Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 154 Li Goudan Gets Married
Standing in line is an eternal theme that civil and military officials of all dynasties have cared about.

From the moment an official enters the officialdom, he will face many times of team selection. If he is in the right team, he will be promoted to the third rank, and he will be rich and prosperous; Who would be an official without a few political enemies?

The conflict between the two can be resolved by a fight, and if it fails once, it will come again. There will always be a compromise. However, the contest between political enemies is often endless. Once the opponent gains power, the consequences will be very serious. Unpredictable.

So, officials may not care about other things, but they are very sensitive to standing in line.

Now, the matter of Li Goudan's marriage has vaguely become the beginning of a line-up.

The Taiyuan Wang family was undoubtedly the first person to eat delicious crabs. They exchanged a prostitute who could not marry with other five surnames for a real Shangshu Youcheng, which made the same five surnames Qiwang The other six families are envious and jealous.

So there were two kinds of reactions among them. The first one was the Zheng family in Xingyang. contempt and contempt.

"Hey, sell a girl for glory, don't be blue-faced!"

In fact, to put it bluntly, their mood is like the saying "if you can't get grapes, say grapes are sour".

And those who hold another attitude are the same as the Taiyuan Wang family, who are also the weak clan of the five surnames and seven Wangs——Fan Yanglu family.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Fanyang Lu family was also rich, but by the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the situation of the Fan Yang Lu family was not as good as before. Among the five surnames and seven hopes, it was only a little better than the Taiyuan Wang family. The surname Qiwangzhong is the last one.

But it's different now. Wang Ze took advantage of Li Goudan's "east wind" to skyrocket and was promoted to three ranks. Now he has the support of the prince, and his influence in the court has greatly increased, thus surpassing Fan Yang and Lu's family in one fell swoop. , became the penultimate among the five surnames.

As for Fan Yang's Lu family, it became the bottom one, which was unacceptable to the Lu family.

"Does your Wang family have a daughter? My Lu family also has daughters!"

With this in mind, after the next court, the Lu family officials in the court gathered together and began to discuss countermeasures.

Now everyone knows that there are three closest people around Gao Ming, Li Goudan, Zhang Sizheng and Hegan Chengji, if you want to start, you have to start with these three people.

Li Goudan has now been won over by the Wang family, so he was excluded by the Lu family from the beginning, and Hegan Chengji has been following Gao Ming for so long, and he didn't even get a fifth-rank officer. It's just that they are not favored at all, so it is enough to win over such a person without spending a lot of money.

After excluding these two people, there is only one person left who is worthy of big capital, and that is Zhang Sizheng.

According to the information obtained by the Lu family, it was Li Godan and Zhang Sizheng who brought Qi Wang Li You back at the beginning, and then Li Godan became a Zhongshusheren, while Zhang Sizheng became a prince Zhongsheren. One piece of writing and one military force can be said to be the right arm of Gaoming.

The most important thing is that now almost everyone can see that Gao Ming is going to make a fuss about Jinzhou. It just so happens that Zhang Sizheng was sent to Jinzhou by Gao Ming half a month ago. It can be seen that this person is Gao Ming's confidant and favorite general.

The most important thing is that although Zhang Sizheng is almost thirty, he is not married yet, so it is worth investing in!
"It's him!"

After locking the target, the Lu family immediately sent a matchmaker to Jinzhou to contact Zhang Sizheng. As soon as Zhang Sizheng nodded, the Lu family could immediately choose an auspicious day for them to get married. The Lu family believed that the prince would not favor one another by then of.

As soon as the Lu family sent people to Jinzhou, the hundred knight guards who were in charge of tracking rushed to the East Palace to report the situation to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Mr. Siye Lu, the son of the state, has sent people out of Chang'an, heading towards Jingzhao Mansion."

Hearing this return, Gao Ming immediately burst out laughing.

"Haha, the Lu family finally made a move, but I guess he didn't send someone to Jingzhao Mansion, but to Jinzhou, right? Tsk tsk... It's amazing, even the people around me have found out, it's amazing. ,Ha ha ha ha……"

Gao Ming smiled for a long time before waving his hands to the Hundred Knights in front of him.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, go down and receive the reward!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

After the Hundred Knights retreated, Gao Ming shouted into the yard.

"Shishu, Shijian, go and put the pair of jade ruyis in my study into a box, and then go to the warehouse to get two bolts of cloud satin and wrap them up. The prince wants to give them away!"

"Yes, His Royal Highness!"

Looking at Shi Shu and Shi Jian who went separately to get things, Gao Ming suddenly showed a smug smile on his face.

"A thousand pieces of gold buys a horse bone, Li Goudan, you should have some fun, haha!"

A few days later, Li Goudan's wedding came as scheduled. As he was about to go to Jinzhou to serve as the governor, this wedding can be said to be his wedding banquet and his farewell banquet to Chang'an, so many officials still came to drink For the wedding.

Of course, most people still adhere to the idea of ​​"not looking at the face of the monk, but at the face of the Buddha", and take advantage of the opportunity of befriending Li Goudan to sell Gao Ming.

In short, Li Goudan's wedding was still very lively.

When a subordinate got married, Gao Ming, the boss, naturally couldn't be absent. Seeing that the time was almost up, Gao Ming set off with his book and sword.

After arriving at the destination, Gao Ming walked towards Li Goudan's mansion with a smile on his face, while Shi Shu and Shi Jian followed Gao Ming holding Yu Ruyi and Yun Duan respectively.

Before reaching the door, Gao Ming saw Li Goudan trotting over, wearing a big red wedding gown, shouting as he ran.

"His Royal Highness, you are here!"

His voice was so loud, even the surrounding guests turned their heads when he shouted, and when they saw Gao Ming, they ran to greet Gao Ming one after another.

"I have seen His Royal Highness!"

"Your Highness, are you here?"

"His Royal Highness, please come inside!"

Looking at the enthusiastic people around him, Gao Ming immediately burst out laughing.

"Haha, you don't need to be so polite. I'm here today, just like you. We're all guests. Everyone is so enthusiastic. It's a bit overwhelming. Alright, alright, everyone, let's go in."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Goudan also laughed.

"Please take a seat, everyone, please take a seat quickly!"

Gao Ming nodded with a smile, and then entered Li Goudan's mansion surrounded by everyone. At the same time, the servant who stood at the door and was in charge of singing also shouted loudly.

"His Royal Highness is here, and I will give you a pair of jade Ruyi, two pieces of brocade, and the first five hundred pieces!"

Gao Ming's arrival undoubtedly made Li Goudan's wedding more lively, and the guests who came to congratulate him also tried their best to squeeze towards Gao Ming, but they were easily blocked by Shi Shu and Shi Jian.

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming couldn't help being slightly surprised.

"Being able to block dozens of people without changing face, it seems that these two girls still have martial arts!"

Knowing that Shi Shu and Shi Jian know kung fu, Gao Ming didn't feel too strange. After all, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the imperial palace, and there are many masters. As the two highest-ranking female officials in the Eastern Palace, Shi Shu and Shi Jian usually serve in It is not surprising that the prince and princess are around, and they have a little kung fu.

"Since these two girls know kung fu, the flexibility of their bodies must be very good. Maybe they can unlock a few new poses after they go back, hehehehe..."

Thinking of this, Gao Ming's laughter suddenly became a little unusual.

While Gao Ming was thinking wildly, a loud and resonant laugh suddenly came from outside the door.

"Haha, Li Goudan, your boy's name is good, just based on your name, I have to come to ask you for a glass of wedding wine, hahahahaha!"

Hearing this burst of laughter, Gao Ming frowned immediately.

"This voice sounds familiar, like Cheng Yaojin's!"

Just as Gao Ming had this thought, Li Goudan's voice rang out at the door.

"Don't dare, thank you Duke Lu for your love, please come inside!"

Hearing what Li Goudan said, Gao Ming immediately rolled his eyes.

"It sure is him!"

At this time, Cheng Yaojin also saw Gao Ming, he laughed again, pushed away the people around him with a wave of his hands, and walked towards Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness is here too, I am so happy, haha, we must have a few drinks later!"

Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Gao Ming immediately rolled his eyes, and said in his heart: "It's still pretending to be a coincidence, it's clearly aimed at me, right?"

Thinking of this, Gao Ming could only smile wryly and cup his hands towards Cheng Yaojin.

"The little nephew can only risk his life to accompany the gentleman."

"Hahahaha!"

As the two "heavyweight" figures Gao Ming and Cheng Yaojin entered the arena, Li Goudan quickly ordered the kitchen in the backyard to serve the dishes.

The wedding banquet started, with Gao Ming and Cheng Yaojin two "big bosses" in charge, the scene was not lively, and for a while, everyone pushed the cups and set the cups, and the whole courtyard was full of laughter and persuasion.

The wedding banquet lasted until late at night, and the guests slowly dispersed. In the end, only a few tables were still drinking, including Gao Ming's table.

Although Gao Ming only took a sip every time he drank, but there were too many people who came to toast helplessly, and Cheng Yaojin, a "big wine barrel" joined in the fun, so it was inevitable that he drank too much again.

After Gao Ming was drunk, he was never quiet. Taking advantage of the wine, he staggered to the top of the rockery at Li Goudan's house, and then yelled.

"In order to celebrate the marriage of the prince's younger brother Li Goudan, now, the prince will sing a song for everyone!"

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin yelled loudly.

"it is good!"

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin applauded, the people at the tables next to him also began to applaud, and now Gao Ming was even happier, and began to sing.

"There is a spirit of the sea in my life, and the years are ruthlessly turned over page by page. The moment I leave the universe in my heart, I am destined to be unwilling to be lonely..."

As his favorite song, Gao Ming must sing "Big Man" every time he gets drunk. It's not the first time Cheng Yaojin has heard it, so he is smiling, and the people at the other tables are shocked when they hear Gao Ming's song people.

"To be able to sing such a heroic song is truly worthy of His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"That's right, the only one who can keep Qiankun in his heart and carry Jiangshan on his shoulders is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince besides the Immediate Holy Majesty!"

"With such courage, His Royal Highness is really a dragon and a phoenix among people..."

(End of this chapter)