Li Zexuan was a little drowsy by the summer breeze. When he was on the verge of waking up and falling asleep, he saw Xiao Xi in a bright yellow dress, walking over gracefully. She said softly to Li Zexuan,
"Young master, Wang Renbiao and his father want to see you. Butler Wang is waiting in the front hall."
"Oh?"
Li Zexuan's expression changed. He stood up and said, "Well, Xiao Xi, come with me to have a look!"
At the same time, there was a touch of coldness in his heart. The Wang family should give me an explanation for the kidnapping of Xuefeng Stockade!
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In the front hall of Li Mansion, Wang Renbiao and a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a stocky waist were sitting on both sides. The two of them looked at each other and did not say a word. The hall was very quiet for a while.
Wang Zhong looked at the tea table beside the two of them. Some of the tea was about to turn cold. He hesitated for a moment and was finally forced to retreat by the oppressive atmosphere. He retreated to the side and did not dare to say a word. The main reason was that the pressure on the middle-aged man was too strong.
In a moment, Li Zexuan came to the front hall. Wang Renbiao took the lead to stand up and said to Li Zexuan,
"Mr. Li, long time no see. How have you been? Let me introduce you. This is my father. He just arrived in Chang 'an yesterday. Today, he went to the palace to see His Majesty, and then came to visit Li Mansion with me. "
According to the rules of the imperial court, the provincial governor of a state could not leave the territory under normal circumstances. Wang Renbiao's father came directly to Chang 'an and had to report to the Ministry of Personnel. However, he was also a relative of the imperial family. If he directly reported to Li Er, no one dared to say anything.
Li Zexuan's eyes stopped on the middle-aged man. He thought that this man turned out to be Wang Yu who married Li Yuan's sister. Cheng Yaojin had told him a lot about the Wang family in Taiyuan Qi County. Today, he finally saw the real person.
This person's facial features were resolute and sharp. From his face, one could vaguely see the shadow of Wang Renbiao. There was also a dignified aura around him. It was probably because he had been in a high position for a long time.
Regardless of what he was thinking, Li Zexuan still cupped his hands towards Wang Yu and bowed, "This humble official pays his respects to Governor Wang!"
In the first year of Zhen Guan, Li Er divided the world into ten provinces. There were a total of 360 provinces in the country. These provinces were divided according to their population into Upper Province, Middle Province and Lower Province. The Provincial Governor of Upper Province was Secondary Grade Three, the Provincial Governor of Middle Province was Primary Grade Four, and the Provincial Governor of Lower Province was Primary Grade Four.
The Sui Province that Wang Yu was in charge of belonged to the Central Province. As the Provincial Governor of Sui Province, if calculated according to rank, he belonged to the upper fourth rank.
Li Zexuan, on the other hand, was a Secondary Class Fifth Rank official, regardless of whether he was a County Founder of the Country or a Doctor of the Imperial College. But logically speaking, it was already a miracle that he was able to reach Secondary Class Fifth Rank at his age.
Because Li Zexuan was a full four ranks lower than Wang Yu, he had to open his mouth and address himself as a humble official.
In the officialdom, one had to abide by the rules of the game. If one casually treated a superior with disrespect, then one would not only offend one person, but also the entire official class.
At this moment, a faint smile appeared on Wang Yu's tense face. He raised his hands and said with a smile,
"Sir Li Zexuan, there is no need to be so courteous. Although this official is far away in Sui Province, I have long heard of Sir Li Zexuan's matter. The Curved Yuan Divine Plow has spread throughout the world, benefiting the millions of poor commoners of my Great Tang. Today, this official represents the elders of Sui Province in thanking Sir Li Zexuan."
After saying this, he actually gave Li Zexuan a deep bow. Li Zexuan was shocked and hurriedly said,
"There is no need for this, Provincial Governor Wang. Although this little one invented the Curved Yuan Plow, His Majesty has already rewarded me. Thus, this little one cannot accept this gratitude."
At the same time, his impression of this Provincial Governor Wang had changed quite a bit. This person held a high position and came from a large clan, but he did not have the slightest bit of arrogance. In terms of personality, he was very similar to Wang Renbiao. The only difference was that he had a very powerful aura.
"Haha, no matter what, the commoners of various lands have benefited from the Curved Yuan Plow. This is an indisputable fact. In truth, this old man has come today for another matter. I presume that Sir Li Zexuan has already guessed it. "
Wang Yu straightened his body and clasped his hands towards Li Zexuan. "Today, this old man has come to apologize to Sir Li Zexuan on behalf of my unfilial son. A few days ago, that unfilial son actually colluded with bandits to kidnap Sir Li Zexuan's fiancee. He even had designs on the Li family's Immortal Inebriation formula. Fortunately, it did not lead to irreversible consequences. Otherwise, that unfilial son would have died ten thousand times.
In the end, this matter is because this old man did not teach his son well. If Sir Li Zexuan has any requests, you can raise them. Do not harm the relationship between you and my Renbiao because of this matter. "
Li Zexuan raised his eyebrows. They had finally come to the main matter. At the same time, he also had some doubts in his heart. From the start, this Wang Yu had a very humble attitude. Logically speaking, as the Provincial Governor of a province, backed by a large clan, and even married Li Er's aunt, he should not have such a humble attitude towards him.
Actually, on the surface, this was indeed the case. However, Wang Yu had his own considerations. Although Li Zexuan was only a Provincial Governor, his growth potential was enormous. Not only did he have a good relationship with Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and a bunch of other military veterans, he also had a close relationship with Li Chengqian and Li Tai.
From the current situation, first of all, Li Chengqian's position as Crown Prince was very stable. Even if something happened in between, the throne would only fall on Li Tai's head. However, no matter what, Li Zexuan would at least be able to survive through two dynasties. His official position would only soar to the skies.
Moreover, Li Er's intention to weaken the power of the large clans was already clear. Although Wang Yu had married Li Er's aunt, under the teeth of the storm, his every move would be infinitely magnified. Thus, Wang Yu's current standard of conduct was: don't cause trouble, don't cause trouble. If he caused trouble, quickly turn it into a small one, and a small one into nothing.
"What if I want Wang Renyi to die?"
Regardless of the meaning behind Wang Yu's humble attitude, Li Zexuan still wanted to sound him out. Of course, if he could directly have Wang Renyi die, that would be the best. He had always harbored killing intent towards those who dared to touch his woman.
Hearing this, Wang Yu's body clearly trembled. A trace of paleness and struggle flashed across his wrinkled old face. No matter how mischievous his son was, he was still his son. Even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs. How could he watch his son die before his eyes?
Wang Renbiao looked at his father's pale face from the side. He hurriedly went up to Li Zexuan and clasped his hands. "Sir Li, although my younger brother did some foolish things, in the end, you arrived in time to save Miss Han. There was no tragedy. Thus, I hope that sir Li will be magnanimous and spare his life."
Li Zexuan stared into Wang Renbiao's eyes and asked, "The person who showed me the way at Rhinoceros Slope that day, was it one of your people?"
When he heard the second half of Wang Renbiao's words, his heart suddenly moved. He remembered that day when he was in despair, a piece of silk with words written on it flew to him.
Wang Renbiao looked at Wang Yu, then nodded to Li Zexuan. "It was Yuyao who was by my side. The day before the incident, Yuyao found out that my younger brother was sending people to harm you. However, she did not hear their specific plans. Thus, I had Yuyao follow Xiao Ying. When I found out that they were going to harm Miss Han, I ordered Yuyao to help you save Miss Han. Thus, I hope that sir Li can give me face and spare my younger brother's life!"
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