NOVEL NEXT Li Zhi, don't be a coward
Chapter 45
Chapter 45
Xue Rengui took the lead, and the veterans beside him also hurriedly agreed as if they had just woken up from a dream.
Only Li Ji calmly stroked his beard and remained silent, as if he had fallen asleep.
This is understandable, it's too shameless to ask the emperor for a reward for the grandson.
The other veterans didn't shy away from it, and they all asked the emperor for credit and asked the emperor to reward Li Qinzai.
Amidst the clamor for meritorious service, Li Zhi looked at Li Qinzai with a smile, and Empress Wu also looked at him approvingly.
"Your Majesty, talents are rare. Li Qinzai offered his arm and bow for the country first, and his horseshoe behind. Both of these things have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and it is unreasonable not to award them." Empress Wu glanced at Li Qinzai and said with a smile.
Li Zhi nodded and said with a smile: "What the empress said is true. If you don't reward someone who has meritorious service, it's not what you did."
Li Qinzai frowned secretly.
It was not his original intention to be an official or something.
The family is already prominent enough, as long as the Li family does not commit suicide in the future, Li Qinzai can lie under the big tree to enjoy the shade, there is no need to get an official position on him, and there are many more official constraints for no reason.
It's obviously a Erha running freely on the grassland, why put a rein on yourself?Wouldn't it be nice to be a runaway wild dog?
Moreover, becoming an official means entering the officialdom, and the officialdom will inevitably be involved in all kinds of right and wrong, big and small. Li Qinzai doesn't think his IQ can be compared with those old foxes whose names are recorded in history books.
Generally speaking, being an official does more harm than good and must be dismissed.
When he was secretly worried, Li Ji suddenly said: "Your Majesty, my grandson is useless and behaves absurdly. It is also my duty to do some righteous deeds occasionally. It can only be said that he has made up for his past bad deeds with trivial efforts. This son should not be rewarded."
From Li Ji's standpoint, it's appropriate to say these words, and at this moment, that's all he can say.
Li Qinzai glanced at him gratefully, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what Grandpa said is reasonable. I have been absurd for many years, with bad deeds, and the city of Chang'an is notorious. I really can't entrust him with an official position, tarnish the reputation of the Tian family, and damage the royal dignity."
As soon as the words fell, there was laughter all around.
Su Dingfang laughed uncontrollably: "The boy is a real person, it's rare that he understands himself so clearly, and what he says is the truth."
Li Ji was so angry that his face turned green, and he couldn't help kicking him away.
If you are so humble, you should be humble, and you don't have to be so humble.
The Tian family couple also laughed uncontrollably. Empress Wu supported Li Zhi's arm, laughing until tears came out.
After Li Zhi laughed, he shook his head and sighed: "Even if Li Qing resigns from being an official, there is no need to speak so badly of himself."
Li Ji said in shame: "Your Majesty forgive me, the old minister's family is unfortunate..."
Li Zhi pondered for a moment, and said: "It can be seen that Li Qing does not want to be an official. His temper really needs to be tempered, but he must be rewarded for his merits. He can serve as the captain of Zhiguo, so he should leave his name in the court first."
Li Qinzai blinked, but didn't know what kind of official this "Lieutenant Zhiguo" was.
But Li Ji patted him suddenly, and said angrily, "I'm not thanking you yet!"
Li Qinzai had no choice but to bow to thank him: "I thank you for your kindness."
Empress Wu looked at Li Qinzai with a smile, and said: "The unicorns of the Li family are indeed extraordinary, and I have seen them with my own eyes today. If you have any new ideas or things in the future, you must bring them out, and you must not hide them. The Tian family will not treat you badly."
Li Qinzai responded embarrassingly.
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The emperor's ordering of troops was just a formality. After the soldiers of the Peking University Camp followed the procedure, Li Zhi and Empress Wu left contentedly.
On the carriage back to the city, Li Qinzai finally couldn't help asking: "Grandpa, what does Captain Zhiguo do? Do you have to do a job every day?"
Li Ji snorted and said, "I don't even know the official system of the court."
"Lieutenant Zhiguo is a seventh-rank military officer, and he is a military official. You don't have to join the army. You are just given the false title of a seventh-rank officer. Your Majesty said it. First, I will leave a name for you in the court. I probably also saw your unwillingness to be an official, so I didn't force you."
Li Qinzai breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Sanguan, it's okay, it's okay, I can handle it myself.
Li Ji glanced at him and said, "I'm surprised, why don't you want to be an official?"
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said, "Grandson has no ambitions, he just wants to be a waste..."
Li Ji's eyes widened angrily, and Li Qinzai immediately changed his words: "Sun'er's ambition is not in the temple, but in the mountains and rivers. He wants to follow the example of the refined scholars of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. He hides in the mountains and lives indifferently all his life. He only asks about the way of heaven."
Li Ji said coldly: "Isn't this still a waste?"
"Grandpa's words are wrong, grandson can at least be a more refined trash."
Li Qinzai looked at him curiously, and said, "The grandson just noticed that grandpa doesn't seem to want his grandson to be an official, why?"
Li Ji sighed deeply, and said: "The Li family is already prominent enough. If you want the family to survive for a hundred years, you should know that 'Tibetan clumsiness' is too prominent. It may not be a good thing for the Li family or you."
After hesitating for a while, Li Ji said again: "After the beginning of spring this year, I heard that His Majesty suffered from wind-dizzy disease, often unable to see, sleepless at night, the three provinces memorials are often written and approved by Empress Wu..."
With a deep sigh, Li Ji said worriedly: "It is said to be a 'substitute writer', who knows whether the Zou Shu Xing Zhu means His Majesty, or Empress Wu? If a woman is in power, why is it different? Big change."
"The meritorious deeds of the Li family in the three dynasties will inevitably attract the wind. At this turbulent pass, you must be careful to hide your clumsiness to avoid troubles. Therefore, I really don't want you to be an official. If your majesty is stubbornly ill, the court may be uneasy. gone."
Li Ji looked at him, and suddenly smiled approvingly: "However, it's a good thing that you have ingeniously made the magic arm bow and horseshoe. A man should serve his family and country. I don't mind your being in the limelight. You don't need to be an official, but you must serve your country , do you understand what the old man means?"
"Grandson understands."
Li Qinzai was silent for a long while, then said: "Grandpa, it's not a panacea to hide and be cautious, and you can't avoid trouble when it comes."
Li Ji nodded, unconsciously showing his twilight look, and sighed wearily: "The old man is old..."
It is a pity that it happened in vain to end the affairs of the king and win the fame of life and death.
Li Qinzai looked at Li Ji fixedly, feeling sad in his heart.
This lifelong famous military general is indeed old. The rise and fall of his family has been carried on his shoulders, and he has carried it all his life, but he can no longer carry it.
What should a 70-year-old man do?
You should be playing chess, you should be taking care of your grandchildren, you should be playing Tai Chi for a walk, and you should be tasting delicacies in the world.
There are many things that can be done, but he should not be required to bear the responsibility for the rise and fall of the family anymore, that is what the younger generation should do.
After a long time, Li Qinzai suddenly said: "Grandpa, besides the magic arm bow and horseshoe, the grandson is actually more powerful because he has created a few good dishes. Tomorrow, the grandson will cook for grandpa, okay?"
Li Ji was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "Okay, okay."
…………
It was time to light the lanterns when we returned to the Duke's Mansion.
As soon as he entered the door, all the servants of the housekeeper came up to greet him, and congratulated Li Qinzai one after another.
Li Qinzai of the Peking University Camp was very popular today and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Before he even entered the door, the news had already reached the Li family.
The housekeeper, Wu Tong, diligently dusted Li Qinzai, and continued to babble with joy on his face: "I said earlier, Wu Shaolang is an extraordinary person, those unpleasant things back then were all caused by your body getting angry..."
Li Qinzai couldn't stand this weird butler who liked to drag everything in the direction of getting angry.
"Housekeeper, my expensive urine today is still very yellow..."
(End of this chapter)
Xue Rengui took the lead, and the veterans beside him also hurriedly agreed as if they had just woken up from a dream.
Only Li Ji calmly stroked his beard and remained silent, as if he had fallen asleep.
This is understandable, it's too shameless to ask the emperor for a reward for the grandson.
The other veterans didn't shy away from it, and they all asked the emperor for credit and asked the emperor to reward Li Qinzai.
Amidst the clamor for meritorious service, Li Zhi looked at Li Qinzai with a smile, and Empress Wu also looked at him approvingly.
"Your Majesty, talents are rare. Li Qinzai offered his arm and bow for the country first, and his horseshoe behind. Both of these things have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and it is unreasonable not to award them." Empress Wu glanced at Li Qinzai and said with a smile.
Li Zhi nodded and said with a smile: "What the empress said is true. If you don't reward someone who has meritorious service, it's not what you did."
Li Qinzai frowned secretly.
It was not his original intention to be an official or something.
The family is already prominent enough, as long as the Li family does not commit suicide in the future, Li Qinzai can lie under the big tree to enjoy the shade, there is no need to get an official position on him, and there are many more official constraints for no reason.
It's obviously a Erha running freely on the grassland, why put a rein on yourself?Wouldn't it be nice to be a runaway wild dog?
Moreover, becoming an official means entering the officialdom, and the officialdom will inevitably be involved in all kinds of right and wrong, big and small. Li Qinzai doesn't think his IQ can be compared with those old foxes whose names are recorded in history books.
Generally speaking, being an official does more harm than good and must be dismissed.
When he was secretly worried, Li Ji suddenly said: "Your Majesty, my grandson is useless and behaves absurdly. It is also my duty to do some righteous deeds occasionally. It can only be said that he has made up for his past bad deeds with trivial efforts. This son should not be rewarded."
From Li Ji's standpoint, it's appropriate to say these words, and at this moment, that's all he can say.
Li Qinzai glanced at him gratefully, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what Grandpa said is reasonable. I have been absurd for many years, with bad deeds, and the city of Chang'an is notorious. I really can't entrust him with an official position, tarnish the reputation of the Tian family, and damage the royal dignity."
As soon as the words fell, there was laughter all around.
Su Dingfang laughed uncontrollably: "The boy is a real person, it's rare that he understands himself so clearly, and what he says is the truth."
Li Ji was so angry that his face turned green, and he couldn't help kicking him away.
If you are so humble, you should be humble, and you don't have to be so humble.
The Tian family couple also laughed uncontrollably. Empress Wu supported Li Zhi's arm, laughing until tears came out.
After Li Zhi laughed, he shook his head and sighed: "Even if Li Qing resigns from being an official, there is no need to speak so badly of himself."
Li Ji said in shame: "Your Majesty forgive me, the old minister's family is unfortunate..."
Li Zhi pondered for a moment, and said: "It can be seen that Li Qing does not want to be an official. His temper really needs to be tempered, but he must be rewarded for his merits. He can serve as the captain of Zhiguo, so he should leave his name in the court first."
Li Qinzai blinked, but didn't know what kind of official this "Lieutenant Zhiguo" was.
But Li Ji patted him suddenly, and said angrily, "I'm not thanking you yet!"
Li Qinzai had no choice but to bow to thank him: "I thank you for your kindness."
Empress Wu looked at Li Qinzai with a smile, and said: "The unicorns of the Li family are indeed extraordinary, and I have seen them with my own eyes today. If you have any new ideas or things in the future, you must bring them out, and you must not hide them. The Tian family will not treat you badly."
Li Qinzai responded embarrassingly.
…………
The emperor's ordering of troops was just a formality. After the soldiers of the Peking University Camp followed the procedure, Li Zhi and Empress Wu left contentedly.
On the carriage back to the city, Li Qinzai finally couldn't help asking: "Grandpa, what does Captain Zhiguo do? Do you have to do a job every day?"
Li Ji snorted and said, "I don't even know the official system of the court."
"Lieutenant Zhiguo is a seventh-rank military officer, and he is a military official. You don't have to join the army. You are just given the false title of a seventh-rank officer. Your Majesty said it. First, I will leave a name for you in the court. I probably also saw your unwillingness to be an official, so I didn't force you."
Li Qinzai breathed a sigh of relief.
Wu Sanguan, it's okay, it's okay, I can handle it myself.
Li Ji glanced at him and said, "I'm surprised, why don't you want to be an official?"
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said, "Grandson has no ambitions, he just wants to be a waste..."
Li Ji's eyes widened angrily, and Li Qinzai immediately changed his words: "Sun'er's ambition is not in the temple, but in the mountains and rivers. He wants to follow the example of the refined scholars of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. He hides in the mountains and lives indifferently all his life. He only asks about the way of heaven."
Li Ji said coldly: "Isn't this still a waste?"
"Grandpa's words are wrong, grandson can at least be a more refined trash."
Li Qinzai looked at him curiously, and said, "The grandson just noticed that grandpa doesn't seem to want his grandson to be an official, why?"
Li Ji sighed deeply, and said: "The Li family is already prominent enough. If you want the family to survive for a hundred years, you should know that 'Tibetan clumsiness' is too prominent. It may not be a good thing for the Li family or you."
After hesitating for a while, Li Ji said again: "After the beginning of spring this year, I heard that His Majesty suffered from wind-dizzy disease, often unable to see, sleepless at night, the three provinces memorials are often written and approved by Empress Wu..."
With a deep sigh, Li Ji said worriedly: "It is said to be a 'substitute writer', who knows whether the Zou Shu Xing Zhu means His Majesty, or Empress Wu? If a woman is in power, why is it different? Big change."
"The meritorious deeds of the Li family in the three dynasties will inevitably attract the wind. At this turbulent pass, you must be careful to hide your clumsiness to avoid troubles. Therefore, I really don't want you to be an official. If your majesty is stubbornly ill, the court may be uneasy. gone."
Li Ji looked at him, and suddenly smiled approvingly: "However, it's a good thing that you have ingeniously made the magic arm bow and horseshoe. A man should serve his family and country. I don't mind your being in the limelight. You don't need to be an official, but you must serve your country , do you understand what the old man means?"
"Grandson understands."
Li Qinzai was silent for a long while, then said: "Grandpa, it's not a panacea to hide and be cautious, and you can't avoid trouble when it comes."
Li Ji nodded, unconsciously showing his twilight look, and sighed wearily: "The old man is old..."
It is a pity that it happened in vain to end the affairs of the king and win the fame of life and death.
Li Qinzai looked at Li Ji fixedly, feeling sad in his heart.
This lifelong famous military general is indeed old. The rise and fall of his family has been carried on his shoulders, and he has carried it all his life, but he can no longer carry it.
What should a 70-year-old man do?
You should be playing chess, you should be taking care of your grandchildren, you should be playing Tai Chi for a walk, and you should be tasting delicacies in the world.
There are many things that can be done, but he should not be required to bear the responsibility for the rise and fall of the family anymore, that is what the younger generation should do.
After a long time, Li Qinzai suddenly said: "Grandpa, besides the magic arm bow and horseshoe, the grandson is actually more powerful because he has created a few good dishes. Tomorrow, the grandson will cook for grandpa, okay?"
Li Ji was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "Okay, okay."
…………
It was time to light the lanterns when we returned to the Duke's Mansion.
As soon as he entered the door, all the servants of the housekeeper came up to greet him, and congratulated Li Qinzai one after another.
Li Qinzai of the Peking University Camp was very popular today and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Before he even entered the door, the news had already reached the Li family.
The housekeeper, Wu Tong, diligently dusted Li Qinzai, and continued to babble with joy on his face: "I said earlier, Wu Shaolang is an extraordinary person, those unpleasant things back then were all caused by your body getting angry..."
Li Qinzai couldn't stand this weird butler who liked to drag everything in the direction of getting angry.
"Housekeeper, my expensive urine today is still very yellow..."
(End of this chapter)
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