Chapter 883 The tea is cold before the people leave
"Really?" Li Qi raised his right eyebrow and said with slight surprise: "With King Yun's character, would he voluntarily ask for orders to go to such a desolate place in the northwest border?"
Zhao Huan nodded and said: "I couldn't believe it before, but it is true. The imperial edict has been issued and will not be changed again."
Li Qi nodded and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me for asking, what is the position of Jiedu Envoy?"
He hesitated to speak, but the meaning was already obvious.
Zhao Huan frowned and said, ‘You don’t even understand Jiedushi, do you?”
The reason why he was curious was because the official position of Jiedushi caused too much trouble and was extremely famous. I think the Tang Dynasty was defeated by this Jiedushi. Later, Zhao Kuangyin learned his lesson and used the prefect
, the positions of general magistrate, commander and envoy have emptied out the Jiedushi envoys. Today's Jiedushi envoys are just a sinecure. They are occasionally used to honor the royal family, relatives, and prime ministers. That's all. They have no power at all, and even most of the Jiedushi envoys have no power.
The envoys did not need to take office, but because Zhao Kai was demoted, he had to go there to take office.
Li Qi also knew a little bit, but he didn't know clearly. He shook his head and said, "Just think of it as an extraneous question."
Zhao Huan was not stupid. He knew that Li Qi's garrulous words were actually doing him a favor, so he patiently explained to Li Qi that in short, Zhao Kai could no longer pose any threat to him. This position did not have any power. Who could
Everyone knows that this is the prelude to a prince's real exit from the stage.
After hearing this, Li Qi sighed softly and said: 'It seems that he has really repented this time."
'yes!"
Zhao Huan nodded and said: "My third brother has been very talented since he was a child, and even I have to admire him. However, he suffers from being arrogant and has never suffered any setbacks, which has led him to embark on this path of no return. In fact, he has to
Speaking of which, as the eldest brother, I am also to blame for him getting to where he is today."
Hypocrisy! If he stays here, you may not be able to sleep well. Now that you see that he is finally leaving Beijing, you start to pretend to be compassionate. Li Qi said inconsistently: "Only because of His Highness's magnanimity,
This is my blessing for the Song Dynasty."
After a pause, he continued: "However, I think this is all his own fault. He cannot blame anyone. He should bear the responsibility for his own mistakes. This is understandable. On the contrary, I think that after this lesson, His Highness
Maybe he will be more sensible and won't be as stubborn as before. It may not be a bad thing for his future life."
Zhao Huan nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
Li Qi smiled and said: "His Royal Highness came here suddenly, isn't it just that?"
Zhao Huan laughed and said: "Smart. Actually, I came here to ask you to go with me to see off my third brother tomorrow morning."
"Your Highness is not kidding me, is he?" Li Qi said in disbelief.
Zhao Huan said: "Do you think I look like him?"
Li Qi frowned and said, "Then why does His Highness do this?"
Zhao Huan shook his head and said: "There's no reason, it's just that he hasn't had a few true friends since he was a child. Tomorrow he leaves, and there won't be many people going to see him off. No matter what you say, I've gotten to know him before, shouldn't I?
Want to see him off? Maybe---."
He didn't continue, but what he meant was that maybe you would never see him again in the future.
You dare to let me fill the scene! Li Qidao: "Aren't there many princes and emperor concubines?"
Zhao Huan shook his head and sighed softly: "You have the right to go to the cold tea. Do you think those concubines will let their sons go to see off the third brother? In my opinion, I am afraid that only Huanhuan will go. Alas, Li Qi,
Let bygones be bygones, just go with me."
Li Qi pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Since His Highness has said so, well, I will accompany you for a walk tomorrow."
Zhao Huan smiled and nodded.
After he said this, he chatted with Li Qi for a few more words and then left. Li Qi supported Zhao Huan on crutches and walked him to the door. Looking at Zhao Huan's leaving back, he frowned and said, "Fengxiang Jiedu Envoy?
"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone suddenly said from behind: "Did His Highness tell you?"
Li Qi was frightened and staggered. He stabilized his body with one foot and one stick. He turned around and said angrily: "Uncle Wang, why can't you walk without making a sound?"
Wang Zhongling gave him a resentful look.
Li Qidao: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Wang Zhongling said: "Li Qi, there is something I really want to talk to you about."
"What's up?"
"What else can happen? It is naturally my daughter's lifelong event!"
Li Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Wang, please listen to me first."
"Don't try to shirk your responsibility! I just saw it with my own eyes. You sent flowers to Yao'er, and Yao'er was so nervous about you. Except for her dead husband, I have never seen her treat any man like this.
." Wang Zhongling was busy.
Damn it! I just took a peek, you want me to be responsible, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Uncle Wang, don't you still understand your daughter? Even if she is a
The dog is lame, and she will be like this all of a sudden."
Wang Zhongling clicked his tongue and said: "How can you compare yourself with a dog?"
Day. Have you read the book? Li Qi said angrily: "When did I compare myself with a dog? This is just a metaphor. Oke, even if a flower withers, my sister will do the same. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!" Wang Zhongling chuckled and lowered his voice: "Li Qi, even if it's nothing now, it doesn't mean it won't be nothing in the future. You don't want to see my daughter living alone all her life, right?"
I'll go! What does it mean to understand, what does it mean to forget, that's what it is. Besides, why do you need to do this? Let's not talk about the connotation. Just Mrs. Qin's face and figure. She stood at the door and asked the person to propose marriage.
You are not allowed to go to Hangzhou from this row. Li Qi was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and said vaguely: "From now on! Let's wait until we have something to talk about in the future."
Wang Zhongling smiled ambiguously and said: "Then you have to work hard. I thought that when you were just a cook, you could win Qiniang's heart. Now that you have become a third-grade official, Yao'er will definitely not be able to escape you.
Palm---well, I mean, you and Yao'er are both talented and beautiful."
Li Qi smiled and said: "I think it's more appropriate to have a man with good looks and a woman with talent."
"It's all the same, it's all the same." Wang Zhongling chuckled and said, "Okay, I'll leave first."
"Uncle Wang, walk slowly." Li Qi said quickly. He wanted to kick him out.
After Wang Zhongling left, Li Qi shook his head, touched his handsome face, and said with emotion: "A handsome person has a lot of troubles! Even if he is lame."
"Li Qi."
As soon as she arrived at the front hall, Mrs. Qin suddenly walked out from the side, looked at Li Qi cautiously, and asked suspiciously: "What was my father talking to you just now?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "Your father wants to betroth you to me."
"Dad, how could he do this?" Mrs. Qin stamped her foot angrily and said to Li Qi, "Don't even think about it."
"I want to tell you this too." Li Qi said, "I am lame, but I am not blind. You can't take advantage of me while I'm injured."
"Would I want to take advantage of you?" Mrs. Qin's eyes were blazing with fire. She said angrily: "From the beginning to the end, you have been taking advantage of me."
Li Qi groaned and said: "Madam, where did you start talking about this? I always give you things, when did you give me things?"
Mrs. Qin was slightly stunned. Thinking back, it seemed that this was true. Her face turned slightly red and she whispered: "Wouldn't I also let you live in the Qin Mansion?"
"That's true." Li Qi nodded and said carelessly: "That's okay. Just treat me as the landlord and we will settle the accounts openly."
"What did you say?"
"Uh... I mean, our partners will settle the accounts and clear the account. That's all right, right?"
"That's pretty much it." Mrs. Qin pouted her lips slightly and suddenly said: "By the way, Li Qi, do you really plan to feed all the flowers and plants in Wang Fu's house to the pigs?"
Sweat! I was bleeding just now. You didn’t even ask, but you only thought about those flowers. It really hurts my self-esteem. Li Qi said: "That won’t happen, but you are lucky enough to meet me and have priority. If If you don’t want them, I’ll find someone else to get them. If no one wants them, just let them destroy themselves.”
The reason why Mrs. Qin asked this was because she had already learned from Wang Zhongling that the palace would be vacant, and there would be no one to manage the exotic flowers and plants inside. If she did not take them away, she would have to leave them to fend for themselves. How could she let them go? Those precious flowers disappeared like this, and he said shyly: "In that case, can you let me go to the palace."
"Aren't you afraid that others will misunderstand us?"
"I'm afraid, won't they misunderstand?"
"That's fine. Let's do it tomorrow afternoon. I have something to do in the morning."
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The next day.
Outside the south city, the cool autumn wind was blowing through the abandoned dead leaves. It was still not bright yet. Four horses were standing in front of the city gate. Immediately, a passenger raised his eyes and looked at the city gate, with an incomprehensible look in his eyes. light.
After a while, he sighed softly, squinted his eyes and smiled playfully: "It is said that the tea will get cold when people leave, but now it seems that the tea has become cold before people leave. Haha, the world is so hot and cold."
This person is none other than Zhao Kai. Behind him is the old housekeeper, and two accompanying guards. I think that King Yun, who was so famous back then, is gone forever, leaving only an extremely beautiful scene. Ironic desolation.
Today, Zhao Kai has completely lost his aura as a prince. He is wearing a gray robe, with nothing more than cloth shoes on his feet. His luxurious aura is completely gone. He is no longer as arrogant as before, but more restrained. However, If you are handsome, you can look good in anything you wear.
The old housekeeper glanced at Zhao Kai worriedly and said, "Your Highness, let's go."
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "Let's go, it's time to go."
"Third brother, wait a minute, brother."
Just as Zhao Kai was about to leave, a carriage, protected by more than a dozen guards, rushed towards them.
In a moment, this group of people arrived in front of Zhao Kai.
I saw a person get out of the carriage and said to Zhao Kai: "Third brother, eldest brother said he would come to see you off, why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
This person is naturally the prince Zhao Huan.
Zhao Kai quickly dismounted, bowed his hands and said with a wry smile: "Don't you want to trouble your elder brother?"
Zhao Huan got out of the car, stepped forward and held Zhao Kai's hands, saying: "Third brother, what are you talking about? Do we brothers need to be so outspoken?"
Zhao Kai raised his eyes to look at the city gate, with a bitter smile on his lips, and said: "I just don't want to cause trouble to my eldest brother."
Zhao Huan was slightly startled, knowing that he was referring to the fact that none of the other brothers came to see him off. He sighed, patted Zhao Kai on the shoulder, and said: "Third brother, no matter what, you and I will always be brothers. This separation
Continuously, you must take good care of your health when you go this time. Brother will go over to see you as soon as he is free."
Zhao Kai shook his head and said: "Brother, you should take national affairs as your top priority, how can you go to see me? Haha, it's ironic to say, but now I understand that in this world, only the eldest brother regards me as a brother, and the third brother used to have many
I have offended my eldest brother, and I feel regretful in my heart. If my eldest brother comes to use my younger brother's place in the future, my younger brother will definitely do me a disservice and not hesitate to do so."
These words were very affectionate. Zhao Huan was very moved in his heart and couldn't help but choke up. Everything in the past also drifted away. But then again, after all, this was still the case after Zhao Kai was demoted to the northwest.
Under the premise, if Zhao Kai was still in the capital, how could Zhao Huan open his heart to him even if he told him a hundred times.
In short, any relationship will deteriorate as long as interests are involved. Moreover, the interests involved between their brothers can be said to be the most attractive interests in the world today.
The two brothers talked for a while, and Zhao Huan suddenly said toward the carriage: "Li Qi, since you are here, why don't you come out?"
"Oh, it's coming."
In response to the call, someone got out of the carriage. It was not Li Qi. He was sleepy. He raised his hands and smiled at Zhao Kai: "Your Highness, you also know that I am injured and cannot salute. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
.Actually, Your Highness, you can leave later, as it’s not even bright yet.”