Chapter 166 Wei Yuan Was Confused. What Did the Emperor Mean?

The idols of the noble ladies in Bianjing are either Su Xiaomei or Zhang Guifen.

The idols of the children of famous families and nobles may be Wei Yuan and Su Shi.

At this moment, Wei Yuan has become the focus of the whole audience.

"General Wei, are you here to play polo today? I seem to have never seen you play polo before."

"Yes, it would be a great honor to see you show your skills today."

"General Wei, show us your skills?"

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Some people dare to say anything to flatter Wei Yuan.

After all, he has such strength now.

As long as he says a word, many children of nobles can have a bright future.

And this is difficult for many barons and marquises to do.

For those of them who are in a high position, if they want to plan a future for their descendants, it is not enough to have money, but also power.

Wei Yuan had everything he needed. He nodded to everyone one by one and responded,

"I'll have a chance to compete with you, but not today."

"Are you the eldest son of the Zhongjing Marquis family? I've met you once before. You're a good kid."

"Okay, everyone, disperse. The polo competition has to continue."

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As Wei Yuan finished speaking.

Some people didn't dare to continue pestering him, fearing that the other party would get tired of them, which would be bad.

After the surroundings were a little quieter, Wei Yuan looked at Qin Zhen, Gu Tingye, Qi Heng and others and said:

"I've never heard that you still like to play polo?"

"I guess it's you who's going to play polo again this year?"

"Why hasn't the young master come to my place recently?"

Qi Heng didn't know what to say when he heard it.

He really didn't dare to go.

He was afraid that if he went a few more times, his heart would break.

After a pause, Wei Yuan waved to everyone and said:

"Go play polo. I'll go to pay my respects to the imperial concubine first."

Several people didn't dare to stop him, so they made way.

Wei Yuan walked towards the location where Rong Fei was.

During this time, many women looked at Wei Yuan, who was a little tall, and their hearts were beating.

"Sister Zhang is so lucky to be able to form a partner with such a man and stay with him for life."

"When General Wei first came to the capital, he was busy and didn't see the grand scene of him riding a horse and parading in the streets. Now that I see him, he is really heroic. No wonder some people say he is the reincarnation of Huo Qubing."

"It would be great if my future husband could have such a heroic spirit."

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Of course, these are just some people's thoughts.

As for saying it out loud, they definitely don't dare.

After all, Zhang Guifen is still here.

Wei Yuan walked straight to where Rong Fei was.

Minglan looked at him with a smile and waved at him, almost calling him "uncle".

Considering that there were people around, it was better to keep a low profile.

As for Zhang Guifen, she didn't dare to look at Wei Yuan at all.

Just a sneak peek and her cheeks were already blushing.

Wei Yuan came to Rong Fei and bowed:

"Hello, Madam Royal Concubine."

Minglan, Rong Feiyan and others stood up and bowed one after another,

"Niece greets uncle."

"My daughter greets General Wei."

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Zhang Guifen realized it later and stood up slowly, not daring to look up.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan smiled, "Sister Guifen's clothes are quite beautiful today."

"Minglan, take your aunt to play somewhere else first."

Minglan nodded, took Zhang Guifen's hand and left.

Rong Fei instantly understood what Wei Yuan meant, pretended to cough twice, and looked at Mrs. Wu and others around.

They reacted instantly and said one after another:

"Sister, I'll go over there and see two good sisters there."

"Madam Royal Concubine, please do as you please. We will withdraw first."

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Soon, except for a few personal guards, eunuchs, and palace maids beside Rong Fei, only she and Wei Yuan were left.

The latter smiled and said, "I've never heard that Concubine Rong likes to watch polo?"

Concubine Rong smiled and said, "It's not easy to return home to visit relatives. I thought I was free, so I came to take a look."

Wei Yuan nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, have you planned that I will come today?"

Concubine Rong shook her head and said, "If you want to see someone, there is always a way."

Wei Yuan asked curiously, "I wonder why Concubine Rong wants to see me?"

Concubine Rong said straight to the point, "I heard that General Wei will lead troops to the south in the spring of next year?"

Wei Yuan said solemnly, "Your Majesty is a concubine in the harem. Whether I lead troops or not is the policy of the previous dynasty. Your Majesty should not ask."

Concubine Rong smiled, "That's true, but I am still a layman after all."

"I guess General Wei has also heard about the Hai family's request to open the sea. What do you think?"

Wei Yuan said, "I am a military general. I don't comment on things that have nothing to do with me."

"It has nothing to do with you?" Concubine Rong smiled with her hands covering her mouth.

"If someone else said this, I would believe it."

"But since this comes from the mouth of the loyal and brave earl, I am a little skeptical."

Wei Yuan lost some patience, "Your Highness, if you have something to say, you might as well speak directly."

Rong Fei said: "General Wei, since you are here, why don't you watch some polo first?"

Watch polo?

Wei Yuan frowned slightly.

But he saw that the maid next to Rong Fei had moved a chair for Wei Yuan, just outside Rong Fei's seat.

Wei Yuan was an outsider after all, so it was not good for him to have too close contact with Rong Fei.

He sat down calmly.

Since Rong Fei was not in a hurry, he had no reason to be in a hurry.

At this moment, the polo competition was between Qi Heng and some sons of civil officials.

The game was not very intense, with back and forth, which was less interesting than the competition between Gu Tingye and Qin Zhen.

And Wei Yuan was not interested in the so-called polo.

It's just a child's trick, who has time to be interested in this?

If you have this time, you might as well go to Guangyuntai for a drink.

On the other side.

Minglan pulled Zhang Guifen back to her original seat.

The former complained: "Aunt, why do you lose your spirit when you see my uncle?"

"If you marry my uncle like this in the future, if my uncle says something or goes to find a prostitute again, do you dare to intervene?"

"It stands to reason that he is my uncle, I should be on his side."

"But in the matter between you two, I still hope that you, aunt, will not be so humble, you are the only daughter of the Duke's Mansion."

"What are you thinking about? I am talking to you, aunt?"

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She called several times in a row, but Zhang Guifen was unmoved.

Suddenly, the latter suddenly said,

"Did your uncle just praise the clothes I wore today?"

Minglan shook her head when she heard it, "It's over."

Zhang Guifen was puzzled, "What's over?"

Minglan sighed, "I really don't know what kind of magic potion my uncle gave you."

Zhang Guifen blurted out: "Magic potion? Why does the brother of the Wei family need to give me magic potion?"

"He is Wei Yuan."

Minglan was stunned when she heard this.

Yes.

In the entire Zhou Dynasty, there is only uncle who is a young commander comparable to Huo Qubing.

A woman is by his side, what kind of magic potion does he need to give her?

Just the two words "Wei Yuan" are enough.

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Although Qi Heng's polo skills are not bad, they are much worse than Gu Tingye.

As expected, after Qi Heng won two games in a row, he met Gu Tingye and then lost.

Gu Tingye also won the first prize of this year's polo competition.

The prizes were also generous. In addition to some gold and silver jewelry, there were also magical weapons made of black iron.

However, it was far inferior to the golden knife that Zhao Zhen gave to Wei Yuan.

After the polo competition, the next thing was the so-called friendly match. Everyone just competed for fun, so there was not much to watch.

At this time, a eunuch whispered to Rong Fei:

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, we should go back to the palace."

Rong Fei nodded, slowly stood up, looked at Wei Yuan,

"I'm a little tired, I'll go back to the palace now."

"It's not in vain for me to see General Wei today."

Wei Yuan stood up quickly, "See you, Your Majesty."

Rong Fei slowly came to him,

"General Wei, after the New Year, the Japanese envoy will come to the capital."

"Our Rong family will represent the emperor and sign a business with Japan. If General Wei is interested, please go to my father and brother to discuss it in detail."

"Of course, before the Japanese envoy arrives, my brother will take the initiative to find you. I hope that General Wei can talk to you for my sake."

When Wei Yuan heard this, he was immediately confused.

The Rong family represents His Majesty?

What does that mean?

We all represent His Majesty, what use do I have?

Wei Yuan frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, what is this business?"

Rong Fei said shockingly, "Military weapons, weapons that were eliminated by the imperial guards."

"At present, this batch of military weapons is hidden in the armory in the palace."

"Rather than leaving it to gather dust, it is better to exchange some money and food with Japan to fill the inner treasury."

Military weapons?

Military weapons that have been eliminated?

Representing Your Majesty?

In other words, the military weapons business is backed by the power of the royal family?

Wei Yuan asked curiously, "What can I do?"

Rong Fei said, "When General Wei leads his troops to the south, he will definitely go there in the name of the Southeast Economic and Pacifying Envoy."

"By then, General Wei will be in a high position and have great power, so how can he not be used?"

Wei Yuan was even more puzzled, "Your Majesty just said that the Rong family represents Your Majesty, but Your Majesty has no clear order, or will this clear order be issued after the new year?"

If there is a clear order, it is the court's business.

If there is no clear order, it is the emperor's private matter.

Although the emperor has no private affairs, the difference between having an order and not having one is huge.

Moreover, Wei Yuan did not believe that Zhao Zhen would sell the so-called obsolete weapons to Japan.

If there is no clear order, it may be that Zhao Zhen does not want outsiders to know about this.

But why didn't Zhao Zhen inform me?

There are too many strange things in this.

As Rong Fei said, if I become the Southeast Economic and Pacifying Envoy, I will at least hold the military and political power of two routes. At that time, it is not an exaggeration to say that I am the pillar of the Southeast and a frontier official.

So, no matter what, Zhao Zhen should have informed me in advance.

Instead of telling me about this through Rong Fei's mouth.

Unless Zhao Zhen does not want to get involved.

Then the question is, what is the purpose of going around in such a big circle?

Aren't you afraid that this matter will affect the emperor's reputation?

In any case, it is not allowed to do arms business with Japan!

Things that may harm future generations must not be done!

Unless, I no longer command the army!

Thinking of this, Wei Yuan frowned even more tightly, thinking: "What does your majesty mean?"

At this time, Rong Fei responded: "There is no clear order. Such a large number of military weapons cannot be consumed by one family."

"I have told General Wei everything I should and shouldn't say."

"For the rest of the matter, please ask General Wei to discuss it with my elder brother in detail."

"I am tired and will return to the palace."