Chapter 75: But what you ask for, you will get what you want
The Dongcheng family's ancestral hall was built halfway up the mountain, covering an area of about 1,500 square meters. It has a brick and wood structure with blue bricks and blue tiles. On the top of the gate archway are carved the four characters "Dongcheng Ancestral Hall", arranged from right to left, scarlet.
The calligraphy stained with ink does not look sad, but has a majestic beauty. There are stone drums on the left and right sides of the gate. Every detail of the entire ancestral hall exudes a clear simplicity and solemnity.
Before he fully understood the purpose of the Dongcheng family, Li Tianlan really didn't want to come, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't think of a suitable reason to refuse.
Li Tianlan also knew very well that when Dongcheng Hanguang took him to the ancestral hall to offer incense, he must have regarded him as a close descendant or even his grandson-in-law. This was a way of showing off his face. If he refused too simply, it would be a slap in the face.
No matter what purpose is hidden behind the enthusiastic appearance of the Dongcheng family, or whether the Dongcheng family will be enemies or friends in the future, it is definitely inappropriate to fall out now.
The weather is warm and warm in the afternoon, and the sun is just right.
The Dongcheng family's ancestral hall is surrounded by trees on three sides, making it seem even more quiet and peaceful.
Under the mottled tree shadows, Dongcheng Wudi and Dongcheng Hanguang, who arrived first, stood in the backlight, looking at Li Tianlan who got out of the car, their faces were calm, but their eyes were full of joy.
"Old man."
Li Tianlan took the initiative to walk over and say hello, then looked at Dongcheng Wudi, nodded and said, "Commander."
Dongcheng Wudi nodded with a smile and said nothing. The commander-in-chief of Zhongzhou looked majestic and stern most of the time, with a murderous intention. He would only take off his mask when facing his family. At present, it seems that Li Tianlan
He is also the first person to receive special treatment.
Dongcheng Hanguang frowned, glanced at Li Tianlan, and scolded with a smile: "You brat, is it so difficult for you to call me grandpa? Even if my relationship with your grandpa is not as good as that of him and the several sacred guards around him, at any rate
We are considered friends of life and death. If you don’t shout now, will you shout differently in the future like this if you get married?”
Li Tianlan looked embarrassed. He looked at Dongcheng Wudi and subconsciously wanted to ask him to help rescue him. However, instead of stepping forward, Dongcheng Wudi blinked at him and his smile became more intense.
He touched his nose and was about to speak when Dongcheng Hanguang continued: "I've already prepared the invitation. Next month, at the end of next month, it's an auspicious day. Then you, kid, come back. I agree."
I’ll get you engaged next month, don’t worry about the holidays, I’ll say hello to your principal.”
Tough and domineering, this engagement was like a notice to Li Tianlan, and it seemed that there was no room for him to resist.
Li Tianlan frowned slightly. For the first time since he came to the Dongcheng family, he showed obvious resistance. His tone became more serious and he said coldly: "Old man, I told you that I already have a girlfriend."
The smile on Dongcheng Hanguang's face faltered, he looked at Li Tianlan, whose aura had completely changed, frowned, and said gloomily: "Qin Weibai is indeed a person, but you are in Central Continent now, she can't give you anything, reincarnation
No matter how strong the palace master is, the other party here cannot affect you. If you develop abroad, Qin Weibai is your best choice, but in Zhongzhou, the Dongcheng family is the most suitable for you, and only the Dongcheng family is suitable for you.
You kid is confused."
"Tianlan, there are some things that you should think about clearly and don't act emotionally. You are different from others. You are burdened with too many things, more than you can bear. You are extremely talented, and there is no problem in becoming invincible when you grow up, but
Even if you are an invincible master and are alone, how can you restore the glory of the Li family? The Dongcheng family can give you the help you need without reservation. Don’t you know how much help this will give you? "
Li Tianlan looked at Dongcheng Hanguang expressionlessly and said nothing.
These words are extremely harsh, but from another perspective, aren’t they really serious?
Dongcheng Hanguang sighed, shook his head, and continued: "Wudi took over your father's position back then. Twenty years later, it's long past time to move. Why don't you move? Aren't we waiting for you? No matter what, I will always
We cannot let the Border Guards fall into the hands of others. If he moves, Lei Zi can temporarily hold on for a few years, but there will be no successors. What should we do next?"
He looked into Li Tianlan's eyes and said calmly: "I know you have a good relationship with Zhuang Huayang, and Wuwei has a good personal relationship with the head of the academy. Do you understand what I mean?"
Li Tianlan suddenly raised his head and raised his eyebrows.
As the current ruling group, when talking about the leader of the academic sect, if there is no specific name, it can only be that person.
Dongcheng Wudi has such a status and has a good relationship with that person. What does this mean?
Li Tianlan had very little understanding of the situation among the upper echelons of Zhongzhou, but at least he knew that there was no harmony between the academic group and the Prince Group. The alternation of the two ruling groups would definitely lead to intense tensions in the process.
game.
Zhuang Huayang said that the say of the academic faction in the special warfare system is extremely weak. In this case, in a military that is closely linked to the special warfare system, how much say does the academic faction have?
This is already the third year that the chief has been in office, and the first term is about to expire. With such an important fact, he must take the opportunity to expand his influence.
If you can't get there on your own, you can only find allies.
Will Dongcheng Wudi be the ally the academy needs?
As one of the members of the Central Continent Decision-making Bureau and in charge of the 550,000 troops of the Border Guards, Dongcheng Wudi's status in the military can be said to be that one person is inferior to ten thousand people. If the academics regard him as an ally, it will require
What matters most is definitely not the support of the 550,000-strong Border Guard Corps, but the dominance of the entire military.
Dongcheng Invincible is one step closer, where can it go?
It seems that the only positions left are the director of the Central Continent Policy Bureau and the executive director of the military department.
If he is still a member of the decision-making bureau, then no matter where he goes, it can be said that he rises up and down, and then becomes a director of the decision-making bureau and presides over the daily work of the Central Continent military. Only this position is worthy of him, and he is also the invincible and invincible leader of Dongcheng.
What the Dongcheng family needs most.
After Dongcheng Wudi leaves, how many years can the Thunder God last? According to Dongcheng Hanguang, after the Thunder God, the Dongcheng family hopes that they can control the 550,000 troops of the Border Guards?
A few years later, I arrived in the Thunder Realm, and I did have the qualifications to take the military path, enter the decision-making bureau, and go from being a member to a director. This path can also restore the importance of the Li family in the past.
And if you take this path, as long as you grow up fast enough and marry Dongcheng, you can get the full support of the wealthy group.
At present, the risk of doing so is relatively small. Dongcheng Hanguang's talk of using the entire family as a dowry was really not just talk.
The alliance between the academic school and the Dongcheng family, Zhuang Huayang's support for him, and the generous and relaxed win-over seemed to be gradually connected.
Did that old fox know that the Dongcheng family was related to him from the beginning?
"Boy, don't let your grandfather down. The Dongcheng family is willing to do its best to pave the way for you. All you need to do is walk up."
Dongcheng Hanguang said slowly: "Besides, it is natural for a grown man to have three wives and four concubines. As long as you treat her well in the future, who will not let go of some of your personal affairs? Let's just settle it. Will you come back at the end of next month?"
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"Not coming."
Li Tianlan said lightly, his refusal was straightforward, and his tone was even more determined. Looking at Dongcheng Hanguang's eyes that suddenly became angry, he smiled and said calmly: "I don't want to disappoint grandpa, but I don't want to let myself down either.
Disappointed, old man, I don’t need three wives and four concubines, just one is enough. The path you pointed out is good, but it’s not suitable for me. The Li family only belongs to the special warfare system. I will take back everything about the Li family, yes.
, to get it back, not to get something on the path of the Dongcheng family. I am a member of the Li family, not a member of the Dongcheng family."
Dongcheng Wudi turned his head and looked at the woods outside the ancestral hall, silent.
Dongcheng Hanguang looked at Li Tianlan blankly, his eyes were not angry, but a kind of sadness and pain that Li Tianlan could not understand, and even a hint of guilt.
"Your father..."
He opened his mouth and said with difficulty: "He was also the commander of the Border Guards Corps back then."
"That's different."
Li Tianlan said lightly, how can it be the same? Twenty years ago, that was when the international situation was the most tense, and border conflicts between countries occurred frequently. At that time, the Central Continent Guards Corps had just been established, and the personnel structure was not as large as it is now.
, the Border Guard Corps at that time was under the jurisdiction of the Central Continent Special Warfare System, not the Central Continent Military.
How can this be the same?
Dongcheng Hanguang smiled bitterly and suddenly remembered the name Dongcheng Huangtu. If there were no accidents, Li Tianlan also knew this name from Qin Weibai.
Qin Weibai...Qin Weibai...
"What kind of enchanting soup did that woman pour into you? Tianlan, you'd better stay away from her."
Dongcheng Hanguang took a deep breath and said sincerely.
Li Tianlan suddenly turned cold and said coldly: "I don't need to worry about this matter anymore."
"Okay, Dad, let's go in first, the time is up."
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become tense, Dongcheng Wudi had to step forward to smooth things over, and he sighed secretly in his heart.
The old man and Tianlan have completely different mentality now. This last sentence obviously should not be said now.
Dongcheng Hanguang came back to his senses slightly and said with a hum, "Where is your brother-in-law? He's not here yet?"
There are five brothers in the old man's generation, but in the past many years, three of them have died in battle. Today, only he and the youngest Dongcheng Hanjian are left.
Dongcheng Hanjian also lives on the mountain, not far away, but I don’t know why he hasn’t appeared yet.
"I'll call my uncle. Dad, you take Tianlan and Qiuchi in first."
Dongcheng Wudi took out his mobile phone while talking.
Dongcheng Hanguang nodded and took Li Tianlan and Dongcheng Qiuchi directly into the ancestral hall.
The Dongcheng Ancestral Hall is divided into three entrances, with a huge space. The first entrance is a stage, and the left and right sides are wing rooms and wine houses. It is an authentic ancient building. Walking here feels like walking into another era.
The second entrance is the main hall.
On weekdays, all important meetings of the Dongcheng family are basically held here.
The third step is the forbidden area of the Dongcheng family. Inside are the spiritual tablets of all the deceased members of the Dongcheng family. It is an independent courtyard, occupying almost one-third of the ancestral hall.
Dongcheng Hanguang took the lead in walking into the third courtyard. The huge courtyard was quiet and quiet. The interior space was large, but it did not appear spacious, but seemed a bit crowded.
Stone tablets appeared one after another in front of Li Tianlan's eyes, like a stone forest.
Each stone tablet is densely engraved with small characters, and a large number of stone tablets are arranged together. It is an indescribable shock.
Li Tianlan subconsciously held his breath and started looking at the first stone tablet.
Piece after piece.
The contents on the stone tablets are consistent but not exactly the same.
Engraved on each stone tablet are the life stories of the deceased members of the Dongcheng family.
The courtyard became increasingly quiet.
All the noise seemed to disappear.
Li Tianlan walked silently, looking at the stone tablets one after another. Understanding these stone tablets was almost equivalent to understanding the seventh generation of the Dongcheng family that had been passed down to Dongcheng Wudi.
For hundreds of years, this has been the heart and soul of the Dongcheng family.
Always!
Thirty-seven stone tablets.
The lives of thirty-seven people.
Thirty-one people died in the battle, and six died.
Li Tianlan's face was flushed, and he felt his heart agitated. Standing here was like standing in front of the large cemetery behind the border camp.
But this time, Li Tianlan had no resentment in his heart, only glory.
This is the glory and tragedy of the entire Dongcheng family.
This is a crazy family, a glorious and cold-blooded family.
A family that regards killing as an honor.
Each stone tablet is engraved with two sentences, one in front and one in the back, neatly written, stroke by stroke.
"Don't retreat, even if it's very warm. Don't look back, even if you are nostalgic. On the road ahead, in addition to the corpses of losers, there are also the songs of winners."
"We deserved to die."
Is this the motto of the entire Dongcheng family?
Li Tianlan wanted to laugh, but his heart felt more agitated and heroic than ever before. The stone tablets in front of him were neatly arranged, like a forest of heroic souls.
Behind these stone monuments is the Dongcheng family's decision to kill and die calmly that has been passed down for hundreds of years.
We deserve to die.
A worthy death!
Li Tianlan clenched his fists subconsciously, and an emotion that almost made him scream to the sky surged in his heart.
He took a deep breath, bowed deeply to the stone forest in front of him, just for the dozens of cold-blooded and passionate heroes of the Dongcheng family.
"This is the Dongcheng family, Tianlan. As long as you are willing, this family will spare no effort to help you in the next few decades. But if you ask for anything, you will get it!"
Dongcheng Hanguang's voice sounded in front of Li Tianlan, sonorous and powerful.
"help me?"
Li Tianlan straightened up and looked at Dongcheng's cold light.
Dongcheng Hanguang stared at him without flinching, with all kinds of emotions flashing in his eyes, extremely complex.
Li Tianlan turned his head subconsciously, avoiding the old man's gaze, and said softly: "Why?"
"Old man, don't talk about the friendship between the Dongcheng family and the Li family back then. I'm not that noble. If it were just because of the friendship, if it were me, I wouldn't risk the whole family's destruction. I can't do it, so
I also think others can’t do it.”
He said in an indifferent tone: "So, the Dongcheng family is helping me so much, what do you want?"
"child."
Dongcheng Hanguang said in a calm tone: "You and Ru Shi are engaged, and I want a child from you and Ru Shi. It's as simple as that."
"Nothing else?"
"Yes, but I can't say."
"Oh, I can't believe that."
Li Tianlan laughed at himself and said slowly: "Besides, I can't give you what you want."
He looked at the stone tablet in front of him, stepped forward, and said softly: "Old man, after I finish offering the incense, I will go back to Huating. My girlfriend is still waiting for me. I miss her very much."
"I'll go with you."
Dongcheng Hanguang nodded and said.
Li Tianlan paused in his steps and suddenly turned around, his eyes like daggers.
Dongcheng Hanguang still had a calm attitude and chuckled: "Don't be nervous, I just want to talk to her. By the way, there are some things that I need Mr. Qin to clear up for my old man."
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