After about a cup of tea, Li Chengqian finally understood what Li Xiang meant. He still had to see how patient his three younger brothers were.
The singing and dancing in the hall were still going on. Li Xiang was also drinking his wine, looking at the graceful figure in front of him. His three younger brothers were standing beside him. Li Xiang didn't even look up to see if you can bear it. If you can't even bear this, then you should fight insects in the East Palace in the future. That might be more suitable for you.
The three younger brothers were pretty good, and none of them showed impatience on their faces. When Li Xiang and Li Chengqian finished three glasses of wine, Li Xiang pointed to the three seats opposite and asked the three boys to sit down. Li Chengqian also smiled.
"You're not young anymore. Even in a poor family, you'd be strong enough to help support the family. Father specifically called me here today for the sake of your three futures."
Listening to Li Xiang's words, Li Chengqian nodded vigorously. These sons usually complained a lot, saying, "You are the crown prince, why can't you help us find some work? You let us stay at home idle every day." Now, after hearing Li Xiang's words, he realized that he had wronged his father.
"Thank you, father, and thank you, brother."
The three of them bowed politely to express their gratitude, which was considered to be in full compliance with the rules.
"We are all family, so it's a stretch to say this. As the saying goes, fathers and sons fight together in battle, and brothers fight together against tigers. Since your father has sons like us, he naturally doesn't need to go to the battlefield. But I, your eldest brother, still need to lead the troops. It depends on whether we brothers can do it. Tell me first, which side do you want to go to?"
When Li Xiang said this, Li Chengqian's face showed some nervousness, because what Li Xiang said at the beginning sounded nice, but then he suddenly set a trap for these people. If they answered incorrectly, they would probably fail in Li Xiang's eyes.
Just when Li Chengqian was about to hint with his eyes, he was suddenly interrupted by a sharp gaze. Li Chengqian knew that this sharp gaze came from Li Xiang. If he wanted a real son, he could only follow Li Xiang's pace. If he gave hints himself, it would be equivalent to cheating.
"Brother, I want to go to the Ministry of Justice to seek justice for the people."
Li Gong was the first to speak. After he said this, he basically had no chance with Li Xiang. You are the youngest among the three, and it seems that you have been spoiled by Li Chengqian. If you were to go to the Ministry of Justice with your condition, I really don’t know what kind of trouble it would cause. Li Xiang cannot bear this infamy.
Of course, we can also hear from this answer that this person must have done some research on Li Xiang. He always talks about the common people. This is much more powerful than the princes and sons of princes of this era, but unfortunately the expression on his face betrayed him.
The remaining two are better, at least they didn’t answer too quickly.
"Third brother, what about you?"
Li Dong was the third child, and when he heard Li Xiang asking him that, he sat up straight.
"My younger brother is neither good at literature nor martial arts, but I still have those stone locks and hammers that my elder brother left behind. After asking father for permission, I will use them to train my body and serve as my elder brother's vanguard. Okay?"
Li Dong was a miserable man. He was born out of wedlock, and he was the eldest son in the front part but not the legitimate son in the back part.
I came here today purely to make up the numbers. If I didn't have Li Chengqian's blood, I'm afraid Li Chengqian would have forgotten about me long ago.
"I'll take note of whether you can do it or not. I'll find someone to take you to the army for a trial. As long as you can pass the assessment of recruit training, I'll give you the rank of lieutenant."
What Li Xiang said was actually a bit too much. If the emperor's grandson was willing to join the army for training, he should at least command thousands of soldiers, which was the lowest level. If he was only a captain, he would only have more than a hundred people under his command.
"I don't want to be a lieutenant. I'd like to start as an ordinary soldier. Please don't reveal my identity. Although I may not be able to achieve the same success as you, I am willing to fight in the army with my strength. I ask for your support, father and brother."
Li Dong's answer surprised Li Chengqian and Li Xiang. They didn't expect that this guy was not going there to gild himself, but really wanted to develop in the army, and start from the bottom.
"You have this good intention. When I, your elder brother, joined the army, I also commanded thousands of soldiers. Now that you have joined my army, the initial care should be no problem. It all depends on whether you can pass the new recruit training. After this meal, I will send some veterans to give you some pointers. You will have five days. In five days, we will go to the parade ground south of the city."
Putting aside other things, this kid feels like starting from the bottom is already much better than other princes and nobles. Li Xiang likes people like this, not just going to some government office right away. Do you really understand the rules and regulations of those government offices? If you don't know how to do it after you go there, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the East Palace and the Tiance General's Mansion?
"And you?"
Li Xiang looked at Li Yuan again.
"Third brother has become incompetent, so I really can't do anything at all. To be honest, big brother, I will do whatever you ask me to do, as long as you don't let me stay in this house any longer."
Li Yuan is a scoundrel-like guy, and he doesn't really have anything good to offer.
"Then you will go with the other three to train, and in five days we will also go to the training ground in the south of the city. No matter how your training goes, I will find you a job."
Li Xiang has a way of judging people. Although Li Yuan is not good at anything, he has a good heart.
"Brother, what about me?"
Seeing that both of his brothers had found jobs, only Mr. Li was left.
Li Chengqian's favorite is also this youngest son. Although he is not a legitimate son, all his love over the years has been placed on him. Now that he can't go to the Ministry of Justice, he has to be arranged to go somewhere else.
"Let father handle your affairs. I can't take care of all the family affairs. Father is the patriarch of our family now."
Li Xiang’s words basically made it clear that we can’t take care of your affairs, so Li Chengqian should take charge personally.
Seeing that his youngest son was about to say something, Li Chengqian quickly waved his hand...
