It was not a very formal dinner, which lasted for two hours, and the food and wine did not move much, mainly to discuss business.

Princess Taiping couldn't help but run to the backyard to find Xianfeng to talk, but it was a task arranged by her mother-in-law, with the dignity of her identity, she didn't return to the Ming Palace, isn't this the purpose.

When Master Feng was finally sent away, it was already time to pass, but the house had not stopped congratulating the guests, and the three Li Yu brothers were always waiting to welcome the send-off during the banquet.

At this time, the wine and food were removed, and other people in the Ming Wangfu appeared one after another, with no less than 30 men and women, and this was only the representative of each family, including the father of the two county lords of Mengshu and Xiaowen, and the king of Changning County, who had been stationed in the capital of Linzhou for a long time.

The capital guard was a temporary local governor in the Tang Dynasty, who was responsible for local supervision, and his status was lower than that of the major princes, and he was directly under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan governor, the highest military commander of the Tang Dynasty.

He was the only foreign guest at the scene, but he was Li Zhi's old acquaintance, known as Guan Lugong and Zhongzong Li Xian's teacher Guan Shaoguan Boyuan, who belonged to the level of princes and ministers, but there was still a gap compared to the authentic royal family surnamed Li like King Ming.

He is also the father of Guan Ming, Guan Caiwen, and Princess Yiyi, and he is also the eldest brother of the king of Changning County.

In fact, Guan Lugong is not a real guest, that is, he is more or less related to the Ming Wangfu, but he has excellent personal friendship with the new and old Ming Wang.

Also, he is a teacher of calligraphy and painting of the future grass saint Zhang Xu, and at this time, the kid is in the courtyard of the front yard, leading a group of young ladies who seem to have a good identity to talk and laugh, of course, this is Li Zhi's exploration after meeting Guan Lugong.

"The old man has already eaten?" Li Zhi didn't wait for the two to approach, he had already caught up with him in a few steps, and his greeting contained a lot of respect.

"Mr. Li finally knows that he is back, as far as I know, there are a lot of nervousness in Chang'an City, whether you can return in time, Bo Gao often uses your introduction to escape his homework!"

Seeing Li Zhi, Guan Lugong did not hide his affection at all, and introduced the queen of Changning County and said.

Bo Gao is Zhang Xu, "Isn't this kid the dignified county lieutenant of Changshu?" Why don't you go to work and still study at the Guanfu? Does he steal some of your old rice paper? ”

Guan Lugong said with a smile, "Because of the three words Xifeng wine on the wine bottle, Bo Gao is very famous, and he was invited by the Hanlin Academy recently, but he will often sneak out to find wine to drink, so I forced him to go to the house every day to report." As for rice paper, he can come and go freely in and out of Zhengqing Wenqitang, where can he steal it? I need him to come up with something from time to time. ”

After a few people laughed, the king of Changning County interjected and thanked: "My second daughter is thanks to Mr. Li for concluding this marriage, before their future marriage is the most worrying thing in my family, I am afraid that I will be bullied by the family when I return to Chang'an City, and I am unwilling to follow my parents to wander outside." Fortunately, the Linhuai County Royal Mansion and our Mansion are not only the right match, but Li Yi is also a general at a young age, and it is even more rare that there is no utilitarian sincerity between them. ”

"Arranged marriages have this disadvantage, mutual respect and love have become the most difficult thing to achieve, unless you are childhood sweethearts like me and Qingqi." Li Zhi lamented the inadequacy of marriage under the feudal system.

"Let me say, today's young people are amazing, they dare to think and dare to do more than our generation, although they know that there are many obstacles!"

Guan Lugong's words sounded like a compliment, but when he tasted it carefully, he didn't have a secret surprise.

Li Zhi doesn't care, this old man is a famous old antique in Chang'an City, a conservative in the true sense, and the most stubborn adherent to traditional ideas.

The king of Changning County naturally heard it, but he was not worried at all that there would be any conflict of ideas between the two, Li Zhi was also a well-known person in Chang'an City, and even the entire Tang Dynasty, and he knew how to communicate freely between various forces, otherwise he would not be recognized by the traditional neutral faction like the Ming Wangfu.

He said with a smile: "It is said that Mr. Li's personal cultivation is unlimited, and he has a great talent in business. ”

This is something that only a cultivator can say, after all, that kind of person can sense the cultivation aura of a fellow Daoist.

The King of Changning County himself is only a first-level hunter, which can be regarded as a beginner's path to cultivators, but his identity is there, and his knowledge is not bad at all.

In the Tang Dynasty, when everyone knew martial arts, it was great for an official to have the status of a first-class hunter, which shows that this person also relied on his own ability to get his current errand, rather than relying entirely on the bloodline of the surname Li.

This person belongs to the family of the Five Kings Xuan Wang in terms of faction, and it is not that the relatives of the Ming Wangfu will rely on the Ming King alone, and this kind of situation is a special existence in the Ten Wangs' Mansion that is allowed by several generations of Ming Wang.

Sure enough, he didn't say a few words, and he became friendly with Li Zhipan: "At present, Li Ling of the Xuanwang Mansion is outside, and he is waiting for the end of the Ming Wangfu meeting to see you, fortunately, I am related to this by blood, and I can enter in advance to notify Mr. Li." ”

He is a distant cousin of the current King of Ming, and he has a private relationship and the reason of Guan Lugong, so the two county lords of Mengshu and Xiaowen can live in the Ming Palace.

"The fat man Li Ling has a lot of friendship with me, there should still be Guan Ming, Li Qi, Ji Tong, and Li Ying outside, right? Counting Zhang Xu and some business associates, these people are the people who are close to my generation. ”

"Yes, that's them! It is said that some of them ran to Li Yi, you young people are planning to drink all night tonight? Isn't there a need for a vigil tomorrow night? ”

"Let them be!" It's rare that Guan Lugong didn't pay attention to Zhang Xu's drinking outside, "They have their own way of doing things, I estimate that Li Yi and they will come later, and tonight has little to do with the wedding, I guess it's because Mr. Li rarely has such a free time." ”

At this time, the two county lords of Mengshu and Xiaowen came, and they were followed by many seven aunts and eight aunts, which were completely different from the original people in the hall, and these people were obviously coming for Li Zhi.

There are only a few people who are old acquaintances of the Ming Wangfu, and most of them are relatives of the king of Changning County, so the face of the county king is a little ugly, after all, at this time, the relatives of the Ming Wangfu in the hall are all there, and they haven't had time to discuss some things.

Guan Lugong saw the doorway, and hurriedly pulled him away happily, the two county lords were not affected by the stern eyes cast by their father, they were very familiar with Li Zhi, and they communicated very casually.

"These are all relatives in my family, and they all want to be introduced to you, and Sister Qiu Ling is teasing on the side, and I can't shirk it."

The one who spoke was Xiaowen, who had a relatively lively personality among the two county lords, and the Qiuling sister she was talking about was Li Cheng's cousin, Qiuling County Lord, one of the people in the Ming Wang's Mansion.

Seeing them one by one, the county lord of Qiuling explained with a smile: "Mr. Li, it's definitely not that we broke in without courtesy, they do have a business request from you. However, which of these people is also considered to be the main party in various places, and they have been allowed by my grandmother beforehand! ”

Li Zhi called Mrs. Lao Ming Wang Grandma Li, don't look at the age, but it is by no means a simple woman who only knows family affairs, she is also from a big family in Chang'an City, because of her intelligence, she is known as the master behind the scenes of Lao Ming Wang, and she knows the way to do things for officials.

She can recommend these people to herself, and naturally knows that it will help Li Zhi's business, Zhengqing Wenqitang will spread all over Datang sooner or later, and the help of these sitting tigers is indispensable.

So Li Zhi instantly understood that the forces under the king of Changning County may not have a good reputation in Chang'an City, and there must be a huge strength in the local area, and Mrs. Lao Ming Wang obviously did it intentionally.

Of course, these people climbed up because they took a fancy to the huge potential of Zhengqing Wenqitang, and they had a little business dealings with them, and no matter how much profit they made, their fame would skyrocket.

It is they themselves, and they are also obsessed with the noble quality of all kinds of expensive goods in Zhengqing Wenqitang, which is not as ordinary as any coal mine and grain and oil business, but has the noble and luxurious nature that only circulates in the upper class, which is a fatal temptation for all women.

Thinking about the reason, Li Zhi's attitude towards them was very enthusiastic: "I'm sorry, this time happens to be my most exhausted moment, and the endless entertainment is about to drive me crazy." However, I understand your mood very well, and I understand the intention, I don't think it's as good as this, you go to Princess Yiyi to register one by one, and after the wedding, I will leave in Chang'an City to invite you to another banquet, and I will bring my wife to visit you one by one in the future! In short, I beg your pardon, this is indeed not the time to discuss in detail, and allow us to have in-depth exchanges with each other later. ”

He said something to them, and the sincerity was evident, and they were all satisfied.