In fact, such matters as a marriage invitation require advance notice and preparation, but with the emperor's special approval, these cumbersome steps are gone.
The Li Mansion said it was a high gate, and it was indeed a high gate, but compared to other high gates, it looked ordinary. It didn't have the grandeur of a general's residence. It looked quite shabby in front of the noble concubine's gorgeous carriage.
Being supported by the palace maid, she slowly stepped into Li's mansion step by step. Concubine Li's cold face felt a little warmer. This is her home.
No matter how gorgeous the palace is, it is just a cage, where you are imprisoned, but it is also a stage. This is much more exciting than marrying a certain family member to raise a husband and raise children.
Acting for the imperial power, even for a small amount of time, she felt energized. Doing what she liked, she felt happy even in prison.
The Li family has prepared a special reception room. Although she is returning home, she is already a noble concubine and needs to be separated from the male family members. A curtain similar to the Fuqin Palace is used. The concubine Li Shaoyun is in the inner room, and her father's Li Pingyuan is outside.
"The humble minister Li Pingyuan has met the imperial concubine." Li Pingyuan knelt down and saluted.
"Dad, stop teasing your daughter!" Li Shaoyun said angrily. If not blocked by the curtain, Li Shaoyun had already stood up to help Li Pingyuan.
"There is a difference between a monarch and a minister. You are the empress, and you still need to have the etiquette you should have!" Li Pingyuan was serious and didn't think there was anything wrong with saluting his daughter. He hated leaving people with words and grabbing pigtails, so even if no one See, still proceed with caution.
This is also his prudence as a general. He does not let others find any flaws in him, and always remains impeccable. Even if there are flaws, he deliberately leaves them for others to see.
"Forget it, I won't do it next time. Daddy, I heard that you are sick. Are you feeling better?" Through the curtain, you can faintly see that Li Pingyuan's figure is not emaciated. He has already guessed that Li Pingyuan is pretending to be sick, but Li Shao Yun still couldn't help but worry. Seeing that Li Pingyuan was healthy, she felt relieved.
"Me? You don't know yet. Instead, you shouldn't have come." After Li Pingyuan finished the formality, he couldn't help but remind Li Shaoyun that today's arrival was unreasonable.
"At this time, you should concentrate on cultivating Taoism and not care about worldly affairs. Wait until I resign as general due to illness and then appear in front of everyone." Li Pingyuan wondered why this smart eldest daughter could be so confused at this time.
Now is the time of abundance, and a concubine should be careful in her words and deeds.
"My daughter also knows it, but it's not because my brother-in-law is so attractive that the Holy Father even asks my daughter to accompany him." Li Shaoyun joked.
"Have you met that boy? Wait, I haven't agreed yet, unless he agrees to marry your sister as his wife." Li Pingyuan was confused at first, then sat down on his knees and slapped his hand on the square table, dissatisfied that his daughter wanted to Make small things for others.
"You have to agree even if you don't agree. Today, my daughter is here with a mission from the Holy Father to fulfill the second sister's marriage." Li Shaoyun said the purpose of her visit today.
"Your Majesty's control is too broad. Do you have to control other people's daughters when they marry?" Li Pingyuan complained, but he did not expect that the emperor's fate would lead to this matter.
"Who told me that in the publicity, my brother-in-law knew the immortal, and it seemed that he really knew each other." Li Shaoyun recalled Zhuang Xun's hesitant expression yesterday, but she didn't know how much he knew him.
"Can he know the immortal? You know why he climbed so fast." Li Pingyuan immediately reacted and said, thinking of Zhuang Xun's rocket promotion, he understood a little.
"Sure enough, the immortal said good things about him on purpose that day." Li Pingyuan thought of how embarrassing he looked in front of the generals. What do you mean by being so high-spirited? His blood pressure rose when he thought about it.
"It doesn't matter. This censor is really well-mannered and has an extraordinary temperament. It's not too much to describe him like a dragon or a phoenix." Li Shaoyun said matter-of-factly.
"The immortal said that Ru Si wanted to climb up to him, but he didn't even look at who he was. He wanted my daughter, Li Pingyuan, to climb up to him." Being cautious is caution, but pride has never been lost, even though Li Rushi's reputation is so bad. , a shrew tigress and the like, but as his Li Pingyuan's daughter, even the prince is not considered high, at least that's what he thinks.
"Maybe it's true." Li Shaoyun was tortured by her conjecture last night and didn't sleep well. She finally fell asleep. In her dream, she was suddenly awakened by the scene of Yang Mei kneeling down and calling Lord Zhuang Xun.
The more I thought about it, the more it seemed possible. Especially in the morning, I took out the map of the Three Kingdoms. While looking at it, I thought about it. I also thought of the immortal’s evaluation of Zhuang Xun, the appearance of the dragon and the phoenix, and Zhuang Xun’s calmness and composure even though he was called a saint. Wearing a python robe, he is really as calm as a king. I have to admit that this kind of calm demeanor is extraordinary.
"Do you also think that our family is favoring him? Even if according to rumors, he is the blood of King Yu and can barely be regarded as a prince, but if he wants the legitimate daughter of my Li family to be his equal wife, who is it?" Li Ping Yuan knew in his heart that it was irreversible, but he couldn't admit that he was marrying his daughter out of a higher class. At least he thought that his daughter should be married to a prince as his wife, let alone someone with no status.
"Maybe not now, but it will be in the future. The Yu Kingdom will not last long, and you should have seen it, dad." Looking at her angry father, Li Shaoyun had a rare smile on her cold face.
"What's wrong, does he still want to be the King of Yu? The sons of King Yu, each occupying a prestigious position, can still allow his wild son to seize the throne."
Li Pingyuan didn't bother to say that. Basically, even if he occupied Jiannan Road, Zhuang Xun did not have the capital to fight for the supremacy of the Yu Kingdom. By the time he healed the wounds in Jiannan Road and accumulated wealth and men, the battle for the throne would have ended. Now, he will face the entire Yu Kingdom. At this time, only by surrendering to the Three Kingdoms and dedicating Jiannan Road to diligent management can he get a chance to save his life.
"The Holy Emperor's reward for you this time is to give your second sister the four counties of Henan Province in Hebei Province as a dowry. Now my brother-in-law has more than just Jiannan Province." Li Shaoyun revealed the emperor's decision yesterday.
"The four counties of Henan, what a generous gift, do you want to appease me? Even if Ru Si is really married to him, he is not qualified. The four counties of Henan are not rich, and there are no major disasters, but small disasters continue, and Jiannan Road gives He has been looking at his governance ability for five years, and the You Kingdom is eyeing it. It is basically impossible for these four counties to burst out their war potential to support him in fighting for the throne of the Yu Kingdom." Not only does he understand the war, but also the surrounding countries. Li Pingyuan is also familiar with the situation.
"Dad, it's not whether he can, but dad, do you think so? He is the husband of the second sister." Li Pingyuan's analysis is correct. At this stage, Zhuang Xun does not have the qualifications to compete for the hegemony of the Yu Kingdom, provided that he is not Li Pingyuan's son-in-law.
"I haven't even admitted it yet. I've never seen him before. You're here today, and it seems he can't come either."
Li Pingyuan was actually quite curious about Zhuang Xun, so he won over his second daughter, who was arrogant and had low self-esteem and was sensitive, and wanted to marry him even if the other daughter was unwilling to divorce his wife.
He wanted to see what kind of outstanding person he was. He had stolen his daughter's heart in just a few days!
"Dad, don't look at people with prejudice." Li Shaoyun took the initiative to persuade Li Pingyuan to let go of his prejudice, because she had some prejudice before, but she thought about it for a long time yesterday before she changed it.
"I know, I have sense. Your sister has finally found a suitable one, so she won't make it too difficult for him. Just don't let the world think that my daughter, the Li family, will give him a baby so easily." This is Li Pingyuan. The tacit understanding with Li Rusi.
"Dad knows that, and my daughter doesn't want to see you and your sister having enmity." Seeing that Li Ping was far from being carried away by anger, Li Shaoyun breathed a sigh of relief.
The Lord cannot be angry and raise an army, nor can he be angry and cause war.
As one of the few true military commanders in the world, Li Pingyuan's ability to control his emotions has reached perfection, but he just doesn't want to adjust on this matter.
"You don't know that I can't stop her. I heard that the guy who stopped her this time is considered a good match." After saying this, Li Pingyuan was actually a little relieved.
"Dad, you're talking about the time when you whipped a man who escaped from marriage. It's normal to be unable to stop him. Not only did he lose his face to the second sister, but he also lost your face. The second sister usually listens to you very much." Li Shao Yun comforted him and said, find him a step.
"That's all, that's all, as long as we can control her, the land of four counties, such a generous gift, these idiots in Chengguo have no vision." Li Pingyuan cursed, and at the same time he was a little proud. What is more precious than land? Dowry?
"Not only the land of the four counties, but also your reputation, dad. You know your current reputation in You Country, right?" Li Shaoyun thought of the map he saw in the morning.
"Three mountains and one river are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The land of four battles is prosperous in commerce and trade." Li Shaoyun felt the pleasure of dominating the world as he read out the topography and water potential of Jiannan in his mind.
"It's really a pity for Jiannan Road. If there hadn't been the invasion of You Kingdom, King Xihe might really have a chance to compete for the throne of Yu Kingdom." Li Pingyuan said regretfully, seeing a piece of sacred land being ruined, there was no rooster crow for thousands of miles, and there was no cockcrow for hundreds of miles. The lack of people is really touching.
"It's no pity. If it weren't for this, my brother-in-law wouldn't have gotten this one. Youguo is afraid of your reputation. You can go to Jiannan Road to "recuperate". Youguo will definitely not dare to take Jiannan again. Brother-in-law, he will With external stable conditions, compared with the barrenness of Hebei Province, the soil of Jiannan is fertile, and the population moving to Hebei will fill the population of Jiannan." Li Shaoyun elaborated on the plan he had thought about all night last night.
"It doesn't take five years. It only takes three years for Jiannan Road to have a food surplus. It can prepare its military and have the foundation to compete with other places. If there is help from Chengguo, it won't even take three years. Two years will be enough." Li Shaoyun spoke faster, having already thought of that scene.
"The wounds of the war are not as easy to heal as you think. Why should Chengguo support him again?" Li Pingyuan was still not optimistic.
"Because daddy, you want to do something big." Li Shaoyun looked into Li Pingyuan's eyes through the curtain.
"Dad, you have a sense of crisis with this invasion of You Country. Before the war started, you proposed to train a new army and change some of the current laws. My daughter has read your memorial." Li Shaoyun looked at what Li Pingyuan had already said. Said heartache with white silk hair.
"What do you think?" Li Pingyuan became interested.
"No, according to other people, my daughter is happy to have another good show to watch, but it's you, dad, and your daughter can't laugh anymore. You are already over fifty years old, why do you still worry about it?" Li Shaoyun sighed. explain.
"It's just that I'm over fifty. If I don't do this, I'll be buried in the ground. If I'm buried in the ground, I won't be able to stir up this muddy water." Li Pingyuan turned his head, not wanting to look at his daughter worriedly.
"It's not Chengguo that supports it, but our Li family's support. This is our retreat. Even if we fail in Chengguo, there is still a way out so that the Li family can have a place to evacuate." Li Shaoyun's words were very realistic.
"This..." Li Pingyuan couldn't refute. The most he had thought of before was to go into exile in another country. With Li Pingyuan's reputation, he was always an honored guest wherever he went. He really never thought about the son-in-law route.
"With the fame of this victory, Dad, you want to change your ways, but my daughter can't persuade you. But the better my brother-in-law's future development, the more solid his retreat will be. Dad, you must have figured this out." Li Shaoyun did not go any further. Said, because with Li Pingyuan's political quality, there is no need to say any more.
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Compared to persuading his old father to talk about his interests with reason and convincing Li Pingyuan to accept his ideas and plans, Li Shaoyun seemed much more relaxed when he saw Li Rusi.
"With a lover, you can wear beautiful clothes." They are both women, so they can chat in the inner room. Li Shaoyun looked at Li Rusi and said teasingly at her bright yellow skirt.
"It's natural. Who doesn't want his lover's eyes to stay on him for a long time, doesn't it mean the eldest sister? She also went to practice Taoism, hoping to attract the attention of the Holy One." Li Rusi admitted generously.
"Following the trend, of course I also want the Holy Emperor's gaze to stay. Unfortunately, he is not as attractive as your little lover. I was summoned here just to meet your little lover and guide you." Li Shaoyun thought of the emperor's idea. I feel pain in my tooth root after operation.
"Maybe it's because of the immortal thing." The onlookers knew clearly, and with Li Shaoyun's reminder, Li Rusi guessed it without much thought.
"It's a pity that you don't enter the palace. If we sisters join forces, who can be our opponent in this harem?" Talking to smart people saves energy.
"It's good that the Holy Master is not scared by me. Now my sister wants to serve the good Master Zhuang wholeheartedly and doesn't want anything else." Li Rusi couldn't wait to share her happiness with her sister.
"Are you so excited to be someone's equal wife? He's small, short, and you're so big, how could you like him?" Li Shaoyun smiled bitterly, although she no longer had any prejudice against Zhuang Xun, look at the two of them I still feel that my body shape is quite inconsistent. I might need a bench to stand up straight.
"Is the status of an equal wife and a legitimate wife so important? Bring the dowry and I have the final say in family matters, so what if I am an equal wife?" Li Rusi said indifferently, if Zhuang Xun is really that kind of divorced The wife married her husband, but she didn't like him.
"As for appearance, I think it's pretty good. I can find value in him. He enjoys my protection and is not afraid of me. Besides, how can you judge a man purely by his appearance? It is said that King Xihe, a nine-foot tall man, abandoned his wife and children. Can he also be called a man? My husband is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, I have seen it." Li Rusi said proudly.
"You really think about it. I heard from Zhuang Yushi that your methods are really... you can't be gentle. As for it being so extreme, if he is tougher, your reputation will be ruined and nothing will be gained. "He advised his sister. Fortunately, Zhuang Xun compromised this time.
"Isn't that what you taught me, sister? You have to get what you like as soon as possible, otherwise it will become someone else's property if it's too late." Li Rusi smiled, and the person who taught the method was here.
"This obviously belongs to someone else and has been taken by someone else." Li Shaoyun was noncommittal.
"Did you pick up your sister's concubine for free? That's really lucky." Li Rusi was yin and yang, a joke between sisters.
"Giggle..."
They looked at each other and chuckled, they were a family.
(End of chapter)
