Beijing.
The civil and military officials knew that the Emperor was about to return.
One by one, they began to walk.
Everyone knew that this was a great opportunity for promotion.
This time, the new emperor returned with a great victory.
There must be many people who want to be knighted and have their wives and children.
As the saying goes, a radish is a pit.
After these people were promoted, wouldn't their official positions be vacant?
Nianci Palace.
More and more people came to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.
In fact, they were even relatives who had never been in contact with each other in the past.
One by one, they began to submit invitations.
This gave Empress Dowager Wu a headache.
It was fine for the others, but she only needed to find a few excuses to decline.
However, her nephews from her maternal family were also involved in this matter.
Empress Dowager Wu had always felt guilty towards her nephews.
Each and every one of them could be considered dragons and phoenixes among men, and they were quite talented.
Empress Dowager Sun, as well as her, who was still Consort Wu Xian when the Retired Emperor was in power, repeatedly warned these nephews to be careful when entering the officialdom.
These nephews were obedient. Therefore, out of the ten or so men in the Wu clan, not many of them entered the officialdom.
However, it was different now.
In the eyes of this Wu family descendant, his cousin was the current emperor, and his aunt was the most respected empress dowager.
The Wu family's descendants had been suppressing themselves for many years. Finally, they did not have to keep a low profile anymore.
Empress Dowager Wu could understand their pleas.
In this world, which family did not want to bring glory to their ancestors and leave a legacy for hundreds of generations?
Who didn't want their descendants to be rich and powerful for generations?
Empress Dowager Wu was the same.
She also wanted the Wu Clan, which had always been suppressed, to prosper.
But she was very rational.
As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, his son had to be rewarded wantonly after he returned.
However, those who were rewarded were all meritorious officials and loyal people.
Those soldiers had exchanged their lives for this.
They deserved it.
How could she take this opportunity to promote her family?
Therefore, facing the pleading of her brother and nephew, Empress Dowager Wu scolded them.
"Grand Tutor Feng, or the current Duke? As the current uncle, wasn't Feng Tang still a nobody?”
"You should learn from the Feng family and not think about how to gain power.”
"Moreover, you are all His Majesty's relatives. As long as you have the ability, will His Majesty ignore you?”
"Wu Xiang of our Wu family branch is very promising. When Yu Qian was recruiting soldiers in the capital, he directly joined the army and became a big soldier.”
"I heard from your second uncle that he captured dozens of elite Wala soldiers and made many contributions.”
Listening to her aunt's reprimand, the Wu clan disciples left the Nian Ci Palace dejectedly like frozen eggplants.
Feng Manor.
The current country's father, Grand Tutor Feng Yong, had just finished inspecting the children's studies.
He heard the servant report happily.
"Master, His Majesty has led the victorious army to the ten-mile pavilion outside the capital. The cabinet has invited you to come with them."
Hearing the report from the servants, the Feng family disciples were all proud, and their expressions were filled with excitement.
Who was the current Emperor?
That was their brother-in-law or uncle-in-law!
Now, the entire Ming Dynasty was praising His Majesty as a sage of a generation, comparable to Emperor Taizu and Emperor Yongle.
As a relative of His Majesty, how could the Feng family not be honored?
Feng Taifu sighed.
Even he didn't expect that the once weak King Hun would change so much.
Back then, when Emperor Xuanzong had appointed this betrothal, he had not been very happy.
He was born in Qingliu and was a renowned scholar.
He really did not want the scholars in the world to say that he was clinging to the royal family.
Therefore, even though his precious daughter was already engaged to King Hun, he didn't want to be with her.
Who would have thought that in less than a month, King Hun would not only become the new emperor of Great Ming.
Moreover, his prestige was rising day by day.
This made his father-in-law feel both emotional and gratified.
"Uncle, His Majesty has returned in triumph. As the current country's ruler, it would be unreasonable for you not to welcome him.”
"Yes, Uncle, you can go.”
"Uncle, bring me along. I want to admire the heavens too.”
"And me, I…"
Grand Tutor Feng looked at this group of excited juniors and couldn't help but reprimand them with a cold expression.
"What a disgrace. Today, everyone will copy Master Zhu once.”
With that, he left in a hurry.
Only a group of disciples who were frowning and shivering were left.
In the attic in the backyard of the Feng Residence.
This was the boudoir of Grand Tutor Feng's precious daughter, Feng Ying.
The beautiful and gentle girl was currently embroidering a pair of soft boots.
At this moment, a delicate and pretty servant girl walked over. Her lively eyes flickered with a teasing look.
"Hehe, Miss. You said you embroidered many boots for His Majesty, but why didn't you give them to him?”
"The sachet, boots, blouse, the box is almost full.”
The gentle and virtuous beautiful girl put down the needle and thread in her hand. Her face was slightly red as she said softly,"You're the one who likes to talk nonsense."
The delicate and pretty maidservant held her chin and whispered.
"Young miss, just now this servant saw master wearing a brand new official robe and bringing Eldest Young Master out of the fu in a hurry.”
"Old Master hasn't left the residence much in the past two years, but today he's acting abnormally. Do you think he went to welcome His Majesty?”
Hearing the servant girl mention her father, the gentle and virtuous beautiful girl's eyes turned.
"His Majesty restored father's official position as soon as he ascended the throne, but father was already disappointed in the officialdom. The next day, he submitted his resignation letter, but His Majesty did not grant it.”
"Now, Father only wants to teach his children and write books to learn.”
When the little servant girl heard this, her bright eyes were filled with confusion.
"Old Master is really too much. Everyone wants to climb to a high position and bring honor to their ancestors, but Old Master is unwilling to be a high official.”
The gentle and virtuous beautiful girl smiled lightly and tapped the little servant girl's forehead."My father is indifferent to fame and fortune."
"The empress is right, this servant will take her leave.”
The delicate and pretty maidservant curtsied and then ran away in a hurry.
Grand Tutor Feng Yong, Imperial Uncle Feng Tang and his son rode their horses and brought a few servants with them as they ran out of the city.
"Father, today is a joyous day for my Ming Dynasty. You must not submit your resignation again.”
Feng Yong didn't say anything, but looked at his 30-year-old son.
"Tang 'er, do you have any complaints about me not allowing you to be an official?”
" Oh?" Feng Tang was stunned. Then, he smiled and said," There used to be some, but not in the past two years."”
"Because I know my own personality. If I were to become an official, with my personality, I might have been ordered to die by the Retired Emperor.”
Feng Yong sighed and nodded.
A father knew his son best. He named his son " Feng Tang " because he wanted him to become a loyal, filial, and upright person like " Feng Tang " in the future.
And his son was just as he had expected. Not only was he skilled in both martial arts and literature, but he was also upright, loyal, and filial.
Such a person could shine brilliantly when the sage was in power.
However, if a fatuous ruler came to power and crafty sycophants were in power, then it would definitely bring about a fatal disaster.
It might even implicate the entire family.
This was also the reason why he had not allowed him to be an official all these years.
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