Chapter 16: The children of the Li family!
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Xiuning with a smile.
However, fifteen or sixteen-year-old Li Shimin, twelve-year-old Li Yuanji and Li Zhiyun, several of them all looked at their sisters in surprise, and Li Shimin asked directly in a low voice: "Big brother, but the legendary Luo's?" They arrived in Chang'an? β
Li Jiancheng smiled warmly: "Who else can there be?" Naturally, it's Rockwell. β
Suddenly, there were several exclamations in the hall, and Li Jiancheng hurriedly raised his hand and whispered: "Keep your voice low, don't make a noise, it's not the past." β
Although Li Xiuning is a woman, she is full of heroism, and when she heard that her fiancΓ© came to the door, although she was a little shy, she still asked Li Jiancheng generously: "Big brother, although it has been many years, but he is alive, and he is a promise."
Since Luo's sent a greeting post, I, the Li family, should naturally welcome the distinguished guests into the house. β
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin bowed their heads when they heard this, but Li Yuanji pouted, but didn't say anything, Li Zhiyun was a little confused, and only knew how to watch the excitement.
Li Jiancheng said softly: "My father and mother are not here, and I and your sister-in-law are in charge of family affairs."
Brothers, don't fall into the face of my Li family, first invite Luo's distinguished guests to come to the house, and then discuss the marriage date after my father returns.
Several of you remember that it is your sister's future husband's house that came, and my Li family is a high-ranking family who knows the number of etiquette, don't do anything rude, especially the fourth brother, I can't spare you if you fall into your sister's face.
Second brother, you go with me to greet guests, among the people who came, there is the ancestor of the Luo family, we have to see it with the courtesy of the younger generation, can you know? β
Li Shimin smiled and hugged his fists and said, "Big brother, sister, don't worry, don't you worry about me?" β
Li Jiancheng and Li Xiuning both smiled when they heard this, yes, Li Jiaerlang, but anyone who has seen him, there is no one who does not admire, this younger brother is simply terrible.
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Sweeping the street in front of the door and sprinkling some dust water, Li Mansion was busy inside and out, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were waiting in front of the house, looking at the end of the street.
The eldest son and the second son of the Li family are both outside the door, even if it is in Chang'an City, few people have this qualification.
After a while, I saw a carriage coming and stopped in front of the Li Mansion, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin looked at each other, knowing that this was Luo's, and hurriedly greeted it.
Luo Xuanye stopped the car, saw the two people standing in front of the door, and said in a low voice: "Old ancestor, the son of the Li family is in front of the door to greet you." β
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin saw the curtain of the car open, revealing a beautiful woman with Zhong Lingyu, the woman's eyebrows and eyes were tinging, and a black ribbon was tied between her eyebrows, which fell together with the green silk, and the skin was like snow.
Luo Xuanjing was on the front pedal of the car, and said slightly: "I've seen the two sons." β
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin returned the salute in unison: "Your daughter is well!" β
Luo Xuanjing helped Luo Su out, and said crisply: "This is my Luo clan's ancestor." β
Luo Su is the kind of person who looks very young, but will never make people feel young, the title of the ancestor will not have the slightest sense of disobedience on him, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin bowed deeply this time and said: "Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, meet the old ancestor, all peace and blessings." β
Looking at the two people in front of him, Luo Su bowed slightly, he knew that Li Yuan was not there, but it was not a big problem, Li Jiancheng was already very old, it was just a marriage, and he could call the shots.
The group hugged Luo Su and walked into the mansion, and everyone in the Li Mansion looked at Luo Su and the three of them with curiosity, the reason was naturally not the holy mark, Luo Xuanjing's covering, Luo Su and Luo Xuanye's hidden.
The real reason is that the faces of the three of them are too top-notch, and they used to think that the looks of Li Jiancheng, Li Xiuning, and Li Shimin were top-notch enough, but now it seems that they are not as good as the three in front of them.
Is this the girl's future husband's family?
The future uncle must also be very good.
After entering the hall, Li Jiancheng's wife Zheng had already prepared a sumptuous banquet, and his wife was born in Xingyang Zheng, which is also one of the top high-ranking families in Shandong.
After twelve or thirteen years, Li Xiuning finally met the three of Luo Su again.
She is extremely tall and beautiful, with a long swan neck, a concave and convex body, even if she is wearing a maid's suit, she can't hide her heroic spirit, and there are flowers blooming between her eyebrows and eyes, just from her face, you can see that this is a very strong woman.
For Li Xiuning, the memory of more than ten years ago is something she can never forget, from death to life, unforgettable.
The three people who appeared in front of her now seem to have no change, the old ancestor who gave her jade still has the same face, the Luo girl back then, who has been slim and slim, is a peerless woman, and the Luo family has a more cold face, but her eyebrows and eyes are still good-looking.
This time, Luo Xuanye knew that Li Xiuning would be his wife in the future, so he restrained all his momentum, and he only looked a little cold.
Li Xiuning saluted Luo Su Fu, and then said with a straight face: "Li Xiuning, meet the old ancestor." β
The hall was very quiet, only her voice could be heard, Luo Su smiled and said: "Little girl, we meet again, I told you that day, give you a marriage, are you still willing?"
Rockwell never forced, only yourself. β
Li Xiuning glanced at Luo Xuanye and said, "Xiuning took your jade, naturally but according to the orders of the ancestors. β
Luo Su looked at Li Jiancheng again.
Li Jiancheng said: "Xiuning is more than 20 years old, and he has never married, just waiting for Luo's to marry, for Xiuning's marriage, even Shimin's marriage has been delayed, this must be my Li's attitude." β
Luo Su and the others naturally have an understanding of the Li family, including these in-laws.
Luo Xuanjing smiled playfully: "What the eldest prince said, we all know that your family is very satisfied with the marriage of the eldest grandson, and the Luo family does not like those who hate the poor and love the rich." β
Of course, the eldest grandson clan is one of the high gates of the Sui Dynasty, but the eldest grandson Wuji and the eldest grandson Wuji are the two brothers and sisters who are truly lonely and miserable.
For a gate valve like the Li family, a political marriage is a must, such as the marriage between Li Jiancheng and the Zheng family.
The Li family was able to maintain his promise to marry back even though the eldest grandson lost power and could not provide much help, which was a plus for Luo's.
Li Shimin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, in some ways, he is a typical noble child, he has liked martial arts since he was a child, likes a group of people to get together to play various games, reading is naturally reading, but he is not proficient in the way of sages, it can even be said that when he asks about the mystery of Jingyi, his eyes are black, he is full of a kind of original vitality, as if he has countless energy, and now when he hears Luo Shi talk about his marriage, he can't help but show a smile.
For him, marriage can be a help, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't, he has known since he was a child that the title of Duke of Tang will be the eldest brother in the future, and he doesn't care about this, he will be like his ancestors, using bows and horses to earn merit for himself.
After Li Jiancheng and Li Xiuning were confirmed, Luo Su sat on the throne and said, "Since this is the case, then this matter will be completely decided today, Xiuning, the husband I chose for you is the person next to you."
He is the third son of Luo Chengxian, the current head of the Luo family, named Xuanye, the word Qingyang, Chengxian is the sixty-second grandson of my Luo family, and Xuanye is the sixty-third grandson.
Since you have entered my door of Luo's, you should know who I am and serve me tea.
I am the great-great-grandson of King Su and the regent of the Zhou Dynasty, and you juniors usually call me 'Duke Luowen'. β
Quiet!
There was a dead silence, and everyone in the Li family froze in place.
Only Luo Xuanjing's voice sounded at the right time, "The teacher of King Zhou Zhao, the second holy king of Bang Zhou, the founder of the rule of Zhou Zhao, the canonization of the countries of Zhuxia, the person who saved Bang Zhou, the first person of the three generations of Wenchen, and the sage of Zhuxia in the classics of the hundred schools of Zhuzi."
The most trusted son of King Su's ancestors.
With the grace of King Mengsu, the heroic spirit came here to cheer up the great cause. β
These hammers struck all of them like listening to a myth, which completely shattered what one imagined, an ancient man fifteen hundred years ago, and the kind of person who was completely deified, was now right in front of them.
Just kidding.
Li Jiancheng pulled the corners of his mouth slightly, he wanted to smile.
But reason was telling him, and everyone, why did Rocky tell this lie?
It's completely unnecessary!
Luo Xuanye tugged at Li Xiuning's sleeve, Li Xiuning saw Luo Xuanye's eyes for the first time.
Those eyes were still cold, but this time she looked at the bottom of those eyes, after the 10,000-year-old cold river, there was not the slightest ice, on the contrary, there was the fragrance of birds and flowers, and it was the warm sun.
She understood what Luo Xuanye meant.
She knelt in front of Luo Su again with a puff, kowtowed heavily, then took the tea from Luo Xuanye's hand, put it on her forehead, and said in a clear voice: "Li Xiuning, meet the ancestor." β
It's not just Li Xiuning, the rest of the people have knelt down, Luo Wengong, there are all the sacrifices in all dynasties, and now when he sees a real person, how can he not worship it.
Don't talk about them, even if their father Li Yuan is here, he has to kneel.
"Gong Wen is above, wait for me!"
Luo Su laughed loudly, he took the tea, tasted it, Luo Xuanjing smiled: "Sister-in-law, please, we came in a hurry, and we have never brought anything valuable."
This ceremonial sword was given by King Jing of Zhou, and then given to your mansion, this treasure jade is used to pray to heaven when the princes are in Zhou, and this bamboo slip is given by Emperor Xiaohui of Hanrenzong, which is the true handiwork of Emperor Xiaohui of Hanrenzong.
There are also gold, pearls, silver, money, and cloth as a dowry, and I hope that your house will not dislike it. β
Abandon?
Zheng looked at the gift list, she was already a little dumbfounded, she couldn't help but look at Li Jiancheng, but saw that Li Jiancheng was also sluggish, this scene couldn't help but recall the legendary Luo's style.
That's a lot of money.
Everyone finally recovered from Luo Wengong's shock, and they were shocked by this generous dowry again, Luo Xuanjing said with a smile: "This dowry was specially prepared by the ancestors, and your mansion does not have to return a gift of the same value, otherwise it will not be beautiful." β
Not to mention intra-clan marriage, when marrying an outside woman, Luo's generally does not give too expensive dowry, the main reason is that the other party cannot return the dowry.
Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly, just talking about gold, silver, pearls and jade, the Tang State Mansion is naturally true, but these precious cultural relics, each of which can increase the family heritage, is impossible to find out for the Tang State Mansion that has just risen for several generations.
They are not royalty, if they are royalty, and they will scrape the world, then in the treasure house, I am afraid there are things of similar value to these things.
Even Li Yuanji, who has always been babbling, is now a little quieter, and muttered to himself in his heart, this brother-in-law's family seems to be a little terrible, he still doesn't understand the status of Luo Wengong, but Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin have a lot of thoughts in their hearts.
After some courtesy, Li Yuanji, this kid, was still unwilling to be moved by that heart after all, and asked Luo Xuanye: "Brother-in-law, my sister likes to be armed, she likes those mighty warriors, are you okay?" β
Luo Xuanjing's eyes narrowed when he heard this, didn't he touch what my fifth brother is best at?
Luo Xuanye tried his best to say softly: "It should be possible." β
Luo Su chatted with Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin casually, and felt that Li Yuan's two sons were very good, at least not worse than Li Yuan, which made Luo Su immediately realize that something was wrong.
Even if Luo's is not blessed by his ancestors, he can't guarantee that Lao Tzu is a hero, talent is the fairest, maybe the father is extremely top-notch, but when it comes to the son, he becomes a fool.
Although Luo Su once said that he didn't look down on Li Yuan, it wasn't that Li Yuan was bad, he just didn't have the ability to become the founding king, as a courtier, he was quite qualified, whether it was to maintain the family's wealth or make some achievements, there was no problem.
And Li Yuan's main problem is his personality, he has no tolerance for people, he values his family background, and he is relatively narrow-minded.
And now Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are no worse than Li Yuan, plus Li Xiuning, all of their children are outstanding people, this situation, in history, is usually a harbinger of the rise of the family.
And now, Luo Su knows that he is about to enter a troubled era, and after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, there will be a new master in the world.
Luo Su thought to himself, this Li family is a masterpiece, if Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and Li Xiuning are good enough, Li Yuan, this kid, may not have a chance to seize the world, and now that Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning are married, if the Li family wants to compete for the world, then Luo Xuanye's character must help the Li family.
Luo Su knew that although Luo Xuanye was not very talented in politics, he was extremely powerful, and it was absolutely no problem to charge into battle, and it was okay to train as a commander of the front army.
Moreover, Li Yuan was born in Guanlong Gaomen, if the Yang family loses the world, then Li Yuan is likely to be selected by the Guanlong Gaomen, coupled with the original prestige of the Li family, Li Yuan is likely to take Guanzhong, and finally form a situation where Western Qin goes out to the east.
Once that situation is formed.
Hiss.
The more Luo Su thought about it, the more he felt, he wouldn't really let Li Yuan, a kid, get mixed up, if he became the founding king, it would simply lower the bottom line of the founding king.
Luo Su recalled in his mind the heroes and heroes he had seen along the way, and took a look at Li Yuan's sons on a whim.
Hearing that Luo Wengong wanted to see how many of them were, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin immediately became energetic, even if these people didn't know that Luo Su had decided to overthrow the Sui Dynasty, but they could behave in front of Luo Wengong, which was also beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Li Yuanji was quite excited to bring a few people to the school, the children of the Li family can be called skilled in bow horses, even Li Yuanji, who is only twelve years old, also showed a pretty good equestrian skills after entering the field, and even wielded a pair of sledgehammers.
Luo Su could see at a glance that this Li Yuanji was born with divine power, such a person would definitely be a fierce general in the future, and he was born in a general like the Li family, the three armies were easy to obtain, and one general was hard to find, and the future was unlimited.
Li Xiuning and Luo Xuanjing stood beside Luo Su on the left and right, and pointed to Li Shimin, who was riding and shooting in the school field, and said: "Ancestor, my second brother, when he was young, there were Xiangshi who said that he was the posture of the dragon and phoenix, the watch of the sky, and he could help the world and the people in the future, so my father renamed him Shimin." β
"The posture of the dragon and phoenix, the watch of the sky."
Luo Su looked at Li Shimin, from the first time he saw Li Shimin, he could feel the strong martial spirit in him, he was not old, but there was a kind of toughness between Gu Pan, that was a kind of native vitality, this vitality was so strong that it was those people on the grassland, barbaric.
But Li Shimin is obviously not, he has a good grasp and is very polite, but he can make people see at a glance that he is not the kind of person who holds a book and reads the way of sages, no wonder Xiangshi will say that he can help the world and the people, as long as a person with a little vision, he can see that Li Shimin is a talent.
What about Losu?
Now Luo Su only wants to know Li Shimin's heart.
There are too many talented people in this world, doesn't Yang Guang have talent?
Or did the original Emperor of Han have no talent?
Of the most people Luo Su has seen in this world, only King Zhou Li is a real waste.
Li Shimin was riding on a horse, only the target was left in his eyes, he had always been confident in his bow and arrows, and sure enough, he shot arrows in a row, and none of them missed.
So it attracted bursts of cheers, and even Luo Xuanye couldn't help but look sideways, his brother-in-law was really good at archery.
Luo Su summoned Li Shimin to his side, looked him up and down, and deliberately praised him: "What a brave and good son, when you grow up, I am afraid you will be able to use force to calm the chaos in the world." β
Li Shimin has not yet recovered from the high-frequency movement just now, and said directly: "It is impossible to calm the world by force alone, otherwise the world will not be in chaos to such a point now." β
After speaking, he reacted, and looked at Luo Su with some nervousness, but Luo Su laughed loudly when he heard this, and asked, "Then tell me, why is the world in chaos to the point where it is now?" β
Li Shimin then knew that Gong Wen deliberately tested himself, and he said after a little silence: "Force is used to defeat the enemy, and it is the people who make the world chaotic, and the people are not the enemy, so you can't use force to calm down the world."
It is the enemy who turns the people into chaos.
And what makes the people into chaos is tyranny, and the Son of Heaven does not use benevolence to govern the world, so this result is caused. β
Li Shimin is the second person Luo Su met who said benevolence, the first was Dou Jiande, it was precisely because Dou Jiande said benevolence, so Luo Su put Dou Jiande on top of Li Yuan.
Luo Su was very interested and asked, "Then what do you say is benevolence?" β
Li Shimin was a little embarrassed when he heard this, he scratched his head and said: "It's probably what Meng Sheng said, you can't treat the people as cattle and horse slaves." β
He secretly said in his heart, he must read those books well in the future, and there must be no more things like today that he can't memorize the classics.
Luo Su smiled, he naturally saw Li Shimin's crampedness, and said with a smile: "Those words recorded on paper, you don't have to write them all down, what's the use of remembering too much but not doing it?"
You can't remember a lot of things, but you know the essence of them, and that's enough, and what you just said is good. β
Unexpectedly, he was praised by Duke Wen, which was a great encouragement for Li Shimin, who was still young.
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"The Li clan is really going to prosper."
When Luo Su left the Li Mansion, he looked at the prominent courtyard and said, "In the family, even that Li Yuanji is quite good, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are both outstanding people, even better than I imagined."
Especially that Li Shimin, if he can listen to the advice again, have the capacity to tolerate people, and have the spirit of not giving up in the face of setbacks, he will almost be a saint king template.
Li Jiancheng is also quite good, but he has little talent for military affairs.
I still have to observe these people again, Chang'an will not leave for the time being. β
Luo Xuanjing asked in surprise: "Old Ancestor, in case Yang Xuangan's army enters Guanzhong, do we really want to stay in this chaotic place?" β
Luo Su smiled: "Yang Xuangan can't enter Chang'an, and it won't be long before we can hear the news of his defeat." β
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Luo Su's words were very accurate, Yang Xuangan was known as the Hongnong Yang family, but he couldn't capture the Hongnong Palace, and he was able to fold in his own county, which could simply nail him to the pillar of shame.
In the process of entering Guanzhong, he actually attacked Hongnong Palace, which is also quite a brain-dead thing.
He's dead.
What happened after his death proved that Yang Guang was not a person, but a humanoid creature who was more brain-dead than Yang Xuangan.
After Yang Xuangan's rebellion was put down, it was immediately rumored that the Luo family's descendants had seen Yang Xuangan and said that the first thing Nangui did was to get rid of the Sui Dynasty's mandate.
These words are spread everywhere, and they are simply boiling.
In this case, Yang Guang said something that could be nailed to the pillar of shame, "Yang Xuangan raised his arms and shouted, there are 100,000 servants, and the bandits in Shandong are roaring, and there are hundreds of thousands of servants, which shows that the population of the Great Sui is too large, and some should be killed." β
As soon as these words came out, the court officials were dumbfounded.
What is the reason for this?
But the emperor's order is the holy decree, a killing involving tens of thousands of people, happened in Luoyang, and the most outrageous thing is that those people who had accepted Yang Xuangan's opening of the warehouse to release grain were all buried alive.
Yang Guang's wanton killing did calm down the government in a short period of time, but at the same time, the officials in the court felt that the emperor was becoming more and more terrifying, and the trust between the monarch and the ministers had almost disappeared.
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During the time when Yang Xuangan rebelled and Yang Guang messed around, Luo Su often met Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and the frequent contact had made Luo Su more familiar with Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng.
At this time, Luo Su finally put Li Yuan among the people who could compete for the world.
Although Li Yuan's kid is not good, he has a good pair of sons, and now he only needs a god general, and the Li family is ready.
A god will be necessary for the founding of the country, although it is often said that fighting a war is about logistics, and if the logistics is strong, you can win.
But in fact, according to Luosu's understanding, in history, there are not many wars that are really won by logistics.
Logistics only gives a chance to make one side of the force continue to make mistakes, but logistics does not really bring victory.
At the beginning, Henkel and King Xiang competed for the world, which can be said to be a victory in logistics, but if there was no Han Xin, the god of war and the defeat of the Battle of Pengcheng, how much logistics could Henkel have to support his defeat?
At most twice, Henkel's so-called logistics would have to go bankrupt!
Li Shimin has the potential to be a commander, but Luo Su is not sure if he can become a god of war.
A real war is also needed to examine.
Li Yuan returned to Chang'an City, he had already gained some of Yang Guang's trust, and was sent by Yang Guang to Taiyuan to guard against the Turks, before that, he returned to Chang'an to meet his remaining relatives.
He was ready to take his second son Li Shimin to Taiyuan.
In the course of the second expedition to Liaodong, he lost his wife Dou, which left him physically and mentally exhausted.
When he walked into the mansion with his personal guards, he saw Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who were about to leave, and the two brothers couldn't believe that their father had suddenly returned.
"Da Lang, Erlang, where are you going?"
Li Yuan was also a little blindsided.
In the hall.
After Li Yuan drank a cup of hot tea, after listening to Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, he understood what happened when he was away.
"Father, what about Mother? Didn't she come back? β
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin both looked at each other, wondering why their mother didn't come back with their father.
Li Yuan, who was more excited because Luo Su and the others appeared again, fell down in an instant, and the two brothers had an extremely strong ability to observe words and feelings, and immediately had a bad premonition, and said urgently: "Father! β
Li Yuan sighed and said: "Until now, my father doesn't know how to tell you that your mother is sick and dead, alas. β
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were stunned in place for an instant, and tears almost immediately filled their eyes.
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Li's mansion was decorated with funeral rites, Luo Xuanye attended this not very big funeral, Dou died on the way to conquer Liaodong, the emperor did not want to see these funerals, Li Yuan could only press his grief in his heart.
The marriages between Luo Xuanye and Li Xiuning and Li Shimin and the eldest grandson are naturally going to be delayed a little longer.
However, the Confucianism of this world has been severely repaired, and there is no tradition of keeping filial piety for several years.
After three months, you can start preparing.
After these ends, Li Yuan finally came to visit Luo Su, and he had learned Luo Su's true identity from Li Jiancheng.
At first, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were still a little skeptical, but later Luo Su used his omniscient knowledge to completely impress the two.
Li Yuan didn't expect that the Luo clan he met casually would be the legendary Duke Wen, and he remembered those rumors almost instantly.
Is the Great Sui really going to die?
Those were the words of Gong Wen.
He couldn't help but think.
Walking into the courtyard, Li Yuan saw Luo Su lying on the rocking chair under the tree, very leisurely, and when he saw Li Yuan walking in, Luo Su laughed softly: "Tang Guogong, long time no see." β
Li Yuan bowed.
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Luo, Wei Chi, Qin, Cheng Yong, Luo Qingyang runs through the three armies, Wei Chi Jingde forces to destroy the mountain, Qin Shubao is a lone sword, Cheng Zhijie is in battle, and the four will be the vanguard of King Qin, which is the enemy of ten thousand people! - "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties"
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