It was getting late, and Li Jie returned home and after dinner with his family, Aunt Zhao cleaned up the table and went to the kitchen. However, Mrs. Li did not go to help, but looked at Li Zhu next to her. The couple seemed to have something to say to Li Jie.

"Cough~, Ji'er, tomorrow is the tenth day, you shouldn't have to go to the palace, right?" In the end, Li Zhu coughed dryly and said.

"No, why are you doing something about your father?" Li Jie had long seen that his parents were worried, so he did not rush to leave after dinner.

Li Zhu looked at Mrs. Li again at this time, as if he had obtained the other party's consent, and then he spoke again: "That's right. Duke Xinguo was sick a few days ago. I want you to visit him. After all, Duke Xinguo also helped us before!"

During the birthday party, Li Zhu and Li Jie were dragged out to be beaten. Fortunately, Zhu Biao and Tang He talked for them, which saved them from the pain of flesh and blood. Now Tang He is sick, Li Jie is just talking about it.

"Father, you..." Li Jie was about to ask why Li Zhu didn't go, but suddenly thought of the matter between his father and Tang and his daughter, and then secretly looked at his mother's face. Sure enough, Mrs. Li also had a slightly sour look on her face, but she didn't say anything to stop her, which made Li Jie guess what her parents really thought.

"I understand. I will visit Duke Xin tomorrow!" Li Jie immediately agreed with a smile.

Originally, things like visiting elders should be the head of Li Zhu, who should go there. At most, he would take Li Jie with him. But now he doesn't go there himself, but he lets Li Jie go. First, it is not convenient for him to go to Tang's house to avoid Mrs. Li being jealous, and second, it is probably because he is thinking about Li Jie's future.

Now Li Jie is already a prince's companion, and he also serves as a minister in the Ministry of Works. His official position is higher than that of Li Zhu. It can be said that Li Zhu can't help Li Jie in his career at all. But Li Jie and Li Shanchang have a bad relationship, so Li Zhu wants Li Jie to visit Tang He and bring the relationship closer together. Maybe Tang He can help him say a few words if Li Jie encounters something in the court in the future.

Seeing his son agreeing, Li Zhu and Mrs. Li looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. As a father, Li Zhu has done a good job. Although Mrs. Li, as a mother, was somewhat resentful to the Tang family, of course she would not object to her son's future.

However, Li Zhu and his wife didn't know that the reason why Li Jie agreed to meet Tang He was not to make a relationship with each other, but after learning about the Japanese pirates today, he began to pay attention to this aspect. When it comes to Japanese pirates, he had to mention Tang He, because he had served as the General of the Conquest South and was ordered to attack Fang Guozhen, and he fought the entire Fujian and eastern Zhejiang coastal areas.

Even Tang He once went into the sea by boat and pursued Fang Guozhen who fled to the sea, and fought with the Japanese pirates along the coast. In the original history, the elderly Tang He was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas to build 59 cities along the coast, mainly to prevent the Japanese pirates from attacking.

It was because of the above that Li Jie decided to visit Tang He and ask about the Japanese pirates. After all, it is not harmful to collect more information now, and maybe it can be used in the future.

"By the way, when did Duke Xin get sick? Why haven't I heard of it before?" Li Jie was about to stand up and go back to the room, but suddenly he thought of this question and asked.

"Just the day after your grandfather borrowed troops from him, he became ill. It was not serious at first, but it suddenly worsened recently. Even His Majesty sent the imperial physician to go there, and I don't know how it is now?" Li Zhu also showed a worried look at the end.

Li Jie showed a playful expression when he heard his father's words. Li Shanchang just borrowed soldiers from Tang He, but he fell ill the next day. This was a coincidence. Moreover, as far as he knew, Tang He turned around and told Zhu Yuanzhang about Li Shanchang's borrowing soldiers. To be honest, Tang He did this very correctly. In this way, Li Shanchang's unlucky future will not involve him. Anyone would probably do this.

As for Tang He's condition suddenly worsened recently, it seems even more suspicious, because there was a tide in the court recently due to the case of Yu Xian and his son, and Tang He's illness actually worsened. This is too time. If this is true, Li Jie suspected that God was helping Tang He, and of course there might be another more reasonable explanation.

The next morning, Li Jie brought the gifts prepared by his parents for him and hired a carriage to the Duke of Shinko. When he came to the front of the mansion, he found that compared to Li Shanchang's Duke of South Korea, the Duke of Shinko in front of him was much shabby, and many places even seemed a little dilapidated and seemed to be lacking in care.

In fact, Tang He resigned from his post a few years ago and returned to his hometown. It is said that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, many powerful generals like Tang He held military power, which made Zhu Yuanzhang a little worried. So Tang He was the first to stand up and hand over military power. In this way, other generals would have to hand over even if they didn't hand over.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very happy about Tang He's actions and personally issued an order to build a mansion for Tang He in his hometown in Fengyang. Tang He also moved back to his hometown with his family. The mansion in the capital was uninhabited, so of course it seemed a little dilapidated. However, last year Zhu Yuanzhang missed Tang He and summoned him to Beijing again, but Tang He has not left until now.

Li Jie came to the door to send a greeting. Soon a young man about the same age as Li Jie went out to greet him. After communicating his names, Li Jie learned that the young man in front of him was Tang He's eldest son and grandson Tang Sheng.

"Brother Tang Shi, I wonder how Grandpa Tang's condition is?" Li Jie followed Tang Sheng into the mansion and asked while walking.

Tang He is well known in the capital. There are hundreds of concubines alone and a large number of children. However, Tang He has only five sons, and his eldest son Tang Ding is the father of Tang Sheng. Unfortunately, he died in battle when he attacked Yunnan with the army a few years ago, leaving only Tang Sheng, a son like Tang Sheng. If nothing unexpected happens, Tang Sheng will inherit Tang He's Duke of Xinguo.

"Grandfather's condition..." Tang Sheng's face turned red at this time and his expression became a little embarrassed. He seemed to have something inconvenient to say. Finally, he had to cough dryly, "Brother Li Shi, please come in, you will understand when you see grandfather!"

Seeing Tang Sheng's appearance, Li Jie smiled secretly. It seemed that his guess should be correct, but what he didn't expect was that Tang He, such a slippery man, actually taught Tang Sheng such an honest child, and even felt embarrassed to lie.

The Duke of Xinguo's mansion covers a large area, and Li Jie and Tang Sheng chat while walking. Tang Sheng has long been famous for Li Jie's deeds, especially because he is very interested in hot air balloons. He seized this opportunity and asked Li Jie many questions, and Li Jie also answered them one by one.

Soon the two of them came to the inner house. When they arrived at the yard where Tang He lived, before Li Jie could enter the yard, they smelled an attractive smell of meat. When Li Jie stepped into the yard, Tang He stood barefoot in front of him, and there was a strong fire in front of him, and an iron pot was hanging on it. The broth in the pot was steaming white steam, and the meat pieces inside also rolled, emitting an attractive fragrance.

Seeing his grandfather who was not sick at all in the yard, Tang Sheng became even more embarrassed. After all, it was said that his grandfather was seriously ill, but in fact he knew that his grandfather was not sick at all. Instead, he ate meat and drank wine every day, and his body was stronger than that of him, a young man.

However, what surprised Tang Sheng was that Li Jie next to him was not surprised when he saw Tang He's appearance, which made him unable to help but mutter in his heart. Could it be that Brother Li Shi had known that his grandfather was not sick?

"You kid are so rare, why do you have time to come to me?" Tang He didn't realize anything about pretending to be sick. When he saw Li Jie, he immediately laughed, his voice full of breath.

"My father heard that Grandpa Tang was sick, so he asked the boy to come and visit him!" Li Jie walked up to him with a smile, and at the same time he sighed in his heart. If Li Shanchang had Tang He's enlightenment, he wouldn't have to work so hard, and he would have to marry the princess if he worked hard.

"Haha, that kind of nonsense is just a lie to your father, you must not believe it!" Tang He laughed again when he heard this. From Li Jie's performance just now, he knew that this kid must have guessed that he was pretending to be sick, but his illness doesn't matter whether it is true or not. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang said that he is sick, he is sick.

"But you are here just right!" Tang He said this and pointed to the iron pot on the fire. "Today I slaughtered an old dog, and you can eat meat and drink with me!"

"Dog meat?" Li Jie was also stunned when he heard this. He was not repulsive of dog meat. However, the old saying goes, dog meat cannot be on the table, and few people use dog meat to entertain guests.

"What? I look down on this dog meat?" Tang He looked at Li Jie with a squinted look, with a sad and joyful expression on his face. "This old dog is a good dog. When I hunt, it always rushed forward first. Even if it encounters a tiger and wild boar, it never retreats. But now it is old, its teeth are blurry, and it can't even run. It's useless to keep it. Just kill it can satisfy its cravings!"
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