Chapter 48: The brothers go south and north

After listening to the words of the two young masters, Niu He, the old housekeeper, stamped his feet and beat his chest with hatred, and said out of breath, "You two young masters, the reason why I came here to tell you about your life experience is because

He has a lot of talkative people in his family, and he is even more afraid that the two ladies will be anxious.

I'm personally worried. I think your father, the Emperor, was very kind to me. When he was the 6th prince, he was very close to me. When he finally ascended the throne and became the emperor, he treated me even more favorably. For more than 20 years, I

I followed him down, and he never thought I was a slave.

Only then did they realize that I had entered the palace in order to honor my parents. They also treated me with special preferential treatment, especially in times of crisis. They asked me to tell the story of the two empresses who escaped from the imperial city and how I had gone through so many hardships in a foreign country.

A foreign country has built a home of your own for you, and now we are considered

Our family has a big business, and all because of you two brothers working together to restore the country and take revenge. Now that you say so, my life has been in vain. I might as well die in front of you to thank the emperor for his hope in me. I will go underground.

, I am asking for forgiveness from the Emperor and his elders."

After saying that, he bumped into the table next to him.

The four brothers quickly stopped the old man. The eldest son and the second son exchanged a color. The second son said to the old man, "Old man, your great kindness to our Li family will be remembered forever. Since you said so, we will remember it forever."

Now, the two of us will try our best to go back to Nantang’s homeland to have a look and see what the local situation is like. How about we come back and make plans together?"

After listening to the words of the second young master Li Wusheng, the old housekeeper Niu He looked at the eldest young master Li Deren with his eyes, "Your Highness, I have buried the bones up to my neck in loess. Now that the second young master has expressed his position, I don't know what your highness thinks.

Yes, do you still want to be your doctor? Are you ignoring the life and death of an old man like me?"

The eldest son, Li Deren, hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the old man, and then said slowly, "My benefactor, you have worked hard for our Li family dynasty and gone through thousands of dangers to preserve the two of us.

A dragon vein, since there are two

My brother is going to visit the motherland of the Southern Tang Dynasty. When he comes back, how about we make plans together? If we still have the basis of public opinion in the motherland of the Southern Tang Dynasty and the people still miss our Li family dynasty, it is my duty as the crown prince. Do you think so?

Isn’t it good?”

The old housekeeper Niu He was so excited that he tremblingly helped the prince Li Deren up from the ground, then called on several other people, knelt down on the ground together, and bowed three times and kowtowed to Li Deren. After bowing, the old housekeeper Niu He spoke earnestly and sincerely.

Said, "Your Highness, are you a prince? Since ancient times, the king has

No joke, since you said it, it means that once the word is spoken, it will be hard to catch up. Wait until the second young master returns to his hometown in the Southern Tang Dynasty to explore the truth. When he comes back, we will make a big plan together. From today on, I will fight for the great cause of restoring the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Disciple, as long as it is the Crown Prince's will, we will all resolutely carry it out."

Prince Li Deren said to Lao Niuhe, "Old man, please assign us some tasks. I just got into the situation a little bit in this matter, and the situation is not very clear yet, so please assign us a few tasks. Let us

We will do whatever we want, as long as it is helpful to the great cause of the restoration of the Southern Tang Dynasty, we will brave the mountains and seas of fire, please ask the old man to assign tasks."

The old butler Niu He sat back on the Taishi chair, twirling his beard with his hand and said to several people, "The four of you are sworn brothers. Except for me, the other three are all ministers. His Highness the Prince can still practice medicine, so you can

To appease the people, network talents, and collect civil servants and military generals from the Southern Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, or their descendants. Currently, there is an old minister in

In front of us, in addition to the old man Lu in the Lu family, he was once a general under your father. He was invincible with a knife in the horse's crotch. With a halberd painted in the sky, he defeated all the invincible opponents in the world! For so many years, I have been supporting you.

His family business, here we already have 700 to 800 men, and there are more than a dozen generals, this old general is one of our own."

Prince Li Deren was quite surprised. He asked Niu He in a low voice, "Where is General Lu?"

What official position should I hold?"

The old housekeeper Niu He said, "Your Majesty the Crown Prince, you are the deputy general manager of the Royal Forest Army in your father's hands, Old General Lu. I think when we escaped from Jinling City, it was this old general who put on common people's clothes and escorted us all the time.

Here we are

He smuggled all the gold, silver, treasures, food and grass here, and secretly escorted us to ensure our safety. After arriving here, we settled in Niuchang Village, and General Lu settled in Lujiazhuang.

Back from now on

Yin Jianghu, based on the 150 people he brought from the Southern Tang Dynasty, has been training the Lu family gun. Now the team has expanded to more than 1,000 good people. Half of the profits we get from business and the food we get from farming are

All

After using it on this team, it can now be said that they have ice crystals, thousands of war horses, all kinds of swords, guns, swords and halberds, and cold weapons. As long as His Highness the Crown Prince gives a good order, these elites of the Southern Tang Dynasty will follow the Crown Prince.

, go back to your hometown."

Prince Li Deren smiled and nodded, and then said to Lao Niuhe, "Old man, how much silver does our family get from taxes every year? How much grain can we get every year?"

Lao Niuhe quickly bowed and saluted, and reported respectfully, "Your Highness, we have bought a total of more than 20 villages here, more than 100,000 acres of land, and various trading shops earn 2.4 million yuan every year.

Two, grain is 50

00,000 dans and 20 million dans of fodder, which is enough to cover the expenses of a 20,000-strong army for two years. After these 20 years of operation, we now have 10,000,000 taels of silver and countless grains and fodder. It should be said that we have become as rich as the country.

"

The prince Li Deren and the second son Li Wusheng were really surprised when they heard the old housekeeper reported these figures.

Prince Li Deren said to everyone, "Brothers, you two help the old man to rest somewhere else first. I will discuss it with the second young master Li Wusheng, and then we will discuss it together."

The Golden Sword General Niu Xing and the young monk Wang Zhentai supported the old housekeeper Niu He and left the east wing to rest.

The second young master, Li Wusheng, was a little out of sorts, "Brother, what I said just now was all to appease the old man. What on earth were you thinking?"

The prince Li Deren said to the second son, "Second brother, it seems that this matter is just planned by the old housekeeper. The two mothers may not know anything. The old man has carefully planned it for 20 years and laid a good foundation for us. I don't want to

We knew that our family would be rich in all kinds of ways, but we didn’t know that Lujiazhuang actually had elite soldiers escorting us here.

In the barracks where the strong general is located, it seems that Mr. Lu and the old housekeeper are working very closely. Now what should we do? You are a martial arts practitioner. You have read military books and strategies. This year

I have traveled all over the country for many years, and I have a relatively clear understanding of the current situation in the Song and Liao Dynasties. What do you think?"

The second son, Li Wusheng, said, "Brother, it has been 20 or 30 years since the Song Dynasty was established. Emperor Taizong is now ruling. It should be said that the policy is to recuperate and recuperate. People's minds are calm and their minds are at peace. There is no condition for rising up.

Look at Da Song again

Among the civil servants and generals of the dynasty, which one has not experienced hundreds of battles? Which one is not the pillar of the country? Now is the time when the Song Dynasty is flourishing. If we want to restore our homeland of the Southern Tang Dynasty at this time, we will be as good as the sky? Let alone the court of the Song Dynasty.

It's impossible to let us go, it's just the old man

We can't mobilize the people. After more than 100 years of wars in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the world has finally been unified under the Song Dynasty. If we risk the disapproval of the world at this time, we may become sinners for the ages. Not only the common people will treat our motherland of the Southern Tang Dynasty

That's old

If our love is gone, the two of us may be cast aside by history. Now, we should comply with public opinion, recuperate, reproduce, and gradually restore the vitality of our Li family. This is a long-term solution. Brother, you

What are you thinking?"

Prince Li Deren stepped forward and took his brother's hand and said, "Second brother, I think you have really grown up, so now please invite your two brothers back. The four of us will discuss it together and finally come up with

one

It’s a rule, let’s determine our next move, and also listen to what the two brothers think? Let’s make a decision, okay?”

The second son, Li Wusheng, heard my eldest brother's words and murmured a little in his heart. With such ambiguous thoughts, does the eldest brother really want to restore his homeland in the Southern Tang Dynasty? He had no choice but to agree and go to invite the other two brothers.

After a while, Li Wusheng accompanied his two brothers and returned to the east wing.

Prince Li Deren first saluted his two brothers, and then said slowly, "Two brothers, our two brothers and our two brothers are sworn brothers with their heads bowed to the ground. Although they are not born from the same parents, we are brothers and sisters.

two of us

Everyone already knows about our life experience. We are fugitives from the Song Dynasty and orphans from the Southern Tang Dynasty. To put it bluntly, we are wanted criminals at any time. Since the two brothers have become brothers with us, the old man just said

those words

, the preparations we have made, and our family background, you two are also aware of it. The eldest brother, Jin Dao General Niu Xing, has traveled south and north, traveled all over the world, has experienced a lot, and is also familiar with the situation in the north. The second brother, Wang Zhentai,

Even more with me

, the adopted son adopted by Gaotang's mother, has traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the North for so many years. He has been familiar with military books and strategies since he was a child. Now he practices Zen and worships Buddhism. He is also a virtuous monk. Faced with this situation, I don't know what the two brothers will do.

Any advice?"

Golden Sword General Niu Xing, "Two brothers, what my old father said just now is his personal feelings, and it is also his explanation to the emperor, long live the emperor. How to do it specifically? It is still up to the two brothers to make their own decisions, especially

It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you want to ask for my opinion, I would say that we should not listen to the old man. The Song Dynasty is now in its period of prosperity. If we throw an egg against a stone like this, aren't we just like moths rushing into the flame?"

Second brother Wang Zhentai, "Brother is right. Although I have learned military tactics in the early days, but now I am practicing Zen and worshiping Buddha. How much disaster has the hundreds of years of war caused to the common people? If our new soldiers rebel at this time and restore the Southern Tang Dynasty,

The motherland will not only fail to achieve its goal, but will also become a sinner in history. However, this is just our own opinion. If His Highness the Crown Prince has the heart to enrich the country, we will follow closely and will go through fire and water to pave the way for the two brothers."

Li Deren smiled and said, "My two brothers and my second brother Li Wusheng, the four of us all thought of going together. The old man's intentions are good, because he accepted the great trust of the previous government, but if we don't assess the situation, we will definitely...

I failed, and now I am a doctor. After three years of walking around the streets, seeking medical advice, I saw with my own eyes the old man

Everyone's life is in dire straits. People are determined. If we don't let the people recuperate at this time, wouldn't we be sinners of history? My second brother Li Wusheng said the same just now, why should we risk the disapproval of the world?

But we can’t ignore the old man’s emotions, and we have to do things according to the old man’s arrangements to make him feel at ease.”

The second young master Li Wusheng asked, "Isn't that hiding something from the truth? Does the eldest brother have any clever plans?"

Li Deren said to the three people, "The four of us will act separately, the second brother Li Wusheng, and the second brother Wang Zhentai. You two, one warrior and one monk, can cooperate with each other and go south to the Song Dynasty to visit our hometown of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

, I will also explain something to the old man when I come back. Big Brother Jindao General Niu Xing, you can compare our General Yue in Huangtupo with Lu

The old general's men and horses are only training dead soldiers to protect the safety of our family and the countryside. We must not let bandits harm us. We should keep the little wealth we have in our family. In the future, if the world is in chaos one day, it will be terrible.

This is our foundation. If our descendants have the ideal of reviving the country and taking revenge, what do you think if we let them take revenge?"

It's exactly this: The prince assesses the situation and everyone shows their abilities.

The prince Li Deren went north to visit his two mothers. The second son Li Wusheng and the second brother Wang Zhentai went together and sneaked into the Song Dynasty. I wonder what the two ladies thought after the prince returned home? Please
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