Li Quan's sisters and brothers are also nominally members of the Li clan in Dunhuang, but they belong to the end of the house and are not valued by the family, and they are not even eligible to participate in the clan sacrifice, but there is also a saying that their grandfather Li Danping was not originally from the Li clan of Dunhuang, but belonged to the Li clan of Longxi.

There is some truth in this statement, otherwise how could their grandfather Li Danping, a doctor of official studies in Shazhou, not be qualified to participate in the clan sacrifice?

It is precisely for this reason that Li Zhen is extremely indifferent to his family's feelings, he never bowed down to people in his previous life, and in this life, he only worships his grandfather and master, asking him to bow down to this head of the family who is high up and never cares about the life or death of their sisters and brothers, his knees can't bend.

Li Zhen bowed and saluted, "The junior is exactly!"

At this time, Li Quan came in with tea, and Li Jin smiled at her: "You should step back first! I want to talk to your brother alone." ”

Li Quan saw that her younger brother refused to bow down to the head of the family, and she was really a little worried in her heart, so she laughed and said: "My brother is only seventeen years old, and he doesn't understand many things. ”

"Okay, please take a seat. ”

Li Quan sat down across the table, Li Zhen stood behind his sister, and glanced at Li Pan opposite, although they were clansmen and studied in the same state, but this Li Pan's eyes were on the top of his head, and he had never looked at himself directly.

Today he actually came to his house, Li Zhen faintly guessed the reason, and estimated that today's incident was related to this Li Pan.

Li Jin stroked his long beard lightly, and said to Li Quan unhurriedly: "You should know about the martial arts exam tomorrow!"

Of course, Li Quan knew that it was related to his younger brother's future, and he heard that there were still three places to enter Beijing to participate in martial arts, and his younger brother had no opponent in riding and archery among the Dunhuang teenagers, and one of these three places belonged to their family.

"I know that tomorrow my family Ah Zhen will also participate. ”

"Yes, your brother is very good, and the Li family can have such an outstanding talent, and I, the head of the family, am also very pleased. ”

"The head of the family has won the award, he is still just a child, he has a little strength, and he is not outstanding. ”

Li Quan was an extremely shrewd woman, and she had considered this question more than once, and her brother was indeed outstanding, which made her proud.

When people talked to her, they all praised the Li family for having a talent, but the family never ignored it, which showed that the head of the family didn't take Ah Zhen in his heart at all.

Li Quan also knew that the Li family attached great importance to blood, and no matter how good a concubine like them was, he would not be valued by the family, unless he became a high-ranking official and powerful.

In that case, why did the head of the family come here today? and said hypocritical praise, did they have any purpose?

Thinking of the purpose, Li Quan's heart also became vigilant.

Li Jin smiled and said: "The Li family has a caravan with five hundred camels, which is one of the best in Shazhou, the caravan has thirty guards, but there is a lack of a guard leader, I plan to let your brother be the guard leader, if you do well, I will promote him to be the deputy deacon of the caravan in two years, what do you think?"

Li Zhen stood behind his sister, he probably heard a little famous, so he reminded his sister in a low voice, "Sister, I said I would help you make wine." ”

Li Jin stroked his beard and laughed, "It's not easy for the virtuous nephew to make wine, the Li family has a brewery in Shouchang County, and I let you be a deacon, how about it?"

Li Quan understood the meaning of his brother's words, she once considered opening a wine-making workshop, and his brother said that he would help him make wine, but she reprimanded him and did not allow him to do business and missed the future, Li Quan immediately understood the purpose of the head of the family.

Li Quan immediately shook his head and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the head of the family, my Ah Zhen will participate in the martial arts township test tomorrow, he has the ability to compete for the quota in Beijing, I hope he can enter Beijing to participate in the martial arts, I understand the kindness of the head of the family." ”

Li Jin's face changed slightly, and his tone obviously became displeased, "You may not know the importance of tomorrow's martial arts!"

"If the head of the house is willing to say, I will listen to you!"

Li Jin hesitated for a moment and said: "Tomorrow's martial arts examination will be presided over by General Wang Da himself, this is the first time since the opening of the martial arts examination in Shazhou, all the warriors who enter the Beijing quota in the examination, he will personally write a letter of recommendation to the Ministry of War, with General Wang Da recommending, there will be a bright future, such an opportunity is too rare." ”

Li Quan said: "It is precisely because of the rare opportunity that it is more worth fighting for!"

Li Jin didn't expect Li Quan to be even more difficult to speak than his younger brother, his face suddenly sank, and he said coldly: "Since you don't understand what I mean, then I'll make it clear, I came to you today in the hope that Li Zhen would take the initiative to give up the competition for three places in Beijing." ”

After a pause, he accentuated his tone again, "I am the head of the Li family, what I say, as a child of the family, you must obey, and Li Zhen will not participate in riding and shooting tomorrow." ”

Li Quan was also angry, what is this called, is it to oppress people with power? I have never seen such a family master, why can't her younger brother enter Beijing to participate in the martial arts, why should her younger brother give up competition?

"Head of the family, I don't understand what you mean, which of the clan rules prohibits my brother from fighting for a place in Beijing?"

Li Quan's words were extremely powerful, and he pressed it down with the big hat of the clan rules, so that Li Jin, who was the head of the family, was speechless for a long time.

Li Pan, who was standing behind him, said angrily: "The quota has already been decided, and the head of the family is a kind reminder, but you don't know what to do."

Li Jin turned his head and glared at Li Pan fiercely, how could he say this matter, especially to the stakeholders, Li Pan lowered his head in fright and didn't dare to say it anymore.

Li Quan had completely understood, she took a deep breath, stood up and said, "Thank you for your kindness, we know what to do?"

Li Jin didn't expect Li Quan to chase away the guest, he was furious in his heart, stood up and snorted heavily, turned around and left quickly.

Li Quan waited for them to leave, and closed the door with a bang, "Bah! ”

Li Zhen gave a thumbs up and praised: "My sister is amazing, my little brother is convinced!"

"Hey, don't talk like that, what will you do tomorrow? They are all quotas. ”

"Sister, can I guess which three of them?"

"You know?"

Li Zhen nodded, "One is Zhang Li, his father is Zhang Ting, the deputy military envoy of the Doulu Army, one of the places belongs to him, and the other is Suo Wen, his younger brother Suo Ying has already leaked it to me, and the last one should be Li Pan just now, otherwise he would not come with the head of the family." ”

"But these three people are not your opponents, how unfair it is to let you quit!" Li Quan knew that these three people were all powerful children of Dunhuang, and it was not something that ordinary people like them could resist, so she was desperate in her heart.

Li Zhen shook his head slowly, "Sister, I will never quit the township test!"

Li Quan was stunned, "The quota is all set, what can you do?"

Li Zhen smiled coldly, "Is I, Li Zhen, so easily manipulated by others?"

In the first year of the Tang Dynasty, the Holy Spirit Emperor Wu Zetian was determined to recover the Western Regions, appointed Wang Xiaojie, the general of Yingyangwei, as the governor of Wuwei Dao, and fought against Tubo with the Turkic general Ashina Zhongjie, defeated the Tubo army in one fell swoop, recovered the four towns of Qiuci, Yanqi, Khotan, and Shule, and re-established the Anxi capital to protect Yuqiuzi.

This time Wang Xiaojie led an army of 50,000 to prepare to go south from Shazhou to the plateau to defeat the Tubo army and the ten Khans of the Western Turks, Ashina and his son, temporarily stationed in Dunhuang.

At this time, Shazhou held the annual Wuju Township Examination, Wang Xiaojie was very interested in this, and offered to participate in the Wuju Township Examination.

In the big tent, Wang Xiaojie, a famous general of the Tang Army, was pacing back and forth with his hands, looking a little anxious, he got the news that the team he sent to meet the imperial envoy failed to receive anyone, and the imperial envoy and his party disappeared in the area of Yumen Pass.

This made him both worried and a little strange, it stands to reason that the imperial envoy should be very safe in Hexi, could it be the horse bandits in the Hexi corridor, but which horse bandit dares to be so bold and bold to attack the envoy sent by the Holy Lord.

At this moment, his personal guards reported outside the tent: "General, there is a young man from Dunhuang County outside the camp who asks to see him, and he says that there is a confidential matter to report. ”

Wang Xiaojie was thinking about the disappearance of the envoy, but when he heard that someone wanted to report the secret, he naturally connected the two things together.

He nodded, "Bring him in!"

In a moment, two soldiers brought a tall young man into the big tent, the young man was Li Zhen, he originally came to try his luck and see that Wang Xiaojie was willing to see him.

He didn't have much hope, but he didn't expect Wang Xiaojie to agree with him, which really surprised him.

Li Zhen was brought into the big tent, and there were four guards with knives standing at the door of the big tent, staring at him fiercely, and there was only one general wearing a golden helmet in the big tent, which was estimated to be Wang Xiaojie, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to give a long salute, "Li Zhen see General Wang!"

"Who are you, and what do you have to see me?"

"The student is a scholar of Dunhuang and will participate in tomorrow's martial arts township test, but some people are playing favoritism and cheating, and the quota for entering Beijing has been set in advance, and the student is deeply unhappy and has come to report to the general. ”

Wang Xiaojie was furious, it turned out that he didn't come for the disappearance of the messenger, he waved his hand, "Drive out!"

Several guards stepped forward and pushed him away, and Li Zhen shouted: "The township tribute is cheating, and the recommender will also be implicated, the general is famous, do you want to plant it on the three unlearned and unskilled gentlemen?"

Wang Xiaojie was stunned, "Wait a minute!" he stopped the soldier.

Wang Xiaojie reacted at this time, he remembered that he had promised to write a letter of recommendation, in case the recommendation was really incompetent and angered the saint, he would indeed be implicated.

Wang Xiaojie walked up to Li Zhen, and when he saw that Li Zhen was upright and not afraid at all, he asked coldly: "Are you tired of being alive?"

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