When the court officials heard this, they were shocked.

Everyone felt that the emperor was increasingly thinking about the first time he was out.

When the emperor goes on a tour, he has to prepare at least half a year in advance, right? Where can he leave just by saying that?

What's more, when it's cold and twelfth lunar month, if you want to travel, you have to wait until the spring is warm or the autumn is cool.

Seeing that no one was talking, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "Okay, let's settle down like this, let's go to the court!"

Although it was very funny, no one dared to object. The court officials said in unison: "Long live my emperor! I respectfully send you my Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao smiled, was full of ambition, and left with a light pace. Wei Zhongxian hurriedly followed Zhu Youxiao and left.

Zhu Youxiao realized for the first time that he was so happy to be an emperor. This is the feeling of dominating the world and saying nothing about it.

In this way, after receiving the 800-mile rush from the cabinet, Wei Bao quickly rushed from Ningyuan City to Shanhaiguan to prepare for the pickup.

In fact, Wei Bao did not just go to Shanhaiguan, but rushed to the direction of the capital, and it would be best if he could get the emperor outside the capital.

So, when Conggulun, Da Yuer and Bao Chengxian arrived in Ningyuan City, Mr. Wei had already entered the pass and was almost outside the capital.

Conggulun, Da Yuer and Bao Chengxian were envoys of the Jin Kingdom, so they naturally could not enter the pass, nor did they dare to enter the pass. No matter how powerful Wei Bao was, there were still many Ming court officials in the pass, and they would be finished if they were caught.

"What should I do now?" Princess Conggulun felt a dilemma and asked Da Yuer.

Da Yuer asked Bao Chengxian: "Mr. Bao, what did you say?"

"It's cold and cold, so you can't wait outside the city. Since Master Wei is not here, I will leave a letter and write down the meaning of the Khan clearly. Let the people from the Tiandihui send a message to Master Wei. When Master Wei receives the letter, he will send someone to tell us the same." Bao Chengxian said.

Princess Conggulun thought about it and seemed that this was the only way. It seemed that she could only wait in Ningyuan City, which seemed not appropriate.

So, after Bao Chengxian left the letter, they rushed back to Yizhou City.

They only knew that Wei Bao had something to do and asked the Baojun guards in Ningyuan City. The Baojun general did not clearly say what was going on, nor did they say that the Ming Emperor was going to come to Shanhaiguan in person.

"Wei Bao could not agree to the request of the Khan. The Khan asked Wei Bao to claim that Tian Khan himself was not afraid. If he did this, he would openly be an enemy of the Ming court. Wei Bao's trip back to the pass must have been summoned by the Ming court. If I guess it was good, he should have won a great victory and went back to personally accept the emperor's reward." Da Yuer analyzed.

Bao Chengxian nodded and agreed with Da Yuer's opinion: "It should be like this. If Wei Bao does not support Tian Khan, that would be better. Anyway, our Jin Kingdom has shown sincerity, but Wei Bao himself has no sincerity! We cannot bow to him, an official of the Ming court, right? Then we might as well bow to the Ming court directly! If Wei Bao is willing to support Tian Khan, that's fine. He will be the target of the Ming court's attack. Our Jin Kingdom can take the opportunity to develop, and even at critical moments, he can stab the Tian Dhan behind the world to seek the benefits of the fisherman."

Da Yuer nodded and admired Bao Chengxian's opinion: "So Da Khan is still wise. Da Khan and Wei Bao negotiated peace with each other, and the conditions proposed were the most appropriate."

"You all only think from the perspective of the Jin Kingdom. Have you ever thought from the perspective of Wei Bao? Wei Bao is not Li Chengliang or Sun Chengzong. Wei Bao has his own territory and his own army. Even if he does not betray the Ming court, he still has the strength to defeat Shenyang City! At that time, even if Wei Bao does not stand on his own in the Tian Khan, what should we do? Continue to fight against the Tiandihui and continue to fight against the Bao army?" Conggulun said.

Conggulun's words instantly poured cold water on Da Yuer and Bao Chengxian who had just been talking about it. Both of them thought that this was true. Wei Bao's strength is too strong now, and any idea of ​​Wei Bao will affect the overall situation in the north and even the entire Chinese battlefield.

At this time, Wei Bao had already rushed to the gate of the capital without stopping, and sent someone to send a letter to inform the cabinet and the Chief Secretary for Literature.

It was already the day when the emperor was about to leave the city, but when the emperor got up early, he saw that it was too cold outside. The north wind was whizzing, and people couldn't even open their eyes. They spit out, and they had frozen into ice before the saliva had fallen to the ground.

Therefore, Emperor Zhu Youxiao, the Tianqi Emperor, retreated back to the warm-up pavilion and said he would leave tomorrow.

Wei Zhongxian received a notice from Wei Bao and did not dare to neglect it. He told the emperor: "Your Majesty, Master Wei is already waiting outside the city to take over."

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he couldn't help but sweat, "Didn't I let him pick him up at Shanhaiguan? Why did he run to the capital?"

"Haha, I guess I was acting like a good person in front of His Majesty and ran to the gate of the capital to pick him up. Wouldn't it seem more polite?" Wei Zhongxian said with a smile.

"Ah hehe, that's right." Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood. "Wei Bao, just have too many ideas. Since he has come, let him come into the palace and have fun with me for a few days, and wait for the weather to be a little warmer before leaving. By the way, I was talking about Shanhaiguan. I wanted to personally award him a title. So, in the morning court tomorrow, I would like to give him rewards in front of all civil and military officials, which would also be more solemn. As for the recruitment and pension silver, after a few days, I will go to Shanhaiguan with Wei Bao to pay it myself. You can write these as imperial edicts and send them to the border."

Wei Zhongxian nodded and asked, "Then there must be a specific day?"

Zhu Youxiao thought for a while: "Wei Bao urged the recruitment and pensions very quickly. It cannot be delayed for too long. It is set in early February. You can choose a zodiac auspicious day. I will leave Beijing in early February and go to Shanhaiguan for one month!"

"I received the order." Wei Zhongxian said hurriedly, thinking that you still can't change the old habit of delaying and procrastinating. At first, I was anxious, but now I've been delayed for half a month.

Zhu Youxiao thought about it and called Wei Zhongxian who was about to go out: "Wait."

"I'm here." Wei Zhongxian quickly knelt down on his knees.

"Don't issue an imperial edict for now. When Wei Bao enters the palace, I will discuss it with Wei Bao. Wei Bao is in a hurry to ask for money. If he is really anxious, I can go to Shanhaiguan early. Just be colder. For Wei Bao and the soldiers of the border army, what's the point of being colder?" Zhu Youxiao said very generously. It seemed that he had suffered a little coldness and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty.

Kebaba said from the side: "Since Your Majesty has decided to grant Duke Wei Bao the title of Duke in the capital, you can send the pension and recruitment money to Shanhaiguan first to distribute it. In this way, can Your Majesty relax and arrange the time to Liaodong? It is best to wait until spring is in full bloom and enjoy the scenery."

"No, I just paid enough food and salary to the border army, and now I have paid such a large sum of gold and silver. It is a good time for the border soldiers to feel the great grace of the emperor. I also happened to go to Wei Bao in person. Isn't this just going together?" Zhu Youxiao said.

Kebaba smiled slightly and said nothing.

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly went to someone to tell Wei Bao that the emperor agreed to Wei Bao's entry into the city.

Wei Bao came here on the spot, and only two entourage personnel were brought on the surface. In fact, wherever Wei Bao went, there were the President's Guard and a lot of people from the Statistics Office, and the President's Secretariat followed him.

In order to make me look so busy that I am afraid that I will bring too many people to cause suspicion, the staff of the President's Secretariat were arranged in a huge manor in the suburbs, and were preparing to enter the city in batches tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

When Wei Bao was allowed to enter the city, the first thing he had to do was to pay homage to his father-in-law Zhang Weixian.

In addition, before coming, Wei Bao also greeted the king's minister, Gao Di, and told them that they would have a share of the credit and would definitely help them ask for merit from the court!

It also includes Yuan Chonghuan, Zu Dashou and others.

The officials were so happy that they praised Mr. Wei for being a good person and for letting them make money without reason.

On the way to come, Wei Bao also detoured and went to Gaoyang, north of the capital to visit Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong did not expect Wei Bao to reach the position of duke so soon, nor did he expect that Wei Bao won a great victory and was famous all over the world, but he still remembered his mentor halfway through gratitude and tears.

"Xiaobao, we are called masters and apprentices, but I really have never taught you anything, nor have I helped you, and I am even less capable than you. However, when I was the governor of Ji Liao, you gave great help to the border army! I just hope that you can serve the court and Your Majesty well, completely eliminate Jiannu, and eliminate the disasters in the northern border of my Ming Dynasty." Sun Chengzong said with sobs.

Wei Bao smiled and said, "Okay, my mentor, I'm just seeing you for a long time. I should leave these long-lasting words. Let's talk about them later. There are opportunities."

"Don't you eat? How can you not eat when you come to Gaoyang?" Sun Chengzong pulled Wei Bao's sleeve and said, "This is not true. I know you are busy and I won't leave you for the night, but I will never leave if I don't eat."

Wei Bao smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll delay the pickup."

"It won't be delayed. You have to eat on the road. You don't care about this hour. After eating and drinking, you'll have a good sleep in the carriage." Sun Chengzong smiled.

Wei Bao could not resist Sun Chengzong and had to stay for dinner.

This meal was very rich and sumptuous. Sun Chengzong still had some wealth. Wei Bao brought the old man another 20,000 tael silver gift this time.

Sun Chengzong was polite and stopped. He sighed that Wei Bao's rise was really not without reason. Since he left, few of his former disciples and disciples had visited.

In the past, Yuan Chonghuan, who was the loudest flatterer, had no sign of the New Year. However, Wei Bao never forgot him during the New Year.

It’s not how affectionate Wei Bao is, but someone under Wei Bao is specifically responsible for these things.

Not to mention Sun Chengzong, as long as he is an official above the third rank, the people under Wei Bao will express their opinions every festival.

Even a group of people promoted by Wei Bao, the liaison office under the President’s Secretariat will also contact you from time to time, indicating that Mr. Wei has not forgotten them.

Some officials, officials, teachers and scholars, can do these things, but they are not so comprehensive and comprehensive, so how can there be an institution behind Wei Bao operating?

In fact, Mr. Wei is basically in a state of nothing every day. He is busy and hunting when he has time, reading some books, and even writes some modern memoirs to enrich himself and has no time to do these interpersonal things.

The reason why Wei Bao valued Sun Chengzong so much was that on the one hand, the two of them were indeed the relationship between a master and a disciple, and at this time they valued this relationship very much.

When others see him, Wei Bao respects his teacher so much, they will naturally respect him.

On the other hand, Wei Bao really admires Sun Chengzong's ability. Regardless of the old man's ability, the old man's strategy is generally good, and it is in line with the current national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

It took more than two hours to wait in Gaoyang.

Originally, Wei Bao was about to leave long ago. A person as big as Master Wei came to such a small place, there must be juniors from Sun Chengzong's clan, relatives, and local squire coming to pay their respects.

Wei Bao had a brief social event before leaving.

A large group of people kept sending them far away from Gao Yang before returning.

It is not only because Wei Bao is a disciple of Sun Chengzong, but mainly because Wei Bao's current status is too prominent. Gaoyang belongs to the Ji Liao range. Regardless of whether Wei Bao becomes an official in Ji Liao or not, Wei Bao's influence is above the governor of Ji Liao.

These people are not only pleased, but also worshipping power by people with low status.

Sun Chengzong looked at the back of Wei Bao's guards leaving, then looked at the people around him, thinking that he was over 70 years old and had been an official for decades. He was the best, but in the end he could not catch up with the prestige of a sixteen-year-old boy.

Wei Bao arrived at the capital and obtained the emperor's permission. Then he entered the capital. He first visited his father-in-law, British Duke Zhang Weixian.

Zhang Zhi was very enthusiastic about greeting the door, turned his head to the butler and said, "Hurry up, set off firecrackers!"

The butler agreed loudly and asked someone to ignite the fire immediately.

Crack, crackle.

The sound of firecrackers sounded, which was quite like the New Year.

Wei Bao smiled and said, "Brother, you're so kind. I'm not the one who comes here occasionally."

"The etiquette cannot be abandoned. You are now the Duke of the Supplementary Kingdom. The title is the same as your father, and the title is the first of the Ming Dynasty. What an identity? How can you not blow up firecrackers for the first time?" Zhang Zhi laughed and said, "Look, the duke of other families is all place names, named after the county town, but you are the Duke of the Supplementary Kingdom, named after the country!"

"Brother, don't say anything like this in the future. It's all a false reputation and is not worth mentioning. It all depends on His Majesty's favor." Wei Bao smiled.

"Haha." Zhang Zhiji patted Wei Bao's shoulder, "Just as your determination, I'm convinced what my father said. Even if I patted my horse, I can't catch up with your Xiaobao's knee."

"That's my dad who encourages you, brother, don't take it seriously." Wei Bao smiled, pulled Zhang Zhiji up, and entered the mansion together.

"Dad." Wei Bao entered the inner courtyard and saw Zhang Weixian waiting on the steps, kneeling down and kowtow respectfully.

Zhang Weixian hurriedly stepped down: "Xiaobao, you don't have to give this big gift."

Wei Bao didn't want to do this, but he knew that the old man said he didn't want it, and he was very concerned about these stupid things in his heart. He would rather kneel down to avoid being disgusted.

Zhang Weixian was wearing a duke robe and Wei Bao was wearing a light red court uniform of a second-rank official.

Both of them were dressed in bright clothes, especially Wei Bao, who was sixteen years old, and was more and more handsome and majestic.

Zhang Weixian pulled Wei Bao up, first appreciated Wei Bao's appearance, liked it from the bottom of his heart, and nodded frequently.
To be continued...