The British Duke Li family is a big family. Li Ji has two sisters, two brothers, two sons, two daughters, and a total of five grandchildren.
Judging from the current situation of the country in need of population in the Tang Dynasty, the Li family can undoubtedly be regarded as a model household because they have enough children.
Because of Li Ji's high merit and prestige, the emperors of the three dynasties successively granted many official positions to Li Ji's peers and descendants. This was called "en-yin" in ancient times.
What Enyin means is that no matter whether you are capable or not, as long as your relatives are awesome, you can be an official. You don’t have to be awesome, and it’s best not to be awesome.
It is enough for a family to have one outstanding figure. If there is an extra leader, it will be the emperor’s head.
Li Ji's brothers and descendants are all working as officials outside, and among his grandchildren, Li Jingye, Li Jingyou, Li Jingzhen, etc. all have official positions.
Li Qinzai is the youngest among his grandchildren. Unfortunately, he is too bastard. He has done many bastard things in the past, and his reputation in Chang'an is almost ruined.
Even if the emperor intended to be kind to Li Qinzai, he would not dare to randomly grant official positions for fear of causing trouble.
If a person with an official position does something stupid, he will lose his country's prestige.
After the Pegasus jade carving was sold, I guess Li Zhi also secretly wiped away a cold sweat in the harem.
Damn it, luckily I didn’t give this bastard an official title, otherwise he would have slapped the royal family in the face.
So Li Qinzai is twenty years old this year, but he is still a white body, which is really bad... Well, benevolence will lead to benevolence, at least there is no psychological burden when doing bad things.
After solving a huge problem, Li Qinzai returned from the outskirts of Beijing to the gate of Li Mansion alone.
It has been several days since he traveled back in time. Li Qinzai is generally familiar with the Li family. His impression of the Li family is neither good nor bad. His impression is very dull.
There is neither love nor hate.
After the imperial edict was released, Li Qinzai rushed back to the Li family immediately after returning to Chang'an City, not because he loved the Li family, but because he had nowhere to go.
Today, he still cannot fully integrate into the role of "Li Qinzai". Instead, he is like a calm bystander, calmly watching everyone and everything in this strange era, neither sad nor happy.
After being welcomed back to the mansion by the servants, except for Liu Asi's sincere smile, the servants in the mansion did not show any excitement about Li Qinzai's departure and return.
The smiles they showed were only professional. In his previous life, when Li Qinzai was still a social animal, he was already very familiar with this kind of fake smile in the workplace.
The previous owner of Li Qinzai's body was obviously not a kind person. Judging from the behavior of the servants in the mansion who avoided them like snakes and scorpions, Li Qinzai was very poisonous to them.
Entering the front yard, housekeeper Wu Tong came up to him and pulled Li Qinzai's sleeves. His eyes turned red. I don't know if it was true or not, but he actually shed a few tears.
"Fifth Young Master has suffered. How can a delicate and noble man endure such a crime? I don't dare to cause trouble in the future, but I don't dare to cause trouble..."
Li Qinzai reached out and wanted to pat his shoulder to comfort him, but thinking that he had secretly watched him pee, with unknown motives and eccentricities, he hesitated for a while and finally did not dare to take the photo.
"Young Master, just come back. My husband is waiting for you in the study room of the backyard. I will see you there."
The two walked into the backyard. Wu Tong led Li Qinzai through many twists and turns, and stopped in a quiet, remote yard with unique scenery.
There is only one room in the yard, with blue bricks and red tiles, simple and not shabby.
Li Qinzai stood under the wooden steps of the entrance hall of the house and thought for a while before walking in.
There is an exquisite hollow copper ball hanging from the beam in the study, with sandalwood burning inside, giving it an elegant and quiet smell.
Li Ji was sitting in the main seat wearing a lavender casual robe, turning the pages of a book with an indifferent expression.
Seeing Li Qinzai come in, Li Ji raised his eyes and glanced lightly, his eyes continued to fall on the page.
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly. Li Ji's reaction was a little cold, but it was understandable.
If you are an unworthy descendant, you will be treated like this at home. The more bastard you are outside, the humbler you will be at home.
Li Qinzai silently saluted Li Ji: "My grandson has met your grandfather."
Li Ji hummed, pointed to a futon in front of him, and said, "Sit down."
Li Qinzai knelt down and sat down, with his waist straight, his thighs and thighs parallel, the soles of his feet overlapping, his hands on his legs, and his eyes looking straight ahead.
This is the standard sitting posture in this era.
Li Ji ignored him and was still reading.
After a long time, Li Ji finally took his eyes off the book, glanced at Li Qinzai, and said calmly: "I think His Majesty has issued a decree to acquit you and release you, otherwise you would still be on the way to Lingnan at this moment."
Li Qinzai lowered his head and said, "Yes, thank you very much, grandfather, for interceding for your grandson."
Li Ji shook his head: "Don't thank me, I have been in trouble since you were a child. The elders in your family have helped you to get out of trouble, but this time, you have to save yourself."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "I would also like to thank my grandfather. Without my grandfather to help my grandson ascend to heaven, my grandson still would not be able to save himself."
Li Ji looked at him deeply.
In just two sentences of conversation, he could already deeply feel that this grandson's temperament was very different from before, and he was completely different.
How should I put it? The grandson in front of me has matured a lot. He is no longer a jerk when talking and doing things. He is also very polite and tutored, and he will not act recklessly.
He seemed to be a completely different person. This person was very strange. His facial features and eyes were obviously still his, but Li Ji didn't recognize him.
Unable to find a reason, Li Ji could only explain in his heart that his grandson's change was due to a catastrophe and his growth overnight.
Taking a drawing from the desk, Li Ji pointed at it and said, "Is this really your creation?"
You don’t need to look at Li Qinzai to know that it is a drawing he gave to the weapons supervisor and craftsman, and it shows the mechanical parts of the new strong bow.
"Yes."
Li Ji narrowed his eyes: "You spend all day having fun with your friends and friends, sleeping in flowers and sleeping in willows. I don't see how many books you have read. You are half-blind. How come you are so capable of creating a ranged weapon?"
A twice as strong bow?"
Li Qinzai’s face is a bit dark.
Although it was my grandfather’s comment, I still felt a little bit hurt in my heart...
Even chickens are patriotic, so why can’t a dandy make some contribution to the country?
"Grandfather, my grandson just saw the weapons provided by the troops at the door yesterday, and he had an enlightenment for a moment, so he occasionally gained something." Li Qinzai said humbly.
Li Ji asked again: "The mechanism of this object is quite dexterous. It can save the effort of drawing the bow, and it can reach a distance of two hundred steps without losing its accuracy. If you occasionally gain something, it will be far ahead of the thousands of years of wisdom of the predecessors. Haha."
, those predecessors who worked so hard should be crushed to death."
"Grandpa, don't worry, they have been reincarnated long ago..."
"What a bastard!" Li Ji glared at him fiercely, then sighed and said, "That's all, you're lucky this time and you managed to escape a disaster. On normal days, even if you had created this
Zhang Xinshiqianggong may not be able to get away with it easily..."
Li Qinzai asked in confusion: "Why?"
Li Ji's turbid eyes gradually darkened: "After the Turks were wiped out in the north, there are still nine surnames of Tiele who frequently invade the border, plunder and massacre our people of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty has long had the intention of marching to the north. When autumn comes this year, maybe you will mention something to the king.
Division, conquer the nine surnames of Tiele in the north."
"The war is about to begin, and you just happened to offer a sharp weapon that can be used by the country, so His Majesty let you go. Otherwise, the whole court would be hard-pressed to hide it. How could His Majesty easily absolve you of your crime?"