Li Xiaoyue stepped forward and asked the young man in Tsing Yi next to the carriage with a puzzled expression, "This little brother, where are you?" Why are you sending these things to my house? ”

The little servant bowed and saluted, "Madam, are you Li Niangzi, the daughter of Li Heifeng of Lihua Village?" ”

Li Xiaoyue nodded, her big eyes were full of curiosity, these boxes were wrapped in silk and satin, which was more generous than the Gongsun family's handwriting.

"It's me." Li Xiaoyue replied, inexplicably, "Please also ask the little brother to be sure to tell which one?" Otherwise, this thing can't be collected, please take it back. ”

The little guy replied respectfully: "The little one is to send an apology on the order of General Liu, and I also ask Mrs. Li and Mr. Li to forgive me." ”

"Huh?" Li Xiaoyue was dumbfounded, her eyes were full of mosquito coils, "But I don't know General Liu, so naturally I can't talk about apologies." Could it be that the little brother sent it wrong? ”

The little guy replied respectfully: "Are you sure it's Mrs. Li Li, the daughter of Old Man Li Heifeng, then that's right." The small ones should retire first and go back to their lives. ”

After speaking, the little guy didn't wait for Li Xiaoyue to refuse, so he jumped into the carriage and urged the coachman to leave.

It's not difficult to give gifts, but I'm afraid that if people don't accept the gifts, the little guy won't be able to complete the task, and he will be punished when he goes back.

Li Xiaoyue saw the generous gifts placed at the door of his house, and the second monk was puzzled, watching the carriage leave with no dust, crying and laughing.

Zhou Xiaohua's eyes swept over these gift boxes, cautiously leaned over, opened a square box, and untied the red silk on it, which was actually neatly placed gold ingots, each about ten taels heavy, golden and beautiful.

"Huh?" Zhou Xiaohua exclaimed, she wanted to bite the gold ingots when she saw them, "Mother, so much gold!" Could it be that General Liu has taken a fancy to you? This is a dowry gift, right? ”

"Shut up! What nonsense! Li Xiaoyue scolded, her brows tightened, she really didn't know General Liu, how could she talk about it? What about a bride price?

Besides, she's doing well now, marry a hair?

Li Changlu hurriedly moved the things to the yard, "Mother, this is jade, there are good satin fabrics in this box, it is expensive, but it can't be put outside." ”

Now that the person is gone, even if Li Xiaoyue wants to return the things, she doesn't know who to return them to.

"Don't move, I'll have to return it later." Li Xiaoyue frowned, "Changle, have you arrived home to see your grandfather?" Let's just say that someone in our family sent a lot of valuable things, and said that it was sent by General Liu. ”

"Hey!" Li Changle nodded excitedly, "Mother, you wait!" I'm going to call Grandpa. ”

Li Changle ran fast, and after a while, he arrived in the last row of Lihua Village and found Li Laohan who was sharpening the pig knife.

"Grandpa, a little guy was ordered by General Liu to send a lot of apologies to my mother."

"But my mother doesn't know General Liu, and she doesn't know why people made amends to her, so she is confused."

Li Laohan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Go back and tell your mother, that thing is Liu Zicheng's apology for criticizing your mother behind your back, no matter how much you give, you can accept it." ”

"Huh?" When Li Changle heard this, he pouted, because the excitement brought by those valuable things disappeared, "It is said that there are many rights and wrongs in front of the widow's door, and my mother is good-looking, and those rotten people will secretly talk about my mother." ”

Li Laohan smiled and waved his hand, "Okay, he won't be in the future." ”

After Li Changle went back, he told Li Xiaoyue truthfully.

Li Xiaoyue was surprised, sorted out half of the things, and asked Li Changlu to carry them and send them to her old father.

"Dad, it's headless and brainless, that general Liu Zicheng sent so many apologies because of the discussion behind my back, it must be because my father was angry for me."

"Since there are benefits, the daughter can't be alone. Dad, I'll keep half of it and give you half of it. ”

Li Laohan shook his head and smiled, "Don't be so troublesome, you can accept what is given to you." ”

Li Xiaoyue shook her head, "No, there is no father, I have been discussed, it is also in vain, how can there be compensation?" It's all my dad who supports me. In other words, who is this Liu Da General Liu Zicheng? ”

"Okay, I'll take it." Li Laohan replied, chuckling while sharpening his knife, "Liu Zicheng, General Liu is the one who replaced General Huo to guard the town of Xiguan." ”

Li Xiaoyue gasped, "Is that the traitor who concealed his superiors and subordinates, filled his pockets, and excluded dissidents?" ”

Li Laohan sighed, "In the eyes of many people, he is a traitorous minister, but in the eyes of those who want to use Liu Zicheng, he is a very useful courtier." ”

"Liu Zicheng's ability is not good, it is useless, so no matter what he does, the first thing that comes to his mind is how to satisfy His Majesty? How to gain the trust of His Majesty? ”

Li Xiaoyue thought for a moment, and then thought about it again, "Dad, Mr. Gongsun said before that as soon as this surnamed Liu came here, he replaced the soldiers with extremely strong combat effectiveness here, and the people he brought with him were not strong in combat. ”

"Major General Huo wants to train troops, and this General Liu also agreed, he can train 10,000 soldiers, but only give 5,000 military salaries. said that he had no money, but in fact, most of them were greedy by him. ”

Li Laohan nodded, "It's true that Gongsun Lian didn't say the wrong thing, which greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Zhenxi Army. ”

"If we jump out of the current perspective, from the perspective of the imperial court, the Huo family is deeply rooted in Zhenxiguan, and even responds to it. Even if the Huo family didn't have the heart to rebel, the one on the dragon chair was not at ease, so he wanted to send someone who was trustworthy and had different views from the Huo family and the Gongsun family. ”

Li Xiaoyue pondered for a moment, "Dad, I understand, this is the emperor's weighing technique. Two opposing camps can contain each other and even supervise each other. ”

"In normal times, this method is indeed feasible. But in the face of the imminent invasion of the Pact countries, such mutual containment will only reduce combat effectiveness. ”

"In the end, even if Zhenxiguan is still there, there will be a lot of casualties. In the eyes of those in power, the lives of ordinary people are just a number, but for us ordinary people, these sons and daughters are our neighbors and nephews. ”

Li Laohan raised his eyes to look at his daughter, patted his daughter on the shoulder with his washed hands, "Don't be afraid, there is a father." It's really irreparable, I can't care about others, I will find a way to send you away. ”

Li Xiaoyue smiled and shook her head, "Dad, we don't have time to take care of things on the battlefield. But I think there are some defensive measures that can be taken in our village. ”

"In this way, even if the contracted cavalry comes, we can't beat it, but we can hide."

Li Laohan smiled, maybe his daughter had an ingenious idea, "Xiaoyue, what good way do you have?" ”