Spring in the north is marked by the blooming of flowers.
It will be spring when the mountain flowers are in full bloom and there is gentle breeze and drizzle.
In the south of the Yangtze River, spring moistens things silently, coming and leaving silently.
If you wait until the flowers bloom, it's summer.
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The light in early summer is like a young man of eighteen or nineteen, always so reckless.
Facing the world, he unscrupulously vents his anger.
Outside Yingtianfu City, Shuiguan Wharf.
Xie Jin used a folding fan to block the sun on his head and looked at the river.
Shuiguan Pier, which used to be noisy in the past, is extremely quiet today. Not only is it quiet and under martial law, but it is also a bit solemn.
Just because today is the day when the imperial envoy to inspect the four provinces, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, the title of minister of the Ministry of household affairs, and the imperial censor Li Zhigang returned to Beijing.
"Today, are we the only ones here to pick up this imperial envoy?"
With a swish, Xie Jin closed the folding fan in his hand, picked up the tea cup and turned to Li Jinglong next to him with a smile.
"What? Are we here to wrong him?" Li Jinglong looked at the river, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"Mr. Cao!" Xie Jin smiled, approached Li Jinglong and whispered, "This Minister Li is quite unpopular in the capital!" After saying that, he looked around and said, "The emperor ordered the ministers to come to the study to greet him.
As an imperial envoy, everyone said that he could not leave because of his official duties. In the end, we were the only ones to greet the dignified envoys from the four provinces!"
"It's not like he's been unpopular for a day or two!" Li Jinglong laughed, looked down at his fingernails, and suddenly found some dirt in the gaps between his nails. He quickly picked up a melon seed from the fruit plate and started to pick it up.
Jie Jin glanced at Li Jinglong and continued in a low voice, "Do you think he will be of great use when he returns to Beijing this time?"
"Trying to trick me?" Li Jinglong grinned.
Xie Jin's face turned red, "What are you saying? With our friendship, if I want to know something, I can just ask you. I think that from now on, we will be in the south study room, and we will see each other without looking up.
no....?"
Li Jinglong knew what Xie Jin was thinking. In the past, Xie Jin had a good relationship with Li Zhigang, but later they gradually drifted apart, and there were faint signs of not dealing with them.
Xie Jin was not a well-off man, and his good deeds and dislikes were all reflected on his face. He would definitely feel uncomfortable facing Li Zhigang all day in the future.
"As long as you can live up to your reputation!" Li Jinglong finished picking at his fingernails and the melon seeds in his hand fell down his sleeves, "You teach the prince well, and he helps the emperor do things well, no matter what!"
"If only it could be that simple!"
Xie Jin secretly thought that if an official reaches his level, even if the city is not deep, he is definitely not a person without thoughts.
There is no such thing as being an official in the same dynasty. If you don't provoke others, others may not provoke you! Even if others don't want to provoke you, they still have to provoke you for some purpose.
In particular, Li Zhigang is also famous for being petty and always reporting flaws!
"This is the south study room in the back!" Xie Jin sighed and whispered, "It's busy!"
"Ha!" Li Jinglong also smiled and turned to look at Xie Jin, "Do you know why the adults in the South Study Room are so critical of him, Li Zhigang?"
Xie Jin immediately turned sideways and made a gesture of listening respectfully.
"One radish, one pit..." Li Jinglong picked up the tea cup and covered his lips, "The pits have been dug, and suddenly another radish comes in. Isn't it a little crowded?"
"Ah! Haha!" Xie Jin suddenly understood and couldn't help but lower his head and laugh.
People, no matter how good they usually are, as long as their own interests are involved, no one is a fucking saint.
Everyone in the South Study Room has their own duties, and Li Zhigang forced his way in because of his reputation as a cruel official, which means that the rights held by the adults in the South Study Room will be lost to some extent.
Suddenly, Xie Jin's smile slowly solidified.
He suddenly thought of a possibility. After Li Zhigang returned to Beijing and entered Nan Study, the original structure of Nan Study would be broken.
No.....
The layout of the south study room has long been broken.
Originally, there were royal nobles such as Huizu Li Jinglong on one side, and civil servants such as Zhang Zhen, Hou Yongbao Zhao, etc. on the other side.
The so-called Wang Minister Zhu Gaochi was the mediator and the hub of communication between the two parties.
But later, with several personnel changes, Wang Minister Zhu Gaochi gradually became closer to the civil servants. At the same time, due to several military and political adjustments, the Minister of War, Ru Yu, changed from the civil servant side to the noble side.
But no matter what the situation is, the rights of both parties are checks and balances...
Thinking of these, I also thought of the somewhat unusual atmosphere in South Study Room recently.
Jie Jin glanced at Li Jinglong, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The same goes for His Royal Highness. You have apologized and admitted your mistake. You are usually very courteous to him. Why does he always act like you owe him something?"
of!"
Hearing this, Li Jinglong looked at his nails again and said nothing.
"I don't show you a nice face on weekdays!" Xie Jin added, "It's like enemies!"
"Hey!" Li Jinglong sighed, "In the end, it's still my fault. I shouldn't have offended him that day!"
"You don't mean it!"
"You can't do it unintentionally!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "I am the proud son of the Dragon Son, Dragon Sun, and Heaven. I have never been wronged in my life!" After saying that, he paused and laughed at himself, "This is how Long Live Lord protects me.
Otherwise, someone else would dare to offend the royal family, haha!"
Jie Jin curled his lips, "But didn't you get a whipping too?"
"It's a thing of the past!" Li Jinglong waved his hand, "It's not painful anymore!"
Xie Jin didn't believe it. Based on his understanding of Li Jinglong, he was really not a generous person!
Indeed, that whip was indeed the greatest shame and humiliation in Li Jinglong's life.
But right now, the emperor is preoccupied with the New Deal and the upcoming battle against Annan. All of Li Jinglong's support comes from the emperor, so it is impossible to distract the emperor at this point.
"Hey!" Xie Jin sighed, "I'm also scared because I don't deal with you on weekdays. Can't you two make peace?"
"simple!"
Li Jinglong snorted in his heart and thought to himself, "If we get back together...the first person I don't want to see is Long Live the Lord!"
Although the layout of Nanshufang has changed again and again, the fundamental interest demands will not change.
If Li Jinglong and Zhu Gaochi were good friends, you would be happy, but the emperor would be unhappy.
Li Jinglong could think of this, and so could Zhu Gaochi.
Otherwise, how could that smiling tiger show off and show off to Li Jinglong?
At this moment, Qianhu, a guard in Jinyi from the side, came over with his embroidered spring knife, "Dong Cao Guo, Master Jie, Master Li's official ship is here!"
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Li Jinglong and Xie Jin looked at each other, stood up, straightened their clothes, and then walked side by side to the dock.
The fleet of several official ships on the river looks like a swimming dragon, magnificent and magnificent.
Several other navy warships lined up on both sides to escort and clear the way.
On one of the largest official ships, the imperial envoy's flag fluttered in the wind. The huge flag temporarily covered half of the sun, moon and star flags next to it.
"So majestic!" Xie Jin smiled sarcastically, "He has returned to Beijing and the flag is still hanging. Are you afraid that others won't know that he is an imperial envoy?"
"Little explanation!" Li Jinglong glanced at Xie Jin and said earnestly, "If you talk too much, you will make mistakes!"
"Isn't this because of you? In front of others, I am just a dull gourd!" Xie Jin smiled.
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"Xiaojie is a good person, but the city is not deep. With his character, it will be difficult for him to get an official position in the next few years. He will just teach in the East Palace!"
Li Jinglong looked at the fleet riding the waves and thought to himself, "And he has never liked fighting for fame and fortune... But this Li Zhigang can temporarily win over him! When he first entered the South Study Room, he already had enemies on all sides.
.As long as I lend a helping hand at this time, he will definitely be grateful!"