Chapter 586 It’s better to leave the remaining brave men to chase the poor bandits
For high-ranking officials and dignitaries, no one would wear white clothes for no reason.
Wearing white clothes either means there is a funeral or it represents being an ordinary person, meaning one is not an official.
For example, Li Bai changed into a white suit, strode out of the government office, and laughed: "I laugh loudly at the sky and go out, I am not a weed."
Anyone who sees him will praise him, saying what a free and unrestrained Li Bai is.
When a woman wears white clothes, it means someone has died in the family.
So, when Li Tian saw Wang in white, he was really shocked, thinking that Lan Zhen was actually angered to death!
But who would have thought that Wang would kneel down and ask her to plead for mercy.
Li Tian barely even thought about it, "I won't interfere with what's going on outside."
Men are in charge of outside affairs, while women are in charge of inside affairs. This is the collusion of power in the family at this time.
Wang gritted her teeth and said, "I know I offended the county lady yesterday. What will the county lady do to make her give up? Just tell me, and I will definitely do it."
"I don't care about your so-called offense at all." Li Tian said calmly: "Not everyone is as bored as you, thinking about these things all day long."
Wang said, "My husband is willing to follow the orders of the Lord. If the Lord nods, my husband can join the Mohist school."
This is Ci Guoguo's surrender.
Although the Mohist School is now growing stronger, it has few people in the court. Most of them are sympathizers.
If Lan Zhen joins the Mohist School, it will be of great benefit to Jiang Qingzhi's layout in the Ministry of Works and in the court... Lan Zhen and his wife stayed up all night last night, discussing all night and came to this conclusion.
Wang originally wanted to throw out this bargaining chip at the last minute, but seeing Li Tian's indifferent expression, she threw out this condition early.
A minister!
If it is managed properly in the future, it might even become a book of official business.
The current Minister of War is a member of the Mohist School. If the Minister of Works is also a member of the Mohist School... if two of the six ministries are included, the impact on the court will be self-evident, and it will also have a huge boost to the Mohist school's momentum.
Wang looked at Li Tian confidently and even wanted to stand up.
Li Tian glanced at her and said, "My husband once said that if we don't share the same principles, we can't work together. Although the Mohist School has few members, he would rather be small and elite than be hungry and eat anything."
——Lan Zhen, you are not worthy of joining the Mohist School!
Li Tian turned and left.
"Li Tian, don't be so proud..."
Wang's hysterical scream came from behind.
"County Lady, my family is willing to bow our heads. My family is willing to bow our heads!"
Huang Yan'er said, "It sounds so pitiful."
Li Tian said: "If it was the Bo family that failed yesterday, who would be pitied today?"
Huang Yan'er was startled, "Yes, then their coming here today must be a provocation."
"The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit." Li Tian walked slowly, "Our family does not bully others, but we are not the so-called good people who allow others to bully without fighting back. Since Lan Zhen provoked you in the first place, you must be prepared to have your teeth knocked out."
Fu Cheng, who was standing nearby, waited until they left before nodding and saying, "A woman who is so decisive and ruthless is worthy of being called the Lord, the pillar of the country!"
After Jiang Qingzhi learned about Wang's purpose and his wife's decision, he said, "Tell my wife that you don't need to ask me about such matters in the future. Just let her handle it directly."
The father-in-law's family had been worried since ten days ago. The result came out yesterday, and the father-in-law was overjoyed and went home to get drunk. He got up late the next morning, and he didn't have time to talk about the martial arts performance, and hurried out to the yamen.
Chang couldn't sit still at home. She wanted to ask her maid to go to Xin'an Lane to inquire about the news, but she quickly found an excuse and went there in person.
"Mom, why are you here?"
Unlike other men, his wife had to think about it for a long time before she wanted to go back to her parents' home, and it had been a long time since she last went back. Jiang Qingzhi said, if you want to go, go. Also, whoever wants to come to visit my father-in-law's family can come.
After hearing this, Chang said to Li Tian that this was probably just a polite remark.
Li Tian smiled and said, "My husband said that we are blood relatives. Do we have to avoid seeing each other less often just because we are married? This is marriage, not being a slave! Just come!"
Chang went back and told Li Xuan, who happened to be back at her parents' home. Although Li Xuan didn't say anything, she turned around and muttered to her husband for a while.
However, it is said that nothing came of it.
"What happened yesterday?" Seeing her daughter's rosy complexion, calm demeanor, and graceful demeanor, Mrs. Chang couldn't help but secretly praise her daughter for finding a good son-in-law. She really had good taste.
She completely forgot that this husband was found by her daughter herself, and the matchmaker was a Taoist priest, and she was against it at the time.
"My husband has won a great victory." said Li Tian.
"Tell me." Chang urged impatiently.
Li Tian told his mother what he knew, and Chang couldn't help applauding.
"But you have to be careful." Chang warned her daughter before leaving. "Those people are not good at other things, but they are good at joining forces to exclude others. From now on, you will be separated from the gatherings of noble ladies in the capital. But as long as your son-in-law is in a high position and has great power, you don't have to go. You can be free at home..."
"Miss!"
In front, Fucheng bowed his head slightly.
"What's the matter?" Li Tian asked.
Chang took a closer look at Fucheng and was very curious about this housekeeper who could freely enter and leave the backyard. She asked Li Tian, but Li Tian did not tell her the reason. However, Li Huan said that Fucheng might be a eunuch from the palace.
Who can employ eunuchs as housekeepers these days?
That is, the royal relatives.
Fu Cheng took out a stack of invitations and said, "A lot of people have sent invitations just now, some of them are inviting you to a banquet at their house, and some of them are planning to visit you."
Chang thought that she was just worried that her daughter would be alienated by the circle of noble ladies in the capital, but then she saw this.
She looked at Li Tian, "Daughter! This son-in-law is so capable... Mother is worried that those women will covet him!" Duoduo stood on the steps in front, tilting her head and looking at Chang.
Li Tian walked over, leaned over to pick it up, touched its head, and turned around and said, "Mom, my husband said that husband and wife are destined to be together. A husband and wife who are destined to be together and can get along well with each other is a fate cultivated over ten lifetimes."
"Then you and your son-in-law..." Chang had also asked her daughter about the relationship between her and her husband, but Li Tian always said it was very good, but did not say how good it was.
Li Tian said: "I feel... this is the fate that has been cultivated for twenty lifetimes."
When Chang returned home, she saw that her eldest daughter Li Xuan had returned to her parents' home.
"Why are you back today?" Chang asked with a smile.
Li Xuan untied the cloak, and Chang found that it was made of fine leather. She knew her daughter was very competitive, and she must have come back to her parents' home to show off how loving she was with her husband.
"Mother, my brother-in-law was in the spotlight yesterday." Li Xuan's husband Xiang Cheng mentioned this matter after returning home yesterday. He was not qualified to observe the scene, but based on the information he gathered from many sources, he was able to say that it was almost certain.
"You heard about it too?" Chang asked someone to get some snacks. "Now that your father is in charge of the Taichang Temple, there are many more people coming and going. The house is getting more and more lively. But it's getting more and more lively, and I feel annoyed. It always feels a little fake.
When everyone left, looking at the empty space, the heart of the person was also empty. "
"Mom, you don't know, they say my brother-in-law is very different now than he was in the past."
Chang saw the envy in her daughter's eyes and asked, "What's the difference?"
When Jiang Qingzhi saw his mother-in-law, she was still as polite as usual.
"Yesterday, His Majesty said that the Huben Zuowei was a real Huben, and that my brother-in-law was very good." Li Xuan felt a burning sensation in her heart, a sense of pride, but also a sense of loss. "It is said that Lan Zhen from the Ministry of Works vomited blood when he returned home, and the Minister of Works Jiang Hua said publicly that my brother-in-law was the only one who could pick the craftsmen in the Ministry of Works...
Many of the military heroes who originally regarded my brother-in-law as an enemy are now chasing after him, just begging him to allow their children to study martial arts."
Li Xuan said a lot in one breath, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, "Mom, my brother-in-law was once hated by everyone, but now he has become a popular person in the eyes of many people."
"Hmm!" Chang was also quite happy, "It shows that your sister is a blessed one."
"My husband also said yesterday that my sister is blessed. If she has a child, everything will be safe." Li Xuan said, "Mother, tell my sister later that the matter of having a child should not be underestimated. We must hurry up. Otherwise... it is said!"
Li Xuan glanced at the maid outside the door and lowered her voice, "Some people say that my brother-in-law's situation has greatly improved, and now that he is well fed and warm, he wants that...someone is ready to give him a woman. My sister is good, but men are fickle."
Chang looked at him, "I'm worried about this, too. But your brother-in-law said that if a man and a woman can become husband and wife and get along well with each other, it's the fate they've cultivated for ten lifetimes."
"But without a child... ten lifetimes of affinity won't help!"
"Your sister said that she and your brother-in-law are destined to be together for twenty lifetimes." As a woman, Chang was also very happy for her daughter. "Your brother-in-law said that if there is no child, then there is no such fate. He will not force it!"
Li Xuan: “…”
For a woman of this era, meeting her true lover is a blessing earned through ten lifetimes of hard work.
But for a woman, meeting an unlucky man is a disaster.
Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. If the man is unlucky, the woman will suffer too.
Lan family.
Lan Zhen lay on the bed, listening to the servant's report.
Wang was just outside, wishing that time could go back and she had not been to Xin'an Lane today, so that she would not be humiliated by Li Tian.
"...I blocked Mr. Chen outside Fengyuan Building, but he ignored me."
"You didn't chase him?"
"I'll chase him. I'll follow the master's instructions and say, Mr. Chen, if people who work for Confucianism are abandoned, who will be willing to work for Confucianism in the future?"
"What did Chen Zhan say?"
"Mr. Chen looked at it and smiled bitterly, saying... Jiang Qingzhi had said something before."
"What did Jiang the thief say?"
"He said... it is better to pursue the enemy with your remaining courage rather than to seek fame by imitating the tyrant."
"It is better to use the remaining courage to pursue the desperate enemy... What a desperate enemy! What a desperate enemy, what a Confucian, what a Chen Zhan!"
That night, when Wang fell into a deep sleep, a dark shadow groped its way out from the bed.
He went to the study quietly.
He took out a rope, put it on the beam, and made a noose underneath.
He stood on a stool, thought about it, then got down again, ground ink, and wrote a line on a piece of paper.
He stood on the stool again and put his neck into the noose.
He took one last look at this world and said with a wry smile: "If there is an afterlife, I would rather be a commoner than an official..."
Bah!
With a push of his foot, the stool fell to the ground.
Squeak!
The rope was pulled down suddenly, making a sound that made your scalp tingle.
……
At dawn, Wang, who couldn't find Lan Zhen, came to the study.
She pushed open the door.
"what……"
(End of this chapter)
