"Father!"

Li Siwencli knelt on the ground and did not dare to look up. He was ready to welcome the storm. This time he lost the city. No matter what, he had the responsibility to be unable to shirk. Along the way, he had already made a mental construction and was calm in his heart at this time. No matter how Li Ji blamed him, he could accept it.

"Erlang..." Li Ji called out, Li Siwen lowered his head and said, "Father, my son is unfilial, lost his father's face, insulted the family lintel, his son has nothing to say, no words to argue, his father beats and scolds, his son has to accept it, but he has to ask for it." Li Siwen mustered up his courage, slowly raised his head, looked directly into Li Ji's eyes, and said, "I only ask my father to allow me to stay. Dingxiang City has turned into a scorched earth, and I want to stay and rebuild. Even if I don't be a county magistrate, just a minor official, father, please let me stay."

Li Ji looked at Li Siwen's eyes, and was infected by the firmness in his eyes. He stood up and walked over to help him up, saying, "Erlang, you don't have to blame yourself too much. There are also mistakes in this matter for being a father."

Li Siwen was shocked and said repeatedly: "What's wrong with my father? It's all my son's fault. My son has no talent and no wisdom. It's a mess. What does it have to do with my father!"

Li Ji waved his hand and signaled Li Siwen to sit on the Hu chair next to him. Li Siwen sat down tremblingly, and then heard Li Ji say, "You are not without talent, and I am a father. I have never cultivated your talents in this area. I originally thought that I have two sons, one is a literary and one is a military general, so I want to train your brother to follow the military, so I named him Zhen, which means to shock the three armies. But I don't want your brother to be weak, don't like martial arts, but I like literary and poetry all day long. And you, I wanted you to follow the civil service, so I named you Siwen, but you couldn't read books and fight on the street every day. Gradually, I want you to become an official in the court. I just want you to be a rich man and never mention the affairs of this army to you. Now I think it's all for your father."

Li Siwen became even more frightened and knelt on the ground, saying, "It's all the child who is unfilial. The father is not wrong. Please don't say that, otherwise the child will be ashamed."

Li Ji sighed and said, "Forget it, the past is gone, and it is of no benefit to say it at this time. I sent you a letter that day, thinking that after you receive the letter, you will immediately take the people in the city to escape. Unexpectedly, my son is still a bloody man and has a bloody battle." Li Ji smiled and said, "This matter is beyond the expectations of being a father, but I feel quite relieved. My son is not afraid of danger and dares to face the enemy, which makes me admire him."

Li Siwen lowered his head and said, "Don't praise my father. Now that I think about it, my son is sweating all over, and Li Mu's words are still heard. My son is selfish, just to preserve his loyal ministers' integrity, and almost ruined the lives of the people in the city. I am extremely ashamed."

"This is a pertinent sentence." Li Ji helped Li Siwen up again and said, "But it is not easy for you to have this determination. You are not wrong. Those who are ministers should be honest and honest. But you should consider more when you are a general and a general. You should think more about your purpose of defending the city. If you are a barrier of the central army, you should still defend it even if you know it is not guaranteed. This is related to the overall situation. However, in this battle of Dingxiang City, we have no soldiers, there are thousands of enemies, and the military strategy is full of things. Don't chase the enemy, and you will fight with your life. It is not worth it. However, there are special things. When you guard it like a fool, it seems that it has great use and has made a contribution. You have arranged the matters between Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao well."

"Great use?" Li Siwen said confusedly: "What use?"

"A treasure trove was found in Dingxiang City, which was used by Jie Lizang to plunder the treasures of the Central Plains over the years. It was just finished roughly. There were about 200,000 guan of silver and money, and there were no jewels and calligraphy. If you didn't guard this day, wouldn't these treasures be gone?"

"Twenty-hundreds of thousands of guan!" Li Siwen was so shocked that his chin couldn't close. This was more than twenty-hundreds of guan. It was not certain whether His Majesty's treasury had so much. Jie Li really robbed money a lot.

Li Ji also sighed: "Yes, I didn't expect that there would be such a large amount of money. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the people have been overwhelmed by years of war. With this money, most of the cost of sending troops this time has been spent, and the people can also pay less taxes and have time to breathe."

Li Siwen suddenly remembered the matter of the imperial seal and asked quickly. Li Ji immediately became cautious and asked, "Do you know at this time?"

"Ah?" Li Siwen was a little confused and said, "Of course I know. Li Mu told me that Princess Yicheng's return this time was for Yang Zhengdao, and for the purpose of preaching the imperial seal. Did you guess wrong?"

Li Ji looked at him and asked, "Who else knows besides you two?"

"Dad, how could we talk about such an important matter everywhere? Don't worry, only we know."

Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you two know. This matter is more important, and the fewer people know, the better. Li Mu guessed right, but Princess Yicheng came for the imperial seal. He had already killed Princess Yicheng and got the imperial seal."

"That's great!" Li Siwen was overjoyed and said, "That was issued an order that if anyone found the jade seal of the country, please do not ask where they are all named marquis. So, is Li Mu going to be named marquis?"

"What nonsense!" Li Ji glared at Li Siwen and said, "That was the words of the Supreme Emperor back then. Now the current emperor is sitting in the court. There will definitely be rewards, but what is specific depends on how your majesty decides. Can you talk nonsense about this?"

"The child knows his mistake, but the child knows his mistake." Li Siwen said quickly, but the joy on his face could not be concealed. He was really happy for Li Mu.

Li Ji looked at his son's stupid look and felt helpless and envious. The emotions of this youth were always so simple and moving. After a few years and more experiences, a person's heart will become much colder and harder, no longer as he looked when he was a teenager.

"Erlang, let me ask you, this Li Mu... is he really just the ordinary people of Mayi County as you said in your letter?"

"Ah! There is one thing I have to tell my father before he could tell him that Li Mu's father was a halberd leader in my Tang army. He died in battle shortly after he was born, and nothing else was left."

"Oh." Li Ji nodded and said, "Okay, go down and rest. I'll see the others who came with you."

"Father, let me say more. Except for me and Li Mu, the other six people are also righteous men. I would like to ask my father to reward you!"

"I have my own arrangements, you can go down."

"Thank you, my father!"
Chapter completed!