The officers and soldiers were shocked when they heard this. They were about to draw out their weapons. Xiao Jinyan grabbed Master Mercy, "Second uncle, stop making trouble. This palace is not a joke."

He said to the officers and soldiers, "Sorry, my second uncle has some problems here. He has never married a wife since he was a child and has become a madman. When his family saw that it was not a solution, he asked him to become a monk in Qingliang Temple. Today, the city was lively, and no one was watched and sneaked out!" He pointed at his head while saying that.

Master Compassion said, "You have a problem. Official, I am not a lunatic, nor his second uncle. We are both killers, and he said it himself to break into the palace."

Xiao Jinyan held Master Compassion and said, "Okay, go quickly!"

"Let me go. Master, you have to believe me."

Xiao Jinyan said, "Yes, you are not a lunatic, I am, I am a lunatic."

The officers and soldiers waved at Xiao Jinyan as if they were alike, "Okay, you can really bear it if you have such an old man at home."

"Official, listen to me, I'm really not a lunatic. You must arrest him." As he spoke, the officers and soldiers had already walked away.

Xiao Jinyan took Master Mercy not far away and glared at him, "Did you come to make trouble for me?"

The Master of Compassion sneered, "I understand. Last time I was assassinated, you were in the same group with them. I colluded and let me live on the roof for ten days, right?"

Xiao Jinyan said in his heart that you were taking revenge on me, but he said, "You can't say that, the person you want to kill, but the third son of the Li family in Jinling is really to be hiding. Zhang Touer has been killed. I asked you to live on it, but I actually protect you. Otherwise, you will die many times now."

"Then I want to thank you?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "I have important things now. You can listen to the emperor wherever you want to go. If you ruin my business again, be careful that I will throw you to Xuanwu Lake and feed the fish."

Master Compassion said, "Start today, I will follow wherever you go."

"This is what you said." Xiao Jinyan brought Master Mercy to the Drum Tower. Seeing that there was no one everywhere, he held Master Mercy in his hand, jumped to the roof of the building more than three meters high. Master Mercy said in surprise, "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Jinyan laughed, "You'll be cool here for a while." He then jumped downstairs and ran towards the palace.

Master Compassion cursed on the roof of the Drum Tower, but the surroundings were secluded and no one came. He went down the roof and went up the roof again. He was upset and greeted Xiao Jinyan's eight generations of ancestors.

Soon, Xiao Jinyan came under the city wall. He released the string power and reflected everything within thirty feet of his body into the sea of ​​consciousness. When people were unprepared, he climbed over the city wall and came to the palace.

With the lesson from last time, he had already remembered the map of the palace in his mind. With the help of string power, he easily avoided several groups of patrol officers and soldiers, and specially picked up the roof of the palace to march. On the one hand, the terrain is good and the vision is wide. On the other hand, there are wings, ridges, and beasts on the top of the palace, and you can hide your body when you are uneven.

The Taiji Hall was originally a temple used by the emperor to go to court for political affairs, and was located at the center of the palace. Since Emperor Chengzu moved north, Yingtian became the capital, and the Taiji Hall has been idle. For hundreds of years, it has only been used as a temporary political affairs place during the emperor's southern tour. However, the emperor has never come out since entering the capital twenty years ago. Therefore, there are very few people here except for the eunuchs on duty and cleaning people.

Xiao Jinyan sneaked and sneaked into the Tai Chi Hall while the patrolman was not paying attention. The main hall was a hundred feet square and was built with a majestic momentum and was quite imposing. From the gate to the inside, there were three plaques, which divided the Tai Chi Hall into three levels. The outermost part was where the ministers under the sixth rank and below the sixth rank of Tingxuan stood, and the second part was where all civil and military officials were in charge of the rank. The higher the emperor was the dragon throne and the back door. Just above the dragon throne, there was a large plaque with the four big words "Jianji Suiyou", which meant that the emperor would respond to the heaven and the earth and follow the people.

Thinking that his life experience was hidden in this plaque, Xiao Jinyan felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. For twenty years, he had asked Li Chuntie and Wang Banxian. Both of them were very secretive about this matter and never mentioned who his parents were and what their background was. This answer will be revealed in a moment.

He came under the plaque and was about to jump up when he heard a cough beside him. Xiao Jinyan was shocked. It turned out that someone in the hall, with his cultivation, could not sense the existence of this person.

He looked in the voice and saw the Mai swordsman, and couldn't help but be surprised, "Didn't you go to Shanhefang?"

The swordsman of Mai was expressionless, "There is someone else who went to Shanhefang. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

...

The Sili Supervisor Gao Yuan stopped at the door, but refused to get off. This Eunuch Gao was one of the four eunuchs who promulgated the imperial edict in the palace. He regarded wealth as his fate. On weekdays, he represented the emperor's majesty and very arrogant. Over the years, except for hitting a nail in Yinyang City, almost everyone was polite to him and Gao Jieyuan sent him off.

The job of promulgating the imperial edict is both a fat man and a hard worker. If the imperial edict is awarded, the person who listens to the imperial edict and the person who promulgated the edict will be very happy, and it will often have considerable benefits. However, when encountering the imperial edict of scouting the house and dismissing the official position, it will become a hard work.

Today, the Li family worshiped ancestors and rewarded them by the court, so it was naturally a good thing. He came to Jinling half a month early and lived in the palace. However, after half a month, the Li family not only did not send gifts to inquire about the news, but did not even get a visit to him, so Eunuch Gao was very angry and stayed in the car and refused to get out.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this. Li Dongyang instructed Li Xiaohua to ask the servants to clean the water again on the street, and then they all came forward to wait. Only then did Eunuch Gao slowly suck.

"Eunuch Gao worked hard all the way. This time he came to my house, which really made the Li family live. I wonder if my father-in-law used to living in Jinling?"

Li Xiaohua welcomed her father-in-law into the inner hall and said something to him along the way, without any expression. Eunuch Gao wanted to ask for money, but it was inconvenient to speak. After all, although Li Xiaohua had no official position, she had a serious title, not to mention that his relationship with Your Majesty was not ordinary. Every year, three or two birthdays, the things Li family sent to the palace can be planned by boat, but of course, he did not have his share.

Eunuch Gao sighed, "I have encountered something recently, and it's a bit difficult to deal with."

"Oh?" Li Xiaohua smiled, "I don't know why my father-in-law sighed, so I might as well say it out loud. My Li family is not talented and I am willing to help my father-in-law solve his problems."

Eunuch Gao said righteously, "Someone owed me money but refused to return it. I was worried about how to speak to him."

Li Xiaohua laughed, "It turns out that it is a debt collection matter. I don't know where the debtor is?"

"It's in Jinling."

"That's easy to deal with. Our Li family lives in Jinling for many years, and at least everyone gives me some face. If it's inconvenient for you, why don't you let me help you with it."

Eunuch Gao thought to himself that he was waiting for your words and said, "With Master Li's words, the family will be confident."

After saying that, he took out a package from his arms, wrapped it tightly with three layers inside and three layers outside. After opening it layer by layer, there was a piece of paper inside. Eunuch Gao handed over the paper, "Sir Li, have you ever known the words on it?"

Li Xiaohua took it over and saw it, and it turned out to be an IOU with the words:

"I have a Jinling Li Qingcheng owed Zhao Lianjiang 100,000 taels of silver, so I made this special account. The year, month and day."

This IOU was written to Zhao Langjiang when Li Qingcheng was in Yinyang last year. Later, Zhao Langjiang used it as a "favorite" and was stuffed to Eunuch Gao. Unexpectedly, when he came to announce the imperial edict this time, Gao Yuan came to take this IOU to claim the debt.

Li Xiaohua was amused and crying.

"So this is the document that the dog son has made." Li Xiaohua said, "Wait for a moment, Qingcheng will be the head of our Li family. I will ask him to give you an answer."

After saying that, he handed over the IOU to Li Qingcheng.

Zhao Langjiang once mentioned the IOU to Li Qingcheng, but Li Qingcheng had no choice but to say, "Eunuch Gao, let's talk."

He pulled Eunuch Gao into the side hall and ordered someone to come up to Xiangming and looked at him with a smile. Gao Yuan was so nervous that he was, "How come, do you want to pay the debt?"

Li Qingcheng said, "How can I? I, Li Qingcheng, are also from the Li family. For five hundred years, the Li family has built a family with integrity. How can it be a dependent on debts?"

"Then are you going to use cash or silver notes?"

Li Qingcheng said, "Father-in-law, please have tea first."

Gao Yuan picked up the teacup and drank it. He felt the fragrance of lips and teeth, and the saliva was generated under his tongue. He couldn't help but praise, "Good tea!"

Li Qingcheng said, "Can the taste enter my father-in-law's mouth?"

"Are there, pack some for me when I leave."

Li Qingcheng said, "This tea is not ordinary tea. It was given to me by Emperor Taizu five hundred years ago. Do you see the imperial edict offered next to our ancestral hall? It was the reward when I issued that imperial edict, and this pot was left. Now it is in your mouth. This tea has been given a total of half a pound. A few years ago, the Cui family in Henan came to visit and bought one or two taels for 1.5 million taels of silver. At this price, my father-in-law just drank this cup and found that it was almost worth 30,000 to 40,000 taels!"

Gao Yuan said sharply, "What? Such a sip of tea costs 30,000 to 40,000 taels?"

Li Qingcheng looked calm, "My father-in-law's words are wrong. Do you think that the imperial tea rewarded by Emperor Taizu is not worth the money?"

The man in the palace was most afraid of slandering the royal family, let alone Emperor Taizu. He said he didn't dare to say that he could not take a sip, and 30,000 to 40,000 taels were gone. Fortunately, he only took a sip and put the teacup on the table. Li Qingcheng vomited a little inside, and Gao Yuan couldn't control it. With a bang, the teacup fell to the ground.

Li Qingcheng exclaimed, "Ah!"

"What's wrong?"

"Oh no, this teacup seems to be ordinary, but it has a great background. It is called the One Dragon and Four Phoenix Cup, which is a reward from Emperor Chengzu. Now there are only two left in the world. Except for this one, the other one is offered in the Taimiao! If this cup is broken, it is not a matter of money, but a crime of deceiving the king!"

Gao Yuan's face changed drastically, "What should I do?"

Li Qingcheng smiled and said, "Don't panic, father-in-law, I will cover up the past for my father-in-law. However, I have no money in my hands recently. As for the IOU..."

Gao Yuan said, "It's just a piece of broken paper. If you help me stop this matter, this matter will be cleared."

...

Li Qingcheng and Gao Yuan walked out talking and laughing. They were like friends who had met for a long time, which was in sharp contrast to the domineering appearance of Eunuch Gao before.

Li Xiaohua said, "Eunuch Gao, incense table, cauldron and other instruments for receiving the order have been prepared. The auspicious time has come. Please announce the order!"

Gao Yuan then ordered someone to take off a jade box from the car, and after opening it, he took out an imperial edict and said sharply, "The imperial edict is here!"

Li Xiaohua led all the tribesmen to kneel down one after another, "The grass-roots people, Li Xiaohua and his tribe disciples obeyed the order!"

"The emperor's edict of Emperor Chengyun in the Heavenly Kingdom: Although the Li family in Yingtian Prefecture lives in Jiangnan, they are dedicated to the country..."

The decree was very long, and Eunuch Gao said it slowly. He first affirmed the contributions of the Li family to the royal family. From the time when King Jinling surrendered to the Jingnan War, Li Xiaohua worked hard and made great contributions, and praised the ancestors of the Li family. The emperor expressed his sincere gratitude to the Li family on behalf of the royal family for their contributions. He used this great sacrifice to the ancestors and sent sincere blessings to the Li family.

"I heard that the eldest son of the Li family, Qingcheng, was young and promising. He also killed the enemy side by side with King Yinyang in Western Xinjiang and made great contributions. He specially ordered Li Qingcheng to be the Marquis of Pingyang and rewarded Ruyi for one, and admired this!"

As soon as the order was issued, the entire Li family was shocked.

The Marquis of Pingyang is a marquis. Although it is just a title and has no actual fief, the rewards of the royal family are mostly used to praise the ministers, but the title of Li Qingcheng to be a marquis was beyond everyone's expectations. Li Xiaohua's great contribution was only a title of Dingyang Bo.

The last time, the Li family was named a marquis, who defeated the Tatar tribe in northern Xinjiang two hundred years ago. At that time, he served as the Grand Governor of the Dingbei Army in the army.

What a glory this is?

What Li Qingcheng did was nothing but to fight against the Western Chu and Northern Zhou coalition forces with Zhao Langjiang, and he did not put in much effort.

Li Xiaohua led everyone to kowtow and thank him.

Li Qingcheng couldn't be happy.

Others don’t know where Pingyang is, but Li Qingcheng knows that Pingyang is a city among the nineteen cities of Yinyang. The so-called Pingyang Marquis is equivalent to burying a nail in the fief of Zhao Langjiang’s Yinyang King. The real purpose is to restrain Zhao Langjiang.

Li Qingcheng naturally did not have to go to the vassal state, but once there was a war in the Western Xinjiang or any changes in Yinyang, as a Pingyang Marquis, he had to fight for his fiefdom, that is, the entire Li family in Jinling tied the situation with Yinyang.

The emperor's reward seems to be an honor, but in fact it has hidden murderous intent. Of course, if the hidden Yang is peaceful, this reward is naturally excellent. Once the hidden Yang changes, this reward will become a disaster.

It seems that the emperor in the palace is still a little worried about Zhao Langjiang's dominance in Yinyang City.

Soon, the incident of Li Qingcheng's official title of Marquis of Pingyang spread throughout Jinling City. Before Eunuch Gao left, Li Xiaohua ordered people to pack a box of gold, silver and jewelry in his carriage.

It was almost noon, and the ancestor worship ceremony was coming to an end.

Next, the Presbyterian Church within the clan.

Li Xiaohua announced that she would wash her hands and give up the position of the monk's head. According to the rules of the clan, a new clan leader will be elected. Under the witness of fellow practitioners in the martial arts world, Li Xiaohua presided over the last clan meeting as the clan leader.

There is only one topic at the meeting. The proposal to elect the new patriarch of the Li family in Jinling, Li Qingcheng, will be voted by the elders of the 16 branches of the Three Houses of the Presbyterians. As long as thirteen votes are passed, Li Qingcheng will successfully become the new head of the Li family.
To be continued...