Chapter 11 Father-in-law is wise
There was something in his mind, and Huo Weihua's attention was not on Liang Dong, and what he said had nothing to do with him. So after Liang Dong finished talking about the situation of wine and vinegar, he was still lowering his head and thinking about the war horse. It was not until Wei Zhongxian called him that he came to his senses. He looked up and saw Liang Dong and Li Yongzhen looking at him with confusion. Wei Zhongxian also looked at him with confusion.
"What made Shida think so fascinated? Could it be that something new happened in Beijing? Haha, so, why not talk about it and let us open our eyes too."
Wei Zhongxian, 56, is an old man who looks very kind and very kind. The wrinkles on his forehead and the white hair on his temples are no different from those of the folk. Huo Weihua remembers that when he first met Wei Zhongxian, he almost thought that the other person was the old servant in his family, because the two looked so similar, the only difference was that one had a beard and the other had no.
"Shida" is the character "大天" by Huo Weihua. Since he joined Wei Zhongxian, Wei has always called him the character "天" to show his closeness to him.
Seeing Wei Zhongxian misunderstanding, Huo Weihua shook his head, smiled bitterly, and said, "My father-in-law is joking, but the lower official is feeling bitter now. How can there be any fun?"
"bitter?"
Wei Zhongxian was stunned: "What? What is the difficulty in Shida?"
Hearing this, Huo Weihua decided to explain the purpose of the visit, bowed slightly, and said, "It's not that the lower officials have difficulties, but that the Ming Dynasty has difficulties..." After a moment, a little sadness appeared on his face, and he sighed and said, "I'm not hiding it from my father-in-law, the lower officials came for this difficult thing. In the eyes of the lower officials, only the father-in-law can solve this matter now."
When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he became even more confused and said in surprise: "Oh? Only our family can solve it? It's really strange. Shida quickly tell me what a difficult thing it is, no one can solve it except our family?"
Li Yongzhen and the others were also very curious and were interested in this matter. Sun Yunhe was not interested. He wanted to go back to the room and sleep. You should know that it was really unbearable to stay with Eunuch Wei until late at night every day.
Huo Weihua immediately told Wei Zhongxian about Sun Chengzong's request for horses, and also the result of the court's discussion. After that, he stared at Wei Zhongxian with a serious look on his face. He was now relying on Eunuch Wei, otherwise the longer the matter would be delayed, it would be unfavorable to the Liaodong border affairs and the national treasury.
After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian felt enlightened, but he didn't say anything. Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong wanted to say something, but after a moment of his throat, he still endured it, and no one dared to say it.
Li Yongzhen and the others knew about Sun Chengzong's memorial to ask for a horse, but because it was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and was stuck in the cabinet, Sun Chengzong was a member of the Donglin Party and was shocked on weekdays, so he did not tell Wei Zhongxian about it. Now Huo Weihua came to find Eunuch Wei for this matter, which made Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong somewhat unhappy. Because Wei Zhongxian was there, they would have an attack.
After a moment of silence, Wei Zhongxian said "um", slowly stood up, and said while walking: "Sun General Division wants to form the Guanning cavalry, which is a good thing. You must know that the Tartars can repeatedly defeat our Ming army, relying on their cavalry... Although our family is in Dawen, we don't know anything. By the way, when we were young, we also learned to ride and shoot for a few days. It's a pity to know the power of the cavalry... Haha..."
Speaking of this, Wei Zhongxian stopped and smiled, then shook his head slightly, as if he was feeling his youth.
There are rumors in the market that Eunuch Wei was good at martial arts when he was young, and he could pull the bow with his left and right hands, and his archery skills were also very accurate. Although his family was poor, he liked gambling by nature. However, his gambling luck was extremely bad and he was often humiliated, so he was castrated into the palace.
Huo Weihua generally doesn't believe these rumors, because most of the people who spread the rumors are Donglin Party members, but he says that Eunuch Wei can shoot archery and ride horses. This is because he has seen Wei Zhongxian ride a horse and hold a bow while fucking in the palace, and he is quite skillful, so he should be from a martial artist.
When Eunuch Wei recalled that back then, Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong naturally did not dare to disturb him. Sun Yunhe sat there like a wooden stake, and he had never moved for a while, let alone this boring. Everyone sat there, waiting for Wei Zhongxian to continue talking, but he suddenly turned his head and looked at Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong, and said with an angry look: "You should have told our family yesterday, why didn't anyone tell us about this? If it weren't for Shida, our family would still be in the dark!"
"us..."
Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong were afraid and said whispering, not daring to look at Wei Zhongxian in front of him, and their hearts were also "fluttering", fearing that Wei Zhongxian would take his anger on them because of this.
Wei Zhongxian had no intention of scolding the two of them. Seeing them like this, he snorted slightly: "Our family knows what you are thinking. Can you hide your thoughts from our family? Tell you that Master Sun and our family are not from the same family, but no matter what, what he did in Liaodong is for the emperor, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the people of Liaodong to no longer be bullied by the Tartars! Therefore, our family cannot drag him down. This cavalry must be built, and it must be built immediately. The cabinet does not care, our family will take care of it!"
These words were said firmly, without any bold words. Huo Weihua felt aroused, but after the heat was over, he had to face the reality: Eunuch Wei said that, but where did this horse come from?
"My father-in-law is very clear. The war in Liaodong is related to our Ming Dynasty. As ministers of the Ming Dynasty, we should share the worries of the emperor, but..." Huo Weihua changed his tone and asked directly: "But now the court has no horses, so how can I manage the law?"
"No horse...no horse..."
Wei Zhongxian frowned and muttered to himself twice. After thinking for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his forehead with excitement, and smiled like a child, saying, "I have it! Our family has thought of it!"
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly looked at Wei Zhongxian. Huo Weihua also felt moved and couldn't wait to know what good idea had come up with Eunuch Wei.
Seeing everyone staring at him, Wei Zhongxian smiled and said loudly: "Don't look at our family like this, our family may not be a good idea. Even if it works, it can only solve the urgent problem for a while and cannot cure it for the long term."
No matter whether this idea was to treat the symptoms or the root cause, he wanted to solve the situation in front of him first, and said in a hurry: "Dear father-in-law, what is this method?"
Wei Zhongxian chuckled. He felt that he was thinking of this method and said with some satisfaction: "When the Taizu comes, the court has a rule. Any meritorious minister can be given a horse in the palace. The person who is given the privilege of riding horses must offer a war horse to the court every year, but you don't know what it is?" This was not about Huo Weihua, but about Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong.
Li Yongzhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's the case."
Liang Dong also thought that this was the case, but what did this matter have to do with the lack of horses in Liaodong?
In the puzzled eyes of the two, Wei Zhongxian explained with a smile: "This is what our family thinks. The court has no horses, but it does not mean that the people below have no horses!"
Huo Weihua was confused and didn't understand what Wei Zhongxian was referring to, so he asked: "Forgive the officials of the lower class, and don't know what their father-in-law meant?"
"What our family means is that since the cabinet does not care about this matter, our inner court will take charge. The eunuchs of each prison, the guards of the outside, and there are many people who have money in their hands. So our family is going to tell the emperor tomorrow to reward the privileges of the cavalry in the palace. Starting from our family, each person will offer five good horses to the court every year. In this way, at least three or five thousand war horses can be collected this year. Although not many, it will always allow the Supervisor Sun to solve the urgent problem. In the future, our family will find a way to gather a strong army for our Ming Dynasty!"
"ah?!"
Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong cried out almost at the same time. After a long time of trouble, Eunuch Wei made up his mind to them.
When Wei Zhongxian heard the two screams, his face twitched, his eyes swept across his face, and said lightly: "Why, don't you want to share the worries for the emperor?"
"Brother-in-law is wise!"
Li Yongzhen reacted quickly. When he saw that Wei Zhongxian was wrong, he knew something was wrong, and immediately saw the wind and flattered him. Liang Dong was not willing to fall behind, and smiled and said with a smile on his face: "The young man is applauding his father-in-law's idea! If the father-in-law hadn't thought of such a good idea, the young man wouldn't know how to relieve the emperor's worries!"
"Haha, it's best for you to think like this, um..."
Wei Zhongxian looked at the two of them with satisfaction and ordered: "You two will do this. Let the Silijian draft a charter tomorrow, so we can take it to the emperor for the emperor to take a look."
"yes."
Li Yongzhen and Liang Dong complained in their hearts, but they had to respond. They looked at each other, and they were all very bitter. They knew that as soon as the news came out tomorrow, the two of them would be drowned by the spits. It would be strange if the eunuchs in each prison did not scold them to death. Nowadays, who has the money is not good? They will suddenly pick it up with both hands, and no one will be happy. Alas, I really don’t know what Eunuch Wei thought, how could he attack his own people...
Although Huo Weihua thought that Eunuch Wei's method was not very good, he could not think of a better method for a while. Moreover, this matter was spread to the eunuchs of the inner court, and he was happy to see it. He bent down and bowed to Wei Zhongxian and said respectfully: "I thank my grandfather for the millions of people in Liaodong!"
"Hey, there's no need to be like this!"
Wei Zhongxian reached out and helped Huo Weihua up, indicating that he didn't have to be too polite, and then he wanted to sit back on his seat. As soon as his butt was touched by the chair, he heard a little eunuch outside shouting:
"Report to my father-in-law, the left deputy censor of the Censorate, and the governor of Huaiyang Cui Chengxiu asked for a meeting!"
Chapter completed!