When Old Master Xi said this, not only Xi Rui’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Even Xi Xinheng was stunned: “Dad, are you kidding?”
If his spoiled and cowardly son went to the Northern Border, he would probably cry and want to come back within three days.
Old Master Xi nodded seriously: “Of course, I’m not kidding.”
“Rui’er is still not in tune at this age, it would be good to send him to the Northern Border for some experience.”
“Just arrange for him to follow Xiao Hanzheng.”
Others see the Northern Border as a den of wolves and tigers, but Old Master Xi thinks it is an opportunity.
When was the best time to make merit? Of course, it’s during turmoil.
In a peaceful and prosperous era, there were not so many merits for people to make.
Although Xi Rui was a dandy, he was not hopeless.
He was smart and knew how to adapt, but he was too spoiled.
After training in the Northern Border for a while, he believes he will grow a lot.
Old Master Xi was sure he was good at judging people. Xiao Hanzheng was not an ordinary person, not to mention that he had a virtuous wife like Shi Qingluo by his side.
If his grandson follows him now, he will be good enough in the future.
The Duke’s Mansion will be passed on to the eldest grandson in the future. When they were gone, Xi Rui would have to rely on his brother’s mood to eat.
The eldest grandson was a good one, but his grandson’s wife was a little narrow-minded.
For Xi Rui, his favorite grandson, the old man still hopes to arrange a way for him.
Even if he leaves the Duke’s Mansion in the future, he will be able to have a good life.
Xi Rui cried: “Grandpa, are you my grandpa?”
How can he bear to throw him to the bitter cold place of the Northern Border?
Old Master Xi smiled: “No, you were picked up from outside.”
Xi Rui: “……”
I believe you’re a ghost.
Old Master Xi made the decision: “It’s settled, you should prepare well.”
Xi Xinheng actually couldn’t bear to see his youngest son suffer. Even though he disliked his son all day and often wanted to break his son’s legs.
But among the three sons, he actually liked the youngest son the most.
And the youngest son was also the closest to him, the other two sons were too rigid.
Originally, he wanted to plead for his son, but when he saw his father’s face, he knew it was hopeless.
Once the old man made a decision, it couldn’t be changed at all.
He could only reach out and pat Xi Rui’s shoulder: “Son, didn’t you want to go out to play just now? Go quickly, there will be no chance later.”
Xi Rui: “……”
He was really picked up.
He turned around and ran out of the yard: “Humph, I’m going to find my grandmother and mother!”
Although, he wanted to play with Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo.
But he was really scared of the Northern Border. He heard that people often starved to death in the poor area. There was nothing fun to do there, and the food and clothes were not good. He couldn’t stand the hardship!
Seeing Xi Rui running to the old lady to complain, Old Master Xi made up his mind to send him away.
A kind mother often spoils her son. This kid was spoiled by the old lady and her daughter-in-law.
“Don’t be afraid of the Northern Border. Let Rui’er go. Although there will be certain risks, there are more opportunities and benefits.”
“Maybe he can change his temper and become a key figure in the court.”
Xi Xinheng: “……”
Come on, if his son, a dandy, can become a key figure, he can become a duke without hereditary succession.
But what his father said does make sense: “Okay, I will report his name tomorrow.”
He guesses the emperor would not object.
In the backyard, when the old lady and the eldest daughter-in-law heard that the old man was going to send his precious grandson/son to the Northern Border, they were both heartbroken.
The old lady even went directly to the old man’s yard.
But when she came out, she changed her mind. She kept pulling Xi Rui to wipe his tears and asked him to prepare well for the Northern Border training.
Seeing that the old lady had no way, the eldest daughter-in-law had to wipe her tears.
Her precious son had never suffered so much, the old man and her husband were cruel.
Since she couldn’t change the ending, she had to go with the old lady to help Xi Rui prepare food and supplies for the Northern Border.
Xi Rui: “……”
He was really picked up, and he wanted to cry to death on the spot.
When the other people in the mansion knew about this, except for a few who were worried, most of them gloated.
This guy hit the horse’s leg this time, the old man was mighty!
They didn’t think Xi Rui would get into trouble on the Northern Border. After all, with the protection of the Duke’s Mansion, Xi Rui should not be in danger of his life.
But it was inevitable that he would suffer.
Having seen Xi Rui’s boasting, they have long hoped that this guy would capsize.
People in a big family are more or less contradictory.
They don’t want Xi Rui to be unlucky or die, but they are still happy to see him suffer.
The same situation also occurred in the Liang Family and the Qi Family.
Old Master Liang was naturally a smart man, and he had similar ideas to Old Master Xi, so he asked his son to report Liang Youxiao’s name.
Liang Youxiao was now lying on the bed with a look of despair.
After returning home, Old Master Qi thought about it for a long time before deciding to let his grandson go to the Northern Border.
He felt that the Emperor’s move was meaningful, and his grandson would have a hard time getting ahead in the Hanlin Academy.
The resources of the Duke’s Mansion were limited, and it would not be easy to make achievements if he was transferred to a good place in the future.
It would be better to go to the Northern Border to try. Now, his grandson has a good relationship with Xiao Hanzheng and his wife, and there will be someone to take care of him.
As long as they can recover the Northern Border and destroy King Jin, they can get some credit in the Northern Border.
People can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing their child, so let’s fight.
So Old Master Qi called Qi Yiyang to the study room for a good talk.
Qi Yiyang was not a dandy, but an ambitious man in his heart, so after listening to his grandfather, he changed from being unwilling to willing.
Old Master Fei of the Fei Family wanted his grandson to go, but unfortunately, he had arranged an official position for his grandson half a month ago.
Now there was no way to change it, it was a pity to miss it.
Xiao Hanzheng naturally received the news.
When he was still at the Hanlin Academy, he received sympathetic eyes from many colleagues.
He and Zhuo Jun didn’t show any emotions, but the runner-up collapsed on the spot when he heard the news.
He guessed he cursed the officials who proposed that the three of them go for eighteen generations in his heart.
Xiao Hanzheng felt that this person was a bit unlucky, and being sent to the Northern Border was completely incidental.
After returning home, Xiao Hanzheng told Shi Qingluo about what happened in the court.
“It seems that the Emperor will be able to catch a lot of people with problems this time.”
He was a little surprised that Prince Jin had buried so many people in the court.
The main point was that this was only a part of it, and no one knows how many more were hidden.
These were only Prince Jin’s people. He doesn’t believe that there were no people from the previous dynasty in the court.
Of course, some people may have dual identities.
But the entire palace court was almost a sieve, and the Emperor was probably very angry.
In his previous life, a group of people were purged, but there were still many who had not been cleaned up.
It was not known whether the Emperor deliberately kept them or didn’t know that these people had problems.
Shi Qingluo asked: “Why are there so many people from Prince Jin? Did the late Emperor leave them to him?”
She felt that the current Emperor was a little miserable to have a father like the late Emperor.
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