At this time, a tenant wife who was setting a table in the yard pointed to the distance and said, "Master, it seems that there are guests coming over there."

Li Wei was looking into the distance and saw a sedan chair coming from the path outside the village, two big-footed servants followed one after another. Li Wei was so excited that he stood up. This was Ye Sutong coming.

After he was dismissed from office, Ye Tianming was obviously indifferent to him. Before he returned to his hometown, he accompanied Zitong to the Ye Mansion twice. Ye Tianming avoided him on the excuse of being busy with court. Li Weizheng knew that this was a cold and no longer went to the Ye Mansion. He went back to his hometown directly, preparing to formally terminate the engagement with the Ye family. But unexpectedly, just three days after he returned home, Ye Sutong also followed him back to his hometown in Yezhuang. Before even his own house could enter, he came to visit him immediately. Although she was on the excuse of accompanying her grandmother home, Li Weizheng knew that she was actually back for herself. When he was at the bottom of the day, she showed great courage, resisted the pressure of her father, did not care about gossip, and gave him a heart.

In the past six months, she had to come here every now and then. Although she was about to visit her sister and two babies, the deep affection in her eyes almost melted him.

Li Wei was holding his two daughters and greeted him. Ye Sutong saw Li Weizheng from afar. Seeing him walking towards him, her heart couldn't help but pound. Ye Sutong is already seventeen years old this year and is at the age of getting married. Old Mrs. Ye immediately met Mrs. Li and discussed the marriage between the two families. Ye Zitong also strongly agreed to her sister marrying in. Although both families agreed, the key is still Ye Tianming. He is the father. If he doesn't nod, Ye Sutong will still not be able to formally marry into the Li family. Just like Ye Zitong, without the order of his parents, without the words of matchmakers, and without the formal marriage, she will still not be able to become a wife in the end.

The sedan chair stopped, the curtain opened, revealing Ye Sutong's beautiful face. She and her close maid walked out of the sedan chair and said to the two little babies in Li Weizheng's hand: "Come on! Hug me for my aunt."

When the two little guys saw Su Tong, they were excited and scrambled to reach out to their aunt, shouting loudly, "Hug! Hug!"

"Two little villains, my aunt can't hold you two." Li Wei was squatting down with a smile and putting his two daughters on the ground. Su Tong also squatted down, embraced the two treasures in his arms with heartache, and kissed them on both sides.

"I haven't seen each other for a few days, do you think I'm like this?"

She suddenly raised her head and glanced at Li Weizheng secretly. Seeing that he looked at her eagerly, it seemed as if she was saying this to him. Her pretty cheeks couldn't help but flushed.

"Su Tong, why didn't my grandmother come?"

Zi Tong walked over with a smile. She was wearing a blue long-sleeved round-neck jacket, with a scarf on her hair, a cloth strap on her waist, and a cloth skirt on her bottom. This is the most common outfit for ordinary women in the Ming Dynasty, which is convenient for daily work. However, her tall figure and fair skin still make her look different. Compared with the capital, she prefers the country life. This is also the place where she grew up. Every grass and every tree is very familiar. When she was a child, she often went to Lijiazhuang to fight with Li Weizheng. Most of the villagers knew her. Yezhuang came out.

The famous wild girl actually married into the Li family as a wife. At the beginning, everyone in Lijiazhuang was very surprised, but after a long time, everyone gradually fell in love with her. She was easy-going and had no airs. More importantly, compared with Yang Ying, she was much more generous. Needless to say, she was helping the poor every week. When her daughter was one year old, she even sealed a wedding bag of two taels of silver for every household in the village. This incident made the villagers praise her. When they mentioned her, everyone would say, "Look at the wife of the eldest son, they are very good at being a human being."

But Zi Tong had one thing that she couldn't let go of, that was her sister's marriage. She had always felt guilty about her sister. Originally, her sister's marriage went smoothly. If there were no accidents, her sister should have married into the Li family last year. But it was because of her intervention that caused the marriage to be shaky. If it weren't for her grandmother's insistence, her sister would really regret her life and the relationship between her sisters would be over. As a sister, Zi Tong felt deeply guilty about her sister. On the other hand, if Li Weizheng's career became bigger, would there be an emperor's marriage? What princesses and princesses came in? If that were the case, she would rather her sister enter, at least everything was easy to say between the sisters.

When Su Tong saw his sister coming, he smiled and said, "Grandma is coming later, so she asked me to come here first to help."

"What can you help?"

Zitong walked up and picked up the pair of daughters, then smiled at Li Weizheng and said, "It's still early, please accompany Su Tong out for a walk!"

Su Tong blushed, and she said with a little twisted voice: "These people in all corners of the countryside are the same. I'll see each other every day. I'd better go and talk to Qianqian and Sister Yao Ji!"

"They are all busy, so how can they pay attention to you? You can help me take this big guy away." Ye Zitong said without saying a word, pushed Li Weizheng towards her, and left with her daughters.

Originally, Li Weizheng was talking and laughing with Su Tong, but Zi Tong deliberately pulled him over and left traces. The atmosphere between the two became a little awkward. Li Weizheng smiled and said to Su Tong: "Why don't we go to the river and take a walk."

Su Tong nodded softly, and she said to her personal maid and several family members: "You go to the mansion first!"

Several families knew it well and left in panic. Li Wei took Su Tong and walked slowly along the river.

Although it was the early Ming Dynasty, it was not impossible for them to meet men and women before marriage, but most of them were people from the lower classes of society. The pressure of life made young girls appear and work like men, without so many ethical constraints. Ye Sutong was different. She was an official lady with a noble status. She would be criticized when meeting her fiancé like this. Fortunately, they were not in the capital or county town, but in a simple village like Lijia Village. It was a little better. At least no one would go to the county to complain about their deeds. Even so, Ye Sutong was willing to take a walk alone and still mustered up great courage. Her sister's success inspired her to some extent, making her dare to fight for her own happiness.

The two walked slowly along the winding path by the river. On the other side were endless green rice fields, which were all the fields of Li Weizheng's family. From time to time, old farmers stood up from the rice fields and smiled at them with kindness.

They walked for more than a hundred steps without saying anything. Li Wei was walking while looking at Ye Sutong. Today, Ye Sutong was dressed in an extremely beautiful manner. Her hair was like a cloud and she wrapped it in a palace bun behind her head, covered it with silver silk gauze, and a golden cicada-jade leaf hairpin was inserted diagonally. She was wearing a willow-green satin jacket and a apricot and yellow silk horse-faced skirt. Her snow-white skin was shining brightly, and her beautiful eyes like a deep pool overflowed a seductive style. She stood tall and graceful, like a lotus that had just emerged from the water, fresh and gorgeous. She became more mature than when she saw her in Hanyang Mansion two years ago. Ye Sutong found that Li Wei was peeking at her and couldn't help but lower her head shyly.

"Dalang, do you remember that you often took me along this path when you were a child?" Su Tong asked in a low voice.

‘When I was a kid?’ Li Wei was smiling bitterly, shook his head and said, “For some reason, I got out of the well the next year. I forgot a lot of things in the past and couldn’t remember them. Maybe my head was broken.”

When Su Tong heard him get up from the well, she suddenly thought of the frog and couldn't help laughing. She covered her mouth gently and asked, "Dalang, why did you think of jumping into the well?"

Li Weizheng looked at her and smiled, "At that time, I was determined to break off the engagement with someone. My father disagreed, so I jumped into the well."

Su Tong's smile disappeared suddenly, she was speechless, but Li Weizheng continued to smile: "Fortunately, the sky has eyes, so I came out of the well again. I saw that there was such a beautiful woman in the world. If I really broke off the marriage, I would really regret jumping into the well now."

"Nothing nonsense, I think about jumping into the well all day long." Although Su Tong was a little coquettish, the cute and lovely revealing her true feelings made her feel a little sweet, her face turned redder and her head lowered deeper.

Li Weizheng was so touched by her delicate appearance that he felt itchy. Seeing that there was no one around, he boldly held her tender slender hand. Su Tong's heart suddenly jumped violently. She shook her shamelessly twice, but she couldn't shake Li Weizheng's hand. She had to turn her back and let him hold his hand. Her face was swollen and red, but she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him.

Li Wei saw that she had thin shoulders. Although she wanted to go up and hug her, he also knew that Su Tong was different from Zi Tong. She was extremely ethical since she was a child, and it was the limit she could do when she was willing to walk with him. If she was too much, her image in her heart would plummet. At the critical moment, she had to restrain herself.

He reluctantly let go of her hand, scratched his head and smiled, "By the way, I remember when I was in Hanyang, didn't you ask me how you scared away the two evil slaves on the boat? Do you still want to know the answer?"

Seeing that he was ready, Su Tong stopped and did not continue to embarrass her, she couldn't help but feel relieved. She turned around and smiled and said, "Did you take out the Jinyiwei's waist card and scare them away?"

“That’s right!”

Li Weizheng suddenly thought of Cheng Yannian. It can be said that he died indirectly in his hands. He has killed countless people in the past two years. Now he can still talk about love here. God has favored him. What else can I complain about? Thinking of this, his mind suddenly opened up and pointed to Yuanbao Mountain in the distance and smiled: "Su Tong, why don't I take you to climb the mountain!"

"No! No! No!" Su Tong waved her hands in fear. She said in embarrassment: "My feet cannot climb mountains."

"It's okay, just sit in the sedan chair."

Su Tong looked at the Yuanbao Mountain, which was surrounded by green smoke. She felt very conflicted. On the one hand, she also wanted to go up the mountain to play, but she always felt that it was inappropriate to go up alone with Li Wei. She thought about it and smiled and said, "Or what if we go together another day, just think it's going for an outing."

"Okay! Zitong and I will discuss it and the whole family will go together."

At this time, Li Wei saw Qianqian walking quickly towards this side, and knew something was wrong. He met and asked, "Qianqian, what happened?"

Qianqian panted and said, "Brother, there are guests at home looking for you. I heard that he came from Peking."

"Beiping?" Li Weizheng was stunned. It must be that the King of Yan sent someone to find him. He immediately said to Su Tong: "I have something important to do. I have to go back first. Let Qianqian accompany you!"

"You go and do the serious business! I'm just about to talk to Qianqian."

Su Tong grabbed Qianqian's hand and complained: "Damn Nizi, why did she come out now?"

Qianqian blinked playfully and smiled, "Am I such an ignorant person?"

Seeing that they were talking and laughing, Li Wei felt relieved and walked quickly towards the house. As soon as he entered the house, Zi Tong came up and said, "Dalang, the guest is waiting in the small guest room."

"I get it, please let the butler take him to my study."

Li Weizheng waved to Shisanlang who was standing at the door again and ordered him: "Go to check nearby and see if the Fengyang Jinyiwei came today."

Not long after returning last year, Shisanlang found that Fengyang Jinyiwei was monitoring Li’s house. At the beginning, they could be found almost every day, but after the New Year, it gradually decreased and intermittently. Li Wei knew that this was the surveillance sent by Zhu Yuanzhang. When Lu Siyuan came a few days ago, they happened to be away. Li Wei was worried that he would come again these days. If they discovered the people of King Yan, this would not be a good thing.

Shisanlang agreed and went quickly. Li Weizheng came to the study room. The guest was already waiting for him. This was a young man with fair skin, thin hair and a very flat throat. A intuition told Li Weizheng that this person might be a eunuch. Sure enough, when he saw Li Weizheng coming in, he immediately stood up and bowed and said, "I am the official of the Yan Palace below. Please see Lord Li."

His voice was sharp and he was indeed a eunuch, and he had already admitted it himself. The visitor took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Weizheng: "This is a handwritten letter from the King of Yan to Lord Li."

Li Wei was taking the letter and smiled and said, "Sir, your surname is your sir?"

"At the lower part, you are an internal official, and you should not have the word "Sir". The lower part is Ma, and the nickname is Sanbao."

Li Weizheng seemed a little familiar with the name ‘Ma Sanbao?’, but he couldn’t remember it for a moment, so he continued: “Where is King Yan now?”

"When I left, the King of Yan was still in Peiping, but now I guess he has set out to Beijing to attend the funeral of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince next month."

Li Weizheng's expression turned dark. He received a message from Luo Guangcai on the third day of the prince's death. Although the prince's death was a matter of time, its arrival still made Li Weizheng feel very sad. It was not only that Prince Zhu Biao was his leader, who led him to the Ming Dynasty's official career, but more importantly, at the most critical moment, he stood up and saved his own and his family's lives. This kind of kindness alone made it difficult for him to repay him.

Li Weizheng didn't need to read it, and he knew what the letter was written. The King of Yan was going to recruit him, but out of politeness, he still had to read the letter. Li Weizheng was about to tear open the letter, but he was suddenly shocked and looked at the eunuch named Ma Sanbao in surprise. He remembered that Ma Sanbao was Zheng He? Ma Sanbao felt a little uncomfortable with his surprised gaze, and asked, "Sir, what happened?"

"Nothing!" Li Weizheng smiled. He tore open the letter skin and took out the letter paper inside. It was Zhu Di's handwriting. Although his calligraphy is average, his pen tip is strong and powerful, and very grand. The meaning in the letter is very simple. I hope Li Weizheng can go to Peking to become an official. If he is willing to agree, he will plead with his father in person.

After reading the letter, Li Wei took it away and asked Ma Sanbao with a smile: "Where is Maneguan's hometown? When did he enter the Yan Prince's Mansion?"

Ma Sanbao quickly bowed and said, "I am from Yunnan. I was elected to the palace seven years ago. I was then sent to the Yan Prince's Mansion to work and always serve the Yan Prince."

Li Weizheng nodded. Since Ma Sanbao was sent by the King of Yan to deliver a letter, he should be the confidant of the King of Yan, so he was later chosen by the King of Yan to voyage to the West. However, will Zheng He's voyage to the West be changed because of his arrival of Li Weizheng? If it is changed, then Ma Sanbao will always be an unknown eunuch.

"Mr. Li, before I leave, Your Highness told me that if the Lord is willing to agree to what is in the letter, he will accept the letter. If he refuses to agree, he will return the letter to me and take it away. He will think that the King of Yan has never written this letter, and he will think that I have never come."

This is actually a disguised persecution. Zhu Di didn't want to let Li Weizheng drag him down anymore. However, it was Li Weizheng's expectation that Zhu Di sent someone to come. He had already made a decision in his heart. He smiled and said, "Please tell His Highness the King of Yan that I can accept this letter, but I also ask him not to say anything to the emperor. Your Highness the Crown Prince has a life-saving grace to me. I want to keep a soul for him for a year. I will not come out to serve any official position within a year."

"Okay! I will tell Your Highness to say goodbye."

Ma Sanbao left, but Li Weizheng fell into deep thought. He walked slowly to the window with his hands behind his back and stared at the colorful white pear blossoms in the yard. Because he exposed the idea of ​​Hai Quan too early, he encountered the biggest setback in his life. The official positions he had worked hard step by step were all removed, and it seemed that he had returned to the starting point when he first came to the Ming Dynasty. However, it was this major setback that made him mature and sober, and his two years of struggle had given him an extremely valuable life experience and official connections, allowing him to reconsider his life path from a higher perspective.

This year is the 25th year of Hongwu. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhu Yunwen should have ascended the throne of the Eastern Palace. Next year, the Lan Yu case will be the outbreak. The beginning of a bloody storm. He came to the Ming Dynasty and thought about how to avoid the outbreak of the Lan Yu case. But two years later, his ideas have changed. Not only did he know that Lan Yu's outbreak was inevitable, but Zhu Yuanzhang completed a certain strategy after the prince was appointed as a vassal. The young King Ning was able to lead 80,000 soldiers to fight, so the time for the Lan Yu case to break out is about to ripe.

But the more important thing is that Li Weizheng hopes that the Lan Yu case will break out and allow Zhu Yuanzhang to destroy the Great Wall. This time he escaped from Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher knife, which made him realistic. His heart turned dark, cold, and cruel, making him finally realize that if he wants to change the historical ship of the Ming Dynasty, he must become the helmsman.

Li Weizheng slowly walked back to the desk and took out a letter from the drawer. This was the last time he saw the prince, Zhu Biao's letter to him, and asked him to open it at the right time. When he learned that Zhu Biao had passed away, Li Weizheng opened it. There was a thin white silk inside, with only one sentence on it: I hope your husband will take care of my son sooner or later, Zhu Biao cried.
Chapter completed!