Chapter 203 [Marquise Liszt's Request] (II)
Du Wei nodded, and vaguely understood in his heart, although he didn't know much about the Liszt family at the beginning, but now that his status is getting higher, he has mixed up a lot among the nobles, and he also knows some of the history of the Liszt family. The Marquise's father, the former patriarch of the Liszt family, did a lot of dishonorable things. For the sake of family development, he let his eyebrow daughter marry an elderly nobleman, just to cling to the other party's prominent status, and then the business became brilliant all the way. Moreover, I vaguely heard that he also secretly operated some forbidden things, such as smuggling from the frozen forest, as well as maritime trade, and I heard that he had also done some illegal things.
It was not uncommon for Du Wei to hear it at the time, after all, whether it was this world or Du Wei's previous life, those rich and wealthy families, which one of them did not have anything unsightly in the history of the family?
Moreover, after the Marquise Liszt inherited the family, she was very strict in her work, and her reputation gradually reversed.
"I heard that Mr. Lan Hai and Mr. Liszt turned their faces back then, and they had the meaning of not getting along with each other, and then Mr. Liszt once visited Lan Hai, but Lan Hai was also closed. ”
Du Wei frowned: "In this way, Mr. Lan Hai's attitude is so resolute, how can I help?I'm afraid that the disciples under the Blue Sea Sect all know about this matter, when Philip told me just now, it was faintly as if there was an unspeakable hidden Since it is the rules set by Mr. Lan Hai, I don't want to force them to break the rules I just told Philip about this letter, but that kid deliberately didn't mention it, obviously Lan Hai set the rules, and he didn't want to do it." ”
Moreover, Du Wei still had a thought in his heart: this marquise, I heard that she is a very smart person, and she is also very measured in doing things, since she clearly knows the festival and raised such a thorny question, I am afraid the meaning is not simple.
Du Wei thought for a while, sighed, and said: "I'll reply to my wife, I'll do my best to deal with this matter, but after all, I can't call the shots, in the end, I'm just doing my best." ”
Du Wei's letter was sent quickly, and Mrs. Liszt's reply was very fast, and the letter said that she understood Du Wei's difficulties, and she didn't dare to force it, but just put forward a roundabout suggestion, whether she could send her younger brothers and sisters to the northwest, even if she lived in Du Wei's mansion temporarily, in this way, after a long time, by the side of these jīng Ying under the sea blue gate, they can always learn something, maybe after a long time, the other party is willing to accept apprentices for a long time.
This letter, the Marquise Liszt wrote very sincerely, and the letter also explained that her father had some misunderstandings with Mr. Lan Hai back then, and after his father was old, he deeply regretted it for his life, and if he could eliminate the gap between the two families, it could be regarded as understanding a heart disease of his father. These words also somewhat relieved Du Wei's doubts, the Liszt family is rich in the world, except for the blue ocean, what university scholar can't be invited?
Since it is to resolve the grievances of the elders, it is understandable that they insist on doing this.
Send it, send it, anyway, Du Wei's Governor's Mansion is so big, let alone send two people, even if you send ten hundred, it won't be impossible to live.
Immediately, Du Wei sent someone to reply to the letter, which was regarded as a formal agreement to the request of the Marquise Liszt.
Du Wei did not hide this matter from Philip and the others, after all, he promised to maneuver in the middle, although he would not force Philip to do anything under the disciples of the Hailan Sect in his own identity, and telling them about it was also to show respect.
After Philip found out, he sighed, glanced at Du Wei deeply, and said in a low voice: "My lord, I don't think this matter is so simple." ”
Du Wei frowned slightly: "What do you think?"
Philip seemed to have some concerns, Du Wei smiled lightly, poured a cup of tea with his own hands and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Philip, you know, what I hope most is that everyone can live freely by my side, the situation in the northwest has just been established, and we can unite to create a better situation, no matter what you do today, you can talk to me as much as you like, don't have any worries, are you still afraid that I will blame you?"
Philip also smiled: "This matter, in fact, if you calculate it carefully, it is your private matter, and it has nothing to do with us." ”
"Oh?"
Philip smiled slightly, his eyes flickered, and then nodded lightly: "My lord, in two months, it will be your fifteen-year-old birth." ”
Seeing that Du Wei still didn't seem to understand, Philip slowly added: "According to the imperial decree, a man can marry when he reaches the age of fifteen, even if he is counted as chéngrén." I have heard that the sister of the Marquise Liszt is sixteen years old this year, extremely intelligent and beautiful, and famous, and it is even said that she is far more beautiful than the Marquise Liszt herself when she was young!
Philip continued: "My lord, this *** that runs through the powerful and wealthy families, marriage and alliance, this kind of thing is the most common, although the Liszt family is now rich, but after all, the patriarch of the family, the Marquise, is a woman. Moreover, she is still a widow, and her title of marquise is a court title, which is for life! Decades later, after her death, the Liszt family will not be considered a nobleman without a title, even if they are rich, they are just a merchant family! The family must have a strong foreign aid to continue, otherwise, if a merchant family wants to continue to gain a foothold in the empire, I am afraid it will be far from enough! If there is no hard backstage, maybe one day someone will be bullied and will not be able to protect itself! Now that the Marquise Liszt is here, I heard that he has a good relationship with the royal family, and that he is also a noble lady, but what about her? It is normal to think about the future of the family!"
Du Wei's eyes narrowed.
Philip saw that Du Wei did not mean to be impatient, and he was sure in his heart, so he simply put out his thoughts: "Look at you, my lord, throughout the entire empire, is there a more suitable marriage partner than you? You are young, and you are already the honor of the duke! And His Royal Highness the Regent's appreciation of you is well known to passers-by! The regent will inevitably become the emperor in the future, and His Royal Highness Chen is not much older than you, and he has a good personal relationship with you." As long as he reigns for one day, it will be difficult for your position to be shaken! After a few decades, you will be a supreme minister, and with your talent, status, and friendship with His Majesty the Emperor, a prime minister will definitely not be able to escape! When the time comes, you will be the number one person in the empire and in the circle of the powerful! Who else can compare with you? The most important thing is that you are about to become an adult, but now you are still single! Generally speaking, the children of nobles will make a marriage when they are minors, but you seem to have heard that you have no marriage contract! If you can pull up this big tree, then the wealth of the Liszt family in the next few decades will definitely not be shaken!"
Philip's words immediately made Du Wei wake up suddenly, it turned out that he had now become a hot diamond king?
Thinking about it now, Du Wei suddenly recalled that when he caught fire in Dìdū, many wealthy nobles tried their best to show favor to him, often invited Du Wei to banquets, and always intentionally or unintentionally pulled out the beautiful daughters in the family (even if they were underage) and introduced them enthusiastically. At that time, Du Wei didn't think about this in his heart, and he was a magician, he rarely went out, and most invitations were politely declined on the grounds of studying magic, and after living in the magic academy, these invitations gradually decreased.
Now that I think about it, most of the nobles who are trying their best to win over themselves are also fighting this idea!
Philippe continued to laugh and said: "My lord, you are about to perform the chéngrén ceremony, most noble men get married immediately after the chéngrén ceremony, and it is rare for you to not even decide on the marriage now. And I think the Liszt family is also very suitable for you, the Marquise Liszt has a great influence in the aristocratic circle, and the family has strong financial resources, which is a good help for your career!
Du Wei suddenly sighed and glanced at Philip: "Philip, you have only been in the northwest for less than half a year, and you have changed a lot from when you left Dìdū." You wouldn't have come up with such a marriage of power. ”
Philip was stunned, thinking that Du Wei was angry, and hurriedly said, "My lord, I'm thinking about you." ”
"Well, I don't blame you. Du Wei smiled: "It's just that the original political rookie, today he has a clear eye to discuss this kind of power trading with me, although I am very pleased with your progress, and I also understand that you are loyal to me, alas, this power will really change people." ”
Without waiting for Philip to speak, Du Wei already shook his head: "I don't plan to get married too early, and hehe, even if I marry a wife, I don't want to fall into this cliché of power trading between nobles, I should know my thoughts." ”
Philip's heart suddenly moved, and he couldn't help but sigh when he remembered that the Duke seemed to have a good relationship with the Vivian sorceress
Your Excellency, you are a magician, but you are also a duke. People are in this ***, many things, where can they call the shots