After being informed by the Acting Palace's palace that the princess was going to return to the province in advance, the Zheng family began to prepare early in the morning, and in the morning, Zheng Gao and his children welcomed the princess into the palace outside the gate.

Li Tong first went to the court to see his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Zheng Rong's woman was born in Jingzhao Wei, and Wei Zhiyuan, the prime minister who was defeated and expelled in the early years, was a distant relative of the same clan. The eldest brother-in-law Zheng Fuqiu has also married, and the mother is from the Yuan family in Henan.

In addition to these, there is also a brother-in-law named Zheng Laolai, who is only in his early sixs, because he is too young, he has not participated in gifts and relatives before, and he can only see him when he returns to the province today.

Zheng Rong has four brothers, the eldest brother Zhuang Yao, Zheng Rongxing is the second, and the third Zheng Gu is the newly established Laiting County Lieutenant in Luoyang, and the fourth Zheng Ke is the new supervisor of the Shaofu Shangfang Department last year.

This is the immediate family of the princess's family, hearing the detailed introduction of the family, Li Tong also had to sigh, what is a deep-rooted family, this proportion of officials is too high, although the rank is not too high, but it can ensure that all the clansmen can hold the iron rice bowl and eat public meals when they are adults.

Zheng Rong's family is already like this, and after listening to the introduction of members of several other families, Li Tong can't help but feel more touched.

The reason why the family has the confidence to even look at the royal family is not to say how strong their position is, if the current situation is compared to a gambling table, Lao Tzu will not get off the table if he has the ability, as long as he sees the right time to open a big one, it is dozens or hundreds of years of scenery!

However, Xingyang Zheng's luck is not very good, and it has never been able to open a big one in the decades since the founding of the country. According to the original context, it was not until the Middle and Tang Dynasty that the imperial examination occupied the mainstream of scholars, and only then began to appear as prime ministers, and seven or eight in a row.

Of course, if it weren't for this, according to Li Tong's not embarrassing situation years ago, he might not be able to enter the eyes of these Shandong celebrities.

For example, Li Jingyi of the Li family of Zhao County, who has a good relationship with Li Tong, has been in contact with Li Tong since the beginning of Li Tong's exit, and Li Jingyi even sent his son Li Siwen to serve as a member of the palace, but he has not said anything further.

These big families, watching people put down dishes, are fine.

However, Li Tong also has to thank his father-in-law Zheng Rong, at least Zheng Rong's performance on the wedding night was righteous enough, although the two sides have shared weal and woe, but when the real thing comes, not everyone dares to make such a firm statement.

In this dispute, his grandmother Wu Zetian did not hold him accountable more, and to a considerable extent, it was because the Zheng family was still able to stand firmly on Li Tong's side at this critical moment. It must be known that Wu Chenghei and the Zheng family are also related by marriage, but his in-laws are really clumsy compared to the Zheng Rong family.

Among the relatives of the Zheng family, Li Tong is more interested in Zheng Ke, the fourth uncle of the princess. He wanted to steal ordnance from the Southern Yawei Mansion, and the Shaofu Shangfang Supervisor, who was responsible for recovering the ordnance of the Zhuwei Mansion, was an important link, and Zheng Ke served as the supervisor of the Right Shang Bureau, which was the small leader who directly managed this matter.

Li Tong originally thought that he would start arranging personnel in the near future, but he didn't expect that the Zheng family already had a ready-made candidate here.

Of course, he is not good at publicizing this kind of thing, and he doesn't even plan to operate it through Zheng Gao, so this matter is really a coincidence, and it can only be said that the Zheng family, a land-sitting household, is really pervasive in all departments of the imperial court.

Zheng Ke was twenty-five or sixteen years old, and he entered the office as the Taimiao Sailang of the Sili Temple.

Zhailang belongs to the primary school apprentice who works and studies part-time, and has no rank, usually made up by the door shade, after serving in the temple for a certain number of years, and then through the examination to select the officer, of course, the difficulty is much smaller than the normal imperial examination, and it is also a convenient method for the children of the family to enter the office.

Because Zheng Ke's predecessor Zhailang, he should be more familiar with the acting king, after all, Li Tong is quite familiar with the internal teaching workshop Yunshao Mansion and Sili Temple are also a system.

"Every time Your Highness writes a new chapter, I wait for Sailang to sing. In the old year, I was also fortunate to be present at the time, and I could only look at His Highness's demeanor from afar, I really never dreamed that one day His Highness would be able to become a distinguished guest of my family in the hall, and I could talk closely! ”

Zheng Ke looked at the acting king in the banquet, with enthusiasm and admiration, and even sang some of the acting king's old works in the court. Seeing him like this, some young people in the hall couldn't help but sing and get up, while the older ones were even more subtle, just twisting their beards and smiling.

Li Tong was also straight after seeing this, not to mention his position in the current situation, but in the young people, it is definitely a well-deserved first flow.

Although his grandmother is also elegant and heavy on carving insect literature and art, and there are many literary scholars in the court, such as Li Qiao, Su Wei and Shen Song, but there is still a certain gap between these people and his influence.

Poetry and literature, although it is not suitable for food and clothing at critical moments, can resonate, increase a sense of identity, stimulate emotions, and guide the values of a generation.

This kind of heartfelt recognition and influence cannot be exchanged for no amount of coercion and temptation. In the same way, denying one's feelings can sometimes be more infuriating than a direct personal attack.

There was originally some unfamiliar and awkward atmosphere, but because the young people were interested in chanting, they soon became harmonious. The Zheng family members in the hall also showed great satisfaction with the new son-in-law of the acting king.

A homecoming feast lasted from noon to evening, and instead of dispersing, the guests gathered more and more. Some of the relatives of the Zheng family, including the courtiers who lived in Zuo Jinfang, also rushed to the Fang when they learned that the acting king was in Fang, including Yang Zaisi, the waiter of Luantai.

Li Tong was also happy when he saw that Yang Zaisi was so knowledgeable, and asked people to introduce Yang Zaisi into the hall and sit side by side with him.

After Yang Zaisi sat down, he looked around the hall and sighed suddenly: "So far, there are no big regrets." The only thing is that I was clumsy with Zheng Weng, who failed to teach Cheng Liangshu, attract Lin Toe, leave traces in the hall, and shine in the hall, I really regret and can't let go! ”

Zheng Rong is not very good at communicating, and when he heard Yang Zaisi's words that were a little excessive, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Tong smiled and raised his glass to Yang Zaisi and said, "The waiter is so praised, could it be that he wants to show his benevolence to others, but he wishes that he will not have enough food and wine?" Xiao Wang has a shallow reputation, how can he be the power of one person? The old things are on the platform, and under the sub-seat, fortunately, the waiter is careful and taught, so that he can accumulate a little confidence to sit down. Mr. Elder, the unknown teacher, will send the cup to the heart! ”

With that, he raised his glass and drank it down.

After Yang Zaisi heard this, he also narrowed his eyes with laughter, and also took the wine glass and drank it all: "Drunk and crazy, this matter can be praised!" If you don't dare to be called, you are not enough to be a teacher, but you are disrespectful to drink and talk and be a friend! ”

Although talking and drinking are arbitrary, Yang Zaisi is already a sixty-year-old man after all, and he doesn't dare to be too greedy. Seeing that his expression was already quite drunk, Li Tong turned his head and instructed the Zheng family to arrange a room for him to move to the table with Zheng Gao and Yang Zaisi to talk again.

The three of them sat down in the room, and Yang Zaisi was still drunk, but Li Tong knew that these old foxes who had gone through ups and downs would open half of their eyes even if they fell asleep, and of course they wouldn't believe that Yang Zaisi would be so drunk that he couldn't discuss things when he was a guest at another house.

The reason why the old fox looks like this is nothing more than to reserve a little retreat for himself, and if the next conversation is not good to respond, he can also excuse himself from drinking.

He first drank a cup of tea to dispel the smell of wine a little, and then said: "Li Xianggong sent an envoy to Guannei, I wonder if there is anything new to pass back?" ”

Yang Zaisi sighed after hearing this: "The murderous incident in Wangchengyi is surging, if it weren't for Li Xianggong Yong as an envoy, all the soldiers in the court would inevitably be afraid. As for the depth of the investigation, it is difficult to know everything about Luantai. But who has been traced to the person who delivered the murder weapon, the day when the case will be revealed will not be far away. ”

As he spoke, his fingers seemed to be meaninglessly tracing on the case, as if his hands and feet were itching from real alcohol, but Li Tong still noticed that the fingertips of his fingertips should be some handwriting.

Although Yang Zaisi did not pay a visit to the prime minister, he was already one step away from the political affairs hall, and if he wanted to inquire, of course he could find out some details of the case. Li Tong observed carefully and noticed that his person had sketched out the words "Cui" and "Wei".

These two words actually have a wide range of meanings, and it is difficult to guess any useful information, and it also shows that Yang Zaisi is really slippery, since you ask me, I will give you a hint, but if you can't guess, don't blame me.

After Li Tong groaned slightly, he opened his mouth and asked, "Qiu Guan Cui Shilang, or will he use it outside?" ”

The former prime minister Cui Yuanzong was transferred from Luantai Shilang to Qiuguan Shilang, he was the son-in-law of the Wei family, and this was the first time Li Tong thought of a candidate who met Yang Zaisi's hints. However, Li Tong didn't think that Cui Yuanzong had any direct connection with this case, it may be that he delayed some people in that position, so he had to be kicked out of the court.

When Yang Zaisi heard this, he didn't answer, but he was even more drunk.

Seeing this, Li Tong asked people to serve new tea, then sighed again, and continued: "Recently, Zheng Shilang and I have discussed, Dujue Nan Province has been in disagreement recently, and I want to avoid disturbances, I don't know if Shilang can see and teach?" ”

After hearing this, Yang Zaisi raised his drunken eyes and glanced at Zheng Gao with great interest, and saw that Zheng Gao was also nodding slightly, but he was slightly surprised. For Zheng Gao, the best situation is undoubtedly to keep the position of the current heavenly official squire, but he did not expect that he had reached a consensus with the acting king and was ready to seek foreign affairs.

After thinking about it, he sighed, shook his head, and said, "Everyone sees things, but it is difficult for everyone to have a good plan. Am I not trembling, how dare I be clumsy and selfish, and teach others. ”

"Yes, everyone in the bureau has the same sorrow. One day, I saw Yao Xianggong in the province, and he took the liberty to ask for advice, and he also answered me with this remark. ”

When Yang Zaisi heard this, he suddenly felt a stir, and after a while, he seemed to consciously change a little suddenly, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a dry smile: "Fragrant tea relieves fatigue, no wonder Your Highness Yaai, it's really a fun drink." ”

Li Tong was already happy when he saw this, so he simply followed his words and talked about the wonders of tea, and went through all kinds of things. Yang Zaisi could still pretend to listen at first, but after a while, he couldn't hold it back, and after coughing dryly, he wanted to pull the topic back: "Yao Xianggong is high, and he is not lacking in calmness, so he actually sighed like this?" ”

Old fox, you are talking nonsense with me and pretending to be drunk again!

Li Tong was already secretly happy when he heard this, and he no longer continued to hang this guy, so he said again: "Temples or rivers and lakes are inevitably worried about the country and the people. The son and the fish, each with their own hearts, why don't I set up a guest table in the coming day, and invite you to drink and share your worries? ”

After hearing this, Yang Zaisi nodded again and again, no longer being reserved. He is now considered a high authority, and he is only a stone's throw away from the prime minister, but just this half a step, he is stuck and can't get up or down, and he is extremely uncomfortable.