Chapter 172: You are so kind

Fang Xiaoru focused on his mind for a long time, and suddenly he realized that Li Wei was referring to the ridiculous thing that Zhu Yunwen did. He was fascinated by a woman to the point of abandoning his studies. Fang Xiaoru and others accompanied Zhu Biao to Xi'an Prefecture and neglected to discipline Zhu Yunwen. After returning, they learned about this. Several people scolded Zhu Yunwen severely and strictly prohibited him from leaving the palace.

Li Weizheng's reminder made Fang Xiaoru's face flush. He said something just now a bit too big. The biggest advantage of Fang Xiaoru and other Confucian scholars is that they can correct their mistakes. This is also their simplicity. He immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Li's reminder, we will definitely control the little prince in the Yan family and will never allow him to make the same mistake again. But in the aspect of "knowing the enemy", we have to ask Lord Li to do his best."

What Li Wei was just asking for was their promise. He could no longer allow Zhu Yunwen to come to harass Qianqian. This was not only inappropriate, but also if Zhu Yunwen couldn't even control such a small matter, what big thing could he expect him to do? On this point, Li Wei Zheng knew that his opinions were consistent with Fang Xiaoru and others, and it would be best to let them come forward to control them.

At this time, there was a faint crying sound from outside. Someone came to pay tribute to the prince. Seeing that this place was no longer a place for conversation, Fang Xiaoru said to Li Wei: "In two days, Lord Li settled down a little. Please be sure to come to pay homage to the little prince, after all, he is our supportive lord."

"This is natural." Li Wei was bowing his hand and went out. He put an incense stick on the prince's spirit card before leaving the East Palace.

The main purpose of Li Weizheng's entry into the dynasty today is to take up the position of the Five Army Governor's Office. Although the Five Army Governor's Office is now just a leisure department, just like a democratic party in later generations, its predecessor was a high-powered Grand Governor's Office after all, so its government office is extraordinary, covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres, facing Baihu Street in the east, across the street from the Jinyiwei, and adjacent to Qianbulang in the west. From north to south, it is arranged in the order of the five governments in the middle, left, right, front and back. Each government is independent of the government. The Central Army Office is located at the northmost point, and the entrance is a heavy vermilion gate. Li Wei was walking up the steps, and two soldiers immediately came to stop him. He took out the appointment letter issued by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and the soldiers immediately bowed and let him in.

The layout of the military palace is similar to that of the Jinyiwei Yamen. It is a central axis from east to west. Each building is arranged on both sides of the central axis. Although it is the peak period for courtship and the morning court has just ended, other government offices are full of noise and lively, but the Governor's Office is deserted and almost no one can see. Li Weizheng walked to the innermost point, and then an official appeared in the corridor. When he saw Li Weizheng, he was stunned at first, then he immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Sir, is there anything wrong with this?"

"I'm here to take office today. Can you governor be there?"

"Report to the Lord, the governor did not attend court today, and several co-prime ministers and officers were not in the military palace."

"Then who should I look for when I take office?"

"Officials usually take office and go through the department. Please follow me."

Limu respectfully led him to the Scripture Department. The Scripture Department is equivalent to the secretariat of later generations. All the chores of the Governor's Office are handled by him. It can also be said that the Scripture Department is the only department in the Regulations of the Governor's Office that is normally in the rank of the Central Army. There is a fifth-rank experience in the Scripture Department, and there are several other Scriptures. He was a civil servant in his 40s. His surname is Guo, with an ordinary appearance, but his figure is thin, and he looked smart and capable. When he heard that an official had taken office, he smiled at Li Weizheng and said, "But is the new deputy governor, Lord Li?"

Li Weizheng took out the appointment letter and handed it to him and said, "That's right!"

Guo Wen took the appointment letter and found the copy left here from an archive book. He looked at it in comparison and confirmed that it was correct and said: "Mr. Li, please rest assured. I will handle all the subsequent matters. Please sign and register tomorrow afternoon. The procedures for taking office will be completed."

"It's that simple?" Li Weizheng was a little surprised. When he was appointed as the commander of Weihai Guard last time, he had been busy for four or five days, and the procedures were very complicated.

Seeing that he didn't understand, Guo Jing smiled and said, "The Five Army Governor's Office is different from other governments. It is directly under the emperor's jurisdiction and does not need to go through the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Personnel. It can be officially completed with the emperor's appointment letter only, and the governor of this office can be signed by the governor. This is the same as the Jinyiwei. The difference is that the commander of the Jinyiwei is always in the government office, and our governor is mostly in other places, so it is rare to be in Beijing."

Li Wei nodded, and suddenly he remembered something and asked hurriedly: "I wonder who two lords, the left and right governors of our central army?" This was his boss, and he almost ignored it.

"It turns out that Lord Li doesn't know yet, I was negligent." Guo Xue quickly introduced: "The left governor of our Central Army Office is General Lan Yu, Duke of Liang, and the right governor was Zhou Dexing. After Lord Zhou was convicted, this position was temporarily empty, and General Lan was temporarily in charge."

"Lan Yu?" Li Weizheng only felt a little bitter in his mouth. Not to mention that Zhou Dexing was the case he handled, and Lan Yu was about to become the eye of the storm of the Ming Dynasty. Is Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangement more intention?

"I understand. Thank you for your experience. I'll leave first."

After Li Wei finished his job, he came out of the General Administration of the Central Army at the climax of the office in the morning. The street outside was deserted and there was no official. There was only a chance that the official who sent documents was flying past the street. Li Wei was slowly walking to the gate of the Jinyiwei, looking at the yamen he used to be extremely familiar with. After a long time, he sighed and turned around and left.

Although he had officially taken office, in fact he had nothing to do. The Governor's Office of the Five Army had dozens of generals of all sizes, and they were all experienced in many battles. Even if they were fighting, it was not his turn. In addition, there were vassal kings guarding important cities in various places. Generally, only the barbarians on the frontier rebelled and other chores could be his turn. However, Zhu Yuanzhang's intention was not to let him go to war, because Li Weizheng was almost idle.

The court had nothing to do not mean that he had nothing to do. As soon as Li Wei returned to the mansion, Shisanlang came to report that he went to the three military camps in the morning to find Luo Guangcai. Luo Guangcai immediately came with him, and had been waiting for a long time.

Last year's setbacks had little impact on Luo Guangcai. He was still serving as a deputy to the three institutes, exploring various situations in the capital and reporting them in time. He did not know that Li Weizheng had made a comeback. Therefore, after receiving the news from Shisanlang, he was immediately surprised and rushed to Li Weizheng's mansion.

As soon as Li Wei entered the study, Luo Guangcai stood up and bowed and smiled: "Congratulations on your return."

Li Wei was looking at this old subordinate who had always been loyal to him. He couldn't help but feel moved. He nodded silently and waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"

Luo Guang sat down and immediately smiled, "I really didn't expect that the lord would come back so soon, and he entered the Central Army Governor's Office. It seems that the emperor did not really blame the lord."

Li Weizheng also smiled slightly and said, "He is not so easy to be fooled. In order to defeat me, Zhan Hui did not hesitate to collude with the Goryeo envoy. If I was not wrong, he should have known that he had been deceived afterwards. But he is the Son of Shengming. Of course, he would not admit that he was wrong. He used the excuse of sweet potatoes to make me come back. This is also a disguised change!"

"But Zhan Hui and Sun Jiatai's party are still free and successful, and they are not punished at all!" Luo Guangcai couldn't help but say angrily: "Your Majesty may not be a little tolerant when you know that you have been deceived, but you don't pursue the crime of deceiving the monarch!"

Li Weizheng shook his head and said, "It's not that he won't pursue it, but that it's not time. You forgot that he was deceived by Zhu Liangzu and accidentally killed the county magistrate of Fanyu. It was not until a year and a half later that he summoned Zhu Liang's grandson and his son to the capital to death. How could he allow others to deceive him with his nature? So Zhan Hui will die sooner or later, and I don't have to worry at all."

"The Lord said it is right. After Zhan Hui learned that the disciple Si Hanyi died unexpectedly, he was deeply frightened and kept a low profile for two months. He was also heartbroken when the prince was in funeral and fainted from crying. This is a manifestation for the emperor! If he was not guilty, how could he be like this?"

Luo Guangcai sighed and said, "I am the only thing I am worried that the King of Qin will enter the Eastern Palace. He will make a lot of money to gain reputation. Now he is very popular. If he ascends the throne in the future, you and I will be in danger!"

Li Weizheng sneered and said, "Don't worry, if it comes to the Zhu family's thousands of generations, he will never hand over the throne to a smuggled prince. I know in my mind that the future crown prince will only be between the King of Yan and the eldest grandson Zhu Yunwen, and no other princes can think of it."

"But the King of Yan is very low-key. He just like this matter has nothing to do with him. He couldn't hear his voice in the voice of the East Palace."

"This is his cleverness. If he doesn't fight, the more he is low-key and calm, the more the emperor will notice him. Do you think that deciding to inherit the throne is enough for these short months to behave?"

Luo Guangcai nodded. Li Wei was right. He pondered for a while and said, "I wonder if there is something that needs me?"

Li Wei was smiling, "I came to you because I asked you for something. I have two things to do. Please help me with two things."

Luo Guangcai quickly stood up and bowed, "You are welcome, just give me instructions."

"Okay, I'm not polite." Li Wei was thinking for a while and said, "First, I want to ask you to send someone to monitor the Qin Palace and monitor every move in the Palace, especially his aide Shao Wenda. I thought that the King of Qin would leave many things to him. Please keep an eye on me. I have to tell me any small matter in the Qin Palace, and Shisanlang will contact you specifically."

"Don't worry, sir, I will do it. I wonder what the other thing is sir?"

"The other thing is a small matter. I want to ask you to help me find some good craftsmen who make muskets. It is better to be an old craftsman. Do you have any solutions?"

Luo Guangcai smiled and said, "This is really a trivial matter. All the good craftsmen in the world gather in the capital. I will find the best craftsman for the adults."

"Thank you then." Li Wei was smiling and bowing, and he asked as soon as he changed the subject: "I wonder what your relationship with Fitingan is now?"

When talking about Fetingan, Luo Guang was silent. After a while, he said coldly: "Since he betrayed us last time, he and I have turned against each other. Now we are like passers-by, but he has recently taken ten days off and I haven't seen him for a long time."

"Why? Why did he ask for leave?"

Luo Guangcai snorted, "I heard that his father was seriously ill and would not live for a few days. He asked for leave to take care of his father."

Li Wei nodded, and he chatted with Luo Guangcai about some family matters. Seeing that it was not early, Luo Guangcai got up and said goodbye, and sent Luo Guangcai away. Li Wei immediately called Qianqian and told her, "Please prepare some good gifts for me, I will use them tonight."

"Is the eldest brother going out to pay a visit?"

Li Weizheng nodded and said, "I'm going to see an old friend tonight."

At night, the warm wind blowing from the Yangtze River gently blew the pedestrians' faces. The weather was getting a little hotter. The people in the capital had taken off their heavy cotton jackets and put on relaxing long robes and soft skirts, and their steps became much lighter. Li Wei was wearing a green hat and came to the house of Qianhu Feitingan in a carriage. Although Feitingan betrayed him at the last moment, Li Weiting knew that behind his betrayal was a helpless and painful choice. In last year's contest, his strength was too weak, and the strength of the King of Qin and Zhan Hui's party was too strong. It was human nature to choose to protect himself.

It is easy to resolve enemies but not to make them. After all, Fitingan is his old subordinate. After all, they have had tacit cooperation, and in the future, they still have opportunities to cooperate.

After Li Wei was waiting at the door for a while, a burst of rapid footsteps came, and Fitingan ran out. When he saw Li Wei Zheng, his eyes flashed with shame and bowed deeply: "Welcome to my house."

Li Weizheng did not mention the old things. He handed the gift to the housekeeper behind Fitingan and asked with concern: "I heard that my uncle was in poor health, so I came to visit him specially, hoping that he would not disturb his rest."

"My father just got up and is taking medicine now. Lord Li is invited in." Fitingan said sincerely.

"Then I'll disturb you."

Li Wei was walking into Fei's house. As he walked, he asked, "I saw my uncle doing well last time, but I don't know why I suddenly fell ill?"

"Oh! Don't mention it, it's embarrassing. Three months ago, a thief entered my father's study and washed away his jade treasures for many years. He couldn't stand the blow and fell ill in anger. He thought that his illness would slowly get better as the matter passed, but unexpectedly, the illness became worse and worse. Even the imperial doctor in the palace said that he might not be able to last this year."

"Brother Fei, don't worry, auspicious people will have their own appearance."

Fitingan nodded silently and took Li Wei to his father's ward. When he reached the gate, Fitingan hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but say, "Mr. Li, I'm really sorry about what happened last time. After that, the emperor specially asked me, so I told the truth. I have always felt guilty about this."

Li Wei hugged his shoulder and smiled, "If I really hated you, I wouldn't have come today. I wouldn't have taken the last incident to heart. We will still be good brothers in the future."

You were grateful and relieved. He then smiled and said, "Thank you, my fifth brother."

Li Weizheng was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but laugh and said in a silence: "This is what Yang Ning told you, right?"

"Yang Ning has a good personal relationship with her, we often talk about you."

The two of them entered the room with a laugh. Fitingan went in first to visit his father. Li Wei was waiting at the door. After a moment, Fitingan came out and said, "My father invites you in."

Li Wei was walking into the ward. The room was filled with a pungent smell of medicine. Fei Tianban leaned on the bed, and a little maid was feeding him medicine. His eyes were haggard and weak, and his body was as thin as a slim and capable old man in the past.

Seeing Li Wei coming in, he quickly panted and struggled to sit up. Li Wei was quickly forwarding and holding him down, "Uncle doesn't have to get up, that's all."

Fei Tian couldn't sit up and couldn't help but sigh: "Destiny is coming, you can't accept it!"

Li Wei was smiling and comforting him, "The disease comes like a mountain, and the disease goes like a thread. There is always a process for getting sick. Besides, my uncle is getting older and he is even slower. As long as he takes good care of himself, his body will always recover."

"If I don't find my precious jade, my illness will never be cured."

Fei Tian sighed, "There are 343 jades in total. Do you know how much energy and money they have consumed. I have spent half my life on it. Now that someone has stolen it, I really don't want to live anymore."

"Father, the child is still searching, and he will definitely find them for his father."

Fei Tian sighed, closed his eyes in pain, and didn't want to say a word. Li Wei was giving Fitingan a wink and comforting Fei Tian a few more words. He didn't mention the incident last year at all, and then said goodbye. Fei Tingan followed him out. Seeing that Li Wei was thinking, he asked, "What did Brother Li think of?"

"I want to ask, I wonder what else was lost in the mansion at that time?"

"The others lost some silver, about 400 taels, and there were a few jade rulers and gilded pen holders on the desk in my father's study." Feitingan knew that Li Wei was about to ask, so he shook his head and said, "I originally suspected that the thief had collusion with the people in the mansion, but this didn't seem to be a study specifically targeting my father. He went to the housekeeper's room and stole 400 taels of silver, then went into his father's study and flipped his father's study in a mess, as if he was looking for something valuable. Finally, he took the caravan away the box that he had put in jade. And it was a coincidence that his father did not lock the box into the iron cabinet that day."

Perhaps because the authorities were confused and the bystanders were clear, Li Weizheng learned that if there was no collusion between inside and outside, it would be impossible for the thief to just steal the study. It would be even more unreasonable to hold the box with a hand. What if it was a box of books? And there was a very obvious doubt inside. I wonder why Fei Tingan didn't expect it. He pondered for a moment and asked, "I don't know if I'm talking or not?"

Fitingan immediately said: "Brother Li, please just say it."

"I wonder if Brother Fei has ever thought about whether the thief steals the 400 taels of silver from the housekeeper's house and is a bit more suspicious."

"Brother Li means, is the housekeeper suspected?"

"That's right! In order to cleanse themselves, those who are guilty often do things like 'no silver here'. The housekeeper's room and the study of the Lingzun are two places that are not related to the wind and horses. I don't know how the thieves connect them together."

Fitingan sighed and said, "I was a little suspicious at first, but my father said that the butler grew up with him and he definitely wouldn't do such things. Moreover, the butler's wife is my wet nurse. Due to his affection, I didn't think about him anymore, but I just sent someone to investigate outside and wait for the jade to appear."

"What if those jade artifacts will appear three to five years later? Can your father endure that day?"

Seeing that he was a little confused, Li Wei sneered and said, "I really don't understand whether your father's life is important or the friendship of the housekeeper is important. Which one is more important? Can't Brother Fei weigh it?"

Fitingan suddenly realized, he bowed deeply and said gratefully: "I am confused by the authorities, thanks to Brother Li, I woke me up with a blow."
Chapter completed!