Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 422 New Wife and Son

Yang Yuan's mansion does not have a mistress yet, so the mansion has limited staff, there are not many courtyards that are officially in use, and naturally there are few maids and servants.

But at least now we have everything we need in the kitchen.

Luxi and Danniang are both good cooks. It is easy for them to cook some delicious dishes themselves.

As soon as the dishes were placed on the table, Li Dao took only one bite and praised them loudly, then started to eat with his mouthful of gusto, showing the boldness of a warrior.

Yang Yuan was the top scholar in literature, but he was very respectful to Li Dao, which made Li Dao feel very comfortable. He did not feel restrained at all as he did in front of other civil servants.

The two chatted while drinking. Li Dao felt that they had a better chance of getting along well after listening to Yang Yuan's story about the Jin Kingdom lurking for ten years and how it worked in the Privy Council and the Imperial Dragon Guard after returning.

Li Dao is only in his forties this year. Although Yang Yuan is younger, he was sent to the Kingdom of Jin as an undercover agent when he was thirteen years old. His military service is quite long.

Moreover, Li Dao is currently the commander of all the imperial armies in Ezhou and belongs to the imperial guards.

Yang Yuan served as the Yulong Zhidu Yuhou, and was also a member of the imperial guards.

Both of them were officers from the same system, and as they drank, they felt closer.

At some point, Li Dao had put his arm around Yang Yuan's shoulders.

Li Dao said carelessly: "Ziyue, you are the top scholar. When I came to visit you, I was very nervous.

I was afraid that you would be ashamed to be with soldiers like us. You are so polite to me, very good, you have not forgotten your roots, I like you very much. "

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "General Li is worrying too much. This is not a matter of whether Yang has forgotten his roots or not.

The soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty sacrificed their lives for the country and the well-being of the people. They are all national heroes. Who dares to look down on them?

Those who look down on soldiers are all bastards who pick up the bowl to eat and put down the chopsticks to curse their mothers! "

When Li Dao heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and he raised two thumbs up and praised: "Good, good, good!

Just because you are a top scholar, and you can still talk to us warriors like this, you are a hero. Ahem, Ziyue..."

Li Dao lowered his voice and whispered, "There is a reason why Li brought my daughter with him when he returned to Beijing to report on his work."

"Oh?"

"My wife passed away early. Li wants to remarry and already has a woman he likes.

But my daughter has been spoiled by me since she was young, and she refused to let me remarry, and I couldn't hit or scold her.

This time I brought her to Lin'an, originally wanting to find a reason to entrust her to a colleague in Lin'an and let her live in Lin'an for a while.

I might as well marry my wife first, and then when the matter is settled, I won't have to worry about her making too much trouble.

But, I didn’t know until I came here that my comrade…

Hey! He was implicated in the Qin thief incident and was demoted to the Changning Army in Yibin. This makes me groping in the dark.

Ziyue and I hit it off right away, so I'd like to ask you to let me entrust my daughter to you temporarily and let her stay with you for a while, is that okay?"

"This one……"

Yang Yuan felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.

"General Li, it's not that Yang is refusing on purpose. It's just that Yang has not married yet and is a bachelor. Your daughter is neither too old nor too young.

At her age, people my age can talk but not listen. Their tongues can kill people and cannot be washed away even if they jump into the Yellow River. I have to take care of this (slapping myself in the face)…"

Li Dao's rough and bold appearance is just a disguise.

The reason why he was not implicated in Yue Fei's unjust case was certainly because he was transferred early, but also because he knew how to behave.

Later, he was able to save his former deputy Fei Tianlu, also because of his good networking skills and extensive personal connections.

Such people have rough appearance but delicate mind and many ideas in their mind.

Most likely, Li Fengniang inherited this talent from her father.

As soon as Li Dao entered the Yang Mansion and saw so many matchmakers representing princes and nobles who came to propose marriage, he knew that Yang Yuan was very popular.

That's why he suddenly had an idea and changed his mind. He didn't say explicitly that he wanted to arrange a marriage, but instead found an excuse to leave his daughter with him.

Li Dao had mysterious confidence in his daughter's beauty. He didn't believe that after spending so much time with her, a hot-blooded young man like Yang Yuan would not be seduced by her beauty.

Now hearing what Yang Yuan said, Li Dao secretly trusted Yang Yuan's character and was no longer afraid to entrust his daughter to him.

Li Dao pretended to be sad and sighed, "Alas, I have been guarding Ezhou for many years, and I don't have many acquaintances in Lin'an. What should I do?
The woman I like already has my child. If I don't marry her, I'm afraid of what people will say.

If she gets upset, there will be two deaths. Woo woo woo woo..."

A dignified military district commander actually covered his face and burst into tears.

This was one of his superiors in the imperial guards system, a fellow sympathizer who had spoken up for Yue Fei, and an important figure if Yang Yuan wanted to win the support of the military system in the future.

Seeing Li Dao's true feelings, Yang Yuan was so sad that he could only sigh and said, "Since Commander Li is in such a dilemma, I will think of a way!"

Yang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I will agree to Li Tongzhi's request. However, I have to settle your daughter down with my fiancée Lu Xi."

Li Dao thought, although you are the top scholar and are very popular now, only marriage with an official family can help you have a long-term career.

As for the common women who came from humble backgrounds, it would be fine if they were already married, but after all, she was their first wife, and abandoning her would damage her reputation.

But since you haven't gotten married yet and you're not a good match, how can you maintain the relationship for a long time?
It would be better to put my daughter next to your fiancée. With my precious daughter, you will understand the importance of being well matched. After all, the daughter of a commoner family is not worthy of you now. "

Li Dao wiped the tears from his face and said gratefully: "Zi Yue has helped me a lot. Come on, come on, I will toast you."

Li Dao picked up the big bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and then showed the bottom of the bowl to Yang Yuan.

Seeing this, Yang Yuan had no choice but to drink the glass of wine.

Li Dao was worried just now, so he didn't dare to drink too much.

At this time, his goal was achieved and his precious daughter had been entrusted to him. He was already imagining how glorious it would be to have a son-in-law who was a top scholar.

Li Dao was so happy that he started drinking heartily. Soon he was drunk and became friends with Yang Yuan.

Although Li Dao is a man of many ideas, he is still a military general after all, and he is not a sinister person.

He is a man of many ideas, just like generals like Zhang Fei and Cheng Yaojin, who are rough but clever. He can only be clever when necessary.

Now that he had put his worries aside, and since he was a cheerful person, he naturally got drunk quickly.

Yang Yuan said, "Brother Li, you just said that your daughter is spoiled and you shouldn't let your daughter have any say in your decision to remarry. You're afraid that she'll cause trouble.

Now you want to leave her in Lin'an and entrust her to me. Did you tell her about this in advance?

Don’t do it here with me, if she loses her temper again…”

Li Daoyi slapped his thigh and said, "You are right, my dear brother. I will do it right away. Come on, call my daughter here quickly. I will give her instructions in person."

A servant was waiting nearby to invite Li Fengniang.

After a while, Li Fengniang was led into the hall. She saw her father sitting there and grinning at her foolishly, obviously drunk.

Li Fengniang frowned and said angrily, "Father is a guest at the home of the number one scholar. How could he drink so much? It's really rude."

Li Dao waved his hand and smiled, "Oh, it's okay. Your father and Brother Yang are family, so don't be shy.

My daughter, your father has come to the capital this time on an assignment from the court, and I have a lot of work to do. It involves military secrets, so I can't tell you in detail.

Your brothers have all started families, and you are still young, so it is not good to leave you alone in the old house in Ezhou. So Daddy will entrust you to the No. 1 Scholar, and you can stay in the No. 1 Scholar's house for a while.

Don't cause any trouble here, and obey the orders of the champion. Come, pay your respects to your uncle Yang."

Li Fengniang was almost mad at her father.

Didn’t you say you wanted to marry your daughter to a man who was the top scholar in the imperial examination to change the fortune and feng shui of the Li family?
How many bottles of horse urine did you drink to become like this?

Li Fengniang ignored his drunken words and looked at Yang Yuan and asked, "Mr. Zhuangyuan, are you willing to let me stay in your house?"

Yang Yuan smiled and nodded, "Of course."

Li Fengniang said, "Then, can Mr. Zhuangyuan drive Luxi, Danniang, and especially Qingtang out of the Yang Mansion? Fengniang doesn't like them."

The smile on Yang Yuan's face slowly cooled, he turned to look at Li Dao, and said in a deep voice: "General Li, you should take your daughter away.

The Yang family's house is too small, I'm afraid it can't accommodate your daughter."

Li Dao glared at him and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? If I say I entrust you with this, then I entrust you with this.

Whatever she said or did was wrong, it’s your uncle’s job to discipline her. She didn’t listen... Hiccup, you don’t give her food..."

At this moment, the housekeeper came in and reported: "Sir, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Liu are here to visit."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Qu and Liu Shangqiu walked in one after another.

"Huh? Do you have a visitor?"

Zhao Yu saw a guest in the hall, who was sitting and swaying, with his eyes wide open, and was already very drunk.

The other one standing was a young girl.

Although he is very young, his eyebrows and eyes are as picturesque as a picture, his face is like a full moon, and he looks wealthy.

Yang Yuan hurriedly stood up and said, "Feng Niang, please take good care of your father. My uncle has guests, so I'll be gone for a moment."

Yang Yuan invited Zhao Qu and Liu Shangqiu to the study.

Li Fengniang looked at Yang Yuan's back, then at her father who was still grinning with his eyes wide open, and she couldn't help but stamp her feet in anger.

She wanted to turn around and leave, but she was afraid that something might happen if her father was left unattended, so she had to sit aside angrily.

Seeing that her father was about to fetch the wine bowl, Li Fengniang picked up the chopsticks and hit Li Dao on the back of his palm.

In this era, filial piety is more important than anything else, and disobeying elders can easily lead to the death penalty.

Even if a child is very spoiled by his parents, how many would dare to do this to his father?

It can be seen that Li Dao has really spoiled his daughter beyond recognition.

Zhao Yu followed Yang Yuan to the study and asked curiously, "Who is that young lady? She is quite a beauty at such a young age."

Yang Yuan said disapprovingly: "Although she is beautiful, her temperament is very hateful. She has been spoiled by her family."

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "What's the big deal? A young tree won't grow straight if it's not pruned. With proper discipline, even a very arrogant child can become a very well-behaved one."

Yang Yuan smiled and offered his seat, saying, "I'm not her father, why would I do something that would be unpopular?"

Yang Yuan briefly told Zhao Qu about the identities of Li Dao and Li Fengniang, and why Li Dao entrusted his daughter to him.

Zhao Qu rolled his eyes a few times, not knowing whether he really believed it or guessed Li Dao's intention, but he didn't say anything.

In the original history, Li Fengniang was recommended to Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou by the sorcerer Huangfu Tan.

It is very likely that Li Dao paid money to let this sorcerer, who had a say in front of Zhao Gou, to help him claim that his daughter had the potential to become rich and powerful.

Emperor Gaozong believed it to be true and allowed his grandson Zhao Dun to marry Li Fengniang as his princess.

But now Zhao Dun was only eight years old, and the sorcerer Huangfu Tan had not yet been promoted and had not received the favor of Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou is dead now, and no one knows how the future fate of these related characters will change.

However, Yang Yuan knew nothing about this. He complained about Li Fengniang's unpleasantness and asked, "How come the king has time to come today?"

Zhao Qu did not hide this from Liu Shangqiu. He knew that even if Liu Shangqiu heard it, he would not go out and tell anyone.

Zhao Yu then said that the government wanted to rectify the censors, but after some reflection, he found that if the censors were under the emperor, there would be many drawbacks. If the censors were under the prime minister, there would be many drawbacks. It was actually a dilemma.

Therefore, the emperor wanted him to come up with a more appropriate solution and submit a detailed proposal for the emperor's reference, and he told Yang Yuan about it.

Then he confidently asked Yang Yuan to help him write the petition.

After hearing this, Liu Shangqiu couldn't help but admire inwardly, this meant that Yang Yuan could directly influence the emperor's decision!

Once upon a time, he could still take care of Yang Yuan by relying on his status as the cheap uncle of the emperor.

But now, Yang Yuan has reached this point.

As expected, one has to take imperial examinations and go through the political bureaucracy to truly exert influence on this empire.

Being a spy or an official like him who relies on the favor of the emperor's relatives is not worthy of being in the upper class.

When Yang Yuan heard this, he naturally wanted it, although he had not yet figured out how to solve the government's troubles.

However, he has so much experience from later generations. If he thinks back carefully, he will be able to come up with some systems that are advanced beyond this era.

So Yang Yuan agreed immediately.

Seeing that he agreed, Zhao Yu was overjoyed and said, "You have guests, so I won't bother you any more.

When you have time, go to Gushan Villa, but don’t say that I have good things to show you.

This king has just hired a group of Arab dancers. They can do a belly-rolling dance. It is very interesting to watch. I want you to open your eyes. Goose, goose, goose, goose..."

Yang Yuan shook his head. He had a group of dancers who were good at singing and dancing in his "Nianhua Cottage".

Moreover, they were carefully selected by Pu Yama and were originally intended to be used to bribe officials of the Song Dynasty, so their quality is very high.

If he wants to see it, he can see it anytime. Does he need to go to your Gushan Villa?
Zhao Qu was a free and easy person by nature. After he finished speaking, he turned around and left without asking Yang Yuan to see him off. He did not have the airs of a prince at all.

Yang Yuan and Liu Shangqiu only sent him to the corridor, and then the housekeeper took him out.

The two returned to the study and sat down, and Yang Yuan asked Liu Shangqiu about their purpose.

Liu Shangqiu expressed his intention to invite Yang Yuan to attend the family dinner that would be held at the Liu Mansion tomorrow.

Yang Yuan naturally agreed after hearing this.

He will be serving in Lin'an next. Although no one knows how he will be assigned now, as long as he is an official in the government system, he will be completely different from the imperial guards on duty in front of the emperor and the spies in the machine room.

An official in a government system has all-encompassing responsibilities.

He needs to unite more closely with old friends and make more new friends, so that it will be easier to achieve political achievements.

Even though Zhao Gou, his cheap brother-in-law, is dead, Liu Shangqiu has six brothers-in-law.

After one was killed, there were five more, all of whom were civil and military officials.

Besides, even if he never talked about utilitarian motives, he was willing to maintain a close friendship with Liu Shangqiu.

So Yang Yuan agreed immediately.

(End of this chapter)