Chapter 689: A very happy New Year based on Zhao Ji’s pain!
"Officials are benevolent. After King Jian met with misfortune, the officials were so sad that they all vomited blood and fell ill!"
In Sui'an Academy, Gao Qiu and Li Yan were sitting opposite each other.
Gao Qiu thought that if Gao Lian disappeared in the fire, he would definitely not be so sad. He couldn't help but express his sincere sigh for such a humane official family.
Li Yan had received strict training and had no smile on his face. He just drank the tea indifferently. After finishing the cup quickly, he saw Ling Zhen coming over to add water.
There is no doubt that the fire in Prince Jian's Mansion was started by Ling Taoist. He used the thunder fire that was originally intended to attack the palace, so the fire was very restrained.
Except for the men sent by Jia Xiang, who were killed unceremoniously by him, the other missing persons, including King Jian, were all taken away by the Taoist Master of Jin Jingshan.
However, he left Ling Zhen behind. On the one hand, he was grateful to repay his kindness. On the other hand, he also felt that Ling Zhen should be kept as a hostage. After all, this matter was of great importance.
In fact, Li Yan strictly adheres to the boundaries. Apart from telling the truth and assisting in the capture of Xixia spies, Li Yan will not be involved in other things in this capacity, so he is not worried.
Of course, he still welcomes Ling Zhen's arrival. This person's creative ability in magical weapons is quite good, and he is really needed.
Ling Zhen lived quite comfortably in the academy. After serving tea, he chatted familiarly with the attendants brought by Gao Qiu.
Li Yan glanced a few times and saw that the attendant had a majestic body and a very stable lower body. He was not an ordinary tall and strong man. He couldn't help but become interested: "Who is this strong man?"
Gao Qiu smiled and said: "This man's name is Jiao Ting. His ancestors have made a living by sumo wrestling for three generations. He is quite famous among the wrestlers in the capital. Now he is my Mr. Sumo. He does have good skills."
Speaking of Jiao Ting, he also thought of the previous butler, and said bitterly: "I almost missed this Jiao Ting, because the butler hinted that the painter should paint in an ugly way, and also said that this person's actions were rude, and his hands and feet were careless..."
Li Yan said: "Such evil servants should be punished."
Gao Qiu took the opportunity to ask: "Jia Xiang, the Imperial Guard, is also an evil servant of the officials. I exposed his collusion with the Western bandits before, but the officials seemed displeased and asked me not to act rashly. Mr. Yilin
What do you think, why is this?"
Li Yan thought to himself what could be the reason for this. It was the precursor to vomiting blood. If it hadn't been like this, Prince Jian's palace would have been burned. Zhao Ji's young and strong body would have been able to hold on, and he would not have been so angry that he vomited blood and fell to the ground.
Of course, facing Gao Qingtian who was asking for advice humbly, he still analyzed it: "Perhaps as Gao Tiju said, Jia Xiang is a bad servant. The Ministry of Internal Affairs involves the palace and is very sensitive, so the officials do not want the Imperial City Secretary to interfere.
.”
Gao Qiu suddenly realized: "So that's it? Internal servants and foreign ministers are different after all!"
This sentence is really correct.
If Gao Qiu were an eunuch, this coup plan with the purpose of framing someone might be left to him to execute personally. But this man is well-established, so in Zhao Ji's eyes, he will always be better than Tong Guan, Yang Jian, and Lan.
Cong Xi and Jia Xiang were one level up.
No matter how strong the eunuch's personal ability is, he is still an incomplete eunuch and must exchange his loyalty for power to the emperor, while the foreign ministers can follow the path of promotion as a normal person.
It was difficult for Gao Qiu to understand so deeply, but he still felt quite sad. He was loyal and sincere to the official family, but the official family suspected that he had interfered too much because of the affairs of the internal servants. The closeness in the past seemed to be suddenly pulled apart.
distance...
Gao Qiu sighed, quickly put this thought away, and comforted himself: "It's difficult for officials, too. In the past two days, there have been new rumors among the people, saying that the fire in Prince Jian's Mansion burned strangely, as if it was specifically aimed at Jane.
The king went there and said some unpleasant words, alas!"
Li Yan knew what those unpleasant words were. In fact, there was a speculation in later generations that the untimely death of King Jian Zhao was inseparable from Zhao Ji. However, it was just a pure analysis without real evidence. Now it is even more sophisticated.
Anyway, there are two rumors about the official family, one is about the mother and the other is about the younger brother. There is really nothing to say to the family...
However, he had received strict training and still did not smile. He said calmly: "It's better not to interfere too much in the affairs of the Tian family. Tomorrow is the New Year's Eve. Let's have a good year!"
Gao Qiu frowned: "But Jia Xiang is a traitor who collaborates with the enemy. If he is not caught, I will always feel uneasy."
Qingtian felt uncomfortable all over after discovering that the villain was at large. Li Yan appreciated this sense of responsibility: "Don't worry, Gao Tiju. Since the evidence is conclusive, this Jia Xiang cannot escape."
Gao Qiu felt at ease: "That's good. After the new year, Judge Ding returns to the Imperial City Division and will be even more powerful. I will catch all these thieves in prison!"
Li Yan's eyes moved slightly: "Judge Ding will return to the Imperial City Division to make suggestions. Has it been decided yet?"
Gao Qiu smiled again, full of expectations: "It's decided, we will transfer it after the new year."
Li Yan said in concern: "This is not a good time. Gao Tiju is now too popular, and Judge Ding has outstanding abilities. Once he returns to the Imperial City Division, he will no longer be held hostage by civilian officials. They will definitely not sit back and watch."
Gao Qiu smiled disdainfully: "So what if you don't want to? What have they done to me during this time?"
Li Yan said: "At this moment and at that moment, Gao Tiju still needs to pay more attention, and he also has to remind Judge Ding."
Hearing this and that moment, Gao Qiu's heart skipped a beat when he thought of the officials' ugly faces. In addition, reality had verified his foresight time and time again, and he suddenly became uneasy.
Li Yan was not very excited because he knew very well that some were accidental and some were inevitable and would happen sooner or later.
As the saying goes, if you do something wrong, you will not survive.
After sending Gao Qiu away, Li Yan thought of the person in the palace who shot himself in the foot, and felt more and more that he must live happily this year. He went to the backyard and gave the last lesson of the year to the students of the first batch of Sui'an.
, Zhanyan smiled and said: "If you are willing, how about coming to my house tomorrow and having a lively New Year's Eve?"
Among the first batch of students, except Cao Zheng, everyone is not in Beijing. Ru Hua Rong has his mother and little sister, Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun have two brothers, and others like Lu Junyi, Suo Chao, An Daorong, Shi Qian, and Zhu Wu
It was hard to be alone, so I was overjoyed when I heard this: "Thank you, brother!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Cao Zheng and Jiang Jing were also extremely envious and hesitated to speak. Li Yan saw it and smiled and said: "When you stay up late, you still have to be with your relatives.
But you can always come and have a lively meal together, and my mother is very welcome!"
This sentence eliminated everyone's last worries, and they cheered.
It was not just words of comfort. When Li Yan returned home, Mrs. Li heard that these brothers were coming, and she immediately smiled: "That's a good thing. There are so many people and it's so lively, so we have to entertain them well!"
Li Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, mother."
Then I saw Mr. Li skillfully taking out the list: "Erlang, these are the families that the matchmaker has handed over in the past five days. Take a good look at them!"
Li Yan knew he couldn't avoid it, so he took it calmly.
After Lin Yuanjing took the order to go north to Daming Mansion, only mother and son were left at home. Li Yan didn't go back much during this period because he was often urged to get married.
Moreover, the scope has been repeatedly expanded and the process has been simplified.
For example, now, Mrs. Li simply handed over the dowry list and introduced: "Erlang, these five are the daughters of generals. I think they are the right match. These two are the daughters of scholar-bureaucrats, and the dowries are even richer. But when the matchmaker comes,
I don't like it if you keep asking about your academy. As for the daughters of these merchants, I need to know more about them..."
Li Yan took it, looked at the clearly listed dowry on the list, and intuitively realized what it meant to be a good match.
The marriage customs of the Northern Song Dynasty were different from those of later generations. It was similar to the logic of catching a son-in-law under the official list. Basically, the woman paid for it, and the man's betrothal gift was far less generous than the dowry.
So much so that after this trend was formed, families with a little bit of property would not dare to treat their daughters badly for fear of being looked down upon if they got married. Therefore, in some places, baby girls were drowned after birth just because they were afraid that they would not be able to afford a dowry in the future. This was completely putting the cart before the horse.
It is also a common social phenomenon to throw away male babies after birth, because the tax burden in the Song Dynasty was too heavy, and various poll taxes were used in various ways. "The small amount of money was too heavy, so there was a trend of not raising children."
, that is, giving birth to a child but not raising it. Of course, Bianjing cannot see this situation, so he has to go to other counties.
Li Yan looked at the dowry list and sighed softly.
Mrs. Li never expected that when her son looked at the dowry list, he could think of the problem of drowning a baby boy and a girl. She thought he was not satisfied: "This dowry is quite a lot. If it goes up... ah, are you planning to marry the county magistrate?"
Clan daughter? That’s the other way around, asking our family to prepare five thousand coins!"
Normally, when a daughter is married, she has to pay back the money. Only a clan member can recoup the money when marrying a daughter. After all, the surname is Zhao, and the reputation of Jinzhiyuye is the same as the brand value of Fan Lou. It can always be sold at a good price. Rich businessmen often prefer to choose the county head clan.
As a woman, if you marry a girl named Zhao and come home, you can also get a vacant official position, which is also not a loss.
Perhaps the six million guan distorted his view of money. When he heard that the clan's daughter was sold for only 5,000 guan, even though he knew that 5,000 guan was indeed not a small amount, Li Yan couldn't accept it: "I don't want to be the county chief's daughter."
consider."
Ms. Li was a little worried that her son's vision was too high: "As for the princess and the princess, we can't reach it. They are married to the general family, and your father has not yet entered the horizontal class..."
Li Yan was also a little worried about this person's efficiency. If it weren't for Lin Yuanjing's official position, this person could really set his sights on the palace. He hurriedly said: "Mother, you are not planning to go to Yuan Li's house..."
…”
Li's face suddenly became heavy: "When you mentioned this matter, I just wanted to tell you that Mr. Li seems to be in trouble recently. Could you please inquire? Although we may not be able to help a lot, if we can do anything we can,
You still have to do your part!”
Li Yan thought to himself that if I hadn't run into him, Li Gefei's whole family would be ruined, and our family would all be implicated.
Of course, if it had not been for his appearance, in history, Empress Dowager Xiang was successfully defeated by Zhao Ji, and she was so angry that she died of illness, and there would not have been a series of things like today, so saving this group of officials who were about to be involved in a major rebellion was also
Eliminate the negative impact caused by yourself, there is nothing to be proud of.
So he responded: "Don't worry, mother, I will inquire about Mr. Li's affairs and try my best to help."
Mrs. Li nodded, her main work was on blind dates, and she discussed with him the women from various families who now let matchmakers come to propose marriages.
After Li Yan finished dealing with one thing after another, he returned to his study and rang the bell.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Hei entered the study and threw himself into his arms. He held the cat and stroked it gently, sighing leisurely: "I just discovered now that Li Qingzhao is really good."
Originally, he preferred the original wife because he knew that the original wife was a good wife, but he didn't know about Li Qingzhao. After all, the image of talented women in history was only seen from a distance, and that may not be the case up close. Now listening to Xiao Hei's description, she is actually a talented woman.
The smart woman who takes charge of the marriage knows much more than the women from other families who come to marry her.
Xiao Hei had a clear connection with him, and commented on this idea: "Looking for a wife is just to save trouble, without any care, no good, no good!"
Li Yan was startled and said apologetically: "This is indeed my fault. My mind is not on this at all. I am very disrespectful to people..."
Xiao Hei stretched out his fleshy paws again and touched him.
Li Yan burst out laughing: "You're here to comfort me... By the way, it seems that Li Gefei is no longer planning to be an official in Beijing. Is he planning to work abroad or simply resign?"
Xiao Hei obviously had some understanding and immediately wrote: "Resign."
Li Yan began to bribe: "Thank you for your hard work, bring your cats here tomorrow and invite them to join us for the New Year's Eve dinner."
Xiao Hei shook his short tail and was in a happy mood. But when he left, he saw that this person was once again immersed in compiling the textbooks for the academy. He threw the dowry list aside and sighed immediately. He felt that he was really rebelling.
Daye was heartbroken.
After the meow sighed, Xiao Hei gracefully jumped up on the wall and began to gather the group of meows to celebrate the New Year happily together!