After rebirth, the eldest princess ascended the throne by barrage

"I know that Mr. Xu is powerless, but now that I have come to Yangzhou, I wonder if Mr. Xu can work with me to sort out this mixed Yangzhou?"

Inspector Xu's expression was serious, and he said seriously: "I would like to drive for Your Highness!"

The Li family in Yangzhou is an aristocratic and scholarly family. Because of the family precepts, although there are children in the family who are officials in the court, but the number is not many, most of the children in the family are teaching and educating people in academies or engaged in other education. cause.

The sons of officials, such as Li Tiande and Li Shishi, have no talent in reading and are hopeless. The family just went to get him an official position in order to let him have a job to support the family.

Simply don't need to be too shrewd, as long as you have a good heart and treat your subordinates well, as long as Governor Li controls the general direction, someone will help him do things.

According to a subordinate of Inspector Li who did not want to be named, Inspector Li was too relieved of them. As long as they needed him, Inspector Li would delegate power with ease.

If there is such a leader who likes to decentralize power, if they seek power and usurp the throne, they will have to slap themselves when they wake up in the middle of the night.

"Damn me!"

Just kidding, kidding, subordinates don't seek power and usurp the throne. There are reasons above, and a large part of the reason is because Governor Li has a master next to him. As the youngest son of the head of the Li family, the head of the Li family is really worried about him. It's all right.

Coupled with Bao's good helper, Li Shishi realized the life of "relying on his parents when he was young, relying on his wife's confidant when he grew up, and relying on his children when he was old".

Of course, you must also be kind to the people. A great man once said that if you put the people in your heart, the people will lift you up, but that's all.

Back to the story.

In this era, scholars are most respected by the common people, especially the great Confucianists. If they say something disrespectful, the common people regard their words as if they were imperial edicts, even more important than imperial edicts.

Mrs. Governor and Mrs. Li's family are of the same generation, friendship is not a handkerchief, but it is passable. The day before yesterday, Mrs. Governor sent a post to Mrs. Li's family, inviting her to go to the theater to listen to an opera.

Mrs. Xu passed away, and the masters of Xu's mansion should have kept their filial piety for three years, banning meat and fish, wearing red and wearing green, etc., but Governor Xu said that the old lady loved the most fun in her life, so she didn't stick to the wives and concubines at home. He was the only one. Just be filial to your mother.

There is another reason. They want to confuse the White Lotus Sect. The fake old lady was poisoned to death by the White Lotus Sect. They must know that Governor Xu found the real old lady.

As the saying goes, the hatred of killing one's mother cannot be shared with the heavens. Xu Cishi did not let his family members mourn for his mother. At least in the eyes of those in the know, Xu Cishi did not want to tear himself apart with the White Lotus Sect.

The female family members of the Xu family were ordered by Governor Xu to not wear white mourning clothes, but everything was as usual, except that Mrs. Governor and the other concubines all changed the bright clothes into lighter colors.

Mrs. Governor brought Xu Qingxin and Shen Chang'an together, and when they arrived at the theater, Mrs. Li's family had already been waiting there.

Several people greeted each other, because they were outside, the wife of the Li family did not give Shen Changan a big gift.

"Madam has been waiting for a long time," Mrs. Governor apologized. "I was supposed to wait for Madam first. Unexpectedly, something went wrong on the road, so Madam waited for us for a long time."

The eldest lady of the Li family smiled, "It was my fault. I was impatient. I came early, but I didn't want to make the madam anxious for nothing."

After exchanging greetings, the few people sat down, and after a play, Mrs. Governor took Xu Qingxin to clean the room, and the maids in the room also left.

The eldest lady of the Li family remained silent, looking at the jade pendant in Shen Changan's hand with complicated eyes.

That's only for the direct descendants of the Li family. This little uncle, after returning home, she must tell her husband to teach him a lesson!
Shen Chang'an didn't hold back, and said bluntly: "Ma'am, I need the help of the Li family."

The eldest lady of the Li family practiced Tai Chi calmly, "Your Highness is just joking. Your Highness is the eldest princess, and Yangzhou is still His Highness's fiefdom. You are here to say the same thing. Where do you need the help of the Li family?"

"But," Shen Chang'an played with the teacup in his hand, "Could this Gong really be able to say the same thing about Yangzhou today?"

Mrs. Li choked, she really... can't.

Yangzhou's aristocratic family is chaotic enough, coupled with the White Lotus Sect whose righteousness and evil are unknown, to put it bluntly, even if Emperor Xuan of Jin came to Yangzhou, Yangzhou would not listen to him.

"I heard that the Li family is the most disciplined. You should know that Yangzhou has been in chaos for many years, and now the White Lotus Sect has also been involved. Can Yangzhou... still have the surname 'Shen'?"

"The Li family is not having a good time recently. The Li family has not joined forces with the White Lotus Sect or other forces. This clean flow may already be a thorn in the eyes of others."

Mrs. Li raised her eyebrows, "Your Highness, the minister's wife is a woman, this matter... this matter still needs to be decided by the head of the Li family."

Shen Chang'an expressed his understanding, and returned the jade pendant to Mrs. Li. At this time, Mrs. Governor and Xu Qingxin came back, and they went to Yinlou and other places together after hearing the play.

Their whereabouts are all under the control of the White Lotus Sect. After the subordinates informed the leader of this matter, the leader pondered for a moment and decided to go to Li's house in person.

Li family.

After Mrs. Li conveyed Shen Changan's words to the Patriarch of the Li family, she withdrew.

The Li family's family rules are strict, even old-fashioned, respecting ghosts and gods at a distance, only the men and women in the family are allowed to believe in Buddhism and Taoism, and other wild religions are not allowed.

The White Lotus Sect, in the eyes of the Li family, is a wild religion. If a child in the family is found to believe in the White Lotus Sect, they will be punished with family law at least, or expelled from the family at worst.

The head of the Li family looked serious, and directly took the case, "Warning the children of the family not to mix with the affairs of the royal family and the White Lotus Sect, and concentrate on learning."

The elder of the Li family hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't say anything under his father's stern gaze.

At this time, a servant came to report that the head of the White Lotus Sect asked to see him, but the head of the Li family directly refused, "No see."

At the gate of Li's house, the leader of the White Lotus Sect did not change his face when he heard Li's rejection. He only said that he would visit again in the future, and left with his subordinates.

One of his subordinates said angrily: "Master, the head of the Li family didn't take you seriously at first glance. Why do you insist on bringing the Li family in? The Li family is not a noble family."

The leader patted the folds on his sleeves and said, "What do you know? Although the Li family has no money or power, they are a scholarly family. More than half of the scholars in Yangzhou are inextricably related to the Li family."

"These scholars are involved with families of all sizes in Yangzhou, as well as ordinary people. As long as the Li family is in control, controlling Yangzhou will be easy."

The subordinate flattered him: "The leader is wise!"

The leader cast a sidelong glance at him, "It's not that the leader is wise, but His Highness is strategizing and predicting things like a god!"