Chapter 35 The face
"Uncle Shi, what does the emperor mean? Didn't the Ministry of Personnel figure out my origin and history long ago?" The problem came too suddenly. Until the next morning, Zhang Qian still felt uneasy and ran to Zhang Ruoxu's house and asked this senior to give him some advice.
"What else can it mean? The emperor is optimistic about you and wants to recruit you as a son-in-law?" It is rare to see Zhang Qian so panicked. Zhang Ruohu was very happy in his heart and took advantage of the situation without sympathy. "I told you that when the emperor was young, he was famously handsome. All of his daughters were as beautiful as flowers. And the real title of the name was not less than 2,000 acres. If you missed it, you will regret it for the rest of your life!"
"Uncle Shi, my nephew is asking you for serious things!" Zhang Qian was so ridiculed that he couldn't help but protest. "I'm serious too?" I can't understand why Zhang Qian was so anxious. Zhang Ruoxu glanced at him, and the old god added, "Is Princess Shang not good? Except for the fact that he can't take concubines or go shopping in brothels after getting married, everything else is beneficial to you without any harm. And you are not born a romantic person, although a good baby is wasted."
"Uncle Shi, if you tease me again, I will take the wine back!" Zhang Qian couldn't bear it anymore and gritted his teeth and warned.
"No, don't. I'll take all the things to the door of my house, so how can I take them away?!" Zhang Ruoxu heard this and decisively put away his smile, pretending to be full of solemn expressions and stressed, "Besides, I'm really not joking on purpose. Yong Zhao, you are really not young anymore. If you are not an official, but a civilian. If you don't marry, the local government can force you to marry a wife. At that time, whether you are blind, numb, or lame, you have to continue."
"There are still such rules in the Tang Dynasty?" Zhang Qian was shocked and immediately glared his eyes round. He found that Zhang Ruoxu was not saying a joke, so he couldn't help but gently pat his chest with his hands, "Huh, fortunately, I've become an official in time..."
"As an official, Weinan County will not be able to manage you anymore. But if you don't marry at an older age, there will be some place to manage you." Zhang Ruoxu rolled his eyelids and added with a sneer.
"Ah..." Zhang Qian was stunned again and was speechless for a long time.
No wonder in the 21st century, so many people sing to dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty every day. It turns out that in the Tang Dynasty, as long as they cannot marry a wife, the government will be directly responsible for issuing it! (Note: The Tang Dynasty stipulated that men and women of ordinary people who reach age must get married. Being single is a crime, and the government must forcefully marry and evaluate it as the political achievements of local officials.)
However, how could the wife, quality and feelings sent by her are guaranteed? To be honest, she just treats men and women as livestock and forces them to provide the next generation of labor for the Tang Dynasty in time.
"However, just by using Zhao's good skin and current career prospects, I guess I don't believe you can't marry a wife!" Seeing Zhang Qian being hit, Zhang Ruoxu finally got enough of his mouth, smiled, and put the conversation back. "And the emperor may not want to marry the princess to you, but to ask others for a question. After all, the emperor and the emperor are not alone, and there are a lot of royal relatives behind them. Maybe some royal relatives happen to have a daughter at home and are at the age of marriage. And parents are worried that their daughter will not be tolerated by their parents-in-law after marriage. Therefore, you have become the best choice."
"That's right?" Zhang Qian seemed to understand and his brows were slightly frowned into a lump.
"Hey, I just promised my daughter early, otherwise I would be willing to marry her to you!" Zhang Ruoxu smiled and added with some regrets, "Think about it, you have been in the fifth grade in your early twenties, and your future is not long-lasting. Even if you don't have much money, just relying on the salary and land given to you by the court will be enough for you to live a happy life. What you lack the most now is family support. For those royal relatives, this is not a problem at all. As for your parents and elders, it is even more advantageous in their eyes. Others' spoiled daughters are still afraid of being angry with their parents. But when you marry you, you can be the master of your family as soon as you get started."
These are all truths, but no matter how you listen, Zhang Qian felt awkward. He was about to bite the bullet and make a few words of quibbling, but unexpectedly, Zhang Ruoxu changed the subject again and asked solemnly: "Forget it, don't talk about these useless things. How did you and Gao Yanfu answer? Did he give you some hints at that time? You won't refuse, right? Use Zhao? Then I really want to admire you!"
"No! He didn't say anything, just distracted the topic!" After recalling the scene before going to the palace to attend the banquet yesterday, Zhang Qian shook his head gently.
Just as he was about to tell his answer truthfully, a tiny sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ruoxu's daughter Zhang Qingheng walked in with two maids. She saluted him generously, and then began to bring the maids to pour hot tea for her father and guests.
Zhang Qian's heart immediately felt a little expectation. While greeting Zhang Qingheng, he was considering his words in his heart. Before the other party left, he reported to Zhang Ruoxu in a small voice: "Uncle Shi, I told the senior sect that I had made a marriage with my junior sister as early as the master's sect. I made an appointment to marry her three years later. Although the contact with the master is now interrupted, a man is a real man, but he cannot break his promise and be fat!"
"Junior sister, I made an appointment to marry her three years later? Is it true or false? Have you never mentioned this to me?" This time, it was finally Zhang Ruoxu's turn to be surprised, frowned, stared at Zhang Qian up and down.
"The junior sister is fake, but the three-year agreement is true!" Zhang Qian's face turned slightly red, and he picked up the teacup to block the panic in his heart.
Zhang Qingheng put down the teapot, squatted down to his father and Zhang Qian, and tiptoed out. Then, he thoughtfully asked the maid to close the door.
Zhang Ruoxu's thoughts were all focused on Zhang Qian's response, and he didn't notice his daughter's expression and movements. He walked back and forth in the room with a tea cup. He whispered: "Whose daughter is so charming that she actually lets Zhaofei not marry her? Oh! I understand, you are afraid of marrying the princess and being restricted!"
"No?" Before Zhang Qian could respond, he decisively overturned the conclusion. "I said just now that you are not a romantic talent. Could it be that there is such a woman who has made a three-year agreement with you? It's not right. Since you like him, you also have you in her eyes. Just marry him directly, why have to wait for three years? Could her parents be a snob and don't look up to you? But now you are the fifth-ranked ones, and her parents don't look up to you, who else can they like? Even the top scholar and Tanhua were originally awarded an official position, but they were only a seventh-ranked one."
Zhang Qian had no choice but to be silent. Zhang Ruoxu had been in love with most of his life and was definitely not a stern person. After guessing, he felt that the answer was not true, so he slapped his hand and said with a smile: "I understand, the woman you like just lost her father. She wanted to keep mourning for her father for three years, so she made a three-year agreement with you!"
"Uncle Shi, don't guess. Anyway, I will never marry anyone except her." Zhang Qian was amused and crying again, so he simply pointed out his attitude. "I came to you today to ask if I answer this way, will the emperor be upset? And what consequences will he be if he is unhappy if he is unhappy."
According to the performance of another time and space online TV series, whom the emperor is to point out marriage? If the latter dares to refuse, if he does not die for ten or eight times, it is not enough to prove that his love is stronger than Jin. Therefore, after he finished his words yesterday, he has been trying hard to observe Gao Yanfu's reaction. However, Gao Yanfu, the general of the sect, has long become a mature person. He actually smiled slightly and turned the topic elsewhere. From beginning to end, he did not see any clues, nor did he give him any hints.
However, Zhang Ruoxu was very dissatisfied with his concerns. "Why would the Lord be unhappy? Not to mention that he could only be a relative of the Lord. Even the Lord's biological daughter would not treat you differently because of your answer."
Fearing that Zhang Qian would not believe it, he paused, and he explained in a low voice: "You have made great contributions to the country many times. How could the emperor abandon the public for personal gain? Besides, as the saying goes, the emperor's daughter does not have to worry about marrying. Every year, the flower-like boy who is counting on marrying princesses, princesses, and county lords can be lined up from the east gate of Chang'an to the west gate. Why do you have to hang yourself on your tree?!"
"That's good, that's good!" Zhang Qian finally felt the clouds and mists on his head, "Thank you, Uncle Shi, to solve the doubts. I still have some chores today, so I won't bother you. Today's wine is filled with the aroma of osmanthus. How about you taste it first? If..."
"Don't hurry to leave, haven't you said whose daughter you are?!" Zhang Ruoxu's heart was in full swing. He didn't even bother to taste the new wine, and chased Zhang Qian and asked repeatedly. "Tell me quickly, maybe I can help you tell me in front of her adults, so that she can take off her filial piety clothes as soon as possible. My daughter's family grows fast and is in bud like a spring flower, and there are only a few days in total. It's not like this that she wants to do filial piety..."
"Uncle Shi, you taste the wine slowly, I'll say goodbye!" Zhang Qian had already used the most likely way to convey the message to the Ruby Girl, so he would not be willing to accompany the old senior to tell his own gossip. He started and ran away in panic.
He had long legs and fast feet, and he had long become familiar with the Zhang family. Therefore, without any effort, he got rid of Zhang Ruoxu's "chasing" and came to the small road outside.
In a blink of an eye, it was the place where he met the ruby girl last time. He knew it was impossible, but he still couldn't help but look around quietly. He wished that the girl would ride her horse to him again, even if she just passed by her side, she would finally be able to look at each other to relieve her longing.
However, this time, God did not fulfill his wish. He walked back to his doorstep from Zhang Ruoxu's house, not to mention the ruby girl, he didn't even see a horse's hoof mark.
Just as I felt a little disappointed, I looked up suddenly, but found that there were a lot of people gathered at my doorstep. Men and women seemed to be more lively than holidays.
Since last time, a small official who was not open to the door came to the door to quarrel, but was scared away by Zhang Jiuling, Zhang Qian remembered that it had been a long time since he had such a lively time. He immediately coughed gently, then took a big stroll and walked over.
"The owner of the manor is here!"
"The owner of the manor is here!"
"The owner of the manor is finally back. Look at this shameless guy, do you dare to fart!"
"It was clearly a blackmailer, but I found such a nice excuse!"
"Go to his grandmother's Buddha, the Buddha has never blessed us. But the owner of the manor allows us to earn money and food in the middle of winter!"
"The owner of the house..."
The onlookers heard the cough and were talking about making way for the way. Everyone's face was full of expectations.
"What's going on, Ren Guanjia?" Zhang Qian vaguely noticed a villain coming from the crowd's discussion, slowed down vigilantly, and frowned and asked Ren Quan, who was located in the middle of the crowd.
"Donor, little monk Hui'an, this is polite!" Before Ren Quan could speak, a young monk who was three times better than a nun had already come to greet him.
"You're welcome!" Zhang Qian glanced at the other party and waved his hand gently, "What's the matter if you come to my house? Zhang is a child of the Mo family. There is a lesson in the master: Don't hear or see it, you will think it's nothing!"
This quote comes from the classic Mohist scriptures, "Ming Ghost". It is equivalent to telling the other party directly not to fool people with the Buddha's ghosts. Unexpectedly, the little monk Hui'an was not angry at all. He raised his hand and bowed to him, opened his red lips lightly, and said with a smile: "Mozi's wiseness, my Buddhist school is also very impressed. The little monk came here today, but he did not argue with the donor about the existence of ghosts and gods. Instead, he wanted to make a good relationship with the donor?"
"Shanyuan?" Zhang Qian frowned again, opened his body sideways, and refused to give the other party a chance. "Forget it, I don't believe it, you and I will definitely not be able to do it."
"The donor is joking!" Hui'an smiled with his face, like a delicate flower shining on water. In an instant, several girls in the crowd felt ashamed. "The little monk heard that there was an ancient well in the donor's home, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Therefore, he came here specially and wanted to use this well for worshiping the Buddha. If the donor is not stingy, the Buddha will definitely bless you within the next three years. Anyone who sincerely worships the Buddha in Weinan County will be free from illness and disasters." The second update, good night everyone. Drunk pussy
Chapter completed!