Jiang Anyi recognized Li Mingde, who had not been seen for a few years, Li Mingde had aged a lot, and his long sleeves were more elegant and graceful. Li Mingde also looked at Jiang Anyi, the energetic young man had a short beard, and he looked much more mature, naturally revealing a long-standing and calm bearing, like a sword hidden in a box, which is even more majestic.

After a long time, Jiang Anyi stood still, bowed deeply, and said: "Boy Jiang Anyi, I have seen Mingde Gong, and after many years, Mingde Gong has always been good. Jiang Anyi's posture was very low, and he visited the elder as a junior.

Li Mingde's heart was relieved, he was still a little worried that Jiang Anyi was young and vigorous, and he held a grudge against the attack and killing in the Xu Mansion, and some people in the clan still had a grudge against Jiang Anyi, and if the two sides clashed, I am afraid it would be difficult to end.

Helping Jiang Anyi with both hands, Li Mingde said with emotion: "The old man is old, he is at home, just waiting for death." However, the old man often hears the news of An Yi's achievements, and he is really a hero and a young man. ”

Jiang Anyi said a few words humbly, bowed to Li Mingxing beside Li Mingde, and said, "My son-in-law has seen my father-in-law. ”

Li Mingxing, as his father-in-law, stood awkwardly in the crowd to greet his son-in-law, Tong'er is the pearl of his palm, the mother is the matchmaker, and the title is five pleasant, but marrying a concubine is not glorious. However, Jiang Anyi is what her daughter likes, and she almost died for it, and now she has two more children, she is happy at home, what else can she say, Nu Lei is not up to her father, let her go.

Jiang Anyi, the son-in-law, is still earning, not to mention anything else, the embarrassment of the Li family has been greatly improved because of the son-in-law and daughter, and the status of the second room in the clan has risen.

"That's it." Li Mingxuan replied with mixed feelings.

Jiang Anyi made a circle at the Li family again, and said with a smile: "Anyi has seen you. "Most of the Li clansmen saw Jiang Anyi for the first time, and it was inevitable to look at this famous champion with a cautious eye, and those Li clansmen who were dissatisfied with Jiang Anyi had to admit that Tong'er's husband's conversation style was not good.

Jishantang was full of nearly forty people, all of whom were the leaders of the Li family, including white-haired old men and heroic young men.

The effort is not big, the banquet is ready, everyone flocks around Jiang Anyi to go to the banquet, since it is naturally not appropriate to use knives and guns, there is always no obstacle to moving wine, and the young people of the Li family invariably toast Jiang Anyi, Li Mingxing found that something was wrong, and he just wanted to scold with a calm face, Li Mingde on the side quietly pulled his brother's clothes, and shook his head slightly. Li Mingxing woke up to the fact that the wine table was a good place to resolve grievances, so he might as well let the clansmen express their grievances and avenge the revenge of the Qing Dynasty in the past.

Jiang Anyi got drunk after drinking more than ten glasses, Li Mingxing asked people to carry him into his own house, Tong'er's mother was already anxiously waiting for her son-in-law to come to the door, and when she saw Jiang Anyi being carried in, she complained to Li Mingxing: "Why do you let Anyi drink so much wine, and you don't stop it, let Tong'er know that you don't blame you for being a father."

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Li Mingxing shook his head with a wry smile and ordered, "Go get some sobering soup." ”

Li Donghai said with a smile: "Mother, it's not in the way, Huang Su is drunk and drunk and doesn't hurt his body, and he will be fine when he sleeps." ”

"Hurry up and put it on the couch, it's too hot this day, be careful of heat stroke, otherwise Tong'er, this girl will have to chatter." Tong'er Niang beckoned someone to carry Jiang Anyi to the couch, someone was shaking a fan next to him, getting used to the cool breeze, Jiang Anyi, who pretended to be drunk, simply slept peacefully, and when he opened his eyes, it was already sunset.

"Uncle is awake." Yahuan, who was waiting next to her, called softly, and after a while, Li Mingxing and his wife, Li Donghai and others arrived one after another. Jiang Anyi tidied up his clothes and saw his father-in-law's family again, and the family sat down to talk about homely things, and the topic was naturally Tong'er and the two children. is also a short parent, but there is a lack of needles in the cotton, thorns in the words, and the family talks and laughs, which makes Jiang Anyi feel warm.

Knowing that Tong'er was still in Huazhou in order to take care of the business, and would not go to Beijing to reunite with Jiang Anyi until September, and even entrusted the two children to Dong'er to take care of, Li Ming said in a sullen voice: "The Li family is really ashamed to let a married daughter support the family business outside." He turned his face and scolded his two sons (eldest son Li Dongxing and second son Li Donghai) and said: "You two gave birth to men for nothing, and you are still brothers. ”

Tong'er's eldest brother Li Dongxing was born in Xiucai, as for Li Donghai is just a child, the two are typical gentlemen, Li Donghai helped his second grandfather Li Shicheng to Huazhou to squeeze Jiang Anyi for the silver, knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Li Ming's scolding is not bad at all.

This time Jiang Anyi was transferred to Jingzhong, Tong'er naturally wanted to follow him, and now he was temporarily waiting in Huazhou for the Li family to send someone to hand over, Li Mingde meant to let Li Dongxing or Li Donghai go, the two of them are Tong'er's own brothers, it is much more convenient than others, and it is also regarded as a support for the second room, so that the second room can continue to control the economic power of the clan. However, Li Dongxing and the brothers were unwilling to leave Jiangnan to suffer in Huazhou, so Li Mingde had no choice but to let Li Donggang from the third room go.

Jiang Anyi saw that the faces of the two brothers-in-law were ugly, and he hurriedly persuaded him: "My father-in-law is too harsh, Tong'er often says in front of me that the eldest brother is outstanding in learning, and the second brother is smart, and they are all rising stars of the Li family." ”

Li Dongxing and Li Donghai's faces softened a little, seeing that their brother-in-law was much more pleasing to the eye, Tong'er's mother felt sorry for her son, and muttered: "How can a father say this about his son, aren't they also helping you at home, you are old, Dongxing and Donghai are by your side, and the business of the clan will not be handed over to them to take care of in the future." ”

Li Mingxing shook his head helplessly, if one of the two sons goes to Huazhou to sit in the town, and one more person is left in the clan, the economic lifeline of the family will be in the hands of the second room, no matter what changes occur in the clan, the second room will be as stable as Mount Tai. Seeing his wife babbling and complaining, Li Mingxing said: "An Yi didn't eat anything at noon, you go and arrange a meal earlier, An Yi should be hungry." ”

Waiting for Tong'er Niang to walk away, Li Mingxing asked, "An Yi, where do you intend to be an official when you enter Beijing this time?" ”

For Jiang Anyi's future, the Li family is more concerned than Jiang Anyi, the Li family is now closely linked to Jiang Anyi, and the Li family's biggest reliance now is Li Mingxing's official residence in one of the nine Qings, Taifu Siqing, who is a high-ranking official of the third grade, but

The real power is not large, the words in the court are slight, and as the successor Li Mingyi was defeated and took office, the power of the Li family in the officialdom has been greatly weakened, so Li Mingxing will endure the humiliation and bear the burden, and strongly persuade the clansmen to marry Tong'er to Jiang Anyi as a concubine, hoping to use Jiang Anyi's strength to soothe and refresh when the Li family is weak, in order to rise again.

This time Jiang Anyi came to visit Li's house, Li Mingde had already convened the clansmen to discuss sending people to Beijing with Jiang Anyi, the bird followed the Luan and the phoenix to exalt himself, and he could find an official and a half-post by Jiang Anyi's side, Yu Qingshan, Liu Yixing and others are the best examples, and the candidate to test Jiang Anyi's tone is naturally Li Mingxing.

"My brother-in-law is deeply favored by the Son of Heaven, at least he is also a squire, I overheard the patriarch reveal his tone last time, saying that the uncle wrote a letter saying that it is rumored in Beijing that the Son of Heaven is likely to appoint his brother-in-law as a squire in the middle of the book." Li Dongxing interjected excitedly. He was born in Xiucai, and he was more enthusiastic about fame, and he had the heart to follow Jiang Anyi to the capital. Li Dongxing's abacus is fine, Yu Qingshan and Liu Yixing followed their brother-in-law from Xiucai to lifter, and they both achieved the seven-grade official, he and he are in-laws, and he has a few words of guidance by his brother-in-law's side, it is not difficult to lift people in the exam, as for the second, as long as they can step into the officialdom, with their brother-in-law and the Li family behind them, how can they say that their future official body will not be lower than the seventh grade.

Jiang Anyi was sent to Linhua County as soon as he entered Beijing, and there were all kinds of rumors about the rumors in Beijing from Tian Shoulou, and there were all kinds of rumors about his official position, and the statement of Zhongshu Shilang was the first time I heard of it, and if the news came from Li Mingxing, it should be more true than the rumors that Tian Shoulou obtained, after all, the level of people with whom Tian Shoulou interacted was low, and the authenticity of the news should be discounted.

The government hall consists of a secretary and supervisor (divided into left and right supervisors), the academy, and the lower courtyard of the door are the prime minister's assistants, and the academy is in charge of the national decrees, and the son of heaven is in charge of the great government, and the unification of the heavenly people, and the responsibilities are seven: the book (after the establishment of the heir, the sealing of the tree and the screen, the favor and respect of the virtuous, the Linxuan preparation), the book (the great reward and punishment, the award of the great official, the old government, the pardon and the surrender), the consolation book (praise the virtuous, exhort the diligence), the day edict (increase or decrease officials, abolish the state and county, levy soldiers and horses, except for the removal of officials), edict (said to be a hundred divisions and horse procedures, please implement), On the matter of the edict (consolation to the minister, admonition to the ministers), edict (with the matter, not easy to the old classics).

The Zhongshu Academy has a Zhongshu Ling, two waiters, among the many waiters in Beijing, the Zhongshu waiter is undoubtedly the leading role in many waiters, it can be seen from the official rank, the Zhongshu waiter and the servant of the Ministry are the official rank on the fourth grade, and the waiter of the other ministries is only the official rank under the fourth grade, and the waiter of the Zhongshu waiter is on the side of the Son of Heaven, and it is obviously closer than other waiters, and Jiang Anyi became a Zhongshu waiter at the age of thirty, which is equivalent to saying that one foot has stepped into the door of the political hall. Jiang Anyi couldn't help but be happy when he heard that he was going to become a Chinese scholar.

Li Mingxing saw Jiang Anyi's face with joy, and became hotter to hit the railway: "Beijing is not as good as Huazhou, Anyi can't have useful manpower around him, and besides, Tong'er's daughter's family is working hard for the family, and the Li family is ashamed of her. ”

Jiang Anyi can only be only for his father-in-law's kindness, and secretly thinks in his heart that these servants must not be as big as Aunt Xia, otherwise it will be difficult for Tong'er to do it at that time.