Xia Zhixing was not the only one who was unlucky. None of his relatives were left behind.
They were all captured by Zuo Yiwei and taken to the execution ground, and they were all executed at noon.
Of course, Li Chengqian was not that cruel.
When Zuo Yiwei came over, he specifically instructed that everyone to be arrested must have something to do with Xia Zhixing.
The remaining maids, servants and handymen were dismissed on the spot.
Zuo Yiwei's work efficiency is very fast.
By the time Li Chengqian and Chai Jing came over, those from Zuo Yiwei had already emptied the mansion.
The scale of this Xia Mansion is very huge, almost two or three times larger than the size of Prince Qin's Mansion.
There are countless man-made lakes, man-made forests, man-made mountains and other scenic spots in the mansion.
Apart from other things, just looking at the scale and construction of this house, you can tell how much money this guy has been greedy for recently.
Before, Li Chengqian had only heard of or seen corrupt officials, but he had never personally participated in a house raid.
But today, when he came to Xia Zhixing's mansion, he realized what a corrupt official's home meant.
Not to mention the courtyard, just the contents of the Xia Mansion's warehouse were enough to shock even Li Chengqian, who had seen the royal treasury.
Xia Zhixing's warehouse is simply richer than Li Shimin's small treasury.
In the warehouse, there were dozens of boxes of copper coins, countless gold and silver vessels, and antique jewelry.
Li Chengqian casually grabbed a calligraphy and painting, and what was painted on the painting was two women who were as beautiful as fairies.
The woman's appearance is lifelike, especially her eyes, which are particularly vivid. Standing in front of the painting, you can feel as if you are being watched by the person in the painting, as if you can come back to life at any time.
And when Li Chengqian lowered his head to look at the signature and the poems, he was immediately shocked.
This special painting is actually a painting by the famous painter Gu Kaizhi!
Gu Kaizhi, courtesy name Changkang, an outstanding painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, painting theory Home, poet.
Because he had great achievements in literature and painting, people called him the Three Wonders, and these three qualities were painting, writing, and infatuation.
Gu Kaizhi has been erudite and talented since he was a child. He is good at calligraphy, poetry, and painting.
Gu Kaizhi's paintings were intended to convey the spirit, and his wonderful imagination and use of forms to express the spirit laid the foundation for the development of traditional painting, and he was one of the originators of ink painting.
Therefore, he was also honored as the ancestor of Chinese painting and the ancestor of landscape painting by many painters of later generations...
However, because it was so old, very few of Gu Kaizhi's works have been completely preserved to later generations.
By the time of Li Chengqian, only less than ten works such as Luo Shen Fu Tu, Nu Shi Zhen Tu, Qin Tu Tu, Wei and Jin Shengliu Painting Praise, and Painting Commentary were still in the world...
But even these few remaining paintings, taken alone, are enough to be regarded as treasures and miracles.
"I can't believe that Xia Zhixing can even find this kind of painting."
Li Chengqian slowly put away the scroll, then faced the Zuo Yi guards and said: "These antiques should be regarded as national treasures, especially the calligraphy and paintings must not be damaged, they must be sealed and taken back to Chang'an."
Hearing this, everyone agreed.
At this time, Chai Jing, who was searching among the antique piles, suddenly walked up to Li Chengqian.
And in his hand, there was surprisingly half a piece of golden silk.
Li Chengqian took the silk cloth and unfolded it. If this wasn't the other half of the Lanting Preface, what else could it be?
"Having this thing is equivalent to having a gold medal to avoid death..."
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Now that I have obtained the Lanting Preface.
There is no need for Li Chengqian to stay in Jingyang County.
Therefore, after beheading Xia Zhixing's entire family, he left Jingyang.
But before leaving, he still had something to do.
"What?"
"You want me to be the magistrate of Jingyang County?"
Chai Jing looked at Li Chengqian with confusion: "But I... can I do it with my background?"
"What's wrong?"
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said, "If I say you can do it, you can do it, and if you don't, you can do it."
"Okay, this matter is not negotiable. Just stay in Jingyang and do practical things for your fellow villagers."
After saying this, he stood up directly and said: "But I have to tell you first, if you do well, that's all. If you are still the same as that surnamed Xia, I will treat you like that. Do you understand?
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"The common people naturally understand..."
Chai Jing laughed bitterly, looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "It's just that the common people are afraid. I can't be the county magistrate myself."
"There's nothing wrong with it."
"As long as you think about the people wholeheartedly and do practical things for the people wholeheartedly, it will be fine."
Li Chengqian raised his hand and patted his shoulder and said: "Besides, that's what being an official is all about. As long as you don't harm the people, the people will appreciate your good deeds."
"You grew up in Jingyang and were born in Jingyang, so you must be more familiar with Jingyang than ordinary people."
Li Chengqian smiled gently: "I can rest assured that you will be the county magistrate. When I return to Chang'an, the documents to confer you as the county magistrate will come down."
"But before that, you have to keep a low profile, or in other words, before that Zheng falls, you have to keep a low profile and protect yourself, do you understand?"
After hearing these words, Chai Jing bit his lips tightly and said nothing.
He naturally knew what Li Chengqian meant.
Now, they have offended Zheng Yongwang to death.
Zheng Yongwang may not dare to do anything to Li Chengqian, but he dares to do something to him, Chai Jing.
Seeing him deep in thought, Li Chengqian said nothing more. He patted his shoulder again and said, "Let's go!"
After saying that, he walked straight out of the house and got into the carriage that had been prepared.
In the room, Chai Jing was the only one who looked longingly at the chair in the government office where only senior officials could sit.
After a long time, he slowly said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will never let you down..."
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On the way back.
In the carriage, Li Chengqian looked at the preface to the Lanting Collection in his hand and was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
Seeing his appearance, Li Tingxue couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You guys are just so happy because you got a calligraphy and painting job."
"If I gave you all the calligraphy and paintings in your father's library, wouldn't you go crazy laughing?"
"Hey, it's not what you think."
Li Chengqian carefully put away the Lanting Preface, and then smiled and said: "My father loves calligraphy and painting, especially Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and painting."
"And I'm not going to hide it from you, he has been thinking about Lantingxu for a day or two. He is almost crazy about it."
"If I present this Orchid Pavilion preface at this time, he will agree to my terms no matter what."
Seeing his silly look, Li Tingxue rolled her eyes again.
"Haven't you noticed until now that your father planned everything this time?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian raised his head and looked at Li Tingxue blankly.
Li Tingxue couldn't help but shook her head and smiled: "Sister, I might as well tell you that this matter was arranged by your father from beginning to end, including me."
"And for this Lanting Xu, your father will definitely come to ask for it after you return."
"You still want to use this thing to negotiate terms with your father? Are you probably dreaming..."
In an instant, Li Chengqian's beautiful mood was no longer beautiful.