"Cui Yu?" Li Yan was very unfamiliar with this name. He thought about it carefully and had no impression. "Is this person very famous? Why have I never heard of it?"

"Haha, this person is not very famous. The key is his identity and influence in the Cui family in Qinghe." Wu Meiniang attached great importance to Cui Yu. Although her father was a Duke in the past, he was just a businessman before. Therefore, no matter how high the title is, he would still be looked down upon by the great families. She was treated like this when she was a child. It is precisely because of this that she felt a little angry with the traditional great families. Now she finally has the opportunity to intervene in the struggles of the great families, which gives her a sense of revenge, and Cui Yu is one of the excuses for her to intervene.

Seeing Wu Meiniang's appearance, Li Yan also became a little interested in Cui Yu, and Wu Meiniang no longer played the mystery and told her identity. It turned out that Cui Yu was from the eldest wife of Cui's family in Qinghe, and his father Cui Xuan was the previous patriarch of Cui's family in Qinghe.

Although the position of the patriarch of the five surnames and Qiwang, these aristocratic families is not hereditary, it is almost the same. Generally, when the old patriarch is alive, he will choose one of his own sons, train them carefully, and pass on the clan forces in his original hands to him. As long as the son is not too pussy, the next time the patriarch is elected, the son of the old patriarch will be generally the son of the old patriarch. Of course, there are many talents in the aristocratic families, and some outstanding talents will emerge from time to time. At that time, fierce competition will occur. Win or lose depends on the strength of both parties.

Cui Yu's grandfather and father were both the heads of the Cui clan of Qinghe. If nothing unexpected happens, he should have served as the head of the clan, but unfortunately, Cui Yu's father Cui Hyun was a short-lived man and died early in his thirties. Cui Yu was only ten years old at that time, and was the eldest son of the family and the only son of Cui Hyun. There were also several daughters, all younger than Cui Yu.

Although Cui Yu's group has deep connections in the Cui family in Qinghe, the position of the clan leader is related to the rise and fall of the clan. Naturally, it is impossible to let a ten-year-old child be the one, so Cui Yan, the current clan leader of the Cui family in Qinghe, stands out and becomes the new clan leader. However, there are too many people who support Cui Yu's group. They are all waiting for Cui Yu to grow up and become a talented person, and they drive Cui Yan down.

But it may be because of the lack of father's discipline. Cui Yu slowly showed his slutty side, often playing with a group of unscrupulous children in the clan, and staying overnight in brothels as a teenager. Although his mother and elders in the clan disciplined him from many ways, they had no effect at all. Not to mention studying, he was in his twenties and failed to pass the exam. Although some people speculated that Cui Yan was secretly making trouble, it was an indisputable fact that Cui Yu himself was not able to learn talent.

Originally, everyone thought Cui Yu was just a slutty man in her life. But what everyone didn't expect was that after Cui Yu got married a few years ago, she seemed to have become a different person. Her previous bad habits were wiped out and she began to study hard. And gradually she became concerned about affairs in the clan. At first, people were very surprised, but later they gradually realized that all these changes were because Cui Yu married a good wife.

"Husband, you may not know Cui Yu's wife. But you are very familiar with her parents' family!" Wu Meiniang also looked admiration when talking about Cui Yu's wife. After all, she is both a woman, but she knows how difficult it is to completely change a man.

"Oh, I'm very familiar with each other. Could it be that the other party's family is from our Longxi Li family?" The reason why Li Yan immediately guessed that the Longxi Li family was mainly because among the five surnames and Qiwang, they usually disdain to intermarry with outsiders. Among them, the Cui family in Qinghe usually only intermarries with the Li family in Longxi and the Lu family in Fanyang. He has no acquaintances with the Lu family in Fanyang, so the only remaining is the Longxi Li family, which is from the Tang Dynasty royal family.

"You're wrong about this. Mrs. Cui was not from the fifth surname Qiwang, but from Cheng. Her father was Cheng Zhijie, the Duke of Lu, and also the elder sister of your friend Cheng Huailiang!" Wu Meiniang said with a smile.

"What, Cheng Yaojin's daughter?" Li Yan was shocked after hearing this, and immediately jumped out of the image of Cheng Huailiang wearing makeup and powdered women's clothing. As a result, he was disgusted and he didn't vomit out a few times. He expressed deep sympathy for Cui Yu.

When Wu Meiniang saw Li Yan's appearance, she immediately guessed what he was thinking. She couldn't help but light up Li Yan's forehead and smiled charmingly: "Hihehe~, I knew you would think wrongly. The lady Cheng looked like her mother, a charming beauty, and was well-educated and very virtuous. She didn't know how many people were asking for marriage at the beginning, but in the end, because Mrs. Cheng was Cui Yu's aunt, she decided to get the two of them."

Speaking of Cui Yu's marriage, it involves the Cheng family, which allows Wu Meiniang to find out more hidden information. Because Cui Yu's previous actions have caused many tribes who originally supported him to turn to the current tribe leader Cui Yan, which has greatly reduced his power in the Qinghe Cui family. The Li family in Longyou and the Lu family in Fanyang have naturally seen this, and they do not attach much importance to Cui Yu's marriage, and the women who proposed the marriage are not very important figures.

Cui Yu's mother was very angry about this, and Cui Yu's aunt, Cheng Huailiang's mother, had a daughter who was at the age of marriage, and her appearance and character were of top character. In addition, her father Cheng Yaojin was a military general and had a strong personality. If a woman could marry Cui Yu, she might be able to help her discipline her son. It was precisely with this idea that Cui Yu's mother opposed the crowd and married Cheng Yaojin's daughter as her daughter-in-law.

The fact also proved her wisdom in this move afterwards. The Miss Cheng was indeed extraordinary. She obeyed Cui Yuzhi in a few days and soon turned from a slut to a diligent and studious person. It was rumored to be a strange story. Cui Yu also regained a lot of strength in one fell swoop and became an important figure in the Cui family in Qinghe. Although he was suppressed by Cui Yan, he was still young and had time to wait.

After listening to Cui Yu's introduction, Li Yan became a little interested in him. He transformed from a slut into a five-good young man. This kind of person is rare, and this is a bit similar to him. However, Li Yan and Li Yan were completely different from him, but the other party married a good wife.

In addition, Li Yan was also very curious about the reason why Cui Yu and Wang Kuang came together. Unfortunately, Wu Meiniang knew very little about this matter. She only knew that there seemed to be problems within the traditional big families such as the Five Clans and Qi Wang. The reason why the two of them came to find Li Yan should also be related to this.

After the negotiation, Li Yan accompanied Wu Meiniang for a while and then left reluctantly. As for Cui Yu and Wang Kuang's every move in Dengzhou City, they were under Wu Meiniang's surveillance and reported to Li Yan at any time.

Li Yan also took advantage of the past few days to make an arrangement for Dengzhou. He will probably not be back until next year when he returns to Chang'an. In this way, all matters in Dengzhou City will be handled by Zhao Fu. However, most of the officials Li Yan brought when he came to Dengzhou will also stay. For example, Liu Rengui, who was highly praised by Zhao Fu, is now just a chief minister. In addition to business, everything else is left to Liu Rengui. Although this upright young official is not very popular, he has gathered a lot of people in Dengzhou because of his fair and selfless behavior.

Because he had just lived in Chang'an for a while, he didn't come back, so Li Yan decided to keep everything simple, and only brought some necessary servants, chefs, etc. in the mansion, and most of the rest were left in Dengzhou. However, Xijun's place was a little troublesome, because when she went back this time, Li Yan had to deal with a lot of commercial matters, so there were really many people she had to bring.

In addition, Li Yan also needs to prepare gifts. After all, it is necessary to bring some gifts to your relatives and friends when you go back to Chang'an. However, at this time, Li Yan felt that there were too many relatives and friends. The gifts he prepared were filled with several large ships, and he could never even go to the simplicity. Just after everything was prepared, Wang Kuang and Cui Yu, who Li Yan had been waiting for, finally came to visit.

"I haven't seen you for more than a year. Your Highness is more elegant than the past. He has managed Dengzhou so well in an orderly manner. It really makes Wang admire you!" Wang Kuang brought Cui Yu to the palace and immediately received the warm hospitality of Li Yan, and set up a banquet to entertain the two distinguished guests. As soon as Wang Kuang came in, he immediately praised Li Yan.

"Haha, Brother Wang is so polite. I wonder what the person next to me calls him?" Li Yan asked modestly for a moment.

"In Xiaqinghe Cui Yu, pay homage to His Highness the King of Qi!" Without waiting for the introduction of the king, Cui Yu stood up and bowed to him.

"Oh, it turns out it's Brother Cui. Please come up quickly. You and I are about age. Don't call him Your Highness or not. You should call me Liulang." Li Yan pretended to be a surprise and stepped forward to help Cui Yu up, trying his best to look respectful and polite.

When Li Yan and Cui Yu met for the first time, they naturally couldn't help but praise each other. Wang Kuang was not a stupid person, and helped both sides to praise each other. When the banquet was ready, the three of them took a seat. Li Yan did not ask about the purpose of the two of them this time, but talked nonsense.

After the last time, Wang Kuang had a special study of Li Yan's temper. He knew that the other party was waiting for them to express the purpose of the trip. So after dealing with a few words, he looked at Cui Yu and took advantage of the gap between Li Yan's words and suddenly stood up and said, "Your Highness, Brother Cui and I are here to report important things!"

"Oh?" Li Yan casually held a piece of fish into his mouth, glanced at the two of them, and then asked, "Brother Wang, I don't know what's important, but you actually want them to go there in person?"

Seeing that Li Yan seemed to be indifferent, Wang Kuang was a little anxious, turned the table and took a step forward, bowed again and said, "Your Highness, this matter is not trivial. For some reasons, together with the family behind me and Brother Cui, the five surnames and seven hopes of the world have joined forces to suppress Your Highness and the entire industry and commerce of the Tang Dynasty!"
Chapter completed!