It was already half an hour later, and the highest temperature of the day was slowly dropping. A gentle breeze passed over Prince Wei's Mansion, making the flowers, trees and bamboo branches in the courtyard rustle.
The doors and windows of a side hall on the right side of Yingwu Hall are open, letting in cool breeze and the fragrance of flowers. Xiao Ying is wearing a white palace dress, with a waterfall of green silk tied into a bun, only fixed with a white jade hairpin, but she looks more elegant and graceful.
She walked into the main hall, walked around a screen, and saw Pei Shuying, Liu Rumei and several middle-aged women looking through thick books.
These books are not the property of Prince Wei's Palace, but are all related to the Li family in Longxi. This is because Yang Ji wants to deal with the Li family in Longxi, so Liangzhou Prefecture Mufu, Wangfu's soldiers, and Tianmen mobilized collectively. Everyone passed From various sources of relevant information collected about the Li family, the various fixed properties are now roughly counted. There are more than 2,770 fixed properties recorded in these books, mainly distributed in Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Yizhou, Yuzhou, Bingzhou, these are mainly real estate, farms, and mineral deposits.
There are more than 3,000 shops scattered in the bustling cities of various major cities, centered in Daxing, Luoyang, Taiyuan, Zhangye, Jiangdu, Nanjun, and Chengdu.
All these combined together form a vast network covering the world. As for the descendants, relatives, and connections of the various branches of the Li family, they are extremely large and complex, and have not yet been completed at this time.
Of course, there is no need to be too perfect, just clearly record the main branches.
"Auntie is back?" Seeing Xiao Ying, several people stood up to greet her. A month ago, Xiao Ying's eldest brother Xiao Cong suffered from severe heatstroke. He was in better health, but he couldn't stand the hot weather. So he followed the advice of doctors and family members and refused to eat iced food, but secretly he followed Yang Ji's advice. The best way is to use saltpeter to make ice.
Everyone knows that saltpeter is poisonous. When making ice, they will put a basin of clear water in the basin that is mixed with saltpeter. After it condenses into ice, the ice cubes in the basin containing saltpeter will be eaten or discarded. , or used to cool down.
And Xiao Cong was once the Emperor of Western Liang and Prime Minister of Sui Dynasty. How could he know this? Although he succeeded in making ice cubes, the ice cubes he secretly prepared to eat contained a large amount of saltpeter. In addition to recovering from a serious illness, he ate the homemade ice cubes and immediately vomited and passed out, leading to death from poisoning.
The Xiao family performed rituals for him for seven or forty-nine days according to the system, and Xiao Cong was buried just a few days ago, so Xiao Ying, the younger sister, has been running around in both directions these days.
She could not go home in mourning, so she always wore plain white clothes. Although Pei Shuying and Liu Rumei are not from the Xiao family, they took care of their eldest sister's mood, so they both wore plain clothes.
"Back!" Xiao Cong is Xiao Ying's half-brother. He takes good care of his younger brothers and sisters. Xiao Ying, who has never met her father, always regards him as her father. However, after all, she has been married into the Yang family for many years, and her eldest brother has also died. After such a long time, her sadness became less and less.
What's more, she is more than three months pregnant, so she shouldn't be too sad. After sitting down, Xiao Ying's beautiful eyes flashed, and she said softly to Liu Rumei, who was a little haggard: "Rumei, you have a big reaction this time. You need to rest more and don't deal with these chores." Before Yang Ji went on the expedition, he spent all day with three people. His wife changed everything, causing Xiao Ying, Liu Rumei and Pei Shuying to become pregnant.
Compared with Xiao Ying and Pei Shuying, Liu Rumei has the best physical fitness, but her opposition this time is greater than anyone else.
But Pei Shuying was still so heartless, she still ate what she should eat, and her face became fatter. Liu Rumei came from a humble background. She used to be the weakest among Yang Ji's three wives. Now, I don't know whether it was because she had been a concubine for a long time or because she gave birth to a son. She gradually became more confident, and her pretty face also gained a gentle look. Graceful, elegant and intellectual charm.
At this time, after listening to the caring words of the eldest sister, Liu Rumei said helplessly: "Thank you for your concern, aunt. Actually, I also want to rest! But when I closed my eyes and lay down, I felt as if I was drunk. I felt dizzy and felt that the whole house Everything is spinning. If I can't sleep or have anything to do, I might as well sit down and find something to do." As someone who has experienced this, Xiao Ying understands this statement very well. It was the same when she was pregnant with Yang Hao.
Pei Shuying came to sit next to Xiao Ying, hugged her eldest sister's head and shoulders affectionately, and asked: "Auntie, did Alang say when he will return to Beijing?" Xiao Ying asked the middle-aged women to take all the books away. Then she said to Pei Shuying and Liu Rumei: "The battle is not over yet! How can Mr. Lang come back?" Pei Shuying bit her lip gently with her teeth, and let go of her shoulders and hands that were holding her eldest sister's head. His clear eyes flickered, and he pursed his lips and whispered: "Alang wrote last time, saying that he would give up the military merit of conquering Liaodong City to his nephew Yichen. For this merit, Yichen was indeed named the Duke of Hu and the Protector of Anton. Ah. When my mother commented on Alang, she said that Alang was finally smart and said it was the most correct approach. It would be better if the loyal minister could become the county king. Now, Alang must have given away his military exploits again."
"What, you are reluctant to give up military honors? Do you want your Alang to be invincible?" A smile appeared on Xiao Ying's beautiful and plump face.
"These days, the saint has people sending officials and money to our house every day. I'm scared to see him. Now I wish that Alang would be demoted! How could I be reluctant?" Pei Shuying glanced at Xiao Ying, frowned and said: " I, I'm just worried that Alang has nothing to do and is looking for a woman." Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei were speechless.
Pei Shuying said so much. The fundamental reason is that her own behavior made her appear unconfident, and she is pregnant again, so she is now worried about gains and losses, and is even worried that the wild woman will threaten her status after entering the house.
She is right to be worried, but the problem is that this is simply impossible. With their current position and the fact that they have given birth to a son, who can threaten them?
The charm in Xiao Ying's brows and eyes flowed silently, and she couldn't help laughing and said: "Then you say that Mr. Lang is a frivolous and lustful person who likes the new and hates the old?"
"That's definitely not the case, but the problem is that he doesn't refuse even if I send it to my door!" Pei Shuying had to admit this.
Yang Ji's nickname, the Dandy King, comes from fighting and hitting the rich and powerful's children. When it comes to women, he is more of a gentleman than a gentleman.
Logically speaking, with Yang Ji's current status, it would be normal for him to have dozens of concubines. But although he likes to get into trouble and fight, he doesn't have much desire for women.
So far, there are only three wives and five concubines. Apart from Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei, she, Pei Shuying and Zhang Chuchen, were taken back by Xiao Ying.
The emperor forced Murong Xianyue, Liu Xu, Xian Yufang and Hou Qiaowen from the palace to give them titles, and Yang Ji had no choice but to accept them as concubines.
Therefore, Yang Ji is indeed worrying when it comes to getting into trouble, but when it comes to women, he is very reassuring and trustworthy.
"You brought me here for nothing, and I don't even dare to ask for it. Now, he has to fight, and Chuchen, Xianyue, Xianyu, and Xiaoliu are all around him to keep an eye on him. It's impossible for him to mess around." After Xiao Ying told this fact, she asked again: "What are you thinking and worrying about?" Pei Shuying thought for a long time, but there was no result, and finally said helplessly: "I don't know what I'm worried about. ! You must be worried about me, Aye." Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei were amazed when they heard this. They looked at each other and asked curiously: "What's wrong with you, Aye?"
"My Aye used to like to go to the brothel with his friends to discuss matters, but he was afraid of my mother and couldn't beat her, so he gave me money, gave me delicious food, and asked me to help him deceive my mother. This is also why he loves me, The reason why you are afraid of me." Pei Shuying seemed to have realized something, and then said: "It is said that father and daughter are connected, but I am worrying about gains and losses now. It must be because I, Aye, have been messing around in Liaodong, but I mistakenly blamed Alang. On the head." Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei's eyes widened when they heard: You have become stupid because of your pregnancy, and you think your husband has no problem, so you put all the problems on your father?
Isn't this too surprising? After thinking about it, Xiao Ying asked funnyly: "Then do you want to talk to your mother-in-law?" Pei Shuying said: "I have lied to my mother-in-law for so many years, and it is only now that I have a deep feeling of being a wife and a mother. It’s not easy. I feel really bad thinking about how I deceived my grandma for a small profit in the past. This time, I can’t lie to my grandma anymore.”
"Then go ahead!" Liu Rumei encouraged without thinking it was a big deal. Pei Shuying said plausibly: "What does my Aye and my grandma's husband have to do with me?" Xiao Ying really had no choice but to say angrily: "Then you go and nurse the child!"
"Oh!" Pei Shuying responded and was about to get up and leave. Suddenly she felt something was wrong and said to Xiao Ying, "Mom, the baby won't feed." Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei looked at each other in confusion. They were both pregnant. How could this person be like this? What about special?
Xiao Ying couldn't bear to lie to a fool, so she had to lie: "It is said that women from Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje are ugly, dark, thin, short, and stupid."
"Really?"
"I haven't seen it either. But Chuchen and Xianyue did say so in their letters. You, Aye, are also the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty after all. How could you like such a woman?" Pei Shuying laughed: "I I also know about this." Xiao Ying looked at the smiling Pei Shuying steadily, but her heart felt soft. She knew that Pei Shuying was a little depressed after seeing her lose her brother, so she thought of ways to make herself happy. After a while, , laughed and said: "What a silly girl, how can my sister be so fragile? Besides, I am a member of the Yang family, what do the affairs of the Xiao family have to do with me?" Pei Shuying glanced at the eldest sister and whispered: "But aunt , affecting the children!”
"Really?" Xiao Ying glanced at Liu Rumei and asked.
"It's a little bit." Liu Rumei glanced at Xiao Ying with her beautiful eyes and said in a low voice: "My mother-in-law said before that the young master can't be sealed. If we, the masters of the family, are as arrogant as Yang Su's wife and daughter-in-law, , the idea of accepting gifts will definitely harm the whole family. The eldest lady has said a lot of similar things. But recently, to be disrespectful, the aunt has been visiting the Xiao family too frequently." After hearing this, Xiao Ying felt unhappy. Feeling dissatisfied, she sighed: "I didn't make it clear to you." She pondered for a while, and then said: "The Li family in Longxi is deeply rooted. The more you understand its information, the more terrifying it is. But Lang Jun wants them to Uprooting, how easy is it? However, since Lang Jun has made this decision, no matter how difficult it is, he will continue to do it." Pei Shuying came back to her senses, and she said in shock: "So the aunt went to Xiao's house on purpose? Deliberately letting people go Do you think we are on the same side as the Xiao family?"
"Yes!" Xiao Ying nodded and said: "In this matter, the Xiao family and the Pei family, who are both noble families, will definitely not participate out of their own interests. Even the various clans in the royal family , I’m afraid they may not participate. But if Lang Jun succeeds, everyone will be able to enjoy the benefits." At this point, Xiao Ying sneered: "Since everyone wants to take the benefits, why should Lang Jun take care of everything? ? Why should our family bear all the dangers? Do you think this is reasonable? "
"It's definitely unreasonable. Why!" Pei Shuying and Liu Rumei nodded fiercely.
"I also think it's unreasonable, so I run to Xiao's house every day and meet with those women who usually want to see me but can't. I take the opportunity to say some specious words to those women." Xiao Ying paused and then said: "These words, It's definitely nothing now, but once Lang Jun comes back to deal with the Li family in Longxi, what they say will become the meaning of their husbands, fathers, and sons, and it can also become one of the proofs of a partnership to deal with the Li family in Longxi. As for whether it is, That doesn’t matter anymore.”
"In the future, if the remnants of the Li family want to take revenge, the first targets to deal with them will definitely be those families that are not strong enough, and then us. But, how can we give this a chance?" Pei Shuying and Liu Rumei were dumbfounded when they heard this. I thought to myself, the eldest lady is really powerful, she seems to be honest, but when she is ruthless, she even plots against her own relatives, no wonder the husband likes her so much.
However, since the husband is away from home all the time, he must have a ruthless person like his mother-in-law at home. Otherwise, he will be tricked and killed by others sooner or later.
Pei Shuying felt that she had many relatives and couldn't help but said: "Auntie, I have many relatives too. Do you want me to try too?" Xiao Ying shook her head and said: "Many of our relatives overlap. If you go again , then it is too much and not enough." Hearing this, Pei Shuying had a complicated mind. She felt that she was like a waste compared with the eldest lady and Rumei. She said in an inexplicable tone: "I can't do anything and can't do anything. , what’s the difference if I’m a waste too?”
"Who said you are a waste!" Xiao Ying met Pei Shuying's expectant gaze and said with a smile: "The children like you very much now. When the baby between the three of us is born, you will take care of it." Pei Shuying felt that she was even more useless. Their current three little ones are all with her and she takes care of them. What will she do if there are three more?
These three are no longer breastfeeding. If she feeds the next three, wouldn't she become a cow? Liu Rumei glanced at Pei Shuying and said, "If Chuchen and the others are pregnant, there will be more than three." After hearing this, Pei Shuying was so aggrieved that she almost cried.
It is true that she cannot take care of the children alone, but she has been a wet nurse for so long, and she vaguely feels that she is particularly attached to the children, and the children also like her very much. If there are a lot of children with her, they will cry loudly. Looking for her, what about her dream of masterminding?
In the past, Xiao Ying and Liu Rumei told her not to pamper her children too much. She felt bad, and they told her to ignore them countless times. But as soon as she left her children, she felt uneasy. As soon as she heard the children's cries, her heart immediately softened. .
Who can blame this? . . . While the three of them were talking, Qiu Shui walked in quickly and said, "Madam, Manager Yang sent someone to deliver a message, saying it was Su Qua, the magistrate of Henan County, asking for an audience." Hearing this, the three women in the palace were speechless.
As the news about the personnel transfer in the central and border areas was spread all over the world, the whole city of Luoyang was hotly discussed and discussed, and it still continues to this day.
As a veteran of two dynasties and a tumbler in the Central Committee, Su Wei first lost his post as Zuo Pushe, and then he offended too many people because of his usual behavior in the Soviet Party. When they spoke for Su Wei, not only did it not have the slightest effect, but This caused Su Wei to lose the position of Prince Shaobao, which he had only held for three days. When the court liquidated them one by one, most of the Soviet Party collapsed.
This incident caused a shock to the capital, no less than the personnel transfer in the border areas and the Sui Dynasty conflict. The high-ranking officials in the capital, scholars who took the imperial examination, and businessmen kept discussing the matter in restaurants and teahouses. At the same time, as the courtiers revealed the cause, people came to know that the cause of the incident was that Su Wei wanted to win for his son the position of imperial minister. .
It is actually common for the central government to compete for positions. However, Su Wei’s prestige was too great and the Soviet faction was hit too hard. People analyzed this incident and finally said that what Su Wei was fighting for was not
"Guozijian sacrifices wine", but wants to be the teacher of the Sui literati and control all the literati and civil servants in the future of the Sui Dynasty. It is precisely because of Su Wei's great ambition that it caused the saint's shock and anger!
After saying this, people all understood, and those who thought the saint was ruthless also kept their mouths shut, but they also focused on which sect was responsible for the imperial wine ceremony.
When the news was released that the imperial court appointed He Duo to serve as the Imperial Academy's wine-offering, people
"It suddenly dawned on me", everyone said that the Su faction could not compete with the King Wei faction. So Yang Ji was involved in this public opinion storm. In addition, he had always been a Sui Dynasty official.
The "topic figure" has now beaten Goguryeo to its last breath. Over time, the direction of public opinion began to change, and then various theories and conspiracy theories were derived.
The most obvious statement is that Yang Ji and Su Wei competed for power in the Shangshu Province, and the scheming Yang Ji was superior.
"Fight" won Solvay.
"Su Dan has a very good relationship with the King of Wei family. He can be said to be half of the King of Wei family. Auntie, are you seeing me or not?" Pei Shuying asked helplessly.
"No!" Xiao Ying shook her head and said: "Although I don't know why the saint acted like this, but he had the intention of letting Lang Jun fight with Su Wei. The saint was very dissatisfied with Su Xiang at this time, and he also hired He Sir, what would the saint think if we meet with Magistrate Su? Will he be happy?" After that, he told Qiu Shui: "If you don't accept the post, if Magistrate Su has something important, let her talk to Manager Yang!" Manager Yang! They are one of the concierges. This kind of person is not just as simple as running errands and opening and closing doors. They are also familiar with etiquette, worldly relations, and handle things properly. If the owner is not at home or it is inconvenient to see guests, he can handle the affairs on his behalf.
More importantly, he is still guarding the first line of defense of the palace.
"General", so the people who hold this position are all civil and military generals who are loyal and loyal. If Yang Ji needs it, these concierges can immediately take up their posts and hold important military and political positions.
The concierge is also a subordinate official in the palace. The rank of the concierge Yang Yi is the same as the magistrate of Shangxian County, which is from the sixth rank. When asked to talk to Su Quan, he is exactly the same level, neither close nor deliberately distant.
