The two sat opposite each other and chatted about the content of "Poems" and "Rites", which can be regarded as having contacts and opinions. Despite the disagreement, Cai Yong did not brush his sleeves and leave.

After about a stick of incense, Cai Yong asked, "Who have you learned?" ”

"Self-taught."

Cai Yong sighed, "There are really people in the world who are born to know!" ”

Guo Yi smiled but did not speak.

Cai Yong said: "If there is chaos today, it is the time when etiquette collapses. You opened Zhongshan Academy to teach hundreds of schools, which is the foundation of the ages. The old decay lives in seclusion in the countryside, incomparable, incomparable. ”

Guo Yi said: "Mr. is too modest. Mr. peach and plum all over the world, people at home and abroad, how can the younger generation compare themselves. ”

Cai Yong laughed, touched his beard and thought for a moment, and asked, "I have a daughter, and now I am in the boudoir." His appearance is not gorgeous, but he is full of poetry and books, and he knows how to read books. He is also proficient in music and rhythm, and works in poetry, which is enough to match you. I don't know what you think? ”

"Well......" Guo Yi couldn't react to this sentence at first glance, so he wanted to promise his daughter to me? Isn't that a little too casual? However, this is Cai Wenji! No, she should be called Zhao Ji, and she was not called Wen Ji before Sima Zhao took the throne and avoided changing her name. Although Wen Ji obviously sounds much more literate.

Seeing Guo Yi's hesitation, Cai Yong said again: "She was promised by me to the Wei clan of Hedong County before. But the road was blocked, and the marriage was not married, and a month ago, the other party died of illness, and the marriage was canceled. ”

So that's it! I have the impression that Cai Yan was married before he was plundered to the Huns. Hedong County is in Sili, Wu County is in Yangzhou, and they are thousands of miles apart, so naturally there are constant difficulties and obstacles. Coupled with Guo Yi's strict control of Yangzhou, it is normal to fail to get married in time.

It is naturally a great thing to be able to marry Cai Yan as his wife, so Guo Yi bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, sir, thank you, boy." ”

Cai Yong was very happy when he saw that he agreed, and said with a smile: "My daughter can marry you, a great Confucian who is full of poetry and books, which can be regarded as her blessing." The wedding is just done by ordinary people. ”

How can this be simplified? I'm a Yangzhou pastor, a general of the chariot, and of course my wedding has to be a little pretentious. Then he said: "This matter should not be too simple. Please also give me time to plan well. ”

"yes, okay." Cai Yong was also very happy to hear him say this, being able to be taken seriously also shows the sincerity of the other party.

After saying goodbye to Cai Yong, Guo Yi immediately wrote to Zhao Rou and reported to her about marrying a wife. Marrying a wife is a lifelong event, which is completely different from the concept of concubinage! Guo Yi has a lot of women around him, but they are all concubines. According to etiquette, concubines have no status at all. But in Guo Yi's view, such a major event must be communicated with Zhao Rou first.

At the same time, he also informed the ladies of the family about this, and the Guo family will have a justifiable hostess in the future.

Yang Yu'an sat quietly, she was originally a person with a very strong concept of etiquette, and marrying a wife is the top priority in etiquette, even if she felt a little apprehensive in her heart, she would not open her mouth to object, and simply kept silent.

Yan Hua said "oh", turned around and left, this matter has been decided, and it is extremely beneficial to Guo Yi's career. What's more, she also knew that this was something that would come sooner or later, and she couldn't support it, nor could she say she was against it, so she simply didn't ask about it.

It was Wang Yi who asked how to arrange the wedding.

Guo Yi spread his hands, he has Fan Xin's dependence, and he can figure out how to handle the ancient wedding.

Wang Yi glanced at him, and said angrily: "If you marry Cai Yong's daughter, even if you are 'corrected', you will be counted as one of the great Confucians in the world in the future." For you, there is no harm in everything. ”

"Hmm." Guo Yi nodded and said in a deep voice: "I came from a poor family, and now I can be regarded as a real sparrow turning into a phoenix." ”

Wang Yi said resolutely: "No matter who supports it or who opposes it." This wedding must be known to the whole world and be vigorous. In my opinion, it will be done together with the inauguration ceremony of Jiankang City. To tell the whole world, you not only have the land of Jiankang Dragon, but also the daughter of the great Confucian Cai Yong! ”

Guo Yi frowned, the wedding must indeed be held seriously, but if it is too heavy, will it be criticized? "Isn't that too much?"

"Not at all!" Wang Yi said categorically: "This thing must be done foolproof." All the characters with heads and faces in Yangzhou must be present. Even find a way to make the famous families in the court and other great Confucians congratulate! You are the general of the chariot cavalry, the pastor of Yangzhou, and the marquis of Wanhu! Your marriage is by no means something that a sedan chair can solve! ”

"Good!" Guo Yi made up his mind when he heard this, with Lao Tzu's strength and status, he was still afraid of a few gossip? Then he said: "This matter is planned by you as a whole, and after it is completed, the plan will be implemented by Fan Xin!" ”

Wang Yi nodded, and then said, "Fan Xin's authority is too heavy, which is not a good thing. ”

Guo Yi laughed, "Ha! One is to tell the middle father, and the other is to tell the middle father, easy to be the king! ”

Wang Yi had no choice but to say nothing when he heard this. said sourly, "There is a new love, but don't forget the old love." ”

Guo Yi took her hand and comforted: "Where am I like that kind of person?" ”

"That's good." Wang Yi also smiled, she was not worried about falling out of favor, with her strategy, there would always be a place.

Yang Yu said on the side: "Husband, there is a girl in the academy who is very smart, and we have nothing to teach. She said she wanted to study engineering, what do you think? ”

Guo Yi said strangely: "There is still such a thing? Which girl? ”

Yang Yu replied: "She is from Jingzhou, her name is Huang Yueying. ”

"It's Huang Chengyan's daughter." Guo Yi was shocked, Huang Yueying was actually studying in her own academy? hurriedly said: "Arrange it, I want to see her." As for the course, I arranged it for her. ”

"Okay."

After this blow and forgiveness to the Zhang family, the contradiction between Guo Yi and the Yangzhou Hao family came to an end temporarily. Regardless of what both sides think in their hearts, the ostensible cooperation has been reached.

Guo Yi holds the highest power, has the power of soldiers and the appointment and dismissal of officials, adjudicates the affairs of Yangzhou, and also has the base of Danyang County and the fortress of Jiankang City.

The famous families continue to hold positions in the big and small official offices as before, and they can still maintain the overall interests of the family, although they have lost the right to speak and make decisions, but because of the improvement of Yangzhou's economic level, they have been financially compensated. Guo Yi's refinement of the administrative department also increased the official position, so that more children of famous families entered the officialdom.

And Cai Yong's behavior of marrying a daughter also has a high symbolic significance. This means that the traditional Confucian scholars represented by Cai Yong recognized Guo Yi's doctrine and academic status, which played an immeasurable role in Guo Yi's recruitment of Confucian students and attracting talents. On the second day after the news broke, the local Confucian in Yangzhou recommended himself to teach at Zhongshan Academy, and Confucian students also signed up to study.

Guo Yi is the principal of Zhongshan Academy, and both teachers and students must call him "principal" or "sir". The existence of this identity has also directly caused his influence on Yangzhou's cultural circles to soar.

When Guo Yi was busy preparing for the wedding, Fan Xin was busy dealing with government affairs, and Long Yi, Pang De and others were busy protecting the territory and the people. The news of Phoenix Xian and Hetu has spread to Luoyang, and like a bombshell, it has caused a sensation in the whole country.