Chapter 895 The tacit understanding between ancestors and grandchildren
With too much time to take care of herself, the current Empress Wu is simply unable to protect Li Yi's mansion.
At this moment, she felt deeply powerless. Li Zhi had already played his bright card and told her bluntly, I just want to clip your wings.
Empress Wu, on the other hand, was powerless and did not dare to remonstrate face to face. She was afraid of irritating Li Zhi and the consequences would be more serious.
Li Yifu left the palace in despair, returned home with a livid face, and then began to clean up the house.
According to Empress Wu's instructions, all possible documents and official letters, including cracks in the walls, hidden secret rooms, etc., were all cleaned up to eliminate all shameful things before the disaster happened.
Although he knew very well in his heart that doing so would not have much effect. The emperor was determined to deal with him, and he could not struggle at all.
At the same time, Li Yifu felt deeply sad in his heart.
The Duke of Hejian County, who is the official secretary of the imperial court, is already as important as the prime minister of the court. However, a single thought from the emperor can drag him from heaven back to hell.
No matter how powerful you are, no matter how high your official rank is, it is ultimately just a chess piece in the hands of the emperor. The emperor can use it if he wants to, and abandon it if he wants to.
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Li Qinzai returned to the Duke's Mansion. When he entered the house, he called Butler Wu and asked a few words in a low voice. Butler Wu pointed to the garden on the east side of the front yard with confusion. Li Qinzai's eyes flashed and he patted him with a smile.
shoulder, and then went straight to Li Ji's study in the backyard.
Familiar with the door and the road, it has caused disaster many times, and Li Qinzai can sneak in with his eyes closed.
In the open space outside the study room in the backyard, Li Ji was squatting in the ground, loosening the soil with a small shovel in his hand.
Li Qinzai tiptoed forward and discovered to his surprise that the ones planted in the ground were no longer peonies. Looking at the green leaves, it took him a long time to identify them, but they were actually large radishes.
It’s a bit unbelievable. From peony to radish, this leap is quite big.
Didn't you give Peony a pretentious name "Xiu Niang" at the beginning? Didn't you abandon Xiu Niang and find a new love so quickly?
Carefully approaching behind Li Ji, Li Qinzai lowered his voice and said sincerely: "Grandpa, do you want fertilizer? My grandson happens to have a hot pot here..."
Li Ji was startled, turned around and became furious: "How dare you, Mr. Shu!"
As he spoke, he raised the small shovel in his hand: "If you dare to show that thing, I will kill you, do you believe it?"
"Grandpa, calm down, forget it if you don't need it, and don't make fun of your grandson's lifelong happiness." Li Qinzai said hurriedly.
Li Ji said angrily: "You'd better not joke about my carrots!"
Li Qinzai asked curiously: "Where are the peonies you planted?"
Li Ji's momentum suddenly slumped, and he sighed sadly: "I can't survive anymore. You have caused trouble several times, and Qiao'er also caused trouble several times in the past. I can't survive this autumn, and I am completely defeated."
"Seeing that you have given birth to another son, and I don't know how to harm it when it is older, I simply plucked it out and planted radishes instead. Radishes are good, they are edible and easy to feed."
Li Qinzai hurriedly flattered him and said, "radish is good. It replenishes qi, resolves phlegm, and is a diuretic. It is used to stew mutton in the winter. Old people can live a hundred years if they eat it."
Li Jile was delighted: "I didn't expect that your dog-like mouth could occasionally speak human words. I'm very relieved."
Li Qinzai said seriously: "Grandpa, it's best not to call your grandson a pig, a dog, or anything like that. It's easy to get yourself involved, and the gain outweighs the loss."
Li Ji glanced at him, lowered his head and continued to use the shovel to loosen the soil, and said calmly: "You have been running back and forth between Chang'an City and Zhuangzi these days. Have you caused trouble again?"
Li Qinzai asked curiously: "Grandpa, doesn't he seem too worried?"
"Oh, what are you worried about? I'll take care of the small troubles by myself. I'll help you with the big troubles. If I can't solve it, I'll send you out to worship the gods and keep the family safe."
Li Qinzai blinked and suddenly remembered that he had a conflict with Li Youdao a few days ago. Later, Buqu at home secretly told him that during the court meeting that day, Li Ji led Buqu out of the city for twenty miles and killed more than a hundred of the Li family in Zhao County. Scholar.
The head of the family, Li Zhengzao, didn't even enter the gate of Chang'an City, so he turned back where he was. Li Ji personally saw off the guests.
Later, Li Youdao committed suicide in the Ministry of Punishment, and Mrs. Li of Zhao County expressed her cowardice. All these behaviors were related to Li Ji's murder.
Li Ji was right, he would take care of small troubles by himself, and he would help him deal with big troubles.
Li Qinzai felt grateful in his heart, but he was really embarrassed to say hypocritical words in front of his grandfather.
So Li Qinzai had no choice but to express his filial piety in an implicit way.
"Grandpa, after you live for a hundred years, your grandson will definitely find a geomantic treasure place to bury you. During the holidays in the future, even if your grandson misses grandpa again, he will never dig you up and express his feelings of missing you..."
"There are also your relics. Anyone whom your grandson doesn't like will be buried with you. If you don't like anyone, your grandson will find a way to let him be buried with you..." Li Qinzai said sincerely.
Li Jisongtu's hands trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to stand up and use a shovel to lift off the beast's heavenly cap.
Wei Shuai's years of restraint finally allowed him to calm down.
Ni Zi’s biological son, Ni Zi’s biological son... Li Ji could only comfort himself constantly.
"If you have something to say, if nothing else, get out of here!" Li Ji didn't even bother to look at him.
"There's something..." Li Qinzai came closer and whispered: "My grandson would like to invite grandpa to take a walk in the front garden with him."
"If you don't go, get out!" Li Ji's answer was decisive.
Li Qinzai looked at the green radish leaves on the ground and smiled evilly: "Grandpa, you don't want anything to happen to your radish, do you?"
Li Ji threw away the shovel in his hand, sighed, and murmured: "I wanted to let you go, but this evil beast bullies people too much!"
After speaking, Li Ji stood up and kicked Li Qinzai. Li Qinzai was shocked and turned around to run away. Li Ji chased after him, and the grandfather and grandson ran away from the backyard.
When the servants of the Duke's Mansion heard the commotion, they stopped to watch, but their expressions were all calm.
They have seen this kind of scene countless times and are no longer surprised.
What is gratifying is that my husband's skills are still strong. At this age, his prowess in chasing his grandson has not diminished at all, which is gratifying.
The grandfather and grandson ran inexplicably into the garden on the east side of the front yard.
The two stopped at the same time. Li Ji gasped, pointed at Li Qinzai and said: "Okay, stop, I can't catch up anymore..."
Li Qinzai stopped with a smile: "Grandpa, you can't catch up with your grandson now. Your grandson just drank a lot of wine in the palace and is just warming up now."
Li Ji suddenly frowned and said, "You just came back from the palace?"
"Yes, Your Majesty invites your grandson to have a drink and chat about other things."
"What did Your Majesty talk to you about?"
Li Qinzai blinked: "Has grandpa heard about Mrs. Wei's matter?"
"I'm not deaf. Of course I've heard about it. I'm warning you that this matter is dangerous. Don't get involved, otherwise I will really clean up the family."
"Of course my grandson won't get involved. When His Majesty was drinking today, he wanted his grandson to help him beat the back party. His grandson immediately pretended to be drunk and fainted. He was carried out of the palace by four palace servants and then woke up leisurely..."
Li Ji smiled: "Okay, it's not stupid, but I want to warn you, don't harm my carrot!"
Li Qinzai bowed and helped Li Ji, and said with a smile: "My grandson will take you back to the study."
Leaving the front garden, the grandfather and grandson walked slowly, talking and laughing as they walked.
After a long time, the two entered the backyard, and Li Ji shook off Li Qinzai's hand with his sleeves, and wiped it on his clothes a few times in disgust.
"Tell me, what is the purpose of seducing me into the front yard garden to accompany you with those inexplicable words?"
Li Qinzai blinked: "When my grandson returned home, he asked Butler Wu if there was someone in the garden."
"Then what?"
"My grandson refused to be punished by your majesty today. You must let the queen know about this, otherwise I might be jealous of the queen."
Li Ji glared at him: "Are you sure that the person in our garden is the queen's spy?"
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Probably it's not wrong. Even if it is wrong, it doesn't matter. In short, what our grandson said just now will definitely be known by the queen. That's enough."
Li Ji looked at him deeply, stroked his beard and sighed: "You have indeed grown up, and are getting stronger every year. In the future, even if you go out on your own, open a government office, or start a branch, I can rest assured."
After discovering the spy around him, he does not expose or kill him. Instead, he uses the spy as a mouthpiece to convey information to the people behind the scenes, keeping himself out of the incident.
This is what mature adults should do.
Of course, Li Ji was also a weathered old fox. He knew that Li Qinzai must have intentions in the backyard just now, so he cooperated with him in such a play.
Li Ji chased and killed him all around. In the eyes of others, he was still as majestic as ever, devouring his grandchildren like a tiger. But no one knew that at this moment, his legs were shaking and he almost couldn't stand.
The play is good, but it's a bit too much for grandpa.