Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The more Cui thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She had a vague feeling that she had been deceived by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Her husband was obviously aware of Xi Junmai's situation, but he agreed without hesitation, which was unforgivable.

Cheng Yaojin quickly explained in a low voice: "Madam, this Xi Junmai was born in an ordinary family, but he is not a simple person!"

"He is now the General of the Right Guard, the Grand Commander of Sishui Road, and the Left Thousand Cavalry Officer of the Eastern Palace!"

"Besides, as the Grand Commander of Sishui Road, he holds all the military and political power. You should understand the value of this, right?"

Upon hearing the prince's introduction of a son-in-law with such great abilities, Cui's expression finally eased.

She frowned and said, "Master, Xi Junmai's personal conditions are very good, but he is from an ordinary family after all."

"He is not a good match for us. Wouldn't it be a pain to marry the baby to him?"

"If other people knew about this, who knows how they would laugh at me behind my back!"

People from aristocratic families are very particular about their reputation. If it were to get out that her most beloved daughter was marrying a man from a commoner family, it would certainly cause a big joke.

Because no matter how great a person's ability is, it is only temporary. Only the strength of a family can ensure the prosperity of the family.

Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said, "Madam, Xi Junmai was also granted the title of Marquis of Yingyang County by His Majesty, so he is also a person with a title!"

"Although it is only a temporary grant of 70 households, Xi Junmai will definitely make further progress in the future."

Because the title can be inherited by descendants, as long as there is no rebellion in the family or the Tang Dynasty is destroyed, it can be passed down from generation to generation.

It can be said that the title is the threshold to becoming a noble family. After obtaining the title, if you reproduce more descendants and cultivate promising offspring, a small family can develop into a large family.

More than 800 years ago, during the Chu-Han contention, Yang Xi, the ancestor of the Hongnong Yang family, snatched one of Xiang Yu's legs and was named Marquis of Chiquan.

With the later emergence of Yang Chang, Prime Minister of the Western Han Dynasty, and Yang Zhen, Yang Bing and Yang Ci, the Eastern Han Dynasty's Grand Marshals, the family gradually developed into the super-large family of Hongnong Yang.

"That's pretty much it."

Cui nodded with satisfaction.

Then she glanced at Cheng Yaojin and said with a hint of coquettishness.

"Neither I nor the baby have ever met Xi Junmai. You must invite him to your house for a simple meal tomorrow."

"We have to teach him a lesson so that he won't bully our baby after he gets married!"

Her beloved son has been weak since childhood. He looks like neither his father nor his mother and is easily bullied by others.

Besides, the cold and bitter land of Sishui Road was too far away, and even if her daughter was bullied, there would be no one from her family to help her. Cui Shi could not bear to see her beloved daughter suffer any injustice.

Cheng Yaojin nodded and said, "Then I will invite Xi Junmai to my mansion tomorrow, and invite Du He to come along as well."

Cui asked in confusion: "Master, if it is a family dinner, why do you want to invite Du He?"

"Du He has a mixed reputation. Not only did he cut ties with the family, he also tried every way to suppress the family. He is not a good person."

Cui did not want her children to get too close to Du He, a man full of evil.

Although Du He seems to have changed his character in the past two years and his performance has been flawless, he used to be a playboy who indulged in sensual pleasures.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to change one's nature, who knows whether Du He will return to his original nature in the future.

In addition, Cui came from a large family and had a strong sense of belonging to the family. She was very disgusted with Du He's behavior of betraying the family.

People like Du He who don't know how to be grateful must not have good character.

Cheng Yaojin said in a deep voice: "Madam, don't underestimate Du He. Xi Junmai was promoted by him."

"In addition to Xi Junmai, that little fox Du He also recommended a lot of people to the prince. The forces under his command are no weaker than mine."

"And the second brother's promotion to the governor of Qizhou was also inseparable from Du He's help."

Then Cheng Yaojin gave his wife a detailed introduction to the situations of Xi Junmai, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian, as well as the official positions currently held by the three Du He brothers.

He also told the story of Du He recommending his second son Cheng Huailiang to the crown prince as the chief of the army.

"Suck!"

"Is that dandy boy Du He so capable?"

"Without relying on the power of the family, can you get your eldest brother to be Shang Shu Zuo Cheng and your third brother to be Zhong Shu She Ren?"

When Cui heard what Du He had done during this period, her face was filled with horror.

In addition to the three Du He brothers holding high positions, several people recommended by Du He also held important positions in the court. How could an ordinary person achieve this in more than a year?

Cheng Yaojin said with emotion: "Du He is a bold boy. He relies on the fact that he is the future assistant minister of the crown prince and is very close to many ministers in the court."

"If it weren't for Du He's status, His Majesty wouldn't have promoted the people around Du He so quickly."

It is undeniable that the people around Du He were promoted based on their merits, but not all meritorious people can be promoted so quickly, and Your Majesty will also control and suppress them appropriately.

Just as Cheng Yaojin and his wife were feeling deeply moved, a burly young man who had been eavesdropping outside the gate for a long time suddenly ran towards the backyard.

He walked to the garden pavilion in the backyard and saw a tall woman painting, then he shouted in a hurried tone.

"Second sister, something big has happened!"

"Dad married you to Xi Junmai, and it won't be long before you get married!"

Upon hearing the news brought by the young man, Cheng Ying suddenly stopped the paintbrush in his hand.

The burly man in the painting, who was riding a white warhorse, wearing silver armor and holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, also had his face blurred by this little bit of ink.

"Pity!"

Cheng Ying looked at the damaged painting and sighed with some regret.

Because this painting was the best one she had painted in a while, and it was about to be completed, but she didn't expect it to be destroyed.

Cheng Ying put the paintbrush on the pen holder on the side, then stood up slowly and asked the young man who was panting in front of him.

"Xiao Wu, who do you think my father will marry me to?"

She has no objection to getting married now. After all, she is the last one among her sisters to get married.

But she was rather picky and she didn't like any of the men her parents had found for her.

Cheng Chuli panted and said, "Second sister, Dad has betrothed you to General Xi Junmai of the Right Guard!"

"Tomorrow Dad will go to the palace to ask Yuan Tiangang for divination and choose an auspicious day!"

His father has always been unreliable, and this time his mother did not dissuade his father in time, resulting in him marrying off his second sister in a confused manner.

Cheng Ying asked with a hint of expectation on his face: "Xiao Wu, is the Xi Junmai you mentioned the person that my second brother mentioned?"

"A peerless warrior wearing white armor and holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, who is unstoppable in a host of thousands of troops?"