Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1183 Unexpected visitor
Xue Na's sad love story is very good, and it vaguely has the shadow of Li Qinzai and Jinxiang county head.

It could be seen that Xue Na was very fond of the daughter of the Marquis of Nanyang County, even if Liu Shen severely rejected her, Xue Na's demeanor at this time did not seem to give up.

Li Qinzai couldn't do much to help him, so he could only silently accompany him through this difficult period of lovelorn.

After that, Xue Nazhen lived in the Li family's other courtyard.

Every day he wanders around the village like a lonely ghost, with a dull expression on his face, and he floats around without touching the ground. an unlucky thing.

Li Qinzai didn't know what evil he had done, so he wanted to persuade him, but he was a lovelorn after all, and his temperament was unpredictable. If he didn't listen to the words of comfort, what would he do if he bit him violently?
During the day, Xue Na wandered around the village, but at night, Li Qinzai was in trouble.

As soon as it was dark, he took Li Qinzai to drink and drank until he was very drunk. This guy was not good when he was drunk. , the servants had no choice but to tidy up the mess.

Li Qinzai drank a lot with Xue Na in the past few days, and drank it every day. Even if it was very low-alcohol rice wine, it couldn't hold up to the large amount of it, so Xue Na got drunk every night, and Li Qinzai got drunk every night with him.

After spending a few days with Xue Na, Li Qinzai found that he could no longer drink with him.

Li Qinzai felt that he was very proud of being able to accompany his brother to this extent for a person who had not recovered from serious injuries, and he would be happy if he continued to accompany him.

In the future, Xue Na walks out of the shadow of broken love, and after waking up, he goes to Li Qin's grave. Thinking about that scene, he feels wronged.

So Li Qinzai forced Xue Na to engage in some healthy and green activities.

Like fishing.

The two brothers sat by the Wei River, each with a fishing rod in his hand. Two holes were smashed into the river, and the fishing line fell into the water. They watched the movement of the river with dull eyes.

Xue Na's expression was sluggish, and he described it as a mess. He had been drunk every day for the past few days, and he also suffered a lot.

Looking blankly at the white snow on both sides of the Wei River, Xue Na suddenly sighed: "It's so white..."

Li Qinzai stared at the fishing line on the river, and comforted him without turning his head: "It seems that the future between you and the daughter of the Liu family is blank."

Xue Ne:? ? ?
It seemed to hear the sound of a knife being pierced into the heart, it hurt so much.

His cheeks twitched a few times, Xue Na took a deep breath.

"Brother Jingchu, Brother Yu wants to jump into the river..."

Li Qinzai said indifferently: "My dear brother, look at the ice on the surface of the Weihe River, have you seen it?"

"Saw."

"Does it look like Nanyang County Hou's cold rejection of you?"

Xue Na's face turned green.

"Brother, look at the water of the Wei River under the ice again..."

Xue Ne became manic: "What does it look like?"

"Like the love that went to waste between you and the daughter of the Liu family..."

Xue Na looked at him sadly, his lips trembling constantly.

Li Qinzai turned his head inadvertently, and was taken aback: "You won't cry, will you?"

Xue Na let out a wow, and really burst into tears.

Li Qinzai said helplessly, "Why are you so fragile? Do you know what your tears look like?"

"Don't, don't talk, brother Jingchu, stop here, just be yourself!" Xue Na choked up.

Li Qinzai glanced at him, this guy is actually the minister who took down the city of humiliation without bloodshed, can you believe it?

There was a sound of hurried footsteps from far to near.

Hearing the footsteps, Li Qinzai couldn't help but sighed, and murmured: "It seems that there is trouble again."

A trilogy hurriedly ran up to Li Qinzai, cupped his fists and said, "Five Shaolang, we have a visitor."

Li Qinzai sighed, "He came here in the freezing weather, this guest seems to be seriously ill..."

Buqu reported: "The guest's name is Liu Shen, and he is the Marquis of Nanyang County."

Li Qinzai and Xue Na were stunned immediately, and they quickly looked at each other.

"Looking for you?" Li Qinzai asked Xue Na.

Xue Na shook his head bitterly: "I don't know, his tone when he rejected me was as cold as the ice on the Weihe River."

Li Qinzai frowned: "I don't know Hou Su from Nanyang County. He just rejected your marriage proposal and immediately came to my house. What exactly does he want?"

Xue Na said listlessly: "Go and have a look, guests will have to deal with it after all."

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When the two returned to the other courtyard, Cui Guanshi 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, and there were two huge charcoal stoves in the conservatory. The room was very warm, and he didn't feel cold even in unlined clothes.

Liu Shen is a middle-aged man in his 30s, with a slightly ugly appearance. It is said that his father was a minister of the dragon who followed Li Yuan in the Jinyang army. Due to his meritorious service, he was named the Duke of Nanyang County.

Later, Liu Shen's father passed away, and the title was passed on to Liu Shen. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the title must be reduced by one level to the next generation, so Liu Shen can only inherit the title as a county marquis.

It's a pity that Liu Shen's qualifications are mediocre. In the court and in front of the emperor, he basically has no sense of existence. The only thing that Liu's family enjoys is the name of the county lord.

Li Qinzai was still in a wheelchair and was pushed into a side hall by the trilogy.

Seeing Li Qinzai enter the room, Liu Shen immediately stood up and saluted him respectfully: "My officer, Liu Shen, pay my respects to Duke Li."

Li Qinzai returned the salute with a smile, and said, "You don't need to be too polite, the Marquis of County Liu. You have come all the way from Chang'an, and you have worked hard all the way."

After the host and guest greeted each other, they took their seats.

Next came the process of exchanging pleasantries and talking nonsense. This is the atmosphere in the officialdom. It is not uncommon to get straight to the point, but very few, unless Liu Rengui is as straightforward as he is.

After exchanging pleasantries for a long time, Li Qinzai finally became impatient.

We are not familiar with you at all, you came all the way to chat with me, what exactly do you want to do?

So Li Qinzai said with a smile: "It's freezing weather, the Marquis of County Liu has worked so hard to come to the door, do you have anything to say?"

Liu Shenshuo was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Mr. Li is absolutely loyal to Sheji and the Son of Heaven. Now the crown prince is seriously ill, and people and horses from all sides in Chang'an City are making frequent movements. Only Mr. Li has resolutely withdrawn to avoid suspicion. He came to this rural place to avoid The right and wrong of Chang'an City..."

"The lower official is well aware of Li Jungong's loyalty to the emperor and the court, and there is something that the lower official intends to report to the court."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "All ears."

Liu Shen hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Does Duke Li know about 'Wu Tu Kingdom'?"

Li Qinzai was taken aback 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 large and small countries around Datang, and the names of the countries are so awkward that they can't remember at all.

Liu Shen was not surprised by Li Qinzai's reaction, and said with a smile: "I didn't know the Utu Kingdom at first, but I found out later that the Utu Kingdom is in Tianzhu, one of Tianzhu's vassal states, located in the eastern continent of Tianzhu. Xuanzang at that time The master traveled westward to learn Buddhist scriptures, and this country was mentioned in his book "Da Tang Western Regions Records."

Li Qinzai still looked at him blankly, a small country in Asan Continent, he didn't understand why Liu Shen mentioned it.

Liu Shen was silent for a long time, and said in a shocking way: "Wuda Kingdom believes in Buddhism, and there is a priest named 'Brahman' in the religion. There is a Brahmin named 'Lu Jia Yiduo' in Wuda Kingdom. Come to Chang'an to congratulate the Son of Heaven..."

"The lower official was fortunate to get to know him. Lu Jiayi told the lower official that he can refine the elixir of life and heal the diseases of His Royal Highness."

(End of this chapter)