"I don't know if Master Pei is visiting, I missed the welcome, forgive me, forgive me!" Li Xi smiled and arched his hand.

Pei Jun had a smile on his face, and he reluctantly arched his hand, "Lord Li is polite, the lower official came to visit Lord Chef this time, and he has something to ask." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Li Xi was not sure what Pei Jun meant, glanced at the people behind him, and then nodded, and said, "In that case, Master Pei, please come in, let's talk in the study." ”

Saying that, Li Xi made a sideways gesture of respect, but at this time, Pei Jun did not move, but turned around, arched his hand to the noble prince behind him, and also made a sideways gesture of respect, and said humbly: "Lord Zhao, please." ”

The noble son behind him is naturally Zhao Fengling.

At that moment, Zhao Fengling was looking Li Xi up and down, and when he saw him with a stunned expression, he snorted disdainfully and walked towards the mansion.

Li Xi's thoughts in his heart frequented: "Master Li? Haven't you heard of a Master Li in Shuzhou? Li Xi didn't know that there were officials with the surname Li in the other three counties, but he could be so young and still have Pei Jun so respectful to him...... But I really can't think of it. ”

But although he didn't know the other party's origin at the moment, he didn't dare to slack off at all, but after the noble son went first, he turned his head and glanced at Pei Jun deeply, and then quickly followed the son and led the customers in front.

The six strong men and a few coachmen were naturally left outside the mansion, and only Pei Jun and Zhao Fengling entered, as well as the housekeeper brought by Zhao Fengling.

In the study, after everyone sat down, the maid served tea, Li Xi took the tea in his hand, looked at Pei Jun, and then looked at the noble son, and said: "Master Pei sells well, since there are distinguished guests here, why don't you introduce it, and let the lower officials see the courtesy?" ”

Pei Jun smiled disdainfully when he heard this, stood up, and said, "Master Li, I want to teach you to know that this is Lord Zhao Fengling Zhao from Chang'an, and he is now in the position of Zhongsan Doctor." His Ling Weng is the general of the court, the founding marquis, and the uncle of Zhao Guo, who is known as Chang Nu! ”

Li Xi frowned when he heard this, and immediately let go.

Since he wants to be an official, there are some inevitable homework that must be done, so about the official position of the current Datang, he really worked hard to remember, knowing that the current Datang implements a system of separation of [product] and [order].

Quality, of course, refers to the grade of the actual official position held by an official, which is related to the actual power, which is the most important, but in addition, there is also rank. This rank is a set of hierarchical systems known as civil and military officials, called Sanguan, which naturally means idle, which means that it is not in a position, it is a false title, but it is a must for every official in the stream.

For example, Li Xi, when the imperial court officially approved him to serve as the chief secretary of Jinyuan County under the Zhengjiupin, he also appointed him as Deng Shilang under the Zhengjiupin, this Deng Shilang is the Wensan official, and he will receive Lu rice every month according to the grade of this Deng Shilang.

And the old man Li Yifeng, who resigned from the Jinyuan County Register, although he no longer holds the actual official position, he was not convicted, but he just resigned by himself, so the civil and prose official of Deng Shilang on him is still there, so although he has no actual authority, he can still be regarded as a serious court official, and he can receive a fortune every month.

Another example is Zhou Qiong, who served as the assassin of Shuzhou, because he was a member of the party, so although his official position was only from the third grade, he was awarded by the imperial court as a civil and prose official of the third grade: Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, so although he was an official from the third grade, he could receive the salary according to the rank of the third grade.

In later generations, it was often seen in some magazines and newspapers that a certain deputy director would add a parenthesis after him, and he would write in parentheses to enjoy the treatment of the main department. According to Li Xi's understanding, this [enjoying the treatment of the main hall] can probably be compared to the rank of a loose official.

Dr. Zhongsan is a civil and prose official on the fifth grade, and General Guide is a military officer from the third grade, and the founding candidate is a knighthood, but it is just ...... It's all a false position, so much so that when he heard that the Pei family reported a long list of official positions, Li Xi was stunned and didn't hear what kind of official the Zhongsan doctor Zhao Fengling in front of him was!

However, he didn't understand anything else, but he understood the word uncle.

I understand, I understand, but the question is, Uncle Zhao? Zhao Changnu? Who?

Although the people have always liked to call the maiden brother of the concubine in the palace the uncle, but in fact, this Concubine Zhao Li is only a concubine in the palace, not the queen of the palace, according to the rules, his brother is not qualified to be called the uncle of the country.

It's just that in the current situation, although Concubine Zhao Li is not the queen, her son Li Hong is the current prince, so Pei Jun has to say this to pat Zhao Fengling's ass, but no one can say anything wrong with him.

Listening to his introduction at the moment, whether he understood it in his heart or not, of course Li Xi had to hurry up and salute, but the eyes that looked over couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

But in an instant, a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, but he suddenly remembered a name that he seemed to mention when he listened to the teacher Zhou Qiong explain the current situation in the court when he was in class in the Zhou Mansion a few days ago-Concubine Zhao Li.

So, thinking about it along the vine, I could probably guess the identity of this Zhao Fengling, and I had some numbers in my heart. It's just that Zhao Fengling didn't stay well in Chang'an, but he suddenly came south to Shuzhou, and he didn't receive any edict when he came to Shuzhou, and the local government didn't notify him, but he just went directly to his house quietly, which means ......

Li Xi once praised Liu Rong and felt that his brain was simply a galloping dual-core, but he didn't know that in Liu Rong's eyes, he felt that Li Xi was even smarter than himself...... Not to mention anything else, the moment he figured out the approximate origin of Zhao Fengling in the middle of his mind, Li Xi was already extremely sensitive to Wulan, and then he couldn't help but feel nervous.

After he finished giving the salute, Pei Jun, the leader of the way, was done, and he looked at Li Xi at the moment, with a touch of pride that had been released after being suppressed for a long time, and then respectfully saluted Zhao Fengling, and said: "Lord Zhao has something to ask Lord Li, so the lower officials will not bother, and will wait outside." ”

As he spoke, he saw Zhao Fengling nodding and hummed, so he said goodbye, and when he left, he glanced up at Li Xi, looking proud to see the joke.

Seeing Pei Jun retreating, Li Xi suppressed the suspicion in his heart and didn't mention it, but just asked with a smile: "Lord Zhao suddenly came, but he didn't give a word of notice in advance, if he knew that the adult was coming, the lower officials and others would have to go outside the city to meet the big driver." ”

His attitude was humble, and when he said it, he also meant to hold it, which was naturally nothing in Zhao Fengling's eyes, but when this word fell into the ears of the housekeeper behind Zhao Fengling, he couldn't help frowning.

It's going around the bend and saying that they don't follow the rules!

Although Dr. Zhongsan is only a civil and prose official, according to the imperial court system, such officials who cross the border from Wupin should still report to the local government, but it is obvious that they are acting secretly on this trip, and it is naturally impossible to report anything to the local government, and Li Xi is also very sensitive to grasp this immediately.

Thinking in his heart, although this Li Xi is a master bookkeeper, it seems that he is not a very easy person to deal with, but he can't let him bite this reason, otherwise it will be difficult to speak later, so the housekeeper coughed at the moment, and interjected with a faint smile: "Lord Li is polite, before my lord left the capital, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent someone to inform him in the past, and this trip to the south must not disturb the place." ”

Li Xi couldn't help but feel a sudden shock in his heart when he heard this: It's so dignified, he actually moved the prince out and pressed people in one bite, it seems that there is a big deal behind him!

Suddenly, this bad feeling in his heart immediately increased a few points.

Quietly praised His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness, and the officials below were very grateful for this kind of compassion, Li Xi took the topic away, and then, he glanced at the housekeeper attentively, and then turned to Pei Jun and Zhao Fengling, and asked, "I don't know if Lord Zhao came this time, but what is his business?" ”

Zhao Fengling coughed, and when he saw that the old housekeeper behind him didn't speak, he said, "I don't have a business trip, but I have a private matter to ask the master for advice." ”

Li Xi took a deep breath when he heard this, and said cautiously, "Lord Zhao, please speak." ”

"I heard that you recently got a singer, what's it called, Wu Ji? Right? Zhao Fengling asked.

Li Xi couldn't help but chuckle in his heart when he heard this, thinking that this was indeed the case.

At that moment, he nodded lightly and said, "Lord Zhao is aware of everything, and there is indeed a person like Wu Ji in the Xiaguan Mansion. ”

Zhao Fengling saw that Li Xi honestly admitted, so he had a smile on his face, and nodded: "If the official takes a fancy to this Wulan and wants to ask you for favors, I wonder if the adults are willing to cut their love?" ”

Li Xi looked at him when he heard this, "This ...... Speaking of which, the lower officials are stupid, I don't know what the adults mean by this......? ”

Zhao Fengling waved his hand, with an impatient look, and said, "It's not interesting, I just took a fancy to this woman in your family, do you want to give it?" If you want to give, the official can guarantee you a good future, if you don't give it...... Hum! ”

Li Xi's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he immediately opened his eyes, and looked straight at Zhao Fengling, but in that look, there was no respect at all just now, and he spoke word by word, "My lord, is this threatening the lower official?" Or is it coercion? ”

Zhao Fengling couldn't help frowning when he heard this, thinking in his heart how could this little official dare to be so rude to himself, and immediately felt angry in his heart, and wanted to scold a few words, but before he could speak, the old butler behind him had already coughed again, so he had to hold back his anger.

When Li Xi heard the cough, he turned to look at the housekeeper.

The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, raised his head for the first time and looked deeply at Li Xi, and said, "I didn't expect that Lord Li is an understanding person, I don't know what conditions my lord wants before he is willing to hand over people to us?" ”

Li Xi couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth when he heard this, then he turned around and sat down, picked up the teacup and smacked it lightly, and said, "Wu Ji is my woman." ”

The housekeeper couldn't help but narrow his eyes when he heard this, and said lightly: "Lord Li, since you have accepted Wu Ji, then there must be some rumors that you have also heard, the old man has to say here, although this woman is beautiful, it is a big bane, my lord only needs to transfer her to us, not to mention this bane, the old man can also protect you with a seven-grade future, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" There are beautiful women in the world who are so young that adults must not be confused! ”

Of course Li Xi knows the identity and origin of Wu Lan, and he also knows that what the housekeeper said is right, Wu Lan is indeed a big trouble, but the problem is that she is her own woman, and she is also a woman she has loved more and more.

At that moment, he hesitated, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Dare to ask this old man, why do you want to take Wu Ji away?" ”

Hearing his words, before the housekeeper could reply, Zhao Fengling couldn't hold back the case, and said angrily: "Bastard boy, you also deserve to be called the housekeeper, you ......"

The housekeeper suddenly coughed, Zhao Fengling looked at Li Xi with anxious eyebrows, but finally sat down helplessly.

At this time, the steward Cheng arched his hand at Li Xi and said, "To tell you the truth, Master Li, the old man only came by order, as for why he had to take this martial artist, it is not for the old man to know." It's just that the old man saw that you were sophisticated at a young age, and he had the style of a general, and he also knew that you were a student of Lord Zhou Qiongzhou, the assassin of Shuzhou, and had a lot of connections with the ninth prince of the court, so he opened his mouth to persuade him. Thinking about it, you should also understand that Jiuling Gong is acting upright, if he knows that there are descendants of criminal ministers hidden in your mansion, I'm afraid he won't agree, right? In that case, wouldn't it be better to leave it to us? ”

Hearing this, Li Xi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

However, in fact, since he knew Wu Lan's life experience, he had already had some mental preparation in his heart, knowing that things like the one in front of him would always come sooner or later, but now the time to come is too early, and the timing is too sudden.

At that moment, he gave a salute to the housekeeper, and said calmly but firmly: "Thank you for this old man's reminder and advice, the kid is grateful for the five years, it's just that Wu Ji is my woman, if anyone can show the evidence that she is a criminal minister of the court, the court will come to arrest her in a clear and honest manner, and the lower official has nothing to say, but right now, it is absolutely impossible for the lower official to hand over his own woman because of the simple words of Lord Zhao and you." This matter is not negotiable! ”

Steward Cheng's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he looked at Li Xi fixedly.

With a "snap", Zhao Fengling slapped the case again, almost pointed at Li Xi's nose, and scolded: "Fuck, don't be embarrassed by your kid!" ”

Then he turned to Steward Cheng and said, "Uncle Cheng, why bother talking to him about a petty official!" ”

Steward Cheng ignored him when he heard this, just continued to look at Li Xi, and said lightly: "Lord Li, you have to think about it, Lao Yu and Lord Zhao came this time, but on behalf of His Royal Highness the Prince, they came to ask you to ask for help, if you really refuse, the consequences are unimaginable." It's not too much, it's only a month, and that Wu Ji will still come to us unconsciously, why do you have to be so stubborn? ”

Hearing that the other party was really threatening this time, and Li Xi knew that although this guy was just dressed as a housekeeper, his status was obviously higher than that of the so-called Zhongsan doctor Zhao Fengling, and his threat was naturally not to be taken lightly.

Who made himself just a nine-grade sesame petty official!

"A month? Let me ruin my house? Li Xi stared at the housekeeper tightly and asked lightly.

After hesitating for a moment, the steward's eyes suddenly darkened, and he nodded solemnly.

Between the thoughts and thoughts, Li Xi thought hard, and at the same time, he couldn't help but pinch it again and again.

Wu Lan definitely can't hand it over, jokes, even his own woman can be sent to others, so what else is there to mess with, it's better to just hit his head and see if he can cross back again.

But if they don't hand over Wulan, they will come hard. What people have declared is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants Wulan, as long as he doesn't pay it, he will uproot himself within a month.

Although the prince Li Hong and Li Xi had never heard of it before, and it was only a few days ago that they learned a thing or two from Zhou Qiong's mouth, obviously this is not a big man who will go down in history, but even so, he is the prince now!

Li Xi, who has thin arms and tender legs, is a small nine-grade sesame official, but he can't stand a finger from others!

At this time, seeing that Li Xi's face was gloomy, I didn't know that he was thinking about how to deal with himself, and thought that he was fighting between heaven and man in his heart, although he said it hard, but in fact, he didn't dare to offend himself at all! At that moment, he glanced at Zhao Fengling, and a smile appeared on his face for the first time.

And Zhao Fengling also smiled with him, and when he turned his head to look at Li Xi again, the disdain on his face became a little thicker. In my heart, I was thinking about this guy's disrespect to himself just now, so I planned to think of a way to go back, at least I had to masturbate him, a nine-grade sesame petty official! As long as Wu Ji is in his hands, he will still be a fart at that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can find him an official according to the agreement, and he can also operate and kick him out again!

At that moment, the steward Cheng saw Li Xi hesitating, so he spoke again and persuaded: "Lord Li, you have to think about it carefully, on the one hand, it is for a woman to offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and destroy the family, but on the other hand, he has been taken care of by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since then, and the future is bright, and you can get as many women as you want......

…………

Just as the steward Cheng said this, Li Xi's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, and then he immediately raised his head.

Instead of worrying, hesitating, and being afraid...... It's better to just play a dead game.

Anyway, the other party is not without loopholes.

They came secretly, what a bullshit doctor, he didn't even dare to tell the locality, and he didn't even dare to wear an official uniform! Apparently they are hiding a conspiracy that they don't know, and they don't even dare to let people know about it!

What kind of butler, what kind of bullshit prince to threaten Lao Tzu with his mouth closed, do you really think that you are a minister with a secret will?

Bullshit!

Thinking about this, the anger that had been holding back in his stomach just now suddenly came out, Li Xi took a deep breath, looked at the housekeeper with blazing eyes, and suddenly shouted, "Ah Zao, come over to me!" ”

(To be continued)