When Xu Da finally opened the heavy door and appeared in front of Xu Miaojin and Shishi, his face returned to his previous resolute expression.

"General Xu, the juniors have something to say." Shi plucked up his courage and silently prayed in his heart that Xu Da was willing to listen to him.

Xu Da ignored the stone, stepped out of the threshold, and said to Xu Miaojin: "Miaojin, if you are not tired, go to accompany your mother, if you are tired, go and rest." ”

Xu Miaojin nodded and returned to the house.

Xu Da walked towards the corridor alone, and the stone followed closely behind him.

"General Xu, the juniors deduced that Mrs. Xie did not hang herself."

Stone blurted out, only to feel that if he didn't seize the opportunity again, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

Xu Da was stunned, a murderous aura shot out of his firm eyes, his straight nostrils opened slightly, and his broad chest rose and fell gently.

Caught off guard, he pulled out the knife at his waist and slashed at a verdant osmanthus tree next to the hallway.

The osmanthus tree twisted its waist in pain, "crunched" and wailed for a moment, and finally, the luxuriant branches and huge branches helplessly left the brilliant sunlight and fell to the ground.

The stone carefully pondered Xu Da's anger, guessing that Xu Da also saw those traces that were not left by hanging.

There was a glimmer of hope in his heart.

The steel knife fell to the ground, Xu Da stood in the sunlight he had just broken into, lowered his head, and spit out a lifeless voice like dead ashes in his mouth: "Li Gongzi, go back!" ”

"General Xu, Mrs. Xie's ......"

"Mrs. Xie hanged herself - died!"

The sunlight cast a long shadow on Xu Da's body, buried in the fallen osmanthus tree.

In recent days, Li Chengyi, who often comes to Li Shanchang's mansion, has aroused Shishi's vigilance and disgust.

When Li Chengyi came, Li Shanchang always closed the door of the study, and even did not allow his subordinates to wait.

Shi Yan had long known from Dao Yan that Hu Weiyong had a rebellious heart and was an extremely dangerous person, so they specially informed Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to stay away from Hu Weiyong.

Li Chengyi and Hu Weiyong are in-laws, and their relationship is extraordinary. Stone fears that his father will be drawn into the whirlpool.

The stone is no longer the stone that didn't ask about the world before, and he also wants to take some responsibility for the Li family.

What are Li Chengyi and his father talking about?

The stone knocked on the door of the study: "Dad." ”

"Come in." Li Shanchang said.

"What's the matter, stone?" Since Shi likes to read, Li Shanchang's attitude towards him has improved a lot.

Even if it is a medical book, it is knowledge, and Li Shanchang is very comforted in his heart.

The stone kept staring at Li Chengyi, and walked from the door to Li Shanchang, and he didn't take his eyes off it from beginning to end.

Li Chengyi looked at the stone, and then at the teacup in his hand, his eyes wandered, embarrassed.

"Dad, are you talking about major events in the DPRK and China? I want to learn to learn. When facing his father, the stone's gloomy gaze turned into a hearty smile.

"Stone, do you want to be an official in the court?" Li Shanchang's eyes were full of joy, "Then you can't just read medical books, let's read through the four books and five classics first!" ”

"Ouch, the stone is really promising, I like to read so much, I will definitely be reused by the emperor in the future." Li Chengyi smiled all over his face, sincerely currying favor with the stone.

"Well, I'll start reading, and now I'll listen to my dad discuss politics. It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, and practice is more important. Shi obediently poured a cup of tea for Li Shanchang.

"Not today, my father and your uncle are talking about something very important." Li Shanchang picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Dad, I won't say it."

"Hurry up and go to study, if my father says no, it won't work!" Li Shanchang put away his father's face.

"Stone, next time," Li Chengyi made a round, "The officials in the court like to gather in Shilixiang, and next time my uncle will bring you." ”

"Hmm." The stone left the study.

After Li Chengyi closed the door of the study, he took out a scroll of paintings: "Brother, this is for you by the prime minister." ”

Li Shanchang deliberately looked away.

Hu Weiyong: What is this going to do? Is it to pull yourself into the water?

Now Li Shanchang's view of Hu Weiyong is very different from the original.

In the past, he felt that Hu Weiyong was a talent, cautious and knew how to observe words and feelings, so he created opportunities for him and promoted him all the time.

However, the greater Hu Weiyong's power, the more afraid Li Shanchang became. He was not afraid that Hu Weiyong would suppress him, but that one day Hu Weiyong's disaster would affect him.

Li Shanchang knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was powerful, and no one could shake his throne.

He also hinted that Hu Weiyong should not have dissenting intentions, but Hu Weiyong disagreed, and instead persuaded Li Shanchang to beware of Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion and the killing of heroes affected him.

The implication is that only by standing on the same front with him can you sit back and relax.

Li Chengyi slowly unfolded the scroll.

This is a painting that is more than a foot long and more than three feet wide. It was made by Wu Daozi of the Tang Dynasty and was called "Sending the Child to the Heavenly King".

This painting was painted by Wu Daozi according to the Buddhist scripture "Ruiying Ben Qi Jing".

Before the scroll was fully unfolded, Li Shanchang recognized the painting with only his peripheral vision.

"Wu Daozi's "Sending the Child to the Heavenly King"?" Li Shanchang almost exclaimed.

"Hmm." Li Chengyi nodded, "The prime minister knows that my sister-in-law believes in Buddhism and recites sutras every day. For this reason, when he saw this "Picture of the Heavenly King Sending His Son", he spared no expense and begged the buyer several times to buy this painting. If my sister-in-law saw this painting, she would be very happy. ”

Li Shanchang snorted through his nose. With Hu Weiyong's power, who dares not to give him what he likes, and what to say "several times to beg the buyer, sparing no expense", it seems that Li Chengyi has now become Hu Weiyong's lackey.

Li Shanchang's gaze wandered back and forth on the painting, and he couldn't take it off for a long time.

Although he was not as obsessed with Buddhism as his wife, he loved painting.

The painting in front of me is highly skilled, with people, gods, and beasts coming to life, turning an exotic story into a painting with a strong Chinese color, not only does it not have a trace of incompatibility, but this fusion breaks many shackles and creates a new style of painting.

This deeply touched Li Shanchang.

Li Cheng said that Li Shanchang cherished this painting very much, and he was overjoyed, so he hit the railroad while it was hot: "Brother, Hu Weiyong was pulled out by you, and he will not forget this kindness." He's a man who can achieve great things, and as long as you're on his side, you're all set. ”

"What do you mean by that? What does it mean to have everything ready? Li Shanchang put down the scroll in his hand, he still kept a clear head.

He couldn't stop Hu Weiyong from rebelling, but he knew what he had to do. He wanted to clear himself, and he didn't want to be antagonistic to Hu Weiyong.

"Brother, don't worry. Hu Weiyong has already laid out internal and external forces, and everything is foolproof. The imperial historian Chen Ning and Zhongcheng Tujie have seized the handle of many officials, and once something happens, these officials will be used by us. ”

"Governor Mao Xiang commanded an army of 200,000 waiting for Hu Weiyong to send; The guard Liu Yuxian is already our man, ready to assassinate Zhu Yuanzhang at any time; The outlaw Wei Wenjin is superb in martial arts, and within 100 meters, he can kill Zhu Yuanzhang; Lu Zhongheng and Fei Ju have gathered 80,000 soldiers and horses in Dai County, waiting for Hu Weiyong's order to enter the capital. ”

Li Chengyi said Hu Weiyong's strong strength in one breath, and Li Shanchang was cold and hairy.

The image of the two soldiers facing each other appeared in front of him, and he couldn't help but fight a cold war, even though he was not in this picture.

Li Shanchang never thought of committing the following crimes, and he would go against Zhu Yuanzhang.

From the time he joined the rebel army and followed Zhu Yuanzhang, he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was the most outstanding leader among them all.

Although there is no shortage of strategist generals in the army, compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, they are always slightly inferior.

He is ninety percent sure that Hu Weiyong is not Zhu Yuanzhang's opponent, but what if that one percent is realized?

Hu Weiyong was right, after Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor, he was too suspicious, and successively killed the founding heroes who had fought bloodily for him.

Li Shanchang carefully carried his head to live, can he guarantee that he can be cautious in exchange for peace of mind?

"Brother, that's not all," Li Chengyi continued, "We have also deployed the south and north. Lin Xian, the commander of Mingzhou Wei, is Hu Weiyong's confidant. Hu Weiyong asked Lin Xian to deliberately knock out the tribute boat, and Shang said that it was mistaken for a Kou boat. Secretly, Lin Xian used "The Mahayana Treatise" to apologize to the Japanese envoy to the court. ”

"Zhu Yuanzhang exiled Lin Xian to Japan, which was in Hu Weiyong's plan. He ordered Lin Xian to contact the Japanese government and the opposition, buy soldiers and horses, and send people to Japan in the future to falsely deliver the holy decree and recall Lin Xian, so that Lin Xian could lead the troops back to the court. ”

"The northern feudal achievements have arrived in Helin, pretending to be a vassal to the Northern Yuan, and asking the Northern Yuan Emperor to make a large-scale southern expedition. The north and south were attacked, and the capital was in turmoil, and Zhu Yuanzhang could not cope with it even if he had three heads and six arms. ”

Li Shanchang was silent, Li Chengyi's words made him flustered, and his palms were full of sweat.

After a long time, he sighed and said slowly: "I'm old, you can do it yourself." ”

He suddenly remembered something again, and hurriedly added, "You must be cautious, otherwise you will destroy the Nine Clans." ”

"Brother, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely die this time. After the deed is completed, the prime minister will seal the land of Huaixi. Haven't you always wanted to go back to Huaixi and settle down? The prime minister will give you the land of Huaixi to inherit from generation to generation. ”

Li Shanchang shook his head: "I don't want to do anything anymore, as long as I live my current life peacefully." ”

"Brother, even if you don't want to, but Zhu Yuanzhang is so suspicious, how many ministers he has killed who have made contributions to him, will he let you go? It's not been a day or two since the pro-army Governor's Mansion has been monitoring us, Zhu Yuanzhang is suspicious of you! ”

"Brother, if you don't participate, both sides won't please you. The prime minister will definitely do something. If the prime minister succeeds, he will have an opinion of you, and you may not be able to keep your current glory and wealth. If the prime minister fails, even if you don't participate, you will definitely die. You and the prime minister are grasshoppers on a rope. Back then, you were the prime minister's recommender, and our Li family and the Hu family had an in-law relationship, would Zhu Yuanzhang not kill you? ”

Li Shanchang fell into the Taishi's chair in a daze, and the imaginary defense line collapsed.

He is a loach in the mire, how can he get rid of the relationship with the quagmire when he is covered in mud?

He closed his eyes, waved his hand, and said helplessly: "Man has a destiny, let it go." ”