On the afternoon of the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, Li Zhi welcomed a special guest in the tent outside the city. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He Shishou's nephew Xu Mince came to Li Zhi's tent alone. Seeing that it was an old man, Li Zhi took off his official robe left and right, and stood outside the Chinese army's tent waiting for Xu Mince.

Seeing Li Zhi, seeing Li Zhi wearing cotton clothes to welcome him out of the camp, Xu Mince reached the ground, but he was speechless.

Li Zhi stepped forward to help Xu Mince. I haven't seen him for a few years, Xu Mice has aged a lot, his temples have been dyed frost white, and there are a few more wrinkles on his forehead. Probably because of He Shishou's matter, Xu Mince's face was very haggard, and he obviously hadn't slept well for several days.

He Shishou is Xu Mince's backer, and as soon as He Shishou falls, Xu Mince's business territory will be over. It is to be expected to be swarmed and robbed. Xu Mince no longer had the confidence he had in the past when he raised his hands and feet, his back was a little hunched, and his face was a little more cringe.

Seeing Li Zhi come up to help him, Xu Mince was sincerely frightened, and said, "How dare Lao Jinguo Gong help up the students?" ”

Li Zhi laughed, took Xu Mince's shoulders and walked into the tent, and said with a smile: "What Jin Guogong?" Brother Xu calls me Brother Xian just like before. If there was no Brother Xu, how could Li Zhi be today? As early as Tianjin, the local tyrants robbed the family business! ”

Xu Mince didn't speak, hunched over and followed Li Zhi into the camp.

Entering the camp tent, Xu Mince took out a bag of tea from his arms and said, "Jinguo... Virtuous brother... This is the best Hangzhou Longjing, for you to drink in the army. A little courtesy is not a respect. ”

Xu Mince and Li Zhi have a very close relationship, and Xu Mince did not prepare a serious gift when he came to see Li Zhi. A bag of tea leaves is even more sincere.

Li Zhi smiled, took Xu Mince's tea, and said with a smile: "Then I'll taste it." ”

Li Zhi called a personal guard to fetch a pot of hot water and soaked the dragon well on the spot. He carefully fiddled with the tea set, and finally handed Xu Mince a cup and kept a cup for himself.

Xu Mince saw Li Zhi serving him tea, and he was so frightened that he leaned forward and respectfully accepted it, where was there a trace of Brother Xu's boldness.

Li Zhi took a sip of Xu Mince's Longjing tea and said with a smile: "It is indeed good tea." ”

Xu Mince was in a heavy mood, with a wry smile on his face, and he also held the tea in both hands and took a sip carefully.

Li Zhi put down the teacup and asked, "Brother Xu, how is your business now?" ”

He Shishou is definitely going to fall this time, and Xu Mince's business in the capital can't continue. Li Zhi thought that Xu Mince was a businessman after all, and he would always feel sorry for the silver.

Xu Mince didn't care about these at all, and said lightly: "Those yellow and white are all things outside the body, what do you want him to do?" ”

Li Zhi was stunned, and secretly said that this Xu Mince is really a hero. As a merchant, how many people can do it without putting silver on the new one?

However, only people like Xu Mince would promote themselves at the beginning. If Xu Mince was a greedy person, with his power at that time, he would have annexed Li Zhi's property long ago, and leaving Li Zhi's life would be considered virtuous.

Li Zhi smiled and asked, "Brother Xu's children are good, my three nephews and two nieces are okay?" ”

Xu Mice didn't seem to care much about the child, and said after a while: "The youngest son died, and the other four are all good." The eldest son participated in the imperial examination in the capital last year and won a show. ”

Li Zhi was stunned and said, "I didn't expect that Brother Xu's young son didn't survive, it's a pity." ”

Xu Mance said lightly: "It's already lucky that five can feed four in the first few years." This is also the abundance of life to live so much. I am content to have four children. ”

Li Zhi nodded and didn't say much.

The two sat in the tent, and did not speak for a moment, but fell silent. Now that Li Zhi is not only in the suburbs of Beijing, but also has influenced public opinion in the capital, there is no reason why the Son of Heaven should not open the killing ring. The defeat of He Shishou and other officials is only in the past few days. Li Zhi knew that Xu Mince must have come to intercede for He Shishou this time, so he took a sip of tea and waited for Xu Mice to speak.

Xu Mince sat on the chair and didn't say a word, and shed two lines of turbid tears while sitting. He smiled bitterly, wiped away his tears, and said self-deprecatingly:

"Xu Mince, the face of the eldest brother, can't be saved no matter what!"

Li Zhi put down the teacup and took a breath.

Xu Mince stood up with difficulty, walked in front of Li Zhi, and knelt in front of Li Zhi with a puff.

Li Zhi closed his eyes helplessly, and it took a long time to open his eyes and say, "How did Brother Xu do this?" ”

Xu Mince prostrate on the ground, crying and saying: "Since the virtuous brother calls me a big brother, and I also recognize that the eldest brother has helped you, this time you must help your brother once depending on the past feelings." helped this time, and in the future, the virtuous brother will treat the eldest brother as a villain or a passerby, and Xu Mice will also admit it. ”

Xu Mance has always been a little arrogant, and he rarely asks for help in his life, especially when he kneels like this, he cried as he spoke, wiped his tears and said: "I don't say it, Brother Xian also knows what I'm here for!" Please Brother Xian, no, please be merciful and spare the life of my uncle He Shishou's family. ”

Xu Mince lowered his head and said loudly: "Brother Xian wants to help me this time no matter what!" ”

Li Zhi sighed and said helplessly: "Brother Xu regards money as dung, since he doesn't care about business, why bother to intercede for He Shishou?" ”

Xu Mince burst into tears and said loudly: "Why did the virtuous brother say this? If a man has no loyalty, what is the difference between him and an animal? I lost my father when I was young, and my second uncle sponsored me to live, gave me money to study in the hall, and let me get famous. In the past few decades, without my second uncle He Shishou, how can there be the scenery of Xu Mince's family? I'm not afraid of the jokes of the virtuous brothers, even Xu Mince's fame, and it also relied on the activities of my second uncle He Shishou to barely pass the test! ”

Li Zhi sighed and looked at the door of the big tent speechless.

"Without the second uncle He Shishou, what is Xu Mince? A naughty boy starving to death in the countryside! No one can know how to repay his kindness. What is silver? What are children? If these things can save my second uncle, I Xu Mice won't want anything! ”

"Xu Mince begged the virtuous brother to let go of a way to live and spare my second uncle He Shishou's family. Brother Xian is now in a high position, and sparing my second uncle is a matter of one sentence. For the sake of the past love, Brother Wangxian will be merciful! ”

After Xu Mince said this, he knelt on the ground and couldn't stand it.

Li Zhi sat on the chair, and for the first time, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

After a long time, Li Zhicai said slowly: "Brother Xu's business can be transferred to Tianjin and Shandong in the future." In both places, I can take care of Brother Xu and let your business run smoothly. ”

Xu Mince's body shook when he heard this, and the tears on his face stopped suddenly. He lay on the ground without raising his head, and said loudly: "Brother Xian, don't humiliate Xu Mince!" Is Xu Mince a money-greedy person? If you still remember the affection I helped you in the first place, don't say such things. It doesn't matter if you take my second uncle's official position, or if you demote him to the army, as long as you let his family live, I, Xu Mince, will remember your righteousness for the rest of my life! ”

Li Zhi said helplessly: "He Shishou hid Ma Zheng's silver and killed countless soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, how can Li Zhi spare him?" Li Zhi is bent on building an ideal country where everyone has public morality, how can he spare He Shishou for his own selfish interests. If Li Zhi did this, what would the people of the world think of Li Zhi, and what would the people of Tianjin think of Li Zhi? The parents, wives and children of those who died in the war, what do they think of Li Zhi? ”

"Those soldiers fought to the death and did not retreat and sacrificed their lives, if they knew that Li Zhi let go of the culprit for personal gain, Jiuquan would not let Li Zhi go."

Xu Mince kowtowed to Li Zhi fiercely, and said miserably: "Brother Xian, my brother knows that you are a person who wants to do a big business, and you can't do it for selfishness and public interests." But this time it's different, this time it's my brother begging you! If you are merciful, you will make an exception for your brother. After this time, you are still your Jinguo Gong, with a high position and power, and no one dares to gossip. ”

Li Zhi was silent for a long time, and there was a struggle in his heart. After a long time, Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Big brother, Li Zhi can't do it." ”

Xu Mence suddenly laughed, got up sharply and took a step back. His eyes were already blood-red, and he pointed at Li Zhi and shouted angrily: "Li Zhi, who do you think you are?" If it weren't for my brother to save you, if it weren't for my second uncle He Shishou to protect you, you would have been a dead man under the stick of Lu Huarong, who took your property. What kind of Jinguo Gong of yours, what kind of ideal country of yours, it's all bullshit! ”

Li Zhi Xu Mince's face turned pale with scolding, and he stood up and said: "Brother Xu, He Shishou has brought disaster to the country and the people, and he really deserves to be killed, why are you so persistent?" ”

Xu Mence waved his sleeves angrily and shouted loudly: "I don't care if He Shishou brings disaster to the country and the people, he is my Xu Mince's benefactor." Be loyal! Otherwise, what's the difference with a pig or a dog? Even if I am broken to pieces, I will save him! ”

"I, Xu Mince, saved you Li Zhi, if you don't repay me once, what's the difference between you and beasts?"

Li Zhi sat down helplessly and said in a deep voice: "I can only take care of Brother Xu's business and take care of Brother Xu's family." If you want to let go of He Shishou, Li Zhi can't do it! ”

Xu Mince was furious, jumped up, pointed at Li Zhi and shouted: "Villain! Li Zhi! The world says that you are a hero who saves the country, but only I, Xu Mince, know that you are a villain! ”

Xu Mince was extremely angry, and he was not afraid of Li Zhi's high position and power, and he had already broken with Li Zhi between words.

Li Zhi sat in a chair with his eyes closed, speechless.

"Villain! You're a villain! ”

Xu Mince angrily threw the scarf on his head to the ground and shouted: "I can't save my second uncle, what's the use of my second uncle raising my Xu Mince family?" What is the use of this fame for me? ”

"It's all me, Xu Mince, who looked away! Saved a wolf-hearted villain like you. If Lu Huarong is allowed to kill you, how can my second uncle be defeated today? ”

Li Zhi took a breath and said, "Brother Xu! If you hadn't saved Li Zhi at the beginning, I'm afraid that the Ming Dynasty would be finished, and the world doesn't know how many people will die! ”

"Strong words!"

"It's all me, Xu Mince, who looked away and helped a villain kill his second uncle! I killed my second uncle! ”

Xu Mince cried again as he spoke. He stood there with his hair disheveled and weeping, and at last he burst out laughing and laughing as if he had gone into a fool's errand.

He laughed miserably, ran out of Li Zhi's tent with his hair scattered, and ran out of the tent alone, without looking back.