Is the third uncle a god or not?

It's godly.

This is the real feeling of most of the Li clan, an old man in the mountains, who has not much knowledge, and the only purpose of living before is to let the Li clan evade the taxes and conscription of the imperial court. Dedicated to finding a way out for the clansmen who are already on the verge of life and death, if his old man is really desperate, it is conceivable that Jingdong East Road will inevitably continue a military disaster.

Different from the rebellion of Jia Daoquan, a wealthy family in Yingzhou, if the Li clan rebelled, they would be the mountain people of the Tang Dynasty Shence Army, fierce and abnormal, and there were fierce generals like Li Kui and Li Quan, Mengshan Town could be taken in one day.

Yishui County can't stop bandits like Li Shura at all.

Once Yishui County is defeated, there will be people in the Li family who have money and equipment, can Yizhou stop the wreak of the Li family? The Li clan people who coerce the whole territory, as the core of the army, and the chaotic people as cannon fodder, the Li clan can pull up an army that runs rampant on Jingdong East Road in a short period of time.

Not only can Yizhou City not be stopped at all, not only can't it be stopped, but it will also be quickly defeated.

What kind of place is Yizhou, the state city.

There are rebellions in the Great Song Dynasty every year, but the rebellion that can take down the state city can be counted clearly in the hundred years after the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. It's definitely a big event that can be heard by the heavens. Moreover, after the state city was defeated, the Li clan was able to obtain weapons, craftsmen, and materials to form most of the army. Moreover, the geographical location of Jingdong East Road is very suitable for rebellion, this place was called Qingzhou during the Qin and Han dynasties, and since the Qin and Han dynasties, it has always been a blessed land for rebellion. If the strength of the imperial court is not enough to control the locality, the leaders of the rebellion in various places will inevitably have a place in Qingzhou.

There are many mountains and dangerous roads, and it is extremely difficult for the army to encircle and suppress.

There are too many troops encircled and suppressed by the imperial court, so it's a big deal to run to the mountains to hide. If the army encircled and suppressed by the imperial court came less, it would be wiped out in an instant.

Once the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court fails, it is equivalent to releasing good news to the rebels all over the world, and the rebellion should be taken as soon as possible.

Why didn't the third uncle rebel in such a difficult period when the Li clan was so difficult?

Still want to press the Li clan and lean towards the court little by little? Do you want to use the method of going out of the mountains and forests to relieve the pressure of Lee's survival? Didn't he see that the minds of the Li clan were not hunting and farming? There is no capital to do business, and it will not be. As an official, there is no hope at all.

The reason why he was holding it down was because he could not see the hope of a good ending in the rebellion.

Unless there is a catastrophe that sweeps through Jingdong East Road.

Otherwise, his old man could only suppress the clansmen and let them be the obedient people of the Great Song Dynasty. Unless you really can't get by, you have to take risks.

Fortunately, Li Kui's sudden rise made him see hope.

The result did not disappoint him, and the clansmen quickly walked out of the mountains and forests, and gained a firm foothold in the county seat, the state city, and even the entire Jingdong East Road. And the person in charge of the entire Li family is not Li Kui, but the third uncle, an old man in the mountains who seems to be old and has not much knowledge.

In three years, the Li family has developed into what it is today. The reason for the massive amount of money investment, and at the same time, there are also the means of the third uncle's old calculation.

Of course, the third uncle has not always been wise and powerful, and he is omnipotent. There are times when he is an old man, and there are also ugly things when he is deceived.

But in general, the methods of the third uncle are no worse than those of the high-ranking lords. The only drawback is that his methods are too self-contained, uninfluential, and even give people a vulgar feeling.

The third uncle was willing to share his experience in managing the family with Zhao Xu, a large part of the reason was because of Zhao Xu's noble status. How could the old man, the lord of the goblins, suddenly say so much to the little doll of his grandchildren who were fifty or sixty years old? It wasn't because he looked at Duke Zhao Xu's face that he felt that it was a good help to Li Kui, so he was willing to get down to the figure of the old man.

I have to say that the level of Zhao Xu and the third uncle is not half a star.

The third uncle publicized it for a reason, a purpose, and even prepared to use Zhao Xu as a killer at a critical time.

But what about Zhao Xu?

He definitely wouldn't care about a set of tea sets, he was the emperor, rich all over the world, the whole world of the Great Song Dynasty was his, how could he think that the third uncle was deliberately deceiving him because of a set of tea sets?

He doesn't feel a loss by exchanging a set of tea sets for a person's lifetime experience.

Since it's not a lie, then it must be the master who can come up with some dry goods.

Emperor Zhao Xu elegantly showed the royal etiquette, which can be seen from the sitting appearance, relaxed, but not losing his majesty. He raised his hand to invite the third uncle to be fair: "Senior, my father-in-law listens, and I also ask the old-timer not to hide his secrets." ”

Han Deqin looked at the emperor in surprise, then turned his face and tucked his clothes, he felt that the emperor was too young, and he was casually coaxed by an old man.

But let him go and tear down the emperor, he didn't want to.

Hao Sui is a eunuch, one of the closest people around the emperor, and most of the eunuchs are a bit of a dog because of their intimate relationship with the emperor. He was not afraid to give the third uncle eye medicine, and pointed at the third uncle and said, "Old thief, my family...... Grandpa, what a high status, as far as your small Li family dares to compare with my Duke's Mansion, you simply don't know whether you live or die! ”

"Hao Sui, step aside!"

"Your Majesty...... Grandpa, the slave is afraid that Grandpa will be deceived! ”

Emperor Zhao Xu was unhappy, raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly, and said in a light tone: "What this duke said, doesn't it work?" ”

Hao Sui stood aside in fear, glaring angrily at the third uncle, as if the other party was his own life and death enemy. He did this because of the rules of survival of the eunuchs. Han Deqin is a courtier, and he can watch the excitement from the sidelines. Anyway, Zhao Xu is not in danger of life, which is the biggest good news for him.

But the eunuch Hao Sui is different, he is a eunuch, the emperor's lackey.

No matter when, the dog won't even bark, is it necessary for the owner to raise him?

Fortunately, the third uncle didn't care, he didn't even look at Hao Sui, and said, "I don't know how many slaves are in my grandfather's house?" Grange geometry? What is the geometry of the beautiful house of the shop? ”

This question is not rude in the Great Song Dynasty.

In an era where everyone is complacent about their abundance of money, asking how much money your family has is not only not an offense, but also an opportunity to pretend to be a wave.

But Zhao Xu was a little embarrassed.

Can he say that the Great Song Dynasty is thousands of miles long, and it is all his?

Isn't that revealing?

After thinking about it, Zhao Xu thought of an idea, and did not respond positively, but said another question: "The beautiful houses in the Grange are all under the jurisdiction of a special person, and the stewards are quite dedicated, but most of the stewards in the family are not in agreement, which makes my grandfather worried." ”

This is indeed true, the emperor is also a human being, he also likes to be pure, and he also wants to hide in the palace and play and fly. But the controversy in the court has not stopped since he was in power. Although he adheres to the principle of not playing and not pulling the sidelines. It's just that all the people who don't like him have been driven away, but now Zhang Dian and the others are still not satisfied, and they want to exterminate the Fa-Changing faction.

In this matter, Zhao Xu was actually hesitant, and he was not as urgent as he wanted to restore the change.

First, the reform faction is very radical, regardless of whether it is Zhang Tun, Zeng Bu, or Cai Bian, they are all ministers who do not rub sand in their eyes. And Zhao Xu also saw that their respect for themselves seemed to be like a group of not very devout monks in the temple, and their attitude towards the Buddha in the main hall can be imagined. This made him start to worry, if he couldn't control the court, wouldn't he become a puppet controlled by others?

Emperor Zhao Xu, who had such an experience, must be intolerable to such a result.

But what made him helpless was that he was moving step by step towards this situation that he least wanted to see.

Now he remains neutral, and even with the mud, he cannot ease the contradictions between the two sides. But once there is only a law-changer in the court, it means that he, the emperor, is completely out of control of the government.

Zhao Xu didn't think that the third uncle could answer the difficult question for him, because of this dilemma, even an emperor like him, who had received imperial education since childhood, couldn't handle it, let alone a bad old man who came out of the mountains and forests?

The third uncle didn't have the slightest sense of the small people, and grinned: "Keep a hand, never let people see what you really think." As long as you always have the means to make the steward under you scared, you don't have to worry that the steward will ignore your advice because of disagreements with each other. ”

Leave a hand?

This sounds familiar.

Not to mention Gao Yu, he is the most familiar with the third uncle, and he also thinks that the third uncle is a bit like a master of fortune telling on the street. Keeping one hand is just to deceive people.

Emperor Zhao Xu was not satisfied with this answer. He shook his head slightly, then showed impatience.

This is a habit he has developed since childhood, but in recent years, he has become older and older, and the period when the Empress Dowager Xuanren still does not hand over the government to him has reached its peak.

There are small habits that you don't feel. On the contrary, outsiders can see it at a glance, and the third uncle pouted: "Also, you are impatient, don't let people see what you think in your heart." This is a big taboo for those in high positions. If you can't control your inner thoughts and reveal them, you won't be a feared head of the family. ”

"For example, the old man can be a bad old man on weekdays, but at a critical time, if the clansmen are half-hearted, Lao Tzu will make him regret crawling out of his mother's belly!"

This is gloomy, but the third uncle's original intention is not like this, but it means something else: "When the old man said this, he didn't really want to use thunder means, but to make people believe that the old man had the ability to use thunder methods." It's not scary to have a knife holder on your neck, because by then, you've already lost. If you lose, don't complain about luck, strength, or even the right time. The knife is the most terrifying only when it is held in the hand and the blade is in the scabbard, because no one knows whether the next moment will be splattered with blood in five steps, or if it will just be a passing scene. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Zhao Xu began to fall into thought.

can become an emperor, forbearance will definitely be, and it will not be bad. As for wisdom, there will be no shortage either. But he can't see the real example, and he is a little unsure whether the third uncle is tricking him, or if he really has this strength.

Zhao Xu's attitude restrained his arrogance, and said to the third uncle: "Please give me advice!" ”

The third uncle smiled, hahaha, and finally restrained his laughter before he spoke: "What reason can the old man guide you?" The old man is just a bad old man in the countryside who came to ask his grandchild Li Kui for marriage, and after the dowry is over, the old man should go back. ”

Zhao Xu was quite disappointed, he really wanted to believe that the third uncle was an old man with great wisdom, but he didn't expect that he was just a little sharp-tongued and almost deceived. However, since he was asked about the bride price, Zhao Xu asked casually: "I wonder if the kid can take a look?" ”

"It's nothing, the old man just prepared 10,000 taels of gold for Jie. It's in the back house, and you can see it if you want to see it. The third uncle said casually.

Before he could finish speaking, Li Lin jumped up, pointed at the third uncle and asked, "Third uncle, didn't you say that the family has no money, and the gold is ten thousand taels, and it has to be more than one hundred thousand, right?" Where did you get this money? ”

"Where did the old man's money come from, I still need to tell you?" The third uncle had a cold face, and he was still kind and pleasant just now, but at this moment it became a cloud.

But Li Lin is not convinced!

The old man is so hateful, he said that if he doesn't hide his selfishness, everyone in the clan can know how much the clan property is. But in a blink of an eye, this old man actually hid such a large fortune behind his clansmen's back. Li Lin rebelled against the third uncle, and it was not a day or two, this time, he felt that he was standing above morality, and he must give the third uncle a good look. At the very least, he will fall into the face of the third uncle.

But what about the third uncle?

just looked at Li Lin with a sneer, and waited until Li Lin's heart was a mess of hair by the third uncle, and then his old man spoke: "Li Lin, the old man has a little private money, so you don't have to worry about it, the clan elders know that you are not qualified yet." But your little vault, as long as the old man wants to break it, you can't find it in the blink of an eye, believe it or not? Put it at the clan meeting, and the old man can put you on Changshan Island to eat seaweed. ”

Li Lin was stunned, he ...... He turned his face angrily, scolded and went out to find his subordinates: "Traitor, you must have planted traitors around me, these shameless things, Lao Tzu usually eats and drinks these bastards, and even betrays me!" ”

"Ahhh

After going out, you can still hear Li Lin's almost crazy ghost scream.

The third uncle did not move a trace to Emperor Zhao Xu staged a scene of what is called the means of 'keeping a hand', and 'keeping a hand' is not the goal, and pinching the handle is not the goal, the critical moment is to let the opponent's anger towards him be transferred to others, which is the deepest realm of his move.

But Zhao Xu was also a little worried, after all, before he came, Gao Yu told him a lot about the Li family.

Li Lin's identity is a bit like the head of the patriarch's third uncle's personal guard, and his status is a bit similar to Han Deqin in front of the emperor. And during this time, it has been Li Lin who has protected the third uncle. What if, because Li Lin was pinched by the third uncle, on the way back to his hometown, what should he do?

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhao Xu couldn't help but prop up his upper body and asked softly: "Senior, aren't you afraid that which of your nephews will be unfavorable to you because you have exposed the secret?" ”

The third uncle smiled faintly, and said with a smug expression: "Pinching the handle of his subordinates is not to punish them, let alone to make them afraid. The handle of this thing, whether you use it or not, has the same meaning. It is to tell your subordinates that you are not stupid, and to ask him not to cross your bottom line, which is the most powerful use of the handle. It's like the officials who have been degraded, and they have all been degraded, which means that they have failed, and they don't even have hope, so what scruples do they have? In addition, Li Lin dared to be dissatisfied with me, but he did not dare to disfavor me. Because for him, it is better for the old man to be the patriarch than for other people to be the patriarch, after all, the old man is his own uncle. ”

"The means are not the end, the purpose is to tell him that he is guilty and needs to make meritorious contributions!"

Giggle......

Speaking proudly, the third uncle laughed happily.

And Zhao Xu was even more curious, these were not a little bit more powerful than the imperial mastery given to him by his teacher Cheng Hao. Curious: "Senior, where did you learn all this?" ”

"Part of it was figured out, and the other thing is that a few years ago, the old man came across a treasure book in the market."

Zhao Xu was a little excited in his heart, and pleaded: "Please also ask the seniors to let the younger generations take a look." ”

"Yan Song, take my treasure book out."

There are treasures at home, and the happiest time is, of course, the time for people to look at the treasures. Yan Song took out the treasure book that was regarded as a treasure by the third uncle, and after spreading it out, Zhao Xu glanced at it, his face was a little dark: "I saw the three words above, "Imperial Technique" made him feel resentful!" What unscrupulous bookseller would print such an important book and sell it for money? Damn it! ”