When Chen Xiaoyi and Wen Yanbo came to the mansion to meet Li Po, Li Chun was holding a few wooden boards and was repairing the wooden couch clumsily.
The little apprentices next to her circled around her, wanting to lend a hand to help, but they were always driven away by the teacher in a muffled voice. Apparently, Li Chun's resistance to the feudal marriage system was ruthlessly suppressed by Li Po.
In fact, Li Po didn't worry much about Li Chun's marriage.
As his status increased, he felt that his sister would not be unable to get married, as long as she fell in love with a son of a certain family, it was just a matter of words from him.
Not to mention those who are well-connected or not, nowadays it is not uncommon for families from Chang'an, Xijing, to come to Bingzhou to seek marriage.
Therefore, the key is that Li Chun likes it himself, and there is no need to think too much about anything else.
As for what Li Chun himself said about staying at home for the rest of his life, Li Po didn't really care. This girl has been with him for seven or eight years.
Nothing but normal.
Besides, things were in such a mess these days that he wasn't very comfortable with marrying off his sister, so it wasn't a big deal for her to stay in the house and raise him for a few more years.
In particular, Li Chun now looks like a gallant who will draw his sword and kill someone if they disagree. He is also really afraid that if his sister gets married, he will kill the groom if he doesn't like her.
He was really not just imagining how to save others by using himself. His wedding night was really weird. Fortunately, the couple only used fists and kicks. As for Li Chun... it was hard to say.
Today she could poke a hole in the wooden couch in front of him, but tomorrow she might dare to chase his brother with a broken sword.
At this moment, Li Po finally felt a little like a parent. This girl's teaching was not very successful, and he had to bear a large part of the responsibility.
So he planned to correct this mistake. After that, he first let Li Chun do carpentry. Then he discussed with Li Bi and planned to hire a knowledgeable teacher for Li Chun to let her learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to cultivate her mind.
Li Bi was also filled with helplessness. She had no choice with this little girl.
In her opinion, Li Chun had a fierce and wild temperament, which was almost natural. He had suffered a lot with Li Po, and his character was probably determined at that time. Then he saw his brother build up the country with one blow and one blow.
Today's foundation is fueled by the efforts of Yanlu people.
At this point, the thoughts in her heart are completely different from those of women in the world. If Li Po hadn't suppressed her, she might have become an assassin who specializes in looking for people to be bloody.
Especially, maybe because I have been with my brother for a long time, I haven't learned the good things. The fierceness and decisiveness with a bit of cunning are exactly the same as my brother.
If this was a boy, let alone talk about it, but it was a girl. Not to mention in Jin, even in Kansai, it is not that easy to find a good husband.
Learn to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting? You two brothers and sisters have recited several sets of Buddhist scriptures, but if you can't change your hostility, how can you do something else?
Li Bi, who is also a female middle school heroine, scratched her head when she thought of this, and couldn't help but complain that her husband was too lenient towards the people around him.
Of course, as the beneficiary, she would never admit at this moment that her husband was too indulgent towards her.
It is said that family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs concern everything.
This is what happened here in Li Po. As soon as he got away from housework, something big came to disturb him.
First, news came from Hebei that Yu Wenhua and his brothers were dead.
It is not clear that this matter will have any impact on the Jin region for the time being, but it can be regarded as an out-and-out world matter.
In the fourteenth year of Daye, Dou Jiande led his army to fight Yu Wenhua and his brothers in Hebei. After defeating them, Yu Wenhua and his brothers died. Their heads were immediately sent to Luoyang by Dou Jiande.
There is actually nothing to say about this matter. Yu Wenhua and his brothers were standard street rats, and were eventually killed by Dou Jiande with a hammer in Hebei.
Needless to say, there are two prodigal sons of the Yuwen family. They killed the king and finally proclaimed themselves emperors. They did great things, but they have nothing to do with their great talents.
Their only contribution seems to be that they took a thankless effort to remove the big rock that was weighing on the heads of the anti-kings in the world.
It made the world a little more chaotic, but also brought hope of unifying the world.
If Yang Guang had not died, there would not have been many people in the world who dared to claim the title of emperor. If Yang Guang had died, or he had died violently in Jiangdu, then the Sui Dynasty would have almost lost its status as the common ruler of the world.
The situation of competition among heroes has taken a big step forward, and the ambition to dominate the world is burning in people's hearts.
Yu Wenhua and his brothers were actually the mourners of the Sui Dynasty.
The two of them traveled all the way to Hebei and sent Dou Jiande a generous gift.
This generous gift is of course not their heads, but the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty who they brought to Hebei.
Except for a small number of them who broke out, most of them became Dou Jiande's prisoners. By this time, all over the world, in terms of talents, Wang Shichong of Luoyang and Li Yuaneng of Chang'an could compete with Dou Jiande. Others
Wait, it's all beyond reach.
Obviously, the talents that emerged during the Daye Year can be roughly divided into three parts.
Some of them are in Luoyang, the eastern capital, some are in Chang'an, the western capital, and the other part magically went to Hebei.
Dou Jiande happily accepted this generous gift.
It has to be said that few people in the world can match this man's caliber in terms of size. Any kind of talent, regardless of their origin, can have a place under his command and be balanced. This is very impressive.
It's not easy anymore.
However, no one is perfect, and Dou Jiande is not without his shortcomings.
In terms of ambition and courage, his ambition and courage can only be said to be unsatisfactory. Otherwise, if it were Li Yuan, as a feudal prince who ruled in a separate area, he would never send Yu Wenhuaji's head to Luoyang.
What's the difference between that and begging for mercy? Now that he has proclaimed himself emperor and is self-reliant, he is looking around between the Turks and Sui Dynasties, as if he always wants to find a big tree to rely on. This kind of magnanimity is obviously inferior.
Of course, judging from Dou Jiande's path along the way, it is actually reasonable and reasonable for him to do this, and it is not a strange thing.
Just like what Wen Yanbo said about Dou Jiande, it is very pertinent.
"This man grew up in the wilderness, was born attached to others, and is quite ambitious. He is able to meet the expectations of the public, and he is undoubtedly a hero. However, if he lacks courage, he is just another Yuan Shao. He will be captured by others in the future..."
In fact, no matter what, Dou Jiande has become the largest warlord leader in Hebei and Shandong.
And once Hebei falls into the hands of Dou Jiande, it may not be so stable for Jin.
Of course, that is only in the long run. Now Dou Jiande is not short of people, but he is short of food and grass. Moreover, there are still some Sui officials in northern Hebei who are guarding the city and trying to survive.
Therefore, for the merging of the two states, this is just news and does not have much significance.
No matter how long Dou Jiande's claws are, he will never reach the two states of Bingdai.
On the contrary, Dou Jiande probably also thought about whether those fierce Jin cavalry would appear on the ground in Hebei again after winning Hebei.
In fact, Dou Jiande's power has shrunk.
He could no longer obtain Youzhou's food, grass, and population. Because of the lack of food and grass, the army did not expand rapidly. This caused him to suffer a lot of casualties when fighting Yu Wenhuaji.
And some people broke out, some crossed the Yellow River to join Li Mi, and some plunged westward into the Taihang Mountains.
Most of these people are descendants of the famous clans in Guanxi. They would rather die in battle than bow their heads to the people of Hebei, because for a long time, they have been feuding.
The news from Henan is lackluster.
Li Mi was still active and active, surrounding Wang Shichong in the Eastern Capital, giving Wang Shichong no chance to become emperor in the 14th year of Daye.
The war between Li Tang and Xue Ju in the northwest did not undergo drastic changes.
Xue Ju confronted the Tang army at Gao'an. Liu Wenjing was eager to perform meritorious service and wanted to fight with Xue Ju in the field, but was dissuaded by Liu Hongji and others. Therefore, the Tang army's biggest defeat did not happen.
There are many reasons for this, the most important one is that the defeat in Bingzhou was too painful. When Li Shimin returned to Beijing, he strictly ordered all the generals not to go to war without permission.
Yes, Li Shimin was not too ill to be in charge, but returned to Chang'an. Liu Wenjing's prestige was slightly lacking and failed to persuade the generals to go to war with him.
At the end of the autumn of the fourteenth year of Daye, Xue Ju finally withdrew his troops due to lack of food and grass.
Because Xue Ju lost the support of the Turks, he was also very sad, so he and Li Tang went back and forth. They started to call each other brothers, but in the end they were very unhappy.
Li Po will definitely not get any news about the war in the northwest.
But Chen Xiaoyi brought another piece of news that people didn't know how to evaluate.
The man-eating demon king Zhu Can is dead.
The place where this man was based was not close to Bingzhou, but the news spread very quickly. This was due to his notorious reputation, and his death was so satisfying that it spread throughout the world in a short period of time.
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This man was not beheaded by Li Yuan, nor did he eat the envoys sent by Li Yuan, nor was he beaten to death in the fourteenth year of Daye and had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
It is said that when Zhu Can was steaming human flesh by the Hanshui River, he was killed by an assassin who jumped out of the water. The assassin did not catch him, so he jumped into the water and escaped without even leaving his name.
Kill one person in ten steps, leave no trace for a thousand miles, dust off your clothes when the matter is over, and hide your merit and fame.
This is the true behavior of a chivalrous person, stabbing the evil person with the sword and then flying thousands of miles away. After hearing this, Li Po touched his chin and felt a little cold on his back.
This news can be heard as a rural anecdote. Zhu Can really deserves to die. Even Li Po has heard about this man's reputation for cannibalism. It can be seen that his reputation is far-reaching. It is not surprising that he died in any way.
But Li Po turned around and thought about it, if there was someone hiding in the water waiting for him one day, it would be a bit hard to guard against.
So, as soon as this person has a high status, the most annoying thing is this kind of guy who comes and goes without a trace, but has calculated intentions, and Li Po is no exception.
