Xue Ne's sad love story is very exciting, with vague shadows of Li Qinzai and the head of Jinxiang County.
It can be seen that Xue Ne is very fond of the daughter of the Marquis of Nanyang County. Even though Liu Shen severely rejected her, Xue Ne's expression at this time seems to have not given up.
Li Qinzai couldn't do much to help him and could only silently accompany him through this difficult period of lovelorn.
Next, Xue Nazhen lived in the Li family courtyard.
He wandered around the village like a lonely ghost every day, with a dull expression on his face and floating around without touching his feet. The villagers were frightened and didn't understand what evil the Fifth Young Master had done to attract such a fate. An unlucky thing.
Li Qinzai didn't know what evil he had done, and he wanted to give some advice, but after all, he was a lovelorn person, and his temperament was hard to predict. What if he couldn't listen to the words of comfort and got violent and bitten?
During the day, Xue Na wandered around Zhuangzi, and at night, it was Li Qinzai's turn to be unlucky.
As soon as it got dark, he took Li Qinzai to drink until he was very drunk. This guy didn't drink well when he was drunk. Not only did he cry and make a fuss, he also turned over the table and smashed the dishes. After venting his anger, he fell asleep, leaving a mess all over the floor. , the servants had no choice but to tidy up the mess.
Li Qinzai drank a lot with Xue Ne in the past few days. He drank it every day. Even the rice wine with a very low alcohol content could not withstand the large amount. So Xue Ne got drunk every night, and Li Qinzai also got drunk with him every night.
After spending a few days with Xue Ne, Li Qinzai found that he could no longer drink with him.
Li Qinzai felt that it was very interesting for a person who had not yet recovered from a serious injury to be able to accompany his brother to this point, so he wanted to continue to accompany him.
In the future, Xue Ne will get out of the shadow of broken love and come to his senses to visit Li Qinzai's grave. Thinking about that scene, it will make you feel unjust.
So Li Qinzai forced Xue Na to do some healthy and green activities.
Such as fishing.
The two brothers were sitting on the edge of the Weihe River, each holding a fishing rod. Two holes were opened in the river, and the fishing line hung into the water. The two men stared blankly at the movement on the river.
Xue Ne looked depressed and embarrassed. He had been drunk every day these past few days, and he had suffered a lot.
Looking blankly at the white snow on both sides of the Wei River, Xue Ne suddenly sighed: "The snow is so white..."
Li Qinzai stared at the fishing line on the river and comforted her without looking back: "Does it look like the future between you and the daughter of the Liu family is blank?"
Xue Na:? ? ?
It was like hearing the sound of a knife piercing my heart, it hurt so much.
His cheeks twitched violently a few times, and Xue Ne took a deep breath.
"Brother Jingchu, foolish brother wants to jump into the river..."
Li Qinzai said calmly: "Brother Xian, look at the ice on the Wei River, do you see it?"
"Saw."
"Does it look like the cold rejection of you by the Marquis of Nanyang County?"
Xue Ne's face turned green.
"Brother, look at the water of the Weihe River under the ice..."
Xue Ne started to get mad: "What does it look like?"
"Like the love between you and the daughter of the Liu family that went down the drain..."
Xue Ne looked at him with sad eyes and trembling lips.
Li Qinzai turned his head inadvertently and was surprised: "You're not going to cry, are you?"
Xue Ne wowed and really started crying.
Li Qinzai said helplessly: "Why are you so fragile? Do you know what your tears look like?"
"Stop, stop talking, brother Jingchu, that's it for now, just be a human being!" Xue Ne choked.
Li Qinzai glanced at him. This guy was actually the one who took down the humiliating city without a single blow. Do you dare to believe it?
A burst of rapid footsteps came from far away.
Li Qinzai couldn't help but sigh when he heard the footsteps and murmured: "It seems like there is trouble again."
A Bu Qu hurriedly ran to Li Qinzai, cupped his fists and said, "Fifth Young Master, we have a visitor."
Li Qinzai sighed: "It's freezing cold and we came here. This guest seems to be seriously ill..."
Bu Qu reported: "The guest's name is Liu Shen, and he is the Marquis of Nanyang County."
Li Qinzai and Xue Ne were stunned and looked at each other quickly.
"Looking for you?" Li Qinzai asked Xue Ne.
Xue Na shook his head bitterly: "I don't know, his tone when he rejected me was as cold as the ice on the Wei River."
Li Qinzai frowned: "I don't know Hou Hou of Nanyang County. He just rejected your marriage proposal and immediately came to my house. What on earth does he want to do?"
Xue Ne said listlessly: "Go and have a look, you have to deal with the guests after all."
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The two returned to the other courtyard, and Manager Cui told Li Qinzai that Liu Shen was waiting in the greenhouse in the side hall of the other courtyard.
Li Qinzai entered the side hall. There were two huge charcoal stoves in the greenhouse. The room was so warm that he didn't feel cold even wearing single clothes.
Liu Shen is a middle-aged man in his thirties with a slightly ugly appearance. It is said that his father was a minister of Conglong who followed Li Yuan in Jinyang. He took the lead in attacking the Sui capital and killed dozens of enemies, establishing a considerable position. Because of his contribution, he was named the Duke of Nanyang County.
Later, Liu Shen's father passed away, and the title was passed to Liu Shen. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the title must be reduced by one level when passed to the next generation, so Liu Shen could only inherit the title as a county marquis.
It is a pity that Liu Shen's qualifications are mediocre, and he has basically no sense of presence in the court and in front of the emperor. The only glory of the Liu family is the name of this county prince.
Li Qinzai was still in a wheelchair and was pushed into the side hall.
Seeing Li Qinzai enter the room, Liu Shen immediately stood up and saluted him respectfully: "Your Majesty, Liu Shen, pays homage to Duke Li."
Li Qinzai returned the greeting with a smile and said, "You don't have to be polite, Marquis Liu. You have come all the way from Chang'an. You have had a hard journey."
After the guests and hosts exchanged polite greetings, they each took their seats.
What follows next is the process of small talk. This is the custom in officialdom. It is not uncommon to get straight to the point, but it is rare, unless Liu Rengui is as upright and straightforward.
After chatting for a long time, Li Qinzai finally became impatient.
We are not familiar with each other at all. You came all the way to talk to me. What on earth do you want to do?
So Li Qinzai smiled and said: "It's freezing weather, Liu County Marquis went out of his way to come to the house. Do you have anything to say?"
Liu Shen stroked his beard and was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Jun Gong Li is absolutely loyal to the country and the emperor. Now that the prince is seriously ill, people from all sides in Chang'an City are making frequent moves, but Jun Gong Li decisively withdrew to avoid suspicion and came to this rural place to avoid Understand the right and wrong of Chang'an City..."
"The official is well aware of Duke Li's loyalty to the emperor and the court. There is something that the official intends to report to me."
Li Qinzai said with a smile: "I am all ears."
Liu Shen hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Does Duke Li know about the 'Wu Tu Kingdom'?"
Li Qinzai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know."
It's not that he is ignorant, it's that there are too many countries, big and small, around the Tang Dynasty, and the names of the countries are very difficult to pronounce and can't be remembered at all.
Liu Shen was not surprised by Li Qinzai's reaction and said with a smile: "Xiaguan didn't know about the Wutu Kingdom before. Later I found out that the Wutu Kingdom is in Tianzhu. The master traveled west to learn scriptures, and this country was mentioned in his book "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty"."
Li Qinzai still looked at him with a blank expression. He was a small country in the Asan Continent. He didn't understand why Liu Shen mentioned it.
Liu Shen was silent for a long time, and then said in a surprising way: "Wuta State believes in Buddhism, and there is a priest named 'Brahmin' in the religion. There is a Brahmin in Utu State named 'Lu Jiayiduo'. This person represents the leader of Utu State." Come to Chang'an to congratulate the Emperor..."
"Xiaoguan was lucky enough to get to know him. Lu Jiajiduo told him that he could refine the elixir of life and cure the illness of His Royal Highness."
(End of chapter)
