Chapter 6 Talking by the candle in the night
The Marquis of Pingyang did not come here after taking leave. Even so, just a family member was enough to make these local officials work hard to make a gamble for their future.
Look, on the bank of the river, there was a gentle breeze, which made a row of clothes roll into the spring. The officials all sorted themselves out of shape. When they saw a group of people appearing on the dock slowly, they immediately bowed to celebrate: "I will pay homage to Princess Liaoyang."
The world is very complicated, and people's hearts are mixed and difficult to tell, and even the methods are clever and clumsy. It is not a secret thing for officials to make a name for themselves to rise to the top. They are afraid that they will not be able to flatter themselves, but instead they will slap the horse's legs. Luo Ting is far away from Kyoto, and these officials only know that there is a great princess in this trip, and it is the top priority to gain the favor of the great princess first.
However, if you want to be content with your interests, you can just fool around with your interest. It will definitely take time to try it out. Only in this way can you get rewards.
Just like this eldest princess, known as the title of "Liangyang", is not only the least popular member of the royal family, but she herself hates others calling her "Liangyang Grand Princess".
These officials still don't know that their behavior is annoying, and they are still racking their brains to think about how to please and please the eldest princess.
The eldest princess was so dark that she didn't expect that she would encounter such a bad thing as soon as she got off the boat. But her eldest princess's majesty cannot be lost, and she could not let Pingyang Hou Mansion be verbalized, so she said lightly: "Prevent your body."
Ling Yue and Ling Jue stood behind the eldest princess, knowing their mother's temper and nature, but they didn't know how to deal with themselves for a while.
The biggest emotional fluctuations were Aunt Zhao and Ling Yao. They put their hands in their sleeves, staring at the back of the eldest princess, and almost made up their minds at the same time. In any case, they had to let Ling Yao sit as the imperial concubine. If it was best, they would have to be the queen. In this way, they could suppress the arrogance of the eldest princess' family and always step on their feet.
"Grand Princess!" An official with a thick beard and looked about forty years old came to salute respectfully: "Xiaoguan Liu Qingshan is the co-magistrate of the Gengdu Mansion. The magistrate is full of trivial matters, so he specially sent a senior official to welcome the people of the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion."
The eldest princess narrowed her eyes and murmured to herself, "Gengdu Mansion?" Although the capital is far away from this place, local governance is divided by prefectures, and there are also prefectures and counties under it. Gengdu Mansion should not have never heard of it.
Liu Qingshan seemed to understand the confusion of the eldest princess, and blurted out without hesitation: "Luo Ting is located in a remote place, and further south is Yi Huang's territory. For the sake of management convenience, Luo Ting and Gan Yu belong to Gengdu Prefecture."
The closer the place where the two countries are to the junction, the more mixed it is, and it is difficult to manage. If it is still as usual, the government has seven or eight cities, and the country will be difficult to last.
"It's time for you to be the Lord Liu," the eldest princess nodded slightly. Seeing Liu Qingshan like this, if she didn't lead the topic, the introduction would probably be over for a moment.
A trace of disappointment flashed in Ling Jue's eyes. He knew whether he was traveling here or not.
The night before leaving, the father and son sat opposite each other, and there was a game in front of him that had been playing for a long time but still had no final say in winning or losing. Pingyang Hou twisted a black chess in his hand and thought for a long time before he fell on the chessboard: "If you make a mistake, you will lose all the game. Jue'er, don't be careless."
The faint candlelight made his father's face softer, which was very different from the Marquis in the court. A father who looked like this was not unfamiliar to Ling Jue. He couldn't help but chuckled and said, "What's wrong with Dad today? It's just a game of chess."
Pingyang Hou cleared his throat and his eyes finally moved away from the chessboard: "You are young and still have capital, but you can't do things and make trouble. Unexpectedly, your opponent will definitely cause trouble."
Ling Jue felt that Ling Wenzhe had something in his words, so he immediately stood up and bowed: "Jeer followed his father's teachings." When he was playing chess, he just seemed to have not thought as long as his father had thought, but in fact he not only thought clearly which step he should take, but even his father's chess path was first practiced in his mind. Therefore, for him, the situation of lack of desire was just a match for him.
"Sit down." Pingyang Hou lowered his voice, "Do you have any ideas for your father to find you to play chess late at night?"
Ling Jue lowered his eyes: "Dad never does useless work." But his father didn't say it, he should have his own plans.
The gaze of Pingyang Marquis stagnated on Ling Jue's face, and then he laughed: "I forgot that this huge marquis' mansion in the future will be controlled by Jue'er. In terms of strategy and intelligence, it should be better than the blue." Since that's the case, why should he go around in circles: "Your Majesty ascended the throne, the situation in the north is stable, but the Yihuang in the south seems to be ready to move again. Since the founding of Tiansheng, the second generation monarch has not yet been underestimated."
Ling Jue remained silent for a while until the candle fire beside him suddenly jumped up, and he slowly raised his head: "Is it your Majesty's intention?"
The Marquis of Pingyang neither nodded nor shook his head: "Eat the king's fortune and bear the king's worries."
Ling Jue dropped his last white chess: "Je'er understands. I'll wait for an opportunity to explore." This game ended with Ling Jue's victory. For his father, the game was like a battlefield or a court, and he could not tolerate any mistakes. But this is the case in the world. Everything will turn back. Too deliberate, it is often impossible to get what you want.
"Brother?Brother!" Ling Yue pulled Ling Jue's sleeve hard, which made him come to his senses: "Let's keep up."
"Maybe it was blowing on the boat, and I was a little dazed for a moment. Yue'er, don't worry." Ling Jue and Ling Yue followed the eldest princess and left the dock under the guidance of Liu Qingshan and others.
"Blow the wind..." Ling Yue pursed her lips and smiled. Her brother's ability to lie was too weak, even exactly the same as the boatman. There was no wind at all, but they all said that the wind was strong.
"Mr. Liu, where are you going?" The eldest princess rejected the suggestions put forward by Liu Qingshan and others. Even the family members of the Kyoto Marquis' Mansion were not as delicate as they needed sedan chairs everywhere. What's more, they were too tired to take a boat along the way, and walking was a way of adjustment.
"Back to the princess, the prefect gave an order earlier that our Luoting was poor, but there was still a hot spring farm that could relieve the fatigue."
Chapter completed!