Jingning Hou Mansion,

Ye Sheng sat upright in the lobby, and his wife Chen next to him said with a smile:

"Master, Your Majesty has appointed you to quell the rebellion of Yuelutemur. It seems that he still trusts you very much."

Ye Sheng nodded slightly. He is no longer the boy he used to be, and now he is over fifty years old.

In his early years, Ye Sheng was a general at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and defected to Zuo Junbi of the Red Turban Army, and then followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world.

Ye Sheng was a marquis and a hereditary commander in his merits. He had quelled the barbarian rebellion three times and was very familiar with quelling Yuelu Timur.

"It's a pity that King Qianning is gone."

Ye Sheng said with a sigh, since the last time he parted, he didn't expect that he had been separated by heaven and man.

In the 20th year of Hongwu, Ye Sheng was ordered to work with Puding Hou Chen Huan in Dingbian, Yunnan to generalize the army, set up military camps and farming, and manage Bijiewei.

In the 21st year of Hongwu, the barbarians of Dongchuan and Longhai rebelled. Ye Sheng followed Mu Ying as a general in charge to attack and pacify the barbarians.

Soon, Xia Dezhong, a thousand households in Anfu, Huguang, lured the Jiuxidong barbarians to become bandits. Ye Sheng and Hu Hai and others attacked and pacified, and sent troops to invade the enemy's rear.

Xia Dezhong was captured alive, Yongding and Jiuxi guards were established, and troops were left to guard Xiangyang. The bandits of Ganzhou joined forces with the Huguangdong barbarians to become enemies.

Ye Sheng was promoted to deputy general, and he fought with Hu Hai and others to pacify and capture 17,000 enemies.

This was also the most worthy time he had been boasting about after he was named Jingning Hou.

In recent years, he has been training troops in Gansu and Henan.

Prince Jianyiwen died and stayed in the capital.

After attending the Lan Yu Banquet a few days ago, I even learned that the former crown prince Zhu Xiongying had recovered from the dead, and I felt even happier.

Now that His Majesty has entrusted important tasks, Ye Sheng feels that he is even more energetic.

At this moment, a middle-aged man approached outside the lobby and was Ye Sheng's relative Ye Xiong.

"Brother, sister-in-law."

Ye Xiong walked in and shouted.

"You are here just in time. I'm looking for you with a good thing." Chen said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law has any good things to tell me. Could it be that the official position has been settled?" Ye Xiong asked with his eyes lit up when he heard this.

He and Ye Sheng were distant cousins. Now that Ye Sheng was granted the title of marquis, he thought of going to the capital to work as a clan.

It is precisely people in the circle who want to go out, and people outside the circle who want to come in.

Zhu Yuanzhang killed mainly corrupt officials. Ye Xiong thought that his family was pretty good, and he was not greedy for the little money.

To be honest, Your Majesty is now alive and will not live for a few years. The grandson Zhu Yunwen heard that he is kind and generous, and he will not be as bloodthirsty as His Majesty is now.

There are few officials now, and it is the best time to join the company.

"Your brother is helping you with hello, and you have already reported it to the Ministry of War. What I told you today is related to Wanqing." Chen explained.

"Little girl? Why, the little girl went out to cause trouble? I would have known that yesterday's Chinese Valentine's Day, so I would not have gone out. It was just causing trouble for me." Ye Xiong said immediately after hearing this.

Although his tone was a bit blamed for his daughter, it actually had a strong sense of protection.

"Wanqing is so sensible, how could it be like this? Wanqing is almost fifteen years old this year, and she is not young anymore. I happen to have a marriage here to tell you about it." Chen said with a smile.

"Well, it's really not young. It's fifteen at the end of the year. I don't know which young man is interested in the little girl."

Ye Xiong nodded and said, he was a little interested in the marriage that his sister-in-law said. As his sister-in-law, the marriage introduced by him would naturally not be as low as possible.

"Maybe Wanqing had a crush on the Qixi Festival yesterday. Chang Wei, the eldest son of the Changfu family, specially dragged someone to ask if Wanqing had an engagement." Chen said.

"Changfu."

Ye Xiong's eyes lit up. Even if his sister-in-law called Chang's mansion, the only one in the capital was the only mansion.

Chang Yuchun is a famous general of a generation. Although he has passed away now, his achievements have been made to allow future generations to enjoy endlessly.

Ye Xiong was able to become a relative of the eldest son of Chang's mansion.

"The little girl has no engagement, so I thank my sister-in-law. If she can succeed, she will definitely be the matchmaker."

Ye Xiong said with some joy that although his cousin is a marquis, he is not in the capital for many years. If he can join the Chang family, it will be a bright future for Ye Xiong.

"That's good. Since there is no engagement, I will report back to the Chang Mansion tomorrow, and then set a date to sign the wedding book first."

"Okay, thank you sister-in-law."

Ye Sheng was drinking tea on the side, and when the two of them finished speaking, he spoke:

"The Ministry of War has replied to your matter. It will be decided in the next few days. I'll be fine if I stay in the mansion and don't run around, just wait for the notice."

"Yes, brother."

.........

"Not good, no good, Miss."

Qing'er hurriedly ran towards the backyard.

"It's so chaotic, it's so polite. This is not my hometown, and people will be gossiped about when they see it."

Ye Wanqing was practicing calligraphy. Qing'er pushed the door and shook his hand and ink dripped, and then scolded Qing'er.

"Miss, something is wrong. I just heard from someone in the front yard that Chang'er has asked someone to come to propose marriage." Qing'er breathed a sigh of relief and said anxiously.

"If you propose marriage, you will propose marriage. What's the point of doing you? It's so panic." Ye Wanqing held her pen and dipped ink, and planned to continue practicing calligraphy.

The copybook is composed of the poems by Li Zhiyi, a poet of the Northern Song Dynasty.

I live at the head of the Yangtze River, and you live at the end of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day but don’t see you, so I drink together...

Only three words were left. Ye Wanqing planned to finish writing, but when she put the paper on the pen, Qing'er's face turned red and she said quickly:

"Miss, the partner of Chang's marriage proposal, but Miss."

‘Dangling’

When Ye Wanqing heard this, she softened her hand and the tip of her pen fell on the paper. A good copybook was about to be completed and it was destroyed.

"What you said is true, don't lie to me." Ye Wanqing asked with a trembling voice.

This is really like a bolt from the blue, hitting her directly.

"Miss, I have confirmed it again and again. It's true. In a short time, the master will come over and tell you." Qing'er said anxiously.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Xiong's hearty laughter came from outside the door: "Qing'er, you can be in the room."

At this moment, Ye Wanqing couldn't believe it anymore. In just an instant, his eyes suddenly turned red and filled with tears.

The orders of parents and the words of matchmakers.

In the Ming Dynasty, marriages between men and women were not allowed to be decided by themselves, and they were all handled by their parents.

Most men and women cannot meet before marriage. The so-called lifting of the veil means that they can only meet each other on the day of their wedding.

Once both parents make a decision and sign the wedding book, the matter will be done.

If a man or a woman disobeys, it is unfilial. In the Ming Dynasty, unfiliality is a crime of disobedience.

Disobedience is a serious crime, and execution is considered a minor one, second only to major cases of treason and rebellion. Once a major case of disobedience occurs in the county, the county magistrate will be dismissed and may even be exiled.

The punishment of the crime of "disobedience" is even more cruel than that of Lingchi. In the Ming Dynasty, the law of the Ming Dynasty is to "skin and peel and swell the grass" and "sharpen the bones and raise ashes".

This is why Ye Wanqing felt as if she was about to be engaged.
Chapter completed!