New Year's Day is the court meeting. Nothing scary happened on the New Year's Day of the 17th year of Chenghua. It was a peaceful and joyful court meeting.
After the court meeting, officials of all sizes began to celebrate the New Year, and the capital officially entered the time when business cards were flying all over the sky. Everyone made a few sacks of business cards, and when they saw the vermilion gate, they threw one in, which was regarded as a visit to pay homage to the New Year. The host did not have to come out to meet the guests.
, just ask the domestic slave to collect the business card at the door.
This kind of custom is probably the result of the simplification of etiquette. Otherwise, there are thousands of officials in the capital, and who doesn’t have 180 fellow villagers, classmates, friends, and superiors in the same year? If we pay New Year greetings according to normal human etiquette, I am afraid that I will not pay them until the next New Year.
Not finished.
The Fang Mansion was no exception. Although Fang Qingzhi, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, was very dissatisfied with this impetuous atmosphere, he had to follow the trend. On one side, he arranged for people to collect business cards at the gate, and on the other side, he sent people out to distribute business cards.
Fang Yingwu, who was bored at home, was caught as a young man. He went out to sweep the streets carrying a pack of his father's business cards. Whenever he saw someone receiving a business card, he would go up and hand one out, no matter who the other person was - this kind of
The situation made Fang Yingwu suddenly feel like he had sent group text messages to say New Year greetings in his previous life.
There are densely populated official residences in the Xicheng area, and Fang Yingwu's hair was actually sent to Li Dongyang's house. He stood at the door and pondered for a moment, which was very strange to the Li family.
"Fang Yingwu came in after I entered the scholar's forest and asked to see Mr. Li in your mansion. Please inform me." Fang Yingwu said to the disciple who received the business card at the door, without adding another sentence, "My father has made it clear that he is Mr. Li's colleague in the Hanlin Academy."
If you think about it, don't offend Li Dongyang if you can, and don't be enemies even if you can't be in-laws. In the future, this person will be more famous than Xie Qian and others. If you can meet him, you should be careful in your explanation.
Fan. Strive for Li Dongyang’s understanding and don’t let Li Dongyang leave any grudges.
Not long after, someone came out and introduced Fang Yingwu into the house. Li Dongyang's ancestors had lived in the capital for many years, and he grew up in the capital, so he could barely be considered a native of the capital. The house area was much larger than that of the Fang family.
Fang Yingwu was led to a hall, where he saw Li Dongyang dressed in casual robes, sitting in the middle of the hall, chatting with several relatives and friends. Fang Yingwu bowed and said: "I have a few words, I dare to be alone with Mr. Li."
Let’s talk.”
Li Dongyang's attitude towards Fang Yingwu was very kind. He got up and went to the side room with Fang Yingwu. After sitting down, he said with interest: "What do you want to say?"
Fang Yingwu pondered the words, "Li Gongwen is so brilliant that he is admired all over the world, and even when he was born late, he admires him very much. He only wishes he could know Jingjing as soon as possible, and worship under his disciples to receive his teachings sooner or later..."
Fang Yingwu sent the tall hat away, but Li Dongyang remained calm and continued to listen without speaking.
After Fang Yingwu finished flattering him, he changed his tone and said: "But life is unsatisfactory 10% of the time. Wansheng and Li Gong are destined to have no connection. Wansheng cannot afford Li Gong's love."
Li Dongyang was slightly stunned. He grasped the key point and asked: "Is this your idea or your father's idea?"
Fang Yingwu said with embarrassment: "My father felt guilty and didn't know how to express it to Mr. Li. Therefore, Wansheng came boldly to tell me."
Li Dongyang is known as "Li Gongmou" in history books. He is good at planning. He is very considerate when encountering problems. He immediately asked: "Is it possible that you have someone else you like? I wonder which family is so lucky?"
Fang Yingwu saluted and apologized: "I'll tell you the truth. Two years ago, Wansheng made an agreement with Liu Gong, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, to wait for him to find a son-in-law, but my father never knew about it, so he took the initiative to ask for a son-in-law."
"It turns out it's Mr. Liu Ge..." Li Dongyang didn't show anything on his face, but his tone was meaningful and a bit contemptuous.
Fang Yingwu certainly didn't want negative publicity, so he quickly explained: "My father was sent to prison, and in order to save his father, Wan Sheng had to deal with Mr. Liu Ge, and then we made this agreement. Now I really can't regret it."
Li Dongyang was stunned when he heard the words, and couldn't help but sigh: "This is understandable. I can't blame you. Why should a man cherish his filial piety? This is the way it should be in the current righteousness."
Fang Yingwu apologized sincerely again: "I did have difficulties in being born late, thank you Mr. Li for your forgiveness! Otherwise, I would have no shame in seeing Mr. Li again!"
Li Dongyang was slightly surprised. What surprised him was not the Fang family's refusal to marry him, but Fang Yingwu's attitude.
A slap in the face can't make a difference, the marriage is a matter between both parties, and it is only in the initial stage of contact. Whether the Fang family agrees or not, it is normal, and Li Dongyang is fully mentally prepared.
But this Fang Qingzhi's attitude makes Li Dongyang very strange. Logically speaking, although Fang Qingzhi's status is slightly lower than that of Li Dongyang, one is a seventh-grade editor and the other is a fifth-grade minister, but there is generally no essential difference.
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The difference between the editor and the lecturer is nothing to the Hanlin people, so the difference between the two can only be said to be that of a newcomer and an old man, and they are relatively equal.
Fang Yingwu came to see Li Dongyang as Fang Qingzhi's son, and could only meet him as a junior. But Li Dongyang felt that Fang Yingwu treated him as if he were a big shot in the court.
Li Dongyang had seen how Fang Yingwu treated people at the Hanlin banquet. He should be neither humble nor arrogant, but this little brother treated him differently and treated him with respect, which really made Li Dongyang a little bit.
Feeling flattered.
It’s not surprising that many people are polite. Fang Yingwu’s attitude is very effective, at least much more effective than the previous flattery. Moreover, Li Dongyang prides himself on being somewhat discerning, and Fang Yingwu’s humble performance cannot be faked.
It was indeed from the bottom of his heart, and the regret he expressed about not being able to get married was not fake. He was indeed very upset.
At this time, Fang Yingwu was about to leave, and Li Dongyang said: "If people don't trust you, you won't stand. Naturally, I won't advise you to break trust."
Fang Yingwu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He came to see Li Dongyang today because he was actually waiting for these words. Now that the matter is over, he can concentrate on waiting for news about Liu Mianhua.
Then Li Dongyang suddenly said: "But if you really want to get married with my Li family, I will think of another way and things may turn around."
What? Li Dongyang still refuses to let go? Fang Yingwu was stunned. His main purpose today was to decline the marriage without making any enmity. It seemed that he had achieved his goal just now, but why did Li Dongyang still want to continue in the blink of an eye?
Li Dongyang only thought that Fang Yingwu was in a daze because of the surprise in his heart, so he smiled and said nothing. Such a smart, capable and talented young man truly loved and respected him. It would be a pity if he could not become his son-in-law. Of course he would try again.
Give it a try.
Fang Yingwu smiled bitterly and said, "How can you be so virtuous and talented if you are born late, so that you will be favored by Mr. Li?"
Until he walked out of the Li family gate, Fang Yingwu was still puzzled. Could it be that he had gone too far today and inspired Li Dongyang's love for talents? If this matter continues to be disputed, it will be very difficult for him to be caught in the middle.
It’s hard to do.
Judging from historical records, Li Dongyang's strategy and forbearance are no less than Liu Mianhua's. Although his ways are different, he is equally tenacious.
Liu Mianhua can stand firm in the siege of a group of righteous people, and Li Dongyang is also a person who can stand firm when evil is rampant. So being caught between two resilient characters, Li Dongyang and Liu Mianhua, is very exciting.
Suffocating things.
Fang Yingwu had no one to talk to about his troubles, and it was time for him to explain to Liu Mianhua again - otherwise Liu Mianhua would misunderstand him again and think he wanted to continue to sit on the fence and slap him in anger, which would be bad.
Thinking of this, it should be as big as a bucket. (To be continued...)
ps: It's not in good condition. I wanted to modify it to look better tomorrow and post it later, but I was afraid that I would stop updating it, so I had to post it first.