The most prosperous one will decline, and the most declining one will rise.

No matter it is a country or an individual, it is difficult to escape this rule.

General Hou escorted the princes and nobles of Gaochang to the capital, and His Majesty Li Er held a banquet to celebrate and praised the meritorious soldiers.

The achievements of destroying the country, Hou Junji can be said to have reached the peak of his life and become the number one general in the Tang Dynasty army. That's right, Li Jing has become a otakus honestly, and Hou Junji is the well-deserved military god.

Of course, Hou Junji thought so, but others have not put the hat of the War God on his head.

Unfortunately, within a few days of joy, the censor blew his chin and took private property in Gaochang, resulting in the disarray of military discipline and the incident broke out.

General Hou thought this was just a trivial matter, but His Majesty Li Er had issued an order to review it. So Hou Junji was thrown into prison and went to depression.

Before the trial was heard, the Secretary-General Cen Wenben submitted a report, believing that Hou Junji was a hero of the country and could not be humiliated easily. His Majesty Li Er followed suit and released General Hou who had been in prison for several days.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty Li Er was hitting Hou Junji to avoid being arrogant due to his merits. Although he had been jailed for several days, he did not treat him harshly, and he did not return the treasure he had obtained privately.

Unfortunately, Hou Junji is not a sensible person. He actually feels resentful about this matter and lays the groundwork for the ending of his tragic death.

Character determines success or failure, and this sentence is true. Hou Junji is the type of ungrateful person. No matter how good he is to him, as long as there is something that doesn’t suit you, you will turn your back on him.

Li Jing is an example. Teaching military tactics should be grateful, right? But Hou Junji didn't. He complained to His Majesty Li Er, saying that Li Jing had the intention of rebellion and did not teach the military tactics all.

It’s good to teach you, what’s wrong with others keeping a hand? But Hou Junji has this kind of thinking. Such a bad person not only resents, but also revenges grudges.

His Majesty Li Er beat Hou Junji and did not punish other looted soldiers. This is the art of leadership. If you win a battle, you will rob it. You will have to rely on the army in the future!

When the news reached Ganzhou, Xu Qilin just laughed it off. If he had known that this would be the result, it would have nothing to do with him.

However, the imperial edict sent by the court brought him another move. After the Spring Festival and the spring plowing system, he would return to Beijing to report his work, which means he would not return to Ganzhou again.

Xu Qilin was not surprised by this and had corresponding plans. If he returned to the capital and continued to work in Dayingku, he would go to Xin'an Industrial Base and not suffocate in the muddy waters of Chang'an.

The news of going back to the capital has been spread in the mansion. Scarlett and Ajiani don’t care. Following her own Alang, she doesn’t suffer any hardships or fatigue. However, when returning to the capital, she may not be able to be the boss in the mansion.

Fang Er was nervous for a while, and after being comforted by Xu Qilin, he let it go. Now it seems that His Majesty Li Er may have changed his mind and did not want to marry the princess to this bastard.

A Ke, well, Xiaoye has become a little normal. Anyway, my sister has something to say, so just follow Xu Qilin, and it’s almost the same place.

Although it will take several months to leave, Xu Qilin still asked his subordinates to sort out the documents and accounts, which made them refreshing, making them easy to hand over and there will be no tail left.

There are still many officials transferred to the court. Next year, the Anxi Protectorate will be replaced by Guo Xiaoke. Wang Fangyi, the governor, is very stable. The main reason is that Gaochang's business has recovered well and his political achievements have satisfied the court.

Du Zhenglun seemed to have to stay for a year or two in the position of governor of Suzhou. He angered His Majesty Li Er, and could only continue to wait for His Majesty Li Er to calm down.

The news that attracted Xu Qilin's most attention was still coming. Li Sipang's "Guodizhi" was compiled, with a total of eight volumes. It contains extensive citations and a lot of precious materials preserved, which is indeed worthy of praise.

But His Majesty Li Er's reaction was a bit too much. Not only did he feel like he had found a treasure, he collected this work in the royal library secret palace, and also rewarded it one after another.

First, he gave "ten thousand pieces of goods", and then he rewarded a large amount of property, which even exceeded the standard of the prince, which made the ministers compose memorials and advised him.

His Majesty Li Er readily accepted the advice and praised the ministers who advised him, but he did not change at all. In order to balance, he canceled the expenditure limit of Prince Li Chengqian, indicating that the prince was still above Li Tai.

Although on the surface, Prince Li Chengqian got more, but the ritual order exceeded the system, which itself shows the problem.

Moreover, Xu Qilin felt that the cancellation of Li Chengqian's expenditure restrictions and giving him a blank check to write casually, it seemed to be a bit like digging a hole.

Because when Li Chengqian submitted a letter to refute, His Majesty Li Er replied: Your family's tomb and the country's reserves are two, so there is a destiny to show that there are differences. When you enter the school, you will be the righteousness of the king and the minister. The same treasury is the same, and it is actually the same as the father and son.

It means: This is the world of our old Li family. I am your father, and mine is yours.

But the following words say: Therefore, a gentleman is rich but not arrogant, and a humble person is beneficial. If he is extravagant, he will not be grandchildren. Few people will lose it by making an appointment. He will be willing to keep the way and thank him without any trouble.

Since Li Chengqian is allowed to use it casually, what kind of gentleman do you make? What kind of extravagance does not have grandchildren, and what kind of humility does it benefit? And what kind of way do you ask Li Chengqian to think carefully? What kind of way do you ask him to follow?

The wind is about to rise, and Xu Qilin put down his letter, knowing that Li Chengqian will inevitably feel fear. Even if he doesn't understand, his few dog-headed military advisors can still figure out some of the flavors?

If you change your past and wake up suddenly, you might have some room for salvation. But if Li Chengqian is such a person, Xu Qilin doesn't believe it.

As long as Li Sipang continues to wait and does not do anything dizzy, the throne should be stable.

Xu Qilin took a pen and wrote a letter to Li Sipang. He should have written it for a long time, but he has been lazy and has been procrastinating for more than ten days.

The profits of Caolu and the profits of Dayingku made His Majesty Li Er plan to rebuild the Luoyang palace. It is estimated that it will gradually start after next spring plowing.

As the governor of Luozhou, Li Sipang naturally has to take the lead. At the same time, this is also an opportunity to show off. If the palace can be repaired without causing public resentment, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement.

In fact, this is easy to deal with, as long as you have money, you don’t have to go through any labor service, just hire it, the wages are good, no one has done it yet?

In terms of funds, as long as it is not a one-time supply, there is still no problem. The Luoyang Palace is not in a hurry, and it is still time to complete it within five years.

Of course, Xu Qilin also gave Li Sipang several ideas. It not only repairs the palace, but also allows people in Luozhou to make multiple investments.

In the letter, Xu Qilin reminded Li Sipang again, not to send people to make friends with officials in the court, just wait for a big pie to fall from the sky.

Li Sipang mentioned this from previous correspondences. It was not that he wanted to do this, but that his subordinates wanted to make contributions.

Although these people have good intentions and want Li Sipang to be more powerful, Xu Qilin is the most opposed to doing bad things with kind intentions.

You should know that the reason why Li Sipang failed in history was also related to what Li Chengqian said to His Majesty Li Er.

Li Chengqian blamed Li Sipang for his rebellion on Li Sipang's step-by-step pressing. Li Sipang did send his subordinates to win over some people with money, showing his desire to seek the legitimate position.

It can be said that Li Chengqian's last blow was very critical. In addition, Li Sipang was stunned and said something about killing his son and passing the brother, which finally made His Majesty Li Er determined to pass the throne to Li Zhi.

Xu Qilin made it very clear that it is useless to win over your ministers now. When you get what you want, that is, you will get the right to inherit the throne, and your Majesty Li Er will make a decision.

In fact, Xu Qilin said everything to Li Sipang, but he was not by Li Sipang's side. Who knows if Li Sipang will be moved by his subordinates and change his mind?

After writing the letter, Xu Qilin looked carefully again. He felt that there was no problem, so he closed his mouth and sent someone to Luoyang tomorrow.

After simply packing up the desk, Xu Qilin walked out of the study slowly and heard the melodious sound of piano coming from a distance.

Xu Qilin smiled, which was also one of Xiaoye's changes. In addition to being delicious and loving to bask in the sun, playing the piano and singing has gradually become her hobby.

Just as I was about to go to the back garden to enjoy it, the servants came to report, and people from the capital were waiting in the hall.

Xu Qilin didn't know what was wrong, so he turned around and went to the hall. After going in and checking, he realized that it was a master of investigation sent by His Majesty Li Er.

"The official has met Xu Cheng." The master is nearly forty years old and cannot tell that he is a man in the yamen at all. However, Xu Qilin noticed his eyes and occasionally flashed his light, knowing that this guy is meticulous and should not behave like a person.

Xu Qilin bowed and said, "Mr. Sun is polite, but what clues are found?"

Master Sun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I am incompetent, I have investigated from multiple sources, and there are no clues."

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "Mr. Sun is serious and there is no clue in this case, so it is natural that he can't find out. I will report to the court that Mr. Sun investigates it from multiple sources and works hard."

As he said that, he reached out and signaled Master Sun to ask for a seat and ordered his servants to serve tea.

After Master Sun sat down, he spoke, "If Xu Cheng can think of someone who he has a grudge against, he can continue to investigate."

Xu Qilin waved his hand and said, "If there is a marriage, there must be one. But if you want to make a mortal hatred, I can't think of it. Since that's the case, how can I talk nonsense and involve it?"

Master Sun nodded and said, "Xu Cheng is kind-hearted and does not want to be implicated, so he can save himself from it."

After pausing, he continued, "The poison on the crossbow arrow was inquired from many places, and it seemed to be a type used by the Yao people. According to Xu Cheng's assassin, he was short and agile, and also similar to the Yao people."

"If it's a fangren-" Xu Qilin pondered for a moment and said, "The image is so strange, it must be difficult to escape."

Master Sun said: "I think the assassin may be no longer alive, so I can't catch him."

Xu Qilin agreed with this. If the assassination failed and disappeared, it was most likely that he had been destroyed. It was precisely because the people he sent could not find any trace of the assassin.

"Mr. Sun doesn't have to care. He will return to Beijing to report his case. Someone will also report the details." Xu Qilin felt that Master Sun could not solve the case, so he came to ask him to talk to him about the situation.

Master Sun smiled and said, "Xu Cheng doesn't have to worry about not being able to hand in the wrong, and Jingzhao Mansion has no idea that he can't solve the case and hold him accountable. In fact, there is indeed a reluctant request from me, and I hope Xu Cheng can fulfill it."

Xu Qilin said: "Mr. Sun will do it for himself."

Master Sun pondered for a moment and said, "I want to stay in Ganzhou, but I wonder if Xu Cheng can agree?"

Xu Qilin was a little confused. It was so good in Jingzhao Prefecture. Although Ganzhou was also good, it was still a remote place in the northwest.

Seeing that Xu Qilin did not answer immediately, Master Sun continued, "I am not hiding it. I offended the powerful and high-ranking officials in the capital. I really don't want to go back."

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "I still have some connections in the capital. If I talk about it, what does Mr. Sun think?"

Master Sun shook his head and said, "The water in Jingzhao Mansion is too deep. Whenever the case is investigated, there are always many constraints. I am a serious person. If I don't find out, I will feel depressed and can't feel relieved."

"That's it-" Xu Qilin pondered, then raised his head for a while and said, "Please ask Mr. Sun to work in the Ganzhou yamen for the time being, and only told the court that he was still solving the assassination case. As for the future, he would leave after the spring plow next year, it would be too late to arrange it."

Master Sun understood that this was to examine his ability to see if he could handle the matter in the yamen about theft investigation case.

"I dare not do my best." Master Sun bowed and said, "But please Xu Cheng observe. If you have insufficient talent, you will be allowed to take Xu Cheng's defeat."

"What is the reason for saying that, I'm so serious." Xu Qilin smiled and waved his hand. "It's a master in Jingzhao Mansion. In this small Ganzhou, Mr. Sun is indeed a bit insignificant."

Master Sun hurriedly was humble, chatted casually for a while, then got up and said goodbye.

I don’t know who this guy offended in the capital, so I actually wanted to run to Ganzhou to avoid disaster.

Xu Qilin sent Master Sun away, and while thinking, he slowly walked into the back garden.

Although the weather was already cold, the atmosphere in the warm pavilion in the back garden was warm. The meat was roasted on the charcoal fire, and the aroma was filled with wine and side dishes on the table, which made people saliva.

Xiaoye just played a song and returned to the table, skewers and drinks, and was so happy.

Seeing Xu Qilin, Scarlett smiled and stood up to greet him, complaining that he had come too late.

"After writing the letter, another guest came." Xu Qilin explained, sat at the table, and said to Fang Er with a smile: "I heard that someone has come to my family, but what's wrong?"

"Send some money and clothes." Fang Er said disrespectfully: "I'll ask when I'll go back."

Xu Qilin nodded, took the wine glass handed over by Scarlett, took a sip, and said, "Return to the capital next year, you can be honest."

Fang Erkaba Kaba asked with his eyes, "What happened? I haven't heard of it!"

"Although nothing happened, the capital is not very peaceful!" Xu Qilin raised his glass and signaled, saying, "You are honest, don't let someone take advantage of it."

Oh, Fang Er seemed to understand and said, "We will contact each other more after we go back. If you are in charge of the staff, I won't be afraid of being deceived."
Chapter completed!