The people of Zhuxia have a very strange consensus, that is, they often integrate individual lives into a collective life, and the "identity" of this collective is generally the family.

Sometimes the people in the family don't think about how heavy their lives are, as long as the family can have benefits, or can continue better, these people are serious and go to the soup and fire, and they will not give up.

Even in the eyes of outsiders, even if a family dies, as long as there is a descendant of incense, then this "collective life" has not died, at most it has only declined.

Because of this "consensus", there was even a tradition of "rising and falling" between countries during the Spring and Autumn Period, which easily did not cut off the bloodline of a family, and even after destroying a country in person, it would also help the descendants of the country to re-establish a temple.

Therefore, in Li Shen's eyes, even if Li Ye's family died, they should leave a little incense and not completely extinguish it.

That's the bottom line.

Therefore, Li Shen, who attaches the most importance to self-esteem in his life, even if he made a big mistake at the beginning, Li Shen, who did not bow his head to Li Xin a few years ago and admit his mistakes, begged Li Xin to help Li Ye's family leave a bloodline in an almost pleading tone at this time.

Li Xin's footsteps towards the gate of the courtyard paused for a moment, and finally continued to walk, without responding, but went back to the courtyard of the eldest princess to rest.

Early the next morning, Li Xin deliberately got up half an hour early, and after standing for an hour, the sky had just brightened, he asked Chen Sixteen to prepare a carriage and wait at the back door, and then he personally went to the gate of Li Shen's courtyard and picked up the former general of the Zhu Kingdom.

When she left the courtyard, Madame Yu followed, although she did not speak, her eyes were full of pleading when she looked at Li Xin.

Li Shen patted her on the shoulder and said with relief: "Don't worry, I'm just going to see my old friend and I'll come back to accompany you later." ”

Madame Yu's eyes were slightly red, and she finally nodded weakly.

Nowadays, they send people under the fence, whether they are willing or not, that is, the difference between fluttering on the board or not.

It doesn't make any sense.

Li Shen easily got into the carriage that Li Xin had prepared for him, and then under the protection of twenty or thirty Yulin guards, he left the city from the east gate of the capital and rushed to Zhaoling.

Zhaoling is about twenty miles northeast of the capital, and it takes more than an hour for the carriage to rush over.

The father and son sat in the carriage, Li Xin closed his eyes and was silent, the former general of the Zhu Kingdom looked relaxed, and when he was about to leave the city gate, he suddenly said: "I am going to see friends this time, it is not good to go empty-handed, help me buy a jar of wine, a little incense, candles, paper money, how about it?" ”

Li Xin didn't open his eyes, but said lightly: "Sixteen, bring someone to buy it for him." ”

Chen Sixteen only had one arm left, so it was very inconvenient to do things, so it was natural to take someone with him to buy things.

After a while, he and a Yu Linwei bought the things back, and after putting them in the carriage, the carriage slowly moved again and drove towards the east gate.

This carriage is the carriage of the Marquis of Jing'an, the soldiers guarding the city are the most colorful, naturally no one dares to stop it, the carriage went out of the east gate smoothly, and Li Xin never spoke much along the way.

On the contrary, it was Li Shen who took the lead in speaking.

This serious middle-aged man, who had always had a straight face, was unexpectedly a little relaxed at this time.

"Guess how many people are staring at us from behind the carriage at this time?"

Li Xin closed his eyes and did not answer.

Li Shen was not embarrassed, but continued to ask.

"You have made such a great contribution this time, what kind of official did the emperor give you?"

Li Xin opened his eyes and glanced at Li Shen.

"The prince and the prince, the secretary of the military department."

Li Shen took a deep breath and said slowly: "The emperor treats you so favorably, do you feel uneasy?" ”

Li Xin sneered: "Not everyone lives like a general, Li Xin himself has his own way of living." ”

"You have long been scared in your heart, you are afraid that one day you will be cooked by the emperor's rabbit and dead dog."

Li Shen said indifferently: "Therefore, when you were in the southwest, you began to lay out and plan for yourself. ”

"But you're on the wrong path."

"You have two paths to take, one is like Ping Nanjun, do your own things and don't pay attention to the imperial court, and the other is like your teacher, honestly don't have any bad intentions."

"But on the one hand, you are attached to the imperial court, and on the other hand, you have your own careful thoughts, once the emperor knows that you are in collusion with the Pingnan army, let go of more than 50,000 Pingnan troops, and lie about the number of enemies killed by the forbidden army, at that time, even if the emperor will not do anything to you on the surface, he will secretly be separated from you."

"How should you deal with yourself in the future?"

Li Xin smiled indifferently: "This is my own business, it has nothing to do with the general, right?" ”

Li Shen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "If you can, I hope you can help Li Ye, their family is innocent." ”

Li Xin closed his eyes and ignored him again.

After an hour, Zhaoling was already close in front of him, because it was an imperial tomb, and there was also an entrance to the forbidden army, Li Xin took the lead in jumping out of the carriage and revealing his identity.

"Li Xin of the Ministry of War, in the name of His Majesty, come to pay homage to the tomb."

It is impossible for him to hide the matter of coming to Zhaoling from the Son of Heaven, so he has no intention of hiding it, he came here with the consent of the Son of Taikang.

After the guards of the imperial tomb verified their identities, they all got out of the way and bowed deeply to Li Xin.

"Marquis Li, please."

Li Xin turned around and asked Chen Sixteen and those Yu Linwei to wait at the entrance of the imperial mausoleum, and he personally led Li Shen from the Zhaoling Divine Road towards the imperial mausoleum step by step.

On both sides of the Shinto, there is a pair of stone lions, stone tigers, and stone elephants split on both sides, and there is a pair of tall and mighty martial arts stone people who split left and right, guarding the imperial tomb for the Holy Son of Heaven.

After passing through the Lingxing Gate from Shinto, you will soon arrive at the main part of the Imperial Tomb.

Li Xin walked in front with his hands in his hand, and Li Shen walked behind with a jar of wine in his hand, as well as incense, candles, paper money, and other sacrificial tributes.

After about a pillar of incense, they walked to the Chengde Son of Heaven's hall, which hung the portrait of the Chengde Son of Heaven, under the portrait, there was an incense burner and so on, which was the place where the Chengde Son of Heaven enjoyed the offering.

The Son of Heaven takes the mountain as the mausoleum, so the coffin of the Son of Heaven in Chengde is not buried under the Xiangdian, but in the underground palace under the entire hill.

Li Xin's identity is here, although Zhaoling is heavily guarded, he still walked to the hall of enjoyment very smoothly.

The incense in the hall is endless, and the huge candles have not been extinguished since the burial of the Son of Heaven three years ago.

There is an old man with pale hair, waiting in front of the spiritual seat of the Son of Heaven in Chengde, and keeps the fire in the temple every day.

Li Xin stepped forward, first kowtowed a few times to the spiritual seat of the Son of Heaven in Chengde, and then stood up and saluted the gray-haired old man.

"Good old duke."

This old man is the eunuch with the heaviest authority in the government and the opposition during the Chengde Dynasty, the Grand Duke Chen Ju.

Until now, he is still the eunuch of the palace eunuch, and Xiao Zheng is only a young eunuch.

Chen Ju was originally wiping the table, but when he heard this, he glanced back at Li Xin, and then at Li Shen behind Li Xin, then sighed and slowly walked towards Li Xin.

He went straight past Li Xin and walked in front of Li Shen.

"Marquis Pingnan, you're finally here."