Records of the King of Xin'an County

It is obviously a bit of an overkill to let the head of Xinke Jia be in charge of counting the dowry list.But at the same time, it is also an opportunity to show your ability, to prove that you can stand the trust and test of the sage no matter how small or big it is.Accompanied by Li Hui and Li Jing, the entire warehouse was filled with bits and pieces, and soon Wang Zixian sorted it out very properly.

All kinds of fresh or precious things are all discarded, and they are full of 120 eight loads.Although the remaining large and small items could no longer be packed, Li Hui and Li Jing decided to quietly transport them in and arrange them properly when the Princess Mansion was completed.After all, if Princess Changning's dowry exceeds the old rules of Princess Qinghe and other elders, the supervisory censors at Yushitai will never give up, so it's better to let her secretly benefit from it.

King Jing turned a blind eye to this, praised the prince very politely, and only said to the outside world that Princess Changning's dowry was ready.Hearing that this noble lord's dowry did not exceed the old rules of the Eldest Princess and the Eldest Princesses, the speech officials who were eager to fight suddenly stopped.However, the fact that Xin Ke Jia No. [-] was counting the dowry for your lord finally got him a few mild attacks.

Wang Zixian didn't care about this.When he was trapped by the rumors spreading all over Chang'an City last year, he was also as calm as before, so why should he be afraid of the criticisms of a few officials?Moreover, he did his best to accomplish this, just to win the favor of the saint.As long as the goal is achieved, other sections naturally don't have to worry about it.Furthermore, which of the third-rank and fifth-rank high-ranking officials above the court has never been impeached by the officials?As long as you stand upright and stand upright, no matter how many groups attack the impeachment, it is just a breeze.

Sure enough, the sage was very satisfied with this, and in front of Li Hui, Li Jing, Princess Changning and other brothers and sisters, as well as Yan Zhan, he praised him a lot: "You are worthy of being my number one, Lian Wanniang! After reading it, she agreed, and she also said that in the future, she also wants you to help her with her dowry."

Princess Yong'an is just a child of three or four years old, how would she know what dowry means?It was only when I saw that the exquisite dowry belonged to my elder sister, and I heard that it was arranged by Wang Zhuangtou, so I said some children's words.Daojiao Shengren and Empress Du couldn't help but tease her with this matter from time to time.

Wang Zixian smiled and said very naturally: "If your lord does not dislike him, I will certainly be willing to serve you in the future." In his opinion, the family members that Li Hui valued were also his relatives.Princess Yong'an is an extremely cute little sister, and it is a brother's heart to take care of her dowry.

"Speaking of which, you won the first place in the official examination, but have you ever thought about any real shortcomings?" The saint asked again.However, everyone present knew very well that since he had asked this question, it implied that he did not intend to let the young talent whom he fancied step by step to rise from the school secretary.

Wang Zixian pondered for a moment, and replied: "I would like to enter Wannian County or Chang'an County as a county captain. After all, the school secretary's affairs have nothing to do with people's livelihood. I want to follow the example of the two great kings and do some practical things that can share the worries of the saints. Even if the effect is negligible, it is still better than wasting time in Hongwen Hall and Chongwen Hall." Whether it is Wannian County or Chang'an County, as long as he can enter as a county captain, he will have the opportunity to monitor the Anxing Princess' Mansion and the Yang family openly. up.Even the Duke of Jiangxia, who is about to enter the capital, can arrange for people to watch over him in advance.

Hearing this, the sage showed a smile in his eyes: "I also plan to let you go through the business, so I tried you with Yue Niang's dowry. You are different from those new scholars, and you know a lot about economic affairs... That being the case, I will ask the Ministry of Officials to ask you to fill the vacancy of Jing county lieutenant."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Wang Zixian kowtowed immediately.Jingxian Wei is an official under the ninth rank, so he is not as good as the school secretary at the ninth rank, and he is not noble enough.But in his eyes, this is not a bad thing. How can an idle official like Xiao Shulang, who is difficult to make real achievements, compare to a county lieutenant?As long as he does as many practical things as possible, it will be a matter of course for the sage to promote him.

Both Li Hui and Li Jing were happy for him, and Princess Changning smiled faintly, noticing that Yan Zhan beside him frowned slightly.She doesn't really care about this future son-in-law, but it doesn't mean that she wants to see that they can't even maintain the relationship of interest, and there are prejudices and rifts between them.

When she was planning to negotiate openly and honestly with Yan Zhan, she heard him sigh: "Wang Zhuangtou is so loyal to the country and the people, it makes me a little ashamed. I have been a school principal for several years." Shulang, I have only learned some skills of composition and prose all day long, but I still don't understand the practice. I don't know if my child will have a chance to share the worries of His Majesty?"

The sage will naturally not be stingy with his future son-in-law, even if he doesn't mention it at this time, he has also considered how to let him advance several levels in a row, so as to teach his beloved daughter to be more beautiful when she gets married.Of course, the son-in-law took the initiative to express his filial piety, which naturally made him even more happy in Taishan's heart: "So you have been thinking about this all the time. Well, I planned to let you go to Sinong Temple to learn from your uncle Haosheng."

Qin Shen, then minister of Sinong Temple, was Princess Qinghe's son-in-law, the youngest Jiuqing in the imperial court, and also the saint's right-hand man.Entrusting the future son-in-law to Qin Shen's teaching undoubtedly means that the sage intends to cultivate this son-in-law well, and his future career will definitely not be limited to senior officials like Si Nong Siqing.

Yan Zhan was very happy, and immediately kowtowed to thank him.Even though he might not be able to hold a very important official position in Sinong Temple right now, he is still young, not yet at the age of the crown, and his future prospects are not the same as those of Yang Qian and Wang Zixian who were born as Jinshi.He has always been clear about the benefits of Princess Shang Changning, and it is impossible to let go no matter what.

Seeing the rare smile in his eyes, Princess Changning sneered in her heart, and continued: "If that's the case, Yan Dalang, you can go with us to Wu Guogong's mansion to meet your aunt and uncle someday. Get to know each other better, and we will get to know each other better in the future." It’s good to get along with each other. Besides, we are juniors, so we should send some gifts to express our feelings before asking the elders for advice, right?” In front of the sage, it is natural to do enough.She has never been sad, and it is impossible for her to indulge in emotional frustration all the time.

After hearing this, Yan Zhan smiled gently at her: "Your lord is thoughtful. Then I will trouble your lord and the two great kings."

Seeing his daughter and son-in-law looking "harmonious", the sage was also very pleased, and said very generously: "Whatever gift you should give, just take it from me." His eyes fell on Prince Xian again, and love inevitably arose in his heart. Talented heart: "Speaking of which, Wang Aiqing's age is similar to Xuan Qi and Jing Xing's. I don't know if there is a marriage contract?"

Without waiting for Prince Xian to answer, Li Jing laughed and said: "Who in Beijing doesn't know that Wang Zhuangtou is not engaged yet? Those who caught the son-in-law under the list forced his Mr. Song to go to the Temple of Mercy almost every day, and he really wanted to live there." They are not coming back in the temple. They are not willing to give up, I heard that they have all rushed to Shangzhou, just want to settle the marriage as soon as possible!!"

Regarding the enthusiasm of the king of Tianshui County, Wang Zixian was quite helpless, so he had to reply: "I want to wait a little longer, after this period of limelight, I will talk about marriage. Now the trend of arresting son-in-laws under the list is all because of this. After the name of the "Zhuangtou", it should be able to calm down after the next Zhuangtou appears. At that time, we should be more careful when talking about marriage, and it is not an impulsive decision."

Hearing these high-sounding words, Li Hui raised his eyebrows, and continued: "Uncle doesn't know, but Yang Shangshu has already planned to be a matchmaker for Zixian, and I heard that he will tell his niece to him." In the past two months, because of The marriage between Wang Ziling and Yang Shiniang changed, and Yang Shijing and Yang Qian had different ideas, so the Yang family didn't bother to settle the matter for the time being.After all, Yang Shijing was more willing to ask the prince to present this son-in-law, thinking that what happened to Wang Ziling might be destiny.But Yang Qian spared no effort to continue to match Wang Ziling and Yang Shiniang, and also wanted Du Chongfeng to marry Yang Baniang—and because of this, the Yang family has been quite noisy recently.

The sage pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Our Jiadi Zhuangtou and Tanhuashi are really the son-in-law that every family wants to grab. Since your marriage has not yet been settled, anyone can snatch this son-in-law, not only the Yang family If it wasn’t for Wanniang being too young, I would still want to snatch you back too. After that, I’ll let my uncle (King Jing) look into the details to see if there is any suitable little lady in our clan.”

Marrying a clan lord is naturally no worse than the little lady of a high-ranking official from an ordinary family.Strictly speaking, compared with the direct daughters of the top aristocratic families such as the Hongnong Yang family and the Hedong Pei family, the county head of the distant clan clan is slightly inferior in terms of career assistance.But under the premise of being favored by the sage, marrying a clan daughter means becoming his own son-in-law.Being one's own family is naturally easier to gain trust and reuse than being a pure courtier.

Although Wang Zixian said silently in his heart: In fact, he wants to marry the king of Xin'an County, or marry into the palace of the Prince of Xin'an County.But in this kind of occasion, this kind of truth from the heart can't be said out of the mouth - in any public or semi-public occasion, you can never confide half a word.He glanced at Li Hui beside him, and kowtowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En."

The sage laughed loudly: "In a few days it will be Li Niang's (Xuancheng County Lord)'s wedding, and you all will join in the fun. Besides, let's leave Xuan Qi alone, and Jing Xing's marriage will be a little tighter. I heard that the two Brother and second sister-in-law set it for you at the end of the year, and in a blink of an eye you are also going to start a family."

The king of Tianshui County was originally full of interest to tease Wang Zixian, but after hearing what he said, his face immediately collapsed.Even though he has been a little enlightened on human relations and sophistication, and is quite self-conscious as a clan and county king, he still doesn't understand the word "love".Thinking about the lives of the elder brothers, he has no interest in the restrained life after marriage.

Seeing him like this, the sage just smiled and shook his head, then let them go.Princess Changning took Yan Zhan to visit Empress Du, and Li Jing followed Li Hui and the prince out of the palace, all listless.

"Seeing that it's about to be a good day for Niang Niang, you should have misunderstood her by acting like this," Li Hui said.He watched the sage offer the prince as a matchmaker, and his mood was also depressed, but he couldn't show it halfway, and he had to agree with a smile on the surface, wouldn't it be even more sad?

"That cousin..." Li Jing snorted twice, "The temperament is similar to A Niang, teach me how to like her?" Who would like a wife who looks a little like A Niang and even has a similar temperament?Just thinking of her made him feel sick all over.However, when Princess Yue met her future daughter-in-law, she fell in love with her future daughter-in-law because of their similar appearance and temperament.Even other people said that the two of them are like mother and daughter, maybe it is fate.

"Then don't mention her." Li Hui said, "Mianniang is married, as an elder brother, I should give some good gifts." Of course, Prince Pu's residence has already prepared all the congratulatory gifts, and they have already sent them to Prince Yue's residence for makeup.But he still wanted to give some more in private, after all, the county lord of Xuancheng is also a good-tempered cousin and Li Jing's direct sister.

After hearing this, Li Jing managed to pull himself together: "Then I should give more gifts."

"Anyway, I don't have anything to do today, so how about going to the West Market for a walk?" Li Hui said, "We can also let Zi Xian hold the eye for us."

The king of Tianshui County looked at Xinke Jiadi Zhuangtou, nodded and said: "Our Wang Zhuangtou's eyesight, even my uncle is full of praise, I can trust it."

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhuangtou was sighing in his heart: he only wanted to go with Xuan Qi, but this Tianshui County King was like Xuan Qi's tail, he was almost inseparable these days, it was impossible to leave him behind.