Li Chenzhou shook his head and said: "Dad, you have always been a great hero in the eyes of children. Before my grandfather died, he specifically said that you were his most beloved son and the greatest pride in his life!"
When Wen Chenghuan heard this, he burst into tears. The father and son stood up holding each other. Wen Chenghuan pointed to the unfinished painting of flowers and birds on the desk and said: "That painting is your brother's visit to Dayong."
I painted it with my own hands before, but it seems that I will never have the chance to finish it."
Li Chenzhou comforted him: "People cannot be resurrected after death, so dad doesn't have to be immersed in grief all the time."
Wen Chenghuan let out a long sigh, went to the bookshelf, turned the mechanism, opened the door of the secret room, and led Li Chenzhou into the secret room. Apart from him, only his two sons had been to this secret room.
The father and son first came to Li Xuangan's memorial tablet to burn incense. In this way, they comforted his soul in heaven. Wen Chenghuan said respectfully: "Dad, the child finally recognized Shen Zhou. You should be relieved, you know."
Li Chenzhou followed his father and kowtowed three times to his grandfather's memorial tablet. After offering incense, the father and son came to the side and sat down.
Wen Chenghuan said: "Son, Long Xuanen has made up his mind to reject Dayong's peace talks conditions. He should have clearly seen the current situation in Dayong and it is impossible to start a war in the short term."
Li Chenzhou nodded. Long Xuanen was more cunning than he expected, and his judgment of the current situation was also very accurate.
Wen Chenghuan sighed and said: "How could the late emperor pass away suddenly? I remember when I left Dayong, the late emperor once said in front of me that he would sweep across the south of the Yangtze River and unify the Central Plains in his lifetime. I didn't expect that the late emperor would
Go ahead before your ambitions are fulfilled..." At this point, there was another burst of sadness.
Li Chenzhou said: "The sky is unpredictable. People are prone to misfortune and good fortune. The emperor's death was really sudden."
Because of these words, Wen Chenghuan thought of his son Wen Boyuan who had died tragically, and whispered: "How is Boyuan?"
Li Chenzhou said: "I buried him properly, so dad can rest assured."
Wen Chenghuan pursed his lips and said: "Bo Yuan was harmed by Hu Xiaotian. I will kill this thief in my lifetime to avenge Boyuan!" Although he had no conclusive evidence, he could still conclude that the death of his beloved son was bound to be caused by Hu Xiaotian.
Related. He had long wanted to kill Hu Xiaotian, but instead of killing Hu Xiaotian with just a few attacks, he watched Hu Xiaotian become more powerful day by day, which made Wen Chenghuan feel helpless and sad.
Li Chenzhou said: "Dad, leave this matter to my son."
Wen Chenghuan said: "Hu Xiaotian is by no means an ordinary person. He now controls the three cities of Yongjiang, and his strength is even greater than before. I just didn't expect that the foolish king would reject Dayong's peace talks."
Li Chenzhou said: "He should have received some definite information."
Wen Chenghuan frowned and said, "Shen Zhou, is the new king's power unstable?"
Of course Li Chenzhou would not hide it in front of his father. He nodded and said: "Although the eldest prince ascended the throne as he wished, he cannot convince the ministers. There are many people in the court who support the seventh prince Xue Daoming."
Wen Chenghuan sighed and said: "I guessed that there must be something wrong within Dayong, otherwise Hu Xiaotian would not be able to take advantage of it."
Li Chenzhou said: "Fortunately, with the support of the old queen mother, there will be no trouble in the court. It's just that after the new king came to power, these two battles were fought too recklessly. Not only did he fail to convince all the officials through these two battles.
On the contrary, it made many people see the emperor's shortcomings."
Wen Chenghuan said: "Our Li family has always protected the prince, Shen Zhou. You must help the emperor consolidate his power."
Li Chenzhou said: "Fortunately, the emperor can listen to my words. It seems that Hu Xiaotian's matter will be let go."
Wen Chenghuan said: "It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. We must not ruin national affairs because of the personal grudges of our Li family."
Li Chenzhou looked at his father, his eyes full of reverence. His father devoted his youth to the country. He even sacrificed his own son's life in anonymity, all for the sake of a word of loyalty. His father's greatest hope in his lifetime is to be able to see
Dayong unified the Central Plains, so that he could return to Dayong in an upright and dignified manner as a descendant of the Li family. Looking at his father's gray temples, he wondered if God would leave him so much time.
Wen Chenghuan said: "Hu Xiaotian just promised to support the capital with 300,000 shi of grain. This guy really has a clear mind and understands that ordinary people are not guilty of crimes. He robbed Dongluo Cang and got so much grain and grass. It is a big trouble. In addition to
Except for the necessary food and grass left for him, all the rest was given to the court. Firstly, he could avoid the suspicion that he might be treason. Secondly, he could deflect conflicts and win a good reputation as a loyal king and patriotic person in Dakang."
Li Chenzhou said: "Hu Xiaotian is very lucky. If Black Hu hadn't suddenly caused trouble in northern Xinjiang, he would never have had a chance to breathe."
Wen Chenghuan said: "This son should not be underestimated. Remember, after the situation in Dayong is stabilized, the first step is to eliminate him."
Li Chenzhou nodded.
Wen Chenghuan said: "Shen Zhou, all the secrets of Dakang that Dad has mastered over the years are here. Dad will tell you one by one!"
Phew! A feathered arrow shot toward Xueye like the wind and lightning. The brown dot that Xueye had frozen and didn't understand suddenly jumped out, but it was a hare. The hare reacted instinctively and declared that the arrow failed.
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Hu Xiaotian hurriedly bent his bow and arrow again, and when he was about to shoot for the second time, he had already missed the target. Bang! The bowstring sounded beside him, and Zhan Peng shot an arrow in time. The arrow hit the target, and a small brown dot stopped in the distance.
Can't move down.
Hu Xiaotian burst out laughing and gave a thumbs up to Zhan Peng. Although Zhan Peng taught him a lot of archery skills during this period, Hu Xiaotian's progress was very slow. Hu Xiaotian said: "Brother Zhan, in my life
I'm afraid I won't be able to master the archery technique of piercing a tree with a hundred steps."
Zhan Peng said with a smile: "No one else is familiar with you!" When he said this, he couldn't help but think of the story of the oil seller that Hu Xiaotian just told him.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Many things still require talent. I really don't have any talent in archery."
Zhan Peng said: "My Lord, the fire is just not strong enough. Given time, there will be a breakthrough." Recently, most people have changed their name to call Hu Xiaotian Lord.
Hu Xiaotian didn't think he could make a big breakthrough in archery. After practicing for so many days, he still didn't make any progress. It seemed that he really didn't have much talent in archery. He shook the reins and Xiao Hui made a chirping sound.
With a neighing sound, he ran towards the prey ahead. Just as he was about to approach the prey, a black eagle swooped down from the sky and grabbed the hare before Hu Xiaotian.
Although Zhan Peng had already seen the scene in front of him, he did not shoot the arrow in time. He wanted to leave this target to Hu Xiaotian.
Seeing his prey being snatched away by the black eagle, Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but laugh and curse: "How dare you rob me!" He reined in his horse, took off his longbow from the saddle, and took out the arrow from his quiver and aimed at the black eagle.
Hu Xiaotian shot two arrows in succession. At this moment, the Kung Fu Black Eagle had soared upwards, leaving only a small black dot in his field of vision. Hu Xiaotian shot two arrows in succession, both of which missed the target.
Zhan Peng had already bent his bow and nocked an arrow, ready to add an arrow at any time, but at this moment he noticed a change in the sky. A white light passed across the sky, blocking the way of the black eagle. It was a handsome snow eagle.
The black eagle swooped down from high in the sky and crossed paths with the black eagle. The moment it crossed, it hit the black eagle with its wings. The black eagle's body shape was very different from that of the snow eagle. The snow eagle flapped it with its wings and made it dizzy. It fell upside down from the air.
Naturally, the two claws cannot catch the hare, and the hare falls down.
The snow eagle changed direction like lightning in the air, circled and swooped, grabbed the hare in its claws before the black eagle, and then fluttered its wings and flew high into the sky.
Hu Xiaotian originally wanted to shoot, but when he saw how majestic and majestic the snow sculpture was, he thought that it was a rare animal and it would be a pity to shoot him. Moreover, he had seen the Feather Demon Li Changan riding a snow sculpture before. This snow sculpture looked similar to
The one with the Feather Demon was very similar in size. Not only did Hu Xiaotian not shoot it himself, he also waved to Zhan Peng to signal him not to do anything. Zhan Peng always made perfect shots. At such a distance, such a big target must have nowhere to go.
escape.
Zhan Peng urged his horse to come to Hu Xiaotian's side. The black eagle fell for a distance, quickly woke up, and let out a shrill cry. The loss of its prey aroused its fierce ferocity, regardless of the situation.
Everything rushed towards the snow sculpture.
Hu Xiaotian secretly thought to himself that this black eagle is really overestimating its capabilities. The snow eagle is more than five times bigger than it. Even if the prey is robbed, he should be a hero who knows the current situation and knows how to advance and retreat. This kind of hard work at all costs is tantamount to seeking death.
Hit an egg against a stone.
But the situation did not develop as Hu Xiaotian imagined. At this time, black spots appeared one after another in the sky, and more than thirty black eagles appeared at the same time. The black eagles formed an array and blocked the way of the snow sculptures.
Although Zhan Peng was born as an Orion, he had never seen the scene today. He came to Hu Xiaotian and reined in his horse, exclaiming: "The black eagle and the snow eagle are going to fight!"
While they were talking, the group of black eagles had already surrounded the snow eagles and rushed towards them crazily. Although the snow eagles were several times larger than the black eagles, the black eagles completely took the initiative in terms of numbers, and the black eagles were extremely fierce in temperament. Once they entered the battle,
Just regard death as home.
Suddenly, there was a melee in the air. Although the snow eagle was brave, it was fighting alone after all. In addition, it was still unwilling to abandon the prey, so it could only fight with its beak and wings. Although the black eagle was small in size, it was better.
Flexible, and the black eagle has a cunning temperament, and actually knows how to cooperate in combat. Usually a few black eagles distract the attention of the snow eagle, and then other black eagles attack frantically from the left, right and rear. In a short period of time, the snow eagle uses its powerful wings to attack three black eagles.
Fainted, the black eagles fell straight down, falling from high altitude to the ground and died on the spot. One of them fell to death under Hu Xiaotian's horse.
The miserable chirping of the eagle continued, and the black and white feathers flew around, and then fell to the ground slowly, like a heavy black and white snow. The two sides were fighting inextricably. After all, the snow eagle was alone and was pecked on its body.
With multiple injuries, the screams became more and more shrill. (To be continued...)
