Once he goes to Beijing, he will stay in Beijing for a long time. Only a few family members can stay in charge of this house in Nanjing. In the future, he will only stay here briefly when he goes on a tour in the south. Therefore, all the maids and slaves in the Duke's mansion will follow him north.
The servants who were originally employed locally were reluctant to leave their homeland, so they were sent away, and they were recruited again when they arrived in Beijing. Those who were relegated as official slaves or those who had signed a deed of sale had to go with them.
There are more than a thousand people in the Fuguogong's mansion, plus their families, old and young, totaling five to six thousand people. These people all have luggage, and the team is so huge that it can load eight large ships.
In Yanziji, Xia Xun and his family boarded the ship. The royal relatives, dignitaries and heroes in Nanjing all moved to Nanjing. The officials who had not yet had time to move were thousands of miles away from their status as auxiliary to the country.
He was not qualified to see him off, so Liu Yujue was the only one who saw him off.
"Brother, take care!"
Xia Xun bowed his hand to Liu Yujue, and Liu Yujue returned the bow, a little disappointed and said: "My eldest brother has been away for two years, and when he comes back this time, he and his younger brother are really related to each other. There are so many etiquettes."
Xia Xun laughed: "Haha, people say it's not strange to be polite to many people, but you think I'm too polite, okay, okay, okay, okay, then I won't say more, I will leave now, you..."
As soon as he said this, a horse flew over and shouted from afar: "Master Fuguo! Master Fuguo!"
Xia Xun and Liu Yujue looked in surprise and saw a man dressed as a servant of a wealthy family galloping over on a black horse. Because Xia Xun was wearing casual clothes, he didn't dare to recognize him. He quickly got off his horse and saluted: "I wonder who is the Duke of Fuguo?
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Liu Yujue said: "This is Duke Fuguo. Whose family do you belong to? What do you want?"
After hearing this, the servant hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to Xia Xun, and said, "Master Guo, the younger one is the servant of Duke Cao Guo's house. Duke Cao will be here soon. Please wait a moment, Duke Guo."
"Oh! Li Jinglong?"
Xia Xun was a little surprised that he had not interacted with Li Jinglong for a long time. He did not expect that the Duke of Cao, who had been idle at home, would come to see him off. Xia Xun asked Liu Yujue in a low voice: "Has Duke Cao not moved to Beijing yet?"
Liu Yujue stayed in Nanjing to deal with the aftermath. The so-called aftermath actually meant urging all the powerful officials and ministers who should move to Beijing to stop being reluctant and procrastinating. Therefore, although Li Jinglong had long since faded out of politics, Liu Yujue knew his movements clearly.
, then said: "Gong Cao Guo fell ill a few days ago, so he did not move north in time..."
This was meant for Cao Guogong's servant. After Liu Yujue said this, he immediately lowered his voice and whispered: "As far as I know, the illness is just a fake, because he doesn't want to let go of his fields and estates, and many shops are abandoned here.
Except for a few places that were managed by his henchmen, he handled all the other fields, houses, and shops with his own hands, selling them one by one and exchanging them for gold and silver."
Xia Xun couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
At the beginning, Li Jinglong was accused by Chen Ying and others, "Sitting at home and being visited by people in the pavilion, he behaved like a monarch and his ministers, and his brother added more branches and established a farmland, and raised thousands of children and servants, with unpredictable intentions." When Emperor Yongle questioned Jinglong, he was so frightened that he went on a hunger strike.
Zhi, who would not die for ten days, later lost his relationship with Xia Xun and asked him for advice, so that he could save himself.
In the original history, Li Jinglong would have lost his title due to this disaster, and the lineage of Cao Guogong would have ended for three generations. Because of Xia Xun's intervention, his title was still preserved. However, after this disaster, Li Jinglong's frivolous character changed.
He learned a lot, often restrained his family and children, lived a peaceful life, and gradually faded out of the officialdom and the circle of honorable relatives. From then on, Li Jinglong was no longer passionate about power, but his interest in money became much greater.
Since Li Jinglong was coming to see him off, Xia Xun and Liu Yujue had no choice but to wait at the pier. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a group of people appeared in the distance. Xia Xun and Liu Yujue were a little surprised when they saw it.
There are hundreds of cars, and there are a large number of entourages on both sides of the convoy. Is this a gift? Why is it like moving.
When he was surprised, several horses galloped up first, and when they got in front of Xia Xun, they got off their horses one after another. The next person, wearing a brocade robe and a cloak, stepped forward quickly, clasped his fists to Xia Xun and said, "Xuan, long time no see, long time no see! I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, for
My brother was busy with family affairs, and he didn’t hear the news until Xuan was about to leave. Fortunately, it was still in time."
This man was none other than Li Jinglong. Xia Xun originally thought that he was much fatter than he was back then because he was pampered at home. However, at first glance, he saw that he had a clear face, but he was actually thinner than he was back then.
Li Jinglong was already a handsome man, but now his temperament is less frivolous and lazy than when he was young, and he is more talented. He also has a spirit of energy in his bones. After leaving officialdom, Li Jinglong's ability to cultivate his character has greatly increased.
Xia Xun hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Jiujiang, long time no see, long time no see. What are you doing?"
Xia Xun pointed at the long motorcade behind him, and Li Jinglong suddenly laughed: "Haha, blame me, blame me, I knew the news was late, and I was afraid that Xuan would just leave and not be able to catch up, so I sent people to chase the Duke without explaining the reason.
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Li Jinglong said: "Brother, I'm not here to see you off, I'm here to go north with you!"
Xia Xun was startled and seemed a little nervous. He blinked and then said, "You and I...are going north together?"
Li Jinglong smiled and said: "Yes, I didn't catch up with the previous princes and ministers who moved north. If I delay it any longer, I won't be able to send New Year greetings to the emperor in time. But it's too difficult for me to drag so many people with my family to go by land.
As for the waterway, there are many storms on the seaway, and occasionally there are small groups of pirates. Do you think I can protect the hospital with just a few servants like me?"
As Li Jinglong spoke, he tapped his boots with the sheath of his horse, very leisurely: "I heard that Xuan is going north. It's great. We just have some company."
"Uh uh uh……"
"Um?"
Li Jinglong was a little unhappy: "Xuan, is it possible that you don't want to travel with me, Li Jinglong?"
"No, no, no, brother Jiujiang, what are you talking about? I mean...oh, my boat is full of people. Brother Jiujiang, who has a family of men, women and children, this..."
"Hahahaha, you, you, you Yang Xuan, hahaha, you also get confused sometimes, you think there are so many of me, how can I take your boat? I just want to go with you,
Well, look, my ship is here. Li Jinglong raised his whip and Xia Xun turned around. He saw two large ships coming down the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in a ostentatious manner and stopped at the riverside. Li Jinglong turned around and said: "Hurry up.
Come on, hurry up, load the things on the boat first, and let's go with Duke Fu."
"Hula la!" A group of women and children came first. They were Li Jinglong's wives and concubines. They rushed to the big boat. A beautiful young woman in her thirties also bowed to Xia Xunying and called out in a low voice: "Fu Guo"
male!"
Xia Xun, Ding Qingyi, is actually Li Jinglong’s concubine, Yichuo.
Immediately, the servants and maids started moving things to the boat, leaving Xia Xun stunned.
Li Jinglong glanced at Xia Xun, leaned closer and whispered: "Xuan Na, I have a good friend of yours here who also wants to go to Beijing with me. Originally, he wanted to take my boat, but now I want to
I'm walking with you, but I have to tell you."
Xia Xun had not yet woken up from the shock. Hearing what Li Jinglong said, he was even more shocked and said: "Which one else?"
Li Jinglong turned around and smiled, and a man appeared from among his few guards. He cupped his fists towards Xia Xun and called out: "The Duke!" and burst into tears.
When Xia Xun saw it, he couldn't help but stand speechless on the spot.
It turned out that this person was Xie Jin. Xie Jin was imprisoned by Ji Gang. After Ji Gang was executed, Xie Jin was naturally released. However, Emperor Yongle refused to resume his official position. Xie Jin was an official and he was only four years old.
When he was more than ten years old, he was unwilling to go home to retire, so he stayed in Jinling to smoothen the relationship.
However, his popularity was not very good to begin with. He only had a good relationship with a few colleagues in the cabinet. However, he was originally the chief minister of the cabinet. If he was invited back, all the cabinet ministers would have to take a step back and make way for him. Who could be helpless?
To that point?
As a result, Xie Jin had been active in Beijing for a long time and achieved nothing. Xie Jin had no choice but to go to Beijing to look for another opportunity. At first, he relied on the "Yongle Yuji Enthronement Edict" to make a fortune. When he arrived in Beijing, he might not have the opportunity to make another chapter.
, was appreciated by the emperor.
But when he was in prison, in order to save him from suffering, he took care of his family and dissipated all their wealth. Now the family is so poor that they only have books. Xie Jin's books are not good. Not to mention the collection of one hundred thousand volumes.
But he loved books as much as his life, and he was reluctant to sell them. As a result, he couldn't even raise the expenses, so he wanted to take his family on a smooth sailing.
Ordinary officials really don't dare to take him with them. This unlucky figure in the officialdom is just a broom star. Who wants to have relations with him? His in-laws, Hu Guang, now the chief minister of the cabinet, were among the first to go to Beijing.
,it can not be helped.
As a result, Jie Jin found Li Jinglong. The two of them had known each other in their early years. Not to mention, it was probably because they were both from Tianya, or because Li Jinglong had long given up on the idea of reentering officialdom and didn't mind catching up with someone like this.
Unlucky, I agreed.
However, Li Jinglong delayed taking care of the pots and jars at home for a long time, and Li Jinglong also missed the best opportunity to go north. It was not until today that he learned that Xia Xun was going north, that he rushed to go with him.
Xie Jin knew that he had repeatedly ignored Xia Xun's advice, which greatly disappointed Xia Xun. He had been active in Nanjing for so long and no one among the officials was willing to help him. A big reason was that Xia Xun had given up on him. Because of this
Because of the high level of consideration, officials were too lazy to help.
Xie Jin himself was a little shy to meet his old friend. When Li Jinglong pointed him out, Xie Jin was so ashamed that he had no choice but to step forward to meet him. When Xia Xun saw him, he couldn't help but be even more shocked.
If he dared to raise it, he just bowed his head and called out: "My lord!"
Xia Xun looked at this talented official, and after a while he smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Gentleman"
Xie Jin said: "Xie Jin dare not call him such a duke anymore. Xie Jin was extremely ashamed for not living up to the duke's high expectations. Originally, Xie Jin had no face to see the duke again, so he asked for help from Cao Guogong and took him on his train.
When the boat goes to Beijing, I don’t want to avoid meeting the Duke of the country.”
Speaking of this, Xie Jin couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.
Xia Xun looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, thinking only: "These two living treasures, could this be God's will?"
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