"Cousin, I'm going to be a colt!" Li Jie, who was in deep thought, suddenly raised his head and said to Liu Yidao.

"Cousin, you don't have a fever, do you?" Liu Yi was taken aback by Li Jie's headless words, Li Jie had asked him about Princess Shang before, but he didn't take it to heart, he didn't expect Li Jie to bring up the old matter again.

"I am sober, what my grandfather did will cause great disaster in the future, and if I want to save my life, I must be a colt!" Li Jie said very seriously.

"No, your grandfather has an iron ticket to avoid death, and he is also exempt from two deaths......

Before Liu Yi finished speaking, Li Jie interrupted him with a wry smile and said, "When has the death-free iron coupon ever been used?" If Your Majesty really has murderous intentions, even if you have a hundred iron coupons to avoid death, it will be useless! ”

Liu Yi opened his mouth when he heard Li Jie's words, and finally sighed, indeed, when Hu Weiyong was killed, the other three marquis who were implicated, Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, and Zhao Yong, all had iron coupons to avoid death, and the result was useless.

"But your grandfather is Li Shanchang after all!" Liu Yi hesitated for a long time but still couldn't believe it, although his father saw that Li Shanchang was fascinated by power, did not know how to advance or retreat, and would definitely suffer a big loss in the future, but he didn't think that Zhu Yuanzhang would really kill Li Shanchang, at most he would be dismissed and demoted, and at worst he would be exiled, after all, it was Li Shanchang, the first hero of the Ming Dynasty!

In fact, this is normal, with the current situation, except for Li Jie, a traverser, I am afraid that even Zhu Yuanzhang may not have made up his mind to kill Li Shanchang.

"So what? Han Xin and Changsun Wuji, which of them is not hard work, but what is the end of the end? Li Jie asked rhetorically.

"This ......" Liu Yi was angry again.

"If Your Majesty really moves to kill, the only way to save your life is to become a colt, there is not much time left for me, before the incident, I must become Daming's colt!" Li Jie said again.

It's not enough to be a colt, because this can only save Li Jie's life, and if he wants to save the lives of other family members, he must do more, Li Jie has some ideas about this, for him, it is the first step, that is, being a colt is the most difficult.

"Your Majesty has more than a dozen princesses, most of them have been married, and among these concubines, they are either the sons of nobles, or they are from Jinshi, although you are barely considered to be a nobleman, but your identity is too far behind, so unless you can be admitted to Jinshi, there is a glimmer of hope, but the imperial examination has just been held this year, and you have to wait at least another three years to have a chance." Liu Yi finally accepted Li Jie's statement at this time and began to analyze for him.

Li Jie was also a little speechless after hearing this, how could he have three years? And he couldn't even memorize the Analects, let alone take the Jinshi exam, so this road didn't work at all, and he had to find a way from the identity of the noble.

Just when Li Jie and Liu Yi were discussing, they suddenly heard a sound of footsteps outside, and then a maid came in to report: "Childe, the master is back, please go to the front hall, saying that there is a guest coming!" ”

Li Jie was also stunned when he heard the maid's words, he remembered that Li Zhu went to the yamen this morning, and it was not yet noon, why did he come back? And there are still guests coming?

"Cousin, how are you feeling, why don't you rest in the room, I'll go and talk to my uncle for you." Liu Yi was still worried about Li Jie's body, so he asked.

"It's okay, let's go to the front hall together!" Li Jie shook his head and said, he was also very curious about the guests who came, and he could let Li Zhu come back from the yamen to receive him personally, thinking that he should not be an ordinary person.

Li Jie and Liu Yi came to the front hall, only to see Li Zhu sitting in the hall, and when they saw the two of them, they also smiled: "I just came back and heard that you are also back, it just so happens that the fifth uncle of Jie'er is coming, and the two of you will accompany us to have a good drink in a while!" ”

"Fifth uncle? That's the one who married...... No, is it the fifth uncle of the princess? Li Jie was also very surprised when he heard this, Liu Yi introduced him before, his fifth uncle seems to be named Li Qi, he is Li Shanchang's youngest son, Li Shanchang is full of beheadings, and only he and his two sons survived because of the princess's relationship.

"Yes, I have a good relationship with your fifth uncle, I met him in Yamen today, and he said that he wanted to talk to me about something, so we made an appointment to eat at home at noon." Li Zhu smiled again, he has a bad relationship with his family, and only Li Qi, the younger brother, can make him feel some of the warmth of his family.

Li Jie and the two accompanied Li Zhu to wait in the living room for a while, and after a while, someone reported the news, Li Qi came to visit, Li Zhu also went out to greet him, and Li Jie and Liu Yi of course followed behind.

When Li Jie and the others came to the door, they saw a middle-aged man with a long body standing outside the door, looking about thirty years old, with a nose like a gall, eyes like a star, and three long beards under his chin, looking indescribably handsome and elegant.

"Fifth brother, what else do you want to report when you come, just come in directly!" Li Zhu saw the middle-aged man outside the door and immediately stepped forward enthusiastically, no need to ask, he must be Li Jie's fifth uncle Li Qi.

"The etiquette cannot be abolished, and the third brother, you go out to greet you in person, wouldn't I have more face?" Li Qi also joked at this time, and it can be seen from here that the relationship between him and Li Zhu is indeed good.

"Meet the Fifth Uncle!" Li Jie also stepped forward and saluted at this time.

"No need to be polite, I heard that Jie'er is cured of your illness, and I am relieved!" Li Qi also supported Li Jiedao very enthusiastically at this time, and when he talked about Li Jie's illness, the expression on his face was also a little complicated, after all, the cause of Li Jie's illness was in his own family.

At this time, Liu Yi also stepped forward to salute, Li Qi also said a few polite words to him, and then Li Zhu invited the other party to the living room, and the people in the family also quickly sent wine and food, and several people chatted while eating.

Accompanying the elders to eat is actually a very painful thing, not only can not interject, but also from time to time to deal with the elders' inquiries, the elders' wine glasses are empty, you have to have eyes to take the initiative to pour wine, otherwise it is rude.

Fortunately, there was Liu Yi next to him, and Li Qi was only chatting with Li Zhu, so Li Jie and the two of them were quite relaxed in addition to being bored.

But after the third round of drinking, I saw Li Qi suddenly groaned for a moment, and finally spoke: "Third brother, in a few days it will be my father's seventy-fifth birthday, last year because of the second brother, everyone made a lot of trouble, and my father was also very angry, but a year has passed, and my father's anger has almost disappeared, why don't you prepare some gifts this year, I will persuade you from the side, and then my father will be happy, and the previous thing will be over!" ”

As soon as Li Qi's words came out, Li Zhu was silent all of a sudden, at the birthday banquet last year, Li Shanchang drove their father and son out of the door, and he didn't let them come to the door again for a whole year, although he didn't say that he broke off the relationship between father and son, but it was almost the same.

And Li Zhu's feelings for Li Shanchang are also very complicated, on the one hand, he blames Li Shanchang for forcing Li Jie to fall seriously ill, and on the other hand, he can't let go of the relationship between father and son.

Li Jie next to him pouted secretly, he wished that Li Shanchang would directly cut off the relationship with their family, and even the bigger the quarrel between the two families, the better, although with Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, he might not let them go because of the severance of the father-son relationship, but maybe there is still a glimmer of life.

Of course, Li Jie can only think about the above words in his heart, and the real decision still depends on Li Zhu, the title of the head of the family is not a joke.

"Okay, then I'm going to ask the fifth brother to help me say something good!" Li Zhu finally nodded in agreement.

Li Jie next to him also sighed when he heard this, and he knew that Li Zhu would agree, after all, Li Zhu was a traditional scholar, and many years of filial piety education had already penetrated into the bone marrow, plus his illness was also cured, so Li Zhu would definitely find a way to repair the relationship with Li Shanchang.

"Great, I knew that the third brother would agree, and this matter will be on me!" Li Qi saw Li Zhu agree, and immediately raised his glass very happily.

Li Zhu also raised his wine glass, touched it with Li Qi and drank it all, and then the two brothers also laughed heartily.

This meal was drunk until the afternoon, Li Zhu and Li Qi brothers were both drunk, Li Jie had no choice, first sent someone to send Li Qi away, and then personally sent Li Zhu to the inner house, and when he was busy with these, it was not early.

Liu Yi also drank a few more glasses, but he was young and had a good amount of alcohol, so he was not drunk, and he was about to say goodbye and leave at this time, but Li Jie pulled him aside and said, "There is something I want to ask my cousin for a favor!" ”

"It's not going to be a colt for you, is it?" Liu Yi smiled bitterly when he heard this, he was really powerless in this matter.

"That's not it, didn't the fifth uncle invite our father and son to celebrate my grandfather's birthday today, I'm going to give my grandfather a birthday gift!" Li Jie smiled slightly, originally he didn't have a clue about doing the pony, but today's arrival of Li Qi gave him an idea.

"What birthday gift are you going to give?" Liu Yi asked with great interest.

"Of course, it is a priceless and rare birthday gift, and it will definitely be able to compare all other people's birthday gifts!" Li Jie smiled mysteriously and said, whether his plan is feasible or not depends on whether this birthday gift is given or not.

"Cousin, you can't be bragging, what kind of birthday gift can compare to other people's birthday gifts?" Liu Yi said with a look of disbelief, that is Li Shanchang, every year when he celebrates his birthday, even the palace will give gifts, not to mention those officials and nobles who befriend Li Shanchang, and the treasures sent out are almost countless.

"Keep it secret for now, cousin, you just need to help me find something, and you'll know what it is when you see it!" Li Jie also smiled proudly when he said this, and he could finally give full play to his expertise as a traverser.