The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 51 Don’t treat the ancients as fools, and don’t treat me as a fool either

Because Li Jingxiao had made great contributions in handling the imperial mission, he was specially granted additional grace and inherited the title of Earl of Xing'an, and was also appointed as the first-class Zhaowu General.

More importantly, the descendants will not be demoted for three generations.

It was equivalent to prospering for four generations. It was not until the fourth generation of Li Jingxiao's descendants that he was demoted to a third-class general.

The wealth of a noble family can be maintained for five generations.

This is what the nobles value most, and it is also the biggest reward among all the rewards given this time.

Moreover, when Li Jingxiao followed the emperor out of the Daming Palace and came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the emperor also appointed him as the fourth-rank Jinyiwei Pacification Envoy.

In addition to arresting thieves, hanging bandits, and apprehending criminals, he also supervised the Daoluo Division, and now he became Shen Boping's immediate superior.

The emperor's thoughts were very simple. Li Jingxiao was willing to arrest thieves and hang bandits, but his main task was still related to the weird.

Otherwise, he would not be allowed to supervise the Daolu Division.

Although the Daoluo Si was still a subordinate unit of the Ministry of Rites and had leadership responsibilities, Li Jingxiao's supervision was equivalent to dual leadership.

He is not from the Ministry of Rites, so from now on, Li Jingxiao will have the final say in the Daoluo Si.

Of course, Li Jingxiao would definitely not interfere in the Taoists' mundane affairs, and the Taoist Records Office would handle them in the same way as they did in the past.

In this way, the Ministry of Rites' rights were not lost.

There will naturally be fewer conflicts.

However, Li Jingxiao had gained benefits from Maoshan, so he would naturally favor Maoshan in the future.

Mutual benefit is the long-term solution.

When the emperor finally asked about the marriage of Li Jingxiao and Qin Keqing, he hesitated for a moment, sighed in his heart, and said nothing more.

This also made Li Jingxiao feel a little uneasy. He thought to himself, could it be that the daughter-in-law he was about to marry into the family was really the only child of the former crown prince?

Fortunately, Qin Keqing is a girl and the emperor is still alive, so the emperor should not be so cruel.

Moreover, when the former crown prince was still alive, he was quite nice to Emperor Longde, who was still a prince at the time.

Since there was no hatred or resentment, Emperor Longde took advantage of it and sat on the throne.

If it were Li Jingxiao himself, not only would he eradicate the problem completely, he would also take good care of his eldest brother's posthumous child.

So Li Jingxiao began to worry that the emperor would assign him a county princess or even a princess in order to win him over.

Although the prince consort is noble, he actually lives a very frustrating life. Therefore, no matter which dynasty, those who are capable and ambitious are most reluctant to be a prince consort.

That’s why there is a saying that the emperor’s daughter has trouble finding a husband.

Moreover, the prince consort does not hold real power, is not allowed to take concubines, and cannot remarry. This has been a custom for several dynasties.

It would be strange if Li Jingxiao was willing to do that since he only has one wife.

After leaving the palace, several Jinyi captains from the Daoluosi who followed him saw that their master was still wearing the Qilin robe when he entered the palace.

He changed into a bullfighting robe as soon as he left the palace. He knew that his master had been promoted and received generous rewards from two emperors.

It was so exciting in my heart.

If the boss gets promoted, his subordinates will definitely benefit as well.

As they rode all the way to the Xing'an Earl's Mansion, Eunuch Zhou rode closer on his horse.

He whispered to Li Jingxiao, "My Lord, do you know who was behind those five ruffians who caused trouble for you, and the doctor from Ju'an Hall?"

Li Jingxiao had already known from Jia Lian that this matter was related to his cousin.

His face remained expressionless, and he frowned slightly and asked, "Don't tell me, sir, it's my uncle?"

When Eunuch Zhou heard Li Jingxiao call his uncle "uncle".

I immediately knew what this kid's attitude was.

He chuckled and said, "I heard that your uncle was treating patients in Zhenwu Temple and that your medicine cured all diseases.

That's when he ordered his housekeeper to conspire with the doctor from Ju'an Hall, and used the money to find those five rogues. Besides trying to get the prescription from Zhenwu Temple, he also thought that if they couldn't cure him, he would take the opportunity to let those rogues force you into a desperate situation.

When he comes forward to take you back to the Earl's Mansion, you will definitely be grateful to him, your uncle.

When you return to your sect, you won't have to keep harping on the fact that I abandoned you at Zhenwu Temple and ignored you."

Li Jingxiao curled his lips. Although the plan sounded simple, if he didn't have any external cheats and borrowed the power of the Jia family, it would be a disaster.

After a series of combined punches, you will probably be in trouble.

Some even started fighting in anger.

Or, they may think of keeping calm for a while and then taking revenge in the future.

It would not be like now, going to the Xing'an Earl's Mansion as a victor.

Li Jingxiao thought to himself that those who thought that ancient people were not as smart as modern people were very right and absurd at the same time.

Modern people have sufficient food and the country implements compulsory education, so the overall IQ and cognition of the nation are indeed much better than those of the ancients.

But no matter which dynasty, those who could pass the imperial examination were only one in a million.

Some of them are outstanding people, and many of them can be considered as heroes of the time.

So Li Jingxiao never dared to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

Even resorting to conspiracy and intrigue, Li Jingxiao felt that a young man like him was not worthy enough in the eyes of those who had been struggling in officialdom for decades.

Fortunately, I am not the 15-year-old teenager of my previous life who has no relatives and no experience.

Li Jingxiao doesn't think he is very smart, but he went to college in his previous life and watched many movies and TV series.

In his eyes, some conspiracies and tricks seemed too simple and childish.

Just thinking about those palace fighting dramas and dramas about powerful officials, modern young people are starting to dislike watching them.

But in ancient times, only one's father, grandfather, and master would teach and instruct on how to be an official.

Some people want to learn, but they can’t, and can only rely on themselves to understand it little by little.

Many people in ancient times had to serve as officials for more than ten years before they could understand this truth.

In modern society, any 20-year-old will understand.

Of course, there is actually a big difference between understanding and doing.

Li Jingxiao quietly handed a silver note worth one hundred taels to Eunuch Zhou without making any noise.

Eunuch Zhou immediately understood what was in his hand, and hurriedly reached into his sleeve, taking a peek at it, a smile appearing on his face.

He secretly thought that this young master was really sensible and generous, as he actually gave him 1 taels of silver notes.

I heard that he was in Zhenwu Temple and was so poor for a while that he had no food to eat, so he had to open the clinic to see patients.

And if each person gets 100 wen, which is 100 taels of silver, then that would be enough to treat 1,000 people.

It’s better not to eat or drink.

It seems that this banknote should be a thank you gift from the Jia family to him for saving Jia Zhu.

Thinking about it this way, Li Jingxiao is indeed generous and willing to spend.

Eunuch Zhou couldn't help but feel more favorable towards Li Jingxiao.

Then Li Jingxiao asked, "Father-in-law, since my uncle has been paying attention to me for a long time, why did he insist on snatching it?
Instead of not asking me to come back for treatment?"

Eunuch Zhou laughed, "My Lord must have been thinking, you didn't know at that time that your uncle was plotting against you.

He is seriously ill again. Logically speaking, since you saved Mr. Zhu of the Jia family, some methods should no longer be used.

For the sake of his own life, he should indeed ask you to treat him."

Li Jingxiao nodded, but Eunuch Zhou showed a mocking expression and continued, "You think the Earl of Xing'an doesn't want to?
But there are people who don’t want him to get better.”

(End of this chapter)