After a long silence, Pei Shiju withdrew his extremely oppressive eyes, returned to the state of Gu Jing Wubo, and said in an affirmative but helpless tone: "I have always planned well, and I have a backup plan for everything. Already prepared.”
Li Shan sneered and said, "Actually, it's nothing. I just asked my personal guards to prepare a trip to hear the news."
Even though Pei Shiju was an old fox, he couldn't help but move the corner of his mouth, completely exposing his weakness in front of his opponent. This feeling was really uncomfortable.
Since he visited Pei Mansion today, Li Shan had no intention of lying and continued: "Since the end of the Later Han Dynasty, there have been wars among the Three Kingdoms for nearly a hundred years, and then the division of the North and the South for hundreds of years. As a result, aristocratic families have become popular in the world. .”
"This is the case for countless children from aristocratic families. Such people have no thoughts of country or king. They only care about the lintel of the family and the inheritance through their heirs."
"Is not it?"
Although Pei Shiju could hear that the other party was insinuating his experience of traveling through the Four Kingdoms, he had to pinch his nose and remain silent, agreeing with the other party's point of view in his heart... Since the late Han Dynasty lost its authority, the country and the emperor could no longer have any protection. The only one who can protect him is his family. This is caused by the division of the world over hundreds of years.
As for Pei Shiju himself, the 80-year-old man still wants to join the Donggong sect, isn't it just for the sake of inheritance?
Now that the outcome of both sides is uncertain, will Pei Shiju choose to die together?
Pei Shiju said with low emotion: "In the early days of the Sui Dynasty, there were more than a hundred people in the Li family holding elephant wats, and their reputation was unparalleled. Unfortunately, except for Shen Guogong, there were only a few outstanding people..."
Li Shan interrupted with a smile: "Then why did Mr. Pei marry a daughter?"
"After Shen Guogong died of illness, his youngest son Li Jincai inherited the title. This man and Yu Wenshu were related by marriage." Pei Shiju snorted, "Who would have expected that they would turn against each other... let alone that you and Yu Wenshu would be inseparable now. "
Li Shan said casually: "There is nothing more surprising than this."
"Yes." Pei Shiju clicked his tongue and said, "I didn't expect that trash like Li Dewu would have such a Qilin..."
"I started from the Northern Qi Dynasty, and then went through the Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties, and traveled all over the world. I have never seen such a person in this life. Xue Sili is not as capable as you, and the King of Qin is a little less elegant than you."
Xue Sili refers to Xue Daoheng, the most famous poet in the Sui Dynasty, who was born in the Xue family in Hedong.
Li Shan smiled and said: "The younger generation has also admired Mr. Pei for a long time. This is true."
Pei Shiju nodded slightly. He had a strange feeling. After speaking, it seemed that the young man opposite had a deep understanding of him. This understanding was not superficial, but deep in his heart.
"Actually, there is no personal grudge between us."
Pei Shiju nodded in agreement with this sentence. In the final analysis, it was Li Dewu who made the move first, and Pei Shiju took over out of desperation because he regarded Li Shan as an ant that could be crushed to death at will... Who would have thought that an ant could overthrow someone bigger than himself? The burden is dozens of times heavier.
But Pei Shiju immediately said: "You can't be blamed for Dalang's death. I heard clearly that you were the one who snatched him out of the rebel army that day."
"But you also know that I can't blame you."
Li Shan nodded understandingly, "That's natural. He must not be able to shoulder such a responsibility."
"Yes." Pei Shiju sighed, patted his knee gently with his right hand, and suddenly asked: "Will you kill them all?"
Li Shan didn't seem surprised by the sudden change of topic. He chuckled without changing a word, "Will you kill everyone?"
In the long silence, the young man who was full of vitality and the old man who was dying looked at each other for a long time. Both of them knew what the other was thinking, so they also firmed up their decisions.
They are the same kind of people, in the words of later generations, they are all realists.
Neither of them will give up the initiative to the other party. They cannot guarantee, nor do they believe that the other party will guarantee that they will kill everyone.
They can't even guarantee whether they will break their promise and raise the butcher's knife.
Only by defeating the opponent, becoming the winner, and stepping on the corpse of the loser will you consider whether it is necessary to kill them all. The current promise has no meaning.
Pei Shiju said softly: "I only wish I had been born earlier."
Li Shan shook his head and said: "In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, although your Majesty was a little inferior to Emperor Wen, he still looked like an emperor. Your Highness, King Qin, even looked like a wise king. Born at this time, it was a man's ambition to make great achievements and unify the world."
If I had been born a long time ago, there was no Sui Dynasty at that time. Even if I was a descendant of a noble family, even if I was a time traveler, it is hard to say whether I could have fought my way out of the troubled times. If I was still a member of the Erzhu clan, I would have been able to escape with my life. Just be happy.
There was another long silence, and Pei Shiju asked tentatively: "Pei Shuying?"
To be fair, in this tragedy, the worst person is not Li Shan, who was abandoned by his father, nor Zhu, who was also abandoned by her husband. After all, Zhu still has a son to rely on. The worst person is Pei Shuying.
From being alone in the boudoir for more than ten years, to the joy of being reunited, to the despair after knowing the inside story, and finally to the resentment of his brother's tragic death and the whole family being in crisis... it is really the worst one.
And unlike ordinary women, Mrs. Zhu does not hate Pei Shuying, and even sympathizes with her.
Pei Shiju added: "No matter what, she can't do anything."
It is true. If the East Palace is defeated and Pei Shiju is unable to save himself, the eighty-year-old man will die soon. Pei Ji will definitely be repelled by Li Shimin... This is indeed the case in history. He was killed every two years.
By that time, Pei Shuying could do nothing.
Seeing Li Shan's silence, Pei Shiju added: "Your mother."
Li Shan raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay."
Generally speaking, killing all men is for men. Li Shan would not object to this exchange, and in fact he took advantage of it, because Pei Shuying's weight cannot be compared with that of Zhu, who is Li Shan. Shan Zai's only blood-related relative in the world... can be roughly compared to Pei Xuanji.
"Tomorrow, I will inform Princess Pingyang and His Highness King Qin."
"Okay." Pei Shiju did not object. If he lost, with His Highness King Qin and Princess Pingyang here, Li Shan would not attack Pei Shuying. If he won, with Princess Pingyang here, he would be able to protect the Zhu family.
Li Shanqu raised his fingers and tapped the desk, "Since it's clear, let's not do any more cunning things, otherwise don't blame the juniors for being unreasonable."
This obviously refers to Pei Shuying's chance encounter with Zhu at Dongshan Temple the day before yesterday. Pei Shiju shook his head and said, "I didn't know anything about it beforehand."
"If Mr. Pei said so, then this junior can only say..." Li Shan said expressionlessly: "If arsenic is mixed in the kitchen of Pei's house, this junior must have nothing to do with it."
How could it be a coincidence? My mother went to Dongshan Temple to offer incense on the first day of every month and visit Princess Nanyang at the same time. Dongshan Temple was located in Dongshan and had to pass through the Sun Moon Lake. Pei Shiju had spies in Zhuangzi.
This young man really doesn't have martial ethics. Pei Shiju secretly cursed. The noise in the kitchen the night before yesterday made him quite afraid. After thinking about it, he said: "It won't happen again, but I can't tell you."
This is something Li Shan can accept. It would be difficult even for Pei Shiju to have an informant in Sun Moon Lake. How could he just say it like that?
But this is also the main purpose of Li Shan's visit today. We all use our own methods, but we are not allowed to play dirty tricks. Otherwise, don't blame me for not following the rules.
Li Shan was about to leave when Pei Shiju suddenly said: "Have you heard about the great victory in Lingzhou?"
(End of chapter)
