's obsession with being an official, even if the third uncle, an old man in his seventies and eighties, is still as enthusiastic as a dream boy looking forward to tomorrow. Hurriedly stood up and asked, "Has my grandson made another great contribution?" ”

"It's not Li Kui, it's Li Yun. My Great Song Heavenly Soldiers won a great victory in Yanyan Road, and the cavalry commanded Li Yun fought bravely and made outstanding achievements, but he was young and did not move to a high position, I thought that if the operation was good, I could share this credit with your old one. Emperor Zhao Xu explained with a smile.

For him, as long as he gives the third uncle a little hope. This old man can wait in the capital for his grandson to come to the capital to receive the reward from the imperial court.

But when the third uncle heard that it was Li Yun who had made meritorious service, he immediately exploded.

"Li Yun is not my grandson at all!" The third uncle was as angry as a grumpy rooster, pulling the old cold leg back and forth in the yard: "That's Li Lide's grandson, and it's not the junior of our Baizhang Village at all." ”

Speaking of the genealogy of the old Li family, the emperor also had to get sick.

The reason why the third uncle heard that Li Yun had made meritorious contributions, and even because of Li Yun's meritorious service, Li Lide, the old guy, might still receive a reward, and immediately jumped into a rage was that Li Yun's grandfather Li Lide was the head of him. At least the two have been fighting back and forth, if it weren't for the past few years, Li Lide found that he really couldn't compete with the old plaster of the third uncle, so he confessed.

This must be the third uncle's biggest enemy in this life. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an old enemy in this life.

I thought that if Li Lide received a letter of edict because of his grandson's merits and became an edict official, how could the third uncle, who had always felt that he could hold the handle in his hand, be embarrassed? The key is that according to the law, he is a commoner, although he is the patriarch of the Li clan, but when he meets officials, he is still useless as a patriarch.

On the contrary, if there is an official who is lucky, no matter how big an official he sees in the future, he can pass it perfunctorily as long as he holds his fists.

But now this glory that he was about to enter his arms was taken away by Li Lide, which was undoubtedly a big blow to the third uncle.

There is even a kind of grievance that luck has been taken away from it.

Although there is no sending, only an honorary commander. This must be a huge challenge to the status of the third uncle in the Li family, and after being annoyed for a while, the old man came back to his senses and said to himself: "The grandson of the sixth family has made meritorious service, it makes no sense that the people of my family are not meritorious, although Li Yun is okay, but compared with my family, it is far worse." ”

As soon as this thought came out, he immediately attracted the third uncle Li Liguang, who was the third oldest in the clan and the oldest of the living Lizi generation.

If Li Lide rebelled and took his position as patriarch, wouldn't he be able to go back in his life?

No, we must not let this old boy Li Lide be proud.

However, before that, the third uncle has to ask clearly, it's not that much stronger than Li Kui, and he doesn't even get any credit, right? Thinking of this, he stared at Han Deqin, his eyes were as sharp as electricity, and when the other party's eyes began to drift away, he immediately seized the opportunity to ask: "Steward Han, my grandson won't have any credit, right?" If this is the case, my old man is very suspicious of the imperial court's suppression of meritorious soldiers. How unfair! The old man, if he risks his life, he will also sue the emperor and make his ugly atrocities public to the world. ”

Han Deqin has been pretending to be the steward of Huang Maid's side for some days, and he also knows the temper of the third uncle very well.

This really can't be explained by an ordinary old man, if he really wants to anger him, the destructive power is not necessarily greater than Li Kui, and the movement will not be small.

Besides, sue the royal court?

It's easy to do!

The emperor is in front of your old man, you are suing!

Before Han Deqin spoke, he looked at Zhao Xu cautiously, the emperor didn't nod, and he didn't dare to assert.

Zhao Xu felt that there was no need to hide it, and said: "Old Han, the old-timers are not outsiders, so there is no need to hide the little family. ”

Han Deqin breathed a sigh of relief, he was a military general, and it was very irrational to discuss the affairs of civil officials outside. In particular, this is not only Li Kui's problem, but also Su Zhe's problem. Li Kui is just a low-level civil official, he is a dignified former general, and he will say it. But Su Zhe is the deputy prime minister or the first vice minister, he doesn't dare to comment indiscriminately.

The report on the border was written by Su Zhe himself, signed by Lu Huiqing, and sent to the capital through the 800-mile fast horse. The report only talked about Li Kui's role as a prison soldier and his contribution to the invention of new weapons. If you don't say anything else, people can't help but speculate, could it be that Su Zhe deliberately made Li Kui clumsy?

In case, the rise of Han Deqin's words will publicize the situation inside and out. Isn't that unwise?

Debunk the idea of a deputy prime minister, and the consequences will be very serious.

If he really angered Su Zhe, Su Zhe had nothing to do about the Fa-changers in the court, mainly because he was alone, but if he didn't like himself, it would be easy to bully him. Military generals have never been able to fight civil officials in the court, although Han Deqin is not afraid that he will be killed by Su Zhe. Su Zhe did not have such authority. But the Han family is not alone, what about a large group of people who are officials in the army?

Su Zhe's protégés are all Jinshi civil officials, and it takes a lot of effort to get one. But Su Zhe wants to treat the juniors of the Han family, and a casual word can make the children of the Han family hit a wall everywhere outside.

Han Deqin carefully considered his thoughts and said: "Senior, it's not that Renjie has no meritorious service, but Renjie is a civil official, and it is very unwise for him to compete with military generals for military merits...... Isn't it because of a small loss? This imperial examination must have been in vain, so in the recital and good news, there is no dwelling on the merits of the heroes. But I thought that there would be a secret report to inform His Majesty of the merits of the outstanding people. There is a way that Jane is in the emperor's heart, and there will naturally be a reward on his head in the future, and he can't be in a hurry. ”

This is reasonable, and even Zhao Xu nodded in agreement: "Yes, old-timer." If Renjie is a military general, is his promotion still a thing? Of course, Renjie is not without any credit, he is the superintendent of the army, and he invented new weapons, and he also has a lot of credit for the defeat of the Western Xia army. ”

"This ......" The third uncle hesitated in his heart, and he couldn't judge, whether it was a military general who was added to the rank of knight?

Or is it better to continue to be a civil servant?

But the current situation is very unfavorable to him, if the third uncle did not get the decree officer, and Li Lide obtained the decree officer because of Li Yun, this would undoubtedly be a huge blow to the third uncle.

If he returns to his hometown at this time and holds a clan meeting, it is likely that those blind guys will support Li Lide more, and even put his patriarchal position in jeopardy.

Thinking of this, the third uncle had to find another way to think of a way to do both: "Then what do you think is the way not to reward Li Yun?" ”

"I'm afraid it won't work! The court has rules, and the harsh and meritorious ministers will make the courtiers chill! Han Deqin's face became nervous for no reason, and he had to take a positive look at the existence of the third uncle again.

It's so ruthless that even its own people are pitted.

Zhao Xu secretly rejoiced on the side, people like the third uncle were not used to living in the capital. He has no pursuit of prosperity, the teaching workshop in the capital, Goulan is indeed luxurious and graceful, but he is already an old man who has not many ideas. This kind of place that young people like to go to is very dangerous for him.

As for the gourmet restaurant, food and clothing, these are not in line with the preferences of the elderly.

The third uncle's biggest pleasure now is that the patriarch of the Li clan in Yizhou got an official body in the capital, and then returned to his hometown to show off his power for a few years. If the position of the patriarch is not guaranteed, he would rather be home from all over the world than go back.

But if Li Lide obtains the status of an edict officer, there is a high probability that he will challenge his patriarchal throne. Over the years, Li Lide has often been unlucky in front of Li Liguang. Others don't know, isn't the third uncle still unclear? Li Lide is not an open-minded person, and his heart is not big, if there is no hope of 'revenge', will he choose to admit it?

Once the old guy Li Lide aroused the idea of revenge, the third uncle felt that even if the position of the patriarch in his hometown was still in his hands, it would be boring. Because at that time, he had to withstand Li Lide's provocation from time to time. In case, if Li Lide succeeds, he will even lose the position of patriarch in a very humiliating way. It's better to live in the capital for a few days, at least, without the presence of the patriarch, it is impossible to change the patriarch Li Lide.

Zhao Xu didn't want the third uncle to go back, he learned a lot of bad tricks from the third uncle, and he was able to deal with Li Qingchen and Zhang Dun. Such a treasure old man, how could he be willing to let go? Besides, Zhao Xu has no father since he was a child, and he has to deliberately distance himself from his mother because of the relationship between the heir and the prince.

I don't get close to the Queen Mother at all.

Even the emperor's grandmother disciplined him too strictly, which made him not like it very much.

The appearance of the third uncle gave him all the sustenance for his elders. Of course, the third uncle is also a capable person, at least from his background, being able to get to the point where he is today is no longer something that can be explained by his intelligence. Zhao Xu didn't want the third uncle to leave Beijing, and he even wanted to leave the third uncle in the capital.

But he was afraid that after his identity was exposed, the relationship between the two would never return to the way it was before, and he kept it a secret from the old man.

It's just that this time Zhao Xu felt that he could leave the third uncle in the capital without much effort, and he lowered his eyebrows and said: "Senior, you also know that although there is no definite news from the imperial court, after leaving the capital, it is difficult for you to know the news of the imperial court as soon as possible." Besides, the opponents of the old-timers are likely to be rewarded by the imperial court......"

"It's not a rival." The third uncle waved his hand.

The ugliness of the family should not be publicized. Besides, Li Lide really can't be regarded as the opponent of the third uncle, they are relatives, but Li Lide has been pressed under his ass by the third uncle before, and he can't move. To put it bluntly, this is a quarrel between the old brothers in the family for the sake of face, and it is not a hostile relationship: "The old man and Li Yun's grandfather are also brothers, so let's put it this way, the old man used to say the same thing in the clan, and he was the patriarch." ”

Speaking of this, the third uncle proudly puffed up his chest, indicating that he was very majestic.

continued: "But the old man has no official status, in case Li Lide, that is, Li Yun's grandfather, has an official status, when the clan is in charge, will he listen to me or him." The days ahead will be difficult! ”

Zhao Xu understood in seconds that this was the same as fighting for the throne, if he was not the emperor, or was driven down from the emperor's throne, how miserable it would be, he didn't dare to imagine.

Zhao Xu immediately promised: "The old-timer lives in the capital, and the kid will help you find out the news." In case ......"

"What if it's ...... Alas......" The third uncle sighed and said: "People are not good for a thousand days, and flowers are not red for a hundred days." The old man will hide in the capital for a while. ”

The corners of Zhao Xu's mouth smiled knowingly, and a 'poisonous plan' that led to disaster began to brew in his heart.

Why don't you want to live in the capital?

Kaifeng Bianliang City, the richest city in the world, can meet any person's needs for a luxurious life, isn't the capital fragrant?

Do you have to go to your hometown on Jingdong East Road?

Zhao Xu wanted to question the third uncle about this question, but he was afraid that the third uncle would say something that would disappoint him. For Zhao Xu, it is really not easy to have a respected elder who has no reverence for him, but teaches him how to deal with government affairs like a teacher.

Zhao Xu's teachers have a high status, after all, they are the emperor's teachers.

But in fact, Zhao Xu's teachers from childhood to adulthood have not felt good about him, and even one is as bad as the other, and some of them don't teach him at all, just fool him. But some people are very scary, and they remind him that new learning is harmful. Xinxue is the school represented by Wang Anshi. In fact, they subtly made Zhao Xu hate their political enemies. For example, Cheng Yi and Fan Zuyu spared no effort to warn him that the Fa-changers were beasts.

Fortunately, he came relatively early in the rebellious period, and he also learned to hide his thoughts in the palace, so that these old pedants did not find out. But later, the more he pondered, the more he felt that something was wrong, as if he had become a stick in the hands of these people, and he would hit whoever he wanted to bully with a big stick.

Before, he couldn't think of this layer, so naturally it didn't matter.

But now, after he learned the philosophy of life of the third uncle, he immediately understood the intrigues of these people.

I have to say that Zhao Xu, who even wants to be a teacher, has already left the school.

The next day, the small pilgrimage meeting.

On the vertical arch hall, Li Qingchen swept away the decline of the past, staring at Zeng Bu and constantly pondering something.

Zeng Bu glanced up at the emperor who seemed to be in a good mood, and glanced at Xing Shu, Xing Shu understood, made an inconspicuous gesture, and suddenly there was an imperial history out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, my Heavenly Dynasty has defeated the enemy of the Western Xia invasion, beheaded more than 15,000, captured more than 8,500, and this battle has played the Tianwei of my Great Song Dynasty." However, the Privy Council secretly withheld the minister's chapter, which chilled the meritorious ministers, and the ministers thought that Li Qingchen had disregarded the laws of the court because of personal grievances, and the ministers asked for the impeachment of the privy envoy Li Qingchen.

The smile on Emperor Zhao Xu's face froze, what is the situation, the border has won the battle, but you are quarreling?

Will you have a few days to celebrate your birthday?