Zhenzhou, Jiedu Embassy.

Li Anguo held the three pillars of incense high with both hands, and after three bows and nine knocks, he inserted the incense into the incense burner above the confession in front of him, and moved sideways, and Li Che behind him also stepped forward and kowtowed to the head of the ancestor of the Li family. Compared with those big families with a long heritage, the ancestral hall of the Li family is particularly shabby. It's not the kind of decoration or shabby furnishings, on the contrary, everything in this house is almost the best in the world. The shabby thing is the whole wall, but there are only three or five spirit cards.

Li Anguo came from a humble background, and after he was developed, the ancestors he could remember were just to his grandfather's generation, and then there was no reflection on it, he was also hard-hearted, unlike some people who pulled their ancestors to those mansions after they succeeded, and insisted on making their life experience more prominent before stopping, but he was like that, on the contrary, he was proud of it, he relied on his own ability step by step to get to today, if the Li family can be passed on in the future, then he is the ancestor of the Li family.

It is precisely because of his temper that he was appreciated by Gongsun Changming back then, and when he needed it most, he helped him plan one after another clever plans, and finally sat firmly in the position of the envoy of this festival.

"Sit down." Exiting the main hall where the ancestral spirit card was enshrined, the father and son came to the small hall in front, where the fire was blazing, and compared to the cold ancestral hall, it was as warm as spring. Li Anguo pointed to the chair opposite and said to Li Che.

"Thank you, father!" Li Che knew that his father had something to say to him, so he sat down respectfully.

Li Anguo looked at the closed door of the ancestral hall, sighed and said, "In previous years, your second uncle brought a few boys from his family to worship with us, but this year they can't come back, so it becomes more and more deserted." ”

"Father, don't be sad, my Li family will inevitably spread out in the future, and the descendants will flourish." Li Che comforted.

Li Anguo laughed: "Prosperous children and grandchildren? He stared at Li Che, his eyes sharpened, "Che'er, this time, you really disappointed me." Cao Xin sent me a letter, telling me some things about your trip to Yizhou this time, first arrogant, then behaving at a loss, and finally speaking cruelly in front of Cao Xin, do you know who Cao Xin is? ”

Li Che lowered his eyelids, and his face was a little hot: "My son already knew that he was wrong afterwards, so he sent someone to apologize to Uncle Cao, and immediately promoted Wang Mingren's position. ”

Li Anguo looked at Li Che and sighed: "When your father and I started our families, we experienced countless hardships and hardships, but no matter how exhausted the mountains and rivers were, there were always a few brothers of life and death around us, and here, there was Cao Xin." You really shouldn't be rude to him. ”

"Yes! At that time, my son was dizzy. ”

"You are the successor of my Li clan, you have to keep a clear head at all times, dizziness is nothing to ordinary people, but for you, if you make a mistake, you may lose everything." Li Anguo said: "This time it's still a matter of your own family, so you will be messed up, and in the face of outsiders in the future, can you still be so calm?" ”

"My son understood."

Li Anguo stared at Li Che and said: "Mr. Gongsun told me that you look bold and unruly on the outside, but in fact, you are a little narrow-minded in your heart, and you can't tolerate a little different meaning, I also laughed at him, and now it seems that what Mr. Gongsun said is still very reasonable, you have been smooth sailing since you were a child, you have been held all the way, and you have grown up, whether it is civil governance or martial arts, it is the best choice, and it will eventually make you a little undesirable." ”

"Daddy, it's not like this, it's just that Li Ze that day, oh, my brother, he really deceived people too much, and when my eldest brother came to the door, he actually put on a huge battle, not only turned me away, but even threatened me." Li Che argued.

"So you went to Cao Xin and wanted to send troops to destroy him?" Li Anguo sneered.

Li Che wanted to speak and stopped.

Li Anguo was also silent, and only said after a while: "Che'er, do you know that after so many years of being a father, there are only two children, you and Ze'er?" ”

Li Che didn't dare to speak.

"You know that, too. There are a lot of women in the father's house, but none of them dare to conceive a child, even if they are pregnant, it will not last long, your mother is too domineering. Li Anguo sighed: "My father turned a blind eye to this, because if it wasn't for the Su family's full support for me back then, how could I, Li Anguo, be where I am today?" The Su family, so far, only your uncle is left, and the others are all dead, for me Li Anguo or died in battle, or was killed by the enemy. It is precisely because of this that your uncle sent someone to poison Ze'er back then, almost killing Ze'er, and afterwards I just whipped him and stopped pursuing it, on the contrary, I hid Ze'er deeply. ”

Li Che gasped and looked at his father with some shock, but his mother and uncle had never told him these things.

"So it's natural for Li Ze to have prejudices and opinions about you." Ang Lee National Road. "After this incident happened back then, I hid Li Ze, firstly, because if I put him in the open, your mother and your uncle might have to commit a black hand, and secondly, I don't want to ruin the friendship between our Li family and the Su family over the years because of this incident. Third, you were ten years old at that time, smart and clever, no matter what you learned, you would learn it as soon as you learned, I have a successor to the Li family, and I don't want to have disputes in the future, so I will train you wholeheartedly, and I want you to become a big husband who stands up to the sky. ”

"The son has lived up to his father's expectations."

Li Anguo shook his head: "You have always done a good job. Now that you are in Chengde, you are already a recognized major general, and you are the future master of Chengde that everyone takes for granted, your wings are already full, what threat does Li Ze have compared to you, why do you still want to bully him? Let him live this life in peace, open up branches and leaves for my Li family, and when you completely master Chengde, let him recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, he will definitely thank you, isn't that good? ”

Li Che looked up at his father: "Daddy, where is my brother weak?" When I came to the door earlier, I didn't have the intention of bullying him, I just wanted to see him. ”

Li Anguo shook his head: "Your mind is still a little shallower after all." You learned about him from Wang Mingyi and fell in love with his Yixingtang, right? A business that can earn 200,000 yuan a year, to be honest, even I am very excited! ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to be a little proud, a little shocked, and some other inexplicable emotions mixed in: "After all, it is my Li Anguo's son, even if he is trapped in the small forest, it has made him grow into a tiger." ”

"Father, in fact, if my younger brother can recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors now, it will be of great benefit to my Li family." Li Che emphasized.

Li Anguo sighed: "Many things about Ze'er, Wang Mingyi only knows one, I don't know the second, after I received Cao Xin's letter, I found Mr. Gongsun, under my questioning, Mr. Gongsun told him everything clearly, this matter, now don't think about it." Even if you didn't force you to come to the door, Ze'er wouldn't come back so easily. Forced in a hurry, he could have scattered in two and walked away without a trace. What's more, because of your uncle, he must not tolerate it."

"He is also a member of the Lee family. Besides, my uncle will accept him even if it is for me, and I'll tell my uncle about it."

Li Anguo waved his hand: "There are some old things, you don't know, between me and his mother, between the Li family and the Wang family, and between the Su family and the Wang family, there are some entanglements that cannot be separated." Where Mr. Gongsun has been for a few months, he has a very good relationship with Ze'er, and he is also very clear about Ze'er's arrangement. This thing can't be done, Ze'er has already made all preparations on the side of Henghai, if we really work hard and he goes away, we have no choice. ”

"Won't Father make him change his mind?" Li Che asked.

Li Anguo shook his head. "Mr. Gongsun told me about Ze'er's temperament, coercion will only backfire, Huairou will have some effect, you have now made a bad relationship with him, I am afraid that it will not be able to improve at all in a short period of time, but Mr. Gongsun also said that Li Zeqi does not mean to become virtuous, this Chengde is yours after all. If Ze'er has the ability to really achieve something great elsewhere, it will also be a blessing for our Li family. After all, you are brothers, broken bones and tendons, now there is a pimple in my heart, and when our older generation is dead, dead, those grievances and grievances will naturally disappear with the wind, then you can think of repairing the relationship between brothers, or from now on, brothers can work together, so that my Li ancestral hall will have endless cigarettes. ”

Li Che was silent.

"Fight this battle well, and your position in Chengde will be unshakable. This is the last thing I have for you to take the position. Li Anguo said: "So you don't have to have some careful thoughts, don't say that Li Ze doesn't have the heart to compete with you, even if there is, I will never allow it, do you understand my words?" ”

"My son understands." Li Che said in a low voice.