I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 54

Lu Zhi's heart that had been hanging just now finally fell.

He looked at Zheng Xuan suspiciously, and wondered: "I have been outside the Great Wall in recent years, fighting against Xianbei. I don't know that you were exempted from imprisonment. Could it be that His Majesty intends to reuse those scholars who were imprisoned by the party?"

Zheng Xuan shook his head, and said: "No, not many people have been pardoned this time, most of them have not been pardoned, and only people like me who do not involve the core, a small number of people have been pardoned."

"Do you know who is admonishing? Why is Your Majesty doing this?"

Zheng Xuan said slowly: "The old man only knows that it was Lu Qiang's remonstrance, but as for the reason... well, you can go back to Beijing and find out."

"It's him……"

When Lu Zhi heard Lu Qiang's name, his expression was unkind, showing a bit of disdain.

But after a while, he still showed a happy expression.

He turned his head and told Lu Yin: "Go, get some wine, and I'll have a drink with your Uncle Kang Cheng!"

Lu Zhi was happy, but Zheng Xuan didn't seem to be in such a good mood.

"Hey! What are you doing? I haven't drunk for ten years!"

"If I ask you to have a drink with me, you'll just drink it! Could it be that you don't even sell my face?"

Seeing that Lu Zhi was happy, Zheng Xuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Forget it, if you're happy today, it's up to you."

The two brothers and sisters had a good drink today, at first they didn't talk about today's marriage, they just talked about scriptures, about the past, about the past when Zheng Xuantuo and Lu Zhi led him to Guanxi to worship under Ma Rong's school.

After getting slightly drunk, Lu Zhi put down the wine cup in his hand and said to Zheng Xuan: "Junior Brother, I am a little unclear about today's matter, and I would like to ask Kang Cheng for advice."

"Hehe, what do you say, brother? But it doesn't matter!"

"Call me brother!"

"In terms of family background, you are my younger brother!"

"..."

"Are you sincerely recruiting Deran as your son-in-law?"

Zheng Xuan said with a half-smile: "My daughter, marriage is a major event, how can I play it? But to be honest, being a brother today is just a temporary idea, not premeditated."

"I know that you made it up on the spur of the moment. If you had planned it in advance, the old man wouldn't want to talk to you! Hmph, you actually plotted against my apprentice!"

After Zheng Xuan heard this, he laughed loudly: "You old man, you are so unreasonable! If I plot against your apprentice, my girl is not human anymore?"

Speaking of this, Zheng Xuan's face straightened, and he sighed: "To be honest, although this is the first time we meet today, this child Deran is quite pleasing to the old man. Yes, this old man knows this, but his utilitarian heart is different from others!"

"How is it different?"

"A good Tibetan, people don't know. You let me ponder deeply, and I can't figure it out, but I can feel that he doesn't just want to climb an official career. Deep down in his heart, he should have great ambitions."

"What big ambition?" Lu Zhi asked hastily.

In fact, Lu Zhi has always felt Zheng Xuan's feelings, but he himself can't tell the truth.

Now after hearing Zheng Xuan's analysis, Lu Zhi wanted to verify it.

Zheng Xuan glanced at him sideways: "If you still can't see the ambition of your own apprentice, where can I go to think about it? But... what I can be sure of is that he definitely doesn't just want official power and salary. , there may be something hidden in it..."

"Hey, a person who can say that the mud is not stained, and the clear waves are not demons, but he just believes that death is involved in this filthy pool, and he doesn't want to be an official. What is he doing? Old man see I can't see through it, but the old man knows that he is extraordinary."

Lu Zhi shook his head and smiled wryly: "You are really good at praise, the old man has never praised him like this before!"

"Hold?"

Zheng Xuan laughed and said, "When the old man was about to accept him as his son-in-law just now, did you think that he never hesitated in his heart? You need to know that if you didn't have this court captain's letter in your hand, the great achievements he made in playing Khan Mountain would not be worth it." It's just ruined!"

Lu Zhi smiled when he heard the words: "This is also his nature. Imagine if he didn't have this kind of gamble, the great achievements in Danhan Mountain in the past would not have fallen on his head!"

Zheng Xuan stroked his beard, looked out the window, and said hesitantly, "What exactly does he want?"

……

What Liu Jian wants is very simple, but he can't say it!
If he told his teacher that he was going to rule the roost in the Great Han Dynasty - it is estimated that Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan would unite immediately, cut up his meat and cook it, share it and eat it, and he would have to sprinkle some salt and meat oil kind.

Back then, Liu Jian thought that he should hang out with Liu Bei and help Liu Bei achieve his great cause, so that he could spend his life safely without worrying about food and clothing.

But now, he found that his thinking was wrong.

Liu Bei seems to be becoming more and more dependent on himself to some extent. Although his ability is still there, he seems to lack some due ambition and strength in his bones.

It is true, after he took Liu Bei from Lousang Village to his home, Liu Bei's growth environment completely changed fundamentally from his youth.

A person's personality and disposition, in addition to hereditary genes, must also be molded by the environment and educated by man.

But now, Liu Bei's entire growth environment is provided by him, and the education is basically contracted by him.

Will the Liu Bei educated by Liu Deran still be the Emperor Zhaolie?
Liu Jian expressed deep doubts in his heart.

So, under this premise, Liu Jian has only one choice, and that is to do it himself!

Since it was up to him, it is natural that any opportunity should not be missed.

Being Zheng Xuan's son-in-law is to give him a chance to lead the way to a high class.

Zheng Xuan's son-in-law, together with the quota of filial piety given to him by Lu Qian, from now on, he can be like a fish in water in the schools of ancient texts and modern texts, and he can reach a higher level.

But the Han people value filial piety, and marrying a wife is not casual, you can marry simply by saying that you can marry, and the consent of parents Gaotang is essential.

When Liu Jian returned home and told his father and mother about the matter, Liu Zhou froze in place.

But his mother, Hu Shi, curled her lips disapprovingly, and said, "Who is Zheng Xuan? Can his daughter be worthy of my son?"

Liu Zhou wished he could slap this ignorant woman to death.

But it's just thinking about it in your head.

Afterwards, Liu Zhou started a long speech, instilling Zheng Xuan's status in the scholarly circle to Hu, and his commentary and writing of hundreds of thousands of words in the ancient and modern scriptures, which can be called the leader of the sect in the world!
After listening for a long time, Mrs. Hu finally asked Liu Zhou coldly:
"I don't understand what you said, I just ask, what is Zheng Xuan's current position? How many stones is his rank?"

Zheng Xuan's Liu Zhou, who was boasting so much, was stunned for a moment.

How much is Zheng Xuanzhi's salary?

Of course it is - 0 stone.

But in the end, Liu Jian still persuaded Hu to agree to this marriage, after all, there are too many benefits in it.

Liu Zhou couldn't make sense of the Hu family, but when Liu Jian came out, he was able to make sense immediately.

In fact, both father and son had almost the same rhetoric to Hu, but in the end, Hu still chose to believe in his precious son.

As for Liu Zhou's nonsense, save yourself and stand aside!
In this way, the Liu family quickly sent people to Lu's house, and through Lu Zhi's relationship, they began to formally propose marriage to the Zheng family in Gaomi.

A matchmaker is needed, and the best candidate is naturally Lu Zhi.

However, Lu Zhi, as a minister and a well-known Confucian in the country, would have lost his status as a direct matchmaker between the two families, so this "nominal matchmaker" was Lu Yin, Lu Zhi's son.

Lu Yin approached the Zheng family as a matchmaker, and after the Gaomi Zheng family agreed, the Liu family prepared gifts and went to propose marriage.

Logically speaking, the betrothal gifts should be sent to the main residence of the Zheng family in Gaomi, but Zheng Xuan is currently living in Zhuo County, so these gifts will be temporarily sent to the place where Zheng Xuan lives temporarily, and will be sent back to his hometown later.

Afterwards, a series of matters such as asking for names, Najib, and Nazheng were handled naturally.

During this period, Liu Jian, through Jian Yong, disclosed the matter to Lu Qian, the prefect of Zhuojun, and Gongsun Zan, the county magistrate.

Today's Jian Yong is already the head of the prefect's mansion, and has some authority and prestige in the county.

Originally, Lu Qian was only recommended by Liu Jian for Lu Zhi and Gongsun Zan, but he never thought that he would immediately become Zheng Xuan's son-in-law after he went north to make a great contribution.

But if Lu Qian is not stupid, he knows that Liu Jian is extraordinary!
If you don't take advantage of him to make friends in Zhuo County at this time, when will you wait?

And Gongsun Zan admired him even more!

Thinking back a year ago, Liu Jian was just a pawn who went to the official road to welcome him to Zhuo County to take up his post. Now, after the battle in Mobei, his achievements seem to be higher than him, and he has suddenly become Zheng Xuan's son-in-law.

Ever since, Lu Qian and Gongsun Zan immediately presented their famous thorns, each carrying gifts, and went to congratulate Liu She respectively.

After the meeting, Lu Qian took Liu Jian's hand and gave him a good nephew, and assured him that this year's Xiaolian had been elected, so that he could wait for the news with peace of mind. The court will reply soon, and then he will enter Luoyang .

Now it is the fifth year of Guanghe, and it will be the end of the year when the quota of Xiaolian comes down and goes to Luoyang.

It is only a little over a year since the Yellow Turban Uprising.

Lu Qian's meaning is very clear. Liu Jian only has a few months left in Zhuo County, and he needs to get married quickly. Otherwise, Zheng Xuan will be scrupulous when he waits for Jin Luo to become an official. no more.

(End of this chapter)