Inside the Chengdu Imperial Palace.
"This Li Xian will use half of the national treasury at once?" Liu Chan looked at the memorials of Li Xian, Zhao Guang, and Zhao Tong in his hands in surprise. He was so surprised that he was speechless for a moment.
Huang Hao whispered from the side: "Your Majesty, I think this Li Xian thinks that your Majesty is not trusting him, so he came up with this idea."
Liu Chan's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this, and then asked: "Why does he feel so?"
"Li Xian had some scruples about the remarks made at the celebration banquet before about being a benevolent and wise king. The servant thought that he was imitating Wang Jian. By bringing half of the treasury's money, His Majesty would think that he was a greedy person. It is also for the Yizhou nobles to see, so as to dispel the doubts in His Majesty’s mind.”
Liu Chan burst out laughing after hearing this: "This Li Xian really doesn't know what I mean. If he can really do Wang Jian's work for me, why would I be reluctant to part with half of the treasury? It's just brothers Zhao Guang and Zhao Tong." Why did the two of them come to write a letter?"
Huang Hao replied: "Your Majesty, General Zilong has not been granted the title of Marquis yet. This is General Li Xian reminding Your Majesty. He is afraid that Your Majesty is busy with political affairs and has neglected it."
When Liu Chan heard this, he seemed to have suddenly realized: "Well, Huang Hao, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten that Uncle Zilong helped me save my life, so how could I not be granted the title of Marquis? Go and arrest Guo Youzhi immediately." Call me and ask him to come up with a posthumous name for my Uncle Zilong."
"I accept your orders." Huang Hao then slowly retreated.
At this moment, Li's house was almost in chaos.
"You kid, don't run away! Move your butt over here. If I don't spank you for a few years, your wings will become stiff, right?" Li Jun angrily waved the crutch in his hand non-stop, but his legs and feet were not very strong due to his age. He was so agile that he couldn't catch up with Li Xian, who was jumping up and down in Li's house now.
At this moment, Ms. Li was really hurriedly trying to smooth things over: "Okay, okay! Stop making trouble at home, we've already broken a few pots!"
"This little bastard, I have to break his legs. I worked so hard to find a list of these Yizhou rich families for him, tnnd, what is this thing you drew on these lists for me in the middle of the night?" Li Jun said angrily His hands began to shake, and he suddenly took out the list he had written yesterday. Li was also stunned when he saw it. It was full of incomprehensible graphics and symbols.
"Dad, you don't understand that those are things used in shipbuilding." Li Xian hid behind the pillar with his flexible body.
"Building a ship? I want you to build a ship? You first build a grandson for your father!" Li Jun was shaking with anger and hit the pillar with his cane.
"Master, stop fighting, stop fighting!" Several of Li's maids also heard the sound and came over to persuade, "If the fighting continues like this, the family will not be able to have lunch!"
"Eat, eat, eat! You know how to eat! This bastard is disobedient. Let alone eating, our family may even die!" Li Jun seemed to be even more angry.
When Mrs. Li heard this, she hurriedly blocked Li Jun's mouth: "Old man, don't talk nonsense. There are taboos."
"I'm so angry! I'm so angry! Come out, my father has something to say to you!" Li Jun seemed to have softened a bit and said.
Li Xian then came out from behind the pillar: "Dad, calm down, you have something to say!"
"I have nonsense to say! That's all, just listen to what your father has to say." After speaking, Li Jun calmed down the anger in his chest, but felt that the anger was still uncontrollable.
"First, it is well known that you have a feud with the Yizhou clan. Second, you are leading the troops alone this time. If it is true that the generals of Yizhou secretly formed a clique and disobeyed the general's orders, or even made false accusations to frame you , how can you protect yourself!" Li Jun had to say, "Earlier, when you were in Liangzhou, the Prime Minister protected you, and when you were in Chengdu, your Majesty protected you. Now that you go on an expedition, do you know that the three of them will become tigers? Originally, His Majesty personally protected you the day before yesterday. Coming out of the city to welcome you has already aroused public anger. Qin Mi and others have already impeached you, how should you protect yourself?"
After Li Jun finished speaking, he felt blood surge in his chest, and he felt like he couldn't breathe. Li Xian quickly stepped forward and pinched Ren Zhong, and then he calmed down.
Only then did Li Xian suddenly realize that the man in front of him was his father after all. No matter what the request was, the final result was just for his son to be safe. The battlefield was already extremely dangerous. If someone in the court stabbed him in the back again, he would be in trouble. I am afraid that I will really have no return and may even bring harm to my family.
"As a father, don't you know that being in love is what you want in your heart, so there's nothing you can do about it!" Li Jun let out a long sigh.
Li Xian had no choice but to help his father up, and Mrs. Li quickly gave him a wink, telling Li Xian to surrender quickly, otherwise she might really make his father angry to death.
Unexpectedly, Li Xian seemed to have suddenly figured it out and said: "Father, mother, I listen to you, but..."
Hearing this, Li Jun was so excited that he held Li Xian's arm and asked, "But what?"
Li Xian pondered for a while and said: "But you must be loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and support the family in the Northern Expedition."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Li Jun said three good words in a row, looked at Mrs. Li again, and said: "Madam, tonight we will kill the big fat pig at home that was not slaughtered during the New Year. We will roast the meat and eat it. We will also call the servants at home. Let's Let’s have a big banquet today.”
When Mrs. Li heard this, she also laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I will listen to you today."
Li Jun then stood up, dusted his sleeves, and said, "Go and call Rui'er over. I haven't seen her for a while, but I think about it."
Mrs. Li rolled her eyes: "My godson is also a grandson, right?"
"That's not true!" Li Jun laughed.
"Sir, Generals Zhao Guang and Zhao Tong would like to see you." The guard came in to report.
"Quick, quick, clean up the mess at home," Li Jun said, "so that others won't laugh at you."
Li Xian straightened his clothes, and then asked the guard to inform the two of them to come in: "Two junior brothers, why are you here?"
Zhao Guang cupped his hands and said: "Eldest brother, I came here today to express my gratitude. If it weren't for the fact that eldest brother asked us to write to His Majesty to request funding for shipbuilding, I'm afraid my father's posthumous title would not have been received yet."
Li Xian nodded when he heard this and said: "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, and it is normal for you to be negligent from time to time. What is the posthumous name of Master?"
Zhao Guang cupped his hands and said: "His Majesty asked Guo Youzhi to come to the palace to choose a character. At present, the character Shunping should be tentatively selected. He came here to seek our opinions."
"How can the word "Shunping" be the posthumous title of a military general? It must be rejected!" Li Xianyan said. Of course he knew that Zhao Yun was Shunping Hou in the original historical plane, but the portrayal of such a loyal and courageous general must be determined by Liu Chan's consideration of these wealthy families. He must strive for a decent career for General Zhao Yun, his master. posthumous title.
Zhao Guangyan said: "Does the elder brother have a better idea?"
Li Xian said: "In fact, we can try to fight for the word Wu."
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the two of them looked at each other. They felt that their senior brother seemed to be asking too much. Zhao Tong said: "Eldest brother, I'm afraid your majesty will not agree to this word "武". Now the prime minister is only the Marquis of Wuxiang. If If you really get this posthumous title with the word "武", I'm afraid these Yizhou generals will not accept it?"
"General Zilong followed the late emperor in the south and north in seventy-two battles without a single defeat. He even single-handedly saved the current emperor from an army of millions. He just wanted this posthumous title with the word "武", but he was not allowed. So these How should the general from Jingzhou handle himself?" Li Xian asked. I also sighed in my heart, if these two junior brothers dared to fight for something more, they would not let the master only get the posthumous title of Junping.
"Then how should we ask for instructions from His Majesty?" Zhao Guang asked.
"Tell the truth and tell Guo Youzhi directly that you want to win the posthumous title of Wu for my father." Li Xian said calmly.
"Okay, then I'll follow what brother wants." Zhao Guang cupped his hands and said, "Brother, there is one more thing. Now that the money for shipbuilding has been fully allocated, when will we start?"
Li Xian smiled and said: "Don't worry, generals. I have sent Wang Rui and Chen Shou to the Minjiang River to measure the width of the river. It is expected that the results will be available tomorrow. By then, we will start building ships at a place with a suitable width. "
Zhao Tong held up his hands and said: "Brother, although we have never been to the battlefield in person, we also understand the importance of military speed. If we spend too much time on shipbuilding, will Soochow think there is an opportunity? A sneak attack on Yongan?"
After Li Xian heard the words, he thought for a while and felt that what Zhao Tong said did make sense, so he said: "What the junior brother said is indeed reasonable. In this case, junior brother, you will follow me to supervise the construction of the building and ship in Chengdu. Brother Guang, I'd like to trouble you to go ahead." In one step, I took my general's big banner and gave it to General Chen Dao, he will know it at a glance."
The two generals cupped their hands and said, "Yes!"
"Let's rest for a day and start again tomorrow." Li Xian confessed, and the two hurriedly left the house.
Chengdu campus.
"nnd, the days without fighting are so boring!" Xu Zhi carried an ax and walked around the school grounds. He wanted to find a few soldiers who could fight with him. The problem was that as soon as he went there, he would naturally The sergeants who were active ran away, fearing that they would be used to practice with him, but there was one exception, and that was Fu Qian.
"Good boy, you are only eleven years old. I don't bully little babies." Xu Zhi said.
"Try it, Uncle Xu, let me see after two moves." Fu Qian stepped up his horse and got into a posture. At first glance, he looked like a typical practitioner.
Xu Zhi was secretly frightened. He was a good boy. He immediately got into a fighting stance and the two started fighting. However, although Xu Zhi was stronger, he could not gain much from Fu Qian. Cheap, Fu Qian relied on his small and agile body to make many of Xu Zhi's punches miss, wasting a lot of energy.
"What a good boy, you have a lot of skills!" Xu Zhi said in surprise.
"Look here, don't go wild!" Fu Qian shouted sharply, and he was already riding on Xu Zhi's shoulders. Bang Bang hit Xu Zhi's face with two fists. Although he was not old, Fu Qian was quite strong. It was not small. Xu Zhi, who had no intention of using all his strength, had black and purple eyes. It was so funny.
"Good boy, come down!" Xu Zhi shouted.
"Then did you lose?" Fu Qian asked, the punch in his hand seemed to have no intention of stopping.
"Did you lose?"
"You lose, you lose, you come down quickly." Xu Zhi had no choice but to beg for mercy. Unexpectedly, he was careless and took advantage of Fu Qian's loophole, causing the whole army to laugh...
