Chapter 340(1/2)
"Renjie, wait for me!"
Fan Chong saw Li Kui's back getting further and further away. He had a lot of thoughts in mind and wanted to ask Li Kui why he spoke rudely to the eunuch beside the emperor for no reason: "Renjie, with your character..."
"You're not suitable for being an official, are you?"
Li Kui knew what Fan Chong was thinking without asking.
Fan Chong nodded and said: "Since Renjie knows it well, why do you spend so much energy to obtain fame? According to the talents of Renjie, even if you don't become a civil servant, you can still achieve great things. Why do you want to be an official?"
To be honest, Fan Chong was extremely curious.
Even before Li Kui became an official, he had already started offending people everywhere. It has to be said that Li Kui has very frustrating strength and financial resources. Even if such a person does not become an official, in Fan Chong's view, the world is far away.
, isn’t it bad?
Li Kui turned around and smiled slyly: "Being an official is tax-free."
"Is that why?"
"That's all. Why else?" At this point, Li Kui became indignant for his own experience, and his tone became excited: "Look at me, just because I didn't become an official, I was threatened by Tong Guan yesterday, so forget it. Today
He was also threatened by a mutilated thing. If he doesn’t say this, he won’t be able to cope with it!”
Li Kui actually has his own ideas, pretending to be a grandson, and feeling aggrieved. Even if there are benefits, consider it. Not only is there no benefit, but everyone also thinks that he is easy to bully. What should he do?
Will he become a coward with his tail between his legs in the future?
Li Kui really doesn't think that the result of this will make him like outsiders. People who like him will spare no effort to get close to him, and those who hate him will pretend to be kind. It's useless. He might as well stop pretending and play his cards according to the routine.
See what you can do to me?
The worst thing is that he will not be an official. He still has a caravan and thousands of villagers, and Dengzhou is opposite Goryeo. Maybe he can break off a tooth from the King of Goryeo's mouth and occupy a place. As for the diplomatic relations between the Song Dynasty and Goryeo, it seems
That's good, but what does it have to do with Li Kui? He's no longer an official, so he's not allowed to harm other families?
"Second brother, you are impulsive!"
Li Yun also felt that Li Kui was a little abnormal. If Li Kui said it himself, Li Yun still couldn't notice it. It seemed that Li Kui's mood was a little abnormal since Tong Guan came yesterday.
However, no matter how unusual it was, he should not threaten a eunuch with such great power.
Li Kui didn't expect that even Li Yun wouldn't support him. He was definitely angry just now. He was just a eunuch, so what were he afraid of? Besides, his mind was buzzing at the time. Didn't Li Kui know that reason is a good thing?
After being impulsive, I felt a little scared. After all, I was in the capital, and I had to find a way to get my mother back to her hometown. As for Li Quan, it seemed that he had to get her back, but he needed to get the disease treated thoroughly. If Li Quan's brain was
He is still as stupid as before, and it doesn't matter whether he goes back or not. But if his mind is smarter, returning to his hometown to settle down will be more reliable than opening a store in the capital.
Thinking of this, Li Kui couldn't wipe it off his face and said to himself: "Was I impulsive just now?"
"I'm so excited!" Li Yun nodded vigorously.
Fan Chong didn't hesitate at all. When Li Kui threatened Hao Sui just now, he was almost stunned.
But unlike Fan Chong, Li Yun was obviously not the kind of person who kept his peace. He secretly said to Li Kui: "Second brother, we should wait for the opportunity to kill this guy without anyone noticing after he leaves the palace. It's best to die."
It’s good in places where people are most worried and don’t dare to show off, such as in front of Cai Bian’s house.”
That's all for Li Kui. Li Yun's good and evil intentions are so difficult to fathom. Killing people is like killing chickens, without any mercy.
Fan Chong really wanted to split open Li Yun's brain and see what was in this guy's head?
Especially when he realized the horror of falling into a bandit's den, Fan Chong firmly believed that as a scholar, he represented righteousness and should do something: "Renjie, Li Yun, how can you think so? Hao Sui is a close confidant of His Majesty's side.
Only your Majesty can decide his life or death. As long as the news of his collusion with the courtiers is revealed to Your Majesty..."
Oh, no.
Fan Chong felt a little dizzy. He tried to think of a way to kill Hao Sui, although his method was probably the least traceable and the safest way.
That was not his intention at all.
Of course, he was very curious, how did Li Kui know that Hao Suihui was colluding with important officials of the imperial court? This doubt made it difficult for him to get the answer he wanted: "Renjie, how did you know that Hao Suihui had an affair with Prime Minister Zhang and Prime Minister Cai?"
"How rare is that? If the important officials of the imperial court really don't even know what the emperor wants, how can they figure out the holy will? If they don't know the holy will, how can they convince His Majesty to listen to their suggestions?" Li Kui felt that Fan Chong, the noble young master, thought too simply.
Well, if a minister doesn't know the emperor's thoughts, won't he often make mistakes in front of the emperor?
After a long time, even if you are not demoted, I am afraid you will not be welcomed, right?
Li Kui thought for a while and warned Fan Chong: "Don't think that Prime Minister Fan and Prime Minister Lu are benevolent gentlemen. Bao Bu Qi and they also have spies around Empress Dowager Xuanren, but outsiders don't know it."
This is obvious. According to the news inside and outside the palace, perhaps only the emperor is truly alone.
When the Queen Mother came to power, this person became the Queen Mother.
Fan Chong felt that Li Kui's words ignored the fact that his father was also a conservative backbone, and said angrily: "Why didn't my father know?"
This question is not easy to answer!
Li Kui looked Fan Chong up and down maliciously and sneered: "It's hard to say."
"What's not good to say?" Fan Chong's temper also rose. He felt that Li Kui was deliberately perfunctory and looked down on others.
It would be fine if he were replaced by a talented man who was astonishingly talented and well-read in poetry and books. But Li Kui was far inferior to him in knowledge. Could it be that his knowledge would be superior to others?
"It may offend your father."
"My father has an open personality, is it possible that he still cares about this?"
Li Kui then looked serious and said with a smile: "Your father has such a big mouth, who dares to tell him the secret?"
Fan Chong suddenly turned red, thinking of his father's deeds. It was just like what Li Kui said. If his father knew about it, he might be happy and talk nonsense, which would lead to a big disaster.
In fact, Fan Zuyu and Su Shi are quite similar in character. It's just that Su Shi doesn't distinguish between friends and foes. When Fan Zuyu is awake, he at least knows who he is. But it's not much better. Their personalities make them uncomfortable with each other.
Things and people need to be evaluated.
Not to mention Fan Chong, Li Kui made a scene at the palace gate, and many big shots in the capital knew about it.
Hao Sui secretly came to Zhang Dun's residence with a face full of resentment, and said to Zhang Dun with a sullen face: "Mr. Zhang, our family risked their lives to help you. You can't even deal with a young boy.
Can’t do it?”
Zhang Dun smiled bitterly and said: "Don't talk about you, I have also been threatened."
"How dare this guy be so bold?"
Zhang Dun had no choice but to order Linyi to kill Si Fanzi in the imperial city. Li Kui brothers killed all around, breaking all the left legs of more than a hundred Fanzi. This is much harder than killing people. There is also Li Kui.
It is simply unbelievable that people broke into the stronghold of five to six hundred bandits and looted it.
That time in Linyi City, Zhang Dun secretly thought that if he hadn't given him the promised reward of one thousand taels, he would probably repay Li Kui based on his later bad character.
Hearing Li Kui's notorious past, Hao Sui was so frightened that his face turned green. It turned out that Li Kui said he would have someone to support him before he died.
Zhang Dun also knew something about Li Kui's character and comforted him: "You don't have to worry, this guy is just saying it. He probably has something wrong with him, and you will catch up just in time."
"Who did our family offend?" Hao Sui couldn't help but screamed.
For him, it was definitely an unforeseen disaster. Zhang Dun looked further than Hao Sui, and estimated: "As for why Li Kui knew that you and I are in contact, this is just a common practice. Courtiers and palace servants have been communicating with each other for a long time.
It's a common practice. This guy Li Kui probably deceived you, but I didn't expect you to fall for it."
"Besides, he has only been in Tokyo for a few days, how can he still know about our relationship? Forget it, since this kid has made up his mind to be a fool, no one can influence his thoughts."
Hao Sui felt that what Zhang Dun said was reasonable, but he didn't expect that a junior would cheat him out of his secrets, which made him extremely ashamed. What was even more irritating was that after listening to the hidden meaning of Zhang Dun's words, Li Kui
It's all intentional. The purpose is to give people the false impression that he is a rough man. Isn't this kid too weird?
What made him even more angry was that Zhao Xu would not listen to his slander at all. The more people around Zhao Xu, the more they knew how nostalgic their master was.
And Li Kui was simply Zhao Xu's only helper during the darkest period. He was even more important than Taishi Liu Baosheng. As long as Zhao Xu didn't completely hate Li Kui in his heart, anyone who slandered him in front of him would have no good consequences.
Thinking of this, Hao Sui felt that his more than twenty years in the palace were in vain. It was okay to be humiliated by a young boy, and he was allowed to take the opportunity to reveal his plan. Even Hao Sui felt scared after hearing this plan.
This can't be blamed on others. Who makes him have ghosts in his heart?
And he still risked being beheaded. It is strange to say that the important officials of the Song Dynasty were always able to win over the people around the emperor. This was the case with Wang Anshi and the same was true with Zhang Dun.
Hao Sui, who had been on tenterhooks all day, finally felt a little relieved after getting the truth from Zhang Dun, and took advantage of the night to go to his inner house in the city. But on the way, he still felt that he would never follow the routine with Li Kui in the future.
The guy who played the card kept pestering him, maybe Li Kui played himself to death that day.
As for the emperor, although he is weak-tempered, he rarely expresses his inner thoughts. This is also because he was forced to do so. In the past, when his grandmother was here, all his ideas were refuted. At one time, he even felt that being an emperor was just for his grandmother.
Just a puppet.
Pretend to be nice.
Pretend to be honest.
He even used to pretend to be stupid.
It took a lot of effort for him to take charge, but Empress Dowager Xuanren passed away, and he could finally be the master of the Song Dynasty. However, nothing could change the habits he had developed over the years.
After Li Kui left the palace, Zhao Xu also began to think about Li Kui's recommendation of Gao Qiu. Is Gao Qiu really credible?
Fortunately, he did not doubt Li Kui. Speaking of which, it is a good thing for the emperor to be nostalgic. At least he will not overly speculate on his ministers, which will make the court more stable.
But after all, the emperor had too little experience. In addition to the knowledge from books, he had a few teachers. What good could a moral old master like Cheng Yi teach?
I thought about it for a while, but to no avail.
Zhao Xu remembered that his imperial guard general Han Deqin seemed to be very jealous of Li Kui, and couldn't help but wonder how powerful Li Kui's kung fu was. So, he found a separate opportunity to ask Han Deqin: "Han Aiqing, is Li Kui's kung fu very good?"
To be continued...