Chapter II. 278. Tell a story
As soon as Shen Gui saw that Li Gao was not only not afraid, but responded more stiffly, he knew that there must be something wrong with his conjecture. So he let go of the 'little Mr. Treasurer' in his hand, and kicked the groom on the ground who was clutching his neck and twitching:
"Haven't you ever died yet? Hurry up and get up, you don't care if you damage your clothes! Your level is not very good, let Elder Li see it! ”
The middle-aged coachman, who was still a 'dying man' just now, heard Shen Gui's words, and his body stood up:
"You can't blame me for showing your stuff! I said a long time ago, if you want to act like this, you have to use pig's blood! But the chef said he couldn't find it! Look at the color of chicken blood, dark into this virtue, blind people can't see that there are ghosts......"
"Uncle Fu, do all of you have such a big temper?"
Li Fu knew that Shen Gui was also a little embarrassed, and he also stretched out his hand with a smile and dragged away the middle-aged coachman who was still chattering.
As soon as he saw Shen Guizhi following him, Li Deng couldn't help but laugh a few times. Immediately, he glanced at the 'complacent' Li Gao, coughed lightly twice, and beckoned to the embarrassed Shen Gui:
"Come in quickly, don't stand outside and embarrass the old man. Li Gao, Li Gao, there has never been an impermeable wall in this world; But it is not a secret that anyone is stained with the secret of 'people'. Changning, why don't you talk about it, what will be the final reliance of this great elder of our Li family? ”
Wan Changning carefully looked at Li Gao, who had an arrogant face, and said not very confidently:
"Since the teacher asked me to speak first, then the students should just be throwing bricks and stones. However, the students have not yet been able to fully understand the mystery, and some key points and explanations will inevitably be a bit far-fetched...... According to the students' thoughts, Elder Li's reliance should still be Nan Kangdi's listening and Prince Yan Day. Perhaps he secretly left behind some key evidence to protect himself? Maybe he didn't believe that the crown prince could succeed to the throne at all? Because I think about it, I don't think that the Li family in Dongyou Road still has a reason to continue to support him; A great elder who has completely collapsed, or a dying old man in his last years, who will continue to 'add money' to him? ”
When Li Deng heard this, he silently sighed in his heart. Wan Changning is good at everything, but he is a little bit behind in terms of 'imagination' and vision. Although his speculation is based on the available evidence and analysis of the most common sense results; But on Li Gao, who 'reacts unreasonably', it will obviously not be the right answer.
Those who are greedy for money must be afraid of death, even if Li Gao has lost all his wealth now, but the nature of fear of death will definitely not change in a short period of time. So no matter how Li Gao behaves now, he must still be very afraid of death. In this case, the correct direction of speculation should be to explore why Li Gao deliberately pretended to be like 'seeing death as home', rather than why he was really suddenly not afraid of death.
If the starting point is fundamentally wrong, then a logical inference will not be the correct answer.
"What about Shen Gui? You just performed such a monkey show, you must have already made some bold guesses. So, why don't you talk about it again......"
Li Deng turned his head and looked at Shen Gui, who was rubbing his chin back and forth.
Hearing the 'father-in-law's command, Li Deng walked slowly around Li Gao's side a few times, and then stretched out a hand and gently patted his tense shoulder:
"My thoughts are very different from Brother Shi'an. In Shen's opinion, it is obviously the prey that has been caught, why is it such a natural reaction? Presumably, it must be 'the rat pulling the shovel, and the big head is behind'. Well, I'll tell you a story first. Once upon a time......"
The other three people in the room, under Shen Gui's slightly hoarse voice, listened to the whole story of 'Tanuki for Prince'.
Until Shen Gui finished speaking, Wan Changning and Li Gao still had inexplicable expressions; On the contrary, Li Deng frowned as if he was thoughtful, and his eyes looked out of the window, and his body and momentum softened instantly......
Shen Gui looked at Wan Changning's confused expression, patted him on the shoulder again, pointed at Li Gao and said:
"It's okay if you don't understand, I'll explain it to you in detail. First of all, this Elder Li, who is by no means a 'tough guy', deliberately made a heroic gesture, and must have been sure that his life was not in danger, so who else could save his life except for the three people in the house? ”
Wan Changning tilted his head and thought about it, and quickly shook his head again:
"Wan couldn't think of it."
"I didn't think of it either. So surely his dependence is among us. Brother Shi'an had no contact with him in the past, and there was no necessary condition to become his talisman; And Shen Mou, not to mention, traveled thousands of miles to capture him back to Fengjing, so why should he help him get out? ”
Shen Gui said this, and looked at Li Deng who was looking out the window with Wan Changning......
"Of course, in addition to the Prime Minister, who is cold and hot, he may be left alive, and more importantly, he has a final talisman in his heart. This talisman should also be the last move that Li Gao prepared for himself. It's like a pinprick behind a bee's tail, and he will never be exposed until the critical moment of fighting for his life...... Of course, what I'm going to say next is just unsubstantiated speculation...... Shen believes that Li Gao's 'killer feature' that has been hidden for many years should be Li Zilin, who is now in the limelight, Li Zhifu! ”
"Impossible!"
As soon as Wan Changning heard the name Li Zilin, he immediately denied it; However, when he immediately looked at Li Gao and found that his expression was obviously disguised and calm, he had a bad premonition in his heart, and his face turned pale......
Shen Gui saw Wan Changning's dejected appearance, and knew that he had misunderstood what he meant:
"Don't be nervous, your senior brother Li Zilin, I'm afraid that he is also a person in the bureau who was kept in the dark, and he should not be in collusion with Li Gao and the others. In my opinion, the young master Li Sanlin, who is now imprisoned in the prison of the prefect of the Great Wilderness City, is an orphan of the Li family whose parents died; And Li Zilin, the 'clan orphan' who has been accepted by Li Deng since he was a child, personally taught and given important responsibilities, is Li Gao's real grandson...... But there's another thing I haven't figured out. Judging from Li Gao's reaction when he was betrayed by Li Sanlin, there is not the slightest trace of a 'performance' of pretending to be a gesture; until now, Shen is very sure that Li Gao, who was under the altar that day, was really heartbroken by his 'fake grandson'...... But he knew that his grandson was a fake, why was he so heartbroken and broken when he betrayed him? ”
Shen Gui, who had doubts in his heart, scratched his itchy neck, and then looked at Li Gao, who was full of panic, and wanted to wait for him to say the correct answer in person.
"Hey... Is there anything that doesn't make sense? … Because he's a human being after all......"
Li Deng sighed and explained softly to Shen Gui:
Since Le'an's mother died of illness, the old man vowed not to marry again. I'm afraid that it was at that time that Li Gao began to think about planning this ...... This is 'Tanuki for the Prince'. He should have found an orphan baby whose parents died in the clan and swapped identities with his own grandson Li Zilin. In this way, the fake Li Sanlin has become the head of the children of his relatives who have a very high voice; And the real 'Li Sanlin' followed the old man and learned the way to govern the country and secure the country. As long as the old man resigns from the seal in the future, or Le'an dies, then the old man will definitely pass the position of the head of the family and the position of prime minister to the first apprentice Li Zilin. And the reason why he Li Gao found a stand-in for Zilin, or because he was afraid of the old man's ruthless methods, or because he couldn't bear his own grandson Li Zilin, encountered those open guns and hidden arrows on the road to compete for the head of the family; All in all, Li Sanlin, a stand-in, is actually just an abandoned son who is put on the bright side and helps Zilin block the knife. ”
Li Deng paused when he said this, looked at Li Gao with a complicated expression, and continued......
"As for Shen Gui's doubts, it's actually not complicated. Although Li Gao clearly knew Li Sanlin's true identity, after all, he raised him with his own hands. People are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, these more than 20 years of time to get along, even between two strangers, it is a very normal thing to have feelings......"
When Wan Changning heard this, he was completely shocked by the seemingly timid and money-greedy elder of the Li family! What a big deal this is, and what a lot of ruthlessness it has been, so that Li Gao is willing to send his own grandson, who has lost his parents since childhood, to the hands of the 'enemy'! And even if there is no mistake in this plan, Senior Brother Zilin can take over the mantle inheritance of Li Deng as he wishes, and at his current age Li Gao, he will definitely not be able to enjoy a few years of good life...... What is he doing with such a futile effort and separation of flesh and blood?
The reason for this is also something that Wan Changning, a 'bachelor and workaholic', cannot understand for the time being. Including Li Gao, the older generation who were born and raised in Dongyoulu only think about two things in their lives: endless wealth and endless incense.
And Li Deng, the prime minister who has a hard heart for parents and has personal experience, looked at Li Gao, who bowed his head and said softly to him:
"Li Gao, Li Gao, you have done too many evils, even if I have the heart to let you go, but I am afraid that I will not be able to admonish the descendants of the Li family in the future. Originally, the old man planned to let you die a fool, maybe you could be better; But since this has been said today, the old man might as well tell you another thing...... Your painstaking and careful arrangements have already been told to Zilin by the old man long after he became sensible! ”