"Why is it coming again?" Da Biao expressed dissatisfaction. Fortunately, he lowered his voice, and Yang Dayan nodded in agreement.

"Don't talk nonsense." Li Xiao turned his head and said to the two of them.

"The visitor is a guest. When the guests come, we have to entertain you with kindness." Dabiao and Dayan are both real people, but they do not know the identities of these people in front of them. They only know that these people are nobles from Chang'an and friends of Princess Hepu.

But Li Xiao knew that these people were not simple.

Because this young man who claimed to be a member of the Chang'an Ministry of Industry, he said he missed the hot pot he had last time and visited him again, but he also brought an imperial edict from the court to Li Xiao.

Although the official position of the Ministry of Works was not of high rank, and the Tang Dynasty always had Hu Feng and advocated martial arts, the Tang Dynasty had been founded for decades and has gradually admired literature after three dynasties. In particular, the imperial examination system vigorously recommended by Emperor Taizong has been implemented to this day, so that many positions in the court were gradually held only by those Jinshi who came from the imperial examination.

The positions held by these Jinshi were called Qingqiu officials, which was a shortcut to rapid promotion. These Qingqiu officials included the proofreader of the Secretariat, the servants of the Secretariat, and the ministers of the Six Ministry.

At a young age, he was already a member of the Ministry of Works. Li Xiao dared not regard him as a young official sitting on a cold bench in the clear yamen.

Being a minister of the Six Ministry has already touched the edge of the power center, and in the future it is very likely to become a minister, a minister, or even a prime minister.

Looking at his noble appearance, he is not an ordinary scholar from a poor family. He must be a child from a top wealthy family. Such a person will definitely reach the center in thirty years.

Li Zhi and Wu sat in the front hall of the upper room of the Li family, holding a cup of tea in their hands. The tea was not fried, but it was still steamed tea cakes, but Li Xiao did not use the traditional method to fry, there were no various seasonings, nor camellias, but just a purple sand teapot with a few purple sand cups.

A cup of hot water and a handful of tea in the cup.

The heat rises, and the tea fragrance is different.

Li Zhi looked at Li Xiao’s generous hospitality calmly, and silently sighed in his heart that this person was becoming more and more unable to see through.

Just now, he personally gave him the edict to recruit Li Xiao, and even read out the official position he gave to him in person, and the Liaodong Road Marching General Office participated in the military.

This is a real official position, a seventh-rank military position, and its responsibility is to advise military affairs. This can be said to be an official position that Li Zhi chose for Li Xiao after thinking for a long time. He did not need to deal with any specific and complicated military affairs, just let him follow the generals of the Eastern Expedition to give them advice.

But Li Xiao refused to be a real seventh-rank military post without having to charge forward.

It was finally considered to be adapting to the rejection accident. Li Zhi looked around the hall of the Li family, which was still similar to before, but seemed a little different.

The warm kang and then there are a lot of new furniture.

The bed that looks like a couch but is much smaller than a couch is narrower than a couch, but the wooden frame is covered with cloth, and it seems to be filled with fur and silk tight, which looks very warm.

There are also several chairs, which are different from the ordinary ones, some are tall and some are with rings, all of which are quite unique.

"The military participation of the Grand General Administration is a good job. It is a real job of the seventh rank, and it is not dangerous to stay in the commander's tent."

Li Xiao sat on the sofa in front of the kang. He liked this sofa very much. The frame was made of good hardwood, and then covered with cowhide on the outside and filled with silk tights. Sitting on it, whether it was the buttocks or back, it was very comfortable and soft.

Compared with Tangren's couch, this sofa is more in line with human mechanics and more comfortable.

Facing the young man on the kang, Li Xiao was generous and decent. Firstly, they had dinner at the Li family last time and had contacted him, and found that this person was quite generous and kind. Secondly, although the Ministry of Works was noble, he was indeed not considered a high-ranking official. Even if he was likely to become prime minister in thirty years, it would be a matter of the future.

As for the young man's family, he is obviously a guest in the Li family, and Li Xiao is the master.

"I'm just a rural civilian, and I don't know how to advise on military affairs. Moreover, I'm the only one in my family. Now my wife is pregnant, so I should stay at home to take care of my wife. Where can I join the army and fight?"

Li Zhi looked at him carefully, "Goguryeo has invaded my borders for hundreds of years, seized my land, plundered my people, and killed my soldiers. How many soldiers in the Eastern Expedition are still in Liaodong, and how many souls of the children of the Central Plains are still unable to return to their hometowns. As a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, don't you feel that you are responsible?"

"Yes, of course there. I am deeply indignant of the Goguryeo people's attacks and invasions of the Central Plains, and I admire those children who sacrificed their lives for the country. But I don't think I have to join the army and fight because of this. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, all levels and straits in the world, each has its own duties."

"Scholars govern the world, farmers plow the fields and grow grain, craftsmen make hundreds of tools, and merchants possess all kinds of goods. The Tang Dynasty implemented the system of government troops, and the soldiers were in farming. The government troops were farming when they were idle, and they were soldiers in wartime. They were exempted from renting and mediocre orders, and they brought their own military weapons to fight for the country. When there were wars, they should obey the conscript."

"I am a small landlord, but I have not checked in the government soldiers. Therefore, for me, in the state-owned war, all I need to do is to support the soldiers on the front line in the rear. According to the court's system, paying money, grain, taxes and taxes on time and in quantity, which is the greatest support for the court."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "What you said is true, but you have excellent military staff capabilities and the country needs it. Special orders are issued to recruit them. After you accept it, you will become a member of the military staff. It is also a responsibility."

I was too lazy to explain to him that Li Xiao would never want to fight. Not to mention how dangerous it is to travel to Liaodong these days, I just want to say why.

The state has national laws and the family has family rules.

Although the Tang Dynasty was a feudal dynasty, it also had a state system. The system of renting and tyrants, the system of government troops, and the equal-land system were the foundation of the national system. Li Xiao was a landlord, not a government soldier. He had not enjoyed the military field given to him by the state tax exemption before, so why should he join the army and fight?

As for being an officer, he is also from the seventh rank, this is not particularly attractive to Li Xiao.

A later generation still prefers to enjoy the present and leave it to others for things like "I'm lucky enough to be a good official".

Wu clan smiled and said, "It is rare for people who are so unwilling to be an official. Even if it is a child of the five surnames and seven sects in Shandong, a seventh-rank army, it is not so easy to refuse."

"Maybe he still thinks he is too low in official rank?"

Li Xiao smiled.

"Those who know me say I am worried, and those who don't know me say I want. Everyone in the world wants to become an official, but there are exceptions. In the Jin Dynasty, there were Tao Yuanming who did not bow his waist for five dou of rice. He was more willing to pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely see the southern mountains. Although I dare not compare with Tao Yuanming, I am indeed a casual wild crane."

Li Zhi stared at him with a smile, and after a long time, he said slowly, "If you think you are a low-key official, you can just say that although I am just a member of the Ministry of Works, I can still give me some advice in the court. You can just say that I may be able to help you get a higher official position."

"High? Where is it? From a white dick to a seventh-rank army, this is already very extraordinary. I am afraid it will cause criticism. Besides, being an official is not what I want. What's the point of being an official? Now, after the Zhenguan rule of the Tang Dynasty, it is a prosperous era. In such a peaceful situation, I would rather be a small landlord at home, so leisurely."

Li Zhi was so angry that Li Xiao was so angry that he had never seen such a poorly motivated person.

The children of the Good Family have studied anyway. The Li family in Lanxi is also well-known, but now such a good opportunity is in front of you. The Li family finally has the opportunity to join the ranks of the gentry, but why did Li Xiao still resist?

He didn't believe that there were really people who were unwilling to be officials. He said that there were many romantic and famous scholars during the Jin Dynasty who were unwilling to become officials but only willing to be romantic. That's what it means to say, but those people were not famous families of the gentry. In the era of family generation, they had capital.

But where did Li Xiao get the capital to refuse to become an official? He is just a small landlord in the countryside, with thousands of acres of land and several shops. Although he has some wealth, what is that? He has no power and power, everything is just a castle in the air.

"What I don't understand is that since you have no intention of becoming an official, why are you so concerned about the current situation in the world and even learn a lot of military and military strategies? If you just want to be a leisurely little landlord, shouldn't you pay more attention to farmland water conservancy, grain crops, and livestock and farm tools?"

Li Xiao frowned.

You said you can eat free meals and bring a document to you. Why is it still getting the final say now?

This is not good.

He can't say that these were not something I intentionally studied, but something I learned in the previous world.

Some things are hard to explain, but they are more complicated when explained.

Li Xiao simply didn't bother to say it, and he had no obligation to explain it to them clearly.

"hehe."

Li Zhi waited for a long time, but only waited for Li Xiao to smile twice without laughing.

As the Supreme Master of the Nine Five in the World, this is the first time he feels a deep sense of frustration.

It is unreasonable for a country boy to dare to hee this way.

Seeing that Li Zhi's expression was not good, Wu knew that he was a little unhappy, so he quickly coughed twice and reminded the emperor.

"My Tang Dynasty is the most important military merits. If you go to Liaodong, you can make suggestions for the expedition to the east, and you will be rewarded in the future. If you have the opportunity to be promoted, you will not be willing to be an official. If you can get a title, then your Lanxi Li family will become a noble family from now on."

"hehe."

Li Xiao smiled.

"Of course I am willing to be awarded a title. There are a few people in the world who don't want it. But I am a little landlord. Even if I go to Liaodong, I am just a military officer. I will follow the errands and do chores. I really destroyed Goguryeo's reward for merit. At most, I will be rewarded with some money and promoted to an official position. It is not my turn to be awarded."

"So, I won't have that daydream anymore, it's better to be my little landlord at home."
Chapter completed!