Li Yue was sitting at home, observing some green onions that her husband was growing in the warehouse.

In my ears is Aunt Wang's narration.

"A few days ago, the county marquis of the gang stared at Lu Chengqing's affairs, and recently observed the braised pork gang, after the growth of the past three years, the manpower is all over the Central Plains, not only to help the Foreign Affairs Institute to do things, but also many forces to do things in Liaodong."

Li Yue's slender and white jade-like fingers brushed over these buds that had just emerged, in front of the county marquis, Her Royal Highness the princess was obedient, and only when she was alone would she have such a calm and composed look.

The eyes are full of thoughts and calculations, this kind of aura makes people unconsciously awe, even in front of Xiao Wu and Xu Hui, Her Royal Highness the princess will never have such a look, and only when she is alone, for the county marquis to calculate the family business, she will have such a look.

If you want to say when Her Royal Highness the princess has such an aura, after getting closer and closer to the queen, or after becoming pregnant, this feeling is becoming more and more obvious.

As the housewife, to take charge of such a huge family business for the county marquis, Her Royal Highness the princess needs to have this momentum.

She slowly stood up and whispered, "Does Qingque know these things?" ”

Aunt Wang bowed down and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei only knows that the county marquis is arranged, so he doesn't know how powerful it is. ”

Li Yue sat down again, held his temples and closed his eyes and pondered, "Holding the power of the green forest and calling on the world, if such a thing is discovered by my father, I am afraid it will not be easy to clean up." ”

Aunt Wang replied: "Your Majesty knows that most of the people who buy braised pork in Chang'an City are related to the county marquis, but the person who sells the braised pork is General Chu Mo, and General Chu Mo has handed over the business to Brother He Bi to take care of." ”

"If the father wants to investigate the braised pork gang, he is bound to interrogate, even if he wants to investigate, why bother the eldest brother to bear the brunt, and Chu Mo can be cleaned up, let alone find the husband."

"Once something happens, the county marquis can get out immediately, it will not affect Lishan, these forces are intertwined, the braised pork gang is just hoeing the strong and helping the weak on the surface, these are all covers, it is some other people who are really doing things, they are usually mixed in the streets, they are all idle people, among them, the manpower arrangements are arranged by Shangguan Yi behind the scenes, I don't know who the upper is below, only the people above command the people below, and the people below will not know who the people above arrange the matters are, most of them don't see each other, only leave a mark in the wine shop or the city wall is the joint codeword."

It was a small gang at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to be so big now.

Li Yue suddenly laughed again, "The leader of the call rangers has never been a person with high skills, and a force to ten will only make people truly convinced, and the rules and character are just a few more years of trust, and only by solving their livelihood can they serve for a lifetime." ”

Aunt Wang replied: "Now the braised pork business is not only done in Luoyang, but even some people go to Lingnan. ”

The small shop back then has been closed, so why bother to buy and sell with Ding Xi anymore, in the words of Fujun, let these retail investors sell braised pork, this business is yellow.

Why bother just distributing the secret ingredient, which is soy sauce.

As for other things, Lishan is no longer involved.

In this way, the business can be completely stripped away, so that the only line that can connect Lishan can be hidden to the deepest.

Li Yue looked at the account book, "Trouble Auntie send a thousand guan to General Chu Mo, let him arrange the manpower well, if it is a small person, forget it, the husband is a person who wants to do big things, and all our family can have is money." ”

Aunt Wang nodded, "Let's arrange it." ”

In the middle of winter, the snow is constantly falling, and the snow brought by the wind blows and makes my cheeks hurt.

Because he was preparing for the imperial examination next year, fifteen-year-old Pei Xingjian walked into Chang'an City under the escort of two domestic servants.

Even on snowy days, there are many pedestrians on Suzaku Street.

Pei Xingjian raised his head and said: "There is much more vitality here than Jiangzhou, and the family always says how dilapidated Chang'an City is, and in our opinion, the family is lifeless." ”

A fifteen-year-old boy could say this and silence the servant on the side, not knowing what the little boy meant by being lifeless.

Xiao Gongzi is the smartest person in the clan, this time he came so far away from home to participate in the imperial examination, and he would always linger in the scenery of various places along the way from Hedong, so he finally arrived in Chang'an City.

Pei Xingjian bought a cake and continued to walk on Suzaku Street, "It is said that I should go to Chongwen Hall to submit the documents of Hexi first." ”

The servant replied, "Hongwen Pavilion is also possible. ”

Pei Xingjian's still childish cheeks were displeased, "I want to see more other places in Chang'an City." ”

The servant said: "The imperial examination will be in May of the next year, and during this period, the little prince can go wherever he wants." ”

"I want to go to Lishan." Pei Xingjian said without thinking.

"Lishan is a princess's fiefdom, and I heard that the guards are very strict, so you can't easily enter it."

"I want to see the man named Zhang Yang, and my aunt also said that he asked Wei Zheng's wife Pei Shi to come to inquire about my current situation." Pei Xingjian's pace slowed down, "How could a person in Chang'an City think of Hedong?" How did he know about me? ”

The servant stopped and bowed his head and said: "The villain is not clear, but this Zhang is strange, he is withdrawn and difficult to make friends, Chang'an City is rumored to be a wise and close to the demon, and the elders of the little boy have warned him to study hard and not to cause trouble." ”

Pei Xingjian chewed the cake in his mouth, and the boredom on his face was even worse, and he couldn't get rid of the two servants around him.

He came to the Hongwen Pavilion as he said and handed over the documents to the doorman here.

The doorman received the confirmation of the document and said loudly: "Pei Xingjian, Jiangzhou, Hedong Province, enter the museum!" ”

The next thing is to register and make eucalyptus, Pei Xingjian wrote his family history, age and state and county comments on each file.

The scribe confirmed that the writing was correct, and even sighed that the young man's calligraphy was good.

Received by the people of the Hongwen Pavilion here, Pei Xingjian came down in a position in the hall to rest for a while, and the two servants discussed in a whisper for a while, and one of them left in a hurry.

"I heard that Chang'an City has arranged accommodation for candidates, and I have already inquired."

Pei Xingjian sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and put the burden on the table, "I don't like you to arrange everything." ”

The servant whispered: "This is what the subordinates should do, the little boy is the one who wants to enter the rank and the first, and it must be properly arranged." ”

There was a lot of noise in the Hongwen Pavilion, and there were two groups of people talking.

Pei Xingjian ate the cake, and drank a sip of hot tea that can be used to satisfy his stomach, and they all said that the people of Chang'an City have a peculiar way of drinking tea, and this kind of tea is very particular about making tea.

Tasting the smell of tea, Pei Xingjian was focused on the discussion of these two groups.

What they are arguing about is whether people live on a ball, and some people think that this is nonsense, how can people live on a ball, it should be flat ground.

Between the words, Pei Xingjian heard the names of Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang.

Waiting for the scribe here to hand a sign in front of him, Pei Xingjian frowned and took the wooden card.

With this wooden plaque, he is a student of the next imperial examination.

Pei Xingjian asked curiously: "I heard that it is difficult to calculate a subject in the imperial examination, right?" ”

The scribe replied, "Last year, it was the Guozijian who came to ask the question, and this year it was asked by Li Chunfeng, so it won't be too difficult to think about it." ”

Pei Xingjian looked at the principal here suspiciously, and then put away the token, "I heard that you are doing things for the eldest grandson's family?" ”

I was questioned by the eldest grandson's family because of one thing before, and I have lived more and more carefully in the past two years, and it must be not simple for the young man in front of me to be able to ask this kind of thing.

"These things are not for Childe to inquire about."

Pei Xingjian put away the token and stood up, walking out of the Hongwen Pavilion, and the oncoming cold wind made him tighten his clothes.

"When will Brother Xue Rengui come to Chang'an City." Pei Xingjian muttered to himself.

Both of them are from Hedong, and they are fellow villagers and can be regarded as people who have helped Pei Xingjian since childhood.

However, after Xue Rengui's family fell into the middle of the road, there was less contact between the two.

First, the Pei family is a family in the east of the river, and the Xue family is not as good as before.

If the two families get too close, they will also be discussed by the elders of the clan.

Seeing that Pei Xingjian was still thinking about Brother Xue, the servant replied: "Xue Rengui is working in Liuyuanwai's house, and he can only come to Chang'an after at least finishing this year's spring ploughing, and Liuyuanwai also has a daughter, and it is Xue Rengui who is the first to agree to marry his daughter to him." ”

Pei Xingjian snorted coldly: "That Liu Yuanwai is a villain, he just has the talent of Brother Xue, he is not good at learning, he will definitely not be able to enter the Shiji rank, and he will not easily marry his daughter, and he will be coerced everywhere." ”

"Even if the little boy is angry, this kind of thing is the order of his parents, and he is not a villain."

"Red Mansion! Liang Zhu has a yearning for love, and I believe that Brother Xue will definitely be able to become a family with her. ”

For the stubbornness of the little boy, the domestic servant could only sigh.

Pei Xingjian looked at the houses on both sides of Suzaku Street, "I heard that there is a place called the Foreign Affairs Institute in Chang'an City, which was built by Zhang Yang, where is it." ”

The servant replied: "On the edge of the East Market, it is said that it is not far from the Guozijian. ”

Pei Xingjian had an idea in his heart, "Go and see." ”

Turning into the East Market from Suzaku Street, passing by Guozijian, you can see a large mansion, which has two floors, but there are no officials moving around at the moment.

There are two guards guarding the front of the Diplomatic Academy.

Pei Xingjian wanted to go in and have a look, but was stopped.

He took the wooden sign, "I'm a student who will participate in the imperial examination next year, can I go in and have a look?" ”

The guard replied: "This is an important place for diplomacy with other countries, and you can't come and go at will, even if you are a living member. ”

Pei Xingjian didn't stop probing in, looked at it twice, and then left.

Just as he was about to go to the arranged accommodation, he passed by the post house and saw a group of people fighting.

"Interesting." Pei Xingjian stopped and looked at the chaos.

The servant whispered: "The little boy is in this kind of right and wrong place, it's better not to stay for a long time." ”

Pei Xingjian turned a blind eye to such advice, his eyes were full of curiosity, "Their clothes are so strange, is this the clothes of the Turks?" I haven't seen the Turks yet. ”

The servant said: "It seems that it is indeed Turkic, and they all say that the Foreign Affairs Yuan has the most right and wrong." ”

After a while, someone came with a group of officers and soldiers, and the group of Turks gave up and entered the post house.

Pei Xingjian couldn't help the curiosity in his heart and stepped forward to ask the guy at the inn, "Dare to ask who was fighting just now and why they were fighting." ”

The guy lazily cleaned up the mess after they fought, "They are the Western Turks, they are the men of the two khans, they fought hard in the Western Turks, and they will continue to fight when they arrive in Chang'an City." ”

Pei Xingjian nodded slightly, and was about to ask again, but saw that the servant's face had darkened, so he gave up and left.

Chang'an City is very large, and there are only one small county in Hedong, and it is the first time to see such a prosperous market when it grows so big.

Came to Chang'an City to prepare a place for students, this residence is not big, and there are not many people living now, that is, a post house for students to live.

Pei Xingjian was not interested in the government discussed by the scholars here, so he followed the servants to a room and planned to sleep well.

I didn't have a good rest all the way from Hexi, and when I arrived in Chang'an City, I could be regarded as a solid sleep.

The snow fell for another three days, and Li Shimin took his family to Lishan again.

It also shows the holy scroll of Lishan now.

Eldest Sun Wuji didn't feel too surprised when he heard the news.

Lu Chengqing's fall also caused discussions among families everywhere.

The eldest grandson Wuji was bored listening to their narration and said, "Your Majesty Rende saved his life, and you don't need to say more. ”

"But Lu Shangshu will inevitably be severely beaten when he builds a city in the Hexi Corridor, which is no different from sending him to death."

The eldest grandson Wuji's face was full of anger, "The old man said so much, didn't you still understand?" There can be no more twists and turns in the imperial examination, and there is only so much that the old man can do. ”

Seeing what they wanted to say more, the eldest grandson Wuji stood up and waved his sleeves and said, "Send off guests!" ”

After the others left, the eldest grandson Chong came out, "The child heard that Zhang Yang is also fueling the trouble this time. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed again, "Zhang Yang is young and vigorous, and he still needs a lot of teaching, and let him be presumptuous, he will have a lesson." ”

As he spoke, he looked sadly at the rare clear sky.

Even if the heavy snow stops, the temperature is still very low, Zhang Yang is also looking at the sky sadly, "Today's wind is strong, it seems that this year's snow will continue to fall, and there will inevitably be a heavy snow in two days." ”

Li Tai was still thinking about his bronze mirror, "Can my brother-in-law see through the mystery?" ”

Zhang Yang looked at a team of cars coming from a distance, and replied, "Not yet, let me observe for a few more days." ”

Li Tai lowered his head and was depressed, "This king has asked people to inquire, there are less than a dozen of these bronze mirrors still alive, so don't lose your brother-in-law." ”

"No, His Royal Highness King Wei has to believe in my character."

After a while, the car drove in front of me.

Li Lizhen walked out of the carriage with a group of princes and princesses, and she ran quickly, "Where is my imperial sister?" ”

Zhang Yang looked at these little devils expressionlessly, "Your imperial sister is at the residence." ”

"Yue'er is pregnant, don't mess around."

As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, a group of bear children ran into the village, and a group of palace maids followed into the village, for fear that something would happen to this group of children, if any prince and princess fell halfway.

They inevitably have to be punished.

Zhang Yang saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress." ”

Li Tai also saluted, "Father, mother." ”

He was accompanied by the crown prince Li Chengqian.