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Chapter 051

On the second day, Li Wen sent the wine he had received from Zhao Xiangyi to his master.

"Why did you think of bringing wine to the master?" Zhao Si saw the wine brought by his little apprentice. Before the lid of the wine was even opened, he smelled the aroma. When he opened the lid, a mellow and rich aroma of wine came, which was even better than his. Any kind of wine I have drunk before has a mellow taste. Just smelling this taste makes me drunk before I drink it.

Looking at the wine jar in his hand, Zhao Si raised his head and took a sip, "Good wine!"

"Master, this...ahem, you don't need to send someone back to get the wine, that wine is all here." Li Wen touched it Nose, a little guilty, said, "...I thought the master had forgotten and would not go back those hundred years, so when I went home last time, I remembered that there was a lot of wine buried in the yard, so I dug it out. Brought to the capital."

He did not confess Zhao Xiangyi, but took the responsibility on his own.

"Is this the wine? Oh, no wonder it tastes so good." Are these the wines he has buried in the yard for ten years? Zhao Si was stunned for a moment when he heard what his young apprentice said, but something seemed wrong. "Why is it just like this?" he asked.

They had buried more than a dozen jars at the beginning, and this was all they had left?

Li Wen explained that the wine was buried underground, and after years of evaporation, the wine in the jar would become less and less. Of course, he took some to entertain guests, "Haha... so this is what is left." This is still Zhao Xiangyi couldn't bear to drink it, so there was still some left, otherwise there would be no drop left.

"We were talking about this yesterday, why didn't you say anything?" Zhao Si still felt that there was something wrong here.

Otherwise, why did the young apprentice remain silent when they were talking yesterday? Based on his understanding of his young apprentice, he clearly felt a little guilty at the moment. What did the young apprentice do to disgrace his master? Because of the wine? Is there anything wrong with these wines? Zhao Si thought to himself.

"Isn't that because I'm afraid that you will blame me, master? I didn't dare to say it at that time." Li Wen smiled cheekily and felt a little guilty. He apologized to the master by the way, and promised a lot that he would send him a batch of good wine every year to pay tribute. With such benefits as his master, this matter is considered over.

Seeing that his master no longer pursued the matter, Li Wen secretly patted his chest.

"Huh?" Zhao Si just turned around and saw his little apprentice patting his chest. Li Wen stopped moving his hands and said with an exaggerated smile, "Ah, it's so hot today."

"Really? It's a bit hot. It's cool in the room, come inside and sit for a while." Zhao Si asked people Take all the wine back to the house and put it away. Be careful not to let him damage it by accident. It's okay for the baby.

Li Wen chuckled and broke into a sweat out of sheer nervousness.

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this day, a foreign boy brought his people to the capital. Seeing the tall city, the young man was indescribably shocked. He opened his mouth slightly and closed it after a while, saying to himself, "Is this the capital of Dacheng Kingdom?"

After entering the city, They saw wide streets and neat rows of houses inside, which were completely different from the tribes on the grassland.

This is the capital of Dacheng Kingdom, where the emperor of Dacheng Kingdom lives?

It's such a tall and big city. There are many houses and people in the city. There are all kinds of things sold on the streets. It was their first time to visit the capital of Dacheng. The alien boy A Qi was very curious about everything he saw. The guards followed closely behind their little prince. They were worried that their little prince would get lost, so they persuaded him, "Your Highness, little prince, Let's find an inn to stay first."

"Oh, okay." They were indeed a little tired after traveling for so long to reach the capital of Dacheng, so A Qi nodded

.

So the group of them found the nearest inn to stay.

Li Wen left his master and was accidentally bumped into by someone on the way. The

person who bumped into him happened to be A Qi, a foreign boy who was walking outside not long after he entered the city. A Qi apologized hurriedly, "I didn't mean to bump into you, and I ask for your forgiveness."

"It's okay." There were many people on the road. It was normal to be touched accidentally, but Li Wen didn't take it to heart. Hearing that the other person's accent was different from their adults' accent, he subconsciously looked up at the other person and met a pair of gray-green eyes. The boy had deep features and slightly curly hair. He was a boy from a foreign race.

However, it was not surprising for foreigners to come here in the capital, so Li Wen didn't find anything strange when he saw the foreign boy who bumped into him.

Two people accidentally bumped into each other on the street and passed each other.

Li Wen was still busy with other things. He raised his hand and walked past the young man without making any stop.

A Qi, who was standing behind, saw the person leaving, so he left with his bodyguard. He came to the capital to find someone, but he was not familiar with it when he first arrived in the capital, so he went out for a walk on the street first. While walking, I accidentally bumped into someone.

He once heard Alang say that his family lived in the capital, which was the capital of Dacheng Kingdom, but he only knew the person and didn't even know the person's real name. It was not easy to find someone. But Ah Qi doesn't intend to give up so easily, he will definitely find his A Lang!

After May, the number of students in the capital gradually increased, and most of them were candidates who came to the capital to take the exam. Enke is in August, many people have come to the capital in advance, and some candidates who have not yet arrived in the capital are already on their way.

At this time, there were more and more people in the capital.

"Not really." Seeing a similar figure from behind, A Qi chased after him. Finally, he realized that he was not the person he was looking for, and there was a look of disappointment in his eyes.

After arriving in the capital of Dacheng, Ah Qi took his guards out every day to look for someone, but he couldn't find the person he was looking for after many days of searching. After arriving in the capital of Dacheng, he realized that he was too naive. There were so many people here, and he didn't even know where the person he was looking for was. It was not easy to find someone.

The guards accompanied their little prince out and wandered around the streets every day. They were the people around the little prince, and they all knew that their little prince had fallen in love with a man from Dacheng, and they followed him to Dacheng. They chased after them as soon as they discovered that the little prince was missing. Fortunately, they caught up with their little prince halfway, and the few guards had to follow their little prince to Dacheng.

"Your Highness, the little prince, if you can't find him again, let's go back." Seeing that the little prince had found the wrong person again, the guard leader who followed them advised them. If the little prince doesn't go back, the king and queen will be worried.

Ah Qi said angrily, "If you want to go back, go back. I want to find my A Lang." He won't go back until he finds his A Lang!

The leader of the guard would definitely not leave their little prince alone and leave him here in the capital of Dacheng. Seeing that their little prince refused to give up, they had no choice but to silently follow their little prince. The leader of the guard sent someone to send a message to the king and queen, so as not to worry the king and them in the future.

"Fourth Master, go slowly." The shopkeeper came out to see the customers off in person.

Zhao Si held a small box in his hand and walked out of the store, taking his people with him.

The boy who happened to turn around the corner did not see a man coming out of a shop behind him. If the young man turned around at this moment, he would definitely see the man he was looking for not far behind him.

I don't know why, but a strange feeling flashed through my heart. Zhao Si subconsciously raised his head and glanced ahead, but didn't see anything. He withdrew his gaze and left with his people. He happened to be walking with him. The boy who left just now went in the opposite direction.

It's his mother's birthday in a few days. Zhao Si customized a set of jewelry for his mother in an old shop. He came here specially to pick up the things today. After getting the things, he took them back home.

Originally, the soldiers had to return to the border immediately after returning to the capital to receive the reward, but it happened to be his mother's birthday not long ago. The emperor allowed them to stay here in the capital and wait until his mother's birthday before returning to the border. This is why Zhao The reason why Si and Zhao Zhuo still stay in the capital.

However, at this time, Zhao Zhuo handed over the Tiger Talisman to the emperor and wrote a letter requesting to stay in the capital.

After Yang Shaomu read the excerpt, he did not immediately give a reply. Instead, he gave the excerpt to the prime minister and asked what he meant, "Prime Minister, look at this excerpt. What do you think of this matter?" The emperor did not think that Zhao Zhuo would take the initiative. Handing over the Tiger Talisman to him was equivalent to the Zhao family taking the initiative to return military power to him, the emperor.

This tiger talisman has always been in the hands of the Zhao family. The Zhao family has been generals for generations, guarding the border, so this tiger talisman has always been held by the Zhao family. With this tiger talisman, he can mobilize an army of 300,000 people at the northwest border. If the emperor is not moved when he sees this tiger talisman, it must be a lie.

Seeing this tiger charm, the emperor's heart was also moved.

After Fu Yihan read the excerpt, there was no surprise on his face. He raised his head and looked at the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, you have to think clearly. If you leave General Zhao in the capital, how can the army at the northwest border pass be defeated?" Who will be in charge?"

"The coach of the northwest border has always been a member of the Zhao family. There are advantages and disadvantages to this, and there is no doubt that Zhao Zhuo knows the situation best on the northwest side. At this time, Zhao Zhuoti. When you come back to the capital, who will you choose as the next coach? Your Majesty, you should have a candidate in mind. "Fu Yihan had a good relationship with Zhao Zhuo back then. Now that they have both returned to the capital, it is rare for them to meet each other, and they have had two drinks together. Back when he was drinking, he heard Zhao Zhuo say that he wanted to come back to the capital, and he thought his friend was joking.

But I didn't expect that the man actually handed over the tiger talisman and even brought the certificate to the emperor.

Fu Yihan knew a little bit about Zhao Zhuo, an old friend, and knew that he was going to do this because he was determined to stay in the capital.

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Chapter 052

"The fact that Zhao Zhuo can return the tiger talisman at least proves that Zhao Zhuo does not miss the military power and that this person can be reused. But as mentioned in this book, General Zhao thinks that his mother is old and he has not been in the capital for many years. To stay in the capital to fulfill his filial piety to his mother, the relationship between mother and son, and the righteousness of filial piety and brotherhood, General Zhao's reason for requesting to stay in the capital is irrefutable. "

Dacheng has valued filial piety and brotherhood since ancient times . No, then this minister must not be reused. But a courtier proposed that he wanted to stay with his mother to fulfill his filial piety. Whether the emperor approved or disapproved this matter, this issue had to be carefully considered.

If it is approved, who will be the coach of the northwest border? Looking at the entire Dacheng, one is too young, has no experience and prestige, and hastily transferred someone there. He does not understand the situation in the northwest, and cannot find a candidate like Zhao Zhuo who can serve as the coach of the northwest army.

But otherwise, Zhao Zhuo had followed his father to the border gate since he was young. He had been there for most of his life, and his mother, wife and children were all here in the capital. Now Zhao Zhuo's hair on his temples has turned white. This veteran has spent most of his life at the northwest border. Now that he wants to come back to the capital, Yang Shaomu really can't bear to refuse, so for a while the emperor is also worried about it. It is not allowed to approve or disapprove this discount.

"Your Majesty, my words can only be used as a reference for you. I cannot make decisions for you." Fu Yihan could see the emperor's distress and suggested, "Your Majesty, why don't you summon General Zhao to the palace and have a good discussion? , ask General Zhao for his opinions and

thoughts.

Besides, General Zhao knows the situation at the border. He also knows who his soldiers are and who can serve in important positions. It is better to ask Zhao first. The general's opinion. "

That's all I can help you with. You have to rely on yourself for the rest. Prime Minister Fu also has a little selfishness in his heart. But how to decide this matter, the final decision maker should be the emperor. Whether he can get the emperor to nod depends on Zhao Zhuo's own ability.

But from the perspective of national justice, it would be fine if the emperor took this opportunity to take back the Tiger Talisman and take charge of the 300,000 troops in the northwest. But the emperor is in the imperial city and cannot go to the border to command the army in person. Then he must still need a commander to take charge of the military power. This person is not the Zhao family, but may also be the Wang family and the Zhang family. Such a person must be selected.

It is better for the Zhao family to be loyal ministers to the emperor and for them to be appointed by the emperor than to randomly assign an unfamiliar person to take charge of the army. In addition to Zhao Zhuo, the Zhao family also includes Zhao Silang Zhao Hao and Zhao Liulang Zhao Xian. In addition, there is Zhao Zhuo's son Zhao Xiangyi. Zhao Xiangyi has just been promoted to General Jinwu and has assumed the post of commander of the Beijing Guard. Seeing that the emperor wants to keep people around for appointment, he should not want to transfer Zhao Xiangyi to the border.

Then the only people in the Zhao family are Zhao Silang, Zhao Hao and Zhao Liulang, Zhao Xian. These two people were brought out by General Zhao. They have been at the border for so many years and they are all aware of the situation at the border. But the only one The disadvantage is that both of them are too young and may not have enough experience and qualifications to take on the position of head coach.

But in this way, the tiger charm was transferred out of the Zhao family's hands and returned to the Zhao family's hands.

Fu Yihan knew that the emperor wanted to take control of the military. If he could take this opportunity to take the military power away from the Zhao family, he knew that the emperor was interested.

"What the Prime Minister said is, come, tell General Zhao Zhuozhao to enter the palace." The emperor ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch took the order and sent someone to invite General Zhao into the palace.

The decree from the palace reached the Zhenguo General's Mansion. Zhao Si knew that his brother had submitted the tiger talisman and asked to stay in the capital. When he heard from the emperor that his brother had entered the palace, it must be for this reason, "Second brother, I Let's go in with you."

"Okay, let's go together." Zhao Zhuo changed into official uniform and led people into the palace to see the emperor.

On this day, the emperor told Zhao Zhuo that General Zhao had come to the palace to talk for a long time. The emperor did not immediately agree to Zhao Zhuo's request to stay in the capital, but asked Zhao Zhuo to go back and think about it, and was not in a hurry to do it. Make a decision. Zhao Zhuo understood what the emperor meant and just said "Yes."

Soon, the officials in the court knew that General Zhao Zhuo had handed over the tiger talisman and proposed to stay in the capital. That was the military power of 300,000 troops in the northwest. No one expected that General Zhao Zhuo Zhao would hand the tiger talisman back to the emperor.

Not long ago, everyone was still speculating that the Zhao family was favored by the emperor, that Zhao Zhuo held military power, and that his son Zhao Xiangyi was promoted to the commander of the Beijing Guard. As expected, the emperor treated the Zhao family differently. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, General Zhao handed the tiger talisman to the emperor? If it were any of them, who would be willing to give up such great power.

For a time, people in the capital were talking about anything. Some people praised General Zhao Zhuo for not loving power and being a loyal and filial man, but some people secretly said that General Zhao was a fool. In short, the mouth is on other people, and there are people who can talk.

Li Wen had not heard any rumors before. He was stunned for a moment when he first heard the news, but then he could understand why General Zhao did this. But if this is the case, his master will have to go back to the border?

When Zhao Xiangyi came over in the evening, Li Wen asked, "Has your father really decided to stay in the capital?"

"Looking at his intentions, he probably wants to stay here in the capital." Zhao Xiangyi did not know his father's decision in advance. His father approached him to discuss the matter after he wrote the note and submitted it. He said, "I heard my father say before that he was reluctant to let my mother stay here in the capital alone to wait for him. My grandmother has not been in good health these years, and my father must have had it because of my grandmother."

"Oh." Li Wen He remembered that he had said not long ago that if this person goes to the border, he will definitely not stay here in the capital and wait. No matter where he goes, the two of them must be together. "What does the emperor mean?" He asked.

"I just came out from the emperor's place." Zhao Xiangyi sat down on the chair, pinched a grape, peeled it, and put it into the boy's mouth. The boy's lips accidentally touched his fingers.

The two people looked at each other, and Li Wen smiled and asked, "What did the emperor say?"

Nowadays, the imperial court strongly supports the development of trade, and water transportation has been reopened, and bandits in various places have been wiped out, and land transportation has become much safer. , melons and fruits from other places can be transported to the capital very quickly. A lot of fresh goods have been shipped to the capital, and they can also have a

taste of them.

"The emperor has not yet decided." Zhao Xiangyi continued to peel the grape skins for the young man, but his peeling speed was not as fast as the young man could eat them. Li Wen pinched a grape and put it into the man's mouth, nodded and said, "So it depends on Uncle's opinion? If Uncle insists on staying in the capital, the emperor will probably approve it." Uncle, stay here?"

Zhao Xiangyi nodded. When he saw that the boy had eaten a lot of grapes, he stopped peeling them and said, "Let's eat the rest tomorrow." It was late, I ate too much and had to roll around in bed for a while, unable to sleep.

The two people discussed this matter for a while, but depending on the emperor's intention, the matter was not settled.

They had to go to court the next day. They got up early from the bed. As soon as Li Liuyuan went out, he met General Zhao, who was also going out. The two went to court together. Anyway, they now live in two adjacent mansions. If they go out to attend the morning meeting and meet each other in the morning, it will not arouse any suspicion from others.

Now, the morning pilgrimage is held once every three days, but it is much more efficient than the morning pilgrimage that was held every day in the past. If you have something to do, say something, and if you have nothing to do, just stand down and say nothing.

A very simple sentence is that the emperor does not want to see the officials below treating the Jinluan Hall as a vegetable market. They take some trivial and insignificant matters that have nothing to do with the court and quarrel below. Don't talk in the court all day long. , a waste of everyone's

time .

Officials who behave inappropriately in court will be dealt with by the etiquette officials of the Ministry of Rites as if they have violated the rules of conduct in front of the palace.

After such a policy is promulgated, these officials must carefully consider whether the discount can be applied, whether the circumstances of the discount are true, and whether it should be applied. In the past, some officials always liked to impeach others in the main hall with empty words. Without exception, these officials were punished by the emperor. In serious cases, they lost their official positions, and in light cases, they were demoted or fined salary, etc.

However, if the contents of the impeachment report of the minister are found to be true, the impeached officials will be punished as guilty.

In the short time since the new emperor ascended the throne, these methods and methods of handling things have become extremely popular among the pragmatic officials in the court. But it is precisely because of this that a group of officials in the DPRK who spoke and acted exaggeratedly were demoted or transferred away. Those who could stay and be promoted and reused by the emperor were all pragmatic and truly capable officials.

In today's morning meeting, a minister mentioned Zhao Zhuo's proposal to stay in the capital. The officials were divided into two groups. One group felt that Zhao's mother was old and General Zhao wanted to stay with his mother to fulfill his filial piety. As sons and daughters, they can all understand; but one group, from the perspective of national justice, believes that General Zhao should devote himself to Dacheng and die.

Zhao Zhuo had such a bad temper that when he heard these officials standing and talking, he couldn't help but jump out.

No! Zhao Si took action at the right time and helped his brother. It was not suitable for them to jump out at this time. How to deal with this matter should depend on the emperor's wishes.

"..." Li asked, standing below and listening to these words, he was really speechless.

"I have made up my mind on this matter." The emperor's meaning is very clear. What should be done? He, the emperor, has already made up his mind. "My dear friends, if you have nothing else to report, today's morning meeting will end here. "

If you have something to do, leave the court if there is nothing to do -"

All the officials knelt down and shouted "Long live", and the emperor left with his people.

Chapter 053

"Master Li, the emperor has invited you to come over." After the court, the little eunuch beside the emperor came over and said that the emperor invited him over. Li Wen was not surprised. If the emperor never came to him, he would Feeling surprised, he said, "Please, Young Eunuch Zhang, please lead the way."

"Master Li, please come this way."

Li Wen followed the young Eunuch Zhang to see the emperor.

The emperor did not summon him in the imperial study, but in the pavilion in the center of Minghu Lake. Before he arrived, Li Wen saw the emperor standing in the pavilion with his back to him from a distance. When he walked into the pavilion, he knelt down and saluted, "I see the emperor."

"Li Aiqing, please stand up." The emperor asked someone He stood up and waved all the serving ladies and eunuchs to leave.

Soon everyone was gone. Yang Shaomu sat down and asked Li Wen to sit down. "You must know why I came to you today, right?"

Li Wen sat down opposite the emperor and listened. Hearing the emperor's words, he nodded and asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, didn't you say that you have made up your mind?" Who said this in the morning just now? He really thought that the emperor had already made a decision in his heart.

"..." Yang Shaomu, my junior brother is so brave that even he, the emperor, dares to tease him.

After making a little joke, Li Wen talked about coming up.

"Your Majesty, why are you so hesitant on this matter? The bottom line of this question is that Dacheng has too few talents and generals. Do you think so, Your Majesty?" Li asked a very basic question. The question is, why did the emperor hesitate to appoint people? There were no talents needed by the court.

Why is there no talent the court needs? Can a person who is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics and can compose poems and articles become a general?

"If the imperial court had many good generals like Zhao Zhuo, your Majesty would not have to hesitate as much today." Li Wen smiled slightly and said, "If Dacheng has many talents and countless good generals, then the Emperor will be troubled by these things today. Do they all cease to exist? "

This is the time when the imperial court needs talented people and good generals. Good officials are rare and good generals are hard to find. This is the situation that the imperial court is facing now, so the emperor wants to recruit more talented officials. , but who can guarantee that these people will definitely meet the emperor's standards for employment?

Li Wen mentioned an issue, that is, the importance of education. "Education plays a decisive role in the entire Dacheng. Only if more children study, these people will be able to achieve success in all walks of life in the future, and the court can select them from them." The best people are used by the court, so that the emperor does not have to worry about lack of good ministers and ministers. "

In fact, in the final analysis, it is still education.

In this era, only the children of scholars and wealthy businessmen had the opportunity to study. Few children of ordinary people had the opportunity to study. A very fundamental reason for this is poverty. It is because of poverty that ordinary people do not have the ability to let their children go to school. If parents had the ability, they would definitely be willing to let their children go to school.

When it comes to education, the issue of people's livelihood must be mentioned, and people's livelihood... is really blank. It is still impossible to popularize education in this era, but the court still needs to attach importance to education and grassroots education to let more children go to school. This involves the issue of money.

Li Wen mentioned an education issue at the grassroots level, "Under universities, we should open primary schools. Primary schools are schools for younger children. They are called 'primary schools', which are our current rural schools. That's it. Just like building a house,

only if the base layer is firmly built, the upper layer will not collapse. The two-character description of "primary school" is more vivid and clear.

Li Wen explained to the emperor universities and primary schools, with a middle school inserted in between. The content of the studies was not just to prepare for the imperial examination, but to be targeted, to teach without distinction, and to teach with English talents.

However, he only briefly mentioned this issue and did not go into too much detail.

I mentioned a little digression, so let's go back to the main topic.

Last time, after he submitted the plan for building a university to the emperor's desk, no one from the court or ministers objected. The emperor had already approved it, and the site selection for building the university was already underway.

Li Wen mentioned the matter of opening a university, "Your Majesty, the opening of the university we mentioned last time focused more on culture and education. Your Majesty, I have a suggestion here. We need to build another martial arts academy to teach the art of war and tactics.

" Knowledge, no one is born knowing how to fight. These are acquired by soldiers through acquired learning and training." No one teaches them

how to fight. "

There are even many people who don't even know a word. How can soldiers who don't even know a word read military books and learn the art of war? Then there is a problem. The soldiers only know how to charge into battle, but they do not know how to use the art of war. Li Wen asked, "So, if we invite these veterans back to be teachers, will we be able to cultivate more generals' preparation talents for Dacheng?" "

In this way, even if these veterans who have retired from the battlefield cannot continue Killing enemies on the battlefield can also be used by the court to cultivate more talents for the court. If there is such a school, General Zhao can continue to cultivate more talents for you, the emperor, even if he stays here in the capital. He is a talented person and a good general, isn't he?"

After leaving a big circle, Li Wen returned to the question of whether General Zhao should continue to stay in the capital or go back to the border. He calls General Zhao "Uncle" and treats General Zhao as half a father. Considering that the general sent him a box of gems last time, he felt that he still had to help the general and let him stay in the capital with his wife.

"Sure enough, after listening to my junior brother's words, my mind immediately broadened." As the emperor of Dacheng, Yang Shaomu naturally hopes that Dacheng will be full of talents and have countless good generals, but how can we make Dacheng full of talents and have more generals? A good general?

After hearing what Li Wen said, Yang Shaomu finally understood.

"Your Majesty, aren't the taxes collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs increasing every month? Now the Ministry of Household Affairs has silver coins. Your Majesty, wouldn't it be great if these silver coins collected could be taken from the people and used for the people? "After the new tax law was implemented in the following important cities and towns, the monthly taxes collected by the Ministry of Household Affairs increased linearly. Most of these coins passed through the hands of the Ministry of Commerce and then were handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, so for this Li Wen was more or less aware of the commercial taxes collected.

"You have the nerve to say it. You just built a trade market earlier, and now you are working on that...what?" The emperor couldn't think of it for a moment. He looked at the junior brother who came with his mouth open. He was simply more valuable than the one below. The official was still cruel, "We will open universities in the future. Do you think these won't cost money?"

Every transaction here is a lot of money, and the money collected from the Ministry of Accounts is gone out before it is warmed.

"Ahem..." Li Wen smiled awkwardly, feeling a little guilty, "Isn't that to make more money? Opening markets and building shopping malls are all about making a lot of money. And Your Majesty, do you think opening a school doesn't make money? " Li Wen immediately settled an account with the emperor. You must know that in future generations, there will be no loss of money when opening a school. As long as your school can be run and run well, there will be a lot of people to come with the money. Seek progress.

In short, the meaning is that although he spends money quickly here, he also makes money very quickly.

"Yes." There is no doubt about this. The money from the treasury is still the way Li Wen thought of. The Ministry of Revenue only has money now, and Yang Shaomu knows it very well. If Li Wen, the officials in the court, could find ways to make money for him as an emperor, he, the emperor, would be able to sleep peacefully every day.

But Li Wen was right about one thing. The imperial court should attach great importance to education. Only when the local rural schools were well established could the imperial court have more talents to use. Even though he was reluctant to part with this money, he still got it.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, Li Wen knew that he had figured it out.

Coming today, Li Wen still had something to report to the emperor. He took out a tabloid from his sleeve, put away the smile on his face, and said seriously, "Your Majesty, this is the information collected by the newspaper office below. Please, Your Majesty." Take a look."

Yang Shaomu took it and looked at it. His face was livid and ugly. He slapped the tabloid on the table and said angrily, "It's so unreasonable that these officials don't take me as an emperor seriously! Look! This matter must be investigated strictly!"

In fact, this is indeed the case. The emperor is far away in the capital, and local officials are called "local emperors", which means that locally, they are the emperor. These officials did not pay attention to the emperor who was far away in the capital. They thought that since the sky was high and the emperor was far away, no one could control them and they could do whatever they wanted below.

"Your Majesty, if these bugs are not eliminated and the officialdom is not purged, the existence of these people will one day bring down Dacheng." They are carrying out vigorous reforms here in the capital, but the local area is still the same, and the officials still have not carried out the reform. , the local people are still bullied by the local bully bureaucrats, so what is the use of the court's reforms and efforts?

Only by removing all these bugs, replacing them with a new group of officials who are capable of doing things, and carrying out a top-to-bottom change can Dacheng radiate new vitality and move forward. Instead of staying still.

Seeing the emperor looking at him, Li Wen guessed that the emperor was trying to trick him. He suggested, "Your Majesty, I still have a lot of things to do in the capital, and I really can't leave. Look, King Jianning has nothing to do in the capital, so it is very suitable for him to..." Become the imperial envoy, do you think so, Your Majesty?

Chapter 054

It is true that he has a lot of things to do here in the capital. It is true that King Jianning is also very free. What Li Wen said is correct.

You must know that the imperial envoy is not that easy to be a minister. If you are not careful, you may be killed by the enemy ambushing in the dark in minutes. As a member of the royal family, King Jianning enjoys glory and wealth. Should he make some contribution to the court? How about sharing the burden for your brother, the emperor? Adhering to the principle that a dead Taoist friend should never die a poor Taoist, Li Wen pushed King Jianning out without hesitation.

"King Jianning? Well, he is indeed suitable." Yang Shaomu felt unbalanced when he thought that he was busy working all day long, and there was another person who was idle here in the capital all day long, unable to find anything to do. .

"Yes, Your Majesty, let King Jianning go out of the capital and inspect various places outside the capital on behalf of the Emperor. He will see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland for you. I believe that King Jianning is also very willing to make such a trip for you, Your Majesty. "Li Wen smiled slightly and continued to

suggest , "Your Majesty, King Jianning rarely leaves the capital. There are too many dangers outside. I also suggest sending a military general to follow him to protect him .

" "Oh, junior brother, who do you think? Is the person suitable?" The emperor asked the younger brother, because he felt that with his younger brother in the palace, he was in a better mood than ever. He also wanted to hear who the younger brother would recommend to go with him. "Your Majesty, the last time General Wang Hao and Wang led his men to suppress the bandits, he performed well in pacifying the bandits in various places. I believe that General Wang has the ability to protect King Jianning." Li Wen smiled slightly. I asked you to send someone to send me a lot of women last time. Even though he finally made the most of those women and arranged for them to all go away, but Wang Hao dared to throw the blame to him. Be prepared for retaliation. Didn't he say that he didn't have a wife, and asked him to help find one? If you can't find it here in the capital, then go and look for it outside the capital. Now I recommend to the emperor that you accompany King Jianning outside. Maybe you can have a chance to meet true love? Just don't be too grateful to me when you come back, Li Wen laughed . As soon as he saw the smile on his junior brother's face, Yang Shaomu knew that Wang Hao had offended his junior brother, and he was willing to help him vent his anger. However, the person recommended by the younger brother was indeed suitable, so the emperor agreed and said, "The younger brother is still thoughtful, so let's do as the younger brother said." "Come, Prince Xuan Jianning and Wang Hao will enter the palace." "Cha!" The little eunuch took the name and went outside the palace to invite people. "Your Majesty, if you have nothing else to say here, I will leave first." We have just finished tricking people, is he going to be caught on the spot if he wants to stay here? He would be a fool if he didn't run away and stay here. Li Wen raised his head and glanced at the emperor. Seeing the emperor looking at him, he gave the emperor a smile that he wanted to see, meaning that if the emperor is fine, just let me go. "Okay, I don't have anything to do with you here. You can go." Although he wanted his junior brother to stay with him here for a while, but when he saw that his junior brother was about to leave, Yang Shaomu didn't stop him, "Oh , Also, for the elementary and middle schools you mentioned just now, as well as those about the martial arts academy, please give me a clear regulation later. "Do you think it will be done just by mentioning it casually? Give him a charter for everything you just said. "Yes, I have remembered it. I will write it to the emperor when I get back." After Li Wen saluted, he followed the little eunuch who led the way out of the palace. Before King Jianning and Wang Hao entered the palace, Li Wen hurriedly ran away. Not long after Li Wen left, King Jianning and Wang Hao entered the palace one after another and received a secret decree . King Jianning never expected that his imperial brother would assign him such an important task. He was so moved that he burst into tears and said with all his might, "I will definitely live up to your brother's expectations, and I will definitely save these corrupt officials for my brother." The officials were picked out one by one to bring clarity to the officialdom. " He thought he would be an idle prince in the capital and could only stay in the capital for the rest of his life. He never thought that the emperor would think of letting him do such a big errand. It can be seen that the emperor brother trusts him. All men want to make contributions and run a beautiful errand, and King Jianning, who grew up in the royal family since childhood, is no exception. King Jianning also wanted to do something big in his heart. He didn't want others to think of King Jianning. He only knew that he knew how to eat, drink and have fun all day long. In addition to eating, drinking and having fun, he also knew how to contribute to the country and the country. Serve the people. "I obey the decree." Wang Hao had no doubts about the important task entrusted to him by the emperor, nor did he think that Li Wen had tricked him here. General Wang also felt that it was his honor to be trusted and reused by the emperor. "I will definitely escort the prince and bring him back to the capital safely." Compared with the moved look on King Jianning's face, Wang Hao thought of There was danger along the way, otherwise the emperor would not have specifically asked him to lead troops to protect King Jianning. Three days later, a team headed by King Jianning and General Wang secretly left the capital. They received a secret edict and why they left the capital were not even told to anyone at home, let alone their friends. Therefore, as soon as the gates of the capital were opened that day, the team left the capital in a low-key manner. . Li Wen knew that King Jianning and Wang Hao had left the capital. Wang Hao didn't tell him, so he pretended not to know, so he didn't go to see them off. Naturally, this matter could not be hidden from Zhao Xiangyi. He learned from the emperor that King Jianning and Wang Hao had received the decree and left the palace to do things. He also knew that this idea came from Mr. Li in the family. But this was good, lest the emperor send Li Wen out of the capital. Zhao Xiangyi knew that being an imperial minister this time would definitely encounter a lot of dangers. If he could prevent Li Wen from going, he didn't really want Li Wen to leave the capital. Seeing that the young man looked like a fox that had eaten chicken, and his wilted smile was so cute, Zhao Xiangyi couldn't help but reached out and pinched the young man's nose, and asked, "Is it Prince Jianning that you recommended to the emperor?" And Wang Hao? "The emperor told you? "Li Wen slapped away the hand that pinched his nose and said angrily, "Let go, my... nose will turn red from your pinching." " Where is it red? He was not willing to exert any force at all. But even though he knew it, Zhao Xiangyi took away the boy's hand and took a closer look. He was relieved when he found that there was no red, "Why didn't you tell me? "Don't you know? " You still need me to tell you. "Isn't he busy these days? As soon as he gets busy, he forgets the bad things he has done. Today, when he learned that Wang Hao and King Jianning left the capital, he remembered the good things he had done in the past few days, Li Wen explained. "I'll just accept your explanation reluctantly. "The explanation was quite reasonable. Knowing that Mr. Li didn't tell him on purpose, the matter passed. Zhao Xiangyi kissed his boy. The two of them lay on the bed at night and talked about some things in the court for a while . Zhang Qing was originally brought out by his subordinates, not to mention that the newspaper office was located next to their Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Li Wen liked to sit down and drink tea with Zhang Qing, so he naturally knew everything about the affairs of the DPRK . Expanding to local areas, now local newspapers have begun to be established, which means that the imperial court's information network has begun to include the lower places, so that the emperor can have local news in his hands even if he is sitting here in the capital. When Li Wen founded the newspaper, he just wanted to get the news issued by the court to the people as quickly as possible. He never thought that there would be such great benefits. But now he can also benefit from it. I learned a lot of news. "It's my grandmother's birthday in two days. Mom asked me to ask you to come with me and meet my grandmother then. " Zhao Xiangyi mentioned.

"Is it appropriate for me to go see your grandmother?" If Zhao Xiangyi didn't mention it, Li Wen almost forgot about Mrs. Zhao's birthday. General Zhao and his master stayed in the capital because of Mrs. Zhao's birthday. He had been thinking about it before. What kind of gift should I prepare? I have been so busy recently and forgot about it.

But asking him to see Mrs. Zhao, is that what he meant?

Is this appropriate? Li Wen looked at Zhao Xiangyi, waiting for his answer.

"Grandma will come out to meet guests that day, and I will take you to meet grandma." Zhao Xiangyi knew what the boy was thinking, "I haven't got your consent for this matter. I will leave my relationship with you to my father and mother." Don't tell other people in the family yet." Naturally, his grandmother didn't know about his relationship with Li Wen.

"Oh." Li Wen nodded and didn't feel so nervous anymore. "Then go and see her. What does your grandmother like? I'll have someone prepare it for you tomorrow."

"You don't need to prepare it. I've already asked someone to give it to you. Get ready, someone will bring it to you tomorrow," Zhao Xiangyi said.

"Okay then." Now that the man is ready, Li Wen doesn't have to worry about what gifts to give. Anyway, neither of them distinguish between you and me. Zhao Xiangyi helped him handle these things, and he was happy and relaxed. Is this how two people should be together?

The two of them talked until very late at night, and Li Wen couldn't even remember how he fell asleep.

Fortunately, there was a morning break the next day, so they could sleep later and get up later.

There is a large martial arts training ground in the General's Mansion next door. After getting up in the morning, Zhao Xiangyi accompanied Mr. Li to practice martial arts, but he gave way to Mr. Li most of the time. It's a pity that Li Wen didn't practice martial arts with his fourth uncle properly back then, otherwise he wouldn't be the half-assed person he is today.

But if Li Wen had to practice martial arts diligently with his fourth uncle, he probably wouldn't have the current Li Liuyuan?

"Watch the moves -" Seeing that this man was distracted while practicing martial arts with him, which showed great contempt for his martial arts, Li Wen turned the wooden sword in his hand and slashed at Zhao Xiangyi. Both men held wooden swords in their hands to avoid being accidentally injured.

General Zhao dodged easily, and raised his fingers at Mr. Li, "Come again."

"Watch the move-"

"Ha-hum-ha-"

and then it didn't take long for Li Wen to raise his hands. The wooden sword was waved randomly at Zhao Xiangyi, and the two people ran around in circles,

"Hahaha..." A group of people watching the excitement not far away covered their stomachs and laughed.

Military Advisor Xie burst into tears when he laughed. Why is their little general's wife so cute?

At this moment, Li Wen didn't know that someone was peeking at them. Zhao Xiangyi glanced at the guardrail and ignored the group of people hiding there and peeking. Instead, he concentrated on practicing swordsmanship with his Master Li...

Chapter 055

The capital city of Dacheng is very prosperous, with an endless stream of cars, horses and pedestrians on the streets.

The young man was sitting upstairs in the teahouse drinking tea, his eyes always fixed on the passers-by on the street. In the past two days, the young man stopped wandering around the street looking for people, and went upstairs to sit quietly and drink. The smile on his face disappeared, and his whole person gradually sank into a kind of melancholy.

The leader of the guard who followed wanted to persuade their little prince to give up looking for that person and go back with them.

I just know that their little prince has a stubborn temper and will not give up until he finds someone. If the little prince really can't find someone, he will go back obediently. When he opened his mouth to persuade, the leader of the guard finally took it back and quietly accompanied their little prince.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure. As soon as Ah Qi put down the teacup in his hand, he stood up and chased after him.

"Your Highness, the little prince."

The guards behind him reacted and chased after him. Once they reached the street, there were too many pedestrians and cars on the street, and their little prince disappeared in the blink of an eye. The leader lost his temper, "What are you doing standing here? Why don't you go find him quickly!"

"Say,,

Zhu.

Several guards dispersed to look for their little prince.

"Why is he missing? "Ah Qi chased the person into a small alley and found that the person he was chasing had disappeared. Maybe he had recognized the wrong person. After repeatedly recognizing the wrong person, he could not find his Alang. The young man felt extremely cursed. The expression on his face looked like he was about to cry.

As soon as he turned around, the young man saw the man standing behind him. It was the man he was looking for.

Zhao Si saw the young man who should not be here . , frowned and asked, "Why do you appear here? "After he discovered that he was being followed just now, he led him into this alley to deal with it. He didn't expect that it would be this foreign

boy chasing him .

The man shaved off his beard and changed into luxurious clothes. , somewhat different from the A Lang he had in mind. But when he heard this familiar voice, A Qi recognized the man's eyes and was sure that the person in front of him was the A Lang he was looking for.

"I, I'm here to find you. "When A Qi saw the man's frown, the light in the young man's eyes dimmed immediately. Yes, A Lang didn't like him. He worked hard to chase A Lang from the grassland to the capital of Dacheng, eating on the way. After so much hardship, A Lang looked for so many geniuses in the capital, but A Lang didn't seem to want to see him. Thinking of this, the young man's eyes were red,

but now he was asked to go back like this, and he was unwilling to do so. A Qi thought of After hearing the man's promise to treat him to a drink last time, he asked, "Didn't you say you would treat me to a drink next time? "

It's true what he said, but he really didn't expect that the boy would chase him all the way to the capital... When Zhao Si saw the alien boy who appeared in front of him, he didn't know how to react for a moment. Obviously he He never thought that the young man would chase him to the capital.

When he saw the man, he just stared at him with a frown and did not answer his words. His hot heart cooled down little by little, and his eyes filled with tears. Tears fell down like this, "If you don't want to see me, I'll just go back. I'll never come to you again.

Pushing the man in front of him, A Qi was about to leave.

"I'm not." Zhao Si took the young man's hand, knowing that if he let the young man go this time, the young man would never come to him again, but when the young man walked past him and was about to leave, he Subconsciously, she grabbed the young man's hand and asked, "Did you come alone?"

"Whether I came alone or not, it's none of your business!" Ah Qi said with an "I don't want to tell you" look on his face.

Zhao Si felt that his head hurt. This little thing was more difficult to deal with than his little apprentice. He explained, "Aqi, it's not that I don't want to see you, but I'm just a little surprised to see you here suddenly."

"Really, Really? Don't you want to see me?" The young man's eyes flashed with hope, trying to hear the answer he wanted to hear from the man's mouth.

When he saw the young man appear here, Zhao Si felt an indescribable emotion in his heart. He didn't know if he wanted to see the young man appear here, but he knew that he didn't want to see the young man leave in submission. He didn't know that the young man was convinced. Did he come here alone or with a guard around him? If something happened along the way, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Zhao Si knew that he needed to stabilize the young man first and find out whether the young man came alone or with his guards. If he came with his guards, where were those guards. This little thing is so courageous. He chased a person so far on the street. If he was a bad guy, it would be impossible for this little thing to escape unscathed today.

Facing the young man's hopeful eyes, Zhao Si had no choice but to stiffen his neck and say "Hmm", taking it as an answer, he said, "Let's go. Didn't you say you want me to buy you a drink? This is your first time here. Come to Jingcheng, I'll treat you to dinner." He let go of the young man's hand, turned around

and walked out of the alley.

ah? Are you going to invite him to drink now?

Hearing the man's words, Ah Qi felt a little uneasy. After A Lang invited him to drink, would he chase him back? ... He said it himself, so A Qi had no choice but to follow the man with a grimace.

Zhao Si took people to the restaurant run by his young apprentice. The food and wine there were better than Yipinlou. It was just a good time to invite the young man who came to the capital for the first time to try the special delicacies of the capital. He led the young man around and arrived at the door of a house.

The word "Guest Arrival" was hung on the house, and a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe stood at the door.

"Fourth Master, please come in with this young master." The man made an invitation gesture and invited Fourth Master Zhao and the young man to come in together. Zhao Si turned his head and glanced at the young man behind him, motioning for him to come forward.

"Where is this place?" A Qi took a step forward. Didn't this man invite him to drink and dine? Why did I bring him to a place that didn't look like a restaurant at all?

"You will know when you follow in." Zhao Si did not explain, but led the young man to follow the leader. The young man had no choice but to follow the man and look at this place curiously. It was quite beautiful, more beautiful than all the houses he had ever seen.

The people in their grasslands live in tents, drive cattle and sheep, and live with water and grass. There are no such large houses. Therefore, when entering here for the first time, the young man felt infinite curiosity about this place, and he also liked it.

"Fourth Master, please." The person leading the way opened the door of a private room. The interior was elegantly decorated, with a long table and two rows of benches placed near the window.

The two women waiting outside the door followed in and poured two cups of tea for the guests.

This is not the first time Zhao Hao has come here to eat. His apprentice brought him here once before, and later he invited friends here twice. The reason why he likes coming here is because the drinks provided here are the best in the entire capital. of. He led the young man inside and sat down on the bench. Outside the window was a lotus pond. The lotus flowers in the pond were in bloom, and each one was in bud.

A Qi asked curiously, "Is this a place to eat?" He sat opposite the man. He saw that there were tables and chairs here. With tables and chairs, it was a place to eat.

"I told you to buy you a drink, how can I lie to you?" Seeing the curious look on the young man's face, he was very different from the young man he knew in the past who was flying around on horseback, but what was he seeing in front of him? In his eyes, he looked like a strange boy, but there was something indescribably cute about him.

Zhao Si ordered a few famous dishes here, mostly meat dishes, "And a jar of your good wine."

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment." A woman went out with a sign.

Seeing that the woman was bringing them small cups to fill with wine, Zhao Si asked someone to change them into larger bowls. The woman said "yes" and changed them into

larger bowls . The wine poured out of the jar was clear, with a mellow fragrance. A Qi sniffed hard and said, "It smells so good .

" "Have a try." Zhao Si brought the wine to the young man and let him sit in the box. The woman who was waiting inside went out first. The woman bowed, bowed and exited, closing the door of the box for the guest. The two women stood outside the door, waiting for the guest's instructions. The young man picked up the wine bowl, took a big sip, and narrowed his eyes happily, "It tastes good, um, it smells really good. It tastes better than any wine I've ever had before." "Haha, as long as it tastes good, let's have some food. "The dishes they ordered arrived, including sauce-flavored pork ribs, grilled lamb chops, mutton stew and a braised fish. The portions of the dishes were large enough for the two of them to eat. Zhao Si put a piece of lamb chops into the boy's bowl and said, "Do you think this lamb chop is better when grilled, or the lamb chops on your grassland?" "Hmm... delicious, both. It's delicious..." Ah Qi Chen took a bite of the meat. The lamb chops were grilled differently from the lamb chops they used to grill. There was a smell of unknown spices on it. It was very fragrant and delicious. It was almost delicious. After one bite, he fell in love with it. "Eat more if you like it." Seeing how good the young man was eating, Zhao Si also picked up his chopsticks to pick up vegetables. The young man opened his belly and ate meat and drank wine. Zhao Si knew that the young men on the grassland themselves He had been drinking since he was young, and the boy's drinking capacity was not bad, so he didn't worry about the boy getting drunk. Li Wen happened to be eating here with Zhao Xiangyi. Hearing that his master was also here to invite guests, Li Wen turned to the man next to him and said, "Come over and say hello?" Knowing that his master was here, he didn't go to say hello. Not great. "Yes." Zhao Xiangyi nodded and followed the young man. It happened that their two rooms were not far apart, just around the corner from the corridor. Li Wen took Zhao Xiangyi to his master's box. 09:53 SD 3/397.9%

Chapter 056

The two women guarding the door recognized him and saluted them, but did not stop him from knocking on the door.

Li Wen stood in front of the door and knocked on the door. When he heard the reply, he pushed the door open and walked in. Hearing the knock on the door, Zhao Si thought it was someone from the restaurant. Unexpectedly, it was his young apprentice and his apprentice who came. He asked with a smile, "Sambo, Xiang Yi? Why are you here?"

"Master."

Li Wen's eyes fell on the foreign boy opposite his master. He recognized this boy as the boy who bumped into him on the street that day. The boy's appearance was so easy to recognize, "Ayi and I I happened to be eating here. When I heard that you were here, Ayi and I came over to take a look. "

Fourth uncle." Zhao Xiangyi followed Li Wen in and saw his fourth uncle eating in the box . , there was nothing strange in his eyes. His fourth uncle had been at the border for so many years and always liked to ride around on horseback when he had nothing to do. It was not surprising that he would meet foreigners.

"Is this your guest? Master, why don't you introduce us to each other?" Li Wen looked at his master and this young man with interest, his eyes darting back and forth between his master and the foreign boy. I always feel like there is some gossip here.

Given his master's age, the friends he makes should be around his age. This foreign boy looks to be about the same age as him, and he shouldn't be much older than him. The two of them are having dinner together, and it seems that they don't have a close relationship.

"Sambo, Xiang Yi, this is A Qi, a friend of mine." Zhao Si introduced his apprentice and nephew in a calm and generous manner, and then introduced to the young man, "The one on the left is my apprentice Li Wen, and the one on the right is my nephew. Zhao Xiangyi."

"Hello." Li Wen gave the foreign boy a big smile, and Zhao Xiangyi nodded to the boy. A Qi stood up, made a salute to their prairie tribe, and used their way to greet friends they met for the first time, "Dear friends, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Li Wen learned Hu dialect from Lao Hanlin, and he He could somewhat understand the young man's words, and returned the boy's greeting in his unskilled Hu language, "Nice to meet you, too."

"Do you understand Hu language?" A Qi's eyes lit up and he asked.

"I only know a little bit." Li Wen said with a slight smile.

Seeing that his apprentice and nephew were still standing there, Zhao Si said, "Come and sit together."

"No, no, A Yi and I are ready to leave. I just heard that you are here, so we came to say hello." Li Qian waved his hand, saying it was not good to stay here and disturb others. After saying hello, he left with Zhao Xiangyi.

When Zhao Si saw his young apprentice and nephew leaving, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.

After seeing the person go out, Ah Qi asked, "That one just now, is the one you mentioned... the apprentice who can make delicious wine?" He still remembered that the wine A Lang invited him to drink last time was said to be from him. The apprentice gave him the rest, and he kept it and was reluctant to drink it.

"You said I could see him."

A Qi still remembered that his eyes lit up with brilliance flowing inside.

"Yes, that's him." Zhao Si smiled. Unexpectedly, the boy still remembered, "He is a very outstanding person." Zhao Si and the boy talked about Li Wen, and the boy's eyes showed admiration, " Wow, he is so awesome. I will definitely ask him for advice next time I have a chance."

The two of them finished eating in the restaurant and walked out together.

"Where do you live? I'll take you back?" It was already late, and the sun was about to set. He would have other things to do soon, so Zhao Si was ready to send the boy back and go to work on him. own things. I didn't expect to meet a young man here in the capital, so I spent an entire afternoon here.

A Qi reported the name of an inn.

Zhao Si has grown up in the capital since he was a child. He knows every place in the capital. He heard the name of the inn mentioned by the young man, "I know how to get there. Come on, I will take you back."

The young man said oh, obviously still interested . Don't really want to leave.

The two people arrived at the door of the inn one after another. The leader of the guard and his people searched for their little prince all afternoon but could not find their little prince, so he led his people back to the door of the inn and waited. After waiting for a long time, they saw their little prince coming back. He ran over anxiously and asked in nonsense, "Where have you gone, your little prince? We have been looking for you all afternoon."

Zhao Si was at the border . After so many years, he naturally knows the language of the Hu people. Not only can he listen, he can also speak authentic Hu language. At this moment, when he heard the visitor's name for the young man, Zhao Si looked at the young man beside him and asked in the same nonsense language, "Your Highness, the little prince?"

When A Qi met the man's eyes, he remembered that he had never addressed this man before. Having revealed his true identity, I subconsciously wanted to

explain, "I..." but I didn't know how to say this.

He subconsciously grabbed the man's hand, looked at the man sincerely, and said, "Listen to me."

The guard leader looked at the man held by their little prince with vigilance, and he was a little confused. Could this man be The person their little prince is looking for? They had seen Zhao Si before, but the difference between Zhao Si's current appearance and the appearance they had seen before was so great that the guard leader could not recognize him for a while.

But now that he saw their little prince holding on to the person, he was sure that this was the person their little prince was looking for.

Pedestrians were coming and going on the road, and they happened to be standing at the door of the inn. Everyone who walked in looked at them. The leader of the guard suggested, "Your Highness, the little prince, and this... If you have anything to say, why not come here?" Let's talk inside the inn."

A Qi looked at the man subconsciously, Zhao Si frowned and said, "Then let's go in and talk."

The group walked into the inn, and A Qi took the man to his building. In the room where he stayed, he confessed his identity to the man, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, you didn't even ask me..." So he didn't say it, and he didn't mean to hide it from you.

"Well, it's okay. I haven't told you my identity." Zhao Si was just a little surprised by the young man's identity, and was not angry because the young man concealed his identity. Just thinking of the young man's identity, he looked at the young man with a bit of disapproval, "You are really fooling around so rashly to come to Dacheng. What if there is any danger along the way? Have you thought about the consequences?" ?,,

of course...he didn't think about it. A Qi muttered in a low voice, "Isn't there nothing wrong with me? "Also, he was a little curious about the identity of this man. Alang hadn't told him yet.

"Ha..." Zhao Si laughed angrily at the young man and said, "Okay, I have something to do, so you don't want to stay here in the inn. Run around, take your guards with you when you go out. The capital is not as safe as you think. There are still dangers outside. "What about you, where are you going?" "As soon as A Qi heard that the man was about to leave, he looked at the man eagerly and asked.

Zhao Si did not answer the boy's question, but told the boy to stay here in the inn and not to run around. He was going back. Just saw The young man looked pitiful, but he couldn't bear it. He softened his tone and said, "When I have time tomorrow, I will come over to find you.

"Well, okay. " A smile appeared on Ah Qi's face, and he sent the person to the door, "You must remember to come, I will wait for you here.

"

"Okay." "Zhao Si nodded, stepped out of the room door, went downstairs, and left the inn.

A Qi stood behind and looked at the man's leaving figure, his face a little lonely.

But when he thought that he had found his Alang, he was still very happy. A Lang said he would come to him tomorrow. Well, he would be here waiting for A Lang to come!

Lying in bed at night, the boy tossed and turned unable to fall asleep. He didn't fall asleep until late at night. Unsurprisingly, he didn't wake up until very late the next day. As soon as he woke up, A Qi called his guards to ask if A Lang had come to see him. The answer he got was no, which made him a little disappointed.

But Alang said he would come to him, so he would definitely come.

On

this day, the young man sat in the lobby of the inn for most of the day, until the sun was about to set, and there were fewer and fewer pedestrians on the street. He still didn't see the man he was waiting for, and the young man's face gradually became a little... Lost.

When A Qi thought that the man would not come, he saw his A Lang and hurried over.

A Qi ran in front of the man, changed from the gloom just now, with a bright smile on his face, and asked, "You are here

."

"Well, I'm sorry, I have something to do today, I have been busy, and I forgot to talk to you. Your promise." The family was preparing for his mother's birthday. Zhao Si had been busy these days. When he got busy, he almost forgot about the appointment with the boy, so he hurried over just now.

A Qi shook his head and said with a bit of self-blame on his face, "It's okay, I didn't know you were busy."

"I promised you, and I should keep my promise." Seeing the young man lowering his head, he felt depressed. With a look of confusion, Zhao Si stretched out his hand and rubbed the top of the young man's hair, with a faint smile on his lips, and said, "You haven't visited the night market when you came to the capital. I'll go to the night market with you tonight."

"Okay." Hearing the man's words, A Qi's face lit up.

"You haven't eaten dinner yet, and I haven't eaten either. I'll take you to a place to eat." Zhao Si took the boy to Yipinlou for dinner, and the two of them went to the wing upstairs to eat.

After they had dinner, it was already dark outside, and then Zhao Si took the boy to the night market.

The lights in the night market are dim, and there are small stalls everywhere. The night market at night is more lively than the streets during the day. There are many men and girls, as well as old people and children shopping on the street. This was Ah Qi's first time visiting the night market in Dacheng. It was a completely new experience. He was so surprised that he almost couldn't close his mouth.

Zhao Si has almost forgotten how many years he has not visited the night market, at least ten years.

Time flies so fast, so much time has passed in the blink of an eye.

I saw the young man who was looking everywhere along the way. The young man likes to pick up and look at anything new he sees. He stood not far away and watched. A Qi felt the man's gaze on him. He subconsciously raised his head, looked at the man who was looking at him, and smiled at the man.

Under the dim light, the young man looking at him was smiling. This scene seemed to be similar...

The man's eyes were dazed for a moment, as if he couldn't tell the difference between the past and the present.

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Chapter 057

This day is the birthday of the old lady of the Zhenguo General Mansion. The Zhao family invited many officials from the court and people from major aristocratic families in the capital to attend.

This is the first time that the Zhenguo General's Mansion has held such a grand wedding banquet.

The Zhao family was a family of generals. All the adult men in the family went to the border to guard the country, and those who stayed in Beijing were all the female relatives of the family. Unlike some other high-profile families, the female relatives in the General's Mansion have always been extremely low-key in their behavior in the capital and rarely appear in public. But this does not mean that the Zhao family's status in the capital is insignificant.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the Zhao family is the one who supports the new emperor. Zhao Zhuo's eldest son, Zhao Xiangyi, was the emperor's companion when he was the prince, and was the new emperor's right-hand man. Now he has been named General Jinwu and established a new mansion. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhao Zhuo and his son have become more powerful in the court, and the Zhao family's status in the capital is higher than before.

This time, General Zhao Zhuo and Zhao returned to the capital under the orders of the Holy One. The fourth master Zhao and Zhao Liulang of the Zhao family returned to the capital together. It can be said that this is the first time in so many years that the Zhao family has such a large number of men in the capital. complete. It happened to be the old lady's birthday, and the family members proposed to wish the old lady a birthday, which is how the grand birthday banquet today came about.

There are two large stone lions standing at the door of the general's mansion, red lanterns are hung on the door, and there are lanterns and decorations everywhere in the mansion.

"Today, people from all the houses in the capital will come to attend the old lady's birthday. Please cheer up and work hard. There is no room for any mistakes in the house." This is Wang's right to take back the housekeeper's rights from the big house. , the largest wedding banquet held since taking charge of the palace, and this was the birthday banquet of the old lady. Therefore, Mrs. Wang felt a little nervous in her heart, for fear of something going wrong, so she repeatedly warned the people below.

If something goes wrong, what she loses here is not her own face, but the face of the general's palace, so there can't be any mistakes.

"Yes, madam, I take your orders." The old ladies and maids around Wang all cheered up and walked in a hurry, doing things according to their madam's instructions. His job.

The personal maid who was following Mrs. Wang came and said, "Madam, Sister Hui is here and has gone to the old lady."

Sister Hui is the only daughter of the Huo family, and she is married to the legitimate son of the Minister of War. First wife. In the early days, the eldest brother-in-law, Mr. Huo, was always in charge of the family. It was not until the second brother-in-law took back the power of running the house that Mr. Wang asked people to check the accounts and found out that there were big problems in the accounts. Only then did he realize that the Huo family had been in charge of the house for many years. The Zhao family had to be emptied to subsidize their daughter, but Zhao Hui spent the money from her mother's family even though she knew where the money came from.

Because of this incident, there was some rift between the General's Mansion and the Minister of War's Mansion in private, and the two families were somewhat unhappy about this. This matter was obviously something Huo and her son had done wrong. Huo was from the Zhao family, and Zhao Hui had already married into someone else's family and was someone else's daughter-in-law. Therefore, when something like this happens, neither family can openly talk about it and handle it in an extremely low-key manner.

But because of this, Huo's position in the general's mansion became extremely embarrassing, and Zhao Hui's life at her husband's house was not easy. Mrs. Wang heard some things from the outside and came back to tell her, otherwise she would not have noticed these things.

As for the eldest daughter, Huo, who has been making trouble with her in front of the old lady all these years, Mrs. Wang doesn't even like Huo.

"I'll be back when I'm back. It's the old lady's birthday today, so she should come back." The good impression Wang had on Zhao Hui had all been lost after that incident.

Not long after, Mrs. Wang went to the old lady's place and saw Zhao Hui sitting next to her mother, Mrs. Huo. The old lady didn't let Sister Hui sit next to her like before. It could be seen that the old lady also disliked the two people in the big house. Wang smiled in her heart, even from the corner of her eye. The mother and daughter of Dafang glanced at each other.

When distinguished guests come and go in the house, the men of the family receive the guests outside, while the women are responsible for receiving the ladies who come in the inner courtyard

.

This day was Mrs. Zhao's birthday. Zhao Xiangyi had greeted him early and even prepared gifts for him. Li Wen was naturally coming, but they didn't go together. Before Zhao Xiangyi left, he followed him. Today he came a little early on purpose.

It took less than a few minutes to walk from Liuyuan Mansion to General Mansion, so Li Wen simply walked here.

The carriages and sedan chairs in front of the General's Mansion are almost full, and the road is almost impossible to pass.

There were many guests and things going on at home today, so Zhao Si was at the door with the housekeeper responsible for receiving the guests. When Zhao Si saw his little apprentice coming, he asked his nephew to take him in. He was too busy here to get away, "Xiaoyi, please take Sanbao inside. Sanbao, follow Xiaoyi inside. I'm too busy here to take care of you. You Make your own arrangements."

"Okay, master, I'll go in." Li Wen knew that his master was busy here and he couldn't help, so he followed Zhao Xiangyi in first. When he met people he knew or didn't know on the road, Li Wen would always give him a polite

smile if someone said hello to him.

Li asked the man next to him, "Are you very busy today?"

"Well, it's okay." Zhao Xiangyi looked at the young man with a slight tenderness in his eyes. The two looked at each other, and he led the people inside. Go in.

When a birthday banquet is held at home, all the guests from outside are brought inside, and everyone they know or don't know is brought together. Today, those who can be invited to the general's mansion to attend the birthday banquet are all high-ranking people in the capital. They are from a wealthy family, and none of the officials in the court are low-level officials, and most of them know each other.

Zhao Xiangyi brought Li Wen here. He would go out to help his elders in the family soon. He couldn't stay here for a long time. He was worried that Li Wen would be bored here alone. Zhao Xiangyi said, "I will go to help my fourth uncle later." I'm busy, can you stay here alone?"

"Brother Chen has been talking about you for the past two days, why don't you go to Brother Chen's place?" he asked.

There were some people he knew and some he didn't know. Li Wen had to deal with several officials who came to say hello. After coming in for a while, he felt like his face was frozen with laughter.

After hearing what Zhao Xiangyi said, Li Wen naturally agreed. What he was most afraid of was having to deal with other people, and there were not many people here who were particularly close to him. Young General Wang followed King Jianning to inspect the place. He was afraid that he would not be able to return to the capital for a year and a half. Otherwise, Wang Hao would definitely come on a day like today.

Nowadays, with his status, there are many people trying to curry favor with him, and what Li Wen dislikes the most is dealing with people. It would be great if we could go somewhere else. Li Wen said, "I haven't seen Brother Chen for some time. Where is Brother Chen? Please take me to meet Brother Chen."

A smile flashed in Zhao Xiangyi's eyes and he called Zhao Kui over . After giving instructions, he said to Li Wen, "Let's go, you go to my yard. There is no one in my yard. I will send someone to pick up Brother Chen." At this moment, the whole family was filled with Brother Chen. Because he was still young, he didn't have to come out to entertain guests, so he was the only one with the most leisure time in the family. It just so happened that his younger brother could come in handy at this moment, and General Zhao took advantage of him without hesitation.

"That's great. I'm going to see where you used to live." Li Wen had been to the General's Mansion several times, but he had never visited the courtyard where Zhao Xiangyi lived.

The corner of Zhao Xiangyi's mouth curled up slightly. Apparently he had also thought about this and said, "Actually, there's nothing interesting to see, it's just a place to live. But if you want to see it, I'm naturally willing to take you to see it. "

Although he moved to the house newly given by the emperor, the courtyard where he originally lived in the General's Mansion was still left to him. The things in it were exactly the same and had not been moved at all. Except for the wine hidden in the cellar, except for the wine that was taken out to his fourth uncle, he got the rest to the new mansion.

They greeted the people who came over, and Zhao Xiangyi led Li Wen to the yard where he used to live.

Although no one lives in the small courtyard, people still clean it every day. It is clean and unchanged from before. The layout of the general's mansion is straight forward, just like the style of a general family. The courtyard where Zhao Xiangyi lived was also very simple. There were no flowers or grass in it. There was a small open space in the courtyard used as a martial arts training ground. He pointed at the open space and said, "This is the place where I used to practice martial arts. In the general's mansion." There is also a larger martial arts training ground. Sometimes when I don't go there, I just practice swordsmanship in my own courtyard."

Li Wen looked at this place as if he saw a miniature version of Zhao Xiangyi. It's like practicing martial arts here. Knowing that this is the place where Zhao Xiangyi has lived since he was a child, it feels quite novel to him. "The yard you lived in before was quite big." It was just a little empty, and he didn't say the next sentence. .

They entered the house all the way, and the servant who served them brought tea.

The two sat down and talked for a while, then they heard footsteps running towards them. As soon as Zhao Ruichen received the message from his brother, he ran towards the yard where his brother lived. Seeing Mr. Li there, his eyes lit up, he ran to Mr. Li, and called "Mr. Li", and his happiness could be heard from his voice.

Only later did he remember that his brother was still standing behind him. He stiffened his neck and came to his senses. He saluted and said, "I have seen my brother."

Brat, you can't even see him when he is so big standing here? But it's a pity that Mr. Li you like is already mine! Zhao Xiangyi raised his hand and touched the child's head, glanced at Li Wen, then looked down at his little brother, and said, "I won't call you Mr. Li anymore. Please change it." Call me Second Brother.

I am your eldest brother, and Master Li is your second brother. From now on, you can call Master Li your second brother."

Chapter 058

Although Zhao Ruichen at this time was a little confused as to why his brother did not let him call Mr. Li and asked him to call Mr. Li his second brother, he still obediently changed his name and called "second brother".

Li Wen looked at Zhao Xiangyi and raised his eyebrows. The two people's eyes met and they exchanged a look with each other. Zhao Xiangyi did not greet him in advance, but Li Wen still happily accepted the fact that he had a younger brother.

Indeed, judging from the current relationship between the two of them, Zhao Xiangyi's younger brother was also his younger brother, so he accepted the call of second brother with a smile.

There will be a correction fee if you change your mouth, right? Li Wen didn't bring any gifts with him. Fortunately, he hung a jade pendant on his waist when he went out today. He took off the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to the child. He said with a smile, "Good boy, this jade pendant is for Brother Chen." . From now on, I will be your elder brother just like your eldest brother. When you encounter someone bullying you outside and you can't find your eldest brother, you will come to your second brother and he will handle it for you

. He has a crazy younger brother, so he can bully him, but if he dares to bully his younger brother, he will never even think about his life.

"Thank you, second brother." Zhao Ruichen happily accepted the gift from his second brother. He accepted the fact that he had an extra second brother very quickly.

Zhao Xiangyi watched Li Wen give the jade pendant to Brother Chen. This jade pendant was given to the boy by him. But he didn't say anything. He would just pick out a few jade pendants to give to the boy when he got back.

After that, seeing this man still standing here, Li Wen asked, "Don't you still have something to do? You can go and do yours. Chenchen and I will be here." With such a good place to hide in peace, Li Wen Naturally, I didn't want to go to a crowded place outside.

With his current position in the court, there are many people who want to curry favor with him, and there is no need for him to curry favor with anyone.

Don't want to see me so soon? Seeing that Li Wen wouldn't be bored if he had someone with him, Zhao Xiangyi nodded and said, "I'm going to do my work first. When the banquet starts later, I'll have someone call you over."

"Okay, you go and do your work. Yes." Li Wen waved people away.

Zhao Xiangyi glanced at the young man and left with his people, leaving two boys here to serve him.

"Brother Chen, what have you learned from your husband recently? Come and tell me about it." Li Wen hadn't seen the child for a while. Now that he saw someone, he took the child's hand and asked about the child's recent days. What have you learned from your husband and what books have you been reading?

The two started chatting as they asked and answered questions.

Long before, Li Wen discovered that this child was a very smart child, at least smarter than the little kid in his family.

But when he came to the General's Mansion today, Li Wen didn't bring his little boy over because there were too many people here. At this age, children should still focus on reading and having fun, and make some friends of the same age. Li Wen did not want to bring his children into this circle in the capital prematurely, he just wanted the children's world to be pure and clean.

On weekdays, Brother Chen plays well with his little boy. Today, he didn't see him bringing anyone over. He asked why he didn't bring someone over. Li Wen just said that they went to the academy to study today, and the husband didn't give him a day off. He didn't bring anyone over, "But if you want to play with Xiaobao and Yangyang, their academy will be on vacation in two days, and Second Brother will have someone pick you up to play with Second Brother. Do you think so?" Li asked asked.

"Yeah, okay." Zhao Ruichen nodded, feeling that having a second brother was a great thing.

In the past, Li Wen had given his children a set of military chess. Now that the two of them had nothing to do, they had someone put up military flags and play chess in the pavilion

.

A person's temperament can be seen from playing chess. This child plays chess at a young age and thinks clearly before making a move. It has to be said that this child has inherited the fine blood of their Zhao family, and he has a certain brain and acumen in fighting. After discovering this, Li Wen was happy to play chess with the child, and also gave him some advice by the way. Children tell some inspiring stories.

The two of them played chess here for a long time, until Zhao Xiangyi sent someone to call them, telling them to go outside, "We are going out, let's wait until we have time to play another day." Li Wen said when he saw the child. He looked reluctant to give up, knowing that the child wanted to continue.

Li Wen didn't count just now and couldn't remember how many games they had played at the moment.

At first, their game would end relatively quickly, but later on it would take longer and longer, and Li Wen even lost two games later. The child later learned to use the methods he used and the methods he taught to deal with him.

I'm afraid that General Zhao and Zhao Xiangyi are not as smart as this. If this child is well educated, his achievements will definitely surpass those of his father and elder brother. This child will be the next head of the General's Mansion in the future. With this child leading the Zhao family, there is no need to worry about the decline of the next generation of the General's Mansion.

"Okay." Zhao Ruichen had no choice but to reluctantly let go, and asked someone to put away his military chess, and took his second brother to see

his elder brother , "Second brother, Chen'er will lead the way for you."

Li Wen followed the child. On the way, he also listened to the children introducing him to the various courtyards of the General's Mansion, which was much better than his brother.

Today is the birthday of the old lady. People from all the major families in the capital came to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. The old lady was sitting in the main hall. The first person to receive congratulations from everyone. On the table in the center of the courtyard were the gifts sent by the guests. The gifts on it were piled up into a small mountain, and there were many that could not be put down, and they had already been put into the warehouse.

Li Wen followed Zhao Xiangyi over to wish the old lady a birthday. He saluted respectfully and said, "Junior Li Wen wishes the old lady as much happiness as the East Sea and as long as the Southern Mountains."

He has been to the General's Mansion so many times, and this is the first time he has seen this. An old lady. On weekdays, this old lady always stays in the backyard and rarely comes out. As a stranger visiting the general's mansion, it is naturally not allowed to enter the backyard where other women live, so he has never seen this old lady. .

Unexpectedly, this old lady knew about him and saw him coming to celebrate his birthday. She smiled and said to him, "You are Mr. Li Liuyuan. I didn't expect that Li Liuyuan is still so young. He is indeed young and promising. Although I am here, I have heard someone say your name, Mr. Li, in the General's Mansion."

Li Wen smiled when he heard the old lady's words.

Today, many people came to wish the old lady a birthday, and there were many guests waiting to wish the old lady a birthday. He couldn't stand in the way, so after wishing the old lady a birthday, Li Wen followed Zhao Xiangyi there. That's where the guests' seats were. But he didn't expect that Zhao Xiangyi would bring him to General Zhao's table.

"Dad asked me to bring you here." Zhao Xiangyi lowered his voice and said, as if he knew what the young man was thinking.

"Students have met teachers." When he came, he didn't see his teacher coming. Li Wen thought that Dean Fu didn't like such crowded occasions, so he wouldn't come. Unexpectedly, when he came over at this moment, he saw his teacher and General Zhao sitting together. The two of them were chatting happily. They didn't know what they were talking about.

Those who can sit at the main table are people with status like General Zhao and his teacher, and those who sit are all important ministers and elders of the court. Logically speaking, given Li Wen's official position, he would not be able to sit at this table, but he didn't expect Zhao Xiangyi to take him to this table. At this table, he was young and had a low official position, so when he saw these big guys, Li Wen had to salute and greet them one by one.

These people in the court all know the relationship between Li Wen and Prime Minister Fu, not to mention that Li Wen is now trusted and reused by the Holy Emperor. He has sat in this position at a young age. They were still suffering at Li Wen's age. Even though he was studying, he had not yet become an official in the court.

Compared with this, people like them who have only climbed to this position at such a young age really have nothing to show off.

So no one here dares to look down on Li Wen. In ten years, those of them who have already been half-buried in the ground still don't know whether they will still be alive. And ten years later, Li Wen was only in his twenties, less than 30 years old. Their grandchildren were even older than Li Wen, not to mention that none of their grandchildren could compare with Li Wen. Even among his sons, none of them can compare to Li Wen.

If there were still people who looked down on Li Wen, a student from a poor family, now no one dares to mention Li Wen's background.

What does birth mean? If you can be admitted as a scholar at the age of nine, be admitted as a scholar at the age of sixteen, and still be the only six-yuan scholar in Dacheng so far, have a teacher who is the prime minister, and be reused by the Holy One, just based on the above, it will be a good sign The future of marrying this person will definitely be extraordinary, and it will only be a matter of time before he joins the cabinet and becomes the prime minister.

"You are really envious that Prime Minister Fu has such a good student." Someone in the room said.

Indeed, this is something enviable. They all knew that after Fu Yihan resigned from the capital and left the capital, he returned to Nanyang Mansion to open an academy to teach. He taught many students, among whom Li Liuyuan was the most important.

Why are they not so lucky to meet such a good student?

But this is nothing to envy. They don't have the luck of others, and they probably don't have the ability to teach such powerful students. In his early years, Fu Yihan was the prince's tutor, and he is now the teacher of the Holy Emperor. Look, what kind of students did he teach?

"It's just luck." Fu Yihan smiled and said a few words to everyone. When he saw Li Wen sitting down next to him, he asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Where did you run just now?" , why didn't I see you when I came?"

So you're here to accuse me? Li Wen touched his nose and said he was in another place just now. He didn't dare to say that he ran away to hide for a while, leaving his teacher alone to be tortured here, otherwise Dean Fu would punish him to copy books when he went back.

"Really?" Prime Minister Fu was a little unconvinced.

Li Wen smiled sincerely. Do you think I'm lying?

The teacher and the student were flirting and talking to each other. In the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between the teacher and the student was extremely good.

Today was Mrs. Zhao's birthday. Although the emperor did not come to congratulate him in person, he did give the palace permission. People came over with birthday gifts and personally issued an imperial edict to confer the title of first-grade imperial concubine to the old lady. The coming of this imperial edict brought the old lady's birthday to the climax of the day, and everyone was excited.

"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor--"

Everyone knelt down and shouted a hundred years.

The old lady tremblingly accepted the imperial edict and thanked the emperor for his kindness.

Chapter 059

In the next few days, the people in the capital were still talking about Mrs. Zhao's birthday banquet after dinner.

Li Wen was the alien boy A Qi whom he met again after the old lady's birthday. The two met accidentally on the street, and they both recognized each other. The foreign boy invited him to have a drink.

It happened that he had nothing important to do that day, so he agreed to the young man's invitation.

"You are my master's friend, and we should entertain you, a guest from afar." As a local host, how can we entertain guests from afar? Li Wen took the initiative to invite the young man to a restaurant, ordered a table of special dishes, and served him good wine.

The young man is his master's friend, so it's only right for him as a disciple to help his master entertain his friends?

Li Wen was actually somewhat curious about the fact that his master had made such a child. He knew that he would definitely not be able to get anything out of his master, but it was different with the young man. This alien boy seems quite innocent and kind-hearted. Maybe we can get some useful information from him?

After a glass of wine, the two of them gradually became familiar with each other from strangers who had met twice.

"I know there are many tribes on your grassland. Which tribe are you from, A Qi?" At first, Li Wen didn't ask too direct questions, but asked which tribe A Qi was from and how many people were in the tribe. There are also some customs and folk customs of their tribes, etc.

Not long ago, he had talked with General Zhao about opening and closing the door and re-opening the trade between the two sides. It just so happened that he now learned something about their grasslands and tribes from this foreign boy. The markets on both sides must be open. The Hu people are nomadic people and raise a large number of cattle, sheep and horses. The horses in Dacheng are short and far inferior to the horses raised on the grassland. They want to buy good products from the Hu people. Horses must open up trade between the two sides. Moreover, the Hu people also had a large amount of wool and cowhide, which they lacked and needed in Dacheng.

If the two sides want to re-engage with each other, a number of issues will be involved.

His side is in charge of industry and commerce. Naturally, Li Wen wants to find a way to develop Dacheng's business. The Hu people's side is a huge market. He wants to find a way to open up the Hu people's market and open up trade between the two sides. . He has already mentioned this proposal to the emperor, but how to implement it depends on his side.

"I am a citizen of the Youma tribe. There are about 30,000 young people, children, and old people in our tribe." A Qi talked about their tribe, the warriors, old people, and children of their tribe. The tribe raises many cattle and sheep,

as well as their delicious food. "If you want to come to our tribe as a guest, I will treat you to the most delicious roast mutton and the most delicious milk tea.

"

"Okay, if you have the chance, If so, I will definitely go to your tribe and try what you mentioned." If given the chance, Li Wen would indeed like to visit and see other places outside the capital.

In the more than ten years he has been in this world, the places he has visited are still very limited. If he has the opportunity to travel to the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, it will naturally be a beautiful thing. Suddenly, I was a little envious of King Jianning and Wang Hao for being able to leave the capital and go outside. If I had known, he would have been the imperial minister, inspecting places on behalf of the emperor.

And King Jianning and General Wang are being hunted for investigating official corruption at the local level: You should come!

By now, General Wang also knew who had tricked him.

The two people talked about some things on the grassland. Nowadays, the grassland is not peaceful. There are wars between tribes. If there is war, there will be death. The people in the tribe will always be harmed.

As the little prince of the tribe, Aqi is a member of the royal family. Naturally, he does not want to see war happen. "We, the Youma tribe, are the people of the mountain god. We are a peace-loving tribe." On the grassland Not all tribes like to rob other people's things, and there are many tribes that like to be peaceful and friendly.

Li Wen was very clear about the situation on the Hu people's side. The two people were on different positions. He was on his own side. If the Hu people fought against their own people, they would have no time to invade their Dacheng border. Therefore, It was not easy for him to express his opinions and thoughts on this matter.

Seeing that the young man's glass was empty, Li Wen picked up the jug and filled the young man's glass of wine. He knew that his ability to drink was not good, as he had not finished the glass of wine just now.

The two of them drank for a while, and Li Wen did not forget the purpose of his start. He asked as if unintentionally, "I don't know, how did you meet my master?" The heart of gossip is indispensable, and this is about his master. gossip, he became even more curious.

Although Dacheng often fights with the barbarians, he can't kill them all with one shot. Not all barbarians are bad, and there are also good ones. His master has been at the border for so many years, so it is not surprising that he would meet foreigners.

It seems that this foreign boy followed his master to the capital, so the relationship between his master and this foreign boy is

a bit intriguing. Of course, if there is any relationship between his master and this foreign boy, from Li Wen's perspective, he has known his master since he was a child. For so many years, his master has always been alone, with no one accompanying him, so Li Wen hoped that his master would have someone by his side.

Later, he heard the young man talking about his master. One person likes another person, and the light in his eyes cannot be concealed no matter what. So one thing Li Wen can be sure of is that the young man likes his master.

"You came to the capital to find my master, right?" Li Wen asked.

Ah Qi paused, then blushed and said yes, he came to see his A Lang.

"Do you like my master?" Li Wen said affirmatively with a smile in his eyes. After drinking so much wine just now, the young man's face was not empty. Now because of his words, his whole face was red, and even the tips of his ears were red.

The answer is so obvious that no answer is needed.

"I heard A Lang talk about you and say you are a very good person." A Qi knew that this man was A Lang's apprentice. Their son-in-law on the grassland had to speak out boldly when he liked someone, so even though he was a little shy inside, he would not admit it.

In the short time they got together, Li Wen could feel that the boy was a person with an innocent and cheerful temperament. He had a pretty good impression of the boy. What if such a cheerful boy was with his master? He thought it was pretty good. "If you like it, be bold and pursue it. If you miss it, it will be lost." He toasted the young man and encouraged him to pursue his master. He didn't mind calling this young man, who was about the same age as him, his master's wife.

Unknowingly, the two of them were drinking in the restaurant for a long time.

After drinking one glass after another, Li Wen knew he was drunk. His head was a little dizzy and his eyes had double images. At this moment, he still had some sense. When A Qi offered him another drink, Li Wen waved his hands and did not dare to drink anymore. "No, if you keep drinking... you will get drunk."

"Drink, I'm afraid of getting drunk . What, I'll have someone take you back." Ah Qi has a good capacity for drinking, but he drank too much and was a little drunk now.

At this time, the door of the box was pushed open from the outside, and the Zhao family's uncle and nephew were standing outside the door. When Zhao Si saw the two little drunk cats in the box, he couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't know, but these two were hiding here drinking, and they didn't even call us."

Hearing the sound of the door opening . , someone came, Li Wen subconsciously raised his head, saw the people who had arrived, carefully identified them, and then brought everyone out, and asked with a silly smile, "Master, why are you here?"

Zhao Xiangyi knew that Mr. Li was drunk as soon as he saw the look on his face. He turned his head and said to his fourth uncle, "Fourth uncle, I will take him back first and see you tomorrow."

"Yes. " ." Zhao Si looked at the other drunk kid and met the boy's eyes. Zhao Xiangyi stepped forward and pulled up their Mr. Li. Li Wenxiao let the man pull him up with a stupid smile, "How do you know I'm here?"

"My fourth uncle and I are here to talk. Ah Chen is outside. "Zhao Xiangyi also sent someone to protect his Mr. Li. The people in the dark reported to him, so his Mr. Li must be here too.

The young man's weight was nothing to him. Zhao Xiangyi easily put his arm around Li Wen's waist and walked out. Avoiding crowded places, he led the young man out through the side door at the back and went up. A carriage waiting behind the door.

Zhao Si looked at the young man who stayed and called his guards to come over and take him away. When

Benbenben

woke up the next day, Li Wen sat on the bed for a long time before he remembered that he had been drinking with others in a restaurant yesterday and ended up getting drunk. He turned to look at the man who had also woken up on the other side of the bed and asked, "Did you bring me back yesterday?"

Zhao Xiangyi laughed angrily and asked, "What else?"

He dared to go out to drink with others. He was so drunk that he hadn't settled this debt with this little guy yet. When he woke up, he forgot that he was the one who brought him back!

Really, I owe you a spanking!

"Oh." Li Wen nodded, as if someone really brought him back, "What about A Qi?"

"You mean that foreign boy?" Zhao Xiangyi said, "He has his own bodyguard, so he should let his own bodyguard Taken away." When he left, his fourth uncle was behind him, and the guard of the foreign boy stood outside the door. It must have been his own guard who took him away.

"Oh, that's good." Li Wen covered his head, his head hurt...

"Let you run out and drink with others." Zhao Xiangyi asked someone to bring a bowl of sobering soup in, and brought the bowl to the young man. Said, "Drink."

"..." Mr. Li looked at the bowl that appeared in front of him. He smelled the unpleasant smell before he drank. He raised his head and looked at

the man , and said with a sincere smile, " I'm actually fine."

General Zhao obviously didn't believe it.

Li Wen looked at the hand holding the bowl in front of him and had no choice but to take it. After drinking it in a few sips, he handed the bowl to that hand. Zhao Xiangyi took the bowl, looked down at his young man, and said, "In the future, you are not allowed to drink with others without my permission."

"Oh." Li Wen pouted. Is General Zhao in charge of their family? A little too wide?

Zhao Xiangyi raised the corners of his mouth with a faint smile on his face. He stretched out his hand to press Mr. Li's head and rubbed it. Then he took the empty bowl and put it on the table, then turned around to help his Mr. Li get dressed and wash up. After the two of them got together, General Zhao naturally took over and did these things. There were very few people in their house who were allowed to come in and wait on them.

After the two of them came back from the martial arts training ground and had breakfast, they went out together.

Chapter 060

As for the issue of ownership of the military power of the Northwest Army that everyone is concerned about.

The emperor rejected General Zhao Zhuozhao's offer to relinquish military duties and hand over military power. In front of Prime Minister Fu and several important officials in the court, he solemnly handed the tiger talisman back to General Zhao Zhuozhao, "These years The border is stable and the Hu people can't attack Yanmen Pass. It's all because you, General, guard the country with tens of thousands of soldiers. The Hu people don't dare to attack our Dacheng. They are afraid of

the hundreds of thousands of people at the border . The soldiers cannot do without you, General, and the success cannot be achieved without you, General; therefore, I cannot do without you, General. Therefore, I still have to leave this tiger talisman in your hands, General, for the hundreds of thousands at the border. Soldiers, we must also be in charge and commanded by you, the general. "

The border cannot be stable, and Dacheng cannot be stable. He, the emperor, cannot sit on the throne. It is not that the emperor does not understand this truth.

Since ancient times, emperors have been afraid of generals who hold military power, but the same emperors also rely on generals to protect their country and protect their country. The tiger talisman was returned to Zhao Zhuo's hand, which signified the emperor's trust in Zhao Zhuo and the trust in the Zhao family

. The palace maid held a plate in her hand, and what was on the plate was clearly General Zhao's and handed it to the emperor. The tiger talisman is waiting for the general to take it.

Zhao Zhuo stared at the tiger talisman in front of him. He finally handed over the tiger talisman. He had already prepared to stay in the capital and live a good life with his wife in his arms, but the emperor asked him to go back to guard the border? !

Looking at General Zhao's look, Prime Minister Fu knew what was going on in this man's mind. "Ahem..." He raised his sleeves, covered his mouth and coughed, reminding Zhao Zhuo to hold the tiger charm and thank him. .

I have to say that this is not without the help of the Prime Minister.

Eat the king's salary and worry about the king. As a minister and the prime minister of a country, Fu Yihan naturally wants to solve the emperor's troubles and think about the common people and the common people in the world. Such a choice is the best choice for the people of the world, for the common people of the world, and for Dachengshi, and he will definitely do it.

"Your Majesty, minister..." Zhao Zhuo glanced at the tiger talisman in front of him, and then turned to look at the Holy One above. General Zhao wanted to

refuse.

However, the emperor obviously did not give him a chance to refuse, "I know that you, General, have been at the border these years. You have not been able to go home to accompany your wife, children, and mother for many years. You miss your relatives deeply. I have granted permission for you, General, to stay in Beijing for two more years. He will wait until two months before returning to the border."

In this regard, the emperor was particularly gracious and allowed General Zhao to stay in the capital for two more months, so that he could stay in the capital to accompany his wife and

children. The meaning of this is very clear. Anyway, the emperor is very clear. You have to hold the tiger talisman, and you still hold the position in the army. You can stay in Beijing for two more months, but I'm afraid it won't work to hand over the tiger talisman and resign from the post.

"As for the rest of the soldiers, if there are no special circumstances, they will return to the border on time. If there are special circumstances, it will be approved and arranged by you, the general." Even if the Hu people have withdrawn their troops, it does not mean that The barbarians will not come to disturb the border. The border still needs soldiers to guard it. These soldiers who have returned to the capital will return to the border when the time comes.

"I... obey the order." Zhao Zhuo understood the emperor's meaning. Looking at the tiger talisman returned to his hand, he felt a little disappointed and a little emotional at the same time. The tiger talisman turned around in a circle and finally returned to his hand. superior.

"I thank you for your kindness. Long live your Majesty." Zhao Zhuo knew that the Emperor had already made up his mind about today's matter. If he, the minister, said anything else, he would be ignorant. The tiger talisman that many people wanted to get and the military power they wanted to control were handed over to him by the emperor. This was the emperor's trust in him as a general.

"General Zhao, please come up quickly. Having a general like you in Dacheng is really a blessing to me and the emperor and all the people." The emperor personally helped up his general, not trusting anyone but trusting him. Compared with the former emperor's suspicion and fear of the Zhao family, the new emperor chose to trust the Zhao family and continue to reuse the Zhao family. The emperor made his attitude clear.

It is his loss as an emperor to abandon such a good general.

Only when there is no war at the border, people live and work in peace and contentment without having to worry about it every day, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, can the Dacheng Kingdom prosper day by day. It's not that the emperor doesn't understand this truth.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Zhuo got up from the ground. He had already expected this result. When he handed the tiger talisman back to the emperor, it was not with a hint of temptation. Now the emperor handed the tiger talisman so solemnly. When it was returned to his hands, the emperor had given him the answer he wanted.

Li Wen was also in the palace that day. After the emperor summoned him to the palace to talk a few days ago, he had guessed that the emperor would do what he did today, so he was not surprised by what happened today. There are not many soldiers in the DPRK who are qualified and capable to be the northwest general

. They can be counted on one hand. If at this time, the emperor ordered to replace the general of the northwest and replace him with someone else, regardless of whether this person has the ability to be a good general, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the northwest may not necessarily obey orders.

Therefore, no matter what, it is definitely best to let the original veteran General Zhao Zhuo Zhao continue to serve as the general of the northwest.

The great general of the northwest holds the military power of hundreds of thousands of troops. This sounds nice, but only those who really know and understand know that the border is bitterly cold and the soldiers' life there is not easy. When the late emperor was still alive, he had always been wary of the Zhao family, which was why Zhao Zhuo had not been able to return to the capital for so many years.

The imperial court has been so poor in recent years that it cannot even pay the military salaries of the northwest army. It was not until he proposed commercial reforms, encouraged commerce, and vigorously developed commerce that the Ministry of Household Affairs had the money to pay the military salaries of the northwest army, so that the soldiers in the northwest could have enough to eat. For rice, I can have a meal of meat every three days. Let's not mention these things for the time being. Of course, Li Wen didn't feel that this was his fault alone.

After they went out, Prime Minister Fu stayed behind and did not leave. It must be that the emperor left the Prime Minister behind because he had something to say to the Prime Minister.

After coming out of the palace, they arrived at the guest house.

It was almost noon at this time, and they happened to come here to have a meal. The environment here is elegant and there are not many people, which is suitable for them to talk without worrying about what they say being overheard by outsiders.

"Uncle, master, please have tea." Li Wen asked the maids waiting in the box to get down so that they could talk more easily. The people here are their own people, so they can say whatever they want without worrying about it being spread outside.

They talked about what happened in the palace today. Zhao Zhuo sighed and said, "Hey, I thought I could successfully stay in the capital to accompany your mother this time." General Zhao said this to his eldest son.

Zhao Xiangyi glanced at his father and said nothing.

"Pfft..." Zhao Si knew his brother's thoughts a long time ago and couldn't help but laugh. Fortunately, he hadn't drank a cup of tea yet, otherwise he would have sprayed out at this moment. Li Wen suppressed his laughter and said, "Uncle, it's not impossible for you to come back to the capital. I have a way here, but it won't be just a short while. You have to wait three or two years."

"Oh, you said Said. "Zhao Zhuo became interested immediately.

It was true that he wanted to stay with his wife, otherwise he would not have handed over the Tiger Talisman, and he wanted to resign from his official position and stay in the capital. It's a pity that he handed over the tiger talisman, and the emperor turned around and gave him the tiger talisman again. Even if the emperor granted him an extra two months of vacation, he still had to return to the border after two months.

Li Wen mentioned the military academy and briefly explained what it was, "The emperor intends to establish such a military academy. If this military academy is established, then uncle, you will come back to the capital to serve as the dean of this military academy." A new post...and it's not beyond negotiation with the Emperor."

He had discussed this matter with the Emperor, and the Emperor had this intention. After some veteran generals retired from the battlefield, they could choose to hire them back as employees. Teacher teaches students. These veterans who have fought on the battlefield have rich experience in fighting enemies, and these accumulated experiences can be taught to the younger generations, cultivating generations of outstanding generals for Dacheng.

But establishing such a military academy cannot be done in a short time.

When Zhao Zhuo heard this, he was very interested in the establishment of a military academy. "The military academy you mentioned is good, um, very good. If our Dacheng can establish such a military academy, it will be a great thing for our entire Dacheng." "The most important thing is that he can take this opportunity to come back to the capital. This is killing two birds with one stone."

"Haha, you have a smart mind. No matter what problem you have, it won't be a problem for you." This is indeed true. He even found a way to get the military pay for the hundreds of thousands of troops at the border. He is like his own son. It can't be done!

Look at your own son sitting there silently, why is the difference so big?

Zhao Zhuo even began to feel that the most right thing his biological son did was to find him such a smart son.

Li Wen chuckled and said, "Not really." He felt a little embarrassed at being praised. He subconsciously glanced at the man sitting next to him. Zhao Xiangyi just turned his head, and their eyes collided.

Zhao Xiangyi was not jealous at all when his own father praised Mr. Li, but rather felt a bit honored.

Then they talked about other things, mostly Li Wen and Zhao Zhuo talking. Zhao Si and his nephew sat aside and listened, and then they realized that the young apprentice had discussed so many things with his brother, and he didn't even know.

Sure enough, the little apprentice has grown up!

"Have a drink." Zhao Si picked up the wine glass and motioned for his nephew to have a drink.

Zhao Xiangyi picked up the cup, and the two of them clinked their cups. While drinking, they listened to the conversation of the two people next to them.

Chapter 061

Three days later, it was the day for the soldiers who returned to Beijing to return to the border. Except for General Zhao, who was specially approved by the emperor to stay in the capital for two more months, the rest were all going back to the border.

On the day when his master left Beijing, Li Wen made a special trip to see his master off. He was still very reluctant to leave his master, saying, "Master, if you need anything over there, just write to me and tell me. I will find a way to get it for you."

This time, knowing that the master was leaving Beijing, Li Wen also asked people to prepare more than a dozen carts of things for people to take away. There was everything in there, including food, medicine, and supplies from the weapons workshop. weapons.

Zhao Si patted the young apprentice on the shoulder. He really felt that he had been lucky for three lifetimes to meet such a good apprentice, "Okay."

Now that he knew what this young apprentice was capable of, he was no longer what he thought he was. The little carrot head that has grown up is no longer a real adult. He is standing in the court dressed in official clothes. He has a sharp mouth and even a group of censors and doctors in the court cannot win over him. He is a person who can truly serve. A good official serving the people.

There are young apprentices and Prime Minister Fu here in the capital, and they don't have to worry about anyone stumbling upon them at the border

. "Be careful on the road, and write me letters when you have time." Li Wen also grabbed his master's hand. Don't let go. Zhao Si couldn't help but laugh, raised his hand and patted his little apprentice's head, and said, "You are now an adult, why are you still the same as when you were a child?"

"Master, I can't bear to let you go." Li Wen's eyes were a little swollen. He blushed and pouted.

In front of this master who watched him grow up, there is nothing like Mr. Li anymore. He is just Li Sanbao now.

"Haha, you kid. Well, the master is leaving. You are here in the capital, and you should be your official and be a good official for the people. The master is proud of you." Zhao Si took his hand back , and was pulled back together with the sleeves that were being pulled. There was a large group of people waiting for him behind him, how could he be so unbecoming as he was still here chatting with his little apprentice!

Seeing the child's red eyes, Zhao Si's eyes were also a little uncomfortable, "Okay, okay, it's not like the master won't come back. The master will come back to see you when there is a chance."

"Yeah. When I have time, I will go to the border to see you, Master." Li Wen was already thinking about when he would be free to go to the border. But don't think about it recently, the emperor will definitely not approve of letting him go.

Li Wen looked at the foreign boy who was following his master. After some disguise, the boy could not be seen to be a foreigner. Later, he invited A Qi to travel with him in the capital and took the boy to eat all the snacks and delicacies in the capital. As a result, the two of them established a deep friendship, so Li Wen was naturally sure that the boy liked his master.

"Master, if you like someone, just respond to them. Otherwise, if you make them angry, you won't have a chance to regret it." Rather than looking at his master alone, Li Wen still hoped that his master would I can have a companion by my side.

He saw that his master didn't seem to be interested in others. Since he was interested, he would give some feedback to others. If it doesn't make sense, then don't hang on to others.

"You dare to make fun of your master and me." Zhao Si patted the little apprentice's head. This kid dared to say anything nonsense.

"Ouch..." Li Wen hid for a moment, pretending to be in pain and covering his head, shouting, "It hurts so much."

Zhao Xiangyi stretched out his hand to pull the young man to his side, looked at his fourth uncle's hand, and said , "Uncle Fourth, it's time for you to go."

"..." Zhao Si, is this nephew still dear? Didn't he just hit his little apprentice, not hard enough?

"Okay, okay, let's go." Zhao Si waved his hand and got on his horse.

Ah Qi was very happy that he could make such a good friend during his trip to the capital of Dacheng. He extended an invitation to his friend, "Ah Wen, let's go. If you have the opportunity to come to our tribe as a guest in the future, I'll treat you to a drink." Delicious milk tea and roasted lamb."

"Okay, if I have the chance, I will definitely go," Li Wen said with a smile.

Li Wen looked up at the two people sitting on the horse and waved to them, "Master, Aqi, you all have a smooth journey. Write me a letter when you get there."

"Okay." Zhao Si glanced at Xiao Si. The apprentice looked at his nephew, smiled, waved to the two of them, and said, "Let's go.

"

A Qi got on his horse and followed Zhao Hao.

"Bon voyage."

Zhao Si turned the horse's head and headed towards the waiting team.

Li Wen stood behind, watching the people riding away, leaning back on Zhao Xiangyi's arm, the smile on his face disappeared, and said, "I really can't bear to see Master and the others leaving. I don't know if they are leaving. When will I come back next time?"

"I have to leave." Zhao Xiangyi looked away and looked at the young man leaning against him.

"Hey..." Li Wen sighed.

The traveling team disappeared at the other end of the road, and their backs were no longer visible.

They mounted their horses and rode back to the city. Half a

month

later, Li Wen proposed in the court to reopen the door and trade with the barbarians. As soon as his proposal came out, it was opposed by some senior officials in the court, some officials took a wait-and-see attitude, and the younger officials all held a supportive attitude.

After arguing for several days about whether to open the door to trade with barbarians, Li Wen silenced the officials from the opposing faction.

They had discussed this matter earlier, and the emperor naturally saw clearly the pros and cons, but compared to the cons, the pros were greater. Since the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, then this matter is feasible. "In this case, I will leave this matter to you, Li Wen."

"I accept the order." Li Wen knelt down to receive the order.

However, it is not that simple to reopen the door and conduct trade between the two sides. You can just open it at will. There are a lot of things to do in the early stage. It took Li Wen nearly seven days to sort out the economic agreement for bilateral cooperation and present the agreement to the emperor's desk.

At the same time, it was suggested to the emperor that special envoys from each tribe should be invited to Dacheng to discuss and discuss trade cooperation between the two sides. Only after an agreement on bilateral cooperation is signed can the door be opened for trade between the two sides.

Compared with a trade method without rules and confusion, the signing of formal documents is more guaranteed. This way, even if something happens in the future, they will have a reasonable basis and can better handle the conflicts between the two parties.

After reading the information provided by Li Wen, the emperor nodded and said, "Yes."

After discussion, the imperial court sent special envoys to various tribes in the grasslands to deliver invitations and invite envoys from each ministry to Dacheng to discuss cooperation and trade between the two parties.

In April, the special envoy sent by the imperial court set off from the capital. It would take at least about two months to return to the capital. At this time, the department store in the South District was already under construction.

There was also the matter of establishing a university. The officials in the DPRK and the Central Government did not object much to this matter, so it was passed smoothly. It was

not until after dark that Li Wen came back from outside. He almost slumped in his chair and did not want to move. "I'm exhausted." Is he not tired? He is now doing the work of three people by himself. He goes out early in the morning every day, runs outside all day, and only comes back from outside in the evening.

In comparison, Zhao Xiangyi is not so busy.

The servants brought the food up. Zhao Xiangyi waved his hand and asked people to go down. He looked at the man sitting there motionless and said, "Come here and have something to eat."

"You don't want to move." Li Wen waved his hand and instructed, "You give it. I'll bring you a glass of water. I want to drink some water."

Mr. Li, who was domineering outside, even asked General Zhao to pour him a glass of water. Only Mr. Li dared to ask General Zhao to pour him a glass of water.

Zhao Xiangyi has long been accustomed to the way the two of them get along with each other, and he knows that the young man is exhausted after a busy day outside. Picking up the teapot, he poured a glass of water for the boy and handed it to him. Seeing that the boy still refused to take it, he had to put the water to the boy's

mouth .

"More." Li Wen looked up at the man and said.

"Eat." After drinking so much water, I won't be able to eat anymore after a while.

Having said that, Zhao Xiangyi poured another half cup of water for the boy. This time Li Wen took the cup himself. After drinking half the cup of water, he sat down at the table to eat, "Don't wait for me next time." You come back, you eat first, I'm busy here, I came back very late."

"Nothing," Zhao Xiangyi said, "I'll wait for you to come back."

There were candles in the room, and it was already dark outside.

The two of them sat down to eat across the table. All the dishes on the table were Li Wen's favorites. He picked up a shrimp ball and put it in his mouth. "Yeah, it's delicious." After eating something delicious, Li Wen He put one into Zhao Xiangyi's bowl, gave the man a smile and said, "You can eat it too."

Zhao Xiangyi looked at the extra shrimp balls in the bowl, hummed slightly, picked it up and put it into his mouth.

Since the opening of water transportation, roads are still being built, and goods from various places can be quickly delivered to the capital. The goods in the capital are richer and fresher than before.

After the two had dinner, they sat outside in the pavilion to enjoy the cool air. Li Wen leaned on Zhao Xiangyi's shoulder, looked up at the night sky, pointed at the twinkling stars in the sky, and told the man what star they were.

Following the direction of the young man's finger, Zhao Xiangyi looked up, remembering what star the young man was talking about, and asked, "

How do know?"

"I'm smart." Mr. Li said this very shamelessly.

Li Wen turned his head to look at the man behind him. The two men looked at each other. He leaned over and kissed the man on the lips. He would not tell this man that these were all what his grandma told him in the previous life, and some of them were knowledge he learned from physics books.

The night wind blows, the two figures in the pavilion are close to each other, and there are two overlapping shadows on the ground...

Chapter 062

"Master, there is a letter from the master."

"Oh, bring it to me quickly."

Knowing that it was a letter from home, Li Wen took it with a smile, opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, and opened it to read , the smile at the corner of his mouth slowly solidified and gradually disappeared. As soon as his hand was loosened, the letter fell from his hand to the ground.

Li Tong asked in confusion, "Master, what's wrong?" Was there something bad written in the letter? Usually, the young master is very happy when he receives letters from the master and his wife. Why does he seem... not too happy today?

A gust of wind blew by, and the letter just floated to his feet. Zhao Xiangyi lowered his head and picked up the letter. He read it at a glance, frowning and looking at the young man worriedly. Li Wen looked confused, and subconsciously stepped forward with his feet, wanting to go outside, and murmured, "I want to go back!"

Zhao Xiangyi grabbed the young man's wrist and said in a calm voice, "You go first Calm down."

"I want to go back." Li Wen looked at the man holding his hand and said.

"Okay, go back and I'll go with you." Zhao Xiangyi heard the young man talk about his childhood memories, so he naturally knew that Li Wen had a deep relationship with his grandmother. Now that he received a letter from home and learned that his grandmother was critically ill, he must have been deeply worried. .

"Calm down first and don't panic. Let's go to the palace to see the emperor now and explain this matter to the emperor. I believe the emperor will understand." Yi Wei thought, if such a thing happened in his family, he would definitely be very angry. worry. Zhao Xiangyi had experienced such a thing, so he understood what Li Wen was thinking at the moment.

People often say that "birth, old age, illness and death are human nature and are laws of nature." But when you actually experience it, the torture and pain you endure will be unforgettable for the rest of your life.

"Well, you're right." Li Wen forced himself to calm down. After learning the news about his family, he was indeed a little confused. He knew that his grandma had not been in good health over the years, and since he went to study outside, and later came to the capital to be an official, apart from correspondence, he had fewer and fewer opportunities to see his family.

Unexpectedly, he received a letter from home this time, telling him that his grandma was critically ill and asking him to return as soon as possible. Li Wen knew how his parents were, and if the situation hadn't been really critical, they would never have written him such a letter.

Since his family sent him such a letter, it must be because his grandma's condition was not optimistic, so he sent someone to send such a letter.

"Let's go, let's go to the palace to meet the emperor."

There are still many things in the capital that he is responsible for. Before leaving, he must make arrangements here before leaving. At this point, Qiao Yi is still a responsible person.

The imperial court stipulated that one could not leave Beijing at will without approval from Beijing officials. If they want to leave Beijing, they must obtain the emperor's consent and approval.

After reaching an agreement, the two of them entered the palace to meet the emperor.

When the emperor learned about the affairs of Li Wen's family, he expressed his understanding, "In this case, Li Wen, you can go back, and I will approve you here

."

Yang Shaomu knew the relationship between Zhao Xiangyi and Li Wen, and saw Zhao Xiangyi's request . Escorting Li Wen back to his hometown, he also agreed, "You will be responsible for the safety of my junior brother. You must bring my junior brother back to the capital unscathed."

"I accept your order." Zhao Xiangyi responded.

"Wei Chen thanks the emperor. Once Wei Chen has taken care of his family affairs, he will definitely rush back to the capital as soon as possible." Li Wen saluted. He knew that he shouldn't leave the capital at this time, but something like this happened at home, and he had to go back, otherwise he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Yang Shaomu asked the two of them to get up. If there was nothing else, he asked them to deal with other things first.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Wen got up from the ground and left the palace with Zhao Xiangyi.

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came out of the palace, and the two of them went about their own business.

Li Wen was responsible for too many things, which cost him a lot of effort and effort. He would never allow anyone to cause trouble for him while he was away from the capital. At this time, there was no other way. He could only bring up Su Yuan and Shen Zijing, who were preparing for the exam, and leave some important matters in their hands to them to take charge and make overall arrangements.

"Okay, A Yuan and I are here at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. You can go back and deal with things at home." Shen Zijing knew about Li Wen's family affairs and knew that Li Wen had to rush back at this time. As for the scientific examination, if they fail the test this year, the worst they can do is wait until next year to take the test. Anyway, they are not short of one year.

There were also some trivial matters that Li Wen explained one by one to Su Yuan and Shen Zijing, as well as some of the people below.

"I'll be leaving tomorrow. I'll leave this to you two first." After everyone had left, Li Wen said to Su Yuan and Shen Zijing who were still staying with him.

Shen Zijing and Su Yuan nodded and said there was no problem.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that Li Wen went back outside.

At this time, both Li Jinwan and Li Haopeng came back from outside. Li Wen told them about the letter, "Xiaobao, tomorrow I will send someone to the academy to ask for leave for you. Then you and your fourth sister will go in a carriage. Tomorrow I will If I can ride a horse, I won't go with you. I will arrange for someone else to escort you back."

"Jinwan, look at what needs to be arranged here. Please arrange it."

Li Jinwan knew that her grandmother was seriously ill, and she was very worried. Feeling worried, she responded, "Okay, I will arrange the things at hand tomorrow, and I can leave the day after tomorrow at the latest." Knowing that such a thing happened at home, as her own granddaughter, it was time for her to go back.

"Bai Yu, I've sent someone to deliver a letter to you. I think he will receive the letter soon." Bai Yu was sent out to do something by him and was not here in the capital. If they were not here in the capital, Bai Yu would need to come back to take charge of the overall situation, so Li Wen sent someone to deliver a letter to Bai Yu asking him to come back to the capital.

Li Jinwan knew that her fiancé was not in the capital. Their wedding was scheduled for next month. If the situation at her grandmother's place was not good, their wedding might be postponed.

Seeing the child holding his hand, Li Wen touched the child's head and said, "When the time comes, you and your fourth sister will go back together. You must listen to your fourth sister's words on the way and don't cause trouble for everyone. Do you understand?" He knew that the child had grown up in front of his parents and grandmother since he was a child, and he also had deep feelings for the elderly.

The old lady was somewhat patriarchal and had always loved the two brothers very much. Needless to say, the old lady was kind to his grandson when he was a child. Li Wen had always remembered the old lady's kindness to him over the years. Besides, as the eldest grandson in his family, his grandmother was critically ill, so he must rush back as soon as possible.

The most helpless thing in life is birth, old age, illness and death. No one wants to encounter it, but no one can avoid it. It just comes sooner or later.

"Okay, let's do this for now. If you want to pack something, go back and pack it first. I'll leave tomorrow morning. After you make arrangements, someone will escort you back." Li Wen asked the two younger ones to go back and pack it first. thing.

"Oh, okay brother."

"Go."

Li Haopeng turned around and left, and Li Jinwan also returned to the yard where she lived.

"When I am not in the capital for a period of time, all matters in the house will be handled by you, the steward." As for matters in the house, Li Wen left them to steward Sun. With steward Sun here, as long as he is not the emperor, There was an order to seal off his Liuyuan Mansion, but no one could touch him here.

"Sir, please rest assured that I will take care of the matters in the house." Sun Dehai responded. ,

since he came to Liuyuan Mansion, he found that this is really a good place to retire. The master is not difficult to take care of, there is not much work, the food is to his taste, he eats well and sleeps well. He found that his waistline They all gained weight.

After everything at home was arranged, Li Wen went to the Prime Minister's Mansion overnight and talked with his teacher in the study until late at night before the two of them walked out of the study.

Zhao Xiangyi was waiting outside the study. He was here to pick up his Master Li.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Zhao Xiangyi turned around and saw the two people coming out. He stepped forward and saluted, "Student has met teacher." In private, he followed Li Wen and called him teacher instead of Prime Minister Fu, who seemed too unfamiliar. .

"Okay, you two go back early. There is a teacher here in the capital, so you can go back and deal with things at home first, and then come back to the capital after you're done." Fu Yihan waved his hand and told the two people to go back quickly, knowing that they would be there early tomorrow morning It's time to leave. Now I can go back and rest a little longer.

"Thank you teacher, student, take your leave." After Li Wen bowed his hands and saluted, he left together with Zhao Xiangyi.

The road back to Liuyuan Mansion from the Prime Minister's Mansion was not far, so the two of them walked back.

It was already dark, and the doors of each mansion had been closed at this time. Two large lanterns were hung outside the door. The lit large lanterns gave out a little light in the night.

The servant walking in front lit up the road with a lantern, and the two men walked behind.

Seeing that the young man was silent, Zhao Xiangyi knew that the young man was worried about his grandmother at home. He reached out and held the young man's hand. Li Wen turned to look at the man holding his hand. "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will be by your side and stay with you." Zhao Xiangyi looked at his young man and said seriously.

"Yes." Li Wen held the man's hand with his backhand. He knew that this man had made a special trip to pick him up. He thought of

the bad things that happened in his last life, which he had to face alone, but now there was a man beside him who could accompany him and face it together. .

Maybe this is God's favor to him? Let him come to this other world and meet this man...

Li Wen looked up at the sky and saw the stars twinkling in the sky, and beside him was the person walking with him.

Thanks for having you!

But Li Wen didn't say this.

The two people held each other's hands and didn't let go all the way...

Chapter 063

On the second day, the genius was bright, and they were ready to go out.

Outside the door was a team waiting for them to set off. They were all arranged by Zhao Xiangyi himself. Li Wen saw more than a dozen familiar faces. These people were Zhao Xiangyi's personal guards. Their safety on the road would definitely not be a problem.

With this group of people around, those who dare to come and intercept them on the road will be impatient.

Li Wen glanced at Zhao Xiangyi, stepped on the pedals, turned over and dismounted, and Zhao Xiangyi reached out to help the young man.

After the boy got on the horse, Zhao Xiangyi turned over and sat on his horse.

"I'm not in the capital, so the house will be left to the steward." Li Wen grabbed the reins with one hand, turned to look at the people who saw him off, and his eyes fell on steward Sun. The chief steward bowed and said, "Master, don't worry, I will take good care of my house."

He had already made all the arrangements yesterday. Li Wen waved to everyone, turned to look at the man beside him, and said, "Let's go."

Zhao Xiangyi made a departure gesture, and the people behind him drove their horses to follow.

The city gate opened, and a group of people rode out of the city and rushed back towards Qingping Town.

"Driving __"

drove day and night. Half a month later, they returned to Qingping Town, and Li Wen hurried back home overnight.

Li Gushan saw his son who had rushed back after a long journey. Neither father nor son had time to reminisce about the past. Li Gushan took his son to the old man's house. The man's eyes were red and his voice was hoarse as he said, "Go and meet your grandma." Let's meet one last time, your grandma has been waiting for you to come back."

Seeing his father's appearance, Li Wen knew that his grandma's situation might not be optimistic, so he hurriedly went inside.

"Sun, grandson... Sambo'er..."

"Hey, grandma, I'm here, I'm back."

The old man lying on the hospital bed waited for his grandson to come back. He didn't swallow the last breath until he saw his grandson. He breathed and closed his eyes, with a peaceful smile on the old man's face. Seeing the old man closing his eyes, Li Wen was still stunned, a little unresponsive, and tried to shout, "Grandma? Grandma..."

"Grandma, mother..."

Li Shangu called Grandma twice. , but his mother-in-law no longer responded to him, and the tears in this man's eyes couldn't help falling

. The people standing outside the house heard the crying in the house, and already guessed that the old man in the house was gone. Seven

days

later,

on the day of the funeral of the old man, all the men, women and children in the village came to see him off.

The old man's body was buried on the mountain behind Lijia Village, together with his dead husband. The Li family's father and son stood in front of the old man's grave. Li Gugu was accompanied by his two sons. The man looked haggard, his chin was unshaven, and his eyes were red, swollen and bloodshot.

Li Wen was not much better. He had hardly rested since the day he came back.

"Let me help you." On the way down the mountain, Zhao Xiangyi stretched out a hand to the boy and motioned for the boy to put his hand up. Li Wen looked at the hand in front of him, put his hand in the man's palm, and nodded gently.

It wasn't until the old man's funeral was finished and the elders and guests who came were sent away that the family became quiet and the father and son could sit down, take a sip of tea and talk.

"Dad, thank you for your hard work." When he came back this time, Li Wen found that his father was much older and had some gray hair on his temples.

Li Shangu shook his head and said, "There is nothing hard or hard, these are all Ah What dad should do. Your grandma's health has been up and down in the past two years. I thought she could survive this time, but I didn't expect...I thought you were too busy with many things in Beijing, so I didn't want to this time. I'm telling you, your pacifier didn't say it, but we know that she has always been thinking of you and wants to see you, her grandson, one last time before she dies."

The old man kept shouting when he was unconscious. With the nickname of the grandson.

"Dad, it's a good thing you wrote and told me." Otherwise, it would be a lifelong regret for him not to see the old man for the last time. Li Wen picked up the teapot, added some tea to his father's cup, and said, "No matter how busy the government is with the affairs of the DPRK, I won't be without you and my mother-in-law. My family is important to me."

He was very glad that his parents wrote the letter. I told him, and he rushed back at the last minute.

It had been a long time since father and son had sat down together to drink a cup of tea and talk.

"Yes, I'm just afraid that you will blame your grandma and grandma when you find out." Li Shangu said about some things and words the old man said before his death, "Since you were a child, your grandma has loved you, and you are not at home. , she didn't say anything, but she was always thinking about you.

You passed the exam and became an official in the capital. Although your grandma didn't talk about these things in person, dad knew that your grandma had always been thinking about it in her heart. I'm proud of you. Your grandma has worked hard for half her life, but she's gone after a few good years..."

"Well, I know, grandma loves me the most." Li Wen nodded, feeling a little regretful. , said, "It's a pity that I couldn't bring Grandma to the capital to see its prosperity."

After the new emperor ascended the throne and the situation in the capital stabilized, he wrote many letters home. , I want my parents and grandma to go to the capital to visit. If they like it, they can stay there for a long time. If they don't like it, they can stay there for a short time. After playing for a while, they can come back.

In fact, there is another very important reason. At this age, the old man's body can no longer bear the long journey, so he has never been able to go to the capital to take a look. This is the biggest regret in Li Wen's heart.

"Both your mother and I know that you want us to go to the capital. Dad and your mother have also discussed this matter. You are an official in the capital. Dad is an uneducated person and can't even read a few Chinese characters. , I can't help you, I just want not to cause you any trouble. "Li Shangu is a sensible person. Although his son has become a high official in the capital, their Lijia Village has also changed a lot over the years. Although it is not as good as here. They live in the bustling capital of Beijing, but they live more comfortably here and are used to it.

"Besides, my father and your mother-in-law can't leave home. When father and mother-in-law put down their affairs here, they will follow you to the capital." He is the head of a village. Since he is the head of a village, If he becomes the village chief, he must take up the responsibility of the village chief and cannot just leave here without doing anything.

"Okay, Dad, no matter when you and Aniang want to come, you can write me a letter in advance so that I can arrange for someone to pick you up." Li Wen said with a smile, "You can stay in the capital as long as you want."

In a blink of an eye, , the child who was less than his waist has grown so big, Li Shangu lamented in his heart that time is not forgiving.

His son has now grown up and has become a high official in the capital. As a father, he is proud of his son. However, when the son has reached this age, it is time to talk about marriage. Li Shangu mentioned what the old man was thinking about before he died, "Before she died, your grandma was still talking about your marriage.

Sanbao, your marriage, grandma You and my mother-in-law can no longer be your masters. If you meet a girl you like outside, our family is not a wealthy family. My father and mother-in-law don't want you to marry a princess. If you can find someone you like, Bring it back to dad and your mother-in-law, and you can live a good life together."

"..." Li asked. He didn't have the princess, but he did bring him back the one he liked.

Li Wen looked at his biological father and hesitated in his heart whether to admit this to his biological father.

Having already made up his mind, Li Wen looked at his father and said seriously, "Dad, there is something I want to tell you and

my mother-in-law ."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, what do you want to tell your father and mother?"

Just at this time, Mother Li came in from outside with several bowls of lotus seed soup and heard what her son said. The woman put the bowl on the table, curious about what her son wanted to tell them, and asked with a smile, "Does Sanbao really have a girl he likes?" Yes,

he likes someone, but it's not a girl. I am a man, but I don't know if you can accept it.

Li Wen nodded and said, "Mom, Dad, I have found the person I want to spend my whole life with, but he is not a girl." Sooner or later, the family will know about this matter. Instead of keeping it secret, it is better to share it with everyone. Let's make it clear. Escape is not an option, he will always face what he has to face.

"Not a girl?" Mother Li didn't understand, and frowned at her son.

Li Shangu also looked at his son with a puzzled expression. What do you mean if the person he likes is not a girl, can he still be a man? Li Wen knew that his father and mother understood what he said, but they were just unwilling to accept the fact. He made it clear directly, "Yes, he is a man just like me."

"Father, mother, you go first If you're in a hurry to get angry, can you just listen to what I have to say?" Li Wen said when he saw that his father was about to get angry.

Mother Li pressed her husband's hand, and Li Gugu took a deep breath and sat upright, "Just tell me."

Seeing Zhao Xiangyi coming over, Li Wen shook his head slightly, indicating that he should not go there yet. Facing the eyes of his father and mother, it is impossible to say that he does not feel pressure and guilt, but he can't keep delaying the marriage for another ten or twenty years? In the end, he still has to face his parents.

Instead of keeping it secret and delaying it, it is better to tell the truth now. The long-term pain will be worse than the short-term pain.

"I didn't mean to hide it from my father and mother. I just wanted to find a suitable time to tell you clearly about this matter." Having been a man for two generations, he is no longer a child and knows what he is doing. It was only after living two lifetimes that Li Wen knew more clearly what he wanted. Because he understood it, when he met that person, he was unwilling to miss it.

Mother Li found a seat and sat down, listening to her son.

"Dad, Mom, I have envied your relationship since I was a child, so I have always thought that I must find someone in the future, just like Dad and my mother, we will love each other for the rest of our lives and stay together until we grow old." Li Wen has always been very affectionate. He envied his father's affection for his mother-in-law. When their family was poor, his father protected his mother-in-law. Later, when their family's life improved, his father still cared about his mother-in-law wholeheartedly

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Chapter 064 [End]

Li Gushan glared at her son and said, "Don't even think about filling me and your mother with ecstasy soup. Talk about yourself."

Seeing that her husband was so cruel to her son, Li's mother glared at her husband.

"Come to the study with me and explain this matter clearly." With his wife here, he couldn't even glare at his son! Li Gushan stood up and walked to the study with his hands behind his back. Li Wen gave his mother a smile and followed his father to the study. "Don't worry, mother, I'll go and have a few words with my father. Nothing will happen."

The door to the study was not closed, but Mother Li Didn't follow him in.

The father and son talked for a long time in the study. When the father and son walked out of the study, although Li Shangu's face looked bad, he did not lose his temper.

Li Wen came out and saw Zhao Xiangyi standing outside the door. The two looked at each other. Zhao Xiangyi walked to the boy's side and stood side by side with him. Zhao Xiangyi's meaning was very clear. No matter whether it was good or bad, he would accompany the young man to face it.

This time, Li Shangu knew the relationship between his son and this man without his son having to tell him.

"Dad." Just now in the study, Li Wen confessed his relationship with Zhao Xiangyi to his father. Li Shangu felt a headache when he saw his son, "Don't talk to me now, let me go and be quiet." After saying that, he held his forehead with one hand and left.

Mother Li was still standing in the courtyard waiting. When she saw her husband and son coming out together, she naturally noticed the man standing next to her son. The last time her son came back from the capital, it was this general who escorted her son back. She really didn't expect that his son would have such a relationship with this general.

When her son looked at her, Mother Li pointed at her departing father and said, "I'm going to see your father."

Seeing his mother walking away with his father, Li Wen turned to look at the man beside him and said He smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's okay.

Just give them some time." "In front of me, if you don't want to laugh, don't force yourself." Zhao Xiangyi reached out and touched the corner of the boy's mouth, and he could see the reluctance in the boy's smile. . Li Wen put away the smile on his face, rested his head on the man's shoulder, and sighed slightly.

In the next two days, the atmosphere between father and son was a bit strange, and neither father nor son said a word.

Li Wen wanted to talk to his father, but his father didn't seem very willing to talk to him.

Seeing the father and son like this, Mother Li noticed the loneliness on her son's face, and comforted her son, "Your father just can't figure it out for a moment. Don't worry, my mother is here."

"Thank you, my mother." Li Wen Smiling at his mother-in-law.

"Silly boy, what are you thanking me for? No matter what, you will always be grandma's child." Mother Li reached out and tapped her son's nose. When she first learned about this, she couldn't accept it in her heart.

Thinking that her son had left home since he was a child and had suffered so much outside, which had never made her a mother worry, she actually felt a little guilty for this son in her heart. As a mother, she naturally knows what kind of temper her son is. Rather than letting her husband and son fight so hard that the father cannot be the father and the son cannot be the son, she, the mother, naturally wants to help the father and son reconcile this conflict.

Li's mother ran after her husband.

Seeing his mother following his father, Li Haopeng asked his brother, "Brother, have you made dad angry?" Why has dad's face been so dark these days? Doesn't his father love his brother the most? Why would he treat his brother in a bad way?

"Eat your food obediently and don't ask random questions." Li Wen pushed the brat away and was no longer in the mood to eat.

Putting down the chopsticks in his hands, Li Wen stood up and walked out.

"Last time you came here, I didn't have the chance to take you around. Come on, I'll take you around." Li Wen looked at the man following him. He led the man around the crowded village. place, a small path detoured out of the village.

It was a rare trip back, and he didn't know when he would come back next time. Taking advantage of this moment, he took the man to walk around and take a look at the place where he grew up.

The entire Lijia Village has changed a lot. The village is all blue brick houses, and the road has been built from the village to the town.

However, the surrounding fields have not changed much. They are still surrounded by fields, and waterways have been built in the fields. The water is brought down from the mountains and can be used to irrigate the fields. Water wells were also dug around, and the wellheads were covered with thick lids and locked to prevent naive children from opening the lid and accidentally falling in.

Li Wen took people to the place where he had grazed cattle when he was a child. There was a big stone here.

When I was a kid, I thought this rock was so big that it would take a lot of effort to climb up, but now I can climb up easily. The two people sat on the stone and looked at the large green field. Li Wen said with a smile, "Who would have thought that Li Liuyuan would let cows go by when he was a child, don't you think so?"

"Well, I can't believe it." Zhao Xiangyi's mouth also changed. He smiled a little and turned to look at the boy beside him.

The two people's eyes met, and Li Wen couldn't help but smile, turned his face away, and looked at the sky above his head.

The two of them lay on the big rock and watched the sun slowly set in the west. When it was almost dark, the two of them came back from outside together.

As soon as Li Wen returned, he saw his father sitting in the yard. He called out, "Dad."

"Your father thought you were missing..." Seeing her son come back, Mother Li whispered in his ear. Two sentences. Only then did Li Wen find out that while he was away, his father had searched around the house and saw no one there. He thought he had run away from home and gone back to the capital, and he was worried about him at the moment.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I just went out for a walk and didn't tell you, so I made you worry." Li Wen

apologized .

The father and son did not have an overnight grudge, and the anger in their hearts against their son had long since slowly disappeared. Now that his son had given him a step, Li Gugu came down smoothly. Although his tone of voice was still not very good, he was willing to talk to his son. "I have to tell my family when I go out from now on." "

Okay dad." Li Wen had a smile on his face.

The father and son sat down to talk again, and this time they talked. Although it was still a little difficult for Li Gushan to accept that his son had found a man, he was not as resistant and unacceptable as he was at the beginning.

At night, the father and son were sitting in the yard drinking, and Zhao Xiangyi sat beside them to accompany them.

Li Valley gradually accepted the fact that he had a son-in-law. Later he discovered that this man was actually very good to his son. It was also a good thing for his son to have someone to take care of him when he was alone outside. Thinking about it, Li Valley Instead, I felt relieved.

After staying at home for half a month, Li Wen was about to return to the capital. There were still many things waiting for him to deal with back in the capital.

After saying goodbye to their families, they set off on their way back to the capital.

Three years later,

the Central University and the First Military Academy were built one after another, and the emperor personally attended the opening ceremonies of the two schools.

The two schools are separated by half the capital, and they are far apart. One is civil and one is military. The two schools are recruiting students from all over the country. Anyone who meets the conditions can enroll, regardless of their origin, whether they are the children of high-ranking officials or the children of ordinary people. As long as you Those who are good enough can enter these two schools.

The school has mid-year examinations and end-of-year examinations every year. Those with excellent scores can directly enter the relevant departments of the court without passing the scientific examination.

At the same time, the scientific examinations have not been abolished, but the content of the examinations has weakened the weight of the Four Books and Five Classics, and added arithmetic, laws and other things.

In the past three years, the entire capital city has changed greatly. The main street has been expanded twice as wide. The entire city has been re-planned, dividing the inner city and the outer city. The outer city has been expanded more than twice as wide. .

As early as two years ago, Dacheng and several neighboring countries signed the "Mutual Commerce" agreement, allowing foreigners to do business in Dacheng, and merchants in Dacheng can also do business elsewhere. Businessmen from neighboring countries all come to Dacheng to do business. Walking on the streets of the capital, you can see many foreigners coming and going.

Behind these changes is the hard work and hard work of a large group of people.

"I'm going out. If you have anything to do, wait until I get back." Li Wen threw the things in his hands and blew them out like a gust of wind, and the person ran away. The people behind opened their mouths, but without saying anything, they saw their adults running away, "Sir, my lord..."

Don't run so fast!

As soon as he ran out of the door, Li Wen saw the man waiting outside with the horse. He took three steps in two steps, stepped on the steps and jumped down. Zhao Xiangyi was holding a white horse in his hand, followed by a black horse.

"Let's go, let's hurry up." Li Wen ran to the man's side. He was still breathing. He couldn't even think about running away if the people behind him caught up with him.

"Don't worry, please slow down." Zhao Xiangyi helped the young man get on the horse and followed him on horseback.

Two horses, one black and one white, left the city and headed towards the dock.

There were many ships moored at the pier, and many men were moving goods coming and going.

Standing on the dock, he saw a ship approaching from a distance. Li Wen saw a figure standing on the bow of the ship. Even though the two had not seen each other for several years, they still glanced at each other across such a long distance. He could recognize who was standing on it, waved his hands desperately, and shouted, "Zhishu, Zhishu, Lu Zhishu...here, here...I'm here..."

Lu Zhishu, who was standing on the bow of the ship, saw the pier. The man on board waved to him. The ship came closer, and he could clearly see the man waving to him. A smile appeared on the young man's face. He waved to Li Wen and shouted, "Ah Wen!"

The ship docked, and the boatman on board Only when the planks are set up can people on the boat get off.

Li Wen stood below and when he saw the young man coming off the boat, he laughed and rushed towards him. Before Lu Zhishu could stand firmly, he was bumped into by Li Wen who rushed towards him, almost falling into the water behind him together.

"Be careful!"

"Be careful!"

Two hands stretched out at the same time, grabbing both of them...

[Extra? End]

□Author's gossip: That's it for the extra, see you in the new book!