"My lord, you are so young. Why don't you quickly marry more concubines to carry on the family line and give birth to a few princes and grandsons? Do you have to reach the age of the emperor and be so weak-minded that it will be difficult for your heirs?" Xiao Chen can be said to have given up. What's the big deal?
All disrespectful words were said.
This is because he and Chen Jisheng have studied Li Shi's personality and temperament, and came to the conclusion that the more straightforward you can talk to him, the better!
Don't be afraid of saying the wrong thing, just be afraid of not saying anything.
And now Xiao Chen has clearly joined his camp, so he must show enough sincerity.
This is called speaking to the wise and relying on discernment; speaking to the noble and relying on strength.
"What you said today is enough to chop off your head several times." Li Shi let out a long sigh.
"Then I'm not afraid either. These words are stuck in my throat and I can't speak them out quickly. Besides, I can only say these words to the prince!" Xiao Chen is really not afraid. He is about to go to Northern Xinjiang to die. What the hell are you afraid of?
"I heard that Chen Jisheng is now with you. Is this the case?" Li Shi suddenly asked.
"Yes, I have been taking care of him since he was dismissed from office. I actually don't know him, and I am quite annoyed with him, but the queen entrusted me to take care of him... Your Majesty, you know? He was still under Mr. Murong Heng before.
I have been a staff officer, and I have a good relationship with the queen." Xiao Chen really didn't hide anything from Li Shi.
"Oh...I see." Li Shi seemed to have just found out, "Chen Jisheng is a national scholar, you must treat him well."
"I was kind to him, but he didn't appreciate it. He is a stubborn leader! Otherwise, why don't I just send him to you, the prince?" Xiao Chen said.
"Nonsense, how can I take in a prisoner!" Li Shi scolded with a smile.
"Chen Jisheng, the criminal prince, can't take him in, but the prince can find a way to take care of those people who were dismissed from office after being implicated by the prince," Xiao Chen said.
"Oh?" Li Shi's eyes flashed.
"Your Majesty is so wise. He asked the staff to dismiss these people, but he did not demote them. That means they will be activated at any time." Xiao Chen said.
The difference between dismissal from office and demotion is huge.
It may seem that dismissal from office is far more serious than demotion, but this is not necessarily the case.
Dismissal from office refers to the removal of all positions, one to the end, but in many cases the title and rank will be retained.
If one day the emperor suddenly wants to use him, all he needs to do is issue a decree and he can be reinstated immediately.
But downgrading is not enough. For example, if a second-grade official is demoted to fifth-grade, then if he wants to restore his original title, he has to slowly rise one level at a time, and then to second-grade, which is very difficult.
Already.
It sounds unreasonable, but it's true.
"Then this isn't about buying people's hearts?" Li Shi agreed in his heart, but he said so.
"Of course not, my lord, how do you know who the emperor will re-appoint? So the prince is just doing this to soothe the hearts of the scholars for the emperor, but it is not to win people's hearts." Xiao Chen said.
"Well, that makes sense. I will consider it." Li Shi really wanted to chat with Xiao Chen for a while, but given their identities and the current situation, it would obviously not be appropriate for them to talk in secret for too long.
.
Because there are also spies planted by the emperor in the palace.
It was already Xu time when he came out of the palace, and Xiao Chen didn't go back to the palace, but returned home directly.
After Chen Jisheng left, Liu Xiangqin was the only one left in the family. Since all the soldiers were men, it was inconvenient for her to be followed by a woman, so Chen Jisheng asked her to stay and wait to leave with Xiao Chen, Duan Linger and others.
Liu Xiangqin took the initiative to take up the position of Xiao Chen's housekeeper. As Xiao Chen's eldest cousin, she took care of everything at home in an orderly manner. She was much better than Chen Jisheng...
Xiao Chen admired her shrewdness and ability very much, saying that Liu Xiangqin was a well-informed, sensible and rational person, much better than Wang Xifeng, and she was my little Xichun.
Liu Xiangqin doesn’t know who Xichun is?
But Brother Xiao usually makes strange remarks one after another, and she has long been used to it...
"Xiangqin, I want to ask you to do me a favor." Xiao Chen really had something to do with her.
"Brother Xiao, why are you talking like this? You're so naive, just give me your orders if I need anything!" Liu Xiangqin said with a smile.
"I'm asking you to help me. Of course I have to be polite... I want to ask you to negotiate a business deal for me." Xiao Chen said.
"What business?" Liu Xiangqin was greatly surprised.
"Big business." Xiao Chen smiled.
Early the next morning, two strange-looking teenagers came in front of the Taihexiang clothing store in the most prosperous area of Fengyang City.
It's strange because these two young men were so handsome, as if they had just stepped out of a painting. They were much more handsome than the dandies in the troupes of Fengyang City.
Many people passing by were amazed and stopped to watch. The main reason was that these two people had extraordinary temperaments and did not look like actors, so they did not dare to come forward to harass them.
As soon as I came in, I asked the boss Shi Mingtao directly. The waiter refused to tell me the names of the two high-ranking people. One of them, a young boy with big fierce eyes, said that you are not worthy of asking my name, so he quickly asked Shi Mingtao to come out to pick up the customer!
These two are naturally Duan Ling'er and Liu Xiangqin, who are disguised as men.
When the guys saw this momentum, they didn't dare to neglect, and hurried in to report. After a while, a big fat man walked out with a swaying belly.
He looked at the two of them but didn't recognize them, so he raised his hands and said, "Which master's son are you two? I'm sorry, but I don't recognize Jing."
"It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is business." Duan Linger said.
"Then please sit down and talk in detail. Come, let's serve tea!" Shi Mingtao was an old man. At a glance, he felt that the two of them were extraordinary and must be either rich or noble, so he was extremely polite to them.
"Is this a place to discuss business? Is there a secluded place?" Duan Linger frowned.
"Oh? Yes, yes, please come with me!" Shi Mingtao understood that these two people were here to discuss secret business.
He led the two of them into the back room, ordered tea to be served, and dismissed everyone. Then he raised his hands and said, "But I don't know what you two have to teach me?"
"My eldest brother wants to buy some cotton cloth and very thick coarse cotton clothes from Boss Shi." Liu Xiangqin said nothing nonsense and went straight to the point.
"Young master, are you afraid that you have misunderstood? We are a ready-made clothing store, but we don't sell rough cotton clothes, and we don't sell cotton cloth... but you don't know your brother's surname?"
"My eldest brother's surname is Xiao." Liu Xiangqin said.
"Surnamed Xiao?" Shi Mingtao picked up the tea and blew it slowly, thinking to himself, there are many people named Xiao in Fengyang City, and he knows quite a few of them, but he doesn't know who they are.
"Xiao Wucheng's Xiao." Liu Xiangqin said.
"Who?" Shi Mingtao had just taken a sip of tea, and when he heard this, he spat it out.
"How many Xiao Wuchengs are there in the world?" Liu Xiangqin covered her mouth and chuckled, thinking to herself, Brother Xiao, your reputation is so great, it even shocked others.
Shi Mingtao was not shocked, he was frightened!
Isn’t Xiao Wucheng Xiao Chen?
How did he know that I was in the smuggling business?
It wouldn't be a good idea to be targeted by him!
He's not here to do business with me, he's here to steal something.
He even dared to rob the war horses of the Ministry of War, and even ransacked Gong Shouli's house!
I, the Queen Mother’s distant nephew, may not be spared...