Lin Zhiyuan walked over and looked at Li Yaonan carefully, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes. His brother-in-law looked much stronger than the last time they met, and he took good care of him.
"Brother." Li Yaonan picked up his son and greeted him with a smile, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart. His brother-in-law seemed to be more majestic now. After the experience in the army, his aura was a little colder and more murderous than before.
"Yeah." Lin Zhiyuan nodded. The doting in his brother-in-law's eyes was not fake. His brother-in-law should play an important role in his younger brother's transformation.
Li Yaonan glanced at his elder brother's mighty figure, then looked at his own thin body, and couldn't help but recall the fight when they first met. He couldn't help feeling discouraged. He wanted to get his advantage back, but it was probably impossible. With his few moves, how could he compare with his elder brother who could kill enemies in the battlefield.
"Get in the car, we'll talk when we get back. I'm in heavy shape now, so please be careful." Lin Zhiyuan gave a light instruction and turned around to ride on the horse.
Li Yaonan thought about it and put his son in the car first, patting his head and saying, "Sit still, good boy."
Xiao Xuer opened his eyes wide to show that he was very obedient. Li Yaonan turned around and smiled at his husband, took his hand, and carefully helped him onto the carriage, fearing that his husband would get bumped or hurt.
Lin Zhiyuan looked at them calmly, with a hint of joy on the corners of his lips. It can be seen that his younger brother is living a happy life now.
Lin Yixuan raised her eyes and smiled. The longing in her eyes went straight into Li Yaonan's heart. She kissed her young husband's hand, put her son on her lap, and then held her young husband in her arms. Li Yaonan felt that his whole life was complete.
"Father, father." Xiao Xuer jumped and danced with joy, his little body extremely restless.
Li Yaonan kissed his son hard: "I miss you so much." He reached out with his big hands and easily fixed his son on his legs.
Little Xu'er twisted his butt a few times, but found that he couldn't move. He looked at his father eagerly, and his little face clearly showed a desire for praise: "Dad, Xu'er takes care of Daddy and my brother."
Li Yaonan smiled heartily, pinched his son's cheeks, and praised him generously: "Our Xu'er has grown up and is a good child."
Xiao Xuer smiled widely and puffed out his little chest, which made Li Yaonan laugh. In fact, he felt a little regretful that he did not attend his son's two-year-old birthday party. Now, after only three months of not seeing him, his son seemed to have grown up a lot and spoke more fluently.
Lin Yixuan quietly leaned against her husband, feeling his scent, and became calm and peaceful. Her long-cherished thoughts finally came to an end, and her empty heart was instantly filled. Looking up at her husband's handsome face, Lin Yixuan was slightly dissatisfied: "Why are you thinner again?"
Li Yaonan hugged her husband tightly, spouting sweet words without knowing what shamelessness was: "I miss you."
Lin Yixuan's cheeks flushed. Regardless of whether he believed it or not, he was obviously very pleased with what his husband said. He said angrily, "I'm talking to you seriously."
Li Yaonan assured solemnly: "I am speaking seriously." With her husband not around and no one to take care of the inner courtyard, he couldn't eat well, sleep well, or do anything well, so what he said was absolutely the truth.
Lin Yixuan lowered his head and smiled, not wanting to talk about this topic with him, and then said: "Mr. Sun is in the carriage behind, is the yard cleaned up?"
Li Yaonan nodded, aimed at his husband's lips, made a sneak attack, and licked his tongue: "Don't worry, the yard has been tidied up. If there is anything missing, we can buy it when we go back." This time, his husband helped him a lot. He was thinking about his master when his husband brought him something. It was like a timely rain.
"I want one too. I want one too." Xiao Xuer asked his father for a kiss and pointed at his face with his little finger.
Li Yaonan was embarrassed. Lin Yixuan glared at him fiercely. The child was still there, why didn't he care about the occasion
Li Yaonan gave his son a sweet kiss and nibbled his cheek, making him giggle: "No more, no more, Xu'er, no more, daddy kisses daddy kisses."
Seeing his son talking without restraint and blushing, Lin Yixuan hurriedly took out a box of snacks, took out a small piece and covered his son's mouth with it.
Li Yaonan chuckled quietly, and the family was in harmony. For a moment, the carriage was filled with laughter.
As the couple chatted, they soon arrived at the Tongpan Mansion. Lin Zhiyuan got off his horse and looked around the living environment of his brother-in-law. It was very good and clean. The servants were well behaved, and most importantly, there were no messy people.
Lin Zhiyuan waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to carry the gifts from the car into the carriage.
Li Yaonan looked worried. How was he going to accommodate the hundreds of people under his brother-in-law's command
Lin Yixuan chuckled and said, "Don't worry about it. Big Brother is going to set up several management offices in Yuxi and will go to the mountains later."
Li Yaonan was grateful in his heart. He knew very well the intention of his elder brother's move. With these hundreds of people, he would have more say in Yuxi.
At this time, some people who heard the news were relieved, while others were filled with resentment. Prefect He was relieved that he and Pan Li were in the same boat, while Tongzhi Li was relieved that he knew the times and did not make things too difficult for Lord Li. As for the Yi, Zuo, and Liu families.
The head of the Yi family was so angry that his teeth were itching. No wonder Li Tongpan was so bold. It turned out that he had a backer.
The head of the Zuo family was indignant and furious. He had learned from Doctor Wang that his second brother was not exiled to the northwest, but would be back in three months. How could he not hate him? After this incident, the hatred between him and his second brother would become even deeper.
The head of the Liu family was deeply grateful for his decision. Fortunately, he was decisive and took the silver to redeem the people without hesitation. The Liu family was not as powerful as the Yi family, nor did they have the support of the governor like the Zuo family. The reason they could survive to this day was because of their caution. It was a pity that they did not have a good heir.
When the head of the Yan family learned that the Tongpan had connections with the military, he immediately laughed and had some enlightenment in his mind. No wonder Lord Li dared to act in this way. If he had the support of the military behind him, Lord Li would indeed have the capital.
On the Shan family side, in the meeting hall, the second son of the Shan family was very proud: "I told you not to interfere in the affairs of the three families. How about it? It's right to listen to me, right?"
The eldest brother of the Shan family had a gloomy look on his face, and the open and covert struggles between the brothers were obvious. The head of the Shan family praised his second son highly, without noticing the gloomy expression on his eldest son's face at all.
No matter what outsiders think, it has nothing to do with Li Yaonan. After arranging for his eldest brother and Mr. Sun to wash up, he immediately ordered people to set up a banquet in the main hall.
They didn't talk for too long that afternoon, as Lin Zhiyuan still had his duties to attend to and had to settle his military households first.
Mr. Sun was also exhausted from the journey, and his face showed deep fatigue. After dinner, he soon said goodbye to Li Yaonan.
Li Yaonan did not try to keep him, but just said a few words of concern, asking him not to be polite and to just tell her if he needed anything. He said that as a grown man, he might not be as attentive as her husband, so he should forgive her if he was not very considerate.
Sun Ruisi smiled and said it was okay, but he felt warm in his heart. Since his disfigurement, Li Yaonan was the first person to see him acting normally, without sympathy or regret, as if he was still the same as before. It must be said that Li Yaonan's attitude made him feel very comfortable and relieved.
After seeing off her elder brother and Mr. Sun, Li Yaonan immediately hugged her husband, gently touched his belly, and smiled foolishly.
Lin Yixuan also smiled slowly, feeling her husband's affection. The sweet feeling went all the way to the bottom of her heart.
"Are you tired? Do you want to take a nap first?" Li Yaonan looked at her husband with a smile. It was only at this moment that he felt that Tongpan Mansion had become his home.
Lin Yixuan shook his head. Although he was very tired, seeing his husband's surprise made him no longer sleepy. He whispered, "Talk to me." He wanted to know everything about his husband and how he had been doing in the past few months.
Li Yaonan chuckled and said, "Let's go to the room. You are heavy, so lie on the bed. Come and talk to your husband and ask if you have been eating well recently."
Lin Yixuan looked at him with a smile and asked, "How about you? Is everything going well in the government office? Come and talk to your husband, and let me help you make a decision."
Li Yaonan pinched his nose and said lovingly, "Of course, my good wife."
Lin Yixuan's cheeks turned red, and she felt very proud. Wasn't she the good wife who helped her husband
The couple didn't talk for too long. Li Yaonan was still talking incessantly about his great achievements, but Lin Yixuan had already fallen into a deep sleep. Looking at his husband's peaceful sleeping face, Li Yaonan laughed in his heart and stroked his husband's cheek with his fingers, feeling a little distressed. His little husband must be exhausted.
The next day, Li Yaonan did not go to the yamen, but simply took three days off. It was not easy for his elder brother to come here, his young husband was not familiar with the environment, and Mr. Sun still had a lot of things to do. It was a good opportunity for everyone to get together these few days and discuss some decisions.
His elder brother hasn't dealt with the matter in Yizhou yet. He is already very grateful that he can come to Yuxi first. How can he leave his elder brother and go to the yamen? What's more, there have never been any cases in the yamen in Yuxi, so he would be just wandering around there.
After breakfast, Li Yaonan took his elder brother, Mr. Sun and his husband to the study together.
Li Yaonan did not hide anything from them and told them the situation in Yuxi and what he had done in the past two months.
When Lin Yixuan heard the name of the Governor of Yunnan, he looked disgusted, with a hint of disgust in his eyes.
Li Yaonan was a little surprised. How could her husband hide his emotions from her? He didn't remember any contact between her husband and the Governor of Yunnan. Her husband seldom showed disgust on his face except when facing the Marquis of Jingyang's Mansion.
Sun Ruisi was shocked at Li Yaonan's boldness. Although this move was for the benefit of the people, it was against the rules after all. If someone caught him by accident, the consequences would be disastrous.
Lin Zhiyuan frowned, his attention focused on the terraced fields, and asked seriously, "What are terraced fields? Do you think this is feasible?"
Li Yaonan nodded with certainty. Terraced fields had become popular in later generations. He thought that there would be absolutely no problem in developing Yunnan. He turned around and took out a document: "Please take a look, big brother." This was a plan of the terraced field structure. In addition to the several copies given to the mountain people, he also kept a draft for himself.
Lin Zhiyuan took the copy and read it carefully. Sun Ruisi and Lin Yixuan also stretched their heads, and the more they looked, the more obvious the amazement in their eyes became.
Lin Zhiyuan frowned and thought deeply. After a while, he put the document in his arms and said calmly, "I'll take the things away. You can prepare a new one yourself."
Li Yaonan was choked. What was the difference between this and robbery? However, considering that he was his brother-in-law, Li Yaonan decided not to care about it.
Lin Yixuan covered her mouth and smiled slightly, with a hint of pride on her face. Her husband came up with such a way to benefit the country and the people, and to benefit the local people. How could she not be proud of it
Sun Ruisi admired Li Yaonan in his heart. Facing all the measures taken by him, he could only feel ashamed. Yunnan was a mess. If it were him, he would probably not be able to do so well. Li Yaonan was not only bold and careful, and dared to do what others did not do, but more importantly, he had great ambitions. Terraced fields looked simple, but for a scholar, it was rare to be able to come up with such a solution and to care about the livelihood of farmers.
"Have you reported this matter to the emperor?" Lin Zhiyuan thought for a moment and pointed out the key point.
Li Yaonan smiled softly: "Of course, I send you a secret report every month without interruption."
Lin Zhiyuan took the memorial and read it. He was speechless. His brother-in-law usually looked very steady, but how could he act so tactlessly? He scolded him, "You also reported this kind of thing to the emperor?"
It turned out that Li Yaonan had clearly written down everything he had done in the memorial, including asking the three major families to pay money to redeem people.
Li Yaonan smiled faintly: "The emperor is also a human being, with seven emotions and six desires. I think the emperor will like it." He liked people below him who did not hide things from him. The memorial he wrote, the first part objectively described the situation in Yunnan, the middle part contained personal thoughts, and the last part was a folk anecdote. It was like writing a letter to a pen pal, with a friendly tone and occasionally a bit of concern. He must hold the emperor's thigh well.
As for formal memorials, he would write them neatly and report them up through the governor layer by layer. As for secret memorials, Li Yaonan was extremely fortunate that the Tongpan had the power to report directly to the emperor, so it was up to him to write them however he wanted.
Lin Zhiyuan was speechless. He struggled for a while, then just let it go: "You can do whatever you want."
"Don't worry, big brother. I won't put myself in danger." The reason why he reported to the emperor was to let the emperor have a bottom line in his mind. He couldn't guarantee that he would always be foolproof. This move was equivalent to double insurance. No matter if someone framed him or impeached him, the emperor would always be biased towards him because of his preconceived notions.
Sun Ruisi was speechless with admiration. Brother Li was indeed impressive. This method was very bold and most people would never dare to use it. Who could guarantee that they had no secrets? Who could guarantee that the emperor would not be angry about it? But looking at Brother Li's performance, Sun Ruisi knew very well in his heart that Brother Li had bet right on the emperor's mind, otherwise he would not have been promoted to Tongpan after only one year in the Hanlin Academy.
Sun Ruisi smiled slowly and became more confident about his future. Brother Li was not only his good friend, but also his master. His master was a smart and capable man. How could he not be happy
Sun Ruisi did not hide anything at the moment and explained his story clearly with a straight face. This was a kind of honesty and also a kind of surrender.
Li Yaonan only realized at this time that Sun Ruisi was so sad during the imperial examination because his grandfather was seriously ill. Although he was the eldest son in the family, the eldest son died early. With the death of his grandfather, he did not pass the imperial examination, which meant he had no one to rely on. For the sake of a small fortune, the second son committed crimes and not only drove Sun Ruisi out of the house, but also snatched the marriage that had been arranged for him since childhood.
If that were the case, Sun Ruisi would not have such deep hatred in his heart. However, the hateful second house was afraid of his revenge, so they set fire to the house he rented and disfigured him, for fear that Sun Ruisi would pass the imperial examination and settle the score with them in the future.
Afterwards, Sun Ruisi's relatives and friends stayed away from him, and his ugly appearance made him a lonely man. If he had not met Lin Yixuan, he didn't know whether he would have turned into a ghost to seek revenge.
Lin Yixuan answered in his heart, yes, wasn’t Sun Ruisi a cruel and ruthless person in his previous life
Li Yaonan sighed in his heart, and then asked: "Brother Sun, what are your plans? In addition to the legal advisor, I also have two county magistrate positions here." He planned to replace the county magistrates of Lin County and Yingfeng County, but there were no good successors at the moment, so he was hesitant.
Sun Ruisi shook his head. Although the county magistrate was tempting, he was not interested in this. With his appearance, he could never get a position higher than the fourth rank. Since his wish to be an official in the court could not be realized, he would do his best to assist Brother Li. Looking at Brother Li's work in the court, he smiled and said, "I have decided to follow Brother Li to make a living. Brother Li will not mind, right?"
Li Yaonan was not polite to him. Sometimes, being too polite to such writers would make them feel disrespected. He pointed at the pile of documents on the table and said, "These were sorted out recently. Brother Sun, you can take a look first to see if there are any omissions."
Sun Ruisi nodded, his thoughts focused on the copy. The more he read, the tighter his brows furrowed. The big families were indeed powerful and deep-rooted, almost controlling the entire Yuxi. Brother Li's previous actions were bold. If the big families jointly protested and closed all the shops on the street, how would Brother Li save face at that time
However, when he saw the development plan written by Brother Li, the cooperation plan with the Yan family, and some other ideas and plans, Sun Ruisi breathed a sigh of relief and began to think about how Yuxi could be developed according to Brother Li's plan. Whenever he thought about the prosperous life of the people of Yuxi in the future and that he would participate in its governance, Sun Ruisi felt his blood surge, his whole body was boiling, and he was full of energy!
Brother Li's plan is very comprehensive, step by step and linked together, which makes people admire him deeply. Except for the details, Brother Li has sorted out the general direction. Sun Ruisi suddenly felt that he, as a senior advisor, was extremely useless and had no place to use his talents.
In order not to appear incompetent, Sun Ruisi wrote quickly, frowning in thought while fixing the details.
Li Yaonan did not bother him and turned to talk to his eldest brother: "Are mother and cousin okay?"
Lin Yixuan chuckled, and before his eldest brother could reply, he joked, "Mother is preparing for their wedding, how can it be bad?"
"Little brother." Lin Zhiyuan rarely frowned. Ignoring his red ears, his brother-in-law looked quite majestic with a stern face.
Li Yaonan hurriedly cupped his hands and said jokingly, "Congratulations, brother-in-law. I wonder when I can attend the wedding."
Lin Zhiyuan was too lazy to pay attention to him. He was determined not to let his brother see a fool, so he said, "Since you are free, I hope you can help me with my 600 military households." Lin Zhiyuan took out a map and pointed to a few places at random: "I want these barren mountains. I plan to let them cultivate terraced fields. I'll trouble you to give me some advice."
Li Yaonan thought it was a small matter and didn't take it seriously. Lin Zhiyuan continued, "It's better to do it today than to choose a good time."
"No." Li Yaonan immediately protested. He had just been reunited with his young husband and was reluctant to be separated from him.
"No." Lin Yixuan had a dissatisfied look on her face, like a hen protecting her chicks.
Lin Zhiyuan was deeply depressed, thinking that his brother was outgoing. However, in order to show his authority as the eldest brother, Lin Zhiyuan said calmly: "I will leave tomorrow. If I don't go today, it will take two months for us to meet again. According to my brother-in-law, we have to farm in August. If there is not enough time, I am not in a hurry, but my brother-in-law's political achievements..."
Lin Yixuan puffed up his cheeks and said, "What does this have to do with political achievements? Why didn't you say so earlier, brother?"
Lin Zhiyuan had a very good reason. He took out the copy from his arms, waved it in his hand and said, "I just found out about it too." That was why he changed his plan and decided to separate all his subordinates and let them develop on their own.
Lin Yixuan had no way to refute it and sat in the chair sulking.
Li Yaonan felt a deep sense of malice, as expected, all his brothers-in-law were actually rivals in love. He curled his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "If the military households cultivate the terraced fields, my brother won't have to worry about military rations. If you report it, it will be an achievement as well." Don't say it in such a high-sounding way.
Lin Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows: "Then are you going or not?"
Li Yaonan was so depressed that he felt hurt. Why not go? It was originally a win-win situation. Only a fool would not go. Although military households did not pay taxes, if Yuxi could be developed and there would be more fertile land for cultivation, the harvest could be reported to the emperor. This would be a real political achievement that could then be promoted nationwide.
She greeted Sun Ruisi, hugged her husband and gave him a kiss. The couple were sticky and reluctant to leave. Lin Zhiyuan was furious. He swore that his brother-in-law did it on purpose. He saw that his brother was looking at him with more and more resentment.
"Let's go." Lin Zhiyuan's face was dark, and he interrupted the two people's sweet talk. It was too corny. How could he not see that the boy was very good at coaxing people, and his mouth was like honey. But his younger brother just fell for it. It was really depressing.
After parting with the young husband, the two rode their horses, one in front and the other behind, and finally arrived at the camp before dusk.
Li Yaonan frowned as he looked at the surrounding environment. The military households lived in tents and had a few random stoves for cooking. There were many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the deep mountains. There were herbs burned all around that were found from nowhere. It was basically a scene of land reclamation. There were also a lot of stones and trees piled up next to them, which must have been prepared today for building houses. The conditions were even more difficult than those of the mountain people. Only then did Li Yaonan truly understand the meaning of military households.
"Dusi!" the centurion shouted respectfully and hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Lin Zhiyuan nodded, entered the tent first, pointed at Li Yaonan and said, "You know him. He is my brother-in-law and the magistrate of Yuxi. He will assist you with Yuxi's affairs in the future."
Li Yaonan knew that his elder brother meant to hand them over to him. As long as they did not interfere with official duties, break the law, or allow anyone to catch them, he could use them as he pleased.
"Lord Li."
Civil officials are different from military officers. Although it was not the first time they met, the six centurions were still a little reserved.
Lin Zhiyuan got straight to the point, opened the map and pointed to a few locations: "I won't waste any more time. My brother-in-law has a farming plan, and I've decided to let you implement it. You can draw lots for these places, work hard, and don't let me down."
"Don't worry, Dusi." Zhang Han answered loudly with ambition in his eyes. They understood what Dusi meant. This time he not only wanted to separate them, but also wanted to see their abilities. Now there were six vacant positions for the commander of a thousand households under Dusi, who would not want to fight for it
Li Yaonan then explained to them how to build terraces. He thought it would be quick, but he talked until late at night. Under the pressure of his brother-in-law, Li Yaonan had no choice but to spend the night in the mountains.
The hard bed board and the howling of wolves in the mountains made Li Yaonan sleep very uneasy. He woke up listless the next day. Lin Zhiyuan was disgusted and continued to force him to do hard labor. He made sure his subordinates understood everything and taught them everything. He also learned on the side. After returning to Yizhou, he had to do these things by himself.
Lin Zhiyuan's return was delayed until three days later. After settling all his subordinates, he returned to Yuxi.
Li Yaonan hadn't taken a shower for several days, and he couldn't eat or sleep well in the mountains. He felt like a savage. It's not that he didn't protest to Lin Zhiyuan, but it was a pity that other people didn't understand this job. The mountain people had also heard him talk to them countless times and were still groping in the dark. He couldn't even find a helper, so he had to do it himself. Although he was also a novice, since it was his proposal, it was better than others' blind attempts.
The only gain in the past few days is that he has established a good relationship with the military households, which will surely make it more convenient for him to command people in the future.
The author has something to say: Thank you, I will continue to work hard and prepare to write two chapters in one chapter every day, the number of words will not be reduced. . o(n_n)o
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