Hearing what Ouyang Xiu said, how could Master Qin not understand, this matter had been calculated by Ouyang Xiu a long time ago.

Just think about it carefully, this matter is indeed good for the imperial court, plus it can also help Li Hao.

Since you can have the best of both worlds, Master Qin has no reason to refuse.

But Master Qin didn't want to agree so simply, otherwise it would be difficult to dispel the anger of being deliberately deceived by Ouyang Xiu.

So he said, "Your plan is not a day's work.

Tell me, when did you come up with this idea, and does Li Hao know about it?"

As soon as Ouyang Xiu heard that Master Qin did not refuse on the spot, he understood that this matter had already been completed.

He smiled and said, "Ever since I knew that you were going to enter Beijing, I had been planning.

As for Li Hao, he knows that I have something to do with you, but I haven't told him what the specific matter is."

Master Qin nodded and said, "I knew that you had bad intentions and had planned for me early on, and I agreed to this, but you have to punish yourself three cups first."

Hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said, "I'm helping your proud disciple pave the way again, and you still want to punish me for getting wine, it's unreasonable."

After hearing this, Master Qin disagreed: "It's true that this matter can help Li Hao, but if you want to say that Li Hao is the only one who helps, you can't see it."

As soon as he heard this, Ouyang Xiu had no choice but to agree, "Okay, I'll punish myself with three cups, it's always okay."

As he spoke, ton, he drank three glasses of wine and accepted the punishment.

Then Master Qin said, "Since this is the case, I will not pursue your deliberate design with me.

It's just that you don't have to talk to Li Hao about this matter, just we can handle it."

Determined the most important thing, the two of them began to talk.

So Master Qin asked about the court situation, just because Li Hao is still a little immature now, and there are some things that he can't perceive.

But Ouyang Xiu is different, this old fox who has experienced more than 20 years of changes in the situation, it is really difficult to escape Ouyang Xiu's eyes when he wants to escape Ouyang Xiu's eyes.

Moreover, Master Qin had also cooperated with Han Qi during the Qingli period, so he naturally knew what Han Qi's temperament was.

If he is a deputy and has a boss who can hold him down, then he can really give full play to his strengths.

But if he is a forehander, then with his temperament, I am afraid that he will not tolerate voices different from him in the court, even if others are right.

"Since the departure of Prime Minister Fu Bi from the dynasty, it has become that you and Prime Minister Han Qi jointly govern the government, and he is not as good at talking as Prime Minister Fu Bi, so what are your plans next?"

It seemed that this question was indeed difficult to answer, Ouyang Xiu was silent for a while before he said, "Now that the Prime Minister Fu Bi has just left, many things have been straightened out, where did I come from so many plans.

Let's take a look first, and we'll talk about it after this time."

Hearing Ouyang Xiu's words, Master Qin also understood, it seemed that Ouyang Xiu already had some doubts about the prospect of the next change.

So next, Master Qin didn't ask any more questions, just drank and talked about poetry with Ouyang Xiu, so happy.

After returning to the wine, Master Qin returned to the Li Mansion on his own to rest.

In the days that followed, Master Qin began to look for old friends in Bianjing, and turned around all his friends in the Qingli period.

It also helped Li Hao reconnect a lot of relationships and added a lot of help to Li Hao.

Until one day, when Ouyang Xiu entered the palace to meet him, he accidentally mentioned the name of Master Qin, saying that he had entered Beijing to attend Li Hao's wedding banquet and lived in Li Hao's mansion.

And Zhao Zhen is indeed a person who misses the old love, for this courtier who has made great contributions in the Qingli New Deal, but resigned and returned to his hometown.

Zhao Zhen was indeed impressed, so he decided to let Master Qin come into the palace to speak, and by the way, he wanted to learn about the situation of the people.

This was exactly what Ouyang Xiu was calculating, so soon Master Qin entered the palace under the leadership of the internal officials and arrived in front of Zhao Zhen.

I saw this old minister with my own eyes, from the Qing Junshao back then

has become an old man with gray temples, and Zhao Zhen really feels a lot in his heart.

He said, "At that time, I did not continue to support the new policy of Qingli in consideration of the stability of the DPRK and China.

It led to the final failure of the New Deal and forced you to resign and return to your hometown, and here I deeply regret what happened back then."

Hearing Zhao Zhen's review, Master Qin couldn't help it, after all, this is a son of heaven who has been in power for nearly forty years, and he can apologize to a courtier.

was still very touched by Master Qin, so he said: "The official family doesn't have to mind, it was the choice of the grass people to resign and go into hiding, and it has nothing to do with the official family.

Moreover, the grass people have been teaching and educating people in Yangzhou for many years, which can be regarded as serving the imperial court."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen also smiled and said, "Yes, the three disciples of the Qing family seem to have already entered the Shi as officials.

Especially Li Hao, who was able to save the king in times of crisis, and now he has copied back most of the taxes for the imperial court.

Now he has participated in the new coup d'état law and inherited the mantle of the Qing family, in which the Qing family has contributed a lot."

As he spoke, Zhao Zhen temporarily regained his mind and said, "Otherwise, I will give the Qing family an official position again, and you will continue to enter the court as an official and serve me."

Suddenly hearing this, Master Qin's heart was really pounding, his original plan did not have this.

And if you become an official, then what position will you say next?

So he hurriedly refused: "The grass people haven't set foot in officialdom for more than ten years, and they are really strong and not strong enough."

Fortunately, Zhao Zhen was also on a whim, and when he saw Master Qin's refusal, he didn't say much, but asked about the specific situation of the people.

knew that the matter of the prince mentioned later happened to fall into the hands of Master Qin.

So Master Qin took the opportunity to mention that the position of the prince was unstable, and the people were talking about it.

Although this topic was raised by Zhao Zhen himself, Master Qin's answer still touched Zhao Zhen's sensitive nerves.

I saw Zhao Zhen say, "Who do you want to help the Qing family say this, Ouyang Daxianggong or Han Daxianggong, the Qing family seems to be quite familiar with them?"

Seeing this, Master Qin hurriedly said, "This is the grass people's words from the bottom of their hearts, and they are definitely not saying it to help anyone.

Fan Wenzhenggong said back then that the height of the temple is worried about the people, and the distance of the rivers and lakes is worried about the king.

Although the grass people are in the rivers and lakes, they are also thinking about the official family all the time, and there is no other meaning in this matter.

Speaking of which, the ministers have no children and no daughters, which is even worse than the official family."

After listening to what Master Qin said with his own example, after all, this person is afraid of comparison.

After all, he at least has a daughter alive, which is much better than Master Qin, who has no children and no daughters, so Zhao Zhen's face is still a little softened.

Then Master Qin hurriedly said: "The grass people also understand the concerns of the official family, and they are worried about the orderly inheritance of the ancestral hall of this family.

But the official family is different from the minister, the official family is the most important in the world, and it is not as carefree as the grass people, so it is inevitable to do something against their will."

Zhao Zhen was also a little affectionate at this time, and said, "I also know what the Qing family thinks, but my child."

Seeing that Zhao Zhen had already moved, Master Qin took the opportunity to say, "Actually, if the official family is unwilling to canonize the crown prince immediately, there is still a position that can achieve the goal."

Zhao Zhen's political wisdom naturally understands that the position that Qin Fuzi said refers to the position of Kaifeng Yin.

From a practical point of view, in fact, Zhao Zhen has long understood the fact that he has no children, and now he still refuses to grant the position of the crown prince, which is nothing more than a little struggle in his heart.

After listening to Master Qin's advice, Zhao Zhen had already moved, but he did not make a decision on the spot.

Instead, he diverted the topic and talked about Li Hao's marriage.

It just so happened that Master Qin lived in the Li Mansion during these days, so he could talk about the Tao.

Then Zhao Zhen was very sympathetic to leave Master Qin in the palace for dinner, and then let Master Qin leave the palace.

After leaving the palace, Master Qin looked back at the palace gate, and knew in his heart that Zhao Zhen had already made up his mind

It's just a matter of choosing the right time.

So after leaving the palace, Master Qin didn't tell anyone about what happened in the palace.

After all, the Imperial City Division still has some effect, and the ghost knows if the people from the Imperial City Division are in Li Hao's mansion, so don't turn a good thing into a bad thing in the end.

As for Ouyang Xiu's side, Master Qin was also confident that this old fox would not show his feet.

In fact, Master Qin's response was also right, and Zhao Zhen was indeed on guard, so after that, he did not announce this order for a long time.

Of course, for the candidates for the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion reported by the Political Affairs Hall, Zhao Zhen also stayed in the middle of the list.

As soon as this matter dragged on, slowly some people seemed to smell the direction of the wind, including Han Daxianggong.

So Prime Minister Han told Zhao Zongquan privately, which meant that the time to canonize the crown prince was not right now, but at this time there was a better opportunity.

As long as he is appointed as Kaifeng Yin, it is also a symbol of the storage position, and Zhao Zhen also served as Kaifeng Yin before he ascended the throne, which makes this position more symbolic.

It's just that Han Qi is naturally extremely shrewd, and of course he won't take the lead in stupidity.

So he began to arrange for his officials to go on the road, from the original persuasion of the prince to the current appointment of Kaifeng Yin.

But Zhao Zhen, the emperor who has reigned for 40 years and has been in power for 31 years, can naturally change twice, and guess that there are still people behind the scenes who have not shown their faces.

simply didn't trigger it, and kept dragging it out.

Anyway, in the end, whether Han Qi and Zhao Zongquan were in a hurry or not, Li Hao didn't know.

But Li Hao was a little anxious to wait, so he thought about going to Ouyang Xiu to ask about the situation and see where he had progressed.

But before Li Hao could set off, Master Qin stopped Li Hao and said, "You are only a few days away from getting married, so don't get involved in other things.

After all, you are married to the only daughter of a British duke, and you must be thoughtful in terms of etiquette.

Your errand for the third division, go and take a leave of absence, and concentrate on getting married."

Hearing this, Li Hao was a little surprised, just because Master Qin would never interfere in official affairs.

Today, he suddenly said these words, which made Li Hao a little confused.

But based on his trust in Master Qin, Li Hao didn't ask much.

Because Li Hao believed that Master Qin would definitely not deceive himself.

Since it is not clear to say it now, there must be a reason why it cannot be said.

So on the second day, Li Hao went to the Sansi Yamen and found Chen Shengzhi to take leave.

Chen Shengzhi was not embarrassed by this, after all, he was also one of the people who were going to the banquet at that time.

So Chen Shengzhi said, "Originally, if you didn't come today, I also planned to look for you.

This marriage is a big deal, you should take a few days off and get ready.

In addition to the nine-day marriage leave, I will grant you another six days' leave, and after you have rested well, you will come back to work."

Hearing this, Li Hao was very happy, after all, who doesn't want to take a few more days off.

said, "Then thank you Lord Chen, I remember to come early on the day I got married."

Chen Shengzhi also agreed, and asked Li Hao to quickly hand over the affairs at hand, and then he could go home.

So when Li Hao arrived at the Salt and Iron Division, he gathered all his subordinates.

said that they were going to take a break for fifteen days, so that they could be honest recently and do their own things with peace of mind.

Then he called Sheng Hong out alone and explained the matter.

There's no way, who let the people of the Household Department and the Degree Branch Division not be angry, this has been more than half a month, and the account books that they have to hand in have not been sorted out, and I don't know what the efficiency is.

So this matter had to be handed over to Sheng Hong to stare at: "Uncle, Uncle Chen wants to have a three-year general account, and Uncle also knows about it.

Originally, I was going to hand it over with the Household Department and the Degree Branch, but now that I am on leave, I will leave this matter to my uncle.

When they're ready, you'll hand them in when the time comes."

Sheng Hong naturally had no problem with this, and agreed to come down in one bite.

Then Li Hao asked Sheng Hong to help take care of the affairs of the Salt and Iron Division, and if there was anything that could not be handled, he would go and tell himself in time.

Of course, in the end, Li Hao still told Sheng Hong to come over early that day.

After handling official business, Li Hao went back to the house by himself.

But when Li Hao came back, he found that he really had nothing to do.

All the arrangements in the mansion are all made by Mrs. Song and the Wei family, and Li Hao can't actually intervene.

Even if it was brought in, Li Hao would not need to come forward, and for a while, Li Hao could only go to talk to Master Qin and play chess to pass the time.

Such a boring time flies by, and soon it will be the day when Li Hao and Zhang Guifen get married.

On this day, Li Hao and the British Duke were very lively, and the British Mansion gathered many families of the Marquis of Wuxun, including Marquis Ningyuan, Duke Lingguo, Marquis Ning, and others.

On Li Hao's side, although Han Qi did not come in person, he also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift.

As for Ouyang Xiu, he naturally arrived early and helped Li Hao support the scene.

Then there was Chen Shengzhi of the three envoys of the prime minister, a group of personnel from the Privy Council and the three divisions, and many people from the other nine temples and five eunuchs also came.

Anyway, a large part of this, Li Hao may have only met twice.

It's just that the composition of these personnel is also very uniform, and most of them are civilian officials.

The sporadic generals have also worked with Li Hao, such as Yang Wenyuan, Gu Tingye, and Zhang Wen.

Even Bi Zhongyou and Song Chaozhong sent someone to send a courtesy in advance, and they went to the British Mansion to eat and drink.

But these people are enough, anyway, even if Bi Zhongyou and Song Chaozhong come, it is impossible to follow them to the British Mansion to greet their relatives.

Moreover, there are civil and military forces in this gang, and the number of generals is obvious, and as for the Wenchen, there are themselves, Yan Fu, Gu Tingye, and Sheng Changbai, which are enough to deal with.

After all, there is such a girl in the British public family, and there are no brothers and sisters, so this barrier should be easy to pass.

So when it was auspicious, Li Hao took Gu Tingye and them out of the mansion, stepped on a tall horse and headed towards the British mansion.

At this time, Li Hao was really nervous, although he had already experienced welcoming Li Hao twice, but when it was his turn, he felt a little different.

But no matter whether Li Hao was nervous or not, as the welcoming procession blew all the way, everyone arrived outside the British mansion.

It turned out that the formation of this blocking the door was much larger than he expected, just when Li Hao was curious about who was here.

Gu Tingye stepped forward and whispered, "The people here are all from the Zhang family's side branches, and they are Zhang Guifen's cousins."

Then he pointed to the people and introduced them to Li Hao one by one, which person is who is in several rooms, and what official position he holds in the court.

After this introduction, Li Hao was really taken aback, and sighed in his heart: "This is really worthy of the British government of the old ministers of the Three Dynasties, although these people are not very big.

But they are basically the grassroots backbone of the Fourth Army, which shows the heritage of the British government."

But today, none of this matters, the first thing that matters is how to break through this blocked gate.

So at this time, Li Hao rose to the challenge, and surrounded by Gu Tingye and them, arrived outside the mansion gate to confront Zhao Guifen's cousins.

And when Li Hao was dealing with the people blocking the door outside the mansion, Zhang Guifen also said respectfully in the Zhang family ancestral hall:

"Ancestors, please listen: I am married today, and I dare not be self-dictated; At four o'clock and eight festivals, there is a constant cigarette; Tell the gods, and hope for mercy; It is natural for a man to marry a woman; There are auspicious and celebratory celebrations, and both husband and wife are complete; No disasters and no difficulties, forever for a hundred years; Like a fish in water, sweeter than honey."

After finishing speaking, the two maids hurried in and pulled Zhang Guifen back to the house to make up.

When Zhang Guifen was dressing up, a maid Biying came to report, saying that Li Hao had arrived outside the mansion and was being stopped by his brothers.

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Hearing this, Zhang Guifen didn't speak, but her personal maid Qiu Yun said directly: "Biying, you go to the outside of the mansion to have a look, of course you can't make those brothers too difficult for your uncle."

After Bi Ying left, Qiu Yun saw that Zhang Guifen was almost dressed, so she separated the others.

said: "Girl, you are going to marry the wife of the Li family today, you can't treat your husband with such an attitude, I think your attitude towards your aunt and mother is very good."

Seeing that Zhang Guifen still didn't speak, Qiu Yun said again: "Our new aunt is a serious new science and technology exploration flower, and he is also a great hero of King Qin's rescue.

Both civil and military, even our grandfather Guo talked about him, he was full of admiration, and Grandpa Guo would never help him fake.

And he is a clean person, I heard that there is not even a girl who has a room around him, girl, why don't you want to marry in the past."

After hearing this, Zhang Guifen said, "I don't want to do anything, it's just ......."