Chapter 1672: Marriage transaction

"Your Majesty, it is very necessary for Marquis Pingjiang to continue to command the troops in the Northwest. The Northwest cannot be chaotic! Once the Northwest is chaotic, the previous efforts will be in vain! The people who finally got the opportunity to rest and recuperate will also lose everything in one morning!"

Xie Changling, as the Left Prime Minister, set the tone for this matter as soon as he spoke.

Everything takes the big picture as the priority.

On this matter, no one is allowed to be willful, including the Emperor.

If the Emperor insists on being willful and insists on recalling Marquis Pingjiang, Xie Changling can only use the Prime Minister's power to suppress the Imperial power and forcefully reject the Emperor's edict.

Unless it is a last resort, he does not want to use this move.

The relationship between the monarch and the minister, maintaining the status quo is a relatively ideal state.

Too much stalemate between the monarch and the minister is not conducive to the court's work.

Emperor Yuanding had a gloomy face.

After being Emperor for more than a year, the initial immaturity and helplessness faded from his face, and a bit more Imperial majesty was added, looking like something.

Money raises people!

Power too!

"Does Minister Xie mean that the Northwest cannot do without Marquis Pingjiang?"

"If you want to reorganize the border troops thoroughly at once, without wasting money and food, and without affecting the local area, the Northwest cannot do without Marquis Pingjiang. If Your Majesty insists on recalling Marquis Pingjiang, you must be prepared for the Northwest to continue to rot."

"How could it continue to rot?" Emperor Yuanding's anger surged, unable to believe it; the Xie man truly dared to say anything. "During the war, with the Xiliang invading the passes and rebels causing havoc, I admit that the Northwest was battered. However, now that the war has ended and the rebel leaders have been beheaded, why would the Northwest continue to rot? Minister Xie, do not try to deceive me!"

Xie Changling was unusually calm, his eyebrows didn't move, and he talked eloquently: "The reason why it is said that the Northwest may continue to rot is because of three reasons. First, there are still small groups of rebels, turning into mountain bandits, thieves, and horse gangs, continuing to harm the local area and harass local production.

Second, the harm of the border troops is worse than the thieves, and the local government is exhausted from mediating the contradictions between the people and the border troops, unable to organize production and restore people's livelihood. Third, the people's livelihood in the Northwest cannot be restored, which will inevitably drag down the court's finance. The people's lives are difficult, but they cannot get relief, and they will inevitably take risks to join the rebels. In a few years, the Northwest will be completely rotten, no longer looking like it can maintain order today.

However, if Marquis Pingjiang continues to stay in the Northwest to command the troops, first, he will control the border troops not to harm the local area, second, he will organize the border troops to suppress bandits, so that the Northwest can get true peace, and third, he will cooperate with Prime Minister Yu to develop production and promote the early restoration of people's livelihood in the Northwest! One move with multiple benefits, beneficial to both the court and the people, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

The ministers echoed one after another, all recognizing Xie Changling's statement.

Only Zhao Jichong stood up to refute: "In this way, among all the civil and military officials in the court, no one can replace Marquis Pingjiang. Is there no one in the Great Gan dynasty? Is it possible that without Marquis Pingjiang, the Great Gan dynasty will be finished?"

"Nonsense!"

"Wild words!"

The ministers scolded angrily.

Xie Changling swept a cold look at Zhao Jichong, his tone flat: "Official Zhao has just entered the Secretariat, and has only been in contact with major military and state affairs for two months. It is understandable that he does not understand the folk customs and conditions of the Northwest. I hope you can make up for this knowledge as soon as possible, and don't pretend to understand next time, causing people to laugh! Don't mislead His Majesty and the ministers of the court again."

Zhao Jichong lost a big face, being scolded by the Prime Minister for pretending to understand, his cheeks flushed, ashamed, embarrassed, and angry, wishing he could cover his face and leave.

However, he was the Emperor's lackey; how could he ignore the Emperor and leave in shame.

He could only bite the bullet: "Minister Xie's lesson is right, this official will keep it in mind!"

"Knowing mistakes and correcting them is the best thing." Xie Changling encouraged the other party with his eyes, holding great expectations.

Zhao Jichong was instantly excited. "Minister Xie, rest assured, this official will definitely not live up to your expectations."

Emperor Yuanding had a cold face, swept a look at Xie Changling, and then glared fiercely at Zhao Jichong.

Useless thing, couldn't handle a small matter, and was scolded on the spot, a thing that loses face.

Emperor Yuanding felt stifled in his heart.

He dreamed of recalling Marquis Pingjiang to the capital, but now it seems the time is not yet ripe.

Not giving rewards, directly recalling people to the capital, has the suspicion of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, unloading the millstone and killing the donkey. He now deeply understands the importance of the Emperor maintaining his reputation, and will never be willful as he was when he first ascended the throne.

Therefore, he temporarily chose to compromise.

"Since the Northwest cannot do without Marquis Pingjiang. Draft an edict, let Marquis Pingjiang continue to stay in the Northwest to command the troops and be responsible for reorganizing the border troops. Do not waste money and food!"

Actually intending to balance Marquis Pingjiang with money and food, very good, he has grown a brain.

The ministers did not refute this time, all taking the order.

The court controls money and food; this is the due power.

How many difficulties and constraints it will bring to Marquis Pingjiang is Marquis Pingjiang's concern. It is not the Secretariat's concern.

After the small court meeting ended, walking out of the Taiji Palace, the ministers greeted Chen Guanfu, all saying congratulations.

Chen Guanfu smiled reluctantly, repeatedly emphasizing his position: "It is all to share the worries for His Majesty and the court! The Hou Fu is loyal and patriotic, how dare we relax for a day! Since childhood, my father has taught me this, and I dare not forget it for a day!"

Loyal!

Loyal beyond words!

Xie Changling stayed until the end, walking side by side with Chen Guanfu out of the Taiji Palace gate.

The servants followed behind, far away.

The two talked in low voices.

"The matter promised to the Marquis, this Prime Minister has done it all."

Chen Guanfu looked at the clouds in the sky. "The development of the overseas big island, two percent left for the Xie family. My son's marriage has been delayed, just waiting for Minister Xie!"

Xie Changling raised his eyebrows slightly. "The Xie family is not suitable to marry the Hou Fu; the tree is big and the wind is strong. However, the Yu family can. The Yu family has a daughter, sixteen years old, with virtue, appearance, speech, and work, piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, all refined. Marrying into the Hou Fu as a clan wife is just right! In addition, two concubines are accompanied."

The implication is that the next generation of the Hou Fu, Chen Mengzhao's descendants, legitimate sons and illegitimate sons, must all come from the Yu family daughter. After they have given birth to one wife and two concubines, then they can take other concubines to give birth.

Chen Guanfu raised his eyebrows slightly. "Xiangcheng Yu family?"

"Exactly."

"The Yu family and the Xie family have been in-laws for generations, no wonder Minister Xie trusts the Yu family. Two concubines, I hope one of them is surnamed Xie. How about that?"

Xie Changling was a bit surprised. "A Xie family daughter is not impossible. A concubine daughter from a side branch, how about that?"

"A concubine daughter from the legitimate branch!"

"Can!"

In a distance of just a few hundred meters, in a few minutes, the two reached an agreement, and Chen Mengzhao's marriage, which had been delayed for many years, was finally set.

Would Chen Mengzhao object?

Of course he wouldn't!

As a son of a noble family, the clan son of the Chen family, he was taught from childhood to consider the family's interests. Marriage is even more so.

If there is a girl he loves, sorry, she can only be a concubine.

And according to the agreement between the Chen and Xie families, they must wait until one wife and two concubines have given birth to legitimate and illegitimate sons before they can take concubines with other surnames. Keeping an outside mistress is also fine!

However, the Chen family has its own rules; illegitimate children born to outside mistresses cannot be on the clan genealogy.

The Chen family never lacks sons; illegitimate children cannot be on the table, so there is no need to win them over to the Hou Fu's name. At most, when they grow up, give them some money. That little money, for the huge Hou Fu, is not worth mentioning. ===== CHAPTER 1673 =====