Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 68 Intelligence Work

The innermost room on the top floor of the Deyi Building is never open to the public. Even Cui Jiuniang, the chief shopkeeper of the Deyi Building, does not live here, because this is the room of the Seventh Prince in the Deyi Building, and Cui Jiuniang only sleeps with him. , When His Royal Highness King Wei is not in the proud building, she is not qualified to live in it.

   At this time, in this room, the candles are burning brightly.

  Ping'er took Li Xin to the door of this room and whispered: "Li Gongzi, the lord is inside, just knock on the door."

   After finishing speaking, this girl from Cui Jiuniang bent down and stepped out, not daring to stay here for a while.

   Relatively speaking, Li Xin does not have such a heavy fear of the seventh prince, because he and this prince are only a cooperative relationship for the time being, not a master-slave relationship.

  Li Xin knocked on the door softly.

   "Li Xin asked to see His Highness."

   After a while, the door creaked open, and the seventh prince in a white jade-colored robe stood in the room with a smile, and said with a smile, "Wait for you for a long time, come in and talk."

  Li Xin nodded and walked in.

The decorations in the room are much heavier than other rooms in the Deyi Building. The incense burner on the low table is filled with milky white smoke. After the smoke comes out, it does not float up, but is like a slow waterfall. It fell slowly, looking very beautiful.

   A refreshing fragrance spreads out.

  Li Xin bent slightly towards the seventh prince, and said in a respectful voice, "Li Xin has seen His Highness."

The Seventh Prince pulled Li Xin's sleeves, led him to the soft cushion beside the low table and sat down. At the same time, he also knelt down opposite Li Xin and said with a smile, "These days, the court has been busy with many things. In addition, I wanted to avoid it, so I didn't go to see Brother Xin. Today, I came to the Kokichi Building, only to hear Jiuniang say that you want to entrust that little girl to her care. It happened that I hadn't seen each other for several days, so I just stayed here. waiting for you."

  Li Xin sat down, picked up the teapot on the table, took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for the Seventh Prince, and then poured a cup of tea for himself, and said softly: "Your Highness has something to order me?"

   "I can't talk about the order."

The seventh prince picked up Li Xin's full of tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "I just heard that Brother Xin is going to work in Yulinwei, and this prince has stayed in Beijing for more than 20 years. I want to communicate with Brother Xin.”

  Li Xin also took a sip from the tea cup and said softly, "His Royal Highness pointed it out."

The seventh prince's expression was calm, and his voice was calm: "Yu Linwei is the father's personal soldier, and neither the Ministry of Personnel nor the Ministry of War has the right to interfere in any affairs of Yu Linwei, which is a good thing for Brother Xin. , because as long as you enter Yulinwei, Brother Xin will only have the father and the emperor except for a few Shangguans."

It is a very dangerous thing to fight against the court, but a yamen like the two guards in Beijing is outside the court. In the court where the struggle is fierce, it is like a place outside the world, and there is not much wind. blowing rain.

   Entering the Yulin Guards, Li Xin is equivalent to an extra layer of protection, and he can also stand in this otherworldly place, watch the court, and wait for the opportunity to end.

   Having said this, the seventh prince paused and continued: "So, this king wants to talk to Brother Xin about some of the officers of Yulinwei."

  Li Xin sat up slightly and cheered up.

   The words of the seventh prince just now are all nonsense without nutrition, but after this sentence, it is a serious dry goods.

His Royal Highness King Wei took a sip of tea and said indifferently: "This Yu Lin Wei's current middle-ranking general, surnamed Ye Minglin, a descendant of Chen Guogong's mansion, should be thirty-two years old this year, but you don't have to worry about this person, he last year After being transferred to the general of Yulinwei, at the end of this year at the latest, it is time to transfer Yulinwei and be promoted to general in another place."

   Li Xin said thoughtfully: "Your Highness means that this general of the Imperial Guard is a short-term position?"

   "Nature cannot last long."

His Royal Highness King Wei said indifferently: "This position is so critical, how can the father and emperor tolerate others to stay in this position for a long time, so the position of the Yulin Wei Zhonglang has become a step. He will be promoted to become a general of the Jin Dynasty."

  Li Xin nodded and exhaled slowly: "This Ye Lin is the same as the young master of Chen Guogong's mansion I saw last time at the Wei Wangfu..."

Some time ago, when I was having dinner at the Wei Palace, the young man from Chen Guogong's mansion left a deep impression on Li Xin. In fact, the young man's acting skills were not bad. The letter almost believed that the young master was a brainless playboy.

The seventh prince squinted his eyes and smiled: "It's rare to believe that my brother still remembers Ye Mao, this Ye Lin is Ye Mao's uncle, the concubine of Chen Guogong's mansion, and he is not qualified to inherit the throne of the country, so he can only enter the army early in the morning to serve the country. The government will take military merit."

  In the big family, especially the family of the general family, most of them are like Chen Guogong's mansion. Often, the descendants of the direct line may not have the opportunity to fight on the battlefield, but those who are born have to fight for the family and let the family continue to prosper.

  The Seventh Prince poured himself a cup of tea and continued: "Ye Lin is just a passerby, and basically doesn't care much about Yulinwei's affairs, so what you need to pay attention to is that there are two generals around Yulinwei."

Zhonglang will not be a long-term position, so most of Yulinwei's affairs are controlled by the two deputies of the left and right Langjian. The two deputies who have been in this position for a long time can restrain each other. In this way, Yulinwei will be in the position. The emperor's hands are impregnable.

  Li Xin lowered his hand and listened very seriously.

"General Zuo Lang's surname is Hou and his name is Jingde. This year he should be thirty-seven or eighteen years old. He has a strong temperament, likes fine wine, and likes to ride and shoot. In his early years, he liked to fight with others in the Yulin Guard. This fellow belongs to General Hou. Younger son, he has a very aggressive temper, so after Brother Xin joins Yulin Guard, he should pay more attention."

  Li Xin recited Hou Jingde's name several times in his heart, then nodded slowly: "Your Highness, I wrote it down."

  The seventh prince squinted his eyes and continued: "As for the other right-hand man, it's Luggage Mingji, who is thirty-five years old this year. Speaking of which, this person has some origins with... Pingnan Houfu."

  His Royal Highness King Wei originally wanted to say that he had something to do with Li Xin, but he remembered that Li Xin was very disgusted with the Pingnan Houfu, so he changed his words temporarily.

   Li Xin whispered, "The Li family?"

The seventh prince nodded lightly: "To be exact, he is from the Li family in Zhaojun, and he is of the same clan as Pingnan Hou's mansion. In terms of seniority, this Li Ji should be the same generation of Pingnan Hou Li Shen, and he can be regarded as Li Shen's clan younger brother. ."

The Li family does not refer to the Ping Nanhou Mansion, but to the branch of the Li clan in Zhao County. The Li clan in Zhao County fought for the whole family back then, and swept the world with Emperor Wu of the Great Jin Dynasty. All of them were born from the Li family in Zhao County.

   Li Shen, the Marquis of Pingnan, was the Li family of Zhao County, and Li Ye of Jingzhao Yin was also the Li family of Zhao County.

   Therefore, the Li family's energy in the capital is extremely amazing.

  In this way, the seventh prince introduced the general situation of Yu Linwei to Li Xin. After he finished speaking, the two people had already drank a pot of tea.

  The seventh prince put down the tea cup in his hand, suddenly looked up at Li Xin, and said in a low voice.

   "Brother Xin, has Xiaojiu been looking for you recently?"

   Li Xin was stunned for a while, and then he realized that he was talking about Miss Jiu.

  Li Xin shook his head.

   "I have never seen Miss Jiu."

   His Royal Highness King Wei glanced at Li Xin with a half-smile, and then smiled casually.

   "It seems that she has been busy lately. Forget it, I won't mention her. The last bit in this teacup, this king replaces the wine with tea, and I trust my brother to have a cup!"

  Li Xin stood up, picked up the teacup and touched His Royal Highness King Wei.

  The Seventh Prince drank it all in one gulp, put down the tea cup, and patted Li Xin on the shoulder.

   "After Brother Xin, even if you step into the officialdom, the officialdom can be very dangerous. Brother Xin should be more careful."

  Li Xin bowed to the Seventh Prince and clasped his fists.

   "Thank you, Your Highness, for reminding me."

   (end of this chapter)