During the Chinese New Year, all households are in a warm and peaceful atmosphere. Although the Spring Festival is not the most important festival in the Song Dynasty, it is also very lively. Because in half a month it will be the annual Shangyuan Festival, the Spring Festival is equivalent to preparing for the Shangyuan Festival. Some large lanterns are also built at this time.

However, Lu Zongdao's serious illness casts a shadow on this year's lively Spring Festival. No one expected that the Prime Minister of Fish Head who was still angrily scolding Liu E in the court some time ago would fall ill at this time. Moreover, he was in a fierce condition and was longer in his coma than when he was awake. Moreover, Lu Zongdao is over 60 years old this year, and he is already considered a long life in this era.

There is no need to say about Lu Zongdao's influence. At the same time, he is also one of the people who Liu E is most concerned about. If he really falls this time, no one in the court will dare to confront Liu E's mistakes, and Wang Zeng will also lose the greatest help in the court, thus becoming isolated and helpless. It will be easier if Liu E wants to deal with him.

"Crack~" With the sound of firecrackers, Li Zhang's family was also celebrating the New Year. Although Li Zhang was also worried about Lu Zongdao's illness, he did not show it. Moreover, in his family, the Spring Festival has always been a more important festival than the Shangyuan Festival. At this time of each year, Li Zhang would pull his brothers and sisters to set off firecrackers, then cook and make dumplings, and watch the Spring Festival, just like later generations.

“One to ten!”

"Big you!"

"Pass"

Huozi, Chou Niang and others were guarding the stove to play cards, Douzi, Li Er and others were playing pot-shot games, and Li Zhang sat on the side with the wild dogs to play chess. They had just had the New Year's Eve dinner, and now they have officially entered the vigil. The wild dogs don't like the excitement and are not very interested in other games, but they like chess, and their chess skills are also quite good. Except for Li Zhang, everyone else at home is no longer his opponent, so Li Zhang plays chess with him every year.

"Wild Dog, why do you feel that you are not in high spirits recently and are a little listless?" Li Zhang jumped a step on the horse track. The chess they played was improved by him from later generations. The chess rules of the Song Dynasty were different from those of later generations, and he rarely played with others in normal times.

"It's nothing, I just feel that after taking revenge, I feel like I have no goal and can't be excited about anything I do." The wild dog pushed the pawn casually and replied.

Li Zhang nodded in understanding when he heard this. In fact, since he caught Shui Yuanzi, he found something wrong with the wild dog. After all, his biggest goal in life was to take revenge. But now, although he has avenged his revenge, he has lost his goal in life, so the wild dog feels a little confused and doesn't know what to do next?

"This is also normal. Without a goal in life, you will naturally feel confused. What you have to do now is to set a new goal for yourself, such as marrying a wife and having children, or other plans for future life. For example, you can ask yourself what you want to do most, and then work hard according to your own ideas." Li Zhang said again immediately.

"What do you want to do the most?" Wild Dog showed a confused look when he heard Li Zhang's words. Since he was sensible, he regarded revenge as his only life goal, and never thought about anything other than revenge. So Li Zhang's words made him not know how to answer for a while?

"You don't have to be too anxious. Finding a life goal is not a matter of one day or two. You can rest well during this period and think about it slowly. In addition, you are not young anymore. Maybe one day you will meet the woman you like. I will help you propose marriage, and then marry and have children like others. With a wife and children, men will easily find their motivation." Li Zhang smiled again at this time.

"What is your life goal, brother?" Wild Dog suddenly asked back.

"My?" Li Zhang pondered for a moment when he heard this, and then he said, "When I lived in a charity village, my biggest goal was to make everyone eat and wear warmth, and at least let our brothers and sisters live a normal life. Later, this goal was achieved, and I once felt a little confused like you."

"What about it later?" Wild Dog asked anxiously when he heard this.

Li Zhang did not lie. When he led Huozi and Douzi and others to solve the problem of food and clothing, and was recognized by Liu E as a relative, he was indeed very confused for a while and did not know how to go next, but as time went by, he gradually found a new goal.

Li Zhang suddenly reached out and patted the wild dog on the shoulder, and then slowly spoke: "Later I found that I not only have the ability to change the lives of people around me, but also do things that are beneficial to the people of the world. Although I have no specific goals, as long as I move in this direction, I will feel at ease and motivated. So all the things I have done over the years are working towards this direction."

Hearing Li Zhang's answer, the wild dog also showed a thoughtful expression. After a while, he suddenly shook his head dejectedly and said, "I don't have your ambitions, nor do you have the ability. Moreover, I am not even as good as Huozi and others, so I can't help you at all."

"Stupid! That's my goal, not yours. You can go and find things you are interested in and do. For example, if you have such good martial arts skills, you can continue to study. In the future, you will be able to accept disciples and teach martial arts to become a martial arts master, or even open an escort agency. You can also play your strengths. Of course, if you don't like it, you can stay at home. As long as you protect the safety of your home, it will be the greatest contribution!" Li Zhang woke up again.

Hearing this, the wild dog finally came out of the horns and pondered for a moment, saying, "I understand, then I will think carefully about what I can do, and let my brother help me with my advice in the future!"

"Don't worry, finding life goals cannot be achieved in a day or two. In fact, for people of your age, it is also the most likely age group to be confused. Some may take several years or even more than ten years to find the goals in life. In addition, you can chat with Kuozi, Douzi and others, and they may give you more advice." Li Zhang finally suggested again that Wild Dog used to be too closed to himself. Although he valued his family members very seriously, he rarely took the initiative to communicate with others. This is not a good thing.

The wild dog nodded solemnly when he heard this, and at this moment he suddenly felt that he seemed to have some motivation and no longer was as interested in anything as before. In fact, finding a life goal is itself a goal. Now that the wild dog has a short-term goal, he naturally no longer is confused.

"Brother, stop playing chess. The time for the zizhan is here. Let's go set off fireworks!" At this moment, Li'er suddenly ran over and pulled Li Zhang and ran out. The time for the two days today is the junction of today and tomorrow. The middle point is just midnight. Today is the alternation between the New Year and the Old Year, so fireworks are also needed to celebrate.

Now that Li Zhang and the others came to the yard, the fireworks they bought had already been placed. With the arrival of the new, Li Er and Douzi took their incense heads to light the fireworks. With a loud "puff~", a large group of fireworks bloomed in the night sky, and other families in the capital also lit the fireworks one after another. For a time, the entire sky above the capital was also shrouded by fireworks.

Looking at the bright night sky, Li Zhang also fell into deep thought. The new year has arrived. However, as Lu Zongdao was seriously ill, he might soon be in the world. With his serious illness, there are probably many people in the capital who have no intention of celebrating the New Year. For example, Zhao Zhen in Jingfu Hall has been in a state of uneasiness these days. If Lu Zongdao leaves, then there will be no one in the court who dares to speak for him.

On the second day of the Spring Festival, Li Zhang went to the palace to visit Zhao Zhen again. Sure enough, he saw Zhao Zhen’s sad face. Li Zhang sighed at this. Now he had no choice but to try his best to persuade Zhao Zhen to relax, but unfortunately Zhao Zhen couldn’t listen at all.

On the tenth day of the Spring Festival, Lu Zongdao on the hospital bed finally couldn't hold on and left. Countless people sighed for it. Zhao Zhen even cried bitterly. On the surface, Liu E was also very sad. Not only did she go to visit her in person, but she also ordered a grand funeral and rewarded Lu Zongdao's family heavily.

Although the death of Lu Zongdao caused a shock to the court, it did not have much impact on ordinary people. The Shangyuan Festival is still as lively and noisy as in previous years. Li Zhang and Qingzhi are already engaged and rarely meet each other a year. They can only communicate through Li'er with letters. However, the Shangyuan Festival can meet openly, so he also made an appointment with the other party to enjoy the lanterns together that day, and Li'er was very tactful and did not follow him.

"Do you have something to worry about?" On the bustling street, Qingzhi suddenly asked Li Zhang. Although Li Zhang seemed to be very happy, she was a keen woman and still realized that Li Zhang was not very interested.

"You discovered it." Li Zhang also smiled bitterly.

"Can you talk to me?" Qingzhi tilted his head and looked at Li Zhang and said.

"It's all troubles in the court, so don't try to discourage your interest." Li Zhang shook his head and said, "It's really inconvenient to talk to Qingzhi."

"Okay, but last time I heard that you were in danger, I told me after the incident was over, and I was scared at that time." Qingzhi was very sensible and did not ask, but instead asked. The last time Li Zhang was in danger, the news was blocked, and she only found out afterwards.
Chapter completed!