One family and two nobles sounds nice, but from the perspective of the court, it doesn’t sound good.
A title has no real power, but unlike the British Duke, Li Ji's status is special in the court.
A veteran of three dynasties, he enjoyed supreme prestige in the military and held important positions such as the Minister of War and the Crown Prince. Now, his grandson was also granted the title of county son as an exception.
When a family is so prosperous, it can easily arouse jealousy and suspicion.
In the carriage, Li Sujie's words with a solemn expression were exactly in line with Li Ji's hint to Li Qinzai.
As soon as the news of the knighthood spread, the courtiers reacted immediately.
Li Qinzai's expression became serious. He didn't need to be knighted, and he didn't mind Li Zhi taking back the title...
But he could not allow anyone to throw dirty water on his family and discredit his grandfather Li Ji's loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.
"Does Su Jie know who is taking the lead in impeaching me and the Li family?" Li Qinzai asked seriously.
Li Sujie shook his head: "This disciple has just returned to Chang'an a few days ago. He only heard the news in the palace. As for who took the lead, I really don't know."
Li Qinzai smiled. Li Sujie was young and mature because of his childhood experiences, so Li Qinzai unconsciously regarded him as a peer, and Li Sujie was indeed very stable in character.
But Li Qinzai always forgets that Li Sujie is only twelve or thirteen years old this year. In his previous life, he was still in junior high school.
"It's okay, just wait a little longer. If something happens, someone will jump out." Li Qinzai sneered.
Li Sujie said: "I am willing to do my best. If I find out who is leading this, even if I am removed from the royal title, I will also swear to drive him out of the court for my husband."
"Don't interfere." Li Qinzai glared at him: "Don't you know what situation you are in? If I were you, I would not participate in anything, let alone this kind of fight in the court. You are not qualified to play this game. .”
Li Sujie smiled bitterly and said: "That's all. My father is still alive and my disciple will not die after all. At worst, he will be demoted thousands of miles away. It is far away from Chang'an, so it may be safer."
"Don't have such thoughts, live well and live well at the same time." Li Qinzai said seriously: "At least for me, you don't have to be so heartbroken, because you are destined to not get anything in return."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "I am an old man and a young man, so I may not be brave enough at critical moments. When a man has a family, he is often less courageous. If you are in danger, maybe I will pretend To be deaf and mute is to turn a blind eye.”
"The teacher's kindness in teaching is the best reward a disciple can receive." Li Sujie said emotionally.
Li Qinzai couldn't help but said: "The burning light in your eyes...is it love?"
"no!"
"That's good, sir, I don't like that."
The carriage swayed to the green garden, Li Qinzai and a group of dandies walked in, and a grand and luxurious banquet began.
In this era of serious lack of entertainment, banquets have often become a place for dandies to vent and have fun.
Because there is everything at the banquet.
There are fine wines and delicious food, as well as singing, dancing, music, luxurious pomp and elegant etiquette.
Whether it is physical needs or spiritual needs, dandies can find them at banquets.
More than a thousand years later, countless successful people still use dinner and rich nightlife as their pastimes. For dinner, there is a girl who picks garlic, there is a girl who sings and drinks, and there is a girl who is a technician for foot massage...
Look, in fact, the entertainment of Chinese people has not changed for more than a thousand years, it just changed the name.
At the banquets of the Tang Dynasty, all of the above were present.
The dancer and singer who is accompanying the wine can do anything, she can pick garlic, she can also give massages to the guests. She sings when she is asked to sing, and dances when she is asked to dance. The sperm is in her head, so she can find a room where no one is around.
People won't refuse you a favor, as long as you bring enough money.
Li Qinzai was not interested in the little girl who was accompanying him. He had no mysophobia, but the deliberate flattery of the beautiful woman was her profession, not her sincerity. Thinking about it, he found it boring.
A group of dandies kept playing until late at night, then reluctantly dispersed.
With Li Qinzai as the hub, Xue Nagaoqi got acquainted with these dandies through a banquet. During the banquet, they exchanged cups and called themselves brothers, and vowed to die in the same year, the same month and the same day countless times.
If God is not too busy, a lightning strike can kill at least fourteen scum who tell lies.
It was already late at night when he returned to the Duke's Mansion. Li Qinzai stood in front of Li Ji's study and hesitated for a long time before turning around and leaving.
The next day, as Li Sujie said, something was wrong in the court.
A few days ago, the imperial edict to confer Li Qinzai as the county magistrate had just been issued, which caused an uproar in the whole hall. Many courtiers sent letters to advise, but Li Zhi ignored him.
Today was the court meeting, and a dozen or so censors from the censorship platform actually spoke about this matter openly in the Golden Palace. The censor Ma Zhong protested vigorously, saying in front of the entire palace of civil and military ministers that the emperor's conferment of titles was too hasty and casual.
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Li Zhi, who was sitting upright in the golden palace, did not expect that the imperial censors would cause him such embarrassment in front of the ministers, and his face couldn't help but look particularly ugly.
The late Emperor Taizong was known to be generous in accepting advice. As the emperor who aspired to surpass Taizong, Li Zhi had to act like he was accepting of all kinds of advice and had a broad mind. Not to mention he felt aggrieved.
However, what Ma Zhong said became more and more unpleasant. He even compared Li Zhi with the late emperor Li Shimin, bluntly saying that the former emperor was wise, but today's emperor is far inferior.
This sentence finally succeeded in arousing Li Zhi's anger.
Because this was Li Zhi's rebellion, he had always lived in the shadow of the late emperor, and he cared about the people in the court comparing him with the late emperor. Ma Zhong's words were clearly meant to hurt him.
Naturally, the court meeting broke up unhappy. Li Zhi did not even care about the emperor's etiquette. Before the eunuch could shout out the word "retreat from the court" in his shrill voice, Li Zhi stood up and walked away.
At noon, a eunuch came out of the palace according to the order and came to the British palace.
The emperor summoned the fifth young master of the Li family.
When Li Qinzai appeared in Chengxiang Hall with a puzzled look on his face, Li Zhizheng was so angry that he paced back and forth in the hall.
After adjusting his clothes and hat, Li Qinzai took off his shoes and entered, facing the king and bowing before him.
Li Zhi's face looked ugly today, his nostrils were snorting like an enraged bull, its hooves kept digging at the ground.
"Jing Chu is here..." Li Zhi tried his best to squeeze out a smile.
"I just returned to Chang'an yesterday. I wonder why your Majesty summoned you..."
Li Zhi sighed and said: "Seeing that the New Year is here, the courtiers are all going to take a nap, but who would have thought that this would happen to me..."
Li Qinzai was still confused and said: "I wonder why your majesty is angry?"
Li Zhi said with a cold face: "Today's court meeting, some people asked me not to come to the stage, and there were more than one person. What they did was to ennoble you. Huh, dozens of people came out to make things difficult for me!"
Li Qinzai said cautiously: "I am an indifferent person, and I really don't want to see your Majesty get angry because of my affairs. Why don't you take back your title? It would be great for me to be a military inspector, and I would be quite contented..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhi suddenly turned around and stared at him, saying angrily: "Jingchu, haven't you understood yet? Do you think this is just a matter of being knighted?"
Li Qinzai was stunned: "Otherwise, what else would there be?"
"Haha, it has only been a few years since Changsun Wuji fell, and there are people in the court who can no longer hold back. On the surface, these people only object to my granting you a title, but dozens of courtiers objected in unison, and even the reasons for their opposition were the same. You don't
Do you think it’s weird?”
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I have never set foot in the court, and many things are unclear. Please explain it clearly."
Li Zhi had a gloomy face, pondered for a moment, and said: "You are the grandson of the British Duke, and you have made several great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Privately, you and I are quite in agreement. I believe in your loyalty, and some things can be done."
Tell you."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Li Zhi waved, and Li Qinzai had no choice but to walk up to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi bowed slightly and whispered in his ear: "I feel that recently...no, not recently, there was something wrong with the court as early as half a year ago."
Li Qinzai was stunned: "Why did your Majesty say this?"
"I... always feel that there is another force in the court that I don't know about, secretly spying on you."
Li Qinzai was shocked.
This sentence carries a very heavy weight.
Even the emperor cannot fully control the court, which is a very dangerous signal.
"Your Majesty, who is the leader of this force?" Li Qinzai asked in a lowered voice.
Li Zhi looked ugly and said: "I don't know."
"Whenever something happens, there are always clues, right? Does your Majesty have any suspicions?"
"If there is something going on, there will be clues. But the problem is that there has been no major incident in the past six months, and the courtiers have been very calm. They participate in the government affairs and express their opinions. Even if there is a disagreement, it is just a quarrel."
Li Qinzai asked in confusion: "Then how did your Majesty know that there was an unknown force in the court?"
Li Zhi stared into his eyes and said slowly: "...my intuition!"
Li Qinzai was stunned: "..."
God is so intuitive! And he speaks with such authority.
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other for a long time. After a long while, Li Qinzai sighed: "Your Majesty, we won't talk about fantasy things. Can you please speak some truth?"
Li Zhi shook his head: "It's unreasonable, but I just feel that something is wrong in the court. After today's court meeting, this feeling became even stronger."
Li Qinzai sincerely suggested: "Why don't you, Your Majesty, take a nap? Maybe the feeling will be gone after you wake up."
"Do you think I've lost my mind and gone crazy?" Li Zhi stared at him and said.
Li Qinzai said tactfully: "I just feel that Your Majesty lacks sleep...":.
Li Zhi sneered: "Although I have wind disease, my brain is not confused! I have been in the emperor for more than ten years. Who knows better than me when the court is under my control and when it makes me feel uneasy?"
Li Qinzai said helplessly: "Your Majesty, even if your intuition is accurate, it's useless for you to tell me. I'm just a weapons supervisor and know nothing about the ministers in the court. What can I do to help you?"
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Li Zhi said slowly: "It is precisely because you have just entered the court and you are the protagonist in the recent knighthood turmoil that I came to find you."
"Your Majesty means..."
Li Zhi said coldly: "Let me investigate and find out the source of this force!"
Li Qinzai said in shock: "I don't have such great power, nor such courage."
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