On the way to the polo ground, Zhao Ceying was confused about what he had just seen at Li Hao's house.
After all, within a short time of his arrival, three or four groups of people came to visit, all with official records from Bianjing City.
Li Hao almost didn't come out. In the end, he managed to escape smoothly because no one dared to stop him because of Zhao Ceying's name.
However, it was tiring for Mrs. Wei. After all, as the mistress of the house, she was in charge of the back house when Li Hao didn't have a wife. She really couldn't avoid such an occasion, so Li Hao could feel grateful.
On the way, Zhao Ceying finally couldn't help but ask: "Why is your house so lively today? There are so many official documents coming and going. Is there some happy event going on at home?"
If so, remember to call me and I'll be happy too. "
Hearing this, Li Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "What kind of happy event comes from this? For me, this is a big hardship.
And the scene now is considered small. Speaking of which, I really have to thank you. If you hadn't come to Beijing and diverted the attention of people in Beijing.
I'm afraid there will be many times more people coming today, and I really won't even dare to go back home. "
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying became even more curious and asked, "Oh, what's the reason for that? Could it be that you have some rare treasures in your house that attracted everyone to come and see them."
Li Hao explained helplessly: "Caibao, do you think I look like Caibao? These people are here to make me want to see girls.
Since I rescued a driver last time, many people probably think that my family has a bright future, so people come to my house in an endless stream.
Some time ago, I went to Yuzhou, so I could hide away for a while and have some peace and quiet.
But this time, as soon as I returned to Beijing, these people came to visit me again, which was really a headache. "
Zhao Ceying was very happy to hear this, and then said: "With so many people, there is no one you are satisfied with. As long as you choose the right person, you will save your worries."
Li Hao replied: "It's not that easy to find the right candidate. Anyway, until you find the right one, just hold off."
Li Hao wanted to end the topic just like that, but Zhao Ceying suddenly said: "If you really have no choice, you might as well get married with my family.
My mother also has a youngest sister who is about the same age as you. Although she is not very good at knitting, she is more innocent and charming. You may wish to consider it.
Or when she comes to Beijing in a while, I will take you to meet her. "
After hearing what Zhao Ceying said, Li Hao looked at him with horror and said, "I regard you as my brother, but you actually want me to be your uncle. You are really interesting."
Zhao Ceying naturally didn't understand modern jokes, so she directly replied: "If possible, it would be a good thing for two families to get married. If you are willing, I will tell my mother about it sometime."
Li Hao hurriedly said: "Forget it, let's not worry about it for now. We'll talk about it later."
But Li Hao had no intention of doing so, but the more Zhao Ceying thought about it, the more she realized that it was a good idea to marry Li Hao.
First of all, Li Hao was close to the officials and could use this relationship to make the officials more trustful.
Secondly, Li Hao's identity can be used to connect with many nobles behind him without arousing the wariness of the officials.
There are many other benefits, so Zhao Ceying also made up his mind to talk to his parents about this matter. ….
Of course, Li Hao is still completely unaware of all this, and he deliberately changed the topic and talked to Zhao Ceying about some old things in Bianjing City.
While chatting, the two of them arrived at the stadium soon. Li Hao took a general look and saw that there was little change from before. After placing the horses, Li Hao would lead Zhao Ceying in.
Although there were people guarding the entrance, facing the boss Li Hao, of course no one stopped him. He even had to send someone as a guide to introduce where the competition was going.
After listening to the introduction, Li Hao understood that the schedule was now halfway through, but there was a pause for a few days because of Queen Cao's polo match.
Now in order to speed up the progress, the polo and Cuju games are already being held simultaneously.
After understanding the general situation, Li Hao asked Yang Wenyuan's location and let him go.
Then he said to Zhao Ceying who was watching the game on both sides: How is it, is the game good to watch? "
Zhao Ceying replied: "How should I put it? At least technically speaking, Bianjing's level is much better than that of Yuzhou. It is indeed very exciting."
Li Hao explained: "There are too many officials and officials in Bianjing City. They like to study these things when they have nothing to do. It is normal for their level to be higher.
By the way, are you here to watch the game, or come with me, I want to go over there to find my servants.
After all, I was supposed to be in charge of the competition here, but I went to Yuzhou in the middle, and the competition was handed over to Yang Wenyuan, the son of Ling Guogong.
Now I have to go find him and ask about the situation. If you want to watch the game, you can watch it here first, and I will come back to you when I am done. "
After hearing this, Zhao Ceying naturally chose to go with Li Hao. Compared with having a good relationship with the nobles in Bianjing, the outcome of a game is extremely unimportant.
After hearing Zhao Ceying's answer, Li Hao took him to Yang Wenyuan, but when he arrived, he found Zhang Wen, Li Yixing, and Yuan Wenshao were all there.
When he saw the others, Li Hao had no reaction, but when he saw Yuan Wenshao, Li Hao immediately thought of what Shitou said and was ready to teach him a lesson.
But looking at Zhao Ceying next to him, Li Hao still held back, so as not to let Zhao Ceying bring up the old matter again.
After holding back, Li Hao took Zhao Ceying in and introduced Zhao Ceying to everyone. After all, many people may know him, but they have never met him.
Then Li Hao introduced these people to Zhao Ceying one by one, waiting for everyone to get to know each other.
Li Hao then teased Zhang Wen and said, "You just got married a few days ago and you are not living your life as a newlywed at home. How come you still have time to come here to watch the game?"
Zhang Wen said: "I can't stay at home every day after I get married. I came here today to see if there is anything I need help with.
And on the day of my wedding, you, the matchmaker, didn’t even come in person. It doesn’t make sense. "
Hearing this, Zhao Ceying was curious and didn't know how Li Hao became a matchmaker, so she asked Li Yixing next to her.
Li Yixing told Zhao Ceying the story.
At this time, Li Hao was still defending: "I have official duties, what can I do, and I didn't go there, but I had people send the congratulatory gifts, so why are you dissatisfied.
If it is true, then you should return the gift I gave you. ”….
Hearing this, Zhang Wen said: "That's impossible. If you get something that enters my house, I can still take it back to you.
Forget it, I will reluctantly forgive you for this. "
This sudden resignation made everyone around him burst into laughter.
After laughing, everyone began to get familiar with Zhao Ceying, so Li Hao asked Zhang Wen and Li Yixing to accompany him to the court.
Everyone also understood that Li Hao and Yang Wenyuan had something to discuss, and that Zhao Ceying and Zhang Wen also wanted to get acquainted with each other, so they consciously left together.
Then Li Hao asked: "During my time away from Beijing, did anything happen in Bianjing City?"
Li Hao asked this because he wanted to see if there was any news that he had missed. After all, some news was relatively private and could not be heard by ordinary people.
But among the nobles, the information is always well-informed, and if you ask clearly, you can understand the overall situation.
After hearing this, Yang Wenyuan understood what Li Hao meant and said, "As for things, nothing major happened in Bianjing City. The only thing worth being happy about is the matter of the Gu family's four and five bedrooms."
After hearing this, Li Hao was confused. Three eldest ladies died in the Gu family at once. At this time, they had not even passed the filial piety period. What could happen?
So he asked out of curiosity: "What happened to the Gu family?"
Yang Wenyuan explained: "The Gu family's filial piety period hasn't passed yet. Logically speaking, Gu Tingye and the others have to stay at home to observe their filial piety and are not allowed to go out to drink and have fun.
But he didn't expect that the two brothers Gu Tingbing and Gu Tingdi, who had four rooms and five rooms in the Gu family, would stay in a brothel at this time to have a drunken sex with a prostitute.
Originally, it would have been fine if it had not been publicized, but for some unknown reason, it happened.
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Although we didn't catch them on the spot, in fact, if they were to bite them to death and deny it, they might be fine.
But they didn't know what they were thinking. Maybe they were used to scapegoating, and they wanted to blame Gu Tingye.
As a result, Gu Tingye had been in the house during this period and never came out. Marquis Ningyuan also knew this, so he naturally didn't believe it.
Originally, according to Ning Yuanhou's intention, he planned to suppress the matter, but Gu Tingye was thrown dirty water out of thin air, so he naturally refused to agree.
So he insisted on investigating the matter clearly, and then Ning Yuanhou did not insist too much, so he agreed, and then ordered someone to investigate, and found both of them.
It was found out that Marquis Ningyuan had originally planned to open an ancestral hall to punish the two of them, but who made the two eldest ladies have their imperial edicts sealed due to their merits.
It turned out that this matter was not hidden after all, and it reached the ears of the officials, so they sent someone to verify it again.
This verification revealed a lot of old accounts between the two of them, which unexpectedly cleared up a lot of grievances for Gu Tingye.
It also made the officials unhappy, so they not only slapped them, but also took away the Yin Feng they had just obtained. It is estimated that they will not be able to have an official career in the future.
Just because of this matter, the Gu family is still making a fuss. I heard that their four-bedroom and five-bedroom family insisted on asking Ning Yuanhou for an explanation. "
Li Hao was not too concerned about the changes in the Gu family. After all, once Mrs. Xiao Qin died, there would be no one left who could be trusted except Gu Tingyu.
And Gu Tingyu's body also determined that he couldn't make any trouble, so he didn't care about other people, Li Hao. ….
But after listening to it like this, Li Hao still realized that there was something wrong. There seemed to be a missing person here, so he asked: "How do you know so clearly about the Gu family?
And are there only Gu Tingbing and Gu Tingdi among them? Gu Tingwei, who always likes to find flowers and ask questions, was not involved."
Yang Wenyuan replied: "I heard about the matter last time when I went to Ningyuan Hou's Mansion. As for the specific process, I don't know much about it.
However, since the officials sent people to check and did not mention Gu Tingwei, it must be that he was not involved.
And strangely enough, Marquis Ningyuan never believed in Gu Tingye, so it was strange that he wanted to protect his reputation this time. "
Li Hao explained: "This is not normal. The situation now is different from before. After all, Gu Tingye has already entered the official court and is trusted by officials.
Gu Tingyu was in poor health and Gu Tingwei was not living up to expectations. In the future, the honor and disgrace of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion would probably fall on Gu Tingye. Naturally, Ningyuan Marquis would not let others tarnish Gu Tingye's reputation.
And without Mrs. Xiao Qin's instigation, as long as Ning Yuanhou was not impulsive, he would naturally be able to see many mistakes and omissions. "
After talking about this, Li Hao asked about the Queen's polo match: "The Queen's polo match went smoothly. There were no problems."
Yang Wenyuan replied: "No, it was done quite well. You don't know how many official documents came here at that time, and the scene was very lively.
I heard that on that day, several couples got married. Just for this reason, I heard that Queen Cao planned to hold one every year.
It was just a pain for us that we had to stop the game for a few days. If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have to rush now. "
Li Hao then asked: "Are you sure it will be in time? It's hard to postpone this matter until after the new year."
Yang Wenyuan said: "Now we have consecutive games in the morning and afternoon every day. According to the plan, there will be no problem."
Li Hao was naturally relieved by Yang Wenyuan's words, and Yang Wenyuan was doing it smoothly, so Li Hao was not interfering.
Later, Li Hao discussed with Yang Wenyuan about the former secretary of the lower palace. After the two of them finished talking, today's game was coming to an end.
After watching the game, except for Yang Wenyuan who was busy with court arrangements, the others went to have a drink with Li Hao and Zhao Ceying.
In the next few days, Li Hao, in his spare time, took Zhao Ceying around and introduced everyone under his command to Zhao Ceying.
And this is a good thing for both parties, so that
Zhao Ceying began to establish contact with nobles, and at the same time, it also allowed people on Li Hao's side to take the lead in future changes.
At the same time, it can also indirectly allow Li Hao to gather a force, which can be said to be beneficial to all three parties.
Just when Li Hao was busy with his family relationship, the competition finally ended successfully before the year, and the officials followed their words and rewarded the winner of the competition.
As for the results of the competition, the top three players on the Cuju side were all rounded out by the Xungui family, and the Xungui family also took first place in the polo match.
However, the second and third places in the polo match were won by the civil servants, which was considered to be a happy event. Moreover, with the foundation from this time, the next game will be better organized. ….
Of course, there are even more disappointed people.
Just like the Sheng family and the Liang family, Liang Han and Sheng Changfeng both signed up to participate, but the result was that they only got a chance to travel in the first round. They were eliminated early without even making waves.
And with the end of the game, the year has almost passed.
On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, most government offices begin to seal their doors, and officials can take a holiday to prepare for the New Year.
Of course, Li Hao is sadly not among them, because the Zhengdan Festival will be held soon, and the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival will follow.
Whether it was the arrangement of guards in the palace or the arrangement of the palace patrol in Bianjing City, Li Hao could not rest for the time being.
On the contrary, I am busier than because the time is approaching.
After all, there were many foreigners coming to attend the imperial meeting this time. The Liao Kingdom sent envoys and arranged them at Dutingyi from Honglu Temple. The Xixia envoys were placed in the west post of Duting, Goryeo were placed in Tongwen Hall in Anzhou Lane outside Liangmen, Uighur and Khotan were in the Concierge Courtyard, and the Tibetan kingdoms of Sanfoqi, Zhenla, Dali, and Dashi were in Zhanyun Hall or Huaiyuan Post. .
But either Zhao Zhen has a good reputation and high prestige, and envoys from various countries have arrived early.
During this critical period, maintaining the stability of Bianjing City has become a top priority, so Li Hao can only be busy in the dark.
In addition to being busy with his own job, Li Hao also had to learn the etiquette of the Zhengdan Dynasty from the officials of the Ministry of Rites.
Because there are three major court gatherings held every year on the first day of the fifth lunar month and on the winter solstice, all officials in Beijing are required to wear court uniforms to participate. And because of their solemn nature, the etiquette stipulated in them is extremely cumbersome.
Li Hao didn't participate in the previous few times due to various reasons, but this time he couldn't escape.
Therefore, for newcomers like Li Hao, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to provide special guidance. Of course, the guidance effect was obviously not significant, and in the end Li Hao only remembered a rough idea.
Fortunately, Li Hao's position in the schedule this time is not prominent, so he can just follow the example of those before and after him.
It was not until the eve of the first day that Li Hao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
On the first day of the new year, Li Hao put on the luxurious court clothes that he had prepared, and left home before dawn to rush to Xuande Gate.
Then under the guidance of the officials of the Liyuan, Li Hao found his position. At this time, Li Hao found that his ranking was not low. At least Sheng Hong could only be behind him now, and there were many people in between.
Looking further behind, behind the many officials, are all the officials in Tokyo. This time they also want to represent the common people in the imperial meeting, highlighting their status as common people.
Officials from the Central Etiquette Department kept passing through, inspecting everyone's etiquette standards and not to be disrespectful in front of the palace.
As for the foreign vassals, they were led by Li Fanyuan and waited nearby. After Li Hao and the others had finished the ceremony, they then entered the palace to present gifts.
At Mao hour, the official of the Ministry of Rites confirmed again and again that there was no problem, and then went into the squad and stood still, waiting for the bell in Xuande Gate to ring. The internal official came out and led all the officials outside into the palace until they reached the Daqing Hall.
Entering the Daqing Hall this time, Li Hao felt particularly different.
I just feel that the Daqing Palace looks particularly majestic at this time. There are four tall and powerful generals standing at the four corners of the palace. Zhao Zhen is sitting high on the throne. His clothes are gorgeous and dignified. Although his robes and sleeves are large, they are very fit. In addition to the majesty of the heavenly family, it is even more like a high-altitude god.
Outside the palace, Li Hao and other civil and military officials and royal relatives wore crowns
In court uniform, he stood silently,
After a group of Bianjing officials saluted, envoys from all over the country came to congratulate the Song Dynasty Tianjia on New Year's Day and wait for them to offer tributes.
Behind him came envoys from all over the world who came to pay their respects to the palace. Under the loud call of the chamberlain, they presented gifts one by one, including those from Liao, Xixia, Goryeo, Uighur, Khotan, Dali, and Dashi.
What surprised Li Hao the most was that even Arabs from thousands of miles away came to pay tribute. Although this scene was not as spectacular as the Han and Tang Dynasties, it still reflected the majesty of the Celestial Kingdom!
And this also shows that the current Song Dynasty has not been cut off from the Western world. A large section of the northwest land connecting the Silk Road is still part of the rule of the Song Dynasty...
In Li Hao's view, everything in front of him was so peaceful, so solemn and solemn, and in this festive and peaceful atmosphere, the new year began. .
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