Xu Jingzong is an old fox of three dynasties. He has been in high and low officialdom for many years and has developed a good ability to adapt to the changing circumstances.
Li Qinzai was now sure that Xu Jingzong's kneeling down and shouting for the late emperor just now was not purely to flatter the emperor, but to deliberately disgust the outsiders and then stay to talk to Li Qinzai about those senseless words.
Xu Jingzong said that there were changes in the court. Li Qinzai had been away from Beijing for a year and did not notice any trouble at all. Xu Jingzong's focus was not on the changes, but on solemnly promising Li Qinzai that he would advance and retreat with Li Qinzai in the future.
This is worthy of scrutiny. What secret does the old guy know but can't tell his face?
Recalling the chat he had with Li Zhi and Empress Wu after returning to Beijing and entering the Tai Chi Palace yesterday, Li Qinzai realized belatedly that although Li Zhi and Empress Wu were happy to be reunited with him, there seemed to be a layer of worry between their eyebrows. .
Yesterday in the palace, Li Qinzai was mostly talking about the details of the Goguryeo war situation and Li Ji's overall strategy of using troops. Li Zhi and Empress Wu listened attentively. During the period, they occasionally interrupted, talking about the Goguryeo war situation.
We haven't seen each other for a year. Given Li Zhi's character, after Li Qinzai told him about the battle in Goguryeo, Li Zhi should at least tell him some things in the Chang'an court.
Over the years, he has been a monarch, a minister, and a good friend. Li Zhi has never suspected or concealed anything about him. In front of Li Qinzai, Li Zhi has always been very verbose. He can talk about trivial matters for a long time. However, Li Zhi's behavior yesterday seemed to be quite... To be taciturn.
Li Qinzai frowned more and more. What Xu Jingzong said today must not have been groundless. There must have been a change in the court, but I don't know what the specific change was.
It is not difficult to unravel the mystery, and Li Qinzai also has his own method.
So Li Qinzai immediately called Feng Su and ordered him to invite Song Sen, the steward of Baiqisi Yongzhou, to his house for a talk.
Any troubles in Chang'an City can be concealed from others, even Baiqisi?
After a long time, Feng Su returned to his hometown to report that Song Sen was not in Chang'an and was sent by the emperor to Bingzhou on errands.
Li Qinzai became more and more strange. Baiqisi was a secret intelligence organization dedicated to Li Zhi. They had set up stations in every state. The responsibilities of Baiqisi in each state were clearly defined and they rarely crossed the line.
Song Sen was the head of Baiqisi Yongzhou, and "Yongzhou" also included Chang'an. In other words, Song Sen was Baiqisi's spokesperson within the city of Chang'an.
How could he suddenly be sent to Bingzhou on errands by Li Zhi?
Li Qinzai felt that things were not simple.
Since he couldn't find out the news for the time being, Li Qinzai gave up asking. Anyway, he was currently disabled and recuperating at home every day. No matter how big the storm was in the court, it should not affect the Li family.
With the Li family's current reputation, as long as they don't cause trouble, who would dare to come and provoke them?
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In Li Zhi's imperial edict, in addition to being promoted to Duke, he was also given an official residence in Chang'an City.
Early the next morning, an official from the Ministry of Revenue came and asked Li Qinzai respectfully what size of official residence he would like, which location was best, and what specialties he had about Feng Shui.
Li Qinzai and Cui Jie looked at each other and smiled.
"Of course it's on Zhuque Street!" Cui Jie said without thinking.
"In terms of Feng Shui, I want to attract wealth and treasure!" Li Qinzai followed closely.
The Ministry of Household official's face was a bit dark.
Zhuque Street could understand that the emperor's intention was also to suggest that it would be better to stay closer to the British Duke's residence. The Li family was a family with two Dukes, and the proximity made it a legend in the Tang Dynasty.
But what is the pattern of attracting wealth?
Is it really appropriate for you, a dignified prince, not to want to be promoted, but to only think about getting rich?
The internal slander was the internal slander, and the officials from the Ministry of Revenue did not dare to say anything more, so they just accepted it.
The next step was to select a site. The official took out a map with various red circles on it.
Then the official told Li Qinzai that the red circles were all vacant official residences in Chang'an City. Some of the original owners of these official residences had returned to their hometowns after serving as officials, some were transferred to other places, and some had committed crimes and were confiscated...
However, there are very few vacant official residences on Zhuque Street. There are only two of them. One of them is relatively small and has a three-entry courtyard. The original owner was a prince. He was implicated by Li Yifu and imprisoned two years ago. The official residence was also taken back by the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Already.
There is also the mansion of the founding prince, but the original owner was not involved. It was just because he became an official in old age that the original owner became more and more homesick. He sold the mansion three years ago and the family moved back to his hometown.
The official respectfully asked Li Qinzai which of the two official residences he liked.
Now Li Qinzai and Cui Jie reached a consensus without any discussion, and said in unison: "Choose the big one."
After saying this, Li Qinzai and Cui Jie were stunned.
Cui Jie was delighted, they were indeed a husband and wife, they had such a tacit understanding.
Li Qinzai looked suspicious. This woman spoke so smoothly. Did she also go to KTV in her previous life?
Seeing that the couple had the same opinion, the Ministry of Revenue official readily pointed out the location of the official residence on the map and marked it with a red pen.
Well, this official residence will be named Li from now on.
The official residence is located at the south end of Zhuque Street, very close to the British Government Palace. It takes about half an hour to burn incense and just take a walk after dinner.
This official residence is 80% new. The original owner spent money to renovate it a few years ago. It is a large five-story mansion with a side garden in the front and a pond and pavilion in the back. It covers an area of dozens of acres. It can be said to be a rare mansion in Chang'an City.
, only slightly smaller than the British Government House.
After the officials designated the official residence, they immediately arranged for manpower to clean and repair it, and also invited two officials from the Taishi Bureau to re-plan the Feng Shui of the residence.
That's right, according to Li Qinzai's meaning, it is a pattern of attracting wealth and treasure.
It's a bit vulgar. For Li Qinzai, being an official and becoming a nobleman will inevitably lead to troubles, but if you have money... you will only gain happiness.
A few days later, Cui Jie and Jin Xiang pushed wheelchairs, and the couple took Qiao'er and Hongbi into the new official residence.
Cui Jie and Jin Xiang looked around excitedly, like two butterflies dancing through flowers, flying happily in the new official residence.
Li Qinzai was sitting in a wheelchair, smiling as he watched the women having fun.
Qiao'er and Hongbi also had their own fun. Hongbi had just learned to walk, and Qiao'er took him with him. After entering the front yard, the two brothers squatted in the middle of the yard. Without saying a word, Qiao'er lifted up the hem of his robe, revealing his little chicken.
I sprinkled it under the ginkgo tree.
Seeing his brother's move, Hongbi was inexplicably awe-struck, so he followed suit without any scruples.
After they finished singing, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled.
Li Qinzai's old face darkened, I haven't accepted it yet, you two have occupied the territory first...
Just as he was about to reprimand, he suddenly heard a loud shout from behind him.
"Okay! You are like your father!"
Li Qinzai was furious and immediately turned his head, wanting to see where the evildoer was seeking death.
Looking back, I saw that this person was Wu Minzhi, who had been criticizing me for a long time.
Wu Minzhi had a smile on his face, but he was dressed strangely. He only wore a white undershirt, and the collar was loose. He had a wooden clog on his foot, but the other foot was bare. His hair was disheveled, like a quilt.
A group of wild boars passed by, and the whole person looked unlucky and unlucky.
Then Li Qinzai suddenly discovered a fact. Judging from Wu Minzhi's clothes, it seemed that this guy had not just entered the house, but had settled in his new official residence. Wu Minzhi was standing outside the concierge of the mansion at the moment. It was obvious that he had already lived in the concierge.
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Li Qinzai immediately became furious.
I just entered my new mansion for the first time today, why the hell did you stay there first?