The main hall of Pei Mansion.
Pei Shiju, who seemed to be old, slowly tilted his head and said, "This matter is of great importance. Mr. Pei will not get involved lightly. This matter will be put on hold for now."
Li Dewu, who was sitting at the bottom, was tired of his career, but he did not dare to show even a hint of disrespect, "I will listen to my father-in-law's instructions."
Pei Shiju stared at his son-in-law in front of him and said softly: "King Qin defeated Liu Heita, would you like to go to Hebei?"
"My son-in-law should stay in Beijing." Li Dewu shook his head without hesitation.
Pei Shiju nodded slightly, closed his eyes slightly, and Li Dewu quietly stepped back.
Pei Shiju didn't care that he failed to fulfill his promise to his son-in-law. What he cared about was that the battle for the legitimate son-in-law intensified. Under the sage's suggestion, King Donggong and King Qi joined forces to check and balance King Qin. This was not a good thing for the Pei family.
Pei Ji originally had a good relationship with Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, but as Li Shimin gained numerous military achievements, Pei Ji had to move closer to the East Palace. This was not determined by his own will.
After Pei Shiju defected to the Tang Dynasty, although he did not show a strong desire to lean towards the East Palace, he served successively as Crown Prince Zuo Shuzi and Crown Prince Zhan Shi.
The most important thing is that the Pei family... did not place any personnel on the side of Prince Qin's Mansion.
Putting aside his troubles for the time being, Pei Shiju sighed and remembered his son-in-law Li Dewu who had just been respectful in front of him. This man did not listen to any explanation and simply agreed not to ask for Chang'an orders anymore...
Obviously, this is a smart man, but he is also a cold-hearted person.
If there was even a chance, Pei Shiju didn't want to see a reunion. He knew that Li Dewu had a son in Lingnan and abandoned his wife and son... Once it was leaked, thousands of people would reviled him. Li Dewu naturally hoped to get more if he took such a risk. Interests.
Pei Shiju made this judgment because he had developed his vision and government through decades of experience in officialdom. However, his son Pei Xuanji's qualifications were relatively mediocre.
"This matter has been settled originally, but five days ago, Prince Zhongyun Wang Shujie of the East Palace came to visit." Pei Xuanji said with a wry smile: "Li Qianyou, the chief secretary of the Prince of Qi's Palace, asked for the Chang'an order."
"King Qi and Dong Palace are joining forces?" Li Dewu obviously didn't know anything.
"This matter caused an uproar in the capital." Pei Xuanji sighed: "The King of Qin defeated Liu Heita in one battle, and his military achievements were so great... The prince is rightly afraid."
"So, the Prince of Qi wants to seize the Chang'an Order... The prince can't refuse." Li Dewu nodded, "My father-in-law can only give in."
Pei Xuanji looked at Li Dewu's calm expression and said with a smile: "But Wang Shujie mentioned it, Hebei is free to choose."
"Shuying is pregnant with Liujia, how can she leave her husband?" Li Dewu said with a smile: "There is no need to mention this matter again."
Pei Xuanji left with satisfaction. Li Dewu, who was sitting alone in the room, turned to face the empty opposite side with a ferocious look on his face.
After months of planning and exhaustion, I thought that the day I returned to Beijing would be the beginning of a successful career, but I didn't expect it to end like this.
When Pei Renji first sued Li Hun, almost all of his Manchu clan was wiped out. He swallowed his anger and carried the coffin to Luoyang. After he came back... you, Pei Shiju, told me in an understatement that things had changed!
Li Dewu could hear the implication of Pei Xuanji's persuasion just now. It was nothing more than Prince Qi's sudden intervention and quick action... But Li Dewu would only think so. Prince Zhongyun and Wang Gui came to visit, and in the end you, Pei Shiju, betrayed me.
After being silent for a long time, Li Dewu rubbed his cheeks vigorously, burying his hatred deep in his heart, and tried his best to put a smile on his face before walking out the door.
"How is the house doing these days?"
Wu Zhong, who had been waiting outside the door, bowed and said, "Everything is as usual."
Wu Zhong quietly looked at Li Dewu's expression, thinking in his heart that he was an insider.
Originally, Wu Zhong didn't know the inside story, but today, when he came out of the city to greet him, the first thing Li Dewu said was, who will replace the Chang'an order?
By now, Wu Zhong naturally knew what was happening. Ten days ago, he told Li Shan that Li Dewu would return within ten days.
Li Dewu intended to serve as the Chang'an Order, but just two days ago, Chang'an Order Wang Xu was suddenly promoted to the supervisor of Yizhou, and Li Qianyou replaced the Chang'an Order.
Wu Zhong believed that it couldn't be such a coincidence, and that there must be Li Shan's hands and feet... but he didn't know how he did it.
Li Dewu kept walking towards the backyard, but suddenly stopped, turned around and said: "Last time, after the Lantern Festival, you went to Dongshan Temple to ask for scriptures. Madam appreciated it very much. Make arrangements for me to go to Dongshan Temple tomorrow to fulfill your wish."
"Yes." Wu Zhong's voice trembled slightly.
"Have the people who went to Lingnan come back?"
"There is no news yet. Lang Jun is worried. It has been more than four months now and he should still be on the road." Wu Zhongqiang calmed down, "And I remember that I fell ill on the way north..."
Li Dewu nodded slightly. If he got sick again on the way back to Lingnan, he might die in a foreign land. That's all. Why should you have to block the way?
Zhu Shi wanted to die, and she even took Li Shan with her...
That's all, Li Dewu stopped thinking about this and stepped into the backyard, warning himself in his heart that he must not show any dissatisfaction in front of Mr. Pei. He needs tenderness and sweet words, and soft words to persuade...
Parents cannot choose, but wives and sons can be changed. If you are in a high position, are you still worried about not having a son?
The news soon spread to Zhujiagou.
Li Shan covered his head and felt that he really had a headache. One by one, couldn't he just stay in bed for a while?
Li Shan has always regarded the few years between now and the first year of Zhenguan as the time to release skills, but there are always people trying to interrupt him from releasing skills...
After waving Zhu Ba away, Li Shan turned to look at Zhou Zhao, who was lying lazily on the sofa, "Sir, I mentioned Changlepo Winery yesterday. Let's go to taste that wine together tomorrow."
Zhou Zhao looked at Li Shan in surprise, then at Zhu Ba who had already gone out, and laughed strangely and said, "Is trouble coming to your door?"
Seeing that Li Shan remained silent, Zhou Zhao asked: "Wang Renyou?"
"If Wang Renyou is looking for trouble, what's the use of just hiding?"
Li Shan said calmly: "If you don't want to travel, you can only stay in the woodshed. Please don't be angry."
"Go, go, go, that wine shop's wine is delicious and memorable, and there are even dancing beauties..."
No longer paying attention to this guy, Li Shan got up and went out to find Zhu Wei. He didn't want to meet Li Dewu so early, not because of Li Dewu's own deterrent power, but because of the Pei family behind Li Dewu.
Li Shan knew that the weight of his chess piece was too low, too insignificant, and too inconspicuous. Once it was exposed, Pei didn't have to do anything. Li Kai and Li Zhaode would stay away from it.
It is impossible to hide under the water forever, and it is impossible not to meet Li Dewu forever, but there must be a condition first.
That is, one has a certain status or is famous far and wide.
The former path was what Li Shan wanted to take at the beginning. If he could climb to Prince Qin's palace and even meet Li Shimin, Pei Shiju, as the prince Zhan Shi, would not dare to act carelessly during the period of seizing the throne.
It's a pity that Li Shan quarreled with Du Ruhui and offended the Qin Palace. However, Wei Ting from the East Palace admired him very much, and even hooked up with Li Zhaode, the only son of Li Qianyou, the confidant of the King of Qi...
Just relying on Li Kai, the son of Li Keshi, who led the army in the Prince of Qin's Palace... Li Shan had given up on this idea.
The latter path is Li Shan's only choice.
With a reputation that spread far and wide, and not just an ordinary one, Pei didn't dare to act carelessly, and even if he suppressed him, he couldn't do it blatantly.
The most accurate way is to enter the imperial examination and become an official, and the reputation of poetry will spread far and wide.
A book of poems in simplified Chinese and Pinyin... Li Shan had already prepared it.
