Records of the King of Xin'an County

A few days later, the royal clan ushered in the long-lost Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.This was the first family banquet held in the Tai Chi Palace after the filial piety between Empress Wende and Emperor Taizong.The sage sat on the throne, holding Princess Yong'an in his arms, raised his glass and toasted with a slight smile.Empress Du, who was still pale, sat on his left, with a dignified and elegant demeanor, and her demeanor remained the same as before.Princess Changning sits on the right side, holding a jade cup in her hand, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a smile like a flower.

"Drink victory!" Everyone toasted and congratulated, raised their heads and drank the wine in one gulp, then looked around and smiled, all looking much more relaxed.As a clan, many people's filial piety period is only a few months, and there is no need to abide by many rules after the filial piety period.However, both the sage and the empress have served filial piety for three years, and there has been no sound of silk and bamboo in the palace for a long time, so how dare they drink and have fun?Just to offend the saint?Now that I have finally passed the long period of filial piety, I finally don't have to worry about other things in the future, and everyone feels relaxed.

"Second brother, third brother, the three of us come to have a drink." The sage raised his glass again and looked at King Yue and King Pu not far away with a smile.Therefore, King Yue smiled gracefully, and King Pu also raised his glass with a smile.

Both of them have outstanding talents and learning, and their reunion speeches are different from others, which won the praise of the sage: "The talents of the two elder brothers are so outstanding, how can they be buried? My grandfather also said that you and my brothers should help each other." That's right. I don't know if the brothers have the idea of ​​​​being a real vacant now?"

"Saint, I'm used to being idle, and I feel that it's enough to live a life of spoiling my grandchildren. If I make my minister shoulder any responsibilities, I'm afraid it will be overwhelming." Li Heng declined, "However, if the saint doesn't dislike it, the minister Rather, I want to work in the Secretary Supervisor or the Hongwen Library, and it is cheaper to read books or teach students at will. Maybe, I can also accumulate some experience in raising grandchildren."

Li Tai thought of his eldest grandson, who was still at home, and immediately felt his interest drop: "The sage also knows that I haven't done any practical things for a long time, and I don't want to live too tiredly. As before, it's easy to lead a state governor from afar." That's enough, and I don't need to worry about it anyway." The most important thing right now, perhaps, is to urge those two restless sons to give birth to a few grandchildren for him to raise?

Hearing this, the saint smiled wryly: "How can the second and third brothers bear to watch me busy and busy with government affairs all day long? The secretarial supervisor, the Hongwen library, or the governor of a state from afar are all leisurely things. If the brothers don’t get some real vacancies, they will be as busy as I am, and I will always feel a little bit aggrieved.”

"Aren't the children handed over to the sage?" Li Heng said with a smile, "They are young, no matter how hard they are, they can stand up to the sage's errands. But we are already old, and it is time to take care of our bodies. Even if it is true I am afraid that I have more than enough energy to receive the real shortage. The saint should leave these real shortages to the young gentlemen of our family."

Li Tai also said: "To tell you the truth, as long as I think about the uninterrupted daily ceremonies, I already feel very hard. A sage looks at the body of the minister, won't he get tired sooner or later when he goes back and forth every day?" Said At this point, he seemed to have a flash of inspiration, "Speaking of which, the same is true for my uncle. I can't blame Auntie for not agreeing with Grandpa's appointment of him as a prime minister. She must be worried about tiring him." Nephew Uncle Xiao, both of them have children " "Dough ball"-like figure, famous in the ruling and opposition parties.However, the relationship between them is quite cold, and it is said that they had turned against each other as early as when they seized the throne.

The sage pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Perhaps it is true. However, before my grandfather left, I was really worried, and asked my uncle in every possible way to be the Minister Zuo Servant to assist me in presiding over the government, and my uncle also agreed. It's just that my uncle is so busy. After this period of time, he fell ill, and now he has handed in several papers and wants to resign from office to recuperate. Perhaps, these days are really tiring for him, so it would be good to let him rest for a few days. A-mei, how is uncle doing? "

"I can barely walk on the ground." Princess Qinghe replied, "Sickness comes like a mountain, and goes away like a thread. After all, Ah Weng is old, the emperor should let him rest more. There is no shortage of talents in the imperial court anyway. Brother Huang, who can't be promoted? Among the six Shangshu, there are many people who can serve as Shangshu Zuopushe."

"I just want to leave this position to my uncle. After he recovers, it won't be too late to come back to take charge of the overall situation." The saint sighed, "The right servant shoots, maybe it must be Xu Aiqing (Jian Guogong). Speaking of which, Bo Yue , I mentioned it to you a few days ago, have you ever thought about what job vacancy you want?"

Facing many eyes with unclear meanings, Li Xin remained calm as usual: "Uncle, I have thought about it carefully, and I still want to be the county magistrate. After all, the current magistrate is only a little over a year, and the ability to handle a county's official affairs There are still some shortcomings. If you don’t accumulate enough experience, it may not be appropriate to rush up.”

The saint couldn't help laughing: "If you can't be the magistrate of Wannian County, let me replace you with the magistrate of Chang'an County?"

"How dare my son make things difficult for my uncle? The magistrates of Luoyang County and Henan County are also very good." Li Xin continued, "Thinking about it carefully, my son rarely has the opportunity to step out of Chang'an. If I can go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to stay for a while In addition, grandpa and grandma often think about the scenery of Luoyang, but they have never had the chance to see each other for so many years. If I can go with them, I will be satisfied." Once upon a time, the royal family would have Go east to Luoyang, live in the palace for a few months, and then return to Chang'an.Therefore, Luoyang is actually not too unfamiliar to King Pu's lineage.

The saint narrowed his eyes slowly, looking at his calm expression, as if he was looking for something.Around the uncle and nephew, silence suddenly broke out.The people who heard what they said were all thoughtful in their hearts.However, the next moment, Li Jing's laughter broke the silence nearby.

"Why is my cousin so obsessed with the post of county magistrate? He didn't even hesitate to go to Luoyang for this reason?" He didn't realize that Li Heng and Wang's brows had already frowned, and they laughed while hugging Li Hui's shoulders , "If it were me, I would definitely seek a higher position. No matter how difficult it is, I will get used to it after a while."

"A Jing, my brother's temperament is different from yours, and he likes to be down-to-earth." Li Hui continued calmly, "The county magistrate who has only been in office for a year is about to be promoted and vacated, just like a county magistrate who has just been in office for a year. Guo Yi’s promotion to the governor of any government, sooner or later, may cause trouble. At that time, won’t it damage our own reputation? Just let people mock our clan’s children behind their backs for their ignorance and incompetence?”

"Call me Jing Xing, don't call me Ah Jing." Li Jing couldn't help correcting him, and after thinking about it, she said, "You are right. It's about the people's livelihood of a county, so we should act cautiously. Wait, tsk, I'm listening Understood, you are not explaining to the big cousin, are you mocking me?! Humph, just rest assured that no matter what position my uncle gives me, I will be down-to-earth, and I will never be too high-spirited, and I will never neglect !!"

"Oh, you actually figured it out?" Li Hui curled his lips.

Li Tai squinted his phoenix eyes, and before he fully recovered, Li Heng looked at him with a slightly complicated expression.Seeing this, Princess Qinghe suddenly covered her lips and smiled: "Brother, isn't it because you are reluctant? After all, Bo Yue grew up with us since childhood, and he is more like a younger brother than a nephew. Over the years, we have never Separation, how can we give up?"

Hearing this, the sage sighed softly, feeling rather disappointed: "My sister still understands my thoughts. Bo Yue, although Luoyang is the capital of the East, it is not as good as Chang'an after all. It is really comfortable to live temporarily, and it is not easy to live for a long time. What's more, you not only want to go by yourself, but you also want to take your three brothers and three sisters-in-law with you, it must be more difficult for them to adapt to—"

"Luoyang Peony!" Princess Yong'an, who was sitting in his arms, blinked suddenly, and smiled at Li Hui, "Brother, I like peony, I want peony!"

Li Hui raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Does Wanniang like Peony more, or brother?"

The little guy was startled, and his eyes involuntarily fell on the little Shouyang County Lord next to Li Xin.Seeing that the little niece opened her mouth eagerly, as if she wanted to answer for her, she immediately replied without thinking: "Of course I like brother more!"

Li Hui couldn't help laughing: "Then brother will stay with you in Chang'an all the time—as for the peony, Shouniang will definitely remember to give it to you. Even if she doesn't remember, brother will remind her, don't worry. .”

Princess Yong'an's eyes lit up, she nodded, and said in a childlike voice: "Brother, you can't break your promise. Sister said, breaking your promise...will make you fat..." As he spoke, the little guy suddenly looked at Li Tai in confusion. , and couldn't help repeating: "If you break your promise, you will get fat."

Listening to such innocent and childish words, almost everyone couldn't help laughing.Li Tai moved his body like a mountain of meat, and muttered: "How can you understand 'break your promise and get fat'... How did Yue Niang teach... Sigh..." Facing his two- or three-year-old niece, he felt Being offended, I couldn't bear to say anything, so I could only admit it silently.

After the sage laughed, his expression relaxed: "Since you want to go, Bo Yue, then go. However, as for what kind of vacancy to fill, we will discuss it later. I have some ideas recently and I just want to give it a try. I share my worries and solve my problems. The third brother and the third sister-in-law should really go out to relax—what are the plans of the second brother and the second sister-in-law?"

Li Heng shook his head: "If we all stay away from Chang'an and leave the saint alone, wouldn't he feel lonely? Saint, after the third brother leaves Beijing, we brothers will also go to Nanshan for a walk. We can't let him travel alone , be free and at ease, we also need to enjoy the life of an idle hermit." Sitting next to him, Wang glanced at Li Xin and Li Hui, and his eyes finally fell on Yan, extremely plain.At this time, Yan Shi seemed a little shocked, apparently unaware that Li Xin had such an idea.

"Second brother is right." The sage smiled and raised his glass to toast again.

As a result, everyone once again mingled with each other, laughing and laughing.When the excitement was high, the sage took the lead to leave the table and led everyone to sing together.All the female relatives remained at the table reservedly, and all the men, old and young, came to the stage to sing and dance, and some even played drums and zithers to help the fun, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.