Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 189 I'm going to cheat my friends
"This is easy to solve."

Hearing Pei Xingjian's intention to evade, Li Zhi suggested with a relaxed face: "You tell me where you live, and I will send someone to inform me, and I will take you back in the evening, and this matter will be resolved ?"

He wanted to recruit Pei Xingjian under his command, but he was not so urgent as to force him.

Li Zhi is just a suggestion, if Pei Xingjian still wants to shirk, he will not stick to it.

A twisted melon is not sweet, so there is no need to fight against people in order to restrain talents, right?
When Pei Xingjian heard this, the expression on his face became more tangled.

His Highness's reputation among the people and the court can be described as skyrocketing.

But the reputation among the gentry is not very good.

Especially recently, Du Chuke's incident happened again, which made it impossible for many gentry to collect money in a big way among the people.

All the nobles wanted to shout in front of Li Zhi that they would be sworn in with him.

Accepting King Jin's kindness at this time, he was afraid that he would be classified as a traitor.

However, this is another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The results of the imperial examination will not come out for several days, and no one can tell whether he will pass the examination.

There is no quota for official positions in the family, so Pei Xingjian has to rely on himself to get ahead.

If you let go of this opportunity, it will not be so easy to make friends next time.

Is it because of fame that I missed this rare opportunity?

It is better to build a good relationship with this Highness while he is absorbing talents.

For Pei Xingjian, this is a dilemma.

But for Liu Chengzhi, there was no such psychological burden.

Seeing that Pei Xingjian's attitude was not very clear, Liu Chengzhi said: "Your Highness is so enthusiastic, why don't you go there once? Isn't it just a drink and making friends, what's the problem?"

Liu Chengzhi, who was born as a merchant, needed this opportunity so much. If he could take this opportunity to jump to the official level, it would be a great event for his family!

Especially since His Highness has already expressed his optimistic attitude towards him, why is Liu Chengzhi willing to give up this great opportunity?
If you can trick Pei Xingjian along the way, it might be a great achievement!
In the face of family interests, friendship and so on should stand aside.

Wouldn't it be nice to cheat a friend and change to a bright future?
Besides, if you put yourself under King Jin's command, can you be pushed into a pit of fire?
This is the recognized heir to the throne, and it is a great honor to take refuge in the next emperor's command.

Under Liu Chengzhi's encouragement, Pei Xingjian quickly lost control and agreed half-heartedly.

"Okay, okay, let's indulge this once today." Pei Xingjian bowed his hands to Li Zhi hesitantly: "Then I will trouble Your Highness, and please Your Highness must inform Uncle so as not to make him anxious."

"Haha, it's a trivial matter!" Li Zhi waved his hand, and said boldly, "Don't worry, I'm not a man-eating monster, and I will send you back intact!"

"Hahahaha... Your Highness is really humorous."

The witty and funny words made Liu Chengzhi laugh out loud, which can be said to be very embarrassing.

The compliments were just right, and the atmosphere that was originally a bit raw gradually became heated.

After Liu Chengzhi laughed, seeing that Li Zhi didn't seem to be planning to leave yet, he asked suspiciously, "Could it be that His Highness Prince Jin is still waiting for someone else?"

"En." Li Zhi nodded and looked into the crowd. At this moment, he saw the person he was waiting for, and waved over there: "Xue Yuanchao! This way!"

When Li Zhi's words spread, a handsome young man in the crowd forgot to come over.

Seeing that it was Li Zhi calling him, he walked over without saying anything.

"Xue Zhen, a man from Fenyin County, has met His Royal Highness the King of Jin." Xue Zhen bowed solemnly, like an old pedant, with the obstinacy of a corrupt scholar in his movements.

Li Zhi patted him on the shoulder unceremoniously and lifted him up.

"What are you doing in front of this king? Don't worry about it. Let's have a drink with this king in the evening. That's it!"

Xue Zhen can also be regarded as one of Li Zhi's childhood playmates.

It's just that the way he accompanies him is quite special, a bit like accompanying a school boy.

Xue Zhen is different from the group of people like Xiao Wan and Tang Guan, they are not friends of the same kind.

On the contrary, it was more like the royal team that Li Shimin arranged for him early in the morning.

So the relationship between the two is very close.

At least that's what Li Zhi thought. As for what Xue Zhen thought, he didn't know.

"Okay, everything that needs to be picked up has already been picked up. Let's go to Cui Zhiwen and go back after picking him up!"

Yushitai was not far away, and the few people had no objection to Li Zhi's proposal.

Li Zhi dragged Xue Zhen to the front, Pei Xingjian and Liu Chengzhi followed behind and whispered.

On the way, Li Zhi asked Xue Zhen, "How did you do in the exam? Are you sure you will pass the exam?"

Xue Zhen sighed and shook his head slowly: "It's not ideal, I'm afraid I'm about to fail again."

"Every year you take the exam and you fail every year. What do you think you are messing about?" Li Zhi rolled his eyes at him, and said speechlessly, "Isn't it good to rely on the shadow of your family to become an official? Do you want to be a Jinshi yourself?"

It stands to reason that as a county man with a title, he doesn't need to take the imperial examination at all, and he doesn't know what he is trying to do.

"Men Yin is just that one, if it can be given to other disciples in the clan, it would be a good thing." Xue Zhen was not reconciled, and was very worried about the fact that he always failed to win the exam.

Hearing this answer, Li Zhi didn't know what to say about him.

These people, all for the sake of the family, were all stunned.

Taking the family as the unit, in this era of hard work in the world, these people really consider the issue from the interests of the family.

Anyway, if he was in Xue Zhen's position, he must have just lay flat.

It's so comfortable to be a county man honestly for a lifetime, living a chic life on the imperial salary.

As a small baron, he can't bring fundamental changes to the family, so he can't find the motivation to fight at all, okay?

"Okay! Don't mess around in the future, and do things for me. At that time, I will see if I can get some benefits for you, and see if I can make room for you again."

Li Zhi didn't want to see his troubled appearance, so he directly tempted him with benefits.

It never occurred to Xue Zhen that he would not be moved at all, pretending to be dumb as if he hadn't heard anything.

Li Zhi ignored him, walked into the gate of Yushitai, and shouted at Cui Zhiwen who was in a daze inside: "Renli, let's go! I'm going back."

Cui Zhiwen was thinking about something, when he suddenly heard Li Zhi's voice, he was startled.

Seeing Li Zhi waving at him with a bright smile on his face, he subconsciously rolled his eyes, and just wanted to complain.

Suddenly remembering that this is not Prince Jin's Mansion, swallowed the words that came to his lips, and walked over obediently.

(End of this chapter)