"Jian Shangshu, how is your health lately?"

In the meeting hall of the barracks, Jian Yi was waiting in the hall, Li Xiaohu walked in and sat in the hall, Li Jinglong followed and sat on the left side.

These days, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong eat and live in the barracks, eating and living with these talents and soldiers to enhance their relationship.

In fact, both of them have a place to live, Li Jinglong has lived in Cao Guogong's Mansion in Nanjing City for many years, and Li Xiao also has his father-in-law's Yanwang Mansion, and the keys are all given to him.

But this time I didn't bring a servant, so I didn't go in to live.

Otherwise, I don't know how many people want to come to give gifts every day, and every day the officials, horses, and nobles who are stopped by soldiers outside the barracks and want to come to meet them. There are not a thousand but eight hundred.

"Thanks to the national teacher."

Jian Yi hurriedly got up and saluted, and said with a red face: "The national teacher is really a holy hand in medicine, a few days ago, a needle went down, and the lower official is now not sore, his legs are not painful, and he has the strength to walk." ”

In the past few days, Jian Yi was pleasantly surprised to find that the effect of that needle is very long-lasting, and every day as a groom, several ladies have begun to fight for the wind and become jealous, can you not be happy?

Li Xiao smiled: "Are you just walking hard?" ”

Jian Yi smiled, looked at the nose, looked at the heart, and was noncommittal.

Li Jinglong was holding a teacup on the side and sipping tea carefully.

After a while, Jian Yi looked at Li Jinglong and said, "Cao Guogong, I heard that you are happy with your son, congratulations, when will you have a wedding wine?" ”

Mentioning this, Li Jinglong smiled and said: "I won't do it if I like wine, I just resumed my knighthood and followed the prince to make meritorious service this time, and the saint is still within the scope of his investigation, so it is not appropriate to raise the teacher and move the people, low-key, low-key."

As soon as you hear this, it is clear that this is true.

Jian Yi's heart itched very much, and he asked around the corner: "Hey, it's a pity, Xia Guan gave birth to ten daughters, but he never had a child, and I hope to ask for advice."

"Oops"

Li Jinglong looked at Jian Yi as if he saw a difficult brother and a difficult brother, and said: "Jian Shangshu, we are really sympathetic to each other, I also only have one daughter, and I have never given birth to a son, you said that this matter is troublesome, unfilial piety has three no queens, although I am fortunate to get back the title, but no one inherits the Cao Guo Mansion of the Nuo University, fortunately, fortunately I gave birth to a son, otherwise my old Li family is considered to be the last one, if it is really a peerless queen, then I am really sorry for the ancestors and ancestors!" Jian Shangshu, I can understand the bitterness in your heart. ”

In fact, Li Jinglong gave birth to a son, and he had nothing to do with Li Xiao, and when Li Jinglong came to the capital, his wife was already pregnant, which was all foolish.

However, Li Xiao's golden needle to treat kidney deficiency is true, Li Jinglong also saw it for the first time a few days ago, and his heart was itching, and he also wanted to let Li Xiao give himself a needle in private, but he was embarrassed to open his mouth because of face.

After speaking, Li Jinglong added another sentence: "You have to hurry up about giving birth to a baby, if you are too old, you can't do it, and you will regret it for life."

After hearing Li Jinglong's words, Jian Yi became even more anxious in his heart, and whispered, "I hope to ask for advice."

Li Jinglong smiled but did not answer, and looked at Li Xiao.

Jian Yi also knew in his heart that Li Xiao was powerful, his previous words were all introductions, and he said his purpose by knocking on the side, and he also looked at Li Xiao, "National teacher, you are wonderful, can you help Xia Guan come up with ideas?" ”

Li Xiao picked up the tea and said with a smile: "I am a national teacher, not a doctor, I am afraid that I can't do anything."

Jian Yi knew that Li Xiao didn't see the rabbit and didn't scatter the eagle, and said with a smile: "National teacher, think of a way, you came to Nanjing this time to show your skills, and the lower officials sacrificed their lives to accompany the gentleman, what do you say, the lower officials will fully support it." ”

"Well said, well said."

Li Xiao didn't beat around the bush anymore, "Actually, your problem is not untreatable, giving birth to a daughter or not having a child, this is a problem of the harmony of yin and yang, the national teacher has taken a lot of effort to ponder and ponder, and it can still be solved, since you are happy, then I will help you with this favor!" ”

In fact, it is really not possible to use traditional Chinese medicine to give birth to children, but the important factors that affect the sex of the baby are mainly determined by chromosomes, and one that determines the chromosomes is temperature, and the other is the acidity and alkalinity of the body.

Under high temperature conditions, it is easy to create a baby boy, and alkaline food will also increase the chance, Li Xiao intends to start from this aspect, but there is no guarantee.

As for how to wait for the child to be born in the future, it will be at least a year later, and he will not be in Nanjing by then

"Thank you so much to the national teacher!"

As soon as he heard that there was a play, Jian Yi stood up suddenly.

He was so excited that he immediately began to undress.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

"National teacher, prick the lower official with a needle, it's okay, the lower official is not afraid of pain."

Li Xiao is full of black lines, this dignified and second-class official, why is he so anxious?

If Li Jinglong wasn't still here, I'm afraid he would have been misunderstood.

"Don't worry, the national division hasn't figured it out yet, you're in a hurry."

Li Xiao scolded, Jian Yi came back to his senses, and found that he was a little out of shape, there was no way, the succession of the ancestors was a big deal for him now.

"Yes, yes, it's the officials who are abrupt."

Jian Yi smiled embarrassedly, and then said: "What arrangements the national teacher has, just call the lower officials, as long as the lower officials can do it, they will definitely do it." ”

Li Xiao smiled: "Since you have spoken, then you are not welcome, you are in the ministry, and you should be clear about the situation of the officials in the DPRK and China." ”

Jian Yi said: "It is the national teacher, and the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, promotion, transfer and assessment of officials. ”

Li Xiao said: "Then it's easy to do, you can transcribe a copy of the list of officials from all over Nanjing, officials born in local families, or officials who are implicated, and send it to your national division." ”

Hearing this, Jian Yi was surprised: "National teacher, this is not easy to do." ”

Li Xiao said: "What's so bad? ”

Jian Yi said: "There are a lot of people here, the officials are okay, the officials of the counties below, almost all of them are related, and they can't be copied for three days and three nights, and this time the teacher is moving, and the other officials of the Ministry also know, although the lower officials don't know what the idea of the national teacher you play, but this is tantamount to startling the snake, and the lower officials are afraid that it will be unfavorable to you in the future." ”

Jian Yi really got on the thief ship, so he helped Li Xiao think a lot.

"Really."

Li Xiao thought for a while and said, "In this way, the officials will not copy, just copy the officials, remember, don't let others find out, can you do it?" ”

Jian Yi thought for a while and said: "If you want not to be known, then the lower officials can only go to the night, the officials are scattered, and secretly go to the case library to copy, and the official guarding the case library is the nephew of the lower official's own family, so it should not be discovered." ”

Li Xiao smiled and quipped: "The nephew of the family? Then things will be easy to do, Jian Shangshu, you are a virtuous person who does not avoid relatives, right? ”

"Yes, yes, the virtuous do not avoid relatives."

Jian Yi borrowed the grinding of the donkey, and said with an embarrassed smile: "See and laugh, it is really an important place in the case library, which is the most prone to trouble. ”

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Okay, then arrange for you to do it, but even if it is a nephew, you have to be careful, let them be strict-mouthed, and don't leak the news." ”

Jian Yi nodded and said: "The national teacher can rest assured, the lower officials have been able to mix in the official department for so many years, and this ability is still there." By the way, the national teacher, just do this, is there anything else? ”

"Not for now. Oh yes."

Li Xiao suddenly recalled the conversation a few days ago and said, "Where did you learn about the thunderstorm talks you talked about, Mr. Liang?" ”

Jian Yi looked left and right, and when he saw that there was no one, he whispered:

"That's the case, originally this matter was only known to the people of the families in this Nanjing. It is a disciple of Xiaguan named Tang Mingcheng, a member of the Tang family in Qilin Township, Jiangning Town.

Many years ago, a township test was a volume approved by the lower officials, and the review was the first place in the township examination.

This person is talented, and he has been promoted to Jinshi one after another, but because he is the son of the Tang family, he did not become an official, but returned home to take care of the family business.

It is also strange to say that Tang Mingcheng supposedly said that he would not be an official, but one day he suddenly came to visit and said that he wanted to be an official and hoped that I could sponsor him.

This person is a good talent, Xia Guan naturally agreed, and invited him to drink a few more drinks in the house, who knew that he was drunk, so he told the matter.

I don't know if it's true or not, I just didn't hear it. ”

This righteousness is now well known.

What can be said and what cannot be said has been said.

Li Xiao asked, "What is the background of Tang Mingcheng's Tang family?" ”

Jian Yi said: "The Tang family is the overlord of Qilin Township, the whole family is built on the mountain, the children of the family and the tenants accumulated for generations, I am afraid that there are more than 10,000 people, and the government can't control the affairs over there, but there is no need to worry about anything, the taxes that should be paid, their Tang family will send people to collect them on time and send them to the county government." The family has always been a Xiucai and Jinshi, and there are children of the Tang family all over the country, the biggest official. It seems to be the Lang Zhong of the five products of the Beijing Criminal Department. Many of the daughters in the family are officials, and the relationship is very complicated."

In an ordinary family, a magistrate is enough to show off his might, not to mention that the Tang family also has a Beijing official who is on an errand in the capital court.

Zhengwupin is a little radish head in Li Xiao's eyes.

That's because Li Xiao has been in a high position all year round.

In fact, in the eyes of the common people, whoever has a county lord is afraid to provoke, not to mention that there are five-grade officials in the family, and no one dares to provoke them.

This is how such a big family is formed, the family has officials, and the daughters of the family are all political marriages, which are intertwined and intertwined, to ensure the interests of the family.

"This Tang family seems to have a bit of strength, is it the largest one under Nanjing City?" Li Xiao asked.

Jian Yi shook his head and frowned: "Of course not, what is the Tang family, there are many more powerful than the Tang family, you really want to uproot them all, those powerful people, princesses, concubines, honor guests, county kings and even your mother-in-law is the current queen Xu family, the interest network here is very large, and they can all be related, this is Nanjing, national teacher, do you want to think about it again, here."

Jian Yizai carefully explained all the disadvantages to Li Xiao.

And Li Xiao can not know this?

This is also the reason why the emperors of all dynasties, at the end of the dynasty, found that the land annexation was too serious, and wanted to reform but could not do anything.

The emperor wanted to reform, and as soon as he was about to speak, he found that the family of the cabinet chief assistant had 3,000 acres of land, and the people in a village were all his tenants, and the family of the military department Shangshu had 5,000 acres, and the family of the servant of the ministry had 1,000 acres.

Look at the celebrity Zhao Gonggong next to him, the group of masters who help him give advice every day, and his family also has a thousand acres of land, which does not have to pay taxes.

Can they pay their taxes honestly? Stop dreaming.

If you want to reform, you are against everyone!

The princes of the royal family do not do anything every day and do not pay taxes.

Officials do not pay taxes, and the front-line soldiers have made meritorious contributions, and they have to be rewarded with land.

The Emperor found himself the loneliest of people.

What to do? Start with a brother?

Don't be stupid, kill the brothers, and the ministers will be moved?

Moving the interests of the minister? Move one and all will be vigilant.

Move the interests of the eunuchs? The people in the palace are separated from you, only the eunuch is the most intimate with you, how can you do it?

At this time, the emperor remembered that there was a big Huang family, and one person occupied 5,000 acres of land, so it was better to cut him first.

But as soon as the holy decree was issued, your favorite concubine Huang Lin'er came over, crying pear blossoms with rain, pitiful under the candlelight, and only after asking did I know that Huang Dahu was the concubine's father.

Move the land of Li Dahu in Henan? The queen hinted to you, don't toss around, Li Dahu's son is a general on the front line, and the country doesn't want it?

In the end, the emperor was powerless and the country perished.

But now it is the Hongwu period, the land annexation is not so serious, and Li Xiao's parents are dead, and there is no relative in the family, so it is easy to do things without fetters.

The parents-in-law are two kings, worship the eldest brother and the emperor, and hold the sword of Shang Fang, which is not empty at all!

"Think of a fart."

Li Xiao said angrily: "Is the national teacher a person who is afraid of things?" You don't use your brain, why can't you do this with your own teacher? Because these relatives are not familiar with Lao Tzu, no matter who he is, it is not easy to teach in his own country. ”

Jian Yi nodded, it seems that this national teacher is Wang Ba is determined to do this, since he wants to do it, then in order to give birth to a son, he can only do it.

"That's right."

Li Xiao looked at Jian Yi and said, "Jian Shangshu, do you have land in Nanjing?" ”

"This" Jianyi's forehead was oozing with sweat, and he said in his heart that I am doing my best to help you like this, you won't be the first to mess with me, right? ?

"Don't do this, that, what??" Li Xiao said sharply.

Jian Yi had no choice but to nod: "Back then, the Emperor Taishang rewarded a thousand acres of land. ”

Li Xiao said: "Only a thousand acres?? ”

Jian Yi said helplessly: "Later, I bought some more. Now there are two thousand acres. ”

Li Xiao smiled: "It's only been a few years since the capital moved to the capital, and you have annexed a thousand acres of land, which is amazing." ”

Jian Yi hurriedly waved his hand and said: "National teacher, the lower officials are all formal means, and the behavior of oppressing the people can be clearly observed." ”

"Check the fart, how can the national division have that idle time."

Li Xiao took out a Huazi and lit it, spit out turbidity, and said with a smile: "The past is not to blame, and an official meeting will be held in the interval, and you will set an example at the conference and take the lead in handing over the two thousand acres of land." ”

"What?? I can't help it. ”

Jian Yi said discoloredly: "That's all in exchange for the real money of the lower officials, what kind of thing is this?"

Li Xiao touched the Shang Fang sword on his waist, and Jian Yi immediately shut up.

Then, Jian Yi looked at Li Jinglong.

Li Jinglong didn't see it, and looked elsewhere, avoiding Li Xiao's eyes.

Li Xiao understood, looked at Li Jinglong and said, "By the way, Cao Guogong, your Li family should also have a lot of land in Nanjing, right?" ”

"Huh?" Li Jinglong pretended to be stupid, "National teacher, I, Li Jinglong." ”

"It's useless, it's not good." Li Xiao said with a smile: "Come on, this Shang Fang sword of the national division is not a joke. ”

Li Jinglong thought that during this time, he ate and lived with Li Xiao every day, had a harmonious relationship, and regarded himself as his own person, this knife would definitely not fall on his head, but he didn't expect that Li Xiao would not play cards according to the routine and make his own people the most ruthless.

Li Jinglong had no choice but to whisper: "A little. They were all given to my father by the Emperor Taishang back then."

Li Xiao said: "How much is it?" Don't give me anything else. ”

Li Jinglong said: "More than 30,000 acres"

Li Xiao nodded: "Okay, you also set an example, and when the time comes, you will hand it in together." ”

Li Jinglong: "."

Jian Yi: "Saying this, my heart is balanced. ”

Li Jinglong: "."

Li Jinglong's title was taken away that year, but the land is still there, and the family's fields have been taken care of by relatives over the years, and the money has fallen into his pocket, otherwise he has been in Cixiwei all these years, where would he get the money to subsidize his soldiers?

It's good now, and I became a poor egg in one day.

Li Xiao looked at the depressed expressions of the two and said with a smile: "Don't be too uncomfortable, this land will not be taken for nothing, and there will be subsidies at that time." ”

Hearing this, Jian Yi felt much better and asked, "What is the standard for subsidies?" ”

Li Xiao smiled: "I'll know when the time comes." ”

And Jian Yi and Li Jinglong always felt that something was wrong

Li Jinglong whispered: "National teacher, this Nanjing territory, as well as the Xu family's land, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei, is Queen Xu's own brother, your brother-in-law." ”

Li Xiao said: "It's not good, when the time comes, I will obediently hand it over to my national teacher." ”

Hearing this, Li Jinglong's heart was balanced.

How can Li Xiao not know the weakness of human nature, if one person suffers, that person will feel very uncomfortable, and if everyone suffers together, then it will be easy to feel good.

He laughed and said: "Okay, you don't have to think too much, since the national division is here, everyone will be treated equally, not to mention the brother-in-law, even the holy land, you have to hand it over obediently, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han in Beiping, has a bad relationship with me?" Didn't he hand over tens of thousands of acres of land to the imperial court, the national division either didn't do it, and if he did it, he had to be fair, fair, and fair, and no one was good! ”

Hearing this, Jian Yi and Li Jinglong were stunned, and then they admired Li Xiao even more, this is the person who does great things, iron-faced and selfless, and treats everyone equally.

Even the saint doesn't pay attention to it, and having the support of the emperor is arrogant.

To be honest, if this matter cannot be treated equally, it is really difficult to do.

Whoever can escape because of a hard relationship, everyone else has thoughts in their hearts, but everyone is the same, and everyone has nothing to say.

But that's easier said than done.

Who can really make a bowl of water even?

I'm afraid that there is only a national teacher, and she doesn't even let go of her wife's own brother, this is the best part!!

Jian Yi now has a feeling that this thing seems to be really possible?

"Drink tea, drink tea."

Li Xiao greeted.

Then Li Jinglong and Jian Yi drank indiscriminately, and their hearts were heavy.

After all, it takes time to digest such a bad thing.

"By the way, what kind of soup did you just say want to be an official?"

Li Xiao was drinking tea when he suddenly thought of what happened just now.

"It's Tang Mingcheng, or the son of the Tang family, yes, he suddenly wants to join the ranks, and it's also strange for the lower officials." Jian Yi took a sip of tea and pondered.

"A son will naturally inherit the family business in the future, and if he wants to become an official"

Li Xiao's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "I'm afraid that this person will suddenly make such a request when there is a mistake in the position of the head of the family, and he will be disheartened." ”

"Huh!" Li Jinglong said excitedly: "They are holding thunderstorm talks just to reach a united front, we only need to break one, the front is not ashamed, we can start from this person!" ”

"That's right, if you like it, this Tang family is worth paying attention to."

Li Xiao looked at Jian Yi and said: "Jian Shangshu, doesn't he want to be an official, you promise him, ask him to go to your house, when the time comes, the national teacher will personally recommend him, he just wants to be a scholar, and the national teacher has also arranged it for him." ”

Jian Yi almost didn't sit down, can this Shangshu be arranged casually?

Someone has to sponsor it, and then the officials of the ministry check their origins, merits, and report to the court after meeting the conditions, and the Zhongshu Province will review it, and the saint will look at it, so you can only start from a small official and slowly promote, you are your national teacher when you are the court?

Not to mention that this official can't do it, even if the saint himself makes such a random arrangement, it is also impeached and stopped by a group of ministers and ministers.

However, Jian Yi didn't dare to say more, so he arched his hand, "Then the lower official will find a chance." ”

Li Xiao nodded, "Then that's it for today, you go down and do it." ”

"Yes, national teacher, the lower official will retire."

Jian Yi arched his hand and withdrew.

After Jian Yi left, Li Jinglong was still in a daze, obviously worried about the land he had just lost.

Li Xiao patted Li Jinglong's shoulder: "Cao Guogong, don't be in a daze, you are the Duke of Guo, can the court treat you badly?" At that time, the honorable people, the national division has other arrangements, or shares of state-owned enterprises, or others, you haven't thought about it yet, you just have a plan in your heart. ”

State-owned enterprise shares?

Li Jinglong was shocked, that is a cash cow, and a little share will not be spent for generations, he shook suddenly, and suddenly felt full of enthusiasm again.

And this matter, Li Xiao is indeed thinking about it.

After all, it is still a feudal dynasty, and the country still needs these generals, if the title of the duke of the country is not even a land reward, how can anyone work hard to fight?

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, this sentence is not for fun.

But it can't be decided casually, in case such a decision makes these nobles become capital oligarchs in the future, it will not be easy to do, and it will have to be a lot of trouble

Li Jinglong was full of enthusiasm and threw his hands excitedly: "National teacher, what are we going to do next?" ”

Li Xiao smiled slightly and said: "The head of the hundred officials in Nanjing City has been dealt with by us, but the king of Hades is better than a little trick, and those people below are not easy to deal with, who do you think these officials are most afraid of?" ”

"Who are you most afraid of" Li Jinglong thought for a while and said, "Of course it's Jinyiwei." ”

Jinyiwei wears a flying fish suit and holds an embroidered spring knife, anti-corruption and supervision, secret surveillance, suppression, investigation and arrest, and prison are not subject to the constraints of the three law divisions, and even often deprives the three law divisions of the trial power, has their own courts, and hundreds of officials are terrified when they hear about it.

However, now that Nanjing's Jinyi Wei has broken away from the capital, it is half of it wasted, and it needs to be reused and needs to be replaced.

"That's right, Jinyiwei." Li Xiao said slowly: "Next, we have to control the Nanjing Jinyi Wei Yamen in our hands and become a sharp sword." ”

"National Teacher."

Li Jinglong smacked his tongue and said: "There is a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Li Xiao said: "It's okay, you say." ”

Li Jinglong said: "Although the national teacher, you are now relied on by the two saints, but if you even touch the brocade guard. Even if the thing is done, if the saint has a bad heart, as the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger, and the national teacher still needs to be cautious."

Li Jinglong's worries are not unreasonable, Jinyiwei was created by the emperor to stabilize his imperial power, and a courtier wants to control Jinyiwei. Li Jinglong didn't dare to think about it

He is now Li Xiao's person, if Li Xiao capsizes in the future, can he stay out of the matter and be alone? It must have been implicated.

Li Xiao smiled: "Are you afraid? ”

Li Jinglong said: "It's not that I'm afraid, it's just a reminder. Although the minister was a prince of the country before, his father was still the righteous son of the emperor, but the emperor only needs one sentence, and it will never be recovered."

Li Xiao laughed and said, "What do you have to do with you, what do I have to do with it?" What did your father call the emperor? ”

Li Jinglong said: "Father-in-law." ”

Li Xiao said: "What am I calling the emperor?" ”

Li Jinglong said: "Big brother? Hey. It seems to make some sense."

Li Xiao said: "Isn't this over, we have worshiped the handle." ”

Li Jinglong said: "No. National teacher, think again. What happened to anyone else who worshipped the Emperor Taishang?"

Li Xiao pondered like this, it seemed that something was indeed wrong.

But is Li Xiao a person who is afraid of things?

Li Xiao said heroically: "Li Jinglong, I understand your kindness, but I still have to do it, as long as I can achieve the goal, I dare to do it." The great husband was born between heaven and earth, how can he look forward and look backward? Report the king's intention on the golden platform, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king! If my life can be exchanged for the prosperity of the world, I am willing to be this person, I don't go to hell, who goes to hell! ”

Li Xiao said this, but he thought in his heart, even if I go too far, Lao Zhu shouldn't kill me, even if he wants to get me, Xiao Zhu is reluctant, Xiao Xiaozhu is even more reluctant, take 10,000 steps back and say, I can still rub out the helicopter and run away

And these words fell on Li Jinglong's ears, it was really different.

I don't go to hell, who goes to hell!

Look, look at this mind, this pattern, it's just different!

Li Xiao has become a big hero like Yue Fei, loyal to the country, Li Jinglong gasped, and admired the five-body throw!

"That's right, the eldest husband was born between heaven and earth, how can he look ahead and look backward!"

Li Jinglong's eyes were sharp, as if he had changed a person, and said: "Jinglong is ashamed, I didn't expect to take back the position of the national prince, but I looked forward and backward, I am really not a human being, from now on, I will live and die with the national teacher!" ”

Li Jinglong, who was fooled and lame, once again burned in his heart with the blood of sacrificing himself to serve the country!

"Good!!" Li Xiao said: "You are like this, you are the Li Jinglong I want to see, do you remember what I told you on the train?" ”

Li Jinglong nodded vigorously: "Remember, even if the national teacher asks me to cut down Shangshu, I, Li Jinglong, will not frown, and I will never give up!" ”

"That's what I want."

Li Xiao nodded slightly, and walked towards the door with his hands down.

"National teacher, where are you going?"

"Jin Yiwei."

"Wait for me"

An hour later.

The two did not go to Jinyiwei.

Li Jinglong followed Li Xiao to earn several circles in this Nanjing City.

Look here, look there, wander around the shopping street.

"Someone is following us."

Li Jinglong, as a military general, has good martial arts, so he can naturally find that at first he didn't understand why Li Xiao was going around in circles here, but later found that they had been stared at.

I am afraid that these people are the people of those families.

"yes, I know."

Li Xiao nodded slightly.

What a skill the two of them are, after a few turns, they distanced themselves from the people they were following, and then entered an alley.

In the corner of the alley, there were two people waiting, wearing the clothes of Li Jinglong and Li Xiao, and their figures were also very similar, and the other person took the clothes and handed them to Li Xiao and Li Jinglong.

Li Xiao and Li Jinglong immediately changed into burlap clothes.

Then he walked out from the other end.

The two fake people who pretended to be Li Xiao and Li Jinglong returned the same way and continued to be followed

"It's a good trick to hide from the sky and cross the sea, the national teacher has already made arrangements"

Li Jinglong had to admire, this Li Xiao seemed to train with him every day, but he had been laying out in private, and he didn't even notice it, how could those families outside know?

"Go, don't go through the front door, go over the wall and get in, be careful not to be discovered."

Subsequently, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong sneaked over the wall and slipped into the Jinyi Wei Yamen, the two of them worked hard, and the Jinyi Wei is now very loose, no one found out.

Not long after, Li Xiao found the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Qinglong.

Qinglong was slightly startled when he saw Li Xiao, and then understood that the national teacher was secretly seeing him, and immediately invited him to a room where no one was.

Nanjing Jinyi Wei Yamen, Jinyi Wei commanded Qinglong to greet him warmly, and then saluted respectfully, "I have seen the national teacher." ”

Li Xiao bowed slightly, walked straight to the main seat in the center of the hall and stood next to it, took out a yellow-orange thing from his chest, and unfolded: "Holy Decree." ”

Hearing this, Qinglong and Li Jinglong both knelt.

Li Xiaolang said: "Emperor Taishang's secret edict, the national teacher changes the law for the country, and there are many resistances, so that the commander of Nanjing Jinyiwei makes Qinglong obey all the arrangements of the national teacher. ”

Qinglong bowed and said loudly: "Minister Qinglong commands, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Get up." Li Xiao handed over the holy decree.

And Li Jinglong was confused.

Isn't it true that a great husband was born between heaven and earth, how can he look ahead and look backward?

Isn't it to repay the king's intention on the golden platform and carry the jade dragon to die for the king?

Isn't it that I don't go to hell and who goes to hell?

This Nima's, the Emperor Taishang has already arranged it for you, aren't you fooling people?

Subsequently, Li Jinglong's heart was shocked again.

Where is the holy grace that this national teacher has received, it is simply holy light, and the holy light shines through!

Even a sharp sword like Jin Yiwei was handed over to Li Xiao, and he also instructed Li Xiao to see the chicken that the emperor and Shang Fang's sword envied was purple.

Li Xiao sat on the front seat, looked at Qinglong and said, "Qinglong, I haven't seen you for many years, but it's okay." ”

Qinglong was flattered, and arched his hand: "Thanks to the national teacher's concern, the lower official is okay." ”

I still remember when we met for the first time, Li Xiao was still a small guest of honor, playing in the south of the Yangtze River to eliminate evil, and in a blink of an eye, he became the national teacher of Yongle Gong Daming.

Li Xiao said: "Well, let's talk about the current situation of Nanjing Jinyiwei, this time I want to deal with the officials of the whole city, can you still rely on Jinyiwei?" ”

Qinglong sighed: "It's not a secret, after moving the capital, this Nanjing Jinyi Wei will not be valued by the saints, and it will exist in name only, many of which Jinyi Wei have contacts with the magnates and officials below, and although there are still a group of trustworthy henchmen in the hands of the lower officials, it is difficult to reproduce the grand occasion of the year." ”

Li Xiao nodded slightly, this is also inevitable.

Jin Yiwei is far away from the Son of Heaven, there is a possibility of being corroded, and after the capital was moved, most of the cadres also followed to Beiping, and the quality of the rest of the people was naturally worse.

Li Xiao smiled: "Qinglong, I haven't seen your brothers for so long, do you miss them?" ”

Qinglong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Naturally, I am a little worried, after all, I am a brother for so many years, you are the national teacher."

As he spoke, Qinglong's eyes lit up.

Li Xiao smiled and clapped his hands: "Come in." ”

After speaking, three people walked in at the door.

One of the rough men shouted, "Big brother! ”

When Qinglong heard this familiar voice, he turned around, and sure enough, it was them, and he greeted him with great excitement, "Xuanwu!" Suzaku, White Tiger, you're all here. It's great, I can't imagine that our brothers will be able to fight side by side again."

It turned out that when Li Xiao was a few years ago, he asked for someone from the third child, Zhu Gaosui, and tried to bring the three of them over.

After the four brothers exchanged pleasantries, Qinglong turned around excitedly, looked at Li Xiao and said: "National teacher, with the three of them here, like a tiger with wings, Jinyiwei can immediately clean up and down and be used by the national teacher!" ”

Li Xiao nodded slightly, "How long will it take?" ”

Qinglong estimated, "Two months, the officials have also slackened over the years, and they haven't paid too much attention to restraining their subordinates, and now we have to find out everyone, so as not to expose the news when there is an action at that time, and miss the major events of the national teacher, which will take time."

Li Xiao frowned slightly: "Two months is too long, give you a month, can you do it?" ”

Qinglong looked at his three brothers, thinking that although a month was a little tight, with the help of three people, it should be possible, so he nodded and said, "Yes, the next official will definitely do it!" ”

"Okay, then these three people will be handed over to you, see you in a month, farewell."

Li Xiao nodded slightly, then left in a dashing manner, and walked towards the door with his hands in his hands.

Qinglong walked a few steps and said, "National Teacher. This time it's a secret, this wall is a loss of the identity of the national teacher."

Li Xiao smiled embarrassedly: "It's okay, the eldest husband can stretch and bend, what is this grievance. Hahaha."

Li Jinglong also nodded and followed.

Qinglong smiled awkwardly and said, "National Teacher, this brocade guard has a secret way, only his subordinates know about it."

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment and stopped: "If there is a secret way, don't you say it earlier?" ”

Qinglong: "."

Subsequently, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong left through the secret passage.

Out of the secret passage,

In an uninhabited house in the East City, he returned to the barracks.

"Has it been discovered?"

In the barracks, Liu Dakai and others, who pretended to be Li Xiao, also returned.

This Liu Dakai worked in the newspaper back then, and later after the newspaper stabilized, he has been engaged in Li Xiao's intelligence department, and he is Li Xiao's loyal subordinates, and he will not be known by a third person when he does these things.

"The head of the family, those who followed them didn't dare to get too close, they went around the West Market for two hours before they came back, they followed the whole process, and they didn't find any changes."

Liu Dakai reported.

"That's good."

Li Xiao nodded slightly.

The matter of entering Jinyiwei cannot be known, Jinyiwei must make a move at the most critical time, and if it does not come out, it will be pointed directly at the throat.

Li Xiao sat down, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Scatter the brothers, disguise themselves as merchants, collect news from the whole city, and report any news in time." ”

These people are all intelligence masters, as well as the miniature eavesdroppers provided by Li Xiao, and the ability to collect information is not comparable to even the Jinyi Guards in Beiping.

"Yes, Master."

Liu Dakai bowed, and then retreated.

Seeing this, Li Jinglong's opinion of Li Xiao was sublimated again.

It seems that everything is under control, and the key is that there are many such capable people who loyally serve the national teacher. is also surnamed Li, why is there such a big gap?

Li Jinglong arched his hand and said: "National teacher, what is next, what are the instructions for the general to do?" ”

Li Xiao said: "Yes." ”

Li Jinglong: "What's the matter?" ”

Li Xiao: "Train those talents." ”

Li Jinglong: "."

Li Jinglong wanted to get down to business, but the national teacher always arranged this for him, which made him feel a little unused.

Li Jinglong frowned and said, "National Teacher, what's the use of training those wastes every day?" ”

Li Xiao said earnestly: "This is the most important thing, we have done so much, and in the end it is all implemented on this group of Xiucai, they are the main force to do this, Xiucai fights the landlord, if you don't practice some courage to come out, how to fight?" ”

Li Jinglong nodded as if he didn't understand, feeling that this was a heavy responsibility.

Li Xiao continued: "Jinglong, think of a way to train them into a division of tigers and wolves, you are good at this, Cixi Wei performed martial arts a few years ago, and even the new army Tie Ming Weidou, which was carefully built by the national division, overturned, you are really capable!" ”

This boast, Li Jinglong was a little fluttering, holding his head high.

Li Jinglong said proudly: "Speaking of military training, I still have a lot of experience, especially the training of courage, my group of soldiers are bear-hearted leopards and galls, no one can compare, and wild dogs have to retreat when they see them." ”

Li Xiao said curiously: "How do you practice?" ”

Li Jinglong said: "The first way, three watches in the middle of the night, go to the old locust tree with a red handkerchief and turn around three times to lose the handkerchief, and then go to the mass grave, sleep on the two graves with your body crossed, until you can sleep loudly, this bear heart will be practiced." ”

Li Xiao was taken aback, Nima still has this kind of strange way to train soldiers, it is worthy of Li Jinglong, and asked again: "What about the leopard gall?" ”

Li Jinglong said: "Leopard gall, that is, before going to bed in the middle of the night, take a bowl of rice and insert three sticks of incense in front of the door after three worships, hold the paper figure, point the eyes with a pen, and sleep in a hug until you fall asleep, this leopard gall will be practiced." ”

Li Xiao: "."

Li Jinglong said: "Don't believe it, that's how I practiced, my soldiers are fearless, brave and invincible, and indomitable." ”

Li Xiao thought thoughtfully, as if there was some truth.

The way to overcome fear is to face it!

"Okay."

Li Xiao clapped his hands and said, "Then practice like this, I'll leave it to you, without further ado, time is precious, let's start tonight!" ”

"Okay!"

Li Jinglong is full of energy.

Subsequently, Li Jinglong called someone to go to the market to buy red cloth heads, cut them into red handkerchiefs, and got ready!

In the evening.

The talents gathered on the school field as usual, thinking that today was another singing competition.

Li Xiao walked over with a smile, clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, I won't sing tonight, there is a new event." ”

"It's so good, I'm tired of singing every day."

"Hey, what's the fun today?"

"It's finally a new show, and I'm looking forward to it."

These Xiucai exercise every day, and now they have practiced all day during the day, and they still have energy at night, obviously this body is not in vain, they are smiling and shouting excitedly, and they don't know what they are about to face.

Li Jinglong walked out and said loudly: "There is a spring tour in spring, and a trip to the east in winter, this night, naturally, there is a night tour, today this general will lead the team, take everyone relaxed and relaxed, and travel at night once." ”

"Night Tour?"

All the Xiucai were directly confused, they had never heard of night tours.

And Li Jinglong's soldiers knew, and they became excited one by one.

These soldiers eat, sleep and practice with Xiucai every day, and the relationship between them is also harmonious, and they are looking forward to seeing their scared scenes, and they begin to fool the group of Xiucai, and begin to praise the fun of night tours.

"Okay, it's been a long time since I've been on a night tour, and General Li is so kind to us!!"

"Yes, this night tour is interesting, it's more fun than a spring outing."

"I miss it so much, the last time General Li took us on a night tour was a year ago, and I can finally play again."

The soldiers of Cixiwei had a good heart, although Li Jinglong did not explain, but none of them revealed what the night tour was.

"Night tour? It's so strange, going out to play at night won't be tricky, right? ”

An old Xiucai looked at a soldier and asked curiously.

"How so? Thousands of us went out, and the yang qi was scary, and we were all scared away when we saw us. ”

How could the soldier reveal it, and immediately flickered.

"That makes sense."

The showmen nodded one after another, and then looked forward to it.

Li Jinglong smiled slightly, looked at the thousand households and said, "Zhao Wouji, send these handkerchiefs down." ”

"Okay."

Zao Wou-Ki immediately went to do it.

When the red handkerchief was sent to the hands of the talents, the talents were stunned again.

What's the situation, why do you get a red handkerchief when you go out to play?

In the middle of the night, I was a little panicked

The soldiers of Cixiwei flickered and said, "You must play games when you go out, otherwise what's the point?"

So, the talents believed it again.

Soon, Li Xiao and Li Jinglong led the team, and thousands of people went out of the city.

You can't go out of the city at night, but Li Xiao is a national teacher, who dares to stop him?

After leaving the city,

Under the leadership of Li Jinglong, everyone walked towards a tomb mountain.

I heard that there is also a thousand-year-old locust tree there.

Meanwhile.

There were more than a dozen people sent out by various families in Nanjing City to keep an eye on Li Xiao.

They had been staring at these people for many days, and today they finally saw a big move.

"Brothers, put the bright spots, the dog national teacher has made a big move!"

"This national teacher really couldn't help it, he went around in circles with us during the day, it turned out that he was preparing for the night!"

"Thousands of people go out of the city at night, what is this for?"

"It doesn't matter what he does, let's just report it truthfully."

"Be careful, don't lose it."

These people also sneaked along.

(End of chapter)