Li Xiaorui was very energetic and chatted non-stop while sitting on the carriage. When he got home, he picked up the ball again and casually asked a nurse to play with him.
Li Qiao takes a bath once every seven days, which is also his holiday. On this day, he doesn't have to study and can play happily.
Li Qiao and Tao Zhu carried their two chubby friends, Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan, who had grown a lot, to the greenhouse, and placed the sleeping babies on the kang. Tao Zhu asked Li Qiao to go to the study to get down to business. He asked the kitchen to make some simple food.
Li Qiao said hello, came out of the greenhouse and went straight to the study. He needed to deal with some official documents.
As the head of the Household Department, his position is somewhat awkward. He doesn't want to interfere with any of the twelve departments of the Household Department.
Sheng Hong noticed it and didn't force him. He just frequently arranged some trivial tasks for him.
Since the New Year, in addition to helping Sheng Hong approve memorials, he also has to deal with the five major departments of officials, etiquette, soldiers, punishments and work.
In other words, although his current official position is the head of the third-rank household department, in fact, he is involved in all the affairs of the six departments.
The seven bachelors concurrently serve as ministers and ministers of the six ministries, but their daily work is mainly based on the affairs of their own departments and supplemented by external affairs.
But because he had never interfered with the affairs of the household department, Sheng Hong arranged things for him in the other five departments.
The current situation is that he is an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but he is more in charge of the five major departments of officials, etiquette, military affairs, punishment, and work.
It's so easy to get annoying.
Who would like his territory to be interfered with by an outsider like him?
If he had known this, he would rather get involved in the affairs of the Twelve Departments of the Household Department.
But fortunately Sheng Hong paid enough attention to him, and he got along well with the seven bachelors, so he stepped in, but the other five ministers and ministers still treated him kindly.
There are too many things to take care of, and he often has to work overtime. If he doesn't want to work overtime, he can only take the official documents home.
This year, the Ministry of Industry has been a lot busier due to the emergence of cement.
For example, Sheng Hong reinforced the local city walls, some fortifications, and important buildings with a layer of cement.
In addition, cement roads are also in progress.
At present, all the alleys and streets in Shengjing are paved with cement. When it rains, people no longer have to worry about muddy roads.
Many cement roads have also been built outside Shengjing City. Some wealthy families are not short of money, such as the Xin family, who also imitated him and built cement roads from the small roads leading to their village.
The eldest prince also built the road leading to Juyuan for the sake of Juyuan's business.
As a result, the road conditions outside Shengjing City have improved a lot.
Whether it is walking or transporting goods on weekdays, it is much more convenient than before.
Lord Li Qiaoli's reputation also became better, and he was praised again and again by the people.
Sheng Hong was very satisfied with the road conditions in Shengjing and hoped that other places would also make arrangements. Therefore, the official document he brought back the day before yesterday was a feasibility study report on the cement application on local official roads, city walls, fortifications, etc. handed over by officials from other places.
He didn't finish reading it in the palace at that time, so he took it home.
It was getting dark now. After entering the study, he first lit a candle.
In order to protect the eyes, there were more than twenty candlesticks placed in the study room, and they were slowly lighting them one by one. I thought of Li Dao's voice outside: "Master, I have something to report."
"come in."
Li Qiao said without looking back.
With a soft knock on the door, Li Dao came in.
After closing the door, he took out a letter from his arms: "Sir, this is the letter that I got back quietly from the home of believer Gao Zhiyuan."
As soon as he said these words, Li Qiao put down the fire stick in his hand and turned to look at Li Dao.
Li Dao held an earth-yellow envelope in his hand.
He raised an eyebrow: "No one discovered it, right?"
"No. This family went to visit relatives today and won't go back until tomorrow. The younger one looked around carefully when he entered his house and no one noticed him."
Li Dao said.
"That's good."
Li Qiao was satisfied.
He asked the guards trained by Sheng Hong to conduct special training on Li Dao and others. So far, the results are gratifying.
After taking a few steps to reach Li Dao, he picked up the envelope with one hand, looked at the candle, and then felt confident.
This envelope only contains a piece of paper.
The envelope was sealed with a lacquer seal. He lowered his eyes and turned the envelope over twice. Then he picked up a knife used to cut rice paper from the desk and opened the envelope following the lacquer seal.
Open it and take out the paper inside.
After just two glances, he smiled.
"Li Dao, come and see what he said."
He handed the paper in his hand to Li Dao.
Li Dao took it, looked at it carefully, and then got angry: "That's nonsense! Master, he is framing you!"
"That's why I said he has a bad mind, and you were right when I asked you to keep an eye on him."
Li Qiao was originally a little embarrassed to explain to Li Dao his motive for letting him steal the letter, but now, Li Qiao had a good reason.
Because there are only a few sentences written on this piece of paper:
If something happens to me, Gao Zhiyuan, whether I end up in jail, die on the street, or disappear out of thin air, it will all be at the hands of Li Qiao, the head of the household department who won even six yuan!
Li Qiao is not a human being!
He had a grudge against me because I proposed marriage to Tao Zhu, and he wanted to kill me!
It has to be said that Gao Zhiyuan is really not very smart. It would be a good thing if he didn't write the last sentence about proposing marriage to Tao Zhu. He clearly wrote it out, which is just superfluous to facilitate Li Qiao's explanation to everyone.
"It is true that I dislike him because he proposed marriage to the Tao family, but why should I kill him because of this matter? I now have a husband, a child, an official residence in the third rank, and a popular person in front of the Holy Emperor. Why should I sacrifice my life for him? all of these?"
Li Qiao didn't get angry, he just frowned and looked puzzled: "It's really ridiculous for him to write this letter."
"When he was in Sanliu Village, he was sneaky and disappeared inexplicably. When he reappeared, he was in Shengjing. At this time, he changed his profession and became a Taoist priest to tell people's fortunes."
"I think this person is not a human being, he has evil intentions, and there is something evil in his heart."
"That's right!" Li Dao nodded fiercely.
Pooh!
He doesn't even look at how much his rotten life is worth. Even if he, the nurse, takes action, he doesn't think it's worth exchanging one life for another!
The life of one of his nurses is worth more than Gao Zhiyuan's dead life!
And he said that his master is not a human being?
There is no kinder or kinder person in the world than his master!
His family is at the junction of Jibei Province and Shengjing. A few years ago, his father was seriously ill. His father sold the family's land for a fortune, but he still could not cure his father. As the eldest son of the family, , sold himself for the sake of his family.
A young man like him can be easily sold or not sold easily, and has obvious advantages and disadvantages. However, he was not very lucky. He stayed in the hands of Ren Yazi for half a year before he came to the Li family. .
Life in Ren Yazi's hands was extremely hard. He had to do all kinds of work, he didn't have enough to eat, and he was beaten from time to time. He was Ren Yazi's punching bag every day.
But when he arrived at the Li family, he lived a good life that he only dreamed of before. He wore rich clothes, had meat every meal, and not only received monthly money, but also received rewards from time to time.
Moreover, his master never beat or scolded him. He not only reasoned with him and made him literate, but also taught him various skills.
more importantly!
His father overheard him and Li Nu talking about their families, and when he learned that his biological father and father were both there, he allowed him to contact his family.
He hired an errand boy from Royal Logistics to send his monthly money, silver reward, and some fabrics, medicinal materials, and food back to his home. Now his father's illness was not only cured, but his father also bought the family's fields again. go back.
If he stays with the Li family for a few more years, he can make his family become a small landowner in the village!
His master is his reborn parent!
Now this Gao Zhiyuan actually calls his master not a human being, this Gao Zhiyuan is not a human being!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he said: "Master, I would like to go to the Military and Horse Station at some point, tell Gao Zhiyuan to be a trickster and frame up a good person, and have the people from the Military and Horse Station arrest him."
"Isn't that exactly what I said in response to this letter? He is chattering all day long, and he is probably planning something. If we act rashly, we will alert him."
"You guys are keeping an eye on Gao Zhiyuan's house. Now he often goes out and is away from home. You go to his house and look around to see if you can find anything else."
Li Qiao put on a serious look and warned Li Dao carefully.
"That's right. He suddenly changed his career and became a Taoist priest, and he deliberately framed you for such a big blame. This is indeed suspicious."
Li Dao thought about it carefully, and the anger on his face turned into a solemn one.
Gao Zhiyuan used ghosts and gods to act, and it only took half a year to frame his master's life. If Gao Zhiyuan really makes a name for himself in the future, he might be framed for something!
no.
He had to keep an eye on it.
If Gao Zhiyuan really wants to harm his master, then he will definitely eradicate this scourge with his own hands.
"Also, this matter should not be publicized to the outside world. Only we, the master and the servant, know about it." Li Qiao warned again.
Li Qiang and others also knew about the letter, but only he and Li Dao knew the content of the letter.
"Don't worry, sir, I will never let anyone know about it. If even a single word is spread, I will let you die miserably on the streets."
Li Dao immediately slapped his heart and swore.
Li Qiao smiled when he heard this: "I believe you."
As he spoke, he walked to the bookshelf, took down a wooden box from the bookshelf, opened the wooden box, and found a stack of banknotes inside.
This is his pocket money.
He took out three 100-tael silver notes, came to Li Dao and handed them to Li Dao: "You guys are living out in the open, it's quite hard, take it and eat something good."
"This is what a young man should do. Master, this is too much." Li Dao refused sincerely.
"Take it, you need to spend money to find someone to find out the information."
Li Qiao said and stuffed the banknote directly into Li Dao's arms: "Go down."
Li Dao knew his master's temperament. Whatever his master wanted to give, he would definitely give it to him. He could only accept the banknote respectfully, then put the envelope in his pocket and went out.
