Ordinary women naturally cannot afford to be called madam.
Of course, if she were an ordinary woman, she would not be qualified to be called Mrs. Yang Di.
Yang Di called the woman in front of him Madam, which was intentional, but unexpectedly it was met with disgrace, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at the moment.
Although the woman in front of me is the wife of a commoner, her background is extraordinary, because her surname is Xi, and she is from Jingzhou Xi.
The Xi family in Jingzhou has a prosperous clan and has been a local tycoon for generations.
Ji Han had Xi Chengye, Xi Zhen, and Xi Zhen, Wu Guo had Xi Wen, Xi Yu, and Wei Guo had Xi Shi. They were all from this family and served the three kingdoms separately. It was a standard family style.
Mrs. Xi's father, Xi Zhu, although not as good as the Xi clan members who served as officials in the Three Kingdoms, was also called "talented and brilliant" by people at the time.
Since she was a child, she has learned to read and write with the adults in her family, and she has gained a lot of knowledge.
As for why the daughter of a distinguished family has now become the wife of a commoner, this has a lot to do with Yang Di.
So when Mrs. Xi saw the sheep, she didn't hit anyone with a broom. She just had an unpleasant look on her face, which can be regarded as a well-behaved person:
“Yangjun is here, is there something wrong?”
Yang Di coughed, glanced at the small courtyard behind the woman, and then said hesitantly:
"I came here because I wanted to talk to Li Langjun."
“Oh,” the woman said in a long voice, with a wary look in her eyes, “My Alang is not here.”
When Yang Di heard this, he suddenly became anxious:
“Then I wonder where Li Langjun went?”
The woman avoided answering the question, but looked at Yang Di with a half-smile:
"Yangjun is also a guest of the prince after all. Is this the etiquette for visiting him?"
“How come I don’t know that the relationship between my Li family and Mr. Yang is so close?”
When Yang Di heard this, he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and quickly raised his hands and saluted:
“I was rude.”
Then he took out the greeting card from his arms and presented it, and then motioned to the people accompanying him to present the gift list:
"I came here this time because I was in a hurry, so I was a little too presumptuous. I hope Mrs. Xi will forgive me."
Seeing that Yang Di lowered his posture so low, the woman actually felt a little embarrassed:
"How can I, a woman, deserve such courtesy from Mr. Yang? My Alang went to work in the fields early in the morning. If Mr. Yang has something to do, you might as well wait for a while, and I will call him back right away."
"No, no, no," Yang Di said quickly, "Mrs. Xi, just tell Li Langjun which direction it is, and you can go on your own."
The woman smiled and said:
"The roads in the countryside are difficult to navigate, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for Mr. Sheep to find his way there."
Yang Di knew that the woman in front of him was no ordinary woman, so he had no intention of hiding anything, and immediately confessed honestly:
"I dare not hide it from Madam Xi. I came here this time to ask Mr. Li for something. How can I show my sincerity if I don't go there in person?"
When Mrs. Xi heard this, her eyes fell on the generous gift behind Yang Di, thinking deeply.
She pondered for a moment, and finally turned around and shouted:
“Dalang.”
“Amu.”
Immediately, a child of five or six years old rushed out of the room.
The woman touched the child's head and said, "This is Uncle Yang, an old friend of your family. Please meet Uncle Yang quickly."
Although the children's clothes were old, they were very neat and obedient as they stepped forward and saluted:
“I’ve met Uncle Yang.”
“You are already so old, and I was rushing all the way here, but I didn’t even prepare a greeting gift.”
Yang Di said apologetically.
“It’s okay, there are so many rules in the countryside.”
Mrs. Xi said, "Let Dalang take Mr. Yang there."
Yang Di quickly thanked him.
He first asked his servants to deliver the gifts into the courtyard, and then followed the children and walked out of the village.
In the field at the head of the village, the male owner of the Li family stood in the field, instructing several farmers to weed their crops.
Even occasionally bend down and get started.
“Sir, someone is looking for you.”
The child walked to the end of the field with the goat's milk, clasped his hands to his mouth, and shouted loudly.
The man squatting in the field heard the voice of his child. He stood up and looked up. When he saw the person standing behind his child clearly, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
Seeing him laugh, he threw the weeds in his hands to the edge of the field without stopping, not even caring about the splashing muddy water.
Halfway through the walk, he remembered something again and quickly washed his hands and feet in the stream beside the field. Then he stood up again, walked to Yang Di, and saluted:
“How come Mr. Yang is here?”
“I came especially to see you.”
When the man heard this, he was surprised and happy and said:
"Why didn't Mr. Yang send someone to tell you in advance? The house is simple and there is no preparation at the moment. I'm afraid that Mr. Yang will be neglected."
Yang Di has long lost his restraint in front of the hostess of the Li family and smiled cheerfully:
"It doesn't matter. Before I came here, I had prepared wine and meat and sent them to your house. I'm afraid your wife has already cooked the food."
When the man heard these words, he couldn't help but look a little ashamed:
“My family is poor, which makes Mr. Yang laugh.”
Yang Di shook his head and said with a smile:
“Now that you have land, a wife, and children, are you no better than when I first met you? How can you laugh at me?”
The man heard this and said gratefully:
“These are all ears given by Mr. Yang.”
“My comments back then were just telling the truth. If you have the fate you have later, you only got it for yourself. Why did I give it to you?”
"Otherwise, if there were no Sheep Lord, how could I be here today? I might still be asking for food and clothing but could not get it. The kindness of the Sheep Lord will be unforgettable."
Li Heng still insisted on thanking him.
A few years ago, there was a shortage of food in Jingzhou, so Lu Xun wrote a letter asking for farming.
Sun Quan naturally agreed, and even divided the eight oxen that pulled his cart into four plows to show his intention to lead by example.
Li Heng was originally a military household in Jingzhou. It was under this background that he was lucky enough to be converted from a military household to a commoner and moved to Wuchang.
Yang Di has a long-standing reputation for being a good judge of people. After Li Heng was moved to Wuchang, he went to visit Yang Di in person regardless of his low status.
Yang Di heard that such a commoner came to criticize him, and to his surprise, he also received him.
Unexpectedly, upon meeting him, he unexpectedly gave Li Heng a very high evaluation, asserting that his talent in troubled times could lead him to become a minister.
After Xi Zhu learned of this evaluation, out of his trust in Yang Xi, he married his daughter Xi Yingxi to Li Heng, and even gave him part of the land as a dowry.
Li Heng, who was supposed to have been a soldier for generations, took advantage of Wu Guoguang's opportunity to open up fields, so he got rid of his status as a military household and became a citizen. And immediately someone took the initiative to send money, fields, and women. It was not very satisfying.
So it is natural for him to be grateful to Yang Di.
However, after Sun Quan became emperor and moved the capital to Jianye, two years later, the prince also followed him to Jianye. As a guest of the East Palace, Yang Di naturally had to accompany him.
Logically speaking, Li Heng can be considered a great turnaround. Even if he cannot become an official, he will be satisfied.
Only one person suffered, and that was Mrs. Xi who was forced here.
She was originally coaxed and tricked into marrying by her family members, because they told her that if their family wanted to take a step forward, they could only rely on this son-in-law.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Xi family, as a member of a prominent family, is naturally very prosperous.
However, there are also difficulties with noble families. After all, if a clan is too big, it will have many branches.
Xi Zhu is known as "talented", but which one of the children who can be promoted by a famous family is not more talented than most people?
In addition, these days are in troubled times, and what the master needs most is either a strategy for governing the world or the ability to lead an army.
Talent, on the contrary, is ranked last.
Of course, it would be perfect if one has the ability to govern the world and lead the army, but also has extraordinary talents.
For example, Feng Wenhe of Shu State, ah, no, it was Feng Mingwen.
If you can only do it with talent, then look at Cao Zhi of Wei State.
What’s more, Cao Zhi’s talent is universally recognized, and it’s clear what kind of treatment he will receive in the end.
The most important thing is that Jingzhou was the place where the four wars took place. The Wei Kingdom came and the Shu Kingdom came, and the Shu Kingdom defeated the Wu Kingdom. After you finish singing, I will appear on the stage and take turns taking charge of Jingzhou.
The top talents of the Xi family have basically served as officials in the Three Kingdoms in these years.
On the contrary, there are people like Xi Zhu who, although talented, cannot compare with those world-famous scholars.
For example, Xiang Lang of Shu, Chen Lin of Wei, Zhang Hong of Wu, etc., which one is not top-notch in knowledge?
Since he is not good at both civil and military affairs, he cannot become famous in the world just by relying on knowledge and theory.
So in this troubled world, it does not have a suitable position.
Even his lineage gradually fell behind those of his compatriots who served as officials in the Three Kingdoms.
Small families want to be promoted to big families, and big families want to maintain their status.
There are two most direct ways.
One is to introduce outstanding enough talents to serve as spokespersons.
One is marriage, a strong alliance.
As for Xi Zhu, it is a mixture of the two: he uses marriage to attract talents.
It’s just that in the years since Xi Yingxi’s marriage, her children have been able to boil water and cook, while Li Heng is still a farmer.
Have you agreed that you can be promoted to the rank of Shangshu Lang?
So when she saw Yang Di, she naturally got angry.
However, after all, she was born in a noble family, and although she didn't like Yang Di, she was still polite.
But I saw that she cooked the food herself, and cleaned the hall, leaving her Alang and Yang Di to talk freely.
By the time the sun turned west and was about to set on the mountaintop, Yang Di refused Li Heng's repeated attempts to stay, got on an ox cart and drove back to the city.
Li Heng, who was slightly tipsy, returned to the inner room and saw Xi Yingxi sitting in front of the couch with a calm face. He immediately woke up from the drunkenness and quickly said with a smile:
"I was having a great time chatting with Mr. Yang. I drank too much and forgot to take a bath. Don't be surprised, Mr. Yang."
As he spoke, he hurriedly turned around and went out.
"Come back." Xi Yingxi stopped him and said with a slight frown, "I have just finished drinking wine, why should I take a bath immediately? Drink this sobering soup first and take a breather."
Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Xi.
Li Heng hurriedly walked over, took the sobering soup handed over by Xi Yingxi, and drank it all in one breath.
Xi Yingxi married Li Heng as a daughter of an aristocratic family, who is still a commoner today. Although Xi Yingxi has a good family tradition and follows her husband when she marries, she does not say that she looks down on Li Heng or anything like that. She even gave birth to two sons for him.
But there was a huge gap in life experience, and Li Heng always felt a sense of awe and guilt towards his young gentleman.
At this time, he drank some wine, and coupled with the news brought by Yang Di, he finally couldn't help but show off to his wife:
“Do you know what good news Mr. Yang brought me when he came this time?”
Seeing the proud expression on his Alang's face, Xi Yingxi smiled calmly and said jokingly:
“You can’t recommend Alang to be the minister, right?”
Unexpectedly, when Li Heng heard this, his eyes widened immediately:
“Xijun was eavesdropping outside the door?”
Seeing Li Heng’s expression, Xi Yingxi was also stunned:
“Then Yang Di…did you really recommend Alang?”
The couple looked at each other for a long time. Xi Yingxi was the first to react. She frowned:
"This is not right. If Yang Di really wanted to recommend Alang, why didn't he recommend him when evaluating Alang? Why did he wait until now to come suddenly?"
When Li Heng heard this, he immediately coughed and whispered:
“Yang Jun does have something he wants me to do.”
When Xi Yingxi heard this, his eyes were stern: "Is there danger?"
Li Heng was stunned again: "How did Mr. Xi guess it?"
Xi Yingxi sneered:
"How can there be any good things in this world that are free? After all, Yang Di is also the prince's guest. He is not accompanying the prince in the East Palace, but he comes all the way from Jianye. Or does he come to the door with generous gifts just to see you, a mere commoner?"
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“Let alone recommending you as a minister, how many connections does this cost? Do you know?”
What was the cause of the "Ji Yan Case" back then?
Isn’t it just that Ji Yan couldn’t stand the fact that all the ministers and officials were controlled by the sons of rich families and powerful people, so he wanted to clean up the civil service and started to inspect the officials?
Why can my own Alang be on an equal footing with those children of rich and powerful families?
Why are the children of those wealthy and powerful families willing to squeeze out a position and give it to Alang?
What I said is true, but it hurts people too much.
Li Heng was speechless and speechless.
But Xi Yingxi still had no intention of letting him go and stared at him closely:
“Tell me, what exactly does Yang Di want you to do?”
Li Heng whispered:
"There is a treacherous villain Lu Yi in the court, who framed Zhongliang. Lord Yang wants to recommend me as a doctor and asks me to speak out about Lu Yi's crime in front of your majesty."
When Xi Yingxi heard this, he suddenly shouted: "Lu Yi?!"
Some time ago, Diao Jia, the governor of Jiangxia, was imprisoned and almost died. I heard that it was Lu Yi who did it?
Wuchang is the administrative center of Jiangxia County. This matter has been widely spread in Wuchang for a long time. How could Xi Yingxi not know about it?
But Xi Yingxi gritted his teeth and said:
"Although Lu Yi is a small official, he has great power and is highly valued by His Majesty. Even a high-ranking general can do nothing to him. Have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Li Heng smiled bitterly and said:
"Yang Jun has already made it clear to me about Lu Yi's power, how could I not know about it?"
I saw him looking at Xi Yingxi with a look of determination on his face:
“But Mr. Xi, there are endless wars in the world today. Although I have had a few years of peace and quiet over the past few years, who knows when I will be drafted into the army again?”
"Is the danger of going into battle less dangerous than this?" Li Heng said this, holding Xi Yingxi's hand, "Since I am my husband, how can I let you endure hardship with me for the rest of your life?"
“Xijun first married into my Li family, and his delicate palms are now full of calluses! Even if I don’t do it for myself, I will work hard for my wife.”
Xi Yingxi was stunned after hearing this.
After what Alang said, she lost her usual vigor and even felt a little hot flash in her eyes. She lowered her head and bit her lower lip:
“So, Alang’s mind has been made up?”
“Exactly.”
Xi Yingxi took a deep breath, raised his head again, and forced a smile:
“Since Alang has decided to accept the position of doctor, he should listen to my concubine.”
“Please tell me the details.”
Only Xi Yingxi said slowly:
"After Alang goes to Jianye, he must first go to see the prince, and then directly explain Lu Yi's crime in front of your majesty."
Li Heng was stunned: "Why?"
“The prince has always loved people and loved good deeds. Now that Alang is going to face Lu Yi’s crime, it will be more dangerous than good. If the prince can protect him secretly, he can have more hope of survival.”
"Even...even if something really unfortunate happens, the prince will still think of the young son left behind by my concubine and Alang, and take care of him..."
At this point, Xi Yingxi couldn't speak anymore. She covered her mouth tightly, and tears burst out like a spring.
A couple can be blessed overnight, let alone a couple who already has two children?
Seeing his beautiful lady like this, Li Heng's heart ached and he couldn't help but hold her in his arms:
“Don’t worry, Mr. Xi, I will be careful and I will return safely!”