Li Dou, the wife of Duke Guo of Tang Dynasty, was the leader among girls. At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, when Yang Jian replaced Zhou Dynasty, Li Dou, who had not been married before, immediately told her father Dou Yi that the newly born Sui Dynasty was not attached to the people, the interests were not evenly distributed, and they were opposed to it. Yang Jian has a large number of people, and the generals loyal to the Yuwen clan just lack leaders. As the consort Dou Yi and the Dou family behind him, if they stand up and raise troops to quell the crisis, they will definitely be able to turn the tide. Her parents were frightened by her, so how could they dare to rebel against Sui? In desperation, she could only throw herself on the bed and cry, "I only regret that I am not a man and cannot save my uncle's family from danger."
At that time, the Yuwen family was on good terms with the powerful Turkic Khanate. If the Dou family listened to her words, raised an alarm, raised troops to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, and dragged Yang Jian and his direct line into the quagmire of civil war, the Yuwen family could borrow money from the Turks. Soldiers, jointly suppress Yang Jian, even if they can't overturn the situation in the end, they can still cause huge trouble to Yang Jian.
When chatting with Yang Ji, Mr. Li Dou actually kept trying in a silent way, but Yang Ji was completely different from the legendary strong and irritable man. He was neither proud of his merits nor deliberately avoided anything; This calm and calm way of dealing with people made her feel like she was facing a hedgehog with its thorns exploded, and she felt helpless and helpless.
When Yang Ji saw that Li Dou didn't mention anything serious, he would not take the initiative to ask. Thinking about it carefully, it was just Li Yuan who wanted to make multiple bets.
When Yang Guang mobilized the military and government in the north, the new officials he appointed were all "close" ministers who were military generals. After going out, they all took charge of military and political affairs. At that time, everyone thought that they were ready to attack the Turks. It also triggered debates about war and peace. However, when everyone could not calm down, Yang Guang took up the matter of downsizing the military government again. This also makes people think that the real purpose of the previous large-scale personnel transfer is for this matter, rather than fighting the Turks, and the new officials appointed are also prepared to streamline the military government.
Li Yuan used to be the young eunuch of the palace, but now he is the prefect and general manager of Shuofang County. The Shuofang County where he is now is the sphere of influence of the Guanlong noble Yuan sect. If he does something, Yang Guang will be happy, but he will also offend the Yuan clan; if he does nothing, the emperor will be unhappy, and the Yuan clan may not appreciate it. The thinking of Li Yuan and his family is clearly "I want the goods, but I don't want to give them the money." Although this is human nature, how can there be such a good thing in the world?
"Mingcuixuan is an industry started by the Li family. This time I participated in the oiran competition because of this girl Xi'er." Li Dou changed her mind. She took the hand of Gongsun Xi who was sitting on the embroidered pier and sighed. : "In the past few days since Xi'er came east, Yuan Min, the son of Yuan Taifu, has been causing trouble for Xi'er a lot!"
Through Li Dou's body language and these words, it seems that Zai's guess is wrong, and Gongsun Xi, whom Li Dou calls "Xi'er", may be the focus of the conversation, but what she said , just listen to it, don’t take it seriously: Yuan Min is knowledgeable and eloquent. Although he is more insidious and cunning, as a direct descendant of the Yuan family, he shoulders the mission of revitalizing and strengthening the family. He must have a clear goal himself.
This kind of elite children from famous families who have clear goals will not only work hard towards their goals, but also adhere to the way of life that "a gentleman does not stand behind dangerous walls" and "seek advantages and avoid disadvantages". Most of them will think twice before doing anything. , In addition, their family has never lacked concubines, maids, gold, silver and jewelry, so their immunity to gold, silver and beauty is beyond imagination.
Gongsun Xi was indeed a beauty with her beautiful appearance and graceful figure. If she had been a scum among the famous children, an ignorant and fearless child of the nouveau riche, he might have been obsessed with her and pestered her endlessly. But Yuan Min is a direct lineage elite trained by a top family, so he is obviously not this kind of person; if he really pestered him, he would probably pretend to be crazy and act stupid.
Yang Ji glanced at Gongsun Xi and said, "Son of Mr. Yuan Taifu, if Miss Gongsun has his protection, she no longer has to worry about being harassed."
Gongsun Xi: "..."
This indeed made sense, leaving her speechless.
Of course, the Li Dou family would not deceive Yang Ji about such a trivial matter, but it was true. However, the Li family did not know whether Yuan Min was really obsessed with Gongsun Xi, or whether he deliberately gave people the impression that he was the successor of the Yuan family. The illusion of no one. She took advantage of the situation and asked Gongsun Xi: "Xi'er, this isn't your first time seeing the king, is it?"
Gongsun Xi said: "Princess Leping met the king from a distance when she held a birthday banquet in Furong Garden. At that time, the king and Concubine Pei were assassinated by gangsters."
Yang Ji just smiled and said nothing.
Li Dou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Xi'er comes from the Gongsun family in Guanzhong, and it is said that she is somewhat related to your family."
The Gongsun family belonged to the Guanzhong gentry clan and was not large in size or strength. However, Yang Ji had never heard that he was related to the Gongsun family; he looked at Li Dou and listened quietly.
Just listen to Mrs. Li Dou continue to say: "The old lady of your mansion and Xi'er's grandmother are cousins who grew up together. They both came from Li's Pingliangfang in Longxi. Xi'er's father is the fourth son of the old lady, but he is not good at management. Tao, died young, and there were some disputes within the Gongsun family, and the old lady could not make the decision. The mother and daughter had nowhere to go and were forced to live outside. As the owner of the Li family's Pingliang house, Shu De, After hearing about this, he took the mother and daughter in."
Yang Ji's grandmother was indeed from Pingliangfang of the Li family in Longxi. He also believed that the information about Gongsun Xi was basically true because he found it out with just one check. There was no need for Li Dou to be tricky on this issue, but what does it have to do with your family? relation?
The Li family claimed to be descendants of Li Hao, King Wuzhao of Xiliang. Li Hao had ten sons, and the second son Li Xin was the later master of Xiliang. Li Xin had eight sons. His third son, Li Chong'er, defected to the Southern Dynasty and Liu Song Dynasty after the fall of the country and served as the governor of Runan. When the Northern Wei Dynasty attacked the Liu Song Dynasty, Li Chong'er surrendered to the city and became an official in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Because Li Chong'er's son Li Xi became a frontier general in Wuchuan Town, his family also moved here. Li Xi gave birth to Li Tianci, and Li Tianci gave birth to Li Qitou, Li Hu, and Li Qidou. Li Hu begat Li Bing, and Li Bing begat Li Yuan.
This seems very clear, but there is a serious missing link in the middle, that is, there is no Li Chong'er in reality, and his deeds are only told by the Li family themselves; the real Li Xi actually only originated from Xiangguo County A "shabby settlement" in Bairen County, the source of the prosperity of the Li family is Li Tianci, who is more talented than others.
It is true that there are many people who belong to famous families, and the Yang family is no exception, so no one has the right to speak of the eldest brother, not the second brother; but like the Li Yuan family, money drives away good money, and the Li family in Longxi regards itself as the head of Pingliangfang. Yes, but it is unique. So Yang Ji, who was also a "bad coin", sounded embarrassed for Li Dou in front of him.
Li Dou is actually a little embarrassed, because this life experience can deceive other people, and the declining Pingliangfang orthodox neither dares nor will object or speak out, but he mentioned this in front of a powerful and sensible person like Yang Ji. , something is wrong.
She added: "Xi'er is extremely talented in swordsmanship, so she learned sword dancing! Since the Oiran Competition can promote the promotion of Han culture, it is said that it will be held next year. Our Mingcuixuan also participated and asked Neng Ge Xi'er, who is good at dancing and swordsmanship, represents Ming Cuixuan to participate in the competition."
This is a tactful explanation that the Li family did not treat Gongsun Xi badly, and it also means that their purpose in participating in the competition is to promote cultural development. But Yang Ji knew that what she valued was the money tree of the oiran and the right to host the next session.
When he was talking with Zheng Lun, Zhang Liang and others, he learned that the brothel that won this year would get the right to host it next year. This year's organizer, Xiuyunge, first made a large sum of money from consumers during the Oiran Competition, and then was able to share half of the rewarded brands' money.
With this year's successful experience, there will definitely be more ways to make money in the coming year. Everyone is working hard for this. As long as they win this year's Oiran crown, they can use the name of Oiran to attract a large number of admiring consumers. Spend money, and then make a lot of money in the name of the organizer during the competition.
Li Dou invited him here and talked about the relationship between Gongsun Xi and himself. He must have taken a fancy to his connections and power, as well as the money in the pockets of the elders who could decide the outcome. Then he wants to be taken advantage of, or Gongsun Xi's shill. As long as he spends a lot of money later, the elders in Yajian who want to establish diplomatic relations with him will definitely follow and promote Gongsun Xi to the position of leader. As for Shen Yue, who appeared last, no matter how talented she was, the bosses would not dare to "go against" her or give her a sign.
Thinking of this, Yang Ji said to Gongsun Xi: "As the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later. If Mrs. Gongsun does this, she will definitely become a blockbuster later..."
After a pause, he continued: "Young Master Yuan smiled to win over the beauty. He probably spent a lot of money to buy gold medals to support Lady Gongsun, so as to help Lady Gongsun win the first place in one fell swoop."
Gongsun Xi and Li Xiuning were of low moral character and could not tell what was good or bad. However, Li Dou knew that Yang Ji had noticed her intentions and was just using Gongsun Xi to say that she could not afford to lose. She quickly said: "Since your Majesty has noticed, My intention, then I don’t need to beat around the bush. In fact, I have great confidence in Xi’er, and I don’t even bother to use such dishonorable means to help her win the title. The main reason is that Xiuyun Pavilion broke the rules first, and they already had people buying them in the first round The sign was given away.”
"The reason why this round of competition has become so long is actually the result of discussions between all parties. The implication is that during the interval, whoever has strong connections and pays more money will be the leader. "
Yang Ji suddenly said: "Xiuyun Pavilion will take half of the reward first. Once you compete with Xiuyun Pavilion for more money, won't you suffer a huge loss?"
"I also know this, but there is no other way!" Li Dou said with a bitter smile: "Compared to here, we are already in a difficult position with the Xiao family's Lanting Pavilion and the Jingzhao Du family's Caiwei Pavilion. If we are afraid of fighting, If you are timid and avoid war, your reputation will plummet, but Xiuyun Pavilion can take advantage of the situation to grow stronger."
Hearing this, Yang Jixin said that before state control, the competition between the agencies behind artists was really intense! He pondered for a long time and then asked: "But I don't know who is the proprietor behind Xiuyun Pavilion?"
"Su Xiangjia!" Li Dou announced his name, looked at Yang Ji, and said solemnly: "Our Li family is fighting for a breath and a name, and we don't care about money. I will give it to Xi later." The Li family will return all the money from the son's brand to the king. Regardless of whether he wins the title in the end, the Li family will be extremely grateful."
The implication is that our Li family wants to be famous, so it doesn't matter if we lose some money, and the profits will go to you, Yang Ji. In the end, it is the elders in the big room who pay the bill.
Yang Ji asked Li Dou again: "But I don't know what Miss Gongsun's song is?"
Li Dou said: "The music played by Xi'er is also "Ambush from Flying Daggers", but compared to the pure music played by Du Lixue of Caiwei Tower, it has more battle formation dances adapted from the formation-breaking dance of King Lanling; the music and dance are coordinated, and the battle The formations are interspersed, and the effect is far superior to that of the opponent."
"As long as Lady Gongsun performs well, I won't be stingy." Yang Ji also knew that during the expedition to Goguryeo, Su Wei was messing with him in the court, which angered Su Wei who was already dissatisfied with Su Wei. Yang Guang, who could cause him trouble and displeasure at this time, naturally had no reason to refuse. The most important thing was that the windfall he was about to obtain fell into the category of taking money without repaying the law, and there was no psychological pressure at all when picking it up.
In the end, the proceeds can be given to Xiao Ying, and then donated to the fallen soldiers by Xiaolin Temple. It can be said that Cheng has accomplished multiple things with one stone.
Li Dou was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"It's okay!" Yang Ji also stood up and said, "It's getting late. Miss Gongsun needs to prepare. I'll go back first."
With the decision made, he stopped talking nonsense and left here with Zhang Chuchen and Murong Xianyue.
After sending Yang Ji away, Li Dou arranged for Gongsun Xi to go and make preparations, and then didn't care about anything else.
In an instant, she and her daughter Li Xiuning were the only ones left in the room. Seeing that her daughter was unhappy, Mrs. Li Dou picked up the tea cup and took a sip. She looked at her unhappy daughter in a leisurely manner, frowned and asked: "Sanniang, where did you learn the etiquette I taught you? The guests have left. Not only did you not give it away, but you made an ugly face, are you such a human being?"
Li Dou and her husband had been away from home for a long time in these years. The only child they had with them was Li Shimin. They didn't care about Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, and Li Xiuning at all. They left all the family affairs and family matters to Li Jiancheng. As a result, Li Jiancheng became the father in the eyes of his younger brothers and sisters, while his mother was the kind and loving Wan Yiniang.
As for their parents who occasionally go home to visit relatives, they are very strange and distant in their minds, but they miss them very much. They even think that their parents are better and more kind than their brothers and aunts. But their mother finally took care of them at home, but her behavior was completely different from the mother they imagined -
After my mother came back, she would strictly control everything. If they made the slightest mistake, they would be severely punished. This caused Li Xiuning and others to lose their freedom all of a sudden. In addition, they did not have much affection for their mother, and they were punished too much. They even implicated their eldest brother Li Jiancheng and their kind aunt Wan, so slowly they began to reject them. He thought about his biological mother and wished that she would leave with his father so that they could go back to their original lives.
Among them, the one who received the most punishment was Li Xiuning, who was a girl but did not have the qualities of a girl. She used to be like a boy, wielding swords and fighting all day long. After Li Dou came back, he would control her according to women's standards.
She originally didn't like women's education, but women were subject to far more restrictions than men. Li Xiuning, who was used to being wild, was targeted by her mother, and life became difficult. But she didn't want to admit defeat, so she started fighting, thinking of ways to make her mother uncomfortable and unhappy.
Li Dou felt guilty because she owed her children, so she was very tolerant and reasonable at first, but the more reasonable she was, the less Li Xiuning liked to hear it, and she always led Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, and Li Zhiyun to 'rebel', so she had no choice but to Over time, mother and daughter have become "both disgusted with each other" due to power and oppression.
The incident that caused Li Xiuning to collapse was that when Li Dou had no way to cure Li Xiuning or make her virtuous, she actually had Yang Ji killed and given two war horses to her. Li Dou's original intention was to break up her Her desire to learn martial arts will recover after a period of time. This is also the common way of thinking of all parents in this era, and it cannot be considered special.
However, she didn't know Li Xiuning's dream, nor did she know that when Yang Ji gave Li Xiuning his war horse, he followed Li Xiuning's wish and casually encouraged her to learn martial arts. He also said that as long as she learned martial arts and war well, he would go to Liangzhou to become a female general. So for Li Xiuning, Li Dou killed his friends, his dreams and hopes.
When she faced her "idol" just now, the reason why she didn't speak was actually because she felt guilty, and she had no face to face Yang Ji who had high hopes for her, supported her in pursuing her dreams, and gave him a war horse as a gift.
After listening to her mother's words, Li Xiuning was secretly angry. I'm not even a human being, right?
"What are you asking? Are you mute?" Mrs. Li Dou couldn't cure this extremely rebellious daughter, and she also had a big headache. And because she always caused trouble for herself, mother and daughter were less polite when communicating in private. It's like facing an enemy.
Li Xiuning listened to the whole conversation between her mother and Yang Ji. When she heard that Yang Ji was willing to help cheat for money, she felt that her faith had collapsed. She said a little depressed: "I am a little disappointed with King Wei. He actually cheated for money. Promise to help you cheat."
"Aside from rebelling against me and causing trouble for me, what do you know?" Mrs. Li Dou glanced at her daughter and said calmly: "King Wei is not a greedy and lustful person at all. He has almost all his money." It was donated to the families of the fallen soldiers. The so-called Royal Women's Foundation is actually supported by Prince Wei's Palace. If he gets this money, he will definitely donate it."
"For him, as long as he can help ordinary people and soldiers, he can do anything. As for his own reputation, he doesn't care at all."
When Li Xiuning heard this, his eyes suddenly shone, and his energy seemed to have returned.
Fortunately, she was disappointed and heartbroken just now, but it turned out that the truth turned out to be like this!
It's really despicable.
"Buying people's hearts is also his great strength." Mr. Li Dou finally said.
Li Xiuning scoffed, not believing it at all. She felt that her mother was judging and slandering her "idol" based on her own villainy. a>vas>div>Scan the QR code to download Red Sleeves and join Xiaoxiang to receive benefits. Newcomers can read for free for a limited time div>div>div>
