The scene of the Li family's hiring was extremely exaggerated, and even caused a sensation in the capital.

But that's all, and even Li Kui caused a lot of trouble for the sake of the dowry.

In fact, it was not a trouble for him, but he suddenly found that he seemed to be becoming more and more unpopular among the middle and low-level bureaucrats in the imperial city.

"Brother Wu Yue."

The one who was shouted was the same as Li Kui, who was wearing a green robe and was a seventh-grade Fu Baolang, who was the civil official of the Dushitang guarding the jade seal. refused Li Kui's request to see the jade seal many times, but the relationship was still successful, and he often came to Li Kui to eat and drink for nothing. When he passed by and saw Li Kui, he obviously quickened his pace, as if he wanted to avoid Li Kui as if he was seeing a plague god.

What is helpless is that Li Kui, who was still in a panic, was stopped.

After stopping, the other party turned his head stiffly, showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and said to Li Kuizuo: "Li Zhimi." The official still has something to do, and the official is waiting? ”

Li Kui looked at the back of the other party leaving, and said thoughtfully: "Something is wrong, it's too wrong." ”

In fact, it's not just middle and low-level bureaucrats.

Bureaucrats who are of some grades higher than Li Kui also have an inexplicable dislike for Li Kui. It seems that Li Kui has done something that is intolerable and disgusted them collectively. But Li Kui shouted for himself, what did he do?

He's not doing anything well, right?

If he really did something that was intolerable, Li Kui would not have to be disliked by others, and he would exile himself.

This made him very depressed.

Approaching noon, the guy who delivered the meal was very enthusiastic, and he was snorting at Li Kui, and he began to introduce the recipe to Li Kui, but what surprised him was that this guy who was originally serious suddenly became not serious. Open and close your mouth, echoing the identity of the master, the master will definitely look down on it, and the name on the recipe also has more prefixes such as gold and white jade.

Li Kui had a kind of grievance that he was forced to be the head of the wrong, pointed at the guy and scolded with a smile: "What is the difference between this golden roast sheep and ordinary roast sheep, can you kid treat the master as a Kaizi?" ”

The guy shouted unjustly: "Master Li, you have wronged the little one." The little one just heard that Li Zhimi is old and wealthy, and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to look down on the dishes of the trumpet, so he added some words that sounded like he was gaining momentum. The prices are all the same, you are mistaken. ”

"I don't dare."

Li Kui was suddenly stunned, and it seemed that the colleagues around him also showed a reluctant attitude towards Li Kui because of Li Kui's sudden wealth. The real reason is probably because Li Kui showed extraordinary financial resources, so that these officials, who are also scholars, but because of their humble official positions, the officials who are living in embarrassment are jealous in their hearts. Ten thousand taels of gold as a dowry, why don't you go to heaven?

Not only that, but Li Kui is about to marry the daughter of the imperial master, and he is even more unbearable to see that he and the emperor are also relatives.

If you really don't have a strong heart, you really don't have the confidence to interact with Li Kui on an equal footing. But whether it is financial resources, official fortunes, or even relationships, Li Kui has crushed his colleagues by a large margin. Don't look at him as a big official, but his face has been labeled as a big dog, and the official hat on his head also has three big characters - related households.

Such a Li Kui is unlikely to be accepted by his colleagues if he says anything.

What's more, Li Kui is not very old, and among the officials in the imperial city, except for the hereditary martial arts elites, there is basically no one who is younger than him.

This caused even more discomfort among colleagues.

After understanding these reasons, Li Kui simply nested in the Taishi Bureau and didn't go anywhere.

But he was also aggrieved in the Taishi Bureau, of course, Han Gonglian and others in this place made him uncomfortable, but the craftsmen made him very uncomfortable. Li Kui's original idea of a chiming clock or a floor clock, although it can't be a shoddy thing, but he really doesn't want to keep improving and achieve the ultimate in craftsmanship. An ordinary industrial product has been made into a unique spectacle in the world.

But whether it is the people of the Taishi Bureau or the craftsmen, they all regard the chiming bell as a unique machine in the world.

This kind of craftsmanship makes Li Kui have nothing to say, but the question is what about the cost?

Li Kui wanted to promote the grandfather clock to thousands of households, but he really didn't want to put one or two pieces in the palace and become the exclusive use of the royal family. Especially because he is a quick temper, and the craftsmen of this era, especially the royal craftsmen, are slow and slow, which makes Li Kui's heart even more angry. In the workshop, he said the most common thing: "It's almost enough, now it's a trial production, and it's not just one machine, there is no need to be so fine." ”

But Li Kui, who was blocked by Han Gonglian with a word, had nothing to say: "How can this work?" This is a birthday gift for the Queen Mother, and it must be foolproof. Even if the Taishi Bureau sells self-striking bells in the future, it can't be shoddy and smash the signboard of the Taishi Bureau. ”

What else can Li Kui say, he can only retreat.

But let him leave it alone, right?

Seeing that the credit is about to arrive, let him drop the chain at this time, and he is reluctant to get the credit at his fingertips.

Li Kui doesn't mind having someone share the credit with him, after all, he can't make a grandfather clock by himself, but the problem is that if he wants to make him high-spirited, he is not the kind of guy who is willing to make wedding dresses for others.

I couldn't stay in the workshop, and I was aggrieved in the official house. At this time, Li Kui occupied the territory of the gatehouse of the Taishi Bureau, and he also wondered why he was an official, and in the end, he would always have trouble with the gatehouse. But he was helpless! The craftsmen of the Taishi Bureau disliked him as an eyesore, and they couldn't sit still, so they could only look back and forth at the officials in the doorway of the gatehouse.

Not to mention, the Taishi Bureau is at the entrance of the Imperial City, and when he sits like this, he observes the officials who come and go to and from the Imperial City.

The officials of the pavilion are scattered, and it is quite comfortable to walk back and forth. But there is one thing that is not good, the officials of the pavilion are the lowest, and they are full of a large number of civil officials from Jinshi, the kind of shabby energy that wants to hold on to their identities, but can't hold it, makes Li Kui want to laugh when he looks at it. There are also officials who see Li Kui, the panicked nervousness of being spied on, and the low eyebrows and eyes that are obedient, like a wild dog with no owner on the street, guarding against people everywhere, but he can't help but want to be close to people.

And the concierge of the Taishi Bureau really suffered, he still had a chair to sit on, but now the number one leader has occupied his seat, how can there be his seat?

Meal.

Li Kui was a little tired, squinted his eyes and began to nap, and in a daze, he heard someone calling him. Li Kui opened his eyes and found that the sky was a little dark, and said with a sigh: "Let go of the ya, okay, see you tomorrow." ”

Li Kui has no shelf, and the same is true for the concierge.

But it seems that this point is not a release, but someone is coming. Li Yun took Gao Yu with him, this guy was wearing tiger fish scale armor, goose helmet, and Baimi battle skirt, standing next to Li Kui, Li Kui saw Gao Yu in a blink of an eye, and he was also dressed the same as Li Yun. Seeing this, Li Kui gloated: "Is it hot or not? Aren't you stupid when you dress like this on this hot day? ”

"Second brother, Gao Yu was bullied."

Li Yun rushed to Li Kui angrily, and pulled Gao Yu's sleeve. Looking at Gao Yu again, he was hot and tired, and he was about to collapse, his face was pale and shaking.

Li Kui poured a cup of herbal tea for Gao Yu, Gao Yu poured it in one go, but it was not enjoyable, and after grabbing the teapot and filling it with water in one go, he leaned against the wall and muttered: "It's alive." ”

"Li Yun said that you were framed, what's the matter?" Li Kui asked.

Gao Yu sighed and said helplessly; "Who else could it be, Hao Sui this bastard, he was sent to the northwest by His Majesty, and he recommended the emperor behind his back to let me go with him, isn't this a scourge?"

Li Kui was puzzled, the previous Gao Yu wanted to save face, and he had been talking about his achievements, but suddenly he was going to the northwest, but he was so virtuous? You're just talking?

This is already a foregone conclusion, and it is impossible to change it, anyway, the emperor's mind, others don't know, but Gao Yu and Li Kui should know that their majesty has a very stubborn personality, and they will not change their minds easily. Besides, as long as Gao Yu shows the slightest displeasure, he can fall out of favor with the emperor. Zhao Xu is so affectionate, there is no way at all.

Let you contribute to the country, that is to look up to you, do you still want to go?

But Gao Yu also feels wronged! muttered: "Renjie, I didn't know before, I even had a hard time carrying the armor, you take a look, this fish scale armor, to say the least, is forty or fifty pounds." Wearing such armor, my brother and I are panting in the aisle, not to mention holding a knife to fight with the thieves of Western Xia, my brother is powerless! ”

Gao Yu's face was lonely, and he had the kind of despair that had the intention to kill the thief, but was unable to return to the sky.

Gao Yu really didn't want to go, he originally thought that he wanted to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, because there was no way out, plus the young people, they were all people who wanted to save face, or they were born in the military, if they didn't even dare to go to the battlefield, what face would they have to raise in front of the neighbors?

But now, he follows the emperor to play football, and he can take the official salary, and he also has a house in the capital that is not bad. The residences of many civil officials of the fourth and fifth grades are not as good as his family's houses, and they are also rented houses. His house is his own, and the freedom to do whatever he wants can only be felt in his own home.

At this time, Gao Yu, thinking about going to the battlefield to make contributions, is a fool.

Li Yun has no choice, if he doesn't make contributions and become a big official, his grandfather is angry with the third uncle every day, so he has to find him to vent his anger.

But Gao Yu's family has no one to care about him, wouldn't it be better to have a good time.

Besides, after enjoying the prosperity of the capital, let him go to the northwest to gnaw on the loess, Gao Yu naturally did not want to. Even if the official position is promoted by one level, the commander is still the deputy, just when he is really rare?

Although Gao Yu was also from the capital, he didn't have much money in his pocket at that time, and he didn't even have enough money to go to the restaurant. What does the prosperity of this capital have to do with him?

But now it's different, he also has an official position, a rich man, and an industry. Isn't the prosperity of the capital just for the rich?

In fact, the prosperity of this world, looking at the brilliant lights, how many people behind it can enjoy such prosperity and life?

Most people are in a hurry, rushing for three meals.

But Li Kui knew that Gao Yu and Li Yun were not the ones who came to complain. Gao Yu didn't want to go, that's for sure, he didn't have the honor of the family to protect, he was still a passable guy. This guy really has a strong sense of initiative, and he wouldn't sell himself to Su Shi back then, but went to join the army.

He is a child of the forbidden army, even if he can't enter the Fourth Army, it is not difficult to enter the forbidden army. But if he really catches up, he is not a person who retreats except for shouting tired and bitter. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get along on the streets of the capital back then.

Li Kui pointed at Li Yun and Gao Yu, and said, "Say, what do you like about your second brother." I don't believe that you don't understand the truth that you can't hide, so you won't let me intercede with Your Majesty, right? ”

"Renjie, brother, I beg you, give me Li Quan?"

Gao Yu fell in love with Li Quan for no other reason, but two words - safety. As long as Li Quan is by his side, let alone going to the Northwest Frontier Army, even if he is asked to lead his troops to fight against the Liao army, he is not afraid.

But Li Quanzhen couldn't give it to him.

Li Kui is not qualified to make this decision for Li Quan, after all, Li Quan has a family and a job in the capital, and his wife has just given birth to a son for him. The key is that Li Quan is the son of the Li family, and the third uncle, in addition to Li Kui, is particularly fond of him. If you really go to the northwest by yourself and take Li Quan with you, it makes sense, but if you let outsiders go, Li Kui can't open his mouth.

Li Kui pouted and stood up, he was already much taller than Gao Yu, and he was also burly, gloomy like a wall in front of Gao Yu.

Gao Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and he also knew that it was impossible to ask Li Quan.

Li Quan's strength is much stronger than most of the coaches in the Royal Boxing Gym, and the one who can fight with Li Quan is the head of the Wang. But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Li Quan is letting Wang Jiaotou go, after all, Li Quan's stick tricks are all from Professor Wang Jiaotou, and when he really wants to compete, he will not give an inch, Li Quan just can't be a man.

The one who can force Li Quan is the curator Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong easily did not make a move, and Li Quan had no chance to win against Zhou Tong, this is an obvious reason.

"Have you been to the Imperial Boxing Gym and asked?"

Li Kui didn't dare to agree, so he could only change the topic.

Gao Yu smiled bitterly: "I can only lead a thousand soldiers, two commanded soldiers and horses." The command is sent by the front division of the palace, and the people of the Royal Boxing Gym can't look down on petty officials who can only bring one city. ”

Immediately, Gao Yu explained: "Renjie, it's really not my brother who tricked you, Li Quan's martial arts are good, and my brother also knows that taking him is delaying him." His kung fu can be obtained anywhere in the world, but his brother now lacks a henchman who can believe it. If the clansmen led by your fifth uncle have the heart to join the army, tell your brother that the command can't be given, and the lieutenant can still be able to do it. ”

"Why didn't you just tell the third uncle?"

Li Kui felt that Gao Yu's move was a bit of a sacrificial move, Li Kui was a transcendent position among the Li clan, but he was not the patriarch after all, and he couldn't act recklessly. But as long as Li Yun takes Li Kui to go, there may be people in the clan who want to join the army, and as long as the third uncle nods, it will not be a problem.

Gao Yu glanced at Li Yun, and everything was in plain sight.

Li Kui scolded in his heart: "Cowardice! ”

Well, in terms of Li Yun's status in front of the third uncle, this guy didn't dare to come to the old man at all, and besides, the third uncle didn't treat Li Yun as a grandson. Originally, Li Lide's old thing has been at odds with him for most of his life, Li Lide's grandson, why should he let Li Guangli maintain it?

walked Gao Yu and Li Yun.

Li Kui sat at the gate of the yamen and waited to get off work.

Coincidentally, Li Qingchen went out of Xuande Gate to do business, and saw Li Kui when he passed by. The prime minister in the imperial city could not ride a car or horse, not to mention the privy envoy, Li Qingchen saw Li Kui with the peripheral vision of his eyes, hesitated slightly, and then turned around and walked towards Li Kui.

Walking in front of Li Kui, Li Kui stood up and said respectfully to Li Qingchen: "Teacher." ”

Li Qingchen immediately wanted to turn around and leave, the imperial examination in the first year of Shaosheng was very successful, but Tanhualang was an outlier. Not long after lunch, Li Kui waited for the end of work at the Baokang Gate, a little pursuit, okay!

However, Li Qingchen didn't come to be angry with Li Kui, and pressed his throat and said, "Li Kui, you wrote the secret fold of that day?" ”

"Oh my god! Why don't I know what's the secret? ”

Li Kui's appearance of pretending to be stupid didn't need to be changed at all, and it was seamless, which made Li Qingchen also begin to suspect that he had guessed wrong. I have to say that the suspicion of the reader is very serious, especially the handwriting on the secret fold, Li Kui has tried his best to cover it up, but some very subtle strokes still let Li Qingchen see the clues.

The point is, the secret fold is too well written.

What is the comparison between the secret agent's words and that of the Jinshi master?

Li Kui's words are a little interesting under the influence of Su Shi and Huang Tingjian. Of course, if you want to enter the eyes of the big guys, it's far away. But the problem is that his handwriting is not ashamed among the jinshi.

Li Qingchen was originally a calligrapher, for the study of fonts quite a knack, seeing Li Kui flatly denied, pretending to be stupid, his heart suddenly a little ashamed, he is now in the court is about to become a water dog, because of personal grudges to disregard the interests of the Song Dynasty despicable behavior, has completely cut off his hope of becoming the prime minister.

In the past few days, Li Qingchen couldn't sleep night after night, and finally saw a trace of the charm of Su Ti characters from the font in the secret compromise, and then he found Li Kui.

Li Kui not only denied it, but also looked like an idler listening to the gossip on the street, approached Li Qingchen, and chattered: "Teacher, something is wrong?" ”

"No, no." The day of the secret fold in the sky was not a court meeting. The Great Song Dynasty, from the emperor to the prime minister, all acquiesced in the necessity of blocking the news, how could Li Qingchen reveal such a critical imperial high secret to the petty officials from the seventh rank who always wanted to skip work all day long?

Although Li Kui still carries the name of his student behind his back, the chief examiner of the imperial examination really has much deterrent power against Li Kui, and even Li Qingchen himself can't say well.

Seeing Li Qingchen's lonely back far away, Li Kui was secretly worried in his heart: "My obedient almost showed up." Can you admit it? admitted, I'm afraid I will be chased and beaten by a group of bigwigs. Not only can it not be admitted, but it is a sin to even know such state secrets. ”