After Li Xing's matter did not cause too much turmoil in the capital after all, at least it was still undisturbed on the surface, and after the people from the Criminal Department came to take over this matter, they went to the Jing'an Hou Mansion to find Li Xin to confirm the identity of the deceased, and then the matter was sent to the desk of Shen Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and it was over.

The Criminal Department just didn't continue to ask about this matter, but it didn't position Li Xingzhen as an "anti-thief", and the matter passed like this.

The yamen in the capital have a tacit understanding, and everyone should have nothing to do.

As a result, peace was restored in the capital, what should everyone do, the household yamen is still busy pinching money and managing accounts, the criminal department is arresting thieves and taking murderers, and Jingzhao Mansion is still busy up and down.

Even the military department is busy every day.

The entire imperial court, from top to bottom, was busy, only Li Xin, the Marquis of Jing'an, took his youngest son who had just been born at home leisurely, accompanied by the eldest princess who was still in confinement, and went to Chen Guogong's Mansion every three or five days to have a look.

Of course, you also have to deal with that somewhat annoying Royal Highness the Prince.

The crown prince is Li Xin's only student in name, so the prince wants to go to the Marquis of Jing'an, and he is really not easy to stop, but Li Xin has no intention of teaching him anything, and only occasionally takes him to play, most of the time, it is to let the eldest daughter Ah Han go to play with His Royal Highness the Prince.

However, the eldest princess still loves this nephew very much, and when she has nothing to do, she will make him a few clothes to wear.

The contradiction between Li Xin and the Son of Heaven this time did not cause any movement on the surface, and it did not even affect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come to visit the door often.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed since Li Xing was killed, and it has come to May of the eighth year of Taikang, when the weather has become hot and dry, and many people in Yongle Fang have begun to use ice.

At this time, the eldest princess has already passed the confinement period, and she doesn't do anything else at home during the day, but she is at ease with her eldest daughter and youngest son.

And Marquis Li himself, in addition to playing chess with Zhao Jia for nothing, is going to visit Chen Guogong's mansion, a few days ago, in order to celebrate, he also took his youngest son Li Ping to show Old Man Ye, Old Man Ye, who has always felt that children are noisy, saw this child who had just been full moon for a long time, and smiled from ear to ear.

On this day, Li Xin was playing chess with Zhao Jia under the gazebo in the backyard, Zhao Fang, who was dressed in a single coat, stood behind Li Xin to serve tea, as there were more and more black and white sons on the chessboard, Zhao Fang, who was watching chess on the side, finally couldn't bear it, and whispered: "Teacher, if you play here, all the sunspots of Zhao Shi will die." ”

Because Zhao Jia once took Zhao Fang by his side to teach for a period of time, and Zhao Jia's knowledge was indeed enough to be Zhao Fang's teacher, so after returning from the southwest, he called Zhao Jia also a teacher.

The Marquis of Jing'an frowned and thought for a while, then turned around and said angrily: "Watching chess is a true gentleman, do you want your kid to talk more?" ”

Zhao Jia, who was sitting opposite Li Xin, said with a smile: "Master Hou is right, you can't do what this kid says, otherwise it will seem that Master Hou has no ability." ”

Li Xin didn't blink his eyes, and directly put Bai Zi in the position pointed by Zhao Fang, and said with a grin: "He just doesn't say it, I also want to go here." ”

Zhao Youan was a little speechless.

"Whatever Master Hou says, it's just what it is."

The two of them continued to fall, and after a while, Li Xin turned around and accidentally saw a vanilla bag embroidered with a grass pattern hanging from Zhao Fang's waist, and he asked a little casually, "Who got it for you?" ”

Herb bags generally have atractylodes, kaemptia, angelica and other medicinal materials, which can prevent insects and plagues, this kind of thing is more delicate, and it is generally made by women.

Zhao Fang is only fourteen or fifteen years old this year, and he didn't think much about it when he heard this, and said with a grin: "This was given to me by the little sister, she said that I came back from the southwest just now, and there will be some plague and miasma over there, so let me wear this to dispel sickness." ”

Marquis Jing'an's face became not very good-looking, and he snorted.

"The martial scripture that you memorized, will you memorize it?"

Zhao Fang obviously didn't notice that something was wrong, and said with a grin: "The books that the teacher brought back from the master and the ancestor are all familiar with the disciples. ”

Li Xin's face was even more unsightly.

"Then go and memorize the "Geographical Chronicles" compiled by the Ministry of War in the past few years, at a young age, I don't know how to study hard, and I read some chess games and miscellaneous books every day, and I don't look like anything at all."

The geographical chronicle compiled by the Ministry of War is more than a million words, Zhao Fang looked bitter, bowed his head and said, "Disciple, let's go." ”

After saying that, he ran away as if he were running away.

When Zhao Fang walked away, Zhao Youan, who was sitting opposite Li Xin, laughed.

"Did Master Hou eat this kid's vinegar?"

"Nonsense."

Li Houye's face was not red or panting, and he said lightly: "They are too young, it is the time to learn skills, and they are not allowed to fall in love." ”

Zhao Jia smiled and said, "What Master Hou said is, let's continue to play chess." ”

Bai has raised this little girl for ten years, and she has never gotten any sachets for her brother.

The Marquis of Jing'an felt a little sour in his heart.

"That's it, no more."

Because of Zhao Fang's guidance just now, Zhao Jia, who was originally only one step higher than Li Xin's chess strength, no longer had the upper hand on the chessboard, so he nodded very simply and said with a smile: "Hou Ye broke him away, is there something to tell me?" ”

Li Xin nodded, and after being silent for a while, he slowly spoke.

"The ordnance supervisor should deliver the last batch of weapons today, the armor, and the 20,000 jars of toasting wine on the side of the Imperial Wine Division have also been loaded and loaded, no accident, at most two or three days will be out of the capital and sent to Yunzhou City."

Zhao Jia nodded slightly, and asked, "Is Master Hou considering the person who will transport this batch of things?" ”

Li Xin shook his head slightly.

"Choosing people is Your Majesty's business, and it has nothing to do with us, as long as you are not a stupid pig, you will not be able to even look at the batch of things with one or two thousand people."

"The problem is ......"

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused, and then spoke: "The problem is that after these things arrive in Yunzhou City, it won't be long before the first wave of war in the north will begin, and it will ......."

"The scene shouldn't be too small."

Zhao Youan put away the chess pieces and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

"Because the farmer needs a big scene."

The reason is very simple, the farmer has not made meritorious service for many years.

Emperor Wu commanded the southern expedition and the northern war, Ye Sheng in the north, and Li Zhijie in the south.

Even the next forty years were mediocre.

At this time, the Li family has fallen, the Ye family is not accepted, and the capital has come out of the Jing'an Hou Mansion, a new general, once the seed family takes over this task, they will inevitably do their best to prove the ability of the seed family like the Son of Heaven.

Even if it's just a tentative collision, the breeder is unlikely to make a small fuss.

Zhao Jia lowered his head and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Master Hou, can this matter of the Northern Expedition have anything to do with our Jing'an Hou Mansion?" ”

The first step of the Northern Expedition was completed by the Seed Family, and if the first step was completed, most of the subsequent all-out war would also be completed by the Ye Family's Zhenbei Army.

Li Xin, who was selected in the capital, did not have a very good chance of going out of Beijing to lead the troops.

Li Xin glanced up at Zhao Jia, and then laughed at himself.

"Whether it matters or not, we should look north, or we should look north."

(End of chapter)