Le'an City was originally named Anle, but after Zhu You, the young emperor of Daliang, came to the throne, he felt that the name was a bit inappropriate and had an ominous flavor no matter how he pronounced it, so he changed the name to Le'an when he was managing the construction of the city.
The original old city lord of Le'an was the current emperor's uncle. However, as the old uncle was getting older, and the two sons of the emperor's uncle's family were really not good enough, the young emperor discussed with the emperor's uncle.
After thinking about it for a while, I thought that it would not be an easy task to convince the old uncle. After all, which one of the current Daliangs is not the father and the son? Although there is no reason to say it, after all, no one is willing to put in the hard work.
The official position he had obtained in half his life was handed over to others, but who knew that this old uncle was a sensible person who loved the people. Although he was old, his mind was still clear. He knew that if his son got the official position of the city lord,
The people of Anle City must be in dire straits, so before the little emperor used the rhetoric he had prepared, the old uncle readily agreed to waive the hereditary rule and re-appoint the city lord of Anle City.
The old imperial uncle agreed, but the civil and military officials above the court did not agree. After all, these rules were left down by the ancestors. How could they be exempted? Although the civil and military officials had brought out the rules from the little emperor's ancestors.
But how could Mingren not know this? It must have happened after the other emperor uncles knew about it.
I had other thoughts in my mind. After all, if one person can be exempted from hereditary replacement, there will be a second one. As long as this thing is the first, it will definitely be impossible to contain it, so those royal relatives above the court
The relatives of the country are very worried whether their own black gauze hat will fall on their children.
All of a sudden, everyone in the court began to debate the pros and cons of this matter with the little emperor. If he wasn't careful, he would hear a second voice from the minister, which could be regarded as shouting at the little emperor's head.
The little emperor looked helplessly at the crowd of civil and military officials, and finally figured it out. These people were just afraid that their children would have nowhere to go. After all, if these officials' children wanted to compete with those poor students by studying, they would definitely do it.
It's impossible to fight. What they want is nothing more than an edict from me. By following their wishes, they don't have to treat this court as a yamen for redressing grievances and complaints every day.
"Your Majesty, why can't the civil and military officials above the court understand the truth that the emperor's uncle can understand?" The little eunuch next to the emperor was puzzled by this question. After all, the eunuch's brain is still not as good as that of ordinary people.
.
"When did I say that the emperor understood this truth?" the young emperor Zhu You asked while looking at the young eunuch while drafting the edict.
"But didn't the emperor agree to the hereditary and irreplaceable rules?"
"When he promised, that was his promise. He promised first because he knew that if his child became the city lord, Le'an City would really become a Le'an City, but more importantly, he wanted to keep his family's incense burning."
"My slave doesn't understand."
"Let me ask you, how many children do you have in your uncle's family?"
The young emperor has just ascended the throne, so the current harem is considered clean. Except for a few nobles personally selected by the empress dowager, there are no other living creatures. Therefore, this is the only person the emperor can talk to on weekdays.
Confused,
In fact, he is a very smart little eunuch. This little eunuch has many questions, but the ones he picks are all the ones that the little emperor likes to answer. This craft alone is a technical job. It is easy to flatter others, but asking the right questions is a big deal.
It's difficult.
"As far as I know, I have two sons and four daughters, and the incense is quite strong."
"Then let me ask you again, when the emperor's uncle comes down, which son will go up and which son will not go up?"
"This..." This question stumped the little eunuch, who smiled and did not continue.
"Say what you want," the little emperor shouted without raising his head.
"Yes." The little eunuch agreed, and then continued: "If we talk about it according to common sense, it is the eldest son of the family who took over the official position. However, the situation in the old uncle's family is inevitably a bit special. The eldest son of his family
But it’s the emperor’s uncle’s private life outside.
After giving birth to a son, he was brought back to the palace by the emperor's uncle when he was eighteen years old, so the eldest son is not considered the eldest son. However, although the son was born to the first wife, it would be a bit unfair to say that he was the eldest son. If this is true,
It’s also a confusing thing.”
"The emperor's uncle knew in his heart that no matter who of the two children took over his hat, the other one would be dissatisfied, and in the end it would be inevitable that they would kill each other, so the emperor's uncle immediately beat up this business that was constantly being cut and messed up.
Damn it, why don't anyone answer it, otherwise you two will be restless." After saying that, the little emperor picked up the edict he had just written and handed it to the little eunuch's hand, and then whispered
Said: "The emperor's uncle gave up the city of Le'an in order to retreat, but secretly he just wanted to protect his two sons. The principle that the emperor's uncle saw through was not that hereditary power does not matter, but that he saw through the relationship between the country and the country.
The sorrow of having no brothers. History books cannot write how many brothers my father killed and how many he left after he ascended the throne, but it does not mean that living people cannot remember it. Why can the emperor's uncle survive to this day?"
"I don't know."
"Four words, no ambition."
Later, the edict was announced to the world, and the officials knew that the hereditary rule was still there, so they let out a long sigh, and the matter was settled. Although there was no objection in the court, the officials
They still have evil intentions towards the incoming lord of Le'an City. After all, the culprit is the seventy-year-old uncle. We can't spread our grievances on the old man, right? After all, the uncle's reputation is not in vain.
Called.
As for the person who later became the city lord of Le'an City, his name was Ling Yuanzhou. He was originally an ordinary magistrate under the old emperor's uncle, but by some strange combination of circumstances, he rose to become the city lord. This news came out
The people in Anle City were very worried about the new city lord. However, five years later, under the control of the new city lord, Anle City was not at all as ineffective as people had guessed.
square
The people were in dire straits. On the contrary, the development level of Anle City was even more prosperous than when the old imperial uncle was in power. Therefore, people gradually accepted the new city lord who was not from a prominent background. As for the imperial court,
Although the officials don't like the city lord very much, after all, he was personally selected by the old emperor's uncle, so they would not dare to do anything excessive on the surface. As for how many times he secretly impeached Ling Yuanzhou behind his back, no one would do it.
knew.
The house where Li Longqian ended up living happened to be right next to this Anle City.
…
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, illuminating the figure of the person returning home.
The village is not big but not small either. There are still about a hundred households. Li Longqian stood in the yard and looked at the smoke rising from the eaves of each household. It was a unique experience. Li Longqian had seen the scenery in the countryside before.
He was inevitably a little annoyed when he saw it, but at this moment Li Longqian was wondering if Master Wang's buns were sold out in the town at this time, how the boss lady's business was today, and whether Old Man Jiang's handwriting was good.
Just when Li Longqian was in a daze, the little girl at home suddenly shouted: "Daddy, are you back?"
Li Longqian suddenly raised his head and saw a tall and thick man who looked funny and pulled out a colorful rattle from behind him like a magic trick. The drum was obviously not what the man in front of him should hold, and a hammer was more suitable for him.
"Daddy, you bought me a new toy." The little girl was very happy when she saw the wavy drum. She grabbed the rattle directly, and then the man squatted on the ground very skillfully and carried his little toy on his shoulders.
Daughter, the little girl is sitting on her father's shoulders, shaking the wave drum in her hand, looking innocent and cute.
After Li Longqian saw this scene, he couldn't help but wonder if his father had done this to him.
"Why are you spending money so randomly again?" The woman frowned slightly and shouted after seeing the toy in the little girl's hand.
"My daughter has to buy it if she likes it, isn't it my daughter?" the man asked to the little girl on his shoulder.
"Yes!" the little girl answered loudly and resoundingly.
Li Longqian smiled slightly, then stepped forward, clenched his fist and saluted the man, and then said to the man: "Thank you for saving my life."
"Are you awake?" The man was stunned for a moment when he saw Li Longqian, and then shouted loudly. The loud voice frightened the little girl and quickly covered her little ears. The strong man knew that he had shocked his daughter and whispered with a smile.
: "Dad, pay attention, dad, pay attention!"
"I woke up in the afternoon." Li Longqian replied to the man.
"As long as you wake up, there's no need to say whether it's life-saving or not. Even if I catch up, I can't leave you alone in the heavy rain, right..." The strong man put down the little girl and slowly sat down at the table.
He stretched out his hand to take the drop of cold water handed over by the woman, then raised his head and drank the cold water in the gourd. Then, while wiping his mouth, he looked at Li Longqian and asked, "I don't know where my little brother is going.
Huh? You still have to travel on such a rainy day?"
"I want to go to Putuo Mountain, brother, do you know?" Li Longqian sat upright, without his usual ruffian look.
"Where?" the man shouted at the top of his voice.
"Mount Putuo." Li Longqian repeated.
"Little brother, did you remember it wrong? Putuo Mountain is really far away from us. When I was young, I met a Taoist priest and went down the mountain from there. I was seventeen years old when I went down the mountain, but I saw him
At that time, I guess thirty years old is still young..." The man replied seriously.
"Is it so far?" Li Longqian frowned slightly.
"No." The man nodded, then looked at Li Longqian and asked, "Little brother, why did you go to Mount Putuo?"
"Apprenticeship."
"Then I advise you not to go. The master may be dead by the time you arrive."
"That was also a short-lived master."
Li Long replied with a slight smile. The man was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed.