The Son of Heaven knew very well in his heart that his teacher did not like the court to reconcile with Xianbei, and he did not want the court to make Xianbei a king, so it was very likely that he would do something drastic.

For example, if the little prince of the Xianbei Department is killed with a knife, in this way, the war between the imperial court and the Yuwen Ministry will naturally start again.

Li Xin absolutely did this kind of thing.

In the eighth year of Taikang, the Son of Heaven of Taikang summoned Li Xing from the southwest to Beijing and arranged it in Liushufang, but before the Son of Heaven could see Li Xing, Li Xing was directly killed by the Marquis of Jing'an with a knife.

This matter was mentioned more than once by Emperor Xian and Yuan Zhao, and he repeatedly talked about Li Xin's decisive character.

At this time, if Li Xin really wielded a knife to kill Yuwen Di, that is also the normal style of this Marquis of Jing'an, after all, he dared to kill the Zuo Xiang of the dynasty with a knife in the prison of Dali Temple, a little prince from a foreign country, it is estimated that he will not blink his eyes when he kills.

Therefore, after Tianzi heard that the little prince took the initiative to go to the Jing'an Hou Mansion, he was very frightened, and hurriedly sent Xiao Huai to bring Yuwen Di back to the hall.

In fact, if it was Li Xin two years ago or three years ago, most of the time he would have really killed this Yuwen Di with one sword, and then set off a war with the Yuwen Ministry, but now he is a little disappointed in the imperial court, and he is too lazy to do his best to do things for the imperial court.

There's no need to carry this black pot again.

…………

Time flows slowly.

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the first year of Yuan Zhao, and the civil and military officials invited by the new Son of Heaven in the Weiyang Palace, the civil and military officials also sang praises to the Son of Heaven, and the capital was singing and dancing, as if the previous turmoil had never happened.

However, at this banquet for hundreds of officials, Jing'an Hou Li Xin took sick leave and did not come.

Yuan Zhao Tianzi, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at the vacancy left for Li Xin, and frowned slightly.

On the seventh day of the lunar month in the second year of Yuan Zhao, the Son of Heaven finally got busy with things inside and outside the palace, and took time out to prepare to go out of the palace and go to the Jing'an Hou Mansion to have a look.

At this time, Xie Dai also returned to the capital from Shanyin, but he had not yet had time to hand over Yu Linwei's affairs, and he still temporarily took Yu Linwei.

So the Son of Heaven took a team of internal guards, and asked Xie Dai to bring a lieutenant battalion to protect secretly, he changed into ordinary clothes, and walked towards the Jing'an Hou Mansion in this still cold winter day.

At this time, it is still in the New Year's Festival, and at this time of the year, whether it is in the palace or outside the palace, it is the time when the lights are colorful, but because the first emperor died of illness for less than three years, the palace is still quite simple, and there is no difference from weekdays.

The palace is not hanging, most of the nobles in Yongle Fang are not hanging, and other squares in the capital are lively and lively for the New Year, but there is no New Year's flavor in Yongle Fang, and there is no fireworks.

The Son of Heaven came to the gate of the Jing'an Hou Mansion, and did not let people inform him, so he walked straight in, he grew up here, in addition to the East Palace, he was the most familiar here, so he easily touched the front hall of the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

The subordinates of the Hou Mansion also recognized him, and hurriedly went to the backyard to inform Li Xin.

When Li Xin walked to the front hall, the little emperor had already drunk half a cup of tea, and when he saw Li Xin coming, he quickly sat up from the chair and arched his hand at Li Xin: "I've seen the teacher." ”

Li Xin bowed and returned the salute: "The minister has seen Your Majesty." ”

"In this Hou Mansion, where did your majesty come from?"

Yuan Zhao Tianzi said with a smile: "I grew up here, and there are only the teacher's students here, as well as my aunt's nephew. ”

He looked at Li Xin's face and asked, "On the day of the New Year's Day, the teacher said that he was infected with a cold, and I originally wanted to come and see it that day, but I have been bothered by the clan relatives and ministers for the past few days, so I finally took time out to come to the teacher to have a look." ”

"Teacher, are you well?"

"It's just a little wind chill."

Li Xin smiled indifferently: "It's already good." ”

"Okay."

Yuan Zhao Tianzi didn't treat himself as an outsider, reached out and pinched the pastries on the table, and after taking a bite, he said to Li Xin: "It's still the New Year's Festival, and when I just left the palace, I asked Xiao Zheng to prepare something, and I will send it to the Hou Mansion in a while, which is considered a New Year's gift from me to the teacher." ”

The Marquis of Jing'an was stunned, and then bowed his head and said, "Minister, thank Your Majesty for the reward." ”

The young Tianzi frowned and complained: "There are no outsiders here, and it is your own house, how can the teacher see the outside like this?" ”

Marquis Jing'an smiled.

"The minister hasn't read much, but he also knows that he should keep the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, otherwise if the old man knows, most of them will have to read a book to me."

"That's not going to happen."

The Son of Heaven said with a smile: "The old man is very busy during this time, he has to deal with things inside and outside the Shangshutai, I called him from home into the Shangshutai on the third day of the new year, and now he is still busy in the Shangshutai, but I can't take care of you, the teacher." ”

After the master and apprentice told some interesting stories about the court, the Son of Heaven first glanced at Li Xin, and then said casually: "In the middle of last year, the teacher took his aunt home to worship, and now more than half a year has passed, and the teacher has already returned, I don't know when my aunt will return to Beijing?" ”

He said softly: "I haven't seen my aunt for more than half a year, and I still miss her a little in my heart, she grew up in the capital since she was a child, and I don't know if Yongzhou is used to it." ”

"And Aunt Zhong, Sister Ahan, I don't know what happened in Yongzhou."

The meaning of these words is already obvious, he is asking Li Xin when the eldest princess will return to Beijing.

Faced with this problem, if it was Li Xin in the past, most of them would have said perfunctory sentences, but at this time, he was too lazy to tell lies.

"They probably won't be coming back."

Anxious and calm.

Yuan Zhao Tianzi frowned at first, and then asked, "Teacher, you are in the capital, don't you let your aunt be in Yongzhou?" ”

Li Xin glanced at the Son of Heaven, and then sighed slightly: "Your Majesty, the minister is about to leave." ”

Yuan Zhao Tianzi was stunned.

"What do you mean by that, teacher?"

"The minister is ready to say goodbye to the old man and return to his hometown."

The Marquis of Jing'an's face was calm, and he said: "The minister originally wanted to enjoy peace of mind with his family in his hometown for a few years, but there was chaos in the capital, and His Majesty urgently summoned him, so the minister rode back from Yongzhou. ”

"Now, the remnants of Shen Kuan, Yan Shouzhuo and others have almost been cleared."

In these days, Li Xin and Yu Linwei have killed eight batches successively, adding up to more than 300 people, and the first batch of Shen Kuan and others is more than 100, and the more you go to the back, the fewer you are.

Later, there were scholars like Ram Shu who came forward to protect them, and most of the remnants of Shen Kuan and Yan Shou were no longer able to kill their heads, and this huge Zai Fu case had been swept away by Li Xin with the autumn wind and cleaned up within a few months.

"This matter is over, the minister doesn't really want to be an official in the capital, and after the fifteenth imperial court is over, the minister officially writes, resigns from all official positions, and returns to his hometown in Yongzhou to retire."

The Son of Heaven smiled bitterly and said: "Teacher, you are only thirty years old, where is the reason to say goodbye to the old and return to your hometown?" ”

"The first emperor was in his thirties, and unfortunately passed away, the minister's body is like the first emperor, maybe he won't live for a few years, the minister has been up and down in the court for more than ten years, and his heart is also a little tired, so he wants to resign and rest for a few years."

Yuan Zhao Tianzi was about to cry urgently, no matter from which angle, he didn't want to see Li Xin leave Beijing at this time.

The Son of Heaven stood up from his chair and bent over.

"Teacher, if you are not in the capital, Shen Yan's matter will still reappear, for the sake of this matter, don't leave Beijing......

His tone was so heavy that he seemed to be crying.

"Teacher, stay and help ...... group"