The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Zhang Yanling didn't care, turned around and solemnly introduced to his brother.

These two three-year-old children were not his. The husband died in the mine, and the two women were left as widowers.

The other woman is not yet married. In the war, men are a scarce resource.

While Zhang Yanling was staying in the village, the woman caught him and said, "Brother, I want to take them back to Ming Dynasty and live in your mansion."

Zhang Heling raised his cane and knocked it down: "Are you out of your mind? I won't support you!"

How much rice will five people eat? Moreover, the price of rice in the imperial court was getting more expensive day by day.

When these children grow up, their property will be divided among them.

Zhang Yanling had his own plan, and whispered: "Brother, when will the court send someone?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Heling cursed again: "Not so fast!"

Although Li Zhaofan landed on the island, he was stationed in the north and found it difficult to lead the fleet south.

"Brother, without the imperial army, we will be killed if we go to steal mines." Zhang Yanling has seen many people who were killed for stealing mines.

Zhang Heling was happy, and took out a map from his arms: "Li Zhaofan asked me to draw a map and draw all the Japanese strongholds and mineral deposits, and then go south. He also has to submit a message to the court, and he is more anxious than us."

It is not clear how many forces there are in the island country, nor where the silver mines are.

This was the reason why Li Zhaofan did not dare to lead his troops south. If he acted rashly, his entire army might be annihilated.

Zhang Yanling discovered that there were two followers behind his brother, wearing coarse clothes and rags, but equipped with military long knives and water bags, and holding maps in their hands.

Butang!

Zhang Heling said with a smile: "Follow me. With this map, if Li Zhaofan can conquer the Shijian Silver Mine, our brothers will become rich."

…

Beijing, Li Mansion.

Li Dongyang sat by the stove and read the music.

The principal wife, Mrs. Zhu, came from the back hall, followed by her concubines, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Tang. She was very angry when she saw her husband holding a book in his hand.

"When you return home, you just read the memorial. You don't care about the Li family's incense. You don't care about Qing'e's marriage."

There was sourness in the words, and the two concubines felt their hearts pounding.

They admired Li Dongyang's talent and knowledge and committed themselves to be concubines, but they did not have a son or a half, and they had not had sex for a long time.

Mrs. Zhu is the daughter of Cheng Guogong Zhu Yi. As the mother of the family, she is in charge of the Li family affairs.

"If you ignore me, I will ask someone to go to Zhang's Mansion and help Qing'e find a match."

The British duke has two sons who are well matched and will be able to take care of the Li family in the future. Gentlemen like them come from a noble family and pay more attention to their family background.

Li Dongyang raised his eyelids, knowing that he hadn't had sex for a long time, and these women seemed to owe tens of thousands of taels.

"Qing'e, I am betrothed to Yan Chengjin. If Zhaoxian and Zhaofan don't come back, they will go to Yan's house in three months."

Zhu's eyes moved slightly. Yan Chengjin was a second-rank official in the court and would have the opportunity to join the cabinet in the future.

"When to pick a date?"

"No rush."

"Sir, why don't you recruit Yan Chengjin as your son-in-law? Ruo Zhaoxian and Zhaofan..." Zhu asked cryptically.

Li Dongyang also wanted to recruit Yan Chengjin as his son-in-law, but the Yan family only had one son.

The fat maid put the cakes made by Li Qing'e aside, quietly retreated, ran away and ran back to Li Qing'e's boudoir to announce the good news: "Miss, the master has agreed to your marriage to your uncle! I just heard it personally."

Li Qing'e's eyes flashed, and she gently put down the red rose in her hand: "When?"

"The master said that if the young master doesn't come back, you and my uncle will be married in three months."

The eldest brother is my father's only son.

Although the second brother is an adopted son, he is related by blood to his father and is treated as his own son.

I'm afraid that bad news from the court made her father so anxious and heartbroken that by marrying her off, the Li family would lose its incense!

Knowing her father's intentions, Li Qing'e was happy, but her joy was extinguished by a basin of cold water.

…

Yanfu,

Yan Chengjin was sitting in the main hall. If the Li brothers came back, the marriage would be called off.

Li Dongyang loves talents, but people like him don't value official positions. There are many famous talents in Jiangnan who can kill him instantly.

At this moment, Menzi trotted back, holding a letter in his hand: "Young Master, this is the letter I sent back."

I opened it and looked at it carefully. The first five hundred words talked about the situation on the border, and also said that I could eat, sleep, and be in good health.

Among them, one line written by my father is extremely eye-catching:

Anyone who can become a husband and wife must have been connected in the past three lives. If the marriage is not compatible, it will be difficult to achieve positive results. It is better for each to return to his original path and live happily.

Urgent marriage... told him not to hang himself on a tree by Li Qing'e.

He is a second-rank official in the imperial court. He is not considered a prominent family in the capital, but he is still considered to have one foot in the wealthy family's boat.

The more powerful a person is, the sooner he gets married.

At his age, he is seriously late in marrying and having children.

He Neng said with a smile: "Ah, the master is urging you to get married again?"

Yan Chengjin got up and asked someone to prepare a sedan to go to Li's house. He did not avoid Li Dongyang, walked to the backyard, and met Li Qing'e directly.

"I want to do something that may hurt Miss Li's face. I want to ask her what she thinks?"

"Sir, please tell me."

"Today, I will go to the palace to ask for a decree from Your Majesty and the Empress. Tomorrow I will come to the Li Mansion to hire someone and announce it to the world."

Li Qing'e understood the deep meaning and declared to the world that her father would not break off the engagement because of his face, and she could only marry Yan Chengjin.

She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Her mother came from a humble background, but she was so lucky to meet her father.

She may not be so lucky.

Li Qing'e said with some trepidation: "Qing'e's mother was a zither performer in a brothel. Will Lord Yan despise Qing'e's background?"

It is said that Zhu Houzhao said that Li Dongyang was a playboy when he was young, which led to this past.

If he was a prominent family in the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely despise Li Qing'e's background.

But Yan Chengjin is a person who has traveled through time and space, and his thoughts are no longer feudal. There are many women in brothels who perform but not sell their bodies. If Li Dongyang likes them, they will not be ordinary.

And Li Qing'e grew up in the Li Mansion since she was a child. Unlike the coquettish goods in the capital, she knows how to advance and retreat, and is well-educated.

This is the result of the Li family's influence. I am afraid that there is no second one in the whole capital.

My father has been urging me. If I don't get married, I am afraid that he will personally arrange a marriage for him.

"Of course not. My father just urged me to do it. I'd rather do it today than today. Tomorrow, I will propose to the Li family."

...

In Fengtian Hall,

Emperor Hongzhi was looking through the accounts of the treasury. One million and a half million silver coins, it was like cutting off a piece of meat, it hurt me so much!

Xiao Jing came in and reported quietly: "Your Majesty, Lord Yan is here."

Yan Chengjin walked into the hall and bowed to Emperor Hongzhi: "I want to ask Your Majesty for an order."

Emperor Hongzhi closed the account book: "You go first, I'll consider it later."

"Mr. Li promised that if Li Zhaoxian and his wife didn't return in three months, he would marry his daughter to me. I'm afraid that Mr. Li would regret it, so I'm asking Your Majesty for an order."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

As a second-rank official, Yan Chengjin didn't even have a concubine, so he should have been married long ago.

The Earl of Anding was in the border area, and no one was in charge of the boy's marriage. Emperor Hongzhi was the emperor and father, and Yan Chengjin was a meritorious official. He suddenly wanted to be a father: "Master Li rarely agreed, I will personally draft the decree."

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, how to draft this decree? If the Li brothers come back, won't the decree be invalid?"

Yan Chengjin looked at Xiao Jing deeply: "No, if I announce it to the world, Mr. Li has many disciples, and it will be too embarrassing to regret it."

Li Dongyang is a literary giant and the second assistant of the cabinet.

Many scholars who worship and admire him will block the door early in the morning to ask for autographs, and even crazier disciples will chase after sedan chairs and carriages.

Naturally, there are many people who dream of forming a father-in-law and son-in-law relationship with Li Dongyang.

In this way, they will be worshipped as Li Dongyang's disciples and receive his teachings and support.

But today, thousands of scholars in the capital heard a bad news: the only lady of the Li family is getting married!