The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 726

After all, Wang Zhi had been away from his hometown for many years and now held a high position, having earned it on the battlefield. They dared not try to manipulate this junior.

“That’s right. This kind of thing should be decided by Hon Hai. We two old bones can only offer suggestions. Hon Hai, you take your time to think about it. We’re going to go for a walk.”

After saying this, the old man in the lead gave another old man a wink, and the two of them got up and left.

"Honghai, do you not want to marry the prefect's daughter?"

After the two old men left, Wang Zhen looked at Wang Zhi and asked.

Wang Zhi nodded upon hearing this.

"Before I left the capital, I specifically asked Lord Zhou. Lord Zhou said that it would be best for me to marry a girl from an ordinary family, so that there would be no conflict of interest. After all, the interests involved in Japan are too huge, and people like the prefect are bound to have crooked thoughts."

Wang Zhi explained.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhen nodded. He naturally knew who the Lord Zhou his nephew was referring to was. In recent days, Wang Zhi had told him and his son Wang Heng a lot about their past experiences, and the names he mentioned most often were Lord Zhou Hengqi and General Lu Yunjin.

Then came Lin Lu and Qi Liang.

Wang Zhen knew very well that the Lord Zhou his nephew spoke of was not only his benefactor, but also a powerful figure in the Ming Dynasty. His nephew was powerful enough, but compared to this Lord Zhou, he was far inferior.

“What Lord Zhou said makes a lot of sense. Since Lord Zhou has said so, let’s reject all the invitations sent by these officials.”

As Wang Zhen spoke, he picked out the invitations that the officials had sent over one by one.

“I think you should take a few more concubines. You’ve come all this way, and if you only marry one wife, even if she gets pregnant, she can only have one child. Besides, she might not be able to get pregnant in a short time. Taking a few more concubines will help you have more children. When you go to Japan in the future, they can keep you company and won’t be too lonely.”

Wang Zhen pondered for a moment and then spoke.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhi thought about it and felt that his uncle made a lot of sense. He would stay in Japan for two or three years at a time and rarely came back. If he only married one wife, she would inevitably be lonely. It would be better to take a few concubines so that they could play mahjong together.

"We'll discuss taking a concubine after the wedding."

Wang Zhi thought for a moment and then said.

After saying this, Wang Zhi continued looking at the girls' posts on the table and quickly selected one of them.

This girl wasn't the prettiest among the candidates; her looks were only average. However, she exuded a refined and cultured air, and appeared extremely dignified.

In terms of beauty, what kind of beauties hadn't Wang Zhi played with when he was on Honshu Island? Women could hardly attract Wang Zhi with just their looks. Naturally, Wang Zhi wanted to marry a virtuous woman. Marrying a vixen at home would be more of a curse than a blessing.

Wang Zhi understood this principle.

"Let's go with this one. Uncle, have someone inquire about this family. If there are no problems, set the wedding date as soon as possible, and get everything done quickly."

As he spoke, Wang Zhi handed the invitation to Wang Zhen.

"Don't worry, I know a lot of people in Shexian County, so it's easy to find out. As for concubines, I'll keep an eye out for you, and I'll buy them directly if there's a suitable one."

Wang Zhen took a sip of tea and said.

Marrying a wife is different from taking a concubine. Concubines have a very low status. Although the Ming Dynasty law established by Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang prohibited the buying and selling of household slaves, this law has long been ineffective after so many years. Household slaves or concubines of wealthy families are basically bought.

For a legal wife, if she doesn't like a concubine, she can simply sell her off; the situation in Shen Qing's family is quite rare.

To put it bluntly, for wealthy families or high-ranking officials, concubines were nothing more than playthings.

"Thank you for taking care of this, Uncle."