The Li family is a complete food chain. Li Ji is at the top of the food chain. I can beat my son, my son can beat my grandson, and my grandson can beat my great-grandson. The strange thing is that the great-grandson rides his great-grandfather like a horse.
Perfect closed loop.
Li Siwen seriously thought about the Li family's food chain and his humble position in the food chain, and had no choice but to bear the humiliation and promise not to beat his son in the future.
Li Ji stroked his beard with satisfaction and smiled.
It is very good, the family is neat and tidy, harmonious and friendly, the father is kind and the son is filial, the brothers are respectful to the brothers, the family business is prosperous, and the fame and kindness are continuous.
It all depends on him, the head of the family, who is well-mannered. I must have realized this tonight.
Butler Wu Tong suddenly ran into the atrium and couldn't help shouting excitedly when he saw Li Ji and his son.
"My lord, Mr. Erlang, an angel has come to the palace!"
Li Ji's expression became tense, and he hurriedly ordered the middle door to be opened, and placed an incense table to receive the order.
The eunuch held the yellow silk in his hand and read the imperial edict. After reciting, he presented the yellow silk and the notice with both hands with a flattering look on his face, and bowed to congratulate the British government on the promotion of a county prince, and that the family business would last for a hundred years.
Li Ji was overjoyed, stroking his beard and looking up to the sky, laughing loudly.
Li Siwen also looked surprised, unfolded the imperial edict, and read the words and sentences in it over and over again.
"Okay! Good! You are indeed my grandson, the Qilin son of the Li family!" Li Ji laughed.
Li Siwen hurriedly added: "As expected of my son, he has really made a difference!"
Li Ji glanced at him, not embarrassed to hurt his self-esteem on such a happy day.
My son has become a county magistrate, but my father is still just the governor of Runzhou. Isn't there a slight sense of shame in addition to the joy?
After seeing off the eunuchs, Li Ji ordered his servants to continue making arrangements, and asked the housekeeper to tell Cui Jie and Qiao'er the good news of Li Qinzai's promotion to the nobility.
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Tai Chi Palace.
The monarch and his ministers had a banquet, and Li Zhi was obviously in a good mood today. Even though Empress Wu and Li Qinzai tried to persuade him, he still drank a few more glasses of wine.
Li Qinzai was helpless and wanted to persuade Li Zhi that since he had drunk alcohol, it was best not to have sex with Empress Wu tonight, otherwise the blood vessels would easily burst under the excitement of alcohol.
However, this topic is difficult to discuss. What does it mean for a foreign minister to interfere in the emperor's sexual intercourse?
Li Zhi took another sip from the cup, looked at Li Qinzai and said with a smile: "Baiqisi sent me a military report. Jingchu was causing great trouble in Liangzhou City."
Li Qinzai said in astonishment: "It's not going to turn upside down, right? I just made a little noise."
"A little movement? Oh, not to mention the complete destruction of a Tibetan mission, it is said that Princess Honghua was forced to sign an alliance under the city. Does Jingchu know how many memorials Princess Honghua has given me these days to impeach you? In the memorial I scolded you until you were bloody, saying that you are simply not a human being..."
Li Zhi asked curiously: "What on earth did you do to Princess Honghua? She is over forty years old, is it possible that you are like me... well, ahem, misunderstood by the world?"
Empress Wu rolled her eyes at him and said nothing.
Li Qinzai's old face suddenly turned red, and he swore to the sky: "I have no disrespect towards Princess Honghua. It is really Princess Honghua who is not upright. She is obviously a princess of the Tang Dynasty, but she turned her elbow to Tuyuhun. I am a minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course I would not spoil her, so I used some tricks to force her to submit."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai described in detail his various deeds in Liangzhou City.
Including how he ordered the group to destroy the Tibetan mission, how he negotiated with the Tibetan and Tuyuhun missions to find a price, how he used the assassination to make a big fuss, and pretended to be dead to force the two countries' envoys to sign an alliance under the city walls.
Li Qinzai said it in detail, and every sentence was true. It was impossible to hide these things from Li Zhi. Besides, there was no need to hide them. No matter how many excessive things Li Qinzai did, his original intention was to benefit the Tang Dynasty. There was nothing he could not say.
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Li Zhi was fascinated by what he heard, with an envious look on his face. After a long time, he sighed quietly: "It would be great if I were not the emperor. I could also imitate Jingchu and act so wantonly, using all kinds of despicable and insidious means to seek an eternal destiny."
Gong Guang Zong Yao Zu..."
Li Qinzai's face froze and he said hurriedly: "The method I used is not despicable and sinister, but it still has a faint flavor of justice. Your Majesty, please take a closer look..."
Li Zhi laughed and said: "Xinpin is also despicable and insidious. Jingchu, please don't sugarcoat this aspect. You are not an honest person to begin with. Otherwise, how could I let you do what you do?"
Empress Wu also laughed and said: "I heard that after Jingchu entered Liangzhou City, he ordered his generals to plunder the cattle and sheep of the Tuyuhun tribe?"
Li Qinzai's expression perked up and he said seriously: "I must explain this matter..."
Li Zhi said with a half-smile, "Well, I'm waiting to hear your explanation."
Li Qinzai said solemnly: "To say that I robbed the cattle and sheep of the Tuyuhun tribe is simply a slander against me!"
Li Zhi was stunned: "Didn't you steal it?"
"Robbing, but I robbed not only the cattle and sheep, but also the women. The cattle and sheep were slaughtered and eaten, and the women sold them for money. It would be untrue to report that I just robbed the cattle and sheep."
Both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were stunned. They were silent for a long time. Li Zhi murmured: "He said such rough things so confidently, I even doubted whether I was wrong..."
"Queen, how about we apologize to him?"
Empress Wu covered her mouth and laughed, then rolled her eyes at him and said, "Your Majesty, don't be ridiculous."
Li Qinzai said innocently: "Tuyuhun has been unsubordinate for a long time. Over the years, they have often robbed our border residents of the Tang Dynasty. They can rob us, why can't we rob them? Isn't it too unreasonable?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Yes, what Jingchu said is very suitable to my taste. If the bandits can go, I can go too. My ministers are not foolish people who swallow their anger and repay evil with kindness."
The banquet was coming to an end. He saw Li Qinzai turning his head to look at the sky outside the palace from time to time. Li Zhi knew that Li Qinzai was eager to return home, so he smiled and said: "That's it for today. I will let you go back to reunite with your family. It will be the New Year in the near future."
I’m about to take a nap.”
"On New Year's Day, I will pay homage to the Ancestral Temple in order to drive away the Tibetans, collect the achievements of Tuyuhun, and tell the story to the ancestors of the temple. Jingchu, you will also come that day. Thanks to you, I will have the opportunity to be proud of myself in front of my ancestors."
Li Qinzai respectfully agreed.
Empress Wu chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, you drove away the Tibetans and conquered the Tuyuhun. This is an unparalleled achievement. In the past, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong did not accomplish it. Your Majesty did it. Just paying homage to the Ancestral Temple is not enough."
Li Zhiqi said: "The queen means..."
Empress Wu said in a low voice: "My concubine has given you some advice. Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than ten years. Now the world is at peace and the world is at home. Your Majesty has also made great achievements in reaching the late emperor. Why not enshrine Mount Tai to benefit the world?"
Li Zhi was startled, with a rush of enthusiasm in his eyes, and murmured: "Fengchan Taishan?"
Empress Wu nodded: "Since your Majesty ascended the throne, your achievements have already surpassed those of two generations of emperors. Why not be enshrined in Mount Tai?"
Li Qinzai's heart sank when he heard this. He opened his mouth but hesitated to speak, so he had to lower his head and remain silent.