Chapter 276 Do you want to marry me?
Yan Xingchuan asked Shen Sui to send someone to spend a hundred gold coins to buy an apology gift to the Cui family. The gift was not expensive, but it was not perfunctory either. It could only be considered a courtesy.
The Cui family members were also satisfied.
The Cui family values face more. As long as their face is saved, they have no objection as long as the apology is not perfunctory.
So the incident of Shen Sui leading his men to break into Cui's house was over.
When Mrs. Xu and others came in, the room was quiet for a moment, and then everyone stood up to greet them.
"I pay my respects to the King of Northern Yan." Old Mrs. Xu led the two juniors in paying their respects.
"Thank you for being so polite, old lady. This really embarrasses Xingchuan." Yan Xingchuan stepped forward to help Old Madam Xu up, and then reached out to help Cui Si, his eyes lingering on her for a long time.
"The old lady is the elder. If we are to follow family etiquette, I should be the one to perform the ceremony for her. In this way, you and I will not have to perform this ceremony again in the future. You can just call me Xingchuan."
The King of Northern Yan demoted himself to a junior. Everyone in the Cui family looked at each other and their eyes fell on Cui Si.
In an instant, his mind raced through thousands of thoughts, and he had almost thought of the names for their children.
Yan Xingchuan asked Old Mrs. Xu to sit down, but she shook her head and walked away.
Cui Si also hurriedly followed Mrs. Xu and sat down next to her to avoid him having to speak again.
If only Shen Sui was present, she would be interested in sitting in the upper seat, but with so many members of the Cui family present, including Old Lady Xu, she couldn't just ride on the heads of her elders.
Yan Xingchuan had no choice but to sit back alone.
Sitting alone, I feel a little lonely.
"A'si, we were discussing General Shen's matter earlier. Do you have any ideas?"
When Yan Xingchuan spoke, Shen Sui's face darkened again.
Cui Si was a little confused: "Hasn't Shen Dalang's matter been dealt with?"
When the name "Shen Dalang" came out this time, Shen Sui's face began to turn red, and the redness in the black showed that he was very angry.
He finally understood how the Cui family members felt when he kept referring to them as "Cui Liuniang".
That's so rude.
They simply don't take him seriously.
Yan Xingchuan said, "My intention is to establish a rule that merits are merits and faults are faults. The merits of the civil and military officials will be rewarded in the future, but if there are faults, they will also be punished. Merits and faults cannot be offset."
Cui Si frowned slightly.
She understood what Yan Xingchuan meant. In fact, as time went on, more and more people in Northern Yan relied on their own achievements to act arrogantly and bully others.
Even if something happened, I could still say that I had shed blood for Dayan and made great contributions. How could I be punished for this?
In addition, Yan Xingchuan is sometimes too loyal and righteous, so it is impossible to do anything about it.
He is suitable to be a regional overlord, leading his soldiers into battle, but he is not suitable to be the king of a country, and he is not good at dealing with these considerations and weighing things, and he has to give up the affairs of one side.
Right now, he probably wants to establish some rules first so that his subordinates can understand his attitude. If anyone dares to make a mistake in the future, don't blame him for being ruthless and just act according to the rules.
Yan Xingchuan said, "Northern Yan has just begun to show some signs of improvement, but there is still a long way to go. We need all the soldiers and clans to work together to have a chance to make it to the end."
"I hope there won't be any disputes between the soldiers and clans, at least not before Northern Yan conquers the world."
Yan Xingchuan’s attitude is that no matter how many little thoughts anyone has, they have to keep them to themselves.
The most important thing at the moment is the great cause of Northern Yan. After Northern Yan conquers the world, awards titles and appoints officials, you can do whatever you want with any grudges you have.
Shen Sui started to cause trouble, and he wanted to use Shen Sui as an example to set rules.
Well, to put it bluntly, it's called killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
But this chicken is the hen that lays golden eggs, so it is also very important and cannot be damaged.
Today, Yan Xingchuan brought Shen Sui to the Cui family. To apologize was one thing, but more importantly, he wanted to see if the Cui family had any smart brains who could come up with a way to have the best of both worlds.
Cui Si glanced at Shen Sui, who had a grim expression on his face, and asked Yan Xingchuan, "Does General Shen agree?"
Yan Xingchuan said: "I am the master."
Cui Si thought to herself: Do you want to see whether General Shen Sui takes you seriously?
However, for the sake of the Yan family and the great cause of Northern Yan, even if Shen Sui is reluctant, he should be able to compromise.
Someone brought a cup of hot tea. Cui Si reached out and pinched the lid, gently stirring the tea. After a long moment of contemplation, she said, "It would be best if we could establish some rules now. Power is best at changing a person beyond recognition. Once a heart changes, it's very hard to change it."
He who slays the dragon becomes the dragon himself.
"Hanging a knife over their heads makes them tense up. They know what they shouldn't do, and they will naturally be wary."
"As for General Shen, I do have a plan."
Everyone turned their eyes over.
Yan Xingchuan asked her, "Tell me about it."
"When discussing this matter, General Shen was asked to plead guilty and admit his mistakes, expressing his willingness to die. Everyone tried to dissuade him. After the Lord discussed it with the other gentlemen, considering that this was his first offense, he cut off his hair in place of his head to vindicate the military order."
The hall was quiet for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Yun Gang stretched out his hands and clapped his hands. Only then did everyone come back to their senses and shift their gazes away from Cui Si.
Yun Gang praised: "Excellent! If this is done, it can not only achieve the desired effect, but also save General Shen's reputation, so that General Shen will not be embarrassed in the army in the future."
Yan Xingchuan's eyes lit up: "Let's do it. Ah Si's brain is indeed better than mine."
Cui Si's mouth was dry after speaking, so she took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "My grandmother and mother gave birth to me. You can't envy me."
Everyone in the Cui family was delighted when they heard this. Fourth Master Cui asked her, "Sixth Mother, why are there only grandmother and mother? Where is your father?"
Cui Si raised her eyebrows slightly: "If I were like him, I should be called a bookworm now."
Everyone was happy again.
Yan Xingchuan also laughed out loud.
He always had a gloomy face, as if he was carrying a heavy burden and rarely laughed heartily. But now he smiled, his brows relaxed, his eyes smiling, and his eyes actually looked a bit like affectionate peach blossom eyes.
What we are discussing today is the handling of Shen Sui and the marriage between Shen Mo and Cui Hao. Yan Xingchuan will take Shen Sui back to Miaozhou to discuss with Shen Mo, so we will not discuss it further for now.
When everyone dispersed, Old Lady Xu stayed in the main house to talk with Guo Shiliu Niang, Madam Cui Si and others, while Cui Si was about to go back.
Yan Xingchuan caught up with her and handed her an umbrella: "I'm here to return the umbrella today. Why don't you invite me to visit Yayuan?"
Cui Si was surprised and looked up into his eyes: "You're coming back today?"
"Every day is the same, and today is the best."
Returning the umbrella is just a chance to meet. Instead of waiting here and never meeting, it is better to meet today and think of other ways later.
and......
"A'si, I can't stay in Xianyang City for long. Once I finish this business, I'll leave. Do you... want to marry me?"
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