After Xu Zhong came back from Ouyang's house, he was in a particularly good mood. He stood in the war factory with a cane and walked around, looking around, looking at this place and there.

As soon as Xu Jie came in, he heard Xu Zhong standing under a tree on the left side of the courtyard, humming some tune. Xu Jie was also a little surprised. In the past, Xu Jie remembered that his second uncle had never hummed a small song. Xu Jie always thought that Xu Zhong was not interested in music and other things at all.

So the first time I heard Xu Zhong humming a song, Xu Jie was very surprised. He walked in front of him a few steps and said with a smile: "What kind of song is the second uncle humming?"

When Xu Zhong saw Xu Jie, he grinned and said, "Loquat song in the countryside."

Xu Jie was a little confused and asked with a smile: "Uncle Second, there is still a pipa song in the countryside? How can I listen to your tune like a lustful and beautiful tune?"

"No, I never listen to obscene lyrics and erotic songs, and you kid can't listen to them." Xu Zhong answered, and taught him, then raised his hand and pointed to the tree on his finger, saying, "Loquat song, such a loquat song."

Xu Jie looked up and saw a loquat tree on his head. It was when the loquats were born. The loquats had turned yellow. Perhaps the tree was a little old, so there were not many loquats. When you looked at them from a distance, you couldn’t see any loquats. If you looked closely, there were some. Perhaps it was because they had been picked a lot by people in the yamen.

Xu Jie laughed at the sound of the words: "What are I talking about? It turns out that it is such a loquat song. If I don't you eat it, will I pick some for you?"

"I have eaten it. It's a bit sour. It's not as sweet as the loquats in the green mountains. The plums and peaches at home should be ripe. I miss you the most. For some reason, the fruits in Bianjing are not as sweet as those in the home." Xu Zhong said, looking up.

Xu Jie seemed to remember these things too. Summer is here again. Summer is always the favorite season for most people. Although it is unbearable, it has a lot of fun and various fruits.

Since ancient times, fruits such as peach, plum, pear, plum, etc., lychees and loquats are also produced in China. As for grapes and watermelons, they are mostly produced in the Western Regions and later gradually introduced to China. There is also something called apples that cannot be found in this era and will not exist until later generations.

The same is true for other crops, such as some vegetables and staple foods, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., which are introduced later. Carrots and the like are introduced slightly earlier.

"Uncle Second looks so happy today. I have never seen you so happy since I was a child. I am in a very good mood for my second uncle to be so happy." Xu Jie also reached out to the loquat hanging above his head. If he couldn't reach it, he jumped slightly again and picked it in his hand and was peeling it.

Xu Zhong suddenly asked seriously: "Jie'er, should you do the marriage in the capital? Or do you go back?"

This is really a difficult thing. Dajiang went to Bianjing and went two thousand miles a day. It was too troublesome to get married. However, getting married in the capital was a bit regretful that an old lady could not witness it.

Xu Jie ate a loquat, which was a bit sour, but also delicious. After spitting out the loquat seeds, he thought about it and said, "Then let's kiss you again. I'll pay a visit to the capital once, and I'll pay a visit to the church once when I go back."

Xu Jie was so tempted, and Xu Zhong was stunned when he heard it. He married twice. This was something that Xu Zhong had never heard of before, but it seemed that there was nothing wrong with Xu Jie. There were so many rules in the world, but there was no rule that he was not allowed to worship twice.

Xu Zhong was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, so good, when you go back to worship the church, your grandmother must be very happy."

The two were chatting, and a young boy was looking inside at the door, and some soldiers also went up to interrogate: "Who are you looking for?"

The young boy laughed, bowed, and said, "Official, is this Chengdong Inspector Factory?"

"That's right, who are you looking for?"

The young boy was overjoyed when he heard this, and turned around and replied, "I'm looking for my young master, who is your commander. My surname is Xu, my name is Xu Gou'er, and also Xu Laifu. I'll bother the official to come in and report, thank you very much."

Xu Gou'er finally used the name Xu Jie casually. Obviously, she understood what Xu Jie said, when she goes out, the name Gou'er will be looked down upon. Although the name Lai Fu does not seem to have a status, it is still thousands of times better than Gou'er.

Xu Jie, who was in the yard, heard the conversation at the door, walked a few steps to the door, and shouted: "Dou'er, you're finally here."

Xu Gou'er was stunned at the door, and then he went up several steps. When he arrived next to Xu Jie, he wanted to get closer, but he held back and said, "Young Master, there are too many things about Mr. Wu and those guys. The frame on the road has broken, so he came a little slower."

Xu Jie saw Xu Gouer's move that he wanted to get close but stopped. He stepped forward and hugged Xu Gouer's shoulder. He looked up and saw several carriages at the door. There were many people beside the carriages. Wu Lanxiang and Xiuxiu were both here. Xu Jie thought about the newspaper he wanted to run two or three months ago. This time he could really do it.

Xu Jie went up to say hello one by one, and Mrs. Wu was also constantly looking at the yamen, looking a little scared. Seeing Xu Jie greeting her, she just smiled.

On the contrary, Xiuxiu was more lively and looked good with Xu Jiefu for a while, and then said, "Hello, Master!"

"Okay, okay, all are fine." Xu Jie stepped forward and picked Xiuxiu up, then greeted everyone in the door.

The house in this Jishi Factory is not small, but there are too many people living there. There are only 700 military men. The Xu family has come again. Now there are some people, so it is easy to arrange them. It is inevitable that they are a little stretched to arrange this printing workshop.

So while Xu Jie asked someone to arrange food and accommodation, he was also thinking about the issue of the house and the venue.

Newspapers are not as good as printing. Printing only requires people to type and print, but newspapers also require many other personnel, including review and verification, foreign affairs contact, editors, writing and providing, and even some journalists walking around.

This requires a considerable venue, which is obviously not possible in this factory.

Xu Jie walked to the street, went back and forth to see what was written on the plaque here and the words on the plaques there.

Xu Gou'er just followed Xu Jie like this. Maybe Xu Gou'er was most willing to follow Xu Jie like this, but Xu Jie did not bring Xu Gou'er with him when he came to the capital.

So wherever Xu Jie went, Xu Gou'er followed him.

After seeing several houses near the neighboring houses, Xu Jie returned to the yamen and began to think about buying one of several small houses in an alley east opposite.

After he decided to settle down, he ordered Xu Gou'er to call Yun Xiaolian.

Yun Xiaolian came from the side yard. As soon as he entered the small hall, he heard Xu Jie jokingly say, "The housekeeper is here."

Yun Xiaolian stopped hearing this. Yun Xiaolian was a little unhappy with the name of housekeeper, but it also explained a problem, that is, Xu Jie's money, etc. If Yun Xiaolian was by his side, most of them were managed by Yun Xiaolian.

Xu Jie wanted to buy this house, so he naturally could not use public funds from the yamen.

Seeing that Yun Xiaolian was pursing her lips and looked a little unhappy, Xu Jie smiled and said, "Xiao Lian, how much money do you have?"

Yun Xiaolian replied crisply: "What should the young master buy? Grandma also ordered the slave to come during the Chinese New Year, saying that he should be thrifty and not spend money with big money."

Xu Jie believed Yun Xiaolian's words. The old lady must have really told Yun Xiaolian to say this. Xu Jie was too busy spending money. Xu Hu, Xu Kang and others were around, so they were inevitably going to brag about it when they went home, so it was heard by the old lady. The old lady naturally couldn't stand it. He mainly went to the top entertainment venues, pleasure boats, star towers, etc. Although they would not spend a lot of money, they would also spend money like water. Maybe the old lady didn't like Xu Jie to go to those entertainment venues.

"I said why have you become stingy recently? You are the housekeeper, and you really become the housekeeper. This time, you need a lot of money to buy a house. How much money do you have under your bed?" Xu Jie's name as the housekeeper was not Xu Jie's temporary intention. In the past, Xu Jie asked Yun Xiaolian to get money, but he only took a few hundred taels of taels in a short time. Now he asked Yun Xiaolian to get some money and asked questions, just like going to the Zhaixing Tower with Liang Boyong in front of him. Although Yun Xiaolian had come to withdraw money, he was reluctant on his face.

When Yun Xiaolian heard that she was buying a house or buying a house business, she looked much better. She looked thoughtful and calculated with her fingers. She said seriously: "There are more than 18,000 taels under the slave bed, and more than 50,000 taels in the cellar."

The inner city of the capital is worth every inch of land. Even if it is not big, it is not something that can be handled by a few thousand taels. Although Xu Jie doesn’t know the specific price yet, tens of thousands of taels should be indispensable. After thinking about it, Xu Jie said, “Around seventy thousand taels should be enough.”

Yun Xiaolian was shocked when she heard this, and looked suspicious again, and immediately said, "Is the young master cheating slaves? What kind of house costs tens of thousands of taels of silver? Is the house made of gold a good thing?"

Yun Xiaolian, the housekeeper, has become more and more powerful.

Xu Jie smiled, and said nothing more, just saying, "If you agree, you can just pay. The capital is no better than the green mountains and the big rivers."

Yun Xiaolian was still a little suspicious, Xu Jie was smiling, and looking at this housekeeper was actually a fun thing.

Li Qiming's mansion is located in the west of the inner city, separated from the east of the city, and I don't know if the old emperor intends to arrange the location of the anti-institution factory in this way.

Recently, officials from all over the Li Mansion have come together from time to time, and today is the same, but there is another person coming today, that is, Wang Xiawen, Wang of Guangyang.

There is an artificial lake in Li’s mansion. There is a homely pleasure boat on the lake, and the homely kabuki is also raised in the pleasure boat.

The man said in detail several times in front of Li Qiming, and Li Qiming slowly frowned and pondered.

The eight people present, as well as Xia Wen, all faced a deep face.

Li Deming, who was standing beside him, asked, "Old Wei, Your Majesty really asked you this in front of so many people in the court?"

Old Wei looked bitter and replied, "It's still fake. There are hundreds of people in the court. This is how Your Majesty asked me, asking me if it's your Majesty who died first or if Li Shumi died first. There are also the words that followed, I dare not say a false statement."

Li Deming looked panicked, his facial muscles were shaking, and he looked at Li Qiming nervously.

Li Qiming sighed and said slowly: "Whether it is..."

Just like these two sentences, Li Deming became more and more uneasy and turned to read Xia Wen again.

Then Xia Wen said, "Uncle, it seems that everything is really as you expected. My father really can't tolerate the Li family."

Li Qiming looked at Xia Wen and was actually very pleased. No matter how the old emperor thought, at least he, the nephew who had been a child, had a conscience and stood by his side wholeheartedly. This is Li Qiming's true confidence.

Li Deming heard Xia Wen's words, and without waiting for Li Qiming to speak, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty's mind is really elusive. Your Highness must protect the Li family. Keeping the Li family is also protecting your highness. The Li family is always standing with Your Highness. Your Highness must help us."

This statement really goes to Xia Wen's heart. Xia Wen's reliance is not the old emperor, but the imperial guards in his hands.

Just as Li Qiming once said to Xia Wen, as long as the Li family is here, Xia Wen will definitely ascend the throne. No matter what means, Xia Wen will ascend the throne.

Xia Wenming understood what Li Qiming said. As long as the old emperor left, no matter who succeeded to the throne, Li Qiming could pull him off the throne. Xia Wen believed it deeply. Therefore, in Xia Wen's heart, the Li family was the real reliance.

Li Qiming rubbed his hand on the armrest of the seat, and the scene slowly became quiet. Everyone looked at Li Qiming and waited for Li Qiming to speak. The people present had great trust in Li Qiming. Without Li Qiming's plans for more than ten years, how could these people have today's status?

Li Qiming was silent for a long time, then suddenly stood up and waved his hand and said, "You all go to the deck and wait for me to talk to your highness for a while."

When everyone heard this, they quickly got up and went to the deck in front of the ship.

Xia Wen couldn't wait to ask, "I wonder what my uncle is going to talk to me?"

Li Qiming gritted his teeth and asked, "Your Highness, how are your Majesty's health recently?"

Xia Wen replied: "My father was seriously ill three months ago and has been recovering recently. However, his father's cough has been more than two years, so this cough disease is unlikely to be cured."

Li Qiming nodded and asked again: "Your Majesty seems to have been seriously ill twice, but fortunately they have survived."

"Yeah, twice." Xia Wen answered, looking at Li Qiming, as if he could hear what it means, but he still didn't realize it yet.

After saying a few words, Li Qiming stood up and actually paced.

Xia Wen just watched Li Qiming pace back and forth.

Suddenly, Li Qiming stopped and said softly: "What if Your Majesty is seriously ill and is in a coma again? What if Your Majesty just left like this?"

Li Qiming was speechless, and Xia Wen was stunned when he heard this, and his cold sweat couldn't stop him from falling out.

The two of them looked at each other, and Xia Wen quickly turned his gaze away, not daring to look at Li Qiming's eagle-like eyes.

Xia Wen's eyes were avoided, but he couldn't stop thinking in his mind. He was thinking as he followed Li Qiming's words. The old emperor was dead. Even if Xia Wen didn't dare to think about it, Xia Wen did not dare to deny that this was not what he expected. Yes, Xia Wen has been looking forward to this moment. No matter how clear and clear the saint taught, the human heart is the human heart.

How could Xia Wen really deny his heart? How could he really not hope that the old emperor would die? If the old emperor dies, who can succeed in the throne in this capital? Who else can besides Xia Wen? Xia Han, who is far away in Hangzhou? If Xia Han dares to come to the capital, he will have a way out.

Xia Wen did not dare to look into Li Qiming's eyes because Xia Wen did not dare to let others see that his eyes were in a straight face and did not dare to reveal his deepest expectations.

"Your Highness, the Li family will be defeated and the throne will be decided by Your Majesty's words. If the Li family does not fall, you will not be the only one of you. Now Your Majesty is aggressive and vows to destroy the Li family. The Li family has fallen, at least you will go back to the past and return to the situation of selling houses and industries to make a living. But what about this throne? Does Your Majesty really have to pass the throne to Your Majesty? This is what I am worried about." Li Qiming said slowly.

Xia Wen still didn't look up.

Li Qiming was not in a hurry, paused for a moment, and then said: "If Your Highness ascended the throne, it would be okay for the Li family to be in the situation. Your Highness has always been kind-hearted and has always been sages and gentlemen. Even if you are afraid, the Li family will collapse, and the one who succeeds is not Your Highness. Then the Li family... Maybe Your Highness... Maybe you, me, everyone, will fall to the ground!"

Xia Wen trembled when he heard this, and his head fell to the ground! It seemed that he really reminded Xia Wen, how could a person fall to the ground be fake? If Xia Han ascended the throne, how could Xia Wen have a way to live? If someone else was replaced, no matter who it was, how could Xia Rui, who was born to the palace maid, leave Xia Wen's way to live?

At this time, the so-called Xia Wen is the emperor's biggest concern in the future. Other princes may have a good ending, but Xia Rui, as long as he cannot ascend the throne, he will definitely die.

Xia Wen became more and more shocked the more he thought about it.

Li Qiming suddenly raised his tone and said: "Your Highness, the battle for the throne has always been a bloody thing in history. How was Li Tang? His power was thousands of miles away from the Western Regions, and he beat the Turks to run away with his head. The prosperous Tang Dynasty has reached its present, and it is also talked about and admired by the world. It has been immortal for thousands of years. How did Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin succeed to the throne? He killed his brothers and took over the emperor's father, but now he is not the same as the emperor of the ages?"

After hearing this, Xia Wen suddenly looked up and waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Uncle, you must not, never!"

Nothing must be? Xia Wen does not need to be Li Shimin, nor does he need to kill his brothers, but Xia Wen knows what Li Qiming means. What Xia Wen wants to do is not to hold the emperor's father, but... kill the emperor's father.

Xia Wen, who has been studying for more than 20 years, is really guilty at this time. He subconsciously dares not!

Li Qiming looked ruthless when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "What's wrong? Your Highness has been sages for twenty years, and they have learned the way of governing the country through the world, and they have learned the method of serving the country for the country and the people. If you learn this talent, can you watch your country be defeated by those who are ignorant? Your Majesty has been seriously ill for nearly three years and may be able to leave at any time. Even if you have to last for years, it will only take a few months for the rest of this year. How important is your Highness and the Li family? The Li family is a minister, and the king wants his minister to die, and the minister has to die, and he will fall. But the older this person is, the more confused he is. What if His Majesty is really confused when he dies, what should he do? Have you ever thought about these?"

Xia Wen raised his hands that were shaking violently, supported the small desk in front of him, and tried hard to control his arms to prevent them from trembling. However, his head was swaying continuously, and there was a sentence in his mouth: "I'll do it..."

After a long time, he said two other words: "No."
Chapter completed!