Gui Zhen raised his head with his chest straight, his eyes did not squint, he stood like a flagpole, and some cloudy snorts revealed the tension in his heart. met the emperor by chance at the gate of the courtyard, and he really didn't have any psychological preparation at all.

This is the third time Li Xi has seen Gui Zhen, the first time he came out of Shilu, at that time he was still a banner man with a smile on his face and a boneless waist.

The second time was to confer the Praetorian Guard Flag and the General's Dragon Crest, when he was in tears and knelt down directly. And this time what I felt was the purest military atmosphere, Li Xian said secretly, people will really change.

"Still swaggering in the street with a firecracker? Be careful when you meet the police officers who have retired from those veterans, they will not give you mercy, and when the time comes, you will lose the face of the Praetorian Guard, and I will not protect you. ”

Li Shi pointed to the ivory-handled short gun that Gui Zhen was guarding the law department, and counted it casually. Gui Zhen snapped and kicked his legs again and waved his arms to salute: "Guilty of guilt!" ”

Li Xi snorted, went straight into the courtyard gate, thought of something again, and turned back and said, "It's good not to forget the original, but don't take an extra step." ”

Li Xian was no longer visible, and the gate of the courtyard was also sealed by the guards, and Gui Zhen and his entourage were still standing upright, with a sparkle of light in their eyes.

Li Xian didn't know too much what Gui Zhen was doing in Jiangnan, if he really wanted to know, it would be a big deal, but he could roughly guess it, and he just sighed and didn't pay too much attention.

At this moment, he was thinking about what Li Xu looked like, he was about to go back to Huangpu, and he came to see Li Xu, an "old friend", and sighed about the more than ten years that had passed, which was also human nature.

When I entered the front hall of this small courtyard, I saw a white-haired old man, who was kneeling on the ground with his horseshoe sleeves, and shouted: "The criminal Li Xu knocks on the emperor, long live, long live, thank the emperor for not killing him......"

Beside the old man, a little girl also knelt down, it was Li Xiangyu. It's just that the kneeling posture is not very standard, and obviously I don't understand it yet. Why do you want to worship the emperor on such an occasion?

"Get up, between you and me, why do you need these vulgar rituals?"

Li Xian said lightly, he saw through Li Xu's mind at a glance, this was wagging his tail and begging for sympathy.

Li Xu raised his head, and it was only at this time that Li Xu saw this "old friend" who had been friends for more than ten years.

It's old, it's old. If you don't see each other again, you will be accepted by Lord Yama.

Li Xu's mind was revealed, and he smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty really knows my ......."

At first glance, he raised his eyes boldly and made eye contact with Li Xian. In an instant, more than ten years of grievances and entanglements suddenly flashed.

More than ten years ago, when Li Xi was just Li Banxian and took the Hanyu money pass, Li Xu had a relationship with Li Shi. At that time, Li Xu was desperate, so he entangled Bai Daolong, the Shaozhou prefect and others, and learned Li Shi's method to cover the Shaozhou banknote, but he made a wedding dress for Li Shi.

After the turmoil in grain prices in Guangzhou, Li Xu was also the one who added fuel to the troubles. But in the end, not only was Li Xi take the bulk of the profits, but also made Li Xi famous in Guangzhou.

When Li Shi marched into Foshan, the two faced each other for the first time. Li Xu failed, and his family Ji Kuroko disappeared. Of course, Li Xu didn't dare now, and there was no need to ask Ji Heizi where he was.

Then the two sides began to cooperate, and Li Xu provided Li Xi with silk weaving raw materials and finished products. Li Xi also provided a loom for him, because Kangxi entered Hunan, Li Xu also made small moves, but Li Xi stopped the maintenance of the loom and suffered heavy losses.

After Li Shi became emperor, this stall business was only a small section, and it was all transferred to the Ministry of Commerce, the Heaven and Earth Society, and the weaving company to operate by themselves, and there was no need to ask. Li Xu also ushered in another spring in the south of the Yangtze River, and his weaving career expanded by leaps and bounds at this stage.

Good times come and go quickly. Nian Qianyao and Li Fu were in the south of the Yangtze River, and Li Xu's sky was covered with thick thunderclouds. sent Li Xiangyu and other family members away in advance, even if the business was at a loss, he always insisted on riding the wall, until the moment when Li Fu went crazy, he was forced to go south. ..., grievances rolled over. Li Xu lowered his head, and there was only one thought left in his mind, and it was really Li Xu in his mind.

At this glance, Li Xu, who was very familiar with the emperors of the old Qing Dynasty, Kangxi and Yongzheng, had an extremely rich perception. On the luxury and majesty, on the deep scheming, Li Xi is obviously inferior to Kangxi, on the power of the emperor, the pressure of authority, Li Xi is not as good as Yongzheng. But the bearded young man in his thirties, who looks a little worse than "Fengshen Junyi", is full of a detached temperament that combines wisdom, awe-inspiring and seems to be able to see through the fate of mortals.

Naturally, Li Xu alone was even more difficult to resist, and after this glance, he did not have the courage to look at it a second time.

Li Xu's words pierced through Li Xu's chaotic mind: "I am just a businessman, you, since a long time, you have been just a businessman. ”

Li Xu said bluntly: "Since the villain is a businessman, then he has the courage to deal with the emperor." If the emperor came to ask for debts, the villain's old life is not worth mentioning, and the emperor had no intention of taking it before, and now he has no long things, only the Li family treasure. In the eyes of the emperor, it is nothing, but it is also one of the most cherished treasures in the villain's life, which can be used to pay off the debts of my Li family. ”

He took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say: "If the emperor's grace is vast and the villain's debt is exempted, the villain still has this treasure, and he wants to talk to the emperor about business." ”

A big-eyed female guard brought a seat for Li Shi, and then stood by Li Shi's side, curiously scanning the two grandchildren.

After Li Xian sat down, she smiled at Li Xiangyu, the little girl was overwhelmed by this atmosphere that she was not familiar with at all, and her original cleverness was gone, so she hung her head and looked obedient and dazed. Seeing Li Shi's smile in the corner of her eyes, her heart settled down a lot, and she began to ponder what her grandfather didn't finish just now, and the treasures of the Li family that she was talking about now, the two sides got together, she vaguely understood something, and her little face became whiter.

Li Xi asked: "I am here to collect debts, but I am also very curious, what kind of business do you want to do?" I'm also a businessman at heart, so let's talk about it openly. ”

Li Xu said: "The emperor forgives the sin, the villain just wants to exchange this treasure for the villain's family from unforeseen disasters......"

Li Xian smiled: "But this treasure is not a material thing, it depends on whether people are willing or not." ”

Li Xu said: "Since she can go to court for the villain, she is willing to work for the family." ”

Li Shi looked at Li Xiangyu again and smiled: "Little Xiangyu...... Your grandfather wants to dedicate you as a family member to me to keep your Li family peaceful, what do you mean by yourself? ”

The guess came true, Li Xiangyu's brain exploded, her heart was extremely flustered, and she was no longer as strong and unyielding in the court as before, and stammered: "The mountain chief of the little and little woman is still Zhu Niangniang." It's—it's not chaos, it's not chaos, it's ......."

rambling on the reason, I almost spit out the words "messy ~ incest".

"Don't panic, don't think it's a court debate, just tell your thoughts as they are, so that I can make a decision."

Li Shi pinched his mustache, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his demeanor was almost exactly the same as when he handed the lollipop to Xu Wumei at the Xijin ferry port earlier.

The big-eyed female guard on the side also spoke. Although the words are fluent, they have a bit of an exotic tone: "Little sister, don't just think about making excuses to shirk." Your Majesty has rarely used women as bargaining chips in his life, and I was the only one before. Now it's even more unnecessary. This is an opportunity, not a persecution. ”

Li Xiangyu looked at the gorgeous female guard in her twenties in surprise, she thought it was the "Si Niangniang" who led the guards to participate in the military parade in Huangpu, neither Si Niang, but at this age, she must be Princess Baoyin from Junggar.

Li Xiangyu understood this, she also calmed down, her long eyelashes flashed, and she made eye contact with Li Xian. ...,"The little woman did not dare to call herself a filial piety." But if you can exchange the body of a little girl for a peaceful family, how can the little girl not want to? And...... And being able to serve His Majesty is still a great blessing for a little girl. ”

The Li family still has more than 100 clansmen in the south of the Yangtze River, and although the situation is calm at the moment, with Li Xu's knowledge, he will not think that the Li family can sit back and relax. As Gui Zhen said. It is still a north-south side-by-side. Once Yinghua has any fluctuations in the national policy and public sentiment of the flag people, especially the Jiangnan flag people who have not been liquidated, the Li family will bear the brunt.

Let Li Xiangyu enter the palace, even if she only gets the lowest-level concubine, she can keep the Li family, this is the most traditional and normal thinking. As for whether Li Xiangyu has this value, it was difficult for Li Xu to say before, but now. Whether it is Li Xiangyu's intelligence or the reputation she has won in the Longmen Court, she has enough capital. In contrast, posture is secondary, but this is the item, Li Xiangyu should also enter the emperor's eyes.

"Hmm...... It's really exciting. Such a tender Lori, even men don't want to let it go, but it's a pity ......"

Seeing that Li Xiangyu seemed to have nodded, Li Xian felt a slight regret in his heart, but unfortunately, it was all. harvesting the prototype of Lin Daiyu in "Dream of Red Mansions", plus a fresh and delicious Lori, the two points add together, which is not worth mentioning for Li Shi at this time.

But I didn't want Li Xiangyu to say again: "But the little woman thinks that Your Majesty has ordered me to innovate in Huaxia and do good things in the world, as long as our Li family abides by the law, we should be able to get peace, why do we want to exchange this peace with a little woman?" ”

"If the Li family is uneasy because of doing evil, how can they ask Your Majesty to bend the law to cover up because the little girl is by His Majesty's side? If the Li family is uneasy because of the injustice of the national law, Your Majesty Shengming should not want a country to lose the law and there is no justice in the world. That being the case, what does it matter if the little woman is by His Majesty's side or not? ”

Li Xiangyu held her head high, and her awe-inspiring temperament in the public court finally burst out: "Li Jia'an is uneasy, only in the uneven national law, but also in His Majesty's Sacred Heart, not in the little woman alone. ”

Li Xian smiled, not bad...... It seems that this little Xiangyu not only has intelligence, but also has her own beliefs, this is the girl he admires.

"Regardless of whether you are uneasy or your family's affairs, I just want to know, do you want to?"

As soon as Li Xian's words fell, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, it was Bao Yin quietly twisting his arm.

"Little, little girl has been ...... with her cousin's childhood sweetheart since she was a child"

Li Xiangyu didn't care about her grandfather's forced gaze, knowing that this was the moment to decide her fate, she gritted her silver teeth and said her heart.

Marrying into the king's family, or a saint who has made great achievements, the concubine can still show her wings, which daughter doesn't want to?

It's a pity that Li Xiangyu's exquisite calculations are all in talent, and there is no trace of fate, that line is extremely pure, and it has been accumulated since childhood, and it is so rich that it is difficult to dissolve.

Li Xian smiled even deeper: "Your cousin's name is ...... Cao Zhan? ”

Li Xu saw Li Xi's appreciation for his granddaughter, and hurriedly said: "It's just a matter of the child's family, how can you take it seriously?" ”

After speaking, she shook her head and frowned at Li Xiangyu, and the little girl didn't dare to say more, for fear of involving her cousin, she lowered her head and twisted the handkerchief, and secretly said that if the emperor was really interested in himself, if he was not for the family, he would be for his cousin, and he could only submit to it.

Li Xi got up and said: "Li Xu, Li Xu, my concubine just said that except for her, I never trade women as bargaining chips, and since her, there will be no second person." You don't owe me, but you owe Huaxia. I have come today to ask for this debt, how can you let your granddaughter repay me? ”

Li Xiangyu let out a dark breath, almost softened on the ground, Li Xu was even more joyful, happy that the emperor didn't seem to be trying to embarrass himself, and worried about how to repay the debt that the emperor said? ..., "It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity......"

Li Xian looked at Li Xiangyu and regretted it slightly. He is the emperor, and he can't take a word of life or death. Even if he is changing China and changing the king, he is no longer the emperor of the old days. But there are big and small things, and he will not have too many scruples about determining a person's future with the power of the monarch.

"Collecting Lin Daiyu" and "Eating Fresh and Tender Lori", these two items are not enough to make him tempted, coupled with ignorant beliefs and little persistence, so that he is really interested in Li Xiangyu, a little girl. But also because of this persistence, the strong Li Xiangyu is as fragile as Lin Daiyu, as long as he stretches out his hand and loses this persistence, he will no longer be the object of his appreciation.

"I came here today, in fact, to see you, we have been friends for more than ten years, and we can be regarded as old acquaintances. In a few days, I will allow you to walk around, you can go to Lingnan, there is still a ...... No, two old friends, there should be a lot to say between you. ”

Li Xian said something that made the grandparents and grandchildren stunned, waved his sleeves, turned around and left.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Li Xi suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, Xiao Xiangyu, pack up as soon as possible and follow me back to Huangpu ......"

Huh!?

Li Xiangyu's little liver that had just floated from the bottom of the sea pierced again, but Li Xu grinned and was about to laugh, do you really want Li Xiangyu?

"In the future, while learning the Fa with your master, I will help me with the paperwork, I have changed several documents, but they are not as easy to use as the six cars of the married person, you can try it, just use your talents to serve this country, and help your grandfather pay off his debts......"

Li Shi said this, and in the rapidly changing state of mind of the grandfather and grandson again, he went out leisurely.

"It's a pity that there is no Red Mansion in the world, no more stones, no more Baoyu and Lin Daiyu......"

Although the person is gone, this long sigh still enters the ears of the grandparents and grandchildren, the Red Mansion? Lin Daiyu?

Li Xiangyu frowned and suddenly remembered that Master Mountain Chief once said that Lin Daiyu is a person made of glass, and it will be broken if she touches it, where does your majesty come from?

The original destined creator of Lin Daiyu, before he knew that his cousin slipped around the emperor's mouth, he hurried to the Li Mansion and met Gui Zhen halfway through.

"General Gui, is the Sixth Division really going to the Western Regions? Late life wishes to go! ”

Cao Zhan said firmly, Gui Zhen looked at him carefully for a while and nodded.