Unparalleled Concubine - v2 Chapter 1127

   Chapter 1127 No longer bound

The arrival of    Zhao Jia has relieved a lot of pressure on Li Xin. After all, only scholars know how to deal with scholars. With Zhao Jia as a scholar at the Shangshu Desk, Li Xin no longer has to think about how to deal with those civil servants in the court.

   As for whether Zhao Jia has enough ability to control the Shangshutai, it is already obvious.

Zhao Jia followed Li Xin to the southwest for the first time in the second year of Taikang. After more than ten years, he spent most of his time in the southwest. After the eighth year of Taikang, he directly served as a military envoy in the southwest, which means that The entire thirty-one prefectures in the southwest are under his control, and this is a serious official of the frontier.

  The thirty-one prefectures in the southwest have been managed by Zhao Jia in an orderly manner over the years. In this case, Zhao Jia still has spare energy, which is enough to show his talents.

You must know that the civil officials in this world are not the same as those of later generations. If future generations want to enter the center, they must have some experience in local governance. However, in this era, Beijing officials and civil officials can sometimes even be understood as two systems. , once sent out to serve as a local official, it is likely to be the head of the frontier, and there is no chance to enter the center.

   And some officials in the capital can go all the way from Hanlin to prime minister without leaving the capital at all.

When this kind of Beijing official climbs to the position of Saisuke and can rule the world, most of them have no big problems with their ability and mind, but they will take it for granted when they do things, because they can’t see it, or It is the person who has never seen the bottom, what does he look like.

In comparison, Zhao Jia has a great advantage in this regard. He has been a county magistrate, and he has been in the southwest for more than ten years. It’s easy to come by, and it’s basically not too difficult.

However, for the position of prime minister, Zhao Jia is still too young when he is less than forty years old, so Li Xin did not directly put him in the position of Shang Shu Zuo Pu She, but only let him serve as the right Pu She on the Shang Shu Platform and give him to the house. Wei to be a “deputy” for a period of time.

   But it is foreseeable that no matter what position Zhao Jia holds in Shangshutai, he must be the one with the loudest voice among the prime ministers of Shangshutai.

Zhao Jia rested in the capital for two days, and then officially went to Shangshutai with the imperial edict to report. At the same time, General Li, who had been tense for half a month, was finally able to relax a little and slept at home. Lazy sleep, I didn’t get up from the bed until three poles in the sun.

It was already November of the fifth year of Yuan Zhao. The weather outside was getting colder and colder. Li Xin was afraid of the cold. Houfu.

At this time, Li Xin’s identity is not the same as he used to be. When he was a pure marquis of Jing’an, he could walk around the capital alone, and no one would deliberately want to kill him, but now It was a little different. If Li Xin dared to walk alone on the street at this moment, he would most likely be dead on the street within an hour.

   Because at this time in the capital, too many people wanted to kill him.

  The deposed Prince Huai thought, the clan of the Ji family thought, even the new emperor on the throne, most of them would want to kill him.

  The minister of civil and military affairs in the court, many people also hope that Li Xin will die suddenly one day.

   Therefore, when Li Xin went out at this time, his pomp was much greater than before. Not only were there 20 or 30 bodyguards on the bright side guarding him, but Anbu was also secretly protecting their lord.

   Zhao Yi, who has nothing to do, is also by his side Li Xin, gossiping with his godfather.

In this way, a group of people surrounded Li Xin and came to Qinhuai Square in the south of the city. When passing by the Dayi Building, Li Xin stopped to look at the first brothel by the Qinhuai River, and turned to face Zhao Yi. He smiled and said, “Unfortunately, your father is now the prime minister. It is not convenient for you to go in during the day. Otherwise, I can make the decision and let you go in and see the charm of the capital girl.”

   Zhao Yi is only fifteen or sixteen years old this year. Although the big families are relatively precocious, he is indeed still a young child. After hearing Li Xin’s words, he raised his head and glanced at the proud building, a little embarrassed.

   “If I had known my foster father was coming here, I wouldn’t have followed…”

   A smile appeared on Li Xin’s face: “I used to open this place, but then I broke up with the court, and the property was taken back by the court. I don’t know who is running it now.”

   “In a few days, I’ll ask someone to get this property back.”

   He looked at Zhao Yi, who was only one head shorter than himself, and smiled playfully: “This time you have made a lot of contributions in Beijing. I will make a sign for you later, so that you can enter without paying any money.”

   Zhao Yi’s eyes lit up and he said, “Really?”

  Young people, how can you not think of spring?

  Li Xin reached out and patted the boy on the shoulder, hehe smiled: “Of course it is true, you are not afraid of being beaten by your father.”

Having said this, Li Xin paused, and then continued: “But there is one thing I want to tell you, in the future, you should not have close contact with Anbu anymore, learn more from your father, and take the exam in two years. It is the right way for a jinshi to become an official in the dynasty, and you still need you to inherit your father’s family business.”

   Zhao Yi smiled and said, “There are still brothers in my family who can go to study. My father doesn’t want me to inherit the family business. He wants me to marry sister Ahan and move into my godfather’s house.”

   This kid rolled his eyes and said thiefly, “I heard that Sister Ahan will be back in Beijing in a month or two.”

   Bringing up this topic, Li Xin’s face darkened and he stopped paying attention to this bastard.

  The father and son walked for about a stick of incense, and finally came to the entrance of an alley. Li Xin lowered his head and tidied up his clothes, then took a deep breath and walked in.

   Zhao Yi, who was following behind Li Xin, also looked a little serious.

  I, my godfather, sees everyone casually on weekdays, and this is the first time Zhao Yi has seen him so serious.

   So, he followed step by step.

   After walking around the alley, Li Xin came to the door of a small courtyard and knocked on the door softly.

   No answer.

   Li Xin frowned slightly, and was about to turn around to leave. The courtyard door behind him rattled, and a girl with big eyes looked Li Xin up and down and asked, “This… sir, what’s the matter with you?”

   At this time, Li Xin was already thirty-three or four years old, he had grown his beard, and was called “Master”.

  Li Xin was slightly stunned when he heard the title, and then said with a smile, “This girl, is Jiuniang here?”

“Here I am.”

   The round-faced girl with big eyes nodded quickly: “Auntie, she’s asleep, does Master recognize Auntie?”

Cui Jiuniang has lived in this small courtyard these years, and usually has a maid to take care of her, but the maid will grow up. Jiuniang has never been married in her life, so she can’t see others like her. Therefore, when the maid reaches the marriageable age, Jiuniang will take care of her. will marry off.

   This round-faced girl is not the same girl who opened the door when Li Xin came last time, and I don’t know who is the first girl next to Jiuniang.

   Several maids in the past also called Jiuniang their own girls, but when they came to this round-faced girl, they started to call them “auntie”.

   Li Xin nodded with a smile: “I’d like to trouble the girl to report, so I said Li Changan asked to see you.”

  The girl looked up and down at Li Xin, then looked at the guards behind Li Xin, and ran into the small yard with her neck shrunk.

   Not long after, Cui Jiuniang, dressed in plain white clothes, stepped out.

   At this time, she is almost forty years old, and the best years of her life have passed, but after washing away the lead, she has added some quiet beauty.

   She glanced at Li Xin up and down, then smiled and said softly, “I originally thought that Lord Hou would never return to the capital again in his life.”

   “Originally I couldn’t come back.”

  Li Xin bowed his hands to Jiuniang and said with a smile, “But the things that happened a few days ago were lucky enough to be able to return to the capital.”

   Jiuniang nodded silently.

   “There has been a war in the capital a few months ago. I heard from others that they were soldiers and horses from the southwest. At that time, I also remembered that it was you, Lord Hou, but I didn’t think about it. Now it seems…”

   She looked up at Li Xin with a complicated tone: “You still beat him.”

   Li Xin shook his head and said, “He has been gone for many years, I can only be regarded as winning a child.”

   Said, Li Xin gave way and said to Zhao Yi behind him, “This is my sister in Beijing.”

   Zhao Yi hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Jiuniang: “Zhao Yi kowtows to my aunt.”

  Cui Jiuniang looked at Li Xin in amazement, Li Xin smiled and said, “This is my adopted son. Sister Cui should receive this courtesy.”

   “In the blink of an eye, your younger generation will also grow up.”

Jiuniang sighed, stepped forward to help Zhao Yi up, and said softly, “Get up, kid, I’m a layman living here, and I only had an old relationship with Lord Li in my early years, so I shouldn’t be so polite to you. “

   Zhao Yi got up and looked respectful.

   “Foster father said he deserved it, and naturally he deserved it.”

Li Xin, who was standing by the side, smiled at Cui Jiuniang and said, “In a month or two, Xiaoxiao and Ahan should return to the capital. Ahan is almost as tall as Sister Cui, and I will lead them when the time comes. Come see my sister.”

   “Xiao Xiao was brought up by Sister Cui. Over the years, I have often talked to me about going back to the capital to visit my sister.”

  …

   “By the way… and my little husband, who is near the capital at the moment, I’ll take him to see my sister when I have time…”

  Li Xin and Cui Jiuniang walked side by side in this small yard, talking about homely things.

   Of course, Li Xin was talking most of the time, and Jiuniang just listened quietly.

   “They miss you very much. When they come to Beijing, let’s get together.”

“also…”

   Said, Li Xin looked around in the courtyard, which is not very small but definitely not big, with a calm tone.

   “The other thing is… After Sister Cui, you don’t need to be locked in this kind of place anymore.”

   (end of this chapter)