Li Minglou wanted to keep Yuan Ji. Li Mingyu understood what she said, and his original surprised look disappeared and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister should keep Yuanji," he said.
The father's entrustment shows that Yuanji is the person they can trust most, and it is natural for his sister to stay, so that he can rest assured.
Yuan Ji's surprise flashed away, and his expression returned to calm. He did not ask Li Minglou why, nor did he say that he should guard Li Mingyu more. He simply said: "Yes."
Li Minglou was not pleased or relaxed because of his straightforwardness: "Because time is tight, you have to make arrangements that are foolproof."
Is she worried about losing her father? Yuanji thought for a moment: "Miss, it's not my subordinates who can control Jiannan Road, but the Governor who controls Jiannan Road. As long as the young master is here, the Governor will control Jiannan Road."
Right there."
Li Minglou understood what he meant. Even though his father was gone, his power did not fall with him. For his father to be able to do what he is today, Yuanji was not the only one available to him. In fact, this was indeed the case. After Yuanji died,
Li Mingyu still grew up safely, and the power of the soldiers and horses around him remained unchanged.
But what she wants is not only to ensure Li Mingyu's safety, but also to ensure the safety of some people in Jiannan Road, such as the Xiang family.
There is Xiang Yun in the Li family compound now. If he takes action, he can be killed, just like the Xiang family killed Li Mingyu and others.
Li Minglou's heart couldn't help but beat up, and he clenched his hands covered by his sleeves on his knees.
"What is Master Xiang doing?" she asked.
The topic suddenly changed? Yuan Ji raised his head: "The people who escorted the young lady are all back today. Lord Xiang has seen them and made inquiries. At this time, he and Lord Xiang are having dinner."
Li Minglou went home first, followed closely by Li Fengchang and others, and the large number of people who escorted Li Minglou to Taiyuan Prefecture followed even further behind. They all arrived home today.
Although Li Minglou said that he came back because he was homesick, Xiang Yun was bound to make further inquiries.
Yuanji paused and then said: "There is no one else accompanying me."
The others were referring to people from the Li family. Li Minglou raised his eyes and looked at Yuan Ji.
Yuanji never trusted the Li family, or in other words, Jiannan Dao did not trust the Li family. Jiannan Dao had been ostracizing the Li family, even after Yuanji died, and they had been fighting for four or five years.
In those years, Li Mingyu kept complaining in his letters. The Li family obstructed government orders, suppressed him with filial piety, interfered in various businesses, and crossed him in the name of punishing his subordinates.
, expelled several capable stewards.
After several years of fighting, the Li family was driven out of Jiannan Road, and Li Mingyu almost lost contact with his direct descendants. Fortunately, Li Mingyu had already taken control of Jiannan Road and became a military governor like his father, so the Li family
Relying on him, he would not break up with the clan. Even so, Li Mingyu's reputation was still tarnished and he was often criticized.
Li Mingyu also doesn't trust people in the Li family and has never been close to them. If Li Minglou hadn't requested it, he would have only gone to see Mrs. Li today at most. It was impossible to accompany him to dinner or take a nap at Mrs. Li's place, and have sex with Li Mingyu on his knees.
Never done it with Li Minglou.
This is not due to Yuanji's influence. Yuanji's distrust of the Li family is not selfish. Li Minglou understands very well that it is because of his father.
Before Li Fengan died, he entrusted the Li Minglou siblings to his personal servant Yuan Ji, not because he suddenly couldn't wait for the Li family to arrive after the incident, but because he had not planned to entrust them to them in the first place.
Li Fengan was never stingy with the food, drink, and clothing provided for his family, but he did not allow them to interfere in his life. As the saying goes, one brother has three gangs. He excluded his brothers from the family. No matter how much money he sent back, he still seemed alienated.
When there is estrangement, there is no trust.
Li Fengan's behavior is indeed different from ordinary people, but his behavior has always been very human.
Because they have always been outside and under the influence of Li Fengan, the Li Minglou siblings treat the Li family the same way, but now Li Minglou has to think about it again.
This is not because she does not trust her father. In fact, her father was right about the Li family. After her father died, the Li family wanted to eat Li Mingyu alive, but they were tightly guarded and suppressed without success.
Li Fengan is dead, and Li Mingyu is a child who doesn't understand anything. The Li family believes that all this was instigated by the servants headed by Yuan Ji. The two sides hate each other and fight each other to the bone. At the same time, they both need to win over allies to help.
The Xiang family is this alliance.
At that time, whether it was Li Mingyu or other members of the Li family who wrote to her, they never said anything bad about Xiang, only full of praise and trust.
Relying on this trust, the Xiang family continued to grow, encroach, and then...
"elder sister?"
Li Mingyu shook her sleeves, interrupting Li Minglou's distraction.
Li Minglou saw Li Mingyu's worried look, raised his hand and stroked his head, then looked at Yuan Ji: "Besides arranging for Xiaobao to return to Jiannan Road, there is one more thing you need to do immediately."
Yuanji is waiting for instructions, his expression is calm and composed, making people believe that no matter what request you make, he will agree and do it immediately.
"Inherited by my father Jiedu Envoy." Li Minglou said.
Jiedushi is not a title, it is an official position appointed by the court. I have never heard of official succession. After Li Fengan passed away, the court had given him a pension and a posthumous gift to Li Fengan to serve as his youngest son. Mrs. Li also had a title.
But those are all false names. Jiedushi is a high-ranking and powerful official.
For a child to inherit this is unprecedented.
The calmness on Yuan Ji's face was broken. He looked at Li Minglou in surprise, with a flash of hesitation. Maybe his judgment was wrong and the lady was not so rational...
"I will write the memorial myself." Li Minglou did not feel that what he said was so ridiculous, "You should present it to the emperor in the shortest possible time."
Yuan Ji moved his lips and finally answered yes.
Li Minglou looked at his expression. Although he knew Yuanji would obey orders, there was still a difference between doing things with confidence and obeying orders and doing things wholeheartedly.
"It's not impossible, Yuanji." She said, "There's going to be a war."
Yuan Ji said solemnly: "Miss, don't worry about the barbarians, the rebellion has been put down."
The Yi people in the southwest suddenly rebelled, which also led to Li Fengan's death. The Li Minglou siblings, who had never experienced anything like this before, were frightened and thought the world was in chaos.
Li Minglou shook his head: "The quelling of the Yi rebellion is not the end, but the beginning. The real rebellion is not in our southwest, but in the southeast."
Yuan Ji looked at Li Minglou in surprise, what does this mean?
"Yuan Ji." Li Minglou said, "The world is going to be in chaos."