Chapter 333 Minglan Is Coming of Age. Uncle, Will She Look Good Tomorrow?

Although Wei Yuan did not participate too much in the Yanbian War.

But at that time, Wei Yuan was personally appointed as the general manager of the Northern Expedition, controlling the world's troops.

Moreover, the strategy for Tibet to send troops to echo the Zhou army and force Xixia to withdraw was also provided by Wei Yuan.

In other words, both Li Liangzuo of Xixia and Yelu Xinxian of Liao were defeated by Wei Yuan at this moment.

When Wei Yuan came to Xuanzheng Hall and saw the two of them, he realized that these two people no longer had the heroic and arrogant appearance they had when they first met.

Instead, there is a kind of fatigue and aging that is visible to the naked eye.

It seemed that after experiencing a national war, both of them had grown up mentally.

"Taifu, I invited you here today mainly because the two of them want to see you."

Zhao Xi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, pointed at the two of them casually.

The two of them bowed to Wei Yuan one after another.

"General Wei, we meet again."

"Today is the day when we and the three countries will sign an alliance. I hope that after the signing of this alliance, our three countries can maintain peace forever."

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It turned out that Da Zhou had already negotiated an armistice agreement with them, which was to compensate Da Zhou a sum of money every year.

Now, it's just a matter of making sure, adding some clauses, exchanging letters of credence, and formally signing an armistice.

Wei Yuan did not say a word, but glanced at Zhao Xi tacitly.

The little emperor actually pretended to cough twice, saying that he was ill, and left the room directly.

As soon as the emperor left, Wei Yuan immediately let go of himself, looked at Li Liangzuo and Ye Luxin, and said sarcastically:

"Do you think a piece of paper can guarantee peace forever?"

Li Liangzuo frowned and said, "General Wei, the war is over."

Wei Yuan snorted coldly: "You and I both know why this war happened. There is no need to pretend to be confused."

"I don't know how many of the alliances you have torn up. I, the Great Zhou, have always been kind and righteous to both of you."

"But what about you? How do you want me to say good things about you? That you are uneducated? That we are a barbarian country?"

Ye Luxin first clasped his fists and said: "General Wei, today we and I are reporting to His Majesty the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty that we want to see you because we want to meet you, the hero. Otherwise, I don't know how long it will take to see you next time."

Wei Yuan sneered and said, "Do you remember how many innocent people your Liao army has killed since they went south? Why do you still have the guts to come to my country? Did Yelu Hongji ask you to die?"

Yelu Renxian is dead. Yelu Yixian is only suitable to be a vanguard, not to lead troops in war.

If the Yelu royal family wanted to control the army, they could only rely on Yelu Xin first.

Ye Luxin said sadly: "General Wei, you and I are both soldiers. We should know that there is no such thing as immortality in a war. Our warriors from Daliao were almost lost in your territory of Zhou."

Wei Yuan said: "If you didn't invade our Zhou Dynasty, how would there be any casualties? Besides, the people killed by your Liao army were soldiers, but those innocent people of our Zhou Dynasty, who are they? Are they dead in vain?!"

Yeluxin was speechless for now.

Wei Yuan said: "As for the two items in the covenant, we must write them clearly. First, from now on, both Liao and Xia will regard the Great Zhou as their superior state, and you will be our vassal state of the Great Zhou."

"Second, you, Mr. Ye Luxin, and you, Li Liangzuo, will kneel down three times and nine times in front of the newly built 'martial monument' in my great Zhou Dynasty."

If the Yelu royal family wanted to control the army, it was true that they had to rely on Yelu Xin. However, Yelu Xin was a deserter in the Central Plains of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

His life was not glorious.

Moreover, no one in the entire Zhou court wanted to eat up Yelu Xin first.

If you want Yeluxin to take control of the army first without angering Zhou again, you can only let Yeluxin make amends first.

Dazhou is a country of etiquette, and it is impossible to kill an envoy who has committed heinous crimes.

After all, in this era, there were no military courts.

Coming from the Liao Kingdom, carrying the reputation of an envoy and acting among enemy countries is like hanging a gold medal for immunity from death.

Besides, killing a Yelu Xinxian now would not be beneficial to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Now that we have decided to stop the war, let’s stop it until the end.

Regarding Wei Yuan's request, Ye Luxin and Li Liangzuo originally intended to refute it, but when they saw Wei Yuan's murderous eyes, they both became a little timid.

They discovered that there was a time when they could compete with Wei Yuan in terms of momentum.

But now, even if the two of them work together, it is difficult to compare with the current Wei Yuan.

On April 23rd of the first year of Kaiwu, Ye Luxin and Li Liangzuo first offered sacrifices to the Martyrs' Monument. They knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times in front of the Martyrs' Monument. In front of the people and officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they shouted that the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was " Lord of the High Country'.

On April 24, the three countries formally exchanged letters of credence and signed an alliance, which is known in history as the "First Armistice Covenant of the Three Kingdoms"

In early May, Ye Luxin and Li Liangzuo left Bianjing with great worries.

The war between the three countries is over.

However, they knew that there was a more serious war waiting for them on their own land.

It was a struggle for power, and it could directly affect the future of the world.

May 6th.

The conference hosted by Zhang Guifen was officially held.

Everyone knows that this conference is for Minglan's porter family.

Therefore, almost all the noble disciples in Bianjing came here as long as they were single.

This son-in-law selection meeting became headline news throughout Bianjing.

So much so that in the past ten or twenty years, people in the capital have been talking about it.

The final winner was Gu Tingye, who had not yet left Beijing.

After he won, Zhang Guifen asked Minglan in the newly built courtyard behind the conference,

"Then Gu Tingye, are you attracted?"

Minglan said: "I heard that the Gu family is a promiscuous person."

Zhang Guifen said: "You are so smart, do you really think that Gu Tingye is what people say he is?"

Minglan lowered her head and said nothing.

Zhang Guifen smiled and said: "What happens in the end depends on how you interact with each other."

In short, until the day of Minglan and Hairpin ceremony, Gu Tingye, who should have left Beijing long ago, did not leave, but gave him a very heavy gift.

When Sheng Hong saw the generous gift, his eyes lit up.

He had already figured it out.

As a father, it is absolutely impossible for him to influence Minglan's marriage.

It would be better to plunder as much as possible before Minglan gets married.

Minglan's haircut ceremony was originally scheduled for April, but due to various reasons, it was postponed again and again, and it was not officially held until around May 10th.

Mainly because Zhao Zhen passed away at the end of March or early April last year. Although Zhao Xi canceled the cumbersome rule of wearing mourning for ministers for three years, it was not easy to have some grand banquets before and after the death of the late emperor.

Especially Minglan is Wei Yuan's niece.

Minglan's hair-raising ceremony can be described as extremely extravagant.

Not only did the emperor personally give gifts, but even wealthy businessmen and dignitaries from as far away as the north and south of the Yangtze River came.

Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, five of the eight kings, the foundation of the Zhao royal family, have given gifts to Minglan.

In the capital, almost all civil officials, led by Wang Anshi and Fan Chunren, came to celebrate.

There is no need to say more about the general.

The whole hair-raising ceremony is like a court meeting.

And all of this was done deliberately by Wei Yuan.

When Minglan passes her haircut ceremony, she will get married in less than two years.

When the time comes, after she marries a wife, he, as her uncle, will no longer be able to help her.

Now, holding such a big haircut ceremony for her is to tell the world that a girl is better than a princess.

A normal hairpin ceremony involves just a few relatives, friends and elders, but for Minglan's hairpin ceremony, Wei Yuan brought the entire court.

The small Sheng family simply couldn't fit it in.

Sheng Hong and his wife were even more busy.

Wang Ruofu has been staying in the backyard to meet the ladies of the capital.

Wei Shuyi's status goes without saying much now, but even though he respects him, he doesn't think about arguing with Wang Ruofu.

Simply, it was up to her to take care of the noble lady in the capital.

Wang Ruofu originally thought that as the public face mistress of the Sheng family, she still had some dignity.

But to be honest, the Sheng family is nothing?

The reason why these ladies are here today is because of the honor of Wei Shuyi, his mother and daughter, and Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan invited all the dignitaries in the capital who could be invited, but it was only for the hairpin ceremony of a concubine from a small family. To be honest, this made some people unhappy, and secretly spoke ill of Wei Yuan.

"I know, I thought Minglan was Wei Yuan's niece. I don't know, I thought she was his biological daughter."

"Okay, be careful that walls have ears, and speak softer. Now that Taifu Wei is your Majesty's teacher and our benefactor to the Zhou Dynasty."

"What kind of benefactor? My officials have said that I command an army of hundreds of thousands. If I can't even drive away the little Liao thieves, I might as well die."

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The person who said this was not a powerful person in the capital, nor was he a founding figure who followed the Zhao family.

They are more like veterans of the former dynasty. In the early years of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, they were loyal to the Chai family.

Later, because of Zhou Taizu Chen Qiao's mutiny, the yellow robe was added. In order to prevent the big family forces who were loyal to the Chai family from feeling resentful, they had to appease them and granted many titles to them.

It just kept them away from the center of power in the court.

"Huh? Is that Princess Che? Why is she here too?"

"What? Is it Princess Che?"

"How come Princess Che is here too?"

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The current lord of Princess Chai was twenty-eight years old. He was in the prime of life, with noble status, handsome appearance and polite behavior.

In this era where there are no princesses or eldest princesses, the three characters Princess Chei represent the girl with the most noble status.

Princess Chai’s name is ‘Chai Wei’, which is homophonic to the word Cai Wei.

Princess Chai has only been to Bianjing a few times. On weekdays, almost the entire Chai family, including her, stays away from the court, making a living by doing business and moving around both sides of the Yellow River.

At this moment, Zhang Guifen was chatting with Princess Chei.

"Why does the princess have time to attend my niece's haircut ceremony?"

"You didn't invite me when you got married. Why, your niece and your hairdresser don't want me to come either?"

"Princess, what are you talking about?"

"Well, my sister Fen's status has changed after all. Now she is the wife of Chengguo. She must not listen to me as the princess."

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Zhang Guifen knew in her heart that Princess Chei was here not because of herself or Wei Yuan.

But because of Xu Changzhi.

As we all know, Emperor Zhao Xi granted the marriage of Princess Chei to Xu Changzhi.

This is an 'honor' for the Xu family.

After all, the Zhao and Chai families are ‘close’.

In the early years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, for a long period of time, the Chai family was to the Great Zhou Dynasty what the Xiao family was to the Liao Kingdom.

Before the haircut ceremony began, Princess Chei went to see Minglan and gave her a very expensive piece of jewelry.

Minglan felt quite flattered.

In fact, she felt like this the entire day today.

After all, it was just a haircut gift from me, but it actually invited so many people, and they were all important figures related to the family, country and the world.

How could she not be shocked in her little heart?

Just imagine, I am just a concubine in the family, and there is no hope for me in this life.

But ever since her uncle, who was far away at the border, sent her a hairpin, it seemed that she felt that her destiny had changed.

It’s unclear, and it’s unclear.

Wei Yuan specially invited an old scholar from the Ministry of Rites to come and marry Ming Lan.

In short, this hairpin ceremony allowed everyone to see the strength and connections of the Champion House.

It was only from today that everyone realized and understood.

The champion is already a powerful minister.

One word can determine the rise and fall of powerful officials.

The fate of many people is tied to the giant ship of the Champion House.

If one day the ship of the Champion House capsizes and falls into the sea, then a tsunami will erupt throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is very likely that many people will die and Da Zhou will be severely injured.

Perhaps even the officials and even Wang Anshi did not realize it at this time.

Killing a Wei Yuan is actually very easy.

But it is difficult to kill the Taifu, the champion, the general of the hussar, the prime minister, and the king of Shangzhu.

Since girls and hairpins are all managed by the girl's parents, Wei Yuan watched Minglan's entire process of getting hairpins.

Just, unexpectedly.

Minglan, who had a hairpin on her hairpin, suddenly saluted and smiled at where Wei Yuan was sitting: "Uncle, do you look good tomorrow?"

That smile made Baimei suddenly born.

That smile is a sharp transformation from a girl to an adult woman.

Wei Yuan nodded and said sincerely: "It looks good. Our girl Ming looks good no matter where she is."

His thoughts gradually returned to when he first arrived and left Yangzhou.

At that time, girl Ming was still young.

He ran outside the city, crying and yelling at his uncle not to leave.

At that time, Wei Yuan made up his mind.

A call of uncle would give her a call of peace.

Minglan didn't know what Wei Yuan was thinking now.

She just smiled silly towards the person she considered closest to her, the person who loved her the most, and the person who could best care for her like a father.

The next day.

After Minglan and the Hairpin Ceremony were over, Gu Tingye visited the Champion Hou Mansion again.

When this kid saw Wei Yuan now, he looked trembling with fear.

There was still some light rain today, so Wei Yuan didn't let him enter the house, so he simply let him get wet.

It happened that at this time, Wei Shuyi also came.

She was called here by Zhang Guifen.

Wei Shuyi carefully looked at Gu Tingye standing in the rain, thought for a moment, and then said to Wei Yuan:

"Let the children come inside and change their clothes, but don't catch the cold."

For a warrior who stays in the army all year round, how can he get cold if he gets caught in the rain?

Wei Yuan knew that Gu Tingye had already passed Wei Shuyi's level.