Chapter 34: Looking for cooperation with a British public servant

Liu Mingguo was also someone I had seen. He put a whole bag of gold leaves into his hand and could "touch" it out. It was not silver, but gold. He secretly marveled in his heart, how could this girl be so rich?

Who is the background of the Li family? It seems that she must inquire about it in the future. No wonder Fang Congzhe will help her.

"Miss Li, isn't your gift too generous? Our family really doesn't dare to accept it..." Liu Mingguo said deliberately.

"You're welcome, father-in-law. It's a great honor for me to be honored by you." After saying that, Li Qiongying immediately turned around and retreated behind Yue Su.

"This... this... Mr. Yue... you look at..."

"Eunuch, this is also Miss Li's wish, please accept it." Yue Su understood what Liu Minguo meant and deliberately gave him a step up.

"Since Grand Tutor Yue has said so, then I... would be disrespectful..." After saying that, Liu Minguo put all the rewards from Li Qiongying and Mu Tianjiao into his sleeves.

Later, Liu Mingguo said again: "Taifu Yue, your Majesty has asked Qin Tianjian to choose a good day. It is said that it will be a good day in three days, but it was too hasty and the emperor rejected it. Later he said that the nineteenth of next month will be a good day."

The day is suitable for a wedding, so His Majesty has decided on that day. It is now the seventh day of the lunar month, and there is still more than a month before the wedding. There is still time for everything. Last time, the Emperor gave you the house of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

*It should be used during the wedding, so it’s better to take care of it.”

"Thank you for your advice, father-in-law. I will go into the palace to see the emperor later, and we will arrange the wedding from now on." Yue Su said with a smile.

"That's good." Liu Minguo said, looked at Mu Tianjiao, and said: "Princess, the emperor also said that today he will issue an order to summon the Duke of Guizhou to the capital. First, to commend your Mu family for their contribution to the imperial court from generation to generation.

The second is to reunite your father and daughter in the capital, and the third is to allow Sir Alex to see his son-in-law and drink a glass of wine proposed by his uncle."

"Your Majesty is so kind to my Mu family and so considerate. On behalf of my father, I would like to express my gratitude to you." After saying this, Mu Tianjiao knelt down on the ground in the direction of the Forbidden City and banged her head three times, "Thank you Lord for your kindness. Long live my Emperor."

Long live!"

When Mu Tianjiao became more charming, Liu Mingguo said again: "Master Yue, the emperor has ordered me to take the princess with me when I enter the palace to express my gratitude. The queen misses the princess very much and wants to talk to her."

"This is nature, this is nature..." Yue Su agreed quickly.

Logically speaking, since you allowed Yue Su to bring his wife to the palace to express his gratitude, you should have allowed him to bring the three wives with him, but in the end, you only allowed him to bring his wife to the palace. What is the reason for this? Is it because of Mu Tianjiao's identity?

Yes, it's because of her identity.

There were many nobles in the Ming Dynasty, but not many of them really have real power now. The one who ranks first is the British Duke Zhang Weixian. Lord Zhang is not an empty-headed prince. He only does business and also has a position in the court.

, the Commander-in-Chief Zuo of the Central Military Governor's Mansion. He is regarded as the first-class nobleman in the world.

In addition to him, there are three very important families, one is the Duke of Guizhou, and the other two are Xu Hongji, a descendant of Xu Da, Duke of Wei, and Zhu Chunchen, a descendant of Zhu Neng, Duke of Cheng. Xu Hongji is the one who assists in guarding Nanjing and leads the rear army.

The left governor of the Dudu Mansion is considered to be in charge of Nanjing's military power with the Nanjing Ministry of War. In the Ming Dynasty, the powers of the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army were not the same. They were checks and balances. The Ministry of War had the power to deploy troops, and the Dudu Mansion had the power to command troops. Zhu Chunchen, like Zhang Weixian,

Also in Beijing, he now leads the Zuo Commandery of the Zuo Army Commandery.

These four are all first-class real powerful nobles. The emperors in the past were also very polite to these four families and relied heavily on them. Therefore, it is reasonable for Zhu Youxiao to be able to let Mu Tianjiao enter the palace alone. Moreover,

, this is Zhang Yan's idea again, because if the three ladies go to the palace together to express gratitude, Ruan Aoyue will always appear to be superior to Mu Tianjiao. If you summon Mu Tianjiao alone, you can immediately improve Mu Tianjiao's status.

The Duke of Guizhou also has a good-looking face, which is enough to give your Mu family face.

Next, Liu Mingguo handed Ruan Aoyue his royal wife Xiapei, and Yue Su made simple arrangements, taking only Mu Tianjiao and following Liu Mingguo into the palace to express his gratitude.

The news of the marriage granted by the emperor spread like wildfire and quickly spread throughout Beijing. In the eyes of some people, a marriage with the Li family was nothing, but a marriage with the Duke of Guizhou was a sensation. Being close to Yue Su

Some of the officials were extremely happy. Officials who were hostile to Yue Su would often curse loudly. The content was that Mu Tianjiao was a widow. You, Yue Su, were really shameless. You took the initiative to seduce others and kept them in the house.

, "Forcing" the emperor to marry the princess to you in order to preserve the reputation of the Duke of Guizhou is really an insult to the gentlemen. No, you Yue Su are not even a gentle scum. Your fame is copied.

How can he be called Sven?

They all have an attitude of saying that the grapes are too sour. Yes, now that Yue Su has the foreign aid of the Duke of Guizhou, it will be more difficult to overthrow him.

The Li family also received the news in the shortest possible time. Li Wenzhang was so happy that he almost jumped up when he heard the good news. Finally, he had waited for this day. The emperor granted him a marriage!

Fang Congzhe is now in Li Wenzhang's house. There is a top-quality banquet in the flower hall. Together with Li Yuanchen, the three of them toast to celebrate. In addition to celebrating, Li Wenzhang has to thank Fang Congzhe.

Fang Congzhe acted very modestly and did not take any credit. Apart from being humble, he just thanked the Li family for helping him return to the cabinet.

It's a deal, you use me, I use you, we help each other and we each get what we need.

After three rounds of drinking, Fang Congzhe said goodbye and returned home. The Li family and his son personally walked outside the door and watched Fang Congzhe get on the sedan chair and leave before returning to the flower hall.

Sitting down again, Li Yuanchen filled up his and his father's glasses of wine, raised his glasses, and said, "Father, you haven't been this happy for a long time. I'd like to give you a drink."

"Okay, okay..." Li Wenzhang raised the wine and drank it down with his son. He then said: "Yuan Chen, can father be unhappy? Your sister has finally found her husband. My worries are gone again."

One thing, and it is a marriage granted by the emperor, which will shine on the family lintel, which will be more helpful to the future development of my Li family."

"Yes, I am very happy that my sister can get her wish and marry Yue Su. I think she must be very happy today too. By the way, father, shouldn't we proceed with the matter of the British father? It's just because it has been delayed too much.

It took a long time before it almost caused a huge change, allowing villains to take advantage of it." Li Yuanchen said.

"Yes, it should be done. In this way, let people prepare gifts tonight, and my father will come to the house in person tomorrow." Li Wenzhang said cheerfully.

"Father, you have to go in person... can't you just leave this matter to your children?" Li Yuanchen said with some confusion.

"Your weight is not enough. The reason why I have delayed being a father for so long and have not gone is because my father's weight before was not enough. Now that the emperor has given your sister a marriage, my father has negotiated with the British father in person.

qualifications."

"What the father said was that the child was too carried away for a moment and didn't expect it."

Afterwards, Li Yuanchen had two more drinks with his father, then went out and ordered his servants to prepare eight-color gifts immediately.

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Wenzhang personally took his servants and gifts to the British government.

Arriving in front of the British Duke's residence, Li Wenzhang got off the sedan chair and asked someone to give him a name card and a gift list. He also stuffed money with the concierge and asked people to pass it on.

Zhang Weixian was drinking tea in the flower hall. The concierge handed over the gift card and the gift list. Zhang Weixian looked at the gift list and saw that the gift was indeed rich. When he looked at the name of the visitor, he wondered, "Isn't this Li Wenzhang from Li Ji Dangzhuang? How could he

You suddenly came to me to give me a gift? Could it be because of what happened last time?"

The Li family robbed their business. Under normal circumstances, Zhang Weixian would never meet him. No matter how rich you are as a businessman, what can you do? I am the first-class Duke in the imperial court, how can I take you seriously and just send someone away?

If I manage things, I can have a conversation with you on an equal footing.

But today is different. Lord Zhang got the news about the marriage granted by the emperor yesterday. He also inquired about the origin of Miss Li's family and learned that she was the daughter of Li Wenzhang, the boss of Liji Satin Village. Can the Emperor send Miss Li's family to him?

As for rationing Yue Su, it seemed that the Li family was quite capable and could not be neglected. So, he said "please".

After a while, Li Wenzhang came to the flower hall under the guidance of the concierge. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he greeted Zhang Weixian. Zhang Weixian didn't even stand up, but perfunctorily asked Li Wenzhang to take a seat.

This was the first time Li Wenzhang received such a cold reception, but he was a very sophisticated man, so even if he was unhappy, he did not show it at all. Calmly, he walked to his subordinates and sat down. As soon as his butt stuck to the chair, he heard Zhang Weixian say: "Li

Boss, I wonder why you are here at my residence today?"

What a good guy, he's very direct. He doesn't even bother with pleasantries and politeness, and just gets right to the point.

The other party was like this, so Li Wenzhang couldn't beat around the bush. He smiled slightly and said: "Sir, Sir, Li came here this time because he has some business to discuss with Sir."

"Talk to me about business..." Zhang Weixian had a look of disdain on his face. If it weren't for the emperor's marriage, he would have directly ordered the steward to come and talk to Li Wenzhang.

Are you worthy of the Duke discussing business?

Contempt turned to contempt, Zhang Weixian still didn't call his men to talk, and said: "I wonder what kind of business it is?"

"Big business. Big business that makes money every day." Li Wenzhang said firmly.

"Oh?" Zhang Weixian's eyelids opened a bit when he heard that there was a lot of money being made every day, and he asked, "Tell me, why is there a lot of money being made every day?"

"Xiao Hao and the Duke's house are both engaged in silk and satin business. They are lucky. Xiao Hao's business has always been good. Now the business is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more shops are opening. I'm afraid that with the strength of my Li family alone, I'm afraid

It is difficult to support it in the capital, so I want to find a partner to expand the silk and satin business together." Li Wenzhang said with a smile.

"You are good at choosing the right time to partner with me in the silk and satin business. Just when my silk goods were robbed, you came running. Are you planning to take advantage of me? To be honest, with this small amount of money, I can't help you."

I don't even pay attention to it." Zhang Weixian thought it was some big business, but when he heard that it was making silk and satin, he immediately lost interest. His British father had not been reduced to cooperating with others to make such a small amount of money. You know

, in Beijing and throughout the Ming Dynasty, the name of the British Duke was worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, and there were many people who wanted to ask him to form a partnership.

After speaking, Zhang Weixian directly picked up the tea cup.

Chapter 34: Looking for cooperation with a British public servant
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