Seeing Sun Ce looking towards him, Li Yi could only smile bitterly and said: "You were the one who pulled me here, how could I get the money bag?"

Well, it seems that none of the four people brought any money.

If you don’t bring money to eat, you don’t want to eat a king’s meal, right?

The shopkeeper looked at them sideways and quietly made a gesture, and the boy immediately greeted the other waiters.

Seeing that a stout waiter had blocked the corridor, Li Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly, and immediately said: "The shopkeeper probably saw it too, we really forgot to bring the silver. If you didn't accompany us back to the residence to get it, we would definitely lose a penny."

few."

Li Yi had not yet changed out of the common clothes he wore today. He was so dusty that he could not tell that he was noble, and the shopkeeper was very scornful.

Although the customer was polite, the shopkeeper still sneered and sneered: "You don't bring any money when you go out to eat, so who knows if you're eating a meal? Maybe you want to deceive me and run away suddenly when we let down our guard."

This was extremely rude, and Li Yi's face turned cold.

Sun Zhen couldn't bear it anymore and said angrily: "Why do you, the shopkeeper, talk like this? A little money is nothing in the eyes of the young master. How can I miss you?"

At this time, the drinker next to him had already looked over, obviously interested in the quarrel.

The shopkeeper seems to have some background, but he is not afraid, "Since the guest officer said so, then just pay the money, and I will naturally plead guilty."

He knew that Li Yi and others did not have any money with them, but he said this, which was obviously deliberately making things difficult.

Sun Ce was furious and immediately started arguing.

In the end, the shopkeeper sneered and said: "I think you are deliberately causing trouble. Waiter, go and notify Mr. Zhang that there are gangsters causing trouble and ask him to come quickly."

At this moment, the private room on the second floor suddenly opened, and a Jin Yiwei Baihu wearing a flying fish suit came out and said impatiently: "Who is making a noise here and disturbing the interest of this gentleman?"

As soon as he saw it was Jin Yiwei, the shopkeeper's expression suddenly changed. He immediately bent over and greeted him like a pug, saying: "Master Liu, please calm down. Mr. Liu, please calm down. This is not a group of people who are freeloading. I'm about to retaliate."

official."

Hearing this, the Jinyiwei Baihu looked up at Li Yi and others. When they saw Li Yi's appearance, they suddenly rubbed their eyes and said in surprise: "Isn't this An Xin Li Yi! What a coincidence,

Met here."

Li Yi also recognized this person, having followed Lu Qianhu in Baoding Mansion.

When the Baihu saw Li Yi, they immediately said with a smile: "We were having a drink with Mr. Qianhu, and we were talking about you just now. I really didn't expect that we would meet in the blink of an eye. Brother, don't leave, I will tell Mr. Qianhu right now.

"

With that said, he entered the side room.

He came and went in a hurry, but the shopkeeper beside him was very frightened.

I was in a bad mood today. I saw that foreigners like Li Yi didn't bring any money, so I used the topic to express my feelings, but unexpectedly I hit a brick wall.

You want to know who Jin Yiwei is? He is a bull-headed horse-faced man. Once he is targeted, his family will be destroyed. It can be said that life is worse than death. Now that he has offended someone from Jin Yiwei, he is also a friend of a thousand households. This trouble

But it's big.

Almost as soon as he took a breath, the shopkeeper's body suddenly broke out in cold sweat, as if he had just been fished out of the water, without any energy.

He looked up at Sun Cer, Sun Zhi and others who were glaring at him, and then met Li Yi's cold eyes. At this time, he didn't have the slightest bit of arrogance from before, and he knelt down on the ground with a plop.

The shopkeeper was also middle-aged. Before he could say anything, he knelt down with a plop, which shocked Li Yi.

The shopkeeper had a runny nose and begged with tears: "Four grandpas, the little one was wrong just now. He looked down on others and hit the four grandpas. Grandpas, please ignore the villain and let him go."

once."

As he spoke, he looked back at the box where Lu Qianhu and others were having a drink.

With just this action, Li Yi guessed why he was so frightened.

In fact, Li Yi was indeed very angry because the shopkeeper deliberately made things difficult for him, but it was nothing and he didn't want to get in a bad mood because of it.

But if you do something wrong, you need to pay a price. This is necessary. Li Yi will never be a bad person, because that will only make more people do more wrong things.

After thinking for a while, Li Yi said: "Since you sincerely repent, I will give you a chance."

When the shopkeeper heard that Li Yi had relented, he was filled with joy and said hurriedly: "Thank you, four gentlemen. This small kindness will be unforgettable. From now on, it will be free to eat in the restaurant."

"It's free, do you think we are beggars?" Sun Ce sneered in the narration.

After hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately stopped smiling, took out a bank note from his pocket, and said: "This is the bank note. You can withdraw one hundred taels of silver with this, which is a small apology to the four uncles."

As he said this, he handed the banknote to Li Yi with a heartbroken face.

Li Yi didn't answer.

Punishing others while collecting money may not be said to harm others, but it does benefit oneself and is not what a gentleman does.

At that moment he said: "I won't accept the money, but there is something you can do for me."

"Grandpa, please tell me, you should do your best," the shopkeeper said carefully.

Li Yi nodded and said: "Within two days, you can raise three hundred stones of rice and two thousand large cakes and send them to Xinglinfang in the south of the city. Can you do this?"

Although the prices in Ming Dynasty have risen, they are not too high at this time, so the shopkeeper thought about it, and it was only a hundred taels of silver, so he naturally agreed.

After hearing his agreement, Li Yi waved his hand to let him leave, but was too lazy to say another word to him.

Sun Ce listened from the side and said: "Zizheng, what do you want so much grain and big cakes for? We can't eat so much either?"

Li Yi smiled and said: "We take it as our duty to assist the country and secure the people. There are so many refugees in the capital. Instead of accepting the shopkeeper's repentance money, it would be better for him to prepare food and help the people."

To be honest, only the shopkeeper of a restaurant in the capital could raise so much food and pancakes in such a short period of time.

At this time, the hundred households came out and invited Li Yi in.

Li Yi and Sun Ce entered the wing, while Zhu Qilong and Sun Zhi were waiting outside.

The wing room is not as monotonous and small as in later generations. It is as big as a guest room. There is a stage banquet inside, and the decoration is grand and gorgeous, which is quite pleasing to the eye.

When Li Yi entered, he saw that the person sitting in the middle was Lu Qianhu. He had made great achievements in expelling bandits with Li Yi in Baoding, so the relationship between the two was not shallow.

Sitting next to Lu Qianhu was Baihu, five people in total wearing pale white Feiyu Mansion.

As soon as Li Yi came in, Lu Qianhu stood up and laughed: "I was having a drink with my subordinates, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Cheng Wu. This is a great fate."

Li Yi was named the sixth-grade Chengwu Lang, so it is appropriate to call him this way.

After hearing this, Li Yi cupped his hands and said, "Brother Lu, you're welcome."

He pointed to Sun Cerium next to him and said, "This is my senior brother Sun Cerium and Sun Qianhe."

Lu Qianhu naturally knew that Li Yi studied under Sun Chengzong. In this way, the senior brother Sun Ce knew that he was Sun Chengzong's son.

At that moment, Lu Qianhu smiled and nodded, and said: "Brother Sun is Senior Brother Li Yi and the son of Mr. Sun. If you think highly of us, please come sit down and have a glass of wine."

Sun Zhen actually didn't like Jin Yiwei, but Lu Qianhu was polite, so he couldn't help but give him face, so he sat down immediately.

At this time, the hundreds of households nearby were all whispering to each other, obviously caring very much about the identities of Li Yi and Sun Cerium.

Everyone chatted for a while, and when the atmosphere became lively, they began to discuss some important matters.

Lu Qianhu looked at Li Yi and said: "Brother Li, you have caused trouble this time. There are many things involved in the flood in Henan. Your rash intervention has already made some adults in the court unhappy. Brother, I advise you.

, it’s better to stop as soon as possible.”

Hearing this, Li Yi understood what Lu Qianhu was talking about. He already knew that the imperial court planned to deal with him after the disaster was reduced. But the disaster relief was related to more than 100,000 lives, so how could he get away easily.

Thinking of this, Li Yi sighed and said: "To be honest with Brother Lu, I just want to be able to help the victims, and I don't want to involve so many changes. No matter how displeased the court is, I can't stop for the sake of the lives of hundreds of thousands of victims."

"

Sun Cerium said angrily: "Rescuing the victims is a major matter for the court. If they don't do it, they won't let us do it. What's the point?"

These words were meant to criticize the imperial court, and were a serious or minor crime.

Saying such words in front of so many Jinyi guards shows that Sun Ce's city is not deep.

Lu Qianhu immediately coughed and said, "Brother Sun, please be careful what you say."

Only then did Sun Ce realize that he was not in Baoding, but in the capital, and he was facing the Jin Yiwei. Thinking of the rumors of Jin Yiwei's torture, he felt shuddered in his heart and closed his mouth.

Li Yi looked at it and said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. Yi also tried his best. As for whether the court will pursue the case, as long as there is reason and evidence, and it is in line with the law, even if he really wants to arrest him, Li Yi will not hesitate.

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The hundreds of households present were a little surprised to see the teenage boy in front of them so calm and composed.

Lu Qianhu couldn't stop laughing after hearing this, and said: "What you said is very generous. Brother, I admire you all after hearing this."

After speaking, he toasted Li Yi with a glass of wine, and hundreds of households around him accompanied him.

After drinking a glass of strong wine, Li Yi breathed a long sigh of relief, letting the spiciness subside slightly.

"Did Brother Li and Brother Sun hear any rumors when they came this time?" Lu Qianhu put down his wine glass and asked suddenly.

Li Yi was slightly stunned, but he didn't know what Lu Qianhu meant.

Seeing that his expression did not look fake, Lu Qianhu said: "Haven't you heard? The emperor is now asking ministers to recommend talents to fill the vacancies left after the eunuchs were wiped out. Sun Gong once served as the teacher of the late emperor, and also

He has served as a cabinet minister and governor, and he is highly respected and has a very holy heart."

Hearing this, Li Yi was also curious and said: "Brother Lu is saying that the Holy Master wants to restart his mentor?"

Lu Qianhu nodded and said: "Since he came to the throne, His Majesty has made it his ambition to revive the Ming Dynasty. He even imitated Emperor Taizu in recording talented people. Now all the ministers in the imperial court are recommending talented people. Your teacher is highly respected, Your Majesty."
To be continued...