Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"What the old slave means is that there is a grievance and a debtor. It is true that the old county magistrate killed your father, but he is already dead. If you pay for your life, this grievance should be settled. You don't have to worry about it anymore. Harm your family, right?"

Hearing this, Li Yifu couldn't help laughing, and said: "Who told you that I wanted to harm the family of the Duke of Wuyang?"

Uncle Fu snorted softly and said, "If you don't want to trouble the young master and the young lady, why are you here today?"

"Of course I came for a reason..."

"You don't need to explain." Uncle Fu cut off his words and said, "It's only natural to avenge your father. There's nothing to be ashamed of. How about this? I will pay you back. One life for two lives, you should be satisfied, right?"

"What do I want your life for?"

Fu Bo's face was gloomy, and he said: "Sure enough...you want the lives of our entire family in the Wuyang County government! Li Dudu, you really don't want to miss the old love, are you going to do this so badly?"

Li Yifu was furious, and said: "Don't judge a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain! I can swear to God, once the Duke of Wuyang dies, the hatred between our two families will disappear completely! I don't want anyone's life."

The old butler was puzzled, and said, "Then why did you come here today?"

"Of course I came here to propose marriage."

Li Yifu smiled slightly, and said: "The first marriage proposal, Wuyang county magistrate found me an official position in Shiquan county and then dismissed it. The second marriage proposal was full of twists and turns because of the queen's marriage, and it finally fell through. Today is the third This is the second marriage proposal. Uncle Fu, please go in and report."

The old butler had a look of disbelief, and said, "This...is this statement true?"

"Don't dare to underestimate myself. I am also a man of honor. How can I just talk about such a big matter? In ancient times, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times, and now I, Li Yifu, proposed marriage three times. Is this enough sincerity?"

"Sincerity is certainly enough, but..."

"Huh? Why? Don't you always disagree with this marriage and want to obstruct it?"

The old housekeeper hurriedly said: "No, of course not. Of course, this old slave wants this matter... Then what, wait a moment, I will inform my master right away!"

"Li is here waiting for the good news."

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Without much effort, Li Yifu heard footsteps.Immediately after the middle door opened, a middle-aged man came out, followed by the old housekeeper.

Of course Li Yifu knew this middle-aged man, he was his cheap brother-in-law, Li Jiaojiao's elder brother, and Li Daliang's only son Li Fengjie.

The son of a dragon born a dragon and a phoenix born a phoenix mouse can make holes, which is not suitable for Li Daliang and his family.

Regardless of his character, Li Daliang was also considered a rare talent in the Tang Dynasty. He was quite capable of handling affairs and had made a lot of contributions.

But his son Li Fengjie was completely out of luck.This person is cowardly and cowardly, and mud can't support a wall. The only thing better than Zhang Bi's son Zhang Buchang is that he never gets into trouble.

Li Daliang arranged for him to be the magistrate of Anji County, Huzhou.Because of his poor ability to handle the case, he was driven back to Chang'an City before the county magistrate was full.In the end, he had to work as an idler in the Ministry of Rites and receive a salary.

When Li Daliang's incident happened, this job was gone.It can be said that the current Li Fengjie is Bai Ding alone.

Seeing Li Yifu standing in front of the door, he hurried forward to meet him, bowed and said: "See Dudu Li. I don't know if Dudu Li is coming, I am far away to welcome you, I hope you will forgive me."

"Where, where." Li Yifu returned a salute, and said: "I came here in a hurry today, I didn't check with Brother Li beforehand, so it's a certain family's recklessness."

"You are too polite. Uh... this is not a place to speak, please come to Li Dudu."

"Just about to disturb."

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In the living room of the Wuyang County Government, the old housekeeper offered fragrant tea.

Li Fengjie smiled awkwardly, and said: "Since my father passed away, the servants in the mansion were afraid of being overwhelmed, some asked to resign, and some ran away without saying hello. Now in the huge mansion, apart from our family of three, There is only Uncle Fu left. Please forgive me if there is a lack of hospitality."

Li Yifu had expected Wuyang County Government to fall into such a field, he sighed and said, "I wonder if Brother Li has any thoughts about the future?"

"Hey, what else can I think about now?"

Li Fengjie smiled wryly and said: "My father committed the crime of treason. Not only his own crime is unforgivable, but also his family. It is not impossible to be punished by the nine clans. Now the court is busy and can't take care of such a small matter of my family. Wait In a few days, maybe our family of three will be decapitated."

"Then you didn't think of a way to save yourself?"

"Hi! You don't know about my acquaintances? I'm not easy to make friends with. I'm thin-skinned and timid. Is there any way to save myself? Besides, this is a case of treason. Even if I do have connections, no one would dare to get involved. "

Li Yifu said: "Someone Li has a connection."

"Really? I hope Li Dudu will not hesitate to enlighten me."

"Actually, what you said just now is not wrong. Most people really dare not intervene in such a big case. But I will mention one person, and the custody can solve the matter satisfactorily."

"You mean..."

"Of course it's my elder brother Shangshu Youpushe, Donghua King Guoye. He can be called a man of ten thousand people under one person in the court. Even today, he should be courteous to him. If King Donghua speaks for your family In other words, won’t the clouds all over the sky disperse?”

Li Fengzhang showed embarrassment, and said: "It's him? I don't have any friendship with him, why should I beg him?"

"You don't have friendship, but I do! I'm Donghua King's brother-in-law. I knelt on the ground and vowed not to be born in the same year, the same month, but to die in the same year. He will always give me this face."

In fact, the old butler Fu Bo had already told Li Fengjie about Li Yifu's intention to propose a marriage, but he just didn't know how to bring it up.

Now that he finally found something to talk about, Li Fengjie hurriedly said: "Oh, it would be great if you married your sister-in-law earlier, so that you have a reason to beg Donghua King. Now we are not relatives, so it is not easy for you to open your mouth." ?”

"Why is it not relative?" Li Yifu said, "If you don't think Li is taking advantage of others, I will formally propose marriage to Lingmei for the third time today."

Li Fengjie said: "How could you take advantage of others? Actually, I have always been very optimistic about the marriage between you and sister-in-law. Now that my father has passed away, I am in charge of this family. I can express my position now and completely agree with you two marriage."

"Brother, it's useless for you to agree! I don't agree with this marriage!" A beautiful voice sounded outside the door.

Immediately after the curtain was lifted, Li Jiaojiao walked into the living room.

Chapter 2

Li Fengjie said anxiously: "You don't agree? What's the use of not agreeing? Do you understand the three obediences and four virtues? Obey the father at home, obey the husband when married, and obey the son when the husband dies. Now that my father has passed away, I am the elder brother and father. Of course you have to listen to my marriage."

Li Jiaojiao's face was tense, and she said: "Sister, I don't obey the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, so what can you do? It's driving me into a hurry, it's nothing more than death. If you have any reason, go and tell the dead."

"You..." You still have to rely on your sister to get out of the catastrophe, no matter how ruthless Li Fengjie said, he dared not say it.

In the end, he had no choice but to say: "You just don't abide by the three obediences and four virtues. You have to think about my brother, right? Even if you don't think about me, what about our mother? She has worked so hard to raise you, and you just have the heart to die?"

Li Yifu was also quite surprised by Li Jiaojiao's performance, and said: "Don't talk about whether you will die or not, Li Mou didn't come here to force a marriage in danger! If you really change your mind and would rather die than marry, I will not force you .”

Li Jiaojiao ignored him, sighed softly, and said to Li Fengzhi: "Brother, you go out first, I have a few words, I want to talk to Li Dudu alone."

"Speak alone?" Li Fengzhe rolled his eyes and said, "Speak alone, you can talk carefully, talk slowly, don't worry, even if you talk about tomorrow, I will never urge you."