Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 171 Mysterious Summoning

When a child learns to lie, it means he has grown up.

Li Qinzai was not angry, he was even relieved to see Qiao'er's serious little face.

Lies are not so heinous. Li Qinzai prefers that lies are a kind of armor to protect himself.

Telling nonsense with open eyes is an essential skill for adults. Someone in later generations gave it a very nice compliment, "high emotional intelligence".

Qiao'er's current appearance has a high EQ, at least she won't have to worry about not being able to deceive beautiful women when she grows up.

It's a pity that he is too young and not proficient in lying skills. He obviously only asked him how long he had practiced calligraphy, but he didn't tell himself that he had never left the room.

"The writing is good, and it's getting better and better." Li Qinzai praised with a smile.

Qiao'er hummed guilty twice, raised her head and glanced at him quickly, then lowered her head quickly, and continued to concentrate on practicing calligraphy.

"Oh, I remember I gave you ten firecrackers a year ago, have you finished all of them?" Li Qinzai asked casually.

Qiao'er's hand holding the pen trembled, and the words under the pen were instantly ruined.

"No, it's not over, there are five left..."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "My son is so frugal, your father is very comforted."

Rubbing Qiao'er's head, Li Qinzai said: "Practice your handwriting well. Handwriting is a person's appearance. You must write well."

"Yes."

Without exposing his lie, Li Qinzai went back to the greenhouse and sat by the copper stove to warm up for a while.

The housekeeper, Wu Tong, was nowhere to be seen. He was probably a little shy after showing his white butt just now.

Not long after sitting in the conservatory, Qiao'er walked in with her head down, and bowed at the door.

"Father, Qiao'er did something wrong, so I apologize to my father."

Without looking at him, Li Qinzai pulled out an egg wrapped in hemp paper from the charcoal fire with tongs, and peeled off the hemp paper while blowing cool air.

Crack the egg shell, the white and tender eggs are very hot.

Looking at the white and tender appearance of the egg, Li Qinzai suddenly thought of Butler Wu's butt for some reason...

The egg that was going to be put into his mouth suddenly felt dull, so he broke off a piece and handed it to Qiao'er.

"Come on, open your mouth."

Qiao'er opened her mouth obediently, and put the slightly hot egg into her mouth.

"Is it tasty?"

"good to eat."

Li Qinzai continued to feed the eggs, and asked calmly, "You just said you did something wrong, what did you do wrong?"

"Father, Qiao'er was naughty today and blew up the hut in the mansion with a firecracker..."

"and then?"

Qiao'er pursed her lips, and said: "I just lit the firecracker and threw it in, but I found that Butler Wu rushed in, and squatted down without saying a word. Before Qiao'er could stop it, the firecracker exploded..."

Li Qinzai nodded. The sequence is very important. If you see Wu Tong coming in and then start a firecracker, it is an evil, and this kind of evil needs to be beaten.

Of course, Nian's conscience was disturbed after he lied, and he took the initiative to confess his mistake, so he could be lighter when beating him.

If the firecrackers were lit first, and Butler Wu rushed in, it would be an unintentional mistake, which can be forgiven.

Li Qinzai hummed and said, "Leaving nothing else aside, what I'm curious about is, why did you throw firecrackers into the hut? The hut has a sworn feud with you?"

Qiao'er showed confusion, and stammered, "Qiao'er couldn't say anything, but felt a mysterious voice in his head calling me to blow up the hut... Actually, Qiao'er regretted it after lighting the firecracker, but it was too late .”

Li Qinzai showed a look of relief unconsciously.

Others can't understand, but Li Qinzai can understand.

Li Qinzai also heard that mysterious voice in his head when he was a child in his previous life.

That mysterious voice not only tricked him into blowing up the latrine, but also blowing up cow dung, chicken coops, water tanks, in short, everything that can be blown up or not. Every corner left a puff of gunpowder smoke and scolding.

It wasn't until elementary school that he finally got out of the game. He threw a firecracker into the women's toilet, which caused the girls to cry and howl, so he was invited as a parent.

After being beaten up by his father, he finally gave up his hobby of playing firecrackers. From then on, when he saw a tubular object with a lead wire, he suddenly changed his color and retreated. When he grew up, he didn't even dare to light fireworks.

He understood Qiao'er's feelings very well, and Li Qinzai knew that the mysterious voice was so deceptive that the young child couldn't control himself at all.

Fortunately, there is no stock of the super big firecracker dedicated to the imperial court, otherwise Qiao'er ordered a super big firecracker today and threw it in the hut, Wu Tong's end would not be as simple as showing his butt...

Wanting to laugh, but feeling that he couldn't laugh at this moment, Li Qinzai coughed twice and said, "It's a man's nature to blow shit, but you accidentally hurt Butler Wu today, so you can't pretend to be deaf and dumb."

"If you do something wrong, you must be brave enough to bear it, so the one you should apologize to is not me."

Qiao'er understood, and said anxiously: "Yes, Qiao'er will apologize to Butler Wu...Father, will he beat me?"

"Maybe not, maybe, it depends on whether he forgives you. As I said just now, you always have to bear the consequences for doing something wrong. Whether you are beaten or not, you have to bear it."

Qiao'er said cautiously: "Daddy will accompany Qiao'er to apologize, okay? You just need to watch from a distance, Qiao'er is a little scared..."

Li Qinzai smiled and said, "Go by yourself, no matter how young a man is, he must be responsible for his own mistakes alone."

After a pause, Li Qinzai said again: "After making amends, Father will give you two persimmon cakes and a chicken drumstick."

Qiao'er was puzzled and said, "Why?"

"One size fits all, this is a reward for your honesty."

Qiao'er walked nervously towards Wu Tong's room, stepping back and forth.

Li Qinzai stood still.

Li Qinzai actually doesn't know how to educate children after they make mistakes. It is also his first time becoming a father.But he knew that after making mistakes, he must make up for it. As the butler of the mansion today, he would not be too harsh.

When he grows up in the future and enters the world of adults, what awaits him after making a mistake is a real and resounding slap in the face.For strangers and enemies will not spoil him.

Now try to slowly accept the rules of adults. It’s not a bad thing. At least you know that you have to pay for making mistakes. Since then, you have been in awe of the word “rules”. You may still make mistakes when you grow up, but you should not make fatal mistakes. .

This is enough.

…………

When Li Ji came back from the palace, his face was a little gloomy.

Only then did Li Qinzai know that the Japanese army sent troops and caused thousands of casualties to Tang soldiers at Baijiangkou.

Walking into the front hall, Li Ji sat wearily in the hall, his beard and hair all white and old, and Li Qinzai couldn't help feeling distressed.

Going forward to salute and say hello, Li Qinzai said softly: "Grandpa is getting old, it's better to hand over government affairs to others, so grandpa can live in the mansion with peace of mind from now on."

Li Ji sighed: "The old man also feels that he has not been able to do what he wants in recent years, but the government affairs are complicated, and there are too few ministers that His Majesty can trust, so the old man has to last until now..."

"Grandson heard that when the Japanese sent troops to Baekje, more than a thousand soldiers from the Tang Dynasty died in battle?"

Li Ji hummed, raised his eyes and glanced at him, with an incomprehensible meaning flashing in his eyes.

"Today it has been agreed to prepare the army for war. After half a month, Wang Shi will march eastward. Does Qin Zai have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Li Qinzai thought for a while, and said: "Son'er has no good plan for the time being, but grandson just wants to say, since it is decided that Wang Shidong will go to Baekje to fight against the Japanese, he should give the Japanese a thunderous blow."

"It is not only necessary to pacify the Japanese people in Baekje, but also to burn the flames of war to the mainland of the Japanese country. This is in line with Datang's strategic goal in the east."

(End of this chapter)