First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

38 Marriage
37. Marriage
Seeing that Li Yuan and his son looked rather embarrassed, Pei Ji laughed out loud, "Who said that a reward must be an official promotion?"

Li Yuan and the two were a little puzzled when they heard the words, but they didn't react for a while.

"Uncle De, do you still remember the agreement we made in Qunfang Yuan back then?" Pei Ji stretched his body lazily and said.

"Qunfangyuan?" Li Shimin looked at Li Yuan with a look of astonishment, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Li Yuan glared at Pei Ji, coughed, "Say what you have to say", as if he remembered something, his eyes lit up, "You mean marriage?"

Pei Ji smiled and nodded, "When my son is older, you can remember to fulfill the agreement." Li Yuan gave him a white look.

In fact, this agreement was fulfilled faithfully.

Later, Pei Ji's son, Pei lawyer, married Li Yuan's No.16 daughter, Princess Linhai, and Pei Ji's daughter, Pei Shi, married Li Yuan's sixth son, Jing Wang Li Yuanjing.

Li Shimin's eyes widened upon hearing this, what's going on, isn't this what he's going to say next?
Immediately said: "That's right, it's the marriage, and Hai'er was about to talk about it. Gao Chong is the same age as Hai'er, and he hasn't married yet, and the Gao family father and son are both talented people. It would be a pity if we didn't take them into our own family." .

Li Yuan nodded unconsciously when he heard this. Marriage is a common means of aristocratic families. "The Bohai Gao family, Gao Chiong's nephew and grand-nephew are also of good family status." Is it suitable?"

Li Shimin nodded straightly, "My child also thinks about Xiuwan. Gao Youzhi is the best choice regardless of appearance, character or talent. He is also from a wealthy family. If he marries Xiuwan, he will not wrong Xiuwan."

Li Yuan's children are at the right age now, and the only daughters who have not yet left the cabinet are the sixth daughter, Li Xiuwan, and the fifth daughter was betrothed to Zhao Cijing at the end of last year.

"When we go out tomorrow, I will ask Gao Junya to make a decision on this matter." Li Yuan has always made decisions, so he has to act swiftly and resolutely.

Seeing this, Pei Ji smiled and said: "Is there any lord who takes the initiative to marry a daughter, let me be a matchmaker first."

Li Yuan glanced at him when he heard the words, and scolded with a smile: "Old fox, this favor is for you."

Li Shimin also laughed loudly, "In this way, I also have a brother-in-law." After finishing speaking, he paused again, frowning and said: "I'm waiting to raise troops in Taiyuan, and I don't know how the Fifth Sister and the others are in Chang'an?"

Li Yuan's sixth daughter, Li Xiuwan, is Li Shimin's first younger sister, only one year younger than Li Shimin, that is, one year younger than Gao Chong, and the fifth daughter is one year older than Li Shimin. After marrying Zhao Cijing at the end of last year, He settled in Chang'an with Zhao Cijing's family. Now that Jinyang is raising troops, Zhao Cijing will definitely be implicated.

After hearing this, Li Yuan said: "The Zhao family in Tianshui is also a big family. Cijing's father also had many friends in the court. Cijing was smart and wise, so there should be no danger." Frowning, he snorted coldly: "Instead of worrying about Cijing, you might as well think about your fifth younger brother."

Zhao Cijing was born in the Zhao family in Tianshui, a family of officials and dignified appearance. His father, Zhao Huaina, was once the governor of Guangzhou, the Duke of Huaihua County, and also a great official in Xinjiang. He was also well-connected in the court.

Seeing Li Yuan's face suddenly changed, Li Shimin also bowed his head and dared not speak. Seeing this, Pei Ji hurriedly tried to persuade him, "It happened suddenly, Jian Jian didn't think carefully for a while, it's inevitable, Shu De, don't get annoyed."

Hearing the words, Li Yuan also spat angrily: "It's not your son who was lost", Pei Ji smiled sarcastically.

Several people talked about Li Zhiyun, Li Yuan's fifth son. Li Zhiyun was four years younger than Li Shimin. He was good at calligraphy and chess since he was a child, and he also inherited Li Yuan's skill in archery. , Li Zhiyun lived in Hedong with Li Jiancheng.

At the beginning of May, Li Yuan urgently recruited Li Jiancheng to return to Taiyuan, preparing to raise troops. Who knew that when Li Jiancheng hurried back to Taiyuan with [-] soldiers from Hedong, he actually left his fifth younger brother Li Zhiyun at home in Hedong. The soldiers and horses ran away, and Li Zhiyun was arrested on the back foot, which also made Li Yuan very annoyed.

Gao Mansion, Gao Chong looked surprised, "What? Aye, you want to lead an army to Lishi County alone?"

Gao Chong was very surprised when he heard that Gao Junya would not go with the army and go south together, but would lead a partial division to the west, "Aye, you should know the danger of leading a partial division outside alone, right?"

Gao Junya looked calm, "So what?"

"Then you still accept?" Gao Chong was impatient, and he only led five thousand partial divisions alone to attack counties and penetrate into the enemy's territory. The possibility of annihilation.

"Sit down," Gao Junya scolded, "As a general, you should stay calm in the face of danger. What's more, this is my initiative. Even if I don't mention it, someone else will. Cong and the others looked different, as I guessed right, it was originally the two who wanted to go."

Gao Chong was a little puzzled, and Gao Junya continued to explain patiently: "At this time of turbulent times, only by constantly looking for opportunities to make meritorious service can we have a place in the future. The army of the Southern Expedition is full of talents, and following the army, there are not many opportunities for success. And , my father and son are both under the command of the second son, it is not appropriate."As he spoke, he took a map from the desk.

"Take a closer look," Gao Junya pointed to the map, "Going west from Taiyuan and crossing the Fenshui River, you will be Lishi County. As long as you break through Lishi County, you can go all the way south and approach Guanzhong."

"However, Lishi County is a border county. It has been guarding the Turks all year round. Most of the soldiers are veterans who are good at fighting, and we don't know the origin of the guards. Why does Aye seem to be sure of victory?" Gao Chong was a little curious. His father looked like this. It's as if the city can be destroyed as soon as you arrive in Lishi County, which is really puzzling.

Only Gao Junya smiled confidently, "If I hadn't planned in advance, how could I take the initiative to invite Ying?" He pointed to Lishi County on the map and slid westward, "The west of Lishi County is Shuofang County, and now Shuofang Liang The capital of the division is raising troops, and it has the support of the Turks, which has become a threat to Lishi County.

The governor of Lishi County is Yang Zichong. I have dealt with him back then. He is a member of the Sui family. He was eager to learn since he was a child.

Later, Yang Guang visited Fenyang Palace, accompanied by Yang Zichong, who was then General Wei. Yang Zichong knew that Fenyang Palace was very close to the Turks. Guang refused to listen, and this was the siege of Yanmen. Yang Guang himself was almost captured by the Turks. away from the center".

Speaking of Gao Junya, he also nodded in praise and said: "After being demoted, Yang Zichong didn't complain. Instead, he trained his soldiers diligently, resisted the Turks, and wiped out the bandits. It was quite a success."

(End of this chapter)