Lu Zhi's heart, which had been hanging just now, finally settled down at this moment.
He looked at Zheng Xuan doubtfully and said curiously: "I have been outside the Great Wall in recent years, fighting against Xianbei. I didn't know that you were exempted from imprisonment. Could it be that Your Majesty intends to reuse those scholars who were imprisoned by the party?"
Zheng Xuan shook his head and said: "No, not many people have been pardoned this time. Most people have not been pardoned yet. Only people like me who are not involved in the core have been pardoned."
"Do you know who came to remonstrate? And why does Your Majesty do this?"
Zheng Xuan said slowly and calmly: "I only know that it was Lu Qiang who gave the advice, but as for the reason...well, you can find out on your own when you return to Beijing."
"It's him……"
When Lu Zhi heard Lu Qiang's name, his face turned unkind and showed a bit of disdain.
But after a while, he still showed a happy expression.
He turned to Lu Yin and said, "Go and get some wine, and I'll have a drink with your uncle Kangcheng!"
Lu Zhi was happy, but Zheng Xuan didn't seem to be as interested as him.
"Hey! What are you doing? I haven't drank for ten years!"
"I ask you to have a drink with me, and you will drink it! Don't you even want to sell my face?"
Seeing that Lu Zhi was happy, Zheng Xuan immediately shook his head helplessly and said: "That's all, if you are happy today, then whatever you want."
The two junior brothers had a drink today. At first, they did not talk about today's marriage. They only talked about scriptures and the past, including the time when Zheng Xuan asked Lu Zhi to lead him to Guanxi to worship Ma Rong's disciples.
It wasn't until he was slightly drunk that Lu Zhi put down the wine cup in his hand and said to Zheng Xuan: "Junior brother, I am a little unclear about today's matter and I would like to ask Kang Cheng for advice."
"Haha, what can I say, good brother? But it doesn't matter!"
"Call Senior Brother!"
"In terms of family ties, you are my brother!"
"..."
"Are you sincerely seeking Deran as your son-in-law?"
Zheng Xuan smiled half-heartedly and said: "How can my daughter's marriage be a trivial matter? But to be honest, my brother's intention today was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, not a premeditated plan."
"I know that you made a sudden move. If you had planned it beforehand, I would never have had a good fight with you! Hehe, you actually plotted against my disciple!"
After Zheng Xuan heard this, he laughed loudly: "You old man, you are so unreasonable! If I plot against your disciple, my girl will no longer be a human being?"
Speaking of this, Zheng Xuan's face straightened up and he sighed: "To be honest, although it is the first time we have met today, I am very pleased with this kid Deran. This kid is very idle, he has a utilitarian heart." Yes, I know this, but his utilitarian heart is different from others!"
"How different?"
"A person who is good at hiding cannot be known by others. If you ask me to figure it out, I can't figure it out. But I can feel it. He doesn't just want to climb the official career. Deep down in his heart, he should have great ambitions."
"What big ambition?" Lu Zhi asked hurriedly.
In fact, Lu Zhi has always had Zheng Xuan's feelings, but he himself couldn't describe Ziwu Maoyou.
Now after listening to Zheng Xuan's analysis, Lu Zhi wanted to verify it.
Zheng Xuan glanced at him sideways: "You can't figure out your own disciple's ambition, so where can I think about it in detail? But... what I can be sure of is that he doesn't just want official power and salary. , there may be something hidden in this..."
"Alas, a man who can speak out of the mire without being stained, and walk through the clear waters without being a monster, yet he insists on muddling his way into this filthy lagoon and does not seek office. What on earth is he doing? I see. I don’t know, but I know that he is extraordinary.”
Lu Zhi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You are really capable of praising me. I have never praised him like this!"
"Praise?"
Zheng Xuan chuckled and said: "When I was about to accept him as my son-in-law, did you think he had no hesitation in his heart? You must know that without this official slip in your hand, the great achievements he made in Danhan Mountain would not be possible.
It’s just ruined!”
Lu Zhi smiled when he heard this: "This is also his nature. Just imagine if he didn't have this feeling of gambling, the great achievements in Danhan Mountain in the past would not be on his head!"
Zheng Xuan stroked his beard, looked out the window, and said hesitantly: "What does he want?"
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What Liu Jian wants is very simple, but he can't say it!
If he had told his teacher that he wanted to rule the Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan would have immediately joined forces to cut up his meat, cook it, and eat it in portions, adding some salt and some meat oil.
kind.
Back then, Liu Jian thought that he should hang out with Liu Bei and help Liu Bei achieve great things, so that he could spend his life safely and have no worries about food and clothing.
But now, he found that his idea was wrong.
Liu Bei seems to be becoming more and more dependent on himself to some extent. Although his ability is still there, he seems to lack some of his due ambition and character.
It's true that after he brought Liu Bei to his home from Lousang Village, Liu Bei's growing environment completely changed from when he was a boy.
A person's personality and temperament, in addition to genetics, must also be shaped by the environment and man-made education.
But now, Liu Bei's entire growth environment was provided by him, and his education was basically contracted by him.
Will Liu Bei, who was educated by Liu Deran, still be Emperor Zhaolie?
Liu Jian was deeply suspicious.
So, under this premise, Liu Jian has only one choice, and that is to go in alone!
Since you are on your own, you can't let go of any opportunity.
Being Zheng Xuan's son-in-law gave him an opportunity to lead to the high class.
Zheng Xuan's son-in-law, coupled with the filial piety and integrity quota given to him by Lu Qian, from now on, he can be like a fish in water in the ancient Wen Jing and Jin Wen Jing schools, and reach a higher level.
However, the Han people attach great importance to filial piety, and marrying a wife is not just casual. You can marry simply by saying that you can marry. The consent of your parents in court is essential.
When Liu Jian returned home and told his father and mother about the incident, Liu Zhou was stunned.
But his mother, Mrs. Hu, curled her lips disapprovingly and said, "Who is Zheng Xuan? Can his daughter be worthy of my son?"
Liu Zhou wished he could slap this ignorant woman to death.
But it’s just thinking about it in my mind.
Afterwards, Liu Zhou began to give a long speech, instilling in Hu the status of Zheng Xuan among the scholars, as well as the fact that he had annotated and written millions of words in the classics of ancient and modern literature, and he could be called the leader of the sect in the world!
After listening for a long time, Hu finally asked Liu Zhou coldly:
"I don't understand what you are talking about. I just want to ask, what is Zheng Xuan's current position? How many stones does it rank?"
Liu Zhou, who was bragging about Zheng Xuan, was suddenly stunned.
How much is Zheng Xuan's salary?
Of course - 0 stone.
But in the end, Liu Jian persuaded Hu and agreed to the marriage. After all, there were too many benefits in it.
Liu Zhou couldn't explain the Hu family, but Liu Jian was able to explain it immediately.
In fact, both father and son said almost the same thing about Hu, but in the end, Hu still chose to believe his precious son.
As for Liu Zhou’s nonsense, just save it and step aside!
In this way, the Liu family quickly sent people to Lu's house, and through Lu Zhi's relationship, they began to formally propose marriage to the Zheng family in Gaomi.
A matchmaker is needed, and the best candidate is naturally Lu Zhi.
However, as Lu Zhi was a minister and a well-known Confucian scholar in China, it would be a bit of a loss of status to directly serve as a matchmaker between two families. Therefore, Lu Zhi's son Lu Yin served as the 'nominal matchmaker'.
Lu Yin approached the Zheng family as a matchmaker, and after the Gaomi Zheng family agreed, the Liu family prepared gifts and went to propose marriage.
Logically speaking, the betrothal gifts should have been sent to the main residence of the Zheng family in Gaomi, but since Zheng Xuan was currently living in Zhuo County, these gifts were temporarily sent to Zheng Xuan's temporary residence, and would be sent back to his hometown later.
Afterwards, a series of matters such as asking for names, Najib, and collecting taxes were handled naturally.
During this period, Liu Jian, through Jian Yong, revealed the matter to Lu Qian, the governor of Zhuojun, and Gongsun Zan, the county magistrate.
Nowadays, Jian Yong is already the chief administrator of the Prefecture, and he has considerable authority and prestige in the county.
Lu Qian was originally regarded as Liu Jian's recommendation for Lu Zhi and Gongsun Zan. He never thought that after he went north and made great achievements, he would immediately become Zheng Xuan's son-in-law.
As long as Lu Qian is not stupid, he will know that Liu Jian is extraordinary!
If you don't make friends with him in Zhuoxian now, how long will it take?
And Gongsun Zan admired him even more!
Thinking back to a year ago, Liu Jian was just a pawn who came to the official road to welcome him to Zhuoxian County. Now after the battle in Mobei, his achievements have surpassed him, and he has become Zheng Xuan's son-in-law.
Therefore, Lu Qian and Gongsun Zan immediately presented them with famous assassins and each carried gifts and went to Liu She to congratulate him.
After the meeting, Lu Qian took Liu Jian's hand and called him a good nephew, and assured him that this year's Xiaolian had been elected, and told him to wait for the news with peace of mind. The court would receive a reply soon, and he would enter Luoyang by then.
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It is now the fifth year of Guanghe's reign. It will be the end of the year when Xiaolian's quota comes down and I will go to Luoyang.
There is only more than a year left before the Yellow Turban Uprising.
Lu Qian's meaning was very clear. Liu Jian only had a few months left in Zhuoxian, and he still needed to get married quickly. Otherwise, Zheng Xuan might be worried when the decree came down to become a minister in Luo County.