Chapter 223 Hate iron but not steel
Of course the civil servants of all dynasties knew it well, but they still couldn’t help contacting and cultivating the forces of the military, just because they didn’t feel safe, and they always felt a little psychological comfort.
However, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and the others knew very well, and they also knew how sophisticated Zhu Yuanzhang's methods were, so after Li Shanchang retired, they also separated from Huaixi nobles, and gradually stopped hanging out with them.
The higher you stand, the clearer it becomes. Chang Yuchun has now gone to Shuntian Mansion. Although Xu Da is in Beijing, he will never meet any colleagues easily unless he is on military affairs. Even Zhu Biao has heard of the gate of King Zhongshan's mansion. Extremely difficult to enter.
Needless to say, Li Wenzhong is a relative of the emperor. As a representative of the royal family in the military, he will not interfere with the struggles of the court and civilian officials, let alone stand in line easily. The will of the emperor is the criterion for their actions.
The rest of the people are either the kind of nerds who don't get into oil and salt, or small fish and shrimps who can't get into their eyes, and the rest is only Liu Bowen. This person is hated by Huaixi nobles. The first leader was seized by Yang Xian, who has nothing to do with the military and is not welcomed by the emperor.
He has extremely high qualifications, and no one can overwhelm him except Li Shanchang. Such a person is in the center of the two major civil servant groups, so naturally he has gathered some people who are also in an awkward position.
Zhu Yuanzhang kept provoking their conflicts, just to see their details, know who was who, and where their interests belonged. In this way, Liu Bowen played a great role.
Zhu Biao thought carefully about the situation of the court in the next few years. Li Shanchang drank the tribute tea slowly. These days he received countless tributes. It seemed that the Holy One really hoped that he would return to his hometown to be honored and raised.
Seeing that Zhu Biao had almost got what he thought, Li Shanchang began to ramble on again, which seemed to be useless, but in fact he had helped Zhu Biao sort out the general situation clearly.
Especially in some places that are easy to be neglected, where the officials may not be of high grade, but they are very important at certain times. This is also where Zhu Biao lacks. I can't sort out some details.
After talking about the major issues, Li Shanchang stopped the topic with some reluctance. I am afraid that there will be no such opportunities in the future. If people leave the tea and stay away from the center of the court, Li Shanchang will be useless.
The food in Li’s house is very good, and Li Shanchang has no intention of pretending to be honest in front of Zhu Biao.
In the front hall, Li Shanchang accompanied Zhu Biao to dinner, and in the backyard, his wife Wang Shizheng took her daughter Li Shu: "Stay here honestly, just go out like this. How will your Highness treat my Li family!"
Li Shu's eyes were fixed on the direction of the front hall: "Your Highness hasn't really seen me yet, mother, let me go out."
Ms. Wang said bitterly, "The marriage has already been decided, so why are you in a hurry."
Zhu Biao naturally didn't know that Li Shu was his little fan girl, but this time he came here and asked Liu Jin to prepare some gifts. After all, he was the prince's side concubine, not as good as Chang Luohua, but he was also his serious concubine, not to mention Li Shanchang spared no effort It's not just for these things to help him.
Returning favors to others is also Zhu Biao's code of conduct. After dinner, the two began to talk about family affairs. Zhu Biao talked about going to Princess Lin'an in the morning, and Li Shanchang also listened cheerfully.
Zhu Biao knocked on the table and said: "I don't know what Li Xiang planned for this matter. If he doesn't want to, you and I can find some reasons to break off the engagement. After all, the official three books and six appointments haven't been issued yet."
What Zhu Biao said is naturally not true. What three books and six appointments can compare with the imperial decree of giving a marriage. How can a dignified princess retire?
Now I am just telling the Li family that this marriage did not give you a chance, you insisted on marrying the princess, and you must not have any complaints in the future, let alone be disrespectful to the princess.
Li Shanchang quickly said: "Where there is no reluctance, Princess Nengshang can say that it is my Li family ancestor's grave that emits green smoke. The whole family is very happy, and the old minister is grateful for the mighty grace day and night."
Zhu Biao nodded in satisfaction and said, "Li Qi has made a lot of progress. I will make arrangements for him in the future and won't let him be trapped in the mansion, so Li Xiang doesn't have to worry about his future."
Li Shanchang quickly stood up and thanked him. Zhu Biao told him to sit down and talked about what Li Qi had done along the way. In the future, he can marry His Highness's beloved younger sister, and the Li family has a bright future.
After eating, Zhu Biao took his leave, left the mansion and drove a carriage to the gate of Kaiping Wangfu, Zhu Biao did not get off the carriage, Chang Yuchun was in Shuntian Mansion, Chang Mao was in Fengyang, and there was no man at home who could entertain Zhu Biao. It's not easy for him to talk to his mother-in-law, so he might as well just give a gift and leave.
After a while Liu Jin came out, and the carriage drove back to the palace. Zhu Biao suddenly sighed and said, "Go to the Lanyu Mansion."
The carriage turned around and walked towards Lanyu's mansion. When he got there, he found that even the door plaque had been removed, leaving only the bare gate. The original Liang Guogong's mansion fell to this point.
Zhu Biao really hated Sapphire. Liu Jin got out of the car to report, and after a while Sapphire ran out pale and stumbled, kneeling under Zhu Biao's frame: "The last general, Sapphire, see His Royal Highness the Prince."
Zhu Biao got off the carriage, glanced at Lan Yu on the ground, and said, "Who are you as a general? A mere seventh-rank governor can call himself a general in front of this palace?"
Sapphire's face turned red when he heard this, but he also knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was angry with him for his reckless actions. Otherwise, why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come to the seventh-rank Governor's house on purpose, could it be just to mock him. "
Zhu Biao walked up to him and saw his trousers turned red, so he knew that it was Lan Yu who ran too fast to greet him, causing the wound to open, but he still said: "Lan Yu, you have disappointed Bengong so much. Why don't you know how to restrain yourself, could it be that you lost your mind on the battlefield?"
Lan Yu put her head on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please appease your anger after being convicted."
Many people came and went to watch on the road, Zhu Biao stepped into the Lanyu mansion first, and saw a group of people kneeling in front of him, all of them were Lanyu's wives and concubines, Zhu Biao waved his hand without saying anything, and went straight to the front hall go.
Sapphire outside slowly got up and looked at the people around him. His Highness has shown great kindness to him. If he did something wrong, His Highness the Crown Prince would chase him to his house and scold him. Is there no chance of a comeback?
Lan Yu cheered up and walked into the mansion with grinning teeth. He hadn't gotten out of bed for several days, and I'm afraid he will have to raise Yu for a month after today. His wife hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "Go ask the doctor first." Put on the medicine and bandage it again."
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(end of this chapter)