Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 493
The relationship between uncle and brother-in-law is not that good, at least not as good as Cui Jie imagined.

Cui Sheng wanted to kick Li Qinzai into the latrine, but Li Qinzai didn't want to punch Cui Sheng's dog's head off.

The reason is that Li Qinzai's evil deeds in Chang'an City were the source. Cui Sheng was an official in Chang'an, so he had heard a lot. Once the impression of people is fixed, it is difficult to change it.

Later, when Li Qinzai invented this or that, whether he made meritorious service or played it right, it is reasonable to say that it is no longer what it used to be, but in the eyes of his uncle, Li Qinzai is still that crazy dandy. The pretense is all hallucinations, it won't frighten me.

The reason why Li Qinzai wanted to blow up his uncle's head was also very simple.

I have confronted Li Zhizou many times, seriously suspecting that this guy wrote countless bad things about himself in the emperor's daily life record, the kind that has been stinking for thousands of years.

Cui Jie didn't seem to know anything about the undercurrent between her brother-in-law and her brother-in-law. After she got married, she only concentrated on being her own little woman, taking care of the husband and wife's family and property.

In this era when a wife has to plead with her husband cautiously when returning to her natal family, everything about her natal family is not as important to her as her husband's family.

"Husband, just now the eunuch told my concubine that Your Majesty has promoted me and Qiao'er's golden record, and it will be delivered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs tomorrow. I am already a fourth-rank imperial order, and Qiao'er has also been promoted to a fifth-rank General Ningyuan, hehe Hee, he is so young, he has become a general..."

Li Qinzai hugged Cui Jie in his arms, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow you tell Qiao'er that it's just a false title, don't take it seriously, let alone see him put on airs in front of the farmer, I will beat him to death. "

"Qiao'er is so sensible, she definitely won't..." Cui Jie suddenly hesitated as she spoke.

Obviously, Qiao'er's recent performance has really shaken the word "sensible". He has caused a lot of troubles recently.

It stands to reason that teenagers will enter the rebellious period, isn't it a little early for Qiao'er?
"It's the same with you Madam Madam, don't put on airs in front of the farmer. You will have a bad reputation. From now on, the farmer will spread rumors that there is an evil mistress in our Li family. Let's see if you are disgusting."

Cui Jie rolled her eyes in his arms, and snorted, "When did my concubine ever put on airs? I also come from an aristocratic family, and since I was a child, I have always been polite to the servants in the mansion and the farmers in my family. Don’t you have this bit of upbringing and concubines?”

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Then I would like to congratulate Mrs. Li Cui, who has been promoted from fifth rank to fourth rank, tsk tsk, quickly put on a majestic face for my husband to see."

Cui Jie was so happy that she stomped her little feet, then turned around and hugged him tightly, and said softly: "It is my concubine who has been honored by my husband, who is powerful, has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and created so many novel things for the community, The concubine was able to be promoted to the imperial order."

Pointing to the top of her head, Cui Jie said happily: "I often feel that I and Qiao'er are in the shade of a tree, and the wind and rain outside are violent, but under the shade of the tree, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, with neither wind nor rain."

Burying her head deeply into his chest, Cui Jie closed her eyes and murmured: "My husband is the shade of the tree."

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The next day, Li Qinzai woke up very early in the morning, and woke up just after dawn.

There is no way, there is an emperor and a queen living in the house, if Li Qinzai dares to sleep until the sun is high, his heart will be too big.

It is not an exaggeration to say that even if Li Zhi accidentally fell and ate shit while walking in his other courtyard, theoretically Li Qinzai would be jointly and severally liable.

So Li Qinzai had to get up early and wait for calls at any time. What if Li Zhi forgot to bring toilet paper when he went to the latrine?Isn't Li Qinzai's role revealed now?

It was a bit cold in the garden of the other courtyard in the early morning. It was already winter, and all the flowers were withered. Only a few wintersweet plants in the corner quietly burst into flower buds. The bright red flower buds and the cold and gloomy sky reflected a wonderful picture.

Li Qinzai walked around the garden, hesitating whether to enter the backyard to greet Li Zhi and Empress Wu, but saw a group of court ladies walking slowly not far away.

Li Qinzai hastily stepped aside, bowing his head and not daring to look directly at him.

The palace maid passed by Li Qinzai, but stopped suddenly, and Empress Wu's voice came faintly.

"Jingchu doesn't need to be too polite. His Majesty is still sleeping, so let me do my best as a landlord and accompany me to appreciate the flowers in your backyard."

Li Qinzai took the order, but hesitantly said: "Forgive me, the empress, it's winter and the flowers have withered, and the matter of appreciating flowers..."

Empress Wu said, "Aren't there still a few wintersweet plants in the corner? Take Bengong to have a look."

Li Qinzai had no choice but to bring Empress Wu to a few wintersweet plants. Looking at the dying flower bones in front of him, the corners of Li Qinzai's mouth twitched.

What's so good about rotten flowers? They're so hypocritical. Tomorrow, I'll destroy all these flower buds, pick them off to make scented tea, cut down the wintersweet tree, and plant watermelons instead...

Huh?Are there watermelons in this era?It is said that there are, and it seems to be called "cold melon", so I asked Ah Si to go to Chang'an City to inquire about it, and get some watermelon seeds from the barbarians.

In summer, pick a watermelon, soak it in well water for an hour, bite it down, tsk... It feels cool like an arrow in the battlefield, cool!
A voice came from my ear suddenly.

"Jingchu is really different. He is drooling when he is with Ben Gong. Why is that?" Empress Wu said in a cold and authentic tone.

Li Qinzai was startled, he had misunderstood.

"Chen Wanshi, Chen, uh... Recently, I have a toothache, often drooling unconsciously, and losing my composure. Please punish the empress."

Empress Wu stared at him for a while, then sighed and said, "Jing Chu's ability to make up nonsense is probably comparable to the knowledge in your stomach. I admire this very much."

Li Qinzai blinked innocently: "I really have a toothache..."

Empress Wu suddenly sneered: "I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Li Jingxuan was sent by me to the school. He returned to Chang'an the day before yesterday, and you made him look like a human being, and ghosts are not like ghosts. He is a scholar of the Hongwen Academy. Is this how you treat him, the crown prince attendant?"

Li Qinzai sighed and said, "I want to say that everything is a misunderstanding and an accident. Do you believe me, Queen?"

Empress Wu said coldly: "Do you think I will believe it?"

The atmosphere suddenly became cold, and after a long time, Empress Wu sighed leisurely: "Jingchu, you are a smart person, and a smart person should know how to advance and retreat. Half of the school in Ganjingzhuang is the pillar of the Imperial College, and half are the children of the powerful and powerful in the court..."

"I can't see anything now, but ten or twenty years later, these students will be the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty. If they unite and say a word in the court, the entire court will have to stop and listen to them."

"Jingchu, you are their benefactor, that is to say, the power in the future is actually in your hands. The court and the Tian family will not allow people other than the emperor to hold such a heavy authority, do you understand?"

Li Qinzai lowered his head and said, "Yes, I understand."

After hesitating for a while, Li Qinzai said again: "I don't intend to be their mentor. If the emperor and the empress are worried, it doesn't matter if this school disbands. I don't mind."

Empress Wu sighed again: "Jingchu, you are just talking out of anger. Your majesty and this palace have seen your skills and knowledge with your own eyes. You are indeed capable of surpassing the heavens. If you don't pass on such great skills and knowledge to others Descendants, how can you be worthy of your Mohist inheritance?"

Li Qinzai instantly understood what she meant.

What Empress Wu meant was that learning should be passed on, but it didn't mean that passing on knowledge would allow him to grasp such a huge power, so Li Jingxuan came, he was decentralizing power, and it was also a check and balance.

For Empress Wu, the best result is that Li Qinzai is in charge of teaching, Li Jingxuan is in charge of power, and the power and knowledge in the school are separated and divided, and each performs its own duties, trying to downplay Li Qinzai's prestige and weight among the students.

Yes, the Tian family is so domineering, and they won't make any sense with you at all.

Empress Wu stared into his eyes, and suddenly said: "Do you think that this palace is taking revenge on you for the incident of the Sheng Sheng case last time?"

Li Qinzai hurriedly said, "I have absolutely no such intention."

Empress Wu shook her head: "No matter what your true thoughts are in your heart, I will tell you the truth today. I am not so narrow-minded, but in the court of the Tang Dynasty, it cannot be more complicated."

"His Majesty and this Palace have been working hard to do one thing these years, and that is to weaken the power of the aristocratic family. This matter has been done very hard by Your Majesty and this Palace, with little success."

"There is an undercurrent in the court hall. Your majesty and this palace have already had a hard time supporting them. Those aristocratic families are unwilling to be weakened, and have always been obedient to your majesty. From the year of Yonghui to the year of Longshuo, in more than ten years, your majesty took the opportunity to cleanse the court many times. Hall, in order to cut off the power of the family in the court."

"Under such a situation, Your Majesty and this Palace really cannot accept that after ten or twenty years, there will be another power in the court, and this person is you who are almost brothers with Your Majesty."

"Jingchu, do you understand what I mean?"

(End of this chapter)