After that, the remaining four horses were auctioned one after another, and the transaction prices of three of them were similar, a little more than 4,000 guan. The annual salary of the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty was between 2,000 guan and 2,500 guan, including the official annual salary.
, which is exactly about 4,000 guan. Perhaps not all the people who came to bid for these four horses today calculated this clearly, but they all became cautious when the price of the horses reached 4,000 guan.
The only exception was that Li Jinglong bid away the last batch of horses at a high price of eight thousand guan, which caused quite a shock at the scene.
"What are Jiujiang thinking? The person who came to bid for the horse today is not the only one who can afford the price of 8,000 guan. Everyone has room for it. Even if they really want a horse, they can pay 5,000 guan.
That’s it, what do you want to do when you reach such a high level all of a sudden?” Lan Zhen said to Chang Sen.
"Who knows? I have never been able to figure out what Jiujiang is doing." Chang Sen sneered. In addition to the two of them, there were several people whispering and glancing at Li Jinglong from time to time, obviously talking about him.
Of course Li Jinglong knew that many people were talking about him, but he didn't care at all. He just approached Qin Song and said to him: "Commander Qin has worked really hard."
Qin Song was a little confused: he was not from a noble background, and his position as commander of the Jinyi Guards was not suitable for contact with nobles and officials, so he actually had no friendship with Li Jinglong. What was Li Jinglong's purpose in talking to him?
Li Jinglong continued: "This time I sold the horses and got a total of 24,500 yuan. Your Majesty will definitely reward Commander Qin." Then he exchanged a few words with Qin Song and left, leaving only a very unhappy person.
The relieved Qin Song stood where he was.
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"It seems that Li Jinglong has figured out my purpose." Yunxi said to Qin Song.
Qin Song nodded. At this time, he was already in the Qianqing Palace, reporting the results of the horse sale to Yunxi. Along the way, he had already thought clearly about the meaning of Li Jinglong's words.
Li Jinglong clearly understood that Yunxi did not sell the horses for the sake of the country, nor was it a spur of the moment, but the purpose was to change the current system of rewarding horses. He neither chose to tell his friends about the matter, nor did he choose to watch. Instead, he bought the horses at a high price.
Express support for Yunxi.
"It can be seen that the errand of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion is still too light, so he has time to think about such things; if he is busy all day long, how can he have time to think about these things!" Yunxi thought about Li Jinglong's behavior from another angle.
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However, Yunxi began to seriously think about the errands given to him. Of course Li Jinglong was not able to fight, but the fact that he was able to safely lead an army of 500,000 to the gate of Peiping showed that he was not completely incompetent and could be used.
people.
"Draft a decree to appoint Li Jinglong as the commander-in-chief of Guangdong." Yunxi sent someone to call Jin Shan over and gave him instructions.
Jin Shan quickly drafted the decree, allowed Xi to stamp it with a jade seal, and sent him to Cao Guogong's mansion to deliver the decree.
When Jin Shan set off, Yunxi asked Qin Song again: "Can the Jin Yiwei from Guangdong and Guangxi be used now?"
"Your Majesty, the royal guards from Guangdong and Guangxi can certainly be used. However, since the 26th year of Hongwu, the power has weakened greatly. Monitoring ministers and spying on local conditions can be done, but it is beyond their power for other things." Qin Song said.
"Expand the scale of the Jinyiwei in Guangdong and Guangxi quickly. I not only want it to work in the country, but also let the Jinyiwei move in Annan to spy on Annan. Aren't there many Han people in Annan who lived in the late Song Dynasty? We can use these people to spy on Annan.
Annan's situation." Yunxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Qin Song said. But even though he agreed, he knew that although the Han people in Annan still considered themselves Han, their life in Annan was not bad. Even if they were close to the Ming Dynasty, they would not be willing to serve the Jinyiwei.
"There is also the northwest. Now Yili has a good relationship with Oara and Daming. He uses the people in charge of foreign affairs and traders to spy on the situation in these two places." Yunxi ordered regardless of what Qin Song was thinking.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Song paused and then said: "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Qin is also following the example of the Jin Yiwei in establishing a yamen to spy on the situation. How should we deal with this?"
"As long as Shang Bing doesn't send people to Sanqin Xingdusi and other places in the country, just ignore it and just keep an eye on him. As the king of a vassal state, it is normal for him to do this, so there is no need to make a fuss." Yun He said.
After Qin Song withdrew, Yunxi sent someone to call Guo Hongtao, the envoy in charge of the town, and told him the same thing.
Soon it was evening. After Yunxi finished criticizing the last memorial in front of him, he asked Wang Xi to send his guards to deliver the memorial to the General Affairs Department and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. He stood up, stretched his muscles and walked towards Kunning Palace.
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While walking, he chatted with Wang Xi. Now Wang Xi is allowed one day off every month, and yesterday was his day off. He would go home every time he was on vacation, and Yunxi would chat with him every time he came back.
, by the way, I would like to ask if there is anything going on among the people in the capital.
"Your Majesty, my second brother stayed in Hanzhong before and did not come to the capital with my mother. Recently, news came from Hanzhong that my second brother has passed the examination as a scholar." Wang Xi said happily.
"That's right." Yunxi said. But he immediately became confused: "Your family used to have money for people to study?" Families who would sell their children to become eunuchs were extremely poor, so how could they have money to support their children?
Studying? It’s impossible for Wang Xi’s second brother to start studying last year and become a scholar this year, right?
"Your Majesty, my servant's second brother went to someone else's house to become a son-in-law, and that family provided for him to study." Wang Xi said.
"Then when you tell me this, is it because the old lady doesn't want him to keep barging in?" Yunxi thought immediately.
"Nothing can be hidden from Your Majesty. My mother wants my second brother to go home, but when she signed a death contract, the family didn't agree, so she wants me to come forward and let my second brother go home," Wang Xi said.
"Since you have signed a death deed, you can't break it. Let's do this. If your second brother only has one son, he will still be named after your second sister-in-law's family in accordance with the death contract; if he can have a second son, he will be named after your family.
Yunxi said after thinking for a moment.
Of course, he understood that what Wang Xi said to him was to ask him for instructions on this matter, so he proposed this solution after careful consideration. Of course, he could not completely favor his slaves. If he did not tell him about this matter, Wang Xi's family would be unreasonable.
, he did not dare to be too biased in just talking about the possible impact. If the matter got serious and caused the civil servants, nobles, generals and clans to have doubts about eunuchs' involvement in politics, he would probably have to kill Wang Xi to thank the world.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Xi said. He also understood Yunxi's considerations, so he was not dissatisfied.
The two of them talked about other things. As they were talking, Yunxi suddenly heard the laughter of a child, and then felt as if his leg had been hit by something.
He hurriedly looked down and saw an unfamiliar six or seven-year-old girl sitting in front of his legs, her head facing his legs, stretching out her little hands to rub her legs.
Yunxi felt that she should be one of the clan girls currently raised in the capital, or perhaps his cousin, so he smiled and asked: "What are you doing? Running so fast?"
He didn't know this little girl, but this little girl knew him. After hearing Yunxi's words, she immediately stood up and said respectfully: "Ms. Xue, a citizen girl, has met your majesty."
'Mr.
He saw Min'er gasping for breath three or four feet away in front of him.
"What are you playing at?" Yunxi smiled at Min'er.
"We were playing hide-and-seek. Dad, if you hadn't stopped Daiwen, I wouldn't have been able to catch her," Min'er said.
"Since you caught her only after being stopped by her father, then you can't count her as being caught." Yunxi said with a smile.
"My cousin is right, you can't count Dai Wen as Sister Min. You caught her." Another little girl came over and said. This little girl Yunxi knew, Chang Sheng's daughter Chang Jijun.
"No, no,..." Min'er argued with her.
Yunxi wanted to leave, but when he saw Min'er and Chang Jijun arguing, he stopped. If Min'er used his status to oppress others, Yunxi would immediately take Min'er back to Kunning Palace and give him a scolding.
However, although Min'er did not agree with Chang Jijun's words, she did not use her status to pressure others, which made Yunxi very happy.
After a while, it was getting dark. Yunxi stopped their debate and said to them: "Let's go eat first, and then we'll talk after eating."
Naturally, they did not dare to go against Yunxi's words and follow Yunxi back to Kunning Palace for dinner.
During the meal, Yunxi asked Xiyao: "Did you tell Shang Xi that his brother wanted her to marry Song Sheng's second son Song Hu?" All the princesses of Qin Fan and Yan Fan now live in
Beijing.
"I've already said it. Shang Xi didn't object and agreed with a blushing face," Xiyao said.
"That's good. If she doesn't agree, Shang Bing might think it's me who's causing the problem," Yunxi said.
"Have you found out everything I asked you to check?" Yunxi asked again.
"It has been confirmed that there are more than twenty eunuchs and maids in important places such as Kunning Palace and Qianqing Palace who are carefree or indifferent to their relatives." Xiyao said.
"These people will all be sent to unimportant positions. When choosing new eunuchs and palace maids, we will first select people who live near the capital and have good relationships with their families," Yunxi said.
Xiyao agreed.
Yunxi took another two mouthfuls of rice, remembered something and said: "I remember that a total of four people were selected to go to the palace to study with Min'er, but when I watched them play today, I only saw Xue Daiwen, Chang Jijun and Mei Mingluo.
Where is Li Jinglong’s youngest daughter Li Xianhui?”
"Cao Guogong sent his wife to the palace to say that he missed his daughter and took her home today." Xiyao said.
"Really?" Yunxi smiled and said, "Then give Li Xianhui a few more days off and let her spend a few more days with Li Jinglong. We won't see her again in a few days."
