It's been a smooth journey.

After all, there are 500 well-equipped forbidden troops, and there are more than 100 pro-army of the Son of Heaven, not to mention normal walking, even if it is more than enough to go to the mountains to suppress bandits, naturally no bandits dare to attack them.

By the middle of June of the third year of Taikang, they were already very close to the capital.

There are still seven or eight days to go at most.

At this time, the officials along the road had already begun to think of ways to curry favor with Li Xin, and every time Li Xin passed by a place, the local magistrates would line up to give him gifts, and the Marquis of Jing'an generally accepted these gifts.

There's no way, to the point where he wants to defile himself.

Originally, he wanted to kill Ji Yu to show favor to the Son of Taikang and defile himself by the way, but the Son of Heaven's approach annoyed Li Xin, so he didn't want to kill Ji Yu anymore.

However, the crime of accepting bribes, to be honest, Li Xin has nothing to do, he only accepts money and does not do anything, and when these magistrates find him in the future, he will pretend not to know him, even if the court investigates this matter, he will only be fined and demoted at most.

To put it a little arrogantly, to the point where Li Xin is here, grade doesn't really matter much to him.

The convoy approached the capital day by day.

Young Eunuch Xiao was also getting more and more anxious day by day, and finally, when the convoy arrived at Luzhou Mansion to rest and recuperate, this Xiao Gonggong couldn't bear it anymore and knocked on Li Xin's courtyard door in the evening.

Naturally, it was the little boy Zhao who let go of the door, and after Zhao Fang opened the door, he saw who the person was, and then saluted in a proper manner: "I've seen Gonggong Xiao." ”

Xiao Zheng squatted down, with a smile on his face, and praised with a smile: "The official words of the little boy are getting better and better, and when you enter the capital, the smell of Shu should be almost gone." ”

Zhao Fang bowed his head and said, "Father-in-law wants to find a teacher?" ”

Gonggong Xiao nodded, and said with a smile: "It is true that I have something to discuss with Master Hou, and I ask the little prince to tell him on my behalf." ”

Zhao Fang nodded, turned around and went to find Li Xin.

As soon as he took two steps, Xiao Zheng behind him suddenly asked, "Little boy, has Master Hou accepted you as a disciple?" ”

Xiao Zhao stopped, glanced back at Xiao Zheng, and then shook his head slightly, a little depressed: "Not yet." ”

Gonggong Xiao nodded and said with relief: "Don't be discouraged, the little boy is so smart, the Hou Ye will definitely be willing to include you in the door wall." ”

"If you learn three or four things from Master Hou, it will be enough for the little boy to be inexhaustible in his life."

Zhao Fang nodded, turned around and went to report.

After a while, Li Xin, who had already washed his face and was reading in the room, walked out yawning.

It was already the height of summer at this time, and Li Xin was only wearing a single dress, quite casual.

He walked up to Xiao Zheng, arched his hand with a grin, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Xiao is looking for me now, I don't know what is the matter?" ”

Xiao Zheng hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "There are some secret things to discuss with Master Hou." ”

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then go to my room and talk." ”

"Zhao Fang, serve tea to Gonggong Xiao."

Xiao Zhao Fang nodded immediately and went down to prepare tea.

Xiao Zheng glanced at Xiao Zhaofang's back and smiled respectfully: "Master Hou, this disciple, is very well-behaved." ”

Li Xin shook his head and said indifferently: "I haven't accepted him yet, but he is the son of an old man, his father can be said to have died because of me, and this little guy is also quite smart, since he wants to recognize me as a business teacher, it stands to reason that he should be accepted, but his father-in-law also knows that Li Xin will beg for a living in the capital in the future." ”

Speaking of this, the Marquis of Jing'an smiled.

"Let's take it with you and take a look at his conduct, otherwise he will be implicated rashly, and his misconduct will be a scourge in the future."

Xiao Zheng was now behind Li Xin, and he stroked his palms and exclaimed: "Master Hou is a rigorous person, and the slave and maid admire him." ”

Li Xin stretched out his hand, pointed to the room in front of him and said with a smile: "Don't talk about this little guy, let's go into the house and get down to business." ”

Xiao Zheng bowed his head deeply.

The two of them entered the room one after the other, and after they sat down, Xiao Zhao Fang had already brought the tea, and Li Xin waved his hand at him.

"You go down first, good students study, and when you enter the capital, I will find you a good gentleman to teach you."

Zhao Fang bowed to Li Xin and said, "I know." ”

Li Xin frowned, as if he was unhappy because he said Shu words, the little guy shrank his head and quickly retreated.

Li Xin turned his head and smiled helplessly at Xiao Zheng: "The little guy's native accent is difficult to change, and after arriving in the capital, most of them have to say a few words to people." ”

Speaking of this, Li Xin smiled dumbly: "When I first entered Beijing, I was also said by the little grandfather Ye Mao to be a Southern Barbarian. ”

Xiao Zheng accompanied the smiling face and said respectfully: "Master Hou, you are the dragon and phoenix among people, with you to take care of it, this child will have a bright future in the future." ”

The smile on Li Xin's face retracted, and he said in a deep voice to Xiao Zheng: "Father-in-law Xiao, do you have anything secret to say?" ”

Xiao Zheng was silent for a while, and finally got up from his chair and gave Li Xin a deep look.

Li Xin's face changed, he also stood up, stretched out his hand to support Xiao Zheng, and frowned: "What is Grandpa Xiao doing?" ”

Xiao Zheng gritted his teeth and said, "There is one thing, I have to help Master Hou." ”

Li Xin said solemnly: "Father-in-law Xiao is a close confidant of His Majesty, and Father-in-law Xiao means His Majesty's meaning. ”

When Xiao Zheng heard this, his face changed greatly.

"Master Hou, this matter has nothing to do with Your Majesty!"

The Marquis of Jing'an helped Xiao Zheng back to his seat with a smile, and said with a smile: "Then it's okay, when Gonggong Xiao was working in the Wei Palace, we knew each other, and it was also a friendship for several years. ”

Xiao Zheng hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth fiercely and got straight to the point.

"Master Hou, what do you think His Royal Highness King Qin's family ......?"

"Should I enter the capital?"

The Marquis of Jing'an frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Zheng: "This is what Your Majesty means?" ”

Xiao Zheng shook his head again and again.

"It has nothing to do with Your Majesty, but the slave maid is a close person around Your Majesty, and she always has to think about it for Your Majesty, this His Royal Highness the King of Qin, after all, has done... Prince, there are still a lot of rumors between the government and the opposition, saying that it was ...... at the beginning."

"In short, if His Royal Highness King Qin enters the capital, it will be a big trouble!"

"Your Majesty is worried about brotherhood and is unwilling to kill His Royal Highness King Qin, but for the sake of His Majesty, the slave maid thinks about whether he can let His Royal Highness King Qin die unexpectedly on the road......"

Marquis Jing'an frowned.

"Gonggong Xiao, this is the eldest son of the first emperor, His Majesty's siblings."

"He died on the way to Beijing, and when the time comes, the court and the sect will investigate it, are you responsible, or am I responsible?"

"The slave is in charge!"

Xiao Zheng gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "It's nothing more than a death, if the court investigates it, the Hou Ye can completely shirk it to the slave and maid, the slave and the maid have a cheap life, if you can share a little worry for Your Majesty, it will be dead, and you will die with a smile!" ”

Li Xin glanced at Xiao Zheng solemnly.

It is not unreasonable for this young inner prison to be able to achieve this position at a young age.

He lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and finally looked at Xiao Zheng.

"Gonggong Xiao, are you sure that this is beneficial to Your Majesty?"

Xiao Zheng was stunned, and then asked rhetorically: "What does Master Hou mean by this?" ”

"I don't mean anything else, just let Gonggong Xiao confirm it."

Li Xin's face was serious,

"If killing him is beneficial to Your Majesty, don't worry about Gonggong Xiao, he won't survive tomorrow morning."