Li Xin, the Marquis of Wu'an, had a handsome face and a tall figure. He was sitting there with a graceful air. When he saw Li Fan coming in, he put down his teacup and said lightly: "Xue An has already told me, this time, let's have a good talk."
"Father, what do you want to talk about?"
"There are many things, but now that the matter is over, the most important thing is your future plans."
Li Fan thought for a while and felt that some things needed to be clarified, so he said: "I want to be a stranger!"
Li Xin stood up, walked a few steps, and said noncommittally: "Do you know the origin of your name?"
Li Fan said: "I know, the word "桗" is a kind of big tree. The trunk is knotted with scars, making it impossible to draw ink lines, and the branches are bent and irregular. It grows on the roadside, and the carpenter doesn't even look at it.
This name comes from Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou". The ancients believed that the texture of the two types of trees, the oak tree and the oak tree, was not good and could not be used for timber. Therefore, the oak tree was used as a metaphor for low talent.
My father probably hoped that I would become a mediocre person, spend this life peacefully, and not have to be cut down by carpenters to become the so-called pillar. "
Li Xindao: "Yes, peaches and plums have strange qualities, while oaks have no beauty. This word is not a good intention in the first place, but sometimes, knowing too much is not a good thing. Too much ability is like a tree showing off in the forest. , the wind will destroy it.
Things in the court are like this, what's more, in these years, strange things have arisen, strange people are rampant, and the situation has become more and more serious.
I had been depressed for several years because of your mother's death in childbirth. At that time, I did have the intention of quitting. I wanted to be a rich man in peace and drink all day long. Unfortunately, after I learned martial arts and borrowed money from the emperor's family, I still had to recover. Transferred to work in the Demon-Suppressing Division.
I really don’t want you to follow in my footsteps, so I specifically issued a ban not to allow Xue An and the others to mention this in front of you. "
Hearing what Li Xin said, Li Ao was slightly moved, but still puzzled: "I'm not a ungrateful person. Of course I know this is my father's love and care for me, but sooner or later I have to grow up, even if you are willing How long can you protect me from the wind and rain?
According to this approach, I will have to be raised by you sooner or later. Do you really have the heart to let the dignified Wu'an Hou Mansion completely decline in my generation? "
Li Xin shook his head and said: "You have been smart since you were a child, and you are wise. I believe you can live a good life even without relying on strange power.
What's more, there are some things that you may know but have not studied in detail. For example, this Marquis Mansion has been passed down through generations. "
Li Fan was shocked and blurted out: "Is this even the price?"
Li Xindao: "Otherwise, what do you think? Originally, I, the Marquis of Wu'an, were just ordinary nobles, and had begun to decline a hundred years ago. But since your great-grandfather accidentally obtained a rare treasure, it has become one of the few in the world at that time. One of the strange people.
Since then, not only has the title been preserved, but also many other benefits have been obtained. Unfortunately, all of this comes at a price.
The price is to be cursed, punish your relatives, and cut off your descendants! "
When Li Fan heard this, his heart was shocked, and he thought of many things at once.
Li Xin continued: "Your great-great-grandfather was naturally unwilling to give in. He tried his best to weaken it and make it difficult for his heirs to pass it on for several generations. However, it only treated the symptoms and not the root cause. Even you were affected by this curse when you were born, and you almost followed the Qing Dynasty. He left happily, but later used his strange power to rescue him in order to save his life.
Now it seems that you have already formed an indissoluble bond with the power of Weirdness before you were born. Even if you deliberately hide it, Weirdness will still chase you, and you will eventually reach this point. "
Li Ao was completely silent. The amount of information revealed by Li Xin's words was so great that it was terrifying to think about it carefully.
It turns out that before he was born, he had already formed an indissoluble bond with the strange power?
Contact with the mysterious, or even just knowing about it, will lead to the mysterious chasing?
It is even possible that even one's biggest secret can be reborn through time travel...
Li Xindao: "But I still didn't expect that you usually look naughty, but your performance this time was remarkable. You actually got a strange treasure from it and became a strange person. You really look like you have grown up and matured."
"Father, don't you object to me becoming a stranger?"
"What's the use of objecting? You've already cooked the rice, what else can I do?"
"this……"
"Don't worry, you have grown up now, and it's time to understand all this."
Surprise, great surprise!
According to Li Chuan's understanding of Li Xin, he didn't seem to be such an easy talker. He never expected that he would actually respect and compromise his choice so much.
I thought I was going to have a big quarrel or even be detained.
Li Chuan hurriedly said: "Please give me some advice from father."
Li Xindao: "Don't be busy for now. Promise me two things, and then I will truly support you in going down this road."
Li Chuan said: "You tell me."
Li Xindao: "The first thing is to give birth as soon as possible and leave a descendant for our Hou Mansion. No matter whether I am a direct descendant or a concubine, as long as it is your blood, I will recognize it. If you gain anything outside, don't hide it, just bring it back and raise it." "
"This is no problem!"
Li Chuan readily agreed that since he was born in a Hou family in this life, he would just work hard and not care about anything else.
Li Xin added: "The second thing is, if you decide to become a stranger, practice martial arts and do your job, and stop being idle all day long."
Li Fan's old face turned red when he heard this. Wealth and honor flow from leisure and pleasure. Wealth and honor flow from leisure and pleasure.
It is said that a poor man is rich in literature but rich in military power. In the ordinary world where there was no strangeness before, he actually had the hope of becoming a military commander and holding military power.
If there is no extraordinary power in the ordinary world, then military power can be regarded as real power as it can defeat thousands of enemies.
But unfortunately, they were all delayed by wealth and comfort.
Such a playboy is really not qualified to talk about pursuing excellence and transcending oneself.
You really need to change your past.
Li Xin also knew that this kind of thing would be useful without verbal agreement, so he continued without waiting for his agreement: "Now that the matter is over, I plan to arrange for you to enter the Demon Suppression Division for some experience."
Li Fan said: "The Demon Suppressing Division... what kind of place is that?"
Li Xin explained: "Speaking of the Suppressing Demon Division, we have to mention the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei were the emperor's personal soldiers at the beginning of the founding of the dynasty. They were successively reduced to vassals of the East Factory and the West Factory. They have long lost their former glory. , now I can only deal with some peripheral and mundane matters that do not involve confidentiality.
Seventy-three years ago, your great-grandfather and several nobles separated a group of people from the Jinyiwei and were ordered to establish the Demon Suppression Division. However, now they have been decentralized and checked by the Eunuch Party and the Foreign Relatives Party.
Entering there will not only face treachery, but also involve power disputes and all kinds of troubles, but the advantage is that you have the opportunity to gain access to a lot of secrets, and you also have the possibility of getting more puzzles on a first-come, first-served basis.
I plan to let you first go to Lantai Institute, which manages weird and strange information. It is under the name of Shuzhengtang, and the chief officer is Brother Anding Hou Rushan. "
Andinghou's surname was Li Minggu, with the courtesy name Rushan, and he was the father of his friend Zhong Feng.
Or it should be said that it is not without reason that I and Zhong Feng can become friends who play together!
Li Fan couldn't help but ask: "Father, which department of the Demon Suppression Department are you in charge of?"
Li Xindao: "Law Enforcement Hall."
He didn't explain too much, but just by hearing the name, you knew it wasn't simple.
