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Chapter 041

All the servants in the house ran away with excuses, leaving only the couple.

"Madam, you haven't changed at all, you are still so beautiful." Zhao Zhuo looked at the lady's face inch by inch. He sent someone to bring the gold hairpin back to the lady and put it on her head. It was just right, the lady was still the same as he remembered, still as beautiful.

"Is the golden hairpin in your hair the one I gave you as a gift for your husband?"

Wang's face turned red, she lowered her head shyly, and said in a low voice, "The children are now so old, I don't even know how to do it. " As old as I am, you will coax me."

"My husband is telling the truth, I am definitely not coaxing you." Zhao Zhuo looked at his wife and smiled. He had to say that at this point, the Zhao family and his son were very happy. They are very similar in this regard. Mrs. Wang pushed her husband's hand and said with a shy look, "Let me go quickly. Brother Chen will come and see what's wrong later."

They are already an old couple, but they are still so disgusted that the children can't see it. good.

"What's wrong with me hugging my own daughter-in-law? I can't hug my own daughter-in-law anymore?" General Zhao's eyes widened. He would beat anyone who dared to say anything to him.不过小儿子的话，不能揍，要好好的疼爱小儿子。

The couple were talking when the younger son came.

Zhao Zhuo sat in the front seat. His eyes were fixed on his youngest son as he entered the door.

"The child pays homage to his father." Zhao Ruichen had grown up and saw his father for the first time. He raised his head and secretly glanced at his tall father, and found that his father was just as tall and majestic as he had imagined.

"Haha, our brother Chen is already so old. Come here and let dad take a good look at it." Zhao Zhuo pulled his son to him and looked at him carefully. He liked it no matter how he looked at it. "You are still the same as when you were just born. My father hugged you, and in the blink of an eye, you have grown so big."

"Hey, okay, okay, it's good to grow up."

General Zhao wanted to give his younger son a gift, but then he remembered that he had run away with someone else. , the gifts brought back are still behind, and it will take a few days to be transported to the capital.

After touching around him, General Zhao took out a dagger, put it into his youngest son's hand, and said, "Dad gave it to you. You can play with it, son. Tell dad what you like and he will prepare it for you." Come." A typical biological father dotes on his younger son and wants to give him the best things in the world.

"Hey, why did you give this kind of thing to Brother Chen?" When Wang saw it, she wanted to take the thing away from her youngest son and give it to the child. What if the child hurts himself?

"Thank you, father. The child likes it very much." Zhao Ruichen grabbed the dagger and put it in his arms, which meant that he liked it. This was a meeting gift from his father. It belonged to him and he had to keep it well. Hearing his father's words, Brother Chen felt very happy, but he still had a serious face.

When General Zhao saw his youngest son's appearance, he liked it more and more, with a big smile on his face.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang smiled helplessly and did not forcefully take it from the child's hand. She just told him a few words not to hurt herself.

When Zhao Xiangyi returned home from outside, what he saw was a picture of a family of three living happily, with no room for him to interfere at all. After pausing for a moment at the door, Zhao Xiangyi stepped across the threshold and walked inside. He saluted, "My son, pay homage to my father and mother."

"Well, I'm back." General Zhao saw his eldest son and his youngest son. The son is completely different. If you see the younger son, you will think that the younger son is good in everything. When you see the older son, you will be critical and focus on what is wrong with the older son.

However, the father and son had not seen each other for several years. Zhao Zhuo did not embarrass his eldest son when they met. However, his face was not as amiable as when he saw his younger son. Instead, he regained his majesty and said, "Sit down." "Yes, father .

" Zhao Xiangyi sat down in the vacant seat.

Zhao Ruichen was still a little confused when he saw his father's stern face when he saw his brother, which was completely different from the father he had just seen. He looked at his mother who was standing aside and blinked.

Mrs. Wang touched her youngest son's head and asked him to sit obediently and not to disturb his father and elder brother's conversation.

Zhao Ruichen nodded understandingly and listened to his father and brother talking without interrupting.

After Zhao Xiangyi returned to the capital from the border, the father and son had been exchanging letters. Zhao Zhuo's understanding of some things in the court came from his eldest son.

If the younger son was just for pampering, then Zhao Zhuo had high hopes for the eldest son. Now that the eldest son has grown up, he can sit beside his father and discuss state affairs with him. He even understands and understands the affairs of the DPRK better than his father.

Now that he had returned to the capital for the first time, he didn't know much about some things in the capital. Zhao Zhuo still wanted to ask his eldest son some questions. Seeing his eldest son, Zhao Zhuo asked a few questions about the affairs of the court as usual. The father and son quickly moved to the study to talk.

The study door was closed and opened only after half an hour.

When he came out of the study, General Zhao Zhuo didn't look too good. Zhao Xiangyi followed his father with his head lowered. Neither father nor son spoke.

As a general, when he returned to the capital, he would inevitably go to the palace to see the emperor. Zhao Zhuo changed into court clothes and went into the palace to meet the emperor. Zhao Si and Zhao Xiangyi followed him into the palace. When the chief eunuch in the palace saw that the general was coming, he hurriedly went in and announced, "Your Majesty, General Zhao Zhuo is here."

"Oh, please come soon." When the eunuch below said that Zhao Zhuo was here, Yang Shaomu He was so busy that he asked the eunuch to invite the people in.

"Cha." The eunuch quickly went out and invited the people who were outside to see him into the royal study. Zhao Zhuo followed the eunuch and walked in

.

Seeing his general coming in, the emperor had a smile on his face.

"I see you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." Zhao Zhuo strode forward, knelt down and saluted, which represented his minister's recognition and submission to the new emperor.

Zhao Si and Zhao Xiangyi followed and saluted, "I see you, Your Majesty."

Yang Shaomu stretched out his hand to help the man up and said, "General, please get up quickly and get down."

The emperor was extremely fond of this general who guarded the border . Respect is different from the former emperor's fear of the Zhao family. He has been suppressing the Zhao family for so many years. As soon as Yang Shaomu secured the throne, he summoned this general back to the capital.

It can be said that without the support of the Zhao family for so many years, he, the prince, might not be able to sit in this position today.

From the prince to the emperor, everything he experienced in the process, no one but himself could understand his hardships. He has experienced countless murders and assassinations since he was able to grow up safely from a young age. However, he is still alive and well, and has successfully sat on the Dragon Throne, becoming the king of Dacheng. It is probably because he did not deserve to die. Only then can we have today.

Naturally, he can sit in this position without the help and support of these people around him.

Yang Shaomu is not worried that the Zhao family will rebel. If the Zhao family wanted to rebel, they would not wait until today.

Yang Shaomu was no stranger to General Zhao Zhuo. He had grown up watching this general. Once Zhao Zhuo went to the border, he had not returned to the capital for so many years. The general was outside and could not come back at will without an edict. From the capital city. Taking advantage of Zhao Zhuo's success in repelling the Hu army this time, he recruited his people back to the capital. It was time for this general to return to the capital to reunite with his wife and children at home.

Knowing that Zhao Zhuo and his party had just returned to the capital and must have had a hard time along the way, Yang Shaomu said, "General, you guys have had a hard time on the way back to the capital. Come and give the general some seats."

"Thank you . Your Majesty." Zhao Zhuo thanked him and sat down in his seat.

Zhao Si and Zhao Xiangyi both sat in the back.

"General Zhao, you have just come back from the border. Can you tell me about the situation there?" The emperor in the capital is most concerned about the situation over the border and the Hu people. No one is better than Zhao Zhuo, the guard. Generals who have been at the border for many years know these things better. Seeing Zhao Zhuo enter the palace now, Yang Shaomu naturally wanted to ask about these things carefully.

"Yes, Your Majesty." It happened that he entered the palace to face the Holy Emperor and wanted to explain these things clearly to the Emperor, so Zhao Zhuo started talking.

Soon, the sound of conversation sounded in the study.

Soon, everyone in the capital knew that General Zhao Zhuo had returned to the capital. As soon as he came back, he went to the palace to see the emperor. He stayed in the palace for a long time before coming out.

These people in the capital were all speculating on the emperor's attitude and thoughts towards General Zhao Zhuo and the Zhao family. When the late emperor was still alive, the late emperor was very afraid of the Zhao family, which had a large number of soldiers. Otherwise, Zhao Zhuo would not have been able to return to the capital after being at the border for so many years. However, as soon as the new emperor ascended the throne, he summoned Zhao Zhuo back, which shows that the new emperor's attitude towards the Zhao family is unusual.

But thinking about it, Zhao Xiangyi was originally the emperor's companion when he was still the prince. The Zhao family naturally sided with the prince. Now that the prince has ascended the throne, it is reasonable for him to have a different attitude towards the Zhao family.

To a large extent, the emperor's attitude represents the direction of these people.

It seems that the Zhao family will be different in the future.

At this moment, people in the capital all remembered that Zhao Xiangyi, the son of General Zhao Zhuo, had not yet been married, and some officials who had daughters at home became excited. As for the rumors about General Zhao Zhao, there is nothing to be afraid of. Even if these rumors are true, it is worth sacrificing a woman in exchange for a hundred years of prosperity for the family.

In the entire capital, there are really few generals as young and promising as General Zhao who hold real power at such a young age. Moreover, General Zhao was the emperor's companion when he was the crown prince, and he often visited and visited the palace. Your Majesty, from the above points, it can be said that this General Zhao will definitely have a bright future in the future.

At this time, General Zhao didn't know that someone was planning to hit him.

Chapter 042

"Master, General Zhao Zhuo Zhao has returned to Beijing." The people below said when they came back from outside.

"Oh, General Zhao is back so soon?" Li Wen also received the news that General Zhao Zhuo was back as soon as possible. Counting the time, General Zhao will be back in the capital in the past few days. , so he didn't feel any surprise or surprise about General Zhao's return.

Li Wen asked, "Then my master should be back too."

"Yes, General Zhao Hao and Zhao are also back together."

I wonder if he heard him mention its owner, the big black dog lying at his feet. Looking up at him, as if waiting for him to take it to meet its owner, Li Wen smiled, "I know, I know, I will take you to see the master tomorrow at the latest."

Sometimes animals are just like people . , is also an animal with emotions, and the emotions of animals are even more sincere and specific than those of humans.

The dog was sent to him to keep, and he provided good food and housing, but Li Wen could still feel the dog's inner unhappiness and longing for its original owner. I'm afraid that in the dog's heart, he felt that the original owner didn't want it anymore, so he gave it away.

"Good boy, it's not that the master doesn't want you anymore. He just doesn't want you to go to the border and endure hardships, so he left you in the capital and didn't take you with him." Li Wentong explained to the dog, regardless of whether the dog could understand human speech. , just assume it understands, "If you don't want to stay in the capital next time, just go to the border with the master. But I hope the master can come back to the capital and not go to the border, so that you don't have to go to the border in the future. "

The environment at the border is harsh and life is difficult. In fact, Li Wen still doesn't want his master to go back to the border.

It's just that the people of the Zhao family may find it difficult to escape from the mission of the family. There must be someone guarding the border. This time General Zhao Zhuo and Zhao came back to the capital. It was not sure that General Zhao Zhuo and Zhao would continue to go back to the border. But one thing Li Wen was sure of was that his master would probably go back to the border. There.

The big black dog stood up, rubbed at his feet, and squatted next to him.

Li Wen reached out to touch the big black dog's head, thinking about General Zhao's return to the capital.

I wonder what this general would do if he knew his son had found a man. He shouldn't chase him and chop him, right? Thinking of this, Li Wen couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, he felt a little nervous. The ugly daughter-in-law would always have to meet her parents-in-law?

But he's not ugly, that's all. I just don't know if General Zhao can accept his son finding a male daughter-in-law.

And at home, it might be difficult for his parents to accept their son finding a man to live with, Li Wen thought.

This time Li Wen wrote a letter, inviting his parents to come to the capital to play. I wonder if they have time to come to the capital. If they come to the capital, will he confess the matter between him and Zhao Xiangyi to his parents? Li Wen is also thinking about this matter. From the day he decided to be with Zhao Xiangyi, he had to be prepared to face his parents at home.

It was impossible for him to let Zhao Xiangyi face this alone, and he was still covering it up so that his parents wouldn't know? Now that he has decided to do something, Li Wen will be fully prepared in advance.

It happened that the officials had a rest today, and there was nothing special going on. Li Wen stayed at home all day and did not go out.

The low table at hand was covered with a book, and his favorite tea and snacks were also placed on the table.

But right now he was not in the mood to continue reading.

Looking at the fading clouds on the horizon and disappearing bit by bit, Li Wen closed his eyes and lay on the deck chair in the yard, enjoying the wind, and the hem of his clothes swayed gently with the wind.

It was not until dark and the palace gate was about to close that Zhao Zhuo came out of the palace with Zhao Si and his son.

Some time ago, the Wang family had already taken back the power of the head of the family from the eldest family member, the Huo family.

The man of the eldest house died, and the second house was the head of the general's mansion. However, the power of the head of the house was always in the hands of the eldest house, Mr. Huo, who was unwilling to hand it over. In the past, she thought that Huo was widowed at a young age and was pitiful. If Huo wanted to take power, she would continue to let her take charge.

It's just that for some people, if you give in, others will think you are easy to bully.

She has been willing to swallow her anger over the years because she has a good temper and has been patient for the sake of her two sons. However, her eldest son has never been satisfied. He often stumbles her and stirs up trouble in front of her mother-in-law. Grandma Nian didn't want to see her, and it was Huo's contribution that must have contributed to it.

After taking back the power of the head of the family, Wang asked someone to check the accounts, only to find that there were big discrepancies in the accounts of the house. After checking, she found out that Huo had taken a lot of good things from the general's house to pay her back over the years. A married daughter. Mrs. Wang became angry when she mentioned this matter, "When Sister Hui got married, apart from Huo's share, the family gave her a lot of money. It was just to make Sister Hui marry well and have a good time."

"That's right . Because her man died, she, Huo, was pitiful? Her daughter lost her father, and Sister Hui was pitiful! What kind of mistreatment did the General's Mansion treat their mother and daughter like? Is this how they repaid the General's Mansion? "I thought of the past when Zhao Hui would come back with a smile on her face, calling her "Second Aunt" one after another to be affectionate. I didn't expect that she would not be polite at all when moving things from her parents' house back to her husband's house. It was really embarrassing!

"Madam, please don't be angry. Be careful of getting angry and damaging your health." Following Mrs. Wang was her dowry maid. Seeing that Madam was angry, she hurriedly comforted her.

"Yes, it's not worth ruining your body for this kind of popularity." Wang took a deep breath and forced a smile on her face. The man at home finally came back. She couldn't bother the man at home with these trivial matters at home. It's not good for a man to know about these things in the backyard

, but Wang didn't intend to just let it go. She directly sent the account book to the old lady and explained the account book to the old lady.

Wang's meaning was very clear, asking her mother-in-law for instructions on what to do about this matter.

After Mrs. Zhao found out about this, she looked very unhappy. Unexpectedly, she had been favoring Dafang over the years, but she had actually grown Dafang's heart. "I gave you the control of this house before because I believed in you. I didn't expect you to do such a thing, take your own things and sell them to other people's houses. You could do this kind of thing? When Sister Hui got married and had so many things in her house, did our family still treat Hui badly? "Sister?"

Huo knelt on the ground and did not ask for mercy. She did these things. The evidence was conclusive. She had nothing to quibble about.

"The small amount in the account book and the missing things in the warehouse, you You can find a way to return it yourself. If you can't recover it, use money to fill it in. Don't call me a rude mother-in-law. I'll give you a month. If you don't fill in the account, I will send someone to the Shangshu Mansion. Yes, I would like to see if the married daughter goes back to her natal family and goes to her husband's family instead!" Mrs. Zhao's last words were very resounding.

"No, no, we can't go!" Huo immediately panicked when she heard that her mother-in-law was going to send someone to the Shangshu Mansion to get the things back.

"Send him out!" Mrs. Zhao asked the two powerful old women around her to take Huo out.

Wang stood aside and watched the whole process with a calm expression.

"From now on, the power of the head of the family will be handed over to you. Don't let me down like the Huo family did." Mrs. Zhao sighed in her heart. She had always boasted that the Zhao family was not like other people in the capital. In those homes, a lot of mess happens in the backyard all day long.

In the past, she had listened to the words of the eldest eldest wife, Mrs. Huo, and always thought that the second eldest wife, Mrs. Wang, was not a good person, but she did not expect that the villain turned out to be Mrs. Huo. Thinking that she had lived most of her life, but was finally deceived by Huo for so many years, Mrs. Zhao felt disappointed and angry.

"Thank you for your trust. My daughter-in-law will take good care of the house and will not let her mother-in-law down." Mrs. Wang lowered her eyebrows in front of her mother-in-law and looked like a person who had no temper at all.

In the past, it was her low eyebrows that made Mrs. Zhao look down on her, but now it seems that the second daughter-in-law, Huo, the eldest daughter-in-law, looks much more pleasing to the eye. People need to make comparisons to know who is good and who is bad. Mrs. Zhao waved her hand and asked someone to go out

to see the situation. Mrs. Wang bowed respectfully, "Mother, have a good rest. My wife will go down first."

"Well, the men in the family are back. What is missing in the house? " , just ask the housekeeper to arrange for someone to buy it," Mrs. Zhao ordered.

"Yes, Aniang." Wang responded and exited.

Seeing her daughter-in-law leaving, Mrs. Zhao's face darkened, and she ordered the old woman waiting beside her to find out the matter for her. When she thought that she had been deceived by the Huo mother and daughter for so many years, she felt a surge in her heart. Share fire.

However, the men of the Zhao family did not know about these things in the backyard.

In the evening, when her husband and son came back from outside, Mrs. Wang had already had good wine and food prepared and set them up in their yard, where the family of four sat together to have the first reunion dinner in so many years. Zhao Zhuo looked at his wife and two sons, his eyes burning, "Come, let's have a drink with dad."

Only the eldest son could drink with his own father.

Zhao Xiangyi didn't say anything, picked up the cup in front of him and toasted his father, "Father, here's my toast to you."

Father and son, you have a glass, and I have a glass. When they got there, the father and son just drank in silence and stopped talking.

"What's going on with you two?" Mrs. Wang asked, dumbfounded when she saw the father and son drinking.

"Ah... no, what can it be?" Zhao Zhuo looked up at his wife, his face immediately changed, and he asked with a smile. The beard on his face was shaved clean. General Zhao was also a middle-aged handsome uncle. The father and son were sitting together, and their faces were almost similar.

At this moment, he saw the younger son yawning, and Mrs. Wang said Regardless of the two older ones, they asked someone to take the younger son to take a bath, and she followed him down. "You two, father and son, drink slowly. I'll take Brother Chen down first."

Chapter 043

"Okay, madam, you go ahead." Zhao Zhuo sent his wife and younger son away with a smile. When he looked back at his eldest son, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared. This change of expression was so fast that Zhao Xiangyi wondered if this man was his biological father. He stood up and said, "Dad, if there is nothing wrong with you, the child will go back to his yard first."

"Sit down properly. " ." General Zhao glared at his son, as if you dared to leave even though I didn't let you go. Zhao Xiangyi felt helpless, so he had to sit down and continue drinking with his father.

Now that his mother was not here, the father and son stared at each other in silence.

General Zhao picked up the wine in front of him and drank it all in one gulp. He glared at his son and asked, "Are you serious about what you told me in the study today?"

"You are serious. Auntie knows it." , I must have asked my grandma before." Zhao Xiangyi mentioned the matter between him and Li Wen in the letter he sent to his father before. His grandma already knew about it, and Zhao Xiangyi knew about it. His mother-in-law must have told her father about it.

Zhao Xiangyi said seriously, "My feelings for him are just like my father's feelings for my mother-in-law."

"Shit! Can you compare with me and your mother-in-law? You two are both men, just like me and your mother-in-law. Did you give birth to two cubs!" General Zhao has been in the military camp for so many years. The military camp is full of men. He has never seen two men together. He also has soldiers who are brothers.

It's just that he didn't expect that his son would also like men, and he also said that it had to be Mr. Li. General Zhao's mood was not so wonderful.

The men of the Zhao family are all dedicated men, and once they identify with someone, they will not change it. Zhao Zhuo fell in love with his wife and wanted to marry her, and finally succeeded in marrying the beauty. Over the years, even though the couple were separated, Zhao Zhuo never thought of doing anything to disgrace his wife, let alone marrying a concubine. Anything that would make his wife sad , he would never do it.

As soon as Zhao Zhuo saw the eldest son's expression, he knew that he had identified Li Liuyuan, and it had to be that Li Liuyuan.

Although he was not here in the capital, Zhao Zhuo had also heard about Li Wen, who was a disciple of his fourth brother and a student of Fu Yihan. He was the number one scholar appointed by the late emperor and was highly regarded by the emperor. The food and salary of their border officers were mainly due to the help of this Li Liuyuan. Zhao Zhuo originally admired this Li Liuyuan, and thought that he must meet this Li Liuyuan in person when he returned to the capital.

But after knowing that his own son was having an affair with that Li Liuyuan, General Zhao's mood was really a bit hard to describe.

"Don't you and your mother have another younger son? Let Brother Chen marry and have children in the future, Zhao I don't have to rely on me to keep the family alive, and it has nothing to do with whether Ah Wen and I have children." Zhao Xiangyi has never thought about whether he and Li Wen will have children together, and this matter has never been in his mind. within the scope of consideration.

There are many men in the Zhao family, so he is not needed to continue their incense.

Fortunately, the Li family is not just a male Li Wen, but also has a brother below. The incense of the Li family will not be cut off just because Li Wen is with him. They had talked about this matter once before, and neither of them cared much about their children. Two men can't have children together, and they both know it.

"Do you...don't even want the position of Crown Prince?" Zhao Zhuo asked with a bit of anger on his face.

"When I came back to the capital this time, I originally wanted to ask the emperor to make you the crown prince. Tell me, what will happen now? If you insist on being with a man..." Please make the eldest son the crown prince. He had already had the idea, but the matter had been delayed again and again until now.

When the late emperor was still alive, he might not necessarily approve the request he made to the crown prince. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the new emperor should give his approval for the time being.

Please make the eldest son the crown prince, which also means handing over everything in the future of the General's Mansion to the eldest son. However, if the eldest son insists on choosing a man as his wife, then he will have to reconsider the matter of asking for the title of Crown Prince.

Zhao Xiangyi interrupted his father and said, "I don't need these. Dad, just give it to Brother Chen."

As early as when he decided to be with Li Wen, Zhao Xiangyi had already made the decision not to want all this in the General's Mansion. , it is impossible for him to abandon his young man for everything in the General's Mansion. He will earn what he wants by himself and does not need to rely on the general's government to give it to him.

Since the father and son talked about this matter today, Zhao Xiangyi made his attitude and determination clear on the matter of inheriting the General's Mansion.

"Okay, okay, you said this yourself. Don't regret it in the future." Zhao Zhuo was almost mad at this son. This son had never let him down since he was a child. Only today The incident left him disappointed and helpless.

"Dad, don't worry, I won't regret it. Dad, don't be angry." Zhao Xiangyi poured a glass of wine for his father with his own hands and said sincerely, "Brother Chen is your son just like me. I can Brother Chen can also inherit everything. I know that you and Aniang love Brother Chen, and I, as an elder brother, also love Brother Chen. Everything in the General's Mansion will be given to me in the future. It's all the same."

He doesn't care who will inherit everything in the general's mansion in the future. It would be great if this person is his brother.

After hearing his son's words, Zhao Zhuo couldn't get angry no matter how angry he was. He sighed and said, "Dad has been at the border for so many years, leaving your mother-in-law with you." You are here in the capital, and your mother-in-law raised you... Your mother-in-law is a good woman, and I have suffered a lot from your father and me all my life."

"You are the eldest son in the family, and your father is not in the capital. At that time, you should take the responsibility of taking care of your mother and brothers..."

Zhao Zhuo is a general outside, but at home he is just his wife's husband and the father of his children. He was training soldiers on the training ground, but he could not come home to beat or scold his children. Moreover, his eldest son had grown up and was taller than his father. If he

scolded and beat his son because of this matter, he would probably If it hurts the bond between father and son, it will also hurt the wife's heart.

Originally, he wanted to use his position as the crown prince to blackmail the eldest son, forcing him to separate from Li Wen so that he could marry a woman in the future, but the eldest son didn't care about these things at all. Of course, the younger son was still his son, and the palms and backs of his hands were all flesh, so it hurt. It was just that he had greater hopes for his eldest son.

Zhao Xiangyi nodded, he knew all this, "Don't worry, dad, I will do everything you said." Taking care of his mother and brothers is what he should do. During the years when his father was away from the capital, he has always done it for him. Take care of your mother and brothers.

After the father and son discussed the matter, Zhao Zhuo didn't object much to his son finding a man. However, the eldest son would have no sons. In the future, he would let the younger son marry a wife and have more children, and adopt one. Just give it to the eldest son.

However, General Zhao was still a little bit unhappy about this matter. He did not agree immediately, but said, "What you and Li asked about that boy, I will consider it here."

"Thank you, Dad." After hearing his father's words, Zhao Xiangyi knew that his father had no objection to his affair with Li Wen.

"I haven't promised you yet! What's the point of thanking you?" Did he say he agreed? Zhao Zhuo glared at his eldest son, snorted and said, "Bring someone here tomorrow to show me." At least you have to look at the person before you can decide whether to nod or not, right?

"Okay." Zhao Xiangyi drank two more drinks with his father, and the father and son said some words.

Mrs. Wang who was in the house saw the father and son outside who were still drinking. Too much alcohol was harmful to their health. Seeing that it was getting late, Ms. Wang called the maid who was waiting beside her and whispered, "Go." Tell the master..."

"Yes, madam, I will go right away." Yafa took the message and went out to send a message to their madam.

"Master, Madam said it's getting late, please don't get drunk, sir."

"Go back and tell Madam, I'll be there right away." Madam reminded him that it was getting late and he should go back to his room to rest. Zhao Zhuo took another look at his eldest son. He was stupid for wasting his time drinking with his eldest son here. He might as well go back and spend time with his wife! "Your mother-in-law sent someone to call me. I'm going to see your mother-in-law... Just go back to your own yard."

"Yes, father." Zhao Xiangyi stood up and responded.

General Zhao went off to find his wife.

Zhao Xiangyi, who was standing behind, saw his father leaving, so he went back to his own yard, turned around and went to Liuyuan Mansion.

At this moment, Li Wen hadn't gone to bed yet. When Zhao Xiangyi arrived, the two of them went to bed. Zhao Xiangyi told Li Wen that his father wanted to meet him, "My father asked you to meet tomorrow. Isn't it convenient for you to go see him tomorrow?"

"What, your father said he wanted to meet me tomorrow?" After hearing what Zhao Xiangyi said, Li Wen turned over and lay on the man's chest and asked, "Have you told your father?"

"Yes, I have told you that I will be with you and no one else from now on." Zhao Xiangyi responded in a low voice. , reaching out to touch the young man's back. He did not tell the young man that in order to be with him, he voluntarily gave up everything in the General's Mansion.

Dangfan also felt that there was no need to tell the boy these things.

"Your father didn't beat you?" Li Wen nibbled on the man's chin and asked with a smile.

"No, he wouldn't dare if my mother was here." Zhao Xiangyi grabbed the boy's waist with one hand, pressed the boy under him, lowered his head and kissed the boy's lips.

The words that were not spoken later disappeared between the lips of the two people...

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Early on the second day, Li Wen wore new crescent-white clothes and went to the appointment with General Zhao Zhuo. When he arrived, General Zhao's people had not arrived yet, but Zhao Xiangyi was already here, obviously waiting for him here. Li Wen couldn't help laughing and asked, "Why are you here too? "

Aren't you afraid that your father will eat me?"

The child was worried about his biological father and even ran over in person.

Li Wen was not worried that General Zhao would beat him, but he was a little worried that General Zhao would not be able to help but beat his son when he saw his son here when he came.

"Cough!" Zhao Xiangyi put his fist against his lips and coughed. He was really worried that his father would embarrass Li Wen, so after thinking about it for a while, he felt uneasy and ran over anyway.

Seeing the man's appearance, Li Wen knew that he had guessed correctly. He reached out and patted the man's chest, raised his eyes and looked at the man with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, there are not many people in this world who can bully me. "

Unless he is willing to be bullied, there are really not many people who can bully him. This General Zhao is not an unreasonable person. He should not make things difficult for him, but he might not have a good look towards him either?

"Let's come in and have a cup of tea." Since everyone is here, let's have a cup of tea together.

Li Wen stepped across the threshold and walked into the box. Today he deliberately came out a little early. After all, the other party was considered an elder, Zhao Xiangyi's biological father, and his father-in-law. It was right for him to come earlier and wait.

Zhao Xiangyi followed behind, and the two of them entered the box together.

The waiter in the restaurant brought tea and snacks, and Li Wen asked people to go outside.

He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. The morning sun shone in through the open window. He stood by the window and basked in the sun.

Zhao Xiangyi, who was sitting in the back, looked at the young man bathed in the sunshine. The young man's body seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light, as if he was far away from him all of a sudden, as if the young man would fly out and leave him at any time. As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he stood up, grabbed the young man's hand, and held him in his hand.

"Huh?" His hand was suddenly grabbed. Li Wen turned his head and looked at the man holding his hand, asking him with his eyes what was wrong and why he was holding him so well?

Zhao Xiangyi lowered his head, looked at the young man's hand held by him, met the young man's eyes looking at him, and stretched out his hand to hold the young man in his arms. Suddenly being hugged, Li Wen was stunned for a moment and then laughed. He pushed the man and said, "Why are you holding me? Let me go quickly. Your father will come to see you later." There

were only two people this morning . Woke up in the same bed, and now they met and hugged each other. Why didn't he know why this man was so clingy? But Li Wen didn't hate it. Instead, he enjoyed the physical contact between the two. He liked the feeling of being held in this man's arms.

But today General Zhao made an appointment with him to meet here. General Zhao will be here at any time. If the other party sees the two of them cuddling here, he is afraid that it will irritate General Zhao.

"Don't move, just let me give you a hug. It's just for a while. My dad hasn't come yet." Zhao Xiangyi added in his mind that he was not afraid of him even if he came. He did not let go of the man. He rubbed his lips against the young man's ear and said, "Promise me that no matter what happens in the future, you are not allowed to leave me."

After hearing the man's words, Li Wen understood that this man was here. What are you worried about? He said with a bit of laughter and tears, "Didn't you say that your father promised to us? If your father doesn't agree and asks you to leave me, shouldn't I be more worried that you will leave me?"

How did it become Is this person worried that he left?

Zhao Xiangyi shook his head, knowing that the young man did not understand the meaning of his words, and he did not intend to tell the young man the thoughts that had just passed through his mind. He just said, "I will not leave you." Li Wen let the man hold him. , two people are leaning against each other, and the two shadows on the ground are intertwined, making it impossible to tell the difference between you and me.

There were footsteps outside the door, and then a knock on the door.

They knew that General Zhao was coming, and the two quickly separated. Li Wen lowered his head and straightened his clothes, while Zhao Xiangyi walked over and opened the door for his father.

As soon as Zhao Zhuo saw that it was his son who opened the door, he stared and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Dad." Zhao Xiangyi called daddy and invited people to come in and sit inside.

When Li Wen, who was standing not far behind, saw General Zhao coming in, he bowed his hands and said, "I have seen General Zhao

." As soon as

he

came in, Zhao Zhuo's eyes fell on the man standing in front of him. As a young man, is this Li Liuyuan too young? With this appearance and demeanor, Zhao Zhuo couldn't dislike the young man in front of him.

This is the first Liu Yuan Lang born in Dacheng Kingdom, and he is the most knowledgeable person in the world. As a military general who doesn't like reading, General Zhao will never admit that he has a natural liking for literati. His eyes shifted from Li Wen to his son, and then to Li Wen. Why did he feel that his son was taking advantage?

His son abducted Liu Yuanlang, whom Fu Yihan had worked so hard to train. Didn't Fu Yihan beat his son?

When he thought of Fu Yihan and Prime Minister Fu, Zhao Zhuo remembered that the young man in front of him was Fu Yihan's disciple. In addition to being afraid of his wife, General Zhao Zhuo was also afraid of Prime Minister Fu Yihan, who was invited back to the capital to serve as an official by the emperor.

Not to mention that now that Fu Yihan is the prime minister, he really can't afford to offend that person.

"Well, get up. Today you and I are not meeting in the court, so there is no need to talk about so many rules." Today he came to see his daughter-in-law, not to meet any court official. Zhao Zhuo retracted his question to Li He looked around carefully, walked inside, sat down on the chair, and said, "You two don't have to stand, just sit down."

This was the first time Li Wen saw this General Zhao. He secretly He glanced at General Zhao's appearance. I found that the facial features of General Zhao and

Zhao Xiangyi are quite similar. I wonder if Zhao Xiangyi will look like General Zhao when he reaches General Zhao's age. Hmm, seems good?

"Yes, Dad." Zhao Xiangyi pulled the young man to sit down, and he sat down with him.

Li Wen sat down next to Zhao Xiangyi, and sitting opposite them was General Zhao. Zhao Zhuo noticed his son's pulling actions. Could he be more restrained in front of him?

"General Zhao, please have tea." Li Wen poured a cup of tea for General Zhao himself. When General Zhao looked at him with appraising eyes, he smiled slightly and sat down in his seat.

The three of them sat, and no one spoke for a while, making the scene slightly awkward.

"Ahem, I'm here to find you today..." Zhao Zhuo broke the awkward situation, looked at Li Wen, and said, "I also know about you two. Li Wen, right? Although I I've heard people mention you at the border. I've been at the border all year round and am not here in the capital. I know a lot about some things in the capital."

Li Wen had a smile on his face and didn't know what to say. He waited. General Zhao continued.

"I've heard people say something about the things you did. It's thanks to your efforts and help that the officers and soldiers in the army can be paid." Zhao Zhuo is a person who distinguishes between public and private affairs. The imperial court can continue to pay the salary. , this amount of money is nothing to the officials here in the capital, but to the soldiers at the border, it is the money they exchanged for their lives. Some people are still waiting for the money to be sent back to their mothers at home, and the court I have to send it to them.

It's just that the imperial court was poor in those years, and the household department had no money. The notes written by him, a general, were sent back to the capital many times, but they were like pebbles dropped into the sea, and there was no response from the imperial court.

The environment at the border was harsh, and the court had no food and salary, and the lives of the soldiers at the border became even more miserable. Without military pay to the soldiers below, he, a great general, was speechless in front of the soldiers below. It wasn't until the year before last that the imperial court sent so much silver and grain to the general that Zhao Zhuo could finally stand upright in front of the soldiers and speak louder.

Later, Zhao Zhuo found out where the food and salary came from. It was at that time that he remembered the name Li Wen.

After returning to the capital, Zhao Zhuo also heard about the things Li Wen had done, including catching corrupt officials, opening up businesses, building bridges and roads, etc. Based on these things Li Wen had done, he was praised as a good official. Therefore, Zhao Zhuo already had preconceived impressions and thoughts about Li Wen before they met.

"These are what a subordinate should do. If you don't make decisions for the people when you are an official, it is better to go home and farm the land. When you are in your position, you should pursue your own affairs. A subordinate is just doing what he should do. He should not be like a general. Praise." Li Wen did these things not for himself, nor for himself. In fact, the greater part was for the people of the world.

The soldiers guard the border, and they are also one of the people of Dacheng.

"Haha, good. Although I am young, I am not arrogant or impetuous." Zhao Zhuo became more and more satisfied with Li Wen. He thought it would be great if this boy was a girl. He would definitely approve of his eldest son marrying Li Wen. However, if this boy is a girl, I am afraid that he will not be able to pass the scientific examination, win the first prize, and become an official. If this boy does not join the court as an official, will the court continue to default on the food and salary owed to their border officers?

Thinking about it this way, Zhao Zhuo thought that Li Wen should be a boy.

"I heard that you entered the Ministry of Household Affairs and brought down all the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Can you tell me what happened?" Zhao Zhuo was not in the capital at the time, but he also heard about it, and only then did he know that they The big reason why the food and salary cannot be paid is actually because these morons in the Ministry of Household Affairs have put money into their own pockets.

"This matter..." Li Wen cleared his throat and talked about the matter in the Ministry of Revenue. At that time, this was a big corruption case in the capital and caused a great sensation in the capital. He mentioned the corruption case in the Ministry of Revenue. The case was explained to General Zhao.

Of course, I just picked out some things that can be said, and skipped the ones that couldn't be said.

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"We should arrest all these corrupt officials and chop them all!" Hearing the excitement, General Zhao slapped the table with his palm, which almost split the table in this chapter.

Li Wen was still a little worried that they would have to pay for the tables in the restaurant, and he thought, General, please be merciful...

"It's a pity that I wasn't here in the capital at that time." Zhao Zhuo wished that he was here in the capital at that time and could take care of the household affairs with his own hands. Those corrupt officials. If it hadn't been for these corrupt officials, they wouldn't have been unable to pay food and wages at the border. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers would have gone hungry, all because of these damn corrupt officials!

In fact, in the officialdom, it is not just officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs who are so seriously corrupt? If the power departments from the Sixth Ministry to the Five Temples General Administration Bureau really check them out one by one, I am afraid that few officials will be able to escape. They all know these things well. Zhao Zhuo patted Li Wen on the shoulder and said with admiration in his eyes, "Good boy, the court should have a few more officials like you."

No wonder this boy was able to get the emperor's favor at such a young age. Indeed, Is a good boy.

Being able to resist these temptations in the officialdom is not something that ordinary people can do, let alone this kid who is not old enough to have such determination.

"Dacheng has many students and talented people. Wen is just an insignificant person among the many." Li Wen said with a humble face. In the short period of getting along with General Zhao, he had a good grasp of this general's character and temper. His attitude when talking to this general was neither humble nor overbearing. He knew what to say and how to say it. Have a sense of proportion.

Compared with a person like Zhao Xiangyi who can't beat a fart with three sticks, General Zhao is much more talkative.

Why don't you imitate your father and talk more? Li Wen looked at the man beside him.

What? Zhao Xiangyi didn't know why and asked the young man with his eyes.

The two people's eyes met for a moment, and Li Wen moved his eyes away and continued talking to General Zhao. He did not deliberately try to please this general, but he respected this general in his heart.

If there were no soldiers like them guarding the border, the barbarians would have invaded long ago, and they would not be able to live the stable life they have today. Their stability is achieved by the soldiers sacrificing their reunion with their relatives, and even their lives. They should respect these soldiers at the border.

The two of them could talk about many topics, ranging from government affairs to military matters.

After talking about the emperor's order to disarm, Zhao Zhuo couldn't understand the emperor's order to disarm.

Li Wen expressed his personal opinion. After all, it was he who proposed the idea of ​​disarmament in the first place, "...we can cut out some of the unsuitable soldiers in the army and assign these people to work in various places. These people can still be able to Continuing to serve the court is just a different way. "

The court has to feed an army of hundreds of thousands of people, which is very expensive. Some veterans and remnants are really not suitable to stay in the army. They can use this part. People are selected and assigned to work in places, and they do not necessarily have to stay in the army. When these people come out, they can continue to work for the court. As long as they can work, they can generate labor value. This is also personal value. It is no problem to support themselves or even the whole family.

"The imperial court is not using this to reduce investment in the army. On the contrary, the imperial court is increasing investment in the military." Li Wen told General Zhao one by one some of the decrees issued by the emperor, and analyzed them one by one. The general listens.

Li Wen suspected that Zhao Xiangyi told his father these things, but he definitely didn't explain them clearly.

Based on his understanding of Zhao Xiangyi, it would be great if this person could explain one thing clearly. How could he explain it thoroughly to General Zhao? Only he can supplement and explain these issues.

"Well, what you said is indeed reasonable." Zhao Zhuo nodded, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Seeing the expression of enlightenment on General Zhao's face, Li Wen knew that he understood, and then he talked about the elite plan. The purpose of disarmament is to free up excess resources to cultivate better soldiers. Li Wen continued, "...it means that we can select some of the better soldiers, conduct special training for them, and train them into a This is an elite army, and the soldiers in it can be worth ten."

"That's a good idea." Zhao Zhuo touched his bare chin and then remembered that he had shaved off his beard when he came back.

General Zhao was obviously very interested in this matter, and the two men talked for a long time about the reform of the military department. What Li Wen knew was mostly just talk on paper. Naturally, General Zhao was the one who knew the most about military affairs. If there were some things he didn't understand, he would ask General Zhao for advice.

Zhao Xiangyi came to accompany him today. Seeing that his biological father did not embarrass Li Wen, and even had a pleasant conversation with Li Wen, the worry in his heart disappeared.

It was almost time to meet. He also made an appointment with other old friends today. If he didn't go over, he would have to make others wait. Zhao Zhuo stood up and prepared to leave, "I also invited friends today, let's talk about this today." Well, I'll invite you to my house when you're free another day

."

Seeing that General Zhao was about to leave, Li Wen stood up and escorted General Zhao out, saying respectfully, "General Zhao, please go slowly." "Haha, you are a pretty good boy." Zhao Zhuo raised his hand and patted Li Wen's shoulder. He glanced at his son. Don't think that he didn't know why this boy was here. Aren't you just afraid that he would ask Li how he was doing?

Could he, a dignified general, be an unreasonable person?

Zhao Zhuo glared at his son and said to Li Wen, "Why are you calling me General? From now on, just call me...Abo. I will treat you as an extra son."

Abo is his father's other son. A kind of title, which is actually equivalent to calling father or father. This "Uncle" is equivalent to General Zhao's recognition of Li Wen as a person, and his agreement with the relationship between his eldest son and Li Wen.

Actually speaking, Zhao Zhuo felt that the Zhao family had taken a huge advantage. Last night, my wife made it clear about the matter between the eldest son and Li Wen. If he had to forcefully force the eldest son to separate from Li Wen, it would definitely hurt the relationship between father and son. Furthermore, would his son be able to do anything in the future? Getting a wife and finding a companion are all one thing.

And Li Wen is separated from his son, and all the women in the capital can be chosen by the other party. Li Wen was no worse than his eldest son. He was admitted to the imperial examination at a young age and became an official in the court. He had such great achievements in the officialdom. After sitting in this position, he was still favored by the emperor. It was only a matter of time before he became the prime minister. matter.

Zhao Zhuo has followed his father into the military camp since he was a child. The military camp is full of men. There are many things like men becoming brothers with men. The relationship of supporting each other on the battlefield and walking together is far better than being with a man. It is much more stable to get married with a strange woman.

Therefore, regarding the matter between his eldest son and Li Wen, Zhao Zhuo did not feel that men and men should not be together. Rather than letting his son die alone, he, as a father, hoped that his son would have someone who would accompany him throughout his life.

Before meeting Li Wen, Zhao Zhuo had a good impression of this young junior. After meeting him, Zhao Zhuo recognized Li Wen. This boy is a smart and smart man. If Li Wen is here, I believe no one can bully his son, and he will actually help them a lot.

Seeing that Li Wen didn't respond for a long time, General Zhao asked with an unhappy face, "Why, you don't want to call me Uncle?"

"No, it's not." Li Wen was stunned for a moment before he realized what the "Uncle" meant. He didn't expect that General Zhao would suddenly do such a thing before leaving. Of course, he was naturally willing to call him "Uncle" like this.

Li Wen bowed his hands and respectfully called "Uncle" to General Zhao.

"Haha, okay, okay, I like your cheerful temperament. When we come back to the general's mansion, let's have a drink." Zhao Zhuo laughed loudly, patted Li Wen's shoulder twice, and then withdrew his hand. He walked out the door and took his people with him.

Li Wen, who was standing behind, looked at General Zhao who was leaving. When he saw that the person was gone, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the man beside him. The two of them returned to the box where they had just been. Li Wen sat down on the chair, looked up at the man standing in front of him, and asked, "Your father, did you agree to something between me and you?"

"Yes. Humph, of course, I agreed." When Zhao Xiangyi saw the dumbfounded boy sitting here, he bent down and looked closely into the boy's eyes. The two people looked at each other, and he asked with a smile in his eyes. , "Are you so happy that you are stupid?"

"You are stupid!" Li Wen said angrily, slapping Zhao Xiangyi on the face.

Will this unfortunate kid ever have a good chat?

"Haha..." Zhao Xiangyi couldn't help laughing, hugged the boy in his arms, kissed the boy several times on the face, and said with a smile, "I'm so happy."

"Silly."

Li asked There was also a smile on his face. He was actually quite happy to be recognized by General Zhao and agreed to his relationship with Zhao Xiangyi. After all, this person is Zhao Xiangyi's father. Of course he hopes to get General Zhao's approval and approval. He doesn't want Zhao Xiangyi to be caught in the middle.

But now Zhao Xiangyi's parents have agreed to their matter, and his family is the only one left. At the beginning, when he thought about one day confessing his relationship with Zhao Xiangyi to his parents, he felt more fearful and uneasy, fearing that his parents would be disappointed in him.

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But now that he thinks about these things, the fear and uneasiness in his heart are gone.

Maybe it's because people's hearts become firmer and they become more fearless?

He did not kill people or seek money like those corrupt officials. He just fell in love with a man who had the same physical structure as him, and he didn't do anything harmful. I believe he should communicate this matter well with his family, and they will always understand his choices and actions.

A few days ago, Li Wen had already written a letter and asked someone to send it back to Qingping to his parents.

It's just that the journey is long, and it takes two or three months to send a letter back and forth. I wonder if his parents can spare the time to visit the capital. I'm afraid it will be half a year before his parents arrive in the capital.

At least General Zhao and Mrs. Zhao have been solved now, and the rest of the things will come step by step. Li Wen believes that sincerity is the key to success. As long as things are done with heart and persistence, they will be able to do well in the end as they hope.

Thinking of this, he felt calmer inside.

The two people's eyes met, and Zhao Xiangyi did what he had always wanted to do, lowered his head and kissed the young man's lips. Behind was the table. Li Wen's back was pressed against the table, his head raised, and his hands went up to the man's neck, actively responding to the man's kiss.

When they left the restaurant, Li Wen kept his head down, but General Zhao had a smile in his eyes, and the two of them got on the carriage waiting outside together.

Benben

knew that his master had returned to the capital, and his apprentice must have gone to see him.

In the afternoon, he made an appointment with his master to meet in Kezhi. Li Wen came over to meet his master and brought the big dog with him by the way.

"Woof woof woof -"

As soon as it saw its owner, the big black dog spread its legs and rushed towards the owner while barking. Its clean and shiny hair swayed as it ran. This dog was brought back to him as a puppy before it could even open its eyes. He had raised it for so many years. Zhao Si also had feelings for this dog.

Zhao Si stretched out his hand and firmly caught the big dog that rushed towards him. The big dog stood up to half the height of a man. He held down the dog's head with both hands and grabbed it. He laughed and said, "General, you are missing your master." Are you done?"

The big dog whimpered and looked at its owner with wet eyes.

Li Wen, who was standing aside, looked at the scene of a man and a dog recognizing each other, and his eyes were a little hot. If dogs could cry, he suspected that this big dog would already be crying when it saw its owner. Li Wen then laughed again, walked over, reached out and patted the big dog's head gently, and scolded with a smile, "I usually love you in vain, I serve you so much meat and delicious food, but I forgot about me as soon as I saw the master. "

Master, you don't know. When you were away, the general was looking in the direction of the door all day long, waiting for you to pick him up

."

At

this point, Li Wen became angry. He was not half a master. yes? It's so irritating to think about how he treated this little beast so well and so well, but in the end completely forgot how good he was to it!

"Haha, really?" Zhao Si looked down at the big dog and asked, "Isn't it good for you to follow Sanbao? Sanbao has delicious food there, and there are people to bathe and comb you. Isn't it good? Look at you. He has gained so much weight." He touched the dog's smooth fur and knew that the dog was well taken care of by his apprentice.

When he left the dog here in the capital, he thought that the dog was too old and would be too sad to follow him to the border. Especially in the winter when there was little food, the soldiers below could not even eat enough, let alone an animal. Therefore, he did not want the dog to follow him to the border to suffer hardship, so he left the dog here in the capital. Raise it for your little apprentice.

I didn't expect this dog to be a master, and he didn't want to follow his little apprentice here in the capital.

"No, master, you'd better take it away. I suspect that if it keeps it with me again, it will turn into a watchstone sooner or later." Li Wen brought the dog back to his master this time without thinking about bringing the dog back to his master. Take it back and raise it.

In fact, dogs are far more loyal and affectionate than people. Once they identify their master, they will never leave their master as long as they are alive, unless death forces them to leave their original master. Separating this dog from his owner makes him seem like a bad guy, and he doesn't want to continue to be this bad guy.

Zhao Si laughed loudly, touched the dog's head twice, and said, "Good dog." The big black dog followed its owner, never leaving,

as if he was afraid of being left behind again. Li Wen took one look and laughed angrily. He made a gesture of invitation and said, "Master, please.

"

The two people entered the box, and the big dog lay at the owner's feet.

Li Wen ordered someone to go to the kitchen to bring the dishes he ordered. He arrived here a little early and had already asked the kitchen to prepare the dishes according to his

master 's taste. Of course, good wine is also indispensable.

"My second brother came to see you today?" Zhao Si knew that his brother had come to see Li Wen. He also knew about his young apprentice and nephew. He had watched the two children grow up, and he insisted on keeping his wealth to others. According to Tian's opinion, he personally felt that it was his nephew who had earned it by being with this guy Li Wen.

However, based on his understanding of his brother, he shouldn't cause much trouble to the boy Li Wen. After all, based on his understanding of this young apprentice, there were not many people who could bully this kid, so he was not worried at all about his brother's meeting with Li Wen.

"Well, yes." Li Wen touched his nose and talked about his meeting with General Zhao today. By the way, he also mentioned that General Zhao agreed with him and Zhao Xiangyi. After hearing this, Zhao Si nodded, thinking that he understood what was going on. He smiled and asked, "In that case, will you continue to call me master in the future, or will you follow that boy Xiang Yi and call me fourth uncle?" "

..." Li asked.

"I can call you whatever you like." It didn't matter to him anyway, so Li Wen threw the question back to his old and dishonest master.

"Haha..." Zhao Si laughed and said, "It's up to you to do whatever you like. If you want to continue calling me Master, just call me Master. If you want to call me Fourth Uncle, just call me Fourth Uncle."

He didn't care, anyway, the little apprentice became a young apprentice . He became a member of their Zhao family.

Both of them had smiles on their faces. It had been a long time since he had met his master. Li Wen actually still liked this master who had watched him grow up and helped and guided him along the way. He poured the master a glass of wine with his own hands and said, "Master,

please try this new wine. It is the Zhuyeqing I brewed last year. It has not been drunk yet. I dug a jar today and brought it over for you to try.

"

The brewing of Zhuyeqing The procedure was complicated, and he found someone to try it many times before brewing it.

Zhao Si lowered his head and smelled the smell, then took another sip of the wine in the glass. He let out a long hum and said, "The taste is clear and mellow, and the taste is sweet." Although this wine is not as fragrant and refreshing as the sorghum liquid they usually drink. , but the taste is also very unique and delicious.

Bamboo leaf green wine has health-care effects, mainly calming the body, warming the stomach, soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, etc. Li Wendi briefly mentioned the benefits of drinking bamboo leaf green wine, "When I get back, I will have some sent to the general's residence. But don't drink too much of this wine. A small glass of it occasionally is good for your health.

"Do you think Master is old and needs to take care of himself?"

Originally, he didn't like this wine very much. After hearing what his young apprentice said, Zhao Si felt a kind of resistance to this wine called Zhuyeqing. Does he look really old? The young apprentice began to think of ways to nourish him.

"Pfft--"

Li Wen just took a sip of the soup and almost spit it out, "Ahem..." He choked to tears.

Seeing his little apprentice's face turn red when he coughed, Zhao Si quickly got up and went over to help his little apprentice.

However, seeing that the little apprentice only choked and was not in danger, Zhao Si relaxed and said with a sigh, "Sambo, you don't even taste good soup. People who don't know better would think you are a three-year-old child."

"! " Li asked who was responsible for it.

After taking a sip of the soup and taking a deep breath, Li Wen glared at the culprit who almost choked to death. But when he faced that smiling face that deserved a beating, he silently thought in his heart that he could not kill his master. Killing his master would be treason.

Forget it, I'll forgive you just once.

"Master, how old are you? I don't think it will be a problem for you to live another thousand years, master." The only ones who can live for a thousand years are turtles and thousand-year-old bastards. Li Liuyuan was cursing his master in a roundabout way. Zhao Si laughed and was not angry. He continued to tease his little apprentice, "It's not bad to live for a thousand years. I'm afraid that I won't live for a thousand years."

There were two masters and apprentices in the box. The master laughed often, and the little apprentice laughed. The apprentice was so angry that he puffed out his cheeks.

As expected, it was better to miss each other than to meet each other. Li Wen felt that coming to see his master today was a wrong decision.

"Master, you eat." He used the chopsticks in his hand to put a big duck leg into the master's bowl, hoping to use this big chicken leg to plug his master's bad mouth. Zhao Si happily accepted the little apprentice's offer With good intentions, he also gave the little apprentice a big elbow, "You can eat too, little apprentice, don't say that the master doesn't love you."

Li Wen, who was already full, looked at the extra big elbow in the bowl. If he had known better, he would have eaten it. Zhao Xiangyi brought it here!

Why didn't he bring Zhao Xiangyi here! Can someone help me eat this big pig's knuckle?

"Ah!" General Zhao, who had just come out from the emperor's place, sneezed. He didn't know that someone was thinking about him. The meeting between the master and the apprentice was quite pleasant. Although Li Wen wanted to sever the relationship with his master several times, he finally tolerated it. Of course, he was not really angry in his heart, but the master and the apprentice were making trouble. Just playing.

"Haha..."

Only when facing this young apprentice could Zhao Si laugh so heartily.

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After the master and apprentice had a meal, they came out of the box together.

"Little Sambo has grown up." Zhao Si raised his hand and hooked his little apprentice's neck, pulled him over, and slapped his head. He has watched the young apprentice grow up, and it seems that he has not seen him for a few years. The young apprentice is already so old, and he has even come to the capital to become an official.

Zhao Si knew what his apprentice did to them. Sure enough, the apprentice's pain was not in vain when he was a child.

"Hmm... let go, master, let me go quickly." Li Wen struggled to escape his head from the clutches of the master, wishing he could stand further away, "Master, do you still think I am still three years old? "

Haha, I miss you when you were three years old." Zhao Si laughed, thinking of the tender and white little bun apprentice, which was much cuter than now.

Li Wen was furious and didn't want to talk to the master anymore.

The two of them went out. Zhao Si looked at the big dog following his feet and said to Li Wen, "Master Dog is just taking it back. If you want to see it, you can come to the General's Mansion to see what happens in the capital." After this is done, I may go back to the border and take the general with me." Since the dog will continue to follow him, when he leaves the capital, he will have to take the dog away with him.

"Well, okay, master, you can take it back. Master, if you are sure when you are going to leave, remember to tell me." Li Wen looked at the master and then at the dog. He was reluctant to let go of the dog and the master. He felt unhappy in his heart. I don't really want his master to go back to the border.

But he knew that some things would not happen if he didn't want them to. Things that would happen would continue to follow their original trajectory, and he could not stop anything.

"I just said that I have grown up, haha..." Zhao Si could feel his little apprentice's reluctance to let him go. He smiled and reached out to pat his little apprentice's shoulder. Li Wen still wanted to act coquettishly with his master like he did when he was a child, but... it was really inappropriate at the moment, so he thought about it and let it go.

The two people went to different places and walked in exactly opposite directions.

Li Wen stood behind, watching the dog follow his master, and felt a little sad. He had raised this dog with him for more than half a year, so he naturally had feelings for this dog. Although he was a little reluctant to return the dog, he knew that the dog liked to follow its original owner, so he could only reluctantly return the dog.

"Hey, why don't I raise one myself." He thought in his heart.

But it was a long time before he got a dog... After the

comprehensive

market in the North District was established, the department store in the South District was ready to start construction again. After getting the emperor's approval, Li Wen asked officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry to come over to survey the land and circle the land for the department store.

Before building a department store, there are still many things that need to be dealt with in the early stage.

This will involve some house demolition issues, and these issues must be dealt with in advance. In this era of supreme imperial power, it is rare for people to firmly disagree with the land transfer being handled by government personnel. After they provide reasonable compensation, the two parties formally sign a land transfer agreement. Book.

Things were progressing more smoothly than Li Wen had imagined.

When the Minister of the Ministry of Industry saw Li Wen coming, he felt that there was nothing good going on. This guy never went to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, so he must have come to the Ministry of Industry to ask for someone to come to him. Li Wen did not mince words, and directly proposed that the original team from last time should be responsible. The reason was that they had experience in building a comprehensive market before, and the construction of the department store this time had to be done by that master.

He personally went to the Ministry of Industry and successfully obtained the person from the Minister of Industry.

So during the following period, Li Wen began to be busy with the construction of department stores.

Enke will be added to the program this year, and both Shen Zijing and Su Yuan are preparing for the scientific examination in August, which will start in a few months. Both of them are now focusing most of their attention on review. Knowing that they were busy preparing for the exam, Li Wen didn't find too many things for the two of them to do. Fortunately, he had trained a group of useful people under him, and he could tell the people below to handle some things.

However, compared to Shen Zijing and Su Yuan, the others were not as easy to use as the two of them, so he still had to do many things personally.

After

five or six days, the soldiers who had been left behind by General Zhao Zhuozhao arrived in the capital. The team entered the city in a mighty manner, and the people in the city ran over to welcome them. This made the people who entered the capital All the soldiers were somewhat flattered.

"Wow, how come so many people came to greet us?"

"You ask me, how do I know."

These soldiers did not know that when the news that the Hu people were repelled at the border reached the capital, the people in the capital treated them very badly. So

admired , the Kyoto Daily tracked and reported the war at the border in real time, and the people in the capital all knew about their heroic attack on the enemy

.

Therefore, when they knew that these soldiers would return to Beijing to receive rewards, the common people rushed over to welcome the soldiers into the city as soon as they received the news.

The girls were holding a basket with flowers in their hands. They scattered the flowers in the basket on the soldiers who entered the city. The little girls gathered together in small groups to greet the soldiers on horseback. They pointed and whispered.

The soldier on horseback saw a little girl pointing at him and asked his teammates, "Do you think they are attracted to me?" He happened to be short of a wife, so he didn't know if he would have a chance in the capital this time. Marry a wife and go back to have babies.

"Nonsense, they are obviously looking at me."

"I'm more handsome than you. If they want to look at me, they must be looking at me."

"Who doesn't have two eyes and a nose? Why do you say you are handsomer than me? I'm obviously prettier. He's quite handsome too."

The two brothers on horseback argued about this issue all the way.

Seeing that there were little girls looking at them, the soldiers on horseback raised their heads and straightened their chests one by one, making the little girls below scream in surprise.

On this day, Li Wen was busy in a meeting with the people below. He knew that General Zhao and their master had returned to the capital first, and the rest of the team had not arrived yet. Li Wen only knew that the team returning from the border had arrived in the capital today, but he did not know the scene at that time. If he had known how lively it was, he might have gone to watch the excitement.

But by the time they finished the meeting, half a day had passed.

That night, when Zhao Xiangyi came over, he brought him a small box, saying that General Zhao asked him to bring it over. Li Wen saw the box on the table and asked curiously, "What's in this?"

He glanced at the man who brought the box and saw that the box was unlocked. Li Wen opened the box directly. , seeing a box of jewelry and jade inside, he picked up a ruby ​​and looked at it. He couldn't help but smile and asked, "Abo asked you to bring this to me?"

He was used to shouting now, " "Uncle", he didn't feel embarrassed to call him "uncle", but if he was asked to call General Zhao "father", he might be a little unable to say it out.

"Well, I said I wanted you to play with it." Zhao Xiangyi brought the exact words of his biological father. What he didn't say was that his mother-in-law also had a box of such things. His father liked to save all the good things for his mother. .

Now there was one more person.

"Why would a grown man like me want these things?" Li Wen glanced at the gems and jade in the box. The contents of this box would be really valuable if they were kept in future generations. He was a little curious about where this box came from, so he asked, "Where did this thing come from? The border is rich in these gems and jade?"

"Well, my father brought it back from the border." Zhao Xiangyi had stayed at the border. For several years, he knew that there was a mountain outside the pass that contained these things, so he talked about that place.

Li Wen looked through the jade in the box. He didn't know much about jade, but he also knew that from ancient times to the present, every woman likes such beautiful things. An idea flashed through his mind. Li Wen looked up at Zhao Xiangyi and said with a smile, "I have come up with a way to make money here, and I can make a lot of money."

"When you get back, you can make an appointment with Uncle for me. Uncle, let's talk about this matter carefully. "

If these jade and gemstones are abundant in the border area, he will have a way to make a lot of money here.

In this era, unlike later generations, jade everywhere was over-exploited, and everything that could be dug was dug out. At this time, the places that produce jade have not yet been developed, and there must be a lot of good goods. If they can transport the raw materials back to the capital and find some craftsmen with good skills to carve out the finished products, he still remembers some unique and beautiful jewelry styles in his mind. If they can make the finished products, they will definitely be very popular among people.

"You haven't told me what the method is." At this moment, General Zhao was dissatisfied. Why did he only tell his father but not him!

"Pfft..." Li Wen looked at this man and knew what he was thinking.

"Do you think the things sold in the silver buildings here in the capital are not cheap?" Li Wen had no choice but to explain the matter to this man, "If we transport these raw materials back to the capital, they will be processed by some skilled craftsmen. Then resell it, how much money can you make from it? "

" If the soldiers at the border can make some extra money, will the lives of the soldiers at the border be better improved? " Li asked.

And now there is a good road before them.

This is indeed true! Zhao Xiangyi's eyes lit up, "I'll go back and talk to my father right now."

"Don't worry, it's so late at night, maybe my uncle and your mother-in-law are both asleep. Didn't you disturb them by going back?" Li Wen hurriedly said I grabbed this man. Wouldn't it disturb the lives of other couples by going back now? He was worried that General Zhao would get up in the middle of the night and beat his son to death.

Chapter 048

"Just tell me, if I had known earlier I wouldn't have told you. Once you find out, you won't be able to sleep tonight." Li Wen rolled his eyes at this man, his guts tightening, unable to hide things in his heart. This is the kind of person you are talking about.

General Zhao and his wife have been stationed in two places for so many years. After finally returning to the capital, they must seize the time to do something like that.

If you disturb someone's married life right now, you will be struck by lightning!

"I'm so happy. With you here, I won't be unable to sleep." With a smile on his face, General Zhao held the young man in his arms, lowered his head and kissed the top of his hair. He felt that the young man with him was really happy. good.

In fact, Li Wen couldn't understand why the soldiers at the border had been so poor for so many years. Could it be that they all relied on the little food and salary allocated here in the capital? After the two of them got into bed, Li Wen asked Zhao Xiangyi what was produced at the border and whether there was anything special.

I learned some information from Zhao Xiangyi about the situation at the border. It is clear that there are actually a lot of goods over there. There are things there that are not available here in the capital. They can transport the goods from the border back to the capital and sell them from here. , you can make a lot of money by changing hands.

In fact, one of the main problems now is the inconvenience of transportation and transportation difficulties. However, their roads are already being paved. At this rate, the roads will be paved to the border in three to five years.

Li Wen said, "When the post office at the border is established in the future, the goods can be entrusted to the post office for transportation, and the post office can deliver them to the capital." At present, their post office follows the road, and the road is paved to Wherever post offices and inns were established.

"Actually, have you ever thought about something?" Li Wen nestled in the man's arms, found a comfortable position to lean against, and continued, "This time the emperor is not ordering disarmament. Someone among you must have other ideas. No Those who are willing to obey the arrangements can actually choose to work alone. If you gather these people together, you can actually set up your own freight team to be responsible for the route from the border to the capital and gradually develop it in the future. , you can also run from south to north, and from north to south."

Zhao Xiangyi didn't understand this, "You mean to let them set up a caravan?"

"It's not a caravan." Li Wen knew that this person understood. Wrong, I explained what logistics and freight is. It is not a caravan. To form a caravan, you have to pay for the business yourself, and all losses are your own. Freight is just to deliver things to others, and you don't have to bear the risks of business. .

Of course, freight is also risky, that is, if the goods are lost, the customer must be compensated.

"To put it simply, they are people who specialize in escorting things, delivering goods to others, delivering letters, etc. For example, those goods that are illegal and cannot be transported will not be transported. We still need to establish rules and regulations." In this era. In fact, there are escort agencies, but what can I say? Most of the time, escort agencies only accept some valuable items and protect some special people. They do not accept ordinary orders. The escort bureau also has very strict requirements for escorts, and not just anyone can become an escort.

What he is talking about now is actually more inclined to the logistics of later generations. The reason why some logistics companies in later generations can develop so strongly and rapidly is actually due to people's increasing demand for logistics and the convenience of express delivery. If they can make logistics an industry that benefits the people, they don't have to worry about not making money.

"Of course, we can also form our own caravan. But you have to know that not everyone is suitable for business, but in comparison, it is much simpler to just be responsible for transporting goods." Li Wen did not It is suggested that they form a caravan. Doing business will definitely involve investment and management, which will test the merchant's acumen and awareness of commodities and markets.

In this era, the transmission of information is not so fast. After you have worked hard to transport a batch of goods to the destination, you find that the selling price cannot make up the cost, then this transaction will be a loss.

"But if we can be sure that this business will make a profit without losing money, we can do it. For example, in the jade business I just mentioned, if we transport the jade to the capital and then sell it after fine processing, as long as If our finished product is good, we will definitely be able to sell it and make money." Li Wen became more and more energetic as he talked, and he was very interested in saying a lot of things in his mind.

Zhao Xiangyi became more and more sleepy as he listened. Li Wen found that the eyelids of the man beside him were almost drooping, and he was very angry.

Li Wen crooked the man with his elbow and said, "Hey, there's one more thing."

"Well, tell me."

Zhao Xiangyi leaned on the boy's neck and rubbed his lips against the boy's white and tender skin. Li Wen raised his head, took a bite of the man's chin, and said, "I have agreed with you now. If you want to go to the border in the future, I will follow you."

Zhao Xiangyi opened his eyes and looked at Li Wen , the two people looked at each other, the man's eyes were not sleepy at all, he was just pretending

.

"Don't think about me waiting for you to come back here in the capital. I can't wait any longer." Li Wen reached out to touch the man's face and gave him a

smile.

He could understand the Zhao family's concern for the soldiers at the border, but he was worried whether this man would inherit his father's legacy and go to the border to guard the country in place of General Zhao.

He had agreed that if Zhao Xiangyi went to the border in the future, he would go with him. He would never be able to wait for Zhao Xiangyi to come back in the capital. The two of them would not see each other for three to five years. Li Wen quite admired the women of the Zhao family. After the men went to the border, they could stay here in the capital and wait for the men to come back. If it had been him, they would have gone to the border to find someone.

There was no smile on Li Wen's face. He just stated the fact seriously, "I am not a woman." So he would not be like a woman, who has to stay at home and wait for the man to come back.

"Well, I know, I don't regard you as a woman, you have always been the same as me." Zhao Xiangyi hugged his young man, kissed the young man on the face, and said, "We will be together in the future. Separately."

"Okay." Li Wen finally felt relieved. He put his arms around the man's waist and buried his face in his chest.

The two of them talked for a long time during the night. It was late at night, and neither of them did anything else. They hugged each other and fell asleep. On the morning of the next

day

, the emperor personally rewarded General Zhao Zhuo as the general. Zhao Si, the general who led the soldiers to attack the enemy, killed General Hu Jun, and disrupted the internal affairs of Hu Jun, and Zhao Si. A group of soldiers under his command.

This successful attack disrupted Hu Jun's plan to enter Dacheng Palace and relieved Dacheng's crisis.

Therefore, this time the meritorious soldiers were rewarded by the emperor.

For these soldiers, they fight on the battlefield and risk their lives just to make achievements, serve the court and protect the country. In fact, for many people, they do not have such noble feelings. They work hard just to get promoted and get generous rewards.

But no matter whether their feelings are noble or not, not many people can match the courage to go into battle to kill the enemy, to penetrate into the enemy's interior and kill the enemy's commander.

Being able to stand in the Jinluan Hall, meet the Emperor, and receive praise and rewards from the Emperor is worthy of being told to future generations for most of their lives.

Not two days later, General Zhao Zhuo Zhao's request for Prince Feng was approved.

What no one expected was that General Zhao Zhuo was asking for the crown prince title for his second son.

Obviously General Zhao Zhuo Zhao also has an eldest son, right? Why not give the title of Crown Prince to the eldest son, but the title of Crown Prince to the second son? But when the emperor's second imperial decree came down, everyone understood.

The emperor's second imperial edict was to promote Zhao Xiangyi from the original fourth-rank General Mingwei to the third-rank General Jinwu. He would also serve as the commander of the Beijing Guard and be given a general palace.

At this moment, everyone understood. No wonder General Zhao Zhuo wanted to give his second son the title of Crown Prince. The eldest son did not need the title of Crown Prince at all. General Jinwu, who was in the third grade, also served as the commander of the Beijing Guards. This was a real power.

After the prince took the throne, everyone in the capital was speculating on where Zhao Xiangyi, the prince's companion, would sit. Therefore, when they learned that the emperor had promoted Zhao Xiangyi to the commander of the Beijing Guard, the officials in the court also I don't think there's anything strange anymore.

Everyone in the capital could see that the new emperor trusted and valued the Zhao family. The Zhao family was about to become different.

After the emperor's two imperial edicts came down, many matchmakers came to General Jinwu's mansion in Beijing every day, but they were all turned away. Next door to General General's Mansion is Liuyuan Mansion. The two houses are adjacent to each other, and the doors of both houses are tightly closed. The matchmakers in the capital have not given up on going to Liuyuan Mansion to negotiate with Li Liuyuan, but they can't even get in. Don't go.

There was also a matchmaker who went to the Zhenguo General's Mansion instead to try to be a matchmaker for the young prince.

The Wang family sent her away on the grounds that her second son was too young and did not intend to get married to her so early. These matchmakers had no choice but to continue to guard General Jinwu's Mansion and Liuyuan Mansion.

At this moment, Li Wenzheng and Zhao Xiangyi were in his general's mansion. They both knew that there were many matchmakers waiting for them outside. On the table were his favorite tea and snacks. Li Wen pinched a piece of mung bean cake and put it into his mouth. After swallowing it, he asked, "Did you deliberately ask the emperor to give you the house here?"

The emperor asked . The house given by Zhao Xiangyi is the one Zhao Xiangyi bought next to his Liuyuan Mansion, but now it has a different name. The name on the door is General Jinwu's Mansion, so this man can live here openly.

The walls of the courtyards on both sides of them are open, and you can go to the other side as soon as you open the door.

"Haha..." Zhao Xiangyi chuckled and asked, "What do you think?"

There is no doubt that this person did it on purpose! Li Wen looked up at the smiling man and smiled too. This will make it much more convenient for them to meet in the future. At least this man doesn't have to sneak in in the middle of the night and leave early in the morning to see him. Is this really good?

Chapter 049

Before the emperor's imperial edict was issued, Li Wen didn't know that Zhao Xiangyi had made such a big sacrifice for him. This man was tantamount to giving up everything in the General's Mansion for him.

If not, Zhao Xiangyi is the eldest son of General Zhao Zhuo and Zhao, he should be chosen as the crown prince, and he should inherit everything in the Zhenguo General's Mansion in the future. However, if this is the case, then Zhao Xiangyi will have to follow the family's arrangements and marry a wife. Give birth to children. But this man chose him and gave up everything in the General's Mansion.

Li Wen knew that this was probably a decision made by Zhao Xiangyi after discussing with General Zhao. General Zhao asked for the crown prince title for his second son, and the emperor also approved it.

"Is it worth it?" Li Wen put away the playful smile on his face, looked seriously into the man's eyes, and asked.

"For you, everything is worth it." Zhao Xiangyi knew what the young man was asking, so he answered seriously. This answer was what he expected. Li Wen continued, "You won't regret it in the future?"

"Absolutely not," Zhao Xiangyi replied. If he chose the General's Mansion and gave up his boy, he would regret it for the rest of his life. The two people looked at each other, and they both saw deep affection and no regrets in each other's eyes. Li Wen couldn't help but smile, looked at the sky above his head, and said, "The weather is really nice today."

" It's good. "But it's not as good as having you by my side."

Zhao Xiangyi smiled and reached out to hold the boy's hand. The two of them intertwined their fingers, as if they would never be separated.

"But it's good for you to establish another family." Li Wen somewhat understood why the emperor approved General Zhao's request to make the second son the crown prince, and also appointed Zhao Xiangyi as General Jinwu, and also gave him another house, "You You are the emperor's companion. The emperor trusts you and wants to reuse you, but the emperor is worried that your general's office is too powerful... Do you understand the emperor's intention in doing this? "

"So the emperor appointed you as General Jinwu. I want you to separate from the general's palace and establish a separate branch, so that the emperor can use you with confidence." So General Zhao Zhuo Zhao proposed to appoint the crown prince for his second son, and the emperor agreed without hesitation.

The fact that the emperor will agree to this matter also has his own considerations and intentions in it.

The emperor knew about his relationship with Zhao Xiangyi. If Zhao Xiangyi was with him, both of them would be men. If two men were together, there would be no descendants. In this way, the emperor can rest assured to use Zhao Xiangyi to disperse the power of the Zhao family, and the emperor does not have to worry about the excessive power of the Zhao family that will affect the court situation.

He and Zhao Xiangyi were a civil servant and a military general. The biggest reason why the emperor felt comfortable using them was that the two men would not have descendants. In this way, no matter how powerful they were, no one would inherit them in the future. After they die, these powers will eventually be taken back by the Yang family. Everything the superior does is based on the overall situation and weighs the forces of all parties, so that he can sit firmly on the throne and ensure that the master of the world is named Yang.

Zhao Xiangyi didn't think about going to this level. He didn't think so much. Now that Li Wenyi said it, he somewhat understood.

"Think more about things in the future." Looking at the man's expression, Li Wen knew that he understood, "Actually, the emperor is quite good to us." But as an emperor, he must think about his country, his country, and his country. Reusing them is just for the sake of the Yang family.

But this requires them to have this talent before the emperor will reuse them.

"I know this. As long as you are here, you can help me think about it." General Zhao hugged his Li Liuyuan without letting go. With such a smart Li Liuyuan here, what else could he want to do? Just leave it to their Mr. Li to think about it.

Li Wen elbowed the man and laughed angrily, "Are you as lazy as you? It's not like you have no brains." Obviously this man is not stupid, but he is just lazy, too lazy to use his brain and too lazy to guess people's hearts. .

"My brain is not as good as yours, so I'll use yours." A smile appeared on General Zhao's face, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all that his brain was not so good. Isn't this Mr. Li? He leaned over and kissed the boy.

Li Wen slapped the man and pushed him away.

The two of them were laughing and joking. Zhao Xiangyi remembered the time when his father made an appointment to meet Li Wen and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to make an appointment to meet with me two days ago? I'll ask you to meet me tomorrow, okay?"

"Yeah, okay, okay. ." Li Wen thought about what he had to do tomorrow. He could move the matter to a later date and go to see General Zhao first. The two people decided on the matter, and Zhao Xiangyi asked someone to go back to the General's Mansion to deliver a letter to his father.

On this day, the two of them had nothing to do. They stayed in the house without going out, and the matchmakers outside the door had no chance to come in

.

Now they have a lot of girls looking at them when they walk on the street, and if they are bold, they will give them things. So when Li Wen comes in, he rarely goes out. The girls in the capital are really too enthusiastic. He has a family. It is not suitable for people to go out and wander around.

If he wasn't so busy, Li Wen would still like to stay in the house all day without going out, eating, sleeping, reading,

and going into the study to handle official business. The day passed quickly. Not to mention that now that Zhao Xiangyi is here, he won't feel bored anymore.

Outsiders would never imagine that the wall connecting Liuyuan Mansion and General Mansion had been opened, and the two courtyards were connected together. Li Liuyuan, as he passed through General Mansion, only had to cross a threshold.

And Zhao Xiangyi moved to the General's Mansion gifted by the emperor, and did not go back to Zhenguo General's Mansion to live there. In this way, they could live in the General's Mansion at night, or they could sleep on this side of his Liuyuan Mansion. The two of them would stay together at night. If they sleep in the same bed and go out through different doors in the morning, no one will suspect that he, Li Liuyuan, has another relationship with General Zhao.

Anyway, it's their own life, and they have the freedom to live it how they want, and it doesn't interfere with anyone else.

Benbenben

made an appointment with General Zhao Zhuo and Zhao the next day. Last time, General Zhao said he would invite him to the General's Mansion as a guest next time. This time, he actually made an appointment with him to come to the General's Mansion. Li Wen asked Had to come over.

When he arrived, the housekeeper of the General's Mansion was already waiting for him at the door. "Master Li, please come inside. I'm already waiting for you in the courtyard."

This was not the first time Li Wen came to the General's Mansion. Although Liu Yuan The distance between his mansion and Zhenguo General's Mansion is not far, but he actually doesn't come to Zhenguo General's Mansion very often. He knew the chief steward of the General's Mansion. When he saw General Zhao asking the steward to pick him up, he knew that General Zhao gave him a solemn reception.

When he entered, General Zhao was talking to his wife. The two of them didn't know what to say, but both had smiles on their faces. The relationship between the couple seemed to be very good.

"Sir, madam, Mr. Li is here." The two people walked over and the housekeeper said.

The chief steward received the man and bowed down.

Hearing footsteps in the distance, Zhao Zhuo knew that Li Wen was coming. Now he regarded Li Wen as half a son. He was very happy to see this kid coming. Li Wen greeted General Zhao as a greeting and said, "Have you ever met Abo? Well, you've also met..."

He just didn't know how to address the other person. Should we continue to call Mrs. Zhao?

Mrs. Zhao knew that Li Wen was coming to the General's Mansion today and was waiting here specifically to see him. Seeing this child now, she planned to continue calling her Mrs. Zhao. She pretended to be angry and said, "You call Yi'er his dad." Uncle, should you call me Aniang?"

The eldest son had confessed his relationship with Mr. Li Wen to her mother-in-law a long time ago. Mrs. Wang had known about it for a long time and agreed to the matter between her eldest son and Li Wen.

Although she didn't want to believe the rumors about her eldest son, none of the many marriages her son had talked about over the years had come true. Seeing her son getting older year by year, there was no one beside her. No one. Now that she has finally met someone she likes, Ms. Wang would rather her son have someone to accompany her than her son dying alone.

But if this Li Wen were a girl, it would be perfect.

Thinking about how she wanted to get along with her eldest son and the cousin in Li Liuyuan's family, what was the little girl's name? At this moment, she had already forgotten the name of the little girl. Presumably the eldest son was already with Li Liuyuan at that time. Now that I think about it, what has her mother done? Not only did she not help her son, but she also specifically hindered her son.

But looking at the handsome young man in front of her, if this child is with her eldest son, Ms. Wang feels that she has nothing to be picky about. Regardless of his origin, this child will be better than her son. The important thing is that the eldest son likes such a person, and even if she, the mother, doesn't agree, she has to agree.

Hearing Mrs. Zhao's words, Li Wen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at General Zhao who was sitting there. General Zhao looked at him and smiled, with no intention of helping at all.

He touched his nose in his mind, was he just calling me "Aniang"? Zhao Xiangyi's mother should indeed be his grandma, and

it would not be inappropriate for him to call her grandma. Thinking of this, Li Wen turned and bowed respectfully to Mrs. Zhao, and shouted, "Have you ever seen my mother-in-law?

"

"Okay, you kid, the more I look at you, the more I like you. This nose and eyes are so beautiful. " It's so good. "Ms. Wang is the mother-in-law, and the more she looks at her daughter-in-law, the more she likes her. Even though this daughter-in-law is a man-in-law, she likes her from the bottom of her heart.

Mrs. Wang took off a jade bracelet from her wrist, put it on Li Wen's wrist, and said, "This bracelet was passed down to me by my mother...that is, your grandmother, when I got married." You want me to pass it on to my future eldest daughter-in-law. Now I will give this bracelet to you.

His father and I have no objection to the matter between you and Yi'er. The two of you... have decided to live together in the future, then. Let's live a good life together. "

Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, so let them choose for themselves.

As parents, they all hope that their children can live happily. They live their own lives, so

let them choose who they want to live with. The Wang family has already looked away.

Chapter 050

"Thank you, mother." Li Wen looked at the bracelet on his wrist and felt a little dumbfounded, so he had no choice but to accept it. Who told me that this was my mother-in-law's wish? When he comes back, he will ask the master to punch out the jewelry, and then send another set to the general's residence.

"You guys have something serious to talk about, so go ahead and talk. I'll leave first." Wang glanced at her husband and left with a smile. Zhao Zhuo said, "Madam, please go slowly." When he saw that Madam was gone, he kept following Madam with his eyes, and did not look back until he could no longer see anyone.

Turning around, he saw Li Wen still standing there, "What are you still doing? Sit down."

"Yes." Li Wen sat down below General Zhao.

"Yi'er has already mentioned to me before, that brat's three sentences can be reduced to one sentence." Zhao Zhuo's meaning was very clear. His son told him clearly that he came to Li Wen to talk to Li Wen. Talk about it and make it clear to him.

Li Wen stretched out his hand and touched his nose. Knowing Zhao Xiangyi's frugal way of expression, it would be strange if he could explain it clearly to General Zhao. He mentioned all the suggestions he had made to Zhao Xiangyi that day to Zhao Zhuo in detail, "I just said I have written all these things down on the paper. Uncle, please see which one is feasible, and you will arrange someone to do it."

Zhao Zhuo couldn't remember it himself, so he asked someone to call the two counselors around him. Come over and say, "Don't worry, these two are my people. I think this jade can be made, and the freight team you mentioned just now, I think this is also feasible."

"Well, starting a freight company, I also recommend that you do it." Li Wen also strongly suggested that they set up a large freight company, which is actually a logistics company. "In this way, some of your retired soldiers at the border do not need to wait for the court's arrangements. We can arrange these people to do freight transportation."

The two counselors called by General Zhao were also very interested in this proposal, so they discussed it with Li Wen, and Li Wen gave them an overview of the logistics for future generations. Both counselors were smart, and they understood as soon as he said it.

Instead, General Zhao was sitting there, and Li Wen suspected that General Zhao was the one who didn't understand.

They discussed this for half a day.

General Zhao asked people to put out good wine and food, and asked him to stay for dinner. Li Wen came here today and brought several jars of wine. His master came here smelling the smell of wine, "Master."

Zhao Sigang came back from outside, Hearing that the young apprentice had come to the general's mansion, he came over and saw the good wine and food on the table, "Brother, Li Sanbao, how are you? You are hiding here drinking and eating meat without even calling me." " Haha

, aren't you busy today?" Zhao Zhuo asked the people below to bring over a pair of bowls and chopsticks. As soon as he opened the lid of the jar, he smelled the aroma of wine. The smell was too familiar. Zhao Zhuo asked, "Did you ask me for the wine before?"

"Yes, this wine was made by my little apprentice." The wine tastes good, right?" Zhao Si looked proud. Having a young apprentice who could read and make good wine was simply the pride of his life.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the wine he and his apprentice had buried together, and asked, "Sambo, do you still remember the wine we buried together? The ones we buried in the house at the foot of the mountain."

"... ..." Li Wen paused while picking up the food in his hands. What did he want to say? Said that all the wine you buried there has been dug up by your nephew?

He suspected that even if he was his nephew, Zhao Xiangyi would probably be beaten to death by his fourth uncle.

"Hey, you also buried wine. It must be a few years old, right?" Zhao Zhuo became interested and asked as soon as he heard that there was good wine. "It's more than just a few years." Zhao Si gestured to a height and said, "Three treasures were only this high back then. How old do you think San Bao is now?" They have been there for at least ten years. "I will send someone later." Go back and dig out all the wine and bring it to the capital." "Okay, okay, send a few more people there to prevent them from breaking." Zhao Zhuo was thinking in his mind whether he should send someone faster to get the wine first. Dig it out so that all the wine belongs to him?

Zhao Xiangyi just came back from the camp at this time. Thinking that Li Wen might still be at the Zhenguo General's Mansion, he came back here. Before he arrived, he heard what his biological father and fourth uncle were talking about over there, and he subconsciously glanced at Li Wen who was sitting there.

The two people exchanged a look, and Li Wen gave Zhao Xiangyi a look that said he was asking for blessings. Just wait to be punished for the good things you have done.

Zhao Xiangyi thought that all the wine he stole was hidden in the yard where he originally lived. Because he couldn't bear to drink it, half of it was still there. He had just officially moved to the General's Mansion newly given by the emperor recently, and he forgot to have all the wine shipped there.

However, his father and fourth uncle would not go to the yard where he lived before, and they would never think that he would hide the wine in the yard where he used to live.

Now his father and fourth uncle are at home. After they leave, he will move all the wine hidden in his yard. If his father and fourth uncle discover this, they may not be able to do it at all. Will leave it to him. In short, the wine was with him, and Zhao Xiangyi never thought of returning the wine to his fourth uncle.

"Hey, why is your kid back too?" Zhao Zhuo felt a little disgusted when he saw his son back, but he couldn't rush out when his son was back, right?

"Go get some more bowls and chopsticks."

The bowls and chopsticks were quickly delivered.

Zhao Xiangyi sat next to Li Wen. Li Wen poked the man with his finger, which meant that you could handle this matter yourself. Zhao Xiangyi grabbed the boy's finger, and the two of them placed their hands under the table dishonestly.

At this moment, his father and fourth uncle were discussing the matter of sending someone to dig for wine.

Li Wen silently picked up vegetables and ate, Zhao Xiangyi pretended not to know about it, and the other two people did not notice their strangeness.

The two had dinner at the general's mansion and left together.

As early as when eating, Zhao Xiangyi noticed the bracelet on Li Wen's wrist and asked with a smile, "Did my mother-in-law give you this bracelet?" He had seen his mother-in-law wearing it for many years, but he didn't expect that his mother-in-law had worn it for many years. The mother gave it to the boy instead.

"Uh-huh, yes, it was said to be for the eldest daughter-in-law. No, it was given to me." Only then did Li Wen remember that he was wearing a bracelet on his wrist. It was not appropriate for a man like him to wear such a jade bracelet. , he pulled his sleeves to cover the bracelet, thinking that he would take it off and put it away properly when he got back.

Hearing the young man's words, the smile on Zhao Xiangyi's face deepened, "Then wear it properly."

It was not far from the Zhenguo General's Mansion to their residence, so the two of them walked back slowly. After walking a little further, Li Wen asked, "Where did all the wine you brought back go?"

"They all went into my stomach." Zhao Xiangyi said without thinking.

Li Wen turned to look at the man. He didn't believe the nonsense he said. "I believe you are the only one who is a ghost. Are the wines still in the Zhenguo General's Mansion? How much is left? Take it out and return half of it to me." Master." Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee that if his master knew about the wine, the relationship between the uncle and nephew would break down.

Zhao Xiangyi didn't speak, his meaning was very clear, he wouldn't return the favor.

Seeing this person's unwillingness, it was the first time he had seen such a childish side of this person. Li Wen immediately didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was really angry to death, so he could only coax him and said, "Why don't you go back half way? Let's go back." Just bury a batch of wine in the yard, and bury a batch every year. Wait ten years before starting to dig. You can dig a batch every year, and drink until we grow old. We can guarantee that there will be wine for you every year. . "

The only thing he was worried about was that this person couldn't wait a year before he started digging up and drinking it, so he just had to bury more of it, and there would definitely be some leftover

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"If you don't agree, after you finish drinking those drinks, you won't have any more to drink. Think about it for yourself, which one do you think is more cost-effective?" He had to come up with his trump card.

"Well, let's just pay it back." Zhao Xiangyi thought about it and realized that the previous choice was definitely more cost-effective. Just pay it back? In order to have good wine in the future, just return half of it back, right? Although he was still struggling a little in his heart.

The two people discussed this matter, and when they walked back to the door of Liuyuan Mansion, Li Wen warned again, "Remember. You bring the wine here, and I will send it back to the master."

"Yeah." Zhao Xiangyi responded reluctantly.

They walked back to the gate. Li Wen walked through the gate of Liuyuan Mansion, and Zhao Xiangyi walked through the gate of General Mansion on his side.

Zhao Xiangyi turned around and crossed the small door, going from General's Mansion to Liuyuan Mansion.

But at the moment, Li Wen was tutoring two kids with their homework and explaining some knowledge points that he didn't understand. After finishing speaking, Li Wen said to the two boys, "If you encounter any problems that you don't understand in your studies in the future, you should actively ask others for advice. If we are three people, I will always be my teacher. Learn more and ask more questions, so that your knowledge will be improved." Only then can we make progress."

"Well, thank you for your guidance, brother." Li Haopeng stood up and gave his brother a student salute.

"Naughty." Li Wen touched the child's head and asked the two boys to read together and learn from each other. Bai Yu moved out to live outside, and Bai Jingyang would occasionally live with him. The two boys would go to school together and come back together afterward.

The two boys have grown a lot taller. Seeing the two boys grow up day by day, he really feels a little old.

Let the two boys study here and relax and play when they are tired.

Li Wen did not restrict the two boys and asked them to stay in the study room to study when they came back every day. Studying is about the balance between work and rest.

When he returned to the courtyard where he lived, it was already half an hour later and saw Zhao Xiangyi already at his place. Zhao Xiangyi waited here for a long time before seeing someone come back, so he asked, "Where have you just been?"

"I just gave a lesson to the two boys." Li Wen sat down, and Zhao Xiangyi poured him a glass When the water came to him, he had just been talking for a long time, and his mouth was really dry. Seeing the man staring at him without saying a word, Li Wen glanced at the man and reminded him, "Remember what you just said."

"..." General Zhao, can you please stop reminding him that he is almost there? Forgot.

"Haha..." Seeing the helpless expression on this man's face, Li Wen couldn't help laughing.