Chapter 15 ambition

Feiyi's guess was really correct. After Li Wei was ordered to investigate this matter, he only followed the procedure rigidly. In fact, the so-called human evidence provided by Gong Zicheng was full of loopholes, and he couldn't stand it after a little deliberation, but Li Wei turned a blind eye. He just opened one eye and closed the other, making it clear that he did not want to offend Gong Zicheng.

In a few days, rumors had spread, and news came from the courtiers that Zhao Jian was about to be removed from office. However, Zhao Jian, the person concerned, still went his own way. He went to court as usual every day. After retreating to the court, he buried his head in the government office, and all the rumors were inaudible.

After dinner on this day, Zhao confidently picks up the corn in the bowl. Yu Guang looked at his father from time to time, stopped talking, and looked at Li from time to time.

Naturally, his son's little action could not be concealed from Zhao. He gently put down the bowls and chopsticks, turned his head to Zhao Xin, and said calmly, "If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't be hesitant."

"Ye-huh." Zhao Xin answered, put down his bowls and chopsticks and bowed his head and said, "Father, I have also heard about the situation in the court. It's the child who is ignorant and has caused such a big trouble for you."

Zhao looked at Li Shi unhappily and complained that she also told her son about these things. He turned his head and looked at his son and said indifferently, "I can't blame you for this. Gao Ming has been following me since I was young and has always been loyal to our family, but now he has died tragically. Not to mention you, even if I was there at that time, I'm afraid I would draw my sword to avenge him. So I have never blamed you for this matter. You don't have to blame yourself."

Zhao Xin was not relaxed after hearing these words, but he showed a look of shame on his face and said, "But this matter is angry with his father, and now he is in a dilemma with you everywhere..."

Zhao Jian smiled, and he was much more gratified for his son's sensibleness. He said, "You don't have to worry about this matter. Naturally, you have a way to be a father."

Li couldn't help interrupting, "What can you do?"

Zhao Ju said with a serious face, "At worst, take off this official robe and let the prince succeed. Can he still kill us all? The law of the State of Zhao in the State of Zhao can't be punished as a doctor. It has been like this since ancient times. What he wants is nothing more than fighting for face.

"Madam, don't you often complain that the life in Handan is too boring and miss the pastoral life back then? Now it's good. It happens that we get rid of our tackiness and return to the idyllic landscape. Men plough and women weave, take care of their husbands and children. We no longer pay attention to the mess at this time. Isn't it happy to hide in the mountains and forests like Zhuang Zhou?

When Zhao Ya said here, he gently brushed his beard and looked leisurely and intoxicated, but he couldn't hide the loneliness in his eyes. How could Li and his husband and wife for more than ten years not hear the loss and unwillingness hidden in his words? Even Zhao Xin saw that his father's words were insincere. Obviously, he pretended to say so easily to comfort his mother and him.

Zhao Jian was born in a poor family and has studied hard in the cold window since he was a child. As an adult, he devoted himself to officialdom, just to show his talent. Fortunately, I met the lord who dared to promote the children of the poor family, and the Li family helped him. At the age of forty, he had already sat on the high position in internal history. At this time, he is undoubtedly rich and powerful, but he wants to do something big, but because of this matter to end his political life, how can he not be gloomy?

Li hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Why don't I beg my brother? He is the chief judge this time. If he is willing to help you get rid of the charges, even if the prince is strong, he can't help us. Even if he is his father and uncle, he can't let him do it all the time.

Zhao Jian shook his head decisively and said with a wry smile, "Don't you know your brother? Brother Li is very famous, and his lifelong ambition is in power. He finally climbed to today's status. If he favors me, he will definitely offend the prince and the whole family behind the prince. Why should we make it difficult for him? It's better to give in by ourselves.

Li held a pink fist, clenched his silver teeth, and said reluctantly; "Do we really swallow our anger and let the prince bully others? This time, it is not our fault. His son just broke his leg, but our letter almost lost his life. He is so aggressive. How can there be such a reason in the world? I, Li Ji, am the first to be unconvinced!"

Zhao Jian looked gloomy and said with apologetically, "Madam, it's useless for my father, and I've wronged you. When I married you, I promised you that I would never let you suffer any grievances in my life, but now I don't have the ability to do it.

Seeing that Zhao Jian's expression was low, Li Shi came forward and gently grasped his hand. Qiao Yanqiang smiled and said, "What are you saying? Have I, Li Zhi, regretted marrying you one day? If you don't become an official, you won't become an official. It doesn't matter if you don't want to be an angry bird official. No matter how we are, we indulge in the mountains and rivers as in those years. And now we have a letter. It's good for a family of three to be happy. We don't care about these right and wrong anymore.

Zhao Jian was moved, and his hand held Li into his arms with a slight force, but his heart was much more indifferent. He thought that there was no regret for his wife in this life.

Zhao Xin kept his head down, full of regret and chagrin. Suddenly, he raised his head and shouted, "Father, what the old man wants is nothing more than face. Why don't you tie me up and send me to his house for him to deal with? He is the great Uncle Zhao Wang. I'm just a junior of his family. He will never hurt my life if he takes care of his face. At most, I will apologize and then be beaten by him.

"It's absolutely impossible." Zhao Jian gently pushed Li away, looked at Zhao Xin with a grim face, and refused.

"If you make a mistake first in this matter, the father will never tolerate the traitor, and he will definitely send you to the prince for disposal. But the fault is not yours, but it makes you bow your head and admit your mistake. I, Zhao Jian, can't do it! Although we are born in poverty, we are also a decent scholar and doctor, and we should be upright, against the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, and the ancestors of the bottom. It's just an official robe, it doesn't matter!"

Zhao Xin said urgently, "But father, what you have asked for all your life at this time. You have been studying in the cold window for decades and have been cautious all your life, but now you have to be reckless for me..."

"Well, this matter has been decided. You don't need to talk about it anymore." Zhao Jian waved his sleeves and said firmly. He turned his head and looked at Li and said softly, "Madam, you have gone to sell the household appliances at home these days. I have been an official for more than ten years. Although I don't have much savings, I think it's enough for us to live a simple life for half a life."

After saying that, Zhao Jian waved his sleeves and strode away.

"Ye-huh." Li was upset and sad. He reluctantly smiled and answered, and then turned around and left. The rest of Zhao Xin lowered his head and thought silently in his heart: This matter started because of me. I must not let my father be tired for me. Decades of hard work will flow!

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The heavy rain is pouring down, and there seems to be countless continuous cotton threads between heaven and earth. With the continuous swaying and stretching of the cold wind, it is full of fog.

Under the high stone steps, the accumulated rainwater flows rapidly along the stone steps and gradually converges into a small river, flowing through the bottom of the stone steps, but diverting at the feet of the kneeling teenager.

The teenager's thin body kept trembling in the cold wind, and his whole body was soaked, as if he would faint at any time.

It has arrived in the early winter, and there is a little chill in the wind. Even the iron man kneels in the rain and can't stand it, not to mention a thin teenager who has just recovered from a serious injury.

Zhao Xintian secretly left home when it was bright and came to the prince Cheng's house to plead guilty, but the prince refused to see him and clearly refused to give up. Regardless of the obstruction of the door, Zhao Xin forcibly broke into the gate and knelt down under the stone steps in the heavy rain and refused to leave.

He has been kneeling under the stone steps for four hours, but the prince still refused to come forward. The cold rain kept flowing down the bun into the neck. The front of the eyes was blurred, and there was no dry place under the body. Zhao Xin only felt cold all over, and his teeth were fighting up and down. His limbs had long lost his intuition, but the wound on his chest and abdomen had a hot pain, which had already spread blood, so that he had to bend down and press the wound.

Although he was not from a rich family, when did he suffer so much under the care of his parents? At this moment, he only felt that his trembling body no longer belonged to him, but he relied on a stubbornness in his heart and did not fall down.

Hold on, hold on! Zhao kept repeating this sentence to himself in confidence. He knew that what the prince wanted was nothing more than this result. He wanted to let the world know that anyone who offended him would not have a good end.

"Zhao Xin came to plead guilty." He opened his mouth and roared as hard as he could, and the trembling voice kept ringing, and every shout seemed to have exhausted all his strength.

In the gate not far away, several servants looked at the stubborn teenager kneeling on the ground through the rain, and their eyes were full of intolerance.

A younger general looked at the old man beside him and whispered, "You said it's raining on such a cold day. The child has been kneeling in the rain for four hours. If it goes on like this, there will definitely be life. What does the Lord think?"

The elder shook his head, looked at Zhao Xin with some sympathy in his eyes, and said, "Don't you know the Lord's character? This time, the young master's leg was broken by others. How can he stand it according to the Lord's nature. In addition, this Zhao jaw is a smelly and hard stone, and he refuses to bow his head and admit his mistake. Now, it's all right. It's a big deal. The Lord did not hesitate to use a large number of contacts in order to vent his anger, and he is determined to get it. The sword has come out of its sheath, and it is not so easy to stop. I think the Lord will not stop even if he is moved by the child's perseverance. It's a pity for this child, alas."

The elder sighed and didn't say anything more, but a younger family could not help saying: "The Lord is too inhumane. Anyway, this child is also his junior. If he kneels to death in his house..."

The elder stared at him and said angrily, "Lord, can we servants talk about it? How many times have I said it? You should change your talkative nature, otherwise sooner or later, disaster will come out of your mouth. Do you hear it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a man behind him. He turned his head and looked at it. He couldn't help but be stunned. He suddenly smiled and said, "Li Siku, when you come, I'll go to the master."

"No, I'll go in by myself." Li Dui held the umbrella that was still dripping, and his face was like water. He silently looked at Zhao Xin in the rain, reached out to stop the general, and strode into the rain.

"Zhao Xin came to plead guilty." Zhao Xin shivered, held his strength and shouted desperately. Suddenly, he felt that the rain on his head had stopped and raised his head in a daze.

The rain flowed down his forehead, blurring his vision. He finally recognized Li Wei's familiar face.

"Auncle...uncle."

Li Wei put down his umbrella and took off his cloak to wrap Zhao Xin.

"Xin'er, be obedient and go home with me. This is a matter between our adults. You don't have to participate in it."

"I won't go back." Zhao Xin raised his head stubbornly, and his lips were frozen blue and white, but there was no trace of submission in his eyes.

"This is because of me. I implicated my father. I am a man. I work alone. My father's lifelong ideals are in Handan. I can't let him give up for me."

Li Dui's movements suddenly froze, and his hand in his clothes also slowly stopped. His face hesitated for a long time, and he seemed to have made a lot of determination before he said, "Don't worry, uncle has a way to save your father. I'm going to see you."

"Real?" Zhao Xin said with a surprised face.

"When did I lie to you?"

"Good." Zhao Xin nodded repeatedly, and his pale little face was full of surprise. He still said uneasily, "uncle, you go first. I'm still kneeling here. Anyway, I've been kneeling for so long. It's not bad for a while."

Li Dui didn't say anything for a long time, but quietly stroked Zhao Xin's head gently with his hand, looked up at the high stone steps above, and suddenly took a few steps forward from the umbrella. He turned around and looked at Zhao Xin and said, "You see, life is like this stone step. There are always people who are high above, and there are always people crawling under the stone steps humbly. If you want your fate not to be dominated by others, you have to climb up step by step, climb to the highest point, and let everyone crawl under your feet. Only then can you really control your own fate, only your own fate! Do you understand?"

Zhao Xinli nodded, looked at Li Dui's departure back, gritted his teeth and said silently; "One day, I will let everyone crawl under my feet. I want to control my own destiny. I, Zhao Xin, can definitely do it!" I'm sure you can!"