Chapter 726: Parental Affairs
Today's Li Ji is a little strange, since he has been in prison, he has no head or brain, which makes Li Su very strange, he understands the meaning of every sentence, but he is very confused when connected in series, he always feels that his brain is broken, Li Su wants to persuade him to come in and live with him for a few days, it is regarded as a resort recuperation. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Li Ji ignored Li Su, who was already at a loss, and said to himself: "Your Majesty is helpless in this matter, the Tubo Mission is making a lot of trouble, the old man estimates that they will not be good, I heard Your Majesty say, you took the initiative to ask to live in Dali Temple, the old man thought about it, and felt that it was right, first avoid its edge, and think of a way to do it in prison......"
After a pause, Li Ji said: "If you really can't think of a way to solve it, it doesn't matter, the old man will intercede with Your Majesty for you again, and it will be a big deal to be a county marquis, and the old man will help you find opportunities in the future, so that you can make a few more great contributions and get the title back." You are young, you can take on a family, these years have really suffered you, you don't have to be too embarrassed in the future, but if you have something to decide, you can come to ask the old man. ”
Li Suwei only said yes, and his expression became more and more dazed.
Li Ji said to himself: "When the prince Li Chengqian rebelled, Tubo suddenly Chen soldiers border, a total of 50,000 troops, eyeing my Tang border city, wolf ambition is obvious, will want to take advantage of my Tang civil strife and profit, the old man joint name Cheng Biting Jin, Li Jing, Niu Jinda and other generals to His Majesty, from Jiannan Road to transfer 30,000 soldiers to the border, and the Tubo army is far away, the two countries are friendly or not, you might as well talk about it first, but the border can not be by Tubo to show off its might, if the Tang Dynasty does not respond, but it will fuel the arrogance of the thief, Anyway, one end talks about peace, and the other ends sharpens swords, and there is no delay at both ends. ”
Li Su was stunned for a moment, and then was moved.
The words are high-sounding, but Li Su understands that Li Ji is supporting himself with practical actions, providing himself with confidence militarily, and the Tang army on the border has formed a coercive constraint on Tubo, thus indirectly affecting the Tubo mission in Chang'an City and reducing the pressure on Li Su to solve the trouble.
Li Su looked at Li Ji with emotion, and said, "Uncle Li is noble, the kid remembers it in his heart...... You're taking a risk by doing this, kid can't figure it out, why are you ......?"
Li Ji waved his hand and said: "Gossip and don't mention it, everything will be said after you are released from prison, the old man came to see you today, mainly to talk about this matter, after the matter is over, the old man will leave, you might as well come to the old man's house to sit down after you come out, in previous years, it depends on you and the Cheng family's group of bandits, and in the future, come to the old man more, don't favor one over the other." ”
After speaking, Li Ji turned around and left, leaving Li Su, who was confused, alone in a daze.
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On the third day, Li Su was released from prison.
This time it was also his own request, and he found someone to hand over a note to the Taiji Palace, and soon Li Shimin issued an order to release Li Su, and also sent the eunuch to bring him a sentence, "It is up to you to decide."
Li Su knew what Li Shimin meant, and letting him out was to let him solve the matter of being friendly with rice seeds, and he had to do the best of both worlds, otherwise, it would be more than just squatting.
Under the gaze of the jailers like a plague, Li Su swaggered out of the prison of Dali Temple, got into the carriage waiting outside the door, and hurried home.
I have been squatting in prison for more than ten days, and I really miss my family and the big bath at home, and I have to take a good dip.
As soon as he got home and met his father and Xu Mingzhu, before he could jump into the big bath and take a hot bath, Li Su heard an extremely shocked news.
"Uncle? Whose uncle? Li Su looked at Li Daozheng in amazement.
"Your uncle!" Li Daozheng looked a little stunned.
Li Su looked at his father blankly, and then smiled: "When did the child have an uncle?" Dad, don't make a fuss, go to the field and look at the crops, and the child will go to take a bath first......"
Li Daozheng said angrily: "In the winter, the crops in the field have already been cut, look at the fart crops!" I said you have an uncle, don't you believe it? ”
"Of course I don't believe it, our father and son have been dependent on each other all these years, when did an uncle emerge?" Li Su smiled, then his face changed, looked at his father's face, and said cautiously: "It won't be that the child has been in prison for a few days, you have quietly continued the strings of the room and found a stepmother for the child, right?" This stepmother has an older brother on it? ”
Li Daozheng's breathing began to be rapid, and the murderous aura was brewing......
Li Su patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Dad, don't worry, the child is very open-minded, Dad, you are only in your forties, it is the year of the dragon spirit and the tiger, you should have married a family a long time ago, no matter which woman you like, even if it is a widow, the child will definitely give you a grand and lively family affair, the city knows, the scenery will marry her into the door, and the child will respect her as a mother in the future......"
After a pause, Li Su said cautiously: "The child asks more, are you looking for a woman?" It's really those powerful people in Chang'an City who are still good men in recent years, and they are called 'elegant', Dad, you haven't contracted that problem, right? To be honest, if you are looking for a man, the child's emotions may be a little complicated, maybe you can't accept it for a while, give the child a little time......"
Li Daozheng finally couldn't bear it anymore, he went crazy, picked up a rattan stick next to the door, and then chased Li Su all over the yard, Li Su was beaten to the head, and the Li family's yard soon became lively, Xu Mingzhu stood aside with a worried face, wanted to persuade but didn't dare to persuade, Steward Xue ran out when he heard the sound, and saw that his master was chasing and killing Hou Ye all over the yard with rattan, Steward Xue was stunned, and then reacted quickly and turned around, and changed places to see the scenery.
Li Su doesn't remember how many times he was beaten, but the pain didn't hurt much, but he was still beaten by his father in his twenties, which was really shameless.
Li Daozheng was also happy after the beating, holding the rattan in his hand and gasping for a while, and then glared at Li Su: "I wanted to smoke you a long time ago, I used to see that you were a county marquis, and I was afraid of breaking your official authority by beating you, but now that Your Majesty has removed your official title, Lao Tzu doesn't have to be polite to you." ”
Li Su sighed, and suddenly felt that he should be a little self-motivated, at least he should take the title back, just for the sake of his personal safety.
Of course, it may be easier for you to quit the problem of being cheap.
"Can you speak human words now?" Li Daozheng glared at him.
Li Su nodded and sighed.
"Haven't you always wondered what your mother's origin is? Since the last time the prince rebelled, I killed many people in front of the cave, you have been tempting these days, whether overt or dark, and you want to know my identity back then, right? ”
Li Su's eyes lit up: "Could it be that these are all related to my uncle who just came out?" ”
Li Daozheng snorted, then straightened his waist, and said: "Hear clearly, your mother is the sister of the prince of the dynasty, and I was also the personal guard of the general......
Li Su's expression gradually became solemn: "Dad, which general did you follow back then?" ”
Li Daozheng was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "British Gong, Li Ji." ”
Li Su was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "It turned out to be him!" ”
Li Daozheng sighed gloomily: "Your mother, she...... Born in a meritorious family, the world was in turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, she was displaced with her family, and finally waited until the world was peaceful, and the general was awarded the title of official and knight, she should have enjoyed wealth and prosperity and had no worries in her life, but she just took a fancy to me, a lowly guard, and left home without hesitation, and I suffered a lot in this poor village, she lacked food and clothing in those years, and was riddled with illness, but she had no regrets, and she left after giving birth to you, I owe her too much in this life, and I am sorry for her......"
Li Su looked at his father blankly, his mind blank.
Until now, he still did not accept the fact that he was Li Ji's nephew, thinking of Li Ji's visit in prison the day before yesterday, his eyes at that time, and the words that God did not understand, Li Su only understood at this moment that Li Ji was not God chatter, and the purpose of visiting him in prison that time was to recognize his relatives. And this time Li Su was imprisoned, the elders of Chang'an City were running for him to intercede, but Li Ji contributed the most, and even gambled on his own safety, Li Su has always felt strange, it stands to reason that Li Ji is not such an uncalm person, helping him is love, not helping is duty, it is enough to do the best of his feelings, there is really no reason to stake the safety of his own family, from the joint name to the request for the transfer of troops to the border, it is clear that it has greatly exceeded the scope of helping people.
It turned out that he was Li Ji's nephew, Li Ji finally had a reasonable explanation for all this he had done these days, no matter how much he loved Li Su as a junior before, Li Su was an outsider to Li Ji after all, and there was a limit to loving and maintaining, but if Li Su's identity suddenly became his own relative, then the treatment would be different, and the bottom line of help would be greatly improved.
Li Su pursed his lips, looked at his father and said, "Dad, after the child was imprisoned, there was suddenly an uncle, and it was the father who took the initiative to recognize him and begged him to save the child, right?" ”
Li Daozheng sighed: "Over the years, I am very pleased to see you become an official and promoted to a knight, and have made many contributions to the country, but I am also deeply worried, my father has never been an official, but I know that the official is not so easy to be, the higher you climb, the more dangerous it is, see that your official is getting bigger and bigger, but there is no strong big man behind you to help you, I often feel worried, in fact, you have been an official over the years, large and small squatting in prison several times, but also a lot of trouble, offended a lot of people, the crisis encountered is more serious than one time, and the characters provoked are bigger than one anotherEvery time you are in danger, look around, but no one can really help you, every time you grit your teeth alone to get through the crisis, my father is distressed in his eyes. ”
“…… Your father and I have no ability, and I am just an ordinary peasant until I die, and I can't help you much, so I took the initiative to come to the door to recognize my relatives, in fact, I have already hesitated, I know you understand' The truth that you can't make a forest alone, so since you show your talents, the new gadgets that have nothing to make out are always sent to the Cheng family, the Niu family's general's mansion, and never delay during the New Year's holidays, seeing people Uncle and uncle shouted sweetly, and people laughed before and after, baby, I understand your suffering, stepping into the court This circle of right and wrong, you are too hard to support alone, too tired, you hope that your father and aunt can live a carefree and good life, first of all, you must protect yourself first, you know that you are the pillar of the family, the pillar can not fall, if you fall, the family will be over, so you are looking for a backer, make friends, recognize the elders, you are like a spider in the web, weave out a net that is enough to protect yourself and your family, over the years, this net has probably seen the shape, but it is still too fragile, can not withstand the wind and rain, those family members are accumulated for thousands of years to have the foundation that has gone through the wind and waves, our family does not, you are slowly accumulating the heritage, everything you do is for this family......"
"Seeing you work so hard, I really feel distressed, thinking about it, I should always do something for you, the past between me and your mother has long passed, and I shouldn't mention it again, but if I can find a backer for you to revisit the past, so that you don't have to be so tired in the future, I guess your mother Jiuquan will not blame me,...... Before you had an accident this time, I hesitated for a long time, and planned to tell you about your mother's affairs carefully, but then I heard that His Majesty had ordered you to be exiled to Qiannan, so I made up my mind and simply went into the city to find General Li......"
Li Su hung his head and listened to Li Daozheng's eloquent words, but his eyes involuntarily turned red.
No matter how hard he does all this, he feels that he should do it, what he must do, father and son have a fate, husband and wife have a fate, and there is a fate with the child in the future.
The original intention of doing all this doesn't matter if it is understood or not, and there is no need to go around shouting about how great and hard he is, Li Su doesn't care at all.
He didn't expect that the people he cared about actually cared a lot.
The real father and son are heart-wrenching, bitter or not, happy or unhappy, there is no need to say a word, he sees it all in his eyes and hurts in his heart.
patted Li Su on the shoulder, Li Daozheng sighed: "I heard the general say the day before yesterday that you are in a lot of trouble now, even if you are released, the trouble is still there, right?" Hurry up and visit him at the General's Mansion and listen to what he has to say, maybe I can help you, my uncle, don't be ashamed to ask for help. ”
Li Su shook his head, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Dad, I want to go to my mother's grave to have a look." ”
Li Daozheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Okay, I'll accompany you." ”
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The father and son rode horses, led Fang Lao Wu and more than a dozen other tribes, and slowly walked out of Taiping Village, heading towards the unknown barren mountain to the west.
After more than an hour, they came to the bottom of the barren mountain, and under the mountain was a flat land, which was overgrown with weeds, and even in the cold winter, the weeds grew very densely. In the middle of the wasteland, not far from the wasteland, a mound stands alone, the weeds around the mound are cleaned, apparently often cleaned, on both sides of the mound there are still two shrunken stone horses, there is a tombstone in front of the grave, but there is no word on the stele.
Fang Lao Wu and the others knew that this was the tomb of Li Suniang's relatives, and after getting off the horse, they bowed to the tomb three times from afar, and then led the horse to wait in place, while the father and son of the Li family walked towards the tomb step by step.
The ground in front of the tomb is very clean, and there is a jar of wine and some incense and candles for worship, Li Su did not say a word, facing the tomb three times, Li Daozheng stood aside, staring at the mound of soil at the head of the grave stupidly, and said gloomily: "Your mother...... She is a very responsible person, has a woman's style, perhaps influenced by her brother, and likes to drink some wine on weekdays, so I often bring a jar of wine to see her, after leaving home with me, we live in seclusion in Taiping Village, every time her brother's birthday, she always has to drink a jar of wine, but she only drinks half of the jar of wine, and the remaining half is in the direction of Chang'an City, all spilled on the ground, and then fell asleep on the wine jar, and woke up the next day as if there was nothing, and continued to live a poor life with me......"
Li Su also looked at this lonely grave fixedly, was speechless for a long time, I don't know how long, and said softly: "Dad, you and my mother...... How did they come together? ”
Li Daozheng smiled, revealing a little sweet gaze, and said leisurely: "One is the general's personal guard, the other is the general's sister, naturally I knew each other early, but my status is low, but I am an orphan adopted by the general, and the eldest lady is a rich lady, even if I see it on weekdays, it is just a gift of master and servant, at that time, the Tang Dynasty had just been founded, the world was not peaceful, and the anti-army princes around the country still did not want to serve the Tang Dynasty as the mainstay, the general was busy quelling the chaos in those years, about the second year of Wude, the general was ordered to level the state, after the chaos, Emperor Gaozu simply ordered the general to lead troops to be stationed in the state to deter the northern Turks. The general ordered me to take 100 guards and bring my family to Bingzhou, while he was ordered to stay in Bingzhou. I took the order to go to Chang'an, who knew that after receiving the family on the road, the road encountered a bandit, this bandit may be the righteous army that was scattered, the formation is quite orderly, the combat power is very strong, I and the Pao Ze brothers 100 people struggled to resist, can be a draw, and then a few bandits took advantage of the chaos to the general's family of the carriage rushed to kill, I was anxious, for fear that the guard was not effective and injured the general's family, so I rushed up desperately, three knives on the back, and killed all those people, at that time your mother was sitting in the carriage, see me so desperateApproximately...... I was moved, and since then, she has been close to me for nothing, shushing me, never looking down on my identity as a personal guard, and slowly, we have made a private engagement for life. ”
Li Su stared at the grave and said with a faint smile: "Uncle Li...... That is, my uncle, after knowing about you and my mother, I'm afraid he doesn't want to agree, right? ”
Li Daozheng sighed and said: "After the general found out, he was really unhappy, and even angry, but he can't blame him for this matter, your mother was engaged to someone else when she was very young, and that person is said to be a wealthy family in Shandong, your mother has a stubborn temper and has never agreed, but how can she be allowed to do it?" Since my parents have the final say, the general treats me like a brother, and never has any intention of looking down on me, I followed him over the years, and saved his life several times, the general remembers, he is angry that I and your mother are hiding from him, and I am angry that my personal relationship with your mother has broken the family affair that has been agreed, causing the Li family to lose its integrity, and your mother is also a fierce child, so she quarreled with him at that time, and after the quarrel, he took me out of the Li family that night, and he never went back......"
Li Su turned his head and glanced at his father deeply, and sighed: "It turns out that our father and son actually sympathize with each other, and the experience when we were young is the same......
Li Daozheng was stunned for a moment, and then reacted.
The matter between his son and Princess Dongyang, isn't it a copy of him and Yingniang?
Li Daozheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "Sure enough, you have compassion for the same disease, but you have done better than me, and the ending is ...... Better than me, too. ”
Looking at the grave, Li Daozheng sighed gloomily: "If I had been so smart as you back then, maybe the ending between me and your mother would be different, at least, I wouldn't let her lack food and clothing over the years, and live in poverty, she is a young lady from a rich and noble family, and she eats with brocade clothes and jade food, after following me, she has to learn to cook and farm, and take care of housework. finally couldn't hold it anymore and went west. ”
Li Su also showed a gloomy look, quietly looked at the lonely grave in front of him, and muttered, "I...... I haven't seen her yet. ”
Li Daozheng's eyes were red: "How good it would be if she could live until now, your mother is very beautiful, you look like her, so you were born white and handsome, and your eyes and nose are exquisite......"
Li Su's eyes were also red, he pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and held back the tears that were about to fall.
"Baby, I often come to see her in the future, don't look at your mother lying here, but I know that she is also looking forward to you coming, my mother's grave has been taken care of by me all these years, and I will hand it over to you in the future, I ...... I'm getting older, and maybe one day, I'll be too old to make it here. ”
Li Su tugged at his sleeve and said with a forced smile: "Dad, you are not old, in the eyes of children, you are in the prime of life." When you were in front of the cave, you were in awe, and the children still remember that scene, Dad, you are a hero. ”
Li Daozheng smiled faintly: "Heroes also have old times, old heroes, can't be called heroes, people, generation after generation, generation after generation, generation after generation, the new generation has grown up again, the so-called 'generations', isn't that what it means?" ”
Pointing to the grave, Li Daozheng said: "If I die in the future, you bury me here, next to your mother, she has been waiting for me here for many years, I'm afraid she can't wait, and I don't know if she has been reincarnated, if not, it's fine...... No, it's better to be reincarnated as soon as possible, it's better than lying here alone, only insects and birds chirping to accompany her every day, with nowhere to shade the sun, nowhere to hide from the rain, and it's very cold. …… In the next life, I will vote for a rich and noble family, and when I grow up, Zhou Zhouzheng will be a parent, and I will be the right person, don't allow me to be a poor and lowly vulgar martial artist, and enjoy happiness in the next life, and eat well, although I eat more and use more, drink less wine, and the women drink a lot of wine, I used to always scold her, she didn't listen, and she was not happy when she said too much, and her face collapsed, I was cowardly, I didn't dare to say, in the next life, Xu Po's family, find someone who can cure you, see if you dare to drink......"
Li Daozheng was chattering while leaning over and pulling the newly grown weeds around the grave.
After pulling for a while, Li Daozheng stood up, stretched out his hand and pounded his pantothenic waist, his expression suddenly showed a confused and helpless expression, staring at the grave and muttering: "If you promise someone else in the next life, what will I do?" ”
Then he smiled with relief, and Li Daozheng said softly: "If I am lucky in the next life, I also vote for a rich and noble family, and if I have an identity and an official status, I will come to you, at that time, I should be worthy of you, I will read more books, and I can talk to you more, if I still vote in a poor family, I have no food, I ...... I will not look for you. ”
Li Su didn't speak, just watched him pull the weeds, listened to him chatter, and suddenly found that he had burst into tears at some point.
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ps:I've been too diligent in updating lately.,The body is very tired.,And the schedule is reversed.,Take a day off tomorrow.,Take a break.。。。 (To be continued.) )