Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 753 Are You Poisonous?
The common people are like grass mustards, and they are born again when the spring breeze blows.

This is probably the view of the rich and powerful towards ordinary people.

But for Li Qinzai, common people are not worthless, they are strong and forbearing.

The major event of changing the dynasty started with a group of idiots who could not survive. They simply risked everything and climbed to the top. Then the general trend was established, invincible, and the old dynasty fell suddenly.

Li Qinzai never dared to treat the common people as nothing to be trampled on at will. On the contrary, he always respected the low-level people.

He is very clear that it is these hard-working people who carry his status and wealth.

Don't talk about such nonsense as loving the people like a child. They work hard and hand over food and taxes to support you. Anyway, you should be polite to them, right?

If you can do your best to help others when they are in trouble, isn't it too much?

This is probably the original intention of Li Qinzai's direct remonstrance.

It's not great, and it's not that pure.To put it bluntly, on the one hand, I can't understand Li Zhide's vain face, and on the other hand, I can't understand the behavior of monarchs and ministers adding burdens to the people for no reason.

You are picking your teeth with your legs up in the palace, and you said lightly that if you want to enshrine Zen, the people below will have to leave their homes and their wives and children, why?

The emperor should also be reasonable.

It's just that Li Qinzai didn't expect that his risky efforts would eventually pay off.

Simple people are actually better at distinguishing loyalty from traitors than the emperor.

Facing Li Qinzai's kneeling, Li Qinzai gained something more meaningful than being an official.

The hearts of the people have always been visible and palpable.

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Li Qinzai felt at a loss for the first time when hundreds of people thanked him. He didn't know how to respond to the gratitude of the people.

Lifting up one and then kneeling down the other, Li Qinzai was in a hurry, and in the end he was kneeling and worshiped by the people.

The common people did not come empty-handed, they all brought some gifts, some were a few eggs, some were half a piece of dried meat, and some simply picked a large basket of wild vegetables.

Simple and poor people really don't know how to express their gratitude, so they can only do their best to make their gifts to their benefactors not so shabby.

Li Qinzai was going to refuse, but just as the words came out, people seemed to kneel down again, so Li Qinzai had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

After sending away the grateful people and villagers, Li Qinzai sighed with a wry smile as he looked at the gifts piled up outside the door.

If Li Zhi had been there just now, seeing this scene, he would not have thought of Feng Chan at all.

The hearts of the people cannot be bullied. If the Son of Heaven cannot understand this truth, his position may not be secure.

In the afternoon, Li Qinzai went to the school and taught new knowledge to his disciples.

The result...of course it was unsatisfactory as always, otherwise?Do you expect this group of people to suddenly become geniuses by drawing inferences from one instance?

Li Qinzai went to class with a smile on his face. Li Qinzai was full of tenderness. After all, the performance of his disciples in his court made Li Qinzai feel very warm and gratified.

However, halfway through the class, Li Qinzai's tenderness gradually turned into anger.

What sin did I do in my previous life, that I wanted to teach such a group of things that are stupider than pigs? If I am guilty, please send a divine thunder to make me happy. Why torture me like this...

Fortunately, there are two top students, Princess Xuancheng and Qiao'er, in the classroom. This is the only consolation in Li Qinzai's teaching career.

When the sandalwood board rang, Li Qinzai breathed a sigh of relief, and the disciples below also breathed a sigh of relief, coming back to life from the suffocating low pressure.

"Goodbye!...No, it's better not to see you again!" Li Qinzai left without looking back after saying a word.

After leaving the school, Li Qinzai did not go home, but went to inspect the fields as usual.

It has been more than a month since the sweet potatoes were planted, and now the green shoots in the ground have turned into palm-sized green leaves with thick roots. Several old farmers stared at the ground tremblingly, as if these green leaves belonged to their ancestors. The wealth and life passed down from eight generations.

The imperial guards still fulfilled their duties and surrounded them. As usual, not even a fly could fly through the sky.Among the thousands of imperial guards, I don't know how many sharpshooters among them are staring at the sky with cold eyes, holding bows and arrows in their hands. Once a bird flies by, there will be a swish, and the thousand birds will fly away.

Li Qinzai has a special status, and the numerous guards do not guard against him.

Walking into the field, the guards moved away automatically, and Li Qinzai squatted in front of a few green leaves, carefully observing their growth.

The growth is gratifying. Judging from the thick rhizomes, it is obvious that the nutrition is sufficient. After a while, these sweet potatoes will mature, and their harvest... will definitely shock the world.

Footsteps came from behind, and then a figure came to Li Qinzai's side. Li Qinzai turned his head, and suddenly found that it was Li Zhi.

Li Qinzai was taken aback. No one informed him beforehand, so today he left Tai Chi Palace without a sound, and came all the way back?

Today's Li Zhi is wearing an ordinary purple shirt, very simple, and there are no luxurious accessories on his body, even the hairpin that fixes his hair is an ordinary iron hairpin.

Li Qinzai hurriedly got up to salute, but was pulled back by Li Zhi. The monarch and his ministers faced the green leaves and squatted side by side in the field, carefully observing the growth of sweet potatoes.

"In another three or two months, it will be harvested, right?" Li Zhi asked slowly.

Li Qinzai thought for a while and said, "Maybe, April or May is also possible."

Li Zhi said dissatisfiedly: "You discovered the thing, why don't you have a definite number? I missed the harvest, and the sweet potatoes are rotten in the field. Who will find seeds for me?"

Li Qinzai said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the things are discovered by the minister, not born by the minister. The minister is also seeking the truth through groping..."

Li Zhi hummed, but remained silent, and continued to stare at the sweet potato leaves in front of him.

Kind of embarrassing, but not totally embarrassing.

A few days ago, the monarch and his subjects had confronted each other extremely sharply in the court hall, and Li Qinzai almost got himself killed.

But today Li Zhi came without a sound, and the monarch and his ministers squatted together as if nothing happened.

When a child is awkward, he will say "I won't play with you in the future", and if he meets him in the future, the child who holds a grudge may even let out an angry groan.

But Li Qinzai and Li Zhi are both grown-ups, and the grown-ups have a quarrel and plan to reconcile, how do they do it?

It was about this moment, as if nothing had happened, squatting together and counting sweet potatoes.

Very good, no need to give steps, no need to accompany smiling faces.

"This thing is food. I heard you said it tastes pretty good. Is it... really delicious?" Li Zhi muttered.

Li Qinzai nodded: "It's delicious, soft and glutinous, with a bit of sweetness. You can eat it raw, cooked, or roasted."

Li Zhi licked his lips: "I'm so greedy, I can't wait to..."

Li Qinzai blinked: "Why don't we dig one out and try something new?"

Li Zhi was stunned: "There are only a few seeds in total, and you still want to dig out one?"

Li Qinzai suggested with ill intentions: "The sky won't fall if you lose one day. Let's taste it first, so we will have more confidence in sweet potatoes...Your Majesty, the taste is very delicious."

Li Zhi was obviously moved: "This...isn't it good?"

"Your Majesty, give me some face!"

"Then..." Just when Li Zhi couldn't bear it and almost agreed, a gust of cold wind blew, Li Zhi's cheeks felt cold, his whole body shivered, and he suddenly woke up.

It's amazing, were you hypnotized by this guy just now?How could I do something so contrary to the people and faith?
"You, you... Li Jingchu, you are poisonous!" Li Zhi said angrily.

(End of this chapter)