Unparalleled Concubine

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat slumped in his seat with a look of disappointment on his face.

"That's over, my father asked me to stay with you, teacher, for a few days. I came here full of joy, but I didn't expect that no one in the teacher's house is here, so I am going to die of boredom?"

Li Xin put down the teacup in his hand and looked at His Highness the Crown Prince.

"Did His Majesty ask you to come, or did the Empress ask you to come?"

At this time, if it was Empress Xie who let the prince live in Jing'anhou's mansion, then it was the Xie family who was sending a signal to Li Xin. If it was the emperor who put the prince in Li Xin's house, then... it would be somewhat intriguing.

"Father asked me to come."

His Royal Highness still respected Li Xin as his uncle, and he immediately replied: "Father said, Teacher, you have some time recently, so you can teach me well, and let me stay with you for a while."

Li Xin nodded and said in a muffled voice, "Then you will stay at my house for a few days."

At this time, the crown prince is not in the East Palace, but in Jing'anhou Mansion, this news will soon spread throughout the capital, at least throughout Yongle Square.

This means that once the news of the emperor's serious illness spreads, the Jing'an Hou Mansion will stand behind the prince by default.

For this, Li Xin didn't care much, it was this kind of forced arrangement that made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Li Xin turned his head to look at Xiao Zheng, and asked, "Eunuch Xiao is not in the inner court, is he in the evil mansion?"

Xiao Zheng was standing next to the prince's chair at the moment. He heard that he took out a copy of the imperial decree of the jade scroll from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and said in a deep voice to Li Xin: "I'm here to send it to Lord Hou." imperial decree."

Li Xin took a deep breath, and was about to get up and kneel to meet the imperial decree, but just as he was about to kneel down, he was supported by Xiao Zheng. The eunuch handed the imperial edict into Li Xin's hand, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty There is no need to be too polite, His Majesty specifically explained that Lord Hou does not need to kneel down, and the imperial decree does not need to be read by slaves, Lord Hou just read it for himself."

Li Xin held the imperial decree in his hand, and did not rush to open it, but looked at Xiao Zheng, and said silently: "Eunuch Xiao, Your Majesty... is he in better health?"

Xiao Zheng's expression darkened.

"Since meeting Lord Hou yesterday, His Majesty has been unable to sleep, and has not closed his eyes for almost two or three days now."

If there is a row of Taikang emperors who died, who is the saddest, then Xiao Zheng, the chief eunuch of the inner court, will definitely be in the top three.

You must know that the rule of one emperor and one courtier may not necessarily work well in the court, but the rule of one emperor and one courtier is an absolute rule. Every time a new emperor ascends the throne, a new internal servant will be born.

After all, no one can rest assured that the people around them are not their own.

Relying on this superior position, Xiao Zheng squeezed out his predecessor Chen Ju and became the chief eunuch of the inner court.

Not surprisingly, he, the great eunuch, can continue to do so.

But now an accident happened. Once Emperor Taikang died, he, the great eunuch, would have done his best, and he would probably guard the imperial tomb just like Chen Ju.

Xiao Zheng let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty he..."

He only said three words and didn't go on.

Then the eunuch turned his head to look at Li Xin, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty's order, this servant, came to deliver the imperial decree to Lord Hou, and at the same time, leave His Royal Highness at the Lord Hou's mansion for the time being. Now that the matter is over, this servant will leave gone."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his head respectfully to Li Xin, and slowly backed out.

Li Xin personally sent him to the gate of the mansion, and then he went back to the living room and opened the imperial edict.

The imperial decree is still composed of a series of parallel prose, with gorgeous rhetoric and mist.

But the meaning is still very clear.

"Prince Taishi Li Xin is no longer the General of the Zhenbei Army, but still serves as Minister of the Ministry of War and leads the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army."

After reading the letter, Li Xin frowned.

The emperor, who had been stingy with him for ten years, suddenly delegated power to such a large extent...

That means...

Thinking of this, Li Xin turned his head to look in the direction of Miyagi, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

Chapter 817 Interest Affects

The position of Minister of the Ministry of War has always been held by Li Xin. Even when he went to Jimenguan to serve as the general of Zhenbei, this position was not lost. Almost ten years ago.

In the second year of Taikang, Li Xin, as the general of the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army, led the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army to march westward, and made great contributions in the southwest. After returning to Beijing, he was named Minister of the Ministry of War and Prince Taibao. Battalion errands, and he has not touched the Imperial Army for seven years.

The total number of imperial guards in the Jin Dynasty exceeded 50, but not all of them were near the capital. Some Zhechong prefectures were either on the border or in localities. There were about 30 imperial guards in Gyeonggi. Each battalion has 5 people.

Originally, after Li Xin resigned from his job in the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army, Pei Jin took over the Right Battalion. Later, this General Pei became the General of the Forbidden Army again. , became the most powerful person in the Jin military.

But because of the disastrous defeat in the Southwest, the emperor was furious, and Pei Jin completely lost power in the court. The emperor didn't even give him a decent old age, and directly demoted him to a commoner and drove him out of the capital.

Therefore, the current Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is under the leadership of Hou Jingde. Now, after seven years, the emperor once again handed over the Right Battalion of the Forbidden Army to Li Xin.

This measure is still very good.

Looking at the current situation, the emperor is probably really seriously ill, so if he wants to hand over the throne smoothly, he must give some support to His Highness the Crown Prince. At this time, Li Xin, who is the Prince's Taibao, must have enough strength in his hands , to be able to hold the scene.

And this power should not be too great, so Li Xin could only lead half of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, and the other half was held by Hou Jingde to control Li Xin.

Originally, Li Xin's achievements over the years, even if he is not in the circle of generals, his qualifications are strong enough, and now he is leading the imperial army, he will become the strongest backing behind the prince.

Li Xin held the imperial decree in his hand, and after a long silence, he turned to look at the prince next to him.

"His Royal Highness will stay at my house first. If there is nothing to do, don't go out recently. If there is something to do, I will let someone call you."

The prince had been in Jing'an Hou's mansion since he was a child, so he knew Li Xin's temper very well. Usually, when Li Xin was smiling, it didn't matter how he joked with him, but when he became serious, there was no room for discussion.

The prince nodded immediately and said: "Teacher, don't worry, I will stay in the mansion obediently and not go anywhere."

After finishing speaking, he left from the front hall, bouncing towards the backyard of Jing'an Hou Mansion.

Li Xin, on the other hand, continued to sit in the front hall, holding the imperial decree on the jade scroll in his hand, silently lost in thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Shiliu, who brought a meal, approached the front hall, and when he put the food in front of Li Xin, Li Xin woke up from his dazed state.

Chen Shiliu bowed his head and said, "Master Hou hasn't eaten anything today, let's eat some cushions."

Li Xin nodded, looked at the imperial decree in his hand in silence, then put it on the table beside him, and picked up the rice bowl on the table.

While picking up the vegetables, he asked, "Are there any guests outside?"

Chen Shiliu shook his head.

"not yet."

Li Xin looked calm, and while eating, he said: "Not now, but there will be in a while."