Unparalleled Concubine

This turmoil, as the seventh young master said, was easily uncovered. Those officers and soldiers of the Jingzhao Mansion who were still on the street yesterday disappeared as if they had never existed. without a trace.

On this day, Li Xin walked on the street for a long time, but he didn't find any of the inner guards mentioned by the seventh son. , If they hide, they will not be able to find it.

So, after buying some firewood, rice, oil and salt on the street, Li Xin set off to return to his small courtyard in Datongfang. When he returned to his residence, it was almost evening. There were two grandchildren of the charcoal seller and the charcoal girl, and there was an old man in Tsing Yi with full head of silver hair. This old man in Tsing Yi was sitting in front of the charcoal seller's bed, asking a question or two from time to time.

The charcoal seller was all smiles, and the two old men were clearly chatting happily.

They spoke the dialect of the capital, and they spoke very quickly. After listening to a few sentences, Li Xin found that he didn't understand something, so he pulled the charcoal girl beside him and asked, "Girl, this old... he who is it?"

According to the plot in the novel, at this time, it should be the emperor's private visit, and then the next plot should be that the emperor asks himself about politics, and he impassionedly expresses some shocking words of weeping ghosts and gods, and then makes the emperor's jaw drop. Incessantly, finally successfully entered the court and reached the pinnacle of life...

It's a pity that this kind of plot usually doesn't happen easily. If the emperor goes on tour in a micro-suit, or in the white dragon fish suit, he will be surrounded by guards and will guard the enemy within a certain range.

But before Li Xin entered the door just now, there were still people coming and going on the street outside Datongfang, and there was no sign of being alerted at all.

Moreover, the royal family all have the aura of a high-ranking person. Although this old man has some aura, it is still slightly inferior to the seventh son, let alone an emperor.

The charcoal girl glanced into the room, then raised her head to look at Li Xin, and said crisply: "Brother, this old man claims to be your elder, and he has been waiting for almost an hour to come here to see you. "

elder…?

Li Xin frowned. He didn't have any elders in the capital. If he had to say there were, then he would be relatives in Pingnanhou's Mansion, but he really didn't want to be with Pingnanhou's Mansion. any association.

Thinking of this, Li Xin coughed, walked in from outside the room, and slightly cupped his hands at the old man in Tsing Yi: "Would you like to find the old man?"

The old man in Tsing Yi was talking to the charcoal seller, when he heard Li Xin's voice, he turned around, looked up and down at the young man in front of him, and then said, "You are Li Xin?"

Li Xin nodded slowly.

The old man snorted, and said in a deep voice: "According to seniority, this old man should be your uncle. Why don't you have any courtesy at all, and you don't even salute when you see your uncle?"

Li Xin squinted his eyes and said: "Old man, I have no relatives or reasons in the capital, let alone a father. I don't know where the word uncle came from?"

The old man in Tsing Yi stood up from the bed. Only then did Li Xin realize that the old man was quite tall, slightly taller than Li Xin. The old man took a serious look at Li Xin and said, "It's not convenient here, let's go out. Say, the old man has something to ask you."

Li Xin was silent for a while, then nodded slightly.

Everyone has come to the door, and it is useless to escape at this time. If it is really a relative from Pingnanhou's mansion, it is enough to deal with it and send it away.

Li Xin took out a pack of sticky candy from the vegetable basket he brought back, handed it to the little girl, and said with a soft smile, "Take it and eat it, first go talk to grandpa, brother will get you something to eat in a while."

Since Li Xin had an income, he often brought some snacks for the little girl every time he went out, but recently their cabin was burned down, and Li Xin was busy with other things, so he couldn't buy candy for the little girl. Eat, Li Xin just remembered today and brought her back a bag of candy.

The little girl took out the candy, hugged it in her arms, and sat down beside the charcoal seller in a well-mannered manner.

Li Xin took a deep breath, turned and walked out of the room.

At this time, it was still in the twelfth lunar month, and it was still quite cold in the yard. Li Xin lit a bonfire in the yard, and the two of them sat facing each other around the bonfire.

The old man stretched out his hand to roast on the fire, and looked up at Li Xin.

"Do you know who this old man is?"

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "I guessed a little."

The old man snorted: "Since I guessed it, I have to tell you something. It's a good thing for young people to have some ideas, but before doing something, you always think about the consequences. Looking at you, the best end for you at this time is to eat in the prison of Jingzhao Mansion!"

Speaking of this, the old man glanced at Li Xin angrily, and said with a sneer: "Returning the emperor's sage to the world, the old man froze to death in Beishan, the old charcoal seller is alive and well, so you use it to slander the saint." Jun!"

Li Xin frowned slightly.

Although the old man's words are true, but these words are said by the population of Pingnanhoufu, which will make him somewhat uncomfortable.

So Li Xin stood up and said: "This old man, I have no relatives in Beijing, let alone any uncle. You must have misunderstood the person. As for what I do or don't do, it is my own business. Nothing to do with anyone else."

"Have nothing to do with others?"

The old man in Tsing Yi was so enraged by Li Xin's words, he stood up suddenly, blew his beard and stared at Li Xin, and said loudly to Li Xin: "Old man Li Ye, I am the Governor of Jingzhao Mansion, I beg you this time!" Thanks to this, the old man was directly demoted two ranks, and you actually said that this matter has nothing to do with me?!"

Chapter 21 Who Saved You

This time, the "big-character poster" incident created by Li Xin was limited to a small area under the will of Emperor Chengde, and it did not ferment and spread. Even those who knew it were aware of the will of Emperor Chengde. Don't dare to make a big fuss about this matter.

Ever since, the entire capital city acted as if this incident had never happened.

However, if you look at this matter from the perspective of God, the person who suffers the most is probably the Jingzhao Yin of the Jingzhao Mansion. , this grade goes one step further, that is, the position of the six ministers, even the six ministers, is not so meaningful compared to Jing Zhaoyin.

Moreover, the position of Jing Zhaoyin is extremely special, and it is not something that ordinary people can do. With Li Ye's status, as long as he is Jing Zhaoyin for a few more years, it is not impossible to enter the center of the three provinces to worship the minister in the future... But all of this, Being completely disturbed by this junior who suddenly appeared!

Li Ye is the cousin of Li Shen, Marquis of Pingnan. The two families came from the Li family of Zhao County, and they are both branches of the Li family of Zhao County. However, in the generation 30 years ago, Li Zhijie, the father of Li Shen, Marquis of Pingnan, chose to join the Wu family. , and Li Zhijie's elder brother chose Congwen, both of them have achieved something in their respective fields. It can be said that they are successful and famous.

Li Ye is the eldest son of Li Zhili, who inherited his father's career and entered the court as an official early. However, although Li Ye has relatives with the Pingnan Houfu, the two families are not very close on weekdays, that is, to worship the ancestors. Sometimes we can run into each other, but at other times, we can't speak a few words a year.

But now, the son of the Pingnanhou's family, not only did not repent of this matter, he even showed no courtesy to himself, which made Li Ye quite annoyed.

Even Li Chun, the legitimate son of Pingnan Hou Mansion, would kowtow respectfully and call him uncle when he saw him. This young man actually said that he had nothing to do with him!

After hearing Li Ye's words, Li Xin took a deep breath.

He originally thought that the old man in front of him was just the elders of Li's family in Pingnanhoufu, but he did not expect that this old man was the Jing Zhaoyin Li Ye that the seventh son mentioned...

The position of Jing Zhaoyin does not sound special, but it is a great thing to be able to know the capital. You must know that the various forces in the capital are intricate and complex, and you must handle the usual things well without too much Offending people, just this, is not something that ordinary people can do.

Li Xin stood up from the bench, bowed to Li Ye and said, "It turns out that the Fujun has arrived, and I will not notice it for a while, and my words offended the Fujun, please don't take it to heart."

Facing the mayor of the capital, one should be cowardly or cowardly. You must know that even the seventh son himself said that he could not confront the Jingzhao Mansion head-on, which shows how powerful this yamen is. Eat, naturally can't offend this old man.

Although the old man was demoted, he was not demoted. That is to say, he is still Jing Zhaoyin of Jinling City. The warning of demotion is more meaningful than actual significance. At most, he can restore his previous rank within a year or so.

Li Ye glanced at Li Xin lightly, and snorted coldly: "I came to see you this time, firstly, I wanted to see what happened to the charcoal seller you wrote about, and secondly, I wanted to meet you, the Li family. What kind of young man do you look like? Originally, this old man thought you were some kind of wise man with wisdom in his hands, but I didn't expect you to be a mad man who doesn't understand etiquette!"

Regarding Li Ye's words, Li Xin just smiled slightly, and did not refute. There are countless people in the court who have been trapped in the fourth-rank officials for a lifetime, and Li Ye has inexplicably changed from the third-rank to the fourth-rank, so he is naturally a little unhappy.

Seeing that Li Xin didn't belong to the ox, the lord of Jingzhao Mansion was also a little bit dispirited, he glanced at Li Xin lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Are you really Li Shen's son?"

Li Xin shook his head slightly: "No, I have nothing to do with the Pingnanhou Mansion."

Li Ye sighed and did not dwell on this matter.

"Are you Li Shen's son? This is a family matter of the Marquis of Pingnan. The old man is too lazy to care about so much, but you have lived in the capital after all, and you can be regarded as under the old man's rule. Today, the old man came here to remind you You have a few words."

Li Xin lowered his hands and said, "Please tell me, Your Majesty."

This Jing Zhaoyin also stood up from the stool, and said with his hands behind his back: "In the capital, you can touch anything, except your majesty. Your majesty is a person who cherishes his reputation. This time you write this kind of poem. , if it was in the past, ten heads would not be enough to cut off."

Speaking of this, Li Ye glanced at Li Xin indifferently, and said indifferently: "Do you know why His Majesty didn't kill you, but instead helped you?"

Li Xin shook his head.