Chapter 93: Good things are hard to double

Li Weizheng went home today on a normal day. From today on, he will officially bid farewell to his leisurely life and enter the Ming Dynasty officialdom. Since he became a thousand households, he had his own groom guards, a total of five, all of them were Kong Wu's powerful young Jinyiwei lieutenant. Inspired by Zhao Wuji, he arranged the five people in order according to their age, namely Yang Erlang, Jiao Sanlang, Ma Silang, Wang Wulang, and Sun Liulang, which are easy to remember.

These five people will officially become Li Weizheng's personal soldiers and follow him day and night. As a result, there will be five more people in Li Weizheng's home, and Qianqian asked the butler to clean up the empty houses in the guest room for the five of them to live in.

The news that Li Weizheng was promoted was spread to his home at noon, and the whole family was excited. His cousin Gu Jun also bought a few firecrackers and set off. Amid the smoke of gunpowders and firecrackers, he threw handfuls of copper coins and cakes to the cheering children. Gu Ying also smiled happily and specially sent a red envelope to each clerk, each of which was three jin and three hundred cents, indicating the meaning of "re-upgrade".

The happiest thing was Qianqian. The first thing she did was to write a letter to Li Weizheng's father and Yang Ying from Linhuai County. At the same time, she asked the housekeeper to order two tables of banquets at the famous Mochou Restaurant in the capital and asked them to send them home.

The whole family happily waited for Li Weizheng to come back from noon, and waited until the afternoon. Li Weizheng finally came back with his entourage. At this time, the carriage at Mochou Restaurant happened to deliver the ordered food. Gu Jun and the two ran out to set off firecrackers. Amid the firecrackers, the whole family stood on the steps as if they were during the New Year and laughed loudly. Currently living in the mansion, Qianqian and two maids, Gu Ying, Gu Jun's siblings, Li Fu, the housekeeper, three families, and two cooks. In addition, Li Weizheng, there are eleven or two people. Now there are five more entourages. The empty house was suddenly full of lively and very lively.

The banquet was placed in the courtyard of the central hall. Two large round tables were filled with people. The table was filled with various dishes and pots of good wine that were rarely eaten. At this time, Li Wei was sitting in the middle, accepting everyone's toasts. He was also filled with joy. He picked up the wine glass and said to everyone: "Today, Li Weizheng, I, has officially entered the officialdom. It is indeed a happy event worth celebrating, but I have a sentence that I want to tell you that I have made a clean and honest official in front of the emperor.

I hope everyone will live the same as usual. Don’t think I am superior just because I have a little power in my hands, and I can’t do anything wrong outside. I know that today is a happy day and shouldn’t say these disappointing words. But everyone has seen it over the years. It is not easy to be an official in the Ming Dynasty, but it is also quickly lost. I think everyone also hopes that I will continue to serve this official. If everyone can understand my efforts, we will kill this glass of wine."

Everyone raised their glasses with a solemn look on their faces and drank the wine. Although most of them were servants, the master did not treat them as servants, but instead treated them seriously as if they were relatives. This trust moved everyone.

Seeing that everyone had drunk wine, Li Wei waved his hand and smiled, "Okay, there is no need to follow the rules below. Everyone should eat as soon as possible and drink with your stomach!"

The table gradually became lively, and his five followers gradually became familiar with everyone. They ate and drank with smiles. Qianqian sat next to Li Weizheng. She drank two glasses of wine and her face was red. She picked up a piece of duck and duck in Li Weizheng's bowl and smiled: "I have loved eating salted ducks and ducks from Beijing since I was a child. If you try it, the skin is crisp and fragrant."

Li Wei was taking a bite of duck skin, but his movements slowed down. He suddenly remembered the situation of eating roast duck in Baoding. The breeze that night was warm and Ye Zitong's gentleness that night, and those scenes seemed to be back in front of him.

"Dalang, I used to hear others tell you how delicious this roast duck is. Now it seems that it is really worthy of its reputation."

"This is because you haven't had a meal all day."

"The little woman travels thousands of miles. Thank you Mr. Li for taking care of you all the way. I wish you a cup."

"The wall built by the little woman is crooked and she is only guarding against gentlemen, not villains."

At this time, a strong feeling of longing suddenly surged into his heart. Li Weizheng's heart was filled with guilt for Ye Zitong. It had been a month since he entered Beijing, and he should have gone to the Ye family to propose marriage.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Qianqian saw Li Weizheng's abnormality. His expression of guilt showed in his eyes and shocked her. She quickly pulled him and asked with concern: "Brother, are you sick?"

"I'm fine." Li Weizheng's thoughts slowly returned to his eyes. He picked up the wine glass and pondered for a while and said, "Qian'er, I might have to go out tonight, there is something to do."

"Then you drink less, and I'll prepare sober soup for you later."

Li Weizheng nodded. At this time, Aunt Yan, who was cooking, ran over and whispered a few words in Li Fu's ear. Li Fu immediately got up and went out. After a moment, he ran to Li Weizheng and said, "Young Master, someone at the door wants to see you, it seems like an official."

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, and immediately stood up and hurried out to the door. When he walked out, he saw a man with his hands behind his back, wearing a veil hat and a white Confucian robe, looking at him with a smile. It was Ye Tianming. Li Wei was startled and hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "My nephew is preparing to visit Uncle Shi tonight, but Uncle Shi arrived first."

Ye Tianming looked at him lightly and said, "I also guess you might be coming tonight, so I'll see you first. I heard that you bought a house. Is this one?"

"That's right! Uncle Shi quickly asked him to sit in the house." Li Wei was just letting Ye Tianming into the house, but he felt a little uneasy. Uncle Ye said it very clearly, but he was afraid that he would go to his mansion tonight, so he stopped him first. What does he mean?

Ye Tianming walked into the door slowly with his hands behind his back. He felt very complicated when he came to find Li Weizheng today. He also saw Li Weizheng's power in the morning court. If Li Weizheng was the top scorer in the palace examination, he would definitely promote it widely. This is my son-in-law who set up a few tables of banquets to invite friends to celebrate. However, Li Weizheng was named Qianhu, the Jinyiwei Qianhu, which means that he would personally take people to the homes of officials to search and kill people in the future, and completely stand in the opposite direction of the officials. If Li Weizheng was just a small family before, he could still hide it, but now he has become Qianhu, and everyone in the court knows that if he becomes his son-in-law, how could he survive in the court?

But asking him to break off the engagement openly, this will affect his reputation. If he had written a book directly to discuss with Mr. Li, but now that Li Weizheng has become a Jinyiwei Qianhu, he would not offend him too much. After some consideration, he came to Li Weizheng to see if he could find a solution to both sides. Of course, he already had this solution to both sides. The key is whether Li Weizheng agreed.

Ye Tianming followed Li Weizheng all the way into the mansion. Li Weizheng had just moved here for half a month, and the mansion seemed empty, but the mansion was lush, green, and full of branches. This feeling was like walking in the forest. Ye Tianming couldn't help but nod. Li Weizheng was still a little tasteful, but it was a pity! He wanted to be the Jinyiwei.

Because there were guests coming, everyone had moved the dining table elsewhere, and several servants were cleaning the patio. Li Weizheng apologized: "Everyone is celebrating me, and the mansion is messy, which makes Uncle Shi laugh."

Ye Tianming smiled without saying a word, but his eyes fell on the tall old apricot tree in the yard. The apricots were hanging all over the branches and they had already started to turn yellow. This is indeed a very good house.

The two entered the study, Li Wei was moving a chair and said to Ye Tianming: "Please sit down if you don't want to do it!"

Ye Tianming was not polite, so he sat down straight down. He looked at the study room and saw that the layout was simple and refreshing, he nodded and said, "How much did you buy this house in my dear?"

Li Wei was a junior. He didn't dare to sit down, and stood aside with his hands down. When he saw him, he hurriedly said, "A total of 1,000 taels of silver, plus taxes, a total of 1,100 taels of silver."

"It seems that your father is considerate for you! He even bought a house for you." Ye Tianming tried the origin of Li Weizheng's money in a roundabout way. Although he didn't want to have any entanglements with him in the future, he was an elder after all. If his money came from wrong, Ye Tianming felt that he would have the obligation to remind him for the last time.

"Reporting to the uncle, the money was given by the prince, not by my father's money."

"So that's how it is." Ye Tianming smiled and let go, and the topic gradually changed to today's goal.

"Nephew, I want to tell you one thing. When we left Hankou, the old lady specially asked the monk to test Su Tong's horoscope. The monk repeatedly advised him that Su Tong should not get married before the age of 18, otherwise he would be self-reliant. I won't say the specific reasons. Actually, I don't care about this statement, but the old lady took it to heart. Alas! I, a son, have no choice but to do anything, and I can't ignore her, so I came to inform her that if the nephew feels it is difficult to wait, I will never force her."

This is the strategy that Ye Tianming repeatedly considered. Ye Sutong was less than sixteen years old this year, and Li Weizheng was already twenty-four years old. It was a bit difficult for Li Weizheng to take the initiative to break off the engagement, and it was easy to offend others. Therefore, using this implicit statement, it gave the other party a step. If the other party really refused, then use the method of "drag" and delay it for two years. Anyway, Su Tong was young and didn't have to worry about marrying, and he could also watch the situation in the court, which was a killing of two birds with one stone. Of course, if Li Weizheng really refused to break off the engagement, the situation in two years might be different from now.

Having said this, Li Weizheng certainly understood what he meant. He didn't care whether to marry Ye Sutong or not. He cared about Ye Zitong. He also knew that he could not bypass Ye Tianming's level. The ugly daughter-in-law would sooner or later see her parents-in-law. It would be better to pick it up. Just as he was about to speak, Ye Tianming waved his hand and snatched him and said, "You don't need to say anything. I won't blame you for Zitong's affairs. The responsibility lies with me."

He sighed a long time and said with some heartache: "I have neglected discipline that child since I was a child and always let her behave. When she sneaks out shopping, I just stop punishing him lightly, but he indulged him more and more. In the end, such a scandal happened, which was the inevitable result. This is my fault!"

He looked at Li Weizheng again, and a grateful look flashed in his eyes, "Fortunately it happened to you. Speaking of which, you are her brother-in-law, and it is hard for others to say anything. If he had changed to a slutty boy he didn't know and had a reputation, Zi Tong would be ruined in this life. I already knew my mistake and would never allow her to go out and run around like before."

This is Ye Tianming's usual strategy. He seized the right to speak and first copied Li Weizheng's way of retreat, and cut off his thoughts. He was not stupid. Although he didn't know what Li Weizheng's attitude towards him as a daughter, can't he see Ye Zitong's love for Li Weizheng? It would be strange if he didn't have a love affair with him for so long. Whether it was the eldest daughter or the younger daughter's consequences for Li Weizheng were the same, he would never agree.

Li Wei knew that things were hard to say, but he couldn't give up. He took a deep breath and bowed and said, "Uncle Shi, I want to officially explain to you about Zi Tong!"

"Don't explain!" Ye Tianming interrupted him and would not give him any chance. "I have asked someone to be a matchmaker for Zi Tong. When I meet a suitable family, I will marry her out immediately. Don't mention her again. She has nothing to do with you in the future."

Li Weizheng's blood suddenly surged over his head. He restrained his emotions and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Shi, I am in love with Zi Tong. In the Longmen Shop, we fight bloody battles, and live and die together. I formally beg my uncle to marry Zi Tong to me."

After saying that, Li Wei was kneeling down on both knees and said sincerely: "Uncle Shi, I am sincere to Zitong. I really want the matchmaker to marry her and let her enter the Li family and give her a name. Uncle Shi, please help us!"

Ye Tianming stared at Li Wei for a long time without saying a word. He finally broke the window paper, making him want to blur the matter, but Ye Tianming suddenly said coldly: "What should Su Tong do?"

Li Wei was hearing Ye Tianming's tone seem to be a little loose. He took a deep breath and said, "Men and women are first of all, they need to be in love. Su Tong is a good girl. Although she has been engaged to me since she was a child, I can feel that she is not willing to marry me. On the contrary, I like Zi Tong's kindness and honesty. My uncle said just now that Su Tong should not get married before she was eighteen years old. I am willing to give up this marriage and beg my uncle to promise Zi Tong to me."

Li Weizheng's words made Ye Tianming sneer. He slowly walked forward and stared at Li Weizheng and said in a singular manner: "Do you think my daughter is a wild flower? Pick any flower you want. I will give you another chance in the end. I will take back what I said just now. I will give you Su Tong in the future, otherwise, hum! Don't blame me, Ye Tianming for turning against others."

Li Wei shook his head slowly and said with a hard neck: "Your daughter is not a wild flower, and I don't pick any flowers I want. I sincerely marry Zitong as my wife, and I will never take back my words."
Chapter completed!