Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

About half an hour passed.

After three rounds of drinking, Han Jiang and Wei Yuan temporarily left the tent on the pretext of inspecting Helan Mountain.

When the two came to an open area, Han Jiang suddenly said:

"I have heard about the name of Marquis Wei for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to meet him. Today I can put an end to my worries."

Wei Yuan said: "I originally planned to garrison the Helan Mountain area and then go to Qingzhou to visit Duke Kang. Unexpectedly, I asked you to come to Helan Mountain in person. If I had known this earlier, I would have gone to greet him earlier."

Han Jiang chuckled and said, "Marquis Wei, although I have the title of Jinshi, in the end, I am a martial artist, and you and I are in the same group."

"I'll get straight to the point. If it's just to defend the Helan Mountain area, why does the Marquis of Wei need to come in person?"

The implication is that he is not a pure martial artist, and he and Wei Yuan are destined not to get along.

If Wei Yuan's purpose in coming to Yanbian would not affect his interests, he would have turned a blind eye to what Wei Yuan did.

No matter whether he was a martial artist or a scholar-official, he didn't want to offend anyone.

He also knows exactly what the situation is in the DPRK.

Wei Yuan said: "To be honest, when I first came to Shaanxi Road, I asked my teacher, the British Duke, whether it was easy to get along with you, the Duke who guards the border for the country."

"I thought that not only would we be at odds with each other when we met, but we would also dislike each other. But when we meet today, I can actually chat with you very well."

The implication is that what I do in Shaanxi will not affect your interests and we can be friends.

The conversational boundaries between the two are very clear, that is, not touching each other's sensitive matters.

For example, Han Jiang would not take the initiative to ask what Wei Yuan was here for, but just wanted to know whether his arrival would affect his own interests.

Wei Yuan did not answer what he wanted here, and he would not embarrass Han Jiang.

When the matter came to this point, Han Jiang lost all her worries and asked Wei Yuan about some things that had nothing to do with her personal pain.

"It is said that Prime Minister Han and Prime Minister Wen have been quarreling fiercely in the court recently, and many scholar-bureaucrats have been squeezed out of the capital. I wonder what the official plan is?"

Dare to talk about this topic, actually want to send a signal, that is, regard Wei Yuan as a friend.

If you are not a friend, who would dare to talk about such sensitive topics?

How could a frontier pillar like Han Jiang take the initiative to offend Wei Yuan, who was on the rise? What's more, this person has not done anything that affects his own interests.

Rather than asking what the official's attitude was, it was more like another test of Wei Yuan.

"How can we, as ministers, figure out what the official's plan is? If those two men hadn't been fighting fiercely, I would have wanted to be clean. I wouldn't have asked for permission to leave the capital unless I had to."

This sentence means that we are not enemies, but our friendship has not reached the point of discussing matters between the DPRK and China. I came to Yanbian because I want to be clean. This cleanliness also includes many people in Yanbian who don’t get in my way.

Han Jiang nodded thoughtfully and said: "While Lord Wei is in Yanbian, please feel free to speak up on official matters. All our troops on the Shaanxi Road will fully assist Marquis Wei."

Wei Yuan cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I would like to thank Duke Kang in advance."

The water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river, which is the best state for the two of them.

Wei Yuan just wanted to leave some of his own power in Yanbian and did not want to make enemies.

When serving as an official in the court, one more friend is far better than one more enemy.

Han Jiang only stayed in the Helan Mountain area for half a day before leaving. For him, his goal had been achieved.

On the way back to Gyeongju, Grandmaster Han asked:

"Father, what exactly is Wei Yuan going to do when he comes to Yanbian?"

In the carriage, Han Jiang said in a deep voice: "I want to be called Marquis of Wei."

Wei Hou?

Grandmaster Han was slightly shocked. His father only chatted with Wei Yuan for a moment, and he even had to change his title?

"It's father."

"What exactly is Marquis Wei going to do when he comes to our territory?"

Grandmaster Han continued to ask.

Han Jiang said seriously: "Whose territory? The land we are stepping on is the official territory!"

"As for what Marquis Wei is doing here, it has nothing to do with us."

"If he has any request, and it's not excessive, just grant it."

At this point, he slowly closed his eyes and said no more words.

Not long after Han Jiang and his party left, Wei Yuan had already set off for the 'Changcheng Ridge'.

As wars broke out frequently between Xixia and Zhou Dynasty, the originally intact Great Wall became dilapidated. Because it stood between the mountains, it was called the Great Wall Ridge by the locals.

"Before Commander Wei came, many generals in the army said that the Great Wall over there should be rebuilt, but the general thought that the cost of doing so was too high."

Peng Sun, who was sitting on the horse, spoke to Wei Yuan in front of him.

Chen Daniu nodded and said: "Although I don't understand, I also know that building the Great Wall requires great efforts. If the Xixia army takes it back again, we will have done nothing."

Wei Yuan gave Chen Daniu a meaningful look and thought to himself: "This guy often stays up late to read at night, and he has made a lot of progress while talking."

Then, he said with a smile: "Don't even think about building the Great Wall. The imperial court will not carry out major construction, but it is still feasible to build a few walled cities."

Peng Sun's eyebrows revealed a bit of disappointment.

The soldiers of the border generals all hope to build the Great Wall. In this way, resisting the Xixia army can be said to be more effective with half the effort.

At this time, Xiao Yuming came and wanted to say something.

Peng Sun took the initiative to distance himself.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan waved his hand and said, "No problem, let's listen together."

Peng Sun was stunned.

Xiao Yuming told Zhang Xun's story.

Peng Sun kept his head down and did not express his position.

Wei Yuan said: "General Peng, Zhang Xun's adoptive father is Zhang Maoze, the deputy general manager of the palace. I would like to ask you to write a letter and submit it to the official to explain the matter clearly. How about it?"

Peng Sun didn't ask anything, and immediately expressed his position: "The general will understand. Please rest assured, Commander Wei."

Soon, the urgent report was sent to Bianjing.

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In the sixth year of Jiayou's reign, it was October 12th.

Empress Cao held a banquet in Yanfu Palace.

The British princess came to the palace early and did not go with Zhang Guifen.

When she arrived, the luncheon was about to begin.

As soon as he entered the imperial city, he met Wang Anshi's wife Wu Qiong, who had also just arrived.

Zhang Guifen took the initiative to say hello, "But Mrs. Wu?"

Wu Qiong turned around, saw Zhang Guifen, and said in shock: "Mrs. Yanmen County?"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Afterwards, they walked side by side,

"Why did Mrs. Wu come so late?"

Wu Qiong said: "There are some trivial matters at home. I will come after I have taken care of them. Fortunately, I haven't missed the time yet."

"Why did Mrs. Hou come so late?"

Zhang Guifen said: "I am not afraid of Mrs. Wu's jokes. After I gave birth to a child, I neither dared nor wanted to be separated from the two children for a moment."

Wu Qiong nodded and said: "What's so funny about this? It was the same when I gave birth to my child."

Not far away, some noble family members and ladies from famous families saw them talking very well, and they couldn't help but become curious.

On weekdays, there was never any contact between Xungui and Qingliu, but Madam Hou and the eldest lady of Shangshu Mansion were chatting happily, how could they not attract attention?

"Wang Shangshu is the young master of the prince, and Marquis Zhongyong is the young master of the prince. According to rumors, the two are assistant ministers of the future country."

"When the two of them come together, what is there to discuss?"

As a woman spoke slowly, everyone stopped looking at her.

The first time Zhang Guifen met Wu Qiong was at the full moon wine party between Brother Zhuang and Sister Jing.

At that time, Wang Anshi came with his wife.

Because she was too busy that day, Zhang Guifen didn't talk much with Wu Qiong, but she was deeply impressed by her.

Wu Qiong has a gentle temperament and is a serious Jiangnan woman.

Zhang Guifen is the tiger girl in the general family, and she has a more straightforward temperament. Logically speaking, even if the two of them are not in the same boat, they will never have a very happy relationship.

But both of them still have a certain fondness for each other.

When they arrived at Yanfu Palace, the two sat side by side, talking and laughing with each other.

"Marquis Wei has been gone for more than a month, right? Do you miss him?"

"To tell you the truth from my sister, how can I not think about it? It's just that my family is busy with official duties, so I can't hold him back."

"Well, our daughter's family has always been married to her husband, and she doesn't hide it from her sister. The same is true for my family of officials. Apart from being busy with official duties, they rarely take care of the family all day long."

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While the two were talking, many people came to say hello to Zhang Guifen and wanted to establish a relationship with her.

The Zhang family and the Wei family will be the most prominent families among the nobles in the future.

If you can make good friends with Zhang Guifen, the benefits you will get are unimaginable.

"My sister is really popular. The people who come to greet me are all in groups." Wu Qiong said with a smile.

Zhang Guifen shook her head and sighed: "They just don't have deep contact with you, sister. If they knew your identity, they would probably say hello to you."

Wang Anshi is the confirmed future prime minister. Who wouldn’t want to be on good terms with the prime minister’s wife?

While the two were talking, Zhang Maoze reported that Queen Cao slowly arrived here.

For a moment, many ladies stood up to greet each other and bowed.

"Meet the Queen."

Queen Cao was sitting at the head of the table. Seeing everyone coming together, she felt quite happy in her heart. She waved her hand and said:

"Everyone, please sit down. There is no need to be restrained."

As he said that, he looked at Mrs. Zhang, who was sitting on the left side in front of him, and asked:

"Is that girl Guifen here?"

Hearing this, everyone was a little surprised.

The Empress actually asked Zhang Guifen directly?

Before Mrs. Zhang could respond, Zhang Guifen had already stood up again.

"Mother, Guifen is here."

Seeing this, Queen Cao smiled and said: "I heard that you gave birth to a son and a daughter, a twin of a dragon and a phoenix. It is very auspicious. I will bring the two children to the palace someday."

She is a queen, so she can be said to be a "dragon and a phoenix". With a sensitive position like Zhang Guifen, externally speaking, she can only be called "Linzi and Linnv".

Zhang Guifen bowed and said, "Thank you for your love, I will bring the two children to see you when the children are older."

"Okay, okay." Empress Cao nodded and said with a smile, "Then I will be waiting."

"I invite you here today because I haven't seen you for a long time. I want to have a lively time together, so don't be restrained and have a meal."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of palace maids brought delicacies one after another and placed them on the table in front of each noble lady.

Such a joyful scene came to an abrupt end with the arrival of Manager Zhu, making the surrounding atmosphere no longer peaceful.

Manager Zhu came to Queen Cao and said a few words. Zhang Mao, who was standing next to Queen Cao, suddenly changed his expression and knelt down to kowtow.

"Your Majesty, you are wronged. This slave did not collaborate with the enemy. You did not collaborate with the enemy!"

Empress Cao frowned deeply, "He usually follows me, when will he have the opportunity to conspire with foreigners?"

At the same time, many ladies began to whisper about this matter.

"Eunuch Zhang collaborated with the enemy?"

"Can't you?"

"What happened?"

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Zhang Guifen was also curious and was about to say something, but she saw Wu Qiong shaking his head at her, so she had no choice but to endure her curiosity and continue reading.

After a while, Manager Zhu said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Go back to your majesty, I have also obeyed your majesty's order to transfer Eunuch Zhang to the Imperial City Department for interrogation. I hope your empress will not make it difficult for me!"

Imperial City Division?

Upon hearing these three words, Queen Cao suddenly became furious. Before she could say anything, Zhang Mao kept kowtowing and said:

"Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me. If I go to the Imperial City, I will have no way to survive!"

At this moment, how could he not know that it was the Imperial City Commander Yanda and General Manager Zhu who jointly planned this?

No wonder Yanda gave Zhang Xun errands so readily.

It turns out that I am waiting for you here!

Empress Cao said in a deep voice: "It is said that he is collaborating with the enemy. How exactly is he collaborating with the enemy? So that I can understand clearly."

Manager Zhu said bluntly: "The post sent by Border General Peng Sunqianli in a hurry said that the defense plans in the Helan Mountain area planned by Lord Wei personally were stolen. After investigation by the border army officers, Zhang Xun, the adopted son of Eunuch Zhang, resold the defense plans. To the State of Yan.”

"Later, General Peng captured Zhang Xun. After strict examination and interrogation, he learned that Zhang Xun had gone to the Imperial City Department to go to Helan Mountain to find medicine for the officials. Through this matter, he contacted the border generals. Ask about the news about Lord Wei’s defense of Helan Mountain.”

"Now, the evidence is conclusive. The theft of the defense map is indeed related to Eunuch Zhang. When the officials learned about it, they were furious and wanted to imprison Zhang Xun in the Imperial City Department for trial."

Everyone, including Queen Cao, was shocked.

Dare you steal the defense map? Dare you sell it to a foreign country?

This is a major crime to punish the nine tribes!

When Zhang Guifen learned that the matter was most likely related to her own officials, she lowered her head and remained silent.

After listening to what Manager Zhu said so much, Zhang Maoze could also guess that Wei Yuan was in charge. Otherwise, who could influence the border?

Just because that kid Zhang Xun can get access to the defense map of Helan Mountain?

Thinking of this, Zhang Mao was so anxious that he blurted out:

"Your Majesty, this is Manager Zhu and Marquis Zhongyong. They want to harm this slave, Your Majesty!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"Master Wei wants to harm him?"

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Many ladies felt that this was a good show.

Manager Zhu angrily rebuked: "How brave! If you say that our family harmed you, maybe some people will believe it. Who is Lord Wei? Why does he want to harm you? Are you worthy?"

Queen Cao said seriously: "What is going on?!"

Zhang Mao was almost crying.

"Your Majesty, please believe me, I have never lied to you!"

"If it weren't for the layout of the Marquis of Wei, how could Zhang Xun have access to the defense map?"

"It's the Marquis of Wei, it's the Marquis of Wei!"

The words just fell.

Mrs. Zhang looked at Zhang Maoze with a faint murderous intent.

Everyone else felt that Zhang Mao was extremely stupid.

Let’s not talk about why Lord Wei wants to harm him. Even if there is a reason, can this kind of thing be said to his face?

Who is Lord Wei? The best military general! If this matter really involves Lord Wei, the entire capital will be turned upside down!

Just when Mrs. Zhang was about to stand up and say something, she saw that her daughter Zhang Guifen could no longer bear it. Standing in the aisle, she first bowed deeply to Empress Cao, and then said solemnly:

"Asshole! I am the commander of the capital in front of the palace. I am in charge of the affairs of the country, dynasty and military. I have devoted all my efforts to resisting the enemy. How could I leak the defense plan just to harm you?"

"What's more, you are a chamberlain, but you accused the ministers of many wrongdoings in front of the Queen. Could it be that you want to be Zhao Gao? Gao Lishi? frame Zhongliang?"

"Empress, if you don't give Guifen an explanation today and give my officials a clear name, Guifen would rather kneel here until she dies on her knees!"

After saying that, Zhang Guifen couldn't kneel down.