Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Li Qinzai didn't expect that he would start worrying about his children's marriage when he was less than 30 years old.

I really have to worry, Shangguan Wan'er is too cute a baby girl, the Li family has a young child, there is no reason for her to marry someone else.

Besides, Shangguan Wan'er in history was very intelligent and talented. After Empress Wu proclaimed herself emperor, Shangguan Wan'er became her confidant and important minister. She assisted Empress Wu for many years.

Such a powerful person, of course, should be married.

The premise is that Qiao'er also likes her, otherwise he can only give up and force his son to marry someone he doesn't like, Li Qinzai can't do this.

Therefore, Li Qinzai tried his best to calmly create an environment for Qiao'er and Shangguan Wan'er, and cultivate the relationship between the two children. If they can have mutual affection when they were childhood sweethearts, it will be a good marriage.

Those beautiful stories from childhood to adulthood, from playmates to husband and wife, actually have an old father silently carrying the burden behind them.

Stepping into the yard, Li Qinzai interrupted Qiao'er's second act of showing off the quadratic equation in one variable.

Then he ordered his servants to place snacks in the yard, and Shangguan Wan'er's attention was really attracted.

The three children were sitting around the low table, Hongbi grabbed the snacks and stuffed them into his mouth nonchalantly, Qiao'er seemed not very interested in the snacks, and ate every bite.

Shangguan Wan'er obviously likes to eat, but the Shangguan family's upbringing is very good, no matter how greedy she is, she just chews slowly and sits on the futon in a gentle manner.

Seeing Hongbi bit her favorite piece of beef jerky into her mouth, Shangguan Wan'er was very anxious, but she could only pretend to be calm, and picked up a piece of dried sweet potato regretfully in her eyes.

Seeing the change in her expression, Li Qinzai wanted to laugh, but he was afraid that the little girl would lose face and become angry if she became angry.

"Wan'er, is your grandfather in good health recently?" Li Qinzai asked.

Shangguan Wan'er swallowed the dried sweet potato in her mouth forcefully, and sat upright facing Li Qinzai: "Thank you, Uncle Li, for your concern. Grandpa is still in good health. He usually has some minor ailments. The doctor showed him that there is nothing serious."

"Continue to eat, chat while eating, there is no need to pay attention to etiquette in Uncle Li's house." Li Qinzai picked up a piece of beef jerky and handed it to her mouth.

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned for a moment, her almond eyes narrowed into two crescent moons, and she ate it into her mouth unceremoniously.

Then Li Qinzai picked up another piece of dried sweet potato and handed it to Qiao'er.

Qiao'er tilted her head back, shook her head and refused, "Father, my son doesn't like snacks."

"If you don't eat it, feed it to the dog." Li Qinzai decisively turned the dried sweet potato in the other direction and stuffed it into Hongbi's mouth.

The sudden paternal love made Hongbi stunned for a moment, and then chewed with relish.

Li Qinzai looked at the second child lovingly, what a good child, not picky eaters, and simple.

"Uncle Li..." Shangguan Wan'er swallowed the beef jerky in her mouth, and said weakly, "What Wan'er ate just now seemed to be beef. Didn't the court forbid the slaughter of cows? Why did Uncle Li's family..."

Li Qinzai showed a kind smile: "Wan'er is good, meddling people will wet the bed..."

Shangguan Wan'er immediately fell silent, this Uncle Li seemed very evil.

The three little ones continued to eat snacks, Li Qinzai smiled and asked again: "Wan'er, is Uncle Li's house fun?"

Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "It's fun, elder brother Qiao'er takes good care of me, Wan'er likes him to take me to light firecrackers the most."

Li Qinzai sighed, Hongbi, you didn't mention a word, the second child seems to be dead.

"Come to my house to play every day from now on, brother Qiao'er will take you to play, how about it?"

Shangguan Wan'er nodded happily, and just about to agree, her little face suddenly collapsed: "No, Wan'er heard from grandpa that Dad is about to be transferred from Chang'an, and he is going to be an official far away, Wan'er My mother and I will also leave Chang'an with my father..."

As she said that, Shangguan Wan'er's eyes suddenly turned red, she looked at the snacks in front of her reluctantly, and glanced at Qiao'er by the way.

Li Qinzai couldn't figure out whether she was reluctant to part with Li's snacks or Qiao'er.

"Does Wan'er want to stay in Chang'an?" Li Qinzai winked at her.

Shangguan Wan'er nodded hastily: "I think Chang'an is more fun than places far away."

Then Shangguan Wan'er lost her voice and said, "But grandpa said that my father seems to be in trouble recently..."

Li Qinzai continued to blink: "Uncle Li can help you stay in Chang'an, and he can also help your father solve his troubles."

Shangguan Wan'er immediately opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Really? Can Wan'er really stay in Chang'an?"

Li Qinzai nodded with a smile: "Really."

Shangguan Wan'er jumped up happily: "Thank you, Uncle Li."

Li Qinzai looked like a strange man with malicious intentions, he laughed and said, "Wan'er, why don't you just stay at my house from now on? There are delicious snacks and meals every day, and elder brother Qiao'er will take you to play and grow up. In the future, you will marry brother Qiaoer, so that you can eat good food for the rest of your life."

Shangguan Wan'er's little face suddenly suppressed a smile, and gave him a contemptuous look.

"Uncle Li, Wan'er is only four years old this year, how can you talk about getting married? It's too beastly."

Li Qinzai touched his nose in embarrassment.

Hasty, this girl is a big kid, too smart, not easy to be fooled...

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Now that she has decided to marry Shangguan's family, the in-laws still have to be rescued, otherwise the little girl will inevitably blame Ah Weng for not saving his father when she grows up.

In Li Qinzai's expectation, it would not be difficult to change an official's transfer order.

With Li Qinzai's current status, he just said hello to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Besides, he also has a father who is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

However, when Li Siwen returned home from the official office, Li Qinzai frowned when he told him about the matter.

"This matter can't be done!" Li Siwen refused decisively.

Li Qinzai was stunned: "Why?"

Li Siwen sighed and said, "Do you know what Shangguan Tingzhi said in the memorial?"

"I heard that His Majesty is admonishing His Majesty to allocate grain from Huainan Guancang... Is this not a big problem? Whether His Majesty accepts the advice or not, Shangguan Tingzhi has nothing to do with it."

Li Siwen shook his head: "Wrong, in Shangguan Tingzhi's memorial, in addition to admonishing the transfer of Huainan Guancang, he also said one thing, which is very serious. After reading his memorial, His Majesty immediately ordered it to be sealed. Allowing anyone to disclose it shows how serious the matter is."

"What else did he say?"

Li Siwen lowered his voice, and said slowly: "After talking about the Huainan Guancang, Shangguan Tingzhi also asked His Majesty for an order, saying that in the counties and counties of Jiangnan Road and Huainan Road, land embezzlement by feudal lords and officials is very serious. "

"Officials and dignitaries from all over the country privately occupied land, and a large number of farmers in Jiangnan and Huainan who lost their land were reduced to refugees..."

Li Qinzai opened his eyes wide in shock.

Land merger?

It has been less than a hundred years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, has the phenomenon of land annexation become so serious?