Chapter 54, a little help

"The two of them are in love, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Jiang Mingyue said. She said there was nothing wrong with it, it was actually very good, very good. The love between men and women is not much better than blind marriage and dumb marriage. For example, the famous Li Qingzhao, whose father Li Gefei was originally one of the four scholars of the Sumen, married his daughter to Zhao Mingcheng, the son of Zhao Tingzhi, one of the bigwigs of the old party in the later period, but Zhao Tingzhi also spared no effort to attack the Sumen family, and the relationship between the two families was not good, and Li Qingzhao was caught in the middle! Perhaps this was also the reason why Li Qingzhao's widow later remarried and drank and gambled. You must know that at this time, there are not many widows at the bottom who remarry, not to mention a famous family like Li Qingzhao, who also drinks and gambles, maybe because of the broken jar. These are also usually told by Li Shucheng as a joke, but he doesn't think it's necessarily wrong.

"Let them think about the affairs between their children and daughters, and they are not related by blood, so it's a big deal to dissolve the master-apprentice relationship. I'm here to get you and you on business. Li Shucheng said with a smile.

Guo Jing was stubborn in his heart, how could the master-apprentice relationship be dissolved if it was dissolved? However, Huang Rong saw Li Shucheng intervene to speak for the two, and obviously knew Xiaolongnu. In addition, she didn't want to marry her daughter to Yang Guo according to Guo Jing's wishes, so she quietly grabbed Guo Jing's sleeve and pulled it, and said, "Later, you take Miss Long back to the room first." Li Daxia, please sit down first, and I'll talk about it later. ”

Huang Rong commanded, his own subordinates made tea, said a few words of homely words, Li Shu finished the tea tasting, and waited for the subordinates to leave, before saying: "After receiving the invitation sent by Guanying, our husband and wife went to Mongolia to go around, although the people at the bottom, especially the Han people and the former Jin nobles, are not having a good time these days, but under the suppression of Mongolia, they are basically calm, and it is difficult to set off a big turmoil. On the other hand, on the side of the Great Song Dynasty, the twilight is gloomy, the nobles and the military are cheap, and corruption is rampant, although Xiangfan has been recaptured now, but it seems to be a return to the light, I am not optimistic about the future of the Great Song Dynasty. After all, the two of you have been in Mongolia for a long time, and even Guo Daxia grew up in Mongolia, so you know exactly how Mongolia's military strength is. ”

"Don't say that we should be loyal to the country as the Song people, but say that in order to save the people of the world from being slaughtered, we should also do our best. Guo Jing said, there is a wave of righteousness rushing to his face. Although he grew up in Mongolia and joined the Mongol army to fight, he did not have much affection for Mongolia, but he could not dislike it. But now the Mongols are going to attack the Great Song Dynasty, and he is also a member of the Han people, so of course he does not want to see the Mongols kill the Han people. It was precisely because he knew what the Mongol army was doing that he left Peach Blossom Island to hold a heroic meeting to resist the Mongol invasion from the south.

"That's what I admire about you. Li Shucheng took a sip of the teacup and said, "You are upright and face difficulties." And I cherish my little life very much, before I became an adult, I didn't succeed in martial arts, I only went out once, that is, to go to Zhongnan Mountain Quanzhen Sect. And after that, he hardly walked around the rivers and lakes in the past few years, and stayed at home wholeheartedly, also to avoid the western poison Ouyang Feng. ”

"Both of them have seen Ouyang Feng, and they have both faced Ouyang Feng. Li Shucheng continued, "Ouyang Feng knows better than me what temperament he has, if ordinary people meet him, their lives will be lost." I haven't lived long enough, but I don't dare to be arrogant on the rivers and lakes. ”

"But aren't you two here now? Besides, Ouyang Feng may not be able to beat you now. Huang Rong said with a smile. Yang Guo didn't tell them about Huashan, and even when someone said at the daytime conference that Hong Qigong had passed away, Yang Guo didn't say it. However, Huang Rong knew that the two of them were already top masters, and they would definitely not be afraid of Ouyang Feng when they joined forces, and they could walk the rivers and lakes boldly with confidence.

"Ouyang Feng is dead. Li Shucheng smiled happily and said, "A few years ago, in the ancient tomb of the mountain behind the Quanzhen Sect, we encountered Ouyang Feng. Fortunately, Huang Gang Leader, you made Ouyang Feng crazy back then, your martial arts dropped a lot, and you forgot to poison him, so I joined forces to scare Ouyang Feng away. Not long ago, we traveled to Huashan and met Qigong, Ouyang Feng and Yang Guo at the north peak. Ouyang Feng is obsessed with the title of the world's No. 1 and the Seven Princes competition, even if he loses his strength, he will not give up. It just so happened that when we arrived, Ouyang Feng's mind was already sober, and he knew that I was practicing Quanzhen martial arts, he had been defeated by Chongyang Zhenren, and he had fought with me, so he naturally wanted to fight. ”

"A master like Ouyang Feng, who doesn't use all his strength when he encounters it. After taking a sip of tea and whetting the appetite of the two, Li Shucheng continued, "Although Ouyang Feng's true qi has not recovered, the brave and rigid characteristics of the toad skill make it difficult for him to drag him down even if his true qi is not strong enough to lose the power of his moves. In the end, Ouyang Feng died of exhaustion. Until then, the pressure of becoming a demon for many years was gone, and I was finally able to live with peace of mind. ”

"Now that Ouyang Feng is dead, what are your plans for the future?" asked Huang Rong. When she saw Guo Jing's expression, she knew that Guo Jing wanted to invite the two to stay in Xiangyang to resist the Mongol invasion, but this kind of thing still had to be investigated first, so she quietly pulled Guo Jing's sleeve under the table to prevent Guo Jing from speaking.

"Plans? Li Shucheng said with a smile, "When people are middle-aged, they are not young, so they can live a small life with peace of mind." When the mood comes, walk around and see the famous mountains and rivers. ”

She has not been walking on the rivers and lakes all these years, in addition to avoiding Ouyang Feng and practicing martial arts diligently, Jiang Mingyue wants to have a child more, after all, the two of them are not young now. But it's so strange, no matter how it comes, and even takes some special ways, every time it's very harmonious, but the stomach just doesn't react.

However, for Li Shucheng, it doesn't matter whether he has children or not, there are still hundreds of years of feudal society and hundreds of years of sinking, and he really doesn't want his descendants to live in such a world.

"Li Daxia's martial arts are strong, why don't you want to stay and protect Xiangyang?" Guo Jing listened to Li Shucheng's words, he couldn't help it, and said.

"Hehe, martial arts are strong. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "Guo Daxia is not only a martial arts master, but also has marched and fought, so he should know the difference between winning in the rivers and lakes and fighting on the battlefield." Even if these people come from the martial arts conference, when the two armies face each other, can they defeat a small enemy? Double, double, or five? They have not been trained in battle formations, and they pay more attention to skill and evasion in battles in the rivers and lakes, while there is no dodge and skill at all in battlefield battles, and the difference between life and death is between one or two swords. In the same way, you can quickly rush through a team of one or two thousand people to capture the enemy chieftain, but against one or two thousand people, you can defeat?"

Guo Jing thought for a moment and said, "No." ”

"Therefore, battlefield battles are not something that one or two masters can play. It is important to train the army. Li Shucheng said, "It's okay for people in the rivers and lakes to engage in assassination and robbing grain and grass like those who came from the Dance Forest Conference." ”

"Train the army? We don't have official status, but we don't have rights. Huang Rong said. How could she not understand? It's just that her husband is coming, and she can only sacrifice her life to accompany her.

"So, you have to find a way to get an official body, so that you can train an army and better defend Xiangyang. Li Shucheng said.

"The official body is easy to handle. You can't get an official position to rule over tens of thousands of people, but you should still be able to get an official position to control hundreds or even thousands of people. Huang Rong said. They had participated in the Battle of Xiangfan before, and they had made a lot of contributions, but because they were white, they were not rewarded, but they were also familiar with the officials in the city. If you really want to get an official body, as long as you have enough money, you can still get it.

"I don't want the official body I bought. Guo Jing said. Although there is no hard bang, and he doesn't give a face, he can hear that his boss is unwilling.

"Guo Daxia, you got the "Wu Mu Testament", participated in the Mongolian Western Expedition, and then look at the military attachés of the Great Song Dynasty, there are really few who can compare to you. Can they command the troops to hold Xiangyang? If you want to defend Xiangyang, you must have an official position, and you must have an army under your command. Li Shucheng said, "Otherwise, it will not be possible to rely on hundreds or thousands of people in the martial arts alone." ”

"Brother Jing, how do you choose between defending Xiangyang and watching Xiangyang fall?" asked Huang Rong softly.

"I ...... I...... Alas!" Guo Jing sighed, such a choice was too difficult for him.

"There is a right to make a decision, and what kind of choice should be made if it is more beneficial. Li Shucheng said with a smile, "Compared with the survival of the people in the world, my arrogance is as small as dust." ”

"In addition, my family has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Li Shucheng said, "In order to support the two of you to protect Xiangyang and resist the southern invasion of Mongolia, I will take one million taels of silver out to facilitate your recruitment." ”

"One million taels?" Guo Jing said, "That's too much." He also knew that it costs money to do things, but Li Shucheng was willing to take out one million taels alone, which still surprised him.

"Is it more than a million taels? Li Shucheng said with a smile, "It's not much, a soldier eats and drinks with damaged clothes, armor, knives and guns, and the cost is only twenty taels a year, and the ten thousand people are two hundred thousand taels." One million taels can only last for five years. But can only 10,000 troops hold Xiangfan? ”

"In addition, I plan to give you my share of the Four Seas Firm. Li Shucheng continued.

"How can this be done?" said Huang Rong. How big the profits of the Four Seas Commercial Bank are now, she, the former leader of the beggar gang, knows very well. Unexpectedly, Li Shucheng was willing to take out the shares.

"We have made a lot of money over the years, and the money we earn from keeping the shares is also in the warehouse, so it makes sense to give it to you to protect Xiangyang. We are not as noble as you, and we will not stay to protect Xiangyang, but it is still possible to contribute some money. Li Shucheng said with a smile. The two of them have spent a lot over the years, especially on food and medicine, but they can't resist making money in sea trade, and the secret room is almost out of place from stacking silver and copper coins to all the silver and then to gold and silver, so what do you have to keep for?

"Then thank you so much Li Daxia. Huang Rong said with a smile. With such a large sum of money, there will be a steady stream of money coming in later, and she finally has some confidence in protecting Xiangyang.

"Thanks, just a little help. Li Shucheng said with a smile.