The rise of the prince

Chapter 152
On the first day of junior high school, after last night's hustle and bustle, the palace is still depressed and peaceful, and everyone's life is better, but many things cannot be changed in a day or two. Li Ye is bringing two girls to grind toner.

Presumably, the punishment in the palace will soon come down. In fact, in the bottom of his heart, he somewhat expected the disagreement with the emperor. Just like when the palace was short of money, Yan Yan thought of letting him please the emperor, but he thought of relying on his own reason. .

To put it bluntly, experience and personality determine these things. Li Ye has also been in the top position for a long time. In his era, he didn't need to bow down to anyone.

But in this era, who can sit on an equal footing with the emperor?
So at first, Li Ye had a vague expectation in his heart that the confrontation between him and the emperor was almost inevitable. His experience dictated that he would not bow down to others. Don't worry.

If the emperor doesn't give it at that time, he will take it himself, which is why he has to make so much money.

The Jing Dynasty forbids private storage of weapons, but it doesn't mean that ordinary people don't bring swords and weapons. On the contrary, the imperial court encourages ordinary people to practice martial arts.

The so-called weapons refer to military standard equipment, especially crossbows, such as god arm crossbows, bed crossbows, etc. So even if he puts all the guards in the palace on full-body plate armor and hangs AK47, no one will say anything, because there is no It is not against the law, the national army does not have such standard equipment.

Always relying on himself, this has always been the philosophy of Li Ye, the leader of the underworld. He never thought about relying on anyone.

Unexpectedly, people from the Chen Mansion next door came to pay New Year's greetings after Gu Qi left early in the morning. The person who came was Chen Wenxi, the eldest son of Master Chen Yu, a scholar of the Hanlin University, a 30-year-old scribe, and brought a painting Chen Yu's own calligraphy and painting.

It is the greatest etiquette for the eldest son to come to the door on the first day of junior high school.

To say that the interaction between him and Chen Yu, the old man next door, is nothing more than meeting and greeting each other every morning, and he almost beat him to death before. I didn't expect to come to pay New Year's greetings now.

Li Ye had a good impression of the old man, just like Xie Linjiang, he was the kind of real scholar who would greet him in person after washing his hands and putting on ashes. Chen Wenxi was very literati, he spoke elegantly and easy-going, and said some polite words of New Year's greetings.

After sitting for a while, when he was about to leave, he took out the gold-plated and red-bottomed post from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "As usual, the father of Yuanxiao will hold a Lantern Festival poetry meeting in Yongyue Pavilion every year. At that time, I hope the prince will appreciate it. This is an invitation token."

After finishing speaking, he bowed solemnly and said: "My father still has a few words to convey. My father said that there have been rumors in Beijing that are not good for the son, but my father believes that the son is not a villain. He also said that he will not be disturbed by vulgar words. Don't be moved by clever words, stand upright, don't use words to lift people up, and don't let people waste words to be a gentleman."

Li Ye didn't understand, but he was still a little moved. His so-called grandfather of the emperor scolded him because of rumors last night, but an old gentleman who was almost beaten to death by him believed him so much when he was the most talkative in Beijing. .

Sometimes the trust between people is so strange, Li Ye solemnly thanked the old man.

Originally, Li Ye should give the New Year's money at this time. Chen Wenxi is indeed a junior to Chen Yu, but the situation in the palace is special.

So Li Ye asked Yue'er to give him a bottle of "General Brew" as a return gift, and he also specially asked Chen Wenxi to drink only two cups a day.

Li Ye thought that Chen Wenxi's arrival was just an accident, except for Chen Yu, a great Confucian who really didn't go with the world, no one would want to go to the depressed and notorious Prince Xiao's Mansion.

As a result, Chen Wenxi had just left on the front foot, when his uncle Li Yu's family came to the back foot, and it was his cousin Li Yunzhi, the little girl was only seven years old this year, and the nursing home and the nanny brought her here, and at the same time gave some wild ginseng and goji berries. class of supplements.

The little girl is still young, innocent and cute, so she doesn't know any worldly prejudices or balance of interests, so she just happily greets her cousin as New Year's greetings.

Li Ye was very happy, and gave her a small gold ingot, just enough for her little hand, and then sent two bottles of general wine, and told him to take them back to her father, and the little girl happily let the nanny carry it away .

Afterwards, Cao Yu, Yan Junru, and Xie Linjiang also came unexpectedly, which surprised Li Ye. After all, it was widely rumored in Beijing that he copied poems recently.

These few people didn't care, and solemnly paid New Year greetings to Li Ye according to the ancient etiquette, so he could only return the greeting seriously, because the three of them were too formal.

After the official New Year's greetings, the few people put down their solemn faces and chatted without mentioning the copying of poems.

Xie Linjiang changed from being cheerful and elegant in the past, he was actually a little melancholy, and after talking about Li Ye slowly, he realized that he was actually a descendant of Xie's family, a prominent family in southern Jing, and his father's generation was from Zijin Guanglu doctor. Because of Meng Yin, he was appointed by the emperor to come soon Jiangzhou is an official, but he doesn't want to be an official, because every time he thinks about the changes in Zhong Li, he hates the officialdom, so he has been depressed recently, and the new year is not good.

"My son, what should I do." Xie Linjiang asked him with a sigh.

The big clan is just like the royal family, except that the royal family controls the world, and the big clan dominates one side, and many times they can't help themselves when they are in it. The gap between reality and ideals will always be bridged in front of people, and many people will face this kind of problem.

Li Ye couldn't help but think of the famous words, sometimes you have to obey fate before you can rebel against it.

Li Ye handed him the quilt tea: "Then go, no one really knows what will happen to them, or what they will face, and where they will go. The king's order cannot be violated, and the father's order cannot be reversed."

Hearing this, the light in Xie Linjiang's eyes dimmed.

Li Ye paused slightly, and then said: "However, people can still act independently. Only such people can achieve their own careers. Even under the kingship, before the overlord, the soul of a person is still controlled by himself. With a high position and weight, you still have to ask your own conscience. When facing the ancestors of the world, you can't say that you are forced or helpless. will be confused."

Xie Linjiang listened quietly, and then stopped talking. Yan Junru and Cao Yu also waited for him quietly. After a long time, he stood up slowly, bowed solemnly, and said, "Thank you, my son, for waking up again, so that I am no longer confused. , I will take up the post in Jiangzhou after the next year. If the son can come to Jiangzhou at that time, he will definitely treat him wholeheartedly!"

Li Ye nodded. He didn't dislike scholars like Xie Linjiang, and even admired them.

The most valuable thing for a scholar is not so much profound knowledge, but the perseverance to do his best, and rich and precious spiritual wealth.Not everyone has the perseverance to do the so-called cold window study hard for more than ten years. If there is no strong support in the heart, they will only go astray in the end and become crazy and paranoid.

At the time of farewell, Li Ye gave everyone a bottle of general wine as usual, and then told them to drink only two cups a day.

After a few people left, Yue'er happily held his arm and said, "My lord, there are so many people in the palace this year! It's been a long time since the prince left."

Li Ye nodded with a smile. It is true that many unexpected people came, but grinding toner is the most important thing now.

Speaking of Jiangzhou, he always felt familiar, but now he remembered that Degong told him that the magistrate of Ningjiang Mansion in Jiangzhou was Gillian's father, and Xie Linjiang was going to work there, no wonder he felt familiar.

(End of this chapter)