Another Li Mansion in Chang'an.+
Well, it can't be said that it is a government. In terms of scale, it can only be called Li's House. However, the owner did once rule the country, so it is not a bad idea to call Li's House on the road.
This is a two-entry mansion. In the first room of the house, there are no buildings such as gardens or pavilions. There are only two yards at the front and back.
This is the residence of Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Mayi County, who has returned to Beijing now. It is simple, tidy, and has the uniqueness and desertedness of a small house.
After Li Jing returned home after a long absence, he discovered that his wife and children were having a hard time, which could not be seen in the letters from home.
Li Jing's wife, Mrs. Chen, is a strong person on the outside and strong on the inside.
With Li Jing leaving the house, that is, when the brothers lived apart that year, they were also allocated two large mansions. There is no need to worry too much about the rest of the family property. There is no family in Chang'an that will scatter the family property, so that the family
fallen.
The system of succession by direct eldest son is regarded as a golden rule by the clan, and it is not unreasonable.
Li Jing was very high-spirited at that time and had no complaints. It was possible for him to become successful and famous if he set up his own business.
It's a pity that he has been wasting his time so far, but he has become more and more miserable. Even his wife and children are suffering with him. This is something he never thought of back then.
After living abroad for many years, it was not easy for my family to live in Chang'an, the capital city.
His wife also did not want to accept charity from others, which made her husband lose face. Even the support from his wife's family was later declined by her.
Moreover, Li Jing had not returned to the capital for many years, and the friendship between the brothers had gradually faded, especially with his eldest brother Li Duan, who had turned against each other. Therefore, there was no need to count on the family's help.
Without telling him, his wife sold the mansion one after another and moved to this house to live in. Li Jing's former Imperial College friends and his friends in the court had also long since cut off contact.
At this point, the family is not considered impoverished, but it is not very suitable for Li Jing's official position. It can be called poor.
When Li Jing returned home, he was silent when he saw the embarrassment in his family. He had been an official for half his life and ended up in such a bad situation. His already extremely low mood became even darker.
Frustrated, and feeling guilty about his wife and children, he no longer wanted to pay attention to outside affairs, and stayed at home honestly, only accompanying his wife to live peacefully.
His wife, Mrs. Chen, didn’t ask much. After all these years, she only wanted her husband and children to be safe. She didn’t even think about asking her husband to fulfill the promise he made to his wife.
In fact, not long after Li Jing came back, Li Duan sent someone to invite Li Jing to visit him.
Li Jing ignored him. What should he say when they met? Should he let others see how carefree he looked? Or should he bow down, abandon the past grievances, and serve his elder brother?
It would be better not to see each other than not to meet each other. Li Jing has no intention of making false promises anymore.
In order to support his family, Li Jing simply took out all the books he regarded as treasures. These were books he had collected over the years, and most of them were military books.
At this time, he sold all the books to those who collected books, and most of them were given to the Niu Mansion. Niu Hong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, whom he regarded as his master at that time, has died, and none of his children can be worthy of Li Jing's attention.
Eyed person.
However, the Niufu family's collection was indeed well built and valued highly by his descendants, so Li Jing did a favor and gave them most of his books.
Li Jing did not exchange anything else, only grain and salt.
Although the price of food in the capital was soaring, Li Jing knew that it was unreasonable for a big family like the capital not to have enough food for two or three years at home.
In other words, if anyone is so cruel as to confiscate the mansions of these powerful families in the capital, not to mention recruiting a large army to quell the rebellion, Kansai will also be able to stabilize.
But at this time of year, who would dare to do this?
As a result, Li Jing's family can eat enough food for two or three years.
But Li Jing couldn't help but smile bitterly at the stinginess of the descendants of the Niu family. Not to mention other things, he just said that those few rare books were all peerless things. But now... they only exchanged for this little food, and the Niu family still acted generously.
His face was speechless, and he was speechless.
Having food in hand and no panic in mind is the experience that Li Jing gained in governing the local area for many years.
Then he asked the old man to take his people and exchange grain for some chickens.
Yes, there is no need to think about cattle and sheep. If you get them back, you can only eat meat, which is not a long-term solution.
Of course, chicken is not something that scholar-bureaucrats should eat, but at this time of year, Li Jing doesn't care about so much. If you have food, you must have meat, eggs and chicken, which is a good way to survive.
After many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he has experience in governing a party. Taking care of a small family is naturally easy, because he has seen too many scenes of people living at home. With a little care, he can make his family have no worries about food and drink.
It's just that it has a bad reputation.
But at this time, what kind of reputation does Li Jing have?
His wife Chen was very happy. Over the years, men have rarely been at home. Even if Li Jing burned down the small courtyard, she could still help collect firewood.
Of course, seeing her husband who was well-versed in arts and sciences and always dignified and self-restrained busy, she cried a few times with her husband at night. She felt that she was not good at running the house and made her husband work too much. Then she complained that her husband had sold all those books.
Okay, that’s all my husband’s hard work.
Such a virtuous wife was actually Li Jing's biggest gain in half his life, but he just discovered it too late.
The world is getting more and more chaotic, but this small courtyard in Chang'an City is filled with a warm atmosphere, and the days seem to be getting better and better. This has to be said to be a small miracle.
Of course, you don’t have to count on ordinary people. Even if they live in poverty, they still have books to sell. What valuable things do you have at home that can be exchanged for so much food?
In general, Li Jing has lived a very fulfilling life in the past few months. Compared with running around for the small family and worrying about big things, it can be said that there is a different feeling in it.
When Li Jing returned home, he only brought back five people, three men and two women, all of whom were loyal guards and servants to him. The rest of the people who followed him back to the capital were handed over directly to the Ministry of War and were no longer under his control.
The old man was the leader. After he came back, the old man couldn't stay idle. He went out for a walk and then went to raise horses for others. His children and grandchildren came to pick him up, but he didn't come back. After taking his salary, he came back and gave it to Chen.
, Now in Chang'an City, money is no longer easy to use.
The entire monetary system of the Sui Dynasty completely collapsed. Salaries could only be grain and salt, and nothing else.
When the other two people saw it, they thought, let's not just eat idly, so the two guards went to teach others how to use guns and sticks. People like them seemed to have more trouble than Li Jing if they wanted to survive in Chang'an.
Much easier.
This time, Li Jing could finally live his life with peace of mind.
There are more than a dozen people in the family, and they are living a pretty good life.
At this moment, Mrs. Chen finally began to ask about what kind of son-in-law her Sanniang had married, whether she was living a good life, how the marriage was arranged, and which family her husband belonged to?
Li Jing didn't hide anything. He told his wife in detail what he was like as a student, what he had originally planned, and how he later married off his daughter.
After hearing this, Mrs. Chen didn't say much, but she was actually a little dissatisfied.
Don't you think your son-in-law is from a low background? Now that the family even has chickens to eat, how can you still dislike others?
She just felt that her daughter was marrying a murderer, which made her very uneasy.
Even though she had only raised this third daughter for a short period of time, she was really her treasure. When Li Bi hit her brother with a stick and his head was covered with bruises, she was not willing to hit him.
Li Jing looked at his wife's expression, and did not dare to say that he sent his daughter to chase the rebel generals in Mayi, and then killed Shi Qianqian, and then sent him to Liaodong, causing many lives and deaths, and polishing his skills.
Here comes the knife.
If he said this, he was really not sure whether his wife would risk her life with him.
In fact, he also said that he was not very good at that student of his.
We don’t meet him often, but he is very knowledgeable and talented. Needless to say, he is definitely a general.
Now he calmed down and thought about it, he suddenly discovered that this son-in-law actually married off his daughter without even meeting him.
Thinking of this, Li Jing himself was a little bit dumbfounded. He had been cautious and conscientious in doing things for half his life, but why did he always seem to get confused at such critical moments?
Marrying a daughter is too easy. I wonder if that bastard far away in Yunnei also thinks that his father-in-law is a bit unreliable?
The taste was not very good. Similarly, Li Jing didn't mention it to his wife. Now he has no official position and a light body, but he also has a bit of henpeck.
There is no way, once men are in trouble, most of them behave like this.
Of course, some guys are not good outside and are bad at home, so they cannot be classified as men.
In short, Li Jing lived a good life after returning to Beijing. The only regret was that his son and his wife moved out. Maybe they disliked the poverty of the family, or were afraid of his majestic father, so they did not come back a few times.
Well, both husband and wife are aware of this. The little beast at home is far less capable than his father. He has a few flaws, but his heart is not bad either.
Let's put it this way, even if their son can't do a big career, it's not easy for him to do something bad that will harm his family.
What else can you say? A bit of unfilial piety is not a big mistake. Li Jing has not reached the day when he can no longer move, so he does not need anyone to provide for him until the end of his life.
The hatred that iron cannot become steel at first has faded away now. Like his wife Chen, they both feel that being free from illness and disaster is a blessing.
It's a pity that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.
He, the Mayi County magistrate who resigned from office, is of little use, and no one appreciates his talents now. But Mayi is in Jin, not far from Taiyuan, and it is fair to say that Taiyuan is left to rule. At this time, you can resign.
When the official returns to Chang'an, he will have something to write about.
On this day, someone came looking for her...
(Please give me a monthly pass. It’s Sunday. Where can I go to relax?)
This chapter has been completed!