With all the busy work, life goes by extremely fast.
More than ten days passed in a flash, and time entered February of the seventh year of Daye.
The weather is still very cold, and there are snowflakes.
Li Po's life suddenly became peaceful because there were only two horses left in the stable.
Li Gongcao's men were beaten and scolded, and they quickly had their horses taken away. They vaguely expressed some dissatisfaction, but their skills stopped there. They must have known that the old man was not easy to mess with.
And Li Po also learned from Yuen Long that the so-called Li Gongcao was Li Jing's nephew and the youngest son of Li Jing's eldest brother Li Duan.
In his early years, Li Duan attacked Duke Yongkang. He hated Shangshu Zuo Pu for shooting Yang Su because he was attached to Shi Long Live. After Shi Wansui was killed by Emperor Wen Yang Jian, Li Duan soon lost his position to the people due to the unfavorable war, and even suffered serious consequences.
The third brother Li Jing.
From then on, Li Jing, who became famous as a young man and was proud of his success, encountered his first heavy blow. For him, almost all the mediocrity in the next twenty years was caused by this.
After that, he never set foot in Chang'an again. Many years passed before he was reluctantly promoted to the position of county magistrate.
Naturally, Li Po would not know about the grievances involved, but from Yuen Long's tone when talking about Li Gongcao and his son, he could still tell that the relationship between the two brothers Li Jing was not so harmonious.
Of course, these things had nothing to do with Li Po, and they were quickly thrown away by him.
From these narratives, he clearly understood the power of nepotism in the Sui Dynasty. To put it more formally, it was the deep-rooted influence of the recommendation system on the Sui Dynasty.
Isn't that right? The tax collector at the gate of the city is Li Jing's wife and nephew, the most powerful Cao Cao is Li Jing's nephew, and even the head coachman is Li Jing's cousin-in-law.
These are just the things he has encountered. There may be many others he has not encountered.
And this is just a glimpse of the leopard. If he had remained in such a humble status, he might not be able to realize in his lifetime how profound the real rich and powerful family of Sui Dynasty was.
It can be said that Li Po spent the spring of the seventh year of Daye very leisurely.
Stay away from hunger and cold, and eat well every day.】
Moreover, I have become familiar with Yuen Long, but the old man is still so difficult to take care of, and he will yell a few words at every turn. It seems that if he doesn't do this, his throat will feel uncomfortable and his thoughts will not be clear.
The horses in the stables were also ridden away one after another, either to Yanmen or to Jinyang. This was obviously a bit unusual, but for Li Po, a full-time groom, he could keenly feel that the war was approaching.
, but it doesn’t seem to have much to do with him.
The term Goryeo (it should be Goguryeo, which has nothing to do with the later Goryeo Dynasty, but in order for everyone to be familiar with it, so it is called that) gradually began to be on people's lips.
Li Po was not interested in listening to more, let alone fighting for the Sui Dynasty, and making contributions to himself by the way, because Li Po was too familiar with wars, and those who died were cannon fodder, just like him
, it will definitely be volcanic ash in the cannon fodder. When it reaches the front of the two armies, it is not uncommon to die several times.
Because there are fewer horses in the stables, the groom's work has almost come to a standstill.
After the initial busyness, Li Po actually worked very energetically in his position as the groom.
While teaching Li Chun how to raise horses, he also learned a lot from the old man.
The old man's unique skill is actually to prepare the ingredients so that the horse can eat them deliciously without damaging his stomach, losing weight, or gaining any fat. This is what the old man is good at.
It sounds simple, but when it comes to making it, few people can do it, and preparing the ingredients is indeed one of the most important jobs of the grooms.
What makes Li Po quite unhappy is that the old man not only has a bad temper, but also has a bad habit unique to people of this era. He hides his skills tightly and treats them as family secrets. He has no tolerance for open communication at all to guard against others and thieves.
Same.
But the so-called domestic thieves are hard to guard against. After getting familiar with Yuen Long, he would ask a few questions from time to time and study the ratio and type of ingredients. After more than a month, Li Po would be able to prepare good ingredients by himself.
, as for the coarse ingredients, do you still need to worry about it?
In Li Po's opinion, any secret information is bullshit. These days, practice makes perfect in many things, and most of them can't help but ponder hard.
Therefore, Li Po was very disdainful of the old man's selfishness.
In particular, Li Po himself is not without merit. He is very good at taming war horses.
In just a few days, he can easily gain the trust of these war horses. After a few more days, every horse will be very affectionate when they see him.
In fact, no matter how far away the two mounts of the county magistrate were, as long as he whistled, the two splendid horses would run back with a jolt.
Not to mention stunts, this kind of ability is pretty much it, because it is not easy to get a war horse to develop this habit. It often takes years and months of getting along to get a response from the war horse.
Of course, Li Po is a person with talent bonus, so it is really not too difficult to do this.
He was tired of playing on the grassland...
However, Li Chun's eyes still made little stars appear, and Yuen Long's eyes turned blue with envy. Even the old man was stunned for a long time when he saw it for the first time.
Li Po and the old man are naturally different. Skills are something that cannot be taken with you in life or death. There is no need to value them so much. Only when others learn them, but they cannot reach your level, can you call your skills real.
What you hide and tuck in only makes you fall behind.
Therefore, he treated Li Chun and Yuen Long equally, starting from the horse's habits to various tips, he explained them clearly and logically.
Once you explain it clearly, there is nothing magical about it.
The reason why he can create miraculous effects is that he has a good understanding of the horse's hearing, vision, taste, and where to touch the horse to feel comfortable.
Just like a person, if you know what he likes to eat, what he likes to listen to, what he likes to watch, and what he likes to play, then it will be really easy for you to win his favor.
The effect was quite good. Li Chun and Yuen Long had so much fun that they almost drove the two fine horses of the county magistrate into insanity before they stopped amidst the roar of the old man.
Li Po's treatment also improved immediately. The old man still looked at him fiercely, but he never scolded him again, let alone touched him.
Yuen Long finally willingly called his brother, so Li Po became the second groom in the stable, one person below him and two above them.
But Li Po's ability goes beyond this. In just a few days, he managed to get equal treatment with the elders, and by the way, he got himself a small official position.