Chapter 047: Ten years of sharpening a sword
Li Linfu has six daughters, all of whom are said to have inherited his genes, and all of them are as beautiful as flowers. Li Linfu is treacherous, but he is a good father. His method of choosing a son-in-law for his daughter is also quite special, and he did not use his daughter as a tool for exchanging interests, but set up a curtain in his office, so that his daughters could stand behind and watch those who came to report their official affairs, and if they took a fancy to whom, he arranged for someone to inquire, and once it was suitable, he proposed to the other party to marry his daughter to him.
This is no longer love, but a bit of doting. The Tang Dynasty has an open atmosphere, and it is not as strict as that of later generations to care about the words of the matchmaker, but it still has to be talked about at home, and it is very particular, and it is even rarer for Li Linfu to be completely decided by his daughter. Li Linfu is not only open, but also almost open-minded, which is a bit of a promotion of free love.
Li Linfu has six daughters, five daughters have already married, the youngest daughter is named Li Tengkong, is the youngest of Li Linfu's many children, and is also the most loved by Li Linfu. She took the initiative to become a monk and became the master of Jiayouguan, and caused disaster for Li Linfu, which naturally made Li Linfu feel guilty. Li Zaixing believes that Li Linfu should have the opportunity to go to Jiayouguan, especially when he encounters something that makes him uneasy.
When people are wandering and helpless, it is easiest for them to believe in the gods, put their fate in the hands of the gods, and ask for their help. This is especially true for those who do more and more, as are certain public servants who claim to believe in atheism, not to mention a Tang Dynasty man with a strong superstitious concept.
Li Zaixing knew that Xie Guanglong was still on the bell tower at this time, although he didn't know where his attention was, Li Zaixing didn't want him to be aware of his whereabouts. He walked east along the south wall of Bodhi Temple and climbed into the main courtyard of the Li Mansion. As he walked under the wall, he could hear the footsteps of the patrol guards passing by from time to time on the street outside the wall, and the density and frequency were much higher than what he had encountered yesterday. It can be seen that the disappearance of the insect girl has made the situation very tense.
When he was on the bell tower, Li Zaixing had already kept the main structure of Li Linfu's house in mind, and at the moment he was walking in the dark, although there were not many servants coming and going in Li's house, he was still like a fish in water, as if walking in his own home as easily.
This is also due to two characteristics of the Li family: first, there are many rockeries and trees, corridors extend in all directions, and there are many hiding places. The second is that although Li Linfu is a prime minister, there are no guards standing guard at home, at least not in the front yard, only some house slaves patrolling back and forth, and they are not professionals at first glance.
No wonder Li Linfu forced the Bodhi Temple to move the bell tower to the west courtyard, but he was still worried and couldn't sleep well. According to Li Mi, Li Linfu's home has more than 300 rooms, and he never lives in the same place for two days, or even changes several places in one night, and even his family does not know where he sleeps.
At that time, Li Zaixing was speechless, what does it mean for people to live to this extent, just to live for the sake of living? However, after chatting with Wei Yingwu for a while this morning, he did know something that Li Yu did not say.
It is customary in the Tang Dynasty that under normal circumstances, except for the royal car, no matter how powerful the minister, even if it is the prime minister, there is no rule to send guards to protect it. When the prime minister went out on the street, it was not a clear road that was hugged by the front and back, and the entourage was only three or five, at most a dozen people, mixed with pedestrians, and there was nothing uncomfortable. The prime minister does not regard himself as simple, and the people do not regard the prime minister as close to the people. When he arrived at Li Linfu, he knew that there were too many enemies and he was afraid that people would assassinate him, so when he went to the street, he had to call more than 100 guards to guard the clear road, a hundred steps before and after, which was exactly the place of one arrow, so as not to let someone use a bow and arrow to snipe at a distance.
You can do this on the street, but you can't do it at home, with Li Linfu's power, at most, he can only arrange for a part of the Nanya forbidden army to watch the gate, and the security in the courtyard can only be taken care of by his house slaves. Li Linfu also knew that these people had limited abilities and had no choice but to make this decision, changing places every day so that the assassins could not find him.
In fact, this is somewhat sad. In the future, with Li Linfu's status, what can he do if he transfers hundreds of martial arts guards to protect him personally? It's rightly true.
Li Zaixing sighed with emotion, walked through the courtyard, sneaked to Jiayou Temple, and soon found the bedroom of the master Li Tengkong.
Li Tengkong hadn't slept yet, and was sitting in front of the desk. Under the light, her face emitted a warm light, like a flawless white jade. The eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, plain face to the sky, two willow eyebrows, no modification. Her eyes are slightly closed, and she can't see the size clearly, the bridge of her nose is straight, and her lips are full, angular, and slightly hard.
However, at this time, she lowered her eyebrows, her lips were slightly open, and there was a stove of incense burning on the table in front of her, and there was a scroll of scriptures, which should be reciting.
Li Zaixing sat on the roof beam, condescending, and read the scriptures clearly, and the frontispiece clearly wrote the five words "Lao Tzu's Disaster Eradication Sutra". Li Zaixing sneered silently, Li Tengkong read it fluently, it seems that this sutra is not less recited, she probably also knows that Li Linfu is deeply guilty, so she often recites this sutra to eliminate disasters and solve problems for him.
It's a pity that the gods and Buddhas in the sky are too busy to take care of this mundane thing in the world. If Lao Tzu really wants to have a spirit, I am afraid that he will not bless a traitor like Li Linfu who has brought disaster to the country and the people. The Tang Dynasty takes Li as its surname, respects Laozi as its ancestor, and respects Taoism as its state religion, but Li Linfu has an unshirkable responsibility for the Anshi Rebellion. If Lao Tzu has a spirit, can he spare him?
Li Tengkong, who was reciting the scriptures, suddenly felt a heartbeat, she closed her mouth tightly, and pressed her hands tightly on the scriptures to prevent her body from trembling. She felt a little tightness in her neck, and there seemed to be an invisible mountain pressing down on her head, which made her a little unbearable.
In just an instant, Li Tengkong sweated, wet his close-fitting clothes, and stuck to his body.
But she didn't dare to move.
Li Tengkong knew this feeling, and in her memory, it was a sign that there were assassins with high martial arts skills watching in the shadows.
As Li Linfu's daughter, she has seen rangers with strong martial arts, and she has also encountered assassins who tried to assassinate Li Linfu, and that feeling is very similar to the feeling now.
Thinking of his father's frightened and uneasy expression in the Yuetang just now, Li Tengkong felt an inexplicable helplessness. She rushed back to the Taoist temple, burned incense and recited scriptures, wanting to eliminate the disaster for her father, but now she felt a strong murderous aura, which couldn't help but make her worry about her father's fate.
Could it be that he really can't escape the catastrophe, and it is useless to recite any scriptures?
Li Zaixing immediately felt Li Tengkong's nervousness. He brought up twelve points of caution. Li Tengkong is too sensitive, more sensitive than ordinary martial arts practitioners, which is not a good thing. If the first night scout is discovered, his plan will be difficult to implement.
Li Zaixing slowed down his breathing, slowly dispersed the killing intent in his heart, and even removed his mind from Li Tengkong's body.
Li Tengkong's body was still tense, and there was no sign of relaxation.
Li Zaixing frowned, Li Tengkong's intuition exceeded his expectations, and it was comparable to him who had practiced martial arts in two lives and had practiced penance for more than ten years. After a little thought, he simply gave up his intention to hide it, sighed lightly, turned over and jumped off the roof beam, and pushed the door away.
Hearing that soft sigh and then the footsteps behind him, Li Tengkong almost collapsed. She couldn't help but tremble, but she didn't have the courage to look back, for fear of seeing a sharp blade. It wasn't until she heard the door open and heard footsteps disappear outside the door that she slowly relaxed and let out a long breath.
A layer of cold sweat came out of the body.
Li Zaixing left Li's vacated bedroom, but did not leave, he walked around on the Jiayou Temple, checked the terrain roughly, and then turned into the main courtyard of the Li Mansion on the west side. He didn't take the time to look for Li Linfu, and he also knew that he didn't have enough time to find it. He went straight to the legendary Moon Hall.
Even if Li Linfu forced the Bodhi Temple to move the bell tower to the west courtyard, Li Zaixing could still see the main layout of the Li Mansion and the main building like the Moon Hall, which was not troublesome for him to find. As the legend goes, the steps of the Tsukido Hall are shaped like a half-moon and extend out to both sides, connecting with the corridor.
Li Zaixing walked up to the moon hall and sat down on the seat in the hall.
There was still residual warmth on the seat, and there was still a faint fragrance in the air, Li Linfu should have been sitting here just now, but he didn't know what he was thinking, whether he was thinking about harming anyone, or repenting of his life.
Come a little earlier, maybe you can come face to face with him.
Li Zaixing was a little regretful, he sat quietly for a moment, then took out the dagger and carved a line of words on the screen behind him:
Ten years of sharpening a sword, returning to the injustice. A flower blooms with five leaves, and each piece has a cause.
When he was done, he took two steps back, admired it for a moment by the moonlight, smiled slightly, glanced at the corridor where his footsteps were approaching, flew up the wall, and drifted away.
Behind him, the Li Mansion suddenly became brightly lit, and more and more torches gathered on the Moon Hall, but there was no sound. The servants of the Li family, who arrived in a hurry, looked at the ten words on the screen, and they were silent one by one, and they didn't even dare to come out.
It's not that the poem is good or the calligraphy is good, but the murderous spirit revealed in this poem. Ten years of sharpening a sword, returning to the injustice. This is clearly a revenge hunt, and it is a hatred that has accumulated for ten years. Since the other party dares to leave poems here, he naturally has no fear, God knows if this person is still around, waiting for Li Linfu to appear.
After a thorough investigation, Li Linfu stood on the moon hall. Looking at the poem deeply engraved on the screen, his brows furrowed and his face pale.
Ten years of sharpening a sword? Ten years is naturally an approximate number, maybe more than ten years, maybe less than ten years. Before and after, what did he do, and what happened to leave a trouble, so that the other party endured it for ten years, and only came back today to seek revenge from him? A flower blooms with five leaves, and each piece has a cause. Could it be that there are five enemies, all of them related to something?
The past came to mind, and Li Linfu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and trembled involuntarily