Fang Linyan silently counted 1, 2, 3, 4 in his heart, until he counted to 8, and then realized that he had regained the ability to speak. This should have set a limit for himself. At this time, once he entered the old middle hall, he would not be within a few meters.
Let’s talk about some key words.
"Do you think you can restrict me like this?" Fang Linyan sneered in his heart.
His perception is several times that of ordinary people, and he has long heard several gentle breathing sounds in the study besides the old hall, but they are better hidden.
But this is normal. For someone like Lao Zhongtang, it would be impossible for him to meet a stranger like himself.
If something happens to him, there is no need to throw a glass of wine to signal him, someone will just jump out and cut him into pieces.
Just as the saying goes, Fang Linyan seemed to be the only one in the study at this time. He frowned and squatted down to look at the broken teacup on the ground. Then he stretched out his fingers to dip his fingers in the tea and put it to the tip of his nose to smell it.
He smelled it, and then looked at the sputum Li Gongzhang had coughed up before.
When doing these actions, Fang Linyan can be said to be very careful and careful, and his movements are also very slow, and his face is very solemn.
Then Fang Linyan sighed, shook his head, turned around and walked away very fast, as if he was deliberately escaping from something.
Although this trick of playing hard to get is an old trick, it can be said to be just right when used in this situation.
Obviously, his behavior must be immediately reported to the superiors by the guards hidden in the study, because they simply cannot afford this responsibility.
Sure enough, after Fang Linyan turned around and went out, before he reached the second door, he heard a series of footsteps behind him, and then several servants chased him out, saying out of breath:
"Stay. Master, please stay!"
Fang Linyan just pretended not to know, but the pace under his feet became faster and faster, so that these servants really showed off their energy and ran straight across the road. They finally stopped Fang Linyan, and finally managed to get him back.
He invited him back and said that the uncle wanted to see him.
The "eldest uncle" of the Lao Zhongtang family was, of course, Li Gongzhang's eldest son Li Jingshu. After the guests and hosts were seated, Li Jingshu said impatiently without even waiting for tea:
"My father was able to turn the crisis around this time, thanks to Brother Hu's help."
At this time, the capital was influenced by Manchu culture, and many names were different from modern ones.
For example, the emperor at this time was called Cixi, and his honorific title was his biological father. Xianggong/Rabbit meant the gay boy, and "eldest brother" meant titles like Mr. or Brother.
Of course, the "young lady" at this time is a real lady, not a poor girl who uses her chewing parts to try to work-study.
Fang Linyan waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. This is the auspicious sign of Lao Zhongtang. What does it have to do with me?"
Li Jingshu was originally a middle-aged man. If you want to evaluate him:
High emotional intelligence: Loyal and honest.
Low emotional intelligence: the housekeeper dog.
So after hearing what Fang Linyan said, he smiled bitterly and said:
"Brother Hu, don't tell me a joke. To tell you the truth, at that time, my father was told by the foreign doctors that he was terminally ill and that the imperial doctors did not even dare to prescribe medicine. But after having a dream, my father was able to move and speak!
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"At that time, my father immediately stood up and said he wanted to eat duck fat sesame pancakes!! We thought this was a return to the past, and we didn't care whether his intestines and stomach were digested. We just regarded it as the last meal.
The old man’s wish was fulfilled, and after eating the pancake, I had two bowls of pumpkin porridge, and I was able to go to the fields the next day!”
"Such a change cannot be explained by the auspicious signs of heaven and earth! I really dare not hide it from Brother Hu. My father is still a little weak now, so I was preparing to serve from behind. If Brother Hu hadn't figured out the key to this,
To be fair, it is unthinkable that it was the Japanese who practiced the Nightmare Suppression Technique."
Li Gongzhang is from Hefei, and duck fat biscuits are a specialty snack in Hefei. He has been eating it since he was a kid, so he eats it as soon as he wakes up.
After hearing what Li Jingshu said, Fang Linyan also said:
"Lao Zhongtang now determines the destiny of the world, so it is natural for the Japanese to use any means and jump over the wall in a hurry."
Speaking of this, Fang Linyan suddenly said:
"By the way, I suddenly remembered something casual. Have you found the picture of Mulian rescuing his mother that was stolen from your residence?"
Li Jingshu said in astonishment:
"What is the picture of Mulian rescuing his mother?" (Please see the previous article here.)
Fang Linyan was stunned, and then said with an oh:
"When I was in the south, I heard that a very important painting, "Mian Lian Saves My Mother," was stolen from your mansion. It is something that the old lady attaches great importance to. I think it was just a rumor."
Li Jingshu shook his head and said:
"There is no such thing."
Fang Linyan nodded slightly, then thoughtfully.
At this time, when he saw Fang Linyan talking in random directions but not getting to the point, Li Jingshu was also an honest man, so he could only take the initiative and said:
"After my father left, Brother Hu repeatedly observed my father's cup of tea in the study, and also looked at the phlegm that the old man coughed up for a long time. Is there anything wrong with this?"
Fang Linyan thought to himself, "I've been playing tricks on you for so long, and you finally took the bait!" But on the surface, he waved his hands repeatedly and directly launched the three-attack combo of negation:
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense"
But now the more Fang Linyan denies it, the more panicked Li Jingshu becomes! At this time, the honor, disgrace, wealth and honor of the Li family are all concentrated on Lao Li. In one day, when Lao Li is here, Li Jingshu is truly the number one government official in the capital, and a famous figure that everyone praises.
Children.
As soon as Lao Li dies, everyone will leave. Who the hell knows who you are? Not only that, the enemies Lao Li made back then will come and be slowly liquidated.
Compared with his father, Li Jingshu was just a housekeeper, so he was really controlled by Fang Linyan. After repeated requests, Fang Linyan frowned and said:
"This calamity for Mr. Lao Zhongtang is actually over, but there are still some finishing touches that are not done properly."
When Li Jingshu heard this, he immediately showed an expression of "I knew it was like this" and said hurriedly and anxiously:
"I was about to ask for advice!"
Fang Linyan said:
"Lao Zhongtang is a very popular person and has a far-reaching reputation. Even foreigners in England and France would give a thumbs up and praise Oriental Bismarck. I have to say something disrespectful. What is the fate of Lao Zhongtang?
Princes and the like are much more noble."
Li Jingshu coughed. Although this question was too sensitive for him to say more, his eyes clearly hinted that you are right. If you say a few words, I will bookmark and subscribe to the monthly ticket and reward you four times in a row.
So Fang Linyan continued:
"For a big shot like Lao Zhongtang, who is bound to leave his name in history, it is impossible to succeed with the ordinary nightmare-suppressing technique. The person who performs the technique will be directly punished by God! It must be planned several years in advance, and the weather and location are favorable.
The internal response, even the accommodation layout, and other aspects must be extremely thorough before it can be launched!"
"Only Japan used its whole nation to prepare in advance and laid out this seven-arrow plan. Coupled with the fact that Lao Zhongtang was unaware for a moment, it fell into the enemy's trap."
"Although the culprit has been killed now, there are still some clues to this murderous plot. I would like to ask, does Lao Zhongtang urinate a lot at night, has weak yang energy, difficulty urinating, is he coughing all year round, and has a loss of appetite?
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Fang Linyan asked, and Li Jingshu nodded, but he didn't know that he had fallen into Fang Linyan's charlatanism!
Ahem, Old Man Li is almost seventy years old at this time. He has been extremely wealthy for almost thirty years. There must be many women around him. Then the enlargement of the prostate must be impossible. Isn't this a problem with excessive nocturia and Yang Qi?
Weak and have difficulty urinating?
As for the chronic cough and loss of appetite, let alone it. Didn’t the old man almost cough and vomit just now? Besides, how can his appetite improve after he has just recovered from a serious illness?
Of course, Fang Linyan's words were based on the fact that he had actually saved people before. Try it with someone else? I'd guess that someone who had tried it had already been kicked out.
After hearing Fang Linyan's nonsense, Li Jingshu immediately slapped his thigh and said:
"Yes! It's absolutely true. No wonder my concubine said she heard strange noises outside the window last night! I was about to ask Brother Hu for advice when I discovered this hidden danger!"
Fang Linyan waved his hand and said:
"For these small matters, just ask any Taoist priest to come over. It doesn't have to be so troublesome."
"This trap set up by the Japanese is so clever that even the person involved who is being used does not know about it! Lord Nakatō is now a very human minister, and he has the energy of dragon and tiger to protect him."
"If they don't find a way to drain away the dragon and tiger energy, their conspiracy will not succeed! The way to draw away the dragon energy is to sacrifice Prince Akenoin, the younger brother of the Emperor of Japan, and lure him with his blood!"
"The way to reduce the power of the tiger is to select two generals of the Huai Army who were born in the Year of the Rabbit, and quietly support them to rise to power, so that Lao Zhongtian can meet with them often, and at the same time, they set up formations where they live, and add the following to their diet.
Secret medicine.”
"In this case, tigers and rabbits are both a hobby and for hunting. Over the years, most of the tiger's power in Lao Zhongtang has been worn away."
As soon as Fang Linyan said what he said, Li Jingshu also opened his mouth, feeling it was unbelievable, but after thinking about it carefully, he still felt that it made sense, so he couldn't help but ask:
"How should we deal with that?"
Fang Linyan said:
"The general who was used did not have any malicious intent, he was just used by the Japanese, so there is no need to do anything more. Just transfer him away so that he cannot meet with Lord Nakado."
"Next, you can invite them to sit in your house, and then remember that three paintings must be hung in the hall where they are received. The content of the paintings must contain elements such as mountains, dense forests, pigs, and sheep.
The painting in the middle of the main hall should have a tiger descending from the mountain!"
"In this way, the tiger power lingering in these two people will be provoked by the tiger descending from the mountain in the painting, and then stay in the house. Finally, these three paintings will be hung in the room of the old middle hall, and the situation can be successfully solved."
"However, there are two points that must be noted. The sooner the opportunity to meet, the better. As time goes on, the power of these two people will dissipate on their own. Another point is that they cannot join Li before they are transferred.
Mansion. If all this comes true, Lao Zhongtang will be able to extend his life by ten years."
After finishing speaking, Fang Linyan sighed and said with a wry smile:
"My words revealed a secret, and I estimate that my life span will be shortened by at least thirty years. If I didn't admire Lao Zhongtang for his own ability to defeat Japan, I would never have said it. I'm leaving!"
After saying that, he turned around and left regardless of his efforts to stay.
Li Jingshu was not without suspicion when Fang Linyan told him, but he heard that Fang Linyan's words did not mean to harm or harm others, but rather meant to excuse him, and he did not think that this guy could gain any benefits from it.
I was completely relieved and immediately started investigating.
Fang Linyan said that the Japanese only deployed two generals who were born in the Year of the Rabbit, but Li Jingshu had the intention of killing the wrong ones without letting them go. As long as they were born in the Year of the Rabbit and could see the old man often, they would all be kicked out.
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After making up his mind, Li Jingshu immediately contacted Sheng Xuanhuai and Liu Tingcheng. These two people can be said to be the two pillars of the Huai Clan.
Sheng Xuanhuai joined Li Gongzhang's staff in the ninth year of Tongzhi, and then rose to the top, taking charge of his own affairs. He single-handedly managed the Westernization Movement in later generations. Now he is the governor of Zhili Customs. He can be called the Huai Clan's money bag and the God of Wealth.
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Liu Tingcheng was not famous in history, but after the death of Li Gongzhang's two younger brothers, he assisted Li Gongzhang in taking care of various chores. He was equivalent to a combination of great housekeeper + Shaoxing master. What could Li Gongzhang not do?
He handles all the chores and trivial matters that are convenient for him to show up. To put it simply, he is the Minister of Personnel of the Huai Clan.
These two people joined forces, and together with Li Jingshu, a well-established official in the government office, personnel transfers in the Huai Army could be carried out much faster than Cixi's decree!
After Sheng Xuanhuai and Liu Tingcheng were called by Li Jingshu, they both looked at each other in disbelief when they heard what the big government official told him about the future. They definitely didn't believe it in their hearts. But these two people had extremely high emotional intelligence and understood very well that there was no way they could speak directly.
speak out.
After all the hardships, death is the only option. What a wise man Emperor Qin and Han Wu were. They also sought the elixir of death!
If he behaves disapprovingly on this matter and goes back to Li Jingshu to talk to Lao Zhongtang, is there any need to say what Lao Zhongtang will think?
I must have felt that it was too late to leave. Some people were hoping that I would die soon before I even took my last breath.
Fortunately, this matter is not easy to say, but it is not necessarily difficult to handle. It is just a matter of mobilizing a few people, and the three of them join forces, which is a matter of course. The eldest son Li Jingshu is keeping a close eye on this matter, so he must not be careless.
When Liu Tingcheng, the chief steward, went back to investigate, he found that there were quite a few middle- and high-level generals who could often see Lao Zhongtang, but there were only four people who were born in the Year of the Rabbit. Needless to say, all four of them should be mobilized.
On the list of these four people: Fang Boqian's name is clearly on the list! Yes, Fang Linyan's pit was dug specifically for him.