Xiaoqi

And because Yang gave birth to a son for Li Jue, she was deeply favored by Li Jue, not only replaced the original wife's position as the main wife, but also controlled Li Jue to death.For this reason, Li Jue also gained the reputation of "fear of internal affairs". At that time, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Duan Yan and others knew about it, which made Xiliang soldiers know about it. This made Li Jue lose face, but he had no choice.

Therefore, when Yang Qi, who had not recognized his son-in-law for many years, suddenly made a 360-degree turn and posted it upside down with a smile.Li Jue disliked him very much, and even hated him extremely.I have long been used to living without my father-in-law, and suddenly appeared again.Li Jue was really not used to it, and he was very shameless towards Yang Qi's aggressive and respectful behavior, thinking about it made people laugh.

But Yang Qi didn't mind Li Jue's attitude, even though he knew that Li Jue didn't want to see him, he still came to visit him every day.After coming and going, Li Jue's attitude toward him has somewhat changed, and Yang's respect for him is even greater.Every time it was a warm reception, and at the end of the day, people sent people to send a lot of rare toys and supplements.Really a very filial daughter.Anyway, there are a lot of these things in the Sikong mansion, if they are not enough, they will go to the palace to get them, they are too easy to get, so naturally they will not cherish them.

"Why does father have the time to come to the mansion for a sit-down. Why don't you speak up if you have something to say?"

There is no need to be courteous between father and daughter.Yang Shi asked directly, got up and handed the teacup to Yang Qi while speaking.

"Why don't you see Zhiran (Li Jue) in the early morning court recently? Could it be that something important has been delayed?" Yang Qi asked casually, taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

Yang's complexion changed slightly after hearing the sound, and the pair of watery eyes under the well-dressed willow leaf eyebrows suddenly showed a bit of gloom, as if he was unhappy in his heart, and his expression was rather displeased.but.This is obviously not aimed at her father Yang Qi, but Yang Qi's inadvertent inquiry reminded her of some unpleasant people and things.Therefore, his face was sullen and thoughtful.

After calming down a little, Yang said quietly: "In the past few days, he has left early and returned late every day, and sometimes he didn't return at night. My daughter has not seen him for many days."

"Oh? Why is this?" Yang Qi was stunned, and said in surprise: "Recently, there is nothing wrong with the court, and the princes and missions from all over the world have entered Beijing one after another, but they are vying to see the general instead of seeing the emperor. It's just that these things seem to have nothing to do with It doesn't matter if you are childish, why is he still so busy?"

The gloomy look on Yang's face became more and more intense, the thrush frowned, and said sullenly: "Father's words are right. These days, my husband is busy running around for the mission of the princes, and stays in the general's mansion every day. He was entertaining the princes' envoys with Changshi Guo Jia. He didn't come back last night, so he sent a message back from his own soldiers. It is said that Wenchang returned to the capital from the front line of Chencang today. They have to deal with everything in advance to prevent Wenchang from being too tired. What's the matter? After all, he is also Wenchang's real uncle. He has worked so hard to bring up Wenchang brothers, but now it's a good thing, the human relationship is reversed, he is an uncle who has to obey his nephew's orders, and he is busy day and night."

Speaking of this, Yang couldn't help but pause, and suddenly thought that family ugliness should not be publicized, so it's better not to talk about it.But just when she was about to stop here, she saw her father Yang Qi listening intently, with a look of righteous indignation on his face, and a look of common hatred and hatred between his brows.

This discovery made Yang change her mind instantly, thinking that her father is not an outsider, and there are some things that cannot be said to others, but there is no need to hide them from her father.What's more, during the recent period, she was really depressed. A month and a half ago, her husband, Li Jue, was still the most popular ruler of the court, but now he was reduced to the role of running errands for Li Li.With such a huge gap, Li Jue himself could think about it, thinking that the uncle and nephew were the same no matter who was in charge of the court, so he felt relieved, and readily accepted Li Li's arrangement.However, Li Jue would never have imagined that he accepted it calmly, but his wife, Yang, could not accept this fact, and felt resentful for it, and criticized Li Li quite a bit.However, Yang did not dare to say much in front of Li Jue, for fear of offending her own man and being reprimanded instead.

It is true that three years ago, the Yang family did hold Li Jue to death, making him bow his head and obey his ears, and the name "Li Jue is afraid of internal affairs" spread throughout the city of Chang'an.However, ever since she drove Li Li and Li Li brothers out of the mansion without authorization, Li Jue not only slapped her in the face in public, but also treated her very coldly from then on.Later, Li Li rose strongly in Liangzhou, returned to Chang'an, and won the military and political power in one fell swoop, covering the sky with one hand.

From then on, Mrs. Yang kept her tail between her legs and didn't dare to be rude anymore. She even talked in a low voice in front of Li Jue, in a low voice, lest Li Li would settle accounts with her.If this is the case, I am afraid that even Li Jue will not be able to save her. At that time, she will only have a dead end, and she will even die a miserable death, because the death of Li Li's biological mother, Yan Shi, was caused by her alone.

However, in such a frightened and submissive day, Yang Shi could bear it in a short period of time, but after a long time, it made her quite uncomfortable.Every moment, she felt extremely depressed, and always felt that she was living a useless life. For three full years, she lived a life that was not human at all, and it was driving her crazy.It's a pity that Li Li is now in full swing and getting stronger and stronger.The power is all over the world; this makes Yang feel aggrieved, but also deeply helpless.

These inhuman difficulties have always tortured Yang, but she has no one to confide in.Even Li Jue, who has been sleeping together for more than ten years, cannot reveal a word, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.The longer these thoughts were concealed, the more painful Yang became. He was in a state of nervousness all day long, afraid that the evil things he had done would be discovered by others, and he treated everyone like a thief.The most torturous thing is that this kind of suffering can only be borne by her alone.day after day, year after year

At this moment, Yang Qi's expression filled with righteous indignation greatly touched Yang, and the thoughts that had been hidden for many years flooded into his heart.Suddenly, if there is one person in this world who is worthy of my trust, it must be my father Yang Qi.If you can't even trust your father, who else can you trust?

With this in mind, Yang finally made up his mind to confide to his father the pains that tortured him so much that his life was worse than death.Otherwise, go on like this.Sooner or later I will go crazy.

"Hey!" With a soft sigh, Yang said in a low voice: "Recently, many things have made my daughter feel very depressed, and I just feel that I have a bad breath in my heart, so I will tell my father everything today, so that I can think of a way for my daughter. "

"Huh?" Yang Qi was stunned when he heard the sound, then he stared at Yang Shi sharply, nodded his head resolutely and said: "Even if the sky falls, there is still my father who will support you. Don't hide your worries. But tell me No problem!"

Yang Shi was extremely moved, with tears in his eyes.But she was trying not to let the tears fall.

"The current situation in the city is well known to the father, so there is no need for his daughter to speak too much. Although the daughter is the elder aunt of Li Li and Li Xian brothers, she is actually a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. Sooner or later they will be killed by them Harmful?"

Yang Qi was taken aback by Yang Shi's first opening, and he couldn't help but interrupt Yang Shi's words, and said in surprise, "Why did Ying'er say that? What's going on? Why did Li Li and Li Li brothers harm you?" you?"

At this moment, Yang Qi was really impatient.Because he came here with a major mission, and all of this was entrusted to his daughter Yang, it could be said that success or failure depended on one action.But at this juncture, Yang told him that Li Li regarded her as a thorn in his side and wanted to get rid of her quickly.If this is the case, then Yang Qi's long-planned plan will be in vain, and more than two years of hard work will be in vain. How can he not be in a hurry?

Seeing her father turning pale with shock, Yang shi not only didn't realize that there was something wrong with his father's expression, but was greatly moved, thinking that his father cared about him, and the so-called caring is just like that.

"Father doesn't know. In the early years, my daughter lived with Yan Shi, the biological mother of the two Li Li brothers. To continue life, the medicinal materials needed are all precious herbs, which are expensive. At that time, the whole family of more than 100 people relied on the meager salary of the husband to live, and the situation was very difficult. After entering the mansion, the life of the whole family went from bad to worse, and became more and more difficult. Therefore, the daughter stopped Yan's decoction behind her husband's back in a fit of anger, and ordered the servants not to make any more medicine for her to cure her illness. Unexpectedly, the decoction stopped In less than two months, Mrs. Yan died on the couch."

Speaking of this, Yang's fair cheeks looked extraordinarily pale, as if she had lingering fears and fears.

After forcibly calming down, Yang went on to say: "Fortunately, my husband was leading the army at that time, and the Li Li brothers were also with him. They didn't know that their mother Yan was dead. So my daughter concealed the matter. When my husband came back from the expedition, I told him to send Yan Shi back to his hometown in Beidi County to live for a while. It happened that the Yellow Turban Bandits were in trouble at that time, and my husband was away fighting all the year round, so I had no time to take care of him. In this way, the death of Yan Shi was concealed. For several years, until Li Li led the army alone to return from Chenliu Dasheng four years ago, this matter could no longer be concealed. At that time, her daughter insisted that Yan died of illness, and Li Li and his brother had no choice but to do so. Afterwards, in order to prevent their brothers from pursuing this matter, I drove them out of the house to prevent the servants in the mansion from talking too much and leaking the truth about Yan's death.

It's just that I never imagined that Li Li, who lived under the eaves at the beginning, would have such a great future, and in just a few years, he would overwhelm the world.To this day, as long as Li Li orders people to investigate this matter, the truth of Yan's death will be hidden, and it is bound to be found out.Therefore, I also asked my father to think of a way for my daughter to save my life.Otherwise, sooner or later, her daughter will die in Li Li's hands! "

Listening to Yang's narration, Yang Qi was secretly worried at first, fearing that his daughter would offend Li Li, and then the big thing would be over.But when he heard the back, Yang Qi became more and more relaxed the more he listened, so that he secretly rejoiced in his heart, and thought to himself: "It's really God helping me, the big thing is done!"

Regarding the death of Li Li's birth mother Yan Shi that Yang told about, in Yang Qi's view, her daughter Yang Shi was simply a fan of the authorities, and she underestimated Li Li's ability and city government.Yang thinks that Li Li doesn't know about this yet, it's purely self-righteous, and it's a big mistake.At this time, Yang Qi didn't need to think about it to know that Li Li had already traced Yan Shi's death clearly. It was precisely because he knew the truth that the Li family was indeed in a difficult situation and could not maintain Yan Shi's expensive decoction to continue his life. Will not pursue it for a long time, and forgive Yang's intentionally.Otherwise, when Li Li entered Chang'an three years ago, it would be the day Yang died.It's a pity that Mrs. Yang herself was still kept in the dark, she didn't know it, she just judged the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and thought that Li Li would harm her.

However, Yang's fear of the Li Li brothers was exactly what his father Yang Qi wanted to see the most, and it happened to be used by him.

Afterwards, Yang shunned the servant girl, and the father and daughter discussed secretly for a long time in the inner hall, until Li Jue returned to the mansion, Yang Qi hurriedly left through the back door of Sikong Mansion.

Chapter 838

General's House.

In front of the gate of the mansion, Guo Jia personally sent Youzhou Governor Shi Guanjing and his party out of the mansion, and watched them leave in a carriage.

Guo Jia has done a lot of sending off smiling faces like this in the past two days, counting the Youzhou mission that is leaving at this moment, this is already the fourth call.

In the two days before that, I received two groups of missions every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and no interviews were arranged in the evening.

Yesterday morning, Li Li rushed back from the front line of Chencang.After returning to the mansion to freshen up, he put on a brocade robe and received the Jingzhou mission.

The person in charge of the Jingzhou mission is Cai He of the famous Cai family in Jingzhou, who is the younger brother of Cai Mao in Jingzhou.

When they met, Cai He was very well-behaved, not only took out the list of alcohol and gold presented by Liu Biao, but also presented a very considerable "heart" on behalf of the Cai family.Seeing the generosity of the Cai family, Li Li naturally would not reject it, accepted it calmly, and generously rewarded the Cai family: Cai Mao was named General of Jingzhou and Marquis of Hanshouting; He is the brave general, and Cai Zhong is the Zhonglang general.

At noon, Li Li held a banquet in honor of the Jingzhou mission in the main hall, and called Cai to the inner hall alone during the banquet to speak.This narration lasted half an hour, as for what the two sides said, except for the person involved and Guo Jia who accompanied him, no one else could know at all.All I know is that when Cai He left the General's Mansion with the embassy, ​​his expression was very excited, his right hand sleeve was bulging, and he seemed to be carrying something, and happily got into the carriage and returned to the post house.

The envoys that entered the General's Mansion that afternoon were somewhat unexpected. This group of people was envoys sent by Lu Bu, and the leader was General Wei Xu, who almost died in the hands of Li Li in the Battle of Bahe three years ago. .Wei Xu did not bring much tribute gold here.Because the current battle in Yanzhou is tense, it is difficult for a large group of horses and horses to pass through Cao Cao's territory, so he came here with a light vehicle and a simple car.Carrying only four priceless and rare items, as well as Lu Bu's own handwriting, can be regarded as full of sincerity.

It's just that the secret letter written by Lu Bu revealed the intention of asking for help. Obviously, it could not withstand the fierce offensive of Cao Cao's army, and Yanzhou was about to lose its hold.Therefore, Lu Bu, who had never been soft, couldn't help asking Li Li for help, hoping that Li Li could send troops to Henan County.Get rid of Cao Cao's temporary lair.For Wei Xu and his party, Li Li also treated each other with courtesy and hosted a banquet in the evening.Both the host and the guest are suitable, and the face of Lu Bu's mission was not disrespected.

However, Li Li left the lobby early after only sitting at the banquet for a while, noncommittal.No official statement was made.Afterwards, Guo Jia was in charge of entertaining Wei Xu and his party.As for what Guo Jia said to Wei Xu, no one knew, but Wei Xu looked embarrassed when he left the general's mansion, as if he had encountered a very difficult thing but could not refuse.The most important thing is that he can't make the decision at all, he can only return to Yanzhou as soon as possible to report to Lv Bu, and finally Lv Bu has to make up his mind.

This is yesterday's reception situation, all arranged by Guo Jia.Welcoming and sending off, very busy.

This morning.Li Li received the mission sent by Shouchun Yuan Shu. The person in charge was Yuan Shu's uncle Yuan Yi, and he took two generals to protect the mission's safety along the way.The gold gift list is quite generous, a total of [-] shi, grain and grass and [-] gold, this is the first time for Yuan Shu, who has always been stingy, and it is the most money and food tribute in the past three years, a rare generosity.However, the Yangzhou mission claimed that there were only [-] shi of food and grass, and did not tell the truth. This is exactly Yuan Shu's consistent style, he cherishes his face very much, and will not show weakness to anyone easily.

Facing Yuan Yi and his party, Li Li behaved very modestly, held a grand banquet, entertained them with good wine and meat, and highly praised Yuan Shu's generous donation.However, he was limited to verbal admiration, but in fact he was perfunctory, and he didn't mention the request for Yangzhou Mu and the punishment of Liu Yao mentioned in Yuan Shu's letter.In the middle of the banquet, Li Li left early on the pretext of being busy with military affairs, and then Guo Jia picked them up.Regarding Yuan Shu's mission, Guo Jia didn't say much, as if it was a business, and he was ordered to greet and send it.

In the afternoon, Li Li received the delegation from Youzhou, and treated them with high standards as an exception.During the banquet, Li Li held a banquet in the inner hall of the main courtyard and had a secret talk with Guan Jing alone, which lasted for an hour. After the discussion was over, Guo Jia personally sent Guan Jing out of the house.The standard of reception was high, and he was the first among all the missions. Guan Jing was quite flattered by this, his vanity was greatly satisfied, and he left happily.

"I'm all gone, and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Such cumbersome entertainment is indeed exhausting and torturous, far more difficult than leading troops to fight."

In the main hall, Li Lihao sat leisurely in the hall and sipped tea leisurely. When he saw Guo Jia coming in, he beckoned him to sit beside him.

"What the lord said is true." Seeing that Li Li was indeed a little tired, Guo Jia smiled and said: "For the past few days, the lord has been traveling between the front line of Chencang and Chang'an, and it is indeed very tiring. I know that the lord has never liked to socialize, so why not?" Fan is a last resort, it is imperative, otherwise he will miss a good opportunity to make friends with princes from all walks of life. Therefore, I sent a fast horse to Chen Cang, asking the lord to come back to preside over the overall situation; if the lord is not seen, The missions of all parties are unwilling to leave, and they cannot return to their respective lords when they go back. So those who can do more work, I can only trouble the lord to make an extra trip. Hehehe!"

After speaking, Guo Jiaxin smiled, her expression was very casual and unrestrained.And this is what Li Li admired most about Guo Jia. He spoke casually but with a sense of proportion. In front of Li Li, he was neither restrained nor respectful, making people very comfortable and willing to talk to him.

"Hahaha!" Sure enough, Li Li laughed heartily, and said loudly, "Speaking of which, I have really worked hard to serve my filial piety recently. Facing these chattering emissaries of princes all day long is the most painful thing."

Guo Jia smiled and said: "This is the job of the minister, not to mention hard work. On the contrary, not only does the minister not find it troublesome for such a rare and unattainable social event, but he hopes that the more the better. It only took half a month. At that time, missions from all over the world came to Beijing one after another, donating hundreds of thousands of stones, food and grass, and 10,000+ gold to our army. Why not do such a generous entertainment?

The gold that these vassal missions donated is only a small part of the many proceeds this time.What is really gratifying is that dozens of gentry and powerful gentry from various states and counties also came to Beijing with the mission of the princes.This is the biggest gain. "

"Oh? Could it be that these gentry and gentry also donated a lot of food and supplies to us?" Li Li asked with a surprised expression.

Guo Jia nodded happily, and said with a smile: "Exactly. In the past few days, the streets and alleys in front of the General's Mansion are full of cars and horses. That's it, it's far from being so lively. The people who really block the streets and alleys are the gentry and powerful gentry from all states and counties. Among the crowd, a single family is not enough to compare with the missions of the princes, but it is better than the large number of people. All states and counties in the world. In this way, they gathered together far surpassed the ranks of the missions, completely occupying the four streets in front of the General's Mansion.

According to the detailed report.In the past half a month, more than [-]% of the inns in the city have been full, and the people who live in the inns are nominally caravans coming to Chang'an for business, but in fact they are teams sent by aristocratic families and gentry to find a way to meet them.

Among them, the aristocratic families and gentry of the states in the Central Plains are mostly.Presumably they must have seen the battle of Sili.The princes from all walks of life in the Central Plains are not enemies of our Xiliang army, so they are eager to find a way out, and want to secretly make friends with our army, so as to find a way out for their families.Therefore, they took advantage of the opportunity of the missions of various princes to enter Beijing, bribed the personnel of the missions, followed them to Chang'an, and then tried every means to find a way.Trying to establish a relationship with the general and a group of staff in the army.To this end, they donated a large amount of food, grass and supplies in the name of their respective families.The amount is far higher than the gold and gold donated by the missions of the princes, and even several times the amount of money and food donated by the princes.