The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 180 The Big Wedding Day
Jin Palace.

The eunuchs and maids stood outside the hall and waited. Inside the slightly opened door, the lanterns of bronze sparrows and panlongs were brightly lit. The figure behind the long table dropped the cup heavily, followed by a long sigh.

Li Keyong looked at the map hanging on the side of the temple pillar, he seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Mr. Gai, Li Ye's little boy was playing very well by pointing and beating, and then he was given a trick by Zhu Wen. I thought it was over. Recently, news came that Helian Duo and Lu Long Jiedu Let Li Kuangwei and Zhu Wen from Bianzhou in the south prepare to send troops to Hedong and Yanmen."

In front of Chang'an, there was an old man sitting on the side seat, with a white streak in the middle of his bun, with a solemn and majestic face, and he was taking a sip of his drink slowly.

"Your Highness, are you afraid?"

"Hehe. When it comes to war, I have never been afraid." Li Ke was only in his thirties, and he was in his prime.

"Helian Duo is just an old bastard, and he does everything he can to make things worse. If he hadn't sneaked up on him back then, how could he have lost Yao'erling. If Li Kuangwei, the governor of Lulong, had half as much ability as his father Li Quanzhong I can avoid him a little. Among the three ways, Zhu Wen is the only one who is difficult, but with my son being filial, it is easy to defeat him in a few rounds."

The old man chuckled twice, took the jug on the table and poured him some wine: "Then what else does King Jin have to worry about?"

"Ugh"

Li Ke took the wine glass and raised his head to drink it in one gulp, the beard was full of wine stains.

"Lonely and worrying, money is empty, food and supplies are scarce, and there are brave men under his command, but he can't fight for a long time. The wine and land taxes that Mr. taught before are still difficult to solve the predicament."

The old man's name is Gai Yu, and he has followed Li Keyong all the way since he was in Weizhou, which can be said to be loyal.

He put down the jug and remained silent. As the Jin prince's mansion, he was the governor of the left and the servant of the left, and he was more inclined to the military strategy. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and taxes and acres are difficult to compare with the Central Plains is also an important reason.

As a result, in the past three years, the king of Jin was able to fight, but he was unable to make an expedition. He could only maintain a small number of soldiers and horses going south, which could not shake Zhu Wen's Bianzhou (Kaifeng) at all.

Gai Yu can't change it if he has the heart. There are masters everywhere, and there are many guards against the east side, not to mention that the court is still there. Li Ye has been gathering troops for the past two years, and the number in Chang'an has reached [-]. The crowd made him, an old man, a little jealous.

The two were talking, when suddenly a guard came over and stood at the gate of the palace, saying that General Feihu led the troops back.

"Why did Cunxiao come back at this time?"

The general was away, and he had a lot of tasks to do. Li Ke used the time to calculate the time. He knew in his heart that he would have to go back in advance, so he hurried over to ask. After a short while, the guard came back to return and followed him The figure in armor came to the main hall, took off his cloak and threw it to the eunuch at the door, and stepped inside.

"Cunxiao pay homage to foster father!"

"Get up and talk." Li Ke raised one hand falsely, "Cunxiao, you seem to be back a bit early at this time, do you have something important to do, come back first?"

When asked this question, Li Cunxiao seemed very happy with a smile on his face.

"Father, I received a letter from my brother yesterday, informing him that he is going to get married. No matter what, the child has to go there, and I hope the father will allow it."

"Your brother"

After the long case, Li Keyong frowned, and for a moment, he suddenly remembered who was here, and laughed, "It's that Geng Qing who was reborn from Crouching Dragon? I just remembered, three years ago, he gave Gu a big gift, Add a piece of credit, otherwise there would be no today, since he got married, Gu can't help but express it."

He stood up and asked people to go down to prepare some gold and silver, "These are small gifts, and there is a good horse alone, just for Cun Xiao to take to congratulate."

"Save the filial elder brother to thank the adoptive father for the gift!"

Li Cunxiao hurriedly cupped his fists to thank him, he was valued by his adoptive father, this time in the past he had to persuade his elder brother to come over, just as he was thinking about leaving, before he could say anything, the old man beside him walked to the middle with a smile and cupped his hands.

"Prince Jin, that Geng Qing is also called Mr. Fox? Hehe, with such a great talent, how can His Highness entrust Cun Xiao to give gifts? Feihu County in Weizhou is not too far from here. Your Highness might as well come to the door in person."

The relationship between the monarch and his ministers for many years, Li Ke didn't know the meaning contained in the old man's words, as the land of the three states that he finally started from Weizhou, even if it was barren, he didn't want to give up.

"Cunxiao, tomorrow morning, I will go to Feihu County with you as a father!" Li Ke punched his palm hard.

Not long after, he took his adoptive son and Gai Yu to talk again, and when the sky was completely dark and the two left, they returned to the harem to rest alone.

Thinking about going to ask that person to come out to help him, what to say and how to behave, I couldn't sleep all night.

After all, few people know what that person did, but as a group of people who know the inside story, he understands that Mr. Fox can be said to be a difficult talent, and faintly feels that it is even more important than Gai Yu, who has followed him for a long time. sharp.

Li Keyong didn't fall asleep until the sky was bright, and he didn't sleep at all, and got ready for the long journey early.

He and his adopted son Li Cunxiao led two thousand cavalry and went to Weizhou along the nearest road with a cart of gifts.

The morning light shone from the cloud gap in the east, pushing away the gloomy sky. A few days after the long procession marched, it was at the end of March, far away in Gengjia Village, Feihu County, to present a festive scene. atmosphere.

Every household in the village is decorated with lanterns and festoons, which is more lively than the New Year's Eve. Even the branches of the roads leading to Gengjia Village are hung with red lanterns. Looking down from the mountain, it looks like several "red dragons" gather Coming over is generally shocking.

Because Qiaoniang didn't have a natal family, she took Dachun's house in the village as her natal family, and Dachun's mother would add makeup and thrush to her, and put on a wedding dress. She was dressed in a red dress, which made Dachun's eyes straight when she was standing next to her. Yes, Rao has been in touch for a long time, but I never thought that Qiao Niang could be so beautiful.

"Who told you to like an older one." Dachun's mother gave her son a hard look, and pushed him out, "Go to Dazhu's side, and prepare to come over to pick up the bride."

"A matter of steps"

Dachun was still pushed out, and then was dragged away by Widow Zhang pinching his ears. If he really wanted to greet people, it was only the neighbors in the village. Serving tea and pouring water is done by himself.

Not only the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief secretary, and county lieutenant from the city came, but also the high officials in the county. After seeing Geng Qing, they left quietly.

This can dazzle the people in the village and other people who came to watch the excitement, and the official names reported are becoming more and more incomprehensible, anyway, it is said that they are very powerful.

Watching an official go in, standing in the crowd not far from the entrance of the village, some people hummed at people from other villages and raised their chins rather airily.

"What is this? I heard from Dachun that there are more than one of us, Dazhu, who have seen the emperor. What is the emperor? That is the biggest official in the world."

"My mother. I only heard about the emperor in storytelling before. I don't think Dazhu in your village has seen the emperor before. Please help me to ask what the emperor is like and whether it is used for farming. A golden hoe?"

"Needless to say, it must be a golden hoe."

When the crowd looked at the officials they had never seen before, the sound of blowing, blowing, and beating sounded, and the welcoming procession came out of the courtyard. Geng Qing, all in red, sat on the horseback with a smile, and bowed his hands to the surrounding folks.

This is a fucking idiot.

This was a rather embarrassing thought for him at the moment.

Fortunately, the distance between the two families is not far away, but they still walked around Geng’s Village before coming back. They stopped at Dachun’s house, and the etiquette was complicated. Get into the bridal sedan chair, whistling all the way back to the fenced yard.

Wang Jinqiu was sitting under the eaves in front of the hall with the old man Geng's coffin, watching his son get off the horse and get out of the bride stepping over the brazier to kneel down and kowtow to salute. Only then wiped away the tears.

After the high hall, husband and wife, and heaven and earth etiquette, everyone clamored to push Geng Qing and Qiao Niang into the bridal chamber. Wang Lizheng solemnly warned a group of young people in the village not to make trouble in the bridal chamber with his hands behind his back. Walk.

After all, these young people don't have sharp eyesight, and they are easy to get in the way, and they are very easy to cause trouble. At that time, it will be enough to reprimand them, and it may cost several lives.

'I'm saving you, idiots with no eyesight. '

Wang Lizheng knew what kind of person that doctor Guanglu was in the past. After becoming an official, although he didn't know clearly, he was able to thrive in a place like Chang'an. Could he be an ordinary person?
However, I had a face-to-face meeting with so many officials today, and I was able to run around for Geng Qing. This credit cannot be missed.

"Lizheng, come over for dinner!"

The banquet was already open outside, and Wang Lizheng looked around to see that there was no one around, so he hurried towards the sunba. The head poked out quietly, and a group of women leaned close to the wedding room, listening to the wall.

Inside, the red wax flickered with a pea-sized flame.

Geng Qing had never been married before, and it was the first time for him in later generations, standing in front of the bed looking at the silent bride, wondering what to do next.

"Husband, lift the hijab~~"

A group of women outside waited impatiently and yelled through the window sills. Qiao Niang on the bed almost dropped her head between her legs in shame. At this time, Geng Qing uncovered the red scarf on the table and put it on the table.

With a pretty red face, she blinked blankly, and Qiao Niang hurriedly turned her face away, thinking about what happened at night. She became even more shy.

Fortunately, the embarrassment didn't last long. After taking off the hijab and eating something, Geng Qing went out to greet the guests at the banquet. Who can do such a thing in broad daylight.

As time passed, Geng Qing also drank a lot, and when the banquet was almost over, a group of men and women in the village pushed him back.

"Brother!"

At this time, Li Cunxiao's voice sounded from the entrance of the village. Beside him, there was another tall man, wearing only ordinary clothes. He seemed to be blind in one eye, but he still dared not be underestimated.

"Brother, this is my adoptive father, Jin Wang Li Keyong!"

Li Cunxiao, who jumped off the horse, stepped forward to congratulate him, then pointed to the man coming off the horse. The surrounding officials and the people in the village were instantly silent.

Wang Lizheng trembled directly, and knelt down on his knees limply.

　The third shift was delivered, there are so many for now, let’s get used to more shifts first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)