Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 98
Li Zhi and his entourage arrived outside Ganjingzhuang, just in the evening.

Before entering the farm, I saw many farmers in the fields by the roadside looking at the team in astonishment.

Li Zhi is a benevolent and thoughtful emperor, the expressions of the farmers fell into his eyes, so he paid attention.

So the cavalry team was ordered not to enter the village and not to disturb the people, and stationed outside the village on the spot, while Li Zhi only brought a few personal guards to ride inside.

After entering the village, Li Zhi was not in a hurry to go to the other courtyard of the Li family. Instead, he wandered around the village leisurely. When he encountered a farmhouse of a farmer, he would dismount and observe for a while outside the fence.

From the newness and oldness of the farmhouse, the straw piled up on the open space, the dried meat hanging under the eaves, and the chickens and ducks raised in the yard, etc.

Li Zhi watched carefully with great interest, and even stopped passing farm households to ask in detail about this year's harvest, how much rent the main family collected, whether there was enough food to feed the family, and so on.

It was already dark when we arrived at the gate of the other courtyard.

In the courtyard of the other courtyard, Li Qinzai was teaching Qiao'er mathematics.

On an open space covered with sand, Li Qinzai and Qiao'er each held a short wooden branch to write and draw.

"How much is five plus ten?" Li Qinzai asked.

Qiao'er broke her fingers and began to count. It was a bit difficult because she didn't have enough fingers. She blinked at Li Qinzai and borrowed his fingers to count one by one.

"It's equal to fifteen." Qiao'er happily answered.

Li Qinzai hummed and said, "Then, what about ten plus five?"

Qiao'er scratched her head in embarrassment, continued to borrow Li Qinzai's fingers, and counted again.

"It's still equal to fifteen!"

Li Qinzai smiled and said, "Ten plus five is different from five plus ten?"

Qiao'er was stumped. This question was very profound to him, and he scratched his head and scratched his head for a long time but couldn't figure out the answer.

"Father, Qiao'er doesn't know how they are different..." Qiao'er said in frustration.

Li Qinzai said slowly: "Actually, they are no different."

Qiao'er was stunned, her little face suddenly collapsed.

"Father, Qiao'er learns this... What's the use of 'mathematics'?" Qiao'er was puzzled.

Li Qinzai said earnestly: "Mathematics is of course useful. When you grow up, you must know numbers, right? For example, if you have power and money in the future, and you accidentally marry a dozen wives, if these a dozen wives stand in front of you, you can at least Can you count how many of them there are?"

Qiao'er was stunned and said, "Why do I marry so many wives?"

Li Qinzai sighed: "You are still too young, you won't ask such stupid questions when you grow up..."

"But Dad doesn't even have a wife, is it because he doesn't know how to count that he doesn't dare to marry?" Qiao'er asked innocently.

It felt like an arrow had been shot in my chest, it hurt so much...

Li Qinzai sent out an eye dart coldly.

If it weren't for the sake of his own life, it would be time for the white-haired man to give the black-haired man away.

"Addition and subtraction are just the basics. You have a lot to learn in the future, including multiplication and division, equations, geometry and calculus, etc..." Li Qinzai stroked Qiao'er's head and said softly, "I know the purpose of learning these is what?"

Qiao'er shook his head ignorantly, he had never heard of what Li Qinzai said.

"The purpose is to get to know women when you go to the kang, and to get to know shoes when you get off the kang. When you grow up and wander the world alone, you won't be sold out. If you have enough IQ, you can sell others."

Qiao'er said with a bitter face: "Father, these learnings are so difficult..."

Li Qinzai sneered and said, "You're lucky. If more than 1000 years later, you will not only have to learn these things, but also enroll in countless interest classes, advanced classes, and various classes. You will be so tired that you will have nothing to love in life."

Qiao'er responded listlessly.

During the warm moment between father and son, Steward Song suddenly hurried over and walked up to Li Qinzai with a look of shock, panic and nervousness.

Li Qinzai asked strangely: "What do you mean by that expression? My father has finally lived up to his expectations and was knighted? Can I inherit the title?"

"Uh, no, Wu Shaolang, there are distinguished guests outside."

"In a poor country, what kind of distinguished guests come here after eating too much? Just say I'm not here." Li Qinzai said indifferently. He hated being disturbed when he was teaching his son.

Song Guanshi was shocked, and his expression became more and more frightened: "Fifth Shaolang, you have to be here..."

"Who is so generous?"

Steward Song lowered his voice: "The emperor has arrived in person, and he came here in a modest suit, waiting outside the other courtyard..."

Li Qinzai was stunned, and blurted out, "Has your Majesty come here? He's crazy...cough, has he recovered from his wind disease?"

Seeing Guanshi Song's nervous and excited face, Li Qinzai thought for a while. At the moment, the only elder in the other courtyard is his grand-aunt. Unfortunately, the grand-aunt devotes herself to practicing Buddhism and doesn't care about worldly affairs. Now he is the only master left in the mansion.

"Order to go down, open the middle door to welcome you immediately." Li Qinzai said in a deep voice.

When the emperor comes in person, the middle door of any mansion must be opened. This is the rule of the big family, and it is also court etiquette.

Li Qinzai straightened his clothes and tidied up Qiao'er, and the father and son hurried towards the gate.

The door opened, and Li Zhi in casual robe stood outside the door, looking at him with a smile.

Li Qinzai stepped forward quickly and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty forgive me for being late to greet you."

Li Zhi said with a smile: "I came here in a humble manner, and I didn't tell you, but I was a bad guest once. Don't be surprised by Jing Chu."

"I dare not, His Majesty will come in person, and the humble house will be full of brilliance."

After speaking, Li Qinzai turned sideways to give way, and invited Li Zhi into the mansion.

Li Zhi walked in with his hands behind his back, strolled in the courtyard, looking at the exquisite and elegant decoration in the other courtyard, Li Zhi nodded slowly with a rather relaxed expression.

Li Qinzai followed Li Zhi carefully, with many question marks in his mind.

When the emperor is not good at handling state affairs and government affairs in the palace, what is the situation when he goes out to poor villages and remote areas for private visits?
Li Qinzai was so full of doubts that it was inconvenient to say it out, Li Qinzai said cautiously: "I wonder if Your Majesty...can you have dinner? Do you want me to order you to prepare it?"

Li Zhi was really blunt, he nodded and said: "I am indeed hungry, let someone prepare it, get some more meat."

Li Qinzai quickly agreed, walked a few steps and then stopped, hesitant to speak.

"Jingchu have something to say?" Li Zhi said with a smile.

Li Qinzai said in a low voice: "Your majesty, I am presumptuous. Your Majesty has not recovered from his illness, so he really shouldn't eat meat. He mainly eats light food."

This statement is scientifically justified. Hypertensive patients are mostly caused by drinking alcohol and eating meat, and often have high blood lipids. The more meat they eat, the more serious the cardiovascular blockage, like the second ring during rush hour, a little emotional Fluctuation, the heart's blood supply is not timely, it is the end of death.

Li Zhi smacked his lips and said with a smile: "As Jing Chu said, it's okay to eat some vegetarian food today."

Li Qinzai said earnestly: "Not only today, but in the future, it is best to be a vegetarian. And I suggest that Your Majesty should stop drinking from now on."

"My life was saved by you, you can say whatever you want, wine... Well, it's okay to have a light drink once in a while."

Li Qinzai didn't dare to persuade too much, emperors are moody, and they persuaded too often, who knows if Li Zhi will suddenly turn his face.

Turning his head to look at Guanshi Song, Guanshi immediately understood and hurried down to prepare meals.

Li Zhi looked at Qiao'er beside Li Qinzai, and said with a joyful smile, "This young man is..."

Li Qinzai enthusiastically introduced: "Your Majesty, this is Quanzi Qiao'er, Li Qiao."

Qiao'er was not afraid at all. Under Li Qinzai's gesture, Qiao'er awkwardly bowed to Li Zhi.

Then Qiao'er quickly hid behind Li Qinzai, poked his head out to look at Li Zhi curiously, and said softly: "Father, is he the emperor? Why does he look similar to us ordinary people, and he is not as handsome as Daddy."

Li Qinzai's eyelids twitched, he really wanted to give him a complete childhood...

But Li Zhi laughed loudly, squatted down and winked at Qiao'er, and said, "I was more handsome than your father when I was young."

Qiao'er carefully looked at Li Zhi's facial features, then curled her lips, as if she didn't quite agree with Li Zhi's statement.

Looking up at Li Qinzai, Qiao'er said again: "Father, does the emperor also want to learn mathematics? Did he marry more than a dozen wives?"

(End of this chapter)