"Raise your head." After listening to Lin Cui's narration, Li Hong stared at Lin Cui's carefully taken care of her hair and said.
As Li Hong's voice sounded, Lin Cui hesitated for a moment in fear, but at this time the matter was no longer up to her, and now she could only act according to the wishes of these noble people in front of her.
But if they were just like Du He, Cui Hao, and Cui Zibai, who were just greedy for their own beauty, I would rather jump from the window than let them taint my innocent body.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Cui finally raised her head slowly under Li Hong's gentle voice, which was filled with an irresistible force.
Wearing a light blue long-sleeved shirt and skirt, a silk short-sleeved shirt was added to the outside. In this way, when Lin Cui put her hands on both sides and raised her head, it was even more because of the long The floor-length sleeves highlighted her curvy upper body.
A flawless oval face, inlaid with a pair of beautiful eyes, with a nervous expression but a hint of sadness. With the Luoyang River still shining with lights behind him, it is a rather loving picture.
"Your father's name is Guo Jingzhi? Where is his family name? When did you arrive in Luoyang? How long have you been in Luoyang?" Li Hong asked four questions in a row. There was nothing wrong with Lin Cui's expression, she was still nervous and sad. .
But Di Renjie, Li Qiao and others looked puzzled. They didn't understand why Li Hong concluded that this woman and her husband were not from Luoyang, but from other places based on just one name.
Moreover, His Majesty still asked in such a determined tone, which made Di Renjie and Li Qiao couldn't help but wonder. Could it be that Your Majesty has known this woman and her husband for a long time, or even understood what the woman just said? That's why I came here tonight to the painting boat on the Luoyang River and called this woman over to play the piano for them
"In return for your honor, the husband of the common girl is a descendant of the Guo family in Taiyuan... The son of Guo Tong, the chief secretary of Zheng County, Huazhou, is named Guo Jingzhi. The common girl and her husband have been in Luoyang for four years." Lin Cui thought for a while, and finally decided Hesitantly added the name of her father-in-law, the chief registrar of Zheng County.
The reason why Lin Cui said this was because she looked at the four Di Renjie on both sides of Li Hong, all of whom were similar in age to her father-in-law, whom she had not seen for four years, and she began to fight in her heart.
I hope that if my father-in-law's name is used, if any of the people behind this young noble man have served in Huazhou, they might know his father-in-law.
In this way, I might be able to establish some friendship with these people, even if they have just heard the name of Zheng County anchor Guo Tong. I hope that these high-ranking officials can be acquainted with each other or have a casual relationship. Son, please help your husband.
Even if additional help cannot be given, as long as the husband's path to Luoyang's imperial examination and officialdom is not as difficult as it has been in recent years, it is enough to give him a fair and just treatment.
"Guo Tong, Chief Secretary of Zheng County?" A smile flashed across Li Hong's lips, which immediately made the pretty Lin Cui's face turn red, as if her little thoughts were revealed in public.
None of the people sitting here is an official veteran who has been immersed in the court for many years, especially Di Renjie. However, those in the Tang Dynasty are famous for their tact and sophistication. Naturally, they immediately understood that this woman named Lin Cui mentioned Her father-in-law Guo Tong's intentions were revealed.
So as Li Hong muttered and then looked thoughtful, as if he was trying his best to recall whether there was such a person among the officials of the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie and others had to look at the woman in front of them differently. .
This woman in front of her is really extraordinary. In front of His Majesty and several of them, she dares to slap her little Jiujiu in her heart. She actually holds on to even the slightest hope that she can meet some husbands who can help her. of dignitaries.
"Zheng County should be the lower county, right? Have you heard of this person, Yao Chong?" Li Hong picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and then asked lightly.
Yao Chong, the official secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, immediately replied: "If I go back to the young master, Zheng County is indeed a lower county, and the county chief secretary Guo Tong should be... an official from the ninth rank. The lower official... I have never heard of the lower official."
After Yao Chong finished speaking hesitantly, he looked quite embarrassed. Everyone sitting here was not an important official of the third rank of the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of others, they were all unattainable and high-ranking figures.
Even if I and others were doing it myself, even if I had been reading the information of many officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs like I had been doing for the past few days, I would not have paid attention to such a small person who was so small that it could be ignored and was only one level higher than Liuwai. , the information of the county clerk who is the lowest among the ranks.
After listening to Yao Chong's reply, Li Hong saw a trace of disappointment and despair flash across the face of the woman named Lin Cui, and her upper body, which was originally straight, also became faintly decadent.
However, whether it was Yao Chong's words or the expressions of Di Renjie and others, as well as Li Hong, Lin Cui saw it in her eyes. What comforted her was that when these people said that they were from the ninth grade of the county chief register, , everyone's face did not have the contempt and ridicule that was common on the faces of other officials, and they did not make fun of or ridicule themselves for telling their father-in-law's official position from the ninth rank.
"Where is your husband now?" Li Hong asked, looking at Lin Cui. "My lord, my husband is currently studying hard at home and plans to take the exam again this year." Lin Cui was no longer as scared as before. After all, the moment she raised her head, these people were not attracted by her beauty. He looked like other men, his eyes filled with a light that frightened her.
Except for the moment when the noble young master raised his head, his eyes lit up a little, and then the whole person returned to normal. It seemed that his beauty was no different from others in her eyes, and even seemed worse than that. Several dignitaries deserve more attention from this noble young master.
Li Hong nodded thoughtfully. When he went to Taiyi City for the first time, he ordered Jingwei to search for several famous cruel officials during this period in history, such as Tathagata Junchen, Zhou Xing, Suo Yuanli, and other famous officials in history. Zhang Changzong, Xue Huaiyi and others who caused trouble in the court have now unknowingly disappeared from the world before they stirred up waves in the river of history.
But Jingwei has never found Guo Jingzhi. Over time, he put this matter behind his mind. Unexpectedly, he accidentally met Guo Jingzhi's wife Lin Cui here today, and thus he understood more thoroughly. , It turns out that Guo Jingzhi's official career was not very smooth from the beginning.
Although Guo Jingzhi was not a famous minister or general during this period of the Tang Dynasty, his life was quite bumpy. In his official career, he never held any official position in Kyoto. Instead, he served in various places. The whole country of the Tang Dynasty was conquered by him. Walked all over.
The reason why Li Hong has been thinking about this name is because in the next few decades, a person will appear in the Tang Dynasty, who is recorded in history books as: "Rebuilding the royal family, honoring the next generation, and serving as a person who is in danger for the world." Guo Ziyi, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.
As for Lin Cui's husband Guo Jingzhi, if he doesn't have the same name and surname, and even his father-in-law's name is exactly the same, then he must be Guo Jingzhi, the father of the unborn Guo Ziyi. He is a descendant of the Guo family in Taiyuan and a native of Zheng County, Huazhou. His grandfather is It is Guo Tong, the chief secretary of Zheng County.
Li Hong suddenly remembered this when Lin Cui talked about Zheng County's chief registrar. If Lin Cui had not mentioned her father-in-law, Zheng County's registrar Guo Tong, Li Hong would not have thought of Lin Cui in front of him until now. Cui, and her husband Guo Jingzhi, are connected with the future famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi.
At this time, Hua Meng also walked in quietly from the outside, stood not far in front of Li Hong and said, "Sir, there is nothing abnormal, but..." Before Hua Meng could finish speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside the cabin. Noisy voices and a woman's high-pitched voice rang out: "Oh, Miss Lin is accompanying other guests. The piano player here is not the best. If you want to listen to your favorite music these days, Chu Miss Hong is not bad at playing, is she?"
"Old Madam, don't worry. Our three brothers will not ruin your business, let alone scare away your customers. Why don't we just wait here? Wait until she finishes playing for the guests in that room, and then come and accompany me. Isn’t it okay? Look, we are being more reasonable and the money is returned a lot, so you can’t push the money away, you have a grudge against the money.” A man’s voice outside shouted loudly after the old bustard’s voice disappeared. rang, obviously coming towards Lin Cui in Li Hong's room.
After Li Hong heard the voice, he looked back at Lin Cui, who started to look a little nervous again, smiled, and asked: "Are those people outside here specifically for you? But what you just said about Du Bing and others people?"
"To my Lord, it's them." Lin Cui was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said nervously: "Please, Lord, please save the common girl..."
"Why has there been no sound of the piano for a long time inside? Who are the people inside? They won't be malicious because of Miss Lin's beauty, and what will they do to Miss Lin inside?" A man's voice outside said again sounded.
Listening to the noisy sounds outside, Lin Cui, who was still in a daze just now, looked at Li Hong, who was smiling and saying nothing, and began to think about how he could resolve the entanglement between Du Bing and others.
There was more of a begging look on her face, and she was sure that the noble young master in front of her was definitely a big shot, and he would definitely be able to help her get out of the predicament that Du Bing and others were besieged in Huafang today.
Li Hong was obviously not in a hurry. Looking at the worried Lin Cui, he suddenly asked: "Do you and your husband have any evidence that they took the imperial examination for your husband last year?"
"Yes, my husband has been keeping it." Lin Cui listened to the noisy sounds outside in a panic, but she had to answer seriously the words of the noble young master in front of her.
"Do you dare to testify face to face?" This time it was Di Renjie who spoke.
Lin Cui gritted her teeth several times, looked at the hatch that might open at any time and said firmly, "Young women dare."
As soon as Lin Cui finished saying the word "dare", she saw the cabin door being opened instantly. The old madam followed the three men with a embarrassed look on her face and sighed, and was about to open her mouth to apologize to the people in the room.
The three men standing at the door, after seeing themselves, were about to walk inside, but they saw that after Na Du glanced at the noble young master in the room, his expression suddenly became extremely embarrassed and froze at the door. , the expression on his face looked even uglier than crying.
(End of chapter)