Chapter 294: Stealing Books on the Eve of Departure
Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, and Zhu Xianju, the king of Jiangxia, played a sharp battle in front of Li Mi, perhaps smiling on the surface, but they are also full of ghosts in their hearts.
The king of Chu probably didn't expect that the king of Jiangxia would bargain at this juncture, after all, this kind of thing is not good to argue in front of outsiders, so he said to Li Mi.
"It's going to leave the day after tomorrow, you go back first and take proper measures, and this king will talk to you later."
Li Mi was not good at staying, so he confessed to King Jiangxia and left the room.
Earlier, the king of Chu had already told him that Li Mi and others were going back to Suzhou Mansion, and they were also on the way, so he asked Li Mi to go with the palace guards.
The King of Chu originally planned to let Li Mi go with the secret team, but Li Mi still had Xiong Tingbi and Zhang Huangting and others by his side, and if Zhang Huangting went back, Zheng Duofu would definitely follow, and the team would be bloated at that time, and it would be difficult to carry out the secrecy work.
So in the end, it was decided to let Li Mi follow the emperor team on the surface, so that Li Mi could also deploy those martial arts warriors, and if something really happened, there would also be someone in the center to command and control.
Li Mi did not refuse this, because he already knew that there would be absolutely no peace on this road, and he had even asked Guan Chengren to mobilize officers and soldiers in advance, so that people could survey the route and see where it was most suitable to start and where it was most convenient to set up an ambush.
The king of Chu set the date of departure, which means that there are only two days left for Li Mi, and if Zhen Mi can't steal the original of the living note within these two days, it will be difficult to find out the mystery of Zhu Huakui's life experience.
Zhang Huangting had already heard the exact news from Wang Yu's mouth, but this secret was not much different from what Fang San'er revealed, and they all said that Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, was actually born to Wang Ruyan's concubine You Jinmei, and Zhu Huabi, the king of Xuanhua, and Zhu Huakui were not twins, but children of another Wang family.
But as Li Mi thought, these are all secrets passed down by word of mouth, and there is no substantial conclusive evidence, even if they are known, they cannot be used.
Now if you want to find out Zhu Huakui's background, there is only Zhen Mi left.
After returning to the residence, Li Mi also asked Qiu Dong to pack his bags simply, and asked someone to inform Xiong Tingbi and others, and Zhao Guangling also looked for him after a while, saying that he wanted to follow Li Mi to Suzhou Mansion to take a look.
Li Mi was also a little stunned, because the New Year was approaching, and the wanderers from other places were eager to go home for the New Year, this Zhao Guangling actually wanted to run out, which made people a little puzzled.
Scholars all say that Zhao Guangling is a descendant of the Zhao family's royal family, and he should follow these etiquette rules the most.
Facing Li Mi's doubts, Zhao Guangling also smiled: "What? Don't you welcome me? β
Li Mi also smiled bitterly: "If you want to go to Suzhou Mansion to play, I naturally welcome it, but the New Year is approaching, and you don't necessarily have to leave home at the end of the year, wouldn't it be better to celebrate the New Year?" β
Zhao Guangling also shook his head and said: "Although my family is rooted in Huguang, there will be a martial arts exam in the spring next year, and I must go to Suzhou early to visit some people, otherwise it is still a question whether I can take ......the exam."
This is the first time Zhao Guangling mentioned the exam to Li Mi, and Li Mi is also a little puzzled, because the name of the martial arts report has long been closed, this Zhao Guangling is only temporarily cramming at this time and going to Suzhou to go to Suzhou, will it be late?
"Why didn't Brother Guangling take the exam in Huguang? You must know that Huguang has a large population, and the number of places in the government examination is more than that of other provinces, although the competition is also fierce, but with Brother Guangling's ability, where can he not take the test? β
Zhao Guangling sighed, and said to Li Mi: "You are still too naΓ―ve, this Huguang is the territory of the King of Chu, although we have won the title given by the emperor today, but we will never be allowed to join politics and the army, this is an iron law, how can I blatantly participate in the martial arts examination in Huguang?" β
As a Han dynasty, the Ming Dynasty gave the Song Dynasty royal family, which was also a Han dynasty, and it was understandable to give titles and offerings to the Song Dynasty royal family, which was also a Han dynasty.
However, since they are the royal family of the Song Dynasty, they still have great fame, and besides, even if the world changes, no one thinks of the Song Dynasty, and no one is worried about the Zhao royal family.
But the Ming Dynasty is not peaceful, some people jumped out to rebel in three and five years, and not every one of these people has a serious name, it is nothing more than the reason that the court is corrupt, and the officials force the people to rebel, in the final analysis, no one dares to directly ask for today's son.
However, if there are one or two heroes with great courage who will crusade against today's son, then the best reason is to pull out the Zhao royal family of the previous dynasty and raise the banner of restoring the Song dynasty.
Therefore, the Zhao royal family still has great value in the end, and the royal bloodline they have inherited is the most valuable thing!
Chinese pay more attention to blood relations, just imagine, for thousands of years, the surname clan can continue for hundreds of thousands of years, the genealogy is recorded one by one, through a genealogy, you can trace the stream, to the bottom of the matter, what a thing worthy of reverence!
In the past hundreds of thousands of years, I don't know how many changes have occurred, maybe the sea has changed into mulberry fields, or maybe the war disasters have been endless, changing the heavens and the earth, changing the dynasty, and even being invaded by foreign tribes and completely falling.
There are also earth-shaking natural disasters, famines, etc., and even so, how strong faith is required for a bloodline to be able to continue!
In later generations, many people said that China is a nation without faith, and the moon is always round abroad, and it is simply impossible to get up after kneeling for a long time.
Don't say anything else, but the continuation of the clan is not comparable to the country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean that is only more than two hundred years old.
This gossip is also too much, and it is enough to surprise Li Mi that Zhao Guangling is going to Suzhou Mansion to have a relationship and wants to participate in the martial arts examination.
He didn't expect this at first, after all, there are not many Wuju people who can enter the military world and control great real power, and even only a handful.
Even if Zhao Guangling took the exam, in Li Mi's opinion, it was just the nature of playing tickets, but now that Zhao Guangling talked about it, Li Mi knew that there was a lot of seriousness in it.
"Why take the test if it's unreassuring?" Li Mi inevitably wanted to ask such a question.
Zhao Guangling was silent for a long time, but he didn't answer, did his Zhao family really have the heart to rebel?
At least Li Mi didn't believe it, if he could successfully rebel and restore the Song Dynasty just by relying on a martial artist, then the Ming Dynasty would be too vulnerable, and it would be as weak as a child's play.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the Zhao family has been planning for many years, and letting Zhao Guangling participate in martial arts is just one of the moves.
Since Zhao Guangling didn't want to say more, Li Mi didn't ask much, and said to Zhao Guangling: "If you are determined to go to Suzhou, I, the landlord, are naturally a good receptionist, if you really can't get through, maybe I can still think of a way for you." β
Li Mi's statement made Zhao Guangling feel surprised and warm, because the matter involved the suspicion of rebellion, Li Mi could still be his guarantor, just saying this intention is enough to make people moved.
Zhao Guangling also smiled and said: "My Zhao family has some foundations, if it really can't get through, it doesn't mean anything to pass the martial arts examination." β
This sentence has a bit of a deep meaning, but the two finally chose to remain silent and no longer express any opinions on this topic.
After Zhao Guangling left, Li Mi couldn't sleep, lit the lamp, and waited for Zhen Mi to return.
However, Zhen Mi didn't come back after all, and Li Mi stayed for most of the night, so he fell asleep in a daze.
The next day, the king of Chu came to the door again, only saying that he had accepted Zhu Xianju's silver taels, but the king of Chu did not mention anything about Zhu Xianju's intentions, and the two discussed the details of tomorrow's departure, and the king of Chu left Li Mi's residence with peace of mind.
In this way, at night, Li Mi also became anxious, after all, there was only one last night left, Zhen Mi had not come back, if he set off tomorrow, he would completely lose the opportunity to investigate the life of the King of Chu, and he played a key role in the Imperial Bar Guard, and in the future, if he wanted to come back secretly to investigate, he couldn't.
This also means that his first mission as a famous commander failed!
Seeing that it was already over, there were still a few hours before dawn, and Li Mi couldn't sit still, and he couldn't say how to go to Shen's house!
But Li Mi had never done such a thing, and he didn't have tight-fitting and convenient night clothes, so he had to let Qiu Dong turn over a black coat, but it was a summer regular clothes, and he was afraid that he would die of cold when he wore it.
Qiu Dong saw that his young master was going out to be a thief, and he was also very excited, put on a short jacket for Li Mi, and then put on the black clothes, and dressed Li Mi according to the image he saw from the book, just like playing with a doll, Li Mi couldn't cry or laugh, but she was very happy.
Seeing that he had finally finished his work, Li Mi was about to go out, but Zhen Mi finally came back!
Li Mi was happy, but there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, Li Mi hurriedly asked Zhen Mi to hide in the inner room, but saw Zhu Huachi leading a team of people, and came to the door with great momentum!
"Quick! Undress me! Li Mi hurriedly instructed Qiudong.
However, Qiu Dong was also panicked, in a hurry, and the door outside became more and more anxious, Li Mi had no choice but to take off the hood and veil, drill into the bed, and say to Qiu Dong: "Go open the door!" β
"Oh...... Oh! Qiu Dong was also excited, but Li Mi said to her again: "Take off the robe outside!" β
Qiu Dong also understood that if he wanted to pretend to be Li Mi sleeping, he could only take off his clothes, gritted his teeth, took off his coat, and only wore a thin nightgown.
This nightgown is a kind of single clothes commonly used by maids, the master has to get up at night to pee and drink water, etc., and the maids need to serve, just put on this single coat to be able to walk in the inner house, and there is no need to worry about the spring leakage, and it is convenient to work.
As soon as Qiu Dong opened the door, Zhu Huachi rushed in with someone, although Qiu Dong was wearing a night robe, but after all, the people who came were a bunch of gentlemen, and his face was hot with shame at this time.
Zhu Huachi saw that this girl was blushing with shame, and she smiled a little wickedly, but she also eased up and said to Qiudong.
"Did Master Li sleep?"
Autumn and winter are also nervous: "Slept...... Didn't sleep...... Just fell asleep......"
She was just nervous, but in the ears of Zhu Huachi and others, it changed her taste, it was already three and a half of the night, and she had just fallen asleep, wouldn't she be intimate with this little girl?
Li Mi hid in the bed, but he listened, but he was also suffering now.
Because Zhen Mi was also hiding in the bed, he could hear the evil and meaningful laughter of the men outside, and immediately pinched Li Mi's thigh, and Li Mi inevitably snorted!
As a result, the people outside laughed even more, but they forgot that they were chasing thieves!
"Can Master Li talk about it?"
Zhu Huachi still returned to normalcy in the end, after all, it was still an errand, so he still opened his mouth in the end.
"It's cold outside, and it's defenseless in the lower body, it's really inconvenient......" Li Mi is dressed in black, where do you dare to meet her!
However, Zhu Huachi smiled and said: "Everyone is a grandfather, it's okay, I'll go in and say a word and leave!" β
Li Mi's heart suddenly tightened, but Zhu Huachi had already walked into the room!