In the night, Zhen'anfang is very quiet.
But unlike the quietness of previous years, the empty streets always make people feel uneasy.
Li Shishi leaned against the railings of Zuixinglou, ignoring the cold wind coming towards him. The brazier was burning in the boudoir, as warm as spring. But for some reason, Li Shishi's heart was cold.
Emperor Huizong abdicated!
This is a result she had never expected...
Although Emperor Huizong has come to Zhen'anfang less often this year, he still cares about Li Shishi and his due rewards have never been cut off. But now, Emperor Huizong abdicates and Prince Zhao Huan ascends the throne. The most obvious change is that the imperial guards patrolling the streets of Zhen'anfang disappeared overnight...
This is enough to show Zhao Huan's attitude.
It’s strange that although Zhao Huan and Zhao Ji are father and son, they are not at all similar.
Zhao Ji was elegant and lustful... Although he was beautiful in the harem, he still liked to look for flowers and willows. Every five or seven days, he was lucky enough to be a virgin, which also caused many descendants. What about Zhao Huan? He was in the Eastern Palace and spent all day studying and rarely contacted women. He favored Zhu Lian and was even unwilling to take a concubine... It was not until the beginning of the year that under Zhu Lian's strong persuasion, he took ten women, which was what later generations called the "Ten Lady".
This is a wife, the oldest is 19-year-old Qi Yu, and the youngest is 14-year-old Di Yuhui.
But even so, Zhao Huan did not change his image of the seed of infatuation and only favored Zhu Lian, so that the eight-year-old crown princess Zhao Chen, who is now only eight years old, and the five-year-old Princess Roujia. Originally, Zhu Lian wanted his sister Zhu Xuan to marry Zhao Huan together. But for some reason, Zhu Xuan, who should have been the Concubine Shen in history, refused to agree.
As for Zhu Lian, he didn't want to use force, so he stopped forcing Zhu Xuan to get married.
After hearing this, Zhao Huan not only did not get angry, but instead blamed Zhu Lian for being troublesome and said that Zhu Lian was not allowed to talk about this matter again.
There is a big difference between father and son.
This has caused many conflicts between the father and son!
Li Shishi could feel it, and Zhao Huan did not agree with her. From his actions of transferring back to the imperial guards, he was even a little dissatisfied.
How could Li Shishi not worry about this?
"Madam, why are you so worried?"
"I'm so happy, Shishi is so envious.
Now that the official abdicates and the new emperor ascends the throne, if he does not make plans early, he is afraid that disaster will come soon."
The one who Li Shishi trusts the most is the madam Li who raised her. Although this old woman was unhappy in raising her, her wealth and glory over the years were thanks to her help. Now, Li Shishi only has such a person to talk to.
Grandma Li frowned and said softly: "The official abdicates. The new emperor may not be so heartless."
Li Shishi smiled miserably and did not answer.
Zhao Huan may not be a kind person to his wife, but he is really cruel to outsiders.
Emperor Huizong Fang Yi abdicated, and the guards in the palace were almost cleaned by him. He had no friendship with Zhao Huan. After enjoying the favor of Emperor Huizong for many years, he would come to trouble her. How could Li Shishi not worry?
At this moment, someone climbed Zuixing Tower.
"Elder, how will Xiao Yi have a future?"
Mo Yan, the flower monk from Daxiangguo Temple, whispered outside the door: "Don't be angry, girl. Xiao Yi won't come... The poor monk went to Xiao Yi's house just now, and he didn't want Mr. Huang to leave today, so Xiao Yi couldn't get out of here. I explained the girl's worries to Xiao Yi... He said one thing: The girl was too favored by the previous emperor, and now she needs to lose money to avoid disaster."
Can you avoid disaster if you lose money?
Li Shishi hesitated for a moment, "I have this intention, but there is no way."
"If the girl is intent, Xiao Yi has given a clear guide... Just look for Zhu Ershiliulang to express his thoughts, and someone will do it."
"Zhu Xuan?"
“It’s…”
Li Shishi closed his eyes, pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "My mother, how much silver is there in the family now?"
"It's only 20,000 to 30,000 yuan."
"What if we count the jewelry and utensils that the Guan family had previously rewarded?"
After calculating in his heart, Grandma Li said in a deep voice: "There are also 40,000 to 50,000 jin."
That counts, there are 70,000 to 80,000 guan!
Over the years, Li Shishi has been favored by Emperor Huizong, so his wealth is naturally impossible to have only this. However, she is a smart woman and knows that she will not be able to rely on Emperor Huizong's favor for a long time. Therefore, most of her wealth is left to Sima Jing to do business. After the autumn, Sima Jing took Feng Yinu back to her hometown in the southeast to manage the business. Otherwise, Li Shishi would not be so embarrassed now... 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, which seems to be a little less!
Li Shishi turned around and looked at the empty courtyard.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "My mother, can the land deed of this house be in your hands?"
"ah?"
Grandma Li was shocked and blurted out: "Can a girl be..."
"Take the deeds and ask the elders to transfer them to the Twenty-Six Langs together.
Then he said that the enemy was about to come, and Shishi only regretted that he was a daughter and could not go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country... He then served as a 100,000 official official to express his feelings.
My mother, please clean up immediately. As soon as the sky dawn, we will go to Guanyin Academy and ask Elder Zhiqing for a pure land to visit the Buddha."
"Go to Guanyin Academy?"
Li Po said in surprise: "Why did the girl choose that Guanyin Courtyard... In Kaifeng City, there are countless places to go to incense that are better than Guanyin Courtyard."
"Don't ask again, if you don't want to go even if you are a slave, you won't force me.
I have a land property in Luoyang, worth 30,000 to 50,000 yuan, so I gave it to me, as my mother's repaid for the past few years. Kaifeng is afraid that I will be unstable in a few days. If I want to leave, I will leave one day earlier, and it will be safer."
Po Li naturally couldn't see clearly the mystery.
In her opinion, the Jurchens came and could not attack Kaifeng City.
But since Li Shishi said that, she also felt a little worried. It was not for the sake of other things, but because Emperor Huizong abdicated, Li Shishi was afraid that he would no longer be glorious. After following Li Shishi for so many years, Li Po has enjoyed a lot of wealth and glory. Since Li Shishi was going to be unlucky, she didn't want to follow Li Shishi anymore... After thinking for a while, she made a decision.
"Since the girl thinks she is annoying, she will do the girl's intention."
Li Shishi's thoughts about Li Po are as clear as watching the fire.
At the moment, I didn't care about her, I just smiled and stopped talking.
Mo Yan took the land deed and silver, and said goodbye and left.
Li Shishi stood on Zuixing Tower, looked carefully at the courtyard downstairs, and said to herself: "If I had known this, it would be better than looking for someone like Yinu, as if he had known this, and would have been so worried."
She went to Guanyinyuan to spend some time and had her own plans.
Yu Yin is now the commander of the Palace Front Office. Although he is stationed outside the city, he has a very deep force in Kaifeng City.
All the way from Maxing Street to Guanyin Lane, Yu Yin's sphere of influence was all.
Guanyin Courtyard is located next to Yu Yin’s house. He will definitely be nearby and arrange people to protect him. In this way, Guanyin Courtyard is an extremely safe place.
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Huang Shang's death was undoubtedly a huge blow to Yu Yin.
However, the Jurchens came in a fierce manner, which made Yu Yin unable to immerse himself in sorrow... If it were normal, he might have been Ding You, resigned from his official position, and mourned Huang Shang. But now, he could not make such a decision.
Huang Shang died of illness, which made many people sigh.
Yu Yin opened a mourning hall at home, and for several days, there were constant visitors.
Li Gang and Li Ruoshui also came to worship.
Perhaps it was Yu Yin's words, "I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood" that changed Li Gang's attitude a lot. In his opinion, no matter what Yu Yin did before, he was finally considering the Song Dynasty and could be regarded as a pro-war faction.
After Zhao Huan ascended the throne, in order to deal with the attack of the Jurchens, he appointed Li Gang as the commander of the Four Walls.
In other words, the defense of Kaifeng Prefecture was handed over to Li Gang.
"Secret Mourning for Xiao Yi!"
After paying homage to Huang Shang, Li Gang called Yu Yin to the side when he left, "I know that Xiao Yi and Mr. Yanshan have a deep affection. However, in the face of national crisis, I hope Xiao Yi will put state affairs first and return to the Mutuogang Military Village as soon as possible... The officials also know that Xiao Yi is a loyal and straightforward talent. He had intended to replenish the troops of the Mutuogang Military Village before. I wonder what Xiao Yi's plan is?"
To replenish the troops?
The terrain of Kaifeng Prefecture immediately appeared in Yu Yin's mind.
Moutuogang is located in the northwest of Kaifeng Prefecture, and to the north is Fengqiu.
After passing Fengqiu, there are jujubes, adjacent to the Yellow River... The establishment of this military camp is probably to facilitate the delivery of supplies to the jujubes. It seems that the court intends to use the Yellow River as a natural barrier to fight the Jurchens. If this is true, the task of the Mutuogang military camp will be not light.
Just, replenish the troops?
I'm afraid there is no need to wait...
Where to add?
Yu Yin now has a rough understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Tokyo Imperial Army and is simply vulnerable.
Although he only had 1,200 people under his command, he had been training for a long time and was already skilled in cooperation. If he rashly increased his troops, it would affect the combat effectiveness of the Moutuogang Military Village. But if he refused? Li Gang finally showed goodwill to him. Wouldn't it be even more troublesome if there was a misunderstanding? You must know that there were not many people in the court who had a good impression of Yu Yin.
Li Gang is also the only court minister he can rely on!
Yu Yin thought for a while, suddenly raised her head and said in a deep voice: "The official treats Xiao Yi well, and Xiao Yi is naturally grateful.
But Xiao Yi has no qualifications and no reputation in the army. Even if he transfers troops, it is afraid that it will be difficult for people to convince him... At that time, not only will he not be able to bear heavy responsibilities, but he will not be able to say bad things. If Mr. Li really wants to supplement the soldiers for Xiao Yi, it is better to hand over the death row prisoners in Kaifeng Prefecture to Xiao Yi. Those guys will die sooner or later, it is better to let them be a coolie."
Li Gang was stunned and a little surprised when he heard this.
But when you think about it carefully, Yu Yin’s words are not unreasonable.
To replenish the troops? Where to replenish? Now the Jurchens have bypassed Zhongshan and are heading straight to the Yellow River... Even if they are to attack the sect, it is too late. If they are supplemented by the imperial guards, it is difficult to ensure that some people are dissatisfied. If they make trouble in the army, it will be counterproductive.
Death prisoner?
Li Gang felt that it was a solution.
Those death row prisoners stayed in prison and died sooner or later. It would be better to throw them into the army for training, and there would be some results.
"Since Xiao Yi said that, when he went back, he ordered the prefectures and counties under Kaifeng Prefecture to order him to send the death row prisoners in the prison."
"So, thank you Mr. Li."
Li Gang opened his mouth, as if he had something to say.
But for some reason, I swallowed it back again when I said something to my mouth.
After patting Yu Yin's shoulder, Li Gang whispered: "Don't blame Xiao Yi for the accident... I was going to target Xiao Yi, but the Song Dynasty Weekly is actually the mouthpiece of the court. Staying in Xiao Yi's hands is never a long-term event."
Chapter completed!