It was only when he heard that before the Prince of Northern Liang entered the capital, he had brought along eight hundred northwestern cavalry soldiers and made the western army led by Hu Qi Officer Chi Changgong become his bodyguards that Li Shouguo finally understood. Because Li Shouguo was a general with real power, and because he had saved the life of the old general's only son during the war in Dongyue, he had long since become an honored guest of the General of the North, Ma Lulang. In the early years, he had vaguely heard a secret rumor in the Ma Family. It seemed that there had been a strange and treacherous conspiracy in Great Peace City. The spearhead was aimed at Lame Xu, who had not yet been made a king. Nan Huaiyu of the Imperial Astronomer, who had now died of illness, had played a dishonorable role. The only son of Ma Lulang, the Andong General Ma Zhongxian, who now held the power of the Jingji East Army, spoke of this matter in a drunken stupor. His expression was one of pride and self-satisfaction. Li Shouguo knew that one Shooting Commandant was far from enough to touch the inside story of that conspiracy. Maybe only when his eldest son, Lee Chang An, became number one in the Four Campaigns and Four Towns would he have hope of understanding the shocking truth hidden under layers of curtains and dust.
Of the Four Campaigns, Ma Lulang had struggled at death's door for many years, but his family's favor had not decreased. Zhao Jie ignored the disputes for many years and rose up in the face of danger, sharing power with the South Campaign Commander Lu Shengxiang.
Yang Shenxing had long left the capital for Ji Province. He seemed free, but he was actually far away from the core of the dynasty, which affected the speed of Yang Huchen's rise. If Yang Huchen had not lost an arm on the Guangling Road battlefield, the price would have been too great and the court would have felt bad about it. Otherwise, not to mention the deputy general of Ji Province, he would probably have fallen into silence. Then, when Yang Shenxing died of old age, the Yang family would have quickly become a second or third class family in Li Yang.
Yan Zhenchun, a famous cavalry commander with splendid military exploits, a true military general of the Zhao Dynasty, actually died in battle at the border of Guangling Road. In the end, he was only brought to his coffin with an exceptional posthumous title, that was all.
Four Great Generals of the dynasty who were of the same rank and second only to Great General Gu Jiantang had four completely different endings.
After Li Shouguo figured out the hidden ins and outs of the matter, he was both horrified and chilled.
Ma Lulang, the head of the old Ministry of War in Li Yang, was the first person to show strong enmity towards Xu Xiao.
Zhao Kuang was the general who firmly supported the battle of the Western Fortress. However, as the Spring and Autumn War neared its end, Zhao Kuang, who had once fought side by side with Xu Xiao, began to lean towards Gu Jiantang. After that, he did not follow the Xu family's iron cavalry into Shu. Instead, he chose to assist Gu Jiantang in attacking Southern Tang. During the reward event in the capital.
During the grand banquet of the meritorious officials, Zhao Jie and Xu Xiao became enemies. Before the previous emperor ascended the throne, Zhao Jie had been one of the previous emperor's lackeys in his struggle with the old Prince of Jingan, Zhao Heng.
Yang Shenxing had a shallow relationship with Xu Xiao, and there was almost no personal relationship between them.
Yan Zhenchun, when Xu Xiao left the capital, this general who greatly respected Xu Xiao personally saw Xu Xiao off.
Li Shouguo did not know how the highly respected old general felt when he led the army out for the last time in his life.
The eldest son, Lee Chang An, who had always been quiet and cautious, did not agree to his father's request for a banquet after he was promoted to a general without any warning. Instead, the father and son had a secret conversation that no one else should know about. In that conversation, it was Lee Chang An, the son, who taught Li Shouguo how to be an official. They did not talk about the superficial ways of welcoming and sending people off, but about how to understand the Emperor's heart. It was only then that Lee Shouguo found out that his son had long been the Emperor's confidant. Unlike the other generals who were secretly appointed by the late Emperor to be the ones supporting the Emperor, Lee Chang 'an relied on his own luck to gain the trust of the Fourth Prince at that time. Lee Chang An bluntly told his father that His Majesty had hinted to him that he would be promoted to the next general of Anbei in three years at the cost of his father's retirement. In three years, whether he would go to Liaodong, Guangling, or the northwest, it would depend on his own ability whether he could become a border official with iron armor.
At this moment, Li Shouguo, who had mixed feelings, sighed softly.
The Lee family, from him to his two sons, had always been seeking riches from danger.
When Li Shouguo saw the carriage in the distance, he began to breathe heavily.
Even if he died here today, as long as his son Lee Chang An lived.
The Lee family had the hope of becoming the second Xu family, and not the Little Gu family.
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Inside the Imperial Astronomer, behind the door with the plaque "Excellent Realm of Insight," there was a Crop Altar covered with five-colored soil from the Guangling Path.
The east was green, the south was red, the west was white, the north was black, and the middle was yellow.
A middle-aged Confucian scholar squatted in front of the red soil in the south. Beside him stood a young man whose lips were tightly pursed. He wore the uniform of the Imperial Astronomer.
His position was similar to the Taoist master of Longhu Mountain, and he had become the second Taoist minister in the current dynasty. As the leader of the Taoists in the north, it was not appropriate for him to squat with the Confucian scholar. However, if the tall Immortal Wu stood up straight, it would be too disrespectful to the young Imperial Astronomer nicknamed "Little Bookcase," so he could only bend down as much as possible.
Wu Lingsu, who was called the Great Peace City Immortal Wu Shizhen along with his son Wu Shizhen, had the appearance of an immortal. In these two years, he could be said to have called the wind and the rain. Even Jin San Lang had to treat him and his son as important guests. However, at this time, the bent Immortal Wu was trembling with fear. His back was soaked with sweat. It was unknown whether it was the sweat from the sun or the cold sweat from the fear.
An old man in white approached. Wu Lingsu, who had the highest position on the stage, was the first to speak. He said respectfully to the old man with great Xuantong, "Imperial Astronomer, this humble Taoist pays his respects."
The Imperial Astronomer, who was in charge of calculating the stars and promulgating the calendar for the imperial court, was an important figure in the Zhao family of Liyang. Other than the Imperial Astronomer and the Imperial Astronomer, other than the Imperial Astronomer and the Imperial Astronomer, the Imperial Astronomer was not the Imperial Astronomer of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Not to mention the lower ranking Imperial Astronomer like Qie Hu, it was the immortal teachers who did not wear official robes and only wore white. Moreover, this person had the title of Imperial Astronomer. The white-clothed Qi cultivator in front of him looked like a middle-aged man when Wu Lingsu had seen him several times. However, the next time Wu Lingsu saw him, he looked like this.
The Imperial Astronomer's Deputy Imperial Astronomer, who had broken through the bottleneck at the Mawei Post Station yesterday, looked worried. He said softly to the man who had not stood up, "Mister Xie …"
The Confucian stretched out his palm and placed it flat on the soil. He smiled and said, "I know that Duke Yansheng has left the capital. Don't worry, I will personally preside over the operation of the formation."
The Qi cultivator grandmaster was about to say something when Xie Guanying stood up and clapped his hands. He turned around and said, "Other than the 1,600 people of the Li family, there will be another 300 palace guards who are already on their way."
The Qi Refinement Grandmaster still looked like he wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. Xie Guanying glanced at the towering building in the capital and said with a faint smile, "Why? Do you really want me to say that His Highness the King of Shu is here so that you can be at ease?"
The Imperial Astronomer heaved a sigh of relief. He then said bitterly, "Mister Xie, I gave up the Heavenly Dao and did not walk. I am no different from a pure martial artist like Xuanyuan Pan. Naturally, I would not know that His Highness King of Shu has arrived."
Xie Guanying's tone was playful, "Qi Xianxia first went to Mount Wudang to meet Hong Xixiang and cultivated. He also saw Li Yufu. He walked a few hundred miles along the Guangling River and arrived at Tai An City. Yu Groom unintentionally pointed out the mysteries of Li Yufu. Li Yufu gave up on proving Dao and ascending, and even gave up on being a land immortal. Jin
Xin 'an, what do you think? "
Jin Xin 'an had not been called by his name for decades. He was a little dazed.
Xie Guanying looked up at the cloudless sky and said softly, "Ancestor Lu once said, don't ask if there are gods in the world and how many people have ascended since ancient times. He also said that if you subdue a fire dragon, you will subdue a tiger, and you will become a land immortal. "
Wu Lingsu thought about it carefully. He only felt that it was indeed mysterious. However, it was useless to a half-baked Daoist like him. But from the corner of his eye, he saw that the Deputy Imperial Astronomer was deep in thought and his expression was changing.
Xie Guanying walked slowly to the Tongtian Platform. The King of Shu, whom he helped wholeheartedly, did something unexpected. One was to go to the north to enter the capital, and the other was to enter the Imperial Astronomer.
Xie Guanying did not stop and said to Jin Xin 'an, "If you still have the thought of ascending, remember to kill Li Yufu as soon as possible." The Juvenile Imperial Astronomer, who was very close to the Emperor and Empress, followed Xie Guanying. He had no awareness of the upcoming war and laughed, "Mr. Xie, there is a chess player named Fan Zhanghou. He is better at chess than you."
Xie Guanying smiled, "What's so great about being better than me? When it comes to chess, I can't even beat Li Yishan who is known to be a bad chess player. However, I know my strengths and weaknesses and never ask for humiliation. Nalan Youci is different. I remember that year, I watched him lose to Li Yishan sixteen times in a row. He still did not admit defeat. I have seen a lot of people who care about winning and losing. He is the only one who cares so much. Oh, no, your Grandpa Imperial Astronomer is also one of them. He still thinks that you can beat Huang Longshi until he dies, right? "
The teenager sighed and said helplessly, "Yes. In fact, I don't like chess very much. Grandpa Imperial Astronomer wants me to learn how to play chess. I can't help it. "
Xie Guanying bent his finger and knocked on the teenager's head, "How many people want to die but can't get it? You don't like it."
The teenager grinned and suddenly lowered his voice, "Mr. Xie, are you poaching from His Majesty the Emperor?"
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