More than a hundred years ago, Emperor Xiaowen of Wei designated the gentry clan as Cui, Lu, Zheng, and Wang. Originally, there was no Li clan in Longxi, but the branch of General Zhenbei "Li Bao" was also designated as the Jia clan, and his son Li Chong After a short period of prominence, the family finally became a famous family in the world.
Every family has its peak period and its period of decline. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Li family of Longxi came from behind and left the other four surnames far behind...at least in the eyes of the world.
Otherwise, the Li and Tang royal families would not consider themselves the Li family of Longxi.
During the Tang Dynasty, seven families with five surnames produced a large number of prime ministers and assistants, but quite a few of them occurred in the middle and late Tang Dynasty after the Anshi Rebellion. Only the Li family in Longxi had a prominent position in the early Tang Dynasty. During the reign of the first three emperors of the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian, There were four prime ministers alone.
At the beginning of the sixth year of Wude, although Li Jing had been praised by the sage Li Yuan as "the famous generals of Han, Bai, Wei and Huo in ancient times, how can they be matched", the Li family in Longxi had not yet reached its peak period, and Li Zhaode was still a little kid , Li Yiyan has not yet become an official, and Li Jiongxiu has not even been born, but the Li family in Longxi has been regarded as the first family in the early Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, when Li Zhaode went straight to the Chang'an County Government Office on the second day, he heard that it was Wang Renyou who handed in the post and the County Government Office would close the door... He became furious and scolded him repeatedly.
Who doesn't know that Li Huairen had a good relationship with the Li family in Longxi, and Li Keshi and Li Qianyou regarded him as a nephew. In Li Zhaode's view, this was a slap in the face of the Danyang family of the Longxi family.
The clerk below was frowning, and the county captain Li Dewu was expressionless, cursing in his heart... If the family had not declined yet, even the Li family in Longxi would not dare to be so humiliated, a yellow-mouthed kid!
"Sixteenth Brother!" Li Kai walked in quickly and scolded: "This is the Chang'an County Government Office, the place where the country is governed. How dare you do this!"
"Seventh brother, this is Wang Renyou..."
"Come out and speak!" Li Kai emphasized his tone and stared at Li Zhaode as he walked out angrily. He then gave a brief salute and said, "I'm sorry for this nonsense."
The officials around him naturally didn't dare to say anything, but only kept their promises. Li Kai glanced at Li Dewu seemingly casually, nodded with a smile, and turned around to leave without saying anything.
After leaving the county government office, Li Kai went straight to Li Zhaode's home. As soon as he entered the door, he whispered: "The matter of sealing the door should be the responsibility of the county captain, and it is Li Dewu who sends the men."
One day was enough for Li Kai to inquire about the news.
"That's right." Li Zhaode waved his hand dissatisfied, "But he didn't go there in person...it couldn't be what Prime Minister Pei meant."
"Li Dewu and the Crown Prince Qian Niu are well prepared, but when hosting a banquet, the Crown Prince asks the saint to give the name of the wine. It is definitely not the east palace's instigation."
Li Dewu definitely didn't want Pei Shiju to know about Li Shan, and he definitely didn't want to have anything to do with Li Shan. It was reasonable not to go there in person, but in the end he sent someone to seal the door... It could only be someone pushing it behind the scenes.
Therefore, Li Kai felt a little strange, "It's not just because of Wang Renyou..."
"Yuhuchun is named by the saint, and Wang Renyou can rely on the name of Princess Tong'an..."
After waiting for a long time, Li Zhaode couldn't help but ask: "Seventh brother, what should I do?"
"Brother Huairen is still waiting for news!"
"Don't worry." Li Kai's eyes flickered. Not only Li Zhaode, but also his father Li Qianyou didn't know the inside story.
But if you want to find out the truth, you have to wait until Li Qianyou comes back... Faced with Li Zhaode's anger just now, Li Dewu remained calm and did not explain anything.
Li Zhaode was impatient to wait. Li Shan, who was still in Zhujiagou, was thinking about some novelty, and Li Dewu, who was in the county government office, was... speechless. He was really shot in the knee innocently!
Nowadays, Li Shan's name is becoming more and more famous. The King of Qin praised him several times as early as last year. The prince is also favoring him now. Wei Zheng and Wang Gui both have good intentions towards him... In this case, Li Dewu will never I hope I have anything to do with Li Shan.
Not to mention Li Dewu’s career after the incident was revealed, not to mention the anger of his wife Pei Shuying, not to mention what his father-in-law Pei Shiju would think, it’s just Li Dewu himself...
Abandoning his wife and son and clinging to Pei Men is a stain, but the abandoned son skyrocketed to 90,000 miles away. As such a father... what kind of mental state would he have?
"The Ming Mansion is back." Li Dewu forced a smile and said, "How about we investigate over there in Jingyang?"
"There are not enough official positions, and this dynasty has not yet set up a liquidation position..." Li Qianyou sighed.
Last year, the Turks attacked Hedong and almost penetrated Hedong. They also sent partial troops to attack the pass. A large number of people were displaced and a considerable number of people poured into Jingzhao.
Although the court later provided disaster relief and most of the people were able to return to their hometowns, the government's funds were insufficient in the past two years, and food prices rose almost every month. As spring plowing was about to begin, it was the time when the harvest was lean, and refugees began to flock to Jingzhao again.
This time Li Qianyou went to inspect the Jingzhao Jingyang granary, trying to release food for disaster relief and prevent the refugees from approaching Chang'an... But now it seems that the possibility is unlikely.
After talking about business for a while, Li Qianyou asked casually: "That wine shop in the West Market yesterday..."
"The wine shop was too small to accommodate people, so people queuing up to buy wine blocked the street, and even got into fights, causing chaos in the West Market for a time." Li Dewu answered honestly, "It happened that the descendants of the Wang family in Taiyuan were passing by, and out of righteous indignation... …”
Li Qianyou's chuckle interrupted Li Dewu's words. Although he didn't know the relationship between Li Dewu and Li Shan, he was very clear about the relationship between Li Shan and Wang Renyou.
"Princess Tong'an is the saint's biological sister...but Yu Huchun is the prince who asked the saint to name her."
It's just a trivial matter. Princess Tong'an insisted on intervening, so it didn't matter. After all, she was the saint's biological sister, but with the prince... it would have a different flavor.
After Li Dewu was silent for a moment, he smiled bitterly and said: "I dare not hide it from the Ming Dynasty. It is a helpless move to lower the official position..."
As he spoke, Li Dewu took out a name card from his sleeve and handed it over.
"Huh?" Li Qianyou glanced at it, his face changed slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "It's hard for you."
"Thank you Mingfu for your understanding."
"That's all. I'm very angry for my friend today. Please don't take offense to Dewu."
"I don't dare, my subordinates."
Li Qianyou changed the topic again and left after a while.
After returning home, changing his clothes, and washing his hands and face, Li Qianyou sat down in the study and pointed at Li Kai with a smile, "De Mou has thought deeply, and it is true."
Li Zhaode murmured: "Could it be the East Palace? Prime Minister Pei?"
"Uncle, you are too praised. My sixteenth brother is impatient, but in terms of talent, he is far ahead of my younger nephew." Li Kai smiled and said, "Uncle, who made the move?"
Li Zhaode muttered again: "Who is so shameless!"
This sentence made Li Qianyou glare. Indeed, Yuhuchun's reputation has skyrocketed, the price of wine is high, and there are many people. In fact, there are not only one or two people who covet it, but most of them are businessmen. The one who can make the Chang'an County government bow down must be It is indeed shameless for a nobleman to want to seize someone's property with such a status.
But can such words be said casually?
Li Kai took the name card and looked at it, his pupils narrowed, "Webster..."
Li Zhaode probed his head, "Wei Qingsi...is he a descendant of Jingzhao Wei's family?"
Li Qianyou and Li Kai both remained silent, they both knew this person.
Wei Qingsi was naturally a descendant of Jingzhao Wei, but Jingzhao Wei could not outdo Longxi Li. The reason why they remained silent was that Wei Qingsi's status was not high, but he was an official of the East Palace, and he was a low-ranking but very powerful person. Important position, Prince's family order.
The prince's family order is in charge of criminal law, food and beverages, warehouses, slaves, warehouses, and storage. No one but the prince's confidant can be in charge.
After all, the prince's family order is the chief steward of the East Palace, in charge of food and criminal law, and he must be Li Jiancheng's most trusted person.
Li Qianyou is still the chief secretary of Prince Qi's palace, and his political stance is in favor of the East Palace. How could he offend Li Jiancheng's most trusted prince, Wei Qingsi, for Li Shan?
As for Li Dewu, he was indeed innocently shot by an arrow in the knee. He was determined to climb up in the East Palace, and it was impossible to refuse the request of Wei Qingsi, the prince's family leader.
