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

Chapter 81

"Did the emperor miss me?"

Li Mingda was a little disappointed, on the one hand was his father, and on the other was his elder brother who grew up together.

It would be great if we could all live together.

That way, she wouldn't have to worry about who to live with.

Unfortunately, this is doomed to be impossible.

Li Mingda sighed, and said listlessly: "Understood, I will be ready."

"Why are you sighing?" Li Zhi smiled and flicked her forehead, "Like an old lady, it's not like I won't see you in the future."

"Ninth brother, you bullied me again!" Li Mingda pouted and acted like a baby, but after being hit by Li Zhi like this, his sad mood quietly dissipated.

Although Li Mingda is very smart, she is still just a child after all, and it is easy to attract people's attention.

Li Zhi teased her a few words, successfully distracting her emotions.

The little worries just disappeared without a trace.

After breakfast, Li Zhi took Cui Zhiwen to the study.

"Speaking of which, how are the other things I asked you to do before?"

Li Zhi asked, while talking, he picked up the teacup and poured two pots of tea, and handed it to Cui Zhiwen.

Cui Zhiwen took the tea cup, crossed his hands, and held it in the palm of his hand.

"If it's about the incident in Los Angeles, it's already been investigated. The people I sent confirmed the information you provided."

"Oh, so that old guy started so soon."

Li Zhi spoke thoughtfully, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The warm tea flowed down the esophagus, feeling warm all over.

"Forget it, it's meaningless to say this now."

Li Zhi waved his hand, ignored the question, and brought up another topic.

"I'm thinking now, do you want to take an examination for fame or something? Seeing that the imperial examination is about to start, don't you have any idea about participating in the imperial examination?"

The imperial examination starts in the first month or February, depending on the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites.

Now that the end of the year is approaching, it will be time to officially start the exam soon.

If the decision was made before the year, Li Zhi could still put him in the imperial examination team, but after the new year, he would not have this opportunity.

Fame is dispensable to aristocratic families.

But now, Cui Zhiwen has basically separated his relationship with the Cui family, so he has to think about whether he should reconsider.

Hearing this, Cui Zhiwen nodded, lost in thought.

After a while, maybe the teacup in his hand was not so hot, he picked up the teacup and drank the tea in it.

After that, he looked at Li Zhi and shook his head slowly.

"It's better not to go."

"Do you have no confidence?" Li Zhi asked.

"No."

"What's the reason for that?"

Cui Zhiwen said sullenly: "I don't want to leave a retreat for myself, I'm afraid I will back down when the time comes."

If he can get a good name, even if he leaves the Jin Palace, he can still occupy a place in the court.

This is a good way out.

Cui Zhiwen could tell that Li Zhi was really thinking about him.

But precisely because of this, Cui Zhiwen didn't want to take the imperial examination even more.

He could feel how grand the grand plan in the heart of the Highness in front of him was.

It was so grand that he felt a little scared.

I am afraid that I will choose to shrink back in the face of difficulties, and I dare not face them.

And this is also unacceptable to him.

So, it's better to cut off your own way out.

In this way, even if he wanted to back down, he didn't have the courage to leave the Jin Palace.

From a certain point of view, this can be regarded as a replica of the last stand.

Cui Zhiwen thought to himself mockingly.

Hearing this answer, Li Zhi couldn't help laughing.

"Are you so unsure of yourself?"

"It's a lack of faith in humanity."

Cui Zhiwen shook his head and sighed softly, he was too aware of how vulnerable people are in the face of the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid harm.

Human nature can never stand the test.

Li Zhi smiled and shook his head, he did not deny Cui Zhiwen's point of view.

But in fact, this statement is not entirely correct.

When someone can exchange sincerity for sincerity, human nature can stand the test.

Didn't Cui Zhiwen just choose a path that is not good for him?

"Forget it, since you lack confidence, then don't take the test. Those who know themselves will know that maybe your choice is correct."

"Are you really welcome?"

Now, Cui Zhiwen couldn't bear it anymore.

He showed his loyalty by cutting off his own escape route.

In the end, this guy was fine, so he ignored the matter so lightly.

So angry!
However, when Cui Zhiwen saw the gentle smile on Li Zhi's face, somehow, the uneasiness in his heart gradually calmed down.

His Highness is so powerful, surely he won't make things a mess, right?
With Cui Zhiwen thinking this way, he stopped worrying about this small issue.

In the study room, it fell into silence for a while.

Just as the two were enjoying this leisurely time, there was a knock on the door outside the study.

"Come in."

Li Zhi's words spread, and the door of the study opened.

Appearing outside was his personal eunuch, Huang Fu.

The little eunuch stood at the door and bowed slightly, "Your Highness, there is a young man outside the door asking to see him. He said his name is Di Renjie, and His Highness sent him to do something."

"Ah!" Li Zhi slapped his forehead, and hurriedly said: "You can bring him in, just bring him to the study. I went to drink in the palace earlier, so I forgot to tell you about it."

"Yes, Your Highness, this servant will do it now." Huang Fu didn't say much, he turned around and left after saluting.

Although Huang Fu was a eunuch, he didn't have the bad habit of looking at others' orders.

It was precisely because of this that he was promoted by Li Zhi and received by his side.

If it was someone else, if he didn't ask for a post, or if he had received Li Zhi's order, he would probably have driven him away.

Li Zhi paid great attention to these details.

After all, there are only so few talents in the world. If the subordinates accidentally drive people away and cause conflicts with them, that would be bad.

After Huang Fu left, Cui Zhiwen asked curiously: "Has Your Highness found your favorite subordinate again?"

"It's not sure yet." Li Zhi returned to his seat, poured himself a cup of tea, and said slowly: "I gave him a difficult problem in the Tao, it can be regarded as a test, if he can pass, maybe he will be a colleague in the future gone."

"Judging from the fact that this person took the initiative to visit me, I guess he has probably passed the test?" Cui Zhiwen guessed that if he didn't pass the test, he probably didn't have the nerve to come and visit.

Li Zhi nodded slightly noncommittally: "It should be something to find out, let's talk about it."

Seeing his casual look, Cui Zhiwen couldn't help but become more curious.

Judging from Li Zhi's performance, he doesn't seem to care whether the opponent can pass the test?

But if that's the case, then why test others?
Is not this contradictory?

Cui Zhiwen waited patiently with strong curiosity.

(End of this chapter)