After talking to himself for a quarter of an hour, Zhao Jishan finished talking about the past of the year. Then he sighed and said with emotion: "When the old man was young, a warlock told the old man that the old man was rich and healthy in this life, safe and happy, and safe and secure all his life. Such a hexagram is a well-off family, which is also the favorite saying of ordinary people. ”

When my parents heard such hexagrams, they were really overjoyed, and they gave three coins of silver for the hexagram and changed the layout of the house. Later, when the old man and young ranger were in the world and were as depressed as a beggar, there was a scholar who said that if he begs for the rest of his life, he will definitely starve to death in another country. ”

Later, the old man won the fame and was born with the Jinshi, and another scholar said that the old man was rich and noble, and he should be a product of the dynasty. Later, the old man was deposed in Liaodong because of his bad style, and he suffered a lot of cold. A scholar said that the old man died of poverty. Hehe, I don't know what those Xiangshi who told their fortunes back then saw the appearance of the old man as a dynasty product, what did they think?"

Bit by bit, Zhao Wanru really couldn't listen to it anymore, and asked boldly: "Grandfather, what do you want to say?"

A smile appeared on Zhao Jishan's old face, and he replied: "Don't ask the common people, but ask the ghosts and gods? What Grandfather wants to tell you is that there is no destiny in this world, and everything is up to you. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Jishan beckoned to the back of Tingtao Pavilion, and saw a middle-aged scholar holding a stack of thick manuscript papers, obviously, it was Zhao Jishan's words that he had just recorded.

Zhao Jishan took the manuscript, straightened it out, flattened it, and said to his grandson Zhao Wenbo in his hand: "Bo'er is coming. ”

Zhao Wenbo looked at his cousin Zhao Wanru, and Mu Mu Nana stepped forward.

"You are a seed of study, and you are the only kind and loyal person in the Zhao family. It is your blessing and misfortune that you have entrusted this family...... You have to remember that from now on, guard against arrogance and rashness, and think more about everything that happens. And can not lose the sharpness, when it is necessary to be brave and diligent, must not look forward and backward, when the song all the way. When you are already in a high position and find that the torrent is emerging and the dark tide is floating, remember to retreat and keep your duty. Now that time is limited, grandfather can only teach you so much, do you remember?"

The grandson remembered. ”

Zhao Jishan let out a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and asked him to retreat first.

Zhao Wanru heard that something was wrong, gritted her teeth and asked, "Grandfather, the emperor ascended the throne, but it will be detrimental to our family?"

Zhao Jishan nodded very heavily, and retreated all the people on the left and right. When only the three of them were left, they spoke: "Wan'er, there is a sentence called "Heaven is powerless, and it is our family." ”

Zhao Wanru exclaimed: "I have a good relationship with Li Zhi'an, and my father-in-law Dongfang is also with me...... My grandfather knew about it, and if I pleaded with them, I think His Majesty Xinwu might be able to open up the net......"

Zhao Jishan was bitter in his heart, it should have been no problem, let his granddaughter Zhao Wanru get close to Li Zhi'an or Dongfang Zhuo, the two nobles in front of Emperor Xinwu, maybe he and Zhao Donglou's lives could be saved.

But now, seeing what was going on in the garden, he knew there was no hope.

With a long sigh, Zhao Jishan shook his head, took out a very old-looking booklet from his arms, motioned for Zhao Wanru to take it, and then said: "Take this booklet, this is the strangeness that Ah Weng found when investigating the Liu Mingyuan incident for more than 20 years, all kinds of incidents are here, this booklet may be able to save you and Wenbo alive." The carriage is ready, thinking of your friendship with Li San, go to the Jing'an Hou Mansion. Wenbo is still young, and you have to take care of him from now on. He is the only seed of the Zhao family, please. ”

Zhao Wanru: "What about my grandfather and second uncle?"

Zhao Jishan shook his head lightly and didn't say much.

……

Dingguo Mansion.

There is the same huge hourglass on the desk in the Chun Nuan Pavilion of the back house, and the time progress of counting is the same as that of Zhao Donglou.

At this time, there were four people in the Chunnuan Pavilion, three men and one woman.

Han Lao Wu's face was ugly, with a very heavy gray color, his mood was not calm at this time, his eyes were red and full of resentment, and the second princess Yonghe, who trembled all over because of fear, sat side by side behind the desk with the hourglass.

Opposite them was a middle-aged man with a white face and a slight beard, a slender and generous figure, around forty years old, wearing a gray and white Confucian robe, this person was none other than the head of the Han family's generation, Han Songnian. Behind him, a burly and tall escort stood.

There were only four of them in the room, but there was a long silence.

It wasn't until the last grain of sand in the hourglass fell that Han Songnian smiled lightly, picked up the teacup on the desk and took a sip, and said, "The time has come, since you have promised the Dong family, you have to say something." Chang Sheng, take the five hundred dead men with you. Remember to put the order of the eldest prince of the Zhao family first, let's not make a bird with a head. ”

The guard behind him, Chang Sheng, bowed and left without saying a word.

After the guards left, Han Lao Wu looked at Han Songnian and sneered: "I thought Yue Yongxing was a good gambler, but it turns out that you are also a gambler." ”

Elder Han Song sighed, with a little helplessness in his sigh, and said: "Li Zhi'an has a good saying, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves. The big favor owed to the Dong family back then was finally to be repaid, and the rebellion of King Zhao more than 30 years ago was covered up by the Dong family, otherwise when Emperor Wuzong was there, the four surnames of the town would be one less family. ”

"Besides, what's so bad about good betting? How many people have been mixed up with the public waiting for Bandai because of a temporary fight. The only difference between me and Yue Yongxing is that I hid a little deeper than him. The four surnames of Zhenguo have always looked at him as the head of the horse, and I just retreat behind him. ”

"If there is a big profit, give him the big head, and I will take a small advantage in the back. If there is a catastrophe, he will be in front of me, but I can be unharmed, and this is the way to protect myself for a long time. Some people dance too happily, then it is easy to hurt their muscles and bones, and the prospect of a few years and the emperor's birthday gift are a living lesson. As the saying goes, if you eat a trench and grow wise, the Yue family is now very stable. ”

Han Lao Wu smiled and said, "He is stable, but you jumped up again." If you are doing such a thing now, how can it be different from pushing the entire Han family into the fire pit? In my opinion, you are not as good as Yue Yongxing. ”

"No, no, no, no. Han Songnian waved his hand again and again: "I didn't jump up, I'm still crawling now, this time it's just the favor of the Dong family, it's always bad for the Han family to be caught by them with such a big handle, it's just right to end it together, it's only to blame the uncle for being too reckless back then, I'm wiping his old man's ass." It's all the Han family, who will wipe if I don't wipe it?"

"Hmph, are you underestimating Li Zhi'an too much? Do you think the Dong family will be his opponent? This seizure of the throne will definitely be successful? If it fails, I, Han Lao Wu, can rely on my friendship with Li San, and it's a big deal to give up this family background to survive, but you, Han Lao Er and the entire Han family, will only end up in ashes at that time. ”

When Han Lao Wu said this, his face was full of anger.

Han Songnian looked at him and felt really ridiculous, took a sip of tea, sat up straight with a smile, and said, "Don't you underestimate Li Zhi'an? Don't dare, don't dare." Whoever underestimates him will die an ugly death, which is really ridiculous. The seven factions and eight gangs underestimated him, so those people stationed in the capital now can only survive for a long time. ”

Yue Yongxing underestimated him, after the last time he came to Beijing, he was completely disgraced, and hundreds of thousands of taels of gold were sent out for nothing. Zhao Anjing also underestimated him, and in the end he could only return with a feather. The most ridiculous thing is Zhao Uneasy, and now he thinks that he can be Li Zhi'an's opponent. ”

However, he didn't dare to open his eyes to see how embarrassed Shangguan Jinghong was when he forced him to hand over the Peace Society, if it weren't for the peculiar white-clothed smiling king Hou Shang Shenluo maneuvering around, I was afraid that the only king with a different surname in this big merchant would be wiped out because of the heir. Let's look at how Li Zhi'an and his Xuanyi treat the Money Gang, isn't the gap obvious enough?"

"So, I, Han Lao Er, dare to underestimate anyone in the world, but I dare not underestimate Li Zhi'an. The Dong family is naturally not Li Zhi'an's opponent, even if they gather so many masters, it is impossible for Li Zhi'an to think of it, but there is always a case, in case Li Zhi'an has a slight negligence, and the Dong family accidentally succeeds?

"Even if they fail, what does it matter? I said it all, it is to repay the favor of the Dong family, and in order to repay the favor, it is unnecessary to put yourself in. The Dong family's failure to seize the throne cannot involve my second brother Han, and these people who participated in the operation this time are all dead soldiers who have been secretly trained by the Han family over the years. ”

"If they can't do it, they won't hesitate to cut themselves. They don't have any obvious signs of my Han family, and no matter how powerful the means are, it is impossible to ask anything from these dead people. And I, Han Er, just came to participate in this celebration because the new emperor ascended the throne, so by the way, I will come to see you, the fifth brother. ”

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if Li Zhi'an really realizes that I am involved in this matter, and there is no testimony to the drama, how can he tolerate me? At most, I will hide from him in the future, and if I don't come to the capital again, I won't give him an excuse to kill me. Dashang is not the Western Liao, nor is it the Northern Yuan, but it is reasonable here. ”

"Even if he is unreasonable, he has to kill me, I can't hide my name and run to the outer land, he can't find me, he can't kill me. Even if my luck is really bad, I can't escape his pursuit and die under his knife, it's a big deal that the Han family elects a new family head, what does it matter if I die? He killed me because he was willful, but it was related to the stability of the entire empire, and Emperor Xinwu would not accompany him to be willful. ”