Chapter 618: Family Happiness
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In the next few days, Li Yan once again confirmed that all places were prepared, and then let Li Mu come to Beijing to sit down, while he set off to Kaifeng to see a new pair of children.
In two months apart, Qiu Niang and Wu Niang gave birth to a daughter and a son successively, so that he immediately had both children and daughters, which is really happy. However, at that time, the war was tight, and he could only continue to command at the front, and only now did he have time to go back to see his wife and children.
He didn't go fast all the way, and since it was confirmed that the mother and son were safe, there was no need for him to rush at this time. He also stopped by to see the distribution of land in the counties along the way, and at the same time to see if the officials from Henan could control the situation and implement policies well outside their hometowns.
Many of these officials are talented and famous, and some of them feel that there is little hope for continuing to take the examination, or they do not have the wealth and reputation to get the opportunity to be accepted, so they change careers and become staff members. Being a staff member naturally has its own focus, so I also studied practical skills, some are proficient in Qian Gu, some are familiar with criminal names, and some are familiar with official document writing.
After Li Yan stabilized in Henan, these people began to become active. Although they were hired, they still had to be sent to various places as apprentices, but it was only a little more than a year, and many of them had become official sealers, which was something they had never dared to think of before.
These officials with relevant experience came to other places, and with the cooperation of the garrison, they were able to quickly clean up the local ranks. Competent and incorruptible officials remained. Those who are insatiable and who have committed the most heinous sins will either be dismissed or sentenced. Let the local people, especially those who have cultivated themselves, really feel the difference from the past.
The result still made Li Yan quite satisfied, these people still maintained integrity and efficiency, and did not show signs of degeneration. One is that Li Yan keeps a close eye on it, and once there is corruption and perversion of the law, it will definitely be severely punished at the first time. In the Tongguan smuggling case that occurred some time ago, four officers were beheaded, and one of them was Li Yan's personal soldier. Not only did people die, but even the family's fields were taken back, and the jobs of others in the family were also affected. It is conceivable that it will not be long before a well-off family will be poor.
Another is Li Yan's customized mutual supervision strategy, so that they dare not be selfish. Supervision between civil and military officials, as well as supervision from superiors to subordinates. In the Tongguan smuggling case, the county magistrates of Lingbao and Shaanxi County, who failed to fulfill their supervisory responsibilities, as well as Zhao Datong, the person in charge of the army in western Henan, were all punished by demotion.
Li Yan went all the way south unhurriedly, and only returned to Kaifeng on the second day of October. He has always disliked to be sent to the suburbs, so only the king of Zhou in Kaifeng brought a few county kings and official gentry to the suburbs to greet him, and other officials and people still did whatever they wanted.
King Zhou and the gentry were all idlers, and they were also knowledgeable, and they knew that Li Yan wanted to go home first to see the newborn children, so they only exchanged two polite greetings, and they entered the city with Li Yan.
When Li Yan returned home, he found that the plaque of Yibin Mansion that was originally hanging at the door of his house had also been removed, and it was replaced by a gold plaque of "Generalissimo's Mansion". And outside the gate of the mansion, in addition to the family members, there are also Wu Niang and Qiu Niang. They are already out of confinement and can come out and move around. Li Yan saw that they were all red and fat, and knew that they were doing well.
"Welcome back to your husband."
"Welcome home."
Wu Niang and Qiu Niang squatted down to salute first, and the other subordinates also bowed down.
"It's not the first time I've returned home, so I don't need to be so grand." Li Yan stepped forward to help Wu Niang and Qiu Niang up, and said happily: "Seeing that you are all good, I am relieved." Let's go back and see the kids. ”
As he spoke, he walked inside, and at the same time happily instructed his subordinates: "You are all exempt from courtesy, go back and perform your duties, and you will all be rewarded today." ”
"Thank you, sir." The subordinates were also overjoyed.
Li Yan went to Wu Niang's yard first, carefully entered the room behind Wu Niang, and finally saw his son who was sleeping. The three-month-old child is white and chubby, and looks very healthy. He sat down at the bedside and looked at his son with a smile. But the little one slept soundly and didn't wake up just because his father had returned.
At this time, a maid came in and said something in Qiu Niang's ear. Qiu Niang said to Li Yan: "Master, Pan'er is awake, I'll go back first." ”
"Pan'er?" Li Yan asked happily.
Qiu Niang said in a low voice: "That's what I call a child, and the name is still waiting for the master to pick it up." ”
"Pan'er is very good, let's call it this by my nickname." Li Yan said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go over together, don't let the child wait in a hurry." ”
Qiu Niang shook her head and said, "No need, the master should accompany the county lord again, and it's not too late to go to see Pan'er tomorrow." ”
Wu Niang said with a smile: "You say that, but it makes the master think that I am a jealous person." ”
"I didn't mean that." Qiu Niang hurriedly explained.
Li Yan waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Don't talk about this, hurry up and see the child." ”
Wu Niang also said with a smile: "Let's go, if I can't see you as my mother, Pan'er will keep crying." ”
Qiu Niang finally stopped saying anything, and hurriedly walked out. They gave birth to children one after another, Wu Niang, the county lord, gave birth to a son, and she gave birth to a daughter, and there was no conflict between the two. And Li Yan is not at home, the two of them take care of each other, and there is no crack in the relationship, so the two will not be unhappy because of these few words.
After Qiu Niang breastfed the child, Li Yan finally saw his daughter. The little guy was five months old at this time, sitting in Qiu Niang's arms, staring around with big black eyes.
At this time, Li Yan had already washed his hands, changed his clothes, shook a rattle in his hand, and said happily: "Come, call Dad." ”
Pan'er just reached out to grab the rattle, and didn't pay any attention to the attentive Li Yan.
"The master is really anxious, Pan'er is less than five months old, and it's still early to speak." Qiu Niang said with a smile.
Li Yan was in a good mood, took a bell to tease Pan'er, and said with a smile: "Teach slowly." I teach her every day, maybe the first thing my family Pan'er will call is Dad. Hahaha. ”
"So," Wu Niang immediately asked, "Will the master leave in the future?" ”
Li Yan was still playing with Pan'er, but he said, "It's hard to say." Elsewhere it wasn't a big problem, but the Qing Kingdom in the north was a big problem. If the Qing Kingdom moves south, I can't even go if I don't want to. Okay, let's not talk about this, these **** won't leave anyway, so I'll accompany you and the children first. I didn't get back when you gave birth, so I made you feel wronged. ”
"What my husband is doing is a big thing that changes the world, although our sisters can't help your husband with anything, we will never let my husband be distracted." Wu Niang immediately expressed her position.
Qiu Niang also immediately said: "Yes, although we can't help the master, we can still do it without delaying." ”
Li Yan said with a smile: "Don't talk about this. Is Pan'er going to cry? ”
"The master kept letting her not get it, so she was naturally angry."
"Okay, good, give it to you, give it to you, but don't cry."
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