He stood in the verandah for a while and saw the sky getting brighter and the sun rising high. Thinking back to what my grandfather said just now, I always felt that something was wrong. He had a feeling in his heart - although his grandfather was just obsessed with it, he might think it was for other reasons. But I didn’t want to say it because I had something in mind.
Li Bochen thought of this and wanted to go back into the house to find out. But after hesitating for a while, he thought, since he didn't want to say anything, he must have his own considerations. In this case, don't force him anymore.
Just...why?
After waiting for a while, Chang Qiuwu came out wiping the corners of his eyes. Li Bochen was afraid that he would suddenly let out a cry of grief in the house, but now he was relieved to see him like this. He went up to meet him and said, "Fengzhi, how are you doing, grandpa?"
Chang Qiuwu shook his head and said: "I'm just afraid..."
Li Bochen raised his hand and shook his shoulder, and said, "You are better at adjusting luck than I am. Use the elixirs at home that you can use. If you need anything else, just tell me."
At this point, he handed him a piece of black meat in his hand: "This thing... is rich in spiritual energy. I don't know if you can use it. There is also a pot in my yard. If you want to boil medicine, use that pot. That's right. treasure."
Chang Qiuwu nodded and looked outside the hospital. Li Boxen said: "I will deal with the people outside. Just take care of grandpa."
Chang Qiuwu opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. He only saluted him.
Li Bochen patted him again, straightened his hair, wiped his face, and walked out of the backyard.
He had complained about his grandfather's "monopoly" before, but he had never thought about what would happen "without him". Now that things have happened, I suddenly feel empty and a little lost. I was thinking about how to tell people outside the hospital, and whether it would be inappropriate and "what would grandpa do".
In this way, I walked all the way through the atrium, stood next to the hanging flower door, took a deep breath and exhaled it, and said to myself: That's it. Didn’t I come into this world through a bloody storm? It is a great blessing to have my grandpa helping me these days. If he is really gone in the future, I will have to go on my own.
He raised his feet and walked out. When he arrived at the gate, he saw Fang Yu still guarding the steps. In addition to Qin Le and others, there were also some villagers outside, with worried looks on their faces. He then said: "Fellow folks, Mr. Chang is ill and is resting at home. He has been treated with elixirs. Thank you for your concern. He is fine for the time being."
After saying this, some people said, "Beichen bless you," and some people said, "Just ask me if you need anything." Li Bochen felt warm in his heart, and secretly thought that he used to think that these people only knew the word "profit", but now it seems that they have much more human touch than he thought.
He thanked him with his hands, then looked at Wei Dongshan and said: "Mr. Wei, General Qin, Miss Tao, please come with me."
He nodded to Sui Buxiu again.
Wei Dongshan hurried forward, and Li Bochen led the three of them to a room in the front yard, closed the door again, turned around, and his face fell.
The three of them had not yet sat down. Seeing his appearance, Wei Dongshan immediately said: "Junhou, we stayed at the guest house last night and didn't go anywhere - General Qin was talking to me about military training, and the pottery school was also here. Those who are listening can bear witness.”
Li Bochen turned to look at Tao Chunxi. She hesitated for a moment and then said: "...It's the truth."
Li Bochen walked to the chair and sat down. He thought about it silently for a while and then said: "You three, please take a seat."
The three of them sat down one after another. Wei Dongshan wanted to speak again, but Li Bochen said: "Mr. Wei, there is no need to explain, I believe you."
Then he whispered: "Today's incident is not surprising if you think about it. In fact, a few days ago I discovered that Sui Bujiu secretly sent a message - Sui Wujiu may come earlier, or even raid my place."
Wei Dongshan was shocked: "Is this happening!?"
Li Boxen said: "I originally thought about talking to Brother Qin in two days, but now it seems that the Sui family can't wait any longer. Hmph... I know what they are thinking. They hurt my grandpa, asked me to be suspicious of you, and even drove you away. , as soon as Sui Wujiu arrived, I became someone he could manipulate."
Wei Dongshan finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Exactly! Junhou Mingjian!"
Li Bochen smiled: "But this time their calculations were wrong. To be honest, before this, I wanted to be free and happy by myself, and I didn't want to be controlled by others. Grandpa had always wanted to ask your Majesty to send troops to help me defend this place, but I didn't I'm happy to. But right now, I can't let the Sui family's plan succeed - General Qin."
Qin Le immediately said: "Your Majesty, please speak."
"I would like to ask the general to report to Lord Linxi - to dispatch some troops nearby to help me. If I can really make Sui Wujiu fearful, he can station me here permanently in the future. I will supply all military needs. "
Qin Le's face lit up with joy and he said, "Brother Li, are you serious about what you said!?"
Li Bochen said in a cold voice: "As far as I am concerned, Lord Linxi and Sui Wujiu are different from each other. After all, there is a difference between closeness and distance. If I had to vote for one, it would be Lord Linxi. After all, blood is thicker than water. Sooner or later, my grandfather will have to take revenge. !”
Qin Le couldn't help but stand up: "That's exactly the truth!"
Li Bochen also stood up and said: "Sui Buxiu is still outside. Please don't make any noise, you three. It's not convenient for me to stay here for a long time. Please act early."
Wei Dongshan also stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Don't worry, Lord, nothing will go wrong!"
The three of them got up and walked out. Tao Chunxi walked behind. When he was about to go out, he glanced at Li Boxen and whispered: "Brother Li...you have to take care."
Li Bochen clenched his fist and nodded slightly.
After guessing that the three of them were gone, he walked back to the gate and said to Sui Buxi: "Brother Sui, please."
Sui Buxiu walked to the steps and followed him to the front yard. After walking a few steps, Sui asked endlessly: "Mr. Chang...how are you doing now?"
Li Boxen said: "I'm very ill, I'm afraid I will be here in the next few days."
Sui Buxiu nodded and said no more.
When the two returned to the inner room, Li Bochen immediately said: "Brother Sui, what do you think of Wei Dongshan and Qin Le?"
Sui Buxiu was stunned for a while, and then said after thinking for a while: "I really can't say this. But Brother Li needs to understand that at this time, I -"
Li Boxen raised his hand: "Brother Sui, there is no need to explain, I believe you."
Sui Buxiu didn't seem to know what to say for a moment, and Li Bochen sneered and said: "Ordinary people will naturally not think that they did it. When they arrived here, it was too obvious that grandpa fell ill that night. But I'm afraid they will do the same. If you think about it, you should be surprised."
"Brother Sui, you have absolutely no reason to do such a thing. Even if you want to, why wait until they come? Wouldn't it be more convenient if it were done a few days earlier - do you know what they just said to me?"
Sui Buxiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What did you say?"
"They said that this was a plan between you and the Archduke. The purpose was to cut my grandpa away from me so that I could be your puppet in the future. They also offered to dispatch troops nearby to help me. They also said that if necessary, they would go to You can stay here for a long time."
"Don't I know what they are thinking... they just want to take this opportunity to control me. If I don't want to, I'm afraid I will tell the villagers here that I killed my grandpa."
Sui Buxiu frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Then, what are you going to do?"
Li Bochen was silent for a moment and said: "You and I are close friends. I won't tell lies to you. I can trust you. But I can't trust the Grand Duke. Now that my grandpa is gone, I feel that I am no match for the Grand Duke. One day he will really take over." If Hou Cheng wants to do something to me, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop me, Brother Sui."
"So I thought about it and agreed to them. But brother Sui, don't be impatient - I ask you, within ten days, can you think of a way to ask the Grand Duke to send a vanguard?"
Sui Buxiu looked at Li Bochen's face and said, "This... maybe it can be done."
Li Boxen said: "That's great - who are the generals under the Grand Duke's command now?"
Sui Buxiu said: "When I came, there were also commanders Zhao Shu and Xue Wuding, and generals Fang Qi, Pei Zhun, and Xiong Ba. Now after these days, I don't know if they are still there."
"Xue Wuding..." Li Bochen frowned and thought, "When I was the commander in the past, I was able to negotiate with General Xue. If he is still here, can we ask him to lead a vanguard army?"
Sui Buxiu said: "I can try to handle this matter as soon as possible."
Li Bochen smiled: "Brother Sui, the two of us are talking now, but we are just villains and not gentlemen. I promised to call the Linxi Army because I was afraid of the Grand Duke. Now I want to call the Grand Duke's people to come, because I am afraid of the Linxi Army. You two I can breathe a sigh of relief if my family stays with me. But if the Linxi Army arrives but the Grand Duke’s people haven’t arrived yet, I’m afraid I will really have to defect to one side – you won’t be happy to see that situation either.”
Sui Buxiu said: "I know Brother Li's intention. Don't worry, no matter what, I will definitely call someone to lead a vanguard army within ten days."
Li Bochen then stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Linxi Jun's people are still there, so it won't be convenient for me to stay for a long time. Please act early."
Sui Buxiu returned the gift and walked out the door.
Li Bochen sat on the chair for a while, carefully recalling what he had just said.
Regardless of whether Qin Le and the others believe what he said, sending troops here is something they should be asking for. This is considered a conspiracy.
As for Sui Buxiu, the same is true. Sui Wujiu originally planned to raid this place ten days later, but now Sui Bujiu reported the news to him and asked him to send a vanguard army. His plan to raid could be considered to have been resolved by him.
Not only were they neutralized, but his army would have to endure hardships in the mountains for a few more days before they could appear to have arrived in a hurry.
However, according to what Grandpa said, Sui Wujiu was able to occupy Hou City before because he was invited by the royal family surnamed Li. But if the Linxi Army really garrisoned in Mengjiatun, Sui Wujiu would have to think carefully about it - Lord Linxi respected his wishes and it made sense to allow him to stay in Houcheng. It makes sense in legal terms to intercept and kill him because he was one of the five countries that attacked Li.
But Li Bochen felt that Sui Wujiu was desperate and needed to take the risk and give it a try. At that time, he will no longer be a threat to him, but his attitude will be very important to him.
After thinking about this, he leaned back in the chair and let out a sigh of relief.
Grandpa told him to go to Li Shengyi because he felt that his current situation was extremely dangerous. But he felt that instead of "bearing the humiliation and bearing the burden" like Li Shengyi did, it would be better to give it a try according to his own thoughts. Maybe if you stay here, you will still be hijacked, but you can leave if the situation turns bad. When I got to Li Shengyi's place, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to leave.
He didn't know how his strategy would look to his grandfather. In fact, it couldn't be regarded as a strategy, it could only be said to be smooth sailing. He thought carefully for a while, then stood up and left the house through the back door.
These things are all on the surface, and I can only use them to this extent. But only he knows about Zhu Hou, and maybe it can come in handy now.
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