Joy of Life: I am Li Chengze, and I have mastered the Eight Wonders

Chapter 69 Etiquette
So, Your Highness, are you referring to etiquette?

Looking back, I did behave inappropriately and was quite rude!

For example, he once ridiculed Fan Xian's "A Dream of Red Mansions" on the street;
For example, in front of the solemn Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, he lost control and spoke rudely, insulting Fan Xian;
What's worse, I secretly planned and tried to send assassins to harm Fan Xian! "Your Highness is right. Among benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and trustworthiness, I am indeed lacking in the word 'courtesy'!"

After a moment of self-reflection, I deeply realized my own shortcomings. Guo Baokun sincerely accepted the correction of His Highness Li Chengze and said:
"My father was once the Minister of Rites, but I have failed to inherit the family tradition in terms of etiquette cultivation, and I have done far from enough!"

"No wonder my father has always been dissatisfied with me over the years."

"Today, I have received the guidance of the Second Prince. It is like a revelation. From now on, I will pay more attention to etiquette and strive to improve!"

Li Chengze didn't say much when he heard this, but his eyes revealed complex emotions.

Seeing this, Fan Xian and Li Chengze looked at each other and smiled, both feeling helpless and amused.

"Old Guo, His Highness is truly thinking of you, you have to work harder!" Fan Xian said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Where there is a crouching dragon, there must be a young phoenix following him." Fan Sizhe on the side also interjected. He looked at Guo Baokun with a smile on his face, and was obviously happy that Guo Baokun received such an evaluation.

"It is rare to receive such an evaluation from His Highness, who says that you possess the four virtues of benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, and trustworthiness." Fan Sizhe continued, his words full of encouragement to Guo Baokun.

"I will definitely live up to Your Highness's expectations!" Guo Baokun responded firmly and nodded heavily.

Looking at the interaction between Guo Baokun and Fan Sizhe, Li Chengze felt mixed emotions. Perhaps, this is the price and gain of growing up.

When Fan Xian witnessed the conversation between Guo Youzhi and Guo Baokun in the prison, he felt so uncomfortable that he had to turn his back and awkwardly pick his fingers to relieve the discomfort.

"Fan Sizhe, I feel really uneasy that you are going alone on this trip without any experts accompanying you."

Li Chengze did not say any more about Guo Baokun, for fear that he would lose control and laugh out loud. He turned his attention to Fan Sizhe and spoke with concern.

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then called out, "Fan Wujiu!" Following this order, Fan Wujiu, who was standing behind Li Chengze, stepped forward and saluted respectfully, "Your Highness!"

"Fan Wujiu, Guo Baokun's mission this time is extremely important. I would like to ask you to accompany him on my behalf and protect him." Li Chengze gave orders to Fan Wujiu, his tone revealing unquestionable majesty.

"Yes, sir!" As a subordinate of the Second Prince, Fan Wujiu naturally did not dare to disobey and agreed readily.

“This person is my close bodyguard, and his strength has reached the ninth level.

Moreover, he is not only a martial arts expert, but also a talented writer. He once won the gold medal at the Spring Festival. He is truly a man of both literary and martial arts. "

Li Chengze introduced Fan Sizhe, "I feel a little relieved to have you two accompany me on this trip."

Upon hearing this, Fan Sizhe was filled with gratitude. He knew that this was Li Chengze's great trust and care for him, so he quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Second Prince, for your kindness!"

At this moment, a feeling of heroism of dying for his confidant surged in Fan Sizhe's heart, and he also felt a little closer to Fan Wujiu, and said with a smile:
"Brother Fan, you and I have the same last name, please take care of me in the future."

"Mr. Fan, you are too polite. I will do my best in my duties." Fan Wujiu was also humble and polite, and the atmosphere between the two of them was harmonious.

Seeing this, Fan Jian, who was standing by, knew that Li Chengze's move was a sign of his concern and care for the Fan family. He was grateful and took the initiative to step forward to thank him: "Your Highness loves my son so much, and I am very grateful."

This scene made everyone present feel Li Chengze's foresight and his appreciation of talent. Liu Ruyu, who was standing by, was overwhelmed with gratitude towards Li Chengze. She said gently:
"Your Highness has such foresight, not only for the predicament of the inner treasury, but also for the economic prosperity of Qing Kingdom. He is truly a pillar of the country. We are just doing our best to build the foundation of the country's prosperity."

Fan Jian has a special status, and Li Chengze is well aware of this, so he waved his hand with a frank expression of serving the country and the people:

"Minister Fan's actions were all out of public interest, not out of personal friendship. Everything we do is for the people of Qing, so how can we talk about surrendering?"

This was all that was said, and everyone understood each other. After a heartfelt farewell, the night was already deep.

The two brothers Fan Sizhe and Fan Xian, one went north and the other went south, each embarked on the journey of setting up a bank.

Looking at their departing backs, Li Chengze bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Fan.

Then he turned around and left with Ye Ling'er and Xie Bian, thinking to himself that since the Fan brothers had already taken action, he should not slack off.

After returning to the palace, Li Chengze immediately made arrangements to include the building he had purchased earlier in a prosperous area of ​​Kyoto into the renovation and reconstruction plan.

He knew very well that opening a bank in Kyoto by directly renovating existing buildings would be far more efficient and convenient than building a new one.

At the same time, he asked about the preparations for inviting famous merchants to Kyoto: "Have you arranged the issuance of invitations properly? The wedding is coming soon, can they arrive as scheduled?"

The palace steward respectfully reported:

"Don't worry, Your Highness. There are still more than ten days until your wedding. The invited merchants have already set off and are rushing to Kyoto without stopping. They will definitely not delay Your Highness's important event."

In the original novel, Li Chengze and Li Yunrui once teamed up to engage in the smuggling field, and Li Yunrui relied on his control over the inner treasury and the three major workshops to make most of the merchants in Qing rely on him for survival.

Therefore, Li Chengze's cooperation with her naturally accumulated a certain reputation and status in the business world.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Li Yunrui’s death not only did not weaken Li Chengze’s influence, but made more businessmen eager to establish connections with him.

Hearing that his wedding is approaching, many merchants have spontaneously prepared gifts to show their respect.

Now, with the invitation personally sent by the Second Prince, they were even more excited. They calculated the time and embarked on the journey to Kyoto.

"That's great." Li Chengze heard that everything was going well, nodded with satisfaction, and thought secretly in his heart.

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"At the same time, as the wedding date approaches, the Ye family's preparations for this marriage have entered a white-hot stage."

The whole Ye family praised Li Chengze, the perfect son-in-law, highly, so they attached great importance to the wedding and vowed to make it a grand occasion.

In addition, Ye Zhong had promised that "the Ye family's dowry will not disappoint people, and the Ye family will be able to successfully overcome the difficulties this time."

Thanks to the Second Prince's great help, the Ye family has high expectations for this wedding.

As for the response that Li Chengze's marriage caused from all parties, let's put it aside for now.

(End of this chapter)