Chapter Eighty-Eight: Balancing Interests

Gao Qiuniang was anxious about Guanyin's marriage.

Mrs. Dou of the Tang Mansion was even more anxious.

In her plan, there will be two happy events in the house next year.

Li Jiancheng has four out of twenty, and Li Shimin will have fifteen.

This is a time set a few years ago, and when the two reach this age, they will get married that year.

Li Shimin's fifteenth marriage is quite normal.

Li Jiancheng is twenty-three years old and has not yet married, which is a puzzle for outsiders.

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Why doesn't the Tang Mansion marry, and once married, it is two sons-in-law?

Li Yuan and his wife have reasons that cannot be told to outsiders.

Mrs. Dou is a great believer in divination, and ten years ago she divined the marriages of several of her sons.

Li Jiancheng is the "Ding" hexagram, and Li Shimin is the "Qian" hexagram.

The diviner explained the hexagram and said:

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Li Jiancheng, his hexagram is "Ding", and the hexagram is "Ninety-four": Ding folds his feet, covers the public food, and his shape is rich and fierce.

Li Jiancheng is a noble appearance, marrying early and rejecting his wife, if the daughter he marries is not worthy of virtue, he will die early.

The reason is that the woman's talent and virtue are not worthy, and if her feet are not firm, she will be overturned, and she will not be blessed to accept the supreme and noble position, so she will die early.

The elephant said: The gentleman is in the right position.

Therefore, Li Jiancheng needs to keep his solid foundation and wait until the year of his life to get married.

Next year, Li Jiancheng will be twenty-four years old, which is the year of his birth, so he will get married in this year.

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Li Shimin, whose hexagram is "Qian", hexagram "Ninety-two": see the dragon in the field, see the lord, auspicious.

Li Shimin is a pure yang body, and if he is too rigid, he will fold, and he will marry early.

The reason is that the body of pure yang needs to be supplemented with yin and yang, and yin and yang should be able to complement each other. Seeing the dragon in the field, that is, when people are young.

The elephant said: Tianxingjian, the gentleman is self-reliant.

The man is promising, the inner room is full of virtue, and the yin and yang can be blameless. Marriage begins in the year of the elephant dance, when a man reaches fifteen years of age.

By the end of the year, Li Shimin was just 14 years old, and the folk were 15 years old.

Because Li Jiancheng is the eldest son, he needs to get married first. Then, Li Shimin can get married.

Therefore, Li Shimin's wedding date should be put after Li Jiancheng.

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Originally, Mrs. Dou was not very convinced of Fang Shi's divination, and thought to herself that how could a man get married at the age of twenty-four?

She also wants to hold her grandson early.

In doubt, when Li Jiancheng was sixteen years old, Mrs. Dou arranged a maid for him as a roommate.

Unexpectedly, in less than half a year, this maid who had a room for the house died of illness.

After this incident, Mrs. Dou did not dare to have the slightest suspicion of Fang Shi's words, and everything acted according to what he said.

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Seeing that it was almost the end of the year, Li Yuan came back with a letter, saying that he had returned to the eastern capital Luoyang with the car, but the emperor was still angry, and he did not dare to take leave and go home.

For the marriage of the two sons, Li Yuan asked Mrs. Dou and Li Jiancheng to make full arrangements, and he would go back to attend the wedding at that time.

As for the auspicious date of the wedding, he suggested that it should be fixed until the beginning of next year.

Listening to the emperor's tone, next spring he will personally conquer Liaodong and attack Goryeo.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the officials who will go on the expedition next year will be accompanied by their families, and a mansion will be arranged in Zhuozhou.

Therefore, the wedding date of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin should be set in the first month and February, after this time, Li Yuan and Mrs. Dou will drive to Zhuozhou, and I don't know when to postpone the time again.

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After receiving Li Yuan's letter, Mrs. Dou's heart was slightly wider.

She asked Li Jiancheng to reply to her father, saying that she would handle it according to Li Yuan's explanation.

Li Jiancheng has other considerations.

Under the education of his parents, as the eldest son of the Guogong Mansion, he has great ambitions since he was a child, and since his father will inherit the mandate of heaven, he will also be the future emperor in the future.

Inspired by his lofty ambitions, Li Jiancheng studied both civil and military affairs, and worked hard no less than Li Shimin.

He is now in his twenties, he is already an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and when he is heroic, he has big things in his heart and the overall situation in his mind.

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Li Jiancheng is extremely concerned about the affairs of the court, and he will weigh the pros and cons of everything he does.

Since Yang Guang's conquest of Liaodong, the people's grievances have been rampant, and chaos has arisen, Li Jiancheng discussed with his father, thinking that the time for action was coming.

He had begun to recruit the virtuous and take in the outlaws in preparation for the great things to come.

The defeat of Liaodong strengthened his belief that he was going to perish in Sui.

Li Jiancheng believes that the most urgent task at the moment is to speed up the cultivation of forces, so that when the time comes, all the calls will be answered.

Therefore, he used the marriages of several brothers as a bargaining chip to win over everyone in the world.

I want to use marriage to stabilize the power of one party.

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He is no longer optimistic about the marriage between Li Shimin and Guanyin.

Li Jiancheng believes that after the death of Changsun Sheng and Changsun Chi, the Changsun family is no longer an important force in the DPRK.

This marriage is no longer of much use.

In his letter to Li Yuan, he suggested that Li Shimin should be selected as a good match, and the woman should be a family member with a certain influence in the court.

As for the violation of the marriage contract, Li Jiancheng said to his father in the letter, our father and son have already fought for their lives for the great cause, so why should we value a marriage contract, once it is completed, the eldest grandson will be included in the side room of the people in the future, who in the world dares to put a beak?

After writing the letter, Li Jiancheng recruited the most trusted person, sewed the letter to Li Yuan on the inner layer of the robe, repeatedly explained that he should be careful, and then galloped to the eastern capital Luoyang on a fast horse.

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Li Shimin heard that his father had returned to Luoyang, the eastern capital, by car, so he sent the letter back, that is, he went to the upper room to see his mother.

Mrs. Dou was sitting on the Luohan bed, chatting with her personal maids, and when she saw Li Shimin coming, she knew that he wanted to inquire about her father's news, so she asked the maids to retreat and stay outside the door.

After Li Shimin entered the house, he saluted his mother, and Mrs. Dou asked him to sit down under the Luohan bed.

He took off his shoes and went to the Luohan bed, sat down opposite several cases, and asked his mother, Mrs. Dou,

"Auntie, I heard that Grandpa has returned to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and asked people to bring back the letter, I don't know why?"

Mrs. Dou's eyes radiated brilliance, she looked at her son with a smile, and seemed to point out:

"Seeing that you and Da Lang are more worried than one another, I don't know if I am worried about your grandfather, or are I thinking about other things?"

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The fact that Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng will get married next year is no secret among the parents.

Mrs. Dou alluded to the fact that both of them were concerned about getting married.

Mrs. Dou's guess is not wrong, Li Shimin is worried about his father's truth, and it is not false that he cares about marriage.

was told by his mother that he was in his heart, Li Shimin was a little shy, and covered it up with a smile.

"Where will the people of the world care about other things, it is naturally Grandpa who is worried about it in their hearts."

Mrs. Dou pursed her lips and smiled, "I can't help it."

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As she spoke, Mrs. Dou took out the letter sent back by Li Yuan from the desk box and handed it to Li Shimin, "Look at it yourself."

Li Shimin took the letter and opened it to read it carefully.

Li Yuan said in the letter that although Liaodong was defeated, Li Yuan's duty was to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and he did not participate in the war.

Although the generals and soldiers suffered heavy losses, Li Yuan was unharmed.

Seeing that his father was fine, Li Shimin was relieved about Li Yuan's safety.

Further down, it is to talk about the marriage between the eldest brother and himself.

Li Yuan confessed that he wanted the two to get married before February next year.

Li Shimin saw Li Yuan arrange it like this, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart.

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He thought that Guanyin was now temporarily living in his uncle's house, although she was a close relative, Li Shimin always had a feeling of being under the fence.

I haven't seen her for nearly three years, and Guanyin must have grown up a lot.

After all these changes, I wonder if it is still as witty, brutal, and cute as in the past?

Li Shimin has compassion and really wants to take this little sister who has nothing to talk about to him to his side as soon as possible.

In his imagination, he always felt that Guanyin left the Changsun General's Mansion, as if she was outcast.

For Guanyin in the current situation, Li Shimin is loving and pitiful.

Because the two of them have already set their names, they have long regarded Guanyin as their other half in his heart.

He couldn't bear to watch her live in unhappiness.

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Seeing that Li Shimin was distracted, Mrs. Dou smiled and said, "Did you remember Auntie?"

's mother is naturally wise, and what Li Shimin thinks, he can never escape Mrs. Dou's eyes.

Seeing that his thoughts were guessed by his mother again, Li Shimin said, "Exactly."

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Ever since she saw Guanyin in Chengnan Manor, Mrs. Dou has been very fond of Guanyin.

She decided on the spot to set up the marriage of Li Shimin and Guanyin.

At that time, Li Shimin and Guanyin were still two little guesses.

After many years of getting along, they still have a deep relationship and are like brothers and sisters.

When Mrs. Dou saw it, she was very relieved.

She seemed to be touched by her past thoughts, and said slowly with some feelings:

"At that time, I thought of forming this family business, first, Guanyin is really smart and understanding, and she is the best match for you."

"The second is to think that the eldest grandson family will help the Guogong Mansion in the future."

"Thinking about it today, it seems that it doesn't matter whether you have help or not, what matters is whether you are happy in the future."

"Now, although the eldest grandson family has lost its former prosperity, I am also satisfied that I can marry such a wife for you."

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Li Shimin listened to what his mother said, and seemed to have contempt for the eldest grandson family, so he said to Mrs. Dou:

"A-Niang forgive the sin, the people of the world feel that what you said is not entirely right."

"What you see is only the surface of the Eldest Sun Family, I have lived in the Eldest Sun General's Mansion for a long time, but I can feel the hidden power beneath its surface."

Seeing that Li Shimin disagreed with her opinion, Mrs. Dou knew that he had something to say.

She looked at her son intently and said:

"From your point of view, let A-Niang hear it."

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Li Shimin sat up straight and said seriously:

"The eldest grandson family has always attached great importance to the cultivation of talents, and there have been many talents from generation to generation."

"From the moment of view, the talents of civil and military affairs should not be underestimated."

"Gao Jian and the eldest grandson Wuji are both full of reading scriptures and history, full of economic wealth, and have the talent of warp and weft."

"A military general in service, although his position is not high, he is in charge of key points."

"The eldest grandson Chang is in charge of the palace guards; The eldest grandson, Wuyi, served as the general of the Gyeonggi Eagle Yanglang and was in charge of the Gyeonggi Prefecture soldiers; Ding Zhankui, the friend of life and death of Changsun Sheng, is currently the governor of Hedong County."

"Among the young talents, the eldest grandson Shunde has the unstoppable bravery, and the eldest grandson Zhan and Ding Jikan are also extremely brave, and they will all be fierce generals in the future."

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"The eldest grandson family has been deeply cultivated in Luoyang and Chang'an for hundreds of years."

"Once there is a change, the safety of Chang'an is largely due to the huge influence of the eldest grandson family."

"Ah Niang, you said, in the vicinity of Chang'an, apart from our Guogong Mansion, who else can compare with the eldest grandson family?"

After listening to Li Shimin's analysis, Mrs. Dou couldn't help nodding frequently.

From Li Shimin's introduction, she saw information that she had never mastered.

In her heart, she weighed the weight of the eldest grandson family again.

Mrs. Dou sighed, "It seems that you still have a comprehensive grasp, but I hope that you can manage it well in the future and make full use of this force that cannot be ignored."

Li Shimin nodded, "Don't worry, Auntie, I have plans for these in my heart."

Next, the mother and son said something else, and Li Shimin left.

In the depths of his heart, he is looking forward to the upcoming wedding date.

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Hedong County is not too far from Luoyang, and it can be reached in one day and two days to go back and forth.

The next day, the messenger returned to Hedong and handed Li Yuan's reply to Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng opened the letter and looked at what his father said in the letter, as if he had been moved by his own suggestions.

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