Since ancient times, those who achieved great things had many qualities, but none of them included what the King of Shu had displayed.
That day at the King of Shu's residence, if not for Li Xuan's appearance and the King of Shu's favoritism, things would definitely have gone out of control. Even Li Yi himself wouldn't have been able to control it.
It could be said that after that day, although their relationship wasn't as bad as it was with Qin Yu, they wouldn't pretend that nothing had happened.
He was fickle and two-faced. Not only could one not be friends with such a person, it was even more impossible for one to be a king and a minister. Before this, there were rumors that the King of Shu was talented in both literature and martial arts, had outstanding intelligence, and was easy to make friends with — but it was all bullshit.
However, such a person with low IQ and EQ was the son of the imperial concubine, the eldest son of the current emperor, and the first in line to succeed the throne — and this successor had just completely fallen out with him.
Thinking about it, he hadn't offended anyone at the start. This feud was too unjust.
"Oh, it's actually you!"
A rough voice suddenly came from the side. As soon as Li Yi turned his head, his shoulder was patted heavily twice. An old man glared at him and said angrily, "You brat, you really don't know the rules. I heard that the ice-making workshops in the capital are run by your family? You don't know how to give gifts to your elders during the festive season. I won't reprimand you, but it's such a hot day and you don't even know how to look at it. I have to wait three days to buy a few pieces of ice from your shop. I'm telling you, I won't even wait a day! If you don't deliver the ice today, I'll personally come and tear down your shop! "
When the court ended, the first few officials who walked out of the hall saw the scene in front of them and found it funny. They didn't know which unlucky fellow had caught the eye of this unreasonable Old General Xue. They were probably in big trouble now.
At this moment, one of the officials suddenly walked out of the crowd and walked in front of Old General Xue. He bowed and said, "I don't know how my nephew has offended Old General Xue. I apologize on his behalf. I hope Old General Xue won't blame me."
"Go, go, go, this has nothing to do with you." Old General Xue waved his hand at Li Mingze and said impatiently.
Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something. He turned his head and looked at the King of Shu. He pretended to be surprised and said, "Hey, isn't this the King of Shu? When did you come?"
The King of Shu cursed in his heart. Just now, he had clearly walked past him, but he had ignored him. Yet, he was so familiar with Li Yi, and now he was questioning him?
At the same time, he was surprised. This Li Yi … When did he become so familiar with Old General Xue?
Although Old General Xue Wancheng was old, his reputation in the Family of Generals was unparalleled. Even the newly promoted fierce general Xu Dingyuan couldn't compare to him. Old General Xue and the Family of Generals had always been his targets, but he hadn't succeeded yet.
Seeing that Old General Xue, who usually ignored him, was actually treating Li Yi so warmly, the King of Shu felt a little upset.
No matter how upset he was, he still forced a smile and said to Old General Xue with cupped fists, "Li Xian pays his respects to Old General Xue."
Xue Wancheng just nodded to the King of Shu and looked at Li Yi again. He said loudly, "Did you hear what I said just now?"
Li Yi was sure that although he had met Old General Xue once, their relationship wasn't so deep that Old General Xue would offend the King of Shu to help him out of trouble.
Thinking of what he had said to the old generals in the hall that day, Li Yi felt moved. He had thought that they were just saying it casually and had not expected that he would actually do it. He bowed to Old General Xue and said, "This junior understands."
Another old man walked over with a smile and said, "Hehe, I can't let you, Old Fart Xue, take all the benefits. My children are always making a ruckus. Little fellow, when you give the ice to Old Fart Xue, don't forget to bring my share as well. I'll be paying for it."
"Nonsense, Zhang, did I say that I won't pay?" Old General Xue was furious and glared at the old man.
"Why is Sir Zhang also following …"
The surrounding officials were all surprised to see this scene.
Old General Xue was famous for being a dissolute old man in the imperial court. It wasn't strange for him to do strange things. However, although Sir Zhang was also a general, he had always been calm. Why was he playing with Old General Xue this time?
Assistant Minister Li Mingze of the Ministry of Personnel stood still with a stunned expression. Things seemed to be a little different from what he had imagined.
"You two old men, how can you leave me out of such a good thing?"
"In that case, this old man will have to join in as well."
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Seeing a few more old generals standing up with a smile, even Great General Xu Dingyuan stood up, the expressions on the faces of the surrounding officials were somewhat indescribable.
It was said that a general's family was united, and it was indeed true. They even bullied someone together. What did Assistant Minister Li's nephew do in his previous life to be targeted by so many old generals?
However, there were naturally smart people among the officials. At this moment, many of them looked at the King of Shu and then at the young man who was surrounded by a few old generals with a thoughtful expression.
"Move aside, how old are you? How dare you call yourself 'old man' in front of me!" Old General Xue waved his hand impatiently at Xu Dingyuan, causing the crowd to tremble. In the entire Jing Kingdom, there was no one else who dared to speak to General Xu like this except for him.
"Disperse, disperse. What are you all doing here? Are you waiting for me to treat you to a meal?"
Old General Xue's words caused the crowd to disperse in an uproar. In the entire imperial court, no one dared to ask Old General Xue to treat them to a meal, unless they were tired of living.
The King of Shu also left. The moment he turned around, his face turned completely gloomy.
He realized that he was wrong again. Who exactly was this Li Yi to be able to make so many old generals stand out without any fear of him?
He even felt a little regretful. Perhaps, he had already made a mistake that day in the King's Residence …
After the King of Shu and the officials had dispersed, the frivolous expression on Old General Xue's face gradually disappeared. He looked at Li Yi and asked seriously, "Do you have a feud with the King of Shu?"
"Thank you, generals, for your help just now." Li Yi did not answer directly. Instead, he bowed respectfully to the old generals.
He did not have a deep relationship with these old generals, but they were willing to stand out at that moment and declare their stand in front of the King of Shu and the officials. This was a huge favor.
"If you can avoid offending the King of Shu, it's best not to …" Old General Xue looked at him deeply and said.
After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something and laughed again. He patted Li Yi's shoulder again and said, "Don't worry, before the few of us old fellows enter our coffins, we can still protect you for a period of time …"
After the old generals left, Li Yi did not feel happy because he suddenly had such a strong backer. Ever since the inexplicable invitation to the King of Shu's Residence a few months ago, he seemed to have been involved in a matter that he did not want to be involved in at all. The old emperor's unfathomable thoughts, the crazy and perverted Little Duke Qin, the King of Shu who was already in the late stages of paranoia — how good would it be to have a simple life? Why did there have to be so many troublesome matters?
A trace of fatigue surged from the bottom of his heart, and his mind was in a mess. Unknowingly, he walked out of the palace gate. He did not even see the carriage of the Viscount's Residence, nor did he see the sword-carrying lady standing beside the carriage.
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