"Jian Shangshu, how is your health lately?"
In the meeting hall of the military camp, Jian Yi was waiting in the hall. Li Xiaohu walked in and sat down in the hall. Li Jinglong followed him and sat on the left side.
These days, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong are living and eating in the military camp, eating and living with these scholars and soldiers to enhance their relationship.
In fact, both of them have residences. Li Jinglong has Cao Guogong's mansion in Nanjing, which has become ashes after not living there for many years, and Li Xiao also has his father-in-law's former father-in-law's Prince Yan's mansion, the keys of which were given to him.
However, I didn't bring any servants with me this time, so I didn't go in to live there.
Otherwise, I don’t know how many people come to give gifts every day. Every day, the number of officials, princes-in-law, and nobles who want to come and see me is stopped by soldiers outside the military camp. There are not even one thousand but eight hundred.
"Thanks to the Imperial Master."
Jian Yi hurriedly stood up and saluted, his face glowing red and he said: "The Imperial Master is really a master of medicine. A few days ago, I had an injection, and now my waist is no longer sore, my legs are no longer painful, and I can walk with more energy."
In the past few days, Jian Yi was pleasantly surprised to find that the effect of that needle was very long-lasting. As a groom every day, several wives began to become jealous. Can they be unhappy?
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Are you just walking with energy?"
Jian Yi chuckled, looking at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, without commenting.
Li Jinglong was holding a teacup at the side and sipping the tea carefully.
After a while, Jian Yi looked at Li Jinglong and said, "Mr. Cao Guo, I heard that you have a son. Congratulations. When will the wedding reception be held?"
Mentioning this matter, Li Jinglong smiled and said: "We won't have any wedding banquets. I have just restored my title and now I will follow the Duke to perform meritorious services. The Holy Lord is still within the scope of his investigation. It is not appropriate to mobilize troops and mobilize a large number of people. Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."
Upon hearing this, it is obvious that this is true.
Jian Yi felt very itchy in his heart and asked in a roundabout way: "Hey, it's a pity that my official gave birth to ten daughters, but he didn't have any children. I still hope to ask for advice."
"oops"
Li Jinglong looked at Jian Yi as if he saw a brother in distress, and said: "Jian Shangshu, we are really in the same boat. I also only have one daughter and have never given birth to a son. You said this has caused trouble. There are three unfilial piety and not having an offspring. Although I Fortunately, I got the title back, but there was no one to inherit the Duke Cao's mansion. Fortunately, I gave birth to a son. Otherwise, my old Li family would have been regarded as the last. If it were really the last, then I would really be sorry for my ancestors! Jian Master, I can understand the pain in your heart."
In fact, Li Jinglong gave birth to a son who had nothing to do with Li Xiao. When Li Jinglong came to the capital, his wife was already pregnant. This was all done to fool Jian Yi.
However, it is true that Li Xiao's golden acupuncture can treat kidney deficiency. Li Jinglong saw it for the first time a few days ago. He felt very itchy and wanted to ask Li Xiao to give him an acupuncture in private, but he was too embarrassed to speak because of his face.
After saying that, Li Jinglong added: "You have to hurry up about having a baby. If you are too old, you won't be able to do it. You will regret it for the rest of your life."
After hearing what Li Jinglong said, Jian Yi became even more anxious and whispered: "I hope I can ask for advice."
Li Jinglong smiled without answering and looked at Li Xiao.
Jian Yi also knew in his heart how powerful Li Xiao was. What he said before was just a prelude to reveal his purpose. He also looked at Li Xiao and said, "Master Guo, with your wonderful skills, can you help me give an idea? "
Li Xiao picked up the tea and said with a smile: "I am a national preceptor, not a doctor. I'm afraid I can't do anything."
Jian Yi knew that Li Xiao was not letting the eagle fly before he saw the rabbit, so he smiled and said: "National Master, think of a way. You come to Nanjing to show off your skills this time. I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman. Whatever you say, I will support you fully." "
"Easy to say, easy to say."
Li Xiao stopped beating around the bush, "Actually, your problem is not incurable, whether you have a girl or not, it's a problem of the reconciliation of yin and yang. Teachers from this country have spent a lot of time thinking about it, and it can still be solved. Since you are so happy, then this I helped you!"
In fact, giving birth to a baby cannot be determined by traditional Chinese medicine. However, the important factors that affect the gender of the baby are mainly determined by chromosomes. One of the factors that determine chromosomes is temperature and the other is the acidity and alkalinity of the body's constitution.
Under high temperature conditions, it is easy to create a male baby, and alkaline foods will also increase the chance. Li Xiao plans to start in this aspect, but there is no guarantee.
As for how to wait for the child to be born, it will have to be at least a year later. I will not be in Nanjing by then.
"Thank you so much, Imperial Master!"
As soon as he heard that there was a drama, Jian Yi stood up suddenly.
He was so excited that he immediately began to take off his clothes.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing!"
"Master, give me an acupuncture. It's fine. I'm not afraid of pain."
Li Xiao's head is full of black marks. Why is this dignified second-grade official so impatient?
If Li Jinglong wasn't still here, he might have been misunderstood.
"Don't be anxious, my master hasn't figured it out yet, why are you so anxious?"
Li Xiao cursed, and Jian Yi came back to his senses and realized that he had lost his temper. He had no choice but to carry on the family line, which was a big deal for him now.
"Yes, yes, the lower official is being rude."
Jian Yi smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Whatever arrangements the imperial master has, just ask the subordinates. As long as the subordinates can do it, they will definitely do it."
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Since you have spoken, I won't be polite. You are in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and you should know everything about the officials in the DPRK."
Jian Yi said: "He is the National Preceptor. The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, promotion, transfer and assessment of officials. Every official in Nanjing is archived in the records library of the Ministry of Rites."
Li Xiaodao: "That's easy. You can copy the list of Nanjing's officials, officials who were born into local aristocratic families, or officials who are implicated, and send it to the national division."
Hearing this, Jian Yi was surprised and said: "National Master, this is not easy to handle."
Li Xiao said: "What can't be done?"
Jian Yi said: "There are a lot of people here, and the officials are okay. Almost all the officials in the counties below are related. They can't finish copying in three days and three nights. Moreover, with this mobilization of troops, other officials in the Ministry of Personnel also We all know it, although I don’t know what your plans are, but this is tantamount to alerting the enemy, and I’m afraid it will be detrimental to your future affairs.”
Jian Yi was really on board the pirate ship, so he helped Li Xiao think about it a lot.
"It's true."
Li Xiao thought for a while and said: "In that case, the officials will not copy, just copy the officials. Remember, don't let others find out. Can you do it?"
Jian Yi thought for a while and said: "If you want to avoid being known, then the official can only stay at night. When the officials are off duty, they secretly go to the document library to copy. The official guarding the document library is the nephew of the official family. It shouldn’t be discovered.”
Li Xiao smiled and joked: "My nephew? Then things will be easier to deal with. Jian Shangshu, you do not avoid relatives when you promote talents, right?"
"That's right, don't avoid relatives when promoting good people."
Jian Yi got off his donkey and said with an embarrassed smile: "I'm just kidding. It's actually an important place like the archives. It's the easiest place for trouble to happen. If something goes wrong, I, the minister, will have to take responsibility. I feel more at ease with my own family."
Li Xiao chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll arrange for you to do it, but even if you are a nephew, you have to be careful and let them keep their mouths tight so that the news doesn't leak out."
Jian Yi nodded and said: "National Master, don't worry. I have been working in the official department for so many years, so I still have some skills. By the way, National Master, that's all. Is there anything else you can do?"
"It's gone for now. Oh, by the way."
Li Xiao suddenly recalled the conversation he had held a few days ago and said, "Where did you learn about the thunderstorm talks you mentioned about Mr. Liang?"
Jian Yi looked around and saw no one, so he whispered:
"It's like this. Originally, only people from various families in Nanjing knew about this matter. It was a disciple of Xiaguan named Tang Mingcheng, from the Tang family in Qilin Township, Jiangning Town.
Many years ago, during a provincial examination, the paper was approved by the lower official. He ranked first in the examination, so he worshiped the official as his benefactor. The official loved his talent so much that he accepted him as his disciple.
This man was outstandingly talented and won the imperial examinations and Jinshi titles one after another. However, because he was the heir apparent of the Tang family, he did not join the official service, but returned home to manage the family business.
It is strange to say that Tang Mingcheng was not supposed to be a government official, but one day he suddenly came to visit and said that he wanted to be a government official and hoped that I could recommend him.
This man was very talented, so the lower official naturally agreed and invited him to have a few more drinks at his house. Unexpectedly, he got drunk and told the story.
I don’t know if it’s true or not, I just pretended I didn’t hear it. "
This righteousness is now known and expressed.
Everything that can be said and cannot be said has been said.
Li Xiao asked: "What is the background of Tang Mingcheng's Tang family?"
Jian Yi said: "The Tang family is the local overlord of Qilin Township. The entire family is built on the mountain. There are probably more than 10,000 children in the family and tenants accumulated over generations. The government cannot control the affairs there, but it is There is nothing to worry about. The Tang family will send people to collect the taxes that need to be paid on time and send them to the county government. There have always been scholars and scholars in the family, and there are Tang family descendants serving in various places across the country. The largest official seems to be... He is a fifth-rank doctor from the Ministry of Justice in the capital. Many of his daughters are married to officials, and their relationships are very complicated."
In an ordinary family, having a county magistrate is enough to show off one's power, not to mention that the Tang family also has officials from the capital serving as officials in the capital.
In Li Xiao's eyes, the fifth grader is just a little carrot head.
That's because Li Xiao has been in a high position all year round.
In fact, in the eyes of ordinary people, no one dares to offend anyone who has a boss in the county, let alone a fifth-rank official in the family who walks with a wind, so no one dares to offend him.
This is how such a big family was formed. When the family became an official, the daughters in the family were all politically married, and their roots were intertwined to ensure the interests of the family.
"The Tang family seems to have some strength. Is it the largest family in Nanjing City?" Li Xiao asked.
Jian Yi shook his head and frowned: "Of course not. The Tang family is nothing. There are many more powerful than the Tang family. Imperial Master, you really want to uproot them all. Those dignitaries, princesses, consorts, Yibins, princes and even Your mother-in-law is also a member of the Xu family of the current empress. The network of interests here is very large, and everyone is involved. This is Nanjing, Imperial Master, do you want to think about it for a while?"
Jian Yizi carefully explained all the disadvantages to Li Xiao.
And how could Li Xiao not know this?
This is also the reason why throughout the dynasties, the emperors at the end of the dynasty found that land annexation was too serious and wanted to reform but were unable to do so.
The emperor wanted to reform, but when he was about to open his mouth, he discovered that the family of the chief minister of the cabinet had 3,000 acres of land, and everyone in the village was his tenant. The minister of war had 5,000 acres, and the minister of official affairs had 1,000 acres.
Look at the famous man around him, Eunuch Zhao, who helps him with advice every day. His family also has a thousand acres of land, and they don't have to pay taxes on this land.
Can they pay their taxes honestly? Stop dreaming.
If you want reform, you have to go against everyone!
The princes of the royal family do nothing and pay taxes every day.
Officials do not pay taxes, but frontline soldiers are rewarded with land for their meritorious services.
The emperor found that he had become the loneliest person.
what to do? Starting with brothers?
Don't be stupid. If you kill your brother, will the ministers be moved?
Move the interests of ministers? If anyone moves, everyone will be alert.
The interests of the eunuch? Everyone in the palace is alienated from you, and only the eunuch is the most caring to you. What do you do?
At this time, the emperor remembered that there was a big Huang family who occupied 5,000 acres of land by himself. It was better to take action on him first.
But just after the imperial edict was issued, your favorite concubine Huang Lin'er came over, crying like pear blossoms with rain, looking pitiful under the candlelight. After asking, you found out that Huang Dahu is the concubine's father.
Touching Li Dahu's land in Henan? The queen hints to you, don't mess around. Li Dahu's son is a frontline border guard general. The country doesn't want it anymore?
Eventually, the emperor was powerless and the country perished.
But now is the Hongwu period, and land annexation is not that serious. Moreover, Li Xiao's parents have died, and he has no relatives in the family, so he has no ties to get things done.
The parents-in-law are two kings, they swear sworn sworn homage to the eldest brother, the Supreme Emperor, and hold Shangfang’s sword in their hands, which is not false at all!
"Think nonsense."
Li Xiao said angrily: "Are our masters afraid of trouble? You don't have to use your brain, why can't this matter have to be done by our masters? Because I don't know these relatives well, no matter who he is, in my country Master, this won’t work.”
Jian Yi nodded. It seemed that the Imperial Master was a bastard who was determined to do this. Since he wanted to do it, he had no choice but to do it in order to have a son.
"correct."
Li Xiao looked at Jian Yi and said, "Jian Shangshu, do you have land in Nanjing?"
"This" Jian Yi's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he thought to himself, I'm trying my best to help you, you won't be the first to mess with me, right? ?
"Don't do this or that, is there any??" Li Xiao said sternly.
Jian Yi could only nod: "Back then, the Supreme Emperor rewarded me with a thousand acres of land."
Li Xiao said: "Only a thousand acres??"
Jian Yi said helplessly: "Later I bought some more. Now I have two thousand acres."
Li Xiao chuckled: "It has only been a few years since the capital was moved, but you have already annexed a thousand acres of land. That's amazing."
Jian Yi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "National preceptor and lower officials all use regular methods. The behavior of bullying the people can be clearly observed."
"Check it out, how can my master have that free time?"
Li Xiao took out a stick and lit it, exhaled, and said with a smile: "Let's forget about the past. After the deadline, we will hold an official meeting. At the meeting, you should set an example and be the first to bring those two thousand Let’s hand over the acres.”
"What?? You can't do that."
Jian Yi lost countenance and said: "Those are all obtained by Xianguan in exchange for real money and silver. How can this be done?"
Li Xiao touched the Shang Fang sword at his waist, and Jian Yi immediately shut up.
Then, Jian Yi looked at Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong pretended not to see it and looked elsewhere, avoiding Li Xiao's eyes.
Li Xiao understood, looked at Li Jinglong and said, "By the way, Duke Cao, your Li family should have a lot of land in Nanjing, right?"
"Ah?" Li Jinglong pretended to be dumbfounded, "National Master, I am Li Jinglong."
"It's useless, it's not easy to use." Li Xiao said with a smile: "Quickly tell me, my master's Shangfang Sword is not a joke."
Li Jinglong thought that during this period, he lived and ate with Li Xiao every day, had a harmonious relationship, and regarded himself as one of his own, so this knife would definitely not fall on his head. Unexpectedly, Li Xiao did not follow the routine and caused trouble to himself. People are the cruelest.
Li Jinglong could only whisper: "A little bit. It was all given to my late father by the Emperor."
Li Xiao said: "How much is it? Don't tell me anything else."
Li Jinglong said: "More than 30,000 acres"
Li Xiao nodded: "Okay, you can also set an example and turn it in together when the time comes."
Li Jinglong: "."
Jian Yi: "That way, I feel balanced."
Li Jinglong: "."
Li Jinglong was deprived of his title back then, but the land was still there. Over the years, his family's fields were managed by relatives, and the money fell into his pocket. Otherwise, how would he have had the money to subsidize his soldiers all these years in Cixi Guards?
Now it's better, he became pauper in one day.
Li Xiao looked at the frustrated expressions of the two people and said with a smile: "Don't feel too bad. This land will not be in vain. There will be subsidies when the time comes."
Hearing this, Jian Yi felt much better and asked, "What is the standard for the subsidy?"
Li Xiao smiled and said: "We will know when the time comes."
But Jian Yi and Li Jinglong always felt something was wrong.
Li Jinglong whispered: "Master, in this Nanjing territory, there is also the Xu family's land. Wei Guogong Xu Huizu is the biological brother of Queen Xu and your brother-in-law."
Li Xiao said: "It's not easy to use. When the time comes, I'll just hand it over to my master."
Hearing this, Li Jinglong felt balanced.
How could Li Xiao not know the weakness of human nature? If one person suffers a loss, that person will feel very uncomfortable. If everyone suffers a loss together, that person will feel better.
He laughed and said: "Okay, you don't have to think too much. Now that the national master is here, everyone will be treated equally, let alone the uncle, even the land of the Holy Emperor must be handed over obediently. Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han who was in Peiping, Don’t you have a bad relationship with me? Didn’t he hand over tens of thousands of acres of land to the imperial court? Either the national division will not do it, or it must be fair, fair, damn fair, and it won’t be easy for anyone to do it!”
Hearing this, Jian Yi and Li Jinglong were both stunned. Then they looked at Li Xiao and admired him even more. This is the person who does great things. He is selfless and treats everyone equally.
Even the Holy Emperor doesn't look down on him. It's arrogant to have the support of the Supreme Emperor.
To be honest, it would be really difficult to handle this matter if we cannot treat everyone equally.
If any family can escape because of their strong connections, everyone else has their own thoughts, but everyone is the same, so everyone has nothing to say.
But that’s easier said than done.
Who can really keep a bowl of water level?
I'm afraid she's the only one who can do it, but she won't even let go of the madam's biological brother. That's what's so great! !
Jian Yi now has a feeling that this thing can really be done?
"Drink tea, drink tea."
Li Xiao greeted.
Afterwards, Li Jinglong and Jian Yi started to drink, and they were worried.
After all, it takes time to digest such terrible things.
"By the way, that Tang you just mentioned wants to be an official?"
Li Xiao was drinking tea when he suddenly thought of what happened just now.
"It's Tang Mingcheng, the eldest son of the Tang family. Yes, he suddenly wants to become an official. It's strange for him to be an official." Jian Yi took a sip of tea and pondered.
"A prince will naturally inherit the family business in the future, if he wants to be an official."
Li Xiao's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and said, "I'm afraid that this person has made a mistake in the competition for the position of the head of the family, and is frustrated, so he suddenly made such a request."
"Hey!" Li Jinglong said excitedly: "They are holding thunderstorm talks because they want to reach a united front. We only need to break up one family. If we don't feel guilty on the front, we can start with this person!"
"That's right, if you like him, this Tang family is worth paying attention to."
Li Xiao looked at Jian Yi and said: "Jian Shangshu, doesn't he want to be an official? You promise him and invite him to your house. When the time comes, my master will recommend him personally. He just wants to be a minister, and my master also wants to be a minister." Arrangements have been made for him.”
Jian Yi almost fell down and couldn't sit still. How could the minister make any arrangements?
Someone needs to recommend someone, and then the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will check the place of birth and achievements, and if they meet the conditions, they will report it to the imperial court, which will be approved by the Zhongshu Province and reviewed by the emperor. You can only start from a small official and slowly be promoted. You will be regarded as your imperial advisor by the imperial court. ?
Not to mention that even the official minister couldn't do it. Even if the emperor himself arranged it at will, a group of ministers would impeach and stop it.
However, Jian Yi did not dare to say anything more and cupped his hands, "Then let me find a chance."
Li Xiao nodded, "That's it for today, you go down and take care of it."
"Yes, National Preceptor, I am resigning."
Jian Yi cupped his hands and withdrew.
After Jian Yi left, Li Jinglong was still in a daze, obviously worried about the land he had just lost.
Li Xiao patted Li Jinglong on the shoulder: "Cao Guogong, don't be in a daze. You are the Duke of the state. How can the court treat you badly? When the time comes, honorable nobles, our national division will have other arrangements, or shares in state-owned enterprises, or other things. For the time being, I haven’t thought about it yet, just have an idea.”
State-owned enterprise shares?
Li Jinglong was shocked. It was a money-spinner. A small share would be enough to spend for generations. He was shocked and suddenly felt full of energy again.
And Li Xiao is indeed thinking about this matter.
After all, it is still a feudal dynasty, and the country still needs these generals. If the Duke's title and land rewards are gone, how can anyone fight hard?
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward, this saying is not a joke.
But we can’t just make such a decision casually. If such a decision makes these nobles become capital oligarchs in the future, it will not be easy to handle and will have to be hard work.
Li Jinglong was full of energy and excitedly raised his hand: "National Master, what should we do next?"
Li Xiao smiled slightly and said: "We have taken care of the leader of the hundred officials in Nanjing City, but the King of Hell is better than the little trickster. The people below are not easy to deal with. Who do you think these officials are most afraid of?"
"Who are you most afraid of?" Li Jinglong thought for a moment and said, "Of course it's the Jin Yiwei."
Jin Yiwei wears a flying fish suit and holds an embroidered spring knife. Anti-corruption and supervision, secret surveillance, suppression of counter-revolutionaries, investigation and arrest, and prison edicts are not subject to the constraints of the Three Laws Division. They even often deprive the Three Laws Division of their judicial power and have their own courts. , all officials were frightened upon hearing this.
However, now that Nanjing's Jinyiwei has left the capital, it is half useless and needs to be reused and needs a major change of blood.
"That's right, Jinyiwei." Li Xiao said slowly: "Next, we have to control the Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen in our hands and turn it into a sharp sword."
"National Division."
Li Jinglong clicked his tongue and said, "There is something I don't know whether to say or not."
Li Xiao said: "It's okay, just tell me."
Li Jinglong said: "Although you, the Imperial Master, are now heavily relied upon by the two sages, if even the Imperial Guards get involved. Even if the matter is done, if the sages have grudges in their hearts, as the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, the Imperial Master still needs to be cautious. "
Li Jinglong's worries are not unreasonable. The Jinyiwei was created by the emperor to consolidate his imperial power. Li Jinglong didn't dare to think that a minister would control the Jinyiwei.
He is Li Xiao's man now. If Li Xiao capsizes in the future, can he stay out of it and be alone? He will definitely be implicated.
Li Xiao smiled and said, "Are you afraid?"
Li Jinglong said: "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just a reminder. Even though I was the Duke of the country before, my father was still the adopted son of the Supreme Emperor. But just one word from the Supreme Emperor will make him doomed."
Li Xiao laughed and said, "What's your relationship with me? What's your relationship with me? Why does your father call you the Supreme Emperor?"
Li Jinglong said: "Father."
Li Xiao said: "Why should I call you the Supreme Emperor?"
Li Jinglong said: "Brother? Hey, it seems to make sense."
Li Xiao said: "Isn't this the end? We have already worshiped the master."
Li Jinglong said: "That's not right. Imperial Master, think about it again. What happened to anyone else who worked with the Supreme Emperor?"
After thinking about it like this, Li Xiao felt that something was indeed wrong.
But is Li Xiao someone who is afraid of trouble?
Li Xiao said boldly: "Li Jinglong, I appreciate your kindness, but I still have to do it. As long as I can achieve my goal, I will dare to do it. A man is born between heaven and earth, how can he look forward and backward? I will report to you on the golden stage and support the Jade Dragon. I will die for you! If my life alone can bring prosperity to the world, I am willing to be this person. If I don’t go to hell, who will?”
Li Xiao said this, but he was thinking in his heart, even if I go too far, Lao Zhu will probably not kill me. Even if he wants to kill me, Xiao Zhu will not be able to let me go, and Xiao Xiao Zhu will be even more reluctant to let me go. He took a step back and said, I can also create a helicopter and run away directly
But when these words fell in Li Jinglong's ears, it was really different.
If I don’t go to hell, who will?
Look, look at this mind, this pattern, it’s just different!
Li Xiao seemed to have become a great hero like Yue Fei, who served the country loyally. Li Jinglong took a breath and fell to the ground in admiration!
"That's right, a man is born between heaven and earth, how can he look forward and backward!"
Li Jinglong's eyes were sharp, as if he was a different person, and he said: "Jinglong is ashamed of himself. He didn't expect to take back the title of Duke of the country. Instead, he looked forward and backward. I am really not a human being. From now on, I will live and die with the Imperial Master." !”
Li Jinglong, who was deceived and became lame, once again felt the passion to sacrifice his life to serve the country!
"Okay!!" Li Xiao said: "You are the Li Jinglong I want to see. Do you still remember what I told you on the train?"
Li Jinglong nodded vigorously: "Remember, even if the imperial master asks me to behead the minister, I, Li Jinglong, will not frown and will not hesitate to die!"
"What you want is this spirit."
Li Xiao nodded slightly and walked towards the door with his hands behind his hands.
"National Master, where are you going?"
"Jinyiwei."
"Wait for me"
An hour later.
The two of them did not go to Jinyiwei.
Li Jinglong followed Li Xiao and made a lot of money in Nanjing.
Look here, look there, wander around the shopping street.
"Someone is following us."
As a military general, Li Jinglong had good martial arts skills, so he could naturally find out. At first, he didn't understand why Li Xiao was going around in circles, but later he found out that they had been being watched.
These people are probably people from those aristocratic families.
"Ok, I know."
Li Xiao nodded slightly.
The two of them were so capable. After several circles, they distanced themselves from the people they were following, and then entered an alley.
In the corner of the alley, there were two people waiting. They were wearing the clothes of Li Jinglong and Li Xiao and had very similar figures. The other person handed the clothes to Li Xiao and Li Jinglong.
Li Xiao and Li Jinglong immediately changed into burlap clothes.
Then he walked out from the other end.
The two fake people pretending to be Li Xiao and Li Jinglong returned the same way and continued to be followed.
"What a trick to hide the truth from the enemy. It turned out that the Imperial Master had already made arrangements."
Li Jinglong had to admire him. Li Xiao seemed to be training with him every day, but he had been making plans in private. He didn't even notice it. How could the aristocratic families outside know about it?
"Let's go, don't go through the front door, climb over the wall and go in. Be careful not to be discovered."
Later, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong secretly climbed over the wall and sneaked into the Jinyiwei Yamen. The two of them were very skilled, and the Jinyiwei was very loose now, so no one noticed.
Not long after, Li Xiao found Qinglong, the commander of the Jinyiwei.
Qinglong was slightly shocked when he saw Li Xiao, but then he realized that the Imperial Master was meeting him secretly, and immediately invited him to an unoccupied room.
At the Jinyiwei Yamen in Nanjing, Qinglong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, warmly welcomed him, and then saluted respectfully, "I have met the Imperial Master."
Li Xiao nodded slightly, walked straight to the main seat in the center of the hall and stood next to it. He took out a yellow-orange thing from his chest, unfolded it and said: "Imperial decree."
Hearing this, Qinglong and Li Jinglong both knelt down.
Li Xiaolang said: "The Supreme Emperor's secret edict is that the Imperial Guard is carrying out reforms for the country. There are many resistances. He ordered Qinglong, the commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guards, to obey all arrangements of the Imperial Guard. Seeing the Imperial Guard is like seeing me. The Imperial Guard's orders are my orders, and there must be no mistakes. , admire this."
Qinglong kowtowed and said loudly: "I accept the decree from Qinglong, long live my emperor!"
"Get up." Li Xiao handed over the imperial edict.
Li Jinglong, on the other hand, was confused.
If a man is not born between heaven and earth, how can he look forward and backward?
Isn't it to repay the king's favor on the golden stage and support the jade dragon to die for the king?
If I don’t go to hell, who will?
Damn it, the Emperor has made arrangements for you a long time ago. Aren't you fooling people?
Then, Li Jinglong was shocked again.
What kind of holy grace does this national master receive? It is simply holy light, and the holy light shines all over the place!
Even a sharp sword like Jin Yiwei was given to Li Xiao, and he also ordered Li Xiao to turn purple with envy when he saw the Supreme Emperor and Shang Fang Baojian.
Li Xiao sat on the chair, looked at Qinglong and said: "Qinglong, I haven't seen you for many years, but it's okay."
Qinglong was flattered and cupped his hands and said: "Thanks to the Imperial Master for remembering me, it's okay to be a low-ranking official."
I still remember that when we first met, Li Xiao was still a little guest of honor, playing in the south of the Yangtze River and ruling the lord and eradicating evil. In the blink of an eye, he became the imperial advisor of Duke Yongle and the Ming Dynasty. It is true that the world is unpredictable, and nothing can change it. in this way.
Li Xiaodao: "Well, let's talk about the current situation of Nanjing's Jinyiwei. This time I have to deal with all the officials in the city. Can you, the Jinyiwei, still be reliable?"
Qinglong sighed: "To be honest, after the capital was moved, the Nanjing Jinyi Guards were not valued by the Holy Emperor and existed in name only. Many of the Jinyi Guards had contacts with the dignitaries and officials below. Although the officials still have a group of trustworthy confidants, But it’s difficult to recreate the grandeur of those years.”
Li Xiao nodded slightly, this was inevitable.
If the Jinyiwei were far away from the emperor, there was a possibility of being corrupted. Moreover, after the capital was moved, most of the generals also followed them to Peiping, and the quality of the remaining people was naturally inferior.
Li Xiao smiled and said: "Qinglong, I haven't seen your brothers for so long, do you miss them?"
Qinglong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Of course I am a little worried about you. After all, I have been my brother for so many years, National Master."
As he said this, Qinglong's eyes lit up. Could it be that...
Li Xiao smiled and clapped his hands: "Come in."
After finishing speaking, three people walked into the door.
One of the rough and arrogant men shouted: "Brother!"
When Qinglong heard this familiar voice, he turned around and saw that it was indeed them. He greeted him with great excitement, "Xuanwu! Suzaku, Baihu, you are all here. It's great. I didn't expect that we brothers can fight side by side again." "
It turned out that Li Xiao had asked for people from his third son, Zhu Gaosui, a few years ago, and tried to bring the three of them over. Only capable people can accomplish great things, while mediocre people will only delay things.
After the four brothers exchanged greetings with each other, Qinglong turned around excitedly, looked at Li Xiao and said: "National Master, with the three of them here, the Jinyi Guards can immediately clean up the whole body for the Imperial Master's use!"
Li Xiao nodded slightly, "How long will it take?"
Qinglong made an estimate, "Two months. I have been slacking off over the years. I have not paid too much attention to controlling my subordinates. Now I have to find out everyone, so as not to let the news be exposed when there is action, and miss the important event of the national division." This takes time."
Li Xiao frowned slightly: "Two months is too long. Can you do it if I give you one month?"
Qinglong looked at his three brothers and thought that although one month was a bit tight, but with the help of three people, it should be possible, so he nodded and said: "Yes, I will definitely do it!"
"Okay, then I'll leave these three to you. See you in a month and say goodbye."
Li Xiao nodded slightly, then left calmly, walking towards the door with his hands behind his back.
Qinglong walked a few steps and said: "National Master. If you keep this secret, you will lose your identity as a National Master if you climb over the wall."
Li Xiao smiled awkwardly: "It doesn't matter, a man can stretch and bend, so this grievance is nothing. Hahaha."
Li Jinglong also nodded and followed.
Qinglong smiled awkwardly and said: "National Master, this Jinyi Guard has a secret way, only my subordinates know it."
Li Xiao was stunned and stopped: "Didn't I tell you if there was a secret passage?"
Qinglong: "."
Afterwards, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong left through the secret passage.
Out of the secret passage,
In an empty house in Dongshi, he then returned to the military camp.
"Has it been discovered?"
In the military camp, Liu Dakai and others, pretending to be Li Xiao, also returned.
Liu Dakai worked in the newspaper at that time. Later, after the newspaper was stabilized, he has been working in Li Xiao's intelligence department. He is Li Xiao's loyal subordinate. No third person will know about what he does.
"Master, those who were following him didn't dare to get too close. They wandered around the West City for two hours before coming back. They followed him the whole time and didn't notice that there was a replacement."
Reported by Liu Dakaihui.
"That's good."
Li Xiao nodded slightly.
The matter of entering Jinyiwei cannot be known to anyone. Jinyiwei must take action at the most critical moment, and if it doesn't happen, it will be directed at the vital point of the throat.
Li Xiao sat down, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Send all the brothers away, pretend to be businessmen, and collect news from the whole city. If there is any trouble, report it in time."
These people are all intelligence experts, and with the micro bugs provided by Li Xiao, their ability to collect information is not even matched by the Jin Yiwei in Peiping.
"Yes, head of the family."
Liu Dakai bowed and then withdrew.
Seeing this, Li Jinglong's opinion of Li Xiao sublimated again.
It seems that everything is under control. The key is that there are many such capable people who loyally serve the Imperial Master. They also have the surname Li, why is there such a big gap?
Li Jinglong cupped his hands and said, "Master, what's next? What are the instructions for the general to do?"
Li Xiao said: "Yes."
Li Jinglong: "What's the matter?"
Li Xiao: "Train those talented people."
Li Jinglong: "."
Li Jinglong wanted to do something serious, but the Imperial Master always arranged this for him, which made him feel a little unused.
Li Jinglong frowned and said, "National Master, what's the use of training those losers every day?"
Li Xiaoyu said earnestly: "This is the most important thing. We have done so much, but in the end it is all implemented by this group of scholars. They are the main force in accomplishing this matter. Scholars fight landlords, without practice If you have the courage to come out, how can you fight?"
Li Jinglong nodded in understanding, feeling that this was an important task.
Li Xiao continued: "Jinglong, think of a way to train them into tiger and wolf divisions. You are good at this. When the Cixi Guards performed martial arts a year ago, they even defeated the new army's Tieming Guards carefully built by our national divisions. Yes, you are really capable!"
This compliment made Li Jinglong a little proud and held his head high.
Li Jinglong said proudly: "When it comes to training soldiers, I have quite a lot of experience, especially training on courage. My soldiers are all brave and courageous. No one can compare with them. Wild dogs will retreat when they see them."
Li Xiao asked curiously: "How to practice?"
Li Jinglong said: "The first way is to take the red handkerchief in the old locust tree three times in the middle of the night and throw it away. Then go to the mass grave and sleep with your body lying across the two graves until you can fall asleep. , this bear heart is developed."
Li Xiao was surprised. He still had such a weird way to train soldiers. He was indeed Li Jinglong. He asked again: "What about the leopard's courage?"
Li Jinglong said: "The courage of a leopard is to take a bowl of rice with three incense sticks and bow three times in front of the door before going to bed in the middle of the night, then hold the paper man in his arms, light his eyes with a pen, and sleep in his arms until he falls asleep. This is The courage of a leopard has been developed.”
Li Xiao: "."
Li Jinglong said: "Don't believe it, this is how I practice. My warriors are fearless, brave and invincible, and will move forward indomitably."
Li Xiao was thoughtful, and it seemed to make sense.
The way to overcome fear is to face it head on!
"OK."
Li Xiaoyi clapped his hands and said, "Then practice like this, leave it to you, without further ado, time is precious, let's start tonight!"
"okay!"
Li Jinglong is full of energy.
Later, Li Jinglong asked people to go to the market to buy red cloth, cut it into red handkerchiefs, and they were ready!
At night.
The scholars gathered on the school grounds as usual, thinking that today was another singing competition.
Li Xiao walked over with a smile, clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, there will be no singing tonight, there is a new event."
"It's great. I'm tired of singing every day."
"Hey, what's fun today?"
"Finally a new show, I'm looking forward to it."
These talents exercise every day, and now they have practiced all day during the day, and they still have energy at night. It is obvious that their physical training has not been in vain. They are all smiling and shouting excitedly, having no idea what they are about to face.
Li Jinglong came out and said loudly: "There are spring outings in spring and eastward excursions in winter. This night, of course there is a night outing. Today, I will lead the team and take everyone on a relaxing night outing."
"Night trip?"
All the scholars were stunned. They had never heard of night tours.
And Li Jinglong's soldiers knew it, and they all became excited.
These soldiers have been sleeping with Xiu to sleep with each other every day. The relationship between the time is also harmonious. One by one, I look forward to seeing the scenes where they scare urine, start to flicker the group of talents, and start to boast that night tour is fun.
"Okay, it's been a night trip, General Li is nice to us !!"
"Yeah, this night tour is interesting, more fun than spring tour."
"I miss it so much. Last time General Li took us to a night trip, or a year ago, I can finally play again."
The soldiers of Cixi Wei had a rhinoceros. Although Li Jinglong did not explain, none of them revealed what the night tour was.
"Night travel? It's strange, go out to play at night, willn't you bleak?"
An old show looked at a soldier and asked curiously.
"How can we? We go out thousands of people, scary, weird seeing that we are scared away."
How could the soldiers reveal that immediately flickering.
"It makes sense."
Xiucai nodded, and then looked forward to it.
Li Jinglong smiled slightly and looked at Qianhu Zhao Wuji, "Zhao Wuji, send these handkerchiefs."
"okay."
Zhao Wuji immediately set up.
When the red handkerchief was sent into the hands of the show, the show was aggressive.
What happened, how can you get a red handkerchief when you go out to play?
In the middle of the night, some are panicked
Cixi's soldiers flickered again, saying that you must play games when you go out, otherwise what does it mean?
So Xiucai believed again.
Soon, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong led the team, and thousands of people went out of the city.
Night cannot be out of the city, but Li Xiao is a national teacher. Who dares to stop?
After leaving the city,
Under the leadership of Li Jinglong, everyone walked towards a grave mountain.
I heard that there is a thousand -year -old locust tree.
at the same time.
There are more than a dozen people who sent each family in Nanjing City to follow Li Xiao.
They have stared at these people for many days, and they finally saw big moves today.
"Brothers, Zhaozi puts on highlights, the dog national teacher has a big move!"
"This national teacher really couldn't help it anymore. During the day with us, I was preparing for the evening!"
"How do thousands of people go out of the city at night?" What are you going to do? "
"No matter what he does, let's report it truthfully."
"Be careful, don't follow it."
These people followed the past sneaky.
(End of chapter)
