Chapter 234: Huaide Hall
Zhending City, the capital of Zhenzhou, has completely returned to peace. In fact, the rebellion launched by Suning did not stir up much waves and was calm. In the minds of many insiders, this rebellion was just a joke. The several generals who were most reliant on the rebellion were all from the other party. This rebellion was not so much a rebellion, but rather a bait set by the governor Li Anguo. However, Suning swallowed it without knowingly.
Li Anguo didn't take Suning at all. What he valued was how to take this opportunity to kill Lu Long. No matter who his beloved eldest son Li Che died, the source of this matter was or where the people of Lu Long. The forced submission of Lu Long General Fei Zhong and his 2,000 elite Lu Long Army under his command did not satisfy Li Anguo. A larger net has been fully launched in Shenzhou, Zhenwu and other places.
The external waves were surging, and countless soldiers were mobilizing rapidly, but in the Jiedu Mansion, there was a calmness, and there were not even many lights on.
In the backyard, there is a hall with a door that is almost closed all year round. No matter how strong the light outside is, the light in this room is always dark, and the eternal light is lit for many years.
This is the Li family’s ancestral hall, Huaide Hall.
Today is no exception, but there are two more people inside.
Li Anmin knelt in front of the blue bricks in front of the altar, and Li Anguo sat on a chair on the side.
Putuan, who usually kneels down and kowtows, was thrown aside. The hard blue bricks were a punishment for Li Anguo.
"Brother, I was wrong." Li Anmin communicated with tears in his eyes, "It was Suning who told me that your body is no longer good, and you only have one last breath left. I am doing this."
"Shut up!" Li Anguo looked at Li Anmin with some angrily: "Anmin, you disappointed me so much. You ignored our Li clan for your own selfish interests. My health is no longer good, I only breathe a sigh of relief. When you get this news, shouldn't you run back to see your elder brother for the last time? Oh, I was wrong. You are here, you are here with your troops day and night, wanting to step on your elder brother's body, right?"
"No!" Li Anmin burst into tears.
"Anmin, have you forgotten? You and I were young and poor, and my parents died early. Once you fell ill and the high fever did not go away. It was your brother who carried you on his back. During the snowy days, he ran for twenty miles, forcing the doctor to diagnose you with a knife. You forgot that when there was only one bowl of rice left at home, your elder brother would always give you the last bowl of rice. In winter, we only had a cotton jacket, and the elder brother also put it on your body." Li Anguo's voice became lower and lower, and he was almost speechless in the end.
"Brother, I was wrong." Li Anmin kowtowed repeatedly.
"If you are rich and noble, don't forget each other." Li Anguo looked at Li Anmin, who was covered in purple on his forehead and said, "Anmin, you forgot our brotherhood, and you even more forget what we brothers said when we set up Huaide Hall."
"Brother, I'm just not angry, why is it Li Ze!" Li Anmin choked and said, "Che'er died in his hands. How could such a man who kills his brother be the leader of my Li family?"
"Shut up!" The blue veins on Li Anguo's forehead swelled up, "Che'er died at the hands of the Lu Long people, which was a conclusion. How could you listen to Fei Zhong's nonsense?"
Li Anmin opened his mouth, and Li Anguo asserted that Li Che's death was not what Li Ze did, so how could he not understand the meaning of it? There is no empirical evidence in this matter, and it is all based on everyone's speculation. It is OK to say it in private, but it is impossible to get it on the table.
Li Anguo took a deep breath and said, "Anmin, it's not that I underestimate you. If I really die and help you to the throne, you will not be able to support Chengde with your talent and virtue. Do you think I didn't consider letting you be the governor of Chengde? I had imagined that you would be the governor of Chengde because Ze'er was about to conquer Henghai. But in this way, Chengde himself will be divided soon. Cao Xin will be willing to stay under you. Can your talents be compared with him? Suning is willing to let you ride on his head? Do you look down on him? But do you?
When he stood behind the Lu Long people and people like Fei Zhong, are you their opponent? I can imagine what kind of situation it is, that is, Yizhou is deviating from you, Shenzhou is separated from you, Fei Zhong and other people will inevitably prompt Suning to fight with you in the internal struggle, so that the Lu Long people can calmly divide and disagree, and then completely grasp my Chengde area. At that time, how can the Li family survive? At that time, Suning may still be alive as a governor, and you, and our Huaide Hall, will be afraid that it will be wiped out."
Li Anmin lowered his head and said nothing.
"If I really do this, Li Ze will also become enemies with you. He now has four states and has some connection with the imperial court. At that time, he will definitely fight with you. Look at his methods. Are you his opponent? If the two Li fight, the only one who will benefit will be the others."
"When I take Li Ze as my heir, the four prefectures in Chengde and the four prefectures in Henghai, my Li family controls eight prefectures. In terms of the vast territory, we can almost compare with Lu Long and Hedong. Judging from the means of Li Ze's governance of Wuyi and other places, I am afraid that in a few years, the northern part will be respected by my Li family. Anmin, do you think I am willing to support Li Ze to the throne just because he is my son?"
Speaking of this, Li Anguo stood up suddenly, pointed to the wall inlaid with the spiritual position of the Li family's ancestors, and shouted loudly: "Anmin, don't you want your spiritual position to occupy a prominent position here a hundred years later, and be worshipped by the descendants of the Li family from generation to generation, will cigarettes be endless?"
"Do you want me, Li, to die in the second generation?"
He asked sternly, and finally completely defeated Li Anmin. He silenced and burst into tears.
Li Anguo sat down panting, gasped for a while before saying coldly: "Next, you will think about your ancestors' spirit cards in Huaide Hall? Think about what you did and think about it carefully, how is it beneficial to the Li clan?"
Lee Anmin cried and raised his head, "Are you going to kill me?"
"If you want to kill you, why do you need to bring you to this Huaide Hall?" Li Anguo sighed, "I am old and don't want to lose my relatives again at this time. I put you in the Huaide Hall just to keep you alive. Let Li Ze decide what to do with you in the future. You don't have to serve as the governor of Zhaozhou."
"Brother!"
"No need to say more, I have decided!" Li Anguo said sternly: "Yuan Zhou has gone to Zhaozhou, and he will replace you as the governor of Zhaozhou. Li Bo is the leader of the army and launches a general attack on Zhenwu. At this time, Li Bo should have arrived in the army. The battle against Zhenwu's general attack will almost begin at this time."
"In the direction of Shenzhou, generals such as Du Teng and Hu Shier will also launch a general attack on Yingzhou. At the same time, Liu Chenglin of Jingzhou will also send troops. After Li Ze captured Henghai, the army will also go from Cangzhou to Jingzhou. In this battle, we will not only capture Yizhou and Dingzhou, but also capture Yingzhou of the Lulong people. In this way, our fundamental important land will have enough strategic depth. With these reliances, we will have the capital to talk to Lu Long and Zhang Zhongwu and Gao Pian from Hedong. Anmin will only be at this time that the Li family will truly embark on our journey of glory."
Li Anmin stared at Li Anguo with wide eyes.
Li Anguo sighed: "It's a pity that I can't see this day anymore, and you will definitely see this day. Only then will you finally understand how wise your elder brother's decision is for the Li clan."
Li Anmin lowered his head. No matter what he was thinking, he understood that by this time, everything had become a foregone conclusion and could no longer be changed.
"Uncle, uncle, uncle, uncle, I fainted. Doctor Jin asked you to go there immediately." Li Yuan's sharp voice came from outside Huaide Hall.
Both Li Anguo and Li Anmin were shocked. Li Anguo stood up suddenly: "You just think about it here. Without my order, you are not allowed to leave Huaidetang for half a step."
Leaving this sentence, Li Anguo walked out with great strides.
Li Anmin turned his head and looked outside the gate of Huaide Hall. Li Anguo held Li Yuan's hand and hurriedly left, but Li Yuan was also turning around to look at him. His tender eyes were full of concern, and Li Anmin felt ache.
With a clamor, the gate of Huaide Hall was tightly closed by the warriors outside.
"Madam, Madam!" Li Anguo shouted repeatedly as he held the hands of Su like some dry firewood. As for Su, just like Li Ze's evaluation, he had respect but not love, but after decades of getting along, his bloodlines merged and became a relative. At this moment, seeing Su's aura was like a wandering spring, Li Anguo couldn't help but feel sad.
"Jie Shuai, the lady is exhausted and the medicine is ineffective." Jin Yuan stood on one side with his hands down and whispered.
As if he heard Li Anguo's shout, Su's eyelashes trembled a few times, but his eyes suddenly opened.
"Madam!" Li Anguo came to her in surprise.
"Master." Su's strength came from somewhere, but he grabbed Li Anguo's hand tightly with his backhand. "Suning, is Suning still alive?"
Li Anguo nodded vigorously.
"Don't kill him, keep my Su family's cigarettes!" Su family panted and said, "For the sake of the master's great cause, I, Su family, died all over, and only his lineage is left."
Li Anguo nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, don't worry, I won't kill him. He followed me at the age of eighteen. How could I kill him?"
A smile appeared on Su's face, and his eyes gradually dissipated. Amid Li Anguo's repeated shouts, Su's upper body suddenly thrust up, his eyes widened, he looked straight at the top of the tent, and shouted: "Che'er, mother is here."
Chapter completed!