Da Wei Chun

Chapter 400 Reassurance

"Please speak, Sikong!"

So refreshing today?
Gao Zhao narrowed his eyes sharply: "That day you called 'a good beginning and a good ending'...and when should it be?"

Knew you were going to ask this...

Li Chengzhi rolled his eyes, but remained silent.

On the contrary, Gao Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just because Li Chengzhi is not what he used to be, either he categorically denies it, or he talks about it from left to right.

After pondering for a while, he stretched out his finger and pointed to the sky: "Where is that one, what day should it be?"

Li Chengzhi was speechless.

The question became more and more direct, and he couldn't think of a suitable wording even if he wanted to be roundabout or tactful.

Why don't you ask, when will Great Wei destroy the country?
Seeing his strange expression, Gao Zhao's heart moved: Maybe the way of asking is wrong?

"Forget it..."

He let out a long breath, and said bleakly again, "At the beginning of next spring at the very least, the old man will lead the army to go out. The land of Shu is difficult and dangerous, and the swords and guns have no eyes, whether they can return safely or not..."

As he spoke, tears came out of his eyes?
I'll go, so that's it?
Knowing that he was acting, Li Chengzhi still couldn't help sighing.

Let me say a heart-wrenching sentence: If you don't mention the two, you will be Weng-in-law soon.Considering the fact that Gao Zhao has worshiped the general and is about to be promoted to the rank of Taiwei, leading an army of tens of thousands to go out, Li Chengzhi must also keep some incense...

Just give you a reassurance pill!

"Although the land of Shu is difficult, it is not like the lands of the Jiang and Huai rivers, which have many waterways and extend in all directions, and water warfare accounts for more than [-]% of them.

No matter how high the mountains and dense forests are in central Shu, it is not conducive to traveling with horses and carriages, but it is also within the scope of infantry combat.This is the leader of our northern army, and it should not repeat the mistakes of Zhongli's defeat.Besides, Sikonggui is a great general, and he doesn't need to charge into battle, so why did he say that 'swords and guns have no eyes'? "

Gao Zhao's heart suddenly loosened.

It means that even if the Southern Expedition fails, they will be able to return safely?
It's not easy, I finally got an accurate word from Li Chengzhi?
His heart moved, and he said with emotion: "I hope so... But if the old man can't make some achievements, he will not withdraw easily, and I don't know how many years it will take?
Bao'er (Gao Meng) and Zhi'er (Gao Zhao's eldest son, governor of Hengzhou) are both guarding outside, and Zhan'er is too useless.So after the old man leaves, this family needs you to take care of me more..."

Just a joke?
No matter how bad it is, the emperor is also your nephew, and the queen is also your niece, so why should it be my turn to take care of you?

What you want to ask is the previous sentence, right?

Li Chengzhi lowered his eyes and did not look at Gao Zhao. His tone was extremely relaxed, as if joking: "Why should it take four to five or six years? But who can say for sure..."

Gao Zhao froze for a moment.

As short as four years, as long as six years?
Based on this sentence, he can judge a lot of information: the battle must be able to be fought until then. As for whether he can capture the middle of Shu, or even point the sword at the land of Jingchu (two lakes), it is hard to say.

But at least it is certain that the emperor will definitely be able to live until then.

Otherwise, even if he has reached Jiankang (Nanjing, the capital of Nanliang), Gao Zhao will inevitably be recalled to Beijing...

Four years...at least four more?
If you prepare early, it should be enough...

It's also strange that today's Li Chengzhi is so talkative?
His heart suddenly loosened, Gao Zhao's heart slackened, and he reached into his bosom and took out a piece of paper.

Afraid that Li Chengzhi would refuse or be perfunctory, Gao Zhao said softly, "If you can say it, you can say it, if you can't say it, there is no way..."

Seeing that his expression was more dignified than before, Li Chengzhi couldn't help being a little curious.

When I looked around, I saw that the paper was yellowish, and it looked like it was old.It is full of words, but the size of the handwriting is different, the handwriting is also very scribbled, and the pen is sometimes broken.

It looks like Gao Zhao's handwriting, but it should be written in a hurry or panic.

Died young, his children are lonely...

Then it went wrong, and ended in regret...

The child is born and the mother dies, and dies without horns...

No children and no friends, lonely old man in deep palace...

When you step on the stage, you will die without a whole body...

What solution?

Sacrifice!

At the beginning, he didn't understand its meaning, but when he saw the last four characters, Li Chengzhi was startled: It's a hexagram?

"Who is it?"

Gao Zhao was even more surprised than him, and asked back, "Can't you see?"

Everything is specious, how can he see who is who?
Seeing that Li Chengzhi should not respond, Gao Zhao hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand and scratched a few times on the case.

Was it the emperor, Yuan Yi, former empress Yu Ying, Gao Ying, and Gao Zhao?
Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth.

The divination is inaccurate, the hexagrams of Empress Shun, Yuan Yi, and Gao Zhao are indeed like that.

Let's say he's right... Who said the emperor didn't have a son, or who else would Hu Chonghua conceive?

Those including Gao Ying are not allowed, although they have no sons, they have daughters: I remember that when Hu Chonghua gave birth to the prince, Gao Ying gave birth to the eldest princess Jiande.When she grew up, she married Xiao Baokui's son Xiao Lie.

And where did Gao Ying come from to be a lonely old man in the palace?
The year after Yuan Ke's death, he was killed by Hu Chonghua. He was only 26 and seven years old...

"Who did it?"

"The original Taishi Ling Geng Yan!"

Geng Yan?

The one who divination to Empress Dowager Feng, saying that she can only live to 49, in the end, Empress Dowager Feng really only lived to 49?
Li Chengzhi shook his head, and handed the paper back: "Sikong should know, this junior never believes this?"

Don't believe it...meaning it's not allowed?
Gao Zhao's heart beat a little faster, pointing to the last line and asked: "Is this... not allowed?"

How to solve... Sacrificing one's will!
That's right...it depends on how you interpret it.

Gao Zhaoying in history raised troops to conquer Shu only a year before Yuan Ke's death.It took a year to capture the territory of Shu.The vanguards had already forcibly crossed the Yangtze River, and when they were about to march forward, they suddenly heard that the emperor had passed away.

I don't know what Gao Zhao was thinking, he had an army of tens of thousands in his hand, but he honestly followed the new emperor's edict and returned to Luojing?

I didn't even come home in time, and my family members didn't see each other for the last time. They just cried in front of the emperor's spirit, and were forced to death by Yuan Yong, Yuan Yi, Yuan Ji, Yuan Cheng, Yu Zhong, Hou Gang, etc. up.

It was nothing more than suicide: Before he could finish counting his crimes, Gao Zhao knew that he had no reason, so he angrily committed suicide in the emperor's mourning hall...

If you think so, this hexagram is quite accurate:

Gao Zhao showed his ambition and returned to Beijing generously, instead of embracing his own troops.For the sake of chastity, he committed suicide in anger...isn't it "sacrificing one's will"?

It is also because of this that Yuan Yong, Yuan Yi, Yu Zhong and others did not embarrass his nephew and family.Those who should be governors should still be governors, and those who should guard border towns should still guard border towns...

As he was recalling, he felt something strange on his face.Li Chengzhi raised his head and found that there seemed to be two knives hidden in Gao Zhao's eyes.

Why does it seem to have a murderous look... huh?

Li Chengzhi was startled suddenly: What do you mean?
Could it be that your "sacrifice" refers to me, Li Chengzhi?
Seeing his sudden cold eyes, Gao Zhao understood immediately, and said anxiously: "At that time, Geng Yan was dying, and he couldn't speak clearly. The old man was so angry, maybe he didn't hear clearly... Let me ask you: Should I speak clearly?" Not 'sacrifice', but 'seeking'?"

寻？
Mean to find me?

What are you talking about? When Geng Yan died, it should have been nearly ten years ago. Where was I at that time?
"It's all far-fetched, how dare Sikong believe it?"

Li Chengzhi slapped the paper on the case, and sneered all over his face, "The world is uncertain and impermanent, and the changes are beyond billions. How can a alchemist deduce it?"

After a short pause, he pointed to the first line of Yuan Ke's hexagram: "died young, and his children are lonely".

"Sikong thought: If Hu Chonghua gave birth to a prince, wouldn't this hexagram be self-defeating..."

Birth of a prince, self-defeating?
Gao Zhao was terrified, and the flesh on his cheeks twitched.

It means that the Hu family is not only pregnant with a boy, but also will not die young, so he will definitely be established as a prince?

At that time, there will be no way for my Gao family to survive...

Um, right?

"Then you still dare to offend Mrs. Hu to death?"

Is this the same thing?
Can I tell you that I am determined to rebel, and I am afraid that he will be a bird?
Li Chengzhi rolled his eyes: "It's all about man's effort... That's why the juniors often say: Man can conquer nature..."

Bullshit?

How dare you play tricks in front of this old man with your little city?

I know that if Li Chengzhi doesn't want to talk about it, he might be beaten to death and he won't be able to ask.Therefore, Gao Zhao did not investigate further.

After pondering for a while, he asked again: "In your opinion, what should the old man do in the future?"

"How wise is Sikong, why do you need advice from juniors? If you should train your troops, you should train, if you should go to war, you should go to war, and if you should fight, you should fight..."

Li Chengzhi turned around, "But the younger generation thinks that even if the leader is away, he shouldn't cut off contact with Beijing, and we should prepare a few more places for the fast horses along the way...

If Sikong doesn't mind it, he can take advantage of the opportunity of the next official to train Huben, and send some cronies and juniors to his account.With a little practice, maybe it will work sometime..."

More than just play some role?
Li Chengzhi's move clearly shows that if there is a sudden change in the court, or if there is a sign, he will report it to him immediately.

Don't say one step, if you can take the slightest chance, the result will be turned upside down...

Gao Zhao was secretly delighted.

In Li Chengzhi's own words: Is the sun coming out from the west today?
This little thief has changed from being tricky and cunning in the past, but today he is a little bit responsive?

It happened that the retainers reminded outside the door that the banquet had been prepared.Gao Zhao sighed deeply: "We won't say thank you between you and me, let's take a seat..."

"Juniors should obey their orders..."

……

There are only a few cases in the hall of Youda. Except for Gao Zhao and his wife, only Gao Zhan and Li, and Gao Wenjun are sitting with them.

The eldest son, Gao Zhijiu, lived in several states in Jindi and is now the governor of Hengzhou. His whole family lives in Hengzhou (Pingcheng, the former capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, now Datong, Shanxi).

There is another daughter, married to Wang Yuanchen of Hejian as the main concubine, and Gao Zhan Chenghuan is the only one in the family.

In terms of age, Gao Zhan is about double ten years old.But there are five wives and concubines, and they have three sons and two daughters.

Looking at Li Chengzhi again, he is only two years younger than Gao Zhan, but he is still a bachelor now.

Otherwise, why did Guo Yuzhi seem to be insane? When the emperor made a little trouble, he was like a drowned man grabbing a life-saving straw, coaxing and deceiving Li Chengzhi to go on a blind date...

It is no wonder that when Gao Wenjun was shocked to hear that Gao Wenjun dared to make a private life with the unknown ancestral Li's son, although Gao Zhao was angry, he did not punish Gao Wenjun, let alone embarrass Li Chengzhi.

Because Gao Wenjun is two months older than Gao Zhan, after the new year, he will be twenty one...

Gao Zhao regretted it even more: If he had known that there were no exaggerated words in Gao Meng's letter, Li Chengzhi was really outstanding, and he should have asked the emperor to marry him when he first entered Beijing.

But now, it's too late to regret...

Princess Gaoping was full of resentment, and finally waited until Li Chengzhi delivered it to her door, so there was no reason not to complain about him.

But he opened his mouth several times, but was glared back by Gao Zhao.

Gao Kan also had an unfazed expression, and he wanted to take advantage of this banquet to dig a few words from Li Chengzhi.But seeing his father like this, he didn't even dare to open his mouth.

Looking at Gao Zhao's gentle and soft-spoken manner towards Li Chengzhi, he felt even more jealous.

When did you ever treat him like this?

I feel that Li Chengzhi is his own...

"There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no offspring is the greatest! Now it's the Double Ninth Years, and it should be imminent... You and Zhang's daughter have finished the five rites, so you should greet them in person soon?"

Li Chengzhi couldn't help but paused.

He didn't expect that Gao Zhao would mention this matter on such an occasion?
It was a little embarrassing, but it also showed that Gao Zhao was really thinking about him.

"There is no reason why a bride only worships her mother-in-law and not her father-in-law. But my father is busy with official duties, even if he has time to spare, he will not be able to enter Beijing until after winter, so it should be at the earliest..."

Gao Ping's face froze suddenly.

It's just a side room, why do you need so many trivial gifts?

Ordinary aristocratic families marry concubines, do not practice the six rituals, do not hold banquets, and are carried back to the mansion without hearing the sound, but Li's etiquette is so much?

With this delay, when will Sanniang arrive?
The more I think about it, the more aggrieved I feel, if Gao Zhao hadn't pulled her, Gao Ping would have already started to fight the crime.

But Gao Zhao laughed like he was self-deprecating: "After winter? It's okay... If it's delayed until spring after the New Year's Eve, if I want to have a glass of wine with your father, I'm afraid it will become a delusion?"

This sentence is clearly asking him why he came to propose marriage...

If he could be the master himself, he would have brought Gao Wenjun home long ago.

Li Chengzhi's face burst into embarrassment, and he felt that the eyes of Princess Gao Ping, Gao Zhan and his wife, and even Gao Wenjun were piercing his face like steel needles.

Gao Zhao chuckled and raised his chopsticks: "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables..."

A banquet made Li Chengzhi very uncomfortable.

Gao Zhaoxu was very happy, so he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.Not long after, he was half drunk.Gao Ping helped him to rest.Gao Zhan's wife Cui Shi also left the meeting with a wink, saying that she was going back to take care of her youngest son.

Gao Zhan wanted to leave, but was pressed down by Li Chengzhi.

They are about to leave. If he, Gao Wenjun and Li Xia are left alone, how can the two of them sit together?
"Sit down and don't say a word, I'll have a few words with you Sanniang..."

After confessing, Li Chengzhi turned his head again.

It's just that I haven't seen him for a few days, but Gao Wenjun seems to have haggarded a lot.One can imagine how stressed she is these days?
"Be patient, give me some time, there will always be a solution..."

Before Gao Wenjun did anything, Gao Zhan exploded first, slapping the table with a heavy palm, and the shaking dishes, bowls and cups made a "clang".

"Patience is a bird feather? The order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, let me ask you, it's up to you, how do you solve it?"

Li Chengzhi just sneered and said nothing.

Do I tell you that I want to rebel and become emperor?
Concubine is indeed not pleasant to hear, but what about "concubine"?

Furthermore, there is not necessarily a solution.As Gao Wenjun said: If you want a flat wife, you only need an imperial decree from the emperor.

With Yuan Ke's temper as a donkey, it is not impossible...

(End of this chapter)