Chapter 556: The Old Man of the Year
What Li Su wants, strictly speaking, even he doesn't know.
Secretly helping the Wu clan is just a move he buried in the chaotic situation, he doesn't even know if this move will have an effect, because the Wu family is too different, she is not a woman who is willing to be a chess piece, Li Su buried this move, even he doesn't know if he can control it after a few years.
After all, this woman is Wu.
Up and down for 5,000 years, there is only such an empress who openly claims to be the emperor, Li Su must rely on her, but also beware of her, she is a double-edged sword, which can hurt others and hurt herself.
Li Su was upset by the Wu clan, and conversely, the Wu clan was even more uneasy with Li Su.
A woman who has fallen into the court and has no hope in her life, why does the dignified county marquis value her so much? What capital and bargaining chips does she have to make a county marquis who is a saint in Zhenglong have a good eye?
Wu smiled like a flower at everyone, but only she knew that her heart was cold and desolate, like a desert where no grass grows.
When the father died early, the brothers couldn't tolerate their mother and daughter, and finally drove their mother and daughter away from home, the cold of the world that the Wu family tasted since childhood, after being elected to the Taiji Palace, the intrigue and intrigue in it became even worse, from childhood to adulthood, the person who grew up in the environment of constant struggle and conspiracy, if her heart is still full of sunshine and positive energy, it is a bit nonsense.
Wu is only in her early twenties, but she has experienced too much heat and coldness in life, her psychology is already very dark, and she is deeply wary of anyone, especially the kind of person who shows her kindness for no reason, and she is even more vigilant.
After guessing that the person behind Dongyang was Li Su, Wu's first reaction was not gratitude, but weighing.
Guess the other party's purpose, and at the same time weigh your own chips. The so-called "courtesy to others, there must be a plan", what the Wu family wants to know most is, what is there in his own place worthy of the help of the county marquis who is in the sky, and what is he trying to do? For a moment, Wu even guessed that he was coveting his beauty. After all, now that she has only a bargaining chip, she is only beautiful, and then Wu Shi herself shook her head and denied this answer, and smiled bitterly.
The dignified county marquis, in and out of the dynasty is the powerful of the dynasty, it can be described as sheng song and dance, thousands of flowers are waiting, what kind of beauty in the world do you want but can't get it? What shape will the head be clamped into by the door to look at a woman who has fallen into the court and does hard work?
Turn something over in one's mind. Wu still didn't understand Li Su's motives for giving her favor, so he tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep every night.
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After Li Shimin left, Li Su slept soundly, ate well, and basically did not move places to eat and sleep, and was once again lazy out of the new realm of life.
The revenge for the assassination of my father can be regarded as revenge. The grandiose killing of the murderer behind the scenes at the gate of the East Palace not only shocked the crown prince Li Chengqian. also openly provoked the East Palace as a county marquis, and Li Chengqian also fell into great trouble because of this incident.
That's enough, Li Su took revenge to this point, and the heat and means were just right, of course, provided that Dad was not substantially harmed. Otherwise, it will not die.
The heavy snow in Guanzhong fell for three days and three nights, and on the fourth day, the snow finally stopped.
The courtyard had been covered with a thick layer of snow, and Steward Xue commanded his subordinates to clean it up early in the morning. It took two hours to clean up the front yard, and Daddy Li Daozheng went out early in the morning, saying that it was a good year for Ruixue Zhaofeng, and he had to go to the field to see the soil quality after the snow, and whether he could have a bumper harvest next year, just to see if this year's snow could freeze the locust pits in the field to death, and give the coming year a good situation of good weather and good weather.
Now Li Daozheng can't go out as he wants, after the last assassination, Fang Lao Wu blamed himself very much, and he was still recuperating from his injuries, so he guiltily pleaded guilty to Li Su, saying that he had killed half a lifetime of people, but he was careless when he was old, and he almost caused the old man to fall into a desperate situation, and he was so ashamed that he couldn't do it, and said that Hou Ye raised a group of people who ate idle meals, and he had no face to live Yunyun, and he was too involved, Li Suruo didn't stop him, I was afraid that he would pull out his sword on the spot to thank the world, and he pulled the hundred veterans together before killing himself.
It's good, Li Su likes people with a sense of responsibility, although there is a bit of miasma in the elite circle during the Zhenguan period, but the folk customs are still very simple, in Taiping Village, which is almost equal to a paradise, although it is rare to die desperately for the main family, at least when you should come forward to protect it, you will not leave the main family and run away.
Li Su was very glad that he invited this hundred veterans into his Zhuangzi, especially Fang Lao Wu, his performance particularly touched Li Su, and now Fang Lao Wu is still recuperating from his injuries, but Li Su has already moved the idea of inviting him to worship the Li family.
The so-called "offering", of course, does not refer to the Fang Lao Wu as an ancestral tablet like offering, Li Su is not so cheap, "enshrinement" is a kind of title of the Tang Dynasty magnates, and it is a lifelong or even hereditary title, the rivers and lakes are vast, there are many capable people, because the government is clear, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes do not have any thoughts of opposing the court or killing officials and rebelling, "learning literature and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family" is the mainstream idea of capable people, Therefore, many people who think they have the ability have defected to the powerful gatekeepers, in order to find a place to live, and if they are valued by the master's family, they can show their ambitions.
As a result, the magnates of the Tang Dynasty did not know when there was a title called "worship", which is different from the so-called "doorman", the good and bad in the doorman, there are indeed many idle meals, but the worship is a real master. There are many meanings that can be seen from the word "offering".
The first is "respect", regardless of origin, people with ability will naturally be respected by the powerful, followed by "rare", after all, the Tang Dynasty is now sparsely populated, and there are fewer people with ability, not just meet a person who can play a few blind tricks can be invited to worship, that must have real skills, "ability" does not necessarily refer to the means of killing people or strong martial arts, as long as the master's intentions, any ability may be looked upon, such as medical skills, such as Huang Lao's technique, if the master is a foodie, can burn a good dish can also be invited to worship. Of course, alchemy is also counted, there is a kind of you who let the main family feather soar, and you will not be rewarded.
In addition, the so-called "offerings", as the name suggests, are usually offered. It is easy not to make a move, and once the main family encounters a major event, then it is necessary to ask the offering to come forward.
Fang Lao has been fifty years old, and he has practiced killing skills for most of his life, but he has reached his age. All kinds of bodily functions have begun to decline slowly, and in a few years, I am afraid that the decline will be even worse, but Li Su doesn't mind, what he values is Fang Lao Wu's fierce loyalty, which is the biggest reason to invite him as an offering, and it still contains a little gratitude.
At the beginning, Xu Mingzhu held the guards hostage in front of the Yumen Pass, but only Fang Lao Wu risked his life to protect him, and later the father of Taiping Village was in danger. It was still him who tried his best to resist the enemy, and he didn't let his father suffer the slightest injury, so he rushed at Fang Lao Wu's heart, Li Su didn't mind holding him up high and becoming a special existence of the Li family, if Fang Lao Wu married his mother-in-law and had descendants, Li Su wouldn't mind raising him for generations. Just for these two kindnesses, Li Su will repay them a hundred times.
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The courtyard was swept out. The snow in the yard was shoveled clean, and Steward Xue ordered someone to sprinkle a layer of grass and wood ash on it, and then sweep it again, so that people would not slip their feet when they walked on it.
Fang Lao Wu was supported by Steward Xue, and the two old men walked to the garden on the west side of the front yard in a trembling manner, looking at a few blood-red plum trees blooming in the snow in the garden. Obviously there were only a few plum blossoms, but they seemed to see the grand occasion of a hundred flowers blooming in the garden, and the two old men pointed and smiled.
Xu Mingzhu quietly walked behind Li Su and put on a fox fur for him.
"The snow just stopped. It's so cold that it's evil, and the husband wears more, so don't freeze. ”
Li Su yawned, nodded lazily, and then pinched his fingers to count the days: "...... The days are confused, it's almost New Year's Day, right? ”
Xu Mingzhu said with a smile: "I can live a confused life, it can be seen that the life is very good, the husband is a blessed person, it will be New Year's Day in three days, tomorrow Steward Xue said that he would personally go into the city to buy New Year's goods, and the family would have a good New Year's Day. ”
Li Su muttered, "It's almost New Year's Day...... In Chang'an City, everyone is celebrating New Year's Day, right? ”
Xu Mingzhu was confused by Li Su's words: "What did the husband say? Whether it is the magnates or the common people, of course, they have to celebrate New Year's Day, I heard that the three provinces have officially descended, just taking advantage of the heavy snow to close the road, the courtiers simply rested, and then dealt with the government after the Shangyuan Festival. ”
Li Su thought for a moment and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid there are still people who can't celebrate New Year's Day......"
"Who is the husband talking about?"
"An old man."
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The old man is not a beautiful woman, so the old man is not on the water side, but in Dali Temple.
The next day, Li Su followed the Xue steward who entered the city to buy into Chang'an City, and after entering the city, the Xue steward led his subordinates to the East City, while Li Su took a dozen or so veterans, and the carriage swayed from Dali Temple.
Dali Temple is cold, this ...... It is very logical, if the gate of Dali Temple is crowded with people and the sea is not clear, or the queue is called, and it is as lively as the ticket hall of the railway station during the Spring Festival, it means that the ritual music of the Tang Dynasty has been broken, and the world is full of bad people.
There were two rows of government soldiers standing lazily at the door, holding the cold halberd in the cold weather, shivering with cold, and from time to time sipping hot air into their hands and stomping their feet a few times.
As soon as Li Su's carriage stopped, it attracted the curious attention of the soldiers, the New Year was about to be celebrated, and in this kind of ghost weather, someone actually ran to Dali Temple without anything, isn't this asking for bad luck?
The carriage stopped, Li Su got out of the car, and when the soldiers saw his appearance, they suddenly showed the sudden appearance of meeting a creditor in a foreign country......
Li Su looked up at the solemn and solemn black plaque in Dali Temple, took a breath of hot air into his hand, and smiled.
Soon, a principal ran out of the gate, Li Su didn't remember what this person's surname was, but he remembered the appearance, it should be an acquaintance.
The principal was a middle-aged man, wearing a green official robe, obviously a petty official, and he was stunned when he saw Li Su, and then bowed with a bitter face.
"Meet Marquis Li."
Li Su laughed: "No courtesy, no courtesy, big New Year, don't worship indiscriminately, I can't help but want to give you a red envelope as soon as you worship, the red envelope has been sent out when I come back to my senses, do you say I should take it back, or do you just continue to pass it forward?" Therefore, let's not engage in this kind of false etiquette, which hurts money and feelings. ”
The principal was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer, so he had to automatically skip this bastard talk and go straight to the point: "New Year's Day is coming, the ministers of the three provinces have been resting, I don't know if the Hou Ye came to Dali Temple today to ......"
"Oh, that's right, you see, New Year's Day is coming, and there are constant guests in my house every day, not only rubbing my family's wine and food, but also rubbing my family's bath, it's really unbearable, so I want to find a place to hide and be quiet, I thought about it for a long time, and suddenly slapped my thigh, guess what?"
The principal continued: "What...... What's wrong? ”
Li Su slapped his thigh again, with a flash of wisdom on his face: "Dali Temple!" I plan to come to live in the cell of Dali Temple for a few days, who has the ability to come here to visit me, I really admire him, do you say my idea is very unique? Everyone knows each other, are you happy to see me? Surprised? ”
The principal's face turned green, and he looked at him stupidly: "............"
"Do you still have that cell of mine? The old rule, first ask someone to sweep it three times, prepare a clean mattress, and hot wine and food, hurry up, slow down I'll smoke you! ”
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PS: The minor illness has not healed, I have poured boiling water all day, and I have pulled out the fire, but I still feel heavy...... (To be continued.) )