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Chapter 508
"It's rare for Your Majesty to choose a talent show, but it's a good idea to call out all the big families in the capital. I have a former classmate who is now an official of the fourth rank, and there is a beautiful eldest granddaughter who wants to be sent to the palace, but it is impossible to even enter the palace." There are no more seats." Dali Temple Qing Jifeng couldn't help shaking his head when he mentioned this matter, took a sip of tea like a sip of wine, and said with emotion, "It's a senior official above the third rank who wants to send his daughter into the palace They may not be ranked high, the competition is really fierce!"

Lin Yan glanced at Shangfeng who could drink three points of "alcohol" when drinking tea, coughed lightly, and said: "Your Majesty was a real hero back then, and now he is a wise king. Girls from every family want to enter the palace to accompany you Not surprising either!"

Ji Feng glanced at him, and said: "Come on! There are no outsiders here, why are you still pretending to be in front of me?"

All the boxes on the second floor of Xiantong Teahouse have already been reserved by the rich and powerful son Ji Dashi opposite, such a move is naturally for the convenience of talking.

Rather than saying that these girls are interested in His Majesty, it is better to say that the family behind them has taken a fancy to His Majesty's future heirs, and exchanging a woman from the family for a future emperor is a great deal for those prosperous families .

Everyone thinks it is a good deal, so everyone wants to get a share.

"It's funny to say! Your Majesty has spent more than 20 years on the military battlefield, and spent more than 20 years working hard to rule the country. In the next 20 years, you will be surrounded by all kinds of beauties. I don't know what your Majesty will feel when facing so many women who are sent to the palace. Feeling." Ji Feng sighed.

"Your Majesty is not a womanizer, so I don't necessarily like such a blessing." Lin Yan thought for a while and said.

Ji Feng glanced at him: "It's not a matter of liking or disliking, it's just that His Majesty has to wrong himself and give birth to a wise king for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji."

The well-endowed king's draft was unexpectedly "generously dedicated" by this Shangfeng.

Lin Yan: "..." Shangfeng's real age is becoming more and more unreliable as he gets older.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Lin Yan withdrew his helpless look at Ji Feng, got up, walked to the door and opened it.

Appearing outside the door were two young gentlemen of similar age, but although they were of the same age, they also wore the same strong clothes, but they had completely different tastes when they wore them.

One of them was tall and strong. Although the expression on his face was lazy and he didn't have a beard, his gestures and gestures were very unruly and rough, which seemed to be informal.

The one on the side is tall and tall, and when he raises his eyes, he has sword eyebrows and starry eyes. Although he does not catch people's attention at first sight like Chongyan, he is extremely attractive, and he is also a very good-looking person.

Unfortunately, Lin Yan, who has been walking around Chang'an City for many years, has never seen these two people in front of him.

Just because Lin Yan didn't meet the two of them doesn't mean that the two of them didn't meet Lin Yan.

The tall and strong man waved his hands at him with a rough temperament, and said with a quack air: "Your Excellency must be Lin Yan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple who was not in the capital for a whole year last year! I report to Xialiang, my father Fushunhou!"

It turned out to be Fushun Hou Shizi who came to Beijing only last year, Lin Yan hurriedly copied his hand and returned the gift: "I have seen you, Shizi."

Liang Tihun waved his hands indifferently, and said, "Don't worry about those empty etiquettes, come here, Li Xuanjing, come in quickly!"

As soon as the words "Li Xuanjing" came out, Lin Yan at the side was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "So it is the second son of Li."

Li Xuan was not as informal as Liang Tin next to him, after raising his hand to salute him, he saluted Ji Chongyan and Ji Feng who were in the room.

After some greetings, the two entered the room and sat down.

After taking his seat, Li Xuan explained to everyone: "Before going out, I delayed for a while to retire the engagement, so it's too late."

He is the unlucky fiancé that has been rumored in Chang'an City recently.

Lin Yan looked at him for a moment, and seemed to be a little puzzled: the Second Young Master Li in front of him had such an outstanding appearance and talent, and he came from the Li family in Longxi. Anyone with a little discernment knew that the Li family in Longxi was in full swing. In addition, with such a superior background, how could they be divorced one after another?
Regarding this, Li Xuan was not depressed at all. After all, these two marriages of his were ordered by his parents and the words of the matchmaker. It was decided by his parents at home. It would not be too much to say how deep his feelings are for Miss Su and Miss Wang. , but after being divorced one after another, he still encountered a lot of gossip, so that his mother was very troubled by it.

"Returning the betrothal gift and dowry is simple, and the left and the right are familiar." Li Xuanjing said, "It's just that my mother is a little depressed."

Just like Lin Yan would be puzzled by his consecutive divorces, before he was last year, he never thought that he would encounter two consecutive divorces in just one year.

Although he didn't necessarily like the Second Miss Su in front, the matter of her having a marriage contract with Ji Chonghuan did not only lose Li Xuanjing's face, but also made him feel ashamed of the entire Li family in Longxi.

Li Xuan was also very helpless about this.

Liang Ting crossed his legs and looked at the boy from the Li family who had been praised by his elders since he was a child. He couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic: If it's really Li Xuanjing who is ugly, has bad character, and has a problem with his family background, it's okay. Forget it, but he has no problems anywhere, but he was divorced for no reason, if he were, he would die of depression!

The second Miss Su in front was cut off by Ji Chonghuan, who was nowhere near as good as Li Xuanjing, so she sat at home and didn't talk about the green hat when she came up to the sky.

After all, with Miss Su's reckless temperament, if she really got married and then ran into Ji Chonghuan, Li Xuanjing would be unlucky!Later, when the smallpox incident happened, even Liang Tian couldn't help but feel lucky for Li Xuan. Fortunately, he resigned, otherwise, which man would be able to endure it?

As for the third Miss Wang... who can be selected by the Wang family and sent to the palace, naturally no fault can be found in character, virtue or appearance.

But the problem was that it was too good, too good, so good that Wang San pressed the treasure directly on Miss Wang San.The last time he was cut off by Ji Chonghuan, this time he was cut off directly by His Majesty.

In all fairness, what the Wang family did was not wrong. As a big family, it's not that they can't understand what Wang San did.Even after Wang San put forward the idea of ​​"accepting the adopted son", there is also compensation, and it means that the Li family has turned against each other.

But it's one thing to really understand some things, but it's another thing to be able to accept them.

Facing the sympathetic look in Shang Liang's eyes, Li Xuan was silent, and couldn't help explaining again: "I have only met that Miss Wang San three times in total, and I can say what I said with both hands, so I won't be so depressed Widowed."

But no matter how you explain it, even if the people in this house believe his words, the people outside don't believe it.

The two titles of poor man and honest man are solid for Li Xuanjing, and Li Xuanjing never thought that there would be a day when he would be so sympathetic.

"What did your mother say?" Liang Ting thought for a while, then asked Li Xuanjing, "After what happened to Miss Wang San, I should have put off thinking about getting married for you for now!"

Ji Feng, who drank tea as if drinking wine, shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, and said to Liang: "Liang Shizi is wrong! Mrs. Li is afraid that after this incident, not only will she not slow down, but she will try her best to help Li Xuanjing. Find a fiancée who is better than Miss Wang San."

As soon as these words came out, Li Xuan couldn't help laughing bitterly.

This wry smile meant tacit consent, and Liang Ting found it difficult to understand Mrs. Li's actions: "This is to pick a wife for Li Xuan, if the pick is bad, it will be a matter of life, why is Mrs. Li in such a hurry? "

Li Xuan glanced at him, and said: "Mother is angry in her heart, although she has been depressed these few days, but I think she has already taken the list of daughters of various clans in the capital and started to look through it."

Liang Ting: "..." I don't know why I suddenly feel a little sympathetic to Li Xuanjing. I have lost two fiancées in succession, and before I can take a break, I will start preparing to accept the third fiancée.

However, to pick a fiancée who is better than Miss Wang San... Liang Ting thought about it seriously, and said, "I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."

Miss Wang San doesn't say anything else, that surname alone can surpass most of the dignitaries in the capital, and the only ones who are more noble than her surname are the royal relatives.However, for the princes and county masters of the emperor’s relatives, most of the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty follow the Jing law, and the son-in-law and the county horse can only take idle positions. After marrying these princesses and county masters, the official career is almost over. .

Li Xuan's ambition is not here, so he will not marry these women.

In this way, there are only a few Gonghou's families left, but the girls of the right age in these families are either engaged early, or they are all married and become mothers, how to choose?
Seeing Liang Ting's puzzled expression, Ji Feng smiled and said, "Being better than Miss Wang San is not about surpassing her in terms of noble birth!"

Since you can't compare with Miss Wang San in terms of background, then simply don't compare and choose somewhere else.

How to choose?Liang was puzzled.

"There is an old saying, marry a wife and marry a virtuous man." Ji Feng reminded Liang Ting, glanced at Li Xuanjing, who was drinking tea calmly across the street, and said, "Second Master Li is both civil and military, and he is backed by the Li family of Longxi, relying on Second Master Li himself Is it difficult to earn a future?"

Ji Feng has gone through two dynasties, and now he is an official in Dali Temple, some things are naturally clear from his many years of experience.Li Xuanjing himself has everything in terms of ability and background, so the future is naturally limitless.

"He can earn his own future by himself, so he doesn't need any princess or county master to give him face," Ji Feng said, "so for Li Xuanjing, he needs a good wife with means and ability."

The second Miss Su in front was a marriage made when she was young, even without Ji Chonghuan's incident, for an ambitious person like Li Xuanjing, an innocent and willful girl like Second Miss Su is not a good match.

In comparison, that Miss Wang San is really good. Presumably the Wang family spent a lot of effort on teaching her, otherwise Wang San wouldn't have put the treasure on her.The Li Xuan who was engaged to Miss Wang San was actually not a child who was too young to decide on his own marriage. The engagement to Miss Wang San last year must have been his own approval.

It's just that Miss Wang San is so wonderful, and it's also unexpected that His Majesty suddenly started drafting... Ji Feng was a little bit embarrassed.It's a good thing that Second Miss Su retired, but it's a pity that Third Miss Wang retired.

"The Wang family is as good as the Wang family, but it may not be all good." Ji Chongyan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said suddenly, "Wang San came from a family, although it can't be said that there are no generals to serve him, but his subordinates cover a lot. It's Wenchen."

Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Ji Chongyan, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Ji Chongyan raised his eyes to look at him: "If the second son of Li really becomes the son-in-law of the Wang family, I'm afraid he can't refuse Mr. Wang's kindness, and then he will follow the line of civil servants."

Liang Ting sat on the futon with a big face, bent one leg and said to Li Xuanjing: "Cultural officials are also good, our little Li's test scores are also good."

Li Xuan didn't pay attention to Liang Zhi, and after meeting Ji Chongyan's eyes for a while, he suddenly said: "What Ji Shizi said is reasonable, and the Wang family may not be good either."

What's the meaning?Does it mean that Wenchen is not good?Although Liang Ti is a member of the general family, he also values ​​civil servants. Otherwise, he would not have inquired about Ji Chonghuan's name as "the number one talented scholar in Chang'an", so he brought two inkstones to make friends.

Li Xuan shook his head, didn't say whether civil servants were good or bad, but still looked at Ji Chongyan calmly, and said, "It's not too late to be a civil servant in the future, but now I prefer military generals."

Liang Ting couldn't help touching his nose when he heard this, and muttered, "Is it possible for a person with both civil and military skills to be so willful? If you want to practice literature, you can follow literature, if you want to practice martial arts, you can practice martial arts?"

Ji Feng looked at Ji Chongyan and Li Xuan's expressions as if they were playing a riddle, and seemed a little puzzled. Lin Yan on the side reminded Ji Feng: "The current Mrs. Li, the second son Li's biological mother is the step-wife."

Ji Feng's heart trembled when he heard this, as if he had vaguely understood what Li Xuanjing and Ji Chongyan meant.

"My eldest brother is the son of the original spouse, and he is the eldest brother. He was taught by his father since he was a child, and he has a very good reputation in the Longxi Army." Li Xuanjing said, "In the hearts of many people in the army, the eldest brother wants to inherit From the Longxi Army."

One sentence is enough to summarize the problems Li Xuan encountered.Now the laws of the Great Zhou stipulated that the heirs should be inherited by the eldest son, which is why Ji Chongyan's position in the Duke Anguo's mansion is stable, not just because of His Majesty's nephew.

Unless the eldest son is really outrageous, or injured and useless, the most important title of the ancestors, whether it is military power or not, is generally preferred for the eldest son to take over.

General Li obviously thought the same way. In the future, the Longxi Army wanted to hand it over to the eldest son.So... Although Li Xuanjing, who is also the second son, is not stingy in teaching, after all, he is also a biological son, but from the very beginning of paving the way for his engagement, General Li wanted Li Xuanjing to be a civil servant. of.

In all fairness, General Li has a good idea as a father. One civil and one military, there is no need to fight, and they can support each other.A normal father would not hope that his brother would turn against him after a hundred years.

Therefore, from the moment Li Xuanjing was born, General Li made a choice for Li Xuanjing.

But these... are obviously not what Li Xuan wants today.

The world is not just the Longxi Army.

He picked up the teacup on the table, raised his hand towards Ji Chongyan, and drank it down in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)