Chapter 40: The Uninvited Guest
Not long after I arrived at the Keju Department, I was about to ask Situ Liang to bring me the list of recruited talents, when someone outside came to report: "Lord Qiyu Shangshu, Li Tai, the king of Wei, has arrived outside the door." "Li Tai? I don't seem to be impressed! I heard the report, think about it, it should be another prince, it seems that he has no friendship, what are you doing here? Could it be that I had a good relationship with him before I crossed over?
Situ Liang suggested that I go out to meet him, after all, he theoretically has a higher status than me. I refused, I didn't even care about the prince, am I still afraid of a prince? Besides, since he is the emperor's son, he is also related to me, so there is no need to be bound by etiquette. I continued to organize my information, deliberately pretending to be busy.
"Cousin, this juju is really magnificent!" As soon as Li Tai and his party entered the house, they couldn't wait to say to me, from the tone of voice, I feel that this kid is quite polite, at least more knowledgeable than Li Chengqian.
I turned around and saw that this Li Tai looked rich and noble, his body was bloated, his face was oily, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was always hanging, if he hadn't been wearing a prince's embroidered dragon suit, I really couldn't see that he was a prince. Thinking about it again, it is quite similar to his Lao Tzu, it should be Li Shimin's species......
"King Wei said with a smile, how can my Juju Department be compared to your Wei Palace?" I said modestly, and hurriedly invited him to a seat and arranged for someone to make tea. I don't know what this guy is about, so I can only act at the opportunity, and I don't want to hit the smiling person.
Li Tai still smiled: "I wanted to come and see my cousin, but today my father announced that I would return to the court, so I went to my cousin to sit here when I was free, which was a bit abrupt." Then he waved his hand and said to his attendant, "Come, bring me the generous gift that my cousin has prepared." The attendant listened and carried a large wooden box.
I was puzzled, why did he give me a gift? Looking at the hard work of those people carrying the boxes, there should be a lot of gold and silver treasures inside. I said politely as I got up, "King Wei, what are you doing?" ”
"Cousin, don't be polite to me! A little caution is not a respect, and I hope my cousin will not dislike it. "Li Tai's attitude is sincere, and I actually have a good impression of this kid. I said before that money doesn't mean much to me in this era, but it's hard to be gracious, and it's not a bad thing to have a lot of money, but I deeply understand a truth: no merit is not lost, and pie will not fall in vain in the sky.
I didn't say much, and asked Li Taidao: "Presumably when my cousin came to me today, right?" "I tried to keep the relationship as close as possible and kept my tone low, for fear that I was thinking too much and embarrassing the scene.
When Li Tai saw me say this, he laughed: "Cousin is shrewd! He first praised me, and then said, "Since it is a family, the king does not speak two words, and there is indeed something to ask my cousin." "Sure enough, I guessed correctly, this kid sent me something because of my request. I'm just a sports person, what can I do for him? Besides, I don't know what he wants me to do, in case I am asked to kill someone and set fire......
"Tell me first, what's the matter?" I'm riding a tiger now, and I don't have much to do, so I can only ask him first, in case he wants me to help him chase a girl or something. Maybe I'll be able to give him some tips.
"My cousin is reforming Keju and fighting with Dongying to shock the sea. I want my cousin to train me a few people, so that they can return to the king's fiefdom to implement the new Keju policy. Li Tai is really good at speaking, first compliment, and then ask for it, which always makes people a little embarrassed to refuse. It's just that he asked me to train Keju personnel for him, which was originally within my responsibility, and my plan was to recruit people and send them to all parts of the country after training, and he asked me to train his people alone, what does it mean?
I looked hesitant and thoughtful. Seeing that I didn't agree, Li Tai asked me, "Isn't my cousin embarrassed?" The previous smile suddenly became serious. I smiled indifferently and replied, "What's so difficult about this, as long as your people are willing to learn, I am willing to teach." "For the sake of not much of a big deal, and he also gave me a gift, I can only agree first.
Seeing that I agreed to his request, Li Tai immediately smiled again and said, "Then there is Cousin Lao." After speaking, he led a group of people out of the Keju department. Looking at his distant back, I always have a hint of foreboding. First Li Zhi arranged for Situ Liang, and now Li Tai is going to arrange people to come in, why is my Keju department so popular? Next time, I don't know which of the emperor's relatives will trust the relationship again, and go through the back door to stuff people into my bowing department......
"What do you think about this?" I turned around and asked Situ Liang, who had not spoken on the side. Although he was arranged by Li Zhi, he is indeed a rare talent, and he is still Situ Qing's brother. I just don't know what strange things Li Tai will arrange.
"Lord Hui, the lower officials think that King Wei's move must have a deep meaning." Situ Liang is selling Guanzi to me, and when he saw my brows, he immediately added: "I am a great Tang Dynasty, the country is prosperous, the country is peaceful, and the four seas are peaceful." Now the emperor is waiting to be revived, and he regards this juju as the top priority to show the national strength! Therefore, King Wei catered to the emperor's intentions, and his ambition can be imagined...... "Situ Liang told me a lot, and I vaguely feel that Li Tai's motives are not pure!" But it doesn't have much to do with me, I only do my football, and I don't have any ideas about the rest......
"You go and arrange the people sent by King Wei, don't take care of them deliberately, and treat them the same as those recruited." I instructed Situ Liang. I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and then said to Situ Liang: "Usually pay more attention to them." "If it's really as Situ Liang said, then it's really a headache. Let's not talk about the crown prince Li Chengqian, let's take the future crown prince and future emperor Li Zhi as an example, if I know that I am close to Li Tai, it will be really difficult for me to explain it at that time......
I suddenly felt like I was in the center of a storm, and I might have to be swept into a whirlpool at any point. My original intention and ultimate goal is just to develop football in Datang, and by the way, I will be content to find a wife like Situ Qing. Now it seems that I am thinking too simply, I just hope that it will be safe, smooth and smooth, and nothing will go wrong......
For the first time, I felt an inexplicable worry in Datang, which was brought by Li Tai, an uninvited guest......