Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1164
Two people from different generations may have very different understandings of the same thing.

At this moment, what Liu Rengui was probably thinking was, little brat, the weasel gave the chicken a New Year greeting.

What Li Qinzai thought in his mind was that it's over, and the meat bun beats the dog.

Two thoughts, five animals.

Chinese is so vast and wonderful.

Both of them held the brocade box in their hands and did not let go, pulling each other very seriously.

Li Qinzai kept in mind the purpose of his visit today, he came to test Liu Rengui, to find out if he was playing tricks on Li Ji behind his back and making a fuss about the desertion.

The two families didn't deal with each other in the first place, so how could Li Qinzai give him such an expensive gift.

Turn around and whip Steward Wu, the old prodigal son has cheated him to death.

But Liu Rengui didn't know why, he competed with this brocade box, and he wouldn't let go when he was beaten to death.

You don't want the decency of an upright official. If you like money so much, go embezzle it.

"Uncle Liu, I made a mistake today, and I apologize to you..." Li Qinzai gritted his teeth and squeezed out a smile: "The people below are not good at handling things. If they took the wrong gift, I will go and clean him up later. You here... Can you let go?"

Liu Rengui calmly said: "The boy is too rude. Everyone entered the door, and Li also took out his hand. How can he take it back? If it spreads all over Chang'an City, will you lose the face of Duke Li?"

"Face? What do I want that thing for..." Li Qinzai said with a wry smile, "To be precise, I went to the wrong door today, and I actually wanted to visit someone... Well, Grandpa Cheng's house, that's right, kid I'm planning to visit Grandpa Cheng, I'm really sorry, the two families look too much alike."

Liu Rengui smiled: "The Cheng family's family is magnificent, but the old man's family is shabby and desolate. This can also be mistaken. Do you need to put some thought into your nonsense?"

Li Qinzai blinked, and was about to make up a more reasonable nonsense, but Liu Rengui suddenly exerted force, and with a whoosh, the brocade box fell into his hands.

Looking at the empty hands, Li Qinzai sighed.

Well, don't make up any nonsense, it's completely over.

Liu Rengui opened the brocade box, looked at the dozen or so gemstones of various colors inside, and couldn't help but stroked his beard and smiled: "Okay, Mr. Li has a heart, isn't it worth a lot of money? It's a waste of money for you, but the old man is disrespectful, so he reluctantly accepts it." Yes, haha."

Li Qinzai laughed along, and began to hesitate whether to pick up the table and smash Liu Rengui's dog's head, and snatch back his brocade box.

But Liu Rengui immediately called his servants and ordered them to take the brocade box back into the warehouse.

Li Qinzai was completely desperate, and his energy and spirit were much weaker.

At this moment, Liu Rengui stroked his beard and said indifferently: "Tell me, what's your business for Mr. Li to come to the door today?"

Li Qinzai laughed and said, "Uncle Liu, I have nothing else to do. I really came to visit you."

Liu Rengui said with a half-smile, "I'm busy with business, let alone see off my guests."

Li Qinzai's cheeks twitched a few times, the old guy doesn't understand the world at all.

It is customary in the officialdom to talk nonsense for at least half an hour when meeting, so is such an important procedure omitted?

"Hey, Uncle Liu has been in charge of the government and has assisted the Holy Lord for many years. The boy knows that Uncle Liu is righteous and jealous. With Uncle Liu in the court, the Tang Dynasty is as stable as a rock. Uncle Liu is as important to the Tang Dynasty as the sun... "

"Uh, Uncle Liu, don't be impatient. Sit down first. Anyway, I took ten gems from the kid. It's not too much to give the kid a little more patience, right?"

Liu Rengui said coldly: "If you talk nonsense, you will have to pay more."

Li Qinzai looked at him in shock. He couldn't see how the old guy was hiding it so deeply. How did he know about such a brazen money-adding rule?
"Yesterday in the Goguryeo Military News, Master Wang defeated the enemy capital Pyongyang. It was an exciting and happy event, but I heard that someone in the court made a fuss about deserters..."

"My grandfather has not returned to the imperial court as a teacher, and now someone in the Chang'an court is planning to suppress the heroes and implicate my grandfather in the desertion. Uncle Liu, have you heard about this?"

Liu Rengui said indifferently: "This old man never pays attention to groundless words."

Li Qinzai froze for a moment, what the hell is "groundless rumors", you are a speech officer, what you do is groundless rumors, rumors and rumors.

What is "rumours and events"?That is to say, no matter what the speaker heard from the people in the court, no matter whether it was true or false, whether there was evidence or not, he was obliged to report it to the emperor.

Today's political environment in the Tang Dynasty is very relaxed, so officials like Liu Rengui can maneuver freely in the court, scolding anyone who is unhappy, including the emperor.

Li Qinzai carefully observed Liu Rengui's expression.

The words were pointed out by Prince Li Hong. Li Qinzai believed that Li Hong would not talk nonsense. He wanted to know now whether Liu Rengui was involved in this matter, and if he was involved, whether he was the mastermind.

Seeing Li Qinzai staring at him for a long time without saying a word, Liu Rengui finally couldn't help laughing.

This laugh couldn't be stopped, Liu Rengui held his stomach and laughed out loud, someone clicked the laughing point, he didn't care about his posture, the green beard under his chin trembled, as if he had touched a switch.

After laughing for a long time, Liu Rengui finally stopped, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, calmed down and said, "I'm afraid you have bad intentions when you come to the door today?"

Li Qinzai said sternly: "Uncle Liu has wronged the boy, today the boy is really just an ordinary visit..."

"Your grandfather almost beat me up when he saw this old man. Our two families don't have such a deep friendship. If there is nothing wrong, you will visit the enemy's family? Haha."

Li Qinzai blinked: "Juniors don't get involved in the affairs of the elders. In my heart, the elders are the elders. If you elders have played with each other, you still have to salute according to the rules. This is the upbringing of my Li family."

Liu Rengui sneered: "Sounding high-sounding, don't you just come to find out if the person who made a fuss about deserters is an old man, do you think the old man is blind?"

Li Qinzai grinned.

What to do, it seems a bit embarrassing.

Why bother to say it so bluntly, without leaving any room for it, the chatter is dead...

Liu Rengui squinted at him and said, "Do you know why this old man accepts your generous gift of gemstones?"

Li Qinzai said weakly: "Because you are stronger than me..."

Liu Rengui sneered, and said: "You came here with no good intentions. I accept your gems as an apology for insulting my character. I have been a clean official all my life and never accept bribes, but I deserve your gems."

Staring into Li Qinzai's eyes, Liu Rengui's expression suddenly became serious: "This old man is a royal censor and a speech officer, but what he has said over the years is well-founded, and he has never intentionally framed his colleagues."

"I've never done anything to suppress my conscience, to suppress and frame a hero. You are a hero of the Tang Dynasty, and your grandfather is also a hero of the Tang Dynasty. You have made great military exploits and brilliant deeds. You stand in the light and are admired by your subjects."

"But this old man is no worse than you, it's just that I am in this position of offending people, and no one sees what this old man has done."

"In the 21st year of Zhenguan, I participated in the impeachment of Lingzu, who plundered the army and slaughtered the city indiscriminately, because Lingzu did do these things. I can't see it, so I must participate in the impeachment."

"In the second year of Linde, Lingzu ordered the king's army to march eastward, and the cold weather in the north caused deserters to appear in the army. This matter has nothing to do with Lingzu."

"Not only that, Ling Zu was able to decisively delay the siege of the city when the army's morale was getting chaotic, first to boost the army's morale, first secure the interior and then break the city, Ling Zu is not only innocent, but has merit."

"In my opinion, this achievement is not inferior to breaking the enemy's capital. You must know how terrible the consequences will be if the army's morale collapses in a dangerous environment in a foreign country. It is not easy to reach this point, and he is worthy of being a famous general of the Tang Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)