Da Wei Chun

Chapter 678
The brilliance draws the twilight, and the lonely scene leaves the grace.

As the sun sets, the sky is full of rays of light, like a dream.Li Chengzhi stood outside the south gate of Zhenyi City, his solitary shadow was long and narrow, like a javelin nailed into the ground.

Although he was alone outside the city, there were many swords and guns on the top of the city, the cold light was shining, and it was full of soldiers.And behind the city walls on the left and right sides, there is a brigade of armored cavalry, in case of emergency.Let alone a human being, even if a rabbit ran over, dozens of riders would shoot it into meat sauce immediately.

No wonder Li Xiaoxian was so careful.

In the past two months, Zhenyi and Xihai suddenly had many new faces, some of them claimed to be Jiuquan people and came here to visit their relatives.Some claim that they are the old troops of Luo Jian and Yuan Zhi, who were defeated and fled in winter and fled into Mobei.

What's more, there are Hu merchants driving camel teams.

Fortunately, Li Chengzhi had expected it long ago and made many arrangements in advance.Anyone whose origin is unknown is detained on the spot, and then their identity is verified.

Just because it is wartime now, the states, counties, and counties in the west of Fanhe have already been under martial law.Apart from the army, there are no ordinary people who can leave the country at will.

And like Luo Jian, the old part of the Yuan Dynasty, if he can survive a winter in the deserted desert, how can he not survive the midsummer?

No matter how bad it was, he should have fled to the six towns that had been recovered by the imperial court, instead of running to the West Sea like throwing himself into a trap.

And like Hu Shang, Li Chengzhi was even more angry and laughed.

After Li Song occupied Dunhuang, he sealed off the commercial roads. If he traded, he would only exchange food or livestock from Hu merchants in the Western Regions with the products produced in the Western Regions. Others such as pearls, jade, and exotic treasures would not be exchanged.It is also even less likely that Hu merchants would risk decapitation to bypass Dunhuang.

And so on, like crucian carp crossing the river, one after another, there is an endless stream.Li Chengzhi naturally knew that these were all spies, so he should be tried as soon as possible and killed as soon as possible.

After trial and trial, they were all embroidered emissaries of the imperial court.The eldest son of Yuan Cheng, who is also the new embroidered clothes direct envoy Yuan Shun, was recruited from various states to Beijing, then passed through Yongzhou (Xi'an), bypassed the Qinling Mountains, entered Tuyuhun from Dangchang, and then crossed the Qilian Mountains, specifically to explore the situation of the Western Sea.

This is human nature, not surprising at all.Including Xihai, there have been many spies sneaking into Guanzhong, Six Towns, and even Beijing to inquire about news.

Li Chengzhi even knew that this time the imperial court not only sent Li Shixian and Li Chenghong, but also sent Yuan Cheng and Gao Zhao, which seemed to be a guilty plea.

But he always felt that something was wrong, as if something big happened, and it was bad.I thought about it, but I had no clue, so I thought it might be caused by working day and night and being in a trance.

However, Li Xiaoxian was quite conscientious, without waiting for his reminder, he increased the guard force several times.Whenever Li Chengzhi travels, even if it is only a step out of the city, he will be escorted by a battalion of soldiers.Even if it is normal for the upper and lower officials in the city to be on duty, at least there is at least a team of soldiers who are almost armed to the teeth.That's why it looks like this...

About a mile to the south, a dozen or so black spots could be seen faintly, heading north.Then there was a trail of smoke and dust, like the tail of a long dragon.

When it was getting closer and closer, it was already clear that the leader was Li Chengxue, and Li Chengzhi put down the binoculars.

Knowing that the second brother was waiting outside the city, Li Chengxue urged the horse like an arrow leaving the string.If it weren't for the fact that all the mounts under his command were selected from thousands of miles, he would almost be unable to catch up with him.

"Idiot...don't slow down...you are going to hit a wall in such a hurry..."

With a loud shout behind him, Li Chengxue suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly turned his back.But when the horse stopped, it was already less than ten feet away from Li Chengzhi.

"Second brother!"

Li Chengxue jumped off the horse, scratched his head again, and smiled embarrassedly.

"Third brother who worked hard!"

Li Chengzhi replied and looked back.I saw that more than a dozen riders were as disgraced as Li Chengxue, how could they tell which one was Li Shixian and which one was Li Chenghong just by their faces.

Fortunately, both father and son were tall and long-legged, and Li Chengzhi recognized them as soon as they got off the horse.

Li Shixian's heart is like an arrow, if he didn't urge him repeatedly, how could Li Chengxue dare to urge the horse so urgently.But when he saw the son-in-law who was thinking and worried, Li Shixian suddenly felt a little bit ashamed.

It was less than two years since we separated, but Xihai was like a vicissitudes of life, white clouds and gray dogs, and the rapid changes caught him off guard.

It is all thanks to Li Chengzhixiong's general talent and hard work that he has the current situation.Ashamed, his father didn't have any help.

Li Shixian escaped death and suffered all kinds of hardships. When he escaped from death, he was never red-eyed.Looking at that face like a crown of jade at this time, she couldn't help but feel hot eyes and sour nose.

Seeing Li Sixian's tiger eyes with tears, Li Chengzhi was also full of emotions and mixed feelings.

I don't know the rest, but he still knows a little about Li Shixian, which is an ancient mentality that can no longer be absolute: in his mind, it is estimated that the entire family, including his mother Guo Yuzhi, can't be worth one by himself.

Now looking at the gradual success of the Li family's foundation, he, the patriarch, head of the family, and father, has not put much effort into it. Naturally, the intersection is a hundredfold, and he is full of emotions...

After sighing, Li Chengzhi bowed sympathetically: "The child is unfilial and made the father suffer!"

"Kneel down... Do you want to kowtow to death as a father?"

Like a cat whose tail has been stepped on, Li Sixian ran over like lightning, firmly holding Li Chengzhi's arms: "In the future, you can worship the sky, the earth, the ghosts and gods, and the community... But in this world , how can there be a living person who can stand your worship?"

After talking for a while, he pulled Li Chengzhi to look at it carefully.

I haven't seen him in the past two years, but when I see him again at this time, Li Chengzhi looks more and more handsome and heroic.Father and son stand together, just like grandparents.

Only in this way is he a good man who is elegant and flamboyant.

The more Li Shixian looked at it, the more satisfied he was, and the more he looked at it, the more complacent he was, but he was not forgiving at all: "According to your fingers, you are already twenty-three, and you should have a beard... At least look more stable? "

Not only Li Shixian, but even Li Shiliang and Zhang Jingzhi repeatedly reminded him that he is too handsome and beautiful as long as he is beautiful, but he is too young, and it is better to have a beard.

But how can he have time to take care of it?

Don't talk about the beard, even this head of hair he can't wait to show off.

Just as Li Chengzhi wanted to explain, he heard Li Chengxue argue in a low voice: "Whether it is severe summer or cold winter, the second brother leaves the mansion before dawn, and he will never be seen in the yamen until the night is quiet and all the lights are out. Even Yuaner, you can see him for two or three days in the middle of a month..."

As Li Chengxue babbled, Li Sixian took a closer look, and saw that there were bloodshot eyes in Li Chengzhi's eyes, which was obviously caused by fatigue.

His heart softened, and he blamed himself in a low voice: "It's all my father's fault for not being able to give you more capable brothers, otherwise why would you be so tired?"

Li Chengzhi couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't know whether to thank him or persuade him.Looking back, I saw Li Chenghong and Li Chengxue nodding frequently, and they seemed to be deeply convinced.

It means that Li Chengzhi's city is getting deeper, otherwise he has to laugh.

"Father's words are true!"

He nodded again and again, and then urged in a low voice, "Mom must have been waiting anxiously, why don't you send your father home first?"

"Don't worry, wait for the father to go to the city to have a look!"

Li Shixian waved his sleeves and walked straight to the city gate without getting on his horse.

After being rescued by Xi Kangsheng, he was trapped in Lingzhou City by Yuan Cheng.Although it is similar to a prisoner, it is rare to see strangers.But every now and then, Li Shao and Yang Shu would visit him.Occasionally, Yuan Yi will also come.

Among these people, Li Shixian has heard a lot about Li Chengzhi.And along the way, he will be poured into his ears every day, asking him to persuade Li Chengzhi to stop fighting and make peace, and rule across the river.

I have to listen to it several times a day, but whenever it is mentioned, Li Sixian is as drunk as if drunk to the bone.

Rule across the river?

Calculating carefully, it has been less than two years since Li Chengzhi's journey to the west, and he has the potential to win the world and compete in the Central Plains?

Even the imperial court is so humble, which shows how powerful Xihai is now.Maybe in another two or three years, the whole world will be completely surnamed Li.

Back in the day, when Li Chengzhi told him that he would live at least until he was an octogenarian, he had imagined that he could see Li Chengzhi become king when he closed his eyes, and he could die with peace in his eyes.

Don't you want this day to come so fast?

For a moment, my heart was surging and I had mixed feelings.Li Shixian only felt that his blood was boiling, and he was so excited that he wished he could grow his wings and fly to the sky, so he could take a good look.

This is the country that my son laid down with his own hands...

Seeing him striding like flying, Li Chengzhi and Li Chengxue looked at each other in dismay.

Zhenyi City is said to be a city, but it is really just a guanya, the wall is less than two feet, and the radius is only two miles, so what is there to see?
Even if you want to see it, you should go to the Zhenyi Tower, which is six feet high in the center of the city, and you can see far from there.

"Second brother!"

As soon as Li Chenghong clenched his fists, he was stopped by Li Chengzhi: "Brother, don't rush to talk about the past, let's persuade my father to go back to the house first... Before noon, my mother came to the Yamen to look for me, saying that she was going to meet me halfway. , I was persuaded to come down.

I said my father was in prison, but he didn't suffer.At most, they are not free, and their diet is poor.It's better to cook some food and wait for him in the mansion...

But just now, Yu'er has come to ask me three times, saying when my father will arrive.It is also said that the mother is very anxious. If Yuan'er hadn't been crying, the mother would have come out of the city early, so it can be seen that she is very anxious?
And the servants at home were still there just now, but at this time they disappeared, and they must have returned to the mansion to report.Goodbye, I waited for a long time to return, maybe my mother would come running in person.Goodbye to my brothers who stayed home and did not return home, but accompanied my father to have fun in the city, but it is not strange at this time, after the event, there will be food and drink..."

Not so much, right?

After all, he was still in his twenties and had several children, so the mother naturally had to worry about her son's face.Even if you have anger in your heart, it will happen to your father in all likelihood...

um, father?

Li Chengxue was thinking in his mind, and he glanced at Li Chengzhi inadvertently, seeing his eyes rolling quickly, he suddenly realized.

What is the nature of the mother, the three brothers don't know too much.

Father is afraid that he will suffer?

"Wait for me to persuade father to come down!"

He hurriedly responded, raised his robe and chased after him, whispering in Li Shixian's ear.

Li Shixian was facing the sunset, looking obsessed, his expression changed after hearing this, and he raised his legs and ran down the city: "You rebellious son, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Li Chengxue's face was full of grievances: "Father's heart is like an arrow, Yubiao saw the child outside the city, he didn't even enter the city, and left after begging for a horse, and the child almost couldn't catch up. Chasing stars and moons all the way, even Xiaogong didn't have time , how can I have the opportunity to explain it to my father in detail?"

"You bastard, your ability has not improved, but the ability to talk back has been learned from your second brother [-]%..."

Li Shixian walked and fought, jumped down the city wall in two or three steps, and then gave Li Chengzhi a look: "Since you have a grandson, why didn't you tell your father earlier?"

After saying that, he got on the horse, raised the whip again, and pointed at Li Chengxue: "Don't let grandpa lead the way?"

Li Chenghong was also full of surprises: "When did the second brother add the eldest son?"

"It's the first day of the year, so it's named 'Yuan', and it will be July..."

Li Chengzhi responded with a smile, "Brother, please get on the horse, and go back to the house to clean up quickly..."

The two brothers got on the saddle, bypassed Guancheng, and headed north.

Li's house is just behind the Guanya, and it is only one mile away, which is not far away.But at this time, when all the government offices are on duty and the shops are locked and closed, there are a lot of pedestrians and cars on the road.Moreover, today is not what it used to be. Whenever Li Chengzhi travels, he is accompanied by at least dozens of guards, all of whom wear heavy armor.

Afraid of bumping into someone, Li Chengzhi ordered Li Cong not to ride his horse.But Li Sixian and Li Chengxue have long since disappeared.

After about a moment, a group of dozens of riders arrived outside the mansion.Looking at the scene outside the door again, Li Chengzhi was in a daze.

Unknowingly, the Li clan has become so prosperous?
I remember that at the beginning of the time travel, he raised troops to quell the monk chaos in Jingzhou, and when he entered the city and returned home, it was like this.

I saw the skirts joining hands, the red flying and the emerald dancing, and all I could see were Yingying and Yanyan.A rough scan shows that there are nearly [-] wives and concubines among the five father and son, and they are clearly listed.

In the middle is naturally Guo Yuzhi, followed by Gao Wenjun and Wei Yu, followed by Li Shixian's concubine's unmarried concubine and concubine daughter.

On the left and right are Li Chenghong, Li Chengxue, and the wives and concubines of the fourth son Li Chengyi. If you count the children, there are fifty or sixty.

It should have been seen before, Guo Yuzhi burst into tears like rain, and he was sobbing.Li Sixian stood opposite, talking in his mouth, his face seemed calm, but his eyes were a little red.

"For my husband's safe return, Madam should be happy, why are you crying!"

"I am... I am crying with joy..."

"Yes...weeping with joy..."

Li Shixian responded repeatedly, and then swept left and right, "The children are all here, don't make a joke, go back to the house first!"

"It's all up to the husband to decide!"

Guo Yuzhi wiped away his tears, and let Li Shixian go first, but Li Shixian grabbed Guo Yuzhi's hand.

After struggling twice but not breaking free, Guo Yuzhi had no choice but to follow him, but two red clouds could be seen flying up on his face.

In the Yuan and Wei dynasties, folk customs were open, and it was not uncommon for men and women to swim together on the same horse. How about old couples holding hands?

It was this mouthful of dog food that caught him off guard, and even Li Chengzhi was dumbfounded.

Just when he was in a daze, he heard someone laughing beside him: "Your father and his wife are deeply affectionate?"

Li Chengzhi looked back and saw that it was Cui Guang.

Could this old man be making fun of me?

(End of this chapter)