It is hard to imagine that the strong-armed minister would be moved by a few words of gratitude from a group of refugees. This can only prove one thing, that is, Cai Jing is really old. Once this man gets old, his mentality will change greatly.
.The former Cai Jing’s desire for power was no worse than that of today’s Wang Fu, and was even better. Those who followed me prospered, and those who went against me perished. These eight words were used to describe Cai Jing’s original acting style. It was really suitable.
But what he is thinking about now is not fighting for power, but how to protect the descendants of his Cai family.
Whenever he hears others calling him "Old Thief Cai" behind his back, and whenever he thinks about the fate of the descendants of those who were defeated by him in the past, he will feel worried, or in other words, a kind of fear, a kind of fear that has been buried in his heart.
He has a long-standing fear that the evil he has committed in the past will be retribution on his descendants. However, history has also proved that his fear is not unreasonable, so he will try his best to do his best in the few days he has left.
Pave the way for your descendants.
This is also the reason why Li Qi chose to take refuge in Cai Jing. He wanted to use Cai Jing's mentality to expand a positive force for himself. For a powerful official like Wang Fu who was at his peak, if you go to him, you will only help him do evil.
, otherwise you will be his enemy and your life will be difficult.
But then again, it was Li Qi who understood Cai Jing's mentality that made Cai Jing treat him as a confidant.
Of course, this does not mean that Cai Jing turned into a virtuous prime minister like Fang Xuanling and Xiao He overnight. First, he did not have the ability. Second, what he did was not really for the sake of the people. He was still based on
He did this out of his own selfish desires. Since it is a selfish desire, there are great variables, which is what Li Qi is most worried about.
But no matter what, Cai Jing today has set a good example. At this time, he is not the revered Master Cai before, but a kind old man, holding a child in one hand, sitting by the bed and talking to some people.
The refugees were enjoying their daily activities. He saw that many of the refugees had trouble even keeping warm, so he immediately ordered Cai Yong to collect some old quilts from his house and send them to these refugees. Those who did not know his past deeds simply regarded him as a gift.
If it is a god, this also greatly satisfies Cai Jing's vanity.
Sometimes it's good to be a good person.
The scholars like Chen Dong simply couldn't believe what was happening in front of them. They rubbed their eyes vigorously, and a question popped up in their minds. Is this the same formidable Master Cai from before?
Unconsciously, it was already noon, and Li Qi took everyone and the refugees to the school cafeteria for dinner. This Taishi Academy must have been remodeled after the school cafeteria of later generations. It is also the training base for Zuixianju chefs.
Several long tables are put together, with large basins filled with dishes on them. There are meat, vegetables and soups, which can be said to be all-inclusive.
There are also many dishes, including stir-fried meat with radish, ants climbing a tree, lotus root slices, green vegetables, etc., and a pot of pork bone soup. Most of them are cheap dishes, and the portion of meat dishes is relatively small. And most of these meat dishes are
This is a part that people in the Northern Song Dynasty don't like to eat. Just because they don't like to eat it doesn't mean it's not delicious. Naturally, Li Qi will not miss this opportunity. The most important thing is that these dishes do not contain waste oil and can be used with confidence.
Those scholars were all born into poor families. They were swinging around in front of the long table with wooden plates they received from the school janitor. Faced with these dazzling dishes, they didn’t know how to start, but they wanted to try everything.
Let’s all have some, but it’s a pity that Li Qi has stipulated that each person can only have one meat, one vegetable and one soup.
Cai Jing was the number one foodie in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was very particular about food. He didn't even want to smell these dishes. He had no choice but to open a small stove for him, make a fish soup, and gave him a can of canned meat to go with his rice.
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It was the first time for Cai Jing to eat with so many people at one time. Seeing those children gobbling up food as if they were eating the most delicious food in the world, he couldn't help but feel an appetite. He ate two bowls of rice for the first time, and he was also looking forward to the future.
If you have nothing to do, you can come to the college to have dinner with these children. What a joyful thing it is.
Li Qi was also very hungry, so he ordered a few dishes, and then shamelessly sat with Feng Yinu and the others. One man and three women, they were so beautiful and delicious that everyone was envious of them. It was a pity that they, the scholars, even if they were given another chance, they
I didn't dare to sit over.
After finishing the meal, Cai Jing chatted with the refugees for a few more words, then felt a little tired, and then went back with everyone.
After this one-day trip to Taishi University, everyone hopes that the first day of school can come as early as possible.
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The next morning.
"Dong dong dong!"
Ji Hongnu had just finished breakfast when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door and asked, "Who is it?"
"Red slave, it's me."
Li Qi's voice came from outside. Ji Hongnu's face lit up. He quickly walked over and opened the door. He saw Li Qi standing in front of the door with an excited face. He asked, "Brother, is something wrong?"
"Can't I come to you if nothing happens?"
"No---no, that's not what I meant."
Li Qi looked at her nervous look, rolled his eyes, and said depressedly: "You can't stand being scared. Go and change clothes quickly, I will take you somewhere."
"Where?"
"Let's meet my mother-in-law."
"Mother-in-law?" Ji Hongnu blinked his big bright eyes and asked doubtfully: "Brother, why are you going to Bai Mansion so early?"
"White Mansion?"
This time it was Li Qi's turn to be stunned and said: "Who said they were going to the Bai Mansion?"
Ji Hongnu was surprised and said: "Didn't you say you were going to see Aunt Bai?"
Sweat! This girl is so naive, she dares to forget that I have two mothers-in-law. Li Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Hongnu, eldest brother has more than just Mrs. Bai and a mother-in-law."
Ji Hongnu stayed for a moment, then woke up and said in surprise: "Brother, you---you mean you want to take me to see my mother?"
"Oh my god, you finally remember me as your husband."
Ji Hongnu stuck out his sweet tongue and said, "Then wait for me to get off, and I'll go change my clothes."
"OK!"
Li Qi nodded and was about to go in. Suddenly his eyes blurred and the door was closed with a bang. He was so angry that he almost hit the door and went in. Damn, this little girl is getting more and more outrageous. Isn't she just changing clothes?
, How could a serious person like me peek at it? If I want to look at it, I should look at it openly.
Soon, Ji Hongnu changed into a white plain outfit and walked out. When he saw Li Qi's angry look, he quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake. A hero is a hero who is sad to be a beauty. What's more, Li Qi is not a hero anymore.
As soon as they softened, their previous resentment immediately disappeared, and the young couple rode a carriage towards the southern suburbs.
After walking for about an hour, we arrived at the foot of a small hill in the southern suburbs. It was surrounded by deserted areas. There were small tombs on the hill. Most of them didn't even have tombstones. It looked like they were lonely tombs that no one had come to pay homage to for a long time.
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Li Qi was quite dissatisfied with the environment where his mother-in-law lived. He was so rich now that he actually let his mother-in-law live here. If people knew this, they would have to scold him for being unfilial. He carried some sacrifices and cursed: "This
Anan, what did you do, you put your mother-in-law here, I must teach him a lesson when I go back."
If Chen Anan were here, he would probably die unjustly. Li Qi gave him a small amount of money at that time. He also had to help Ji Hongnu pay off his debt, so how could he have any money left to find a good cemetery for Ji's mother.
Li Qi followed Ji Hongnu to two small tombs. It turned out that Ji Hongnu's parents were buried here. This made Li Qi very embarrassed. He seemed to have forgotten his father-in-law. Fortunately, he had a lot of money and bought it.
The offering was enough for two people to share.
The two of them first bowed three times in front of the two graves. Li Qi gently held Ji Hongnu's hand and said to the two old men: "My father-in-law, my mother-in-law, your son-in-law is not good at words. He doesn't know what to say."
, but don’t worry, I will never let your daughter suffer any further injustice. From now on, she will only have joy and happiness in her life. Oh, I heard Hong Nu say that you have always hoped to have a son. Hong Nu and I will wait for you one day.
I will give you some fat and white grandchildren, and I will name one of them Ji. Thank you, thank you for leaving me such a good wife, and I hope you can rest in peace under the Nine Springs."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard two sobbing sounds from beside him. He turned around and saw that Ji Hongnu's pretty face was already filled with tears. He said depressedly: "Hongnu, please give me some face."
Okay, brother, I just made a solemn oath in front of my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and you started crying like this immediately, what do you think they would think?"
Ji Hongnu shook his head, raised his head again, looked at Li Qi with red eyes, and said, "Brother, thank you."
Li Qi wiped the tears on his face and said, "Don't we need to talk about this anymore? Next time you want to thank me, just say you love me. I prefer to hear this."
Ji Hongnu was startled, then suddenly fell into Li Qi's arms and cried loudly.
Li Qi gently hugged her and patted her back, allowing her to vent her long-suppressed pain.
Ma Qiao, who saw all this from a distance, murmured: "Next time I will also take my junior sister to visit the graves of my parents and father."
This guy's brain finally came to his senses.
Ji Hongnu cried bitterly for a long time and then stopped, but she couldn't stop crying. Li Qi simply didn't say anything. The two of them took care of the graves of the two elders with a tacit understanding. Fortunately, it was winter now and there were no weeds.
, all you need to do is clean up the area and hang the paper on the nearby dead branches, making the surrounding solitary graves envious.
After everything was settled, Ji Hongnu also stopped sobbing and said, "Brother, can you let me have a private conversation with my parents?"
Li Qi was startled and said with a smile: "Of course you can, but you have to say a few nice words for me."
Ji Hongnu nodded and said yes.
Li Qi waved to the grave and said with a smile: "Second elders, my son-in-law will leave the meeting for the time being and I will come see you later." With that, he walked towards Maqiao.
Seeing Li Qi coming, Ma Qiao hurriedly raised the hen in his hand and said, "Deputy Commander, what should I do with this chicken?"
Li Qi also had a headache when he looked at the chicken, and sighed: "It's so hard to calculate, but I didn't realize that both my parents are vegetarians, so they failed."
Ma Qiao rolled his eyes and said: "Deputy Commander, it's almost noon now. If we wait until we return to Zui Xianju before eating, we won't starve to death. How about we just roast this chicken and eat it."
What he said made sense. It was not easy for me to take the red slave to a nearby restaurant for dinner. Li Qi nodded slightly, then suddenly his eyes lit up and he said happily: "Maqiao, you are in good luck today."