Shang Yi could naturally guess what Meng Honggong's intention was, but for him, there was nothing wrong with it. Although he had Zeng Hualong to support him now, he could still maintain good relations with other officials in Shandong.
It was not a bad thing. Therefore, he agreed and promised Meng Honggong that he would definitely choose a suitable son-in-law for him. Meng Honggong also thanked him profusely and everyone left happily.
After the banquet, Shang Yi arranged for the three of them to rest, and then discussed with Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen about marrying Meng Honggong.
Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen also agreed to this marriage, and establishing a good relationship with the Shandong Chief Envoy would naturally be of great benefit to the future development of the Shang Yi Group. Since Shang Yi was about to lead his army southward, the young master of Muling Pass
If you have a strong person to support you, you need support and cooperation from other parties. However, you still need to carefully consider the marriage candidates.
There are many unmarried young men in the Merchant Army now, but Meng Honggong is still a dignified chief minister after all. He cannot let his daughter marry a platoon leader, a company commander-level general, or at least a regimental general.
, this seems to be a good match, and Shang Yi attaches great importance to this marriage. After this calculation, there are not many candidates. Apart from Zhou Shaohuan, who has been engaged for a long time, only Tong Dayong, Cheng Jin, Cheng Gang and Yang Wucheng are suitable.
Because this is a political marriage in itself, and once the marriage is successful, it is equivalent to finding a power for the person to rely on outside the group. Then over time, will this person change his mind? What if Shang Yi Group
If there is a conflict with Meng Honggong, which side will he take? This is very likely to happen. After all, the relationship between Shang Yi and Meng Honggong is to support each other at best, and to benefit each other at worst. It is completely different to become opposites in the future.
It's possible that by then, he will be his son-in-law, and it's hard to say whether he will still be on the same page as him or not. Although the chance of this happening is very small, you still have to make preparations in advance.
Be prepared. Even if it does get to that point, you should try your best to minimize the impact on your own group.
Therefore, after the three people discussed it, they all agreed that Yang Wucheng was the most suitable.
Yang Wucheng was once married, but was killed by bandits, and now he only lives with a underage girl. Since joining the Merchant Army, Yang Wucheng has been responsible for training and commanding cavalry in combat, and he has also established his principles in all battles.
He made a lot of achievements, gradually gained the trust of Shang Yi and the recognition of others, and became an effective member of the merchant army.
In terms of status, although Yang Wucheng is not a regimental general, he is the commander of an independent battalion, at least equivalent to the deputy regiment level, and now has the official official position of General Qian. In terms of age, he is the youngest of the four.
The eldest is twenty-six years old this year, two years older than Shang Yi. If there is a chance to marry a wife, it should be given to him first. Another important reason is that Yang Wucheng is not a member of the original Qingshui Village militia.
member.
Although after the merchant army became an army, Shang Yi treated all the soldiers fairly, with merit and punishment, and no distinction was made between the old and the newcomers. But emotionally, he still felt close to the members of the militia in Qingshui Village at the beginning.
There is much more trust in them. Therefore, Shang Yi does not want the original militia members to complete this political marriage, which may develop into the opposite of him in the future. Relatively speaking, Yang Wucheng has such concerns
It also needs to be smaller. At the same time, this also shows to the entire army that everyone is equal in Shang Yi's eyes, and Shang Yi will consider everyone's interests as appropriate.
After the three people reached a consensus, Shang Yi said: "Okay, I will go to Yang Wucheng tomorrow and ask his opinion first. You two go and comfort Tong Dayong, Cheng Jin, Cheng Gang and the others, and explain it to me.
, lest they think too much.”
Zhou Shiqi nodded and said: "Don't worry. Leave it to me. I think those people whose children are not like that won't think too much about it."
Tang Zhen also smiled and said: "Dayong is very naive, he will not have any second thoughts, and the two boys from the family are very smart, just like Lao Cheng. But I think they have been looking for you from Beijing these days.
The pair of prostitute sisters we brought back were probably targeting them."
Shang Yi was startled for a moment. He didn't even notice this, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Is there such a thing? That's not bad. If a brother marries a pair of sisters, there will be no incompatibility between the sisters. But in the future.
The sisters are still young, so it would be good to get them married in two or three years."
The three of them couldn't help laughing, and Shang Yi said again: "Zhou Shibo, Uncle Tang, I see that Shaohuan and Xiaojuan's marriage has been delayed for a long time. We are about to go on an expedition now, so why not do it before the expedition?"
The marriage between the two of them has been arranged, and you two have settled something on your mind."
In fact, Zhou Shiqi and Tang Zhen had this idea for a long time, but it was difficult to bring it up to Shang Yi. After all, they were about to go to war. It would be inappropriate to arrange a wedding for Zhou Shaohuan and Tang Juan at this time, but now Shang Yi took the initiative to propose it.
, the two of them naturally fell into what they wanted, and immediately said they would start taking care of it right away.
After handling these matters, the two of them said goodbye and went home. Shang Yi returned to his room in the back house. At this time, Ye Yaoyao was sitting under the lamp keeping accounts. Although she no longer cared about finance, she was also in charge of auditing.
, so I still have to come into contact with a large number of accounts every day and need to keep accounts.
When Shang Yi entered the room, Ye Yaoyao stretched out and murmured: "Okay, it's all done." Looking from behind, she showed the extremely beautiful and graceful posture of the girl.
Shang Yi couldn't help but feel his heart heat up. He walked over in a few steps, hugged Ye Yaoyao from behind, and said, "What is it that brought it to this point?"
Ye Yaoyao turned her head, glanced at him charmingly, and said: "It's not just these accounts. The budget items of five or six departments have to be reviewed by me. It's really troublesome."
Shang Yi smiled slightly, picked her up, sat in his arms, kissed her on the cheek, and said: "There is no way, we only have so many people now, so we have to work harder for you, and we will be fine after a while.
How about a reward for you?”
Ye Yaoyu's cheeks immediately turned red, and Shang Yi couldn't help but lower his head to kiss her sweet and smooth lips, kissing her deeply. After a spell of intoxication, their lips and tongues intertwined, and then they separated. Ye Yaoyu was already pretty.
With a flushed face and charming eyes, she said shyly: "Brother, I see you are getting worse and worse."
Shang Yi chuckled and hugged Ye Yaoyao gently. The two of them whispered earnestly. Only then did Shang Yi tell Ye Yaoyao about Meng Honggong's coming to propose marriage just now.
After hearing this, Ye Yaojiao thought for a while and said, "That's fine, but I hope that Miss Meng is really a docile person, and Yang Wan can have someone to take care of her in the future."
It turns out that Yang Wucheng's sister Yang Wan was only twelve years old. Because her family was killed by bandits, she became withdrawn and taciturn. Although Yang Wucheng loved his sister very much, he was still a man and not that careful. Although
He also noticed that something was wrong with his sister, but he always thought it was because he was overly sad. It would be better to wait for some time and wait for the sadness to pass. Moreover, he was busy with training, military exercises, and fighting every day, so he really couldn't care about so many things.
Fortunately, Ye Yaojiao discovered Yang Wan's condition later, so she took Yang Wan with her every day, letting her, Xu Li, and Xu Yuan's brothers and sisters live and have fun, and taught them how to read and write, so that Yang Wan gradually recovered.
A lot. And Yang Wucheng was very happy to see that his sister was finally cheerful again, and at the same time he was even more grateful to Shang Yi and his wife.
Later, Shang Yi talked about Cheng Jin, Cheng Gang brothers and Tian Zhen and Tian Zhu sisters. After hearing this, Ye Yaojia couldn't help laughing and said: "No wonder I keep seeing these two people in the past two days."
The government is here to do something, so just send someone to come. If they have to come by themselves, it turns out that the drunkard is not interested in drinking." Then he glanced at Shang Yi and said, "You are really willing to give up Tian Zhen and Tian Zhu.
Sisters, do you want to send them away? These sisters are rare twin beauties."
Shang Yi gave a bitter smile and said, "What do you think of me? I'm still afraid of the roar of the Hedong lion at home?"
Ye Yaoyao stretched out her hand to twist his ears and said with a smile: "Okay, I found a beautiful woman for you, do you still want to say that she is a Hedong lion?"
Shang Yi hurriedly raised his hand to say goodbye, and the two joked for a while before Ye Yaoyao said again: "It's been more than ten days since I came back. It's not okay to delay the matter between you and Sister Chen. I think it's better before the expedition.
Marry her officially and come home! She took such a big risk to run out from Tian Guozhang's house and follow you to Mulingguan, so she can live here with peace of mind. And Tian Zhen, Tian
Regarding Sister Zhu, I’d better talk to Sister Chen first, after all, they are her maids now."
After Shang Yi heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. After returning to Mulingguan, he had been busy and busy, and he didn't even spend much time with Ye Yaoyao. Although Chen Yuanyuan had lived in Shang for a long time.
In Yi's mansion, the two only met each other every day to say hello and exchange one or two words. Only twice did Shang Yi come back for dinner before they sat together and said a few words. Now that I think about it, it is true that
She was a little neglected. And although everyone knew that she was Shang Yi's concubine, she did not have a formal title after all. It was inevitable that someone would gossip after a long time, so she nodded and said: "Okay, let's start.
Get ready! Just take care of this matter in the next few days."
Ye Yaoyao also nodded and said softly: "Go and see Miss Chen! She must still be awake after all this time. Just rest with her tonight! Don't pay attention to me."
Shang Yi was startled for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little moved. Although the custom of this era is such that not being jealous of other wives and concubines is a virtue that a wife of the first wife must possess, but it is indeed not easy for Ye Yaoqi to do this.
. Gently kissed Ye Yaoyao on the forehead and said: "I will carry you to the bed to sleep. I will go after you fall asleep."
After hearing this, Ye Yaoyao couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. After all, she persuaded her husband to spend the night in another woman's room. No matter how generous a person is, there will inevitably be some discomfort, but Shang Yi's hosting still made her feel uncomfortable.
I feel that I will always be the most important in Shang Yi's heart.