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Chapter 437 Li Fengci "Being Good"

On the way back to the prince's mansion of Bohai County, Li Changsha thought about Li Ke's words all the way, his brows were furrowed, and he returned to the mansion unconsciously.After Li Changsha returned to the mansion, he went straight to the courtyard where Li Fengci was located without stopping for a moment.

"My son is back. How about the fine wine in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion? Did you bring some back for my father?" Li Fengci asked Li Changsha hurriedly, remembering his fine wine from the previous dynasty as soon as he saw Li Changsha coming in.

Li Changsha replied: "The wine is really good wine, and the King of Chu also asked me to bring back a jug, but I'm afraid that daddy won't be interested in drinking this wine."

Although Li Fengci is a dude, he is not a fool. Listening to Li Changsha's words, he also vaguely understood what Li Changsha meant. Presumably, Li Changsha's trip to the Governor's Mansion was not going well.

Li Fengci asked: "But Li Ke made things difficult for you?"

Li Fengci only thought that Li Changsha was embarrassed by Li Ke in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion because of his contempt for Li Ke, so he asked this question.

But Li Changsha shook his head and said: "I am going to the Governor's Mansion. If the King of Chu wants to embarrass me, can I still come back? The King of Chu treats me politely, but what the King of Chu said, listen to me Cold all over the body."

Li Fengci asked, "What did Li Ke say?"

Li Changsha replied truthfully: "Li Xiaoxie, Duke of the State of Xi, was greedy for ink when he was the governor of Weizhou. The amount was huge, which caused shocks in the government and the public. In addition, there are frequent foreign wars and the state treasury is tight. I am afraid that there will be another incident of the clan's conferring."

"Defeat", when these two words came to Li Fengci's ears, Li Fengci's face suddenly turned ugly. He still remembered the demotion in the first year of Zhenguan. At that time, most of the clan's descendants were deposed, and he was originally among them. It was he who pursued Li Shimin for a long time, and then he made an exception and kept his prince.

Li Fengci thought, and the anger on his face became more and more intense. Li Fengci slammed the table and said angrily: "These bastards only look at their own immediate interests, disregarding the righteousness of the country and the clan brothers. Doom!"

Li Xiaoxie was very greedy for money, and the finances of the Ministry of Finance were tight at the moment, so that there was another discussion in the court to lower the imperial family, which also harmed Li Fengci's interests. Li Fengci was naturally furious, but he never thought about himself, he was used to running amok in Taiyuan, Relying on the power of the county king, how can the people's fat and people's anointing collected be less than that of his cousin Li Xiaoxie? Li Xiaoxie is a bastard, so what is he?

Li Changsha said: "Father, now is not the time to vent your anger on Li Xiaoxie. In times of crisis, self-protection is the most important thing."

Li Fengci has no other strengths, all he has is a county prince, Li Fengci is the king of Bohai County, Li Changsha can be the Duke of Yangxin, and he can be the son of the prince of Bohai County. If Li Fengci is reduced to the state or county, then Li Changsha It can only be the county magistrate, or even Hou Bo.

"What Changsha said is very true. No matter what, we must keep the title of King of Bohai County." Li Fengci responded quickly.

Li Changsha said: "If the conferment is done, if Father wants to keep his title, His Majesty can only be merciful. We still need to intercede with His Majesty on this matter."

Li Fengci said: "I will write a letter to Chang'an to greet His Majesty, and when the matter is settled, I will go to the palace in person to intercede with Your Majesty."

Li Changsha said to Li Fengci: "Based on Dad's current situation, His Majesty has already protected Dad once, does Dad think His Majesty will protect Dad again?"

When Li Fengci heard Li Changsha's words, he suddenly stopped. Eight years ago, Li Shimin had protected him once. At that time, Li Shimin had not ascended the throne for a long time, and the clan needed to be stabilized. Will Li Shimin still protect him?Li Fengci himself has no idea.

Li Fengci said: "I'm not sure about this, so I can only give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll ask the Supreme Emperor. I grew up with the Supreme Emperor since I was young. The Supreme Emperor is thinking about the old relationship, so I don't think he will stand by and watch."

Li Changsha shook his head and said: "The emperor has retreated to Qing'an Palace and does not care about government affairs, so he may not come forward to embarrass His Majesty over Father's affairs. It may be difficult for Father to pin his hopes on the Supreme Emperor."

Li Changsha's words are indeed the current situation. Li Yuan has not asked about court affairs for a long time, so how could he break the rules for Li Fengci?
Li Fengci asked: "Then what should we do, we can't just sit and wait for death."

Li Changsha said: "Father must have forgotten that in Jinyang City, there is a person with the most face. If he is willing to speak for Father, His Majesty will definitely protect Father."

In the huge city of Jinyang, who has the biggest face, how can Li Fengci not know, Li Fengci said: "Changsha is talking about Li Ke?"

Li Changsha said: "The King of Chu is His Majesty's beloved son, and he has made great contributions to the court. This time, the King of Chu went to the north to supervise the frontier and guard Taiyuan. It is because of His Majesty's trust. As long as the King of Chu intercedes for Dad, His Majesty will definitely listen to it." .”

When Li Fengci heard this, he was instantly annoyed. When Li Ke arrived in Jin, he took the university by himself and did not go to meet Li Ke outside the city, which offended Li Ke. Now it is not easy for Li Ke to intercede for him.

Li Fengci said: "I have no old friendship with the King of Chu, does Changsha think that the King of Chu will help me?"

Li Changsha said: "When I was in the Governor's Mansion, I asked the King of Chu about this matter, and the King of Chu agreed verbally, but he might not take it seriously."

Li Fengci asked: "Then what should we do? I'm afraid Li Ke is not a magnanimous person. I'm afraid he still remembers what happened before."

Li Ke was young and respected, and Li Fengci used to belittle him. With Li Ke's temper, it is reasonable for Li Fengci to worry that Li Ke will hold grudges.

Li Changsha said: "The King of Chu was young and vigorous, and my father used to belittle him, so he was somewhat displeased. If my father wanted the King of Chu to help him, he would have to make amends in person. I just don't know if my father only cares about face. It's more important, and the title is more important, can you let go of this face."

Li Fengci was originally a dude with a lot of face, if he wanted to save face, he would not be what he is now.

Li Fengci said: "As long as Li Ke can be called to help, it doesn't matter if I save face and go to the Governor's Mansion. I will do it tomorrow."

While Li Fengci was talking, he suddenly thought of something again. He paused for a while, and then lifted his spirits, and said to Li Changsha: "Could it be that Li Ke made up the matter of conferring the title? I despised him at the beginning, so he used this It scares me."

Although Li Fengci is a dude and doesn't do his job properly, but his mind is not slow, he just thought about it and then came to his senses. This matter may not have been done on purpose by Li Ke to force Li Fengci to submit.

However, Li Changsha sighed, but said: "Does father think it is important whether it is true or not? It is true that Li Xiaoxie is greedy for ink. The King of Chu only needs to take advantage of this opportunity to write a handwritten letter to Beijing. , it shouldn't be difficult to get rid of Father's prince."

Li Changsha's words caught his ears, and Li Fengci languished again. In the past, Li Fengci was used to running rampant in Taiyuan, and his hands were really not very clean. At this time when Li Xiaoxie was greedy for ink, it was really not difficult for Li Ke to get rid of his prince.

Li Fengci said: "Then I will go to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow to apologize to Li Ke."

Li Changsha thought for a while, and said, "Apologizing is probably not enough."

Li Fengci asked: "Then what else?"

Li Changsha said: "Father has forcibly bought and sold fertile land in Taiyuan in recent years. I'm afraid there are as many as five or six thousand mu of land. Behind these acres are hundreds of families. The worst reputation of father is, if father really wants to invite the king of Chu Pleading for father, why don't father donate these fields to the king of Chu, and the king of Chu will return the land, the king of Chu will lose his name, and father will be well, so the king of Chu will be willing to help father."

Hearing this, Li Fengci became impatient. He spent a lot of effort to obtain the five or six thousand acres of fertile land. Li Changsha wanted him to give it to Li Ke and return it to the people. How could he give it up for a while.

Li Fengci said distressedly: "If you make an apology, you will make an apology. Donate the fields in a good manner. Besides, these fields are in the hands of the King of Chu. The King of Chu will accept them if he sees them. What else can I do?"

Li Changsha said: "The king of Chu is very rich, just for making meritorious service several times, His Majesty has rewarded His Majesty with more than [-] mu of fertile land. How could he be so fond of such petty profits?"

Li Fengci still insisted: "That's not okay. These fertile fields are the capital of our family's food and drink expenses in the future. Without these fertile fields, how can we gain a foothold in Taiyuan?"

Li Changsha looked at Li Fengci's appearance, and became more and more anxious. With a bit of anger, he said to Li Fengci: "Father is so short-sighted. As long as I marry the king of Chu and keep the king, only a few thousand acres of land It's nothing.

What's more, Dad still has [-] mu of permanent land in Hebei, and His Majesty rewards him with a lot of property every year, so it's possible that Dad can shorten the expenses.If father insists on not donating, then there will be no prince, and His Majesty will commit a crime. We father and son will guard these fertile fields and go to Chang'an Prison to have fun. "

Although Li Fengci is a member of the royal family, he is a complete bastard. He may not even listen to Li Yuan's words, but he is most afraid of his eldest son. Seeing Li Changsha's anger, Li Fengci panicked and hurried He replied: "Why does Changsha say this? I listen to you. Tomorrow morning, I will prepare the land deed and go to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to plead guilty."

(End of this chapter)