Chapter 4: The reason why the Li family was destroyed!

As soon as the words fell, the front hall was a little quiet, and several people had strange looks on their faces.

Tang Qi looked at Li Yiqi with some confusion, very puzzled.

Li Yiqi's life palace is lacking, and his soul cannot be awakened, which is well known among the princes and princes of Shangjing, and it is precisely because of this that many people have secretly laughed at him, Li Yiqi has never cared about this, why did he suddenly ask about this.

"Could it be that he was beaten up, and he was not convinced and wanted to take revenge with his own hands?"

Thinking of this, Tang Qi smiled dumbly in his heart, and just wanted to speak, but when he saw that the expression on Li Yiqi's face was so solemn and serious, he immediately swallowed the words that had already come to his mouth.

Qi'er blinked with big eyes, her young master has always been a personable and humble gentleman, and he rarely fights with others, why is it the first time that he has asked about 'martial arts' now.

Medical Officer Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes were thoughtful, and he was thinking.

And the most shocking thing was Shui Bo who stood respectfully on the side.

He bowed his head, like a faithful old servant, with a blank face:

"The old man ordered before leaving, let the young master stay away from the court and be an ordinary rich and noble son, I am still thinking about how to make the young master dispel the idea of being in the court, how to ...... Now that the young master is interested in martial arts again, what can I do now?"

The scene was quiet for a moment, and after half a sound, it was the medical officer Lord Yang who spoke first.

He looked embarrassed and smiled bitterly: "Just ...... This one...... Childe this ...... This body ......."

"Please speak up, Lord Yang. Li Yiqi said lightly.

"This ...... In the eyes of the lower officials, the eight veins of the Qi Sutra in the child's body are all intact, but there is a deficiency in the life palace, as everyone knows, the life palace is the place where the martial artist stores the vitality of heaven and earth to derive his own life soul, and if the life palace is missing, the life soul cannot be condensed, and the life soul cannot be cultivated if it cannot be condensed, this is common sense. ”

Medical Officer Yang glanced at Li Yiqi cautiously, but his words were very subtle, and he didn't directly tell Li Yiqi "You can't cultivate", but the meaning was similar.

Li Yiqi's heart sank, his face turned slightly pale, and he asked in a condensed voice: "Is there really no way?"

"This ......"

Medical Officer Yang's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly nodded heavily, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he hesitated, and then said: "It's not that it is nothing, the lower official has heard of it......"

"My lord, my young master is tired. At this moment, an untimely voice came from the oblique interjection.

I saw Shui Bo approaching, bowing down and smiling at Lord Yang, "Thank you, Lord Yang, for running again." ”

Seeing this spokesperson of Li Jiu Kill in the Beijing Division, Lord Yang also stood up, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, lowered his head and clenched his fists, and saluted: "Uh...... Don't tighten, don't tighten. ”

"I'll go to the tent and give some taels of silver to your lordship. Shui Bo said expressionlessly.

"The big butler is polite......" Lord Yang clenched his fists and bowed his head, and smiled awkwardly.

"I'll send Lord Yang out of the house, please. ”

......

Seeing the two of them go away, Li Yiqi's eyebrows wrinkled into a 'Sichuan' word.

"Brother Li, is Uncle Shui okay, and you, are you okay?" Tang Qi asked with a frown on the side, his fat body trembled.

"It's okay, Uncle Shui won't harm me. ”

Li Yiqi shook his head, his tone revealed a sense of confidence and calmness, turned his head to look at Tang Qi, and said faintly: "You should go back first today, I will think about some things later, and I don't have time to entertain you." ”

"Good. Tang Qi raised his chin and said with a smile.

The two knew each other well, and there was nothing polite to say, snatching a large handful of fruit from the fruit bowl in the front hall, Tang Qi glanced at Qi'er, and then left slowly.

Qi'er's delicate brows furrowed slightly, looking at her young master, but she saw Li Yiqi looking at herself at this time:

"Qi'er, you should step back first. ”

"Yes. Although Qi'er had a question to ask, she nodded obediently and withdrew.

After a while, Shui Bo went and returned.

In the front hall, there were only Li Yiqi and Shui Bo.

Li Yiqi looked at Shui Bo with straight eyes, and he could see that the other party seemed to have something to say to him.

"Young Master. Shui Bo bowed to Li Yiqi.

"Shui Bo, you watched me grow up, you are my elder, if there is anything, you can say it clearly. Li Yiqi nodded, and said with a straight face.

"Alas—" Shui Bo straightened up, sighed, and with a wave of his big hand, a gust of wind carried through, and the door of the front hall was shut.

"No one is allowed to come in. Shui Bo said coldly to the outside of the door.

"Yes. Two powerful voices sounded outside the door.

Standing at the door was the sergeant of the army brought back by Li Jiu from the Annan Metropolitan Protector Army, who belonged to the Li family's descendant troops and was loyal.

"Young master, you don't know anything about this world, and the master has never planned to talk to you before, you ...... Do you know how your father, six brothers, and two uncles died?" said Shui Bo's old face with a look of reminiscence and pain.

"Died in battle. Li Yiqi's eyes flickered slightly, and he said.

"Yes, died in battle. A sharp light flashed in Shui Bo's eyes, his tone was generous and powerful, and his voice was thick and majestic.

"Young master, you and the ancestor of the Li family were reckless, and then fortunately received the emperor's grace and gave him the title of Marquis of Yipin, the ancestor of the Li family swore in blood in front of the tomb of the dragon bird, and the descendants will live from generation to generation, and the life will be the iron bone of Daxia, and death will also be the soul of Daxia, which is also the ancestral training of the Li family. Shui Bo said respectfully.

"This ...... I know. ”

Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, his eyes became a little gloomy, and the word 'imperial grace' fell into his ears, which was extremely harsh.

What Imperial Grace?

Without asking the reason, he gave a loyal courtier to death, and without asking the reason, he beheaded the emperor of a century-old marshal mansion?

"Since the ancestors of the Li family inherited the word 'Wu'an', the Li family has not been demoted, even if the enemy is besieged by ten times, there is only a fight to the death and a hard battle, and your brothers, as well as your father and uncle, have all fallen in a bloody battle with enemies several times their own. ”

"This is the man of the Li family!"

Shui Bo's voice revealed a hint of respect, and then said: "The Li family has been favored so far, and the nine generations have passed the long favor, and the nine generations have fought for the bloody frontier of Great Xia, and have never lost an inch of mountains and rivers, even if they were snatched away by foreign races, they were all taken back later, and the nine generations have exhausted their life's work to have the word 'Wu'an' that is famous all over the world for the Li family." ”

"The one hundred and seventy-six plaques in the ancestral hall of the ancestral house in the Li Mansion are proof of your Li family's loyalty to the royal family and to Great Xia. The master's generation, known as the Li family's ten masters, the lord himself thought that this ancestral title could not fall on his head, but he didn't expect that your other nine grandfathers also died on the battlefield one by one when they were young, and the last generation of 'Wu'an' titles was still given to the master. ”

Saying this, Shui Bo sighed wistfully, looked at Li Yiqi with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Master...... It is the last 'Wu'an Hou' of the Xia Dynasty. ”

Li Yiqi's eyebrows raised slightly, and there was a wave in his heart, he knew that the Li family was very powerful, and he also knew that this was obtained through several generations of battlefield fighting.

It is precisely because of this that in the previous life, he worked hard to study Wendao, hoping to be ranked among the three princes in the future, because only the position of the three princes and nine kings can be worthy of the status of the Li family in the army.

"However, what is the meaning of what Shui Bo said to me now, especially the last sentence......" Li Yiqi's heart moved, and asked: "Grandpa, he doesn't want the next generation of 'Wu'an' title to be inherited by me?"

Hearing Li Yiqi's words, Shui Bo's face was still very calm, but the index finger of his right hand trembled slightly, and after half a sound, he stared at Li Yiqi and nodded in a deep voice: "Not bad." ”

"Back then, the Li family's lineage was shining brightly, and young master, you had a stubborn illness and couldn't cultivate. Master only hopes that you can grow up peacefully, this name was originally reserved for your father and your eldest brother, but they are gone, now, if the word 'Anwu' remains in the world, only you can inherit it. ”

"Then why ......" Li Yiqi's eyes flickered and he asked suspiciously.

"Because, young master, you can't bear these two words. Shui Bo said softly and looked at his young master, without any accusation in his eyes.

"Wu'an! Wu'an! As the name suggests, pacify foreign enemies and use Wu Anbang!"

Shui Bo sighed softly: "Young Master, you are born unable to cultivate, even if you join the army, you can only be a staff officer, and you can't be a commander of one side." ”

"If the word 'Wu'an' is inherited by you, once the battlefield is lost, the Li family will protect the reputation of the nine generations, and I am afraid that it will be lost in one day. ”

"The master is also worried that he will not be able to face the ancestors of the Li family under the nine springs......"

“......”

Li Yiqi's face was as usual, there was no fluctuation in his heart, if he still had a trace of loyalty and patriotism before, then it had long disappeared at this moment.

Under the Yong'an Gate, when that sword light fell, he already had no idea about this court, this king, and this world.

"Inherit the title of Wu'an, continue to work hard for the man on the throne?" A cold light flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes.

Shui Bo paused for a moment, his old eyes showed a deep look of remembrance, and he bowed down and asked, "Young Master, do you remember the young lady, your mother?"

"Mother?" Li Yiqi was stunned, and a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He remembered that his mother had died when he was very young, but he could vaguely recall a little bit of his mother's blurred face. I remember that she was a very soft woman, and eighty percent of her appearance in this life was inherited from her mother.

"When your father was fighting abroad, after the young lady gave birth to you, your father's bad news came, and the young lady was depressed, and within a few years, she also went with your father. ”

"The old man was very self-reproachful at that time, every time he returned to Beijing, when he passed by the young lady's room, his eyes would show deep apologies, and the old slave often heard the old man say to himself in the study, 'It's all the ......old man's fault'. ”

"The old slave thinks that the master is worthy of Xia Guo all his life, but the master himself thinks that he feels guilty about his family, especially you. ”

After Shui Bo finished speaking, he looked at Li Yiqi calmly.

Li Yiqi's heart trembled, and the word 'family' warmed his heart, and he had the urge to cry.

"Young Master, are you unwilling?"

The old voice sounded in Li Yiqi's ears, he woke up suddenly, looked up at Shui Bo, and shook his head lightly.

Seeing Li Yiqi shaking his head, Shui Bo sighed faintly, with a trace of sadness in his voice: "The master has returned to the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate this morning, and I am afraid that he will not be able to come back in the next two years." ”

"Young master, the old slave will tell you directly...... In fact, the lord has already thought about it, after you tie your bun, he will give the Xia Emperor, and the title of 'Wu'an' will be returned to the royal family from now on, and the grace of heaven is still there, before the lord fell, the Li family was still the pillar of the country in Daxia Town. ”

After Shui Bo finished speaking, the blood on Li Yiqi's face seemed to have receded, and the whole person looked a trace of sickly weakness.

"Shui Bo, is the word 'Wu'an' really so important to grandpa?" Li Yiqi asked with a frown.

At this moment, he seemed to be able to see the deep sadness in the old eyes of his grandfather, who was already far away from the capital.

“......”

Hearing this, Shui Bo bowed his head and was silent.

After a while, he looked up at Li Yiqi and said, "The important thing is not these two words, but the meaning behind these two words." ”

Li Yiqi was silent, he knew what Shui Bo said, but he would never accept it.

The royal family was defeated by the Li family, and a year later, the Li family would be beheaded by Emperor Xia's order, and the reason was precisely because of the defeat.

600,000 against 1.8 million, without backup, what if the army is defeated, how can this be changed by manpower?

Just because of a moment of anger, he ordered to destroy the reputation of nine generations of the Li family, kill the Li family's bloodline, and raze this century-old marshal mansion to the ground, how could this be done by the master?

"Faint King!" Li Yiqi cursed viciously in his heart.

It seemed that after brewing for a long time, Shui Bo finally spoke: "Young master, the master not only doesn't want you to inherit the title of 'Wu'an', but actually doesn't want you to get involved in the court. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Li Yiqi's face changed, and he asked in a condensed voice, "What do you mean by grandpa?"

“......”

Shui Bo glanced at Li Yiqi, and finally told the whole story of Li Jiu's conversation with him last night, except for the secret that Li Jiu's old illness had relapsed and he was about to run out of oil...... He was afraid that the young master would not be able to resist the blow.

"I see. ”

After listening to Shui Bo's words, Li Yiqi seemed to suddenly realize, a trace of relief appeared on his face, and all kinds of light flashed quickly in his eyes.

He had been thinking about how to let the Li family avoid this catastrophe before, and it seemed that this catastrophe was unavoidable.

It turned out that unconsciously, the Li family was also involved in the 'battle for succession'.

What is the most taboo for a master?

Meritorious master, corrupt and powerful, or deceive the king...... Not only these, but since ancient times, there is one thing that kings have been most taboo about, that is, their courtiers participating in the princes' struggle for the throne.

Especially those courtiers who wield a lot of power!

Often the courtiers who participate in this kind of thing will not end well, and the battle for succession has always been a place for princes and generals to bury their bones, and this kind of thing reaches the ears of the emperor, and if it is not done well, it will be charged with plotting to rebel.

"This, maybe that's the reason why the Li family suffered bad luck!"

"No wonder Emperor Xia was so angry at that time, I clearly remember that even Emperor Xia respected his grandfather very much, it turned out that there was still this reason...... I'm afraid that there was a gap between the two a long time ago. ”

"Damn! I actually only know now! What a damn!" Li Yiqi's eyes flashed with a hideous color, and many of the mysteries of the previous life seemed to have been solved.