After finishing this tasteless meal on the porch, Li Shan looked at the time and saw that it was still early. It was estimated to be around ten o'clock in the morning. Isn't it a bit too early to get off work now?
How about going back to Sinong Temple and taking a nap?
Just as he was thinking about it, a middle-aged man with gray hair approached with a smile and said, "Huairen, long time no see."
"Jiusi Gong." Li Shan said angrily, "I came to visit you last month. Isn't it like not seeing him for one day like three autumns?"
"Hahaha." Rong Jiusi burst into laughter. He was a clerk in the Qi Palace and joined the army. Rong Jiusi was good at poetry and actuarial science. He was well-known in Chang'an. When Li Shan was abducted by Li Qianyou to the Chang'an County Government, , the two became friends because of arithmetic, and later set out for Hebei together.
However, later Li Shan escorted grain and grass to Hebei, which started a legend, while Rong Jiusi stayed in Henan, and eventually returned with no success with Qi King Li Yuanji.
After returning to Beijing this time, Li Shan spent more than a month visiting everyone, and naturally he did not miss Rong Jiusi. The abacus was in Chang'an, and the promotion within the customs was mainly due to this person.
Rong Jiusi glanced at the empty lunch box in front of Li Shan, then pointed to the full lunch box of Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan beside him, and said with a smile: "The food on the porch... is all Huairen's fault."
"What?" Li Shan looked ridiculous. Li Daoxuan was born in a clan. He had been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child. He couldn't get used to eating this kind of food. He has something to do with me!
Li Daoxuan dropped his chopsticks and nodded repeatedly: "That's true. Compared with Dongshan Restaurant..."
Li Shan was speechless. Can you blame me for this?!
Wei Ting on the other side smiled and explained: "Under Sinong Temple, the Shanglin Department is in charge of serving food, and the Hook Shield Department is in charge of feasting guests."
Li Shan was stunned, is it really my fault?
"As you all know, I have taken up my new post at the beginning of my new career..." Li Shan glanced at Zhao Yuankai who was not far away, "Of course, the former Sinong Qing Liu Gong was bedridden for a long time..."
Wei Ting also glanced over, he didn't care who the blame was thrown to, it wasn't a big deal anyway.
And Rong Jiusi smiled and said: "It is indeed Brother Yuankai's responsibility, but..."
Waiting for you, Li Shan basically followed Rong Jiusi's words and logically pulled Zhao Yuankai in... He was not sure at first, but as soon as Rong Jiusi approached, Li Shan almost had a conclusion. .
You must know that the wife of Qi King Li Yuanji, Yang, once had a dispute with Zhu in Dongshan Temple at the beginning of the year, and the commotion was quite big... After all, this woman compared Li Shan to Huo Qubing.
Therefore, when she returned to Beijing this time, even Li Qianyou, the chief secretary of Prince Qi's Mansion, apologized privately and vaguely mentioned... Since then, Princess Qi has been grounded until now.
In fact, Li Shan knew several people in Prince Qi's palace, such as Yu Wenying and Li Sixing, but except for Rong Jiusi and Li Qianyou, he did not go to visit any of them.
The reason for visiting Li Qianyou was because of his relationship with the Danyang Fang of the Li family in Longxi, but the reason for visiting Rong Jiusi... Li Shan had other motives, but he had not considered Zhao Yuankai, Shaoqing of Sinong, at that time.
Li Shan glanced around, Li Daoxuan silently dropped his lunch box and turned to leave. Wei Ting smiled and mentioned a few words about the banquet before slowly leaving.
"Is Jiu Sigong old with him?" Li Shan asked straight to the point.
"The former Prime Minister Zhao of the Sui Dynasty had a good relationship with my late father, and they were also related by marriage." Rong Jiusi sighed: "Both brothers are upright in nature and have been protected by Prime Minister Zhao."
Li Shan was silent for a while, not thinking about the problem, but calculating the time in his mind. Rong Jiusi's father, Rong Quan, was an important minister in the Northern Wei Dynasty. He once served as the Minister of War. It is said that he had a good relationship with Yuwen Tai. Zhao Yuankai's father, Zhao Fen, was Yuwen's father. Tai's confidant, the time is consistent, so he probably wasn't lying.
In fact, Li Shan has also checked these days. Hey, Zhao Yuankai is related to him. His father Zhao Fen once served as the commander of the army of Li Shan's great-grandfather Shen Guogong Li Mu who defeated the Northern Qi Dynasty. This was also the battle. Only then did Zhao Fen become a knight.
The in-law relationship between the Zhao family in Tianshui is really complicated. That is to say, Zhao Yuankai's reputation is so bad that no one has been willing to stand up for him until Rong Jiusi came forward.
In fact, Zhao Yuankai has already approached many people, including Cui Xin, Zhang Wenguan, and Li Qianyou, but they were all rejected. He even found Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu's eldest brother, who followed Wang Shicheng in his early years and is now the prince of the East Palace. Zhai Shuai...but Li Shan didn't give anyone face.
Li Shan had already decided yesterday to set off in three days to inspect the granary in the pass. Well, today Rong Jiusi came forward.
This once again confirmed Li Shan's suspicions.
"Please Huairen let go a little bit."
Li Shan sighed, "I first arrived in Chang'an a few years ago. Fortunately, I got the help of brothers Xiaoqing and Demou. Later I joined the county government. It was Jiusi Gong who made a name for me..."
"If this were not the case, it would be difficult to follow the army to conquer Hebei and Shandong, and it would be even harder to reach this point."
"Huairen is right." Rong Jiusi said with a smile: "With Huairen's ability, it's like a cone in a bag."
Li Shan laughed a few times, leaned forward, and whispered: "It's just that this guy is too unbehaved. I just took over my new job and brought a few people in, but I pushed back and blocked them."
"I heard him mention it too." Rong Jiusi said hesitantly: "They are all of high quality, I'm afraid it's not easy..."
"Even a minor official." Li Shan smiled playfully, "It's just to see what Zhao Yuankai thinks...Does this guy regard Sinong Temple as his own?"
Rong Jiusi was convinced that it was indeed the case. Li Shan had just taken office, and he just habitually suppressed Zhao Yuankai... In fact, this principle is similar to the relationship between Li Jing and Li Shan. If there was no battle in Guji Town, Li Jing would not be able to do anything after he took office. Li Shan, who is deeply rooted in Daizhou, will definitely be suppressed.
After chatting for a few more words, the officials gradually dispersed. Li Shan and Rong Jiusi walked and chatted, and separated outside Chengtian Gate. The latter went straight back to Sinong Temple, and the former whispered to Zhao Yuankai, who had been following behind... ...Be nice.
Very well-behaved indeed.
Zhao Yuankai returned to Sinong Temple, visited Li Shan immediately, took out a list from his sleeve and handed it over.
"Isn't there a vacancy for the Commander-in-Chief of Zhuzhu?" Li Shan looked at him expressionlessly for a few times.
"There will definitely be vacancies tomorrow." Zhao Yuankai replied respectfully: "The Chief of the Official Office, the Chief of Shanglin Office, the Chief of Goudun, the Deputy Superintendent of Jinyuan, and the Deputy Superintendent of Renshou Palace are all vacancies."
Li Shan was silent for a moment and then smiled and said: "There is no need for this. Jiu Sigong is an old friend of Gu, but he didn't know that you had a friendship with him."
Zhao Yuankai breathed a sigh of relief. People said that the King of Handan was nostalgic for the past, and it was true.
"By the way, there are hot springs and other prisons under Sinong Temple," Li Shan asked casually, "I heard that there are hot springs in Lishan Mountain?"
"What His Highness said is that under Sinong Temple there are Qingshan, Shimen, Hot Spring and other prisons. One is the hot spring, and the other is the water near the soup to moisten the vegetables." Zhao Yuankai said with a smile: "It will be delivered when the time comes, but the Lishan Wen Tang Initial design, not yet formed.”
Li Shan felt a little regretful. Didn't it say that Huaqing Pool was built by the Tang Dynasty?
It is now the end of the seventh year of Du Wude. I'm afraid it's not in the hands of Li Yuan. It is said that the Huaqing Palace is huge. I'm afraid it's not Li Shimin who did it... Could it be Li Zhi or Li Longji?
If it were Li Zhi, I could still wait. If it were Li Longji...