The front door of Princess Pingyang's Mansion is as usual, the courtyard is clean and sparsely populated, but the plaque on the door is empty, and no one knows when a new one will be hung.
Li Wu wandered in front of the door with his attendants for a while, sighing secretly in his heart. The country was ruined and the family was destroyed, and the lives of the remaining people were really difficult.
Although Li Wu is still young, he has actually experienced some earth-shaking events, and even he himself was ups and downs in them.
Before, he was hiding all over the city for fear of being caught, but within a few days he was in a high position and was praised by everyone, as if he was in a dream.
Since he and his uncle had been sheltered in Princess Pingyang's Mansion for many years, it was impossible for him to have no feelings for this place, especially as Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning treated them very well...
The Miyuan Li family was not an ungrateful person. Even though the Longxi Li family had just been unlucky and many people were afraid to avoid him, he and his uncle could not stay away...
Not long ago, when my uncle left the capital, he came to visit the princess. When he left, he also asked him to take a careful look at this place and not let anyone come to cause trouble.
Li Wu also smiled bitterly when he thought of this. Who dares to come here to cause trouble? Are you tired of living?
Not long ago, I heard that the Supreme Lord came here, at night... Does the Princess Mansion really need someone else's protection? Not necessarily...
Well, that is to say, the Li family members can still come to the house to make a fuss, mainly to ask for the princess's protection. This is a family matter, and Li Wu is no longer the Sima of the mansion, can they still stop it?
Wei Baiqi, who was following Li Wu, looked curiously at the nameless mansion, wondering if anyone lived here, or if something happened to the owner, and why did Manager Li come here again before he took office?
Li Wu went to Wei Jie's house several times to ask for advice, and there was a Wei Jie boy beside him, who was also Wei Jie's most promising junior.
It is said that half a year ago the emperor led his army to station in Wannian, and most of the Wei clan were besieged in Chang'an City. It was Wei who was outside the city and went to see the emperor late at night.
No one else knew what they were talking about, but it was true that the emperor admired the young man very much afterwards. With such courage and at such an age, being with Li Wu was actually a sign of humiliation.
But Weishi never looked at the immediate future, they looked at the long term. General Li was appointed as the general manager of Liangzhou, which can be said to be an important task. Wei Jie had a half-master friendship with him and knew Li Wu's temperament and talent well.
Being able to send Wei's Jia'er to him shows that he is very optimistic about him. By the way, when Li Jing left Beijing before, Wei Jie wanted Wei Beipei to go out with him for some experience.
Unfortunately, Wei Ting was not very optimistic about Li Jing because of his nephew's obstruction. After all, this man was old and had mediocre official qualifications. Now he still went to the battlefield to seek fame. He would either be raped or be in great danger.
Wei Jie was still young, could he withstand the wind and cold in Shu? So it didn't work out, which made Wei Jie quite regretful. He was Li Jing's confidant and trusted Li Jing's talents more than Li Jing himself.
He was very annoyed by his nephew's short-sightedness, so Wei Ting walked around under his uncle's family again, and Wei Jie became much colder to him. This time he once again proposed that Wei Ting follow Li Wu out of the capital to Hanzhong, but Wei Ting did not dare to refuse again.
So it happened.
To put it simply, it is actually the ebb and flow of factions within Webster that affect the future choices of Webster's next generation. If Li Yuan is still in power, how can Wei Jie decide where the most promising disciples of Jingzhao Webster will serve?
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So within a few days, Wei Daiji entered Li Wu's family, and Li Wu would not treat him badly. When the Ministry of War issued an order, he took him as the general manager of the office, and he had a confidant by his side in advance.
This was because Wei was too young, otherwise with his family background, he would have been able to work as a Sima or Chief of the General Administration, or he would have been able to aspire to positions such as recording affairs, joining the army, and serving as a military officer.
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Li Wu remembered for a while in front of the princess's mansion, then went to the side door to knock on the door. It had only been half a year, and the gatekeeper would naturally not forget Li Sima, so without much delay, Li Wu went straight into the mansion.
Li Xiuning entertained Li Wu in the warm pavilion next to the main hall in the front yard. When the servants in the mansion saw Li Wu along the way, they were probably surprised and immediately stepped aside and called Li Sima as usual.
Li Wu had come back several times before, so he didn't take it seriously. Princess Pingyang's mansion is now like an isolated island in the city. People outside look quite mysterious, and there are rumors and rumors, but you only need to walk in and you will know.
It's very quiet here, no different than before.
Of course, how could Li Wu not know that there were many women and children in the palace, all of whom were nobles in the palace who had taken shelter under the princess's wing after Li Yuan's death. The new emperor was generous and did not pursue any further investigation, but the princess still did not dare to send the people out of the palace.
So now there are a lot more people in this mansion than before, and the inner palace has become like a daughter's kingdom, and men can't easily get involved.
He, the former Sima of the Princess's Mansion, could only visit the princess in the outer courtyard and was not allowed to go to the inner palace.
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"Greetings to the princess, is she okay recently?"
After waiting for a while in the Nuan Pavilion, when there was no time to drink tea, Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang came in.
Li Xiuning waved her hand to tell him not to be polite, "I've told you a long time ago not to call me princess again, but you always don't listen. If this gets out, won't it make a lot of jokes?"
Li Wu didn't take it seriously. After all these years, if you don't call her princess when you meet her, what should you call her? Look at Empress Xiao, many people still call her empress, secretly or openly.
He just took a sneak look at the princess, and she looked pretty good, but a little thinner.
The host and guest sat down, and the servants served tea. Li Xiuning was not polite to him, "It's not a day off for rest. What are you doing here in the cold weather?"
Li Wu was very capable and had a good relationship with his two old masters, and no one regarded him as an outsider.
Li Wulang himself did not regard himself as an outsider. "The official transfer order has been issued. I will leave the capital and go to Hanzhong to serve as the general manager of Liangzhou. I will set off soon. I am here to bid farewell to the princess."
Li Xiuning raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, "How could it be? You have never been a local official. You have been promoted to the general manager of Liangzhou after just a few months. Isn't this nonsense?"
Li Wu twisted his thick body uneasily. Recently, all he heard were congratulations. Even a figure like Wei Jie had high hopes for him. How come it turned out to be such a nonsense when he got to the princess?
Li Xiuning looked at him for a moment, thought for a while and then said with a smile: "The general manager of Liangzhou is in charge of several counties and has many independent powers in military and political affairs. You have been reused this time..."
Li Wu laughed apologetically, clasped his fists and said, "If I hadn't served in the princess's house for several years and made a lot of progress, I wouldn't have dared to take on such an important task."
"I don't dare to take credit. Speaking of which, you and your uncle are both talented people. These years, you have been forced to live in a small place and have not been able to show your talents. It is because I have delayed you.
Moreover, you and I still have life-saving grace. For many years, I have not repaid you in case of emergency. I, the Li family of Longxi, am ashamed of myself."
Li Wu was a little panicked and quickly waved his hand and said: "Princess, please don't say that. I still say the same thing. If you want to thank me, you should go and thank the Supreme Being. Back then, we were just following orders and doing a little work. We can't take it seriously."
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Li Xiuning lowered her eyelids and straightened her body, "No matter what happened in the past, the only two people who can come to talk to me now are your uncle and nephew. But they have all left the capital one after another. I don't know when we can see each other again in the future."
Having said this, I couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Li Wu was in a low mood when he came. After all, he had lived in Chang'an for many years, and he was really reluctant to leave.
When the princess said this, she felt quite sad in her heart, "I don't know when I will be back. I can only ask the princess to take care of herself. Hu Da and others are still in the city. If there is any inconvenience to the princess, just ask them. I have already followed
They agreed not to let the princess suffer any injustice."
Li Xiuning wanted to laugh, but she held it back. Li Jing's uncle and nephew were both rare real people, and it was quite "ashaming" to tease them all the time. However, the two of them left Beijing one after another, which really made her feel a bit separated. More importantly, Li Xiuning wanted to laugh.
What's more, the loss of foreign aid made her deeply uneasy.
When her father was in power, she could delegate power to protect herself. After all, no matter how violent her father and brothers were, she was still a princess and no one would come to spy on her easily, except for Li Yuanji, who was unreasonable and bitten everywhere.
It was different now. She needed more powerful means to protect herself. Deepening the relationship with people like Li Jing and Li Wu who had served in his palace and who still missed their old relationship was the first choice.
"If you don't tell me this, even if you have to leave the capital, I, a woman, have nothing to help you. I only have a few words of advice. I wonder if Mr. Li wants to hear it?"
Li Wu naturally wanted them. Whether it was Wei Jie or Li Xiuning, in his eyes they were both wise and knowledgeable people. He would keep everything these people said in mind, and he might be able to use them at some point.
In fact, he is not considered a small person now. Previously, General Zuo Qianniu was in charge of a Wei Palace and was banned in the Wei Palace. The term "little person" has nothing to do with him.
Now I pay my respects to the general manager of Liangzhou, and the generals and prime ministers are waving not far away. How many such little people are there now?
It's just that he suddenly rose to a higher position, and his foundation was not stable, and he was so wobbly that he didn't even know what he was doing.
"Serving as an official abroad is nothing more than military and political matters, but the most important thing is to employ people. If you use people well, everything will be safe soon. If you use people poorly, you will get twice the result with half the effort, and may even cause trouble.
Hanzhong...I haven't been there either...but it has just experienced war, and the local officials have also been newly appointed. People are in panic, and it is difficult to govern.
How to appease people's hearts is another important matter. If I go... the famous people in the local area should carefully look at them, use them if they can be used, and kill one or two of those who are not. With the combination of kindness and power, people's hearts can be calmed a little."