Chapter 30 Chapter 164

Fu Guogong's mansion will be moved to Yanjing. This time, he will live in Yanjing for a long time. Only a few family members can stay in this house in Nanjing to take care of him. In the future, he will only stay here for a short time when he travels south. Therefore, all the maids and servants in the Duke's mansion must follow him to the north. Those servants who were originally hired locally were reluctant to leave their homeland, so they were sent away, and they were recruited separately when they arrived in Yanjing.Those who have been demoted to official slaves by the family members of criminal officials or those who have signed a contract of sale have to go with them.

There are more than a thousand people in this Fuguo Duke's mansion, plus their family members, young and old, there are five or six thousand people in total. In Yanziji, Xia Xun and his family are about to board the ship. The royal relatives, dignitaries and heroes in Nanjing have all moved to Nanjing. He was not qualified to see him off, so Liu Yujue was the only one who saw him off. Brother, take care! Xia Xun bowed to Liu Yujue, and Liu Yujue bowed his hand to return the salute, a little disappointed and said: "Big brother has been away for two years, and when he comes back this time, he and his younger brother are really separated. There are so many etiquettes."

Xia Xun laughed loudly: Haha, it's not surprising that many people say that they are polite, but you think I'm too polite, okay, okay, then brother, I won't say much, I'll leave now, you As soon as he said this, as soon as he rode over, he called from afar: "Master Fu Guo!"Lord Fuguo! Xia Xun and Liu Yujue looked in surprise, and saw a man dressed as a rich family servant galloping over on a black horse. Because Xia Xun was wearing casual clothes, he didn't dare to recognize him, so he hurriedly dismounted and saluted, "Who is the Duke of Fuguo?" Liu Yujue said: "This is Duke Fu. Whose house do you belong to? What's the matter?"

Hearing this, the family member hurried forward to kneel down for Xia Xun, and said, "Grandpa, the younger one is the servant of Cao Guogong's mansion. Cao Guogong will be here soon, please wait a moment, Duke Guo." oh!Li Jinglong? Xia Xun was a little surprised. He hadn't dealt with Li Jinglong for a long time, and he didn't expect that the Duke who had been at home would come to see him off.Xia Xun asked Liu Yujue in a low voice: Has Mr. Cao Guo moved to Yanjing yet? Liu Yujue stayed in Nanjing to deal with the aftermath. The so-called aftermath is actually to urge all the dignitaries, dignitaries, and civil and military ministers who should move to Yanjing not to be reluctant or procrastinate. Therefore, although Li Jinglong has long since faded out of the political arena, Liu Yujue's movements are consistent. Clearly, he said: Cao Guogong fell ill a few days ago, so he did not move north in time

These words were addressed to Cao Guogong’s family. After Liu Yujue said this, he immediately lowered his voice and said in a low voice: As far as I know, the illness is fake, and he is unwilling to let his farms, manor houses and many shops be abandoned here. Except for a few places that his confidants took care of, he handled the other fields, houses, and shops by himself, sold them one by one, and exchanged them for gold and silver. Xia Xun couldn't help laughing when he heard that. At the beginning, Li Jinglong was accused by Chen Ying and others of sitting at home and being greeted by people in the court like a king and his ministers, which was immoral;Being questioned by Emperor Yongle, Jing Long was so terrified that he went on a hunger strike and survived for ten days. Later, he left Xia Xun's relationship and asked him for an idea, which saved himself.

In the original history, Li Jinglong would lose his title because of this catastrophe, and Cao Guogong's lineage would end for three generations. Because of Xia Xun's intervention, his title was actually preserved, but after this catastrophe, Li Jinglong's frivolous temperament changed. Many, often restrained family members and children, lived in peace, and gradually faded out of the officialdom and the circle of relatives.Since then, Li Jinglong is no longer interested in power, but his interest in money has greatly increased. Since Li Jinglong was coming to see him off, Xia Xun and Liu Yujue had no choice but to wait at the pier. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a group of people appeared in the distance. Xia Xun and Liu Yujue were not surprised when they saw it. There are hundreds of cars, and there are a large number of attendants around the convoy. Is this a gift?How is it like moving.

While being surprised, several horses galloped forward first, and got off their horses one after another in front of Xia Xun. The next man, wearing a brocade robe and cloak, stepped forward quickly, cupped his fists and said to Xia Xun: "Wenxuan, long time no see, long time no see!"Ashamed and ashamed, busy with family affairs for my brother, I didn't hear the news until Wenxuan was about to leave, fortunately there was still time. This person was Li Jinglong. Xia Xun thought that he was pampered at home, and he should be much fatter than before, but he didn't want to look at him with a clear face, but he was thinner than before.

This Li Jinglong was already handsome, but now his temperament is less frivolous and lazy than when he was young, and he is more talented, and there is a spirit in his bones. It seems that after leaving the officialdom, Li Jinglong's ability to cultivate his mind has greatly increased. Xia Xun hurriedly clasped his hands and smiled, "Brother Jiujiang, long time no see, long time no see.you are Xia Xun pointed to the long convoy behind him, and Li Jinglong burst out laughing: Haha, blame me, blame me, I know Xun'er is late, I'm afraid Wen Xuan will just leave and catch up, so I sent someone to chase the Duke without explaining the reason .

Li Jinglong said: Brother Wei is not here to see you off, but to go north with you! Xia Xun was startled, seemed to be in a daze, blinked his eyes, and said: "You, you go north with me?" Li Jinglong smiled and said: Yes, the former princes and ministers moved to the north, but I didn't catch up. If it continues to be delayed, I won't be able to catch up with the emperor's New Year greetings.But with so many people in my family, it is too difficult to go by land, but by water, the sea is full of storms, and occasionally there are small groups of pirates. Do you think I can protect the hospital well with my family members?

Li Jinglong tapped his boots with his horsewhip while talking, very leisurely: I heard that Wenxuan is going north, it's very good, we just happen to be a companion. Uh uh uh Um? Li Jinglong was a little unhappy: Wenxuan, don't you want to go on the road with me, Li Jinglong? No, no, brother Jiujiang, where did you come from? I mean, my boat is full of people. Brother Jiujiang is dragging families, men, women and children. Hahahaha you, you Yang Wenxuan, hahaha, sometimes you are confused, you say I have so many people, can I take your boat?I just want to go with you. Here, look, here comes my boat.

Li Jinglong raised his whip and pointed, Xia Xun turned his head to look, and saw two big ships coming down the upper reaches of the Yangtze River ostentatiously, and stopped by the river. Li Jinglong turned around and said: "Hurry up, hurry up, first load the things on the boat, Let's go with Duke Fu. Hulala first came a group of women and children, they were Li Jinglong's wives, concubines and children, they rushed to the big boat, and a beautiful young woman in her thirties even saluted Xia Xun Yingying, and called out softly: Duke Fu! Xia Xun took a closer look, but it was Li Jinglong's concubine Yizhuo. Immediately, the family servants, maidservants and maids frantically moved things onto the boat, and Xia Xun was stunned. Li Jinglong glanced at Xia Xun, leaned closer and said in a low voice: "Wen Xuan, I have a good friend of yours here, and I want to go to Yanjing with me."Originally, he wanted to take my ride, but now I want to go with you, but I have to tell you. Xia Xun hadn't woken up from the shock yet. Hearing what Li Jinglong said, he was even more surprised: "Which one else?" Li Jinglong turned his head and smiled, a man flashed out among his several guards, clasped his fists at Xia Xun, and called out: Duke!Then she burst into tears. Xia Xun took a look and couldn't help standing dumbfounded on the spot. It turned out that this person was Xie Jin. Xie Jin was thrown into the imperial prison by Ji Gang. After Ji Gang put him to death, Xie Jin was naturally released, but Emperor Yongle refused to resume his official position. Xie Jin was an official fan. In his teens, he was unwilling to go home for the elderly, so he stayed in Jinling to clear up relationships. However, his popularity is not very good. Only a few colleagues in the cabinet have a good relationship, but he was originally the chief assistant of the cabinet. If he is invited back, all the cabinet ministers have to take a step back and make way for him. Who can be selfless? That kind of situation? As a result, Xie Jin had been active in Beijing for a long time without achieving anything.Xie Jin was helpless, so he wanted to go to Yanjing to find another opportunity. At the beginning, he relied on a copy of "Yongle Yuji Enthronement Edict" to make a fortune. When he arrived in Yanjing, he might not have the opportunity to write another article and be appreciated by the emperor. But when he was in prison, in order to save him from suffering, he managed his family from top to bottom, and had already dispersed all his wealth. Now the family is so poor that only books are left. Xie Jin has a lot of books, not to mention a collection of 100,000 volumes. But he loves books like his life, and he is reluctant to sell them. As a result, he can't even make up the money, so he wants to take his family on a ride. Ordinary officials really dare not take him with them. This kind of unlucky figure in the officialdom is a broom star. Who wants to have a relationship with him?His in-laws, Hu Guang, who is now the chief assistant of the cabinet, were among the first to go to Yanjing, so they couldn't help.As a result, Xie Jin found Li Jinglong. The two had known each other in the early years, not to mention, it was probably because they were both fallen in the world, or Li Jinglong had given up the idea of ​​re-entering the officialdom long ago, and he didn't mind getting involved with such a thing. Unlucky, he agreed. But Li Jinglong took a long time to deal with the pots and jars at home, and Li Jinglong also missed the best time to go north. It was not until today that he learned that Xia Xun was going north that he came to accompany him. Xie Jin knew that he had repeatedly ignored Xia Xun's advice, which disappointed Xia Xun. He had been active in Nanjing for so long, and many officials were unwilling to help. One of the big reasons was that Xia Xun had given up on him. Because of this consideration , the officials were too lazy to help. Xie Jin himself was a little ashamed to see his old friend. When Li Jinglong pointed him out, Xie Jin was ashamed, so he had to bite the bullet and go up to meet him. Xia Xun couldn't help being even more stunned when he saw it was him.Xie Jin was ashamed, and he didn't dare to lift his head. He just bowed his head and called out: Duke! Looking at this talented official fan, Xia Xun smiled wryly for a while and said, "Brother Gentleman!" Xie Jin said: Xie Jin dare not be called the Duke of the state anymore.Xie Jin was extremely ashamed that he had failed the Duke's high hopes.Originally, Xie Jin had no face to see the Duke again, so he asked Duke Cao for help and took his boat to Yanjing. Having said that, Xie Jin couldn't help but shed two lines of tears. Xia Xun looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, thinking in his heart: These two living treasures, could this be God's will?