Li Tao returned to Beijing, and he was very low-key on the way from Dengzhou to the shore.

Passers-by saw a cavalry in armor braving the heavy snow, but they didn't know that this was actually the world-famous British duke.

It wasn't until they entered Luoyang City that a group of officials and guards learned the news and hurried to the pavilion to meet them.

With the Haidong Peninsula being flattened, the reputation of Li Tao, the commander of the Eastern Expedition, is even more prosperous, and the battle of the Eastern Expedition has achieved such fruitful results under his command, and Li Tao's reputation is now not inferior to that of Li Jing, the military god of the year.

Outside the pavilion in Luoyang City, countless carriages and horses were parked, and Luoyang's officials and generals lined up and stood quietly outside the pavilion.

Everyone's name has been handed in for a long time, the Li family came out to spread the words of Yinggong, today the road is tired, no outsiders, please all the officials and generals go back to perform their duties, Yinggong is just a dying old man, no need to visit.

After listening to Li Tao's words, the officials and generals didn't dare to mind at all, and still waited persistently outside the pavilion, in case Ying Gong suddenly was in the mood to receive them.

I have to say that today's Li Tao has risen to the realm of idol idols, and has been worshiped as a god by countless officials and generals, and the results of the Eastern Crusade are the most dazzling classic works of idols in this life.

Inside the pavilion, Li Qinzai cats on his waist, observing the crowds outside the door through the crack in the door, the streets near the pavilion are blocked by the patrol city soldiers, and those who are qualified to stand outside the pavilion at this moment and wait for the British Duke to summon them are basically officials and generals above the fourth grade in Luoyang.

After observing for a long time, Li Qinzai turned his head and gave a thumbs up to Li Tao, who was recuperating in the courtyard.

"Grandpa, let's make your debut on the spot."

"Huh?" Li Tao's eyes did not open, and he asked lightly.

"Grandpa, give your grandson a chance to make a fortune. Let the officials and generals come in to see you, each person will charge a hundred yuan for tickets, and each person will only be limited to two words in front of his grandfather, and he will get out after speaking. ”

"Give your grandson a chance, and give your grandfather a chance, won't the food and accommodation expenses along the way come out, and you can make a small fortune and understand the applause!"

Bang bang bang.

Li Qinzai applauded excitedly a few times, and found that Li Tao didn't pay attention to him at all, so he had to touch his nose in a wry.

What a good opportunity, worth more than a giant panda, why is the old man so high, does he have a grudge against money.

The house was stuffy, Li Tao insisted on sitting in the yard to enjoy the snow, there were a few charcoal basins at his feet, he didn't feel cold around, the ministry had removed his armor for him, at this moment Li Tao was wearing a dark cyan robe, wearing a bear skin, looking a bit of elegant style.

"Qin Zai, I heard that after you returned to Chang'an, how many troubles did you cause?" Li Tao asked with half-closed eyes.

Li Qinzai was shocked and angry: "Who? Says who? ”

Li Tao said lightly: "What did the Son of Heaven say in his letter? You're going to beat him up? ”

"Oh, that's fine...... Li Qinzai couldn't help but argue: "Sun Er is not causing trouble, but making meritorious contributions...... At least the one of the Tibetan ministers is a meritorious service. ”

Li Tao sneered: "What about the others? Abolish the eight major clans in the south of the Yangtze River and beat the kid of the Tu family, these are all meritorious contributions? ”

"Grandpa, let's focus on Datang's collection of gold teeth." Li Qinzai's face did not change his color.

"Bastard, you can handle the matter of collecting the gold tooth!" Li Tao scolded with a smile.

Sighing, Li Tao shook his head and said, "You did it impulsively when it came to abolishing the Eight Great Clans in Jiangnan. ”

"My grandson is still young, and it's not too much to do something impulsive occasionally, who wasn't a scumbag when he was young, grandpa, you ...... when you were young"

Before he finished speaking, Li Tao's eyes widened and he shouted, "Get out!" When the old man was young, he was not as prodigal as you! ”

"If it weren't for the Son of Heaven to make a quick decision and help you turn around, just because you abolished the eight great clans in Jiangnan, our Li family would fall into the abyss, do you really think that the eight great clans in Jiangnan are soft persimmons, let you handle it?"

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "My grandson is actually not so impulsive in doing things, the abolition of the Jiangnan Wang clan, before my grandson started, I actually made arrangements, the Son of Heaven is not to help me turn around, but my grandson and the Son of Heaven are singing together, grandpa, don't get me wrong." ”

Li Tao's expression was very flat, but Li Qinzai could see that he was not angry, otherwise he had really caused such a big disaster, and it was impossible for Li Tao to remain calm, and he would have copied weapons all over the yard to chase and kill him.

"That's it, your enmity with the Eight Great Clans, in the final analysis, is because of the rights and wrongs of the Shangguan family, and if you stand up for the Shangguan family, you are considered to be a loving and righteous person, so the old man will not be harsh."

Saying that, Li Tao looked at him, with a smile in his eyes: "Qin Zai, you did a good job of collecting the golden teeth." ”

With a faint compliment, Li Qinzai's mood jumped.

When he finished doing this, he didn't feel very happy, but at this moment, Li Tao's praise suddenly felt that he was really awesome for some reason.

"The vision is very unique, the southwest golden tooth department is indeed a battleground for soldiers, you like it at a glance, and make the plan to get it, the old man is difficult to ask himself, if the Li family has a son, the old man will die without regrets."

Li Qinzai's eyelids jumped, and he said in a low voice: "Grandpa has just made a great contribution to the Tang Dynasty, why did he say such bad things." ”

Li Tao smiled: "Life and death are fate, how can you say that you are unlucky?" Can it be avoided without mentioning it? Living to the age of an old man, there is nothing that cannot be seen through. ”

"The old man is now only worried about the rise and fall of the Li family, and he is afraid that his children and grandchildren will not be blessed and rich."

"Although the generations of the Li family are also prosperous, most of the children and grandchildren are mediocre generations, if the old man is not there, I am afraid that he will not be able to suppress these unscrupulous descendants, except for you."

Li Tao looked at Li Qinzai and said in a deep voice: "Among all the descendants of the Li family, you are the most outstanding, now you are less than thirty years old, you have become a prince of the county, and you have won the favor of the saints, your lineage should be able to prosper for several generations, but the rest of the descendants ......"

Li Tao smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that you are not the grandson of the Li family, although dedication seems to be stable, but after all, his heart is a little wrong, if he inherits the British dukedom in the future, I don't know if it will bring disaster to the Li family, if you can choose, the old man hopes that you will inherit it......"

Halfway through his words, Li Tao suddenly stopped and shook his head with a wry smile.

Whether it is the throne or the title, inheritance is to pay attention to the rules, and the biggest rule is to establish a descendant or a concubine, and establish a long and not a young.

This is an ironclad rule, and it cannot be changed.

The two generations of emperors of the Tang Dynasty are not inherited by the eldest son, there is a reason, the reason cannot be said, I dare not say, or you will also launch a Xuanwumen change to try?

Although the Heavenly Family breaks the rules, it does not mean that the courtiers can also break the rules.

It is precisely because the Heavenly Family has broken the rules that they need a fig leaf even more, they need a decent cover-up, and they will never allow others to do the same.

If Li Tao wanted to pass on the British dukedom to Li Qinzai, the court would definitely blow up, and Li Zhi couldn't find a reason to favor him.

Li Qinzai didn't think about it so much, just frowned and looked at Li Tao.

He didn't know what happened to Li Tao today, why did he have a feeling of explaining his last words?