When they were almost done drinking, Li Shimin came over. He didn't sit down, but looked at Li Rui with a hesitant expression.
Qian Shixiong, Wu Shi, Cui Jianren and the others were not blind people. When they saw this situation, they knew that Li Shimin had a secret to tell Li Rui. They smiled and said that they had drunk enough and would drink again in the future. The banquet ended.
Li Shimin indeed had a secret to tell Li Rui. After Li Yuan grounded Li Xiu Ning, he immediately gathered his trusted aides for a small meeting. The topic of the meeting was Li Rui. Li Shimin was young and did not attend the meeting, but he hid behind the hall and heard everything clearly.
The core figures of Li Yuan's group were not short-sighted people. Regarding Li Rui, their opinions were very consistent: This child's future achievements were limitless, and he definitely could not be used by others.
Since he couldn't be useless to others, he had to think of a way to win Li Rui over to his own group.
Regarding this point, no one had any objections, but a few old guys also felt that Li Rui was too sharp and needed to be appropriately suppressed.
Li Jiancheng, who participated in the meeting, did not think so. He believed that since Li Rui had clearly rejected Mai Tiezhang, Yuwen Shiji, Xin Shixiong, and the others, it meant that Li Rui was loyal to the Li family, so the Li family had to treat him with sincerity. If they suppressed Li Rui because he was too sharp, it would chill Li Rui's heart. This was pushing Li Rui towards other forces.
Li Jiancheng said it with emotion, but when Li Yuan asked him how he should treat him sincerely, Li Jiancheng could not give a specific plan. In short, what he meant was that as long as Li Rui's request was not too much, the Li family should agree to it. This way, Li Rui would be closely united around the Li Group led by Li Yuan.
Li Yuan was already angry, and Li Jiancheng's words added fuel to the fire. He blurted out,"Then what kind of request is not too much? Isn't it too much for him to marry my daughter?”
Li Yuan was originally reprimanding Li Jiancheng, but he didn't expect that his words would make the old guys 'eyes light up. They were all good at studying people's hearts. They knew that as long as a person had a request, it would be easy to handle. What they were afraid of was that this person had no desires.
Their theory was that if money could buy your loyalty, they would give you money. If I can exchange beautiful women for your loyalty, then I'll give you beautiful women.
Since Li Rui wanted to be Duke Tang's son-in-law, he would marry Miss Li to him.
Therefore, Chen Yanshou, Zhangsun Shunde, and the others had always said that Li Rui's request was not too much and that Tang Gong could fulfill it. Li Rui becoming Li Yuan's son-in-law was equivalent to being completely tied to the Li family's chariot. If others wanted to poach him, it would not be so easy.
Li Yuan did not expect everyone to agree with him. He said angrily,"But he likes Xiu Ning."
This sentence caused the atmosphere in the venue to suddenly turn cold. Everyone was stunned. They were so focused on making Li Rui Li Yuan's son-in-law that they didn't expect Li Rui to marry Li Xiu Ning because Li Xiu Ning was subconsciously ignored by them. Firstly, it was because Li Xiu Ning was already engaged. Secondly, it was because Li Xiu Ning was Li Yuan's eldest and only daughter. How could a legitimate daughter marry a poor boy like Li Rui? Di daughters were used for marriage alliances with large families, such as the Chai family.
As a result, the fishing boats in the venue suddenly took a 180-degree turn. Some accused Li Rui of being a toad lusting after swan meat, some accused Li Rui of being arrogant because he was favored, and some suggested that Li Rui should be immediately brought to be punished. In short, Li Rui wanting to marry Li Xiu Ning was absolutely intolerable.
Li Jiancheng pointed out in a timely manner that Li Rui was no longer an unknown poor boy. He was now a rising star that all the big families were fighting to win over. If he were to punish Li Rui because of Li Xiuning's matter at this time, perhaps Li Rui would run to someone else's house. Then, the Li family would have worked hard for nothing.
Of course, Li Jiancheng also thought that Li Xiu Ning couldn't marry Li Rui. After all, no matter how promising Li Rui was, he was still a mere colonel and couldn't be compared to the Chai family. He could still settle this score.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng's meaning was that since Li Rui had this idea, it would be better to push the boat with the current and choose one of his concubines to marry Li Rui.
Li Jiancheng's words calmed the few old guys down again. This was indeed the case. Although Li Rui's current status was still very low, the talent he had shown could be sold at a high price. Since the Li family had the upper hand, they definitely could not give up halfway. Li Jiancheng's suggestion was very good, and everyone felt that it was feasible.
Li Yuan thought about it and felt that this was the best way to deal with it. Thus, with a wave of his hand, he decided to marry his daughter Li Ji to Li Rui and immediately sent someone back to his hometown to pick her up.
Everyone thought that Li Yuan's decision was very wise because Li Ji looked very much like Li Xiu Ning. If it wasn't because she was one year younger than Li Xiu Ning, everyone would think that she and Li Xiu Ning were twins.
Since the real one couldn't marry Li Rui, then marrying a pirated one would be considered as doing his best. Li Rui should be grateful.
Li Shiming, who was hiding behind the hall, was so angry that his face turned red and sweat was dripping down his forehead. He couldn't understand why a group of people with high IQ would make such a brainless decision. With Li Rui's personality, he would either marry Li Xiu Ning over or not marry her at all. Now, he was marrying a pirated Li Xiu Ning over. What was going on? Li Shimin was sure that Li Rui would treat this as an insult.
If Li Shiming was the one in charge, he would marry Li Xiu Ning. What was the matter with the legitimate daughter? As long as she could contribute to the Li family, it would not be a problem for him to marry her to a beggar. Li Shi Min also believed that the Chai family wouldn't be more useful to the Li family than Li Rui, because the Chai family was a big family like the Li family. Big families would help each other, but they would also restrict each other. Li Rui didn't have his own family yet. If he married Li Xiu Ning, then the Li family would be his family. A future star who wholeheartedly served Li clan, wasn't he more useful than Chai clan who wanted to balance Li clan?
However, Li Shiming was still young and had no right to speak in such a family meeting, so the little guy had to find another way. That was to send a message to Li Rui and ask him to quickly settle Li Xiu Ning. When the rice was cooked, Li Yuan would have no choice but to agree.
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