Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 57

The residence of Li Chunfang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

50-year-old Li Chunfang's face was flushed.In the past two years, his official career has been smooth sailing.From Shaoqing of Taichang Temple to Gaosheng Temple Minister, and then from Taichang Temple Qingzuo to Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a few days ago, the emperor just issued a decree to let him sit as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.There were rumors in the officialdom that the emperor would soon let him join the cabinet and serve as a counselor for maintenance.

The next person reported: "Report to Li Shangshu, Jinyiwei Beizhen Fusi inspected hundreds of households and He Liu asked to see him."

Li Chunfang was surprised: "Why is he here?"

He Liu entered the hall of the Shangshu Mansion, followed by Lao Hu.In Lao Hu's hand, he was holding a mahogany lacquer plate.

He Liuchao bowed his hands to Li Chunfang: "I pay my respects to Lord Shangshu."

Li Chunfang smiled: "It turns out that the sixth son of Jinyiwei is here. If you want to say that we used to have a neighborly friendship!"

He Liudao: "Do you still remember Li Shangshu? That was more than ten years ago."

Li Chunfang said politely: "Lao Liu came to my house, what's the matter?"

He Liu pointed to the mahogany lacquer plate in Lao Hu's hand: "This subordinate is here to present a gift to Lord Shangshu."

Li Chunfang shook her head: "Lao Liu, why are you doing this? I was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, and a group of irrelevant officials came to my house to give some promotion gifts. I sent them all away. I was eating the salary of the imperial court." , you can’t accept any gifts from others. A civil servant is a civil servant with a clean hand!”

He Liu praised Li Chunfang and said, "Li Shangshu turned himself in clean, no one in the government and the opposition knows it? But I'm afraid Li Shangshu will accept this gift from my subordinates today."

Li Chunfang asked strangely, "Why?"

He Liudao: "Because this is a betrothal gift for the daughter of your family!"

Li Chunfang was stunned: "Dingli? Are you here to be a matchmaker?"

He Liu nodded: "That's right. This subordinate is here to matchmaker Liu Yuanzhen, the Governor of Benwei. Our Governor Liu is only [-] years old, and he has become the Governor of Beisi. He is an outstanding person. She looks like a good-looking talent again. She is a perfect match for Miss Your Mansion."

Li Chunfang frowned: "This is difficult. The little girl has already betrothed to someone else."

He Liu asked Li Chunfang: "May I ask Master Shangshu, who is the lady betrothed to?"

Li Chunfang said: "I was the same year as Fu Sheng in the Imperial Academy. Back then we went to Beijing together to take the exam, and we hit it off right away... His son Fu Hanling is the same age as the little girl. Fu Xiuzhuan and I have already made a marriage agreement."

He Liu thought for a while and said, "Li Shangshugui is a heavenly official of the Ministry of Punishment, but his daughter is going to marry a son of a seventh-rank poor Hanlin? It seems that there is something wrong with his family."

In fact, why didn't Li Chunfang want her daughter to marry a son of a powerful family?Everyone in the officialdom knows that getting married is the most convenient way to find help.

However, Li Chunfang claims to be the leader of Qingliu.If he gets rich, he thinks that the Fu family's status is low, and he resigns from the marriage—wouldn't he be despised by the Qingliu in the court?

Li Chunfang said to He Liu: "Marriage is a big deal, and it's not a joke. My daughter has already made an engagement with Mr. Fu, so she can't go back on it easily. I appreciate the kindness of the sixth brother. You should take this engagement ceremony back."

He Liu smiled wryly: "Then this subordinate will go back first."

——————He Liu returned to Beizhen Fusi, and told the town Fushi Liu Yuanzhen that Li Xueyi, the young lady of the Li family, had been betrothed to Fu Hanling, the son of the Fu family.

After hearing this, Liu Yuanzhen said to He Liu, "After seven days, you can go to Li's mansion to propose marriage."

Liu Yuanzhen knew that his marriage was by no means as simple as a marriage.This is related to the alliance between Jin Yiwei and the Criminal Ministry.If he doesn't even have the ability to marry a woman, what qualifications does he have to be the boss of the Thirteen Taibao?What qualifications do you have to be the governor of Beisi?
It took Liu Yuanzhen a day to find out the details of the Fu family.

Fu Sheng, the master of the Fu family, is an inconspicuous official in the Imperial Academy.There are no big shots to back it up.

No prominent backing, this is easy to handle.

Liu Yuanzhen went to Fu Sheng's residence in person.

For Fu Sheng, a small seventh-rank editor, it is too late to hide in Jinyiwei on weekdays.Now that Jin Yiwei's Beisi Zhen Fu envoy came to the door, he was very scared.

Fu Sheng invited Liu Yuanzhen into the living room.He cupped his hands and said, "May I ask Liu Zhen Fu envoy what business does he do when he comes to the lower government?"

Liu Yuanzhen smiled and said, "I don't have any official business, but I only have one private matter that Fu Xiuxiu needs to write."

Fu Sheng said: "It's okay for Liu Zhenfu to envoy Danjiang."

Liu Yuanzhen got up and looked around the "living room" of Fu's house: "Fu Xiuzhuan's family is really poor."

Fu Sheng smiled wryly: "The capital is a place where every inch of land is expensive. The lower official is just a seventh-rank editor, and he doesn't have much salary. Renting such a courtyard house has already made the lower official's pocket ashamed."

Liu Yuanzhen took out a bank note from Hongtai Bank and put it on the table: "This is 5000 taels of silver, enough for Fu Xiuzhuan to buy a decent mansion."

Fu Sheng was startled and said, "What is Liu Zhenfu doing? As the saying goes, you don't get rewarded without merit..."

Liu Yuanzhen waved his hand: "Fu Xiuzhuan, does your son have a marriage contract with Li Shangshu's daughter from the Ministry of Criminal Justice?"

Fu Sheng said: "The dog and the daughter of the Li family do have a marriage contract."

Liu Yuanzhen said: "The son of a seventh-rank Xiuzhuan family married a daughter of a second-rank senior member. I'm afraid people will say that Fu Xiuzhuan is climbing high."

After a little thought, Fu Sheng figured out why Liu Yuanzhen came.

It's nothing more than that the governor of Liu Zhen took a fancy to the daughter of the Li family and asked the Fu family to withdraw the engagement.

Fu Sheng said a few words to Liu Yuanzhen: "Commissioner Liu Zhen, in fact, the lower official has long been worried about this marriage. The lower official is just a sesame official, and his family is poor. If the daughter of the Li family really gets married, how will she eat?" My family suffers? Wouldn't that humiliate the daughter of the Li family? Li Shangshu is a person with a refined character, so naturally he would not dislike the poor and love the rich, so he would withdraw from this marriage. Alas, that's all, let's put forward the divorce first. "

Liu Yuanzhen looked at Fu Sheng with satisfaction: "Then I would like to thank Fu Xiuzhuan. Fu Xiuzhuan has worked diligently in the position of Zheng Qipin for more than ten years, right? I have some personal friendship with the head of the Imperial Academy. If I have a chance, I will tell him to move a place for you."

Fu Sheng said: "Then thank the envoy Liu Zhen first!"

—————In the garden of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs Shangshu Mansion.

A young woman with a peach blossom face is sitting under a cherry tree, admiring Kazuki's cherry blossoms.

This young woman is Li Chunfang's daughter Li Xueyi.

She stared blankly at the withered petals, thinking of someone in her heart.

Since ancient times, most of those men and women who were married by fingertips were not in love with each other, and their intentions were at odds.They all came together for the original marriage vows of the family.

Li Xueyi is different.She and Fu Hanling, son of the Fu family, are childhood sweethearts.Fu Hanling looks like Pan An, extremely handsome, knowledgeable and talented.

This Miss Li counted the days with her fingers, only looking forward to marrying into the Fu family as soon as possible and becoming Fu Hanling's wife.

A gust of wind blows, and the cherry blossoms fall to the ground.

Father Li Chunfang walked into the garden: "Xueyi, come here, father has something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)