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Chapter 109 The King Said Liu Ji Had Great Talent and Was a Remaining Talent

In Zhongyangli, Fengyi, Pei County, Liu Yan was working in the fields with his wife and daughter-in-law, some digging the ground and some weeding.

"Emperor Liu, Emperor Liu!"

Hearing someone calling, Liu Yan and his family looked up towards the source of the voice, only to see a familiar young man from the same village walking towards them, shouting as he ran, as if he had something urgent.

Liu Yan's heart tightened. Could it be that Ji had caused trouble again?
The other members of the Liu family obviously thought of this as well and frowned.

"Here it is, here it is!"

Liu Yan called back twice, and the young man from the same village quickly ran up to the Liu family.

The young man was breathing heavily, but before he could speak, a middle-aged woman who was pulling weeds asked, "But Ji got into trouble again?"

When these words came out, the men of the Liu family looked surprised. One of the middle-aged men scolded: "Ji is my brother, and also your brother. How can you slander him like this?"

The middle-aged woman wanted to speak, but the young man from the same village shook his head and said, "It's not a disaster, it's not a disaster. Brother Ji didn't cause any trouble. It should be a good thing! Mr. Liu, someone has come to your house. The county magistrate asked me to come to you. You should go home quickly."

Hearing that it was not Ji who caused the trouble, everyone in the Liu family breathed a sigh of relief, and then they realized that something was wrong. Someone had come to their house? Did the county magistrate ask them to come and look for them?

Liu Yan hurriedly asked, "Zhuo, do you know who came to my house?"

Zhuo, a fellow villager, scratched his head and said, "I don't know them. They are well dressed and some of them are carrying weapons. The county magistrate is accompanying them and can't get away, so he asked me to come find you. I have never seen a county magistrate look like that in my life. He must be a high-ranking official."

Seeing that everyone in the Liu family looked serious and even a little frightened, the young man Zhuo added: "It should be a good thing. I don't think those people are here to cause trouble."

The young man's words could not dispel the worries of the Liu family.

It's no wonder that they were worried. Why would an official higher than the magistrate of Pei County come to their house if there was nothing wrong?
But their family are all law-abiding citizens of the Qin Dynasty, and have always been honest and hardworking. Only Ji is idle all day long and makes friends with a bunch of bad people.

Liu Yan asked, "Where is Ji? Why isn't he here?"

Liu Ji didn't like farming. When he knew he had to work in the fields today, he left the house without even having breakfast.

Liu Yan looked at his three sons, Liu Bo, Liu Xi, and Liu Jiao, and finally his gaze fell on the youngest son, Liu Jiao: "Jiao, go find Ji. When you find him, tell him to go home quickly."

The middle-aged woman who had just spoken wanted to say something when she saw Liu Yan's arrangement, but the middle-aged man next to her glared at her sternly, and she swallowed the words back.

After hearing Liu Yan's arrangement, Liu Jiao nodded, said nothing more, and left quickly to find his third brother Liu Ji.

If those people who came to their house really had bad intentions, then only the third brother could save their family from the crisis. If the third brother couldn't solve it, then he and the third brother would be the seeds of the Liu family.

As for Liu Yan and the others, they will go back home to see who the visitor is and see whether it is a blessing or a curse. If it is a blessing, it would be the best. If it is a curse, then they will buy time for Ji Hejiao.

Liu Yan and other members of the Liu family hurried home with farm tools. Before they arrived, they saw a group of people standing outside their house.

Seeing that group of people, the Liu family members all thought in their hearts, "Zhuo didn't lie to them!" It was obvious that this group of people had unusual origins.

When Liu Yan was thinking about how to greet this group of people, the magistrate of Pei County who was accompanying the group said first: "Your Excellency, Liu Ji and his family are back!" Upon hearing this, the leader of the group took a look over and then walked quickly towards Liu Yan and others.

When Liu Yan saw this man coming, he panicked and quickly knelt down. Other members of the Liu family also knelt down following Liu Yan.

Seeing everyone in the Liu family kneeling on the ground, the visitor was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked up to Liu Yan, supported Liu Yan, and said in a friendly manner: "Grandpa, please stand up quickly, please stand up quickly, everyone else please stand up too!"

Seeing that the visitor was so polite, Liu Yan's anxiety and worry were relieved a little. Maybe it was really not a disaster as Zhuo said, but the possibility of a disaster had not been eliminated, so he still did not dare to relax completely.

After helping Liu Yan up, he saw that everyone in the Liu family was cautious and uneasy. The visitor smiled and said, "I am Jiaoli, and I have come to Pei County on the order of the king to invite Liu Ji's family to Xianyang to watch the ceremony."

This is the distinguished guest that the king specifically asked him to invite. If this task is not completed well, and Liu Ji's family is harmed or lost, not only will he be convicted, but his family in Xianyang will also be implicated.

After hearing Jiao Li's words, everyone in the Liu family was confused for a moment. Did this person come to Pei County on the order of the king to invite them to Xianyang to watch the ceremony?
Which king?

What ceremony are you watching?
Afterwards, everyone in the Liu family was in disbelief. Liu Yan even pulled out his beard without realizing it and was in deep surprise.

This is to invite them to go to Xianyang to watch the ceremony. Besides the king, who else is there in Xianyang?
The only king today, and also the most powerful king, is the King of Qin!
Compared with the King of Qin, they are like a dragon in the sky and ants on the ground.

How is it possible that the King of Qin, who is like a divine dragon, would specially send someone to invite them to watch the ceremony today?

I don’t know what ceremony they were attending, but how did that person know their family and why did he invite them?
Would they be brought to Xianyang and killed as a sacrifice to the gods?
The Liu family members couldn't understand it; it was beyond their understanding.

Liu Yan asked anxiously, "May I ask the envoy, the king invites my family to Xianyang..."

Jiao Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is a good thing. The king will be crowned emperor soon, and he wants to celebrate with all the people. He has specially selected people to go to Xianyang to watch the ceremony, and you are just the ones selected. We will take care of all the food and accommodation in Xianyang, so you don't need to worry."

This was the explanation that Ying Zheng gave to the envoy who was sent out to invite people but was unaware of the inside story: he wanted to celebrate with all the people in the world, and the people the envoy invited were people he had chosen.

After Jiao Li finished speaking, everyone in the Liu family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that the King of Qin was going to be crowned the emperor, which was a great happy event, so he invited them to Xianyang to celebrate. It was not Ji's fault, nor was he going to chop off their heads.

Jiao Li looked at the Liu family and asked Liu Yan, "Grandpa, may I ask which one is Liu Ji? The king said that Liu Ji has great talent and is a wise man left in the world. He must be invited to Xianyang."

Did the King of Qin still know Ji and call him a wise man left in the world?
But what great talent does Ji have?
The king must have been deceived!

Everyone in the Liu family was about to have a line of words pop up above their heads: Does that Ji guy have great talent?

Liu Yan said awkwardly, "Your Excellency, Liu Ji is not here at the moment, and the king...may have heard some slander and misunderstood Ji."

"Although Ji is my son, he does nothing all day and likes to talk big. He does not deserve the title of 'great talent' or 'lost wise man'."

It is better to say this first, otherwise if the King of Qin in Xianyang thinks that they are deceiving the emperor, it will be a big problem.

(End of this chapter)