On February 29, the tenth year of Zhengtong, this day was the wedding day agreed upon by Duke Chengguo’s Mansion and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, and it was also the day when the Yichou Crime Examination was released.

Before the sky shone, the servants of the Duke of Chengguo's mansion were already busy, and they were preparing to welcome relatives and friends from all walks of life. According to the current power and status of Duke of Chengguo Zhu Yong, I am afraid that half of the honorary relatives and high-ranking officials in the capital would come to congratulate him.

The lobby of the Gongfu is already covered with festive red silk, and a large character "囍" was posted on the front wall, and red candles with dragons and phoenixes are lit on both sides.

Zhu Ji was not in the Duke's Mansion at this moment. He had already taken the clan relatives of the Duke's Mansion to the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion to pick up the bride. However, Chen Yichen and Zhu Yi stood in front of the door of the Duke's Mansion, serving as a distinguished guest.

This identity and positioning made Chen Yichen feel extremely unnatural.

However, this request was ordered by Duke Cheng Guo, Zhu Yong himself. After all, he was a dignified Duke of Ming Dynasty and could not show the scene of father-son and brotherly discord in front of outsiders. If Chen Yichen did not show up in his wedding, wouldn’t it be a joke if the brothers spread it?

In addition, Chen Yichen considered that this was the case in his life, and he didn't want to make the scene too ugly, so he had to agree to act reluctantly.

"Why, not used to it?"

Seeing Chen Yichen's absent-minded look, Zhu Yi beside him asked lightly.

Compared with Zhu Yi who had been before the border patrol last year, his skin became much darker and he became much more vicissitudes and resolute. If he hadn't been standing in front of Duke Cheng's Mansion, no one would have expected that he would be the eldest son of Duke Cheng's Duke.

"It's fine, nothing."

Chen Yichen replied calmly, without showing any obvious personal emotions.

After several contacts with Zhu Yi, he knew very well that this "big brother" was better than a second-generation ancestor like Zhu Ji. When dealing with him, you should be energetic, and it is best not to easily get anything out of your words.

"This time I returned from Shaanxi to attend my second brother's wedding banquet. I was in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. I brought you a set of four treasures of study as a gift. I don't know if I like it."

The four treasures of the study that Zhu Yi mentioned are the gift box that Chen Yichen saw on his desk yesterday.

"Thank you, I'm very satisfied."

Chen Yichen bowed and thanked him, and rushed back to the capital from the northwest thousands of miles away, and did not forget to prepare a gift for himself. This intention was indeed moving.

"You don't need to be so polite between you and me."

Chen Yichen was still a little grateful in his heart, but when he heard Zhu Yi's words like this, he could only smile.

Perhaps because he felt Chen Yichen's inner defense, Zhu Yi did not continue to talk about this matter, and the scene returned to the quietness he had before.

However, what Zhu Yi didn't expect was that Chen Yichen took the initiative to ask: "Young Master, I wonder how you feel when you are visiting the northwest?"

When Zhu Yi suddenly heard this sentence, his expression was a little surprised. You should know that most literati in the Ming Dynasty were not very interested in these martial arts on the frontier. Even some old masters believed that the threat of the frontier barbarians was just an inadequate education.

As long as they can learn the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, they will naturally be able to easily and forever protect the border. This is the way to cure the root cause.

Not to mention literati, even many children of honored and military generals have been immersed in the capital's debauchery and are unwilling to lead the army to pay attention to the bitter and cold areas on the frontier.

"This time I followed Jingyuan Bo to inspect the borders. Wherever I went, no matter the people or the military households, I was very sad."

"The Wasat tribe in Yesian in the north has now unified the Mongolian tribes with strong troops and strong troops, and the troops are constantly invading the east. If there is no restrictions, the three Guards of Urianha may be annexed. By then, the Wasat tribe will be upgraded to another level, and will eventually become a danger to the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, Zhu Yi sighed heavily, and it was obvious that the situation on the border was not optimistic.

What Chen Yichen wanted to know was actually the news about the Wasaka tribe. His current appearance has not affected the changes in the situation in northern Mongolia, and the Aishan tribe still targeted the three guards of Urianha.

Once the three Guards of Urianha are annexed, it means that the entire Mongolian tribe has completed the unification again. At that time, what the Ming Dynasty faces will no longer be divided Mongolian tribes, but a whole "Mongol Empire"!

"Did you submit a memorial to the emperor in this situation?"

"Of course, General Border has already submitted memorials many times, but it has not had much effect. It's just to make more precautions."

Hearing this, it was Chen Yichen's turn to sigh. The only lesson that mankind has learned from history is that he never learns any lessons.

Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty still did not take Yesian's Watshu tribe seriously, thinking that it was a weak chicken like the three guards of Urianha who had conquered it?

"Marquis Yongkang and his family come to celebrate!"

A message from the doorman interrupted Chen Yichen's idea of ​​continuing to ask, and he had to welcome the guests who came to the wedding banquet with Zhu Yi.

"Horse Yangwu and his family come to celebrate!"

"The Left Minister of War is here to celebrate!"

"The Minister of Revenue is here to celebrate!"

As time goes by, the number of guests coming to the Duke of Chengguo's mansion begins to increase sharply.

Chen Yichen no longer had any chat or rest time, so he could only greet the visitors, and his face was almost numb.

"Hui Chang Bo comes to celebrate with his family!"

Another word of communication was heard. This time Chen Yichen saw an "acquaintance" among the crowd, and he was Sun Shaozong, the descendant of Huichang Bo.

To be honest, Chen Yichen was not surprised to see Sun Shaozong appear at today's wedding banquet. Because this kind of wedding banquet between senior officials and senior officials, to put it bluntly, it is also a large-scale social place for others.

If you bring your son and younger generations to see the world, you may be able to get to know two powerful people and be able to speak in the officialdom in the future.

"Congratulations to the mansion for organizing the wedding. Master Zhu returned from the border patrol, and he showed his style as a Duke."

Huichangbo's interpersonal relationship is still OK. He greeted Zhu Yi very enthusiastically and leaned against Zhu Yong with words. This is naturally very useful for the eldest son who wants to inherit the title.

"Your Majesty Huichang is a polite person. You are still a lot short of me. My father has been waiting for the grand ceremony in the mansion for a long time. I hope Huichang will return with great pleasure today."

"That's natural!"

Huichang's eldest son Sun Zhong nodded, then looked at Chen Yichen, and said happily: "Yichen, you have the same friendship as the dog. I wonder if the results will be released today will be heard and a good story of joint nominations."

"Mr. Sun is very talented and far inferior to others. Today, Huichang Bo can definitely hear the news of good news."

Chen Yichen replied with a polite word without a smile.

"The outside world rumored that Jie Yuanlang was modest and respectful, and he was indeed low-key at first sight today."

"Hui Chang Bo praised me, please."

"good."

Huichang's uncle Sun Zhong made a few polite words and walked into the mansion. Sun Shaozong followed slowly at the end.

However, when he passed by Chen Yichen, he deliberately slowed down his pace and whispered: "Don't think you are as proud as the local exam this time, I will win you!"

Hearing this, Chen Yichen showed a playful smile on his lips, and he lost the low-key and modest attitude that he had just come to in front of Chang Bo.

"You are worthy?"

"If you don't believe it, let's see if you don't believe it. When you cry after you fail the exam."

Sun Shaozong replied viciously, and he knew that Chen Yichen's modesty was pretending, and this was his true face!

"Okay, see who cries."

After a few words of verbal battles, Sun Shaozong also entered the mansion, but Zhu Yi did not hear clearly what the two of them said.

However, he knew Sun Shaozong quite well, so he spoke: "Sun Shaozong has a arrogant and domineering personality, and has the current empress dowager as his backer, so he is even more arrogant than the top."

"If it is not necessary, it is better not to have disputes with him. It is better to offend a gentleman than such a villain. The threat that may be caused is not very big, but it will always bother you."

"I know."

Chen Yichen nodded. In fact, it was too late for Zhu Yi to say this, and the two sides had no possibility of reconciliation.

However, offending means offending. As time goes by, it is becoming increasingly difficult for people like Sun Shaozong to affect Chen Yichen at all.

"The Minister of Personnel and his family come to celebrate!"

This one that is widely circulated in today's wedding banquet looks a bit unique.

Because most of the people who brought their families to the banquet were mainly subordinates of the Governor's Office of the Five Army, the ministers in the court either came alone or had special identities to avoid suspicion and asked someone to send congratulatory notes.

For example, the officials of the Ministry of Rites, because the imperial examination had just ended, the protagonist of the wedding banquet was a new scientific test, and they did not go to the banquet and chose to avoid suspicion.

However, when Chen Yichen saw who it was, he showed such an expression, because the family members brought by Wang Zhi, the Minister of Personnel, could also be called an "old acquaintance", and he was He Pingyan.

As Wang Zhi's nephew, He Pingyan has always deliberately concealed his identity. Except for a few senior or close people, most scholars in the capital and second-generation officials in the circle do not know who he is behind.

Now that the Communist Party has become a climate, and He Pingyan will soon enter the official career after the examination, then there is no need to keep his identity as Wang Zhi's nephew.

On the contrary, He Pingyan has been extremely high-profile recently and has been following Wang to meet people in the officialdom in order to lay the foundation for his connections in the future.

He Pingyan naturally could not miss this kind of gathering of honors and important officials today.

Compared with Sun Shaozong's arrogance, He Pingyan's performance was much more peaceful and low-key, and he always maintained etiquette in his conversations with Chen Yichen.

But when you look inadvertently colliding with each other, you can still feel the unyielding arrogance and some indescribable coldness.

Chen Yichen dared not relax his vigilance as he did with Sun Shaozong. This kid is definitely not a good guy, and he will definitely have to be more careful in the future.

"The son of the British Duke is here to celebrate!"

"Duke Ding and his family come to celebrate!"

"Horse Taining and his family come to celebrate!"

Just when Shen Yichen was almost numb when receiving guests, the appearance of the three words Taining Hou gave him a hint of different expectations.

"Uncle Chen, my father has been waiting for a long time and said that he will definitely not return until he gets drunk today."

Compared to others, Zhu Yong and Chen Ying are close friends, and they are also very familiar with each other's sons, nephews, and juniors. So Zhu Yi used the title of uncle and was very intimate in his words.

Chen Yichen also bowed to Taining Hou, but his eyes quickly placed on Chen Qingtong.

Today, Chen Qingtong wore a red cross-collared jacket and a moon-white horse-faced dress. Compared to the past, she was less girlish and more beautiful as a woman.

Similarly, Chen Qingtong's thoughts were also placed on Chen Yichen. She had been looking forward to meeting her lover for a long time, and now she finally got to meet her. How could she be willing to take her eyes aside?
To be continued...