Chapter Eleven: Kaifeng Wind and Cloud (1)
Wei Liangqing was full of energy along the way. Everywhere he went, there were a large number of local officials and filial piety from gentry and merchants. Before he could leave Zhili, his waist was already bulging. This was really a pride of autumn wind and horse hooves were light and glorious. Hou Guoxing couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his eyes. However, he was the nephew of Ning Guogong and Wei Zhongxian, and he was just a fake son. This was a lot of trouble. He couldn't help but think of his mother's explanation when he came out, recording all the words and deeds of Wei Liangqing along the way.
Li Yongzhen was very harmonious with these two people on the surface, but he was very vigilant inside. Since he was surrounded by Wei Liangqing and Hou Guoxing, even if he had a few confidants around him, he was like a blind man after leaving the capital. So he didn't know too much about the situation outside, and he has now become the target of public criticism.
For the safety of his baby nephew and to have enough strength to kill Li Yongzhen, Wei Zhongxian actually sent five hundred Jinyiwei to Wei Liangqing and three others to protect him. Most of these people were obedient to Wei Liangqing alone, and Hou Guoxing himself also brought about more than one hundred followers. In addition to more than a dozen eunuchs who came out of the palace with Li Yongzhen, the team reached more than 600 at once.
Since Li Yongzhen was with him, Zhu Yinglong felt that there was no need to do it on their way to Kaifeng. People like the eunuchs had no ability, and no one could match the ability to spread rumors and accusations. Moreover, the slower Wei Liangqing walked on the road, the more time he could give Sun Chengzong and others in Kaifeng to calmly arrange it, so that Wei Zhongxian had no excuse to spread rumors and accusations.
Li Yongzhen and his group of more than 600 people walked for more than ten days before entering Henan. They soon went south across the Yellow River and arrived in Kaifeng. The prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture Wang Shaowei and others had already gone north to welcome the ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River.
The three of them were originally Li Yongzhen, but Wang Shaowei had received a notice in advance, so he naturally would not curry favor with a dying eunuch. He flattered Wei Liangqing in every way. He was not a problem with gold and silver. He even bought two filial puppets on the boat and served him on the boat, drinking and having fun. Hu Tian and Hu were so happy that Wei Liangqing called Wang Shaowei "brother", although Wang Shaowei was even more than teenagers.
When the boat was docked, Wei Liangqing picked two delicate flowers on the boat, and naturally felt refreshed. Surrounded by Wang Shaowei and other Kaifeng officials, he entered Kaifeng City with a proud look, causing the people of Kaifeng to look at each other and give guidance. The momentum was even more grand than the ceremonial guard of a prince.
As soon as he entered the Kaifeng Prefecture government office, Wei Liangqing exceeded his authority and ordered Wang Shaowei to ask him to sort out the list of people in Kaifeng who are sixteen years old and under 18 years old who are not married, and who are considered to be a list of people who are not married yet. Li Yongzhen is the chief officer of this talent show. Wei Liangqing's interfering affairs has already made Li Yongzhen very angry, but he is still angry. He can't afford to offend Wei Liangqing now, so he can only bear it and watch Wei Liangqing's performance with a sneer. He knows that he only needs to bring a pair of eyes to see it when he comes out this time, and he just ignores the rest of the matter.
Wang Shaowei had already prepared the roster matters, and listed Tian Shulan's name first.
Wei Liangqing looked through and found the person he was looking for at first sight. He was overjoyed. Wang Shaowei was really good at doing things. When he went back, he would definitely give him a few words to him in front of his uncle. His purpose was this. He didn't look at the rest and pointed to the roster and asked: "I don't know these women. Come and give me a message to me. Eunuch Li and the waiter to direct the Shi to introduce the women on the roster. Let us have a rough impression, first delete some unsuitable ones, so it's easier to choose."
"The official understands." Wang Shaowei picked up the roster with a smile on his face, and first pointed to Tian Shulan's name and said: "The woman ranked first is Tian Shulan. This woman is only sixteen years old. She is born with a beautiful appearance and beautiful beauty. She is known as the first beauty in Kaifeng. Moreover, this woman is very talented in business and has the name of the first talent. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting,..."
"Is it the woman who is fighting for each other by King Xin and King Zhou?" Hou Guoxing suddenly asked.
"It's this woman." Wang Shaowei replied.
"I heard that this girl was betrothed to King Zhou by his father first. Later, King Xin was dissatisfied and connected him to King Xin's mansion. King Zhou had a turmoil with King Xin for this, right?" Hou Guoxing asked immediately.
"There is such a thing, but it is not as serious as Hou Commander Shi said. It's just that Tian Shulan is the sister of Prince Xin's concubine, that is, Prince Xin's sister-in-law. Prince Xin has some conflicts with King Zhou, so naturally he doesn't want his sister-in-law to marry King Zhou, so this storm happened." Wang Shaowei replied cautiously. He knew that Hou Guoxing was the biological son of the palace and he could not offend him.
"A woman's beauty and wisdom are equally important, which has caused two princes to fight. Wouldn't it be dangerous to enter the palace to become the queen? Tian Shulan must not be selected!" Li Yongzhen thought so in her heart. Although he also knew that the queen and King Xin might have joined forces now, how could he know what the union between King Xin and Zhang Yan is like? In Li Yongzhen's eyes, the separation and unity in the world is only profit. Once there is no interest, separation is inevitable. Li Yongzhen even doubted whether King Xin would use this sister-in-law to enter the palace to gain the favor of Emperor Tianqi, and cooperate with the inside and outside to seize the country. Therefore, he felt that it was necessary to help the queen and not select this woman, so he said, "A woman can actually attract bees and butterflies to make the two princes turn against each other. How can such a disaster enter the palace to serve the emperor? Our family suggests that this woman be deleted directly."
Wei Liangqing's face suddenly changed. Who said he wanted to give this woman to the emperor to enjoy? Of course, he had to let himself enjoy it first. Depend on the situation, then decide whether to send it to the palace? If you say this, wouldn't even have the chance to enjoy it? Wei Liangqing really wanted to kill Li Yongzhen on the spot, but he was the main person in this trip. Since he had expressed his attitude so directly, he couldn't say anything.
When Hou Guoxing saw the two of them being harmonious along the way, they met as soon as they arrived in Kaifeng. Speaking of which, Wei Liangqing was still the same as himself. When he heard such a beautiful woman, his heart was itchy. He smiled and said, "It is said that hearing is false, and seeing is true. Since the prefect Wang puts this women's volleyball team first, there must be his reason. After all, the three of us are not familiar with Kaifeng's favor. In my opinion, don't make such a decision for the time being, what should we say when we see someone?"
When Hou Guoxing said this, Li Yongzhen had no reason to refute it, so he snorted coldly, closed his eyes and ignored Wei. Hou and the other two stood Wang Shaowei with the roster with awkward look on the spot, smiling very reluctantly.
Seeing this situation, Wei Liangqing asked Wang Shaowei to introduce him further. He ordered Wang Shaowei to gather the beautiful girl to be selected to the government office tomorrow, and left with a gloomy face.
On the first day in Kaifeng, Li Yongzhen was equivalent to breaking apart with Wei and Hou publicly
Chapter completed!