Stepping into the back hall, Li Shimin casually took off his snow-stained coat and threw it to the maid. He looked at his wife who came up and said with a smile: "Huairen's gift list has been delivered?"
"Yes, there are one copy each for the East Palace, Wude Hall, and Chengqian Hall. Third sister sent them personally." Princess Qin picked up the loose clothes and helped Li Shimin put them on. "Third cousin came here just now and talked about it. .”
"I've heard about it." Li Shimin laughed loudly and said: "In the East Palace, the gift list for the staff of Prince Qi's Mansion was sent by Chang'an Order Li Qianyou, and the gift list for the staff of Tiance Mansion was sent by the guest... It should be Huairen Specially arranged.”
"Li Huairen is meticulous in his work." Princess Qin explained: "Li Kai, Wang Renbiao, Li Zhaode and others distributed gift lists to the juniors, and no one was left out."
"That's true." Li Shimin couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "Cui Sheren was sent around, and even the third brother-in-law came in handy."
Naturally, there is no need to give gifts to people who have no connections, but Li Shan, the Prime Minister of the three provinces, will not miss it, but not everyone can become the Prime Minister... Of course, Cui Xin, who was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, and Chai, the husband of Princess Pingyang Shao definitely has this qualification.
Among the prime ministers, Chen Shuda, the provincial minister who had the best relationship with Li Shan, and Yang Gongren, the eldest son of the Zhongshu Ling who had a good relationship with Li Shan, Yang Siyi, were Cui Xin's family. In addition to these two families, Cui Xin also He snatched away Pei Shiju, another servant in Menxia Province.
"Mr. Cui, please come in." The servant respectfully asked Cui Xin to come in.
Although he is just a man from Zhongshushe, he is a direct descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe, and he has great potential in the world.
Cui Xin walked inside the door with a smile, and walked all the way to the inner courtyard under the guidance of the servants. He saw Pei Shiju, who was sitting on the couch but tall and straight, with white hair but still bright eyes... He seemed to be in good health, hiding. Did you get up because you were too embarrassed to see anyone?
But where can we hide again?!
He was seventy-six years old. If he had died earlier... Cui Xin thought in his heart, maybe Huairen could be more relaxed.
"Meet the Duke of Anyi County."
"Wen Xi was transferred to Anyi, but Cui Sheren got the right name in Qinghe." Pei Shiju extended his hand, then waved his hand to dismiss the servants.
Cui Xin sighed: "Isn't it a gift from me?"
Pei Shiju's eyes were gloomy, these words really embarrassed him... Although he encouraged Cui Xin to go to Mayi as an envoy, the main reason was to lure Li Shan.
But at the same time, Pei Shiju was also extremely afraid of Li Shan's marriage with the Cui family of Qinghe... If something happened to Cui Xin, Li Shan would naturally have no hope of marrying the daughter of the Cui family of Qinghe.
But I didn't expect that the plan went smoothly, but the result was exactly the opposite... Just yesterday, the sage Li Yuan issued an edict, and Cui Xin, a member of Zhongshushe, rewarded Yuan Junzhang with the title of Marquis of Qinghe County for his meritorious service.
It has always been the exclusive power of the five surnames and the seven families to grant titles based on the county title... For example, Lu Chisong, another member of Zhongshushe, was granted the title of Duke of Fanyang County, and the prince Zuo's concubine, Zheng Shanguo, was granted the title of Duke of Xingyang County.
In the previous dynasty, Pei Shiju was granted the title of Duke of Anyi County due to his high position and power. However, after entering the Tang Dynasty, he was granted the title of Duke of Anyi County.
Cui Xinjue was granted the title of Marquis of Qinghe County. Although he was only a county marquis, he was granted the title of a county magistrate. This also means that Cui Xin has officially become the leading figure of the Qinghe Cui clan and can represent the Qinghe Cui clan to a certain extent.
Having a grudge against such a person, Pei Shiju could only lament his bad luck... This was also one of the reasons why he chose to invest in the East Palace. Although he was recuperating in the palace, he was very well-informed. Cui Xin obviously intended to marry Li Shan, and Qinghe Cui They were related by marriage, so ordinary political fighting methods were useless to that young man.
He only answered briefly, but his face was already torn. Pei Shiju's expression was cold, "I am ill, is there anything else that Cui Sheren can do?"
Cui Xin chuckled softly and said: "This visit is for two reasons. The first is to thank Mr. Pei for recommending me, and the second is to send congratulatory gifts."
The gift of recommendation... Pei Shiju's mouth moved, "Congratulations?"
"It is already the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is not far away. However, Yanmen is thousands of miles away from Chang'an. Naturally, the New Year's greetings can only be delivered by me."
Delivering New Year's greetings to Li Shan... Pei Shiju's face turned livid, and he sneered: "The Cui family of Qinghe, a prominent family in the world, with descendants from a well-known family, is running for the Huangkou child!"
"Hahaha!" Cui Xin said with a smile: "Isn't Li Huairen a member of a famous family?"
After Li Mu, the former Duke of Shen in the Sui Dynasty, he was indeed a son of a famous family.
"What's more, Li Huairen has not yet been crowned. Shandong's plans, Mayi's plans, and scheming methods belong to the upper class. He is also a world-class poet. Such an outstanding person..." Cui Xin said with regret: "I have heard about Pei Gong's wisdom for a long time, but unexpectedly he turned out to be so unlucky.
wisdom."
Before, Pei Shiju might have believed that Cui Xin didn't know too much about the inside story, but after experiencing the Mayi recruitment incident, he was certainly sure... Cui Xin was completely mocking himself. It was impossible for him not to know that he was almost forced to take action.
of.
Pei Shiju slowly closed his eyes, "Congratulations... didn't he already give me five heads?"
Cui Xinxin was nervous. That day he was in Dai County and heard with his own ears that Li Shan wanted five heads. The five heads delivered the next day were all from the Zhao clan in Dai County... He was still confused for a time, but Li Shan said this
It was for Pei Shiju, but I didn't expect it to be true.
In this case, Pei Shiju must have used the Zhao family in Daixian County to use his means... But there must be no evidence for this kind of thing.
"Pei Gong misunderstood." Cui Xin took out something from his sleeve and slowly placed it in front of Pei Shiju.
Pei Shiju narrowed his eyes slightly and looked down to see a leather hat stained with purple-black blood.
"This is the leather hat worn by Ashina Momo, the third son of Chuluo Khan." Cui Xin sighed: "Gong Pei used a good trick and Huairen was almost in a desperate situation. He had no choice but to fight to the death. Fortunately, God favored him.
Only then can I return with a complete victory, so I will give you this hat as a gift to thank Duke Pei."
Pei Shiju's breath was uneven, his eyes were spitting fire, and he almost lost his manners. He pressed his hands on the couch and shouted angrily: "How dare you, kid!"
Sending Yu Sheshe's leather hat to Pei Shiju was a show off, a humiliation, and a threat... You must know that Yu Sheshe's head had already been chopped off.
Cui Xinxin also knew that there was absolutely no room for maneuver between Li Shan and Pei Shiju... He was already on Li Shan's side.
Not to mention, Pei Shiju wanted to kill Li Shan secretly, but he almost died in Mayi... Do I still have to hesitate?
Cui Xin stood up slowly and said softly: "Huairen sent me a message and asked Mr. Pei to take care of him and live a long life to see it with his own eyes."
Seeing Cui Xin leaving, Pei Shiju's body was shaking violently.
After leaving the Pei Mansion, Cui Xin wandered the streets with his horse, wondering what would happen to Pei Shiju... After witnessing Li Shan's methods in Mayi, he knew very well that his future son-in-law, although he had a good name and a bad name,
Be kind, but never merciful.
"Cousin Cui."
Cui Xin turned his head and saw Li Kai, and said with a smile: "De Mou, are you ready to enjoy the plum blossoms tomorrow?"
"Of course the arrangements have been made." Li Kai immediately stepped forward, a few steps behind, and asked with a smile: "Why didn't my cousin get on the bus?"
Cui Xin laughed: "I once heard Zhigui mention Huairen's poor riding skills, but this time Mayi and his party are no longer the same as before."
After forcing Yuan Junzhang to surrender and releasing the association, Li Shan led his bodyguard to rush back to Yanmen Pass. He was pleasantly surprised to find that Cui Xin's riding skills were even worse than his... Perhaps to put it another way, Li Shan's riding skills were unknown.
Improved rapidly without realizing it.
After chatting for a while, Li Kai sighed: "We haven't seen each other for half a year, and I don't know when we can meet again..."
Cui Xin vaguely heard something, but didn't ask anything. After all, Li Kai's father, Li Keshi, had a somewhat special identity.