Before Li Jinglong could speak, his wife Deng spoke first.
Since Li Zhong passed away due to illness and Li Jinglong ascended the throne, the brothers of the Li family have all lived alone. Although they would get together to discuss big and small matters, and most of the others were attached to Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, but the separation of the family was the separation of the family.
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Besides, Li Jinglong didn't treat his other two brothers who were born as concubines much.
Mrs. Deng walked to Li Jinglong and whispered, "Master, he has been kneeling down to see you ever since. What can he ask of us?"
Li Jinglong pondered, "I think so too, but what does he ask us for?" He paused and said, "Asking for an official? No way!" As he said that, he walked out in confusion.
"I'm telling you, don't be soft-hearted and agree to anything!" Deng shouted from behind.
"Okay, okay!" Li Jinglong waved his hands impatiently.
Can you ignore it? Even if you don't want to see this concubine brother in your heart, you still have to worry about the word "terrible". If it is really his brother's request that comes to him and he doesn't do it, but spreads it to outsiders, Li Jinglong won't
Just heartless and unjust?
Others will say, look at Mr. Cao Guo, he can’t even ask his brother to ask him! Then where will he put Li Jinglong’s face from now on?
Men, you have to do some things even if you are reluctant to do so, because it involves your own face.
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Arriving at the front yard, as soon as I crossed the threshold, I saw Li Fangying pacing back and forth in the hall, looking very anxious. She sighed long and short, with a look of annoyance on her face.
"Third brother, what's going on?" Li Jinglong asked loudly.
"Brother!" When she saw Li Jinglong, Li Fangying fell to her knees and gulped, "Brother, please help me!"
Although the two brothers are not the same girl, their bodies and faces are somewhat similar. Li Fangying is also a talented person, but she does not have the heroic spirit of Li Jinglong between her eyebrows.
"Get up, what are you talking about!" Li Jinglong pulled the other party up and said with a smile, "What's going on!"
Although he had a smile on his face, his heart became more and more uncertain.
Although this younger brother is separated from the family, he is still the son of the Li family. Even if he is walking sideways in the capital, no one dares to offend him. He has a sinecure as a lord and is receiving royal rewards from the court. Besides, at the beginning, the younger brother was separated from the family.
At that time, Li Jinglong was very loyal and was afraid of outsiders talking about it, but his two younger brothers took a big share of it.
There is no shortage of money or status. How can the concubine of the noble family next to him be envious?
"Brother!" Li Fangying held Li Jinglong's hand, tears streaming down her face, "This time, you really want to save your brother!"
Li Jinglong smiled and pushed the other person to sit down, "How old are you? Ah? Speak carefully and slowly, what is going on!"
"Promise my brother first that you will protect me!" Li Fangying begged.
"What's going on? What happened?" Li Jinglong put away his smile and said seriously, "Lao San, we are brothers, I will definitely take care of your affairs. But it also depends on what is wrong. I will definitely take care of what I can.
I'll leave it to someone else to handle what I can't control!"
As he spoke, his tone became stern, "But, first of all, if you really do something disrespectful, I will take care of you according to the family law!"
With a pop, Li Fangying knelt down again.
Pulling the corner of Li Jinglong's clothes, he burst into tears and said, "Brother, my younger brother has never asked you for anything in these years. He even didn't even come to the door of our house. If I hadn't been desperate this time, my younger brother would definitely not have come to cause you this trouble!"
Seeing him like this, Li Jinglong's heart skipped a beat, and the look on his face changed.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Li Jinglong said angrily.
"Brother is confused!" Li Fangying looked regretful, "My brother's cousin is an official in the south."
"Well, I know this. It was arranged by my father when he was here!" Li Jinglong nodded.
Although Li Fangying was born as a commoner, because the old Qiyang King Li Zhong had too few heirs, even if he was born as a commoner, Li Zhong treated her very well. Li Fangying's mother clan also followed suit, and they responded to that sentence
, one person attains the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
His uncles, cousins, etc., all served as officials abroad, and they were all officials in the prosperous land of Jiangnan and were well-paid.
"My younger brother's cousin's wife is the legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Ningbo Haishang Wang family..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Jinglong had already frowned, "How is it that he is an official of the imperial court and is marrying a businessman? He is not afraid of embarrassment, but my Li family is still afraid!?"
"The second brother-in-law of the Wang family is a scholar. The second-room master is the father-in-law of his younger brother's cousin. He was a Jinshi in Hongwu for 20 years. He served as the magistrate of the state for one term. Later, he resigned and founded a local school. He is quite famous!"
"Huh! That's not a real scholarly family!" Li Jinglong snorted dissatisfiedly again, suddenly seemed to think of something, and stood up, "Ningbo?"
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Li Jinglong really guessed that while working as an official, Li Fangying's cousin took a stake in his father-in-law's maritime business, and even dragged him into a relationship with Li Fangying.
Moreover, the reward is that if you do nothing for a year, you can get 10,000 or 20,000 silver dollars in dry shares for free.
As for why Li Fangying was given free sex, even a blind person could see it.
Behind Li Fangying is the big tree Cao Guogong!
Giving him money is equivalent to supporting him. When something happens in the future, he can help him. If there is any problem with the officialdom, he will be taken out of Cao Guogong's mansion.
Because of this connection in Beijing, even the Chief Secretary of Z can give some face to the Wang family.
But now, no one’s face is of any use!
Several large merchants in Ningbo became prisoners overnight, and it was a case handled by Jin Yiwei himself. Although Li Fangying's cousin was okay for the time being, it would be sooner or later when he got in. So he quickly sent a letter to the capital, asking Li Fangying to come to Li Jinglong as soon as possible.
"Are you out of your mind? Did you let the door get squeezed? Did you let the donkey kick you?"
Li Jinglong shouted angrily, "Are you involved in this kind of thing? Do you know what Long Live the Lord said at the Xiaochao meeting today? The first case in the first year of Yongchang! The first case!"
"My brother is confused, please save him!" Li Fangying burst into tears.
As the children of distinguished nobles, their political consciousness is much higher than that of ordinary people, and they have many sources of information. If the case is handled by the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple, they can sit back and relax, because the case is handled at that place as soon as possible.
But Jinyiwei was different, and it was He Guangyi, the commander of Jinyiwei, who went south to supervise the operation.
"How to save it?" Li Jinglong became even more angry, "Are you short of that ten thousand yuan a year? Why not just be your rich and idle man? Smuggling, tax evasion, coronation with Japan, those maritime merchants, whatever you do is a loss of your head.
It’s a sin! What are you getting involved with?”
As he cursed and cursed, he felt his heart was blocked for a while.
He really knows people and their faces. I used to think that this concubine's brother was quite honest. But I didn't expect that he would be so bold in private. He dared to take the money of those maritime merchants in the south. Isn't it too hot for him?
Besides, he collected money under the name of Cao Guogong's Mansion, but the real Cao Guogong didn't see a dime. If something happened, he had to help him find a way to excuse himself.
Really, it makes no sense.
Li Jinglong knows more about things in Z than anyone else.
Li Jinglong really listened to what the emperor told Tie Xuan before he took office. He knew the stakes and the emperor's disgust for those wealthy gentry.
He can't even hide from something like this!
"I can't control this matter!" Li Jinglong said sternly, "You can go back and wish for yourself!" After saying that, he glanced at Li Fangying again, "If it really comes to that point, I can only ask Long Live Lord to give it to you.
A whole corpse!"
Then, he let out a long sigh and turned around to leave.
"Brother!" Unexpectedly, Li Fangying grabbed him and cried loudly, "Brother, my brother came to you because he was desperate! You can't just ignore him!"
"How can I care?" Li Jinglong said angrily, "You didn't tell me about doing this, and you didn't tell me when you collected the money. Now that something has happened, come to me? What are you doing to me? Save you, save you.
That maid's cousin? Who do you think I am? Am I so capable?"
