Cui Ming felt that he had said enough.
As a member of an aristocratic family, he also didn't want to see something like this happen.
"Brother Li, I have to say goodbye. We will see you later."
Li Jingren: "..."
Cui Ming is very high-spirited now. Although his Cui family has been criticized, ridiculed, and ridiculed by many aristocratic families...but he believes that it is those guys who can't eat the grapes and say the grapes are sour.
Although there will be a certain price to pay for joining the line of King Shu, in the long run, this is the most beneficial to the development of the family.
The head of a family cannot achieve great things without a big picture and long-term vision. Although his eldest brother is a bit crazy, he has a forward-looking vision, which gave him great inspiration.
The Tang Dynasty was founded less than twenty years ago. Both generations of kings were wise. Especially the current majesty, whose character is questionable, is nevertheless an extremely qualified emperor.
As for the successor, whether it is the Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, the predecessors have set an example for future generations, so what is the matter with the current prince?
You can tell just by looking at the power behind King Shu.
Sometimes, accurate prediction is also an ability that can change a person's destiny or the future development potential of a family.
With hundreds of years of development history of the family, his experience told him that in the face of national turmoil, one needs to know how to advance and retreat and assess the situation.
In the entire history of China, the most prestigious people are, in the final analysis, the royal family, followed by the high officials in the court.
As a member of an aristocratic family, it doesn't matter how powerful you are, how many officials you train, or how much contribution you make.
You are just an aristocratic family, as insignificant as an ant in front of the torrent of the state machine.
You can never live in the palace or go to the palace, but as long as you are a state-level official, you will have the opportunity to enter the palace, meet His Majesty, and give guidance to the world in the court.
Anyone with some political achievements will be recorded in the annals of history, and his name will be left in the annals of history, but I have never seen any family be recorded in the annals of history. Those who are recorded in the annals of history are all notorious villains.
As for the royal family changing people, that is not only the law of historical development, but also the royal family's own evildoing, which has depleted the country's destiny.
In this way, their family can take advantage of it, add fuel to the fire, break the pattern, and redistribute resources.
After hundreds of years, the Cui family has experienced great catastrophes, but they have always been able to persevere in the catastrophes, and they have also summarized several rules for the survival of aristocratic families.
Just as His Royal Highness the King of Shu once said: Insight into worldly affairs is knowledge, and understanding of human feelings is knowledge.
If a person is strong-willed when he should be strong-willed, he will be applauded by the people.
Being tough when you shouldn't be tough will only lead to your own death, and you will be tricked into someone else's misery, and you will be infamy for eternity.
But this is Cui's family heirloom, and he will never tell Li Jingren.
After listening to Cui Ming's words, Li Jingren also fell into deep thought.
"Amitabha, Donor Li, I won't disturb you anymore. I'll take my leave now."
"Today we come together to persuade you, but also because we don't want any bloodshed to happen. After all, all living beings are suffering, so why make the innocent people suffer even more?"
"The world is bustling, everyone wants something, the world is bustling, everyone has something they don't have, and this creates troubles..."
"If it's a trivial matter, it doesn't matter if you don't get it. You'll be miserable for a while at most. I, the Buddha, said that there are two kinds of suffering that I fear the most in this world: struggling to ask for what you want when you can't get it, and being unsatisfied when you get it, and wanting more."
"My Buddha is merciful...it only increases troubles!"
After Master Huiren finished speaking, he clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name.
This time, he really wanted Li Jingren to put down his obsession and butcher's knife, so as not to lose his more than a thousand monk soldiers and cause more troubles to his Buddhist family.
The living King of Hell, the King of Shu, likes to do most is to use others' strength to fight against others. He really doesn't want to become a victim.
"Zen Master Huiren, walk slowly!"
Li Jingren raised his hands and clasped his fists towards Zen Master Huiren. Although he was a bad visitor, he could not lose his etiquette. ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
After all, he is a big boss of the Buddhist family, and the Li family has more strength and voice in the Tang Dynasty than him.
Yuyangzi also clasped his fists and said: "Master Li, the extremes of things must reverse, the moon waxes and wanes. The harmony of yin and yang is the great way. This is the law of heaven, no one can break it."
"Since the head of the Li family insists on this, I will take my leave."
"Farewell!" Qingyangzi also clasped his fists and saluted.
After Li Jingren waited for all the big guys to leave, he stood at the door. He didn't speak for a long time, but his heart was filled with turmoil. It was quite a struggle to make a decision about the direction of the family.
Because if he makes a mistake, he will be doomed.
But as the old Zen Master Huiren said, what troubled him was that he, the Li family, had worked hard to accumulate the family property and authority for hundreds of years, and he was unwilling to hand it over like this.
After death, it is even impossible to meet the ancestors under Jiuquan.
"Father, do we really have to give up our family's centuries-old legacy?"
Li Ping was very unwilling. He was the magistrate of Didao County, but the government only asked him to be the magistrate because the Li family had absolute power in Longxi.
If he were a commoner, let alone a county magistrate, even a petty official would not be able to do it.
Some people may say that if you can take the imperial examination, as long as you work hard, you can be reused by the court.
This is a joke. The imperial examination that takes place every three years, how many people can be admitted at one time, is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge.
Even if I finally get ashore after a lot of hard work, what can I do? Being an official still requires channels and background.
The Lee family is the background of the entire family, which can provide such a superior platform for future generations.
Now, the King of Shu wants to demolish this platform, and the descendants of the Li family will be desperate.
"Clan leader, we can't give up. If we give up, we will be doomed. You don't know what Lu Bing did in Jicheng County. He will be taken to Chang'an and interrogated by His Majesty himself."
Li Jingren was shocked, his face became extremely gloomy, and he scolded: "Why didn't you tell me earlier..."
"Clan leader, the junior did not know about the news we just received when he left."
Li Jingren's chest heaved with anger.
He had also heard that Lu Bing was a piece of shit. He seemed to have swallowed up disaster relief money and food. He had scolded him, but later the matter was settled, and he didn't know how he settled the matter.
At this moment, five or six war horses galloped over and stopped at the gate of Li Mansion.
One of the cavalrymen turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "May I ask who you are, Li Jingren, the leader of the Li family?"
"Exactly down there."
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu has an order to ask Chief Li to clean up the ancestral temple immediately and prepare grains and animals. When His Highness arrives in Didao County, he will pay homage to his ancestors."
Li Jingren: "..."
Just to worship the ancestors, is it necessary to preach the decree twice?
"I receive your order."
The visitor got on his horse and galloped away.
Li Jingren took a deep breath and said: "Let Lao Gou prepare the sacrifice first, and arrange it according to the highest standards to avoid the little beast from finding fault."
"I'll wait until I see that little beast before I make a decision."
Li Jingren had just returned to the living room when the servant outside ran in again and whispered: "Clan leader, His Highness the King of Shu's envoy has arrived and asked you to greet him."
Damn it!
It’s endless, it’s just a sacrifice to an ancestor, are you crazy?
But he still had to go and greet him. Failure to welcome him would be a sign of contempt for the majesty of the imperial court, and the charge of resisting the imperial decree and being disrespectful would be slapped on his head.
Sure enough, it was consistent with what he had just conveyed, asking him to prepare things for sacrifice.
After receiving the order, Li Jingren just returned to the living room, picked up a cup of hot tea, and brought it to his mouth.
"Sir, His Highness the King of Shu's envoy has arrived..."
puff!
Li Jingren couldn't hold it back anymore, and all the tea in his mouth spurted out, all over his son.
Li Ping: "..."
"What do you mean, King Shu? Are you trying to get rid of me? It's not over yet!"
"Father, what is this piece of shit like King Shu doing?"
Li Ping was also very angry in his heart. It was just a sacrifice to the ancestors. Isn't my dignified Li family from Longxi still not ready?
Did you use it four times?
"Follow me to receive the order..."
Li Jingren was really crushed, but it wasn't over yet. Another decree came.
Just like that, Li Jingren did not go back to the living room, but moved a chair directly at the door and sat down, waiting for His Highness the King of Shu's envoy to deliver the order, and he received it.
It was conveyed a full twelve times.
For the last time, the envoy said that the King of Shu would arrive in Didao County tomorrow morning and asked Li Ping to lead all the officials in Didao County and the local gentry in Didao County to wait in a pavilion ten miles away in Didao County.
Li Jingren looked up at the sky and suddenly broke down and cursed: "Shuzi, Shuzi, how dare you play with me..."
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