Since ancient times, sons have inherited their father's inheritance.
Liu Yi's father, Liu Quansheng, was very good at scheming. He often used timing to make big plans and sub-plans, one after another, so that his opponents could not take care of them. Liu Quansheng took this to the extreme when he dealt with the Liu family of his family.
As the only son of Liu Quansheng, Liu Yi grew up under the guidance of Liu Quansheng, so he naturally inherited most of Liu Quansheng's work style.
He thought that Huang Zhu would run away, that he might be in vain, and that he would make a big splash to scare away the enemy, so he would naturally leave behind a backup plan.
Xia Zhan was very interested in Liu Yi's back-up plan, "Boy, what did you do to the Huang family's surrender to the enemy?"
Liu Yi said mysteriously, "You can't say it! You can't say it!"
Xia Zhan snorted softly, as angry as a child, and ignored Liu Yi.
Of course, Liu Yi could not reveal to anyone about the agreement at Lingyuan Mountains that night and the fake surrender he sent to anyone, so he interjected, "Even if I have no back-up plan, the Huang family will not end well in Taihao City."
"Oh?" Xia Zhan did not continue to ask, and asked with a smile, "Where did this come from?"
Liu Yi looked far away, "If there is a conflict, there will inevitably be a fight. Huang Zhi loves money, and Jiang Feng seeks wealth. With the word "money" sandwiched between them, the Huang family's road in Taihao City can only become narrower and narrower. Jiang Feng is cool, Huang Zhi can't say anything wrong, it's not impossible for Jiang Feng to kill the goose and get the eggs."
Xia Zhan said casually, "The Huang family started with wealth. When Jiang Feng had money, he treated Huang Zhi as a treasure. When he had no money, he would just throw it away like a piece of shit. Huang Zhi, Huang Zhi, you made a bad move!"
An old man and a young man looked at each other and smiled.
The night wind blew, and Xia Zhan felt slightly chilly. He planned to call Liu Yi back home, but found that Liu Yi was still in a daze. Looking carefully, the young man's deep eyes were full of murderous intent.
Thinking of Liu Yi's ulterior motives, the old man felt a chill running down his back, "Boy, your backstabbing is probably not just targeting the Huang family, right?"
Liu Yi came to his senses and continued, "If this plan succeeds, the Jiang family will be in danger!"
Old Xia Zhan frowned, shook his head slightly, and reminded, "Do you really think Jiang Xingze is a loser who only eats and doesn't poop? Prey who play tricks in front of the hunter often have no good end. When the time comes, they lose their wives and lose their troops. But it’s not good!”
Liu Yi laughed dryly, his eyes wandering, "Children from rich families want to be rich all their lives, as long as they don't lose their fortune. Children from poor families want to become famous, they have to learn to gamble!"
"Your father is an alcoholic and you are a gambler. You really have inherited his father's legacy!" Old Xia Zhan dusted off his trouser legs and said with a smile, "Liu Quansheng made wine with fame and fortune, and you gambled with wealth. Life is full of gains and losses!"
"Senior, my father and I are different!" Liu Yi chuckled, "Abandon the small ambitions of the sparrows and pursue the high flying birds. If the younger generation wants to play, let's play with the big ones!"
While the two were chatting, the sound of rapid horse hooves came from the distance.
"Lingyuan County Secretary Cao Zhi has been ordered to take over Fengyi County and open the city gate quickly!"
Cao Zhi was able to reach Fengyi City with Liu Yi. Obviously, this was not a coincidence, but was premeditated.
After hearing this, Liu Yi stood up and said, "Let's go, Grandpa Xia, let's go back to Pingtian Army to eat meat and drink wine!"
"Cao Zhi is resolute and fierce. Once he comes, the connections and shops the Huang family has accumulated in Fengyi County will probably disappear!"
Xia Zhan stood up slowly and scolded with a smile, "You bastard, you walked me for nothing. If I had known this, I wouldn't have meddle in your own business!"
Liu Yi gave a rogue smile, "Help Grandpa Xia stretch his limbs so that we can eat more meat when we go back!"
The two of them walked and chatted, gradually drifting apart, just like the road of life that cannot be turned back!
The river and sky are vast for thousands of miles, and a village is covered with smoke and trees.
The vastness of the northern part of the Great Wall is enough to support three thousand heroes.
If it's true, Fengyi City and Lingyuan City are not far apart, and they can be reached in just one day.
But on the way back, Xia Zhan and Liu Yi walked extremely slowly. They stopped and walked, leisurely and contented, like travelers admiring the autumn scenery.
Walking in the countryside, Liu Yi occasionally asked the farmers on the roadside.
Harvest, sometimes ask about the warmth and cold, and run around a few times, but I am so tired that I am out of breath.
At this moment, the two of them were taking a nap under a tree. Old Xia Zhan rubbed his legs and asked, "Boy, you are not a county guard. Why do you care about Li's common people?"
"Thousands of soldiers have been buried in Pingtian for three years. I have to ask them whether Pingtian has brought a good life to the villagers." Liu Yi picked up a handful of soil and slowly watched it pass from his hands, eyes filled with tears. The decline passed in a flash, "After I go back, I might as well go to Wangnan Temple and talk to them!"
The lost youth is the hardest to regret; the lost heroes are the hardest to mourn.
Thinking of this, Xia Zhan couldn't help but admire, "Forbidden private warehouses, harvested large fields, divided land equally, stopped trading, and encouraged farmers and mulberry farmers to teach, which is the foundation of enriching the people. Boy, I have to say, you and your Pingtian army have really brought benefits." You’ve killed a bunch of people!”
"Grandpa Xia, you are ridiculous. Apart from taking over the family's land, the rest of the things are not done by this junior."
Liu Yi couldn't accept Xia Zhan's praise easily, and replied truthfully, "I spent three years traveling throughout the four counties of Chisong, Liaoxi, Zhangwu, and Huaxing, and only collected the fields of the Zhao family, Gongsun family, and Fan family. , Liaoxi and Chisong counties, even more nothing was found, but the lives of the soldiers were sacrificed in vain, which is really the fault of the younger generation. Alas! Those who died first were buried, and those of us who died later had no choice but to let ourselves lie there, too. I don’t know where I will be killed by the powerful Jiang Feng.”
"Boy, don't belittle yourself. Chisong County opened a big river, Taibai Mountain defeated Fu Wen, Liaoxi County surrendered four generals, Fuling Mountain planned to kill a group of young men, plus you are in the realm of things, if you were my son, I would never dream Can wake up with a smile."
Xia Zhan gently rubbed Liu Yi's head and said, "Besides, some people's fate is predetermined from birth and no one can change it. They are destined to die for the happiness of the poor people in the world. They are considered heroes!"
"Haha! The younger generation agrees with half of what the old man said." Liu Yi turned his face sideways, with determination in his expression, "I believe they are heroes, and I believe even more that man can conquer nature."
Xia Zhan pondered for a moment, raised his head and looked at Liu Yi, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Boy, listen to Xia Qing, you originally wanted to be a restaurant manager, but why did you become an official?"
"People! They always change." Liu Yi laughed. "I used to think that being a shopkeeper was actually very good. I could make a lot of money every day and have enough food and clothing. Later I felt that it was not good to have food and clothing. Only when a person has enough food and clothing can he study in vain. I used to think that being a shopkeeper with more than a dozen people under his control would be a powerful exercise in the world. Later, I felt that only entering a temple to take charge of public affairs, looking down at Fang Qiu, and scolding Fang Qiu was not enough. It’s a waste of this life. People! Your appetite always changes when you grow up.”
"Appetite can change, but original intention cannot. If it changes, life will no longer taste like that!"
Xia Zhan looked into the distance, and saw the autumn leaves falling, like rootless duckweeds, "You are still young, and you have to learn to be cautious when you have such a big responsibility!"
Liu Yi pursed his lips, disapproving.
Seeing this, Old Xia Zhan laughed and said, "Before he became famous, my teacher Jiang Huaiyao once lived in a cottage under Hanfeng Temple in Bozhou. One day, he saw groups of believers walking towards the mountain. It turned out that Jiafu The temple is displaying Tibetan scriptures. Legend has it that if the wind blows from the scriptures when the scriptures are being displayed, people who inherit this wind can eliminate disasters and increase wisdom. Therefore, people who hear the wind continue to flock to the mountain. After the teacher found out about the situation, he said, "I also want to show the Tibetan scriptures," and then he lay on the lawn with his robe and belly exposed to bask in the sun. Many believers who were going up the mountain were very disapproving when they saw it. It was really unsightly, and they all thought that the teacher was doing this inappropriately. Awesome."
Xia Zhan took a deep look at Liu Yi and continued, "When the old abbot of Hanfeng Temple heard this, he smiled and sighed, 'Only when the scriptures are stored in the heart can all dharma be born."
As a wise man understood, Liu Yi stood up in an instant, straightened his clothes, cupped his hands and said seriously, "Only by never forgetting your original intention can you always succeed, and the younger generation can learn from it."
"I am a mountain villager. Don't be too reserved when dealing with me."
Liu Yi's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, "Great wisdom is often found in the mountains and fields, and big men are often villagers."
Xia Zhan patted the withered grass next to him, asked Liu Yi to sit down, and then said seriously, "Boy, I have something to say to you today! Um...seriously!"
All along, old Xia Zhan was always kind to everyone.
He was neither cold nor hot, but today he rarely opened up his chat box and was willing to tell the truth. Liu Yi couldn't help but get excited. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Thank you, senior, for your advice. I am all ears!"
Xia Zhan waved his hands and said, "It's not just teaching, it's just some experience in the world!"
Liu Yidao, "Experience is better! What juniors lack is experience."
Xia Zhan said, "Boy, why do you think the emperor must eradicate the family?"
Without hesitation, Liu Yi said, "The clan's power is so great that it can restrain the imperial power, and there is a danger of dividing the world, so of course it must be eradicated and pacified."
Xia Zhan nodded and then asked, "So boy, what role do you think you play in this battle between imperial power and clan power?"
Xia Zhan looked at Liu Yi and continued, "Is it the chess player, the chess piece, or the abandoned piece?"
Liu Yi rubbed his nose and asked seemingly casually, "Where do you start talking about this? Grandpa Xia."
"You little devil, you and I are wandering around here. Don't you think that your five-county Commander Hirata and General Hirata came too easily?"
Old Xia Zhan's face darkened and he said, "Since ancient times, kings have been ruthless and unjust. Why would Your Majesty entrust you with important tasks without even meeting you? Do you really think that the relationship between the emperor of Chang'an and your father is so valuable? Or maybe Tell me, do you think you are the only intelligent young man in the world?"
Liu Yi had also thought about this problem, and thought that the emperor might kill him at a critical moment to appease the anger of the world. However, when he thought that he was guided into officialdom by his father, his mind calmed down.
A tiger's poison will not eat its seeds, let alone a benevolent and righteous man like Liu Quansheng!
However, Liu Yi really couldn't answer Xia Zhan's vicious question.
He hesitated and said reluctantly, "At the time of Pingtian, the younger generation was still young. Although I inherited the name of Pingtian from the Five Commanderies, all the big plans and decisions were made by my father. Although I have the name of Pingtian from the Five Commanderies, I am actually my father. ah!"..
Xia Zhan said disdainfully, "What kind of lame reason is this? If Your Majesty wants to appoint Liu Quansheng, why would you go through such a big detour? Again, do you really think that your father's friendship can enable the emperor to appoint a young man who has not yet reached the crown to play the role?" Hirata’s best sword in the world?”
Liu Yi was speechless.
