Li Quan and his brothers were also nominally from the Li clan of Dunhuang, but they belonged to the sidelines and were not valued by the family. They were not even qualified to participate in the clan sacrifice. However, there is another saying that their grandfather Li Danping was not originally the Li clan of Dunhuang, but the Li clan of Longxi.

This statement also makes some sense. Otherwise, as their grandfather Li Danping, the doctor of official studies in Shazhou, would he not be qualified to participate in the clan festival?

It is precisely for this reason that Li Zhen was extremely indifferent to the family. He never knelt down for others in his previous life, and in this life he only worshiped his grandfather and master. He asked him to kneel down for this noble and never cared about their siblings' life and death. His knees could not bend.

Li Zhen bowed and bowed, "Young man is right!"

At this time, Li Quan brought tea in, and Li Jin smiled at her and said, "You go back first! I want to talk to your brother alone."

Seeing that her younger brother refused to kneel down to worship the head of the family, Li Quan felt a little worried, so she smiled and said, "My younger brother is only seventeen years old and I don't understand many things. If the head of the family has anything, tell me! I can make the decision."

"Okay! Please sit down too."

Li Quan sat down opposite the table, and Li Zhen stood behind his sister and glanced at Li Pan opposite him. Although they were members of the tribe and were studying in the state school, Li Pan's eyes were on the top of his head and had never looked at him directly.

Today he actually came to his house. Li Zhen vaguely guessed the reason. It is estimated that what happened today is related to Li Pan.

Li Jin gently stroked his long beard and said to Li Quan calmly: "You should know about the martial arts examination tomorrow!"

Of course Li Quan knew that it was related to his younger brother's future. And I heard that there were three places to go to Beijing to participate in the martial arts. His younger brother had no opponents among the young men in Dunhuang. One of these three places was their family.

"I know, my Azhen will also participate tomorrow."

"Yes! Your brother is very good. I, the head of the family, feel very pleased that the Li family has such an outstanding talent."

"The head of the family has been too much, he is just a child, with a little bit of strength and no outstanding one."

Li Quan is an extremely smart woman. She has considered this issue more than once. Her younger brother is indeed outstanding and makes her feel proud.

When people talked to her, they praised the Li family for their talents, but the family never cared about it, which means that the head of the family did not take A Zhen in his heart.

Li Quan also knew that the Li family valued bloodlines, and no matter how outstanding the concubines like them were, they would not be valued by the family unless they became high-ranking officials and powerful people.

Since that's the case, why did the head of the family come here today? He still said hypocritical praise. Is they have any purpose?

Thinking of the purpose, Li Quan became alert.

Li Jin smiled and said, "The Li family has a caravan with 500 camels, and is one of the best in Shazhou. The caravan has thirty guards, but there is a lack of one guard leader. I plan to let your brother be the guard leader. If you do it well, I will promote him to be the deputy deacon of the caravan in two years. What do you think?"

Li Zhen stood behind his sister. He probably had a little reputation, so he whispered to remind his sister, "Sister, I'm going to help you make wine."

Li Jin stroked his beard and laughed, "It's not easy for a nephew to make wine. The Li family has a winery in Shouchang County. I'll let you be a deacon, how about it?"

Li Quan understood his younger brother's implication. She once considered opening a winemaking workshop. Her younger brother said to help him make wine, but she scolded him for not allowing him to do business and miss his future. Li Quan immediately understood the purpose of the head of the family.

Li Quan immediately shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness. My family Azhen will participate in the martial arts examination tomorrow. He has the ability to compete for the quota in Beijing. I hope he can go to Beijing to participate in the martial arts examination. I appreciate the kindness of the family head."

Li Jin's face changed slightly, and his tone became obviously unhappy, "You may not know the importance of tomorrow's martial arts!"

"If the head of the family wants to say it, I will listen carefully!"

Li Jin hesitated and said, "Tomorrow's martial arts examination will be chaired by General Wang himself. This is the first time since the opening of the martial arts examination in Shazhou. Any samurai who passes the exam to Beijing will personally write a letter of recommendation to the Ministry of War. If General Wang recommends it, he will definitely have a bright future. Such an opportunity is too rare."

Li Quan said: "It is because the opportunity is rare that it is more worth fighting for!"

Li Jin didn't expect that Li Quan was even harder than his younger brother. His face suddenly became dark and he said coldly: "Since you don't understand what I mean, then I will say it clearly. I came to you today in the hope that Li Zhen can take the initiative to give up the competition for three places to enter Beijing."

After pausing, he strengthened his tone again, "I am the head of the Li family. As a family child, I must obey what I said. Li Zhen will not participate in riding and shooting tomorrow."

Li Quan was also angry. What is this called? Is it a force to suppress others? I have never seen such a head of a family. Why can't her brother go to Beijing to participate in the martial arts competition? Why should she ask her brother to give up the competition?

"Honor, I don't understand what you mean. Which clan rule is there? Which one is not allowed to fight for a quota for Beijing?"

Li Quan's words were extremely powerful. He pressed them down with the big hat of the clan rule, making Li Jin, the head of the family, unable to speak for a long time.

Li Pan, who was standing behind him, said angrily: "The quota has been settled. The head of the family is kind to remind him, but you are ungrateful..."

Li Jin turned around and glared at Li Pan fiercely. How could he say this? Especially for stakeholders, he couldn't say it. Li Pan was so scared that he lowered his head and dared not say it again.

Li Quan had already understood completely. She took a deep breath and stood up and said, "Thank you, the head of the family, we know what to do? I have something to do, please give me!"

Li Jin didn't expect Li Quan to expel the guests. He was furious, stood up and snorted heavily, turned around and left quickly.

Li Quan waited for them to leave, and closed the door with a 'bang!', "Bah! I'm still the head of the family, I don't deserve to carry my shoes to Li Quan."

Li Zhen gave a thumbs up and praised: "Sister is amazing, I'm convinced!"

"Hey! Stop saying such sarcastic words, what should I do tomorrow? Their quota has been settled."

"Sister, I guess which three people are there?"

"You know?"

Li Zhen nodded, "One is Zhang Li, his father is Zhang Ting, the deputy envoy of Doulu Army. One of the places is him, and the other is Sowen. His younger brother Soying has leaked it to me. The last one should be Li Pan just now, otherwise he would not come with the head of the family."

"But... none of these three people are your opponents. How unfair to let you withdraw!" Li Quan knew that these three people were all powerful children of Dunhuang, and they were not something that ordinary people like them could resist. She was desperate in her heart.

Li Zhen shook his head slowly, "Sister, I will never quit the provincial examination!"

Li Quan was stunned, "The quota has been settled, what can you do?"

Li Zhen smiled coldly, "I, Li Zhen, is that easy to be merciless?"

.........

In the first year of Tianshu in the Tang Dynasty, the Holy Emperor Wu Zetian decided to recover the Western Regions and appointed General Yingyang Guard Wang Xiaojie as the general of Wuwei Dao, and fought against Turkic general Ashina Zhongjie to fight against Tubo. He defeated the Tubo army in one fell swoop, recovered the four towns of Kucha, Yanqi, Yutian and Shule, and rebuilt the Anxi Protectorate in Kucha.

Wang Xiaojie made great contributions and was promoted to the General of the Left Guard. This time, Wang Xiaojie led an army of 50,000 to the plateau from Shazhou to attack the Tubo army and the ten Khan of the Western Turks, Ashinazi, and temporarily stationed in Dunhuang.

At this moment, Shazhou held the annual Wushu Provincial Examination. Wang Xiaojie was very interested in this and took the initiative to participate in the Wushu Provincial Examination. For the top three scholars who received tribute quotas in Beijing, he wrote a letter of recommendation to the Ministry of War.

In the big tent, Wang Xiaojie, a famous general of the Tang army, was walking back and forth with his hands, looking a little anxious. He received the news that the team he sent to welcome the imperial envoys could not receive anyone, and the imperial envoys and their party disappeared in the Yumen Pass area.

This made him both worried and a little strange. Logically, the envoys of the court should be very safe in Hexi. Could it be that they were the horse bandits in the Hexi Corridor? But which horse bandit dared to be so bold? Attacked the envoys sent by the emperor.

At this moment, his personal guard reported outside the tent: "General, there is a young man from Dunhuang County outside the camp to ask for a visit. He said he would report any confidential matters."

Wang Xiaojie was thinking about the disappearance of the envoy, but heard that someone was going to report the secret, so he naturally linked the two things together.

He nodded, "Take him in!"

After a moment, two personal soldiers brought a tall boy into the tent. The boy was Li Zhen. He was originally here to try his luck, but seeing that Wang Xiaojie was willing to see him.

He didn't have much hope at first, but he didn't expect that Wang Xiaojie would agree to him, which really surprised him.

Li Zhen was taken into the big tent. Four sword-bearing guards stood at the door of the big tent, staring at him fiercely. There was only one general wearing a golden helmet in the big tent. It was probably Wang Xiaojie, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhen quickly stepped forward, bowed and bowed, "Li Zhen met General Wang!"

"Who are you? What's the matter to see me?"

"The student is a scholar from Dunhuang and will participate in the provincial examination of the martial arts examination tomorrow, but some people have committed favoritism and fraud, and have set a quota for entry to Beijing in advance. The student feels deeply unfair and comes to report it to the general."

Wang Xiaojie was furious. It turned out that he was not for the disappearance of the envoy. He waved his hand and said, "Turn out!"

Several personal guards stepped forward and pushed him away. Li Zhen shouted: "The local tribute fraud, and the recommender will also be implicated. The general's reputation for a lifetime is to be trapped in three ignorant playboys?"

Wang Xiaojie was stunned, "Wait a minute!" He called out to the soldiers.

Wang Xiaojie then realized that he had agreed to write a recommendation letter. If the recommendation was really a playboy and incompetent person, he would indeed be implicated.

Wang Xiaojie walked up to Li Zhen and saw that Li Zhen was holding his head up and his chest was not afraid at all. He asked coldly: "Are you tired of living? You dare to come and bully me!"
Chapter completed!