Chen Guogong's mansion.
"Li Minghan has passed away, and the grievances between the Chen and Li families have come to an end. From now on, we are not allowed to attack the Li family again, nor to use the resources of the Chen family in the court against Li Mingze." Chen Qing, the helmsman of the company, said to his younger brother Chen Chong with a gloomy face.
"Chang'an county son, Li Minghan's son?" Hearing the news just now, Chen Chong's gloomy face was still a little unbelievable, and then a trace of anger appeared, and he said: "It's just a county, why should our Chen family be afraid of him?" ?”
"It would be great if things were really that simple." Chen Qing said in a deep voice: "But this is the first example of His Majesty conferring a title in recent years. He jumped from a commoner to a nobleman in Beijing. I heard that the old lady of the Li family On the day of the banquet, Prince Ning's son and Princess Yongle both sent congratulatory gifts, do you really think these things are unrelated?"
The Chen family has been brilliant for decades, relying on the grace of the emperor. In fact, whether it is a prince or a prince, is there any family in the capital that is not like this
Whether it is great glory or poverty and decline, it is all in the mind of the royal family.
To the Chen family, a county magistrate or even a magistrate was nothing, but they couldn't ignore the thoughts of today's prince.
An exceptional county magistrate is not just a small viscount. It can make His Majesty ignore the courtiers' objections. How important is the other party's position in His Majesty's heart
For a little personal grievance, it's not worth looking for today's dissatisfaction.
"I see." Chen Chong clenched his fists, and finally he could only sigh helplessly.
The enmity with the Li family is a personal enmity. If the personal enmity has any adverse effects on the entire Chen family, he will become a sinner of the family.
Walking out of the room, Chen Chong let out a long sigh, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness welling up from the bottom of his heart.
When he saw the woman sitting in the garden, the helpless look on his face disappeared immediately, and turned into a smile, he walked over slowly and said: "When the weather clears up in two days, go out for a walk, stay in the mansion It’s been a long time, I’m afraid I’ll feel suffocated.”
The woman had white hair and looked like she was only in her early thirties. She was looking at the front in a daze, but when she heard the words she came back to her senses, a slight smile appeared on her face, and she said: "It's been more than ten years, and I'm really bored. The second brother is also good."
When Chen Chong heard this, a gleam of joy appeared on his face, and he said, "I'll make arrangements right away."
The woman smiled and nodded, but the look in her eyes was still a little lacking.
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A nobleman who appeared out of nowhere was a matter of note to the big and small noble families in the capital.
Especially when they found out that they didn't know anything about this Chang'an county magistrate, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, and suddenly got a holy family, which surprised everyone.
The ministers in the court are naturally opposed to this. The nobles in the capital today are almost all the titles earned by their ancestors when the country was founded. Since then, it has become difficult to confer titles.
Many old ministers have struggled all their lives, but they can't get such an honor. The eminence is only for one generation, and it can't affect the descendants. How can a young man without any merits have any merit? His Majesty's move will chill the hearts of many ministers in the court.
However, His Majesty suppressed all the objections of the people, and several bigwigs in the court also chose to remain silent about it, and even the Yushi had no one to play, which made everyone feel a little abnormal.
His Majesty will not be knighted for no reason. The only possibility is that this Chang'an county magistrate really has enough credit for being knighted. At a young age, he has done many things that veteran officials could never do in their lifetime.
There is no way to verify this point, and His Majesty will not explain it to them in detail, and it seems that there is no useful information from the Chang'an county magistrate.
Because the other party is not like other nobles at all, after being knighted, no other nobles were invited, nor did they hold any banquets, which was outrageously low-key.
The only thing they know is that the other party is the grandson of Li's parents, the family of Li Shilang from the Ministry of Officials, that's all.
Li Xianzi, who is on the cusp of public opinion, has no time to care about these things. He just moved into his new home today.
The county government office is actually not far from Kyoto. Although it is not possible to see the city wall from the door of the house, it can barely be regarded as within the second ring road of Kyoto.
The eunuch who led the way said that the house had just been built by His Majesty's order from the Ministry of Industry, and the new one could not be new.
Conferring a title is not just about giving a title. The viscount's mansion, land, tenants, servants and even guards are all included in the conferring gift package.
Not long after leaving the capital, they entered Chang'an County, and within half an hour along the official road, a magnificent mansion could be seen from a distance, a group of servant girls stood in two rows, and when they approached, they immediately turned He said respectfully, "Welcome the Sir to return home!"
Xiaohuan was taken aback, grabbed Li Yi's sleeve, and looked at these people with curiosity. Even when Li Yi was a county captain, she had never seen such a big battle.
Lao Fang stood there in a daze, looking at the scene in front of him with envy.
Groups of maidservants, beautiful wives and beautiful concubines, big house, isn't this the life he dreamed of
The little girl of the Dragon Boat Festival also held her mother's hand tightly, and looked at the gate of the Viscount's Mansion with timid eyes. This is where they will live in the future. Will there be a room of my own
Being held by the little girl, the woman named He Xiu also had a look of surprise on her face. A few days ago, she was bullied by bullies on the street. The whole family squeezed into a small room, and they lived together in an instant. After entering the high courtyard, there were all the maids and servants, all of which gave her a feeling as if she was in a dream.
Beside her, a man over forty was rubbing his hands awkwardly, but his face was full of excitement.
There are no houses within 50 feet around the Viscount's mansion, and there are people looking around carefully in a place farther away. I heard that Zhuangzi has ushered in a new master. He poked his head, wanting to see what Sir Alex looked like.
"Go in first." Li Yi waved his hand and took the lead into the new home.
The servants also rushed in and stood neatly in the yard.
Looking at the group of servants standing respectfully in the yard, from now on, everything about them, including life and death, is in his hands, Li Yi is still a little uncomfortable in his heart.
It turns out that this is the life of aristocrats. No wonder there are so many people who want to be crowned king or minister. The word power can indeed bring people an uncertain experience.