Li Yanqing was stunned, didn't Yue Fei follow Zong Ze in Jeju? Why did you go back to Tangyin County again?

Wang Gui sighed, "His father was seriously ill and lost his labor, and his brother was young, so he couldn't live without him at home, so he returned to Tangyin County to serve as a regimental trainer and was in charge of Tangyin's township soldiers and bow and arrow clubs. ”

"Won't he become your subordinate?"

Wang Gui shook his head, "It's just a nominal subordinate, but in fact, I follow the magistrate, I can only manage Anyang County and Linxi County, and I can't manage Linzhang County and Tangyin County." ”

After pondering for a moment, Li Yanqing asked again, "What about Tang Huai and Niu Gao?" ”

"I don't know much about the specific situation, but I heard Tang Yuan'er say that her brother wrote a letter to the family last month, and he and Niu Gao are now in Hangzhou, and they should be encircling and suppressing Fang La's rebellion, as if ..... It seems that he is quite reused. ”

"He's been promoted?"

Wang Gui nodded, "I deduced from a detail, he said in the letter that he had to manage two thousand people, although it was very hard, but it was also worth it. ”

"That's a good thing! can be reused by Tong Guan, which is beneficial to his career. ”

"But isn't that going to the opposite side of us?"

"Not necessarily!"

Li Yanqing poured a full glass of wine for Wang Gui and comforted him: "Ah Tang is still young, and he can't be Tong Guan's right-hand man, at most he is a key training object, just like me back then, he won't turn his face against us for Tong Guan, you are his brother-in-law!" ”

Wang Gui bit his lip, "But when he wrote home, it turned out to be.... Strongly oppose my marriage to Ah Yuan, saying that this marriage will hinder his future, what do you mean by that? ”

Li Yanqing was speechless, he tried not to think badly of his childhood friend, but why Tang Huai suddenly opposed his sister's marriage with Wang Gui, the reason is self-evident, Li Yanqing smiled bitterly and said: "At most, Tong Guan hates me, even if Ah Tang is influenced by Tong Guan, it is also aimed at me, and it should have nothing to do with you." ”

"You and I are hardcore brothers, don't you know? Marriage is not a matter of having a meal, patting his ass and leaving, it is a lifelong thing, and he has been thinking about it for ten years. ”

"But the Tang family still decided to marry Tang Yuan'er to you."

"Then Ah Yuan forced each other to die, so they had to agree, it has nothing to do with the Tang family, on the day of the wedding, only his uncle came to attend the wedding, and no one else in the Tang family came."

Li Yanqing patted Wang Gui's arm, smiled and comforted him: "Ah Tang should have been bewitched by Tong Guan, and after Tong Guan falls, he will understand, after all, there is no deep hatred between us." ”

Wang Gui smiled bitterly and shook his head, when will Tong Guan collapse?

At this time, Wang Gui remembered something and asked with a smile: "I heard that you took a concubine?" ”

"Isn't that weird?"

"It's a bit strange, ordinary people marry a wife first and then take a concubine, but you are the opposite."

"It's normal! I don't go to the Qinglou, how can I solve my own problems if I don't take a concubine? ”

"But ......"

Wang Gui glanced at Li Yanqing and said solemnly: "You should consider your own marriage, Lao Tang got married last year, his mother is pregnant, the fifth brother followed his father's order last month to marry the daughter of Liu Wenfu, the chief of our village, Niu Gao heard that there are also people in his hometown, you have no family alone, you are now a civil official, and you are stable, you should consider your own marriage, your family is just a single biography, your father is very anxious!" ”

"Okay!" Li Yanqing drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "For the sake of your rare serious face, I will consider it." ”

.........

Wang Gui's entry into Beijing this time was mainly to ask the imperial court to increase the military expenses for the training of Xiangzhou township soldiers, and it stands to reason that he should apply to the Hebei West Road transfer envoy, but Liang Fangping, the transfer envoy, clearly told him that they have no extra money and food, and if he can apply to the imperial court for a military expenditure, then half of the military expenses he applied for will be given to Xiangzhou.

Wang Gui came to the capital with a glimmer of hope, he hoped that the hardcore brother Li Yanqing could help him, and implored the imperial court to allocate this money to Xiangzhou, Wang Gui asked for no more and no less, 1,000 yuan a month, only 12,000 yuan a year.

Since it is to train the township soldiers in his hometown of Xiangzhou, of course Li Yanqing wants to help with this favor, he knows in his heart that it is not difficult to apply for this money, the key is what name to use, if it is said that the training of township soldiers, there is no door, and he can't get a penny, but if it is to prepare for the war to conquer Liao, the meaning is very different, and the possibility of getting this money is greatly increased.

However, Li Yanqing knew in his heart that it was difficult to fool the military department just by relying on a name, and he still had to find a relationship, and if he didn't take the upper line these years, he would almost be able to accomplish anything.

Li Yanqing and Wang Guibing split into two ways, Wang Gui applied to the Ministry of War in accordance with the process, and Li Yanqing went to Liang Shicheng early in the morning and asked him to do him a favor and say hello to the Ministry of War.

However, Liang Shicheng was not in the house, Li Yanqing left him a letter and returned to the Imperial History Terrace, as soon as he entered the Imperial History Terrace, Deng Yong, the Imperial History Zhongcheng, found him and said with a smile: "Just now there is news from the Imperial City that Wendeng Yuan has received the joint petition of three thousand students and transferred it to the Criminal Department, which means that this case has nothing to do with our Imperial History Terrace." ”

Deng Yong made a very relieved expression, patted his chest and said: "I will throw this tricky case to Yushitai, give the best to the Criminal Department, and let the Criminal Department have a headache." ”

"I thought Wenden Yuan wouldn't accept it!" Li Yanqing said with a smile.

"I also thought that I would not accept it, but it was actually a joint petition by three thousand students, the matter was too big, Wendeng Yuan did not dare not accept it, and it was ......."

Speaking of this, Deng Yong looked to both sides and lowered his voice: "And I heard that Tai Xue also found Zheng Juzhong, the deputy privy envoy, and begged him to come forward as a guarantee. ”

Li Yanqing pretended to be surprised and said, "What does this have to do with Zheng Juzhong?" ”

Deng Yong was a little puzzled and said: "It is estimated that it is because Zheng Juzhong is also from Jiangxia, and he is the same villager as Zhang Pu, the student who committed suicide, and I hope that Zheng Juzhong can make this guarantee in the face of his fellow villagers." ”

"Then Zheng Juzhong vouched for it?"

Deng Yong shook his head, "How can this kind of thing be guaranteed at will, if it is not an unjust case, wouldn't Zheng Juzhong be unable to eat and walk around." ”

"Zhongcheng Gaojian!"

Deng Yong smiled and patted Li Yanqing on the shoulder, "It's better to have more than one thing in these years, I have something to go out today, and I may not come back, so let's talk about it tomorrow!" ”

After speaking, Deng Yong walked briskly, Deng Yong had something to do at both ends in three days, everyone knew that he was going to the painting academy, and that was his destination, but he was not in the Yushitai, and everyone was happy.

Li Yanqing also walked quickly towards the stairs, he walked into his official room, but he felt that there was something strange in the room, and several people looked at him with strange expressions, including Mo Jun.

"What's wrong?"

Liu Fang pointed to the back room, "There is a guest in the imperial history!" ”

"Could it be Wang Gui?"

Li Yanqing walked into the back room quickly, but was stunned for a moment, only to see the tea boy Ying Ge'er squatting on the ground to accompany a little lady to play with a hanging silk puppet, the little lady is Cao Jiaojiao, how did she get into the Yushi Terrace? Li Yanqing looked back puzzled, Mo Jun smiled bitterly and said, "I brought her in, she said it was your sister, and she was looking for you in an emergency." ”

Cao Jiaojiao was playing with a suspense filigree, completely unaware that Li Yanqing was at the door.

"Jiaojiao, do you have something to do with me?"

Cao Jiaojiao looked up and saw Li Yanqing, and immediately jumped up with joy, "Brother Li, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"How did you know I was here?"

"It was Xiao Saburo who told me, I asked the coachman to take me to Yushitai, I said to look for Li Yanqing, and an Uncle Mo brought me in."

"You're pretty smart, what are you looking for me to do, do you want me to take you to buy cat food?" Li Yanqing squatted in front of her and asked with a smile.

Cao Jiaojiao's face flushed, "There is still cat food!" People just want to hang out with Brother Li. ”

It's a bit messy to play the piano, this is the Yushitai, a seven-year-old lady actually came to let herself go out with her to play, if it spreads out her official authority, where is it?

Li Yanqing turned his head and glared at Mo Jun, who smiled and turned his head away.

At this time, Li Yanqing's mind changed, and he smiled and said to Cao Jiaojiao: "Brother Li still has some things to deal with, you go to the teahouse with Uncle Mo to wait for me first, and I will come back and invite you to tea!" ”

"Okay! I'll go now. ”

Li Yanqing gave Mo Jun another look, and Mo Jun smiled helplessly: "Okay! I'll take her out first. ”

"Jiaojiao, let's go! Uncle Mo will take you to tea first, and your brother Li will come right away. ”

Cao Jiaojiao followed Mo Jun away, Li Yanqing was upset, how could the Cao family allow the six or seven-year-old lady to run out, needless to say, she must have sneaked out, and he had to send her back immediately.

Li Yanqing looked at the time leak in the corner of the house, and there was still half an hour before the lunch break, so he said to Liu Fang and Wang: "I'll come back in the afternoon, if there is anything to help me remember." ”

"Don't worry, Goshi!"

Li Yanqing shook his head, took the money bag and walked out quickly.

As soon as Mo Jun took Cao Jiaojiao into the teahouse, Li Yanqing hurried over, Mo Jun smiled and said, "That's none of my business, Jiaojiao, I'll go first." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Mo!"

Mo Jun winked at Li Yanqing and walked away quickly.

Li Yanqing took Cao Jiaojiao to the second floor, it was not yet lunch break, and the teahouse was very quiet, and there were almost no guests.

"Let's eat something first!"

Li Yanqing asked for two cups of tea and a few good dim sums, Cao Jiaojiao immediately ate with a smile, and said while eating: "It's so fragrant!" There are the same dim sum at home, but why is it so much better here than at home? ”

"Jiaojiao, do you know when you come out of the house?"

"Xiao Saburo knows, I want him to accompany me to buy things, he said he is not available, let me come to you!"

Li Yanqing shook his head, Cao Xing, this bastard is too much! Why does your sister always lose to her friends? It's hard to get ......

Li Yanqing looked at Cao Jiaojiao, and saw that she was full of childishness, eating snacks and drinking tea, with a satisfied look on her face, he was amused in his heart, how could he have such a ridiculous idea.

"Jiaojiao, what are you going to buy?"

"My eldest scholar will be sixteen years old in a few days, and I want to buy her a gift."

Li Yanqing was stunned, "Your sister..... Already sixteen? ”

"Yes! She was nine years older than me. ”

Li Yanqing came back a little at this time, that day in Cao Fuwen City, Cao Xuan deliberately misled himself, making himself think that Cao Yun was only about ten years old, and he was already sixteen years old.

He suddenly remembered Cao Ping's hint again, Cao Ping didn't want to promise her to himself! Not necessarily, maybe it is the daughter of the Gao family or the Pan family, and it is also possible that 'mountain wipes the clouds'.

"Then what kind of gift do you want to buy for my sister?"

"Da Shuniang only likes books, of course she bought books, Brother Li, can you accompany me to Daxiangguo Temple later!"

Li Yanqing calculated that it was still too late for noon, so he nodded and said, "Okay!" I will accompany you to Daxiangguo Temple to buy books, but you have to promise me that you will go home after buying books, and you are not allowed to go out again, and next time, you are not allowed to sneak out alone, beware of encountering a dumb mother-in-law who will carry you to sell. ”

Cao Jiaojiao stuck out her tongue, just desperately ate snacks, and pretended not to hear anything.

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