Just in the Middle, You Told Me This is Journey to the West

But if an important court official like Yang Xuan asks for leave, he must hand over the notice to the emperor for approval.

At this time, the notice in Yang Xuan's hand stated the reason for his leave: "Because my daughter is getting married during her wedding, the father has to come in person, so I am taking a ten-day leave. I hope His Majesty will allow it."

After Li Shimin heard Yang Xuan's words, he was taken aback for a moment, and then asked the servant beside him to take the notice in Yang Xuan's hand, and quickly approved the leave.

After all, the marriage of children is not a small matter, but also a great joy.

As an emperor, he couldn't make things difficult for others no matter what.

Otherwise, if this matter gets out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will not be allowed to strike collectively.

Therefore, Li Shimin not only wants to criticize, but also rewards.

Only in this way can he reflect the benevolence and virtue of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the importance he attaches to Yang Xuan.

It's just that Li Shimin was also a little curious, wanting to know who married Yang Xuan's daughter.

While happily signing Yang Xuan's notice, he said with a smile: "I have long heard that Yang Qing's daughter is outstanding, both talented and beautiful, and has a reputation of being virtuous and virtuous. I don't know which family's husband is so lucky. Can you marry Yang Qing's daughter?"

Don't think this is Li Shimin's gossip either.

In fact, the marriage of Yang Xuan's daughter is not a trivial matter.

Since ancient times, marriages between aristocratic families have become the norm, and behind every marriage, there is a huge interest relationship and exchange of interests.

Yang Xuan, Minister of the Household Department, is the head of the Hongnong Yang family.

How could it be really easy for his daughter to get married?

Maybe it's another marriage between two top aristocratic families. They want to plan something and do something.

In this way, it is not easy for Yang Xuan's daughter to marry, and it may have a huge impact on the situation in the Tang Dynasty.

Can you tell Li Shimin not to care about this?

It's just that when Yang Xuan heard Li Shimin's question, he felt a little tangled in his heart, and didn't know how to answer.

He can't say that his son-in-law is Chen Qi and Chen Ziming, who were sent to the Imperial Academy by you last year as the nine-rank school secretary.

If you say this, won't you slap Li Shimin in the face?

Therefore, Yang Xuan could only vaguely say: "Your Majesty, the man is the son of a cousin of mine, and he is just a child of a small family in a county."

"Because my nephew and my little daughter grew up together, they are also childhood sweethearts, and they hit it off. Seeing that the two of them really love each other, I can't do the thing of beating mandarin ducks, so I can only hold my nose and accept this marriage. "

Yang Xuan said helplessly, he didn't say who the man was, he just said that he was a nephew of himself, a child of a small family in the county town.

Don't ask, it's just an ordinary, unremarkable kid from a small family.

If you have to ask, it's like bamboo horses around green plums, two urinations without guessing, both men and women fall in love with each other and fall in love freely.

The man is really mediocre, ordinary can no longer be ordinary.

Just a little boy who eats soft food.

So stop thinking about it.

I can agree to this marriage purely because I see that he and my daughter really love each other and don't want to beat the mandarin ducks.

Well, that's what it looks like.

The bamboo horse circles the green plum, the two urinate without guessing, fall in love with each other, and fall in love freely.

If it spread like this, it must be another good story.

What, you said the bride and groom have never met?

Are you kidding me, my majestic Patriarch of the Hongnong Yang family, will you lie to you about this matter?

"I believe in your evil!"

Li Shimin cursed secretly when he heard this.

Nephew, from a small family in a small county?

Childhood sweetheart, like-minded, unwilling to beat mandarin ducks?

What the hell, whoever really believes this nonsense is a real fool.

But Li Shimin didn't expose it, he just smiled and said: "If I remember correctly, it should be Yang Qing's youngest daughter, Qingchan, who is getting married this time."

"I remember when I hugged this little girl back then, I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, she would grow up to be so big and want to get married."

"So, as an uncle, I can't be stingy anymore."

When Li Shimin said this, he said to Wang De, the servant next to him: "Wang De, draw up a decree, to make Yang Qingchan the princess of Hongyang, eat thousands of households, give ten pairs of jade and jade, and a hundred pieces of golden silk brocade. Once you marry, you can marry her." According to the etiquette of the princess of the Tang Dynasty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift!"

In the Hall of Liangyi, Yang Xuan thanked him after hearing the words.

Although he didn't like Li Shimin's reward at all, as a courtier, he must know that thunder, rain and dew are all favors from the king.

So what should be thanked has to be thanked.

In this way, the two monarchs and ministers talked about state affairs for a while, and Yang Xuan retreated respectfully.

"I remember that Yang Xuan's youngest daughter is the daughter of the Yang family, right?"

"Then how much do you know about the marriage of Yang Xuan's youngest daughter, and what background does the man have?"

After Yang Xuan left, the smile on Li Shimin's face disappeared, and he asked Wang De, the servant beside him, expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Wang De did not dare to conceal it, and immediately reported: "Returning to Your Majesty, Princess Hongyang is indeed the daughter of the Hongnong Yang family and the sixth daughter of Master Yang. Engaged before."

After Wang De finished speaking, he carefully looked at the expressionless Li Shimin, and then continued:

"The engaged man is indeed as Mr. Yang said, he is the son of a cousin of his, the grandson of Yang Jingming, the former governor of Qingzhou County, and he was born in a small family in Qingyang County, Qingzhou County."

Hearing Wang De's report, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that this marriage is really like what Yang Xuan said, because the two young people fell in love with each other, and it didn't involve other aspects?"

It's not that he, Li Shimin, is suspicious, but since ancient times, it's not uncommon for daughters of major aristocratic families to marry each other, and it's rare for them to marry outsiders.

No matter how bad it is, he is optimistic about a certain young talent, a young genius, and will marry his daughter to win him over.

Now that a childhood sweetheart's free love suddenly popped up, this thing really made Li Shimin feel unbelievable.

"Could it be that the man is a remarkable young talent, a young genius?"

Li Shimin was a little skeptical, and then continued to ask: "Who is the young man who married the daughter of the Yang family, what is his cultivation level, does he have a teacher, or is he a member of a certain holy land sect?"

Since the marriage is not due to background, it can only show that Yang Xuan is very optimistic about the boy himself.

This aroused Li Shimin's great interest, wanting to see what is so amazing about a young man who can be valued by the Yang family of Hongnong, and who can be betrothed as the daughter of the Yang family.

Mrs. Wang De also showed some hesitation when she heard Li Shimin's inquiry.

It's just that he thought about it, and finally answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, Princess Hongyang married Chen Qi."

"Chen Qi?"

When Li Shimin heard this name, he was a little confused. After thinking for a long time, he couldn't match this name with any young talent in his mind, so he was a little puzzled and asked, "Is there anything special about this name?"

The underlying meaning is, should I know who Chen Qi is?

Wang De felt helpless, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Qi was born in the Chen family in Qingyang County, Qingzhou County. Fourteen."

"Oh!"

When Li Shimin heard the words, he just groaned, but he still didn't have the slightest impression of this Chen Qi.

After all, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, there are so many government affairs that need to be dealt with every day, and even the civil and military officials in the court may not be able to remember them all, let alone a young Jinshi who was ranked twenty-four in the second list.

When Wang De said this, he looked at Li Shimin cautiously again, and saw that Li Shimin still didn't remember who Chen Qi was.

He could only continue to bite the bullet and said: "This son is also a little bit talented to be able to pass the Jinshi examination, but because of his disrespect for the gods and Buddhas in the palace examination, you were selected by your majesty as the last Jinshi of the same discipline in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan. Granted the post of school clerk of Cong Jiupin of the Imperial Academy...."

"Crack!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin lost control of his strength for a moment, causing the jade Langhao brush in his hand to snap off instantly.

"Your Majesty deserves your forgiveness for disturbing Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Wang De at the side knelt down and apologized.

"Get up, this matter has nothing to do with you, what's wrong?"

Li Shimin threw aside the jade Langhao pen that had been cut in two, and said with a blank expression on his face.

After he finished speaking, he finally remembered who Chen Qi was.

At the same time, he finally understood why the previous Yang Xuan was vague when he heard his question.

Because the other party didn't dare to tell him directly that his son-in-law was someone he didn't like, and who was assigned to be the nine-rank school scholar of the Imperial Academy.

If he really said that, it would be slapping Li Shimin in the face.

He, Li Shimin, looked down upon those who were not willing to be hired, and were even recruited by Hongnong Yang's top family as a good son-in-law, and married a main line daughter.

Isn't this telling the world that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, himself, has no eyes and no eyes, and doesn't know talents?

So it's no wonder that Wang De didn't dare to mention Chen Qi's name.

Li Shimin was extremely angry when he thought of this, he just felt that the Yang family was messing around and wanted to slap Li Shimin in the face.

However, even though Li Shimin was extremely angry, he was not an unreasonable person. Looking at Wang De, the servant at the side, he asked in a cold voice: "." Tell me about Chen Qi's situation. "

"I would like to know what kind of talent it is that can attract Hongnong Yang's daughter-in-law to marry, and is willing to take the risk of offending me to recruit her as a good son-in-law."

"I want to see if my eyesight is really so bad that I, Datang, missed a good talent!"

Wang De on the side heard what Li Shimin said, but he didn't know that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was really angry, otherwise he wouldn't have said such a thing.

"Your Majesty calm down, who in the whole world doesn't know that His Majesty is the best at discerning talents."

"According to the investigation by the hidden guards, the Chen family has no other support behind him, nor has he entered the holy land of the Immortal Sect. He is just an ordinary scholar. How can he be called a great talent?"

In order to prove that Li Shimin's vision was not wrong, Wang De immediately told the investigation results of the secret guard.

From Chen Qi's participation in the imperial examination until his resignation and return to Qingyang, and with the help of the former Qingzhou governor, his family went to Qingzhou County, and finally got engaged to the daughter of Hongnong Yang's Yang Xuan and so on.

It can be said that there are no omissions, and the clarity cannot be clearer.

From this, we can also know how terrifying the secret guard in Wang De's hands is in terms of intelligence.

Of course, no matter how much information the secret guards collected in Wang De's hands, it was not found out that Chen Qi and Jinghe Dragon King and others had made friends and had become Confucianists.

All that can be found is only superficial.