"Father!"

Li Siwen knelt on the ground with his head down, not daring to raise his head. He is ready to meet the storm, this time he lost the city, no matter what, he has a responsibility that cannot be shirked, along the way, he has done a good job of mental construction, at this time his heart is calm, no matter how Li Ji blames, he can accept it.

"Erlang ......" Li Ji called, Li Siwen lowered his head and said: "Father, the son is not good, he lost his father's face, he insulted the lintel, the son has nothing to say, there is no words to argue, the father beats and scolds, the son suffers, and there is only one thing to ask for." Li Siwen plucked up his courage, slowly raised his head, looked directly into Li Ji's eyes, and said: "I only ask my father to allow me to stay, Dingxiang City has turned into a scorched earth, I want to stay and rebuild." Even if you don't do the prefectural order, just be a small official, father, please let me stay. ”

Li Ji looked at Li Siwen's eyes, infected by the firmness in his eyes, got up and walked over to help him up, and said, "Erlang, you don't have to blame yourself too much, this matter is also the fault of being a father." ”

Li Siwen was shocked and said repeatedly: "What's wrong with my father? It's all the son's fault, the son has no talent, no resourcefulness, and a mess, what does it have to do with the father! ”

Li Ji waved his hand and motioned for Li Siwen to sit on the chair next to him, Li Siwen sat down tremblingly, and listened to Li Ji: "You are not without talent, and as a father, I have never cultivated your talent in this area." I originally thought that I had two sons, and when I was a scholar and a martial artist, your brother was going to inherit the title, and I was a military general, so I wanted to train your brother to be a martial artist, so I named him Zhen, which means to deter the three armies. But I don't want your brother to be weak, he doesn't like martial arts, he is good at writing, and he reads and writes poems all day long. And you, I originally wanted you to follow the text, so I named you Siwen, but you just couldn't read the book, and fought on the street every day, and slowly I wanted you to enter the court as an official, and I just wanted you to be a rich man, and never mentioned this line of affairs to you. Now that I think about it, it's all my father's fault. ”

Li Siwen was even more frightened, knelt on the ground, and said: "It's all the children who are not good, how can the father be at fault, please don't say this to the father, otherwise, the child will be embarrassed." ”

Li Ji sighed and said, "That's it, the past is over, and it's not beneficial to say it at this time." I sent you a letter that day, thinking that after you received the letter, you would immediately flee with the people in the city, but I didn't expect that my son was still a bloody man, and there was a bloody battle. Li Ji said with a smile: "This matter greatly surprised my father, but I also felt quite relieved, my son was not afraid of danger and dared to meet the enemy, but I was impressed." ”

Li Siwen hung his head and said: "Father, don't praise, now that I think about it, my son is covered in cold sweat, Li Mu's words are still in my ears, my son is selfish, just to protect his loyalty and integrity, he almost lost the lives of the people in the city, and he is extremely ashamed." ”

"That's a fair statement." Li Ji helped Li Siwen up again and said, "But it's not easy for you to have this determination." You're not wrong, as a minister, integrity is important. But for the general, for the handsome, you have to think more. There is nothing wrong with you clinging to the city, but you have to think clearly about the purpose of clinging. If you are the barrier of the Chinese army, you know that you will not protect it, but you must defend it, which is related to the overall situation. But in this battle of Dingxiangcheng, our side has no soldiers, the enemy has a thousand people, the art of war is cloudy, the poor are not chasing, a group of poor men are just fighting with their lives, it is not worth it. However, there is something special, you are fooling around on this day, but at this time, it seems that it has a great use, and it can be regarded as a meritorious service. The affairs of Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao, you also arranged them very well. ”

"Big use?" Li Siwen was stunned: "What's the use?" ”

"A treasure trove was found in Dingxiang City, which was used by Jieli Zang to plunder the treasures of the Central Plains over the years, just finished the rough point, about 200,000 pieces of silver, jewelry, calligraphy and painting are not counted. If you don't keep this day, won't there be no more treasures? ”

"More than 200,000 times!" Li Siwen was so shocked that his jaw couldn't close, this is more than 200,000 yuan, whether His Majesty has so much money or not is not necessarily, this Jieli is really a lot of money.

Li Ji also sighed: "Yes, I didn't expect such a large amount of money. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the people have been overwhelmed by years of war. With this money, most of the cost of this dispatch of troops has been spent, and the people can pay less taxes and have time to breathe. ”

Li Siwen suddenly remembered the matter of the jade seal of the country, and hurriedly asked. Li Ji immediately became cautious and asked, "Do you also know at this time?" ”

"Huh?" Li Siwen was a little stunned, and said: "Of course I know, Li Mu told me, he said that Princess Yicheng returned this time, one is for Yang Zhengdao, and the other is for the inheritance of the jade seal, is it wrong?" ”

Li Ji looked at him and asked, "Who else knows besides the two of you?" ”

"Dad, how can we go around talking about such an important matter, don't worry, only the two of us know."

Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that only the two of you know, it's a big matter, and the less people know, the better." Li Mu guessed correctly, Princess Yicheng came to pass on the jade seal, he had already killed Princess Yicheng and got the jade seal. ”

"Great!" Li Siwen was overjoyed and said: "Back then, the **** decreed that if anyone found the jade seal of the country, don't ask the source to be a marquis." So, is Li Mu going to be a marquis? ”

"What nonsense!" Li Ji glared at Li Siwen and said: "That was the words of the Emperor Taishang back then, and now it is His Majesty who is sitting on top of the court, and there will definitely be a reward, but what it is, it depends on how Your Majesty decides, and this kind of thing is also nonsense that you can talk about?" ”

"Children know mistakes, children know mistakes." Li Siwen hurriedly said, but the joy on his face couldn't be hidden, he was really happy for Li Mu.

Li Ji looked at his son's stupid appearance, feeling helpless and a little envious. The emotions of this teenager are always so simple and moving. In a few years, when people have experienced more, their hearts will be much colder and harder, and they will no longer be the same as they were when they were young.

"Erlang, let me ask you, this Li Mu ...... Is he really just an ordinary person in Mayi County, as you said in your letter? ”

"Ahh There is one thing that I haven't had time to tell my father, Li Mu's father is a halberd commander in my Tang Army, and he died in battle shortly after he was born, and nothing else. ”

"Oh." Li Ji nodded and said, "Okay, you go down and rest, and I'll see the others who came with you." ”

"Father, say a word more about the child, except for me and Li Mu, the other six are also righteous people, and I ask my father to reward him!"

"I have my own arrangements, you can go down."

"Thank you, father!"

Li Siwen got a guarantee and went out diligently. Li Ji didn't doubt what Li Siwen said, but he was thinking in his heart, how could a young man from an ordinary background have such great ability, is it really as Yuan Tiangang's magic stick said, is there a person with wisdom in this world?