Rise of Nongmen

Seeing that everyone was stupefied, Ye Chen picked up the package that fell on the ground, and handed it back to Mrs. Bai: "Mother, this is from my future daughter-in-law, open it and have a look."

Ye Family: "..."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Mrs. Bai acted stiffly according to her words, opened the silk and satin, and several brocade boxes of different sizes jumped into everyone's eyes.

These days, the Ye family has gained a lot of knowledge, and they have an idea of ​​items such as silk and satin that can only be used by wealthy families, but the things in front of them are beyond their imagination.

The furoshiki is brocade, and everyone has only heard of it, let alone seen it. The brocade box is also unusual, with complicated patterns and exquisite carvings. It is exquisite and extraordinary at first glance.

Looking at all this, Bai's heart beats like a drum. How expensive is this noble son, can he have such a fortune? What did his youngest son do to make such a wealthy person beg him? Allow yourself to go out?

Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Bai opened the largest brocade box, and several blood-red lumps with gold threads appeared in front of her eyes. I no longer know.

"This is the golden blood swallow." Ye Chen explained the confusion for everyone.

"Golden Silk Blood Swallow?" Several exclamations came from below, "That's something unique to foreign countries in the southwest, and it's very expensive. My God, Xiaochen, what kind of wife did you find?"

"It's just so-so, just the son of the Hou family." Ye Chen said modestly.

Bai Shi almost fell on his back, and finally held on to the corner of the table to stabilize his body.Qi Dafei occasionally doesn't understand her, but she is well-known to her. Even though the Ye family is developing rapidly, it still doesn't even have the possibility to compare with those rich and powerful.Ye Chen has a seventh-rank martial arts official on his body, but in the eyes of the Hou family, he is probably no better than an ordinary disciple. The two of them live together, and how will such two families get along with each other after they get married?

"Mother, since my son dares to do this, naturally he won't let the other party look down on our family, so you don't have to be so frightened." Ye Chen put away his joking demeanor and said seriously.

"Chen'er, it's not that mother thinks too much. This is the truth. No matter what you do, unless you are on an equal footing with the Hou Mansion, even if you are so rich that your family is piled up with gold and silver, you should look down on it." Bai's words earnestly said.

"Mother, the world is different now, haven't you heard of the strange talk that has sprung up recently?" Ye Chen changed the subject and asked an irrelevant question.

"Why not? Your mother and I have good news." Bai Shi was distracted from the topic without knowing it, and subconsciously retorted, "There is a flaming mountain on the other side of the Northern Wilderness. I heard from Xiaowu that standing on the farm is far away from the old man. You can see it from a distance. And..."

Ye Chen didn't interrupt Bai Shi, and let her talk about all the recent new things like venting.

Thanks to her, Ye Chen soon had a general understanding of the situation around Jinmin County.

According to Bai, Ye Wu once took people to the Flame Mountain to check it out, but he rode a camel for a whole day, but he still couldn't even touch the edge of the Flame Mountain, but the further he went, the weaker Ling Dong felt.Ye Wu was very curious, but he was afraid of getting lost in the desert, so he didn't dare to go any further, and returned the same way the next day.

Apart from this, Jinmin County is calm and calm, and there are no strange stories.

"Oh, I'm really old and forgetful, why should I tell you about this?" Mrs. Bai patted her forehead, muttered in a low voice, and then returned her attention to the big gift from the "future daughter-in-law".

Xu was afraid of being frightened one after another, and his old heart couldn't bear it. This time, Mrs. Bai was very straightforward, without even looking at the contents inside, he just opened the remaining few brocade boxes all at once, and the golden light immediately dazzled everyone's eyes.

Several female relatives in the family were all attracted by the gold ornaments, and couldn't bear to look away for a long time.

Ye Chen glanced at it, gold jewelry was the least valuable item among them, any other item could compare to it.

He doesn't feel ashamed of the behavior of Bai and the others. The past determines the starting point of their vision, and it is impossible to achieve it overnight. If you want to improve slowly, your requirements should not be too high.

Ye Chen ignored the others, and directly picked up one of the palm-length boxes and looked at it, only to see a dagger lying quietly inside, the scabbard was unpretentious and inconspicuous at all, there was neither gorgeous decoration nor complicated patterns, it was simple A few auspicious clouds, but nothing else.

Ye Chen's eyes were attracted by it unconsciously, he put down the box, took the dagger in his hand, gestured with the sheath, the handle fit very well, as if it was tailor-made for him.

Of course, this is not possible.

After scrutinizing it, Ye Chen pulled out the dagger, only to see that the blade was completely black without any reflection, and it was obviously treated specially.As if thinking of something, Ye Chen pulled out a hair and let it fall freely. When passing the blade, the hair was split into two. Obviously, this dagger has reached the point where the hair is blown off in the legend.

Ye Chen raised his dagger and looked carefully against the sunlight, the word "Xuanying" that was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye appeared vividly in front of his eyes.

He was engrossed in watching, and when he put away Xuanying, all the female family members of the Bai family had already recovered from their amazement. Seeing that Ye Chen was so focused, they didn't bother him, and retreated to the side to discuss in a low voice how to treat his future daughter-in-law .

Ye Chen smiled, but had no choice but to remind: "Mother, uncle, treat him normally, he has his own things to do, and he won't get along with us for a long time."

Hearing this, Mrs. Bai became worried again: "Chen'er, it's not easy to cultivate a relationship in two places, and you two are in that kind of situation. You should take care of this matter. Don't let your daughter-in-law run away when she just got it. It's better not to marry."

"No, mother, don't worry, I promise not to let my daughter-in-law run away." Ye Chen's eyes were full of certainty.

"Oh, mother doesn't care about you, you just know what you want." Bai Shi sighed, divided the gold ornaments, and put away the rest.

Qiu quickly refused: "Second brother and sister, you can't do this. I can't accept this from you. It was given to you by your nephew and daughter-in-law. What did I say?"

"Take it if you tell me, you forgot, my wife is a man, she doesn't wear these things." Mrs. Bai pushed the allocated gold jewelry in front of Mrs. Qiu again.

"No, no." Qiu didn't accept anything, "Second brother and sister, how about it, if you are really sorry, we mothers can share a few when cooking bird's nest in the future."

"Sister-in-law, why are you so clear with me? You already have a share of the bird's nest, so why do you need to ask for it?" Bai said in embarrassment.

Qiu's life and death refused to accept it.

Ye Chen didn't intervene in it, ignored the quarrel between Bai and the others, and took the Xuanying obviously for him back to the room.

In the end, Bai did not send out the gold ornaments, so he had to keep them by himself.

Without outsiders, Bai stared at the pile of brocade boxes on the kang table in a daze.Ever since she learned that her youngest son doesn't like red clothes and prefers to be armed, she tried her best to avoid mentioning this topic, but she couldn't get around it after all.

No one would have imagined that Ye Chen would bring back a daughter-in-law with many problems when she went out, and she was still the son of the Hou family. The Bai family didn't know how to deal with such an expensive daughter-in-law, who was still a man.I don't know what's going on with the Hou's Mansion. Even if the matter is extremely difficult, there is no reason to make such a marriage for the heir of the Hou's Mansion. Doesn't this cut off the inheritance of the Hou's Mansion?

Sighing, Bai put away the things.Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, she can't keep up with the times, so let the youngest son torment himself, since he personally resorted to using means to get it, she definitely has no reason to push it out, so she doesn't worry about it up.

Thinking of this, Bai's eyes suddenly brightened, and the haze that shrouded his head completely disappeared.

After Ye Chen left for a few months, the progress at the farm slowed down, and the two brothers Ye Wu and Ye You only acted according to the arrangement before he left.After the winter freezes and the winter break, his original greenhouse plan has failed, and the New Year's Eve will be soon, so it is not appropriate to be busy at this time.

Ye Chen originally wanted to take a trip to the Northern Wilderness, but Bai didn't let him, saying that it was too hard for him to travel around for days, and it would not be too late to let him rest for two days before going.

Naturally, Ye Chen would not object to this kind of trivial matter, so he rested for one night, and the next day, he followed Ye Ningren to the original fruit shop and now the peanut oil specialty store to check.

It is said that it is a peanut oil store, but it is not true. It also sells a small amount of cumin and cumin and other crops produced by the farm.

Ye Ningren didn't think so. Peanut oil is a new product with low output and high price. The customers must at least be people with small fortunes. , regardless of the small number of customers in the store, the profit is not lower than that of ordinary stores.

Ye Chen smiled and didn't say, it's good to have a shop to keep the family busy, and then ask a few small ones to take turns to look at the shop, just to train them to run a small shop.

Ye Ningren was a little worried: "Can this be done?"

"Uncle, Xiaoyao and the others are not young anymore, it's time to let go slowly."

"That's true. There are only a few adults in our family, and the manpower is a bit small. It is time to train the next generation." Ye Ningren thinks it makes sense, "I will remember this, and let them try to work in the next year."

That's it.

After resting at home for two days, Ye Chen was about to go to Beihuang. Unexpectedly, before he went out, the sky began to snow heavily, and after a while, a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.

With Liuyan around, Ye Chen is not afraid of heavy snow blocking the road by himself, and it will be difficult to transport supplies. Ordinary pack horses cannot withstand such a toss.

"Bang bang bang."

Ye Chen was standing under the eaves enjoying the snow when there was a rush of footsteps outside the courtyard, and then the door was slapped loudly, and before he could answer the door, the other party yelled.

"Open the door, open the door quickly."

Ye Chen looked at the sky, who would come to the door so early?Hearing the voice was very strange, thinking so in his heart, but he didn't stop walking, he opened the door latch, his eyes were white, and he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

"The emperor's honor, the banquet will be suspended for three months, and it will be implemented on the same day." After the notice, without even asking for hard work, the yamen rushed to the next house.

"What's going on?" Bai and the others dressed in disorder and ran out to ask about the situation.

"The emperor is gone."

"How could this be? No word has come out." Ye Ningren couldn't accept it. After a few years of stability, the emperor passed away. It's a trivial matter whether the year is over, so don't cause turmoil in the court.

"Oh, old man, what time is this? You still worry about it." Qiu suddenly became anxious, straightened her clothes casually, and ordered a few daughter-in-laws to go out when she felt that she could see people, "Tear off the white cloth first and then talk about it." , Second brother and sister, the family will be handed over to you, and the tofu shop and oil store have to be watched by people, and all the illegal things will be taken down. Oh, yes, the farm has to be notified, so as not to be caught handle."

As soon as Qiu gave an order, the whole family got busy.

Ye Chen squinted his eyes, these are trivial matters, what is important is the situation of the Qing'an Hou Mansion and the impact of the three-month suspension of sales of Yanjiu.Suspension of banquets is not just for fun, it means that restaurants are closed, restaurants are similar, and small shops such as noodle restaurants can continue to welcome customers. Weddings and funerals, except for funerals, have to be postponed.

How can the movement caused by the death of the king of a country be so small?

It's just that the matter is a foregone conclusion, the Qing'an Hou's mansion is far away in Xijing, Ye Chen can't get in, and the flame wine is destined to be unsalable for March, so he simply doesn't think about it, takes over the errand of Beihuang, and takes a small amount of supplies to brave the snow.

The southern foot of Luoyan Mountain was snowing heavily, but the northern wilderness, separated by a mountain, was so brightly sunny that there was not even a shadow of snow.

The farm is no longer green in summer, and everything is yellow, most of it is yellow sand, and the others are windbreak forests that have lost their leaves. Only a few wild grasses remain green, including dewweed.

"Xiao Chen, you're back?" Ye You was surprised when he saw Ye Chen who had disappeared for several months, "Come in, it's windy outside."

Although the sky in the Northern Wilderness is clear and clear, the temperature is not much higher than that in Jinmin County, and the north wind howls, causing pain on the body.

Ye Chen is in good health, and he can blow it all day without blinking. Ye You and the others can't do it. Except for the prescribed morning classes, they can't leave the house at other times. They wish they could stay in the house all day long. move.

After exchanging pleasantries, Ye Chen asked about Lucao. Before he left, he asked Ye Wu and Ye You brothers to collect the seeds.

Hearing this, Ye Wu got up and brought a large bag of items from the storage room next door: "Xiaochen, everything is here, what do you want these grass seeds for? Grazing?"

Ye Chen didn't hide it, and told the truth: "No, it's for raising the land."

Ye Wu was thoughtful, but Ye You was not interested in it, so he quickly changed the subject and asked about new things in Jinmin County.

Only then did Ye Chen remember the purpose of this trip, and hurriedly told them about the emperor's death, and then beat the drums to inform Zhuang Ding to gather and pass on the taboos during the period. All red objects were removed, and plain cloth had to be used if they could not be removed. cover.

Ye You's face immediately fell down. He wanted to go back to the city for a lively New Year's Eve, but it seemed hopeless. With so many eyes staring at him in the city, he might as well stay at the farm and feel at ease.

"You don't plan to go back to the city?" Ye Chen was slightly surprised.

"It's pretty good here, but it's not like that in the city. You can't listen to operas, you can't drink, and there are no lights to watch during the Lantern Festival. At least half of the street shops are closed, and you can't speak loudly. It's dead, and the wind on the farm is a bit stronger. , but much more comfortable."

Thinking about it this way, it really is, Ye Chen couldn't help laughing.This fifth cousin of his is very eccentric, but he works with ease, and his uncle is well educated.

"Okay, then you stay and be careful." Ye Chen originally wanted to replace the two cousins ​​by himself, but since Ye You didn't want to go back, it saved him a lot of trouble.It's an eventful time now, but he is better informed and able to respond better if he stays in the city, "Brother, will you go back to the city with me, or stay in Zhuangzi?"

Ye Wu thought for a while and said, "I'll go back, there are many things going on over there."

"Okay, get ready and leave tomorrow morning."

Ye You was stunned, and said anxiously: "Brother, won't you stay with me?"

Ye Wu rolled his eyes: "You are not a child, you need someone to accompany you to be at ease?"

"Hey, isn't this boring alone?" Ye You retorted.

"There are a lot of people in the village, let's go play with them."

Ye You: "..." Eldest brother is really not fun at all, Ye You hid to the side and squatted in a corner, the grievance was overwhelming, if he whitened his dark complexion, his persuasive power would be even greater.

"I brought you some bird's nest, do you know how to cook it?" Ye Chen took out some expensive food to show his comfort.

Ye You was even more listless: "No, I haven't eaten."

Ye Chen immediately found the mother-in-law who came to cook, and told them the process of stewing the bird's nest in detail, and he didn't let them go until they remembered everything was correct.

"Fifth cousin, this is a golden blood swallow. It's very precious. I haven't found a way to get this yet. Put it away and don't put it in the kitchen. If you want to eat it, take it out and let the cook cook it." Before leaving, Ye Chen did not forget to remind.

Ye You solemnly agreed, braved the cold wind and sent the two of them out of the house until they were nowhere to be seen, then rubbed his hands and retreated into the room, sighing, "Oh, this year is sad, what can I do by myself? "

He complained this time, but no one listened. At this moment, Ye Chen and Ye Wu had already run several miles away.

Not long after leaving the farm, Liuyan felt that Ye Wu's horse was walking slowly, and would stop and kick his hooves from time to time to lose his temper.

"Xiao Chen, your horse looks good, and you have a big temper, what did you do?" Ye Wuzao was attracted by Liu Yan's performance, endured it all the way, finally couldn't hold back, and asked curiously.

"My wife gave it to me." Speaking of this, Ye Chen looked proud.

Ye Wu was startled: "Your wife? When did it happen?"

"The negotiation was just completed, just a few days ago."

"Second aunt should enjoy the blessing now, congratulations." Ye Wu didn't know that Ye Chen married a male wife, and the congratulations couldn't be more sincere.

Ye Chen accepted the congratulations with a smile, and didn't say anything else.

With someone as a companion, the journey will not be so boring. Even though Ye Wu is not a talkative person, the time flies by so quickly, the two of them finally entered the city before nightfall.

Last year's New Year's Eve was running around on the road, and this year is not much better. This year has no sense of the year, and it is very deserted. Ye Chen wondered boredly, whether he is against the New Year's Eve, or else he will not be able to live a normal year. Festival.

The Upper Court of the Marquis of Qing'an in Xijing.

Don't talk about the New Year's atmosphere here, it's like a funeral, white everywhere.In fact, it’s not too bad, the one on the dragon chair is gone, everything in the place is kept simple, but Xijing under the emperor’s feet has to abide by the rules, and one step must not be wrong, otherwise the officials will refer to a book, and they will be accused of being disrespectful to the emperor. If you are convicted, you may even bring your whole family or even your entire family into trouble.

At this time, the common people are fine, the more powerful they are, the more cautious they are.

But the national mourning is only a national mourning, no matter how strict the rules are, unless you are close to the emperor, it is mostly just a superficial effort, and the atmosphere behind closed doors is not as serious as it is when you are outside.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Flower Hall in the Upper House of the Marquis of Qing'an was unusually solemn, so oppressive that it was almost breathless.

Mrs. Tai is old, she was already exhausted from attending the emperor's funeral for several days, and her expression was sluggish. At this time, her face was pale, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Kill the donkey, let go of the mill and kill the donkey!"

"Mother, it's okay, Ziqing is still here, I will send a letter to my son, and there will be no trouble over there." Hou Qing'an spoke to comfort him.

When mentioning Xiao Jinyan, Mrs. Tai became even more mournful: "Master Hou, don't lie to your mother. Ziqing's position as the son of the son was deprived and passed on to Jin Jue. That person's thoughts are obvious. There is no one to help Ziqing over there. You are young, you don’t know what the situation is, and you are forced to stay in Beijing, it’s hard, it’s hard.”

"Son, I trust Ziqing." Marquis Qing'an said in a deep voice.

"I hope so." In less than a month, Mrs. Tai seemed to be several years old. She seemed to remember something, and reminded her sharply, "Look at your wife. The Ministry of Rites came to announce the decree that day. I noticed her She lost her composure for a moment, and when she heard that Ziqing's position as son of the eldest son was removed, she could still laugh, it's unreasonable."

Marquis Qing'an frowned, with a puzzled expression on his face: "Mother, could it be that you misunderstood that Nishang has always treated Ziqing very well.

"Huh——" Mrs. Tai lowered her face, "Do you suspect that my mother can't lie to you? Who knows what she thinks if you know people, face, and heart. You still don't know, no matter how good she behaves, my mother has always been a fool." I despise her, but have you ever seen a time when you deliberately made things difficult for her for your mother, never once, let alone framed her, I'm afraid I'll get my hands dirty."

The Marquis of Qing'an has to admit that Mrs. Tai was born in a family of military generals, and what she dislikes the most is the delicate, soft, long-sleeved and good at dancing. When she married her daughter-in-law, she fell in love with Yan Nishang, who is as hot as fire, and her skills are not inferior to ordinary people. Unexpectedly, after that accident, the whole person changed. The relationship between Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Hou has faded since then, but they have never deliberately made things difficult, let alone created something out of nothing.

Thinking about it this way, Marquis Qing'an couldn't help but take this matter seriously.He guarded the Zhenbei Mansion all the year round, and he only had to go back to Xijing once in a few years. As for his understanding of Madam, he was not as good as Madam Tai, so he kept this matter in his heart and asked someone to check it out later.

But right now is not the time to think about such trivial matters. Before the emperor died, he suppressed all the nobles and nobles with real power. If one does not fall, all the military power can be recovered. If he is as powerful and defensive as the Marquis of Qing'an, he will be detained and in power. By.

As for the treatment of heirs, the most common thing is to deprive the position of the son of the world, and entrust him to the unlearned and incompetent. If there is no one who can't be picked, he must pick the worst person, and if he can't be picked, he will be married.What is amazing is that the emperor does not choose girls from the enemy, but chooses from the honest and upright officials.

Before entering Beijing, the Marquis of Qing'an never imagined that the emperor would be so decisive, completely abandoning the skin that was draped over his body, as if he would ignore it.

After thinking about it, the Marquis of Qing'an expressed his understanding again. Now that the world has changed, the person on the dragon chair must be afraid that his children and grandchildren will not be able to defend the country.He guessed that the matter was more than that, maybe the royal family also had some information that they didn't know, otherwise the emperor would not dare to do this!

Just after the new year, full of fights and calculations, the Dai Viet Dynasty has only been established for 15 years, the emperor's impulsive move may shake the foundation of the country.

Military power does not mean that it can be taken back, it needs a process, even if the soldier talisman is handed over, it is not on a specific person, if you want to mobilize the army at will, the constraints may be beyond imagination.

There must be something strange here, and the Marquis of Qing'an decided to wait and see.He couldn't leave the capital, and the city gates were also tightly guarded, but that didn't bother him, he had his own channel to convey news, if he didn't even have the ability to do so, and even talked about the real power of the Marquis, he would have been swallowed alive long ago.

"Your Majesty." A voice called from the door.

"Come in." Marquis Qing'an sat upright, putting away the lingering thoughts in his heart.

The confidant of the gatekeeper handed over the secret letter and immediately withdrew to continue to perform his duties faithfully.

The Marquis of Qing'an received the secret letter, opened it, and quickly scanned it, his complexion couldn't help but change.

"Master Hou?" Mrs. Tai's heart beat faster.

"Mother, you are going to marry your grandson-in-law." Marquis Qing'an forced a smile.

"Stop laughing, don't you know that you smile ugly?" The son I raised, I still don't know?Mrs. Tai tried her best to calm down, "I can bear it, tell me, what happened, is there something wrong with this marriage?"

The Marquis of Qing'an smiled wryly: "A major incident happened at Shanyuguan. So far, only one person can solve it. That person took this as a threat and asked to marry Ziqing. Ziqing sacrificed himself for the overall situation and agreed."

"You, you..." Mrs. Tai's breathing was stagnant, and she almost didn't come up in one breath.

Seeing that something was wrong, the Marquis of Qing'an hurriedly stepped forward to pat him.

Mrs. Tai finally did not hold her breath, and when she recovered, she asked with a pale face: "The matter has really reached such a serious point, do you have to do this?"

"I have not obtained His Majesty's permission. I must stick to it and cannot retreat. Otherwise, it is a ready-made handle, and beheading is enough."

"You really think so?" Mrs. Tai didn't believe it, "It doesn't look like it to me."

"Mother, it's different from my inability to hand over the military talisman." Qing'an Hou explained, "Not everyone can get the military talisman. Your Majesty would rather detain me in Beijing than let me go back to Zhenbei Mansion to get it. I'm afraid that the tiger will go back to the mountain and keep it." As for the future troubles, Shanyuguan is different, if you leave the pass without an order, you will be charged with a big crime, and the imperial court can justifiably send troops."

"Then you have to sacrifice Ziqing? He has just been conferred the crown prince for a year, and it is enough to lose him in a blink of an eye. Why do you want to push him into the fire?" Mrs. Tai was a little emotional, but she didn't blame her for that.

Xiao Jinyan is the eldest grandson, and she stayed with Mrs. Tai for a long time. Later, when she went to Beijing, she separated. After that, she had a relatively weak relationship with Mrs. Hou. Naturally, she was closest to Xiao Jinyan from the lineage of the Marquis of Qing'an.

It's not that there are no grandchildren under Cheng Huan's knees. Mrs. Tai is not only a son of the Marquis of Qing'an, but the first one is always different, right? I'm sorry Xiao Jinyan, I want to make up.

The Marquis of Qing'an remained silent and let Mrs. Tai vent her anger.

As she talked, Mrs. Tai couldn't go on talking herself.How could she not know that this is the most correct way, but why is it that the younger generation is required to bear the burden when the elders don't do their best?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai was stunned suddenly: "Master Hou, no, are you hiding something else? Asking to marry, the other party is a man?"

"Yes." Marquis Qing'an inexplicably felt guilty.

Mrs. Tai fell back angrily, grabbed the teacup in hand and threw it over: "Look at what you have done, you want to make Ziqing die, and you have to commit yourself to someone else, huh? How old is the other party, don't tell me that he is an old man If that's the case, you'll marry Ziqing in place of her."

"Mother, calm down, calm down." Qing'an Hou Lisuo caught the teacup flying towards him, but he was careful with him.

"Calm down your anger, I can't stop your anger when I look at you." Mrs. Tai glared angrily.

"Mother, things are not that bad. Even if your son and I show an old face, the other party is not happy." Qing'an Hou explained, "That man is a young man about the same age as Ziqing. Ye Xiaoer dared to make Ziqing's idea. But this person has a good eye. Looking around Xijing, he can't find a few Ziqings like him. He can seize the opportunity. If he wants to change to the past, he may not even be able to touch Ziqing. .”

"Are you very optimistic about him?" Obedient and obedient, Mrs. Tai grasped the main point at once.

"This man is an extraordinary scholar." Qing'an Hou Chang sighed, appreciating it again, he would only feel that way when he is a talented person, and what's the use of being a daughter-in-law, no matter how powerful, the word "male" alone is enough. It made him hate him, hated himself for not having enough energy, and hated the other party for taking advantage of others.

But having said that, Ye Chen's ability to seize opportunities is really amazing, and he can hit with one blow, which even the Marquis of Qing'an has to admire.

"Want to marry Ziqing? It's not impossible, let him show his sincerity." After the resentment, Mrs. Tai returned to her senses. Just about to fight for more benefits for Xiao Jinyan, she suddenly thought of something, and her eyes lit up. It's not settled yet, is it?"

"A verbal agreement, but no formal marriage certificate yet."

"Then you quickly write a letter. Ziqing is the eldest grandson of the Qing'an Houfu. There is absolutely no reason to marry, so let's marry together. This is the minimum, otherwise my old lady will accompany Ziqing to marry." Mrs. Tai threaten yourself.

The Marquis of Qing'an smiled wryly, what else could he do?I can only try my best to achieve it, otherwise I really don't know how this matter will end.

One of the secret letters had just been sent out, at this moment, the Marquis of Qing'an had no choice but to add another one.

The border of Zhenbei Prefecture.

The news of the emperor's funeral had already reached here, and at the same time, the Marquis of Qing'an was detaining Xijing, and he would not be able to control the news of the Zhenbei Army for a long time.

The Shanyu Pass is fine. The Marquis of Qing'an has shared joys and sorrows with the soldiers for a long time. After he left, Xiao Jinyan was able to calm people's hearts, and the other passes will inevitably cause people's hearts to fluctuate. Fortunately, it is only a very small part at present, and it will not affect the Zhenbei Army. The morale of the army depends on whether Xiao Jinyan can take over the power before the situation gets serious.

Standing on the city wall of Shanyuguan, Xiao Jinyan looked ahead. The distance was turbulent, gloomy and gloomy, but there was a gentle breeze under his feet, and the fragrance of birds and flowers. He woke up every day full of energy, as if he had endless energy.

No matter how hard the few masters chased them away, they couldn't drive them away, and they had to rely on them to roll around. Xiao Jinyan took the opportunity to make three chapters with them, and got a lot of benefits.

At that moment, Xiao Jinyan felt a strange pleasure in his heart, and then his face turned livid.When he was forced by the status quo and voluntarily complied with that bastard's request, was the other party also overjoyed?

Xiao Jinyan became angry, turned around and went down the city wall, went straight to the school grounds, picked a red-tasseled gun from the weapon rack at random, and started practicing.In an instant, the sky was full of dust and sand, and the red tasseled guns were connected in a line. It was difficult to tell which was the afterimage and which was the real body with the naked eye.

Xiao Jinyan was so devoted to training that he didn't know anything about what happened to him. The soldiers training near him couldn't bear to look away when they saw this scene.Afterwards, people kept coming after hearing the news. Soon, there was a circle of people around Xiao Jinyan, but no one made a sound. They were all attracted by the people practicing guns in the field.

After completing a set of marksmanship, Xiao Jinyan stopped his momentum, only to realize that something was wrong. With him as the center, there was nothing within a three-foot radius, even the ground had been cut off by a layer, while people were surrounded farther away, one by one. He was dumbfounded, obviously shocked by what had just happened.

Xiao Jinyan frowned, when did he have such abilities?Ask someone if you don't understand, and Mo Yan, who turned into a personal guard, immediately stepped forward and briefly explained the matter.

Xiao Jinyan knew it immediately, presumably the additional effect of the metamorphosis array that Ye Chen said began to appear, and immediately called the whole army to conduct a force test, starting from the strength, speed and physical fitness test, and ending with the actual combat training of riding and shooting.

The results are obvious. The quality of the officers and soldiers has improved significantly. Like Xiao Jinyan, the quantitative change has reached the qualitative change. There are several people who have developed strength. It is really flying sand and walking stones. It is said that he has been practicing martial arts for 30 to [-] years. Xiao Jinyan, a young general who has just reached the age of weak crown, is particularly eye-catching.

After the contest, the soldiers talked a lot.

"Have you heard that there are prizes for the top [-] in this martial arts competition. The prize is to move into a vacant house in the temporary residence of the foreigner. The higher the ranking, the closer the residence will be to Xiao Xiaowei's residence. Whether it is a general or a soldier, everyone Treat everyone equally."

"I heard about it a long time ago. This prize is very strange. Could it be that there is something special about those houses?"

"It should be, but it's a pity that General Xiao's personal guards are guarding, and they won't even let him approach."

"This is a good opportunity. Listen to what the higher-ups say. We will be tested once a month. If we work hard, maybe we will have hope next time." The soldier who spoke looked yearning.

"You are right, let's go and practice more."

Vice General Zhang is the direct descendant of General Xiao. After Qing'an Hou left, Xiao Jinyan was able to do things so conveniently. He and several other generals contributed a lot.

Xiao Jinyan's official position is still low. The arrangement was made before the Marquis of Qing'an left, but unfortunately the time was wrong. The end of the year plus the emperor's funeral, the procedure was too late to complete. Currently he is still a school lieutenant, and he is only an inconspicuous officer in the army. If it weren't for him He has a special status, and he stayed in the Zhenbei Mansion when he was young. He is very familiar with many generals, and some of them are even very close.

However, Ye Chen also gave a push, and now all the soldiers in Shanyuguan knew that when Xiao Jinyan's marriage agreement was made, it was the time when Shanyuguan's worries were relieved.

For the great sacrifice made by Xiao Jinyan, everyone from the generals to the soldiers at Shanyuguan was deeply grateful, and felt a little bit more unhappy with Ye Chen.

This is Xiao Jinyan's brilliance. Since the matter is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed, then seeking the best interests for himself is his top priority.

However, Xiao Jinyan only said for the time being that the Zhuanyuan Formation can clear away the yin energy, and did not clearly disclose the side effects. Currently, only the top [-] soldiers in the competition, Marquis Qing'an and his own soldiers can enjoy the greatest benefits.

It's not that Xiao Jinyan doesn't want to say it, but it's inappropriate.The peripheral effect of Zhuanyuan Array is so strong, let alone the inner circle. Keep it mysterious and distribute it as a reward. The soldiers will cherish it and will not spread it casually. If it is not taken seriously, everyone can benefit from it. , hasn't spread the buzz?

Even so, there was already a lot of discussion inside the barracks.If it wasn't for Shanyuguan itself's strict control over the soldiers, Xiao Jinyan proposed to strengthen the control. With the support of Deputy General Zhang and other generals, the soldiers are not allowed to go out for nothing, even if they are on vacation, they must stay in the barracks. into the eyes of the public.

Afterwards, when Vice General Zhang and other generals treated Xiao Jinyan, they showed a little more respect and less thought of taking care of the younger generation for Marquis Qing'an.

Everyone knows that in today's eventful autumn, one thing more is worse than one thing less. It is more important than anything else to keep the morale of the Shanyuguan army stable and not to be coveted by others.As long as the most important Shanyu Pass is stabilized, the other border passes of Zhenbei Prefecture will not dare to move rashly, and the Zhenbei Army will be stabilized. Then there will be more things to plan, and it is very likely to wait until Xiao Jinyan takes control In the whole army, there was no disturbance.

The Shanyuguan generals worked so hard together on this issue, it may be selfish.The new and unusual situation in the barracks is only circulated among the soldiers of Shanyuguan. They can be one step ahead of the other troops of the Zhenbei Army. After a long time, they will all become elite soldiers and strong generals, surpassing other troops. Who would not like that? ?

On the contrary, the benefits have to be distributed, and the generals have their own judgments about which is more important.

On this day, Xiao Jinyan received a secret report from Xijing, and suddenly his good mood disappeared. An incident that he deliberately ignored for more than a month came to his eyes again.

The Marquis of Qing'an has already agreed to the marriage between Xiao Jinyan and Ye Chen. Marriage can be left behind, but engagement will be put on the agenda soon.

Xiao Jinyan can no longer be calm, making a decision is easy, and weighing the pros and cons, this is the best solution, but if he really wants to fight with a real knife, he can't help feeling timid.

It's a pity that the arrow is on the string and has to be launched. The road ahead is unknown, and the step back is doomed to failure.

What could Xiao Jinyan do, she could only grit her teeth and go forward.

After some deliberation, Xiao Jinyan decided to send someone to invite Ye Chen to perform the contract, but before he could act, another secret letter from Xijing arrived in his hands. After reading it, he couldn't help but lighten all over, his brows relaxed, and he didn't see the impatience before.