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Chapter 556 One word, stupid
When the people outside heard the movement and ran in, they saw such a situation, their expressions changed immediately, and they blocked the gate tightly.

"Master!" Mrs. Li screamed and ran over to support Li Linfu, but her eyes were firmly on Mu Jiaojiao's side, "What did you do to my master? Come, someone, arrest them for me!"

"Let them out!" Li Linfu said.

"Father!" Mr. Li Dalang also had an ugly face.

"Go away, make way!"

Hearing what Li Linfu said, the others backed away one after another.

Mu Jiaojiao and Da Langjun left this place one after the other.

And behind them, there were Mrs. Li's sobs and Li Linfu's weird laughter: "Wealth is in danger, wealth is in danger! You tell Cui Liu, he will definitely come to me. I will wait Waiting for him, I'm waiting..."

Mu Jiaojiao's steps were not chaotic at all, and he left this gloomy place steadily.

It wasn't until she got into the carriage that she finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat slumped in the carriage.

"It's really a big temptation!" Patting her chest, she said to herself, "Besides, if he can get him, maybe the war three years later will not happen. In that way, how many innocent people The common people will be free from the flames of war. But... hey!" In the end, all the emotions rolling in his chest could only be turned into a long sigh.

Mr. Da Lang followed her carriage on horseback.Hearing his mother's long sigh in the car, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and clenched his hands holding the rein into fists.

When the mother and son returned to Cui's mansion, Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Cui had been waiting for a long time.The maid hurriedly brought them to Mrs. Cui, Mu Jiaojiao didn't hold back, and told Li Linfu's real purpose for inviting her over today.

After Madam Cui and sister-in-law Zheng finished listening, they both fell into a long silence.

"This Li Linfu is really cunning. Even though he has suffered a complete defeat now, he can still think of such a way to lure people to take over his mess. He really is a good plan!" Mrs. Cui looked very serious, "Fortunately, Liu Lang Daughter-in-law, you stand up. We must not get involved in this kind of thing, absolutely not!"

"However, I think what he said about wealth and danger is actually quite reasonable. With our Cui family and the sixth brother's ability, it is not impossible to suppress those people. Moreover, the current imperial court It's really a mess, and we need someone to stabilize the situation and clean it up." Zheng said in a low voice.

Of course she hoped that this person was her husband.But now, my husband obviously does not have this ability, so the husband's younger brother is also possible.At least on this matter, Cui Pu will definitely seek the opinion of his elder brother Cui Fan. The two brothers work together, and the credit must be top-notch.

"Nowadays, manpower alone is no longer able to cure this decayed imperial court. Unless an external force comes in to completely smash it and rebuild it, don't think that politics will suddenly become clear!"

A deep voice suddenly sounded, and the three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law raised their heads at the same time, and saw Cui Gelao and Cui Yan, father and son, walking in from outside.

The three of them stood up quickly, and Elder Cui Ge smiled and said, "They are all from my own family, so you don't have to be so cautious, let's all sit down!" After they were all seated, he said to Mu Jiaojiao again, "Go to Li Linfu's house to see what happened. What happened, although I don't know, but based on what I know about the meat loin knife, he must have not given up until now, trying to use heresy ways to reinvigorate his power. This person is very cunning, and his subordinates are full of tricks Therefore, no matter how tempting the offer is, you must refuse it. Tell Liu Lang that I said it, and tell him to carry it out, there is no room for negotiation!"

Mu Jiaojiao nodded quickly. "I will remember Uncle's words."

Elder Cui Ge looked at Mrs. Zheng again, and finally set his eyes on Cui Fu: "Da Lang, you have been in the officialdom for more than 20 years, right?"

"Go back to Dad, it's been 23 years." Cui Feng replied quickly.

"So it's been 23 years? How time flies!" Cui Ge lamented, "Then what have you seen in these 23 years?"

"I see that the saint is getting older and weaker day by day, and the energy is getting weaker and weaker day by day. Wave after wave of people come forward to make trouble, all relying on the connivance of the saint. This trend is also because of these people. It became more and more unbearable."

"Then do you think the situation will improve with another prime minister?"

"Disaster."

"Why?"

"Because, the one who really controls the power of the family and the country is the high-ranking saint. But since he got Concubine Yang, the saint often does not go to court early, and only leaves all the government affairs in the court to the prime minister. With such great power, how much power does the prime minister have?" A person who can be controlled? Not to mention, saints are becoming more and more cronyistic nowadays, and whoever can behave in favor of him will be reused. He is not like before, who is close to virtuous ministers and villains, and rarely accepts advice. It is brother If he really took advantage of Li Linfu's group of people to sit on the position of prime minister, he will probably be dismissed after a while, just because his temperament is not pleasing to the saints!"

"That's right, that's why I said that this imperial court has been rotten from the inside. Although it still looks glamorous on the outside, it is already vulnerable to a single blow. Now it is no longer possible to turn the tide and clean it up." Elder Cui Ge shook his head and sighed. road.

Mu Jiaojiao and the others were shocked when they heard this.

Mu Jiaojiao was naturally surprised that Cui Ge's political awareness was too sharp.What would happen three years later, he had already expected it now!
But Cui Fuzheng and others were shocked by Cui Ge's thoughts - he actually wanted to use an external force to get rid of the old saint!
The idea is crazy.Once Yang Guozhong and others know about it, they will definitely be labeled as a traitor and traitor, and the Cui family will suffer a lot if they don't die.

Mrs. Cui hurriedly said: "My lord, you are talking nonsense again! I think you are just idle at home after you become an official!"

"Isn't it? I'm an old bone. I don't have much to do every day. I just like to think wildly. What I said just now is just a rhetoric that I came up with out of boredom. Let's listen to it together with my family. You don't have to take it seriously. Don't take it seriously." Cui Ge Lao hurriedly laughed.

He said don't take it seriously, could it be that he really didn't take it seriously?Mu Jiaojiao secretly lowered her eyes.

After saying this, Cui Ge did not mention this matter anymore, but said to Mu Jiaojiao: "By the way, Liu Lang's wife, you have also seen the little man who came to propose marriage to the Twelve Lady these days, you can see Which one did you get on?"

Mu Jiaojiao hurriedly said: "The daughter-in-law doesn't understand anything, so she dare not speak rashly. This matter is up to my aunt and uncle."

"That's your child anyway, do you really have no idea? Or...you are the same as Twelve Ladies, anyway, the candidate will not be the one you want, so you don't care who it is?"

Mu Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat! "Uncle, please calm down. The Twelve Lady has indeed liked Mr. Erlang of the Li family all these years, but she knows her identity and never dares to mess around. Now, she is also willing to obey the family's arrangement."

"Of course I know. The children of my Cui family must be well-behaved and obedient." Cui Ge said, "It's just that she is the descendant of my Cui family after all. If possible, I naturally hope that they can be with their sweetheart for a lifetime Love, love, never leave."

Mu Jiaojiao's heart was shocked again!She quickly raised her head to look at Elder Cui Ge, and Elder Cui smiled and said: "Let's see again! As long as this kid has the courage to come to propose marriage again, I might really consider betrotting Twelve Lady to him."

"Uncle, this is not good!" Although Mu Jiaojiao was moved, she was still full of worries.

Elder Cui Ge smiled and said: "I know what you are afraid of. In fact, it's nothing. The Cui family does need to marry with other families, but there are many ways to marry. If you can't marry a daughter, just marry someone else's daughter." .There are so many children in our family, and it’s not necessary that all of them marry well. For example, you and Liu Lang, haven’t the young couples lived well these years?”

Mu Jiaojiao understood now, and quickly got up to salute Mr. Cui Ge: "Daughter-in-law, thank you uncle for your tolerance. Now, daughter-in-law, thank you for your generosity on behalf of Twelve Ladies."

"That's easy to talk about. However, you'd better not tell Twelve Lady about this. What I want to see now is how much sincerity and sincerity that Li Erlang has for her. If he doesn't show enough, I still won't give my granddaughter away. Marry him." Cui Ge said with a smile.

Mu Jiaojiao nodded quickly. "The daughter-in-law knows."

The group of people chatted about other things before Mu Jiaojiao and Zheng Shi left.

"Actually, Uncle's concern is right." Mrs. Zheng said to Mu Jiaojiao in a low voice, "Since the founding of the country, the saints of all dynasties have tried their best to weaken the influence of the aristocratic family. Our five surnames and seven families marry each other. It is still very strong now, but after all, it is not as good as before. If we want to continue to be stable now, we must change our strategy and can no longer stick to the rules. As it is now, marrying an outstanding general is also a good way to expand your network. "

Mu Jiaojiao nodded. "I understand what Uncle means."

Moreover, after careful calculation, the eldest lady is the daughter of a concubine, and she is still a concubine in terms of ranking, so it is just right to use it to win over generals.The young lady of Cui's family's family's first branch must marry with five surnames and seven families.

Now it is a great honor for the other family to marry the eldest lady out of the five surnames, and it is not a big loss for the Cui family. This is an extremely cost-effective deal.But unfortunately, this kind of business is not something everyone is willing to do.At least, if it wasn't for the sake of the eldest lady's true love for Li Xiang, Mr. Cui Ge would still be more willing to let her marry into a family of the right family!

However, no matter what, with Cui Ge's words, she felt relieved.At least the eldest lady will not have too much pain for the rest of her life.And as a mother, who wouldn't want her child to spend a lifetime with her sweetheart happily?
However, for the purpose of testing Li Xiang, only their own people knew about this matter, and they did not tell the outside world.

And the eldest lady still ran out heartlessly every day, playing with the little sisters she had newly met in Chang'an, without asking a word about which house the family planned for her.Come to think of it, she is also planning to smash the can!

"This silly boy..." Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, and ordered, "Go and see what that Li Erlang is doing."

Li Guangbi returned to Chang'an to work, and naturally found a good job for his son.Father and son several new officials took office, naturally conscientious and did not dare to slack off.However, Li Xiang became a joke in the eyes of his colleagues because he lost to the eldest lady on the polo field, later invited a matchmaker to Cui's house to propose a marriage but was rejected, and then stood stupidly at the gate of Cui's house for three days.From time to time, someone wanted to provoke him with this matter.

Now, when everyone came out of the yamen, someone teased Li Xiang again: "I heard that the marriage of the little lady of Cui's family is about to be settled. Are you really going to try again? Since you two are in love , why don't you beg them again, maybe they will betroth her to you for the sake of your infatuation! Otherwise, you can still take her to elope! With Yuyue, who can control you? You all have hands and feet, so it’s not a problem to support yourself, right?”

In the Cui family, the Yang family encountered a big setback. Although they were still unhappy, they did not dare to mess around again.However, the Cui family didn't dare to mess around anymore, so it's always okay to find someone related to the Cui family to vent their anger, right?Therefore, these minions of the Yang family have often found opportunities to ridicule Li Xiang these days.

Li Xiang let them talk with a straight face.It wasn't until this person had even spoken about elopement that he interrupted coldly: "Pin is a wife and a concubine, I won't insult her like this."

"Hahaha, she has already belittled you so much, yet you still treat her so tenderly, I really can't see it! Mr. Li Erlang is still an infatuated species!" The young man sneered.

Li Xiang just glanced at him lightly, then continued to walk forward.

When the young man saw this, he was extremely upset, and when he glanced away and saw the figure in front of him, he smiled again: "That infatuated one, take a good look at the front, Mrs. Cui doesn't care how much you treat her!" Affectionate and affectionate. There are many handsome and talented young men around her now, I'm afraid she is already picky?"

Although he told himself not to be angry, when he raised his eyes and saw that the eldest lady in front of him was sitting upstairs with a well-dressed young gentleman, talking and laughing together, and the two of them were obviously very close, he still couldn't help the look in his eyes. dark.

Immediately he lifted his foot and walked into the teahouse.

"Ha, isn't he looking for someone to fight?" These gentlemen couldn't help but change their expressions, and hurriedly followed.

Then Li Xiang strode to the place where the eldest lady was, grabbed the young man and threw him away. "roll!"

"Hey, hey, what are you doing?" Xiao Langjun rolled to the ground, his back hurting from the impact, and he couldn't help shouting.

"No matter what you want to threaten her, get out of here." Li Xiang said coldly.

"Who said I threatened her? I'm clearly talking to her!"

"Her eyes told me."

"Nonsense!" Xiao Langjun immediately pointed at the eldest lady, "Tell him, did I threaten you? Did I!"

"No." The eldest lady shook her head immediately.

Mr. Xiao Lang immediately held his head high.However, Li Xiang only glanced at the eldest lady, and said coldly: "Stupid."

(End of this chapter)