Chapter 174: The Scourge of Lowering the Head (7)
Li Shan is sick, and his condition has taken a turn for the worse in recent days, and it is difficult to get out of bed today. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he leaned his back against the railing, like a fish out of water, his mouth wide open, trying to suck the air into his lungs, even if he breathed so heavily, the feeling of suffocation still lingered. An old face was flushed, and his dry and messy beard trembled slightly.
At this point, everyone can see that Li Shan's time is running out.
Li Wencheng and Li Mu stood side by side, looking at their father's appearance, the two brothers rarely threw away their prejudices, and their eyes were filled with hatred that could not be concealed. Li Yanxie sat on the edge of the couch, and kept caressing Li Shan's chest with his hand to help him smooth his breath, a pair of eyes were red and swollen like peaches, and he had obviously been crying for a long time.
Although Li Shan's illness is ferocious, it is not strange, his condition has indeed deteriorated in recent years, with such a process, the Li family, including Li Shan himself, has never thought about other aspects. I can only consider myself unlucky, and I have such a problem that makes all doctors helpless. But when the Lu family's proclamation reached Shuixi, and compared it with the content inside, the seeds of doubt were deeply rooted in the hearts of the Li family, and it was difficult to pull them out.
Yang Xiaotian, it must be him! Unite with the Li family to conspire with the Lu family, when the Lu family falls, Li Shan will then fall ill, as long as Li Shan dies, Yang Xiaotian can easily swallow the entire Yibei, heh! Good calculation, good planning! A sneer appeared on the corner of Li Shan's mouth, who had changed his strength. It's a pity, people are not as good as heaven, the Lu family survived, Li Shan fell ill, and Yang Xiaotian's entire plan was destroyed by this paper notice.
Looking at the three children beside the bed, Li Shan's heart warmed, but he said coldly: "Cough, what are you doing?" The old man is not dead yet! Don't cry for me so early! ”
Li Wencheng was silent, clasped his hands, and suddenly turned around and walked out of the house.
"Stop!" Li Shan's face changed, and he coughed several times. "Where are you going?"
Li Wencheng stood still when he heard this, turned around and said angrily: "The Yang family is so harmful to you, the child will definitely not let go of Yang Xiaotian, the old thief." I will go to straighten out the troops and horses, and immediately go on the expedition, and I will never come back to see you if I do not set foot in the east of the water. ”
"Big brother, don't be impulsive." Li Mu hurriedly spoke to dissuade him.
"Dad is like this, do we still have to endure it? Are you my father's son, or my brother? Li Wencheng said angrily: "If you still think you are the Li family, go with your brother to avenge this blood feud!" ”
"Mix... Ahem, bastard thing, you come back to the old man! Li Shan coughed sharply. You have to have half of your second brother's calmness, and the old man is not worried even if he dies now. I can't hold my breath so much, how can I rest assured that the Li family will be handed over to you? ”
"But..."
"You can't go unavenged if you have a vengeance, but you can't do that. What are you? It's self-sufficient. Cough... After two major battles, the Li family has not recovered, and Shuidong has been preparing for war for a long time, what do you take to take revenge? This is a mess with the family inheritance. ”
Looking at Li Shan's old and weak face, Li Wencheng suddenly turned around and ran, knelt down with weak legs, and cried loudly on the side of the bed. "Dad, it's the child's unfilial piety, it's the child's incompetence, so that you still have to run the family business at this age. If the child is angry, you can retire early and enjoy the blessings, Yang Thief's plot may not be successful, Dad, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”
Li Wencheng's true feelings made Li Shan quite sad, and his eyes were red. But at the same time, he also felt a sense of relief. The child's personality may be a little more impulsive, and his ability may be a little mediocre, but so what? As the head of the family, Li Shan must value character and ability. But at this moment, as a father, he attaches more importance to the filial piety of his children. Filial piety comes first, how can he endure repeated harsh criticism.
Li Shan slapped his son's hand laboriously and said softly, "Okay!" is such a big person, how can he still be like a child, and he is not afraid of people's jokes. Don't worry, Dad didn't die so easily, at least not now. ”
After comforting for a while, Li Shan immediately cut to the chase. "Wencheng, you go to your father's study immediately, there is the Li family's big seal on the third bookshelf from left to right, you go and get it, so you can keep it. From now on, you will be the head of the Li family. ”
"Daddy?" Li Wencheng replied in panic: "The child can't do it, it can't work." ”
"Why not?"
"The child is still young, not enough to palm the Li family."
"How old are you?" Li Shan glanced at him.
"The child is only twenty-five years old."
"Twenty-five, still young?" Li Shan raised his head and sighed. "If the old man remembers well, he will be fourteen years old! When Bo Yan was fourteen years old, he palmed the Lu family, and single-handedly shielded the entire Shuibei land from the wind and rain. You're twenty-five now, but you're not good yet? ”
Li Wencheng suddenly looked ashamed and muttered: "That's different, Miss Lu is talented and smart, and the child is stupid, how can she compare with her." ”
"Go ahead." Li Shan waved his hand weakly. "The old man is not dead yet, if there is something that can't be handled, come to me again."
"Yes."
After Li Wencheng left, Li Shan looked at Li Mu and asked, "Mu'er, let's talk about it, where should the Li family go now?" ”
Li Mu was silent for a moment and said: "Dad, with all due respect, my Li family has lost the opportunity to dominate Yibei, and in the future, self-protection should be the first." ”
Li Shan closed his eyes and said lightly: "What's the explanation?" ”
"Dad, you are seriously ill, others may not know, but Yang Xiaotian is the initiator, how can you not know? How many days you have left, he probably knows better than you do. Li Mu said gloomily: "The two families fought together in Shuibei before, and they couldn't get the slightest bargain, which is enough to prove that Miss Lu is not easy to match." If you're gone, Daddy, I'm probably easier to capture in comparison. Now the Yang family is poised to wait, and everyone thinks that Yang Xiaotian is determined to be in Shuibei, but in the child's opinion, he is reluctant to send troops, but is waiting, waiting, waiting for you... After that, the water is taken to the west, and then the water is cut to the north. ”
"Go on."
"After the last battle, even if the Lu and Li families had some slight friendship, they had already been broken up. The Yang family attacks my Li family, the Lu family will inevitably stand by and watch, then my Shuixi is in danger, the top priority is to correct the mentality, can no longer have the dream of dominating Yibei, and send an envoy to Shuibei as soon as possible, reconcile with the Lu family, and fight against the Yang family. ”
"How to fix it?"
“。。。” Li Mu was silent. He really doesn't know how to say this, the verbal agreement can't be done at all, and there are too many examples of turning his face when he says it, which is equivalent to nothing. There are only three really effective ways, marriage, tribute, and vassals. The marriage has failed, as for the latter two, can the Li family pull this face?
"Hehe, you're embarrassed too, aren't you? Nagong said that it is not feasible for the ministers, and even if we agree, the ministers will not agree, and the only way to do it is to marry. Li Shan grabbed Li Yan's hand next to him, put it in the palm of his hand and patted it, and said, "Yan'er, now the fate of the Li family is in your hands." ”
"Huh?" Li Yan was stunned, why did she get involved?
"Dad wants to marry the Lu family, but your eldest brother has lost some blessings after all, and Bo Yan looks down on him. Now the only way to do this is to marry you to the young master of the Lu family. There are only two men in the third generation of the Lu family's house, one Lu Liang and one Lu Chen, the latter is too young and not very suitable. Dad thinks about it, let's choose Lu Liang. Although this man is a little frivolous, cynical, and indulgent. But in terms of character, it is reasonable, and he has the best relationship with Bo Yan, which can affect the Lu family's decision-making to some extent. Dad knows that he has wronged you, but we are now... ”
"Dad, you don't have to say it." Li Yan smiled sadly. "My daughter's body is dirty, thank God for having someone to ask for, how dare you pick and choose? Besides, she can help the family, and her daughter is willing. ”
"Good! That's it! Li Shan turned his head and ordered: "Mu'er, you cooperate with Steward Wang, take Yan'er and leave for Shuibei to propose relatives immediately, and settle this matter as soon as possible." ”
"Dad, it's not right." Li Mu hesitated: "The woman has already folded her identity when she mentioned her parents, and now she wants to bring her little sister with her, do you have to make the Lu family look down on us?" Or let the king take care of it. If you want to come to the Lu family, you won't refuse. ”
"Yan'er must go, with the old man's understanding of the eldest young master of the Lu family, if he can't see anyone, he will definitely not agree. Hearing is false, seeing is believing, with Yan'er's posture, only by letting him see it in person can this matter be foolproof. ”
"And we'll leave now?"
"Yes, go ahead." Li Shan waved his hand. "The old man is tired, he wants to sleep." (To be continued.) )