The British Duke Li family is a big family. Li Ji has two sisters, two brothers, two sons, two daughters, and five grandchildren in total.
Judging from the current situation of the country in need of population in the Tang Dynasty, the Li family can undoubtedly be regarded as a model household because they have enough children.
Because of Li Ji's high merit and prestige, the emperors of the three dynasties successively granted many official positions to Li Ji's peers and descendants. This was called "en-yin" in ancient times.
What Enyin means is that regardless of your ability or not, as long as your relatives are awesome, you can be an official. You don't have to be awesome, and it's best not to be awesome.
It is enough for a family to have one outstanding person. If there is an extra leader, it will be the emperor's head.
Li Ji's brothers and descendants are all officials outside. Among his grandchildren, Li Jingye, Li Jingyou, Li Jingzhen, etc. all have official positions.
Li Qinzai is the youngest among his grandchildren. Unfortunately, he is too bastard. He has done many bastard things in the past, and his reputation in Chang'an is almost ruined by the streets.
Even if the emperor intended to favor Li Qinzai, he would not dare to randomly appoint officials for fear of causing trouble.
If a person with an official position does something stupid, he will lose his country's prestige.
After the Pegasus jade carving was sold, Li Zhi probably secretly wiped away a cold sweat in the harem.
Damn it, luckily I didn't give this bastard an official title, otherwise he would have slapped the royal family in the face.
So Li Qinzai is twenty years old this year, but he is still white, and he is in a bad state... Well, benevolence will lead to benevolence, at least there is no psychological burden when doing bad things.
After solving a huge problem, Li Qinzai returned from the suburbs of Beijing to the gate of Li Mansion alone.
It had been several days since he traveled back in time, and Li Qinzai was generally familiar with the Li family. His impression of the Li family was neither good nor bad, and his feelings were very bland.
There is no talk of love, and there is no talk of hate.
After the imperial edict was released, Li Qinzai rushed back to the Li family immediately after returning to Chang'an City, not because he loved the Li family, but because he had nowhere to go.
Today, he still cannot fully integrate into the role of "Li Qinzai". Instead, he is like a calm bystander, calmly watching everyone and everything in this strange era, neither sad nor happy.
After being welcomed back to the mansion by the servants, except for Liu Asi's sincere smile, the servants in the mansion did not show any excitement about Li Qinzai's departure and return.
The smiles they showed were only professional. In his previous life, when Li Qinzai was still a social animal, he was already very familiar with this kind of fake smile in the workplace.
The previous owner of Li Qinzai's body was obviously not a kind person. Judging from the behavior of the servants in the house who avoided him like snakes and scorpions, Li Qinzai was very poisonous to them.
Entering the front yard, housekeeper Wu Tong came up to him and pulled Li Qinzai's sleeves. His eyes turned red. I don't know if it was true or not, but he actually shed a few tears.
"Fifth Young Master has suffered. How can a delicate and noble man endure such a crime? I don't dare to cause trouble in the future, but I don't dare to cause trouble..."
Li Qinzai reached out and wanted to pat his shoulder to comfort him, but thinking that he had secretly watched him pee, with unknown motives and quirks, he hesitated and finally did not dare to take the photo.
"Young Master, just come back. I'm waiting for you in the study room in the backyard. I'll see you there."
The two walked into the backyard, and Wu Tong led Li Qinzai in many twists and turns, stopping in a quiet, remote yard with unique scenery.
There is only one room in the yard, with blue bricks and red tiles, simple and not shabby.
Li Qinzai stood under the wooden steps of the entrance hall of the house, thinking for a while, and then walked in.
There is an exquisite hollow copper ball hanging from the beam in the study, with sandalwood burning inside, giving it an elegant and quiet smell.
Li Ji was sitting at the main seat in a lavender casual robe, flipping through a book with an indifferent expression.
Seeing Li Qinzai come in, Li Ji raised his eyes and glanced lightly, his eyes continued to fall on the pages of the book.
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly. Li Ji's reaction was a little cold, but it was understandable.
If you are an unworthy descendant, you will be treated like this at home. The more bastard you are outside, the humbler you are at home.
Li Qinzai silently bowed to Li Ji and said, "My grandson has met your grandfather."
Li Ji hummed, pointed to a futon in front of him, and said, "Sit down."
Li Qinzai knelt down and sat down, with his waist straight, his thighs parallel, his feet overlapping, his hands on his legs, and his eyes looking straight ahead.
This is the standard sitting posture of this era.
Li Ji ignored him and was still reading.
After a long time, Li Ji finally looked away from the book, glanced at Li Qinzai, and said calmly: "I think His Majesty has issued an order to acquit you and release you, otherwise you would still be on the way to Lingnan at this moment."
Li Qinzai lowered his head and said, "Yes, thank you very much, grandfather, for interceding for your grandson."
Li Ji shook his head: "Don't thank me, old man. The elders in your family have helped you out of all the troubles you have gotten into since you were a child. Only this time, you have to save yourself."
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "I would also like to thank my grandfather. Without my grandfather to help my grandson ascend to heaven, my grandson still would not be able to save himself."
Li Ji looked at him deeply.
In just two sentences of conversation, he could already deeply feel that this grandson's temperament was very different from before, and he was completely different from the other two.
How should I put it? The grandson in front of me has matured a lot. He is no longer a jerk in his words and deeds. He is also very polite and well-educated, and he will not act recklessly.
He seemed to be a completely different person. This person was very strange. He still had the same facial features and appearance, but Li Ji didn't recognize him.
Unable to find a reason, Li Ji could only explain in his heart that his grandson's change was due to a catastrophe and his growth overnight.
Li Ji took a drawing from the desk, pointed at it, and said, "Is this thing really created by you?"
You don't need to look at Li Qinzai to know that it is a drawing he gave to the weapons supervisor and craftsman, and it shows the mechanical parts of the new strong bow.
"yes."
Li Ji narrowed his eyes: "You spend the whole day having fun with your friends and friends, sleeping in flowers and sleeping in willows. I don't see how many books you have read. You are half blind. Why do you have such ability to create a ranged weapon?" A twice as powerful bow?"
Li Qinzai's face was a little dark.
Although it was my grandfather’s comment, I still felt a little bit hurt in my heart...
Even chickens are patriotic, so why can’t a dandy make some contribution to the country?
"Grandpa, my grandson just saw the weapons provided by the troops at the door yesterday, and he had an enlightenment for a moment, so he occasionally gained something." Li Qinzai said humbly.
Li Ji asked again: "The mechanism of this object is quite dexterous. It can save the effort of drawing the bow, and it can reach a distance of two hundred steps without losing its accuracy. If you occasionally gain something, it will be far ahead of the thousands of years of wisdom of the predecessors. Haha." , those predecessors who worked so hard should be crushed to death."
"Grandpa, don't worry, they have been reincarnated long ago..."
"What a bastard!" Li Ji glared at him fiercely, then sighed and said, "That's all, you're lucky this time and you managed to escape a disaster. On normal days, even if you had created this Zhang Xinshi Qiangbow may not be able to get away with it easily..."
Li Qinzai asked doubtfully: "Why?"
Li Ji's turbid eyes gradually darkened: "After the Turks were wiped out in the north, there are still nine surnames of Tiele who frequently invade the border, plundering and killing our people of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty has long had the intention of marching to the north. When autumn comes this year, you may give some advice to the king. Master, conquer the nine surnames of Tiele in the north."
"The war is about to begin, and you just happened to offer a sharp weapon that can be used by the country, so His Majesty let you go. Otherwise, the whole court would be hard pressed to hide it. How could His Majesty easily absolve you of your crime?"
