"The lower official pays homage to the Marquis of Qinghe County."
"Cui Sheren, this is..."
In Sinong Temple, Zhao Yuankai heard the commotion outside, and when he went out, he saw Cui Xin with an ugly face, "Brother Cui, this is..."
After all, they are in-laws. Although the discussion was roundabout, Cui Xin forced a smile and said, "Where is Li Huairen?"
"Didn't come to the office again?"
"It's coming, it's coming." Zhao Yuankai waved his hand to tell the subordinates who were watching the fun to get out, and whispered: "His Highness came early in the morning, but left two minutes ago..."
Cui Xin still had a sullen face, "Where are his personal guards?"
"They all followed." Zhao Yuankai remembered Li Shanshi's face when he left... even more gloomy than Cui Xin.
"You ran fast!" Cui Xin gritted his teeth, "Escaped back to Zhuangzi?"
"I don't know, I don't know." Zhao Yuankai, as Si Nong Shaoqing, is actually of a higher rank than Cui Xin. "However, when His Highness left, he was quite angry. Maybe someone framed him..."
Cui Xin resisted the urge to curse. Seven years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, in terms of Pingkangfang's reputation, who can compare with that guy?
But this damn little thief actually dared to spread those two lines of poem to Pingkangfang!
After thinking about it, Cui Xin got up, walked straight out of the palace, took a few turns, and entered a house in Yankangfang.
As soon as he entered the door, Cui Xin heard a cry for mercy. Zhang Wenguan escaped from the backyard, and Li Shanzheng, who was holding a cane, chased him while scolding him.
Zhang Wenguan ran towards the door in a panic, but was suddenly grabbed by Cui Xin... When those two lines of poems spread out, it was impossible for Li Shan and the Cui family, and it could only be Zhang Wenguan who was the messenger.
Li Shan picked up the cane and whipped it down, staring at Zhang Wenguan with a ferocious smile, "How brave you are!"
"Brother Huairen, it's not me, it's not me..." Zhang Wenguan tried his best to explain, "It's Yang Siyi!"
"How did he know?" Cui Xin asked coldly, "Did Huairen tell you?"
Seeing that his nephew was speechless, Cui Xin said slowly: "Besides me and Huairen, the only one who knows the two fragments of the poem in the wooden box is you."
Yesterday, many children from aristocratic families gathered together in Pingkangfang. Some people lamented that it was a pity that Handan had not arrived, while others lamented that Li Cai had been thinking about returning to Beijing for several months and had no new works... Yang Siyi threw out the two sentences he had just heard.
The plum blossoms are three cents whiter than the snow, but the snow is less fragrant than the plum blossoms.
This is Li Shan's metaphor for poetry. To put it strictly, it can be regarded as the boudoir fun between this unmarried couple... It's no wonder Cui Shiniang refused to tell Cui Xin.
But the one who performed the dance yesterday happened to be Hu Nu, who sang the song "Sparse shadows slant across the clear water, and the faint fragrance floats in the moonlit dusk" by Li Shan at the beginning of the year.
That poem was also a poem about plum blossoms... Somehow, word spread about Li Shanxi's Hu girl, so a steward from Prince Qi's Mansion took the Hu girl out and sent her to Li's house in Sun Moon Lake.
To put it nicely, it's just that Li Shan is a romantic person and loves Hu Nu. It can even be explained that Li Shan is handsome and hates being dark, so he prefers white.
But from the perspective of Cui Xin and Li Shan, these two lines of poems are equivalent to juxtaposing Hu Nu and Cui Shiniang, and both of them are naturally furious.
No matter Cui Xin, Li Shan, or Cui Shiniang, it is impossible for them to leak these two sentences, so they will naturally hold Zhang Wenguan accountable.
At this time, Zhang Wenguan's eyes suddenly lit up, "There is also a big brother!"
Cui Xin was startled, "How could Wenxi know?"
"Really!" Zhang Wenguan tried his best to explain, "It must have been the eldest brother who told me the night before yesterday..."
"Greetings to uncle." The expressionless Zhang Wenxi appeared out of nowhere, saluted, then kicked his brother down, turned to look at Li Shan, "How many whippings have you had?"
"We agreed on thirty lashes, but there are still twenty-seven lashes left."
"I heard that although the King of Handan was as gentle as jade, he was decisive in killing on the battlefield. He once built a palace on the bank of the Cangtou River, but his methods were so gentle?" Zhang Wenxi said with a straight face: "A hundred lashes."
Zhang Wenguan turned pale and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brother!"
Zhang Wenxi glared hard and said, "Shut up!"
After being whipped a hundred times, Li Shancai and Cui Xin left. Zhang Wenguan lay on the couch and said aggrievedly: "Brother, you were the one who told me!"
"Brother, I don't know that this is a gift in return for my cousin!" Zhang Wenxi said bitterly: "Just wait, my aunt hasn't dealt with you yet!"
There were two traces of tears on Zhang Wenguan's face, the one who took the blame...
Cui Xin, who had already left the house, stared at Li Shan with sideways eyes, but Li Shan smiled and said, "I have wronged Zhigui."
"Um?"
Li Shan explained a few words in a low voice. It was probably Zhang Wenxi who told the truth, but this person didn't know the inside story... Forget it, Zhang Wenguan must have taken the blame anyway.
"Oh, Wenxi came to Beijing this time, firstly to control Zhigui, and secondly to serve as an official." Cui Xin immediately contacted him.
Yang Siyi is the eldest son of Zhongshu Ling Yang Gongren, and Yang Gongren is also the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Zhang Wenxi is probably trying to get through Yang Siyi.
Seeing that Cui Xin was still angry, Li Shan whispered: "By the way, the third crown ceremony in February, if His Majesty has not designated it, can my uncle preside over it on my behalf?"
"Let's talk about it later." Cui Xin stroked his beard and asked: "Today there are many discussions in the court, why is Su Dingfang promoted to the title of Duke?"
Li Shan was relieved, stroking half of his beard was a habitual action for his father-in-law to feel good, and casually said: "Maybe it's because Brother Dingfang is about to get married."
Cui Xin stroked his beard. Did my son-in-law think I was stupid and would use such words to fool me?
Li Shan quickly added a few words, "There may be other reasons, but my nephew doesn't know the inside story."
Seeing Cui Xin glance over again, Li Shan said quietly: "My nephew is worried too..."
From a political standpoint, Su Dingfang and Ling Jing are different.
As early as the final stage of the Shandong War, Ling Jing, together with Li Daoxuan, Tian Liuan, Qi Shanxing and other generals of the King of Qin, went to various places to put down the rebellion and appease the people. He was already regarded as a subordinate of the King of Qin, and later became an official of the Tiance Mansion.
But Su Dingfang was different. He directly participated in Li Shan's execution of Cui Bo to pacify the soldiers and unsettle the people... This incident also directly led to Li Shan slapping the East Palace by pacifying the Shandong war, but it was not regarded as the main reason for relying on the King of Qin.
Therefore, Su Dingfang's political stance is completely consistent with Li Shan, and everyone with a discerning eye can see this clearly.
Many people are speculating on the meaning of this inexplicable promotion... After all, Li Shan established the Daizhou Army, and Su Dingfang has always been the actual commander.
Many people are speculating that it may be related to Pei Shiju's suggestion to prepare troops on the Guannei Road.
Returning to Zhuangzi that night, Li Shan suddenly thought that in terms of political stance, Su Dingfang was on his side, while he was on Li Yuan's side. The prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi each had their own positions.
But there is another person who is also on Li Yuan's side, Princess Pingyang.