Chapter Eighty-Nine: Illiterate

After Li Jie finished the Weapons Bureau, it was not early, but he still took advantage of the last bit of time to drive to the palace, and then came to say goodbye to Zhu Biao, although the two met almost every day, but as a son-in-law-to-be, he had to formally say goodbye to his elders when he went out.

"You're all set, is there anything you need me to help with?" Zhu Biao summoned Li Jie in the Wenhua Palace, and asked as soon as they met.

"Thank you, Your Highness, the ministers are ready, and there must be no problem with the other things." Li Jie replied.

"That's good!" Zhu Biao nodded when he heard this, and then thought of one more thing, so he asked with concern, "I forgot to ask you yesterday, where did my father hit you, was the injury serious?" ”

"My chest, it was just black and green yesterday, and it swelled after sleeping, but it didn't get in the way." Li Jie replied truthfully.

"Father is still merciful, he throws things but hits, your body is thin, this time it must be not light, open me and take a look!" Zhu Biao also stood up at this time and said.

Li Jie heard Zhu Biao say that his body was thin, and he also looked at Zhu Biao's fat all over his body a little speechlessly, and couldn't help but secretly guess in his heart, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't be so fat to carry the beating, right?

Zhu Biao wanted to see Li Jie's injury, and Li Jie was not easy to refuse, so he opened his shirt to reveal his red and swollen chest, only to see that the position of his chest was swollen a little to the right, and the red was a little black, after all, the inkstone was made of stone, and the weight was heavier than a brick.

"The injury is really not light!" Zhu Biao also showed sympathy when he saw Li Jie's injury, and then he reached out and rummaged in his sleeve a few times, and finally took out a small box and stuffed it into Li Jie's hand and said, "You go back and apply this wound medicine, and the swelling will be reduced in two days and it will be restored in three days!" ”

Li Jie looked at the wound medicine in his hand but his eyes were strange, and then he said in disbelief: "Your Highness has the wound medicine with you?" ”

"I've been used to it before, so bring it with me just in case!" Zhu Biao actually reached out and patted Li Jie's shoulder at this time, and his face also showed an expression of sympathy.

Li Jie was speechless when he heard this, what kind of emperor would force the prince to carry the wound medicine with him? I'm afraid that this old Zhu father and son can also set a record high.

"His Royal Highness Xie cares, and the minister retires!" Li Jie saluted Zhu Biao with a grateful look, there is no way to talk about it anymore this day, otherwise it will become a meeting for their Weng and son-in-law to exchange their experience of being beaten.

"Go ahead, go back and spend more time with your parents, and I'll have someone take care of them for you during your absence!" Zhu Biao patted Li Jie's shoulder again and said, and after speaking, he personally sent him out of the Wenhua Palace.

It's a new day, although Jinyiwei stopped arresting people, but people in the capital are still panicking, and the deepest feeling is the high-ranking officials and nobles in the city, such as the Korean government that usually queues up to give gifts, but now it is cold in front of the door, after all, most people are worried about whether they will be implicated in Hu Prison, and their lives are almost unsaved, how can they still be in the mood to give gifts?

In the study room of the inner house of the Korean government, Li Shanchang was practicing calligraphy with a brush in his hand, but today he couldn't calm down, and he felt dissatisfied with writing a few words in a row, and finally simply dropped the pen and picked up the book, but he couldn't read it anyway.

Li Shanchang knows the ups and downs outside, but he doesn't think it will involve him, after all, when Hu Weiyong died ten years ago, as the person who single-handedly promoted Hu Weiyong, he was not implicated, let alone now.

What really upset Li Shanchang was Li Jie's grandson, who was once disdained by him. He never dreamed that in just a few months, his grandson would do so many earth-shattering acts, and now he was canonized as a concubine.

Originally, a mere colt was nothing to Li Shanchang, but the key is that most of his children and grandchildren were mediocre, otherwise he would not have vigorously promoted Hu Weiyong, an outsider, and now it is not easy for a talent to appear among his grandsons, but he fell out with him again, every time he thinks of this, Li Shanchang feels a little stuffy in his chest.

What annoyed Li Shanchang even more was that yesterday he asked his son Li Qi to personally invite Li Jie to come to the house, as an elder, he can do this to his grandson, in his opinion, it is enough, according to common sense, Li Jie should at least come once, and then he will say a few soft words, and the little grievance between his grandparents and grandchildren can be turned over.

It's disgusting that Li Jie actually rejected his kindness, and he shirked what to inspect the coastal defense, and didn't have time to visit, the more Li Shanchang thought about it, the more angry he became, even if you don't have time, shouldn't you come to say goodbye to your grandfather when you leave Beijing? As a result, he waited for a day, and Li Jie did not come to the door.

"Bah~", Li Shanchang threw the book in his hand on the table, and then walked back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back a few times, and after a while, the anger in his heart slowly calmed down.

"Knock knock~" But at this moment, someone knocked on the door, and then Li Qi's voice came, "Father, the child has something to report!" ”

"Come in!" Li Shanchang took a deep breath and calmed down before speaking.

Li Qi pushed open the door and walked in, and then closed the door again, then came to Li Shanchang and saluted: "Father, the third brother sent a letter just now, saying that it was written to you before Li Jie left!" ”

Li Qi said and took out Li Jie's letter from his arms, he was also very curious when he received this letter, and even wanted to open it to see what Li Jie would write to his father, but in the end he still suppressed his curiosity and ran to see his father as soon as possible.

Li Shanchang was also stunned when he saw this letter, Li Jie would actually write a letter to himself? Could it be that he really didn't have time to see him, or that it was inconvenient to see him, so he sent this letter?

"Father, do you want me to open it for you?" Li Qi saw that his father did not answer the letter, so he asked.

"Not necessarily!" Li Shanchang said and took the letter, tore open the envelope and pulled out the letter inside.

However, when Li Shanchang saw the contents of the letter, his whole body suddenly stiffened, and then he slapped the letter on the table fiercely, and said angrily: "Vertical Zi'an dares to insult me!" ”

Li Qi was also frightened, and then hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Father is angry!" What exactly did Li Jie write in the letter? ”

"See for yourself!" Li Shanchang threw the letter on Li Qi angrily.

Li Qi hurriedly picked up the letter, and when he saw the content of the letter, he was also stunned, only to see that only four big words were written on the letterhead: "Illiterate!" ”

"What a companion to the East Palace, now that the wings are hard, I dare to be disrespectful to the old man, don't think that if you are a colt, the old man will have no way to take you!" Li Shanchang said again in a fierce voice, his extreme anger made his chest rise and fall violently, and he was scolded like this by his own grandson, I am afraid that no one can swallow this breath.

"Father, this is not right, Li Jie's four words should not be scolding you, right?" But at this time, Li Qi took the letter and said, he was also very angry when he first saw these four words, but soon felt that something was not right.

"What's wrong, isn't he scolding me, but praising me with these four words?" Li Shanchang said angrily again, if Li Zhu was here, he would have to slap him a few more times, to see the good son he taught!

"Father, this is in no way scolding you!" Li Qi pondered for a moment but affirmed again, "Think about it, even if Li Jie wants to scold you, why do you write these four words without a head?" ”

"Hmph, don't think I don't know what he thinks, the so-called illiterate is actually scolding me for being blind and kicking him out of the house?" Li Shanchang was angry, and he couldn't listen to his son's analysis at all, but insisted on pulling out an explanation, and didn't care whether it was reasonable or not.

"This ......" Li Qi originally wanted to explain for Li Jie, but seeing his father's angry appearance, it is estimated that he can't listen to it at all now, which makes Li Qi also show a helpless expression.

But just when Li Shanchang was furious, he suddenly saw a person break in in a panic, and when he saw Li Shanchang, he immediately shouted: "Father, something is wrong, cousin...... My cousin just got caught! ”

It was Li Shanchang's second son, Li Li, who ran in, but when he saw his father's angry expression, he was also startled, and the voice behind him immediately weakened.

"What does it look like to be flustered?" Li Shanchang saw that no one was angry at this time, so he immediately scolded angrily, and then asked again, "Tell me clearly, who was arrested?" ”

"Cousin! It was his cousin Ding Bin, who had just been taken away by Jinyiwei, saying that he had also participated in Hu Weiyong's rebellion! Li Li immediately told the news he had just received.

Hearing that Ding Bin was arrested, Li Shanchang couldn't care less about getting angry, Ding Bin is his sister's son, that is, his own nephew, because Ding Bin's mother died early, so Li Shanchang raised him by his side, saying that he was a nephew, but in fact he was no different from his son.

"Father, my cousin must have been wronged, you can't ignore it!" Li Li also spoke again at this time, Ding Bin is not only his cousin, but his son also married Ding Bin's daughter, and the two sides are close to each other, and the relationship is extremely close.

However, as soon as Li Li's words fell, he suddenly saw Li Qi next to him suddenly scream, and then said to Li Shanchang with a look of ecstasy: "Father, I understand, it turns out that Li Jie means this!" ”

Li Shanchang was stunned again when he heard this, and then he thought of the four words "illiterate", could it be that the word "Ding" in these four words actually alludes to Ding Bin? In other words, Li Jie's letter was not scolding him, but telling him not to pay attention to Ding Bin's affairs!

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang also snatched Li Jie's letter, and looked at the four words "illiterate Ding" for a long time, if Li Jie really meant this, then how did he know that Ding Bin was arrested? In addition, why don't you let yourself take care of Ding Bin?

"Isn't Li Jie leaving Beijing today, when will he leave?" After Li Shanchang pondered for a long time, he suddenly asked Li Qi.

"I left early this morning, and it is said that the Duke of Xinguo urged him to go!" Li Qi replied immediately, and then he also realized a problem, Li Jie left early this morning, but Ding Bin had just been arrested, and according to the third brother Li Zhu, Li Jie's letter was written yesterday, could it be that Li Jie knew that Ding Bin would be arrested yesterday?

Li Shanchang was also thinking about this problem, when Li Jie left, Ding Bin had not been arrested, Jinyiwei had always acted secretly, and it was impossible for Li Jie to know in advance, unless he had the ability to predict the future.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang also suddenly felt that this grandson, who was kicked out of the house by himself, seemed to have become very mysterious, which made him feel that he couldn't see through it, but did he really want to follow Li Jie's reminder and ignore the matter of his nephew Ding Bin?