Chapter 374: It Seems to Be an Old Man
After reading a few pages of the original painting, Haogist suddenly found that something was wrong, Li Ning printed the word "目見" on the instruction manual, but the word "目" marked in the footer of the original painting was very thin, not like a single word, but like a radical.
"Could it be that the 'eye' and 'see' are actually the same word?" Hougist scratched his beard on his chin and took out his mobile phone, he was not familiar with this word, he didn't know what to read, and he couldn't know what it meant, so Hoggist needed to use a handwritten input method to check the origin of this word.
"睍, pronouncing xiàn, there is no specific meaning, he used Xixia characters to make the sole pattern, and left such a word, what do these clues want to tell me?" After checking it, Hoggist was even more confused, "No, how can such a smart person as me be stumped by such a small problem, I think I played Reverse Judge (Editor's note: a game that combines detective, puzzle solving, clue collection, court debate and other elements) but cleared the level overnight!" Now let me 'reverse' my thinking, this word must also be related to Western Xia, I'll check it again......"
Hoggist searched for Xixia and Zhen as keywords, and instantly got an accurate result, Li Wei (?) ―1227), grandson of Li Zunwei, Emperor of Western Xia, nephew of Li Dewang, son of King of Qingping County, and the last emperor of Western Xia. The official history records that in the spring of 1227 in the Western calendar, the Mongolian iron cavalry surrounded the capital of my Dabai Gaoguo Zhongxingfu, Li Wei held on for half a year, fought until the grain and grass in the city were exhausted, the army and civilians were sick in large numbers, the house leak happened to rain overnight, the man-made disaster was over and it was a natural disaster, and at the most difficult moment, it actually caught up with the strong earthquake in Zhongxingfu, and even the strongest imperial city was shaken, Li Wei had no way out, and presented the ancestral golden Buddha and gold and silver treasures to Genghis Khan in the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and asked for a grace period of one month before offering the city.
But the problem lies in the month that Li Li asked for more, his letter of surrender was sent out less than a month, in the seventh lunar month, Genghis Khan suddenly died violently, and the Mongolian iron cavalry was afraid that my Dabai Gaoguo would regret it after knowing the news, and even pushed back a wave, and actually lived with the news of death and did not mourn, until Li Li officially surrendered the city.
The Mongols felt that they had delayed the mourning and failed to let Genghis Khan's soul return to the immortal heaven in time, which was a great insult to the generation of male lord Tian Khan, so they blamed all this on Li Li, and after the surrender, he still executed Li Li, abandoned the corpse in the wilderness, and the bones were missing, and my Great White High Kingdom has perished since then.
After reading the history of Li Xiao and the destruction of the Western Xia Kingdom, Haogist seemed to jump out of one pit but fell into another, "Okay, now I know that this designer should know the history of Western Xia well, and he knows the Western Xia script, and he also knows that white is the most noble color in Western Xia, and he uses Li Li's name as a mark, which should be to attract my attention." But why would this designer do this? Who is his real identity? Could it be that he is Li Wei? Come to my house to ask for the treasure of the country? It's impossible, it's been almost 800 years since Li Li died, and the feudal society is gone! What's more, since he used the words Ruixue Fengnian, it means that he also wants to send good wishes to the motherland! ”
Hoggist tried to open his mind and analyze various possibilities, and an extremely exaggerated idea appeared in his mind, "Could it be that Li Li did not die, but traveled directly to the present?" Something like a wormhole in Interstellar? Is my plane a parallel universe or what? Alas, my level of scientific theory is still too superficial, and it seems that I am going to re-read "A Brief History of Time"! ”
Hoggist was laughing at himself, and suddenly remembered that this designer submitted his manuscript by email, and he must have an email address, so he could try to contact him by email to ask for clarification! So Hoggist found the designer's email address from the instruction manual and wrote his questions into an email, but before clicking send, Hoggist hesitated again, "If I contact him directly like this, will it break the dimensional wall and cause problems such as space-time distortion?" ”
Although he knew that his idea might be a little naïve, after all, it was Li Ning who was contacted by the designer first, but Hoggist was still a little worried, and it was only then that he remembered to ask his father. When he texted Old Helian about the characters and the ins and outs of the matter, he directly received a call from Old Helian.
"I didn't expect them to come to the door in the end! Son, you're in big trouble! Old Helian on the other end of the phone didn't speak well.
"Damn, don't scare me, what's going on? Is this man really here to ask for the treasure of the restoration of the country? Howgist also felt a little scared when he heard his father's words, and he didn't send the email!
"What? Restored treasures? What do you want? If I really come to ask for the treasure of the country, it will be my trouble, you remember, the treasure of the country has nothing to do with you! Old Helian said angrily.
"It's not about money, I don't want to have anything to do with the treasure of the country!" Hoggist breathed a sigh of relief, "So what does this have to do with me?" ”
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, and just when Hougist was waiting impatiently and wanted to speak to urge, Old Helian said in a deep voice: "You already know Li Li's life, right?" ”
"Probably, he chose to resist at first, but he didn't fight to the death; Later, he planned to surrender, but he still thought of using a delaying strategy, and finally his luck was too bad to catch up with Genghis Khan's funeral, and he was easily blamed for the death of the country and the destruction of the country. You must know that the Battle of Zhongxing Mansion could have been as famous as the Battle of Alamo! His life has taught us that everything is important to persevere, as I saw in the Spurs training gym, 'When I was helpless and depressed, I saw the little stonemason constantly beating the stone, and it seemed that a hundred times he could not leave any crack in the stone, but when he knocked the hundredth and one, the stone suddenly broke in half, and I knew that it was not that one moment that broke the stone, but the result of the combined efforts of the previous ......' and that's it.'" ”
"Silly boy, do you think the history you see on the Internet is real?" Old Helian sneered: "Even if someone witnessed and wrote down a thing, how could he guarantee that every detail would not be missed, and how could he know the thoughts of everyone in the incident?" This war is recorded in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty, Jin, Western Xia, Yuan, Dali and even Western Liao, so how do you know which version is the most accurate? ”
"This ......" Haugist was speechless for a while, what his father said made sense, and he didn't know where to use the historical materials he read in the encyclopedia, and he used this as a basis to judge Li Wei, which was indeed too hasty, so Hogist put away his mocking tone and asked cautiously: "Then father, do you know the truth of history?" ”
"The truth of history 800 years ago? No one will ever know, all I know is the saying handed down by the ancestors, what you saw from the Internet, Li Li dedicated the national treasure of my Dabai Gaoguo to surrender, this is already the most valuable thing left in Zhongxing Mansion, it can be described as full of sincerity, why do you want to ask for another month of grace? Old Helian suddenly threw out a question that caught Haugist off guard.
"This ...... This ......," Haugist thought for a long time, "isn't it waiting for our ancestors to send a rescue?" ”
"Our royal family was ordered to take the treasure of the restoration into the mountains to hide, is to wait for the time to be ripe to recruit troops, in that era there were enemy countries everywhere, where can we get the men and horses that can deal with the Mongol army to kill and save the driver?" Old Helian's retort was very reasonable, and once again stumped Haugist.
"Hmm...... Not...... Hmm......" Haugist hummed for a long time like a mobile phone vibrating, and then speculated: "Could it be that Li Li knew that Genghis Khan's health was getting worse and worse, and deliberately wanted to drag him to death and push him back?" ”
Haugist's assumption and the historical outcome were already very contradictory, and the old Helian easily refuted this speculation as easily as overthrowing dominoes, "According to what you said, Li Wei dragged Genghis Khan to death, but why did he surrender?" ”
"Then I don't know, just tell me! Don't embarrass me anymore! "Hoggist has completely surrendered, it's still the easiest to play basketball, history or something is too brain-consuming!
"Genghis Khan was killed by Li Wei!" Although old Helian only said nine words lightly, it made Hougist on the other end of the phone sit on the ground in shock.
However, Hoggist's brain is indeed smart, and this shocking "revelation" also made him discover the key to the problem at once, "Historical records record that the cause of Genghis Khan's death is varied, but they are all unknown, and the word 'violent death' appears the most frequently, is it ......"
Old Helian replied lightly: "That's right, we have never mentioned this matter to outsiders as a family secret, when my national strength was declining, in order to protect myself for the sake of surrendering to Mongolia, but Temujin received the benefits and did not count, but we also sent troops to help him go around to solicit together, saying that it was reinforcements, but our army is always the cannon fodder at the forefront in the battle, and later Emperor Shenzong Li Zunwei suddenly withdrew his troops in order to preserve his strength when Mongolia and Jin Guofengxiang fought the war, and Mongolia could not attack for a long time. directly led to the death of Temujin's confidant Mu Huali. ”
At this point, the old Helian on the other end of the phone stopped and took a sip of water, "So Temujin swore to slaughter the Xiang people of our party. Li Wei is the son of the vassal king, the throne has nothing to do with him, and he was a chivalrous man when he was young, strong in martial arts, and wanted to be a general in the army to protect his family and defend the country, but unexpectedly, the historical mission fell on his head, and he had no choice but to sit in the imperial city and watch the army of Western Xia retreat, until the capital was besieged before he got the opportunity to personally command the battle. ”
"This is a three-way broken high ground! No matter how talented he is, he can't withstand the Mongol army! Hoggist couldn't help but sigh.
"Don't intervene, listen to me continue," Lao Helian reprimanded, "Rao is like this, Li Li also led the army to resist for half a year, in fact, it can last longer, but people are not as good as heaven, and the sudden earthquake directly destroyed the hope of perseverance." ”
"Why? The walls collapsed and couldn't hold on? Hougist couldn't help but interject.
Old Helian didn't bother to scold Haugist again, but continued to speak: "Li Li was far-sighted, as early as when he took the throne, he began to hoard grain and grass, and there was enough grain and grass in the city, enough to hold on for another year, but the earthquake changed the trend of groundwater, and the five wells in the city dried up one after another, this is the only source of water in the city, what hope can there be if the water is cut off?" ”
"Oh my God, it's a pity, this is simply guarding the high ground and looking like it's about to drag down the opponent, but suddenly dropping the line! God is too pitiful! Haugist continued to pick up the stubble.
"Yes, this is really the heavens that want to destroy Western Xia, but this did not stump the resourceful Li Li, he took advantage of the despair brought by the earthquake to quickly come up with a trick to surrender." Old Helian's tone was full of admiration.
"Huh? After talking for a long time, I still waited for the monkey to ask for help! Horgist thought that his father would tell some amazing secret, and he suddenly felt that he had been waiting for a long time.
"If you hadn't interjected, I'd have talked about the wonderful things a long time ago!" Old Helian said disgustedly, "The reason for the surrender is not to wait for rescue, but to take the initiative!" He asked for a grace period of one month, and the reason given was to burn incense and pray to invite the national treasure Buddha out of the temple, and to invite the Buddha from Zhongxing Mansion to the Great Khan Golden Tent at the source of the troubled river, the road was far away, and it was necessary to make a brocade robe for the Buddha to cover it to prevent the Buddha from being dusted. Temujin agreed to Li Li's request, but as everyone knows, Li Li directly hollowed out the national treasure Buddha from under the base, and he and the other two dead soldiers hid in, just to find an opportunity to assassinate Temujin. ”
"Isn't this a repeat of the Trojan Horse?" "That's not right! Li Li hid in himself, so when he surrendered, Genghis Khan didn't see Li Li and wouldn't be suspicious? ”
"Genghis Khan had not seen Li Li in person, and while defending the city, Li Li was wounded in the face by a stray arrow, and half of his face was disfigured, so it was easy to find someone to disguise himself as him. Although Genghis Khan is a genius, but after all, he is more than sixty years old, and his life is rare for sixty years, not to mention that many years of war have consumed too much of his vitality. Old Helian finally uttered this secret.
"Awesome...... Eh, it's not right when I think about it! If Genghis Khan really died at the hands of Li Li, then wouldn't the Mongol army have to slaughter the city? Why is it recorded in the history books that only Li Wei was killed, and the rest of the soldiers and civilians were just used as war slaves? Haugist was also picking on the thorns to criticize his father.
"Li Li is also a wise man, a thousand worries must be a mistake, he calculated everything, thought that the thief captured the king first, killed Genghis Khan's Mongolian army without a leader, will inevitably fall apart, but did not expect that Genghis Khan seems to have calculated his own life soon, arranged the aftermath in advance, the Mongolian army the next day as if nothing happened, the military appearance is still neat, morale is not low, only said to let Li Li go out of the city to meet, otherwise he will start to slaughter the city, Li Li found that his plan failed, although he killed Genghis Khan but did not cause chaos in the enemy army, There was no possibility of counterattack, so he planned to go out of the city to die, but was stopped by the person who had pretended to be him, who volunteered to be a substitute for the dead, hoping that Li Li could take advantage of the chaos to escape, find our ancestors and restore the treasures, and recruit troops as soon as possible to rescue these people who were used as military slaves. The fake Li Li was crushed by the Mongol army, but the real Li Li fled into Helan Mountain with the two dead soldiers to find our ancestors, and this history has been passed down in our family. Only then did Old Helian make the death of Genghis Khan clear.
"That's still not right! Li Wei is not only the lord of the country, but also went into the mountains to find his ancestors, so he should have obtained the treasure of recovering the country, why do we still live in the mountains to protect the treasure? ”
Old Helian continued: "Li Lian was already disheartened at that time, his life's proudest wisdom and strategy has been exhausted, but still failed to count Genghis Khan, he only killed an old man who had been buried in the loess for half of his life, but lost the future of the entire Dangxiang clan, he felt very ashamed of his ancestors, and he was shameless to be surnamed Li and Helian, so he changed his name to Zhanyan, and only took away a box of gold and silver and his wife and children sent out in advance, saying that he didn't think much about the restoration of the country, and if we Helian people want to plan for the restoration of the country, the treasure can be used as much as possible, If you don't want to restore the country, you can keep your wealth and reproduce your descendants. He himself wants to find a place where no one is with his wife and children to live this life, but I just hope that if his descendants come to the door in the future, we can take care of it. ”
"Eyes? This ancestor's self-positioning is quite accurate, if so, then this character designer is likely to be a descendant of Li Li? But why do you say I'm in big trouble? If this designer is really a descendant of Li Wei, then I am fully capable of 'taking care of one or two'! It would be nice to let him be my full-time designer of sneakers, the salary is definitely enough for him to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life! Haugist wondered why his father had said he was in trouble in the first place.
"If this designer is rare, it is naturally good, but if it is a woman......" Old Helian paused.
Hoghist asked in surprise: "You have been in the United States for so many years, should you have a patriarchal mentality?" If it's a woman, don't we care? We can't do that! Whether it's a man or a woman, it's all relatives! ”
Old Helian smiled awkwardly, "The old ancestor felt that Li Li entrusted a lot of money to his high righteousness, and made a poisonous oath in front of Li Li, and Li Li's descendants came to him, and the male was respected as the eldest son and eldest grandson of the family, inheriting the entire family; If it is a woman, then Ming Media is marrying and being the wife of the heir of the family. ”
"Isn't it? That means if this designer is a woman, I still have to marry her as a wife? Are you kidding? Why don't you think I'm messy here? Haugist just wanted to wail, but suddenly remembered that there were three women in the living room above his head, this news should not be leaked too early, and hurriedly lowered his voice, "If the other party doesn't want to marry, isn't it okay not to marry?" ”
"Those ancestors didn't mention it, but since they haven't mentioned it, the times are different now, and if you want to take advantage of the loophole, I won't object! Anyway, the law does not prohibit anything, and the national law is the same, not to mention the family law. Besides, it's hard to say that this Li Xiao's descendants have children! Everything has to look better, how could it be so coincidental that a big girl with yellow flowers will take the initiative to jump out and cheapen you? Old Helian said with relief.
"Don't talk about it, I don't dare to be greedy for anything cheap now, and now my life creed is to suffer losses and blessings, and blessings are like the East China Sea!" Hoggist complained.
"How much do you have to lose? Anyway, you should take the initiative to contact him! At least we still have to do it! Let's talk about the situation first! After saying that, Old Helian hung up the phone.
Hougist thought about it, deleted a large paragraph of tentative email content that he had compiled earlier, and wrote only one sentence: "But Li Wei's descendants? Then he took a deep breath and pressed send.