Huirou was not familiar with Li Laiheng yet, and her childish shyness appeared on her face when he praised her in every way. Although the child was young, she already showed a little bit of future elegance and beauty.
Huirou's eyebrows were thin and dignified, and her long hair was thick and smooth all the way to her temples and ears. Li Laiheng also went over and touched her head. The child was also very obedient and neither cried nor made fuss.
Empress Dowager Gao looked at Xiao Huirou lovingly, and then thought of Luo Yanqing who was recuperating in the palace, and said:
"Laiheng, you will be a father soon, and you will also have a child like this... Dashun's future will depend on the efforts of you and your son."
Li Laiheng's expression became more solemn and he replied:
"There have been a lot of people making trouble in Kaifeng recently... Many old brothers also said that they would kill all the old Cao Ying members in the Dashun Army. I have been suppressing this matter and did not let Yan Qing know about it, just because I was afraid of affecting her.
physical condition."
It seemed that this was the first time that Queen Mother Gao knew about this matter, and she looked very surprised. She looked at Li Guo, but found that Li Guo just lowered his eyelids and was quietly sipping tea, which made her feel that this matter was even more strange.
"In addition, what is going on? You have never mentioned this matter to me. Kill all the old people in Cao Ying? What do these people want to do? Not everyone in Cao Ying participated in the rebellion, let alone
They are people who participated in the rebellion, and many of them have already abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, so why should they be punished? This is simply an attempt to deliberately incite rebellion within Dashun."
Didn't the adoptive father tell Empress Dowager Gao about this?
Li Laiheng also had some doubts in his heart.
Li Guo put down the tea cup, put one hand on Huirou's head, and said softly:
"Your Majesty, there are indeed some old campers who are dissatisfied. After all, Yang Chengzu rebelled in the northwest, which caused the hometowns of many old campers to fall into the hands of the Qing army. There are also many brothers whose family members are in the northwest. There are really many casualties.
Who can be without resentment?
Recently, some people have made trouble under the banner of killing Cao Cao's soldiers, but I think most of them are old brothers with military exploits. They are just venting their temporary grievances and will not affect the overall situation.
After the death of the late emperor, maintaining the unity of the old and new brothers within the Dashun Army is now the top priority. It is certainly wrong for these people to cause trouble, but I think there is no need to punish them particularly severely.
Hu has already said that he will send more people to channel their grievances, and at the same time reward brothers with meritorious service. He will also try to arrange houses and fields for the family members of the old camp who have left their homes and evacuated Guanzhong.
If we deal with it this way, it is estimated that the grievances in the hearts of many people will soon be quelled."
With Li Guo's conciliatory approach, it's no wonder that the rebels were so confident that they even dared to directly attack Li Laiheng's residence.
"Is this the end of the matter? Foster father, I am only worried that this will affect the military discipline of the Dashun Army. Although this is a special period, if you use this method to avoid small chaos, small chaos will inevitably pile up into a big chaos. When the time comes, it will affect the overall situation, which is bad.
Already."
Li Guo coughed a few more times and said, "Liu Tichun and I have already discussed this matter. In any case, now is not a good time to deal with these people. Laiheng, please wait a little longer."
"Father..." Li Laiheng looked at Li Guo's face, and a terrible thought suddenly flashed through his mind, "Father, your body...?"
"I'm fine...ahem..."
Li Guo coughed and coughed, leaving a trace of blood on the corner of his mouth. He looked at the blood on his palm and glanced at Huirou who didn't know what happened. He could only smile bitterly and ordered the palace people to take Huirou back.
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Li Laiheng and Empress Dowager Gao were both shocked. Li Laiheng knew that Li Guo was seriously injured in the battle of Huolu, but he had not heard his adoptive father talk about it for a while. He thought Li Guo's injury had recovered. Empress Dowager Gao said to Li Laiheng
He knew nothing about this, and one can imagine the panic in his heart when he saw Li Guo suddenly vomiting blood.
Li Guo took the handkerchief from the palace servant, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a bitter look on his face:
"It's still an old injury from when I harvested deer, like a tarsal bone that never heals."
Empress Dowager Gao was very angry that Li Guo had been hiding this matter. She said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me? What if something happens... What if something happens!"
"Father...it turns out to be like this."
Li Guo's injury made Li Laiheng understand many things at once. No wonder the situation in Kaifeng City was evolving step by step out of control. It seemed that Li Guo's injury was much more serious than he thought...
"Father, do Niu Xiang and Uncle Yufeng know about your injury and condition?"
"No, only a few people in the rear camp know about this matter. The military situation is tense now. As a supervisor, I am seriously injured. If the news spreads, it will have a very bad impact on the morale of the Dashun Army."
Empress Dowager Gao asked nervously: "How are you doing? Since you are so seriously injured, you should take a good rest and stop busying around."
Li Guo smiled helplessly and said: "The situation in the Yellow River is tense and there are thousands of military aircraft. How can I rest and recuperate? I just hope that there will be no internal chaos and we can survive this most dangerous period."
He then said to Li Laiheng: "Laiheng, you will understand my intention...right? I'll tolerate the calm for a while, if something happens to me... Laiheng, you must maintain the unity of Dashun."
Li Guo's expression was no longer solemn. There was only a bitter smile on his face now, and his eyes were still full of pleading for Li Laiheng.
No wonder those rebels in Kaifeng City are left unchecked...
Li Laiheng was moved by Li Guo's sincere plea, and felt particularly inappropriate for what his adoptive father and Xi Ni had done. He wanted to say something to object, but when he saw Li Guo's sad and pleading eyes,
, and seemed to have nothing to say.
"Laiheng, wait until everything calms down... don't cause trouble now."
"But..." Li Laiheng couldn't bear to say, "Now all the generals from the Dashun Army have gathered in Kaifeng, just to discuss the succession of the late emperor's throne. The foster father is so patient, it is clear that someone is inciting the rebellion behind them.
If we retreat again and again, do we also have to retreat regarding the throne?"
Li Laiheng's words were too direct, which made both Li Guo and Empress Dowager Gao change their minds at the same time.
Li Laiheng looked at their faces and said in surprise:
"The last emperor's last edict was King Wu of Zhou, who wanted his adoptive father to do my best for me. Do the Queen Mother and my adoptive father want to violate the last edict of the late emperor? If God refuses to take it, he will be blamed for it. If he continues to cut it off, he will suffer the chaos!"
Li Guo closed his eyes, as if the pain caused by the injury was too much tormenting him.
Li Laiheng didn't think about the incident of Crown Prince Dashun. Li Guo had Li Zicheng's last edict "Become the King of Wu" before his death, and he was already known as the supervisor of the country. How could there be any changes?
He looked at Empress Dowager Gao's strange expression and finally asked in a deep voice: "Empress Dowager, what do Tian Jianxiu and Niu Jinxing mean? You followed them back from Taiyuan, don't you know their intentions?"
Queen Mother Gao looked aside and said:
"Yufeng has no objection... Qi Weng wants to promote Shuang Xi as his successor..."
Li Guo stopped Empress Dowager Gao's words and said forcefully:
"That's enough! Laiheng, I will handle these matters myself. You just need to take care of your own affairs. It will only take more than ten days at most, and things will be understood. In order to maintain the unity of Dashun, I will
Regardless of fame and position, the throne is not something important to me."
Li Guo's words really stunned Li Laiheng, and he felt strong disappointment in his heart:
"Dashun was created by the late emperor. The late emperor already had a decree asking his adoptive father to be King Wu of Zhou. But does his adoptive father think that this so-called unity and the harmonious situation created by Xini are more important than the last emperor's decree?"