Zhenguogongfu.
Li Baiyi and Li Xiao were lying on the deck chairs in the yard together, looking like two paralyzed people.
Seeing that his father and he both had the same virtues, Li Baiyi couldn't help but laugh dryly and said: "Dad, what are you doing? You train so hard every day in the military camp. It's impossible to run this far and be as tired as me, right? Then you All the muscles in this body have grown in vain.”
When Li Xiao heard this, he immediately became angry and wanted to sit up, but finally lay down: "You little bastard, if I hadn't been implicated by you this time, I wouldn't have suffered so much."
Li Baiyi waved his hand and said, "Father, you can't be so ungrateful. What do you mean by blaming me? Didn't you find this yourself?"
"You are the Duke of Zhenguo and a general. If anything happens to the refugees, it will definitely be your fault. Don't you know this?"
"Your Majesty only asked you to run and run, and didn't ask you to do anything else. Just be satisfied."
"You will not know His Majesty's kindness until an iron fist hits you on the head."
Li Xiao snorted softly and said, "If it weren't for your boy who won Wen Dou now, would those people use such despicable means to deal with you and me?"
Li Baiyi suddenly looked at Li Xiao with a strange look on his face: "You mean, I won the literary fight this time and it was still wrong?"
"It just so happens that this civil war outside the city is just to let the Beiyuan delegation enter the city. There will be a civil war later. I will lose to them then."
When Li Xiao heard this, he became furious. He pointed at Li Baiyi and said, "You kid is talking nonsense. If you really dare to lose to them, I will skin you."
Li Baiyi said with an indifferent expression: "It's okay. With your temper, you might be hit on the head by the emperor's iron fist one day."
Just as Li Xiao was about to speak, suddenly, a feminine voice came from outside: "Is the Duke of Zhen at home? The Za family is here to convey the order."
Hearing this, Li Baiyi couldn't help but his eyes turned green: "Iron Fist is really here? What am I saying?"
Li Xiao glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense here."
With that said, he shouted outside: "Eunuch Cao? Come in, our father and son have difficulty moving."
There was a slight laugh from outside, and then Li Baiyi saw a figure walking in. It was Eunuch Cao next to Concubine Xi.
Li Baiyi couldn't help but shrink. Every time he saw Eunuch Cao, he was afraid, for fear of what Eunuch Cao would do to him.
Eunuch Cao smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Zhen Guo and his son are really in a good mood. They are enjoying the cool air in this yard. It's very leisurely."
Li Xiao smiled bitterly and said: "Eunuch Cao, please stop joking and declare the decree."
Eunuch Cao nodded, opened the imperial edict in his hand and said: "The Duke of Zhenguo will accept the edict from top to bottom."
Er Gouzi and the Duke of Zhen, except Li Baiyi and his son, all knelt in front of Eunuch Cao to receive the order.
"Your Majesty said that this time the refugees continued to cause chaos, and many people died. The Duke of Zhen did not do a good job and asked you to run ten kilometers at the horse farm every day. There is a special little eunuch to check."
"Except for going out for a run, Duke Zhen Guo must stay at home for a full month. After one month, Duke Zhen Guo will be free."
Hearing this, Li Xiao suddenly wailed: "Your Majesty, my body and bones can't bear it. I beg your Majesty to take back my life."
Eunuch Cao smiled and said: "Mr. Zhenguo, your majesty has said that if you don't accept it, your majesty will ask you to go to the palace to receive ten whips every day for a whole month, and you are not allowed to use ointment."
Li Xiao immediately covered his mouth and said, "Eunuch Cao, please report back to Your Majesty and tell me that I will do what Your Majesty ordered and report to the horse farm every day."
When Eunuch Cao heard this, his original smile returned to his face and he said: "The Duke of Zhen Guo is indeed a man who understands current affairs. What follows is the will for the young Eunuch."
"Your Majesty said that the young master won the first place on behalf of Da Kun Wen Dou this time. He has great merit and should be rewarded."
"It's a pity that the young master took the prince to have fun in Chunfeng Tower, which caused a very bad impact on the prince and Da Kun."
"The two offset each other, and there is no reward or punishment. Now the number of refugees is increasing and we are in urgent need of relief."
"The County Magistrate of Dianzi has been dismissed due to corruption and failure to provide relief to the victims. Li Baiyi is now asked to take up the post of County Magistrate of Dianzi, fully preside over disaster relief matters, and assist His Royal Highness in disaster relief."
Li Baiyi was shocked when he heard this: "Eunuch Cao, please tell your Majesty that I really can't do anything to relieve the disaster."
"How could your Majesty do this? Isn't this just repaying kindness with hatred? I just won the literary battle, and you actually arranged such a big job for me."
However, Eunuch Cao smiled and shook his head and said: "Young Master has praised the old slave. The old slave is just a messenger, and His Majesty also said it."
"If the young master doesn't agree, then the young master must explain the matter of taking the prince to Chunfeng Tower."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the crown prince of Da Kun, and his status is respected by the Young Master. Taking the Crown Prince to Chunfeng Tower is tantamount to cholera and extravagance."
"The young master will be grounded for one year. He will be supervised by ten imperial guards every day. He will not be allowed to have any outings unless approved by His Majesty or Concubine Xi."
When Li Baiyi heard this, he couldn't help but wailed: "Your Majesty really values me too much. It is such a waste of royal force to have so many palace guards to protect me."
Eunuch Cao smiled slightly and said: "Then, young master, are you going or not?"
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes and said, "In this situation, can I still not go?"
Eunuch Cao chuckled and said, "Young Master is indeed aware of current affairs, so I will take my leave."
With that said, Eunuch Cao placed the imperial edict next to Li Xiao and then left the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion in a flash.
After Li Xiao waited for Eunuch Cao to stop moving, he looked outside and found that Eunuch Cao had indeed left. He immediately stood up, picked up the imperial edict and started reading.
"Son, why haven't I seen this word before? What kind of word is it?"
Li Baiyi looked at Li Xiao's okay appearance and suddenly looked surprised: "Dad, didn't you look like you were about to die just now? How come you recovered so quickly?"
Li Xiao sneered, "What do you mean by looking like you're about to die? Your father and I have been in the army for 20 to 30 years, and running is not even a warm-up."
Li Baiyi understood immediately: "Dad, you are really pretending, why don't you pretend now?"
Li Xiao whistled and said, "Of course I won't pretend anymore. Eunuch Cao has left. This arrangement has been finalized. No one will come again."
Li Baiyi looked at his father as if he were looking at another person: "Dad, you are too stubborn. You could even guess that the imperial edict was coming, and you deliberately pretended to die in front of Eunuch Cao. What do you think? Will Your Majesty believe it?"
Li Xiao said confidently: "This is not important. What is important is that Eunuch Cao will report to Your Majesty that I am exhausted when he returns."
