Wife's Observation Log

Lan Wei actually thought a lot when she was stunned. She thought that she would never deal with these maneuvers by herself and would always turn to Xie Zhen for help. Yes, when Yao Chengsi said this, several countermeasures flashed through her mind.She also thought that Yao Chengsi has weaknesses, and His Highness also has them. When she clearly saw these omissions, mountains and seas seemed to be moved before her eyes, and a vast expanse opened up.

She had low self-esteem, and felt that her martial arts leadership was inferior to that of Li Jingxian, Chang Yuan, and Lan Yu, who grew up together, and her strategy and politics were inferior to Yao Chengsi's "Three Talents in Changning" and inferior to the high crowns of the ruling and opposition parties.And Your Highness, who has been reading with His Highness so far, has found that no matter how hard she tries to catch up, she can't catch up with her agility, kindness, even hardworking and seasoned.

After all, she is a time traveler, but she has been mediocre for more than ten years.When the dynasties changed, she couldn't forge stronger weapons and didn't have the ability to be a field doctor; when the world was initially settled, she didn't know how to increase food production and restore the economy.If she is asked to start a business, she can't come up with any special secret recipe. Even if she puts on some marketing gimmicks, it will not last long, or it will not make any real contribution to people's livelihood.

And, in fact, she realized that even if she was the most practical engineering student, she would not be much better off in these situations.In the simplest example, she restored a dish, which could not be overcome with infinite difficulties.

If it is said that Tiangongyuan has faced up to the power of the world, it has taught her to suddenly have hope and light.Then returning to the horse is her chance to face herself.Because of looking squarely at it, those who underestimated themselves became rootless duckweeds, and as long as she stepped on them lightly, they would become the most insignificant dust.It's not that she thinks how strong she is now, but at least, she believes that she can do something.

So she responded to Yao Chengsi based on her own judgment and willingness: "Then let me ask you directly, what is going on between you and Yao Guangxiao?"

Yao Chengsi's expression didn't change much. It seems that when Lan Wei first arrived, her spirit was also the weakest. Now she has a kind of overall calm, with a little bit of hopelessness, but she seems to be more able to take on the current responsibilities up.

"Hey, I shouldn't bother Your Highness with such a small matter." Yao Chengsi smiled, and when she spoke, her anger seemed to dissipate a lot, "Oh, what should I say, um...he He is my uncle, but he is also my master. He is proficient in the three religions, and he also understands military affairs. What he wants is the traditional way of helping the world, such as Fuyi. To obtain a monk's position, compared to my apprentice, my official career is much smoother."

Lan Wei thought, Yao Chengsi was actually not so smooth, and the honorary circle is better to talk about, but she was promoted in the imperial examination with the traditional Confucian scholars, and the pressure to be in that circle as a woman is also great.

"Later I let it out, and he still stayed in the capital, saying that the destiny was in Yanjing. I took it for granted. Where His Majesty and His Highness are both, is it possible for the destiny to fall?" Yao Chengsi didn't get Lan Wei's reply, so he asked He gave a "why don't you answer" look.

Lan Wei was thrown a question out of the blue, but it was difficult to give an answer immediately. Her own three views are scientific, except for her cousin Lan Yu, who likes to find alchemists to do fortune-telling and fortune-telling before going on an expedition. Keep it at a respectful distance, but if you have to say it, Yao Guangxiao's words have at least once come true in history because of his success in assisting Zhu Dijing.

"You say it now, I'm afraid he doesn't think so."

"It's not like that... Well, this is all my guess, he just wants to find a backer who can help him protect the religion and oppose the Buddha - Zhenfo, now everyone doesn't like to go to the monk temple , there is no incense, you know, both His Majesty and His Highness are not religious. I think he can only fool the king and princess of the county. When the king and princess of the county go to the fief and follow him, maybe he can leave the Buddhist vein of that place; If you want to rely on merit, then what merit is greater than Conglong? In my opinion, his idol is Liu Bingzhong."

But he is colluding with Hu Weiyong now, Lan Wei thought, but Yao Chengsi didn't seem to know.

"Then how should I weigh loyalty and filial piety?" Yao Chengsi asked again, but this time she didn't need an answer, "I told him that my apprentice is a son-in-law, and I will do my best to help him realize his ambition. Wait a minute. But he said that his step-son will appear at the west gate of Suzhou in the year of Jiashen."

"He and I are mentors and apprentices. I am grateful to him for teaching me how to read and write. After all, my family has practiced medicine for generations, and most of the medical skills are passed on from male to female. Originally, if I wanted to know a few words, I might have to wait for my family to arrange to marry a famous doctor. Husband, let’s see if he is enlightened and let me help him pick up medicinal materials, how can he wear the current red robe and shoulder the livelihood of thousands of people?”

In Yao Chengsi's description, Yao Guangxiao, as a younger uncle and master, has the feeling of a rebellious unmarried strong woman aunt in a contemporary family, holding an umbrella of understanding, tolerance and protection for her niece.But Lan Wei quickly realized the difference. Yao Guangxiao is not a real "auntie" after all, and he doesn't empathize with Yao Chengsi's predicament.

Now Yao Chengsi also said: "Sometimes I suspect that for him, everything is just following his calculated 'fate'."

"Being a monk means cutting off your family." Yao Chengsi said that she actually remembered what Yao Guangxiao said, but she thought he was on her side, but she didn't think that she might also belong to the part that was "cut off".Yao Chengsi now thinks that in his eyes, Yao Chengsi's father and elder brother are both lazy and dull, so he rejects them; If the stepson will meet at the west gate of Suzhou in 13 or 25 years, then wait until then to add some relatives.

"So I don't know if you can believe me when I say this, Lan Wei. With such a premise, I will definitely choose Your Highness. It is certainly offensive to Confucians to say this, but it is not Confucianism to let me, a woman, be on the political stage anyway, so I just said, in my heart, Your Highness has the same ambitions as me and is my comrade and someone who supports me. Oh, I feel like I don’t understand, but even if you are Yao Guangxiao, you have three points of my father’s kindness, and Your Highness is five. It is self-evident to give five points to a good friend, which is more important."

"It's okay, I understand." Lan Wei thought, she could understand, especially after seeing the young daughter-in-law who was wantonly beaten and scolded in Zhending Mansion, she felt more and more that for the female officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Guo Tianhui, Emperor Changning and the How important Xie Zhen is.Guo Tianhui is the founder and the cause of everything, Emperor Changning uses love to maintain the power to implement the existing policies, and Xie Zhen is the symbolic banner and future leader.And because most of the female officers walked with Xie Zhen of the same sex and age, they naturally cherished it even more.

She believes in Yao Chengsi's heart, but these still can't explain Yao Chengsi's behavior. Lan Wei is not a pusher, and she doesn't come to collect evidence, so she only needs Yao Chengsi to give a satisfactory explanation.

Fortunately, Yao Chengsi didn't finish his sentence at all: "I asked him to be in charge of Shanxi's army preparation. There are several considerations. First, the position of Shanxi really needs to use the army. He can achieve some ambitions after rectification. Second, it is still under my jurisdiction. Next—I will basically be in Shanxi in the future—others don’t know him that well, I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep an eye on him, and third, I want to ask His Highness to make a decision..."

"Are you using Your Highness as a treasure?" Lan Wei fantasized about throwing up the Q version of Xie Zhen, which means "Yes" if the front is up, and "No" if the back is lying down. It feels a little funny.

"I believe Your Majesty has the fortune of the Great Yan. Give me a little bit to see if my decision has made me lose my head. I am sympathetic to my ministers." Yao Chengsi said, sighed deeply after the joke, his words were much more joking than before, but restrained I can't see anything, I don't have any inspiration. The thing in Sichuan is also that he said before he left that it would be chaotic, but how can I observe government affairs? I can’t tell, it’s still effective now. I don’t want his efficacy, and of course I don’t want it to be proven that the authorities are inferior to him, but I don’t even want him to use this efficacy to make an enemy of His Highness.”

"You worry too much." Lan Wei finally patted her on the shoulder, "I think, if Yao Guangxiao is true, as long as he has met His Highness, he will not be an enemy of His Highness."

But when she saw Xie Zhen again, Lan Wei thought that she had lied a lot to others when His Highness was away, such as Yao Chengsi, and soldiers never tire of cheating, and now she is also considering hiding something from His Highness, because considering Yao Chengsi's Xie Zhen is a bit suspicious of personal privacy and pain points. Lan Wei thinks that if Xie Zhen doesn't ask, there is no need to mention it to Xie Zhen. If this is the case, maybe they will walk more calmly on the road of harmony between monarch and minister.

And Lan Wei knew very well that Xie Zhen would never ask, because she lied to Yao Chengsi, and Xie Zhen never asked her to check the relationship between Yao Chengsi and Yao Guangxiao. The mission was something else, and the last letter was sent to Lan Wei. In Wei's letter, Xie Zhen said that she had already appointed Yao Guangxiao in Tianjie Temple, and allowed him to come and go to Youchunfang to participate in the performance of the documents in the East Palace.

This means that Xie Zhen has already subdued Yao Guangxiao, so Yao Chengsi has nothing to do with it.

Oh, by the way, the first time Lan Wei came back to see Xie Zhen was in the early court. She was in the middle of the queue to answer the question of Emperor Changning and accept the award from Emperor Changning, while Xie Zhen turned around and smiled at her slightly in the front row. For a moment, such an experience is rare.

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Additional historical background:

Liu Bingzhong, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty "monk", Kublai Khan's right-hand man, participated in important military and political affairs as a commoner, known as "Secretary Cong".He is also proficient in Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.Moreover, it was he who suggested that the Yuan Dynasty be named "Yuan", and he also planned and designed the earliest Beijing city.