That afternoon, Guo Peng ordered Guo Ren to prepare the betrothal gifts as soon as he returned to the manor. He also invited the matchmaker to take charge of the matter.
With the full cooperation of both parties, everything went smoothly. The next day, an auspicious day was set. Guo continued to accompany the beauty in the residence, carefree and happy. He didn't have to care about anything. He just had to wait to be the groom.
At the same time, the Li family had also prepared a generous dowry. They were only waiting for the auspicious day to come and marry off their daughter.
Guo Peng and Li Si were very happy about this political marriage.
Marrying Li Si's daughter meant that he and Li Si had formed a strong alliance of interests. From then on, Guo Peng could be considered to have a firm foothold in the new faction.
Moreover, with their relationship as husband and son-in-law, as long as it was a matter of interest in the future, they could discuss it without reservation, even if it was taboo.
For example, if someone wanted to learn from Zhao Gao and tamper with a photo or something, he could directly pull Li Si over and discuss it in secret.
Even if Li Si did not agree, she did not have to worry about him reporting her.
Of course, he wouldn't tamper with the photo unless it was absolutely necessary.
Because it attracted too much hatred.
Guo was waiting for Gao Yao to appear.
Unfortunately, he had to wait for at least half a year.
During this period of time, I will try my best to consolidate my position.
Of course, the most important thing was to increase his reputation.
I have already realized that fame was too important in ancient times. No wonder so many ancient people were willing to give up their lives for fame.
The second was power. Unfortunately, it was difficult to improve in a short period of time because he did not have enough experience. None of the three dukes and nine ministers above him were simple. At least in a few short years, it would be difficult to replace them.
The least important thing was money.
The protagonists of those novels traveled back in time and would make soap and toothbrushes to make money. In the past, they would enjoy reading them.
Now that he had personally come to ancient times, he realized that money was nothing in this era.
Scholars, workers, farmers, and merchants had the lowest status!
It was fine if it was a small matter, but once the cake became big and the power was not enough, it would be courting death.
In ancient times, the merchant class was the natural wool of the rich and powerful.
There were many so-called corrupt officials who plundered the people's wealth in the past dynasties. Under the exaggeration of some television dramas, many people thought that those corrupt officials were greedy for the money of the poor people.
But in reality, the so-called plundering of the people's wealth referred to plucking the wool of wealthy merchants!
After all, in that era of low productivity, ordinary people were struggling to survive. How much spare money could they have?
How could the rich and powerful be interested in this bit of money?
There weren't many benefits, and he even got himself into trouble.
In comparison, it was undoubtedly easier to catch the wool of a wealthy businessman.
That was because businessmen valued profits and were not good people. Moreover, their status was the lowest and everyone looked down on them...
With Guo Peng's current power, it was easy for him to accumulate wealth. There was no need to waste his time on miscellaneous matters.
However, what I value more now is fame. Although it's good to accumulate wealth, it's not good for fame.
Compared to fame, money was nothing.
For Li Si, who was currently extremely insecure, what he needed was an ally who could see the situation clearly, could be trusted, and could support each other in the upcoming political storm.
Guo Peng could see the situation clearly. He was a sensible person. At the same time, they were facing a common crisis.
However, the two of them were not related and could not completely trust each other. There were many things that could not be said.
But now, with their relationship as son-in-law, this problem was easily solved.
All he had to do was give up his daughter. This was not a loss to him. After all, his daughter had to marry someone eventually.
Moreover, in terms of status, appearance, and intelligence, I'm not bad at all.
Although their family background was not prominent, the Li family was also not a prominent family.
In short, in order to survive the political storm in the future, in order for the two of them to be able to unite and warm up without any grudges, this marriage was born for the sake of benefits.
Guo Peng and Li Si's relationship was getting closer by the day. Even though he was not married to Miss Li yet, the betrothal gift had already been given, so it was almost impossible for him to go back on his word.
Borrowing Li Si's influence, he became one of the top figures in the new aristocratic faction.
Finally, I don't have to keep a low profile every day. If I have any suggestions, I will naturally have a group of followers from the same faction to support me.
Of course, if the big shots of the same faction had anything to say, he would definitely stand up and speak up.
Because he was no longer low-key, he was inevitably noticed by Meng Tian and the others.
They were usually targeted by many people, so they naturally had the support of the big shots of the same faction.
It was very normal for ministers to be against each other, or rather, this kind of atmosphere was intentionally created by Ying Zheng.
Otherwise, if all the civil and military officials in the court were living in harmony every day, Ying Zheng would not be able to remain calm.
In any case, this Guo had truly integrated into the Great Qin Imperial Court. Unless he was courting death, his status was basically stable. Li Si had also received this powerful support, and he was like a tiger with wings.
Everyone was happy about this.
As for the third party, no one knew what Miss Li was thinking.
However, women in this era did not have the right to decide their marriage.
No matter what she thought, it was no longer important.
I'm not like those bored main characters who insist on having a relationship with a woman. It's not enough to get a body, but I have to get a woman's heart in all sorts of ways. There are also those who love the main character and the woman will love the main character to death.
Just thinking about it made Guo Peng feel awkward.
Was that even possible?
In short, I don't believe in love, and there's no need to believe in it.
With the restraints of etiquette and morality in this era, as long as she married him, she would be bound to him for good or bad. She was destined not to betray him.
That was enough.
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It hasn't even passed the trial yet…because of this sentence…
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