The Submissive Emperor

Chapter 54

As a feudal king who was about to go to the fief, Xiao Chengjun no longer needed to go to the court after he received the imperial approval.

Lou Jing kissed the person who was still asleep, covered him with a quilt, and gently got up and left.

"Shizi, take some breakfast before going to the Yamen." Chang En whispered outside.

"No, there are too many things inside the yamen today, it's too late." Lou Jing was served by Lexian outside, washing, and he was dressed neatly before going to the yamen.

I was a little indulgent last night. It’s time for the Shangyao. The trial will begin in early March. The Yulin Army was transferred to guard the Gongyuan. Today, we began to arrange manpower. Lou Jing, as the General Zuo, can’t be too late.

"Then take some dim sum to eat on the road," Chang En wrapped two warm patties with white cotton cloth. "The prince confessed that the elder son is not allowed to go to the Yamen on an empty stomach."

Lou Jing took it over with a smile, took the meatloaf into his arms, and explained that Chang En don't disturb Xiao Chengjun's sleep, and then went over the wall.

Xiao Chengjun woke up from his sleep, his waist and thighs were very sore and there was some pain there. I didn't use grease in the tub last night, and it was a little hurt. I think Lou Jing applied the cream when he cleaned him. It doesn't matter. I closed my eyes and touched the place next to me, empty still with residual warmth, presumably just leaving.

Opening his eyes and looking at the sky, Xiao Chengjun frowned slightly, rolled over and lay down for a while, waited for the soreness in his waist to disappear before calling Anshun to come in.

After breakfast, Xiao Chengjun brought the rough poplar box, took out the three hundred thousand taels of silver bills, and threw the wooden box into the copper stove and burned it. This money was the first sum of money from the ascetic palace that Lou Jing and Shen Lian brought back last night after drinking. The box was from Shen Lian and should not be seen by anyone.

After arranging the affairs of the mansion, Xiao Chengjun only took Anshun and went to Jingwang Mansion.

It’s spring, and it’s still cold. The earth dragon fire in Jingwang’s Mansion has not stopped, but the charcoal fire is not as vigorous as in winter, so as not to keep people from getting too hot.

Xiao Chengjin's spirit has improved a lot. Reading in front of the study window, there is a peach blossom that will not bloom in the flower scoop on the window sill.

"What are you looking at?" Xiao Chengjun looked at his thin brother and couldn't help lowering his voice.

"There is a way in the world, and a saint is no way, no way in the world, no way is a saint." Xiao Chengjin handed the book in his hand to his brother, relaxing himself and leaning on the big welcoming pillow behind him.

This sentence originated from Zhuangzi's "Human World", which means that there is a way in the world, and the saints can achieve something, and the world is innocent, and the saints can only barely survive.

Xiao Chengjun took the book and did not read it, but put it on the table of the Kang, "How did you read "Zhuangzi"?"

"I saw the peach trees blooming in the yard in the morning, and I felt that things are impermanent. Fortunately, I am still alive this year." Xiao Chengjin grabbed a corner of his brother's sleeve and smiled slightly.

There is no way in the world. Xiao Chengjin has been extremely intelligent since he was a child. He had also told his elder brother before that if he was allowed to learn, he would surely become a sage of the past and present. Now that these words of rejoicing for survival are saying that there is no way in the world?

Xiao Chengjun looked at his younger brother with clear eyes and was silent for a moment, "One day, I will let you achieve it."

There is a way in the world, and the first thing we need is the way to govern the country. To be the way of the emperor, you must have a clear king in the world. Xiao Chengjin nodded slightly, "My brother always does what he said."

"I left Beijing on the first day of March. I need to discuss some things with you." Xiao Chengjun spread a piece of paper on the table and wrote a few words on it.

I have been a scholar for ten years, and I hope that one day the title of the gold list will be tested once every three years, so it is natural not to be sloppy. This time, the Habayashi Army transferred two hundred people to the Shougongyuan, and anyone with relatives participating in the test was not allowed to participate. The Habayashi army is from a family of military commanders, and the upper and lower three generations in the family are ignorant of a few characters, so it is very easy to pick.

Uncle Qingyang intends to reuse Lou Jing, so he wants to pass the test to Lou Jing.

Commander Right glanced at Lou Jing, who was ten years younger than him, and sighed inwardly. Since Lou Jing mentioned it as the leader of the left, everything that came out of the limelight was a good job, and basically all belonged to the kid, but I was sighed that I was not as good as anyone else, so I can't reuse it.

Not only the right commander, the rest of the Zhonglang will focus on Lou Jing.

"General Xie expresses his love," Lou Jing bowed to thank him, ignoring the envious or jealous gazes of his colleagues, "but his subordinates can't take on this important task."

"Oh? Why?" Uncle Qingyang frowned, thinking that Lou Jing's family had no scholars of the right age, and there were no other errands in March.

"My best friend, Zhao Xi and Zhao Jiming, will have a test this year," Lou Jing said respectfully. "Everyone in Beijing knows that I have a good relationship, and my subordinates should avoid suspicion."

Uncle Qingyang nodded, but forgot this. Lou Jing and Zhao Xi have been playing together since they were young, and all the honors and honors in Beijing are known. If Lou Jing is dispatched, he will have to gossip. It also delayed the official career of the left nephew's nephew, which is really not good.

"Subordinates will not insult their lives." The right commander was very surprised. He held his fist and took the command. He turned to look at Lou Jing, and saw that the man blinked at him and couldn't help but chuckle. , The gift is just right. Only at this time did Commander You feel a little serious about getting acquainted with Lou Jing.

Lou Jing saw everyone's reaction clearly and didn't say much. Regardless of whether Zhao Xi will participate in it or not, he will have to turn off this errand.

Out of the Yamen, Lou Jing rode to Youyun Village in the west of the city.

Youyun Sixteen Guards, except Yun Ba who went out to check the news, the other fifteen people were in the village. Gao Yun called them all over and asked Lou Jing what to send.

"The King of Fujian is on the first day of March, and I want you to wait for a personal escort." Lou Jing sat on the water pavilion and said, looking at the fifteen black guards who were kneeling on the ground.

"Yes." The fifteen people were Qi Qi, and Youyun Sixteen Guards only listened to the master's orders, and basically wouldn't question them.

However, Gao Yi felt a little wrong, "My son, the sixteen guards are sent out, what do you do?" Now Lou Jing is used to calling the sixteen guards, especially Yun Ba. If they all follow Xiao Chengjun to the southeast, Lou Jing has Many things are difficult to handle.

"From the capital to Minzhou, there are three thousand miles away. Those ordinary guards, I don't worry." Lou Jing waved his hand. There is no major issue other than life and death. He can find other people for matters around him, but Xiao Chengjun's safety is in danger. It's not at all sloppy.

With Emperor Chunde's temperament, it is estimated that he will not send many guards to **** him. The situation in Beijing will become more and more chaotic.

"If there are no sixteen guards, the elder son will get news from His Highness, I am afraid it will not be easy," Gao Yun has always been careful, but he could not help but persuade, "the sixteen guards were originally two sets, and now they just come in handy. Your Highness has eight, you keep eight for yourself, and you won’t delay either."

Lou Jing pondered for a moment. He couldn't wait to stuff all the good things to Xiao Chengjun, but suddenly sent out all the sixteen guards. The person was afraid that he would not want it. One half of them is a good idea, "Well, treat me and Min After the Wang discussed it, Yun Yi and Yun Jiu followed me into the city."

"Yes." Yun Yi and Yun Jiu are in line, they are in charge of the front and back eight guards respectively, and they can only be brought with them if they need to discuss the matter.

On the other side, in the Palace of Jingwang, Xiao Chengjin single-pointed on the paper on the table, frowned slightly, and said for a long while, "So, is it worth it?"

"It's worth it," Xiao Chengjun said solemnly, with a solemn expression, "He has paid a lot for me, and I will never let him down."

Xiao Chengjin sighed, nodded slightly, folded the paper in his hand into thin strips, and threw it into the smoker. The snow-white paper slowly ignited in the furnace, and the heat lifted the paper roll, only half of the word "Rui" appeared, and it was quickly engulfed by black.

"You don't have to work too hard, just click until you finish. I will make my own arrangements for the center." Xiao Chengjun patted the back of his brother's thin hand.

"I have a sense of measure," Xiao Chengjin raised his eyes to look at his brother, stared quietly for a long time, and slowly smiled, "Since my brother believes in me, I will not let him down."

Seeing his own remark, Xiao Chengjun couldn't help but stretch out his hand and flick his brother's forehead. He couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't dared to flick his brother's head for many years, and now he moved his hand as if he was back again. When I was a child, I was very happy.

"Haha..." Xiao Chengjin rubbed the blushing place, looked at the blush on the side of his brother's neck, but said nothing.

In the evening, Lou Jing took Yun Yi and Yun Jiu to the Royal Mansion of Fujian, but Xiao Chengjun really refused to take Sixteen Guards away.

"How many people did the emperor give you?" Lou Jing asked, holding Xiao Chengjun's hand.

Originally, the prince was feudal and had to **** a guard of at least one hundred people. Xiao Chengjun himself had to keep his letter simple. After all, he was an abandoned prince and didn't want to be too ostentatious. If there were too many people wanted, Emperor Chunde would be unhappy.

Xiao Chengjun sighed, "Twenty guards."

Lou Jing frowned. He originally thought there would be at least fifty people, but now there are only twenty. This is too dangerous. "The refugees in Qingzhou have not yet been resettled. Jiangzhou mountain bandits are rampant. How can you rest assured?"

"Originally it was given to sixty people, but the outside butlers went first. I took the twenty people with a light car, so I might have arrived in Minzhou earlier." Xiao Chengjun explained.

"No, you bring all these sixteen people." Lou Jing said he didn't agree with anything. He didn't worry about sending twenty great masters, let alone just twenty guards from the East Palace!

The two had a dispute over this, Yun Yi and Yun Jiu saw that the situation was not right, so they retreated first.

"I've arranged everything, you don't want to add any more troubles." Xiao Chengjun turned around, unwilling to talk about this. No one knows what Youyun Sixteen Wei means to Lou Jing. No one knows better than him. He already owes a lot. , Must not be asking for his things.

After waiting for a long time, the people behind him didn’t speak. Xiao Chengjun frowned and couldn’t help but look back at him. He saw Lou Jing standing in place, his head and his head were very depressed. He was not a talkative person, but Facing Lou Jing, he couldn't bear to misunderstand him at all. He sighed and said, "There are so many people around me, but you are the only ones that can be used. If you give it to me, what do you do?"

Lou Jing lowered his head, walked to Xiao Chengjun's side, plunged his head into his arms, "I'm not making trouble..."

"I know," Xiao Chengjun felt distressed and stretched out his hand to hug the person, "I'm a gaffe."

"Bring at least eight. There are two sets of sixteen. If you take eight, it won't hinder me." Lou Jing rubbed the moon-white king's clothes lightly, with a little aggrieved nasal voice in his voice. .

Gently rubbing, Xiao Chengjun's heart melted, and he accepted everything, thinking with a broken jar, owe it. They will be together for a lifetime, and they will pay it back slowly.

Lou Jing buried his face in the soft cloth and slowly curled his lips.

Time did not wait for others. Soon it was the first day of March. Xiao Chengjun took the Eight Guards of the Queen of Youyun and twenty guards of the King of Fujian and embarked on the road to the southeast fief.

Lou Jing stood in a long pavilion ten miles in the suburbs of Beijing, looking at the smoke and dust that disappeared into the sky, only felt that his heart had also disappeared. After watching quietly for half an hour, he slowly clenched his fists and turned on his horse. Lou Jing glanced at the south side again, then turned his horse's head neatly and returned to the capital.

I went to Zhao's house to collect the last sum of money from the salt, and took a look at the young master Zhao Jiu who was about to try.

"Young Master Nine is in the study." The housekeeper took Lou Jing to Zhao Xi's courtyard without stopping.

I heard that Zhao Xi shut himself in the study to study hard after he was out of the first month. Now he hasn't been out of the room for a month.

Lou Jing opened the door of the study and saw the nine young masters of the Zhao family sitting at the desk, gnawing the roast chicken very hard.

"That's how you study hard?" Lou Jing knocked on the table, and when Zhao Xi looked up, he quickly grabbed a chicken leg to eat.

"Hey!" Zhao Xi was robbed of the chicken legs, and hurriedly picked up the plate to protect him, "I don't cut the wood by mistake. Besides, I have been studying hard for a month, which is enough."

Lou Jing raised his eyebrows, and ate the chicken drumsticks in his hands in twos or twos. The taste was not bad. It seemed that the Zhao family had worked hard to make the Nine Young Master study hard.

"Your Royal Highness has left Beijing, and then I remembered me. You are too loyal." Zhao Xi said with a chicken wing in his mouth.

"I don't know how to make art, and I can't help you," Lou Jing sat on the desk wrongly, but did not deny what Zhao Xi said.

"Go, go," Zhao Xi grabbed another chicken wing and threw it towards Lou Jing, "Dare to look down on me, the little master will definitely test the three yuan and scare you to death!"

Lou Jing raised his hand to catch the chicken wing, put it in his mouth and took a bite, "Okay, I'll wait."

There are still many things to make arrangements in Jingzhong. Even though the heart has already followed, Lou Jing couldn’t leave everything behind and really follow to Minzhou. First, he invited the native doctor from Jinzhou who had spent the New Year at home back, and then treated Xiao Chengjin. .

Xiao Chengjin's body was so weak due to congenital deficiency and acquired poisoning. It took so many years for the imperial doctor to cure it. A native doctor who can only use folk remedies will naturally not be able to cure the disease. Lou Jing simply bought the way, moved his family to Kyoto, spent money to buy a house, and sent the local doctor's grandson to study in the Zhao Family School.

The Zhao family is an official family for generations and a family of five scholars. It is a great honor to study in the Zhao family. It is a great honor, a native doctor who was not very willing, and then he took his wife, children and grandchildren to settle in Beijing. Family.

After finishing all these tasks, it was mid-March. Lou Jing looked at the account book presented by Cheng Xiuru and slightly nodded, "Don't intervene after the medical clinic is open. They are all secret recipes handed down from the ancestors and cannot be known to outsiders."

"Yes." Cheng Xiuru accepted the account book and bowed in response.

Lou Jing waved his hand to let him go down, and he was a little relieved. Now that he is basically settled, he should also find a way to find his husband.

"Sir, Lord Guo wants you to go to the main courtyard." Lou Jianyu's young man came to tell him.

After the Lunar New Year, the lords of Lou's family only took service, but because Wei's "epidemic" was not good, the Fuzhong had to rely on the second aunt to take care of the housework, so there was no separation.

Lou Jing raised his eyebrows and let Xiao Si go down first. His father couldn't say a word with him for ten days. He was basically no different from a stranger. Why did he suddenly think of him again?

After changing his clothes quickly, Lou Jing wandered to the main courtyard.

Lou Jianyu didn't have a good face when he saw his son, but he seemed to be in a good mood today and didn't show his face. "I asked you to come over because I have something to tell you. I am going to take a room in the side room. I will carry it in at the end of this month."

Lou Jing was taken aback, the side room?

After the filial piety period, Lou Jianyu can marry a wife and take a concubine. Although the side room is also a concubine, it is different from a concubine. A concubine cannot be promoted as a regular wife for life. The side room is fine. When the regular wife is unwell, the side room He also has the right to take over internal affairs, and is considered a half mistress in the mansion, not a servant.