Chapter 4 Old General

In Li's house, an old man in a beautiful brocade robe sat in the middle hall, with white eyebrows and white beards. Although he was old, his eyes were still as sharp as eagles. Although he did not wear armor and hang knives, the old general sat there with a hegemony that can only be killed by thousands of troops and horses! To achieve this position, most of the Cang navy is by no means a general person. The old general not only governs the army and fights against the first-class, but also mediate with the imperial capital temple. Surviving the chaos of the first year of Emperor Fanyang Mingwen 20 years ago, not only preserved the official position, but even divided the land of the three fat counties in the southwest. There is a hidden trend of China, but it is enough to be called a miracle that the imperial family can't handle it.

The old man held the jade wrench on his thumb and sat straight on a Pearwood Taishi chair, looking as solemn as a knife. The face is full of old wrinkles, but the momentum is the same as before. Behind him, the two rows of bodyguards with knives were uniformly dressed in Cang navy-style light armor, standing like a rock. One hand pressed on the knife around his waist, and the other hand was hidden in his sleeves, but he could see an inch of dark crossbow arches protrude out. The old man's personal defense warriors were ** for more than ten years to survive. Whether it was battlefield or scouting and killing, it was super first-class. It was also the old man's hasty departure this trip that temporarily transferred such warriors from the Cang navy as a guard!

Although he occupied the anointed land of the three counties of the empire and had 150,000 elite soldiers, he was even more powerful than the prince of the vassal. But most of the Cang navy is beautiful, but there are many enemies, and most of them are provoked by the disappointing son. The old general has to be careful! As the only powerful general retained in the Great Purge of the Empire that affected the entire Fanyang Military Department 20 years ago, many people are greedy for his status and soldiers and horses!

After the powerful imperial general Yan in the unification of the Fanyang army was brutally cut down by the royal family, several major military departments of Fanyang collapsed. Ao Yu's long shot was taken over as the royal family, arching the land of the capital, and the ghost department was divided and disbanded. A few cavalry were scraped by several imperial ministers to serve as a guard of honor, only the Cang navy of 150,000. The soldiers and horses were preserved. It can be said that the Cang navy was only an army symbolically left by the royal family in those years to show that the empire had both civil and military skills, and the literati and generals in the world were among the hubs of your imperial family!

Those short-sighted guys in the imperial capital shouted from time to time that the navy was going to rebel. General Li should hold back his anger every time he heard these rumors! Although the Cang navy has 150,000 soldiers and horses, it is basically a sailor. Can it still drive a shark-tooth fighting ship along the You River all the way to the imperial capital? Those national supervisors in the imperial capital, the sour and corrupt literary students of Huangmenting and so on are not good at governing the country. The ability to poke the spine with sharp words is no less than the ability of a warrior to kill people with a knife, and there is no blood when killing people!

Maybe as the former emperor said in those years, there was no name general after Cang Yan, and no virtuous after the middle hall!

But once the emperor and the courtiers, these loyal ministers who made supreme achievements in the hands of the previous emperor came to the eyes of the current emperor, they were not even as good as the donkey who unloaded and killed the donkey! In the chaos of the first year of Emperor Ming, three of the four Shangzhu Kingdoms were killed and one fled. Fanyang's army was destroyed. A wave of old ministers who should kill those who should be dismissed their posts and those who should be dismissed, kill people and kill their hearts!

Li Siam can survive the turmoil 20 years ago and preserve the military rank and power. The Cang navy can be retained. I have to say that the old general is very capable.

After the turmoil, the royal family did not seem to be willing to kill him. They drove the whole Cang navy to the three counties in the southwest, made him the capital, and allowed him Li Siam to wear armor and wear a knife to go to the palace and ride a horse into the imperial city - Huang Enhuang! Emperor Mingchan abused and killed the old ministers who followed the former emperor with one hand. Before the blood was dry, he held out Haohuang's kindness with the other hand and poured it on the surviving ministers who trembled for the rest of their lives after the disaster - his face became fast!

Maybe the world thought that it was not easy for the royal family to finally see how hard it was for these old ministers to shed blood and ministers to shed tears, but the old general who suffered the most well-being of the royal family was cold. From the words of the royal family, he understood the idea of Huangfu Mingchan's idea that the Cang navy was maintained by him alone. The empire had not been at war for nearly 20 years, and the whole sea The army is supported by the prestige of him, a unified man. But he is nearly 60 years old. He has suffered from serious illness for many years, leaving endless future problems. How many years have he had a good life? And all kinds of absurd acts of his son Li Qingqi are famous in the empire. The mud can't hold the wall, and he is by no means the master of carrying the flag of the Li family of the Cang navy!

There is no successor to the navy!

The royal family was waiting for him to die of Li Siam's death. The whole Cang navy was shocked and collapsed. The royal family took the opportunity to take back the plastered land of the three counties in the southwest and removed the last cancer on the imperial territory - the royal family really covered the sky with one hand on the vast map of Fanyang!

He Li Xian is afraid. When he dies, not to mention the end of those robes that have left his hometown after fighting for more than 30 years, he, his beloved son for a lifetime, will not be killed by the royal family?

Thinking of this, the old general's loose hand on the master's chair suddenly clasped the armrest like an eagle's claws, and the back muscles of the old-fashioned hand burst out. Unexpectedly, it was raw into the solid pear wood, and the wood chips cracked and splashed.

The old general suddenly smiled, and the wrinkles on his face were messy in an instant, with a ferocious and terrible expression. He said, "Am I, Li Siam, an old man sitting and waiting to die? Royal family, is the royal family great?

When the dozen bodyguards with knives behind him heard the words, they looked as usual and still stood upright like a rock and were unmoved.

It can be seen that the Cang navy, whose surname is Li, obeys most of the troops and does not respect the imperial edict.

The old general's face suddenly eased, the white sword eyebrows softened, and the ferocious look on his face became peaceful and loving - seeing his only son was the most reassuring thing in the world.

Li Qingyu's face was full of trembling, looked up at his father's look, and hurriedly lowered his head, and walked quickly, all the way through the middle courtyard of the lobby of the front room to the middle hall where his father was located. Seeing that my father's face was not very fierce, I was secretly relieved. Fortunately!

"Father, why did you come suddenly?" Li Qiuer gasped and patted her chest and said.

The old general's sharp eyes followed his son's face, to the woman's lip marks on his neck, and then to **'s chest. His lips and beard trembled slightly, and his face was gloomy.

Li Qingqi quickly stretched out his hand to wipe off the rouge on his side neck, sorted out the luxurious satin robe, bit the tip of his tongue, and grinned with pain. His head, which was drowsy by wine, could finally wake up. His handsome face was full of sheep-like smiles. He bent down and asked, "Dad, it's good to send a military hunter at home. Zi went back by himself. How can he drive his father to come so far in person!"

The old general stared straight at his son's increasingly guilty eyes, which was actually aggressive and unyielded, and his face was terrible.

Li Qingqi stepped forward, stood behind his father, gently beat his father on the shoulder with both hands, and smiled, "Don't worry about your son. Your son is doing well in Shangji City. He will go back when he is ready to finish the year. By the way, he will bring you some snow fox Qiuzi, a specialty of the far north grassland... This fox Qiu is difficult to buy, and snow fox is rare. See, I have to use the little fox that has just grown new down. The hair on the old fox is too thick and not soft. More than 20 little fox skins can barely make up a coat... It took a lot of effort for my son to make up so many snow fox fur. Hey hey, you must like it..."

The old man's expression eased a little.

Li Qingqi hurriedly squatted down, stretched out his hand and kneaded his father's knee, and smiled gently. "Father, you fought all year round when you were young, branded the root of the disease on your legs. These years have been cold, and your legs have been painful! That fox Qiuzi is warm and nourishes his legs. My son is going to invite the best textile craftsman to make you a good fox Qiu jacket, which is beautiful and warm. At the end of the year, you will go to the imperial capital and walk in the literary and martial arts of the Man Dynasty. You will definitely be jealous of those guys who oppose us!"

The old man suddenly smiled, with a loving face, reached out and stroked his son's face, narrowed his eyes, like a full wolf, and said, "Dad hasn't seen you for many days. Take the opportunity to scare you. Look at you scared... It's okay, come on, son, sit down and say! Let's have a good chat!"

Li Qingqi was relieved and straightened up. He was still cautious, with a meek smile on his face and sat stiffly in the chair next to him, but he did not dare to sit comfortably. He half pulled his buttocks hanging in the air, his waist was straight, his hands on his knees, and his eyes were uncertain.

The old man waved his hand to withdraw from the warrior with a knife behind his back and said with a smile, "Naturally, don't be nervous when you see Dad. What's there to be nervous between our father and son!"

Li Qiuer nodded with a smile, still did not dare to relax, and her back was tense and straight.

"Kill a reckless man? It's not a big deal. The owner of Shangji City and I also have some friendship and have already said hello.

Li Qingqi really relaxed, breathed a long sigh of relief, and the smile on his face was more natural.

"Son, you have reached the top, and you are already a unique figure. In the future, don't compete with these unknown little people. Not to mention losing your identity, you have to be poked by others to say that we are wrong. Those useless scholars like to swear at the locust. When they really scold, they scold together with their father, and the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Dad is still going to be poked to the spine at such an old age. He has made great achievements in fighting all his life, but he is not guaranteed to have a good holiday when he is old, alas..." The old general sighed.

"In the past, you fought with the children of those rich valves and competed with each other. Even if people died, my father was happy - who let my son be more expensive than them? They want to compare? That's worse than them! We have to continue to fight, which is nothing more than pulling backing mountains to compete with the power of their fathers. We will accompany them. One 150,000 Canghai army drown them with a mouthful of saliva! Last year, the eldest son of Lingnan County's guard's family was hit by your horse. His father cried like a woman, saying that he had to write a book for his father. He had to peel off his father's armor. Ha ha, his father's scouts intercepted him for half a year without sending a memorial to the three counties in the southwest. Who let his son want to suppress me? Is your son amazing? This doesn't deserve it!" The old man said negatively that his love for this only son has really reached the point of lawlessness!

Li Qingyu was really relieved. He smiled, reached out and took an untimely Bauhinia grape from the table, threw it into his mouth, and said vaguely, "My son has nothing to do, so he can only rely on the prodigal family to give you an old face. Hey hey, sometimes you have to make trouble. You are sorry to clean up the mess..."

"Do you know why Dad came from the southwest in a hurry!" The old general's words changed.

"What's wrong?" Li Qingqi heard the unusual meaning in his father's tone, put away his presumptuous look and became respectful again.

"Princess Ningzheng escaped from the palace and is coming to Shangji City. If it is fast, she may have entered the city..."

"Princess Ning Zheng? Huangfu Ningzheng? Your Majesty's youngest daughter? It's none of our family's business. Let her father worry about his daughter... Besides, once the queen can't suffer grievances in Fanyang, maybe it's because the palace is too stuffy to breathe, just like her son who came out of the three southwest counties for fun!" Li Qingyu lost another grape into his mouth, and the juice splashed as he spoke. He wiped it casually and asked with a flattering smile, "Dad, eat grapes...?"

The old general tried his best to breathe gently and resisted his helpless anger at this unruly son. Son, you should listen carefully to what Dad will say to you next! The rise and fall of the Li family of our navy depends on the next two years..."

"Listen... Dad, you say!" Li Qingqi rarely takes it seriously.

"Your Majesty intends to marry the youngest princess to a seed brother of the empire to repair the rift between the royal family and the imperial army during the chaos of the first year of Mingchan 16 years ago. At present, there are two influential generals in the imperial military department. One is the son of Yin Cangyan, the general of the imperial palace, Yin Zhe, and the other is you.

"Puff... Who the fuck is this?" Li Qingyu spit out a mouthful of grapes and cursed.

"I found out the news from the spies in the imperial capital that the person who proposed this idea to your majesty was Lu Miaobai, the son of Lu Zhongtang, who fled for 16 years and returned to his country. He has now been awarded the title of Yuehuahou of the Imperial Palace. In recent years, the frequent changes in imperial policies have also come from this person. His wrist is sharper than that of Lu Zhuguo, but His Majesty gravied this person so much that he almost obeyed. General Yan, who has been dismissed for 16 years, reorganized the disbanded ghost department, established a cavalry army, increased investment in the development technology, and imposed heavy taxes on merchants. Half of the empire's finances were directly invested in the construction and recovery of the army, which has not yet been included in the construction of the post road, the cultivation of excellent war horses, and the improvement of warriors. Family pension, money to hoard food and high-quality metal and iron... Ah, do you know what these signs mean?

Li Qingqi heard that he was a dung bellied ditch. How could he understand these military and political affairs? He didn't understand them and didn't bother to think about them carefully. He just felt that it was enough for his father to deal with these laborious things. He smiled and said, "The royal family is just looking for trouble and is full of food. If you don't live a good life in peace and prosperity, how can you explain these useless troubles besides being full?"

"That's right, if the royal family is full and has nothing to do, Dad will not bother to pay attention to it. Just manage one mu and three cents of land in our three southwest counties. If you get into the muddy water of the royal family, there is no reason to retreat completely! But, where does the empire have nothing to do? It is clearly the rhythm of emergency preparedness to deal with foreign enemies!" The old general sat up, looked at his son and said, "You just said that these things are useless. They are not useful for us in Fanyang. Except for the Japanese pirates in the East China Sea, the southwest barbarians have been suppressed by our Cang navy. There is no place in the empire to use a large number of troops! Fanyang's future enemies come from the west and north..."

"I know this. Mengyang is in the west and the far north barbarians are in the north. Why is it possible that Fanyang wants to fight with the northern barbarians in Mengyang?" Li Qingqi showed a solemn look for the first time.

"I'm not sure! The whole imperial aristocracy felt that the rain was coming, and the royal policies made them breathless. Maybe they were really going to fight..."

The old general said in a low voice, "The royal family is now anxious to hold the army firmly in its hands, but when His Majesty Mingchan first came to power 16 years ago, he killed the Fanyang military system. The whole army system was destroyed, and it was easy to rebuild. If not, how could His Majesty Mingchan be willing to give up his favorite little daughter, Princess Ning Zheng? However, on the other hand, abandoning a daughter can repair and ease the relationship between the royal family and the military system, which is not a big loss. If you give up more capital, you can get much results. You have never had time to glove the truth of the white wolf. You have become the royal relative, and you are still worried about not being able to bless your descendants, and you are worried that the royal family will come back after the event. Kill the donkey the next time?"

Li Qingqi sneered, "The royal family is slapping in the face. Why didn't you think that there would be a place to use the army in the future when it was killed 16 years ago? Now you regret it? Even my daughter has to be sent out. She deserves it!"

"You can't say that. Marrying Your Majesty's daughter and becoming a son-in-law is equivalent to being tied to the chariot of the royal family, and climbing branches and bearing fruit with the royal family. There is no reason to retreat. The royal family seems to have abandoned a princess, but it is equivalent to clenging the lifeline of the military system! When officials reach the level of their father and General Yan, it is difficult to make progress. Unless the achievements are really outstanding, they can bless their descendants. You don't know martial arts and don't know anything about war. It's difficult to successfully take over the 150,000 navy! But it will be much easier to climb up the towering tree of the royal family! Dad can have his current position. He was killed on the horse for 30 years. You have no merit. How can you convince the regal warrior? If you want to keep the glory and wealth of the Li family, there is no other way but to cling to the royal family!" The old general said earnestly.

"Dad really want his son to marry Princess Ningzheng? The idea that the son is not married yet, and in case the princess grows crooked, the son will fall into his hands for the rest of his life! Besides, marrying the emperor's daughter is doomed to have three wives and four concubines. If the princess is ugly, father will bear to live with his son for the rest of his life? Li Qingqi said with a sad face.

"Ha--" The old general laughed loudly and almost burst into tears. This son's personality is really * unruly!

He whispered, "Let go of your heart, look at you like that! Princess Ningzheng is the most beautiful woman in Fanyang, but she has always lived in the palace. The world doesn't know the beauty of Princess Ningzheng. Dad promises you that as long as you see that woman, you will fall in love with her..."

Li Qingqi listened to this, smiled happily and said hurriedly, "That's up to see if his son has no other skills. He is born with a good skin, and it has always been a good show to make women admire him! As long as you meet Princess Ningzheng, you will always wait to be in-laws with your majesty!"

The old man smiled happily, but stared at his son's careless handsome face, without a smile and deep worry.