"This is the car of the young master of the Ming Dynasty and the scholar Li of Zuo Chunfang, get out of the way of the car in front!"

Just when the people were secretly guessing the identity of the owner of the carriage that blocked Wei Liangqing's way to the road, a guard next to the carriage shouted loudly to the entourage who were surrounding Wei Liangqing's car opposite. Eight? One Chinese? Net? (a)?.

"Scholar Lee is here?" Hearing this, the people at the scene were in a commotion, and no one thought that the person sitting in the carriage was the famous Zuo Chunfang University scholar.

"Young Master Li?"

In the luxuriously decorated carriage, a middle-aged man with medium stature and dark skin was leisurely closing his eyes there, and when he heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes in surprise, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, this person was Wei Liangqing, the Duke of Ningguo.

Wei Liangqing returned home after the banquet at noon, but he didn't expect that someone would dare to block his car, which made him feel quite dissatisfied in his heart, but he didn't care, because the other party would definitely give way, and because of Wei Zhongxian, no one in the capital dared to block his carriage.

After hearing that Li Hongyu's guards reported to their homes, Wei Liangqing never expected that the person he met would be Li Hongyu, but he knew that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin had entered the capital yesterday and had been staying in the Forbidden City to accompany him.

"Quick, make way for Young Master Li!"

Subsequently, Wei Liangqing didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly ordered the people outside the carriage in a deep voice, he didn't want to provoke Li Hongyu, don't talk about him, even Wei Zhongxian had to give three points to Li Hongyu.

The entourage outside the carriage was about to open their mouths to scold Li Hongyu's guards and ask them to get out of the way, but they couldn't help but hear Wei Liangqing's orders, and looked at each other for a while.

You must know that Wei Liangqing has never given way to people before, and even Han Yi, who has the title of young master, has to walk around Wei Liangqing, so let alone Li Hongyu, a young master.

However, since Wei Liangqing had spoken, the driver did not dare to slack off and hurriedly drove the car to the side of the road and gave way to the center of the road.

"Let's go!" A sneer flashed at the corner of Li Hongyu's mouth when he heard this, and said to the coachman in a deep voice that if Wei Liangqing dared to block his way, then he wouldn't mind taking the opportunity to clean up Wei Liangqing and let him know how to write the word "rules".

That's right, the Emperor of the Apocalypse trusts Wei Zhongxian, but this doesn't mean that Wei Liangqing can do anything wrong and make a child's play with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, how can Li Hongyu, as a dignified young master of the Ming Dynasty, bow to Wei Liangqing? What kind of system is that?

However, Wei Liangqing has not yet reached the point of acting arbitrarily, and it seems that he is still very knowledgeable about current affairs and knows who he can't provoke, and then it can be regarded as resolving one of his crises.

"Xianggong, I heard that some people are acting mischief under the banner of Wei Zhongxian, should Wei Zhongxian restrain them?"

After staggering with Wei Liangqing's carriage, Zhao Xin put down the slightly lifted curtains, and said to Li Hongyu with some dissatisfaction, from Wei Liangqing's affairs, you can get a glimpse of the leopard and know the attitude of other people around Wei Zhongxian.

"One person attains the Tao, and the chicken dog ascends to heaven, this is a thing that has existed since ancient times, Wei Zhongxian needs someone to do things for him, how can they do their best if they don't give those people some sweetness."

Li Hongyu shook his head helplessly when he heard this, and after a deep groan, he said in a low voice, "Maybe this is the emperor's intention, to make the civil and military officials of the imperial court jealous of Wei Zhongxian, so that the emperor will not be hindered in doing things." ”

"Your Majesty?" Zhao Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded thoughtfully, since she met the Emperor of the Apocalypse today, she also felt that the Emperor of the Apocalypse intended to create Wei Zhongxian's authority in order to implement his innovative policies.

In this way, it is best for her and Li Hongyu not to get involved in Wei Zhongxian's affairs, because Wei Zhongxian's actions are the intention of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the two of them can't drag Wei Zhongxian back.

Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin did not go back to the Young Master's Mansion, but went to Zhao Xin's Zhao Mansion in the capital, and Zhu Wanting and her son Li Yunhao now live in the Zhao Mansion.

Li Yunhao is the fifth oldest among Li's sons, of course, because Zhao Xin is his nominal father, Li Yunhao's official name is Zhao Yunhao.

Originally, Zhu Wanting stayed in the palace in Xiangyang City, taken care of by her mother and others, and she knew that Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin were going back to Beijing in May, so she took Li Yunhao to meet the two.

At the same time, Zhu Wanting wants to stay in the capital to accompany the queen, the queen mother and Princess Shouning and other royal daughters, and get closer to the royal family, which will be of great benefit to Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin's careers.

Li Yunhao is chubby, clever and cute, Li Hongyu hugged him and kissed him, the only regret is that Li Yunhao called Zhao Xin "father", which made him feel a little lost in his heart.

But there is no way to do it, after all, Zhao Xin is Li Hongyu's nominal father, he can only wait for the opportunity depressedly to find a way to make Li Yunhao recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

"Xianggong, sister, the queen wants to recognize Hao'er as her righteous son, I don't know what you think?"

After the maids took Li Yunhao down, Zhu Wanting sighed and said to Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin quite sadly, "Three years after the Apocalypse, although the emperor is very fortunate to the queen, the queen's stomach just doesn't move, and according to the imperial doctor, it is difficult for the queen to conceive a child again." ”

In the third year of the Apocalypse, the pregnant Empress Zhang Yan gave birth to the first son of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, but unfortunately the eldest son named Zhu Ciran by the Emperor of the Apocalypse was a stillborn child, which made the Emperor of the Apocalypse and Zhang Yan sad, and later posthumously named him the Prince of Huaichong.

Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse was able to clean up those proud courtiers in good order, the heirs withered, and the three sons and three daughters born were either stillborn or died, so that now there are no children and no daughters.

However, since the Emperor of the Apocalypse is only in his twenties, it is the age of young and strong, so the courtiers are not worried, and the concubines of the harem will definitely give birth to heirs for him in time, so as to consolidate the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

"That's fine, the queen will take care of you in the future, and Xin'er and I will rest assured." After learning Zhang Yan's idea, Li Hongyu agreed after a little hesitation, so that his relationship with the royal family was more intimate and his foundation was undoubtedly stronger.

Moreover, this is also very beneficial to Li Yunhao, Li Yunhao originally had half of the royal blood, and if he was cared for by the queen, it would be easy to get the title and high-ranking officials that others coveted.

When Li Hongyu returned to the Young Master's Mansion, it was already night, and Qin Yue thoughtfully prepared an exquisite and delicious supper for him.

"Xianggong, have you heard about the case in Huangshan?" When Li Hongyu finished supper, Qin Yue brought him a glass of water and asked with a smile.

"The people of the Wu family have found our house?" Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, and after taking a sip of water, he looked at Qin Yue with a smile.

"Hmm!" Qin Yue smiled and said to Li Hongyu, "They somehow got through Lord Fang's door, Lord Fang came to our house yesterday and said about it, saying that Wu Yangchun's crime would not lead to death, and I hope to spare his life." ”

"It seems that the face of the Wu family is really big, and even Boxian can ask for it."

Li Hongyu smiled and put down the teacup in his hand, it was not difficult for him to spare Wu Yangchun's life, as long as he said hello to Wei Zhongxian, I believe that Wei Zhongxian's face would definitely give him.

Then, a hint of cunning flashed at the corner of Li Hongyu's mouth, and he stepped forward and picked up Qin Yue, striding out.

"Xianggong, what are you going to do?" Qin Yue didn't have the slightest mental preparation, and asked a little stunned.

"Xianggong is a little tired, you can wait for Xianggong to bathe." Li Hongyu looked at Qin Yue with a smile, the so-called little biebetter is newlywed, he naturally wants to share the joy of the boudoir with Qin Yue.

Qin Yue's cheeks turned red when she heard this, and she buried her cheeks in Li Hongyu's chest in shame, she didn't expect Li Hongyu to say such an embarrassing thing in front of the maid in the house, but she was happy in her heart, and the deer bumped into each other.

Seeing this, several maids present couldn't help but smile, bowed to Li Hongyu and Qin Yue, and left briskly to prepare hot water for bathing.

The case of Huangshan in the mouths of Li Hongyu and Zhao Xin refers to the fact that Wei Zhongxian sent people to arrest Wu Yangchun, who had paid bribes in the capital in a vain attempt to prevent the imperial court from logging in Huangshan.

Speaking of which, this matter involves the rebuilding of the three major halls, the so-called three major halls refer to the Taihe Palace, the Zhonghe Hall and the Baohe Hall in the Forbidden City.

Due to the disrepair of the three major halls, this matter has been considered since the Wanli Emperor, and it has been prepared for more than 20 years, but unfortunately it has not been officially started due to lack of funds.

It's really pitiful to think about, the Ming Dynasty has a prosperous economy, and has the reputation of the Heavenly Empire, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't even have the funds to build the palace, even the Wanli Emperor couldn't build it until he died.

As early as the second year of the Apocalypse, the Emperor of the Apocalypse ordered Wei Zhongxian to preside over the restoration of the three major halls, and the reason why Wei Zhongxian was used instead of civil officials was because civil officials could not do this matter at all, and he had to use Wei Zhongxian.

The rebuilding of the three major halls here does not only refer to the three main halls, but also the supporting side halls and rooms, etc., which cost a lot of money, and the civil officials have always felt that the rebuilding of the palace is a waste of money and is not conducive to the stability of the people's livelihood, so they have an attitude of opposition.

In addition, the Emperor of the Apocalypse could not trust those civil officials in the court, considering the corruption of the Ming officialdom, this kind of large-scale project must have become an excellent opportunity for civil officials to make money and water, so Wei Zhongxian was more reliable.

Ancient buildings, especially large buildings, were made of wood, and the larger the building, the greater the demand for wood, and the higher the requirements, and as for the imperial palace, it was natural that the best wood from all over the country was needed.

Generally speaking, the royal wood will be mined from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, and the large wood will be collected from the Yunnan-Guizhou region.

Due to the remoteness of the Yunnan-Guizhou region and the poor road, the cost of timber collection was very high, so Wei Zhongxian later focused his attention on the Huangshan area, which was also rich in large timber, which was enough to replace the timber of Yunnan-Guizhou.

However, because Huangshan is the source of Huizhou merchants, the timber industry in Huangshan has long been monopolized by Huizhou merchants, and Huizhou merchants have a close relationship with officials from Jiangnan, so they are very influential in the imperial court, so the imperial court will always avoid the Huangshan area for timber picking over the years.

With the loss of power of the Donglin Party in the court, someone gave Wei Zhongxian advice and mentioned the matter of Huangshan wood picking, which could save a huge amount of money.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian decided to collect wood from Huangshan, and the Donglin Party was powerless to stop it at this time, and the officials who took refuge in Wei Zhongxian naturally would not object.

The local Hui merchant forces wanted to stop this, and as a result, they led to the Huangshan case, which later had a great impact, and the key figure was Wu Yangchun.

As for the specific reason, Li Hongyu is not clear, but it is certain that Wei Zhongxian's attitude in this matter is to be loyal to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he did not avoid the Huangshan area and choose the wood of Yungui, so the money spent will be like flowing water, which is not a scene that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is willing to see.

(End of chapter)