Chapter 5 The Meaning of the Qi Emperor
Li Yang's two families are not far from each other, and according to Li Ping'an's statement, they are both within the "three rings" of Yanyun City. At most, it was only a few main streets apart, so the grandfather and grandson didn't say much before they came to their destination.
The concierge of the Yang family had naturally been instructed by the master and was waiting at the door early. At this moment, when he saw the carriage of the Li family, he immediately trotted over to greet him.
"The villain has seen the general and the little master of peace, my family has been waiting for a long time, please two of you." The porter said with a hunched face and a respectful face.
Li Yi nodded and strode in with Li Ping'an. After all, it's not the first time they've come, so they're no strangers to it. The porter followed behind with a smile on his face, he had sent someone to inform him as soon as possible, thinking that the master would come over soon.
Sure enough, before a few people entered the door, Chen An saw a pot-bellied man quickly coming out of the door.
As he walked, he laughed and said:
"Haha, my brother Li, I waited for you from one hour to three o'clock in the afternoon, looking forward to the stars and the moon for you! It's not easy to invite you to a drink! Hahaha! ”
The person who spoke was the one who had quarreled with Li Yi among the two officials who visited their Li family with Emperor Qi when Li Ping'an was just born.
It is also Yang Zhen, the left minister who is known as the most powerful right-hand man of the Qi Emperor of the Dynasty and Li Yi!
The iconic mustache on his face was still there, and Chen An felt an inexplicable sense of joy every time he saw them.
After Li Yi heard this, his old face turned slightly red, after all, there was an appointment first, and it was indeed rude for him to come so late, thinking of this, he couldn't help but glare at Li Ping'an, the culprit with a hippie smile, and then pretended to be angry and said:
"It's not all because of this stinky boy, who has been lying in bed until the third pole of the sun, and he has been grinding until now! Okay, okay, this matter is indeed that I can't live with you Lao Yang, so I'll punish myself for three cups later, right? ”
Yang Zhen's beard almost crooked when he heard this, and he glared at him and said, "You old guy, you think it's quite beautiful!" Today we drank the wine given by the emperor! On weekdays, even the emperor himself is reluctant to drink, and if he drinks one cup, he will have one less drink! You're good, you want to go three cups when you come up? ”
"Haha, forget it if you don't give it~ Why do you have such a big temper, that's what I said~"
Li Yi was not embarrassed when he saw that his careful thoughts were exposed, but he just touched his head and laughed twice.
Yang Zhen rolled his eyes and ignored him, but turned his gaze to Li Ping'an on the side.
"Hello Grandpa Yang!" Seeing this, Li Ping'an shouted with a smile, he had already adapted to his identity as a child now.
"Alas~ Xiao Ping'an, I haven't come to see Grandpa Yang for a while, right?" Yang Zhen immediately responded with a kind face, touched his head with a smile and said.
"Grandfather Yang, I came to your house a few days ago to play with Yang Hao." Li Ping'an said.
Yang Hao is Yang Zhen's grandson who was born a year earlier than Li Ping'an.
"Oh? Is it? Why am I not impressed? It seems that Grandfather Yang is really old, and this memory can't keep up. Yang Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile.
"How so? Grandfather Yang is an important minister of the imperial court, and he has so many things to deal with every day, so we children can play with ourselves by ourselves, so naturally we didn't disturb Grandfather Yang, so you didn't notice it. Li Ping'an immediately said sensibly.
"Ouch, you listen, you listen! is worthy of being the son of Zheng Guogong, this mouth is so sweet, more talkative than your grandfather! Hahaha! Yang Zhen suddenly smiled from ear to ear, and the two mustaches trembled even more.
"Just what you say!"
After hearing this, Li Yi immediately glared at him angrily, and at the same time glanced at his precious grandson with a little sourness, after all, he hadn't heard these words from Ping'an's mouth.
"Hey, hey." Li Ping'an scratched his head.
"Hehe, okay, it's not too early, let's go sit down first, and talk while eating."
Yang Zhen said as he led them to the guest hall where they were eating.
After Li Ping'an Xun entered, he quickly glanced around and found that there were no other guests inside, which means that Yang Zhen really only invited Li Yi alone.
But... Isn't that right?
Li Ping'an glanced at his grandfather Li Yi and Yang Zhen, who were talking and laughing and sometimes mixed up with two words, these two are old men who are almost sixty years old and have been in officialdom and territory for most of their lives, can they really be political idiots?
One is the leader of the civil officials who are convinced, and the other is the irreplaceable pillar of the generals, no matter which dynasty in ancient China such two existences are placed, I am afraid that they will be extremely feared by the emperor of the current dynasty, right? Don't they even understand the most basic principle of avoiding suspicion? Or is it... They simply don't care?
On this occasion, why should you find two more people to "watch"?
Yang Zhen is okay, although he is the left minister, but after all, he is often with Emperor Qi day and night, and it is understandable that Emperor Qi can rest assured of him.
But Li Yi is different, he is the only hussar general in Qi and the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses! Although the former's official position is only from a grade, the latter can allow him to hold the vast majority of the military power of the Qi State!
And he is still fighting outside all the year round, fighting on the battlefield, and all the iron-blooded prestige is made by himself little by little!
With the merits and fame he has accumulated on the battlefield, it can be said that as long as he wants to, he is afraid that the Qi country at this moment will immediately usher in earth-shaking changes.
But thinking about this, it is not that Li Ping'an thinks that his grandfather will be the kind of person who has two hearts, on the contrary, he thinks that his grandfather Li Yi is still the kind of iron-clad man who is reaching the extreme and will never rebel!
However, this is just his thoughts, who knows what Emperor Qi thinks? After all, a companion is like a tiger, and the emperor's thoughts are the most difficult to guess. Although the history here is somewhat different from the history that Li Ping'an is familiar with, the general rise and fall process of the previous dynasties is similar.
There are also books similar to the art of imperial power here, so Li Ping'an will not think that the current Emperor Qi will be an "honest man" who has no scheming at all, but can only rely on others to sit on the throne.
However, Li Ping'an glanced at the two who were talking and laughing, and felt that he might be too worried. After all, the country of Qi is now in a turbulent situation, and it is normal for the Emperor of Qi to be able to work with his courtiers without suspicion.
And Yang Zhen really seemed to be just pulling Li Yi to drink, and between the two of them, they talked about some short things in the family, and they didn't involve officialdom or things in the field at all.
"Hehe, time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, even Ping An is already six years old. Although we always disagree with old age, but unconsciously our grandchildren are so old. ”
And just when Li Ping'an felt a little bored, Yang Zhen suddenly sighed and said.
"Hehe, that's true, Ping'an, this child, I look the same almost every time I see him, and the change is too fast."
Li Yi nodded, and he was indeed very emotional in his heart. Yang Zhen is okay, he always has time to spend with his wife, children and grandchildren, but what about him? Having spent most of his life on the battlefield, although his prestige has spread all over the world, the company of his family is really rare, thinking of this, he couldn't help but look guilty at Li Ping'an not far away.
"So, people, it's really not okay to disobey the old. After all, at this age, not only can I not keep up with my energy, but I also have more worries in my heart, and naturally I don't have the momentum I had when I was young. Lao Li, do you say? Yang Zhen squinted his eyes and said naturally as if he had drunk too much wine.
Hearing this, Li Ping'an, who had been sitting quietly on the side, eating his own things, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes.
This Yang Zhen... Seems to have something to say?
Coming from the 21st century, what he learned in that mixed society made him more sensitive to certain words of people.
"Well, yes. Now that I'm out on the march, it's easier to get tired than I was when I was younger. When I rest, I often think of Ping An them, this person is old, and it is indeed a little useless~" Li Yi didn't think much about it when he heard this, but just said with emotion.
"That's... Lao Li, have you sometimes thought about letting yourself rest, returning to the capital, and enjoying the joy of family? Yang Zhen asked casually.
Li Yi smiled bitterly, and then said: "I have been leading troops to fight since I was fifteen years old, and it has been more than forty years now, do you think I want to?" I think more than anyone else! But... But the younger generation of Qi is not angry! Now I can say that I will retreat, but the frontier of Qi cannot retreat! I'm retreating, if no one can go up, do you think those little people who are eyeing us can let us go of Qi Kingdom? ”
"Then what if it is on the premise of being able to keep my Qi country safe?" Yang Zhen asked softly.
"Huh? How is it guaranteed? Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Yang Zhen seriously.
Yang Zhen smiled, and then said very casually: "Actually, when I was chatting with His Majesty two days ago, I heard His Majesty mention this matter. ”
"Oh?" Li Yi looked at Yang Zhen, even if he had always been upright, he felt that something was wrong at this moment.
"Your Majesty told me that he has always been very grateful to the Great General Li Yi for everything he has done for the Qi State, but the reward is limited after all, and he always feels that he is a little indebted to you. Now that you are old, as the Son of Heaven, he should naturally be sympathetic to your body, and he wants you to have a happy old age, so His Majesty said that he has been thinking about whether there is another way to protect the Qi Kingdom. Later, after discussing with several of our ministers, we finally came up with a solution. Saying this, Yang Zhen deliberately paused and glanced at Li Yi.
"What is it?" Li Yi's eyes narrowed slightly.
"That's... Marriage! ”