night.

Sudden heavy rainstorms invaded Dali Imperial City, making this most pleasant place covered by thick mist and rain.

The original palace had now become the Dali Road Government Office, and the huge palace was divided into many areas such as the Jieduan Mansion, the Funeral Mansion, and the Funeral Mansion.

But Duan Shi, who was appointed as the governor of Dali Road, still lived in his former bedroom.

At this time, he stood by the window, quietly listening to the rustling sound of the rain hitting the green leaves outside the house.

Five years have passed.

In a blink of an eye, nearly five years have passed since Duan Qilin was killed and the entire Dali area surrendered.

In the past five years, Duan Shi, who has the purest Dali Duan bloodline, has been a puppet honestly and has never done anything unusual, but if you really care about it, you may still feel a little unwilling to do it.

This Yangyang Dali was originally the territory of their Duan family. He should be the emperor here, not the nominal governor or the actual vocal insect.

Looking out the window for a long time, although he didn't look old, Duan Shi, who was only sixty years old, turned around and looked at his wife on the bed.

His original wife came from a famous family in Dali. She was the second daughter of Yan Weiang, the former elder of the court and the general manager of the Sixing Mansion.

Since he was sixteen years old, he married him as his concubine, and has been forty years. He has always been respectful to Duan Shi and has been in a relationship with him.

Although Duan Shi only gave birth to two daughters in this life, because his father was Yan Wei'ang, Duan Shi never got to the emperor's position, so he did not act like a concubine.

In addition to her, she also took two other concubines, and a total of more than ten concubines.

This is nothing.

"Princes" like Duan Shi rarely have only one concubine in their family.

No matter how beautiful a woman is, she will be old and deteriorating. Men are always a little fresh, and the princess never stopped Duan Shina.

In fact, they have not had a bed and sleeping together for nearly ten years.

The princess was quite beautiful when she was young and was a well-known lady in Dali. However, after she was forty years old, she could only be considered a milf.

She is naturally unable to compare with those concubines in the mansion who are just as young as Hua Miaoqing.

But just two years ago, Duan Shi, who had become the governor of Dali Road, suddenly moved back to her house to live.

Some of the concubines in the mansion were sent out directly by him, while others remained in the mansion, but he rarely favored them again.

Of course, this is not a great enlightenment after experiencing the prosperity of the world. Instead, Duan Shi was extremely romantic when he was young, and at this age he felt what it means to be weak.

At night, he hugged those young concubines and couldn't do anything he wanted. Duan Shi, who suffered from the torture but could not help but feel a little guilty about the neglected princess.

The one who has been with him for the longest time in his life is ultimately the one who has married his wife.

He simply moved back to the princess' room to live.

Although hugging a princess of this age is not as comfortable as hugging those concubines, at least there is no need to experience such powerless torture.

Looking at the princess who had lost her charming appearance when she was young, Duan Shi didn't know what she thought of, sighed softly and walked towards the bed.

Yan Wei'ang died of illness three years ago, and fewer and fewer loyal to him than Duan's family, and his voice in Dali is getting lower and lower.

Nowadays, the young and strong officials in Dali are either from the Song Dynasty or are grateful to the Song Dynasty court. He is the governor, and he is no different from a transparent person.

Just when he was about to take off his clothes and sleep, a guard outside the door suddenly said, "Mr. Jiedu, Lord Jiang is here."

Duan Shi was slightly stunned and walked towards the door.

Lord Jiang was the original uncle of Dali and the chief manager of Shanchan Mansion.

Although Duan Qilin was defeated and killed, for the sake of peace in Dali Road, the general manager of Shanchan Prefecture was not rectified.

He now serves as an inspector under the Finance Department in the Dali Road Government.

This is equivalent to the supervision agency under the Department of Finance. As an ordinary inspector, he obviously does not have much power.

Jiang Kui's voice in Dali is far from being compared with when he was the chief executive of Shanchanfu before.

When he arrived outside the door, Duan Qilin saw Jiang Kui, who was still wet with a paper umbrella with his clothes, but was still wet with rain.

He probably has the kind of physique that can make you fat if you drink water. His life has never been as comfortable as before in recent years, but he seems to have gained a few pounds.

Even the ordinary oil-paper umbrella could not completely cover him.

Duan Shi directly invited Jiang Kui to the side room and asked, "Why is Lord Jiang here at this time?"

"Jiangsu."

Jiang Kui first gave Duan a gift, then sighed softly, "The lower officials can't sleep, so come and see the Jiedushi."

Duan Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that Jiang Kui should be trying to say something, so he just looked at Jiang Kui.

Jiang Kui said again: "The imperial guards of the Dali Military Region have been leaving Dali for more than three months now, right?"

Duan Shi had a thoughtful look in his eyes and said, "That's true. Marshal Liu Zhuwen led his army away for a long time, but he didn't know whether he had arrived at the front line at this time."

Jiang Kui walked to the guest seat next to Duan Shi and sat down, looking outside the house, "When Lord Zhao arrived at the mansion two days ago, he went to Xiaguan's mansion to talk to Xiaguan to the old days."

Duan Shi was slightly moved, "What did you say?"

Of course he knew who Mr. Zhao was mentioned by Jiang Kui.

Although there are not many former Dali officials who are still working on Dali Road, only those famous are left. The only ones with the surname Zhao are the former general manager of Xiushan County and the King of Xiushan Zhao Liangcai.

He has an important position in Xiushan County. After he became a minister in Dali, he still served as an inspector in Xiushan County. But now he has retired.

Jiang Kui said: "Don't Lord Zhao have two sons? They used to serve in Xiushan County. However, later, the Deputy Jiedushi presided over the re-examination of the officials on Dali Road, allowing them to learn the government knowledge of the court, demoted officials who failed to meet the standards for two consecutive years, and cleared officials who failed to meet the standards for three years. Mr. Zhao's two sons actually have some talent in governing, but now his memory is no longer comparable to when he was young, and he has not reached the score for several years, and he is about to be stripped of his official position. When he met the lower official, he wanted the lower official to give him a sentence to the lower official, and to see if you can go to the deputy Jiedushi to say a few words and ask for a love."

Duan Shi narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled, "Do you think my words can be that effective?"

Jiang Kui's face suddenly became solemn, approaching Duan Shi's ear, "Why don't you know if the prince has ever wanted to re-establish the country?"

Duan Shi suddenly changed his expression and said quietly: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Kui said: "With Lord Zhao and his friends retired, we, the old ministers in Dali, are now becoming less and less able to speak in Dali. Perhaps in a few years, we will probably have no one to succeed us. Prince, you are the blood of the royal family. As long as you climb up and call, we will definitely respond. Now Liu Zhuwen led the imperial guards to the Yuan Dynasty. There are still some of our people in the defenders of each city, maybe we can..."

It’s not just Duan Shi’s unwillingness, but how could Jiang Kui and other former ministers of Dali be content in their hearts?

There was no such thing as hereditary in the Song Dynasty. As long as they retired, gradually, their families could only become ordinary wealthy families.

Who would have been willing to have wealth but not power in the past?

When Liu Zhuwen was there, although they were constantly suppressed by Yu Feihang and others, they did not dare to make any abnormal changes. But now Liu Zhuwen left is obviously an opportunity.

The so-called lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although five years have passed, it turns out that the ministers of the Dali faction are obviously still in Dali.

Duan Shi felt deeply ponder when he heard Jiang Kui's bold words.

He also knew that this was an opportunity, and even over the past few days, he had even come up with this idea more than once.

Now he has to eat and wear and wear in the government office. He has gradually lost interest in women, and the only thing that can still make him interested is the restoration of the country.

But this seems easy, but it is certainly not that simple.

Duan Shi still has too many doubts in his heart.
Chapter completed!