Chapter 141 Chapter Jing
Chapter 141 Chapter Jing
"Hongmen Banquet!"
Closed the door and faced his family and Uncle, Li Xian didn't hide it, touched his chin and sighed.
I don't know if he was called too much by Zhong Ke, Li Xian always felt that his beard and other hairs were very sparse, and it was very ugly to have a few sparse hairs, so he shaved it off in annoyance.Fortunately, the hair is still thick and the majesty is still there, otherwise, he really wants to drag Zhong Ke, that bastard, to die together.
On the other hand, Ah Heng was only seventeen or eighteen when he first came to Li's mansion, and he had a stubbled beard when he came out of Ting Wei's prison, which made Mr. Li look very unpleasant, and forced him to shave his chin clean, which was a bit of a shame. It is similar to the dude who puts on powder and white face in the capital, but Zhong Heng's wheat-colored skin is lined with a swarthy chin, which does not add elegance, but adds three points of arrogance.
"The exams in this dynasty are not as good as those in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The exams are held every three years. Since the Taizu, there is no regular schedule. Most civil servants are three-year-old and six-year-old, but military commanders are ordered by the emperor. It depends. Ah Xian has been serving as the captain of Xiwu in this village for less than two years now, and it is said that the exam is really early..."
Zheng Jin looked at his nephew, feeling proud and worried at the same time. This kid is too capable of tossing around. He is obviously just a seventh-rank military officer in the village.As for contributing to the flames of his own family and helping his ugly uncle, Uncle Zheng simply ignored it. What kind of uncle is an uncle who cannot satisfy his relatives and nephews? !
"Ah Xian, you don't have to worry too much. Now that Ah Dan is the empress and Prime Minister Li is in the court, your little name is not a big deal. Recruiting soldiers and horses is all within the imperial court's control, and the imperial court has the card to win over the disaster victims. , I guess this trip to the capital is just a way for your emperor's brother-in-law to covet Diqiu's prosperity. In the past few years, there have been frequent wars, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and he doesn't really enjoy being an emperor..."
Zheng Jin smiled contemptuously, as beautiful as spring.
Zhou Dun, the new emperor, has some methods, but lacks a heart. His black eyes are only focused on money and interests.Want to search, don't want to offend the aristocratic family completely by stabbing the hornet's nest, and don't want to give up the rights and interests in hand, cover it up, not greedy enough.Since he took office for more than a year, his Zheng family alone gave up a lot of fat to feed them, but they still haven't been able to feed this gluttonous belly, and the big families inevitably complained.
Li Xian nodded, thinking about the same thing.He is a little military officer of the seventh rank, but he has a little growth in farming, doing some small business, and it's not raising the flag to rebel. The emperor has an edict, so where can he not go?This time, alas!I have to give up some meat, and bring some of the second-generation good seeds, such as double-eared winter wheat, cassava with thick arms and long arms, and colorful corn, all of which are auspicious!
Since he offered auspiciousness, would his brother-in-law of the emperor have the nerve not to reward him?It can't be said that this trip is profitable.
As for the matter of trading with the barbarians, everyone is happy if it is not disclosed, so as not to cause trouble.If the emperor knew about it, it would be just a reprimand and a little overstepping. For many years of frontier trade, which big caravan has not gone through?As long as it is not illegal to sell weapons and armor privately, it is a credit to be able to buy a good horse from the barbarians.At the worst, let his family's prime minister make a discount, and let my sister blow the pillow, what big deal can it be?
As for the safety issue...
[Let's go back to the capital!I have been watching the frontier style for a long time, and the monks are very interested to go back and have a look. 】
Zhong Ke was also in high spirits. Regarding what Li Xian said about worrying about the emperor being wrong, it was no good. If you say you want to be familiar with the electricity, you can do it with electricity!
As for being chased by the barbarians and running away from the river, almost costing Zhong Er's life, wasn't Li someone who hadn't mastered the lightning lightning skill at that time? !
Thinking about it, Zhong Ke made a patch with a little worry, saying that although this electric energy is good, it is not a panacea. Don't eat things blindly, stay away from crossbow arrows, or wear a small iron armor on your body?
"..."
After listening to his bunch of patches, Li Xian just wanted to say: What use are you for!
Zhongheng listened to the nephew and uncle's plan in silence, without thinking too much. He stroked the precious knife sheath that Ah Xian had made for himself, and felt at ease.
The Black Armor Army now has a battalion of 500 people, and another battalion of Huwei, which has [-] people, but these troops cannot be brought back to Beijing with great fanfare. A string is not lost.According to the requirements of the "special forces" in Axian's military book, the fighters who have been training hard for nearly five months are selected, and it's time for them to emerge from their scabbards.
Because of the urgent edict of the emperor, Li Xiaowei hurried back to Beijing with Baier Congqi and Zhongheng with the angel.The next day, Zheng Qing and Zheng Chi handed over the Huwei camp to his deputy, and quietly followed with more than a hundred fighters.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, although there are frequent wars, the capital is still beautiful, with a sense of edification like old wine, and it is like a tulip in full bloom, extremely gorgeous.There is new wine in the wine cellar, there are singers in the long street, and there is prosperity everywhere, and there is no sense of panic at all. Only the blackened long section of the city wall still remembers the panic and panic of the barbarians besieging Beijing that day!
Watching the white-faced boys with pink flowers arranging wandering by on the street, passers-by looked curiously at the soil bumps from the northwest of their line, and Li Xian also lamented leisurely. On the street, there was not a single person running away and screaming, it really is a new generation replacing the old!
The emperor's summons could not be delayed, and he tidied up a little when he arrived in the capital. He didn't even return to the prime minister's mansion, so Li Xiaowei went to the palace to wait for the imperial edict.If it is the usual seventh-rank foreign official examination class, I am afraid that even the officials of Shangshu Province may not be able to see it, let alone meet the emperor. A year and a half to wait for the imperial edict.But although Lord Li's official position is humble, his identity is different. The emperor's summoning this time is partly for official business and partly for family affairs, so naturally there is no need to stretch your neck and so on.
Zhong Heng didn't have an official position, so he couldn't follow Li Xian into the palace, so he had to wait outside with his guards. Watching the man enter the palace gate, he suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart, and whispered: "Ah Xian!"
With the Palace Guard's internal officer at his side, he couldn't even say "be careful".
Li Xian turned his head back and suddenly bared his teeth and smiled. The setting sun slanted on him, reflecting the handsome young man like a man in a painting. His lips opened and closed silently, and said: "Don't worry, it's fine."
Watching Ah Xian go away with the palace man, but he could only stand outside the high palace wall and wait for the news, waiting for the man's return, Zhong Heng clenched his fists tightly, with a bloody smell oozing from the roots of his teeth, staring at him. The auspicious beast chilong on the corner of the high wall, for the first time, he felt a sense of hatred for his own powerlessness.
"Ah Xian doesn't need to be too polite." Zhou Dun smiled and calmed people down.
Li Xian also stood up with a smile, and cursed MMP in his heart, why didn't you say it earlier without being too polite?I didn't come to be polite until I kowtowed and knelt down. After becoming the emperor, my temper really increased!
"A Xian is promising." Zhou Dun sighed, and asked someone to bring a brocade pier over, "Sit, you're almost taller than me standing up."
Li Xian slightly bent his legs, widened his eyes, and said loudly: "I've been around for so long, but I'm just a small village captain. Where can I make a living? How can my body be as majestic as your majesty? Light can teach people?! You look at me well, probably called Aiwujiwu, and the toads I watched growing up are more handsome than other people's frogs."
Zhou Dun was almost laughed at by his shameless sycophant, coughed a few times, and said: "Still so ignorant, do you think I'm a mirror or a city wall?! It's a lesson to others. , majestic and majestic..."
"Brother-in-law of the emperor, our family doesn't speak the same language, don't you know how much I have?" Li Xian also sighed.
Zhou Dun scolded a few words with a smile, and made fun of Yan Yan, but he also had a bit of interest in playing around with this bastard when he was still the prince.
"What do you mean by auspiciousness? Cassava and five-colored millet are nothing more than that. Those wheat seeds really have a yield of five stones per mu? Ah Xian, why don't you make some bad things to fool Yu Lian, the crime of deceiving the king!" Small bodies can't afford it."
Zhou Dun stared at Li Xian's eyes, put Yu Ruyi on his shoulder, and tapped lightly again and again.
"Where would I dare to deceive you?!" Li Xian said loudly in a hurry: "Fine seeds are one of them, and the method of planting is also very particular. Your majesty, you know that I like to mess with institutions. So I got some water conservancy machinery, and when I went to the northwest, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, I let my ministers do whatever they want. Thousands of people worked hard, and I racked my brains to grow such a high-yielding crop. Good food."
"Bah! What are you trying to do? Isn't your good uncle helping you?" Zhou Dun spat and squinted at him, but saw the kid laughing, neither denying nor admitting it.
He snorted softly through his nose, and said again: "You have experienced a lot in the northwest frontier, and you have indeed grown a lot. I thought you would come back crying after staying there for a few months, but I really didn't expect you to be there. Do this achievement.
Prime Minister Li is already old, and Ah Dan is only a brother of your compatriot. Now that you have returned to Beijing this time, I will reward you with a promotion to two ranks, a fat job, and stay in Beijing for a few years, and take care of Huangzhuang for me. Physiologically, planting your five shimu yields of wheat will also let the silverfish of Sinong learn it well, and spread it to the world in the future, which is also a meritorious deed that will benefit all people. "
"Your majesty! You really think highly of me. I know how to eat the wheat, but I don't know how to grow it. Even the method of planting is helped by my servants. I stayed in the capital and stared at Li Xiang, and I couldn't hold it back." How can I grow any wheat!"
Li Xian yelled, feeling very wronged: "It's not that you don't know that there is someone else from my Li family's Qianliju. After staying in the capital for more than ten years, I have long been tired of staying in the capital, but in the vast world of Northwest, I am alive and well." It's a different feeling. I don't dare to be greedy for the prosperity of the capital, and I am willing to stay in the northwest to defend the land and open up the frontier for my emperor!"
"Defend the land and restore the frontier..."
Emperor Yuanhe recited this sentence with a half-smile, raised his foot and lightly kicked the little Tuntian school captain who knelt down and made a vow, and sighed: "So ambitious! I will fulfill you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xian raised his head with a smile on his face, his back was drenched with sweat.
"Your elder sister's body is heavy. I've been thinking about you for several days. My ears are callused by your name. Before the palace gate is locked, go see the queen."
"Here."
Now that Li Xian is a foreign minister and he is old enough, he can't enter the harem naturally. Since the emperor has a decree of kindness, he allocated an outer palace for the siblings to say their goodbyes.
Passing through the alleys sandwiched by the long palace walls, the dark sky seems to be divided into strips by the high walls in the shadows, one by one, fragmented.
The stars are lonely, the moon is dim, a long row of lanterns shines on the road ahead, and the silent figures are stretched long, with many peaks, like ghosts.
Li Xian was walking with the chief eunuch Tian Xi, there were more than a dozen internal officials around, but there was no sound, only very light footsteps, which made him depressed and uncomfortable, and really wanted to howl out loud.But this is the imperial palace, the most honored place in the world, where his elder sister will spend the rest of her life slowly.
Li Xian only felt a dull pain in his heart.
"Eunuch Tian, how is the Empress?" Li Xian asked Tian Xi while he was on the way.
"Your Majesty Li has a heart. The empress is only a little older now, but her health is not bad. You don't have to worry about it."
Tian Xi said a few words about the Queen's daily diet and daily life in a soft voice, and he didn't stop on his feet, and soon arrived in front of the Tai'an Hall.
"My lord, please. The queen is already waiting in the palace."
Li Xian took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and stepped into the Tai'an Hall.
Sister, I'm here, how are you?
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