"Li Keyi?" Li Zuo frowned when he heard this, and then said with a headache: "Why is he here again?" ”

"Let him in!" Shi Shoudao waved his hand to let the guards go down and said to Li Zuo with a smile: "No matter what they say, they are also your elders, and they should not be lazy in their feelings." ”

Li Zuo opened his mouth when he heard this, and wanted to say that this was not the case, but he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

It stands to reason that this Li Keyi can indeed be regarded as Li Zuo's elder, but he is an elder who can't be beaten with eight poles, and even ten poles may not be able to beat the Tao, after all, there is a difference of more than a thousand years between them.

If you really want to count it, Li Zuo and Xinming Li have the same ancestor, that is, Jing Zhaoyin and Yushi Dafu Li Gan during the Tang Dynasty, but it is difficult to say whether the Xinming Li clan is Li Zuo's direct ancestor.

After all, the genealogy of the Li clan of Li Zuo in later generations was only repaired to the Guang'an Li clan in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Guang'an, that is, the new Ming Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, although it belongs to the same place, but the genealogy of the Li clan before Wanli is almost impossible to verify in later generations because of the war and various reasons.

The only thing Li Zuo is certain of is that their branch is a lineage of the Li clan of Jingzhao County, and the founding ancestor of the Li clan of Jingzhao County is none other than Li Gan.

Xinming Li is one of the direct descendants of Li Gan.

Li Gan, a native of Rongzhou, Jiannan Province, lived in seclusion in Minshan in his early years, learned the science of Xingwei mathematics, and after the Anshi Rebellion gradually subsided, he was appreciated by Tang Xuanzong who took refuge in Shu, Tang Suzong Li Heng ascended the throne, and started Zuo Xiao Guard Cao joined the army, worshiped the prince Tongshi Sheren, and bachelor of Hanlin.

At the beginning of the reign of Emperor Zong of the Tang Dynasty, the two capitals were newly restored, the people's livelihood withered, the government was empty, and the capital was in short supply, and it was difficult to find firewood for the fire. Li Gan, who was Jingzhaoyin at that time, asked to dig a canal so that the timber from Zhongnan Mountain could be imported into Jingshi, which solved the problem of heating Chang'an City in winter.

This move shared the worries of the saint and solved problems for the Li people, which was quite commended by the emperor, and Li Gan also won the reputation of "capable member". However, the good times did not last long, in the fifth year of the Great Calendar, the tyrannical and domineering eunuch leader Yu Chao was punished, and Li Gan was suspected of having too close contacts with the Yu Party and sitting on the crime of "traffic", and was sent to the distant hot and humid Lingnan.

By the time he returned to the capital again, it had been three years.

In the eighth year of the calendar, Jing Zhaoyin's position was vacant. Gyeonggi is a major land, and it is a situation of post-war reconstruction and a hundred ruins to be lifted, and the post of government governor is not enough for those who are not talented. Daizong remembered Li Gan, and an edict recalled him to the court, and the official was reinstated.

Li Gan, who walked back onto Suzaku Street, raised his eyebrows and exhaled, unable to hide his excitement.

In his opinion, the emperor's appointment is undoubtedly a manifestation of the grace of the saints, and at the same time, there is another deep meaning behind it: the court situation at that time, Prime Minister Yuan Zai successively punished the eunuchs Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen, and was proud of his achievements, monopolized the government and politics, and faintly competed with the Son of Heaven.

Since Jing Zhaoyin's vacancy, Yuan Zai recommended twice, both of which were vetoed by the emperor, and the competition for this key position is a concentrated embodiment of the imperial power game.

Li Gan was expelled from the capital for Yuan Zai's crime back then, so Daizong didn't have to worry that he was Yuan Zai's faction, and boldly recalled him as a ruthless move to restrain the minister.

Li Gan knew that from the moment he received the edict, he had become a close confidant of the emperor.

From leaving gloomily to being hand-picked and recalled, the peak of life is turning around, nothing more than this, with the support of the emperor, how can you not be complacent and high-spirited?

Thinking that he had the holy will and had no fear, Li Gan's mentality of returning to his old post was different at the time, and he did not read the scriptures from then on, and focused on wealth and lust, which was more important than attaching power, in other words, it was floating.

The consequence of drifting is that it has always been clear that in the fourteenth year of the calendar, Li Ganyi died in the Tang Dynasty, and the crown prince Li Shi ascended the throne for the Tang Dynasty Dezong.

After Li Gan's death, the descendants of his descendants were also dismissed and taken from office, and those who should be exiled were exiled, and the others were also scattered.

Some went south to Annan, and later came to the early Northern Song Dynasty after Annan became independent, and the Li clan established the former Li Dynasty.

Some have spread out in various parts of the south, and with the lessons of their ancestors, most of them have kept a low profile, and Xinming Li is one of them.

Two years ago, when Li Zuo preached to Xinming, Hezhou, he was regarded by Li Mingwu, the patriarch of the Xinming Li clan, as the descendant of his missing brother Li Mingwen, and also found a portrait of Li Mingwen.

In addition to the dress, the person on the portrait is not very similar to Li Zuo, it can be said that it is basically the same, if it weren't for the fact that the portrait is a little yellowed and looks a little old, Li Zuo would have thought that Li Shi had found someone to paint it according to his appearance.

Although Li Zuo repeatedly explained that he had nothing to do with the person in the portrait, Li Mingwu never gave up.

After hearing that Li Zuo was going to lead the army to recover Banzhou, Li Mingwu not only sent food, money, and goods, but also asked his son Li Keyi to come to help with his family, and later used the relationship of his ancestors to contact many talented scholars who were idle at home and gave them to Li Zuo.

Later, after Banzhou was pacified, Li Mingwu even moved some of his clansmen to help here.

It can be said that the Xinming Li clan helped Li Zuo a lot to control Banzhou and other places, of course, Li Zuo was not stingy, and after conquering Banzhou, he gave Li Keyi the history of Banzhou's assassination.

But what also gave Li Zuo a headache was that Li Mingwu never gave up the idea of wanting him to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

Whenever the Xinming Li clan wanted to see Li Zuo in an official capacity, he would usually ask people to inform Banzhou Assassin Shi Li Keyi to ask to see him or something; And when they report with the Xin Ming Li clan, it is often for private matters.

And most of the private matters are to persuade him to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, so whenever Li Zuo hears Xinming Li's request to see him, he often feels a headache.

"Strategist, you know what my situation is." Hearing Shi Shoudao's persuasion, Li Zuo shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The other party is old again, I'm really afraid of making him angry." ”

Li Mingwu is over seventy years old this year, his beard and hair are all white, and his health has not been good in recent years, so Li Zuo blindly tolerated it.

Shi Shoudao just smiled when he heard this, this was Li Zuo's private matter, and he didn't have much to say.

After a while, a middle-aged man who was nearly seven feet tall, thin, and wearing a purple robe embroidered with green stripes hurriedly strode in, and this person was Li Keyi, the youngest son of Li Mingwu.

Seeing this, Li Zuo hurriedly asked, "Uncle, but what happened?" ”

When Li Keyi heard this, he first said hello to Shi Shoudao before turning around and replying: "King Ming, I heard that Nanzhao has violated the border?" ”

There are outsiders, and Li Keyi's address to Li Zuo is more formal.

Li Zuo nodded when he heard this, and he didn't hide it: "That's right, Nanzhao and the Luo Min people in Juzhou and other places have united together, according to the information I have gotten, the coalition army is not less than 100,000, and I am afraid that it will be invaded soon." ”

"But uncle don't worry, I've arranged everything, they can't get in."

"That's good." Li Keyi immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then asked, "Is the army's food enough?" ”

"Uncle has a heart." When Li Zuo heard this, he first smiled and thanked him before replying: "After more than two years of development, now we have complete food and salaries, and our soldiers are strong. ”

Li Keyi nodded when he heard this, and said: "If necessary, please ask King Ming to speak, the old man said, and I dare not say anything else, I can still fund some money and food." ”

"Thank you, old man, on my behalf." Hearing Li Keyi's words, Li Zuo couldn't help but be moved in his heart, although he did not enter Li Mingwu's willingness to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, but Li Mingwu still regarded him as a descendant of his descendants.

"In the past two years, we have purchased and hoarded a lot of food by ourselves, which is completely enough for the army." After conquering the base of Banzhou, Li Zuo began to seek development with the grain seeds and some technologies he brought, and now two years later, he is no longer the time-traveler who had nothing.

Li Keyi nodded when she heard this, so she didn't say more, and after pursing her lips, she seemed to have something to say but didn't know how to speak.

Seeing this, Li Zuo smiled and asked, "But what happened?" ”