I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Gao Deqing, who is well-known among the people in Chang'an and recommended by Tian Ce, is Li Wei's target this time.

The noon sun scorched the earth fiercely, Gao Deqing hung a sweat towel around his neck, waved a hoe with both arms and sweated profusely, completely disregarding his own image.

He had turned half of the soil in the vegetable garden, and seeing someone looking at him, he didn't feel awkward. He straightened up and smiled politely at Li Wei, then picked up the hoe and began to loosen the soil. .

Seeing this, Li Wei simply stood facing Goudan, "Your Excellency is so upbeat, you actually did it yourself. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have believed it."

"Don't underestimate this farming. Every step and every link has to be done by yourself, otherwise the vegetables will not taste good when grown."

"Oh? This is really the first time I've heard of it. Is there something special about it?"

Seeing that Li Wei was interested, Gao Deqing smiled and explained to him: "Look at this soil, isn't it different from ordinary soil?"

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Li Wei casually grabbed a handful and went up to observe, but he didn't see anything different.

"If you want to eat delicious vegetables, you must choose the soil with good air permeability. The soil should be loose and fertile, so that the drainage can be high, and it can be thoroughly watered in rainy days."

"Then why do you have to work hard to loosen the soil? Can't you just let it develop?"

"That can't be done! The benefits of loosening the soil are so many. Look, isn't this vegetable root a bit moldy?"

Li Wei nodded when he saw this, the color of the vegetable root had gradually darkened, and there was a nauseous smell.

"That's right, if the soil is not loosened in time, firstly, the nutrients and moisture in the soil will not reach the roots, and secondly, the water buried in the ground will not be able to volatilize and will damage the roots. Frequent loosening of the soil is equivalent to the fact that we often have to breathe , you have to absorb some fresh nutrients, don’t you?”

Hearing what Gao Deqing said, Li Wei couldn't help giving him a thumbs up, "I didn't expect my lord to know so much. Seeing you today really impressed me!"

Gao Deqing hurriedly waved his hands and said humbly: "It's serious, I'm just accumulating experience over the years, it's not surprising, it's not surprising."

Speaking of this, Li Wei had some doubts in his heart, but he couldn't open his mouth. After holding back for a long time, his face flushed. Gao Deqing asked with a smile after seeing it: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

After much hesitation, Li Wei finally decided to speak, "I don't understand one thing, but I don't know whether to say it or not."

Gao Deqing said generously: "If there is anything inappropriate to say, just say it."

"I haven't seen a servant for a long time. It stands to reason that the heavy work of digging the soil should be done by the servants, and you can just watch and give pointers? Why do you need to work in the fields yourself?"

After finishing speaking, Gao Deqing sighed deeply, "Hey, there are not many servants in the mansion, and there are enough for them to be busy on weekdays. You should do this kind of thing yourself."

What do you mean by few servants?

Li Wei stared at him dumbfounded, not understanding what he meant.

"What I mean is, you have a salary, so you don't have to worry about food and drink. Why do you have to work so hard?"

"Salary?"

Gao Deqing suddenly laughed at himself, "What is that little salary enough for? Since you asked about this matter today, I don't need to hide it from you. You can see that everyone in this big family is waiting for me." Come to support, all kinds of expenses on weekdays, which one does not need money? This salary is really not enough."

"But this..."

It stands to reason that with such an official position as Gao Deqing, he can't just rely on these salaries. Li Wei thought about it, he should keep this in his stomach, and if he said it, it would be embarrassing for both of them.

"I just thought I could save a little bit and calculate a little bit,"

Gao Deqing continued on his own: "Otherwise, life would be too stressful. Fortunately, there are several acres of vegetable gardens, so I can relax my muscles and bones when I have nothing to do, and I can save a lot of money."

Li Wei suddenly wanted to say something, but Gao Deqing suddenly yelled, making him tremble in fright.

"Do not move!"

Immediately afterwards, I saw Gao Deqing tiptoeing to Li Wei's feet, carefully protecting the seedlings below in his hands. Li Wei was so frightened that he remained motionless until Gao Deqing finished processing, his body would freeze in the air.

"Okay, now you can move, but be careful, there are medicinal materials under your feet, and it will be bad if you step on them."

Li Wei walked around these seedlings carefully, found an open space to sit down, wait, did he just say medicinal materials? "I didn't expect that there are so many things in your vegetable garden, and there are medicinal materials. Could it be that you want to sell medicine in your spare time?"

Although it was just a joke, Gao Deqing's face was extremely serious.

"You don't know, the mother at home has been bedridden for many days, and this medicine is prepared for her."

"what?"

Li Weike never knew that Gao Deqing's mother was seriously ill, "Why don't you tell me, maybe I can find a good doctor for you, I know a few doctors with good medical skills in the city, I will go now Invite them here."

"Do not bother."

Seeing Li Wei turned around to leave, Gao Deqing stepped forward and grabbed him, then he noticed that his hands were covered in mud, so he quickly let go and rubbed them against his body, he really looked like a simple farmer .

"I've already asked the doctor to look at it, and it's fine."

Gao Deqing clearly had something to do, and Li Wei had a look of disbelief: "Don't hide it from me, is the relationship between the two of us so far away? The old lady's illness can't be delayed."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Gao Deqing suddenly covered his cheeks, his shoulders twitched slightly, "I have no choice, the doctor said, I can only hang on by soup and medicine, and taking medicine for a long time is not a solution."

"Why don't we change to another doctor? Maybe a few medicines will be enough?"

Gao Deqing shook his head when he heard the words, "It's useless, she also knows that the disease will not be cured so easily, besides, the situation at home does not allow us to visit the doctor all the time, let alone take medicine."

How can such a dignified court official be mixed up to such an extent?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes today, Li Wei wouldn't believe it even if he was killed.

It stands to reason that as long as Gao Deqing moved his finger a little, the silver would rush into his pocket like running water, but now, he actually went to work in the field for a few taels of silver, and no one else would believe it.

"If money is not enough, I have it."

"You are looking down on me. No matter how poor I am, Gao Deqing, I will not accept help from others. As the saying goes, 'the honest don't get what you get'. If you are poor, you have to be poor."

Seeing what Li Wei wanted to say, Gao Deqing acted as if he wanted to drive him away, "I appreciate your kindness, I am living a comfortable life these days, don't worry, no matter how much suffering I suffer Can bear it."

Such an arrogant attitude did not attract the resentment of the accompanying guards.

Don't pay respects with ice charcoal, don't earn so-called moistening pens, cultivate vegetable gardens on your own, live in poverty and sternly refuse gifts, honest officials, this is the real honest official.

Even Chen Yuzhou nodded subconsciously, deeply admiring Gao Deqing's integrity.

"Haha, Mr. Gao, look what I brought..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Chang who saw Li Wei couldn't help being taken aback.

Knowing that his nephew likes to play private visits on micro-services, it just so happens that he is no longer willing to salute Li Wei, so he simply pretends not to know him.

"Isn't this Mr. Li? I didn't expect you to come here."

Li Wei naturally guessed what Li Chang was thinking, and said with a smile, "So it's His Royal Highness Kang Wang, what are you doing here?"

"Mr. Gao and I are old friends. I came to meet you today. Mr. Gao, look, this is a big carp caught by the king himself. It is for the body of Lingtang. There are also some prey that the king shot with his own hands. It didn't cost any money. , you have to accept it."

Gao Deqing shied away a few times, but in the end he couldn't give in, so he could only accept, "Since that's the case, His Royal Highness King Kang will stay for dinner later, and he will also bring some vegetables that I have grown."

"no problem."

After finishing speaking, Li Chang glanced at Li Wei proudly.

Little emperor, you are still too immature, you are not as good at conquering people's hearts as I am, look, you can't even get in the door, what about me?

But was invited to stay for dinner.

"Wait for a while, Gao Deqing, just tell me, I am today, and I will give you the position of servant, and you can do things for me, okay?"

"You, you are today's emperor? My minister Gao Deqing doesn't know the face of the sky, so I can't pick you up, please forgive me."

Gao Deqing was well-known among the common people, but to put it bluntly, he was only a fifth-rank official. In Chang'an City, where third-rank officials walked all over the street, let alone meeting Li Wei, he was not even qualified to give a memorial to the emperor.

"Stay flat, you haven't answered my question yet."

After getting up slowly and sorting out his clothes, Gao Deqing said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, my mother is seriously ill, and I really can't serve Your Majesty."

"Then you are still an official, just resign."

Li Chang's eyes couldn't help but light up when he was so rude to a well-known upright official. He knew Gao Deqing's bad temper very well. The more arrogant Li Wei was, the less likely Gao Deqing would compromise.

Sure enough, Gao Deqing twisted his neck, and said directly: "The king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. Since your majesty despises the vulgarity of the humble minister, I will resign."

"Oh, Mr. Gao, why bother, Your Majesty, this is your fault..."

"Shut up and go away, it's not for you to talk."

He is Li Wei's own uncle, and Li Chang's expression is also ugly for how dare he be bullied directly.

"Your Majesty, all dynasties have ruled the world with filial piety, and His Highness King Kang is His Majesty's uncle..."

"Shut up for me, why are you pretending? If it wasn't for my piercing eyes, you would have almost fooled me."

"What do you mean, Your Majesty... Your Majesty, what are you doing!"

Roughly grabbing Gao Deqing's right hand, Li Wei sneered and said, "Look carefully, look at his hand, it's so white and soft, is this a hand that has been doing farm work all year round?"

Before everyone was impressed by Gao Deqing's upright aura, no one really cared about this detail, but looking at it now, there is indeed a problem.

"Your Majesty, I... I usually pay attention to maintenance..."

"Maintenance? How do you maintain it? What method do you use to maintain it? Didn't you say before that it is difficult to eat at home, and your mother is seriously ill and has no money to treat her? You still have time to spare and have spare money to take care of yourself?"

"Here, Weichen..."

"You are no longer a minister, but a grassroots citizen."

Li Chang next to him looked shocked, he couldn't think of anything, Gao Deqing has been deceiving himself and the world all along, this guy's acting skills are too superb.

But whether Gao Deqing is an upright official or not, Li Chang doesn't care at all, he is now a man who is going to be the emperor, so the reason to win Gao Deqing is just for Gao Deqing's reputation among the people.

"Your Majesty! Gao Deqing is the mainstay of the dynasty. How could you humiliate him like this? Lord Gao, don't worry. With this king here today, I will never let others embarrass you."

Li Wei ignored Li Chang at all, and asked directly: "Gao Deqing, what kind of bastard are you?

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"I don't agree. Your Majesty despises me so much, I would rather die than agree."

"Okay, if you don't agree, let's go."

Without the expected three visits to the thatched cottage, even refusing to say even a word of kindness, Li Wei just left, leaving so simply, Gao Deqing was completely bewildered.

"Your Majesty, I still have something to say."

"Say."

Li Wei said without replying.

"Your Majesty, have you ever heard a saying that the king treats his ministers like brothers and feet, and the ministers regard the emperor as his heart; foe.

Your Majesty's humiliation of this lowly minister, is it bearable or unbearable! "

A hypocrite like Gao Deqing only lives with a fake mask, but when he met Li Wei today, he was exposed directly, and he became angry from embarrassment, and he no longer cared about his elegant demeanor.

"Why, you still want to rebel? Also, I have dismissed you, you are a grassroots."

Seeing the corner of Gao Deqing's mouth twitching, as if he was about to have a stroke, Li Chang immediately said: "Your Majesty, Gao Deqing also has no intentions. This king pledges his wealth and life, and he has absolutely no intention of conspiracy."

Glancing at Li Chang meaningfully, Li Wei snorted coldly and led them away.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness King Kang, for saving the grassroots from the siege."

"Lord Gao, don't be so polite. Li Wei doesn't care about your talent and strength, but this king cherishes you very much. Let's go in and talk?"

Up until now, Gao Deqing had no other choice, so he smiled wryly, and respectfully invited Li Chang in.

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect Gao Deqing to be so pure on the surface, full of male thieves and female whores, I'll kill him right now, and arrest King Kang when he leaves?"

"No need, my uncle thought that he could compete with me with enough people, but he didn't think about it. The more pig teammates, the faster he will die."

After being suppressed by Li Wei for so long, today he has regained his face with Gao Deqing. When he returned to the palace, Li Chang asked the servants in the palace to call some beauties to cheer him up.

Li Chang's body has long been hollowed out by wine and lust, and his spirit has been highly tense these days. He originally wanted to fight for [-] rounds, and he surrendered after just a dozen breaths of work.

Li Chang, who lost his face, angrily drove away the singer, sat alone in the study and sulked, and the head servant of the palace who had benefited came to report, and Ling Kongzi begged to see her.

"please……"

Li Chang's personal chief eunuch personally came out to greet Ling Kongzi, which made him a little flattered. Along the way, Ling Kongzi looked around, but the eunuch coughed repeatedly to signal him to ignore it.

"Daoist, don't lose your manners when you see His Highness in a while. His Highness is not in a good mood these days, so you should take it easy."

"You can rest assured."

To be honest, this father-in-law really broke into a cold sweat for Ling Kongzi. Although he knew that Ling Kongzi was famous, in front of Li Chang, it was easy to tell whether it was gold or a piece of scrap iron.

"Your Highness, someone brought it to you."

The chief eunuch sent Ling Kongzi into the main hall and then bowed and retreated. After seeing Li Chang, Ling Kongzi was not nervous, he looked around calmly, and then praised: "Not bad, really good."