Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan

The situation in Ningyuan Hou Mansion is more complicated.

Gu Yankai has two younger brothers who do almost nothing except pampering themselves.

If you are short of money, go to Gu Yankai to ask for it. If your children are in trouble, go to Gu Yankai to solve it.

The key point is that as the elder brother, Gu Yankai didn't have to reprimand his two younger brothers for not wanting to make progress. Instead, he was overly protective of them.

No matter what his two brothers asked for, he tried his best to satisfy them.

A large family is excessively extravagant and decadent.

If Gu Tingye's grandfather's family had not been rich, it is estimated that the little wealth of Ningyuan Hou Mansion would have been ruined long ago.

In addition to the two younger brothers, Gu Yankai's situation is also more complicated.

His first wife, the Da Qin family, gave birth to his eldest son Gu Tingyu. He had been sick since he was a child, and he looked precarious at first glance.

His second wife, Bai, gave birth to Gu Tingye, who died in depression.

Gu Tingyu has felt since he was a child that his mother's death was related to Gu Tingye's biological mother Bai, so he often targets Gu Tingye secretly.

The third wife, Xiao Qin, is a sister to Da Qin, and they have Gu Tingwei. This son likes to play behind Gu Tingye since he was a child.

However, Gu Tingyu is a sick man, and in the future, Gu Tingye will most likely be the Marquis of Ningyuan House.

Every time Xiao Qin thought about this, he wanted to kill Gu Tingye.

She pretends to be a good wife and mother in front of others, but secretly, she is the most sinister and cunning.

The Xiao Qin family's natal family is the Marquis of Dongchang, who both belong to the martial arts class. Unfortunately, the Xiao Qin family's father, the Marquis of Dongchang, was arrogant and licentious, and he was also a man who did not want to make progress. He lost all his family property very early.

Later, thanks to the support of Ningyuan Houfu, he was barely squeezed out of the capital.

All in all, the situation in Ningyuan Hou Mansion is very chaotic, but this has nothing to do with Wei Yuan.

Arriving in front of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion, Wei Yuan saw the sick man Gu Tingyu and his wife Shao.

Speaking of which, Gu Tingyu is also a pitiful man. He was taken advantage of by the Little Qin Clan without realizing it, and he only thought that it was the Bai Clan who harmed the Great Qin Clan.

As soon as Wei Yuan stepped into Ningyuan Hou's mansion, he ordered people to bring over the generous gifts he had prepared.

With the support of his wife, Gu Tingyu came to him, bowed deeply and said:

"Uncle Zhongyong, I have been waiting for you for a long time. My father is waiting for you in the main hall."

Wei Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from his ear,

"Brother Wei! Brother Wei!"

It was Gu Tingye who had just finished school and came in a hurry.

Although they hadn't seen him for many years and Gu Tingye had grown taller and no longer looked like a young man, Wei Yuan still recognized him at first sight.

"Tingye, you have grown a lot stronger."

Gu Tingyu suddenly coughed and said, "Uncle Zhongyong is laughing at me. My second brother has been so unruly since he was a child. I hope you can forgive me."

Gu Tingye also knew that he was rude, so he stood in front of Wei Yuan and gave a serious salute.

"I've met Uncle Zhongyong."

Wei Yuan nodded, "Let's go, take me to visit Gu Hou."

Gu Tingyu and his wife walked in front.

Gu Tingye followed Wei Yuan and couldn't help but said:

"Brother Wei, if it hadn't been for the dragging knife technique you taught me last time I was in Yangzhou, I would have been killed by some villain."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Your father also taught me a lot. I heard that you have been studying at the Sheng family recently. Do you plan to study literature in the future?"

Gu Tingye sighed: "It's hard to earn military merit. I think that if you want to get ahead quickly, you still have to be literary."

A child of a martial arts family has this idea, and I really don’t know how to evaluate it.

It may also be related to Gu Tingye's experience.

The entire Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, whether it was Gu Yankai's two younger brothers or Xiao Qin and others, were deliberately targeting him.

As a result, Gu Yankai would teach him a lesson from time to time.

As for him, he just wanted to gain fame quickly so that the Gu family would no longer underestimate him.

Arriving at the main hall, Wei Yuan saw Gu Yankai and his wife.

"Gu Hou, this junior is late."

Gu Yan opened the door and asked Wei Yuan to take a seat, and said enthusiastically:

"I call you Senior Brother, and you call me Uncle, isn't that too much?"

Wei Yuan smiled, bowed solemnly and said, "My nephew pays my respects to Uncle Shi."

No matter what, Gu Yankai is a good elder.

From now on, with the help of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and the British Duke's Mansion in the same capital, it will be a matter of time for him to establish his prestige among Wu Xun.

After the greetings, Xiao Qin began to praise Wei Yuan.

"I have long heard from your uncle that you have courage that no man can match. When I see you today, I know that what your uncle said is true."

Wei Yuan slightly cupped his hands and said, "Madam, you are serious."

Nowadays, he is a popular figure.

Even a woman like Xiao Qin has only respect for Wei Yuan and never dares to show contempt.

After lunch, we drank three rounds.

Gu Yan left the others, leaving only Wei Yuan behind, and said:

"You have also seen the situation in my family. Although Ting Yu is a good child, he is very sick. He may not know that day."

"Ting Ye is a troublemaker, and his reputation in the capital is not good. Ting Wei has not had his own opinions since he was a child, and it will be difficult for him to achieve success in the future."

"My wife, don't tell me! While your uncle is still young, in the future, if I can help you in this court, I will try my best to help you."

"But Uncle Shi has a request, I hope you can agree."

Wei Yuan thought thoughtfully, "Uncle Shi, what you want to say is that when my nephew gets rich in the future, if the Gu family is in trouble, do you want my nephew to lend a hand?"

Gu Yankai nodded, a little embarrassed, "I know, this is a request."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Yuan rushed to speak: "Uncle Shi, please rest assured. If the Gu family is in trouble in the future, I will not stand idly by."

Gu Yanxin was grateful, "I read you right. I do value love and righteousness. Uncle Shi promises that in the future, the Gu family's connections will be your Wei family's connections."

Wei Yuan looked stunned.

He just felt that as Gu Yankai, he would be of great help to him in his career in the future.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yankai would dare to make such a guarantee.

Ningyuan Houfu has accumulated more than a hundred years of connections. This is no joke!

Wei Yuan took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and bowed solemnly to Gu Yankai: "Uncle Shi, please rest assured, I am very optimistic about Ting Ye."

The implication is that if the Gu family is in trouble in the future, he will only help Gu Tingye.

After all, he is the child of fate in ‘Zhifou’.

This was enough for Gu Yankai.

——

After leaving the Gu family, Wei Yuan successively visited An Guogong, Fu Guogong and other veteran nobles.

Nowadays, there are very few people with real power in these government offices.

However, they have been based in the capital for many years, and their connections cannot be underestimated.

After visiting almost all the martial artists in the capital, the interest network of the 'Wei family' has been determined.

If there are no big fluctuations in the future, Wei Yuan's descendants and those martial arts families can be called 'family friends'.

At midnight.

The Imperial City Secretary reported Wei Yuan's actions to Zhao Zhen in detail.

The commander, Yanda, bowed to the latter and said: "Guan family, the guard army has just arrived in the capital, and you are so eager to make friends with nobles. Shouldn't you be careful?"

Make friends?

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "If you really wanted to make friends, you wouldn't have gone to so many Wu Xun's homes in one day and left without even eating."

"Now, at best, it's just a formality. I guess that's what Zhang Fu meant."

He is now very satisfied with Wei Yuan and has full trust in him.

He would take some of the things Wei Yuan did for granted and think in the best light.

After all, what emperor wouldn't like a minister who values ​​love and justice, never forgets his kindness, and is loyal to the emperor and the country?

"From now on, you, the Imperial City Division, do not need to monitor Wei Qing."

"He is loyal to me, so I naturally have to trust and rest assured in him."

After saying that, Zhao Zhen couldn't help coughing twice.

I had a big banquet for several days, drank a lot, and was getting old, so I occasionally felt cold.

Yanda was stunned when he heard this.

Back then, Di Qing didn't seem to have such trust from the officials, right?

——

The next day, Wei Yuan went to Xu Changzhi's home again.

The situation in the Yongyi Marquis Mansion is much simpler than that in the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

Xu Qing, the Marquis of Yongyi, had three sons, but only Xu Changzhi was a concubine.

Once upon a time, his life in the Hou Mansion was very unsatisfactory.

But now, he has become a guard of the army and is the only person in charge of real power in the Yongyi Hou Mansion.

The status in the family naturally increases with the tide.

Wei Yuan felt relieved when he saw that Xu Changzhi was becoming more and more respected in the Hou Mansion.

"Long ambition. Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of things to establish virtuous people instead of direct descendants. In the future, going to battle to kill the enemy and achieving military merit may lead to an unusual promotion among officials."

When Xu Changzhi was about to leave the Yongyi Hou Mansion, Wei Yuan said these words.

Xu Changzhi understood what he meant and responded: "We will talk about the future matters later."

Wei Yuan nodded, "Let's talk in detail another day. I have to go to the Sheng family today."

Xu Changzhi smiled and said: "When I returned to the court, I heard you talk about your precious niece and nephew all day long. Since you returned to the capital, you haven't had the chance to take a look, right?"

Wei Yuan said helplessly: "There are too many things to do. I have nothing to do this afternoon. Let's go and take a look."

Xu Changzhi said: "I went to the Sheng family and brought a letter to my great-aunt for me, saying that in three days, I will visit her on behalf of the Xu family."

Hear this.

How could Wei Yuan not understand?

It should be Xu Changzhi's intention to reconcile the Xu family with Mrs. Sheng.

This can be regarded as a little bit of appreciation for being a junior.