Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"You are wrong. He is not a member of the royal family, but a member of the Li family of Longxi! The Li family of Longxi is admired by the world! Turtle Dove is a member of the Li family of Longxi, so it is only natural for me, Guo Ye, to respect him? Sir, it's really funny to emphasize the official position and despise the family status!"

Of course Turtle Dove is not from the Li family in Longxi, Guo Ye is just making up nonsense, but this place is thousands of miles away from Longxi, and Zheng Qingshan can't verify it!

Moreover, Guo Ye refuted Zheng Yuanshan on the surface, but secretly praised the five great noble families.For the Zheng family of Xingyang, nothing is more intimate than this kind of flattery!In particular, he satirized Zheng Qingshan for not "emphasizing official positions and despising family status", and even scratched Zheng Qingshan's itches!

Zheng Qingshan stood up, with eyes full of smiles, bowed deeply to both Guo Ye and Turtle Dove, and said: "So, Qingshan has been taught! A child of the Li family in Longxi should have a seat in this room!"

Seeing that the old guy was coaxed well, Guo Ye took the opportunity to bring up Zheng Feifei's matter!

Zheng Qingshan was very happy at this time, and said: "This matter is simple! The Duke of Pingyang is in a high position, so it is not an insult to my Zheng's daughter. As long as the dowry arrives, the people in the family must have nothing to say! "

"Then how much dowry do you need?"

"For ordinary people, at least [-] guan will be required! However, the Duke of Pingyang, the old man is in charge, as long as [-] guan is enough!"

This is an understatement, but ten thousand guan is not a lot, that is a thousand taels of gold!Of course, for Guo Ye, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.As soon as he reached out, he took out a stack of money notes from his arms and handed them over!This is what Cui Xuanren lost to him, just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha!

Zheng Qingshan put away the money ticket and said: "That's about it! But the matter of marriage is of great importance, and I can't completely make the decision. This matter needs the approval of several other clan elders! The old man will stay here, and when the other clan elders agree, they will be able to obtain the deeds agreed by the clan!"

"The other clan elders, do you need me to move around?"

"No, no! Duke Pingyang can wait for the good news!"

It seemed that things went well, and Guo Ye settled down in Zheng Qingshan's house.But the so-called good news is that neither the left nor the right will come. Guo Ye waited for seven days in a row, but there was no movement!They begged to see Zheng Qingshan again, but they heard that the old man was ill, and no one would see him!

Is something wrong?

Chapter 1423: Negotiation Breakdown!

It's not a problem to wait all the time, so Guo Ye called Zheng Yuan, Master Changsun and Turtle Dove together to discuss countermeasures.

Before they could discuss the reason, someone outside shouted loudly: "Is Big Brother Zheng Yuan here? Is Big Brother Zheng Yuan at home!"

Guo Ye opened the door and saw a person standing outside the door!

This person is about fifty years old, with a medium build, a gentle manner, a straight nose and a wide mouth, and bright eyes. He is a handsome little old man, which makes people feel good at first sight!

However, Zheng Yuan's reaction had nothing to do with "favorability" at all. His face sank like water, and he said in a deep voice, "Zheng Liancheng, is it you?"

"It's my little brother! Brother Zheng Yuan, are you safe?"

"Thanks to my virtuous brother, I have a good life! Zheng Yuan is able to be what he is today, thanks to my virtuous brother! Such a great kindness must be repaid!"

"Where, where. What a waste of effort! Brother Zheng Yuan, you are too polite! If there is a chance in the future, I should help you or I will help you!"

"Don't dare, dare not. The sage said, coming and going is indecent. My brother always helps me, and I feel really sorry. One day, I will find a way to help you brother, so that I can conform to the teachings of the sage! Brother, don’t shirk when the time comes!”

"Little brother's life is going well, I'm afraid I will disappoint Brother Zheng Yuan!"

Although the words and phrases of the dialogue between the two were polite and polite, both of them were smiling and their tone was cold!No matter how dull Guo Ye and others are, they can still feel the smell of gunpowder!

The two talked nonsense again at the door, and Zheng Yuan let Zheng Liancheng into the living room!

As soon as Zheng Liancheng sat down, Zheng Yuan asked: "Brother Liancheng, you are always busy with work, why are you free to come to Brother Yu today?"

"I came to see Brother Zheng Yuan this time, one is to talk about the parting feelings of our brothers, and the other is to have an official business!"

"Business? Aren't you in charge of the clan's land and land? Brother Yu has been sent to guard the tomb, what business can we have?"

Zheng Liancheng chuckled, and said, "Brother Zheng Yuan, you don't know about that! Just three days ago, the clan has already changed the position of the brother!"

"Then where did you go for high school?"

"Our patriarch is old, lacking in energy, and has been ill recently. We can't manage many things! So the clan sent a younger brother to help the patriarch manage the weddings and funerals in the clan!"

"What did you say?"

"Little brother, I am now in charge of assisting the patriarch to manage weddings and funerals in the clan!"

"When did it start?"

"Just three days ago!"

As soon as Zheng Yuan heard it, he knew it was broken, but he still held a sliver of hope and said, "Then what is the business of my virtuous brother looking for me?"

"Do you need to ask, of course it is for the marriage of my virtuous niece Zheng Feifei! I heard that she was far away in Goguryeo and did not come back with my eldest brother. I didn't expect to be reunited with my eldest brother so soon. It is really gratifying! When will you bring her over and show me, my uncle?"

"Uh... It's really a coincidence that Feifei is still far away in Mizhou, more than 1000 miles away from here. If you want to see my brother, please wait for a few days!"

Zheng Liancheng said: "Brother, this is the official business I want to tell you. The clan has already announced that all the married women in the clan will come to Xingyang, and the clan will arrange marriages for them! Since Feifei has returned After leaving Datang, you should naturally obey the orders of the clan, it is really wrong for you to keep him in Mizhou! To put it lightly, you are negligent for a while, but to put it seriously, you are flouting the clan rules!"

"Brother, you are wrong! Feifei is no longer a married woman! Just seven days ago, the patriarch decided to find a good son-in-law for Feifei! It doesn't matter whether you come to Xingyang or not!"

"Brother Zheng Yuan, you can't talk nonsense! Since I am assisting the patriarch in handling weddings and funerals in the clan, I have read all the marriage documents in the clan. There is no niece Fei Feixian among them!"

"Although there is no document, the patriarch has personally agreed! Can you still do it? If you don't believe me, you can ask the patriarch!"

"Aren't you embarrassing me? The patriarch is too sick to speak now, how can I ask him the old man!"

After listening to their conversation, Guo Ye knew that Zheng Liancheng's grandson was not holding back his fart!He and Zheng Yuan didn't get along, anyone could see that, and now he switched roles at the critical moment of Zheng Feifei's engagement.If this is a coincidence, it would be too insulting to my IQ!

He coughed and said: "Zheng Liancheng, about Feifei's marriage, it was Zheng Qingshan, the patriarch of the Zheng clan in Xingyang, who said it himself! The ancients said that a promise is worth a thousand dollars, and what the patriarch of the Zheng clan in Xingyang said is no more than a contract? If you must If you want to be picky and refuse to admit this marriage, I will turn around and leave without entanglement! I am afraid that it will be bad for the reputation of the Zheng family in Xingyang!"

Zheng Liancheng stood up, bowed, and said, "You are Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi, the worker of Pingyang County! Zheng Liancheng is so polite!"

He was very courteous to Guo Ye, and Guo Ye couldn't sit still and accept his gift, so he stood up and said, "That's right, it's a certain family! Zheng Liancheng, do you recognize me?"

"I didn't recognize it before. But I heard that the Duke of Pingyang is here as a guest. Lian Cheng made a bold guess and luckily got it right!"

Guo Ye sneered, and said: "So, you have been clear about my marriage with Zheng Feifei for a long time. It was just a posturing just now. Pretending to be confused?"

"Mr. Pingyang County is really smart. Since this is the case, I will open the skylight and speak frankly. To be honest, the patriarch is not sick, but he dare not see the Duke of Pingyang County! The official business here is to tell you that you and Zheng Feifei's marriage is really not suitable, please choose another spouse!"

"Could it be that the Zheng family of Xingyang wants to regret the marriage?"

"You can't say that. Although the patriarch agreed to you, he also told you that the matter of marriage is very important. He can't make the decision completely, and he has to ask other elders! Zheng does not agree with the marriage between the two of you at this time , can’t be regarded as repentance!”

Guo Ye sneered, and said, "Even if you don't regret the marriage, you have broken your promise!"

Zheng Liancheng said: "My Zheng family is inappropriate in this matter, but what you did, Mr. Pingyang County, seems to be somewhat... not so appropriate."

"What's wrong?"

"You keep proposing marriage to our Zheng family in Xingyang. Actually, as far as I know, you have a beautiful wife in your family, and she is also a princess! You married Zheng Feifei back home, but as a concubine! With five surnames as concubines, Pingyang County Don't you think it's a little too much, sir?"

"This..." These words really made sense, Guo Ye was at a loss for words for a while!

Zheng Yuan said, "Feifei was born to a girl from Zheng Yuan and Goguryeo. That Goguryeo girl is not a Han Chinese, let alone a member of my five noble clans. Therefore, Feifei is not a pure girl with five surnames. Thanks to Pingyang County Lord's wrong love." , being willing to marry her as a concubine is already a great blessing! How can you have other unreasonable thoughts?"