Chapter 12: He's Ridiculous
Xiao Wan refused to speak because he was frightened and didn't believe that she was Miss Li, and Li Minglou didn't force him, let the children here accompany him, take him to take a bath, eat and rest, and went to see the person sent by Han Xu first.
A representative of a small official sent by Han Xu was being entertained by the prefect and other officials.
"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." The prefect smiled from ear to ear, "Lord Han actually sent a congratulatory gift to Mrs. Chu Guo. ”
The petty officials of Shannandong escaped from life and death, and before they could get used to it, they were entrusted with an important task by Han Xu, and came to Gwangju Mansion as a representative of their cronies, and they were still in a trance all the way, but when they heard this, they came back to their senses.
"No, no, it's not a congratulatory gift." He corrected, "Lord Han heard about the civil unrest in Gwangju Mansion, and this was sent to help Gwangju Mansion stabilize grain prices. ”
Then there are too many things to send, the officials in the hall have different expressions, and the carloads have not yet been counted, and they are roughly estimated to be equivalent to the treasury of a state capital.
"At that time, Mrs. Chu told me that she didn't know if Lord Han could help." The prefect pondered for a moment and said, with a sigh of emotion, "I didn't expect that as soon as Mrs. Chu opened her mouth, Lord Han gave so many things..."
Although he didn't know why, the little officials in Shannandong kept Han Xu's advice in mind, and hurriedly corrected them again when they heard the words: "No, no, it's not for Mrs. Chu Guo, it's for Gwangju Mansion, it's not for Mrs. Chu to ask for it, Lord Han took the initiative when he heard about it." ”
Not because someone else asks for it? Did you hear that there was a problem elsewhere and took the initiative to send money? You think you're a god purifying sentient beings!
Even if you are an immortal, you only have the power to show your power when you hear the prayer and prayer.
This Han Xu, if he wants to please Mrs. Chu Guo, what can he hide, that little thought is a man, who can't think of it! The prefect was a little impatient: "Gwangju Mansion belongs to Mrs. Chu Guo, and Mrs. Chu Guo is now in charge of Huainan Province, and it is all for her." ”
The small officials in Shannandong were shocked: "It's not for Mrs. Chu, it's going to be put in the treasury of the government." ”
Li Minglou couldn't listen anymore outside, and walked in and said, "Don't worry, Lord Han has always come to help the people of Huainan, and of course he will send it to the treasury of the government." ”
The small officials in Shannandong were shocked when they heard the voice, and the officials around them had already saluted in unison.
"Mrs. Chu Guo."
This is Mrs. Chu Guo, the little official in Shannandong turned around and saw the woman who walked in, nervous, restrained, anxious, panicked, and so on all dissipated, and the whole person seemed to not exist, his mind was blank, but he was clear for a moment.
Why did Lord Han do everything possible to cover it up.
To be able to make a beautiful woman smile like this, not to mention sending dozens of carts of gold and silver treasures, and sending a few cities willingly.
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handed over Han Xu's representative to the prefect and others to entertain, Li Minglou returned to the inner house, Yuan Ji had already brought the old pipe in, how the old manager tried to win over Han Xu from the two sections of Shannan Province, how Han Xu used his strength to fight, how Li Mingyu and Jiannan Province pushed the boat down the river and so on.
Li Minglou was happy and relieved after hearing this, Li Mingyu had already told her these things in the letter, but the feeling was still different from the onlookers, she could hear the bystanders' recognition and praise of Mingyu.
Her brother was a bright child.
"This is a letter from Osmanthus to the eldest lady." The old manager took out the two letters, "This is Han Xu's letter to the eldest lady, we didn't read what was written." ”
The last sentence was specially added, Li Minglou looked at him, it stands to reason that the letter written by Han Xu was to be opened and checked by Jiannan Dao.
The old manager added: "Osmanthus doesn't let us see it." ”
Is it? Can I help you? Li Minglou opened Osmanthus first, and the writing of Osmanthus was not good-looking, but an illiterate village woman learned to read and write in a short period of time.
The letter was written very simply, and the content was simply stated at the beginning, and Osmanthus said that Han Xu was really an immodest person.
The word indecent has a special meaning, people who died early survived, and some unknown temperaments also burst out? Li Minglou sat up straight.
Yuan Ji was fortunately indifferent, and the old manager looked at Li Minglou curiously, seeing that the little girl first looked solemn, then surprised, and then slowly stretched her eyebrows like willow branches.....
She laughed and leaned back.
Yuan Ji and Lao Guan glanced at each other, puzzled, Osmanthus, a wood-like person, would also write a letter to tell jokes to make the eldest lady happy?
Li Minglou smiled and put Osmanthus 's letter away, opened Han Xu's letter, and without looking at it a few times, the laugh that had been stopped broke out again.
The laughter attracted the children and kumquat outside the door, and everyone looked in curiously from the window to see the woman sitting on the chair holding a letter in one hand and patting the armrest with the other and laughing.
I don't know what she was laughing at, but she was laughing so happily that everyone laughed along.
Until twilight fell, the people in the room dispersed, Li Minglou sat at the desk and wrote a reply to Li Mingyu, and when he saw Han Xu's letter on the table, he couldn't help laughing twice.
Han Xu wrote her a farewell letter, and asked her not to write to him in the future, and her righteous words showed that the situation was difficult, as a young lady of Wu, she should abide by her duty to assist the Son of Heaven and her husband, and help the people, and some personal distractions must be abandoned.
The full text did not mention the slightest blasphemy, but anyone who saw it would imagine guessing what kind of letter Mrs. Wu had written to Han Xu......
Coupled with the fact that Han Xu asked for so much money and things for Jiannan Dao, just to give it to Mrs. Wu......
This letter was actually read by the people of Jiannan Dao, and Han Xu knew that his letter would be opened and viewed, so he deliberately wrote it like this.
Therefore, Osmanthus forbade everyone to read Han Xu's letter and sent it directly to Li Minglou.
Of course, if Mrs. Wu saw it, she would know that this was Han Xu's answer to her last letter asking for money and things.
The literati's pen is really ..... This Han Xu!
This Han Xu is pretending that the eldest lady has a great relationship with him, and he is swaggering! Osmanthus saw through this man at a glance, when she didn't think that Han Xu was seducing the eldest lady, let alone that the eldest lady admired Han Xu.....
"This man just wants to take advantage of the power of Mrs. Chu or Zhenwu Army to scare us." Osmanthus was angry, she had seen all kinds of people, but she was still angry with Han Xu, "The civil official is too bad." ”
In order to achieve the goal, any means can really be used.
In fact, it's not so hateful, Han Xu used Jiannan Dao to scare her before.
A civil official, except for an official name and loyalty, he has no power, no power, no soldiers, no horses, nothing, but he tries his best to do things desperately in this troubled world, and he has to use any means to achieve his goal, in fact, he is also pitiful.
Who doesn't use all means, and she herself is not the same, grabbing other people's mothers and pretending to be other people's wives, just to find a way to live.
The smile on Li Minglou's face dissipated, put down the pen in his hand, and took out a box to open it.
There was an edict seal in the box, this was the seal letter of Mrs. Chu that Wu Ya'er invited to her, she reached out and stroked it, the jade of the seal letter was not very good, it was obviously made in a hurry, but this hasty gift was really unexpected and useful for her, if there was no such edict......
She can also do this, because she also has a seal letter that is more powerful than the edict of Mrs. Chu.
Li Minglou reached out and took out a pendant tied with gold thread from the placket of his clothes, the pendant was neither gold nor silver, it was the seal of the Son of Heaven.
She used the seal of the Son of Heaven once, at that time it was said that the first emperor asked her to save King Zhao, but now that King Zhao is dead and the new emperor has also ascended the throne, it stands to reason that she should return the seal of the Son of Heaven, and everyone, including the prefect, these officials have already done this.
She is no longer qualified to hold the Seal of the Son of Heaven.
However, she didn't want to return it, because that person was King Lu, the emperor who would kill their Li clan in the future.
Li Minglou held the seal of the Son of Heaven tightly.
Moreover, the origin of this seal of the Son of Heaven is strange, and it is very likely that neither the imperial court nor the new emperor knew that it was in the hands of King Zhao.
Otherwise, the new emperor should have let her go back a long time ago.
If Wu Ya'er hadn't invited her to be rewarded by Mrs. Chu at that time, she took out the Seal of the Son of Heaven to solve the Huang family, and she couldn't hide it from others, and the new emperor would also know, and she would have to return the Seal of the Son of Heaven.
Wu Ya'er's husband is really doing a very good job, Li Minglou pursed his lips and revealed his shallow dimples.
"Ma'am." There was a girl probe, "I haven't asked to see the adult." ”
Not? Li Minglou put the pendant back into his clothes and asked him to come in.
Wei walked in under the guidance of the girl and saluted Li Minglou: "Madam, I'm here to say goodbye." ”
The envoy of the imperial court had already left, and he did not return to Yizhou immediately, saying that he had never been a city guard and wanted to learn from the officials of Gwangju Prefecture, but of course Li Minglou would not refuse and let him go.
"Did you learn?" She smiled.
He smiled and nodded, "I have been watching it day and night in Gwangju for so many days, and I can see it clearly." ”
Li Minglou said: "The safety of the people of Yizhou will be handed over to you." ”
There is no modesty before bowing his head: "The lower officials will do their best to live up to the high expectations of the living and the dead." ”
Li Minglou nodded, but didn't get up, but took out an official document: "It's just that this official document still needs the seal of the lady." ”
Li Minglou took it and saw that it was an official document appointing the unfinished city guard, thinking that he wrote it himself at the prefect's office.
In fact, now there are soldiers and horses, Zhou Xian asked him to be the city guard, he is the city guard of Yizhou, this form of court appointment can also be simplified in the extraordinary period.
There may be an appointment from the imperial court that has more status, especially for a chamberlain.
"I am the seal of Huainan Road, and Yizhou City is not under my control." Li Minglou said with a smile, "My seal letter is useless on this official document." ”
Before raising his head, he looked at Li Minglou with a pair of pure eyes: "Madam, the seal of King Zhao's Son of Heaven is still in your hands, right?" ”