Chapter Seventy-One: Step by Step
(I want to complain a few words, I saw that many book friends said that this also collapsed, that also collapsed, a little funny. There are also some book friends who say that it is wrong to accept the four Chen brothers, and they should be killed to avenge the people who died in the secret camp, so they can't help but think too simply, who is the secret camp, it is an orphan bought and adopted by Li Ze from outside, and the honor and disgrace of life and death are all in the hands of Li Ze, and the four Chen brothers not only have a good kung fu, but also have more prestige among the homeless, and are extremely familiar with Henghai, which is a question of gain and loss. It's certainly a pleasure to kill, but what can Li Ze get? This is to magnify the loss, just like he let Liu Changlin go back, he is looking at the future, expecting that he can get greater gains. If it was a figure like Tu Lichun who died, of course Li Ze would not hesitate to kill them to take revenge. The difference in identity and status determines their different values, brother, this is a historical hegemony text, not a happy Jianghu martial arts text that can be cut without a word.)
After coming to Li Anguo's side, he also talked about Li Ze with the other party, after all, Li Anguo placed him in Li Ze's Zhuangzi, which itself meant that he did not hide it from him, of course, this also showed his respect and trust for Gongsun Changming.
Gongsun Changming, of course, remembered Li Ze's entrustment to him, and in front of Li Anguo, he praised Li Ze in general, which seemed to be just a polite and perfunctory behavior to the people concerned.
Of course, in Li Anguo's view, what talent can a young son who is almost secluded in the countryside make a character like Gongsun Changming look at him?
He already has an excellent son. If everyone is excellent, it is not a blessing, but the source of the disaster. But all excellent people are generally proud people, and of course they don't want to be subservient to others and be called around.
Just like Wang Wenshu, the two sons have also been treated differently since they were young. The eldest son, Wang Mingren, was trained since he was a child, and now he was directly sent to Li Che's side and became Li Che's right-hand man, when Li Che inherited the power in the future, Cao Xin was also old, and Cao Xin's son was completely angry, and in order to preserve the wealth of Cao Wang's two families, Cao Xin also spared no effort to support Wang Mingren to return to Yizhou in the future to serve as a thorn and become a powerful minion of Li Che's rule of the place. However, the second son, Wang Mingyi, is to develop it above the businessman, to be an official needs money, to govern the local government needs money, the combination of government and business, it is an invincible and unfavorable situation.
For a family like theirs, this is indeed a long-term peace and stability policy.
Over time, Li Ze's son is dispensable for Li Anguo. It would be very good to be able to live peacefully and spread the branches for the Li family, and as for the important task of carrying forward the Li family, it will be given to the eldest son Changfang.
And the incident ten years ago prompted Li Anguo to make up his mind. Li Ze was poisoned, he only checked it superficially, so he could only stop helplessly. If you dig deeper, it will be ugly, Li Ze is still such a small doll can start, if he is really raised by his side openly, I am afraid that he will not live to adulthood.
At that time, Cao Xin's strategy had already achieved initial results, and the Cao and Wang families were really brothers, friends, and brothers, and Li Anguo was inspired by this, so he simply hid Li Ze and let Li Ze be a small rural landlord and a rich man.
Of course, Li Ze is also his blood and blood after all, and safety must be preserved, which really made Li Ze die inexplicably, and for Li Anguo, it was also a slap in the face. Even a young son can't be saved, so how can we talk about governing the family and business?
So a fierce general like Tu Lichun was punished by Li Anguo for a reason, and there is such a person who protects Li Ze, at least Li Ze will not be killed.
And the person who murdered Li Ze that time, after Li Anguo executed the murderer on the surface with extremely drastic means, it also ended here.
Both sides knew that this matter would be over, and sure enough, in the next ten years, as Li Che became more and more prosperous and established a firm foothold in Chengde, Li Ze's security situation became better and better.
Li Anguo can be regarded as relieved.
Li Anguo once told Gongsun Changming that until now, Li Che didn't even know that there was such a brother as Li Ze, because in this matter, he had given a very severe warning to some people.
When that incident happened, Li Che was just a teenager.
Gongsun Changming sighed, "That's just an ignorant country boy, why should the eldest prince know?" ”
Li Che stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please, "Just curious, Mr. Gongsun, please." ”
Gongsun Changming reluctantly sat down in the rearranged wine and food room, picked up the wine glass, and looked at Li Che scrutinically. He is different from Chengde's subordinates, he is more like a guest invited by Li Anguo with a lot of effort, if he agrees, he will live, and if he does not, he will go, of course, he doesn't have to look at Li Che's face to act.
"I always thought that I was the only son of the Li family's long house, so I always envied Wang Mingren and his two brothers." Li Che toasted Gongsun Changming with a glass of wine, "My father has a lot of concubines, but now I have no other brothers and sisters except for a five-year-old little sister, which really makes me feel a little lonely." ”
Gongsun Changming smiled, and said in his heart that there is a person like your mother, do other concubines dare to conceive and have children? Don't die, it's the current little sister Li Xin, who was born to your mother's big girl, if you change someone, I'm afraid you won't be able to give birth.
"Young General, since you know that you have a younger brother, then I take the liberty of asking, if your younger brother is outstanding and extraordinary, will you still be so happy?" Gongsun Changming asked meaningfully.
Li Che's face changed slightly, and he looked at Gongsun Changming, "Is Li Che so unbearable in the eyes of Mr.?" ”
Gongsun Changming slowly chewed a piece of cold beef, chewed it very finely and was very rotten, then swallowed it, put down the chopsticks, looked at Li Che who was full of uncertainty and said: "If it is an ordinary person, it is naturally not good to ask this question, but the Li family is not an ordinary family, of course, it cannot be measured by common sense, the young general is now also in power, when he knows how to do things, sometimes he knows that he can't do it but wants to do it, he knows that it is paradoxical but he also pinched his neck and admitted, this has nothing to do with human nature, it is just a powerful relationship." Ordinary people talk about family affection, but powerful people are afraid that interests come first. ”
"Sir, you're really straightforward." Li Che smiled, "Compared to the gentleman before me, I don't know what is mortal, that old gentleman is full of benevolence and morality, which is boring to hear, I really do things like he taught, I am afraid that my Li clan will die." Mr. Gongsun, I want to listen to Mr. Gongsun's teachings more, but I don't know if I can? ”
Gongsun Changming smiled, "The young general hasn't answered my words yet?" ”
"Is this an exam question?" Li Che said: "My father wanted to invite you to be my teacher, originally I was going to let you come back after avoiding this limelight, but now Lu Long's appearance, the two sides have torn their faces, and naturally there is no need to hide it, but after Mr. came back, he pushed back to serve as my teacher, I think this must have something to do with my younger brother." ”
"Even if it's an exam question!" Gongsun Changming nodded: "But your younger brother is not my disciple, I didn't promise to accept you, and it has nothing to do with him." ”
After Gongsun Changming said this, he was a little dazed in his heart, he did not accept Li Ze as a disciple, but it was not because Li Ze was not outstanding, but because the other party was too good, and he felt that he was not qualified to become Li Ze's teacher.
"Sir, with all due respect, my brother is brilliant or ignorant, is there any threat to me now?" Li Che said unhurriedly: "Chengde Sizhou, the future assassination history of Yizhou is now under my command, Shenzhou is in the hands of my mother's clan, and Zhaozhou is under the rule of the second uncle, even if the second uncle has a neutral attitude because this is our family matter, what can my younger brother fight with me?" If he doesn't fight, we can naturally be brothers, friends and brothers, and if he wants to fight, it will be a dead end. ”
Gongsun Changming nodded: "This is also to the point." ”
"Judging by the appearance of the gentleman, my brother must be a smart one." Li Che smiled and said: "It must not be the ignorant country boy that Mr. describes lightly in front of his father, but when I look back, I want to go and see this little brother." ”
Gongsun Changming was slightly surprised: "Why bother? Isn't it good to stay the way it is? You are the young general of Chengde, like the bright moon in the sky, and you can't forget a country child, but you are inferior. ”
"Sir is so nervous about my little brother, I am more and more curious, you are not so easy to allow people." Li Che said: "If my younger brother is really so smart, I naturally can't let him bury in the countryside, if the Li family wants to stabilize this position, it is naturally better to have one more person to help." Sir, Li Che has this belly to tolerate people, and he also has this ability to control people, I don't know if this answer can make Mr. think that I, Li Che, am still a teacher? ”
Gongsun Changming tilted his neck and drank all the wine that Li Che had poured full, put down the wine glass, and said, "When this battle is over, if Lu Long is defeated, how about I accept you as a disciple?" ”
"Thank you, sir, then." Li Che was overjoyed, stood up and saluted respectfully.