The following year, Wang Yao and Qu Lengjun gave birth to another son and a daughter to Li Hao, allowing Li Hao to complete the achievement of having both sons and daughters.
After recovering well, it was time to return to the capital to attend the wedding of Yuan Shen and Cheng Shaoshang.
However, after Wang Yao and Qu Lengjun discussed it, Qu Lengjun finally went back alone, leaving Wang Yao behind.
It was said that no one was around to take care of Li Hao, so they couldn't rest assured.
But in essence, it is not to eliminate the possibility of others being too favored. Even if this possibility is not high, it is better to nip it in the bud. After all, Emperor Wen still has lessons learned from the past.
If Concubine Yue and the Empress hadn't gotten into trouble with Emperor Wen at the same time, allowing a palace maid to seize the opportunity to climb onto the dragon bed and give birth to the fifth prince, there wouldn't have been an extra Xu Meiren out of thin air.
They were pregnant before and had no choice but to take concubines to Li Hao. Now that their bodies have recovered, they naturally cannot give Li Hao another chance.
Moreover, if the child is only a few months old, he cannot be taken away with him. It is necessary to leave him alone to look after him. After all, Li Hao mainly handles official duties outside, so he is always uneasy about leaving the child in the hands of others.
Li Hao pretended not to know anything about this. Anyway, Li Hao didn't really intend to expand the harem, so the main ones were enough.
Especially when he saw the fifth percentile cycle of replenishing when he was deficient and replenishing when he was deficient again, Li Hao also deeply felt the importance of good health.
However, although Fifty percent has suffered some misfortune, overall it is still good. At least the number of heirs under his knees has reached double digits.
For this reason, Yuan Pei, who had received the news, was extremely happy and wrote a letter to praise Li Hao, saying that Li Hao had done an excellent job.
If it weren't for the fact that Xuzhou was too far away from Shu County, he might have wanted to come over in person to see the fifth percentile.
Of course, it's a good thing he didn't come. Otherwise, if he had seen Fifty percent in his current state, I'm afraid he wouldn't be happy.
It was almost the New Year's Eve when Qu Lengjun returned from the capital. Including staying in the capital, it took nearly half a year in total.
During this period, the changes in Shu County were not small. Because of Li Hao's series of measures to revitalize the people's livelihood and economy, the people in Shu County basically had enough food for their families. Some families who were good at knitting even had enough money to make new clothes for their families. Clothes and eat a few meaty meals.
Although this change may not seem big, for the people of this era, it can be called a prosperous scene.
If it weren't for the strict management of people's household registration, people from the surrounding counties of Shu County would have gathered here long ago.
But even so, they still received a lot of dividends, but they were not as obvious as those in Shu County.
In addition to the changes in Shu County, many things also happened in the capital during this period. The biggest one is probably that the prince married another wife and was named Liang Di, with a status second only to the crown prince.
After all, the Crown Princess has not had an heir for many years. Emperor Wen and Empress Xuan were thinking about their old relationship, so they never said anything, always thinking of giving her some more opportunities.
But too much time has passed now. The prince is the foundation of the country. If he has no heirs, how can he secure the throne in the future?
Therefore, under the instruction of Emperor Wen, Empress Xuan took the decision and appointed a candidate for the prince. She was the youngest daughter of Marquis Yu, who came from a family of Jingfan heroes.
Obviously, this choice was not made based on brainstorming, but was intended to create a check and balance around the prince, so that the aristocratic factions represented by the Yuan, Liang, and Qu families, and the Jingchen heroes could establish the court side by side in the future, and prevent one family from becoming the dominant one. .
Moreover, the prince himself is weak, and having a strong support from his relatives can ensure the stability of the imperial power, which is something that the princess cannot achieve.
Therefore, at this point, the future outcome of the Crown Princess is actually determined. Although she cannot give birth to a son, logically speaking, she will not pose any threat.
But if she is allowed to become the queen, how will the future prince deal with himself?
If the Crown Princess was smart enough and could take the initiative to give way, she might be able to enjoy wealth for a long time, but the problem is that she doesn't have the brains and is also narrow-minded.
After learning the news, the Crown Princess made a big fuss in the East Palace.
The trouble went directly to Changqiu Palace.
Empress Xuan had a good temper and had no intention of doing anything to her, and even tried to persuade her nicely. But the softer her attitude became, the more indulgent she became.
In the end, Emperor Wen was provoked, and he was dragged out by the Xiaohuangmen, imprisoned in the East Palace, and the ceremony of canonizing Liangdi was held.
I think if the newly promoted Liangdi has a brighter mind and takes this opportunity to build a good impression on the prince, the princess may not be able to wait until the prince's heir is born, so she will have to step aside.
Time passed by, and Li Hao served as governor for ten years in two places. Not only did he bring prosperity to the people under his rule, but he also suppressed a rebellion in the middle of Shu. It was considered a great achievement and he was recalled to the capital by Emperor Wen to serve.
Of course, this opportunity was not only due to his own merits, but also largely due to Yuan Pei's career and Liang Wuji's relegation to the second line.
Yuan Pei had some worries when he was fighting in all directions in his early years, but now that he was unable to do what he wanted, he wrote a letter to resign to make way for his descendants.
Liang Wuji's health was not a big problem, but now Emperor Wen, in order to strengthen the centralization of power, gradually transferred power to the Secretariat, leaving little power in the hands of the three princes, and almost all of their duties were empty.
Therefore, he simply gave way and transferred Li Hao back to the capital, so that he could gain greater benefits.
When Li Hao saw the top of Luoyang City again, he couldn't help but feel infinite feelings in his heart. After ten years, he was finally back.
Then Li Hao first sent Qu Lengjun and others back to the palace to settle down, and then handed the invitations to the palace to pay homage to Emperor Wen.
This time Emperor Wen did not let Li Hao wait, and quickly called Li Hao in. Then Li Hao immediately noticed that Emperor Wen was really old, and his temples on both sides had turned gray.
The prince standing aside looked more and more calm, but Huo Buyi really didn't seem to have changed much.
After looking around the situation for a week, Li Hao had already walked to the hall and bowed to Emperor Wen.
Emperor Wen asked Li Hao to stand up and said, "Since you left the capital, I haven't seen you for more than ten years. When I see you today, you don't seem to have changed much. It seems that you haven't suffered much during your tenure."
Li Hao heard this and replied: "I am all grateful for your majesty's love and care. Yizhou is the land of Tianfu, and Shu County is the center of Yizhou. I really will not suffer any sin when I serve there!"
Emperor Wen smiled and said: "That's true, but you have lived up to my painstaking efforts in managing Shu County and Guanghan County so that the people are prosperous and the roads are clear.
You must know that in the past few years, the annual reports from the governor of Yizhou have been full of praise for you, and he has always called you the Qiancheng of the country. "
Li Hao replied: "This is too much praise from the governor. I just did my duty."
When the prince heard this, he also said: "Zi Yang, you are too humble. If everyone could fulfill their duty like you, the world would be really peaceful."
Faced with these repeated compliments, Li Hao finally acquiesced. After all, being moderately modest would be enough, but being too modest would be a bit fake.
After this wave of compliments ended, Emperor Wen said to Li Hao: "When I call you to the capital this time, I plan to appoint you as the Grand Secretary of Agriculture and the rank of Jiuqing. You can help me with the finance and taxation. Can you do it? arrive."
Li Hao immediately replied: "Your Majesty has an order, and I will naturally do my best to complete the important task entrusted by Your Majesty."
"That's good, I can rest assured when you do things." Emperor Wen was very happy when he heard this, and then ordered: "But you have just returned to the capital, and I won't let you take office immediately, so I will let you rest for a few days.
After the edict is issued, you go directly to the East Palace to find the prince, and then you will deal with the prince on specific matters. "
Li Hao accepted the order after hearing this, and Emperor Wen immediately said that he was tired and asked Li Hao, the prince and Huo Buyi to go down together.
After leaving the eyes of Emperor Wen, the prince obviously relaxed a lot, and said to Li Hao: "I asked you to go to the state and county to serve. I originally planned to call you back after two years, but my father said that you were just in Shu County. There is improvement, but it is not easy to act rashly.
Just let Gu wait a little longer. Who would have known that he would have to wait for more than ten years, but judging from the results, Gu's more than ten years of waiting were well worth it. "
After speaking, he paused and patted Li Hao's shoulder gently.
, and then said: "Remember to come to the East Palace in two days and tell me what happened during the more than ten years you were away?"
Li Hao heard the words and replied: "Yes, when the family is settled, I will go to the East Palace to ask for an audience."
The prince nodded and said, "Okay, that's settled. I'll go back to the East Palace to deal with other things now."
Then he asked Huo Buyi to go back with him, but Huo Buyi said, "Your Highness, please leave first. I will see Ziyang off later, and I will go there after I send him out of the palace."
The prince didn't say anything when he heard this. After all, Li Hao and Huo Buyi already had some friendship. Since Huo Buyi wanted to see him off, he could do it, so he left first.
After they walked away, Li Hao and Huo Buyi continued to walk towards the palace gate. As they walked, Li Hao congratulated: "I haven't congratulated Zicheng yet. I heard that your youngest son's birthday party has just been served. I'm here I came back too late and didn’t have time to catch up. I’ll pay you a visit at your house in two days and make up for the congratulatory gifts for you.”
That's right, Huo Buyi didn't get through it after all, despite Emperor Wen's constant pressure and Huo Junhua's last words.
Huo Buyi finally chose to marry a wife and have children. Of course, it may be inaccurate to say that he married a wife, because he was nominally a concubine, not a wife.
According to Huo Buyi, the first wife is reserved for the person she loves deeply. He is just fulfilling his responsibility to carry on the Huo family's lineage, and a concubine is enough.
Although Emperor Wen had some complaints about this, considering that Huo Buyu finally let go, he did not dare to object, lest another accident happen and he would not even accept his concubine.
When Huo Buyi heard this, he might have been thinking of his son, and with a slight smile on his face, he replied: "It's okay, that's good if you have this intention."
But soon, Huo Buyi's smile faded, and he said: "There is one thing I want to explain to you. The fact that His Majesty the Crown Prince said before that His Majesty did not let you return to the capital was something I proposed to Your Majesty.
If you were allowed to come back at that time, the balance around His Highness would be broken again, so I spoke up to block it for you. "
Li Hao stopped, looked at Huo Buyi and said, "Zicheng is willing to tell the truth, but I already know about this and have no intention of blaming you.
After all, staying in the county for these years is also a benefit to me. On the contrary, Zicheng, I'm afraid it may not be a good thing for you to stay in the capital all these years. "
Huo Buyi replied: "Yes, so now that you are back, it's time for Yuan Shanjian and I to go to the county for a walk."
Li Hao was a little surprised at this arrangement at first, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be reasonable.
Now that he is going to be promoted to one of the nine ministers, it is inevitable that Yuan Shen will continue to serve in the capital. It is normal to go to the counties to improve his qualifications.
But Li Hao was confused as to why he went to Dongjun. You should know that that was where the Qu family was located, and no one in the court knew about the relationship between the Yuan and Qu families.
Could it be that there is something wrong with the Qu family? But it is said that if there is a problem with the Qu family, I cannot be completely unaware of it.
After thinking hard to no avail, Li Hao could only think of asking Yuan Shen to see if he could know more after he returned.
As for Huo Buyi, now that Jing Fan and his family have joined the East Palace, both parties have placed heavy bets on the prince, so naturally they don't want anything to go wrong.
Therefore, before the prince ascends the throne, there will be no commotion between the two sides. It is also a good thing for Huo Buyi to take advantage of this free time to go out for a walk.
After thinking about it, Li Hao asked: "Oh, I really don't know this news. I wonder how your Majesty arranged it."
Huo Buyi replied: "Yuan Shanjian will go to Dongjun to serve as the governor, and as for me... I will serve as the Yin of Henan."
After hearing this, Li Hao was quite speechless. It was okay for Yuan Shen to take up a post in Dongjun, but was Henan Yin considered a place?
You must know that the Henan Yinzhi Office is in Luoyang City. As a county, you don't even have to leave Luoyang City, which is really convenient.
Moreover, Henan Yin's official rank was 2,000 shi, which was on the same level as himself, a great minister, and much higher than the position of local county governor. In the past, he was transferred from county governors with political achievements from various places. How could he directly appoint someone without local management experience? Man, Emperor Wen was so biased that Li Hao had nothing to say.
explain.
But to be honest, Huo Buyi might be quite suitable for this job, because Guo Jingcheng has always been the unluckiest, and previous Henan Yin Na often took the blame.
But the problem is that it's Huo Buyi's head. Who dares to make trouble on his head? Luoyang should be able to calm down a lot.
Afterwards, the two chatted for a few more words, then walked to the entrance of the palace, and said goodbye.
Returning to Yuan Mansion, Li Hao saw Qu Lengjun, Wang Yao and Cheng Shaoshang playing in the courtyard with their children, while Yuan Shen sat in the pavilion and watched.
So he stepped forward to say hello to the children, and then sat directly next to Yuan Shen to talk.
"I just met Huo Buyi in the palace. He told me that you will be transferred to Dongjun as the county guard. Do you know about this?"
Yuan Shen shook his head slightly and replied: "There were rumors about this matter before, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. After all, the Qu family is in Dongjun. I thought that even if I were to serve in the prefecture and county, I shouldn't be from Dongjun."
Li Hao heard this and said, "But since Huo Buyi said so, it shouldn't be wrong. Do you know why His Majesty made such an arrangement?"
