Chapter 103 - II
Over there, Su Mingyan came down from the court, staggered in a sedan chair and went to the house where Old Fang had lived in the past, to find his new disciple and report the news.
After entering the house, Su Mingyuan found it hadn’t change much.
He touched his white beard with some emotion: “Things have changed and the people have changed, I’ve grown so old, yet this tree is still so spiritual.”
Jing Xingzhi saw the grandfather who was also his close relative. Hee couldn’t bear the old man, it seemed like his heart and flesh were being played with, which was too much to bear.
He stuffed the little Ah Deng in his arms into Su Mingyuan’s arms: “What about the tree? Look at the little baby. Hold it; it’s a hundred times more energetic. You will feel good by holding him.”
Su Mingyuan was startled, carefully changed his posture, and hugged the little guy. Then he joked, “You think your son is a ginseng doll!”
“I think you are in a good spirit anyway.”
The old man just now was depressed and said he was getting old. Now, hugging a baby, he started laughing again, but it wasn’t a hundred times more spiritual!
Jing Xingzhi didn’t feel that he was wrong.
“It seems too,” Su Mingyuan said, handing the cute little baby back to his father, and then commented, “You are not that old, but there are a lot of lines.”
“I am not, I don’t.”
Jing Xingzhi stopped, waiting for the old man to talk.
Jing Xingzhi didn’t know that his name caused a scene in the court and Li Yunxi had also made a big show.
Su Mingyuan simply asked, “You know about the recovery of Anbei and Dingbei?”
“Yes, such a big thing.”
“It’s good to know. At present, Anbei and Dingbei are short of people for governance and education. There is no suitable candidate from the court at the moment. I think the Holy Emperor is planning to use you.”
Su Mingyuan said, looking at Jing Xingzhi suspiciously.
The old man wasn’t doubting that Li Yunxi was forcing things. He was wondering about the possibility that Jing Xingzhi had talked to Li Yunxi, and the two had reached a consensus.
That idea could strengthen the effect of civil education.
The old man didn’t know that there was indeed an idea, but they hadn’t reached a consensus.
Li Yunxi didn’t need to reach a consensus with anyone, as long as everything listened to him alone.
He didn’t want the ministers to think he needed their approval.
So, Jing Xingzhi was a bit embarrassed: “I? Why are you staring at me?”
‘I’m just a pure newcomer!’
‘I barely went to Hannan Prefecture’s government office for a while, and when I was an intern there, I was either touching the child’s head or the dog, or getting framed.’
‘So, how could I be so powerful? How could I go to Anbei or Dingbei as an official?’
Jing Xingzhi’s expression made Su Mingyuan dizzy. ‘Did I guess it wrong?’
The two of them hadn’t reached a consensus; was it all the idea of the emperor?
The emperor was truly disappointed with the results of education today and planned to try something new. But where would the new plan come from? Why must it come from Jing Xingzhi?
All kinds of problems emerged in the minds of the two of them at the same time.
Jing Xingzhi touched the head of little Ah Deng: “Maybe the Holy Emperor has other idea, but he hasn’t mentioned them with us. I don’t mind going there, but it is still a hardship for my wife and child.”
“Know early, prepare early. Tomorrow, I will send officials to you in advance. Someone from the Etiquette Department will notify you later”
There was nothing Su Mingyuan could do against the powerful emperor.
Even Jing Xingzhi didn’t know what to do with this sudden situation.
After sending away Su Mingyuan who came to deliver the news, Jing Xingzhi hugged the baby and went to find Liu Fang to discuss this.
Starting from angrily blaming his second brother, then Jing Xingzhi rambled for a while, and finally, he accused Li Yunxi of bullying.
“He actually wanted me to go to the frontier to eat dirt?! I am his junior brother, with thin skin and tender meat. This man’s heart is too ruthless!”
Liu Fang fed little Ah Deng milk and listened for a while. He knew that Li Yunxi had bullied him.
But in other words, Liu Fang couldn’t help it.
Liu Fang looked up at the scene and smiled, saying lightly, “We can only follow it. I will go with you.”
Liu Fang described it so easily and lightly that Jing Xingzhi sighed, feeling sorrow for his wife and children.
“If I had known it… I wouldn’t have taken the exam and become an official.”
But really, if he didn’t test for the exam, didn’t become an official, and had no power in his hands, other accidents would have occurred. Without initiative, life would become even more miserable, and this possibility wasn’t without merit.
Speaking of regrets, Jing Xingzhi didn’t regret it. He had long been incorporated into the Li Dynasty and this world, dragging his wife and child with him.
With a kiss on the faces of Xiao Fangfang and Ah Deng, Jing Xingzhi’s appearance was full of energy and vitality again.
“Since the matter has come to this, let’s get more benefit tomorrow. Let me calculate a hexagram and see how we are doing here.”
After incorporating the Li Dynasty, Jing Xingzhi didn’t forget the grey vitality in the dragon veins. The grey gas was also in the middle, which was also strange.
When counting for himself, he had to think about this matter too.
So, this hexagram, Jing Xingzhi’s plan was to count two. It was just that he didn’t want Liu Fang to worry about it, so he didn’t say anything.
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In the afternoon, preparations were made, and the Jinshi who were awarded to the officials the next day were notified. Looking at people’s sweat, it seemed their legs were about to break.
However, Jing Xingzhi didn’t care about this small detail. He was a man who had full support from his lovely wife.
With such a big baby who was willing to follow him, eat the soil in the frontier, and still smile, what else could he worry about?
Just love the sweetness, it could fill all the vacancies. Besides, their family was small, and they were still rich!
During the preparation for his exam in the Capital, Liu Fang spent some money to buy shops and run a small but profitable business, even though he was pregnant with a child.
On the surface, Wang Zhuang was in charge but behind the scene it was Liu Fang.
When people stayed at home and didn’t do things, people would really “rust.” Liu Fang wasn’t a patient person. He loved to make money and didn’t want to stop on the way to making money.
Looking at Jing Xingzhi clearing the study and setting up a bunch of jade,
Liu Fang looked with little Ah Deng; his eyes curious.
Little Ah Deng looked at the beautiful jade and excitedly exclaimed, “Ah!”
Liu Fang was curious: “Don’t you use copper coins? Six, uh seven…”
Jing Xingzhi smiled, “That one is the simplest, but the essence is almost the same. This calculation is more complicated, so I need to prepare more.”
Jing Xingzhi wanted to calculate the country’s fortune, and he didn’t want to get injured so he had to be more careful.
He didn’t want to see Xiao Fangfang threw away Ah Deng to guard his comatose body, with a nervous and uneasy look on his face.
Making sure he was safe was also a good way to care for his family.