperor was a little surprised at first, but later saw that Zhang Yanjin's gaze was firm, and he didn't look like he was joking at all, so he couldn't help being furious.

He is the Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty, and he wanted to betroth his most beloved daughter, Princess Yichao, to Zhang Yanjin, how dare Zhang Yanjin refuse?It's really unreasonable!

All of a sudden, the court was tense, all civil and military officials quietly observed the emperor, and no one dared to speak.

They all thought that Zhang Yanjin was crazy, or that Zhang Yanjin was arrogant because of his favor, in short, it was Zhang Yanjin who was trying to die.

After the emperor was silent for a while, he said calmly: "You and Li Rongniang are not married and have not made a decision. I still remember that you begged me to intercede with your uncle for you and not marry that civilian girl. Now you Make a great contribution, but I just fulfilled you?"

Zhang Yanjin rejected himself today, which was really beyond his expectation.Zhang Yanjin has continuously created new creations around the world. The coal mines and tea factories under his name are simply countless, and all of them are industries that are making money every day.

Recently, he invented something called a steam engine. Although he didn't understand what that thing was, his keen intuition told him that this thing called a steam engine would definitely be handed down as widely as the coal mine.

In addition to the memorial he gave today, it completely proves that he stands with him and wants to disintegrate the family, which is why he proposed today to marry his most beloved daughter, Princess Yuyang, to Zhang Yanjin.In addition to favor, it is also life-saving. Marrying his princess naturally has an extra layer of amulet.

At the same time, since ancient times, it has been the safest way to win over powerful officials or talents and bind them together in the form of a marriage contract.

What's more, Zhang Zhongqian is a generation of heroes who followed him to fight the world, and Zhang Yanjin is Zhang Zhongqian's nephew. If Princess Yuyang can be married to Zhang Yanjin, it can be said to be closer and closer, and the relationship is strong. It is really a wonderful move.

From now on, no matter how many things Zhang Yanjin invents and how much money he gathers, they are all one family, and he has nothing to worry about.

But what he didn't expect was that something happened to Zhang Yanjin in this wonderful move.

Zhang Yanjin was momentarily speechless by the emperor's words, and his mind turned rapidly.It seems that now, he can only pretend to be affectionate and the prodigal son will change when he realizes his mistake.

Just as he was about to speak, a voice sounded in the hall ahead of him.

"The marriage contract between Zhang Yanjin and Li Rongniang was bestowed by His Majesty himself. Although it was not a decree, it was just a casual word, but it was still a marriage. Although the two were not married, they already had a marriage contract. Now that Zhang Yanjin is only loyal to Li Rongniang, the emperor will Princess Yuyang should not be betrothed to him again, the emperor, as the king of a country, cannot speak without faith."

Zhang Yanjin looked back and found that the person who spoke was Zhou Su who had always dared to confront the emperor directly.

Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, how could he forget this one?This week Su is still an old acquaintance, the censor who impeached him and robbed Li Rongniang. After impeaching him before, the old man's grandmother passed away, and Zhang Yanjin had many things to do, so he forgot him. ...However, this time, he has to thank him.

Like Liu Yanshi, Zhou Su likes to confront the emperor directly, pick on the emperor's mistakes, speak out, and make the emperor helpless, but there is nothing he can do.

The emperor still has nothing to do with these two, because what they said is right, if he punishes, it will be called favoritism and perverting the law, which will hurt his sage as a virtuous king. On balance, he can only endure .

Of course, there are also differences. This week Su really has no party affiliation and is truly upright. This is also the reason why Zhang Yanjin resigned after he kept his filial piety for a year and did not trouble him, while Liu Yanshi was a little more cautious.

"Li Rongniang and Zhang Yanjin are not yet married, so they are not really married." Liu Yanshi also always regarded Zhou Su as an enemy. He saw that Zhang Yanjin didn't want to marry, and then he stood up and said, "Furthermore, Yu Princess Yang marrying Zhang Yanjin is a great honor for Ning Guogong, Zhang Yanjin categorically refuses, it is really disrespectful to the emperor!"

Zhang Yanjin glanced at it, and when he saw it was Liu Yan, he felt annoyed, lowered his head and rolled his eyes.Liu Yanshi, why is this guy the same as a dog skin plaster?He is everywhere?

What he just said was very euphemistic, why did it become a flat refusal?

Furthermore, Liu Yanshi, you think it is a great honor to be married to the emperor's daughter, but you think everyone else is like this?

Zhang Yanjin had to say that imposing one's own ideas on others was really Liu Yanshi's usual style.

"My Majesty, Princess Yuyang is beautiful, distinguished, and knowledgeable. I don't have any disrespect for the princess or the emperor. If I can marry Princess Yuyang, it is naturally a great family in my Ningguo government. It's an honor, it's just that a gentleman promises a thousand gold, and I don't want to break my oath." Zhang Yanjin's voice was sonorous, powerful, and extremely firm, like iron cones hitting the hall, and people couldn't help but believe what he said.

The emperor adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and said in a still lukewarm tone: "Oh? Then you are talking about how a gentleman promises so much."

Zhang Yanjin cupped his hands, looked up at the emperor and said: "My majesty, when I was young and innocent, I met Li Rongniang on the street. At that time, I didn't know how to ask for courtesy. I was educated by the court, and my uncle carefully taught me at home how to stand upright as a man. I blamed myself and wanted to repent, so I secretly vowed in my heart that I must start over and change my mind. , be a person who is useful to the country, to the court, and to the family.”

"What does this have to do with the marriage I bestowed on you?" the emperor asked incomprehensibly.

Zhang Yanjin said again: "A few days after I made my oath that night, I saw Li Rongniang again, and I felt guilty. I felt that my behavior a few days ago was like a beast, so I apologized to Li Rongniang and asked her to forgive me. Li Rongniang reluctantly agreed to Wei Chen, and Wei Chen made a promise to her that after she had established a career, she would definitely come back and marry her. In this life, I will not take concubines or raise a house, and only she is enough." Hope. Everyone knows this story, Li Rongniang will be touched, and live a good life with him in the future

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yanjin said in a more emphatic tone: "Your Majesty, a humble minister who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, has become a man of the Great Wei Dynasty under His Majesty's teaching, how can he not trust a little girl? How can he sweep the world if he doesn't sweep a house? Today, I have no faith in Li Rongniang, so how can I continue to make contributions in the future?!"

As soon as Zhang Yanjin's words came out, the court once again aroused a lot of discussion, and everyone looked at him no longer with contempt mixed with dissatisfaction, but with admiration, especially the civil servants in the court.Of course, in my heart, I do complain too much, and I don't take concubines or raise a house, this is simply the scum of a man.

But at the same time, Zhang Yanjin, who really loved her daughter, saw Zhang Yanjin's eyes softened at this moment. She knew that Zhang Yanjin, a dude, would be like this... They should have sent someone to the Ningguo Mansion to propose marriage.

Of course, the officials under Zhou Qin's command were not included.Naturally, the veteran ministers who seek the country are not included in this list.

What they wondered was that Zhang Yanjin was always smart, how could he be so stupid at this time?The emperor has always doted on Princess Yuyang, and everyone in the civil and military courts knew that if she could marry Princess Yuyang, it could be said that her fame for several generations would be guaranteed.

But Zhang Yanjin refused in such a haste, she was really smart all her life, and she was confused for a while!

For Zhang Zhongqian, he didn't feel much about Zhang Yanjin's refusal to marry Princess Yuyang.

His nephew has always had his own opinions, and he is already able to take charge of his own affairs. He should respect Zhang Yanjin's choice.

Secondly, he really didn't want Zhang Yanjin to get involved with Princess Yuyang.Zhang Yanjin and Li Rongniang already have a marriage contract. This is one of the reasons. The second is that Zhang Yanjin is an official of the imperial court. If she marries Princess Yuyang, she will definitely be biased in the recent turbulent war of succession. Princess Yuyang has a colleague. The mother and younger brother, the sixth prince, King Wei, are not good for Zhang Yanjin's official career.

Their Zhang family has always relied on their own strength to do a lot of business. In the past, he followed the emperor to fight the world with bare hands. Later, Zhang Yanjin invented creations and made overall plans, bringing huge economic income to the Great Wei Dynasty.Why not marry a princess to add glory?

The emperor also looked at Zhang Yanjin with complicated eyes, but remained calm.At some point in his mind, Zhang Yanjin's appearance of cheating and cheating appeared in front of him. Thinking of Zhang Yanjin's face, and looking at the upright and stern words in the hall, the emperor felt more and more depressed in his heart. .

But he was depressed, and now in the court, he was the king of a country, and Zhang Yanjin's reasons were impeccable.If he insists on marrying Princess Yuyang to Zhang Yanjin, the courtiers will definitely be dissatisfied, saying that he is monopolizing the power and not allowing the courtiers to keep their promises. The common people talked a lot, saying that he would not allow his subjects to keep their promises, and would not allow them to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic.

The emperor's hands under the wide dragon robe tightened slightly. In fact, this is not a big deal. Why is he so depressed?This time, Zhang Yanjin was tricked into him again!

"Reporting to the emperor, I believe that Zhang Yanjin should keep his promise and marry Li Rongniang." Sure enough, after a while, some courtiers stood up to speak for Zhang Yanjin.

"The humble minister seconded the proposal." One by one, the courtiers stood up.