Along the way, Li Yaonan gave his sons a strict education, and occasionally gave them examples from things around them, allowing them to think for themselves.
As the saying goes, it takes ten years to learn good things, but only one day to learn bad things. Li Yaonan was worried when he saw his son's learning speed increase by leaps and bounds. Li Xi was originally a devil, and if he was taught to be smarter, what would he do in the future
Li Yaonan didn't know at that time that his worries would soon come true. The only thing to be thankful for was that the brat cleaned up his mess very well and rarely asked him to clean up the mess. Moreover, he acted better and better in front of him, and seemed to be better than him.
Lin Yixuan hugged Xiao Chen'er and watched with a smile as her husband taught the child the evil ways. She felt that she had benefited a lot. Her husband was indeed full of bad ideas, but he could actually summarize his experience and write a book about it.
Xiao Chen is naive and likes to laugh very much. He is now the baby of the whole family. Although his brother is a devil, as long as Xiao Chen pouts, no matter how bad Li Xi is, he will have to surrender to his beloved brother.
"Daddy, eat." Li Chen held a piece of dessert and stretched out his chubby little hand. He never forgot his family when eating.
Lin Yixuan felt soft in his heart, Xiao Chen'er was indeed his sweet little cotton-padded jacket.
Two months later, the family finally arrived in the capital. It had been eight years. Looking at the familiar scenes of the capital, Lin Yixuan felt as if he was in another world. Apart from a faint warmth in his heart, there was no other emotion. This place was the capital, and nothing more.
Li Xu and Li Xi looked around. The prosperity of the capital made them curious about everything they saw. Li Xu was relatively okay. He was calm and composed, but Li Xi chattered non-stop, asking what this was and praising that thing for being so beautiful.
Li Yaonan glared at him fiercely: "Don't embarrass me."
Li Xi immediately lost his temper, and suddenly realized that he really looked like a country bumpkin. He quickly straightened his back and behaved himself like his elder brother, but his eyes kept glancing out of the carriage.
Back at the Li residence, Li Yaonan gave an order: "Don't go out for a month."
Li Xi was really depressed this time. He was planning to sneak out to play just now.
Lin Yixuan lowered his head and laughed, it was quite interesting to watch the fight between father and son.
Li Xu couldn't understand why his second brother became more and more courageous despite repeated defeats.
Xiao Chen didn't understand anything, but when he saw his father smile, he started giggling too. Lin Yixuan lovingly held him in his arms and wouldn't let go. What if such a lovely child didn't marry well in the future? Lin Yixuan felt that children should be educated from an early age and must not be allowed to be deceived when they grow up.
Although the couple are very smart, they are not very good at educating their children. Except for Li Xu who did not grow up as a good child, they will have to worry about the future of Li Xi and Li Chen. Of course, that's a story for the future. Now the couple are happily cleaning the house.
The next day, Li Yaonan went to the palace to meet the emperor. After the morning court session, he asked for a meeting outside the imperial study.
The emperor smiled and asked someone to call him in. He hadn't seen him for eight years, and to be honest, he really missed him a little.
Li Yaonan's letter strategy was very successful. The patrol governor was also qualified to submit memorials directly to the emperor, and he submitted a secret memorial every month without interruption. Although the emperor had not seen him for eight years, he was no stranger to him.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays his respects." Li Yaonan bowed respectfully with a happy smile on his face.
"Get up." The emperor nodded slightly. Although he already knew that Li Qingjia was not as kind as he seemed, looking at his smile, the emperor did not deny that he felt much better.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Yaonan readily followed suit, without any awkwardness in his expression, which immediately shortened the distance between them.
"The Li family is so happy, is there any good news?" The emperor asked with a little curiosity. The Li family's attitude made him feel very comfortable.
"I am glad to see Your Majesty. This is a great joy." Li Yaonan flattered the emperor calmly. His smiling face made it hard to tell whether it was real or fake. Perhaps he was the only one who dared to be disrespectful in front of the emperor.
"You are good at talking." The emperor pretended to be angry and said with a straight face: "Tell me how many crimes you have committed. You acted so boldly and even tried to guess the emperor's mind. Do you know your crime?"
Li Yaonan was not panicked, nor did he deny it. Instead, he climbed up the pole: "It is all thanks to the emperor's appreciation. I am grateful. Your Majesty, you are my supporter. You can't abandon me. Hehe, we subordinates have to do things according to the master's mood. How dare I guess the emperor's thoughts? It's just that the emperor is a wise monarch. I have read a few history books and have a rough guess."
The emperor laughed. He was not angry in the first place, but after hearing these words, the last bit of grudge disappeared and he felt even happier. There is no emperor who doesn't like to describe himself as a wise ruler, and there is no emperor who doesn't like to be supported by his subjects. What Li Yaonan said really touched his heart. He was not dead yet, but most of his subjects were getting restless and busy looking for a backer for him. Even though the backer was his son, as the king of a country, how could he be very angry? He vaguely felt that his son posed a threat to him.
"What plans does the Li family have for returning to Beijing this time?" the emperor asked calmly, without mentioning what had just happened.
Li Yaonan smiled and replied, "I am the emperor's subject. Everything is up to the emperor's arrangement."
The emperor nodded and asked, "Mr. Li's family has done a great job in Yunnan. I am very pleased. I will allow you to do one thing as a reward. What do you want, Mr. Li?"
Li Yaonan smiled widely, which he learned from his son. No matter how angry he was, he would be speechless when he saw his son's smile. He didn't care whether the emperor was testing him or not, and quickly replied, "If the emperor wants to reward me, I really have a favor to ask of you."
"Mr. Li, please feel free to speak." The emperor said with a smile. He felt relieved. Mr. Li's frankness made him feel at ease. He believed that Mr. Li knew his limits and would not go too far in what he said.
Li Yaonan lowered his head, glanced at the emperor secretly, and became shy in a rare way.
The emperor laughed and couldn't help but feel curious about what had happened to make Li Qingjia look like that.
"Your Majesty." Li Yaonan was a little embarrassed and said hesitantly, "My family is poor. After coming to Beijing, the mansion I live in is my husband's dowry. If Your Majesty wants to reward me, why not give me a house? It must be big and beautiful, with a title deed and a good location, and..."
The emperor threw away a memorial, and the little bit of pity in his heart was instantly made to laugh and cry by this series of requests. He laughed and scolded: "Anything else?"
Li Yaonan was speechless, and then he realized that the person in front of him was the emperor. He hurriedly said, "Stay away from Jingyang Marquis Mansion. There really is no chance this time."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go back and prepare. You will take office in a month."
Li Yaonan stretched his head and asked, "What position?"
The emperor threw out another memorial, and Li Yaonan was hit directly. He covered his head with his hands in grievance and ran away quickly. He looked so funny.
Soon, a burst of laughter was heard from the imperial study.
Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Eunuch Wang could not help but admire him. It was Lord Li who had a solution. The emperor had not been this happy for a long time. The crown prince was becoming more and more outrageous, and the princes were constantly making small movements. How could the emperor be happy
"Lord Li is really a wonderful person." The emperor praised sincerely and turned to ask, "Does Dongcheng have any houses? They must be big, beautiful, and in a good location."
Eunuch Wang knew that Lord Li was indeed in the emperor's heart, and the request he just made was remembered by the emperor. He said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I vaguely remember that the house of the criminal Prince Gong seems to be empty. It can be lived in after the specifications are modified. There is also the residence of the former Prime Minister Fu. These two houses are in the best locations."
The emperor frowned, picked out a house, and said calmly: "Send the deed to him, that guy is very cunning."
Eunuch Wang also laughed. Isn't it true? The mansions awarded by the emperor usually belonged to the royal family. Only Lord Li was so bold as to ask the emperor for the land deed.
Li Yaonan walked out of the palace gate in high spirits. How painful could it be if a memorial hit his head? As long as the emperor was happy, he felt it was worth it and his performance was worthwhile. He was determined to win the emperor's heart, even though he had a shallow foundation and a low official position. Now that he had come to the capital, he would not let anyone look down on him again.
The reason why he wanted the house was, firstly, to fulfill his promise to marry his husband into a wealthy family, and secondly, to show it off to outsiders. With the reward from the emperor, when he takes office in the future, many people will consider it carefully, thus reducing his troubles.
That night, Li Yaonan received an imperial edict from the palace. In addition to a mansion, the emperor also rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold.
Li Yaonan kowtowed respectfully to express his gratitude, and was overjoyed holding the land deed. Even he did not expect that the emperor would be so generous. You know, East City is a symbol of status and is more prestigious than South City.
Lin Yixuan was full of conflicts. Although living in East City was good, the problem was that Prime Minister Fu's residence was not far away from the Sixth Prince's residence, which was really annoying.
"Are you unhappy?" Li Yaonan quickly noticed her husband's mood.
“No.” Lin Yixuan shook his head and said with a bitter face: “To go to the Sixth Prince’s Mansion, you must pass by our mansion.”
Li Yaonan suddenly felt like he was shooting himself in the foot. He swore that the emperor did it on purpose. He had clearly said that he would stay away from Marquis Jingyang's Mansion. Now that he was far away, the chance of encountering him was even greater. Who knows, they might meet on a narrow road one day.
"It's okay, as long as we can save face." Li Yaonan frowned. After all, Jingyang Marquis Mansion was his in-laws' family. Even if they severed the relationship, he couldn't do anything too excessive. It was really frustrating.
Lin Yixuan was helpless, but no matter what, moving to East City was a happy event, so he sent servants to clean up the yard that day.
Because of the emperor's reward, Li Yaonan's name once again appeared in the ears of the dignitaries in Beijing.
The new mansion was already being taken care of by palace servants, and three days later, the whole family moved in in a grand manner.
Looking at the plaque of Li Mansion hanging high in front of the door, Li Yaonan felt a sense of accomplishment. Now he can be regarded as a new elite in Beijing.
Lin Yixuan tidied up the mansion in an orderly manner. Li Xu and Li Xu each occupied a residence. Li Chen, who was younger, lived next door to them. As for the original palace maids in the mansion, Lin Yixuan did not send them back. He kept them, firstly to show his loyalty to the emperor, and secondly, it would be very prestigious to have eunuchs in the house to host banquets.
The next day, Lin Yixuan registered the names of the eunuchs and checked their assets one by one. He then sent people to find out whether what they said was true. He would eliminate any hidden dangers in advance.
After settling everything, the couple first went to visit Prince Lian’s mansion.
Li Yaonan grabbed Li Xi's ear and said, "You lost my people, so you'll have to clean them up for me."
Li Xi's buttocks tightened. He had performed very well the whole night and had a vague understanding in his heart that this was what his father called a face-saving project.
Li Xu is the eldest son and does not need the husband and wife to worry about him at all. Apart from giving Li Xi a warning look from time to time, Li Yaonan always talks about children around Chen'er during their conversations.
Prince Lian was puzzled. Look at the couple's attitude. They treated their son like a weed, but treated Shuang'er like a treasure.
Li Yaonan was not stingy in showing his love for Chen'er in front of others. No matter whether Li Chen was Shuang'er or not, as long as he had his love, no one would dare to neglect him no matter where he went as a guest.
Lin Yixuan was moved. Looking at the well-behaved child in her arms, she couldn't bear to see him suffer the disapproval of others. Even if Chen'er was Shuang'er, she would be a happy Shuang'er with the support of her husband in the future.
Then, the couple went to visit the General's Mansion and the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion.
Li Mingzhang is now famous in the capital, his academy is thriving, and he has the air of a great scholar. Although he cannot be an official, he is still loved by many scholars.
Li Mingzhang was grateful in his heart. If Donglin had not reminded him, he might have become like other princes-in-law, living a life of drunkenness and dreams.
The princess was delighted. Everyone in the palace envied her for marrying a good husband who was not only talented but also very kind to her. Now they had three sons and one daughter.
Li Yaonan was stunned when he heard this. This was truly the meaning of having two children in three years.
When old friends met again, they naturally got drunk. The eldest son of the Li family was of the same age as Li Xi, so they quickly became friends.
Li Yaonan was conflicted, not knowing whether he should tell the truth or not. His boy was really not an easy person to deal with.
Li Mingzhang didn't care at all, he believed that the son taught by Brother Li would never be bad. However, he didn't know that Li Hongyu had status and Li Xi had brains, and it would be a headache if the two of them were bad together. Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. This is not just a saying.
The sixth day of August was an auspicious day, and Li Yaonan held a grand banquet in the name of moving into a new house, and all the guests were old acquaintances.
Lin Yixuan was busy running around, making sure the first banquet at the Li Mansion was a great success.
However, they had not expected that there would be so many guests coming to congratulate them this time. People they knew and didn't know wanted to take this opportunity to make friends. Even the prince's palace sent people to deliver gifts. When the guests were full, the emperor sent someone from the palace to send a decree and gave a lot of rewards.
When Eunuch Wang stood there, the whole room was in an uproar. As he finished reading the imperial edict, precious items were carried up one by one.
Li Yaonan accepted the decree and thanked the emperor, who was surrounded by congratulations. It's not that no one was jealous, but Li Yaonan was deeply loved by the emperor, and the emperor's attitude was clear, so who would dare to find fault at this moment
This time, with the joy of moving to a new house, Li Yaonan entered the sight of the dignitaries in the capital with a strong attitude. No one would dare to look down on him anymore. Everyone began to speculate what position the emperor would assign to Lord Li this time.
The confusion did not last long. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Yaonan's transfer documents arrived. He jumped two levels and was promoted to the third-rank Tongzhengshisi. This was a truly powerful position. He was the emperor's close minister, and all memorials from various places had to pass through his hands before reaching the emperor.
For a while, Li Yaonan was the most famous. Although he was only a third-rank official, all the first-rank officials in the court gave him some face. Li Yaonan was young and promising, and now he was in his prime. Who knew how far he could go in the future.
As for those with whom he had grudges in the past, it was a different matter at that time. If he could make friends with them, Li Yaonan would ease the relationship. If he could not make friends with them, he would simply offend them to the end.
Before he knew it, Li Yaonan realized that he actually had quite a few connections.
The author has something to say: Thank you, I will continue to work hard. o(n_n)o
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