The windows of the small house were wide open, and it was already dusk. The last light shone slantingly on half of Li Shan's face, which was sitting on the bench, making his expression look gloomy and uncertain.
Ling Jing said slowly: "Cui Xin married Fan Yang, the legitimate daughter of the Lu family, in his early years. They had two sons and one daughter. The two sons grew up. The only daughter died in infancy. Lu died of illness twelve years ago."
"Ten years ago, Cui Xin remarried the daughter of the Zhang family in Wucheng, and gave birth to a daughter. He doted on her even more, and there were countless people who wanted to marry him..."
What does this have to do with me... Li Shan really has no idea of clinging to the Five Surnames and Seven Families.
Although in this era, marrying a daughter of five surnames and seven families is a good thing that the royal family can only dream of, Li Shimin couldn't marry him even if he wanted to, because others looked down upon him.
Although Li Shan knew very well that in the next hundred years or even hundreds of years, until the "Tianjie tramples all the bones of the public officials", the family will always be the first-class in this era.
But Li Shan did not want to marry a legitimate daughter. This was related to his political leanings and was also his subconscious decision.
Even after the great victory in Wei County and the capture of Liu Heita, Li Shan still decided to take the imperial examination and become an official. This idea had various considerations, including the idea that he did not want to be recommended by the Li family in Longxi to become an official.
Although he and Li Kai are close friends, although he has a good relationship with Li Zhaode, and he once served as Li Qianyou's staff, even now Li Kai is still making a name for himself in Beijing...
But if Li Shan gets Li Keshi and Li Qianyou recommends him to become an official, he will definitely be tied to the Li family in Longxi in the future.
Although the Li family in Longxi is now decorated with flowers, Li Shan actually received a lot of care from the Li family in Longxi.
But if you accept...his choices, his tendencies, and even his marriage, how much control can Li Shan still have?
This has nothing to do with Li Keshi. Li Qianyou's own attitude towards Li Shan is a manifestation of the will of a powerful group... There is no need for useless people to integrate into this system, and they need to make contributions and make this cake bigger.
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"Oh, many years ago, there was a lantern tour on the Qinghe River. The river was filled with lanterns. There was a rumor in Shandong that it was Cui Xin who smiled for Bo Nu." Ma Zhou also remembered it. After all, he was from Beizhou. "I heard that this
Miss Cui is good at poetry and prose, and is well versed in classics and history. She is a talented woman..."
Speaking of this, Ma Zhou couldn't help but laugh out loud. He knew Li Shan very well... He had learned a lot of things, but poetry was not his specialty. In such a long time, he only had one song, "Twenty-eight beauties are as crisp as a human body"
"I killed the fool with a sword in my waist." It is said that he did not do it himself.
Ma Zhouren smiled and said: "Calculate your age..."
Ma Zhou, who was twirling his fingers, suddenly stiffened and made an unexplained sound in his throat. He glanced at Ling Jing, who had a gloomy look on his face. His lips were slightly open but no sound came out...
Li Shan glanced at the past strangely, "Is it possible that I am too old... No, Cui Xin renewed his relationship ten years ago..."
Speaking of this, Li Shan vaguely felt that something was not right, and seemed to know the reason why Ling Jing was full of resentment.
Ma Zhou coughed twice and said, "He should be nine years old this year."
Li Shan twisted unnaturally. Well, Ling Jing's eighth granddaughter is also nine years old this year...
Li Shan had a headache when he thought of the little girl who had been coming every morning for the past few days.
Ling Jing sighed again, "That's all, I just come from a poor family, how can I compare with the Cui family of Qinghe!"
I feel so miserable that my granddaughter has been completely despised by this bastard in front of me... Marrying someone else again?
Even if Ling Jing is willing... I'm afraid his granddaughter won't be willing!
Although he still doesn't know the origin of Li Shan, Ling Jing knows in his heart that he is definitely not from a poor family, and he has a lot of help in the capital. His granddaughter... I am afraid it is a bit difficult to be a wife, and he is a bit reluctant to let go of a concubine.
The situation was a bit awkward. Li Shan wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say...
After a while, the sunset had set and the afterglow disappeared from the world. Ling Jing lit the oil lamp with his own hands and said seriously: "Cui Xin has a very good reputation. Both of his sons have made great achievements and have relatives and friends all over the world."
"Her daughter is nine years old and has not yet been engaged."
"It's quite sincere." Ma Zhou added after hearing this, he had a grudge against Cui Hao and Cui Xianshou, but this had nothing to do with Qinghe Dafang. The Cui family in Beizhou was spread in almost every county.
Li Shan has been in this era for more than a year, and he understands what Ling Jing said... When a girl from an aristocratic family leaves the court, she needs at least one to two years to prepare for marriage.
Women in this era usually got married between the ages of eleven and sixteen. For example, Princess Qin married Li Shimin when she was eleven years old. Judging from this time period, there should be no engagement...at least not already, but the man died.
And so on.
"How dare you choose a son-in-law before you know the details?" Li Shan smiled playfully.
Ling Jing had completely restored his previous calmness and his acrimonious temper, and sneered: "Junyi saved the village, planned a night attack, exchanged for the King of Huaiyang, and planned a great victory in Wei County. Such young heroes,
Cui Xin is not blind!"
Li Shan shook his head, "Not enough, this reason is not enough."
"not enough?"
"Hahaha, I am not determined enough. I am not belittling myself, but I also know how big a deal it is to marry the direct daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe."
Cui Xin is the backbone of the Cui family in Qinghe. Although he has not served as an official in this dynasty, he has considerable influence in the family.
Even as one of the candidates for choosing a son-in-law, Li Shan now lacks weight.
The Cui family of Qinghe, how could the legitimate daughter choose a husband without asking for the details?
As of now, only Li Shimin and his wife, Li Keshi and his wife, Li Kai and Wang Renbiao know about Li Shan's identity. It is impossible for Cui Xin to know.
Of course, if he knew about this, Cui Xin would not tell Ling Jing... After all, the Pei family in Hedong is now a bipolar family, and its power in the court is incomparable to Qinghe Cui and Boling Cui.
Cui Xin would never provoke the Hedong Pei family for Li Shan.
Li Shan glanced at Ling Jing and said with a smile: "Uncle Ling, Cui Xin chose a son-in-law...how did you know about it?"
This was an obvious thing. Cui Xin walked all the way to the door. Among the people, Ling Jing was the only one who had been in Qinghe for the past few days. After entering the door, Ling Jing quickly chose Cui Xin's son-in-law in advance... Obviously, he and Cui Xin had a tacit understanding.
What a little fox... Ling Jing's face was as calm as water, but he was cursing secretly in his heart, uh, it was indeed Cui Xin who specifically revealed it to him.
"Cui Xin's first wife is the legitimate daughter of the Lu family in Fan Yang, and his second wife is the daughter of the Zhang family in Wucheng."
"The two sons married the daughter of Fan Yang's Lu family and the daughter of Zhaojun's Li family."
"His mother is the daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and his grandmother is the daughter of the Li family in Longxi."
"My sister married into the Qinghe Fang family, the eldest sister-in-law is the daughter of the Du family in Jingzhao Mansion, and the younger siblings are the daughters of the Jingzhao Liu family."
Li Shan clicked his tongue twice, this network of connections!
Fanyang Lu family, Zhaojun Li family, Longxi Li family, Taiyuan Wang family, seven families with five surnames are married to four families, but you must know that Qinghe Cui himself, plus Boling Cui, who has the same surname and does not intermarry, are very close in-laws.
The only thing missing is the Zheng family from Xingyang.
And there are the second-tier Jingzhao Du family, Jingzhao Liu family, Wucheng Zhang family, Qinghe Fang family... Li Shan's expression changed when he thought of this, and he blurted out, "Jingzhao Du family, Qinghe Fang family?!"
Ling Jing snorted, "Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Xuandao, the eighteen bachelors in the Prince of Qin's palace, Li Daliang, Li Mengchang, and Li Keshi, the trusted generals of the Prince of Qin, are all his in-laws and friends."
After a pause, Ling Jing added: "Master Li was originally a soldier in Youzhou, and he had a close relationship with Cui Xin. His aunt is Cui Xin's grandmother."
Li Shan was stunned, and his mind quickly realized... Grandma, she thought she really fell in love with me, but she didn't expect that she fell in love with Li Shimin!