late Qing Dynasty arrest

Chapter 608 The Wedding Banquet in Fengze Garden

Chen Xiangfang held Li Guolou's arm without any jealousy. Li Guolou sacrificed himself for the sake of the family business. I came back with a golden rooster. Yesenia has done many unsightly things that have long been circulated in the world, but this is already In the past, as long as you step into this Li's mansion, you will be a good wife and mother. The women here, regardless of race, regardless of family status, lead the Qing Dynasty to reform under the unified belief. Li Guolou is their cohesive force. As long as Li Guolou is in charge of this home will fail

Xie Xiuzhu and Zhen Yuhuan came back from the palace and were talking about a day in the palace in the living room. Zhen Yuhuan was immersed in excitement. Today she won the first prize, Empress Dowager Cixi rewarded her with a bag of golden melon seeds. Poor Xie Xiuzhu only has two in her hand. Golden melon seeds Zhen Yuhuan knows how to buy people's hearts and is rewarding the three armies in the living room

As soon as Wanniang saw Li Guolou stepping into the living room, she burst into tears of aggrievedness. She didn't dare to say that Zhen Yuhuan could only weep endlessly. You have to abide by me, and you, a housemaid, will love you for the rest of your life."

Since Li Guolou asked Zhen Yuhuan to be the housekeeper, he would speak for Zhen Yuhuan, even if he didn't approve of Zhen Yuhuan's actions in his heart, he would not criticize Zhen Yuhuan in front of everyone.

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"Hmph, there are no rules at all." Zhen Yuhuan sat on the grand teacher's chair as firmly as Mount Tai

"Okay, okay, don't let Yesenia see the joke, Mrs. Eleven, you go and persuade Wanniang to let her obey the rules and don't compare with us," Chen Xiangfang said

Zhou Yina is the youngest person, but she is more ambitious than anyone else, competitive and wants to make a difference in this family. Chen Xiangfang ordered her to walk out of the living room, pretending to be innocent, before leaving, and said softly, "Small building at night. I want to play a game"

"Hey!" Li Guolou laughed dryly and looked at Yingying Yanyan who was full of people in the room.

"Don't play around with the Queen Mother ordering Li Guolou to enter the palace on the fifth day of the first day," Xie Xiuzhu said with a playful smile.

Li Guolou touched his nose and was a little scared. It was the fact that the Forbidden City allowed him to do things under the eyes of Emperor Tongzhi. The fact is that he is audacious. During the Spring Festival, the emperor also has a holiday. The minister is the Empress Dowager Cixi who does not enter the palace. This oral order made him feel comfortable.

The next morning, Li Guolou took Xie Xiuzhu, Zhen Yuhuan, Wu Yingzi, and Du Eniang to drink. The wedding ceremony of Hong Jun and Sai Jinhua, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was held in Fengze Garden, a favorite gathering place for literati. There are many Jinshi and official calligraphy Li Guolou's crooked poems when he debuted are also left there

But now Li Guolou's cultural accomplishment has already jumped several steps. Poems have long been sung by the world. Articles are even more well-known. Those scholars and literati are all proud of Li Guolou's friends. If they want to look down on Li Guolou, they must have good poems. article

Xie Xiuzhu, Zhen Yuhuan, Wu Yingzi, and Du Eniang, as sisters of the bride Sai Jinhua, rode a carriage to Sai Jinhua's home and went to Fengze Garden with the bride's motorcade, while Li Guolou did not show up until lunchtime At the gate of Fengze Garden, he is in awe of literati "sao" guests. If you are too idle, you will be cheap. Or do you not allow those Jinshi of the same year and the same subject to have the opportunity to sing congratulations?

At the entrance of Fengze Garden, drums and music are playing together to congratulate the bride. Hong Jun is wearing an official robe with two goose feathers on his hat, and red flowers are tied on his official robe. He is standing at the gate to welcome all guests. Seeing Li Guo The car downstairs took a step forward and said with a tiger face: "Master Yushi, you are getting too arrogant now, let me stand until now"

Li Guolou cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations, congratulations, Master Shangshu is still in his prime of life, and he is still a talented man with a beautiful woman."

Hong Junzhong caressed his long beard dyed black with a long smile and said, "Master Yushi's atmosphere in the officialdom has been spoiled by you, and I'll join in the fun too. Sai Jinhua is still good, it's a treasure of the country." Ah, how can I let her live among the people and take her into the house to support the country?"

Li Guolou took out the gift list from his sleeve and handed it to Hong Jun, saying: "That's because there are a lot of people who have taken a fancy to Sai Jinhua. It's a pity that none of them have the talent of the No.

Without opening the gift list, Hong Jun handed it to a steward next to him and said, "Master Yu Shi, I invite you to talk about what you have learned in your life."

Li Guolou listened comfortably and stepped into Fengze Garden with satisfaction, and was immediately pulled by those Jinshi of the same year and the same subject to let him sit with his old friends

These people have humble official positions and work in the official department of the capital, but they all made their debut with Li Guolou. Although Dong Xun didn't make his fortune through Li Guolou, they all belong to the Westernization School and have a common language. These two hold Li Guolou and must let Li Guolou sit among them.

Li Guolou looked at Lu Runxiang upstairs and said, "Boss Lu, I'll come up later and have a chat with my friends."

Lu Runxiang raised his hand and said, "Lao San Li, come up early."

After Li Guolou sat down, he looked around the lobby and greeted the people he knew. Dong Xun said with a playful smile, "Don't look at Li Laosan. Your rival in love has already arrived and is sitting in the box upstairs, that Qiuxiang and your four little wives." Talking and laughing and flirting with your rival in love, no one pays attention to you, you are out of date”[

Li Guolou said with a smile: "You guys just want to see me make fun of me. I've already let go of it, so I came here to join in the fun. Isn't it an unspoken rule in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty to give away singers? I don't feel ashamed when this kind of thing goes overboard."

"Well, this is also the reason why Sai Jinhua's 1 taels of betrothal gift, Mr. Shangshu, would pay it out of his own pocket." Zhao Yutang agreed with Li Guolou's statement. It's not that he was flattering Li Guolou. When talking about the officialdom of the bureaucracy, every post can see silver shining

Jinshi and Di are the letters of appointment to step into the officialdom, but how to get promoted in the future still has to show their own talents. Dong Xun was promoted faster than others because his family is rich and full

"Haha, how could the youngest Li lose the face of our Jinshi? The little wives he brings are all as beautiful as flowers, but I can't afford to support any of them." Dong Xun was very jealous and teased Li Guolou as if he was born in an official family and had strict family education. Not allowed to marry a diva and go home

A rich family spends money to raise a singer. Aside from being good at playing and singing, a singer doesn’t bring financial benefits to the family. Ji and "prostitutes" go through the door, otherwise the family's inheritance rights will be deprived. Returning home to kowtow to the ancestor's grave is not allowed. Of course, there are policies and countermeasures. It is a common problem in society for rich and powerful people to marry divas and raise them outside the house, like Zuo Zong. Tang does not take concubines Li Hongzhang has only one concubine, that is a model of cleanliness and self-discipline, and belongs to a different category in the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, some people are willing to learn

Li Guolou pretended to be very unhappy and taught him a lesson: "Why did Dong Baiming say that the word "fostering" is so ugly? My wife can earn her own living and is doing business. Whoever marries my widow when I die, that's fine. sent"

Everyone at the table laughs and sits with Li Guolou just for fun

"It's a pity that the little wives brought out by Li Laosan are relatively old. I'm afraid we won't see the four who are alive until Li Laosan is dead."

"Everyone, be serious about my old background. Only you know, don't betray me." Li Guolou couldn't help but looked up upstairs for fear of being overheard.

"It's been almost two years, Li Laosan is still so melancholy and melancholy, and I have a lot of youth to squander. I have gray hair. I don't know when I will be as long-sleeved as Li Laosan, and I am astonished." Zhao Yutang looked at the few upstairs with envy. The famous beauty who "shows her face" is a beauty that can only be owned by the richest and most powerful men in the Qing Dynasty

Dong Xun curled his lips and said, "You're in the crowd, I'm in the top three, and I'm still in the top three. Originally, Li Laosan's seat is my seniors, and all my seniors know me. What kind of toad do you want to eat swan meat?"

"Talk about your ideals, I have self-knowledge, and I will be promoted to a fifth-rank official. I am afraid that when I am 60 or 1000 years old, my biggest hobby is my health and I don't want to think about anything else." Seeing my own humbleness, I have [-] taels of silver in my pocket all year round. This official hat is still too small

"Master Shangshu is already 55 and still has great ambitions, Zhao Yutang, don't talk about being discouraged. In ten years, our brothers will all be sitting in a box upstairs, and someone will pay to send you a singer Your mother-in-law must have been kicked back to her hometown." Dong Xun encouraged the Jinshi of the same year present here. They are not fighting alone but a group of people. The old Dalu Runxiang, the second Tan Zongjun, and the third Li Guolou guard them. They will have the final say on the officialdom of the Great Qing Dynasty

Zhao Yutang said with a smile: "According to Dong Baiming's auspicious words, we will all live a long life and make outstanding contributions to the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty."

"Cheers" A table of Jinshi uses tea instead of wine and raises their teacups in their hands

The banquet is about to officially begin. The master of ceremonies asked the guests to sit in their seats. Li Guolou went upstairs to sit with Lu Runxiang, Tan Zongjun and others. The officials who are seated here belong to rising stars in the officialdom. Not the same, everyone is old, treacherous, cunning, chatting and laughing happily, talking about elegant poems and songs, and can't talk stupid things

A talented person took out a notebook from his pocket and let everyone present appreciate his latest masterpiece. Li Guolou couldn't help but pass the new work to Lao Dalu Runxiang for the champion to comment on.

Lu Runxiang looked at Li Guolou's heart-wrenching masterpiece and nodded slightly, saying: "Li Laosan's poems are somewhat improved compared to the past, but on the whole, they are separated from the influence of their predecessors. There is a self-contained style of work. I still need to learn more from Tan Laoer."

Li Guolou looked at the poems written by Tan Zongjun and applauded: "Well, Tan's second son has the style of a generation of masters. I can only express a little inner feeling when the situation is right. There is still a distance."

Tan Zongjun smiled freely and unrestrainedly: "Hey, how can you compare me to me? Traveling around the mountains and rivers, immersing in the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, cultivating sentiments, it's like you are working hard every day for work, Boss Lu, how do you comment on my writing?" Everyone has their own style”

"Well, I can't see any progress, I can only see that you are becoming more and more loose. The word is your soul, Tan, you have to reflect on what your words and deeds make you so unruly." Also give Tan Zongjun face

Tan Zongjun hurriedly stood up and bowed to salute: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for reminding me that I know I made a mistake, and I must change my free and undisciplined style. From now on, I will never sleep in the afternoon. I have nothing to do. I will practice calligraphy in the court and will not go out to play." [

"Well, Tan, don't let the reputation of the second place blind your eyes, calm down and reflect on your words and deeds, I will say it all here, it will be up to you, don't be like a child, will it be useful to swear and swear?" Lu Runxiang looked down. I believe that Tan Zongjun will change his ways and his personality will determine success or failure. Tan Zongjun will suffer losses if he acts recklessly in officialdom

Tan Zongjun still stood up and replied: "Really don't worry, Boss Lu has criticized me for a long time yesterday and Li Laosan has scolded me in front of my son, I will really change."

"I will remind you when you are a confidant." Lu Runxiang glanced at Li Guolou, thinking that Li Guolou would say the same thing

"It's true that there is a confidant beside me, I regret it." Tan Zongjun sat down with a smile and cursed for ten years. He has a casual temper and is not used to it, so he has to talk about it, but he is unwilling to deal with daily affairs. If you offend the chief on the road and have a bad reputation in the officialdom, if Lu Runxiang and Li Guolou were under the cover, you would have stepped down a long time ago

Holding the book in his hand, Li Guolou read aloud Tan Zongjun's poem "Eighteen Discs Following the Lion Ridge" and sang congratulations in a standard Beijing accent:

"Qifeng wants to dry the sky, loses power, suddenly slopes down, bends, circles, entangles, fights, fights, fights, and fights with each other. With one open and sure hope, you see depression, accidents, and evil.

Strange ribs, low hooks, flat clothes, angry teeth, Sozi, for entering the mountain, there is a key to the door

If you don’t believe that the world is smooth and the path is still clear, you can see the green forests in the distance, the baldness and the ringing eaves, and you know that there is a Buddhist temple that worships the sky and the sky.”

Tan Zongjun immediately looked radiant and complacent, and there are eight talents in the world. He monopolizes five talents. Li Guolou is only worthy of praise for his stinky feet.

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