Chapter 85: The Horse Troubled (Part 1)
Before he knew it, Li Yanqing had been studying in the county school for a month. His life was tense and busy every day. He had to practice riding and archery with Zhou Tong during the day and study scriptures at night. If he had time, it would be earlier in the afternoon, he could still rush to the school to listen to the professor's lecture.
That afternoon, Li Yanqing finished his riding and shooting training as usual and was rushing to the school. There was a poetry lecture today, which was the class he was most looking forward to.
After Wang Anshi's reform, the imperial examinations no longer took the poetry exam, and in recent decades, including local examinations, no longer involved poetry exams. As a result, Li Yanqing had basically not put any effort into poetry in the past five years, becoming his weakest link.
So once there is a poetry lecture in the school, Li Yanqing will not let it go and try to attend the lecture.
He walked through a forest and suddenly heard a familiar voice. When Li Yanqing turned around, he saw a man standing in the distance, waving to him.
Li Yanqing was both surprised and happy. It turned out to be his father. Li Yanqing hurried over, "Dad, why are you here?"
Li Daqi is still as thin as before, with darker skin, but full of energy. The sadness on his face was wiped out. His years of business career made him look a little more shrewd.
He smiled and said, "Can't dad go home?"
"Last time, Daddy said that he would not be able to come back a few months later."
“临时有点事,就回来看看.”
Seeing that his son was still holding a book in his hand, Li Daqi asked with a smile: "Does Qing'er still want to listen to the study?"
"No more, I'm going to go back to my residence!" Li Yanqing said casually.
"That's good. Let's go for supper first and say, what do you think?"
Perhaps it was because his son grew up, or perhaps because he often deals with people in business, and Li Daqi talked to his son, and there was a hint of respect in his tone.
“那去庆福楼!我们常去那里.”
Li Daqi nodded. He was already very familiar with Anyang County, but not very familiar with Tangyin County.
The father and son came to Qingfu Building and sat down in front of the window on the second floor. Li Yanqing ordered a few dishes and ordered a pot for his father.
Li Daqi smiled and poured a glass of wine for his son, "You can drink some too!"
"Dad, did the batch of food be transported to the capital last month?" Li Yanqing was extremely concerned about the incident that made the clan leader anxious last time.
Li Daqi nodded, "Thanks to you last time, the batch of grain arrived in Bianjing only one day in advance. The patriarch has always been scared of this matter and always praises you in front of us."
The father and son chatted for a few more times, and Li Daqi gradually talked about the main business.
"This time I came to Tangyin County, which is actually just for your business."
“爹爹是指我科举之事吗?”
Li Daqi shook his head, "Master Yao said that it is not a big problem for you to pass the imperial examination. I am not worried about your imperial examination, but something more important."
Li Yanqing was stunned. There was something else that was more important than the imperial examination in his father's eyes. He was really confused, "What's that?"
“我为二族长之事而来.”
The second clan leader was Li Wengui. Li Yanqing's anger burned in his heart. He had been quite calm for more than a month. Li Wengui never looked for him again. Li Yanqing thought that Li Wengui was concerned about his face and no longer pestered him. Unexpectedly, he actually found his father's head.
Li Yanqing immediately said angrily: "It's a good thing that he is still an elder of a family. It's fine if he does not care about his shame to make a profit. He is still in a position to make a big deal?"
Li Daqi's face sank and said, "Qing'er, don't say that to elders!"
"Dad knows what happened between me and Li Wengui?"
Li Daqi received a letter written to him by Li Wengui, who severely criticized his son for being disrespectful to his elders, which surprised Li Daqi. Such criticism was already very serious in the family. He didn't know what had happened, so he hurried back.
“你给我说说!究竟发生了什么事?”
Li Yanqing then talked about the day before the county exam, Li Wengui made an appointment with him and asked him to exchange papers with his young grandson. He also said that in the exam room, Li Baoer asked him to take the papers for him to plagiarize.
Li Yanqing found the note that Li Baoer gave him from the book bag. He never threw it away and kept it as evidence. He handed the note to his father, "This is the note that Song Baoer wrote to me in the exam room."
Li Daqi looked at the note and showed shock in his eyes. The second clan leader actually wanted to destroy his son for his young grandson. He couldn't believe it was true, but his son would not deceive him, and there was evidence.
Li Daqi suddenly became angry. He remembered that Li Wengui had always been prejudiced to him. Every time he met, he either ignored him or sarcastically and never gave him a good face.
Now the evil man complained first and criticized his son for being disrespectful. It was simply unbearable. Bang! Li Daqi smashed him hard on the table with a punch, and he was a little furious.
"You did this right, Dad supports you, I will explain this to the patriarch clearly. If he wants to retaliate, we will never give in!"
Li Yanqing was deeply pleased with his father's attitude. His father was much stronger than before and no longer just as weak as before.
Li Daqi pondered and said, "The other thing he mentioned in his letter to me is about the horse you rode, which seems to be called Xue Jian, right?"
Li Yanqing's face was as gloomy as water. Why did Li Wengui mention his horse? A intuition told him that Li Wengui might have the idea of making a move on his horse.
"Dad said what Li Wengui wanted to do!"
Li Daqi didn't know what to say, but he hesitated for a long time, but in the end he still felt that he should tell the truth, "Your horse, the second patriarch said that it should be given to his grandson Li Feng, and said that the patriarch agreed last year and he asked you to return the horse to him."
Before Li Yanqing could speak, Li Daqi hurriedly said: "Of course, I didn't want you to really give him the horse, but I didn't know that the county exam happened at that time. Now it seems that he is not just targeting a horse. I guess he wants to get back his face."
Li Yanqing did not respond immediately. He felt that this matter was not as simple as his father said. Can a horse win back his face with Li Wengui?
Besides, Li Wengui clearly knew that he could not return the horse to him, so he was deliberately causing trouble.
“爹爹临来时,没有族长谈一谈吗?”
Li Daqi shook his head, "The clan leader has gone to Zhending Mansion. Recently, the military has also purchased grain from the private sector. Our grain purchase can only be suspended. The clan leader wanted to go and see the fur business. He happened to have an old friend there. He originally wrote a letter to ask me to go with him, but I had to come back because of your affairs."
“那么这件事就好办了!”
Li Yanqing said lightly: "The horse was given to me by the patriarch. What is Li Wengui's idea? Please ask him to talk to the patriarch. If the patriarch wants to take the horse back, I have nothing to say, but if he wants to steal the horse back from me, then he can only bring shame on himself."
Li Daqi originally wanted to buy another horse for his son, but he returned the horse to Li Wengui, taking a calm attitude.
But now he knew that things were not as simple as he thought. He knew his son very well. His son was not a person who accepted humiliation since he was a child.
This matter may not be settled so easily, and Li Daqi only felt a little overwhelmed.
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