Chapter 449: This Generation Is Messed up [Thank You! Goodbye! I Owe You 40k More]

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Rongxian was strangled by the belt and stuck out his tongue in a funny manner.

Looking at the Pei family brother next to him with a smile on his face: "I saw him looking like this yesterday."

The Pei family brother smiled and said, "That's right!"

After letting go of his hand, his pocket fell back on his head. Rong Xian covered his neck and rubbed it uncomfortably: "Ahem. This taste is really unpleasant."

"Why don't you laugh?"

As he spoke, Rong Xian followed the Pei family brother's gaze and looked back.

"Official official!" Rong Xian hurriedly followed the Pei family brother and saluted with his hands raised.

The chief minister moved the fly whisk in his arms, squeezed out a fake smile and said: "Erlang, His Majesty invites you to come over! Please."

"Ah? Oh! I obey the order!"

After saying that, Rong Xian raised his eyebrows at the Pei family brother, showed a proud smile, and followed the chief minister towards the emperor.

The two children of the Pei family who stayed in place slowly put away their smiles. Yesterday, the imperial cavalry went out for a parade. The Pei family was originally responsible for accompanying Rong Xian.

But later it was replaced by Zhang Shipan,

It almost caused trouble.

They didn't have a good look on Zhang Shipan.

Outside the palace,

Under the colorful shed,

The Marquis of Xiangyang held a wine cup in one hand and a wine flask in the other, looking at the Duke Anguo, Duke Guoguo, and Marquis Zhongshan in front of him who were toasting.

There is no hint of hypocrisy in the smiles of these people, they all look like genuine smiles.

But the Marquis of Xiangyang knew that they were just smiling.

After they finished their toast and returned to their seats, the Marquis of Xiangyang turned his head and looked at the Duke of Qi who was sitting behind him, frowning and said, "What are you waiting for me to do? Your family is a Duke, and mine is a Marquis. Hurry up."

"Yes, it's father-in-law!"

Duke Guo of Qi responded with a smile and walked to the front to toast General Cao.

Looking at the figure of Duke Qi, the Marquis of Xiangyang sighed irritably and then looked at Princess Pingning who was talking near the queen.

Qi Yiqiu, Duke of Qi State, was the second legitimate son of the Qi family. Originally, his successor was the eldest son, Qi Dalang, but Qi Yiqiu had not been trained according to the line of succession since he was a child.

Therefore, although he is a standard child of an aristocratic family, he always has some shortcomings. His upbringing since childhood has also caused him to have a weak temperament that is easy to control.

And his daughter, Princess Pingning, has been growing up in the palace since she was a child. She is used to seeing smart people fighting and has a very strong personality.

As a result, the honor and disgrace of the Qi family are tied to Princess Pingning.

Fortunately, the queen now has a prince. As the queen's adopted daughter and the nominal sister-in-law of the prince Zhao Fang, as long as the Qi family doesn't have any major problems, they will still be rich in the future.

But in the court, it is better to have more capable friends!

Only with a good Qi family can Princess Pingning be able to protect her two little brothers.

The whole story of these things had happened to the Marquis of Xiangyang, who had thought about it countless times at home.

Seeing Duke Qi waiting respectfully aside after the toast, the Marquis of Xiangyang walked forward.

After clinking glasses with General Cao and having a drink, the Marquis of Xiangyang said: "Old Marquis, I see that you are not far away from becoming the Duke of the country!"

Marquis Tuoxi, whose beard and hair were all white, smiled and waved his hands: "It is our duty as military commanders to fight for the country, and how we are rewarded depends entirely on the Holy Will."

"What the old Marquis said is, give you another drink!"

The two of them drank.

The Marquis of Xiangyang approached Old General Cao and whispered a few words. General Cao did not speak and just nodded.

The Marquis of Xiangyang replied, "No wonder" and walked to Xu Minghua's side.

"Xuhou!"

"Master Gu!"

"Sit down!" Xiangyang Marquis waved his hand towards Xu Minghua.

"You did a great job in the attack on Bai Gao Houqu in the north!"

"Your Majesty is so complimentary, His Majesty is the one planning the strategy!"

Xu Minghua raised his glass, and the rim of the glass was a little shorter than the Marquis of Xiangyang's wine glass.

"What are you doing here!" The Marquis of Xiangyang said, touching the rim of the cup to Xu Minghua's level: "Do it."

The two princes raised their heads and finished the drink, shining the bottom of their glasses and smiling together.

The Marquis of Xiangyang patted Xu Minghua: "Marquis Xu, what do you think of the young man in my family?"

Hearing this, Xu Minghua was stunned: "Huh? The eldest son of your family, oh!"

The Marquis of Xiangyang looked to the side.

Xu Zaijing's hand stopped in mid-air, motionless.

The Marquis of Xiangyang continued to talk to Xu Minghua: "Your granddaughter Qingyi, I think she is blessed."

Xu Minghua looked a little embarrassed: "Oh, Gu Hou, your eldest son must be a good man!"

The Marquis of Xiangyang smiled and said, "Since it seems good to you, Xiao Xu, let's take advantage of this good day to settle the marriage."

Xu Minghua blinked: "But this seniority."

The Marquis of Xiangyang patted Xu Minghua: "You want to take advantage of me?! We all have our own opinions!"

Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua looked at the eldest lady Sun in the distance with some embarrassment. After thinking for a while, he nodded: "Okay, then thanks to Gu Hou for loving my sister Qing."

"Hahahaha! Okay! It's a deal!"

The Marquis of Xiangyang laughed heartily.

Listening to the laughter of the Marquis of Xiangyang,

Princess Pingning, who was talking to the queen, looked over curiously.

The queen smiled and said: "Ping Ning, why is the Marquis of Xiangyang so happy?"

"After returning to my mother, he often told me in the Marquis's residence that he wanted to discuss military tactics and battle formations with Marquis Xu. I'm really happy to see him now!"

Before Princess Pingning finished speaking,

Then I heard the emperor's somewhat angry voice in the main hall: "You are my personal guard, why are you standing there so arrogantly?"

Rongxian knelt down on the ground skillfully, leaned over and said: "Your Majesty, I know my mistake, and I will not dare to do it again!"

Hear the noise,

The ladies of the imperial edicts around looked towards the palace, and then looked at Rong Fei beside the queen.

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Rong Fei behind the queen lowered her head and said nothing.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Don't cry!"

Zhao Fang stood and hugged Rong Fei's daughter Princess Xiaoqiu in his arms and asked loudly.

Zhao Fang's sister Princess Yue'er, who was standing by, stared at Zhao Fang with cute eyes and looked at Zhao Fang in confusion: Didn't she see her sister crying just now!

In the palace,

the emperor who heard Zhao Fang's voice looked at the queen,

looking at the profile of Rong Fei who was sitting behind the queen with her head down,

the emperor turned his head and looked at Rong Xian who was kneeling on the ground, and said a little depressed: "Get up, don't get in my way here!"

"My humble servant obeys the order."

On the queen's side,

Zhao Fang let go of his sister, and I don't know who he learned from, and patted the little tuft on Princess Xiaoqiu's head with a smile.

At this time, Princess Xiaoqiu still looked confused, with an expression of something happening.

Marquis Xiangyang glanced into the hall,

muttered a few words and complained,

but did not return to his seat like the others, but walked to the side and came to Xu Zaijing's desk.

"Boy, the old lady's wine pot is out of wine, sit here and rest for a while."

Xu Zaijing hurriedly stood up and gave up his seat, and then filled Marquis Xiangyang's wine cup with wine.

Watching Marquis Tuoxi and Marquis Yongyi continue to drink with the officials of the court who came to toast.

Marquis Xiangyang looked Xu Zaijing up and down and whispered: "You kid, you really don't know how favored Concubine Zhang was back then, and what position she held in His Majesty's heart!"

Xu Zaijing replied unhappily: "Old Marquis, I didn't start yesterday! I only shot the helmet and not the head, which was very restrained."

Marquis Xiangyang sighed while holding the wine cup: "I also heard about what happened yesterday. If you change someone or change your mount, you may not be able to run to Ansu Gate."

Xu Zaijing nodded: " Old Marquis, we have no grudges against this little beast in the past or in the present, why is he trying to set a trap for us? "

"Didn't your father tell you?"

"My father said that we were almost used as a target to establish our authority."

"Then why are you asking me?"

"I just want to see if you have any other opinions."

The Marquis of Xiangyang glanced at Xu Zaijing: "My opinion is very similar to your father's!"

"The Zhang family of Beizhou is quite powerful in several military states in the western route of Hebei, and your majesty He has a grand plan in mind!"

"If there is a war in the future, with the kindness of your majesty in the past, he can lead a group of soldiers to make meritorious deeds and revive the reputation of his Beizhou Zhang family."

"You guys, especially you are famous for causing trouble in Bianjing, who else can I find to establish my authority? Find a few bastards of small officials? Can I establish my authority?"

Xu Zaijing looked at the warships performing in Jinming Lake and said, "Humph! He is quite ambitious! But the arrow of this little beast is aimed at my head. ! Not only does he want to establish his authority, he also wants to kill people! "

Hearing this, Xiangyang Hou stopped the wine cup in his hand and frowned: "Really?"

Xu Zaijing nodded: "Old Marquis, you should know my archery skills, and I won't joke about such things."

"It's just that this little beast didn't come today. If I see him, I will make him take off his personal guard armor and compete with me! Thief bird!"

As he said, Xu Zaijing picked up a piece of cake from the table and ate it hatefully.

Xiangyang Hou raised his head and poured the wine in the cup into his mouth, frowning and said: "No! I always thought they were using bows and arrows to scare you! If it's true what you said, they are going to make a mortal enemy!"

Xu Zaijing: "Tsk! It's not a scare."

Xiangyang Hou hesitated for a moment and said: "Maybe he was young and hot-tempered and didn't know how to hit me."

Xu Zaijing shook his head: "He shot me once or twice because he was young and hot-tempered! But he shot me nine arrows, seven of which were aimed at vital points!"

"Fortunately, I'm not old! It's better not to let me see him in the future. Now I only returned one arrow, and there are still Where are the six arrows!"

Looking at Xu Zaijing's expression when he spoke, Xiangyang Hou said: "Just now I saw you sitting here very honestly, like a quail."

"I was pretending."

Xiangyang Hou nodded at Xu Zaijing unhappily: "He is reckless and vicious, don't follow him! Don't be anxious about anything! You are not like me, half of your body buried in the ground!"

Xu Zaijing looked at the older Xiangyang Hou and nodded: "Boy, you understand!"

"What do you understand?"

"A gentleman's revenge is never too late."

"That's good enough, let's go!" Xiangyang Hou was about to stand up from his seat.

Xu Zaijing hurriedly reached out to help.

Feeling the strong hands on his arms, Xiangyang Hou patted Xu Zaijing's arm with one hand: "You are quite strong, not inferior to me in the past!"

"The old marquis is right."

Xiangyang Hou returned to his seat.

After thinking for a while, the Marquis of Xiangyang said to Qi Yiqiu who was talking to the Duke of Fuguo not far away: "My dear son-in-law, come here!"

Qi Yiqiu was stunned when he heard the word "good son-in-law", then nodded quickly, smiled and bowed to the Duke of Fuguo, and then came to the desk of the Marquis of Xiangyang.

The Marquis of Xiangyang waved to Qi Yiqiu, and when Qi Yiqiu came over, the Marquis of Xiangyang whispered: "Does the Duke's Mansion have any trusted friends in Hebei West Road?"

"Back to my father-in-law, yes! Beizhou's general magistrate's surname is Dong, and it has something to do with our family!"

The Marquis of Xiangyang pondered for a moment and then said a few words in Qi Yiqiu's ear.

After hearing this, Duke Qi Yiqiu of Qi hesitated and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, my son-in-law will definitely find out about this matter."

The Marquis of Xiangyang said solemnly in a low voice: "This matter is quite strange. The fewer people who know about it, the better!"

"My son-in-law understands."

"Ping Ning's eldest brother is probably going to be engaged to the Xu family's eldest granddaughter, and they will also be relatives in the future."

Qi Yiqiu's serious expression just stopped, and then there was a smile on his face: "My father-in-law has deep plans, and my son-in-law knows it."

"Um."

At this time,

There was a lot of noise around Linshui Palace.

It turned out that the big dragon boat in the Owu on the north bank of Jinming Pool had been dragged by the small dragon boat outside the colorful shed in front of Linshui Hall.

The emperor stood up and prepared to lead his ministers towards the dragon boat.

The Marquis of Xiangyang also stood up, bowed to the emperor who waved to him, and then touched his belly to indicate that he wanted to change clothes.

The emperor was annoyed and pointed at the Marquis of Xiangyang with his finger. He shook his head and led the queen and Zhao Fang to the dragon boat.

The Marquis of Xiangyang stayed at the back,

Many people passed by the Marquis of Xiangyang. When they saw Zhao Zilong, they

The Marquis of Xiangyang limped a few steps quickly, grabbed Zhao Zilong's wrist, and pulled him to the stern of the dragon boat where there were few people.

Seeing Zhao Zilong's surprised look, the Marquis of Xiangyang whispered: "Old Zhao, I know a lot about your Imperial City Department! If the Xu family hadn't sent cotton wool to the Queen, it wouldn't have been so easy for you. If you find out the dead soldier, your Imperial City Division will not be re-employed so easily. You have accepted this matter, do you admit it?"

Zhao Zilong looked at the Marquis of Xiangyang and whispered: "When did I say no? Lao Gu, just say what you want to do! Don't beat around the bush!"

The Marquis of Xiangyang blew his beard: "Hmph! The personal guard selected by your Imperial City Division is that little beast from the Zhang family in Beizhou. Did you check it out and send it to the palace? Yesterday, you almost nailed an arrow to several houses. On the head of the distinguished disciple!"

Zhao Zilong frowned and said, "He took Beizhou's Buddhist dressing table and captured and killed more than a dozen spies, and got into His Majesty's eyes with his merits!"

"Then it's reasonable for him to behave like this as soon as he comes to the capital?"

"Zhang Shipan explained to His Majesty last night that he was impulsive!"

"Impulsive shooting of nine arrows???"

Seeing Zhao Zilong's expression, the Marquis of Xiangyang took advantage of the victory and pursued him: "Check him!"

"I checked before entering the capital! And, Lao Gu, tell me this after you meet Zhang Shipan yourself!" Zhao Zilong said and was about to leave.

The Marquis of Xiangyang grabbed him again: "Don't you just look like Concubine Zhang? Marquis Tuoxi told me! You should know better than me how the Guo family suppressed their family back then!"

When Zhao Zilong heard this, he had doubts in his eyes.

"After all, he is from the Imperial City Division. If something happens to him in the future, do you think you will get something good?"

Listening to the words of the Marquis of Xiangyang, Zhao Zilong said: "I know about this, and I will be more careful in the future. Lao Gu, I will let Meifeng go."

The Marquis of Xiangyang said with a smile: "That's right! If your Majesty blames me in the future, just tell me!"

Zhao Zilong glanced at the Marquis of Xiangyang: "You just talked to Marquis Xu and smiled so heartily. Did you decide your son's marriage?"

Seeing the surprised look on the face of Marquis Xiangyang, Zhao Zilong shook off his grabbed sleeve and left the stern of the ship.

"I said, you are so obedient!"

The dragon boat has not started yet,

The highest level on the ship,

Grand Prime Minister Shen smiled and stood in front of the emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne: "Your Majesty, I kindly ask your Majesty to let Xu Wulang disembark and help my brother Rui."

The emperor looked at the ministers on the side and said with a smile: "I am also very happy that your brother Rui can recover. Since Aiqing said so, Xu Wulang!"

"The boy is here!"

On the bottom of the big dragon boat, Xu Zaijing looked up and replied loudly, cupping his hands.

Hearing this, everyone on the boat chuckled.

"Get off the boat and help Brother Shen row the boat."

"Boy, you obey!"

With that said, Xu Zaijing prepared to get off the small dragon boat on the big dragon boat.

Qi Heng, who had been watching the navy juggling performance at close range elsewhere, came over and encouraged Xu Zaijing: "Brother Jing, it's up to you!"

Xu Zaijing patted his shoulder with emotion: "Brother Heng, thank you very much!"

Xu Zaijing was so solemn, which made Qi Heng a little confused, but he still smiled.

Um,

Those two boys, the Marquis of Xiangyang, are Qi Heng's uncles, and the future eldest lady is probably Xu Zaijing's niece. This generational hierarchy is messed up. Tsk~