Fang Qingzhi thought about his words again, "Thanks to Brother Li for favoring me, but my unfilial son was young and ignorant three years ago and privately agreed to Liu Boye's proposal to recruit a son-in-law. Now he is a little..."
Li Dongyang nodded and said: "I know all this. Your Majesty once told me personally that I asked him to wait a little longer for me to think carefully. In my opinion, Mr. Liu Ge is not in a hurry. He will wait until
It won’t be a problem after the Spring Festival Competition.”
"You and I are interested in the good relationship between Qin and Jin, and I am willing to wait for Brother Li to propose marriage. However, in recent days, Mr. Liu Ge has been pressuring me very hard. He has issued an ultimatum to my family to agree before the trial. My unfilial son has made the promise he made three years ago.
, if you don’t just break your promise and regret it, you really can’t resist it.”
Li Dongyang was subconsciously surprised and said: "Why is Mr. Liu Ge so pressuring you?"
But then Li Dongyang couldn't care less about being surprised, let alone thinking about why Liu Ji suddenly became so impatient about the marriage. Because an idea flashed through him, Liu Ji inexplicably recommended him to serve in the East Palace, and he must be in harmony with Fang Yingwu.
related to the marriage!
Liu Ji gave him such a huge benefit, which was regarded as a favor to him. How could he still compete with him for his son-in-law? That would be too unkind. From another perspective, it seemed that he had exchanged the marriage for it.
A promising one...
Li Dongyang lowered his head and fell into deep thought. What should he choose at this moment? Should he accept this good thing from serving the East Palace, or should he refuse for the sake of his so-called integrity?
If Li Dongyang was a villain, he would definitely not have any psychological burden. He would take all the benefits here and continue to dig out Fang Yingwu as his son-in-law.
But it's a pity that he, Li Dongyang, is a man of character and really can't do such a thing. He can either accept Liu Mianhua's kindness and stop trying to steal his son-in-law; or he can go to Shu and resign, and then continue to steal his son-in-law.
Of course, Liu Mianhua was also sure of Li Dongyang's character, so he dared to recommend him first and show his favor, which would result in a fait accompli. He would lose his son-in-law and lose his troops. Liu Mianhua would definitely not do it.
In addition, in Liu Mianhua's eyes, Li Dongyang, who is well-known in the literary world, is a potential stock. He is not actually old yet, but he just lacks a chance to get into the profession. So he gave him the opportunity. If he rides on the wind in the future, how can he not miss his own
good?
As for what Liu Mianmian paid, it was just a recommendation opportunity. For others, such an errand as serving in the East Palace would be hard to get, and even the minister did not have much say. This involves the distinction between the inner court and the outer court.
.But as Liu Ji is a bachelor of the inner court, is it really difficult for him to recommend candidates to the East Palace to the emperor?
Without mentioning gossip, they said that Li Dongyang and Fang Qingzhi left the lobby and wandered into Keting to chat. Others were very understanding and did not disturb them. Xie Qian had already left the Hanlin Academy.
Li Dongyang sighed and touched the pillars of Ke Pavilion with his hand, his eyes blurred. "This pavilion was built by Ke Gong, the head of the academy in the past. At that time, Ke Gong was a great master and was known as Hanyuan Fengliu. When I first entered the Imperial Academy, I benefited from Ke Gong's teachings morning and night.
There are many. Unexpectedly, the year is not holiday, and in the ninth year of Chenghua, Ke Gong passed away. He was only fifty years old."
Fang Qingzhi could see that Li Dongyang was very emotional at this time. He didn't say anything and just listened silently.
Li Dongyang looked at the trees in front of the pavilion. "To tell you the bottom of my heart, what I have learned is only to assist the king and help the country. And I have been waiting for this opportunity for more than ten years. I wonder how many more ten years I can have in this world?"
Just like Mr. Ke back then, if he had not passed away, he would have been the candidate to join the cabinet in the eleventh year of Chenghua. The people of the Second and Liu Dynasties would probably never forget him. How could there be such a joke as papering out the three elders of the cabinet?"
Fang Qingzhi continued to remain silent, but Li Dongyang looked away and said firmly: "I can't miss this opportunity. I feel that with my talent, I deserve this opportunity and I am worthy of it!
What's more, now that the country is mediocre and thousands of horses are silent, it is time for me to move forward bravely. Rather than relying on others, it is better to work hard yourself! So I'm sorry, I really agreed with your son's words, our two families are destined to be different."
To give up marrying a friend for the sake of one's own future would be a bit disgraceful no matter how you look at it, but for some reason, when it comes to Li Dongyang, it doesn't seem so vulgar, but has a different temperament.
Fang Qingzhi cupped his hands and said, "I understand Brother Li's righteousness."
Then he asked: "Quinzi asked me to ask Brother Li. He still doesn't understand why Brother Li was so confident when he knew that there was an old man competing for his son-in-law? What exactly is Brother Li going to do?"
Li Dongyang said with a smile: "I originally wanted to take a three-pronged approach to seize this son-in-law who would ride on a dragon. Although I regret it for the rest of my life, there is no harm in talking about it. First, during the examination, I was the examiner of the Spring and Autumn House, so there was no way that the son-in-law wanted to be from me.
I'll go through this once, and then I'll have the grace to recommend you."
Fang Qingzhi realized that if such a thing really happened, Li Dongyang's kindness would be enough to outweigh Fang Yingwu's promise to Liu Mianhua.
Li Dongyang added: "Secondly, the abbot Wang often comes to my house as a guest. I can ask the abbot Wang to intercede with Mr. Liu Ge and act as a matchmaker myself."
The father-in-law of the king is the father of the current king and queen, a real relative of the country. Although the Wan family of Concubine Wan Gui is called a relative of the country, it is only a title given by others. Although the queen is not favored, she is a transparent person in the palace and has no influence at all.
But here are the etiquette and laws: the abbot of the country is the abbot of the country, and his status is very aloof.
Therefore, if Wang Guozhang came forward to intercede, Liu Mianhua would not be able to refuse. Wang Guozhang would have to act as a matchmaker himself, which would be enough to offset Fang Yingwu's promise to Liu Mianhua.
Li Dongyang finally said: "Thirdly, I was a literary friend with Xianggong Shang in the past. I have already written to explain the matter and asked Xianggong Shang to write a letter to promote the good relationship between our two families, Qin and Jin."
There is no need to go into details about the significance of the exchange of goods with each other... After listening to Li Dongyang's "three-pronged approach", Fang Qingzhi had to admit that if Li Dongyang really completed the arrangement, the possibility of success is extremely high.
Of course, if Fang Yingwu heard what Li Dongyang said to his father, he would have to complain a few words in his heart. Look at the people Mr. Li has met - Bachelor Ke Qianke who has been dead for eight years, and Shang Renshang who has been in the official position for four years.
Mr. Xianggong, the emperor himself doesn’t know whether to recognize the virtual head of the state... No wonder you have been so prosperous in recent years.
Fang Yingwu, who was more interested in politics in his previous life, didn't know that Li Dongyang had been living in the capital since his grandfather, and he himself grew up in the capital, so he was considered a rich man. Every day, the middle door of Li's house would be opened to welcome guests and make friends through literature.
In 21st century terms, Li Zhai holds literary salons all year round.
And Li Dongyang had to talk to guests and write poems and essays all night long after coming home from work every day. After the Guange School, another important literary school that emerged in the Ming Dynasty, the "Chaling School", was formed in this way.
The word "ling" refers to Li Dongyang's ancestral home.
This is Li Dongyang's unique form of raising his hopes. The literary and political circles reinforce each other. There seems to be no obvious effect in the short term, but over time, it will eventually bear fruit. After Li Dongyang joins the cabinet, he will gain momentum and literary prestige.
He reached the pinnacle and was regarded by people all over the world as the great master who presided over the literary world.
The Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, Li Dongyang, was the only one who could reach the top of both the officialdom and the literary world. (To be continued...)
ps: Let me report on the situation in the past two days. On the one hand, I have to deal with the backlog of work, and on the other hand, I have to deal with the unit's year-end assessment. I really don't have much thought about typing, and I can only try to maintain updates. However, it has temporarily stopped today, and tomorrow is the weekend. I will