After dealing with Li Sheng so many times, Li Er still cared about his son as a king's father. Wei Zheng and Du Ruhui's main consideration was how to arrange Li Sheng's identity, but Fang Xuanling was different.
One of the most famous scenes of this guy in later historical records is during the war in the late Sui Dynasty. Li Er was busy paying attention to the dynamics of the battlefield, while other generals and officials were busy killing the enemy and grabbing military glory. Fang Xuanling was walking around silently.
Shuttle statistics on supplies and combat income and expenditure, and...
Later, Fang Xuanling was able to reach a high position in the Tang Dynasty because of his shrewdness, practicality and outstanding execution... But when facing Li Sheng, Fang Xuanling's beautiful qualities were directly revealed again.
When you meet someone with such a useful tool, it’s not a waste of time if you don’t quickly ask for advice and just talk about what they have and what they don’t have!
The cute Li Er, the Queen, and Chang Le were still talking about their separation with Li Sheng, but Fang Xuanling had already finished the discussion and started interrupting with a smile.
"Uh... Young Master, when I was in Chang'an, I heard that His Majesty wanted to study extensively..."
When Fang Xuanling asked this question, everyone's eyes immediately came to focus, and... the moment their eyes came to focus, the hearts of Li Er and others tightened. Although they were not surprised, they thought that Li Jing was here...
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Of course, this order of superiority and inferiority is all staged, but Li Er has to pay attention to acting like it is, otherwise it will be bad if Li Sheng sees the clues... This problem does not exist when talking about family life.
But Fang Xuanling has to be careful when talking about this kind of topic.
And as everyone was thinking about this, then sure enough... they all showed a little nervousness.
Yes, the key is that if someone is not careful and Li Sheng discovers that there is something wrong with the order of hierarchy in everyone's tone, and then suspects that everyone's relationship is fabricated... then things will be in trouble.
And it's not an ordinary trouble, because Li Jing really is General Wei Gong, and Li Sheng really knew Li Jing himself when he was in Saibei.
So when Fang Xuanling asked, Li Sheng thought for a moment and said, "This matter... does happen, but shouldn't you know? This..."
Thinking this, Li Sheng turned to look at Li Jing who was standing aside.
After all...the amazing "connections" and "paths" that Lao Li and others had in the court have now been revealed to be Li Jing. So...don't you know how to communicate with Li Jing about this kind of news?...
Li Sheng's surprise... was originally easy to handle. Fang Xuanling said that he was just chatting, not seeking confirmation, just exchanging views. There was nothing suspicious about this. But Li Er and others had something in their minds.
Ghost, Li Sheng's "question" caused cold sweat to break down on his forehead. Li Er hurriedly smiled and said, "It's true... It's true... This, uh, pharmacist, what's up with such an interesting thing?"
Why didn't I tell my brothers earlier..."
Li Er forced an explanation like this, and Wei Zheng started to sweat on his forehead. Li Sheng didn't panic just now, so he just said that everyone was just chatting, which was fine, but Li Er's "explanation"...
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The "explanation" itself seems very suspicious, but the word "pharmacist" is even more problematic.
We are just wealthy businessmen from Chang'an, but Li Jing is a famous general of the current dynasty. In terms of status, I don't know how much higher. His Majesty actually addresses him by his first name, saying "pharmacist"...
When these two words came out, Wei Zheng almost subconsciously said "It's broken"...
And then, sure enough, the look of confusion on Li Sheng's face became even worse, and he couldn't help but say, "You...Old Li, why do you directly address General Wei Gong by his first name? I think..."
"Wait a minute, I understand... shouldn't you..."
At this moment, Li Sheng's expressions, demeanor and words made Li Jing and Du Ruhui turn pale. Holy shit...
Could it be that the low profile and cover-up for several years are going to end today?!
But then, Li Sheng looked at Li Er, with a playful smile on his face, "Old Li, you can do it, you're hiding all this from me?"
"Tell me the truth, are you a distant elder of General Wei Gong?"
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It is said that in rural areas, because the mobility of people is not strong, there are more clans. Sometimes during the New Year, adults often call children uncle, and old men may even call young people uncle. This is not uncommon.
This is Li Sheng's guess.
But... when he guessed like this, Li Er and others were stunned for a moment.
I guess there is another explanation... But it makes sense when you think about it. The people of China value kinship. No matter how high their status is, they must respect their elders when they see them. As long as Li Er, no, Lao Li, he is indeed the general of Wei Gong.
If you are an elder of your family, it would be okay to call you "Medicine Master" directly...
At this time, Du Ruhui reacted quickly, and he also thought that from Li Sheng's perspective... it is indeed nonsense to guess whether an acquaintance of businessmen is a minister of the emperor. In comparison, Li Er is
Li Jing's relatives and elders, this statement is much more reliable!
While everyone was stunned, Du Ruhui, who had reacted, naturally reacted immediately, with a wry smile on his face that made him laugh or cry... "Young Master really has great eyesight... Yes, our old Li is indeed in the same relationship with Mr. Wei."
The general has some kinship!"
When Du Ruhui made such a comment, the others immediately reacted. Wei Zheng also immediately added with a wry smile, "But in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Although we are related, we are often no match for the chaos..."
"...This..." As he spoke, Wei Zheng felt a little stuck. After all, he had not polished the script carefully when he realized it, so he thought about it and let out a long sigh, "Alas!..."
Wei Zheng's sigh was noticed by Li Jing, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Er, and even Empress Changsun, and all of them sighed.
At this time, Chang Le also touched his eyes, "Lele has rarely seen Master in the past few years. I am afraid that Master, like my uncles, will never see him again..."
Chang Le's "wiping tears" immediately caused Li Er and others to look at her with side eyes. This girl looked more like a rough lady than her elder brothers... "Just like my uncles", I will never see them again.
It's as true as what he said...
However, the quality of everyone's performance was uneven, but fortunately Li Sheng also bought it and quickly comforted everyone.
But now, Li Er complained a little about Fang Xuanling, and glared at her with an extremely fierce gaze from the corner of his eye. You said you, an old boy, had nothing to do and you were adding to the drama, but this matter almost turned out to be a sideshow!
However, Fang Xuanling did not stop seeking because of acting. After feeling "sentimental" for a while, she continued...
