Speaking of marriage, Fang Yingwu certainly doesn't want to get married to the Liu family now. The best time will be at least some time later.
At the moment when my father was in the prime of his career, he suddenly married Liu Mianhua, a scholar with an average reputation. This transition was too abrupt. Technically speaking, without a certain transition, it would easily arouse public doubts, and if not done well, all previous efforts would be wasted.
Already.
In the past, Fang Yingwu would have dared to turn around and leave, but now he no longer had the courage. All he could do was bargain. For a moment, Fang Yingwu sadly found himself like a vegetable market vendor.
He tentatively bargained: "Now is really not the time. When the public debate is fermenting, if there is news about the marriage with your family, it will damage my father's reputation. People will say that he is selling his reputation for glory and coveting wealth. Mr. Liu will not
Didn't you think of this?
Liu Ji counterattacked naturally: "There will be a trial in a few days. I can't wait until then. Who knows what will happen after the trial? At that time, the situation will be beyond my control, so the timing
It's now."
Fang Yingwu continued to persuade sincerely: "Is it better to marry a Fang family with a tarnished reputation, or a Fang family with a flawless reputation?
I think we can really wait for a while, and then make other arrangements when this turmoil calms down. This way, my family's reputation will not be ruined, and Liu Gong's appearance will be bright, which is the best way."
Liu Ji also said sincerely: "I have shown the greatest sincerity, can't your government also show some sincerity?
So what if your reputation is slightly damaged? Judging from my experience, this is actually nothing. If you suffer a little reputation in exchange for compiling the "Wen Hua Da Xun" and entering the Eastern Palace, is your house taking advantage?"
Fang Yingwu was helpless, and suggested with a grimace: "My family will make a secret agreement with Mr. Liu first, and then make it public when the time is right. In this way, we can get the best of both worlds. Mr. Liu should be relieved, right?"
Liu Mianmian seemed to be helpless than Fang Yingwu, and his old face was even more bitter than Fang Yingwu, "It's not that I don't know how to adapt. Based on my decades of experience, any secret agreement that is not made public is in danger of becoming useless paper at any time. I sincerely mean it."
I am married to your family, and I sincerely want to recruit you as my son-in-law, so naturally I don't want to take the slightest risk of letting you go."
What he said made Fang Yingwu want to scratch his head. Of course, if it had been someone else, he would have been moved to tears and fell into admiration.
I had always thought that Liu Mianmian was easy to talk to, but why had I never realized that he had such a stubborn side? Fang Yingwu couldn't help but say something a little too much to irritate Liu Ji.
"Mr. Liu must choose this time to marry our Fang family and recommend my father. Aren't you afraid of being accused of forming a clique for personal gain?"
Liu Ji smiled slightly, "Are you forming a party for personal gain? I have had this reputation for many years. To tell you the truth, even the emperor knows my name. In order to show my sincerity, what if I bear this name one more time?
"
Damn it! You are so proud to say that you are forming a clique for personal gain. There is something seriously wrong with your three views! Fang Yingwu was speechless for a long time. He really felt that he had nothing to say.
It turned out that he only thought that Liu Mianhua was a good person and good at judging situations and planning. Today he discovered that the most terrifying thing about Liu Mianhua was that he could do things and speak without revealing any flaws, as long as he wanted to be serious.
No matter what the wind blows from all directions, I will remain firm and immovable, so I am called "resilient to bullets". Perhaps this is the fundamental reason why this person has remained standing despite being in the cabinet for eighteen years.
But since you, the old man, don't care about the criticism of the party for personal gain, there is nothing you can do about it. Fang Yingwu took it to heart again and started a new topic: "There is a poem that says, Duke Zhou is afraid of rumors. I think Duke Liu is calm and composed in the face of rumors."
, his cultivation skills are stronger than those of Zhou Gong."
"That's ridiculous, that's ridiculous." Liu Mianhua accepted the insincere flattery with a smile.
"Since Mr. Liu is so righteous, I dare to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds. I don't know how I can make Mr. Liu favor him. This is already a great favor. Naturally, I dare not say no. The marriage can be settled.
, it can also be made public, and we can get married after the examination, is Mr. Liu at ease?"
"Can."
Fang Yingwu looked at Liu Mianhua's face and said cautiously: "But I have to say this to outsiders - when my father was in prison, I begged to be a disciple of Mr. Liu. At that time, Mr. Liu fell in love with me and took the opportunity to blackmail me.
We got married, and I was eager to save my father, so I was forced to agree to Liu Gong's request for a son-in-law.
But later I went to Yulin due to thunder and dew, so I couldn't do it. Now Liu Gong has brought up the old matter again, and although our family is not a family of promises, it is also a family of faith. Although my father was reluctant, he had no choice but to agree.
.....As for the future..."
After Fang Yingwu finished speaking, there was dead silence in the study.
Liu Mianhua's face turned dark, his slender eyelids widened unconsciously, and he gritted his teeth and said: "You bastard! I value you so much, but what do you think of me?
I treat you like black mud, but you are the pure white lotus that emerges from the mud but remains unstained? You can imagine it, and you dare to say it, do you really think I am a vegetarian?"
The emperor was angry, blood flowed, the prime minister was angry... Fang Yingwu couldn't help but secretly regret that he had spoken too rashly in a hurry, and those words just now were a bit too much.
Thinking about it, I was used to being casual in front of Liu Mianhua, and for a moment I forgot that he was an old minister. You must know that the person in front of me is the powerful bachelor of Zaifu, not an ordinary old man.
As we are familiar with each other, there are some things we should not say nonsense! Although he is a prospective father-in-law, he is not the real father-in-law after all, nor is he a real close relative.
Liu Mianhua's face suddenly changed again, and the boundless majestic momentum spurted out, wrapping Fang Yingwu, making him feel unable to move, almost suffocating in pain (probably the psychological effect of reading too many fantasy fairy novels
).
Liu Mianhua pointed at Fang Yingwu and yelled: "What you said is irredeemable! But since you dare to say it, I dare to agree!"
Damn it! Fang Yingwu was shocked and his ears were ringing. Can you really agree? You actually dare to agree? He was just trying to bargain, so he resorted to aggressive tactics. He never expected Liu Mianhua to agree!
When Fang Yingwu was dumbfounded, Liu Ji regained his momentum and sighed quietly: "I will be the mud, and you will be the white lotus, to set off each other. This idea seems to be not bad."
Fang Yingwu shouted: "Elder Ge! Prime Minister! Prime Minister! I already know my mistake! You can't take your nonsense for a moment!"
Liu Mianmian smiled half-heartedly, and the other party waved his hands and said, "Stop testing me. I need to tell lies in front of you? It just touches me deeply."
I have already figured it out. Although I am unwilling to do so, I am afraid that I will never be included in the category of Qingliu Gentleman in my life. As the saying goes, thirty years to the east of Hedong and thirty years to west of Hexi. Although the current situation is not bad, who knows
What happens after the situation changes?
People always have to walk on two legs. Even if you get married, you Fang family should not take my path. You can even use me to gain your reputation. If the situation changes, I might have to rely on you instead.
Relatives help and save lives.”
Fang Yingwu couldn't help but sigh, he was really cruel to himself, and Liu Mianhua was a different kind of cruel to himself. Just now, he once again underestimated Liu Mianhua's terribleness. (To be continued.)
