Chapter Ninety-Eight: First Arrival in the Capital
Early the next morning, Li Jin was awakened from his sleep by a noisy sound. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Imperial Guards began to reorganize their armaments early in the morning, some were feeding the horses, and some were eating breakfast quickly, striving to reach the imperial capital before noon.
Li Jinji reluctantly got out of bed and was served to get dressed and go downstairs.
Although Huangfu Nayue is a prince, he has no habit of being idle and tired at all. He got up almost at the same time as the Guards, and was already sitting in the lobby, munching on his breakfast.
When he saw Li Jin coming down, he beckoned him to come over for breakfast.
Li Jin was eating breakfast while looking around, feeling that he was still thinking about the Qingmen Holy Maiden, but he didn't know that people had left early.
For this Qingmen saintess Li Jinna, whose temperament is better than that of a fairy, she loves and fears, likes others, but she is afraid that others will find out her identity as a disciple of the Demon Gate, and she is very entangled in her heart.
After breakfast, Li Jin and his entourage drove to the capital under the escort of the Imperial Forest Army.
The rumbling hooves of hundreds of fast horses and iron horsemen were earth-shattering, and the billowing dust and smoke raised obscured the sky.
Everyone returned to their hearts like arrows, and before half an hour, the capital city like a behemoth appeared in front of everyone.
There was a large group of Imperial Forest Army guards accompanying him, and the road was safe and sound, approaching the imperial capital, Huangfu Nayue entered the city first, and when he left, he gave him some words and gave him a list.
It was a list of big people, all of whom were big guys with real power, who should give as many gifts as possible, and it was all clearly listed on this list.
Although Huangfu Nayue is not a person who likes to play with power, he usually disdains and does not have the ambition to win over forces, but his own need does not mean that he does not need to be a brother who has just arrived in the capital, he is not a pedantic person who does not know how to change, or secretly helped Li Jin.
After all, he is a brother who worships his son, and Li Jin also knows his brother's kindness, and his true feelings do not need to be explained.
With this list, he can spend a lot of unjust money and save a lot. Now Yishui is developing vigorously, and he needs a lot of silver, and he doesn't have much money in his hand, and this gift must be given.
Officialdom is like this, the poor have to tighten their pants and send silver to the top, one hand to the top, the other hand to the bottom, but where his bottom is, I don't know yet, anyway, it will definitely cost a lot of money in the early stage.
It's like doing business, you have to invest a sum of money in the early stage, and then you want to make money, and if you understand this law, you won't feel that officialdom is very complicated and dark, ha.
Officials are greedy, but they are not greedy, they are really a little embarrassed.
Li Jin and the others entered the imperial capital and first found a mansion to settle down.
In fact, Yang Xiao had already secretly arranged these, and the people living near the house were all his own people, and some of them had been lurking here for three or four years.
The next day, according to the edict, Li Jin first reported to the Criminal Department, which was regarded as an official appointment, and according to the unwritten rules, he had to invite him for three days in the most luxurious restaurant in the imperial capital.
Another big expense, but it doesn't matter, all the expenses during this period, he will double the income in the future.
In the following days, Li Jin followed the ministers to the court to bow down to worship the emperor, and after long live my king, he shrank in an inconspicuous corner like a turtle with a shrunken head, watching the first- and second-grade officials compete for the emperor's sycophants, fighting for interests and almost turning their faces.
Hehe, it looks very lively, but unfortunately there is no sofa and no coffee, so I can only stand, on this Jinluan Palace, except for the emperor Lao'er, even the prince, there is only a standing part.
Dragon chair, is it comfortable to sit on leather sand?
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Jin wanted to take a sufficient share of gifts and visit those big guys everywhere, which can be regarded as an emotional investment.
I think someone has secretly taken care of him before, these big guys are still very polite to him, but they reminded him of some things according to the law, as a junior student, Li Jin is very humble to accept the teachings of the elders.
Every day, he gets up early to go to the court as a kowtow insect, and he can't sleep lazy, and he has to give gifts and money in the next court, and this day is really a fucking grievance.
What's even more uncomfortable is that it's the turn to visit Lord Zuo Xiang today, and Li Jin is a little weak in his heart.
Can you not be weak-minded, if it is just a Zuo Xiang, then it is easy to say, but it is Shen Yi's beautiful father who is impartial in our family, and it is more likely that he is his future father-in-law.
It is said that the ugly daughter-in-law is worried when she sees her in-laws, and it is not easy for this son-in-law to visit her father-in-law, not to mention that her father-in-law worships the left minister, and I don't know how many levels higher than herself.
However, the ugly daughter-in-law will eventually see her in-laws, even if she is afraid, she can only bite the bullet!
Li Jin tidied up his clothes, strengthened his courage, and walked forward with his head held high, a bit of a sense of heroism and righteousness.
The gatekeepers in the Shen Mansion in Jiangcheng all know him, and they generally don't need to post to enter directly, and they are all fresh faces in the imperial capital.
Posted to see, the guards guarding the door of the Shen Mansion were extremely polite, not like those watchdog dogs of the first and second grades.
Well, Old Man Shen is a well-known Qing official, and there are more or less people under him, and they are all of good character.
Old Man Shen happened to be not there, he either went back first and came back later, or he waited in the Shen Mansion for Old Man Shen to come back.
Of course Li Jin chose the latter, he hadn't seen his sister Shen Yi for a long time, so he couldn't take the opportunity to see him privately.
Under the guidance of the people of the Shen Mansion, Li Jin came to the hall, sat down unceremoniously, and when the subordinates offered fragrant tea, he was about to inquire if Miss Shen had been in the mansion, when he suddenly heard the sound of the piano like a flurry in the sky, which made him jump up in surprise and look very excited.
With such a heavenly piano sound, apart from Sister Shen, who else can play it?