A thin old man with a wrinkled face as if it was dry wood, his head crown was very upright, and he was wearing a Confucian robe like an old scholar. Before Liu Yu could get close, he worshiped him from afar.

Lan He personally went to the door with his eldest son Lan Fu and his second son Lan Jing to apologize, but he didn't want his old face. When he met, he repeatedly accused him, which made Liu Yu feel embarrassed. Speaking of which, Lan He never offended him. He just showed off his face when Sui Yi came to the door.

Originally, Liu Yu still had a respect for this stubborn old minister, but now even this only respect has been eliminated, just to entertain visitors with an extremely coping attitude.

Lan He spoke with respect and humility. The two sides only "friendly negotiations" about the marriage between Sui Yi and the Lan family's daughter. Lan He also expressed his willingness to marry his granddaughter to Sui Yi.

The mouth is not in the right direction.

This is Liu Yu's intuitive impression of Lan He. Perhaps he had been in the officialdom for a long time, Lan He was wearing a very fake mask when speaking and doing things. The contrast between his attitudes before and after also made Liu Yu feel disgusted. However, Liu Yu thought carefully that if Lan He maintained his previous cold face, then the one who suffered the loss was not someone else, but the entire Lan family. Without the injection of fresh blood in the officialdom, no matter how big the family would collapse. Lan He was forced to do so.

"Then I'll wait for the Sui Prefecture Prime Minister to come to propose marriage." After the marriage negotiations were completed, both parties did not mention the new Left Prime Minister, Lan He stood up and said goodbye.

Liu Yu personally sent the father and son out of the mansion. After returning, Xu Xuanzhu walked into the front hall with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Husband, who are those three just now?"

"Political allies." Liu Yu thought about it and added, "Maybe it's not considered political allies, just use each other. They are the members of the Lan family that Sui Yi mentioned that day."

When talking about the "Lan Family", Xu Xuanzhu immediately understood. After all, the Lan family is also a wealthy family in Chang'an City. Xu Xuanzhu was born in a famous family in Chang'an, so he naturally heard about it.

This marriage has never been asked about Miss Lan's opinion from beginning to end. This is basically the case with the current major marriage events. The more wealthy the family is, the more they pay attention to their appearance and ignore the wishes of both parties. It is rare for Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu to fall in love before marriage.

After lunch, Liu Yu went to Jingzhao Prefecture to inform Sui Yi of the news. When he arrived at Jingzhao Prefecture, he was in a trial. Sui Yi was in a state of broken heart and was depressed at work. He was still under trial because he had not eaten lunch. The new official took office for three fires, and the fire had been burning for several months and had not stopped. Originally, it was rare for Jingzhao Prefecture to try a case every ten or half a month. Since Sui Yi took office as the young minister of Jingzhao Prefecture, the case was concluded every day, and all of them were tried publicly. People like to join in the fun when they have nothing to do.

At this time, a divorce case was being tried, saying it was a "militarization", which means that the couple reached an agreement to divorce. The couple had not had a child for five or six years. The husband thought that his wife could not inherit the incense and wanted to take a concubine, so the wife despised her husband for not being able to do that. Such a trivial case could have been concluded in the Four City Yamen, but the couple relied on their family background to get bigger and bigger. The wife beat the mother-in-law and smashed the house of her mother-in-law. Suddenly, a divorce case that ended in harmony turned into a case of personal injury and property damage.

The couple knew at a glance that it was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and they started arguing in court. Sui Yi sat on it with a dark face, holding a grove in his hand but not talking, as if he was angry that the couple did not cherish their marriage life.

Such cases are usually the most popular among the people. There are many people watching, and some even applaud. When Sui Yi saw Liu Yu, he waved his hand and kept placing the case, and said directly: "You and your wife are both at fault. Let them close to the cell first and then try again tomorrow."

The couple was anxious when they heard this. They thought that the officials in court could preside over their justice, but they didn't expect that the officials were too lazy to even interrogate, so they were all imprisoned first. They called injustice, but the yamen ignored it and dragged it into the cell.

After entering the back hall, Sui Yi took a sip of tea and took a breath. Hu Xuan, who was tired, yawned. He had never been idle since he came to Jingzhao Mansion to help Sui Yi.

Liu Yu informed Sui Yi of Lan and his promise to the marriage. Sui Yi's eyes widened and his face looked incredible.

"Why... he agreed?" Sui Yi smiled bitterly, "Today I asked the matchmaker to choose a few ladies from a family to choose from, and I will prepare to get married first."

Liu Yu glanced at him and said, "You can't give up and go to propose marriage as soon as possible. As for marriage, it may be several days later, and the national mourning period is not over."

Although marriage cannot be held during the national mourning period, it is still possible to propose marriage, but it is just not a big deal.

Liu Yu said again: "It's just this matchmaker, I don't know who will do it well."

As a big mediator, Liu Yu had no such intention. He felt that this was what a woman did. Just when Liu Yu saw a big face swaying into the inner hall. When he saw Liu Yu, a hole was cracked on his face and he came over.

It was Chai Jin who had just had lunch when he got home.

"Gourd, come here." Liu Yu waved his hand, Chai Jin nodded and smiled. It was a waste of time to work in Jingzhao Mansion, and it was rare for friends to visit.

"Do you want to be a matchmaker?" Liu Yu asked with a smirk on his face.

"What is a matchmaker?" Chai Jin asked with confusion.

Liu Yu explained, Chai Jinqiu: "I'm afraid, I have to ask my family."

"Why do you need to ask the Fourth Princess? You must know that the beauty of adulthood is a virtue." Liu Yu smiled.

A voice came from a distance and said, "General Liu, you are really a beauty of adulthood. Why do you want to bully our family... the prince consort?"

Perhaps it was because Liu Yu gave Chai Jin a nickname too smooth, and Su Bi often half-jokingly called Chai Jin "Gulu" at home. She almost blurted out after she left the door, making an embarrassment in front of others.

Liu Yu didn't expect that Su Bi was walking with Chai Jin. At this moment, she looked evil and knew that she was angry that Liu Yu ridiculed his husband in public. However, after thinking about it, Liu Yu was not dirty to let Chai Jin be a matchmaker. There were many cases of mediation among officials on weekdays, but she didn't like Liu Yu's attitude of speaking.

After all, Su Bi is a royal family, so Liu Yu and others still have to salute. After the ceremony, Su Bi called Liu Yu aside, as if she was deliberately asking Liu Yu to ask Sui Yi to meet with the Lan family.

"What I mean is to let Lan He be the left prime minister and balance the power of the prime minister." Liu Yu said bluntly.

Su Bi said angrily: "It's not enough to have a right prime minister, and now I have to get a left prime minister. In the future, wouldn't there be an extra enemy?"

Liu Yu understood Su Bi's meaning. The previous pattern was a three-legged tripod. As long as the two of them joined forces, the right prime minister would have no choice. Now to establish the left prime minister, it would be equivalent to having four forces, and the overall situation would not be controlled.

However, Liu Yu felt from the establishment of the Trade Department that even if he and Su Bi's power were united, he could not control the overall situation in some matters. After all, the Right Prime Minister's Party is related to the interests of the entire civil officials. Liu Yu must neutralize the prime minister's power to balance the division of civil officials' power.
Chapter completed!