The country is not as pretty as the beauty

There are several sons from Zhengzhou, and the sons of Zheng Jian and Zheng Jing are the sons of the main room.

Zheng Jian is lustful, clumsy and straightforward, but he is not bad. His elder brother and younger brother are all serving in the court, but he is the only one who never, because Zhengzhou is afraid of his stupidity and causing trouble.

So Zheng Jian has nothing to do all day long, likes to swim in the land of fireworks and willows, and Zhengzhou doesn't care if things are not big. Zheng Jian is very fond of Zheng Jing, a younger brother with a mother.

Zheng Jing is thin and weak, while Zheng Jiansheng's Kong Wu is powerful and completely inherited the blood of a family of generals, so although he is stupid, he can only be said to be brave. Zheng Jian loves to go to brothels, and sometimes Zheng Jing will not go when he sees him blocking Zheng Jian .

After the morning court, Zheng Jing saw that his brother was not asking the housekeeper who happened to pass by.

"Butler Xu, where's the second brother?"

"Third Young Master, Second Young Master has gone out and hasn't come back yet!"

Zheng Jing was delayed in the palace due to some matters in the court, and it was almost noon when he returned home. He knew why his brother was there, sighed, changed his clothes, and went out to find his brother.

In December, when the new wind was blowing, Li Jing reorganized his troops and marched northward. The food and grass in the eastern capital and the northern roads were the most critical, so the death order issued by Tian Wuhen was also selected by the escort officer. The key to victory in marching and fighting, and there is always a shortage of people who embezzle military pay here.

Jiangzhou, Hedong Road is located in the northwest of the Eastern Capital, and there are several major clans in it. This time, the Liu clan pays the most in collecting taxes from the nobility. family, the Su family is mostly wealthy, and the Liu family is a famous family for hundreds of years.

During the Liang Dynasty, the Liu family’s branches returned to the north one after another, occupying a place in the Guanlong Group of the Liang Dynasty. The Liang Dynasty and the previous dynasties all treated the Liu family very favorably, and the first emperor did not treat them badly. Only Tian Wuhen succeeded to the throne. Suppressing the clan greatly affected the development of the Liu family. There were not many people serving in the court, and Liu Shuang was only a member of Zhongshushe. The position of the Guanlong Group suppressed the Shandong gentry.

In addition to the Hedong Liu clan in the Guanlong Group, there is also the Hedong Pei clan. Politically and in terms of their status in the Northern Kingdom, the Hedong Pei clan can truly be called the largest clan that has been thriving all the time. There is no other clan like the Pei clan.

Jingzhao Weishi, who lives near the Eastern Capital, often intermarries with the Tianshi royal family to improve his status.

Taiyuan Guo Clan, Jingzhao Wugong Su Clan can also be considered a large clan, Su Li lived in the Eastern Capital when he was young, and they are all members of the Wugong Su Clan.

Su Hang was adopted by the Wugong Su family at that time. With the change of time, Su Hang's life experience was not announced, so he was designated as a descendant of the Wugong Su family.

The Xue family, the great family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the ancestor of the Hedong King Xue An, the Xue family is more miserable than the Liu family, and the Liu family is far less affected than the Xue family. By advocating martial arts and honoring Guan Mian, the Xue family gained a foothold and was promoted to the list of county surnames in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which created a good environment for the development of the family. Long-term development The development focus of the Xue family has changed, from emphasizing martial arts to emphasizing both civil and martial arts.Inclusive of learning, the Xue family in Hedong takes Confucianism, Taoism, literature, history, and art as the main content of their family studies. The fourth characteristic is that they pay equal attention to family management. Therefore, the Xue family has very good morals. Family decay.

The method for the clan to stabilize its status has always been intermarriage. In this powerful society, if you want to preserve the family, this is mostly used. The decline of the Xue family has long been a foregone conclusion.

In Jiangzhou there was a well-known man who was famous far and wide in the countryside. Xue Li was a descendant of the Xue family in Hedong. His father, Xue Gui, was a former minister of the Liang Dynasty. When he was in the womb, Xue Gui married the Liu family in order to prevent any changes, and married the Liu family. At that time, the Xue family was considered a big family, and they were close friends with the Liu family.The Liu family agreed. When Xue Li was young, Xue Li often went to play with Miss Liu's family, but Xue Gui suffered an accident and his family fell into poverty. In the end, he had to make a living by farming. Fortunately, Xue Li was hardworking, and when he became an adult, he was both civil and military, and he was very chivalrous, which was praised by the locals.

However, the Liu family is still dissatisfied with it. The intermarriage was meant to stabilize their status. Now that the Xue family is in decline, there is no need for it. However, 20 years ago, the marriage certificate was used as proof. It's too late to regret it.

Fortunately, Liu Zhao, the current head of the Liu family, found a fortune teller to show Xue Li, and calculated that Xue Li would have a great opportunity in his [-]th year. Let the Xue family come to propose marriage according to the wedding date.

"Mother, why did I have to treat me like this since I was born, and what kind of marriage contract do I have to bear!" The young man had very good facial features, and he talked with his mother reluctantly.

"Your father died early, and you are the only one left in the family. If the Xue family can't marry the Liu family, it will be completely over. Lier, mother hopes you can understand that mother has devoted everything to let you study and learn martial arts, just to make you stand out. , Relying on the Liu family, we can live up to your father's expectations." After going through ups and downs, Mother Xue knew that personal connections are very important if she wants to get ahead.

"But why do you want me to marry Liu Huan!"

"It was decided by your father, and there is nothing mother can do about it. Don't you like her very much, and you go to the house to help all day long."

"It's different. If I marry her, I will kill her for the rest of my life. I don't want to let her down."

"Whoever you marry is not married. In the future, it is better for you to treat others well. The Liu family is a big family. If they know about it, they will definitely not say anything for the sake of the family's reputation."

"Then let sister Liu Huan suffer like this with me? Isn't it unreasonable to make a marriage contract before she was born?" Xue Li was furious when she learned that she would marry Liu Huan, her childhood sweetheart sister, next month. I rushed back to find my mother's theory.

The weather in Jiangzhou is colder than that in the east, and the wedding date is set in the first month. Everyone in the east of the river knows that the marriage of the two big clans, with this marriage contract, no matter how the Xue family declines, the two families will not be less connected.

The Liu family often took care of the Xue family, and Xue Li was gentle and handsome, and was very popular no matter where she was. Liu Huan liked her since she was a child, and she tried her best to persuade Liu Zhao to agree to the marriage.

Liu Huan was born in the Liu family, from the main house, received an excellent education, and had a lot of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

And she is very sensible at home. Although she is the main wife, she is not like the arrogant lady of the landlord's family.

He has never disliked Xue Li's family background, but there is always jealousy. Xue Li's character is the best choice, and he is also a descendant of the clan. He is handsome and has won the admiration of many women.

"Master, do you really want to marry your daughter to him?" Liu Huan's biological mother was a little reluctant, her youngest daughter was her favorite daughter, and she couldn't bear to let her marry and suffer.

"The marriage contract has already been laid out. What can we do? Besides, with Xue Li's talent and learning, we can help him to be the best in the future."

"But you have also read the Xue family. Every day is worse than every day. Do you want your daughter to follow that kind of life?"

"Okay, this matter has been settled, besides, doesn't Huan'er like Xue Li herself, can you persuade Huan'er?"

Liu Zhao's wife had no choice but to think about it: "Recruit Xu?"

Liu Zhao listened and shook his head: "No, how did Xue's family say that they were equal to our family before, and he was left alone in Xueli, so how could he agree to marry? Besides, the marriage certificate is clearly a marriage, and it is also the marriage of many princes. The nobles testify, and the Liu family repents at this time, what will the people of the world think?"

Liu Zhao's wife was also a lady who came out of everyone, so she couldn't understand this, and she didn't worry about it any more after that.

Xue Li couldn't persuade his mother so he had to go to Liu Huan. It was very difficult for Xue Li to go out in December. The clothes on his body were sent by Liu Huan. Xue Li went to Liu's house in the bitter cold wind. It is bigger than that of the Su family of merchants. It has been a famous family for hundreds of years, and its branches have already spread all over the world.

Due to Xue Li's marriage relationship, the servants of the Liu family who had not spoken well of her before also changed their attitudes.

"Mr. Xue is here to find Miss San?" The servant bowed his waist slightly and greeted him with a smile. This will be his son-in-law in the future, can you be polite.

Xue Li nodded

"Miss San went to Dongdu with the eldest son a few days ago, and she is not in the mansion."

"Going to Dongdu?" Xue Li was a little strange, he hadn't seen Liu Huan for a long time, and he had never heard her say that he was going to Dongdu before.

The servant replied respectfully: "I'm going to Dongdu to invite noblemen."

Xue Li now understood that Liu Huan was going to invite the elders of the Liu family back to Hedong to preside over the marriage of the two families, and by the way invited the princes of Dongdu.

"But why did she invite her as a girl?" Xue Li was really puzzled.

"Don't you know, my lord? With your family's current situation...if you want the elders to agree, if the young lady doesn't persuade you in person, I'm afraid..." The servant didn't go on, but Xue Li understood everything that Liu Huan did. .

He didn't want to bear her painstaking efforts, but she didn't have time to say it in the future, and he didn't know what to do right now. The Liu family didn't want to see him, and Liu Huan had always been there to protect and help Xue's family. He was grateful for this from the bottom of his heart , so he couldn't just make her wronged like this.

Liu Zhao happened to be going out and ran into Xue Li outside the door. Xue Li put his hands together and said respectfully: "Liu Shibo!"

Liu Zhao nodded: "Why didn't my nephew come in?"

"Uncle Shi, Xue Li is here this time..."

"Come on, come in and sit down!" Before Xue Li finished speaking, Liu Zhao let Xue Li enter the mansion.

Xue Li had no way to speak along the way, Liu Zhao changed his previous attitude, because it was a foregone conclusion, even if he didn't want to, Xue Li would still be his son-in-law, and besides, he firmly believed in the fortune teller's words.

"Are you here to find Huan'er?"

Xue Li nodded

"Huan'er broke her heart because of you!"

"I understand, Miss Liuhuan is kind to me."

"So you can't live up to Huan'er's infatuation with you!" Liu Zhao's attitude today is quite different from before.

"So I used to come to..."

"I also hope that Huan'er has not misjudged the person. As a father, I only hope that Huan'er will live happily. I hope that you will not disappoint the old man's expectations of you in the future."

"Xue Li understands, so I think about this marriage..."

"Don't worry about the marriage, my Liu family will not go back on the promise of the year!"

"That's not what it means, Uncle, it's..." Xue Li came to withdraw the engagement, but before he could speak...

"It doesn't matter. Huan'er arrived in Dongdu a few days ago. Everything in the letter has been arranged properly. At that time, the elders and many royal nobles will be there. Counting the days, Huan'er will come back soon. But seeing that the wedding is approaching, you two Just be patient."

Xue Li had nothing to say. He thought that Liu Zhao didn't like him, so he would not agree so easily, and would definitely stop him. He could take this opportunity to resign the engagement, but he didn't expect that the opposite happened, and Liu Huan actually said Liu's clan Moved.

Xue Li had no choice but to nod his head: "The Uncle Shi regards it highly, Xue Li will definitely live up to his expectations!"

The winter is getting thicker, the cold wind is raging, the north and the south are colder, the oranges in the south and the trifoliate oranges in the north, all things grow according to their own laws and habits, if you have to change these, I am afraid it will be self-defeating.

The pear tree in the south grows extremely vigorously in the rainy and sunny land in the south, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and flowers bloom everywhere in spring, but once it leaves the land it adapts to, the survival rate is less than one or two. In the small courtyard of a mansion in Dongdu The transplanted pear tree survived half because of the woman's careful cultivation. It is a pity that she can only see the pear blossoms here for one season.

The author has something to say: There are new characters here, but the Guanlong nobles are mentioned in the book all the time, and there are also many mysteries about the Zheng family.