Since returning to Kyoto, Li Yi has been living in Li's house and has not returned to King Jing's Mansion.
Today, the main gate of Prince Jing's Mansion was opened for the first time in several years.
Before the gate of the mansion, there was an endless stream of carriages, horses, official sedan chairs, and most of the people put down their gifts and left in a hurry without even entering the gate.
Over the past few years, Prince Jing's mansion has only left a few servants to clean the courtyard. This time, the officials and dignitaries in Beijing gathered together, and the servants in the mansion even couldn't handle it.
Shouning simply transferred some servant girls from his princess mansion, just to help them carry the presents.
Of course, not everyone put down their gifts and refused to enter the house.
"Where's Zui Mo, where's Xiao Mu?" These were the first words Zeng Shichun said after seeing Li Yi.
Li Yi shook his head and said, "They are in Ruyi City, and they didn't come back this time."
Li Yi saw the anticipation and excitement on Zeng Shichun's face disappear in an instant, glanced at Li Yi, and said lightly: "You are back."
The little Hubu Shangshu dared to talk to himself like this. After a few years of not seeing him, Mr. Zeng has lost his reputation.
However, for the sake of Zui Mo and Xiao Mu, Li Yi did not bother him about his crime of disrespect for the time being.
Liu Dayou walked over quickly, with a look of excitement on his face, and said: "Your Highness, you are back..."
Looking at Master Liu's attitude, he is many times better than his predecessor.
"It's been two months since I left Beijing alone to inspect unjust cases in various places. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in a short time." Liu Dayou looked at Li Yi and said with some regret: "He knows that His Highness must be very happy to return to Beijing."
Hearing Liu Yishou's name, Zeng Shichun looked at him and couldn't help but said, "Your Anxi County is full of talents."
What Lao Zeng said is correct. Liu Dayou was originally the magistrate of Anxi County, but he climbed to the position of Jing Zhaoyin in less than ten years. This is the ultimate achievement of a magistrate.
As for Liu Yishou, he has risen all the way from a small policeman to the current Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, which is equivalent to Zeng Shichun's official position, and he can be called a legend in the officialdom.
Dong Wenyun, the former prefect of Qing'an, is now the right minister of the dynasty.
The former Anxi county lieutenant is now crowned king.
There are so many bigwigs coming out of a small county, and few people will believe it.
The three of them sat in the courtyard, and Li Yi ordered the kitchen to cook a few side dishes and carried another jug of fine wine.
Liu Da could not let him go because of his identity, and Zeng Shichun ignored Zui Mo because he didn't see him.
After a few glasses of wine, they all started talking.
"Your Highness..." Liu Dayou took a bite of food and said, "When I was in Qing'an Mansion, I knew that Your Highness is not a thing in the pool, and the small Anxi County can't trap you..."
"The luckiest thing in my life is to be the magistrate of Anxi County." He chuckled, "I thought so too, this Jing Zhaoyin and the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice have been doing this for a long time, but I miss the days when I was in Anxi County …”
Liu Dayou didn't drink much, even if he didn't drink strong alcohol, he got drunk very quickly, lying on the table and muttering to himself.
Zeng Shichun drank unhurriedly, and after Liu Dayou passed out, he took another sip of wine and said slowly: "Brother was framed back then, in order to keep the Zeng family, he took all the blame for it, and the family was ruined. The official rank is too small, so I can only watch helplessly... "
"Later, I sat down step by step to the position of the Minister of the Household Department, and repeated to him what that man did to my elder brother back then, and then I let him die on the road of exile..."
"The revenge is revenge, but the Zeng family is not the Zeng family. Later, when Zui Mo came to the capital, he didn't want to recognize me as my second uncle. How much she liked me when she was a child..." Zeng Shichun took a sip of wine, and said with a smile: " I still have to thank you for this matter, Your Highness King Jing..."
He picked up the jug and drank happily, then stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't let Zuimo be wronged—I beg you."
Zeng Shichun left reeking of alcohol, and Li Yi knew he was not drunk.
In this world, there are always some people with special plots.
It is normal for the princess to control and the queen to control.
Sisters control sisters, daughters control daughters and nieces control, some of these people have dirty minds, and some don't contain a trace of impurities. They really protect and love from the heart.
Chang De came out from the backyard, his breath was a little disordered.
This is not common for a master like him.
Unless it was another grandmaster who forced him to lose his breath.
On the other hand, Mingzhu seemed to be calm and relaxed. A chrysanthemum-like smile bloomed on Changde's old face, and he bowed and said, "This old slave is no longer His Highness's opponent..."
Li Yi felt a little sad.
Even Mingzhu has broken through, when will his opportunity to be a master arrive
After thinking about it, even if he breaks through, he can't beat Lao Chang, Mr. Xu, let alone Ming Zhu and Ruyi. What's the point of such a breakthrough
Li Duan ran over from the backyard holding Xiaorui's hand. The two had been separated for several years, and they were inseparable these days.
When he ran past Lao Chang, he stopped, bowed and said, "Master."
Xiaorui also looked at Mingzhu: "Auntie!"
She didn't know Changde, so she didn't know how to call him, so she followed Li Duan and called him Master.
Li Duan looked at Mingzhu, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Auntie."
Before Li Yi could correct his name, he and Xiaorui ran outside.
"The State of Zhao has sent envoys over." Mingzhu sat beside him and said, "In the past few months, Zhao Yi has personally led the army, and has broken through the cities of the State of Zhao one after another. , fell into the hands of Qi State."
Li Yi thought for a while and asked, "Does Zhao Guo want to borrow troops?"
Mingzhu nodded and said: "What the courtiers mean is that although we have old grievances with Zhao, if Qi conquers Zhao, it will pose a greater threat to us. In order to prevent Qi from becoming bigger, we should send troops .”
Li Yi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's too late."
Sending troops is not something that can be said immediately. Not only does it need to mobilize the army, but also prepare food and grass, distribute military pay, and a long journey. By the time the troops guarding the border receive these orders, it may be too late.
This time, Zhao Yi can be said to be determined to go crazy, the kind of gods who block and kill gods, and Buddhas who block and kill Buddhas. With such expansion, he will eventually become a serious problem for Wu Guo and Jing Guo. Sitting idly by, it was precisely because he knew this that he dispatched troops so quickly, wanting to conquer Zhao Guo in the shortest possible time.
When Zhao State is completely occupied by Qi State, it will not be so easy to move them.
Mingzhu nodded and said: "Even if it's too late, we should make preparations early. Once Qi becomes big, it will eventually point the finger at us..."
Li Yi shook his head and said: "Zhao Yi is a smart man, without God's punishment and cannons, he would not send troops to Jingguo or Wuguo..."
The appearance of gunpowder and cannon made Jing Guo and Wu Guo seem to be on the hook, and they quickly moved to the forefront of the world in military affairs. Coupled with the applicable tactics, they are almost invincible.
Zhao Yi is very aware of this point, he will not be punished by God, he dare not do this...
The two were discussing this matter in the courtyard. Outside the courtyard, Li Duan and Xiaorui were sitting on the swing, suddenly turned their heads to look at her, and asked, "Xiaorui, will you marry me in the future?"
"Of course!" The little girl looked back at him, and said as a matter of course: "We have agreed, do you want to go back on your word?"
"No, no..." Li Duan shook his head quickly, and said again: "It's just that if you marry me in the future, you can no longer call that aunt just now 'aunt'..."
"Why?" The little girl blinked, looked at him curiously, and asked, "What's your name if you don't call me aunt?"
"My mother..."
Li Duan thought for a while, and then said: "The little aunt who gave you the candy man just now can't be called little aunt anymore, she has to be called Xiaoniang like me..."
…
Countless important officials in the court were worried about Zhao Guo's affairs. A few days ago, Li Yi went out to visit several veterans, and handed out the gifts he received a few days ago.
Then it's Chinese New Year.
In the fifth year of Jingping, on the third day of the first lunar month, a major event happened in Kyoto.
Even for the entire Jingguo, this is a great event.
The queen gave birth to a baby boy on this day, and the mother and child were safe.