Tibet

Li Xiu is in his early forties this year. He doesn’t look like Li Linfu. He doesn’t have the tall and fat power of Li Linfu. He is of medium height and thin, more like his mother. He looks a little frail. Li Xiu is not actually the eldest son. He is still He had two older brothers who died in childhood.

However, his son Li Yu is the true eldest grandson. Li Yu is about 20 years old and looks like Li Linfu. He is at least 1.75 meters tall and relatively fat. Like Li Linfu, he also has a long face. , different from his father’s pointed face.

Li Linfu still liked his eldest grandson very much. Not only did he send him to study at the Guozi School, but he also gave him the title of Mengshilang. He joined the military service in Prince Rong's Mansion. A year later, he was promoted to Minister of Military Affairs and served as the Superintendent of Arms.

It can be said that before Li Ye appeared, Li Linfu was worried about his eldest grandson. He was promoted so fast that even the top scholar in Jinshi was not as fast as him.

But Li Linfu is still a little regretful. His eldest grandson's qualifications are a bit mediocre, and all the positions he holds are not outstanding and he has done nothing. Even if he is given a chance, the report he writes is not favored by the chief officer. He just looks at Li Linfu's face. Reluctantly adopted.

It wasn't until Li Ye was born that Li Linfu suddenly realized that his descendants still had a choice.

Li Linfu's thoughts gradually turned to Li Ye, and he didn't care much about his eldest grandson. In the past two years, Li Yu had been working as the chief clerk of the Ordnance Supervision, and had no chance of promotion.

Dissatisfaction slowly accumulated in the heart of the eldest son Li Xiu.

In the past two days, my father has been visiting Sanshibalang continuously. He has only been back for two days, and his father has visited him three times. This morning, he even took him to court, where he actually met the emperor.

Li Xiu saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He couldn't bear it anymore and decided to show off his cards to his father.

"What's wrong with Yu'er?" Li Linfu asked with a gentle smile.

"My grandson is fine, I just want to say hello to my grandfather!"

Li Linfu nodded. He realized that he hadn't paid attention to his eldest grandson for a long time, so he smiled and asked, "How are you in the weapons inspection lately?"

"Fortunately, I am already very familiar with the various procedures of the weapons inspection. In the first half of the first evaluation, my grandson's score was above average."

Li Linfu frowned slightly. The semi-annual initial evaluation was an internal self-evaluation, which was relatively loose. You couldn't even get an upper grade in the initial evaluation. When it came to the strict official evaluation stage, you could only get an upper or lower grade.

"Why not go up, which one is holding you back?"

"Reporting to my grandfather, my grandson doesn't know. Maybe the new military commander is not easy to get along with."

Li Linfu said coldly: "Are you saying that your boss doesn't appreciate you and is suppressing you?"

"My grandson dare not say that!"

Li Xiu next to him said: "Father, the new military commander He Yuan is a confidant appointed by Yang Guozhong. Working under him, Yu'er can be rated as upper middle school, which means that Yu'er is already very good."

"Don't care who others are, the key is to do well yourself, so that others can't find fault is the right thing to do!"

"Father, as long as you are a normal person, how can you not find fault? If you have a harmonious relationship with your colleagues, your superiors will say that you are a clique. If you are cautious in your words and deeds, they will say that you are timid and irresponsible. , no matter how good you are, your superiors won’t recognize you, which is really difficult.”

"Then what do you mean? Just tell me!"

Li Xiu bit his lip and said, "Father, can you let Yu'er be the county magistrate and let him go to a large county to take charge of his own affairs?"

"County magistrate?"

Li Linfu shook his head, "I have never been an auxiliary officer, and I directly became the chief officer. This is probably against the rules of the court!"

Li Xiu finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "You can be made a county prince at the age of sixteen and a fifth-rank Ningyuan general. When did you talk about the rules?"

Li Linfu stared at his eldest son for a long time and said coldly: "If Yu'er can lead ten soldiers to fight against thousands of rebels and save the people of a county, the emperor will also make him the county prince."

"Father."

"enough!"

Li Linfu interrupted the eldest son's request with a scolding, and said angrily: "I know you are dissatisfied with Sanshibalang. You always think that I am partial. How many resources have been given to Sanshibalang? I also said it at the clan meeting. , the house in Taipingfang has nothing to do with me, it was left to Sanshibarou by others, I don’t know at all, but no one believes it, and I have nothing to say.”

"The child believes that the house has nothing to do with his father. It is Feilong's house."

"You actually checked it out?" Li Linfu glared at his son.

Li Xiu nodded awkwardly, "My child also wants to make it clear to the tribe, and has no other intentions."

Li Linfu stared at his son for a long time, feeling extremely disappointed. He said slowly: "I understand your request, and I will consider it, but I have something to say first. This time, Thirty-eight's title and status were all earned by himself in the Western Regions, and I have nothing to do with it!"

Li Ye temporarily stayed in his father's yard for the past two nights. His father Li Dai's yard covers an area of ​​about two acres. It is considered a single courtyard. In fact, there are five courtyards in a row connected together. Each of the five legitimate sons has a single courtyard.

However, the eldest son Li Xiu, the fourth son Li Min and the fifth son Li Dai do not live here. The eldest son Li Xiu has his own official residence. The fourth son Li Min betrayed his father and his family was driven to the manor in Hanzhong. The fifth son Li Dai moved to Taipingfang. live.

In fact, only the second son Li Yu and the third son Li Wei lived here, but both families had a large population, and the entire east courtyard seemed very noisy.

Li Ye soon learned from the housekeeper that he was usually very quiet, but after he moved in the day before yesterday, he suddenly became very noisy. Their wife and children also walked as if they were being carried by the wind, passing by him without paying attention. Look, he didn't say a word. Although he didn't say a word to them, Li Ye could clearly feel the discrimination and cold violence against him everywhere.

Not having the same experience as these people, Li Ye immediately asked two of his men to send the luggage to Taipingfang. It was already afternoon, and Li Ye slipped to the old house of Changlefang.

I haven't been back for more than a year, and basically nothing has changed. The door is locked, the yard is full of weeds, and the room is clean, but there is still a smell of mold.

However, the biggest change is that Xiao Hei finally recognized his new master and became a member of Li Xun's family, guarding his new home loyally.

Li Xun was actually at home, which really surprised Li Ye. Li Ye immediately invited him to a tavern in the alley for a drink.

"Time flies so fast. Two years have passed. I have completed my studies and officially left Mingde College last month." Li Xun said with emotion while holding the wine glass.

Li Ye nodded, "What's your next plan, brother?"

"I have been recommended by Mingde College to attend Taixue, and I will register at Taixue in a few days. However, I plan to attend Taixue and prepare for the imperial examination at the same time. I decided to take the Mingjing Examination next spring."

"How confident are you?"

Li Xun shook his head, "This first time is just to feel the atmosphere and sum up the experience. I will go all out to participate in the imperial examination the next year."

"What's your parents' attitude?"

Li Xun smiled bitterly and said: "They never care about me. I arrange my own path and decide on my own. They just celebrate when they hear the good news."

This is a typical child from other people's families. He knows what he should do and never needs his parents to worry about him. He sets short-term goals and long-term goals for himself, and then works hard and perseveres to achieve them step by step.

Li Ye suddenly discovered that Li Xun was very similar to himself. He was a person who could do great things. Unfortunately, he happened to have his grandfather retire from office, otherwise his grandfather would still be able to help him.

"Don't talk about me, let's talk about you! Are you uncomfortable living in the main mansion these two days?" Li Xun asked again with a smile.

Li Ye nodded, "I feel bad. I have moved out today. What does brother seem to know? Tell me. To be honest, I am also confused."

Li Xun poured a glass of wine for Li Ye and said with a smile, "You came back the afternoon before yesterday, right? As soon as you came back, the whole family knew about it and said that the cuckoo was back again."

"My family calls me Cuckoo? What does that mean?"

"The doves occupy the magpie's nest! The doves here are cuckoos, and they often rob the magpie's nests. But only a few direct descendants said so. They spread it everywhere in the family, and some of the tribesmen who relied on them laughed at it, but most of the tribesmen did not agree. .”