"Sister-in-law, is there something wrong?" Li Xiuning raised his eyes and looked over.
Mrs. Changsun heard her impatience, but she just pretended that she didn't understand. She sat down on the couch, lowered her eyebrows and said, "You are so restless, don't play the piano anymore. People say that drinking makes you sad.
Worry is the same as playing the harp. People who play the harp must be sincere and focused, and must clear away distracting thoughts before sitting next to the harp.
It's better for you to do the opposite, play it twice when you're happy, and play it again when you're unhappy. It's just messing up people's minds.
Are you a little bored after seeing my brother? I just asked him to come less. This time he came here just to take me back. He had nothing else to do..."
Li Xiuning looked at her sister-in-law, who was much younger than her, and felt a little depressed. She just wanted to drive her away, but then she thought that her second brother was dead, and she couldn't help but feel weak.
She sighed deeply, "Well, it's not that I'm annoyed by him, I just feel that these men are self-proclaimed heroes. They are obsessed with fame and wealth all day long, and they can throw away their wealth and life, let alone a girl?"
Changsun didn't know that she was feeling this, so she nodded languidly and agreed: "This is true, but a good man should have his ambitions in all directions, and we can't stop him.
If you stop me, you might end up with a lot of complaints, so why bother?"
The two women had their own thoughts and complained about the men who ignored them. Fortunately, Li Po was not here at this time. Otherwise, even if you were an emperor, you would still have to eat a little bit.
Li Xiuning fiddled with the strings a few times in annoyance. She was strong-willed by nature and was not a woman who could share her thoughts with others casually. Moreover, Yu Qing should really tell her sister-in-law about the death of her second brother, but Yu Li absolutely could not.
In doing so, she knew who should know the news first.
Especially... despite the current calm situation, she believed that the emperor's confidants in Shu would all receive the same order when they took up their posts...
Although the Li family in Longxi has not been cut off, so has the others, but as long as there is no trace of King Qin for a day, that person will probably not feel at ease for a day.
"You have nothing to do when you go back. My brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews at home will look at you as an eyesore over time. Why don't we stay here longer, what do you think?"
What Changsun wanted was what she said, "It's really nice to live here, but now I feel scared when I go outside... I just caused you a lot of trouble. My sister-in-law is here to thank you very much."
Li Xiuning looked at her and said in her heart that you are not the only one who is in trouble. Most of the people she accommodated in her residence were in ordinary situations.
The Changsun family is doing relatively well, with people coming to visit from time to time, and there is also an elder brother who is willing to take her back, but the rest of the family is in extremely bad condition. It is almost as if there is no such person in the family. Would you say it is chilling or not?
After saying a few more words, Mrs. Changsun stood up to leave and walked to the door of the inner room. Li Xiuning's faint voice came from behind, stopping her in her tracks, "Sister-in-law is in the prime of her youth. She probably won't live in the house permanently."
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Changsun froze there. She was much younger than Li Xiuning, and she was from Xianbei. In terms of the open atmosphere of the world, the Confucian ideas could not restrain her.
For a long time, in the quiet room, Changsun did not look back, but just sighed and said: "In my capacity, why do you need to ask this?"
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out, leaving the desolate and lonely room behind him...
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In October, wind and snow filled the streets and alleys of Chang'an.
It snowed heavily again. On Zhuque Street, the officials were instructing people to clear the snow, but everyone was shivering due to the cold wind behind the snow.
Horse hooves formed in formation, and a group of people walked on the street. The warrior sat on the horse with his neck hunched, shaking off some wind and frost as his mount swayed.
He stroked his beard and touched a handful of snow water. The warrior Yu couldn't help but shudder, as if his heart was chilled.
However, his heart is burning like a coal of fire and will not be extinguished by the winter wind and snow.
This time he returned to Beijing to report on his work. He had been out for more than a year, which was not a long time. However, the governor Li Jing spoke highly of him, so it was a good thing for him to return to Beijing to report on his work. At least the seat under his butt was
Steady.
He also inquired before returning to the capital. The position of Minister of Hubu was full, but the court wanted to add two more ministers. He, who went to Jiangling as Minister of Hubu, would definitely be able to occupy a place.
In fact, he felt that he came back a little late. Not long ago, Dou Guangda, the minister of household affairs, was promoted to minister of Sinong Temple. The minister of household affairs was absent from his post. He heard that another minister of the household, Duan Lun, was also resigning. If he could catch up at that time,
When I return to the capital, I can compete with Zhang Xingcheng.
Zhang Xingcheng was a descendant of Wang Shichong. He was born in a branch of the Zhang family in Zhongshan. In his early years, he studied under Liu Xuan, a famous scholar from Hejian. During the Sui Dynasty, he was elected as a filial and honest official. Later, he took the exam again and was ranked at the bottom. He successively worked as a small and medium-sized county official.
Later, when he entered the imperial court, when Luoyang became a den of bandits, some people suddenly became prosperous. Zhang Xingcheng, who had a small family background, was one of them and became the Minister of Duzhi of the State of Zheng.
With his origins in a mess, Samurai Yu felt that if he could come back early, this man would not be able to compete with him. It must be said that he was quite confident.
I also don’t want to think about who recommended Zhang Xingcheng in the end?
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Of course, it was not too late for him to come back. The affairs of the imperial court were going through great changes, which was what people often call the time for hiring people.
With his qualifications as a warrior, and his high praise from the governor, it is clear from a glance that his official career will be bright when he returns to Beijing this time to report on his duties.
The things he saw were different depending on his mood. Looking around, he felt that he had only left here for more than a year, but Chang'an had changed a lot, and everything here seemed to have a sense of intimacy.
It is said that businessmen value profit over separation. If you say this to the warrior Yu at this time, he will definitely scold your mother. It is all forced by life. What is wrong with the businessman? He is not the son of his father and his mother. He must leave his wife, children and children outside.
Wandering around?
With wealth, a son of a bitch would travel long distances and experience so many winds, frosts, rain, and snow...
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Now the warrior Yu just wants to go home, let his mother-in-law warm a pot of wine, and take a good look at his precious daughter.
What made him especially worried was the two little beasts at home, and he didn't know how much trouble they had caused his wife these days.
During this year, many people had exchanged letters with him, and Ms. Yang always reported good things to him but not bad things, telling him to work outside with peace of mind and not to miss his wife and children at home, as everything at home was fine.
Thinking of his wife, the cold wind blowing on him seemed to bring a lot of warmth. He felt as if he had a wife like this, and what more could a husband ask for.
He was not born well, but his string continued so well, which made him feel that he must have cultivated a lot of blessings in his previous life, and he has not exhausted them yet.
There was a lot of inner drama, but as a good man, he still took people to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to report on their work. When he came out of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he felt a little warmer and strolled to join the servants, thinking in his heart
, no one in the official department recognized him, the personnel changes were really fast.
Pei Shiqing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, met him in person, but he was not familiar with him, so he didn't get any advice.
He was wondering whether he should first visit Su Dan, the Minister of Revenue, who was his immediate superior. He was said to be a very thoughtful guy, so he had to be more cautious and inquire about Su Shangshu's character in advance. Wait a moment.
I hope he doesn't think he's neglecting himself.
After being an official for these years, he thought more and more, but he still remained true to his true nature as a businessman and had to weigh everything.
However, he stopped while walking, thought for a while, turned around and walked in the direction of the Punishment Department. He hesitated for a moment outside the Punishment Department, then went up to ask, and found the officer of the Punishment Department, "Here you go?"
I sent a message and told him that Warrior Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs, wanted to see Yang Shangshu."
The Ministry of Punishment has been relatively quiet recently. It will be the New Year's Eve in more than two months. The Ministry of Punishment is mainly finishing this year's cases. There are more people asking for favors, but they usually don't come to the Ministry of Punishment to disturb them. It's just that the officials have more interactions with each other.
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Eating and drinking to see if they can impress the officials of the Ministry of Punishment, being beheaded and sent into exile, being exiled to see if they can keep people due to illness, and so on, which has been the same since ancient times.
What I have to say is that this year Li Po pardoned some people again. Different from the previous years, those who will be pardoned are the descendants of various princes and some people who have contributed to the country. As long as they have not committed a capital crime, they will be used as appropriate.
The punishment was given lightly.
The people pardoned this year are rather strange. They are mainly craftsmen from various places and some businessmen. In addition, they are also exempted from the rule that scholars are guilty or immediate family members are not allowed to enter the officialdom after breaking the law.
All these things were related to the Punishment Department, which caused some disturbance in the Punishment Department, but it did not cause too much turmoil.
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When the gate officer heard that the person in front of him was the Minister of Hubu, he quickly stood up and saluted, but his heart was full of suspicion. He had seen the Minister of Hubu Duan several times. Minister Zhang was newly appointed. He didn't know what he looked like. But when would there be more Ministers of Hubu?
A martial arts minister appeared?
The gate officer peeked around and saw that this man had no followers, his face was red with cold, his hands and feet were shrinking, he could not see any official power, and he was not wearing official uniform. He wanted him to report that he wanted to see Yang Shangshu...
Well, this door is difficult to enter, so it is better to go in directly. Samurai Yu is obviously timid.
There was nothing I could do about it. His uncle, who was in a high position and had great authority, didn't like him very much. Now that the gatekeeper was being so cunning, he regretted his rashness.
Mainly because I was feeling proud, I thought of showing off in front of my uncle and taking advantage of the situation to ease the relationship...
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Yang Gongren, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, was looking at the list of Gou Jue. There were almost five or six hundred people in the long list. He was in a bad mood. There were too many people to be killed this year, and there were also many people asking for mercy.
Not only are there people in the capital taking care of things, but many people from the local area have also sent people to the capital, hoping to clear away the death penalty, which makes people feel unbearable...