Half blood

Li Xiuqi gently wiped off the egg white stained on Li Xuan's forehead with the veil, "Why did Your Highness insist on opening the city gate that day?"

Li Xuan didn't understand why Li Xiuqi asked him such a question, because Li Xiuqi clearly knew the reason why he opened the city gate, because he was a bad and good person, and he didn't want others to suffer, so he used his womanly kindness to provoke Li Xiuqi. such a mess

Come, "I think they are pitiful outside the city. If you don't let them in, they will freeze to death in winter."

Li Xiuqi said: "Your Highness still remembers what I wanted at the time, that's good. No matter how many times you give Your Highness, His Highness will always make the same decision, which is to open the city gate. If this is the case, what is right and wrong is up to Your Highness What is the significance? Because no matter what the outcome is, from His Highness' standpoint, Your Highness, you are right."

Li Xuan curled his lips mockingly, and said, "Nowadays, you are the only one who thinks so..."

Li Xiuqi wiped off the egg white and egg yolk on Li Xuan's face, put the veil into his clothes, and said, "It's not too late to make up for it. Your Highness, don't be discouraged, as long as you have the heart, there will always be a way to reverse the situation."

"Is there any way?" Li Xuan was sad. "Now that this situation has been brought about, it is the utmost kindness for my father to let me out of the dungeon alive. Besides, he has already taken in two concubines. It won't take a year or so, and there will be nothing wrong with me."

Li Xiuqi paused, "Your Highness, do you still remember the wish you said last night? Your wish is to let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment. Now it's just such a little setback, are you going to give up?"

"Then what can I do now!..." Li Xuan lowered his head and kicked away a stone on the ground with his toes, as if to vent the depression in his chest, "You teach me."

Li Xiuqi pointed to the upstairs, and said: "I've been talking downstairs for so long, if I don't leave, my feet will be washed."

After Li Xuan came out of the dungeon, Li Xiuqi also moved out of the Ninth Prince's Mansion and bought the mansion opposite to Prince An's Mansion.There is a street between the two houses.

Sitting in front of the mahogany desk in Li Xuan's study, Li Xiuqi took the memorial that Li Xuan handed over to him that day, and looked at it carefully.The memorial was written in an eloquent manner with three pages, and it took a long time to read it.Standing beside Li Xiuqi, Li Xuan looked a little nervous. He fixed his eyes on Li Xiuqi, not letting go of the expression on Li Xiuqi's face.

Li Xiuqi finished reading the brochure, spread the brochure on the table, raised his eyes and smiled slightly at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan tightened his head and asked cautiously, "I... how did I write?"

"Your Highness has learned the straight-to-the-point writing method I taught you before, but that writing method is quite powerful in writing prose and discussion, but writing memorials directly to the point is too straightforward."

Li Xuan frowned slightly, and asked, "Then how should I write the memorial?"

Li Xiuqi said: "There are certain ways to write memorials. Usually when we write memorials, we have to boast about the Holy One at the beginning of the chapter. Even if we don't boast, we must praise first, praise first and then demote. Let the emperor feel comfortable after reading it. If he feels comfortable, he will be more likely to accept the latter suggestion. Like you, you lashed out at the decision of the Holy One to close the city gate, saying that he was completely wrong. I don’t even want to read the opinions you list for him later.”

Li Xuan curled his lips and said, "I didn't expect my father to be such a person. He loves to hear such kind words. No wonder he reuses flattering people like He Zhong."

Li Xiuqi said: "Your Highness, you can't think like that. It's human nature to like to listen to nice words. Although the Holy One is a monarch, in the final analysis, he also has human emotions. In order to make him accept your point of view, it doesn't hurt to write a few words on the scene. .”

Li Xuan sighed, opened the ink, and said, "Okay, then I'll write a few lines of praise..."

Li Xiuqi said: "Actually, His Majesty's decision is not entirely wrong, but his position is different from yours. You feel guilty in your heart. The construction of the southern dam has caused the people of Qingzhou to be displaced. You feel that it is your duty to open the city gate to accept refugees. But the Holy One doesn't think so, he thinks the flood is a natural disaster, and he is the monarch of Yujin Kingdom, everything should be done in the interests of the people of Yujin Kingdom, and letting refugees in will only cause..." Li Xiuqi noticed Li Xuan's complexion Slightly sinking, he stopped talking.

"Your Highness, don't think that you are really wrong. I have always believed that those who accumulate virtue must have good fortune. Today, you let refugees into Beijing and saved hundreds of people. These will also become the blessings of Yujin Kingdom in the future."

Li Xuan didn't make a sound, but put away the memorial that was spread out on the desk, fetched a new one, and said, "Then teach me how to present the memorial to my father."

Li Xiuqi rubbed away the thick ink in the inkstone and said, "Take it one step at a time, don't rush it."

Li Xiuqi stood up after finishing ink research, let Li Xuan sit down in front of the desk, and said to Li Xuan: "Now let's deal with the hunger of the refugees first, and ask Your Majesty to allocate food funds. But first, His Highness must admit his mistake."

Li Xuan picked up his pen and said, "Admit your mistake? Then I will write that I know I made a mistake in opening the city gate?"

Li Xiuqi shook his head and said: "Your Highness, don't write like that. If you write like this, you are admitting that your position is wrong, but you didn't. Whether you opened the city gate that day or asked to open a warehouse to release grain today, your purpose is different. It’s the same thing, that is to help the disaster victims in Qingzhou, you can’t shake this position, let alone admit your mistakes.”

"Then where did I go wrong..." Li Xuan scratched his hair.

Li Xiuqi said: "You made a mistake in preaching the imperial decree."

"That day you used the seal given to you by the emperor to coax the gate guards to open the city gate. This is your fault. Moreover, this crime violated the criminal law and is a felony."

"Actually, I knew at that time..." Li Xuan lowered his eyes, "I knew in my heart that if I opened that city gate that day, it would be a death penalty. But I bet my father is unwilling to kill me, and I also bet you will have a way let me out."

Li Xiuqi sighed inaudibly, and said: "Your Highness, I don't even think about how a little governor like me can protect you?"

Li Xiuqi paused slightly: "At that time, I was very angry. I was angry at why you insisted on going your own way. If you have any wishes and what you want, you can tell me to discuss with me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help you... ...But you didn't say anything, turned around and opened the city gate. When I led people there that day, you stood under the city tower and looked like I was at odds with me. At that time, I just wanted to let you know..." Li Xiuqi Looking up at Li Xuan's brown eyes, "I just want you to know that no matter what you decide, I will stand by your side..."

Listening to Li Xiuqi's soft words, Li Xuan felt something in his chest was rapidly swelling.That day when he stood under the city gate, looking at Li Xiuqi's figure outlined by the moonlight, he never had a thought of breaking up in his heart, and some felt a kind of disappointment and a kind of indebtedness.

"I thought at that time that you would be as disappointed in me as my father..."

Li Xiuqi replied flatly: "I won't, Your Highness. Never."

Li Xuan blinked his wet eyes, squeezed out a smile, and said, "Now teach me how to write this apology, and when I learn it, I will apologize to you."

Li Xiuqi laughed lightly when he heard this, and said, "This apology is also delicate. There are three steps to apologizing. First, you have to admit your mistakes."

Li Xuan nodded, and said: "Well, I admit my mistake. I made a mistake in preaching the imperial decree." He picked up a pen and wrote "too falsely preaching the imperial decree" on the paper, then raised his eyes and said to Li Xiuqi: "I was wrong, I shouldn't have passed the imperial decree." Not listening to you."

Li Xiuqi's face flushed slightly, and he said, "Then you must promise not to do it again."

Li Xuan nodded, and while writing on the paper: "This time is not an example", he said to Li Xiuqi: "Next time, I promise to listen to you."

"Finally, you have to ask His Majesty for forgiveness. This is the most important step. You must be very sincere and not perfunctory..." As he was speaking, Li Xuan suddenly grabbed Li Xiuqi's sleeve. Li Xiuqi lowered his head slightly, and his lips were covered Cover with heat.

Li Xuan slowly parted his lips, opened his blurred eyes, and asked softly: "My sincerity, is this enough?" bright red.

When the two of them were in a passionate relationship, there was a knock on the door.Li Xuan had no choice but to let go of Li Xiuqi, and asked hoarsely, "What's the matter?"

The servant outside the door said: "Your Highness, the post for the Holy Majesty's wedding banquet has arrived."

Li Xuan couldn't help being angry when he heard this, he roared in his heart: "Even if the house is on fire, don't come here to report at this time! It's just a bad invitation, as for..."

Li Xuan coughed, and said: "I see, you put away the invitation first." The servant responded, and then there was a sound of footsteps walking away outside the door.

Li Xuanyi tugged at Li Xiuqi's sleeve, and said, "Okay, do it again, okay..."

Li Xiuqi carefully straightened Li Xuan's collar, then pointed to the memorial on the table that had turned into ghostly symbols, and said, "Your Highness has to finish writing this today."

Li Xuan scratched his head, sighed, and said, "Hey, I have to rewrite it again..."

Li Xiuqi smiled lightly and said, "But hasn't Your Highness already learned it?"

Under Li Xiuqi's careful guidance, Li Xuan revised the memorial seven or eight times, and finally it was done.After reading what he had written, Li Xuan felt that he was a genius, and that he could write such a good article, even if he flattered him, he was sober and refined.

When Li Zhengya saw this memorial, his eyes lit up, and Long Yan said joyfully, "It seems that you have learned something in prison, and you have reflected on yourself and realized that you were wrong?"

Li Xuan knelt on the hall, quickly nodded and said: "I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong."

Li Zhengya looked at the memorial again, and said: "This time the notebook is not bad, can you give me a C, and I will ask Li Xiuqi to guide you and see what he wrote."

Li Xuan snickered, thinking: "Where is this excerpt worth only one C? At least it must be the best in the world, after all, it was Li Xiuqi who taught it personally, with real hands."

Li Zhengya said: "So you mean to ask for funds to feed the refugees you put into the city without authorization?"

Li Xuan nodded, and was about to talk about his majestic blueprint, but was interrupted mercilessly by Li Zhengya, Li Zhengya angrily said: "Why are you not good at learning? You should find a way to drive them out of me now, if you can, If you can’t drive them away, you can’t stay even if you kill them.”