Jing Xingzhi’s Daily Life in Ancient Times

Everyone was puzzled, but only Li Yunxi’s heart was clear.

Li Jialin’s seemingly reckless proposal had accidentally poked the itch in Li Yunxi.

Li Yunxi was worried about how to calm Ning Haibo, and it was impossible to sell his junior brother directly, so wouldn’t it be a good idea to send his junior brother there?

Ning Haibo had just finished a battle, and Anbei and Dingbei were captured, giving Ning Haibo a chance to go back here and contact his son.

Li Yunxi thought of Ning Haibo making a scene at the door of his junior brother’s house, and he couldn’t wait to knock Ning Haibo’s head and teach him how to get along with his son.

Seeing his four sons, although there was one who wasn’t doing well, they still relied on their father, the emperor. Unlike Ning Haibo, his real son or his fake son, they all weren’t close to him.

Li Yunxi contemplated and explained to Li Jialin and the courtiers: “In the past years, the educated people of Anbei and Dingbei hadn’t been abundant, and it couldn’t improve in a short time. Even if my dear ministers have outstanding abilities, it is still a lot of hard work.”

“I have been thinking about the right solution. Then the crown prince proposed using the new people and we still have a bunch of fresh Jinshi. I think this is also a new possibility.”

“But Your Majesty, the foreigners in the Dingbei and Anbei were ready to move!”

“As long as we manage it properly, there wouldn’t be any accidents in a short period of time. And I plan to let the troops stay in the north, wait until the new recruitment of troops have filled the military vacancies, and then let Ning Haibo and others return to the army.” Li Yunxi had stated his plan, intending to have his own way.

Li Yunxi’s idea of letting Jing Xingzhi go to the north was definitely not random.

In recent years, Li Yunxi had developed a new method of educating the people, but this method, though not unreasonable, was completely different from the current mainstream education method of the dynasty.

He had ideas, but such a solution was impossible for normal scholars to accept. It couldn’t be put into practice by some old ministers either.

In case the other party protected the theory of saints in their heads and deliberately messed things up, wouldn’t his hard work be in vain?

Jing Xingzhi was different. Although he also loved to read books, his thoughts were a little abnormal.

Li Yunxi had seen that his junior brother’s heart was in the right place: the people were more important than the sage, and the country was more important than the individual.

The most important thing was that Li Yunxi had also believed that his junior brother could do it and was reliable. Watching this kid all the way, he had never suffered a loss.

“Your Majesty, but the army stopped in Anbei and Dingbei, and the grain and grass might not be enough…” the Ministry of Finance was anxious.

In the past, after fighting, everyone would pack up and go back. How could there be so many troops still eating and drinking outside? The treasury couldn’t hold it!

Li Yunxi hummed, “I’ll take out half of my private treasury.”

Once the money was solved, nothing else mattered.

Li Yunxi watched no minister spoke anymore and asked them, “So, I want to send the new Jinshi and Wang Zikai to go to Anbei and Dingbei. Who wants to go too?”

No one spoke. The benefits from Li Yunxi weren’t easy to take. They couldn’t just do anything; they had to be careful.

They lived happily in the capital, who wanted to eat ash and cold wind?

Li Jialin, who was in daze, reacted. The suggestion he had accidentally made had actually been recognized by his father, which excited him.

His mother was so powerful; she must have guessed his father’s mind. Li Jialin couldn’t figure out the key, but he understood that his mother had seen through his father’s intention this time.

So, Li Jialin looked up and said, “Imperial Father! This son has a candidate. I recommend Jing Xingzhi, the number one scholar.”

His words were loud and clear.

As soon as he was done speaking, the whole hall roared.

It could be said he was a newcomer, but the new number one scholar hadn’t even been awarded official status yet. Wasn’t it too new?

But was there a future in going to the north to teach? As for the thankless job of education, it wasn’t a hard work… but there weren’t many people who wanted to go.

Moreover, it was still at the frontiers. The city had just been taken from the foreigner’s hands. In case of foreign rebellion, catching a poisoned arrow could be terrible.

Most of the civil and military officials of the dynasty didn’t want to go.

Some people wanted to go, but they were unqualified. If they had experience then they weren’t the new people. But if they didn’t have experience, who would guarantee their life?

The idea of the Holy Majerty was clearly to embarrass people!

Therefore, after the roar in the hall, it began to turn into a strange quietness.

Li Jialin felt uncomfortable. He secretly looked up at Li Yunxi.

He saw Li Yunxi scanning the room below, his face slightly disgusted.

No one was willing to do something difficult to please the emperor, no one had the idea of dedication; they just wanted to fish for benefits.

Maybe some people were willing, but they weren’t brave enough or firm enough.

As the owner of the entire country, Li Yunxi’s favourite ministers were the upright, loyal ones. These loyal ministers were often disliked, but they were very admirable when they were in trouble.

Although Li Yunxi had known that naming a newcomer would be embarrassing, no one had really stood up. He was still disappointed.

Li Yunxi shook his head and said, “So many beloved ministers, and no one is willing to share this worry with me!

“This minister is sinful!”

“The old minister is sinful!”

“This son is sinful”

Li Jialin knelt down in a word.

While these courtiers kneeled down, their momentums were weak, and Li Yunxi took advantage of their position to bully them.

“Since no one dares to go, call the new Jinshi and others tomorrow to appoint official positions. I’ll ask them how many people are willing to go.”

Li Yunxi looked at the ground coldly and, after saying that, impatiently added, “The Ministry of Civil Affairs can choose the candidates for the two cities. Wen Changchao and Hong Jiyi will go to Anbei. Wang Zikai will go to Dingbei. The rest will be decided tomorrow. Whoever is suitable to take it over, think about it, and send me a list by noon. That’s it.”

When the words fell, Li Yunxi left.

So, amid a piece of “Your Majesty is wise,” there was a “yes, yes” from the Minister of Civil Affairs.

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Seeing that Jing Xingzhi was chosen, Li Jialin felt a little happy as he went to the empress’s palace.

After talking about it excitedly, the crown prince asked again, “Mother, how do you know the emperor’s heart regarding Jing Xingzhi?”

The use of newcomer was obviously reckless. Although the situation showed the need to send newcomers to the two cities, this had been forcibly maintained by Li Yunxi.

Li Yunxi allowed the army to stay to prevent accidents and was willing to allocate money from his private treasury. It could be said that he had spent a lot.

His father’s behaviour really made Li Jialin unable to comprehend.

Li Jialin couldn’t figure it out. Normally, as a father, Li Yunxi always showed his majestic power and wisdom.

As the person with the most contact with the emperor, in the court hall, Li Yunxi had seemed even more powerful.

The empress looked at her puzzled son, thinking that no one in the court had caught it yet. She was sure that a few old foxes were pondering Li Yunxi’s thoughts right now.

What else could it be? It was the emperor who wanted to save his fame and reputation, and he didn’t want to give Ning Haibo the final knighthood.

But in this case, Ning Haibo’s desire for another title was a reasonable request. Therefore, Li Yunxi had intended to use other methods to secretly appease Ning Haibo.

When the time came, there would be good benefits. The emperor would give rewards more carefully in the future. As long as the person involved didn’t mind, no one would notice.

Li Yunxi loved his reputation; this had become his flaw.

The empress knew and mentioned it to Li Jialin in a subtle way.

Then the empress instructed Li Jialin to send the junior uncle a letter.

Li Jialin felt a little strange. Sending letters had always been done by the servants. He didn’t know what was written in the letter by the empress and why he was asked to send it.

But even though it was strange, Li Jialin didn’t ask anything, nodded, and walked away.

Since childhood, he had been obedient, and now that he was grown, he was still used to this way of acting.

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On the other side, Li Yunxi, who was done scratching by the itch, also noticed something was wrong with the crown prince.

The eldest son’s behaviour this time was like what he wanted, and it wasn’t like usual. As soon as Li Yunxi wondered, he realized that he had been seen through by the empress of the harem.

Thinking of the empress, Li Yunxi was stunned for a while. After half a moment, he sighed quietly.

In the past, when he had been a prince, he often chatted with the empress.

At that time, if he encountered any difficulty, the empress would scold the old ministers, remember their deeds, and then calculate the revenge.

But now, the two of them were like the most familiar strangers.

Li Yunxi had been seen through, and he wasn’t annoyed. Instead, he was hesitant.

But in the end, he didn’t go. He simply buried his head and looked at the memorials.

Selling the junior brother to the north would cause suffering, and it couldn’t be done without some rewards.