Looking at the large number of warblers and swallows at the door, Li Chengzhi’s eyes bulged out.
I dare not say that all of them are beautiful and fragrant, and the flowers are shy when the moon is closed, but at least they are slim and graceful.
At a glance, there must be fifteen or six of them?
Didn’t you say that your father only has six or seven concubines?
In addition, everyone, regardless of gender, has at least one child, some two, or three.
The older ones are twelve or thirteen years old, the younger ones are two or three years old, there are all kinds of them, there are more than twenty of them, big and small...
Isn’t that right?
Remember Li Song said, do he have twelve brothers and sisters, or thirteen?
Where did the extra half come from?
In this situation, the family would definitely not bring in the servant’s wife and children to make up the money.
All I can say is that dad is so lucky...
Admiring in his heart, Li Chengzhi raised his hands and arched them slightly: "I have met all of you, aunts..."
In this era, Concubine Ji's status is really not very high. Li Chengzhi's casual thrust can be regarded as a great gift.
All the concubines responded to the salute in a panic. Most of them called "Langjun", but there seemed to be a few who called "Uncle" or "Uncle".
"Presumptuous!"
Suddenly I heard Li Shixian roaring, and I didn't know who he was yelling at. His face was full of anger, and he clenched the five fingers of his right hand, as if he was about to take action?
Hearing two more "pops", the two brothers fell to their knees and shouted urgently, "Father, forgive me!"
Although I have never seen Li Chengzhi, I can tell just from their appearance and age that they should be the eldest brother Li Chenghong and the third brother Li Chengxue.
Looking behind him, he saw that more than a dozen people, big and small, were kneeling down. There were six women with buns in their buns, and there were probably seven or eight children...
Li Chengzhi was stunned.
After working on it for a long time, less than half of the dozen or so people were actually sister-in-law and sister-in-law?
No wonder there are so many people standing?
Look at the children beside them, and then look at the other aunts around them. There are two or three who are only two or three years old. One of them is actually being held in his arms. Li Chengzhi is even more weird.
They all look equally gorgeous, and it's even harder to stare at their faces to tell which one is older and which one is younger. They all stand together, and who is the aunt and which is the sister-in-law and sister-in-law. He can only see the ghost if he can tell them clearly.
No matter how late he was, he came to his senses: There was probably something wrong with the goodbye he just made.
In terms of etiquette, even Li Chenghong and Li Chengxue are not qualified to be worshiped by me, let alone these sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law...
Subconsciously I felt that Li Shixian was making a fuss out of a molehill, but Li Chengzhi really didn’t dare to make such a fuss.
He was just thinking about how to explain it, when he saw Guo Yuzhi raise his pretty eyebrows and look coldly: "It's my fault for poor arrangement, no wonder they... If my husband didn't invite Zhang Sima into the house first..."
If he hadn't happened to be standing opposite, and if he had just listened to this tone, Li Chengzhi would have mistakenly thought how panicked and self-blame his mother was at this time.
But when he saw Li Shixian's flirtatious appearance, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
Li Shixian's old face turned red, and he glared at Li Chengzhi fiercely, then turned around and bowed to Zhang Jingzhi: "Make Feng Zhizhi smile...please please, please..."
"I'm not an outsider. You don't have to be polite, Huaide!" Zhang Jingzhi replied with a smile, glanced at Li Chenghong and Li Chengxue who were kneeling on the ground, and then looked at Li Chengzhi before following Li Shixian into the house.
As they passed by, they heard a cold snort from Li Shixian, and the two brothers actually shivered.
Is the gauge gap that big?
Li Chengzhi secretly marveled, took two quick steps, helped the two brothers up, and said with a smile: "With mother here, we brothers don't need to be afraid..."
Just this smile, coupled with this slightly disrespectful sentence that seemed to be teasing Li Shixian, actually made the two brothers' uneasiness disappear.
They were uneasy not only because Li Chengzhi was the legitimate son.
I don’t even look at what Li Chengzhi has done:
Not mentioning the rumors about Li Chengzhi's "cunning, cunning and capricious temperament, and ruthless and ruthless methods...", I only mentioned the fact that nearly 100,000 rebels were killed at the hands of Li Chengzhi.
"Killing people like hemp" is not enough to describe it.
In just two short months, Li Chengzhi was able to create something from scratch and finally make things happen. With such achievements, it is more than enough to surpass Li Shixian. Can you even guess how powerful Li Chengzhi is?
The important task of revitalizing the Li family will naturally fall on Li Chengzhi's shoulders. Maybe Li Shixian retires early. In all likelihood, this second brother will have the final say in the Li family...
With several factors superimposed, how could the two brothers not feel anxious?
The two of them hurriedly returned the gift to Li Chengzhi...
Seeing the three respectful brothers, Guo Yuzhi's lips curled up.
Thinking of how panicked Li Chengzhi was when he saw her and Li Shixian?
When he called out "mother" and "father", he probably used all his strength, which shows how afraid he was?
In the blink of an eye, when I saw my brother-in-law and brother-in-law, I felt so natural and warm?
I dare not say that Li Chengzhi was all pretending at this time, but Guo Yuzhi at least knew that not only was Li Chengzhi wise, but his way of conduct was also quite warm.
She asked Guo Cunxin in a low voice: "Did you teach me?"
"If it was really me who taught me, if the ancestors of the Guo family had knowledge, they would be able to laugh even if they laughed..."
Guo Cunxin laughed at himself, stared at Guo Yuzhi, and moved his lips slightly: "The rumors... are true..."
Guo Yuzhi's pretty face froze: "How is that possible?"
No matter how late she reacted, she still knew that Guo Cunxin was talking about the phrase "God's wisdom and divine gift".
Seeing that she was a little flustered, Guo Cunxin quickly explained: "Sister, don't worry, my son will definitely still be your son... No matter what else, it's just that his 'cunning and ruthless' character and demeanor are exactly the same as his brother-in-law's.
What came out of Li Tu... No, it should be worse than..."
Guo Yuzhi's face was straight: "Do you talk about your nephew like that?"
She has never doubted this.
That feeling of being connected by blood cannot be deceived.
It’s Li Chengzhi, no matter how entangled, no matter how afraid of difficulties, no matter how strange he feels, when he sees Li Shixian and Guo Yuzhi, he can’t help but feel close...
She just feels... so incredible?
My son is really gifted with divine wisdom?
Seeing the brothers walking this way, Guo Yuzhi took a slight breath: "Go in first, and then talk slowly..."
How could it be possible to "speak later"?
Guo Cunxin shook his head like a wave: "Don't ask me, I won't tell you if you ask me..."
As Guo Yuzhi raised his eyebrows, Guo Cunxin's instinct was aroused and he actually shivered in fear.
This is a result of being bullied since childhood and being conditioned...
No matter how frightened he was, his face turned pale, Guo Cunxin still gritted his teeth: "Chengzhi didn't let me tell you. If you have the ability, you can ask him...don't force me...don't force me, even if you kill me, I won't tell you."
..."
Does Guo Yuzhi find it strange?
Why did Guo Cunxin become so courageous all of a sudden?
Also, what tricks did his son use to make his younger brother, who had always been submissive to him, dare to disobey him?
What do you think your son can do?
Thinking of the secret he just learned, Guo Cun's confidence went cold.
Sooner or later, the news will reach the ears of Li Shixian and Guo Yuzhi, it doesn’t matter whether they say it sooner or later.
Just in time, this incident can also be used to point out Li Shixian: Don't treat Li Chengzhi like a bastard...
His eyes were cold, and he put it next to Guo Yuzhi's ear: "Hu Cishi is dead..."
Guo Yuzhi paused subconsciously: I heard that, it seems that he was shot through the throat and died... But I asked you about your son, what are you talking about?
Could it be...
Her face suddenly turned pale, and before she even opened her mouth, she heard Guo Cunxin say: "Outside the city, in order to avenge Li Bai, Chengzhi killed the county Wei Jiang in front of tens of thousands of city residents and soldiers.
Let..."
Guo Yuzhi's delicate body trembled.
Wasn't Guo Cunxin hinting to himself: Hu Shichang was killed by Chengzhi?
How is that possible?
Where did he get such courage?
This happened just two hours ago. Even Guo Cunxin, who just came from Anwu, knew about it. What about the others?
Where is Xi Kangsheng?
She gritted her silver teeth and looked at Li Chengzhi approaching in disbelief: "Does he still dare to kill his uncle?"
"Where did you think you were?" Guo Cunxin couldn't laugh or cry. "There are many people who can guess about this matter, including Xi Zhenshou. Do you have to go to Chengzhi to silence them? What I mean is that many things are very relevant, so try not to ask.
...I also want to remind my brother-in-law not to ask..."
The stakes are too high...
Guo Yuzhi almost fainted.
She grabbed Guo Cunxin's arm tightly and asked in a hissing voice: "Is it possible that he will be like Huaide..."
Do you mean to rebel?
Guo Cunxin sighed secretly.
More than that?
No matter how much your brother-in-law is thinking about you, no matter how eager you are, he is still at the stage of imagination, but your son has not only started to do it, but he is already quite capable...
Sighing in his heart, Guo Cunxin didn't reveal anything on his face and comforted in a low voice: "Don't worry, we haven't reached that point... We are afraid that our brother-in-law will still have obsessions and force Chengzhi to take this road..."
Us?
"Who else?" Guo Yuzhi stared at Guo Cunxin.
"It's the second brother... Chengzhi has received a lot of help from him, so the second brother knows a lot..." Guo Cunxin pondered for a moment and then said, "So Chengzhi intends to marry the eldest brother's daughter Jingmo as a concubine..."
My son has even decided on his own marriage?
Fortunately, I'm just a concubine...
Thinking again about Chengzhi's murder of Hu Shichang, even Xi Kangsheng knew about it, but there seemed to be no trouble?
Guo Yuzhi was in a state of confusion. Looking at Li Chengzhi who was already at his side, tears welled up in his eyes again.
"Don't worry, your brother-in-law won't..."
After being trapped for seven or eight years, Li Shixian's spirit was polished away.
With such a large family including wives, concubines, children, and grandchildren, how could Li Shixian not take care of it?
She responded in a low voice, quietly wiped away her tears, smiled on her face, and grabbed Li Chengzhi's arm: "Your father must be impatient. He must go to the ancestral hall to burn incense first..."
Seeing the two of them looking like this, Li Chengzhi had already made a lot of guesses.
He sighed slightly and said in a low voice: "I have made my mother worried... Don't worry, I have a sense of discretion..."
Looking at Li Chengzhi, who was calm and calm, as if he was even calmer than Li Shixian, Guo Yuzhi's panic suddenly disappeared. He smiled with tears in his eyes and nodded heavily: "Well..."
……
The Li Family Ancestral Hall is not big, but it has a lot of everything.
At the top is the tablet of the founder Li Xun.
Both Li Song and Guo Cunxin have mentioned it more than once, and Li Chengzhi already knows what he should know.
His ancestors are no longer known, but when there are records, Li Xun's ancestors have lived in Anding, their ancestral county, and passed down the "Han Shi" (Book of Songs) to their family. There were many great Confucians who gave lectures, and their descendants and their children became officials.
Quite a few.
At that time, the Li family was truly a scholarly family member, a family of great Confucians...
By the time of Emperor Guangwu, Li Xun had started his career as a meritorious official in Yingchuan County, and had served successively in Liangzhou, serving as censor, holding the Order of Youzhou (imperial envoy), and serving as governor of Yanzhou.
Later, he took charge of Wuwei and assisted General Dou Xian in pacifying the Huns. This was when Dou Xian was "Yan Ran Jin Shi". Due to disagreements, he was later framed. After the war, everyone else was rewarded, but only Li Xun was demoted.
The governor of Zhangye was eventually dismissed from office.
He rose again a few years later and moved to the position of governor of the Western Regions. Envoy Chijie was in charge of the Western Regions. When he was 60 years old, he was demoted and dismissed from office.
After that, he lived in seclusion in the countryside, giving lectures, and lived until he was ninety-six...
Since then, the ancestral home of the Li family has experienced ups and downs, and its brilliance has never faded, but its inheritance has never been cut off.
Including Li Qi, who turned literature into martial arts and became an official with military merit. Although he no longer lectures, his literary quality is really not low.
So even though the Li clan members are tall and thick, most of them look like beasts, there are quite a few who are really literate.
When Li Chengzhi first traveled through time, children could be seen everywhere in Zhuangzi memorizing and reciting poems. Some of the smarter ones actually produced decent poems.
People like Li Feng and Li Shi are special cases, and there are really only a few who are willing to learn even if they are beaten...
Li Chengzhi bowed respectfully three times and lit three sticks of incense.
Seeing his son who was getting taller and taller, and whose appearance was so many floors higher than him, Li Shixian felt mixed emotions.
I have finally grown old, and I never imagined that my son would be so outstanding after he became wise?
With a son like this, what more could a father ask for?
And if he hadn't harmed him, Chengzhi would have behaved like this two or three years ago.
And now he is seventeen. Li Chengxue, who is one year younger than him, already has a wife and a concubine, a son and a daughter, but Chengzhi has not even asked for a concubine?
The more he thought about it, the more regretful he became, and Li Shixian choked up: "It was because of my father that I hurt you..."
"Father's words are serious!" Li Chengzhi sighed slightly, "How can you know that this is a blessing in disguise?"
Li Shixian's eyes suddenly lit up.
That's right...if it hadn't been like that, how could my son have achieved what he has today?
It's all due to chance...
Over the past four years, the depression that had accumulated in my chest was completely gone, and I felt indescribably happy.
Li Shixian looked at Li Chengzhi eagerly, as if to say: Son, you are so good at talking, why not talk more?
Li Chengzhi didn't know what to say, so he just reminded him softly: "Father, Sima and uncle are still waiting in front..."
"Oh..." Li Shixian reacted fiercely and said as he walked out, "I see that you are fine. As my father is happy today, you must have a few more drinks with me..."
How many more drinks?
How is it possible...
Li Chengzhi sighed in his heart, thought for a while, and whispered: "Father, change to a plain seat!"
"Primary banquet?"
Li Shixian was shocked and almost blurted out "Who is dead?"
When he saw Li Chengzhi in front of him, he reacted suddenly: As long as his son is alive, he is not afraid of anyone who dies...
For some reason, Li Chengzhi felt guilty when he met Li Shixian's gaze and lowered his head involuntarily: "Li Song, Li Liang and other clan members have all gone to the disaster..."
All members of the clan...are in danger?
Li Shixian's vision went dark and he almost fell over: "All dead?"
Li Chengzhi lowered his head and tried his best to pretend to be sad: "Only...the ones my father saw just now..."
He was referring to Li Rui and other personal guards, only a few dozen of them... I originally thought that even if Li Shixian wouldn't fall headlong, he would be like a widower.
Unexpectedly, like a thunderstorm, I suddenly heard Li Shixian roar: "Fart!"