Li Wenzhong was demoted and released, Song Lian reprimanded and returned home, and the encounter between the two important ministers within a few days showed that the curtain had declined, and the heart of heaven had changed greatly.

For a time, rumors spread throughout the government and the opposition, such a shocking event, the court was shocked, and naturally there were many people who did not know the inside story.

Some people say that the Song scholar thought that he was old and intended to beg for bones with the saint, but he didn't know how to offend the boss, and as a result, he was reprimanded and returned to his hometown, and he was not allowed to enter Beijing again in this life. There are also those who hold the exact opposite view.

However, there is one thing that is obvious to all, the Song scholars moved their families back to their hometowns, and a kind of court officials invited them to send each other, and they were driven away by their clothes, which crushed half of the street, but it was also very lively.

In the ten mile pavilion outside the city, he just drank a glass of send-off wine with the court officials who came to see him off, in order to show his farewell, and there was nothing else to say, and then he stepped on to protect his family and his family, and hurriedly went to the way home.

The officials who went to see off were also helpless, so they could only stand from afar and watch the return of Song University.

Although Xu Da is in the middle of raising a disease, he has received some news about such a major event.

Xu Da felt that Zhu Yuanzhang could let go of Song Lian this time, and felt in his heart that Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill everything this time, but it was not bad. After all, he didn't kill them all, and he spared one of Bachelor Song's lives, which was naturally a result of Xu Da's full wish.

Although Xu Da is sick, he is also clear-eyed, he knows in his heart that there must be something strange about this matter, he knows that according to Zhu Yuanzhang's cruel and brutal temperament now, he will never let Song Lian go easily, and now Song Lian can return home to care for the elderly, which is really an unexpected thing.

"Lord Wang, a guest came to visit the patient, but I don't know if he refused." The housekeeper in the house came to Xu Da and asked for instructions.

"Who came to visit the sick?"

The housekeeper hurriedly replied: "The person who came is the red man next to the current saint, and he is also the old department of the old master, and he is now in charge of building the mausoleum General Li Xin." Judging by the situation, General Li seems to have something important to tell the prince. ”

When Xu Da heard this, his heart couldn't help but move, he knew in his heart that Li Xin was hardworking and loyal, and he was quite valued by Zhu Yuanzhang. He also issued a clear edict, ordering him to preside over the construction of the royal mausoleum, and often went in and out of the palace to inform the emperor of the progress of the project, which can be regarded as a hot celebrity in front of Zhu Yuanzhang. If he wants to come to the palace, maybe he can hear about it, and it seems that he suddenly came to visit the patient, and there must be a reason for coming.

Xu Da had this thought in his heart, so he got up with his clothes and instructed the butler: "Even so, lead him to the flower hall later, invite him to take a seat, serve good tea, greet him first, and let King Ben change his clothes and see him." ”

"Throne, does the prince mean to let him be the lord?" The butler replied in some surprise.

"This is exactly what this king meant, this time General Li Xin came for no reason, I am afraid that there will be a secret to tell me, you must wait for a good life, and you are not allowed to neglect others. People say that the prime minister's doorman Qipinguan, if he neglects General Li, I am afraid that the news that the king wants to hear will not be heard. ”

The housekeeper heard the meaning of the warning in Xu Da's mouth, and did not dare to slack off, so he hurriedly agreed, and went out to greet the guests.

General Li Xin, under the care of the butler, entered the flower hall.

The housekeeper said: "General Li, the prince is slightly ill today, and when he heard that the general is coming, he ordered his majesty to come out first to greet him, and the general can rest here for a while, and the prince will go up to the hall to meet after changing his clothes." ”

Li Xin was a little flattered and said: "The prince helps the sick to see each other, it is really a great face for his subordinates, please ask the housekeeper to reply to the prince, please don't worry, it's okay to come out later." ”

The butler nodded and said, "General Li doesn't have to be polite, please sit down in the flower hall first, and I will reply to the prince." ”

Li Xin hugged his fist at the housekeeper and said, "Then this time it's too hard." ”

The housekeeper pointed to Li Xin and pointed to the Taishi chair in the middle of the flower hall and said, "The prince has a life, please General Li be promoted, and I will wait for the maids in the house to wait." ”

When Li Xin heard this, he didn't feel flattered in his heart, although it was Xu Da's meaning, he didn't dare to be the main position in the middle so much, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The prince thinks so highly of his subordinates, and his subordinates are flattered, but this lord must not dare to sit on it!" ”

The official family heard Xu Da's instructions in the inner room, and he persuaded him diligently, but Li Xin didn't dare to obey and tried his best to thank him.

"The prince said this, Li is already flattered, how dare he be so presumptuous in the prince's mansion, isn't he sorry for the prince."

For a while, both of them were a little arguing.

The housekeeper didn't dare to let it, he was afraid that Xu Da would be unhappy because of this, so he persuaded Li Xin: "Although what General Li said is here again, but the prince instructed the old slave to act like this, if General Li insists on refusing, the old slave is afraid that he will not be able to explain in front of the prince, and he also asked General Li to see the thin face of the old slave and obey the old slave's wishes, so that the prince will not blame the old slave." ”

When Li Xin heard this person's words, he couldn't make up his mind in his heart, he was a sincere person, so he blushed and said to the housekeeper of Xu Da's mansion: "It's not that Li is unwilling to obey Your Excellency, it's just that the court etiquette is closed, and the name of the famous religion is limited. ”

As he spoke, he repeatedly shook his head at the housekeeper.

Seeing his resolute attitude, the butler also understood in his heart that it was obviously impossible to persuade General Li to sit on the Taishi chair in the middle.

In this way, the housekeeper only sighed and said: "The general's words are bad, and now it is not a public court, but just the prince's private residence, since the prince has orders, why don't the generals sit at ease, after all, the generals are also the prince's former subordinates, and they can get rid of each other, why do you want to be so solemn, the prince invites you to take a seat, you will take a seat, why bother to resign." ”

When Li Xin heard his words, he finally found a reason to shirk it, so he spoke to the housekeeper: "The prince's grand intentions, Li doesn't know. It's just that although it is a private residence at the moment, but the wind is closed, if it is a big grin today, and the grandiose one sits in this position, if it is heard in the future, it will not only be inconvenient in front of the saint, but I am afraid that it will also involve the prince of the grand fist. ”

This statement is extremely reasonable and irrefutable. The housekeeper thought about it and then said to General Li Xin: "General Li's words are not unreasonable, since this is the case, I will not ask General Li to ascend to the throne, the general is so insistent on refusing to sit on the throne, and the old slave does not dare to force it, so I invite General Li to sit on the chair of the master close to the main seat, and when the prince finishes changing clothes, the general can also talk about the situation after saying goodbye to the prince who has not met for a long time." ”

"Thank you very much for this." Li Xin was also relieved to see that the housekeeper of the palace did not insist on insisting on taking the throne, and then smiled at the housekeeper and said: "If there is something important, there is no need to greet Li, Li came to the prince's mansion, it was like returning home, it was really relaxed, and there was no suffocation and inconvenience." ”

When the housekeeper heard Li Xin's words, he smiled slightly: "Back then, General Li followed the prince and the girl of Chu Liuyan, and defeated the Han army naval fleet under the command of the Han king Chen Youliang on the river outside Yingtian City. ”

Hearing the housekeeper mention one of the most proud things in Li Xin's life, when a Han king Chen Youliang raised troops to attack Yingtiancheng, Ying Tianshui and the Han army faced each other on the river, Li Xin, under the command of Xu Da and Chu Liuyan, recruited some soldiers of the Han navy fleet, successfully shook the military heart of the soldiers on the warships of the Han navy fleet, and attracted the soldiers of the Han navy fleet who were besieged by the warships of the Yingtian navy fleet, and the soldiers of the Han navy fleet were besieged by the warships of the Yingtian navy fleet, resulting in the defeat of the soldiers of the Han navy fleet. After that battle, Chen Youliang, the commander of the Han navy fleet, was angry, and he personally wore a strong and stubborn battle, went into battle to kill the enemy, and was finally hit by a stray arrow in the fierce battle, and his life returned to heaven, and the Han navy fleet was defeated and fled endlessly.

Later, when the Chu and Han dynasties fought for hegemony, the two sides confronted each other, and the army of the overlord of Chu was besieged, and the soldiers of the Chu army broke through the siege and sang loudly at night, thinking that Chu had fallen into the hands of Liu Bang, and he was sad in his heart, unable to fight again, and the army was defeated like a mountain, and finally Yu Ji died, and the overlord of Chu Wujiang killed himself. The war between Chu and Han ended with the defeat of the Chu army in the west, and the victory of the Han army. This battle can be regarded as the decisive battle of the Han Gaozu Liu Bangding in the Central Plains.

General Li Xin's meritorious service, some people later compared this matter with it, and as a result, after the victory of the song flew to Yingtian City, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Duke of Wu Guogong of that year, learned the news, and was extremely happy, and rewarded the meritorious soldiers in that battle extremely richly.

Among the generals who are most appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang, there is Li Xin.

Later, after Zhu Yuanzhang swept away the enemy atmosphere and unified the country, he did not forget Li Xin's merits back then, and rewarded Li Xin's high-ranking officials Houlu, plus Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Li Xin was loyal and simple, and later entrusted him with such a major task as building a royal mausoleum.

In this way, Li Xin has also become a high and powerful person, and Zhu Yuanzhang appreciates it, so he has become a hot celebrity in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, so there are countless people who have made friends with him.

Therefore, the housekeeper mentioned Li Xin's happy and life-threatening military exploits this time, Li Xin felt that this person's words were extremely beautiful, so he bowed his head slightly and said: "That is just the courage of the past, and he is still mentioned, of course, if it is not for the trust of the prince and the Chu military division, even if Li Xin has great ability, there is no way to rely on his own strength to recruit the soldiers of the Han army's naval fleet to surrender and rebel. How could Li be ungrateful. ”

These words were quite emotional, and even the old housekeeper in Xu Da's mansion was moved when he heard this, so he said to Li Xin: "General Li is really a good man who is loyal and sincere, and his past military exploits are not pretended to be at all, all of them are pushed to the prince and the Chu army. ”

"Housekeeper, what Li said, every sentence is true, there is no lie, if it wasn't for the cultivation of the prince and the dispatch of the Chu military division, how could the credit not fall on Li, so today Li can achieve this, the first person to thank is the prince and the Chu military division, and the next is today's saint." Li Xin spoke to the housekeeper quite sincerely.

When the housekeeper heard this, he hurriedly raised his palm to make a silent movement, and then lowered his voice and said to General Li: "General Li is serious, you can talk to the old slave in private, the old slave will be tight-lipped, but these words can not be said casually, indiscriminately promoted, if it is known, someone will give the saint a bullet stamp, impeachment of the general's body Mu Huang'en, so that the court's fortune, but do not know how to repay, the prince and the Chu army division are in front of the saint, if the saint is not the same, it is fine." If the saint is angry, I am afraid that the general's head will not be able to be protected, and it will also affect the prince and Miss Chu. Even if the saint suppresses the bullet seal, it is difficult to ensure that the saint's heart does not fall into the mustard, if the curtain turns into decline, it will be a big obstacle to the general's future and career, and he must not talk about this matter to others. ”

When General Li heard the steward's old words, he was also shocked, and hurriedly clenched his fists and said to the butler: "That's even, thank you for mentioning it." If you can't say this admonition today, Li really can't guarantee that he will say this, and now I think it's really inappropriate, thank you for teaching me. ”

The housekeeper immediately replied: "Where is it, this is not the heartfelt words of the little old man, if the general can listen to it, do a good job, if he can't listen to it, I just ask the general not to mention today's words to others, so as not to cause trouble from the mouth." ”

"How can Li not know such good words, I have to be reminded by my father-in-law, Li has figured it out, and in the future, Li will bury these words in his stomach, and don't mention this matter to anyone, so that these words will all rot in his stomach." General Lee greeted the butler.

"It's best for General Li to have this promise." The butler opened his mouth to say this, then paused, and then lowered his voice and asked tentatively: "General Li came to visit the prince this time, is there anything else?" ”

Li Xin was quite grateful to the housekeeper for mentioning him, and only felt that this housekeeper was trustworthy enough, so he also lowered his tone and said: "Yes, this time Li Mou is here to visit the prince's illness, and secondly, there is one more thing to inform the prince." ”

Hearing Li Xin's words, the housekeeper knew that since General Li pointed out something else, he naturally wouldn't mind asking himself, so he took advantage of the momentum to ask: "What's the matter?" ”

When Li Xinwen heard this, he first turned his eyes to see if there were any outsiders in the flower hall, looked around, and saw nothing else, so he raised his voice a little and said: "It is about Song Lian University Scholar being belittled by the Holy Lord and returning home to care for the elderly. Speaking of this, Li Xin kept silent.

Although Song Lian's denunciation is confidential, it is okay to talk about it to others. The housekeeper reads the old way, the old man is serious, hearing this, General Li Xin suddenly said nothing, and he knew in his heart that there was only a fear that there would be other obstacles in this matter, and General Li was inconvenient to talk to himself, so he could only say it when he met with the prince in person, obviously there was a hidden secret in this matter, and this hidden secret seemed to be related to the prince.

The housekeeper was an extremely shrewd and old man, so he spoke to General Li Xin: "This is very good, since it is an important matter of the court, it is inconvenient for the old slave to hear it, so please sit here for a while, the old slave will be served with tea, and the old slave will go to the prince by himself to know." ”

General Li Xin hurriedly opened his voice and said: "What you said is very true, you don't have to worry about it, the old man will go by himself, and there is no need to say hello here." ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he poured a penalty, and then took his leave of General Li Xin, and then retreated to the porch, called two maids who were neat and cautious, and then opened his mouth and ordered: "Go and get the best Longjing tea treasured in the house before the rain, and make a pot of good tea for the guests." ”

When the maid heard this, she was not surprised, so she asked the housekeeper: "Butler, what you always said is that the only thing you said is the one pound of high-quality Longjing tea that the prince, Chu Junshi and General Chang got from the saint. ”

The housekeeper smiled and said, "It's exactly this thing, you wait to get a pot quickly." ”

Hearing this, a bold maid spoke: "What kind of guests are here, why do you want to entertain the place with such fanfare, the first-class officials in the court are here, and the prince has never instructed me to take out the best Longjing to entertain guests, butler, you are doing this, and then the prince will find out, isn't it a big crime." ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he reprimanded the maid: "Nonsense, how can this housekeeper not stop the prince's orders, and today I ordered you to wait to prepare the best Longjing tea guests, which is the prince's own order, you don't have to rap here, go and send it to the distinguished guest, if you go slowly, I will punish you in front of the prince, and you will ask for your own suffering."

When the two maids heard the butler's words, they did not dare to slack off, so they accepted it, and hurried forward to take care of the things that the butler had ordered.

By the time the housekeeper saw Xu Da, Xu Da had already changed his clothes and was washing.

The butler did not dare to come forward and disturb him, so he waited aside.

However, the butler that Xu Da glimpsed finished washing, twisted a hand towel in the silver basin, and then asked the butler: "Has General Li been settled, and what is General Li's intention?" ”

Hearing this question, the housekeeper admired Xu Da very much in his heart, and was even more impressed by Xu Da's insightful ability, so he said to Xu Da on this matter: "The prince's guess must be not bad, General Li came here to see the prince, and he really knew the feelings." ”