Trying to keep a calm demeanor, he returned to Menxia Province and sat in front of the desk. Pei Shiju sighed softly and hesitated for a while before pulling out the memorial of Li Gaoqian from the bottom.
Pei Shiju's eyes flickered. Cui Xin was born in the Cui family of Qinghe. He had a high status in the clan and had relatives and friends in the top families... Li Shan, Li Shan, how can I allow you to climb into the Cui family of Qinghe!
Nowadays, although the five surnames and seven families are famous in the world, they have no established power in the court, and there are no outstanding figures. For example, Fanyang County Duke Lu Chisong and Cui Xin are both from Zhongshushe, and Zhao County Li
The descendants of the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Cui family of Boling were no better than censors and ministers of the six departments. Only Zheng Shanguo, the Duke of Xingyang County, was appointed minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs because he came from the prince's wife family.
In the court, because the King of Qin appointed himself as the minister, there were only five ministers and assistants in total, including the two ministers and the left and right servants of the minister, and the Wenxi Pei clan's Western Dependents' House occupied two
A position... many families were angry about this, and Pei Shiju didn't know why.
If Li Shan gets involved in the Cui family of Qinghe, what will happen to Pei's family in the west when he hears about it... Pei Shiju doesn't dare to guess.
Holding the memorial in hand, Pei Shiju's eyes were dark, Cui Xin, you can't blame me for this!
Pei Shiju cleverly used the gossipy relationship between Cui Xin's daughter and Li Shan today to successfully introduce Cui Xin, a close official of the emperor. Why is he doing this?
Then you have to ask Cui Xin himself.
After being humiliated twice, especially after the rumors that Li Dewu recommended Li Shanbei to join Hebei Province last year, Pei Shiju has been wondering...who else knows about this?
It is certain that Yuwen Shiji and Princess Nanyang knew about it, but Pei Shiju also vaguely guessed that what Yuwen Shiji did was related to his abandoning his wife and children a few years ago and did not involve government affairs.
Pei Shiju was wondering whether Princess Pingyang and his wife would know... This is Li Shan's most stable and direct supporter in the court.
But after observing for a long time, Pei Shiju did not notice anything unusual about Princess Pingyang. Instead, he noticed something unusual about Cui Xin, a member of Zhongshu Province.
Before, Pei Shiju didn't think that Li Shan could reach a high-ranking family like the Cui family in Qinghe, until he began to suspect that Cui Xin knew the inside story.
To this end, Pei Shiju tried various means. Cui Xin's second son married the daughter of Li's family in Zhaojun. He died of illness in June this year. He heard that Pei's family in the west family wanted to marry her daughter as his wife... but Cui Xin used the second son as his wife on the spot.
Zi refused because he was heartbroken.
This is an inappropriate reason... Wen Xi's two prime ministers and assistants in the West House of the Pei family, even if Cui Xin's second son is really heartbroken, the Qinghe Cui family will not refuse this marriage, at least Cui Xin will not
Rejected in person so quickly.
Pei Shiju immediately confirmed that Cui Xin not only knew the inside story, but also intended to betroth his daughter to Li Shan...otherwise Cui Xin would not have reacted so quickly and decisively.
My son and I are all the same, shameless!
Hey, if Li Shan knew what Pei Shiju thought, he would definitely spit on the old guy's face...Li Dewu's behavior is shameless, and mine is Tianhe's work!
Although Li Shan also thought about not marrying a prominent family at the beginning, he finally found that it was almost impossible... His mother would not agree to marry a commoner woman, Zhu Wei, Ling Jing would not agree, and Princess Pingyang would not agree.
, even the saints Li Yuan and Li Shimin would not agree.
In this case, we have to choose a good one... It's a pity that her surname is Li and she comes from a long time ago, so she can't be a princess anyway. Otherwise, Li Shan thought it would be good to wait for Li Shimin's daughter.
Choosing Miss Cui was partly because of the Furong Garden incident, Tianhe’s work, and partly because of Cui’s determination before her parents, which Li Shan couldn’t help but admire.
In addition, among the top families in the world, the only one who has a major conflict with Li Shan is the Cui family of Qinghe... Beheading Cui Bo will allow Li Shan to draw a line in this marriage in advance and try to ensure his independence.
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As for the eleven-year-old Miss Cui, who is still beautiful even though she has not yet bloomed... Li Shan has not considered it at all.
Various thoughts swirled in Pei Shiju's mind, and he slowly stuffed the memorial to the bottom... Chen Shuda would not take away the memorial that he had seen.
After walking slowly out of the door and going to the province, Pei Shiju went straight back home, thinking over and over again that now was not the best time.
Need to wait, wait some more.
Moreover, we need to find someone to take the lead... Regarding this point, Pei Shiju already has a candidate.
Anyway, today I only said that the emperor might be able to send close ministers to appease him. It was His Majesty and Zhongshu who ordered Yang Gongren to appoint Cui Xin's general... On the surface, he has nothing to do with me.
That night, Pei Shiju, the old fox, thought a lot, but Cui Xin didn't think so much and was even furious.
In the afternoon, he was called by Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren to explain, and then went to the palace to see Li Yuan. The latter praised Li Shan frequently, while Princess Pingyang and Li Jiancheng on the side fully described their merits... Cui Xin's face turned dark at that time. This was forcing me to give up my daughter.
Marry Li Shan!
After leaving the palace, Cui Xin sent the letter home and asked a few colleagues to inquire... his face became even darker.
"Father."
Seeing Yingying's daughter bowing down, Cui Xin forced out a smile. For the sake of his daughter, he really couldn't tell the truth... He said that "The Inscription on the Humble Room" describes his aspirations, that little bastard was just lying!
"How could it be that Lang Jun went to the frontier?" Mrs. Zhang frowned and asked the servant to bring the freshly brewed tea.
Cui Xin took a sip of tea, with no expression on his face... It can't be said that His Majesty is doing favors to Li Shan, and the marriage between the two families was deliberately done.
"The sixth brother, the seventh brother, and Xiaofang's personal guards in Chang'an have all gathered to protect Lang Jun. There are about a hundred people, but most of them have not gone into battle." Mrs. Zhang hesitated and said: "Xiaofang suggested that,
Please ask the East Palace to send guards..."
"No need." Cui Xin shook his head while holding a teacup and said, "I am going to Mayi this time, and I have the acting magistrate Li Shan."
"Li Shan?" Mrs. Zhang was stunned, "What is he going to do?"
Cui Xin glanced at his wife and said, "Yuan Junzhang is here to surrender. Li Shanshi has made great achievements and is favored by a saint. How can he sit back and watch his great achievements fall by the wayside?"
Mrs. Zhang vaguely heard something... Her husband's visit was still in Li Shan's favor, or it could be said that the saint did it deliberately.
Cui Xin continued: "The King of Huaiyang is currently stationed in Daizhou with a large army. Huairen is a close friend of him and there is no need to borrow external guards."
Mrs. Zhang could hear something, but Mrs. Cui was too young after all and couldn't understand it at all. She only knew that her father was going this time and Li Shan was accompanying him.
After driving her daughter back, Mrs. Zhang asked in a low voice: "The saint is interested..."
Cui Xin knew what his wife was asking, and nodded slightly after hesitating for a moment... Judging from Li Yuan's attitude today, it is very likely that Li Yuan will grant marriages to both families when Li Shan returns to Beijing in the future.
After the couple talked for a while, Cui Xin walked to his daughter's boudoir in the backyard. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a variety of things on the table, including a treasure bag for going out and a small and exquisite tea set. He couldn't help but feel excited. Warm... my daughter is considerate.
"When I go to the frontier for state affairs, I ask my father to pay attention to himself on the way and not to worry his family."
"It doesn't matter." Cui Xin smiled deliberately and said: "What's more, even if you feel the cold, you still have Huairen's skill."
In fact, Cui Xin also knew that this was nonsense, and he had been deliberately trying to find out about Li Shan... Although this man saved Princess Pingyang's life, he was actually not good at common diseases.
Cui Xin looked down at the salute prepared by his daughter on the table, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "That's all. Why are you bringing the tea set to the Northland?"
Mrs. Cui's cheeks were slightly red, "I heard from my cousin that Li Langjun rarely drinks tea on weekdays, and he doesn't drink tea unless it is made with exquisite tea sets. Please invite father..."
The smile on Cui Xin's face gradually disappeared, he raised his head and looked at the ceiling, his eyes were dull, and he felt his nose was slightly sore.