Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 168 Emergency Military Report

The reunion dinner in the Duke's Mansion.

It is said that it is a family banquet, but there are only three hosts in the same house for four generations.

In the past, life in the Duke's Mansion was simple, and there were kabuki and music troupes in the mansion, but they were rarely used.

The house of Jiangmen, the owner of the house is a cautious and meritorious person of the three dynasties. The mansion usually does not advocate a life of luxury and luxury. Kabuki and music troupes are kept in the mansion, most of the time it is just a decoration.

Today is different, the three masters, old and young, sit in the hall, singing and dancing in the hall, and playing music with the shengxiao, it is peaceful and harmonious.

Although the number of people in the mansion is not very high this year, there is still a sense of ritual that should be there.

Accompanied by the cheerful chime bells, shengxiao, drums and music, graceful maikos danced in the hall, Li Ji was seventy percent drunk, and his old face was a little blush.

"Qin Zai, come here and have a drink with the old man!" Li Ji waved.

Li Qinzai came over, respectfully raised his glass to toast with both hands, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Qin Zai, the rise and fall of the Li family depends on you." Li Ji laughed, his drunken eyes full of appreciation.

Li Qinzai hurriedly said: "Grandpa, don't count on grandson. The prosperity and decline of the Li family depends on the cousin."

His cousin is Li Jingye, the eldest son of the Li family, who is destined to inherit the British dukedom. Li Qinzai is the fifth eldest, and the British dukedom has nothing to do with him.

He is already a county magistrate himself, and he doesn't care about the British dukedom. A man earns fame and fame all his life and earns it by himself.

Li Ji sighed blankly, shook his head and said: "He is dedicated... I don't know if he can support the family business. Regardless of his personality or character, his dedication is not as good as yours."

Li Qinzai hurriedly said, "Grandpa, you are drunk."

Li Ji smiled and said, "Maybe the old man is drunk..."

Staring at Li Qinzai drunkenly, Li Ji slowly said: "You are already a son of Weinan County, with a bright future. The Li family has two nobles. Perhaps, you should also have an independent mansion to spread the branches and leaves for the Li family."

"Grandpa, grandson is still a child of more than 200 months..."

"Bah! You don't feel ashamed in front of Qiao'er!" Li Ji scolded with a smile, "They're all knighted, and they're still like this bastard, can't you be more careful?"

Sighing, Li Ji said: "After the spring of next year, I will choose a house for you in Chang'an City, and it will be your county mansion in the future. Among the descendants of the Li family, you are the only one who is the most promising and has the qualification to open a mansion alone. , if you move out, it will be good for the Li family and your future."

Li Qinzai thought for a while, and said, "Grandpa, my grandson usually lives in Ganjing Village, and usually doesn't live in Chang'an City, so let's talk about opening the mansion slowly."

Li Ji stared at him, and suddenly chuckled, the grey-white beard under his chin trembled wildly: "It's really... the dazzling flowers, are the women in Ganjingzhuang so beautiful? Make you linger?"

Li Qinzai was startled, and said cautiously: "What kind of mother-in-law, my grandson lives in the countryside purely for self-cultivation, asking the way of heaven..."

"Heavenly shit! Open your mouth to be heavenly, and you're not afraid that a thunderbolt from heaven will strike you to death."

Li Ji scolded: "The daughter of the Cui family fled to the Zhuangzi in a muddle-headed way. You flirt with each other every day. You can treat it as Mu Shaoai's love, but there should be a limit to the flirtatious days. Is it possible that you will remain anonymous for a lifetime? "

Li Qinzai was shocked: "Grandpa, you..."

Li Ji sneered: "Is this old man so confused that he doesn't know anything while sitting in the mansion?"

The first reaction in Li Qinzai's mind was that Liu Ahsi's trilogy secretly tipped off the news, and he immediately denied it.

Liu Ahsi and the Buqus would not do this. Since they agreed, they would definitely keep it a secret. People these days are very concerned about promises, and they will never break their promises.

Then the rest may be informed by the dealer.

Ganjing Village is the son of the Li family. Most of the farmers are veterans or descendants of Li Ji who followed Li Ji in the Southern and Northern Wars. Their loyalty to Li Ji is unimaginable.

The old man's grandson was flirting with an unmarried girl in Zhuangzi, and it was impossible to hide the news from Li Ji.

"Grandpa, do you know all about it?" Li Qinzai smiled wryly.

Li Ji snorted, and said: "As long as the old man wants to know about the affairs of his own village, he will definitely know."

"It's really fate, you and the daughter of the Cui family are not happy about this marriage, who knows that the red line drawn by God can't be avoided even if you want to, isn't this just getting together? Haha!"

Li Qinzai couldn't help but said: "When did you know that she is the Cui family's daughter?"

Li Ji glanced at him, and said: "You will know after the autumn harvest, and the Cui family will know too. Otherwise, why do you think that the Cui family's chasing riders have not found the door for so long? The thousand-year-old clans are all for nothing?"

"Heh, the elders of the two parents deliberately let the two of you interact more, so they let you go. Otherwise, the girl from the Cui family would have been arrested and brought to justice by Wuhuada."

Li Qinzai looked up to the sky and sighed speechlessly.

The clown is me...

No, Cui Jie is even uglier, that silly girl thought she was hiding well and the Cui family couldn't find her.

Li Qinzai sighed: "Grandson admits that he will be killed, he will be cut... Well, it's not that serious, it won't happen, haha."

Li Ji lowered his face, and said slowly: "It's been several months since the autumn harvest, and you two have the little affection you should have, so you probably don't object to this marriage, right?"

"It's inappropriate for a girl who hasn't left the court to flirt with you all day long in the Zhuangzi. It's ruining her reputation. Pick an auspicious day after the beginning of spring, and you two should hurry up and get married."

Smiling mockingly, Li Ji snorted coldly: "Now that things are going on, you must be happy to be married to her, right?"

Li Qinzai was stunned for a moment, then turned around, and like a shy water lotus that could not bear the cool breeze, he said shyly: "The grandson is so filial, of course it all depends on grandpa."

Li Ji felt nauseous for a while, and couldn't help but yelled, and then felt that the yelling was not enough, so he yelled hard again.

"It's decided, find an auspicious day in February, and get married quickly," Li Ji said slowly: "The girl from the Cui family thinks it's good. , such a good girl is worthy of being the wife of my Li family, she should be hired by a proper matchmaker."

Li Qinzai recalled the tribulations that Cui Jie and Qiao'er had experienced together, and couldn't help sighing: "Yes, she is a good girl."

After the banquet was over, Li Ji got drunk and was helped back to his bedroom by his servants.

Li Qinzai also carried the drowsy Qiao'er to the backyard.

As he got older, Qiao'er became a little heavy in his arms, and Li Qinzai patted him on the back as he walked.

With a slight bump in her arms, Qiao'er suddenly woke up, rubbing her eyes and looking around in the darkness.

"Father, is the year over yet?"

Li Qinzai smiled and said, "The year is not over yet."

"Father, what is Chinese New Year?"

"'Nian' is a kind of monster, very fierce and fierce, and it specializes in eating people. Therefore, our folks have to 'Celebrate the New Year' every time it comes to this time, in order to scare away the Nian beast and pass the next year smoothly."

Qiao'er blinked her clear eyes, and said: "Father, Qiao'er grows up to protect Dad and prevent him from being eaten by the Nian beast."

Li Qinzai smiled and said, "Okay, but Qiao'er is still young, so Dad will protect you."

"Yes! Dad protects Qiao'er, and Qiao'er will protect Dad when he grows up."

Qiao'er felt sleepy again as she spoke, her eyelids drooping.

Leaning on Li Qinzai's shoulder in a daze, Qiao'er said as if dreaming: "Father, Happy Chinese New Year."

Li Qinzai paused, looked sideways at Qiao'er's bewildered little face, filled with infinite tenderness in his heart, and said softly, "Happy Chinese New Year too, grow up slowly, Yu grows very fast, don't worry."

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In the middle of the night, Chang'an City was still very lively.

The market was sleepless all night, and the subjects brought their families one after another to go shopping in the night market.

Amid the noise and joy, a fast horse galloped in from Yanping Gate in Chang'an.

The fast horse entered the city without stopping, and galloped towards the direction of Tai Chi Palace.

Almost in front of the palace gate, the knight immediately took the reins and slowed down.

Seeing the soldiers on duty in front of the palace gate slowly approaching, the dusty knight shouted: "A military situation is urgent ahead! The inspector led Fangzhou Governor Liu Rengui to report to Chang'an! , Our army has nearly a thousand casualties!"

(End of this chapter)