"Master Li, there is a young man outside who wants to see you. He is also holding a few ancient objects. I would like to ask you to weigh his value."

When Li Gongfu heard this, he suddenly felt strange and muttered in his heart.

"The current government is not upright and people's minds are unpredictable. Who is still interested in exploring the classics and studying the classics?"

Then Li Gongfu asked rhetorically.

"Didn't the young man outside say his name?"

"He only said he wanted to see Mr.!"

Li Gongfu said again.

"Then did he come to the door alone or was he accompanied by guards?"

"That young man is riding a big bay-red horse. His face doesn't look like a kind person."

Li Gongfu became more and more surprised and quickly ordered his servant.

"Please invite him in quickly."

The person who came to see Li Gongfu was Li Shun, the chief steward of the Yang Mansion. He threw the cloth bundle on the table in the living room and unwrapped it, revealing two finely bound flower-faced porcelains.

Upon seeing this, Li Gongfu glanced at the people in front of him, then picked up a piece of porcelain and asked.

"Is this object not from the capital?"

Li Shun nodded silently.

"Is this yours?"

"No, this porcelain belongs to our master."

"Then you are?"

"Oh, we are the butler of the master's house."

Li Shun refused to tell Li Gongfu who the master was and was too embarrassed to ask, so he said.

"Go back and tell your general that although the workmanship of this porcelain is a bit rough, it can still be sold at a good price."

When Li Shun heard that Li Gongfu didn't even treat him to a meal, he wanted to let him go home. Li Shun said with a blushing face.

"Master Li, why do you call him General when you don't know who our master is?"

"Did we make a mistake? Based on our experience and one look at you, we know that you, the housekeeper, are also a martial arts practitioner, right?"

"Master Li, you just said that this porcelain is worth some money, so let's give it to you?"

Li Gongfu seemed a little impatient as Li Shun's words were neither yin nor yang.

"I think your master sent you here to ask for directions, right? If you have any questions, please tell me that you don't have eyes and ears in this house."

After being seen through, Li Shun's face suddenly started to turn red. Since he was a child, his master, Zhixian, had always focused on teaching martial arts to his disciples. Therefore, Li Shun has valued martial arts over literature since he was a child, and he looked down on Confucian scholars who could use their hands to bind chickens.

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Yang Jian often felt depressed at home, so he chatted with Li Shun while drinking.

"We heard that there is a great bachelor who is very capable. We would like to ask you to visit this gentleman. You can also take a few antiques and give them to him. Maybe this person can really be used by us in the future.

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Li Shun, who was greatly surprised, said to Yang Jian dismissively.

"Brother, they say that a useless scholar is a scholar. What do you think of such an elegant scholar?"

"Brothers, you and I have grown up in the spirit of martial arts. You must know that just having a lot of strength and good kung fu will not be successful without the help of wise men."

No matter how much Yang Jian said, Li Shun didn't take it seriously and deliberately went around and whispered.

"We want to see what the wise man mentioned by my brother is really capable of."

What Li Shun never expected was that this old man was really extraordinary and he could clearly understand his purpose in just a few words. Li Shun said in embarrassment.

"We were assigned by Yang Jian, the general of Shangzhu Kingdom, to come to see your lord."

When he heard Yang Jian's name, Li Gongfu quickly bowed and said.

"I don't know, little one. The father-in-law sent you here. Brother, please don't get to know me like me."

Seeing this funny scene, Li Shun quickly helped him up and continued.

"Shangzhuguo would like to meet with you to ask for advice. I wonder if you can give it to me sir."

"If the father of the country is capable of governing the country with literature and military skills, I would not dare to ask advice from a villain. I am afraid that the villain will not be able to solve the troubles of the father of the country."

"Our master has admired Mr. Li for a long time. If you don't go, how can we deal with you when we get back? I hope Mr. Li will give me some face and go with me to see Shangzhuguo."

After Li Shun's repeated requests, Li Gongfu was embarrassed and refused again.

"Then the little man will go with you to see the abbot and untie his troubles."

Li Shun said with a smile.

"No, it's our master who asked you to come and visit us."

"We're from a remote country, and we have nothing to entertain our father-in-law when he comes to visit us."

From time to time, Yang Jian did not bring any bodyguards and walked into Li Gongfu's house under the leadership of Li Shun along the moonlight. After the two met, Li Gongfu did not shy away from speaking bluntly.

"Now that the opposition to the state leader has been eliminated, I don't know what you have to worry about."

These words hit home what Yang Jian wanted to do but didn't dare to do, so he lowered his voice and said.

"Actually, I have always respected Wang Gui, Yu Wen Xian, Yu Wen Xiaobo and Yu Wen Shenju. The death of several imperial uncles one after another is a tragedy and a blessing for the Zhou Empire. If one of them was alive, the current imperial court would not be in trouble.

It’s such an irreversible situation.”

Li Gongfu glanced at Yang Jian and saw how sincere his words were, so he let down his guard and got down to talk.

"We don't know whether the Holy One is fatuous or not, but since Yu Wen ascended the throne, he has raised taxes and raised food so that the people cannot go hungry."

Yang Jian said directly without covering up.

"Sir, what you said is true, but now that the people are revolting, our Shangzhu country is not easy to do. I have seen that even a scholar like you in the entire court is idle at home. How dare you pretend to be a fat man?

Is it worthy of the important task?"

"The situation of each emperor and his ministers is different in every dynasty."

Yang Jian sighed as he spoke.

"At present, various ministers in the imperial court are crowded with each other and there are conflicts. In name, I am the head of the country and the general in charge of the army. But my son-in-law is moody and often sends us to suppress uprisings. On the one hand, it is the emperor's order and on the other hand, because of lack of food.

Innocent people who are rebellious, sir, tell me, are we obedient or disobedient? Besides, we are too enviable and cannot stand the treacherous people. Otherwise, the Holy Father will think that we are disobedient."

As he spoke, Li Gongfu also sighed.

"Well, now the imperial court is suffering from internal and external troubles. Both Chen Baxian of the Southern Dynasty and the Turkic army in the north are eyeing the Great Zhou Dynasty. Since I am the general of Zhuguo, why don't you take this opportunity to stop interfering in the affairs of the imperial court and lead troops to attack the invading enemies?

This way the prince can stay away from the court and avoid being framed."

After Yang Jian finished speaking, he stood up to say goodbye. Li Gongfu pointed at the ancient objects on the crime case and reminded Li Shundao, who was sitting aside and remained silent.

"Don't forget to take these things back."

Li Shun smiled sheepishly.

"These porcelains are our brother's request for your advice. Mr. Li, please accept them."

Only a few days later, the court received the news that Chen Baxian and the northern Turkic army broke into the border, massacred officials and people, and robbed food and property. Yu Wenyun was so frightened that he even thought of fleeing the capital.

Seeing that his son-in-law was so nervous, Yang Jian took the initiative to step forward and ask for help.

"The army of Jiujiu and Jiujiu are fighting together for the national calamity. I am willing to lead the army to the border to annihilate Chen Baxian and the Turkic army in one fell swoop."

Yu Wenyun didn't want to see Yang Jian in the first place, so he quickly said when his father-in-law took the initiative to invite him.

"Since my old father-in-law is so loyal to protecting the country, then let's go."

For several days, Yang Jian selected the staff and bodyguards for the marching marshal to prepare for a tough battle. At this time, he saw Li Shun bringing a young man to Yang Jian and introduced him.

"He called Yuchi and Sun Sheng had a good bow skills and wanted to follow his brother to the border to make achievements."

Yang Jian took a look at the young man next to him and saw that he had a pair of bright eyes and a slightly thin waist. He was a energetic young man less than 20 years old, so he asked Li Shundao.

"How do you recognize him?"

"The day before yesterday, we had a kung fu competition at the imperial altar, and all the generals including him were defeated. Only him and I were left. In the end, we also lost to him."

"This is the first time we see you, Li Shun, admit defeat."

Yang Jian joked with a smile.

"Are you convinced that you lost?"

Yang Jian asked puzzledly when he saw that Li Shun admired this little brother so much.

"How old is my brother?"

"We are 17 this year."

"Where can I find my job now?"
To be continued...