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Chapter 914 He actually won the bet
The apricot garden originally belonged to that other family, but now it belongs to Li Zhi.

After Li Zhi leaves, the apricot orchard here will become a government office, and the government will send a large number of ripe apricots to Luoyang every year. Although apricots are soft, difficult to transport, and easy to rot, it doesn't matter, even if they are rotten A basket of paste must also be sent to Luoyang, because this is the royal rule.

It is a way of swearing sovereignty.

Of course, the people in the government were not stupid enough to actually send fresh apricots to Luoyang. Li Zhi would be beheaded if they did so, and there was a high probability that they would be made into dried apricots, preserved apricots, and candied fruit.

When Li Zhi entered the apricot forest, there was not even a fallen leaf in it, and the ground was splashed with water and dust could not be covered. The giant bear happily turned somersaults on the ground, then stood up and grabbed the apricots with its paws to eat.

Li Zhi watched the stupid bear stuff the turquoise apricots into his mouth with contemptuous eyes.

The giant bear chewed very fragrantly, but Li Zhi's saliva came down first, and then the giant bear spit out the sour apricots in his mouth, and the saliva could no longer stop flowing.

After kicking the drooling giant bear, Li Zhi looked at the yellow apricots on the treetop and pointed, and immediately four or five eunuchs with fast stature jumped up the tree.

When these people climbed up to the treetop, they saw that there was already a person on the treetop not far away.

The leading eunuch was taken aback, and flew towards the man from the tree without saying a word.

Li Chengxiu's body is very flexible, although the wound on his crotch still hinders him a bit, but the tree-climbing skill he learned in southern Yunnan gives him a good chance to move around in this garden.

Li Zhi stood under the tree with his hands behind his back and watched the people chasing on the top of the tree. Li Si walked over and looked up together with Li Zhi. After watching for a while, he said to Li Zhi, "Father, how is my little brother?"

Li Zhi looked at Li Chengxiu, who was oppressed by the military eunuchs and had nowhere to run, and said, "This is Li Ji's youngest son?"

Li Si looked at Li Zhi's face and said, "Yes, yes, silly."

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "You can't be stupid to be hidden like a treasure by your father-in-law. Why, has he become a disciple of your master?"

Li Si hurriedly said: "No, pull it over and let Father take a look before discussing it."

Li Zhi didn't make a sound, but his displeasure was beyond words.

Therefore, when Yun Jin came to see the ceremony, Li Zhi pressed Yun Jin's head and said, "This is a fool."

Li Sidao: "Yun Jin is not stupid."

Li Zhi sneered and said, "If I'm not stupid, I would marry you? The most important thing is that I like you very much."

Li Si burst into tears when he heard the word "wow".

Seeing Li Si crying, Yun Jin broke free from Li Zhi's control, hugged Li Si, who was half a head taller than him, for a while to comfort him, and even wiped Li Si's tears and snot with her handkerchief.

Li Zhi watched with disgust on his face, and then his eyes fell on Wen Huan and Di Guangsi who were pretending to be wooden figures.

"Are you a gentle son?"

Wen Huan immediately opened his mouth showing a standard eight-teeth smile, nodded without saying a word, and deliberately moved his head to let Li Zhi play with it.

Li Zhi who delivered it to the door was not uncommon, he raised his hand to pinch Di Guangsi's fat face and said, "This one is stocky."

Di Guangsi smiled honestly: "I, Aye, said that only a good body can serve Datang better."

Li Zhi curled his lips and said: "This is not taught by you, Aye, an honest man, but rather like what Yun Chu said that didn't mean what he meant."

When Di Guangsi heard the words, he said aggrievedly: "A word I often say is that a man should put state affairs first."

Li Zhi laughed when he heard the words, patted Di Guangsi's chubby face and said, "Okay, okay, I'll treat you as telling the truth."

Just as they were talking, Li Chengxiu, who had no escape, was caught by a group of military eunuchs, tied tightly and brought to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi first looked the boy in front of him up and down, and then said indifferently: "What does Yinggong want you to tell me?"

Li Chengxiu knelt on one knee on the ground. The back of his neck was held down and he couldn't lift it up. He struggled twice, then knelt on both knees and said loudly: "Please give your Majesty a way to survive for the soldiers in southern Yunnan!"

This sentence was obviously beyond Li Zhi's expectation, he coughed lightly and said, "What did you say?"

Li Chengxiu said loudly again: "Your Majesty Qizuo, the Diannan Zhechong Mansion doesn't treat its servants as human beings, and they spend them to death at will. Your Majesty, please consider that they are also Datang people, and give them a way to survive."

Li Zhi said indifferently: "Your father's reputation in the military should be enough for you to accomplish this matter. Why would you sacrifice the near and seek the far away?"

Li Chengxiu said: "My father's prestige can only be used for a while, not for a lifetime."

The frost on Li Zhi's face receded a little, he waved his hands and said, "Even so, you should appeal to your superior instead of directly suing the court, Li Chengxiu, do you know what you are doing?

You are impeaching your superiors for disregarding human life, and the next report, whether it is true or not, you will be punished first. "

Li Chengxiu tried his best to raise his sweaty face and said with difficulty: "Wei Chen is willing."

Li Zhi looked at Li Si, who was comforted by Yun Jin and was eating apricots, and said, "What is your opinion with Master Ying, since he has found me here, it means that the two people disagree, right?"

Li Si took a bite of an apricot and said, "Grandfather Ying said that criminals should be used as servants, and the son-in-law should be a servant. The ceremony, severe punishment, can be a warning for latecomers.

Master said that the laws of the country should not be abolished lightly. There was a reason for such a law to be enacted when the country was founded. Laws are not good. "

After hearing what Li Si said, Li Zhi said to Li Chengxiu: "Have you heard clearly, whether it is what Ying Gong said or what Yun Chu said, it happens to be what I want to say to you.

Although you served in southern Yunnan, although you have made a lot of meritorious service, you should always contradict the superior officer because of the servants, even after the superior officer has made a decision, you still strongly refute it.

A person like you is not suitable to be a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, let's take off your armor and study hard. "

Li Chengxiu said tremblingly; "Your Majesty, please have mercy on the servants..."

Li Zhi said angrily: "What I said just now was in vain, right?"

Li Chengxiu repeatedly kowtowed and said, "The servants rescued me twice, I hate that I only have one life to pay for it."

Li Zhi laughed back in anger, and said to Li Chengxiu: "Since you are so affectionate, then let you go to the servant camp as a captain, and let me see how you lead the servants."

Li Chengxiu kowtowed again: "Thank you for your grace!"

Li Zhi snorted coldly and walked away, and the drooling giant bear followed closely, and looked back at Li Si, Yun Jin, Wen Huan, and Di Guangsi from time to time. The four of them could smell the terrible smell that only Yun Chu could smell.

General Rourou pulled off one of Yunchu's horses, and proudly kneaded the two chess pieces in his hand, saying, "Do you know the origin of Li Chengxiu's words for the servants?"

Yun Chugong stepped forward to let the soldier cross the river, and said calmly: "I have seen Li Chengxiu's merit book in the Ministry of War. He has 27 enemy heads on the list, and he also has the merit of being the first to board. It's a pity. The head was the head of a barbarian, and the distinction between soldiers and civilians was unclear, so the military merit was at most one level. And that time he ascended first, he only pulled out a satisfactory earthen stronghold, which barely counted as one level of military merit.

Heads, counted first, he can at most be promoted from the brigade commander to this level this time, and it will be impossible to go higher. "

Rourou stopped the hand that was about to take the chess piece, looked at Yunchu and said, "I'm asking about the root cause."

Yun Chu said indifferently: "I'm talking about the root cause."

Wen Rou thought for a while and said: "Don't be a general of the captain, who is responsible for destroying the city and pulling out the stronghold. You can also say that he is a dead soldier. You mean that Li Chengxiu is not willing to take the position with the highest death rate in the army?

Don't forget, this is also the easiest position to make military achievements. "

Yun Chu looked into gentle eyes and said: "Don't let your men have no soldiers, the regiment leader has only three hundred soldiers!"

Looking at Yun Chu in disbelief, Wen Wen said, "Under the captain's command..."

Yun Chu nodded and said: "One thousand and two, which is equivalent to the soldiers under Captain Zhechong's command."

"Is there any comparison between elite soldiers and servants?"

"Is there any comparison between Yinggong's youngest son and a Zhechong captain?"

"So, Li Chengxiu is now Han Xin's general, the more soldiers the better, right?"

Yun Chu spread his hands and said, "It's like this. The equipment of servants is not as good as that of government soldiers, but it's only the difference in armor. Since firearms appeared in the barracks, armor is not so important, especially when it comes to kerosene bombs. The servants without armor may still survive, but if the soldiers in armor are contaminated with kerosene bombs, they will only end up being burned alive."

Wen Wen took a breath and said, "You mean Li Chengxiu saw it?"

Yun Chu nodded and said: "There is no other explanation. If you say that Li Chengxiu is speaking out for the sake of the servants, to be honest, I don't believe it, not a single word."

Gentle pondered for a moment and put down the chess piece: "Speak up for the servants, first gain the favor of the servants, then arm the servants to gain the love of the servants, and then get the title of captain of the servants by angering your majesty." , and then use this name to command soldiers?

This is ridiculous, as long as there is a problem in one link, his plan will fail. "

Yunchu stuffed the chess pieces into Rou Rou's hands and asked him to continue playing chess, but said in his mouth: "If you succeed, you can soar into the sky and become a figure in the field of servants. If you fail...if you fail, you think he has additional losses ?

At least, the reputation of speaking up for the servants has been released, and it has laid a solid foundation for him to slowly plan in the future... Hurry up, hurry up, don't pretend to be busy every time you want to lose..."

Because Li Si couldn't overhear the gossip between Yunchu and Wenrou in Xingzilin, he was full of sympathy for Li Chengxiu, the freshly baked servant lieutenant in front of him.

Yun Jin pulled up Li Chengxiu, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "It's okay, we are still young, and we have the opportunity to start all over again."

Li Chengxiu stood up, patted the wet soil on his knees and said, "No, I succeeded. I have planned for more than two years, and now I finally succeeded."

Li Si saw that Li Chengxiu's happy expression didn't seem to be ironic, so he asked, "Shoubing Lieutenant, a fat-ass official position? If you really want this servant lieutenant that no one wants to be, you don't have to go through such trouble, right? "

Li Chengxiu said: "This servant captain is different from other servant captains."

Yun Jin said: "Could it be that it's because your majesty personally assigned you as a servant captain?"

Li Chengxiu laughed loudly and said: "In Zhechong Mansion, there are too many people who can control the servant battalion. The captains, the left and right captains Guoyi, Biejiang, Changshi, and Bing Cao Canjun can easily command the servant battalion.

Since I am the servant captain personally appointed by His Majesty, and I am also the youngest son of the British prince, I would like to see the servant battalion who dares to use me at will. "

(End of this chapter)