Datang New Giants

Chapter 20 Make Yourself Valuable

Wang Gui was originally a member of Prince Li Jiancheng, and after taking refuge in Li Er, he was able to get along well. Regardless of ability, this insight is really not bad.

Talking to a smart person like Wang Gui, there is no need to beat around the bush. Lu Ting hesitated for a moment, and quickly said: "My father is the prince Zhongyun with a promising future, but now he is reduced to this kind of land. I don't know how I feel."

"Winner and loser, what else do you think?" Wang Gui said expressionlessly.

Lu Ting shook his head and said, "Don't you think it's a pity that the achievements that I have worked hard for so many times are gone like this?"

"It's a pity?" Wang Gui said mockingly: "What's the use of a bad old man who is over half a century old and buried in the loess. Without Wang Gui, the imperial court is still functioning, and the common people still live and work in peace and contentment."

He still had a stubborn face just now, but when he spoke later, Lu Ting could clearly hear Wang Gui's unwillingness to speak, and that's right, if Wang Gui fell into the hands of political opponents, he would lose if he lost. Everyone knows the truth of winning and losing. But this time he was dismissed from office and exiled due to the Yang Wengan incident. The prince abandoned his car to protect himself, and he was the abandoned "car". In order to keep his position as the prince and regain the trust of the emperor, Li Jiancheng not only did not speak for himself, but was anxious to draw a line with himself, stabbed him in the back, advocated beheading himself and ransacking his home, and more ironically, begging for himself The person in question is none other than Li Shimin, the King of Qin, who he has accumulated and dealt with in the East Palace.

It's fine to be unwilling, it's fine to be resentful, Lu Ting felt happy, and persuaded: "Why doesn't my old man make himself useful and valuable?"

"What does Mr. Xiaolang mean?" Wang Gui said with a vigilant expression.

"Some people think that the old man is worthless, why not change to someone else, maybe someone will see the value of the old man and appreciate his talent and ability?"

Wang Gui just hesitated, then quickly shook his head: "One minister does not matter to two masters, this is my Wang Gui's order, that's all, that's all."

Lu Ting knew that Wang Gui's heart was shaken, so he said while the iron was hot: "The old man said that the prince is the prince, but in fact, the old man received the salary of the Tang Dynasty. The emperor should be responsible for the matter. The prince doesn't take it seriously. Why? If you don’t pay attention to someone else, it’s like a guy in a shop, if the shopkeeper doesn’t want it, if you fire him, you can’t just stop doing things in the future.

Yes, family.

Thinking of his family members, Wang Gui's numb heart ached. His beloved wife, Rouzheng, was in poor health. Something happened to her, and she didn't know how sad she was. The eldest son Chongji had just entered the official career. It was being squeezed out, the most beloved youngest son, Jing Zhi, hadn't married a wife yet, when he was in power, his family was well-clothed and well-fed, respected everywhere, if something like this happened, everyone would be in panic all day long.

For some reason, Wang Gui suddenly began to resent the prince Li Jiancheng. It doesn’t matter if he abandons his car to keep him handsome, but he can’t let go of old love. Chongji and Jingzhi Donggong pleaded for mercy. Jingzhi also broke his hand. Years of loyalty in exchange for such an ending is not reconciled. What worries Wang Gui is that he has many political enemies over the years. If he is gone, what will they do to his family?
One side is loyalty, and the other is family affection. Loyalty and family affection are fighting in Wang Gui's mind like a battle between heaven and man.

Seeing Wang Gui's face changing constantly, Lu Ting knew that Wang Gui was considering gains and losses, so he didn't rush him, and waited quietly.

After a while, Wang Gui closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "I'm a little tired, so I won't chat with Mr. Xiao Lang, please."

"Old man, rest well. If you need anything, just call the buddy. The junior will leave first." Lu Ting saluted with a wry smile, and was about to turn around and leave.

If a person like Wang Gui with a strong will and great perseverance could talk easily, Li Er would probably have dug it out long ago. It wouldn't be his turn. Anyway, he didn't leave for a day, and he still had a chance. Just stop, if you talk too much it will make him disgusted, no matter what, if you can talk about his heart being shaken, this is the harvest.

At worst, I resigned from the bookkeeping job and found an excuse to go to Yuezhou. Anyway, Wang Gui's thigh was locked.

"Hold on a moment, Mr. Xiaolang, please take away the food on the ground." Just as Lu Ting was about to leave, Wang Gui's voice without emotion came from behind him.

"It's just some hot food, it's a little kindness from the younger generation, please invite the old man"

Before the words were finished, Wang Gui interrupted firmly: "Take it away."

Lu Ting sighed secretly, and had no choice but to take away the tray he brought. He felt a bit doomed, but he regained his confidence when he went out to the lobby: Rome was not built in a day, and he was a familiar face today, why? Not bad.

"Catcher Lu, come here, there's more here." Lu Ting put the food that Wang Gui didn't eat in front of Lu Xiaoding.

This guy looks thin and weak, but he has a very good appetite. When he came out, he saw that he had cleared all the food and wine on the table, eating melon seeds leisurely.

Although I am keeping accounts, I still have to pay for ordering things. The price is not cheap, but the portion is much larger, which is considered a benefit for internal employees.

"Don't you eat sinful old men?" Lu Xiaoding's eyes lit up, he took it over politely, and said while eating: "I have experienced this journey, Mr. Xiaolang, you said that it is not easy for us escorts, and the prisoners who are usually escorted know us well." Hard work, who is not careful to curry favor on the road, and pays filial piety from time to time, this sinful old man has no benefits at all, his words are ugly, his face is ugly, he put on a bad face all the way, he treats our brothers as his followers, and he is sarcastic from time to time Two sentences, it is simply that the stones on the latrine are smelly and hard."

Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoding lowered his voice and said: "If he hadn't come from a prominent background, had been the crown prince Zhongyun, and knew many people, he would have come here? Now they are avoiding him, who knows that one day they will come to him on a whim, A small catch like this one can be crushed to death with a little finger."

Encountering this prisoner, Lu Xiaoding, has a headache, and it’s fine if he has a bad temper and is not filial. Treat him well, fearing that someone above him will be unhappy and treat him badly, and fear that one day his colleagues, relatives and friends will stand up for him, so he simply doesn’t think about anything. Just do whatever you want, and no one can find a reason.

"It's probably because I lost my job. I'm not happy. Forget it. Anyway, I've got my mind. He wants to be stubborn and let him be stubborn." Lu Ting said lightly.

For a sinful old man, it's okay to sympathize, but you can't be too enthusiastic, so as not to make people suspicious. Now that Li Er is not in charge, no one knows what is going on.

"That's, that's, let him go stubbornly, Mr. Xiaolang sit down, let's have a good drink." Lu Xiaoding invited enthusiastically.

It is good for the old man not to eat, and Lu Xiaoding feels that he is only [-]% full, and it is better for him not to eat.

Lu Ting had no appetite, so he sat down and chatted for a while, trying his best to catch up on Wang Gui's news. After a while, shopkeeper Huang returned to the counter, and Lu Ting couldn't sit here any longer, so he told Lu Xiaoding, and went back to keep accounts , account.

Such an awesome "big foot" was delivered to him, but he didn't even hug him. Lu Ting was a little unwilling, and wanted to find a chance to persuade him one more time. Maybe he would change his mind after thinking about it, but he didn't find a chance until the next day. Talk to him again, and Zhang Butou, who was looking for fun, also came back, and finally had to join Fu Zhi who was waiting outside, and the two went home together.

Lu Ting found a job, but Fu Zhi did not find an errand. After finishing chores at home, he would come to live with guests and wait for Lu Ting to take over. He became Lu Ting to earn money to support him. It seemed that the master and servant had changed positions. The shops all use their own servants, and it is difficult to find a job. Originally, Fuzhi wanted to chop firewood outside the city and sell subsidies, but was stopped by Lu Ting.

Going outside the city to chop firewood, the road is far away, and the income is not much. Let alone the mountains have owners, if there are deserters hiding in the mountains, it will be dangerous.

"My lord, be careful, there is a hurdle." As they walked, Fuzhi suddenly reminded him.

Lu Ting came back to his senses and saw a hole in front of him, almost stepped in with one foot, and hurriedly shook his head and left.

Fuzhi said cautiously: "My lord, is there something on your mind?"

From Kelaiju, it was less than a hundred feet away, and I reminded myself three times. The first time, my son was about to hit a tree on the side of the road, the second time I almost stepped on a pile of horse shit on the road, and I almost stepped into it just now. Hang, the young master is not thinking about walking, Fu Zhi couldn't help but ask.

Lu Ting said casually, "I was thinking about how to hug my thigh."

Having been with the young master for a long time, Fuzhi knew what hugging thighs meant, and said with a smile: "Hey, young master, I think this is a joke."

Have a show?Lu Ting was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise: "Do you have a solution?"

Fuzhi shook his head and said, "I'm not familiar with Miss Xiaozhi, so there's nothing I can do. I heard from Ngawang, who is running around the street, that Miss Xiaozhi treats others coldly, she doesn't look straight at her, she just treats you young master." Looking at it differently, hehe, if the young master and Miss Xiaozhi are close, maybe the young master will be the shopkeeper in Kelaiju, and the younger one can also be a tea doctor in Kelaiju and receive a monthly salary."

"Nonsense, my son has nothing to do with her, if you continue to chew your tongue and slap your mouth." Lu Ting said angrily.

She thought that Fu Zhi had a good understanding with her, and guessed that she was going to hug Wang Gui's thigh, but she didn't expect this guy to open his mouth and say "little pretty maid, what is this?" He also hugged her "thigh" as the shopkeeper?Lu Ting laughed angrily at the thought of blessing to God.

"Yes, yes, yes, young master calm down, I know." Seeing young master angry, Fuzhi was a little puzzled, but it didn't prevent him from admitting his mistake immediately.

The son is always right.

Just as Lu Ting walked a few steps, he stopped again, and saw two fist-sized crabs fighting beside the stone crevice of the ditch on the roadside. One of the crabs was holding the leg of the other crab tightly with its claws. As if hugging the thigh, I was happy, but before I hugged myself, the crab hugged it first.

Big crab, delicious, Lu Ting just looked at it for a while, stomped his feet, and went straight home.

Normally, I would definitely get a few of them back for the tooth-beating festival. Now I’m really not in the mood. I finally met an awesome character. I saw him when he was in trouble, but I couldn’t hug him. Wang Gui will be gone tomorrow morning. It was time to go on the road, but Lu Ting scratched his head and couldn't think of a solution.

Not reconciled.

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