A man and a woman and three children are kneeling outside the gate of Liangzhou Dudu's Mansion, but they don't look like a couple. The man looks older and has a respectful and submissive expression. The woman has good looks, dignified manners and is famous.
She has the demeanor of a wealthy family. The three children around her all have a similar appearance to her.
Even though the woman is kneeling on the ground, she still maintains the dignity of a lady, but she is not good at communicating with others and has a very thin skin. Being able to be so humble at this moment shows that she has made the greatest determination.
When I arrived at the Dudu Mansion this morning, the whole process was filled with men talking to people, loudly saying that they were Li Linfu's family members.
The incident involving Yang Guozhong against Li Linfu in the imperial court has spread to Hexi. The officials of the Dudu Mansion were dumbfounded by the man's strange behavior. Do you think it was still two years ago? In the past, no matter where I went, as long as I reported Li Linfu's name, all local officials would be respectful.
But now everyone is avoiding Li Linfu for fear. Anyone who dares to take in Li Linfu's family is equivalent to opposing the right minister Yang Guozhong.
So the man and woman led the children to kneel from morning to evening, and no one paid attention to them. Doctor Li was Yang Guozhong's ally, and he would not offend Yang Guozhong because of them. Isn't it a waste of effort to kneel like this? Who knows how they did it?
Thought?
The sky gradually turned dark blue, and stars began to dot the sky. The three children knelt uncomfortably and could no longer hold on. They cried and begged their mother not to kneel down. The steward also began to lose confidence, and crossed his arms to persuade the lady to take the children first.
Find a place to rest and think of other options tomorrow.
But the woman seems to be more stubborn than the man, and she still kneels on the ground with her chest raised and her head raised, as if kneeling at this moment is a reflection of her dignity.
The night was getting dark, and there were originally a few people watching outside the Governor's Mansion, but as the curfew was about to begin, these unemployed vagrants hurried back to find their homes.
"Madam, let's go back. It seems that Dalang made a mistake. He thought that by joining Li Siye, he would be taken care of."
At this time, the woman's expression also became a little relaxed. The steward was right, it is really sad to leave your destiny to others. Just as she was about to stand up with support, the door of the Governor's Mansion opened with a creak, and someone came from inside holding a paper lantern.
Get out.
The visitor walked around in front of them with a lamp, letting the light shine on his face so that he could see his face clearly, and then waved to them: "Come in with me."
The steward and his wife were overjoyed and followed the man across the threshold into the courtyard.
It was dark and cool, and there was a cool breeze blowing around. There were tree shadows swaying in the light and dark, like the hands of goblins. The children obediently held their mother's hand. They rashly broke into an unfamiliar environment. Although they felt scared, something in their hearts was slowly growing.
growing up.
They came to the outside of the main hall on the top of a mountain. There were thirteen steps at the base of the hall. There were stone niches and oil lamps at the bottom of the steps. Several armored warriors stood guard on both sides.
The man led them to the door and whispered inside: "Doctor, I brought them here."
"Yeah." A low and thick tone came from inside.
He opened the partition door and said to the steward and the woman: "Quickly take the children in."
The room was spacious but very warm. There was a stone fireplace built against the wall. The flue was coiled around inside, and the heat emitted was enough to warm the surroundings.
Li Siye was sitting in front of the screen on the table in the center, with a desk in front of him, a book in his hand, facing the oil lamp, and seemed to be reading very hard.
The chief steward took the initiative to step forward and crossed his hands and said: "The steward of the Li Mansion in Pingkangfang is here to see the British Duke."
The woman also bowed her head and saluted as he did: "Wang, the wife of the prisoner Li Xiu, is going to pay homage to the British Duke."
Li Siye pretended to put away the book, stood up with it in his hand, paced on the steps and said: "Li Linfu abused his power and wronged the country, and unjustly killed Zhongliang. It is his own fault that he is in this situation today. Don't feel aggrieved, because
The principle of the world is that father owes son to son, and those officials who were killed by Li Linfu, their wives, and their sons lived even more miserable lives than you."
Mrs. Wang bit her lip tightly and kept silent, but the chief manager was able to bend and stretch, and said with a smile: "What Dr. Li taught me is that my family's Alang has committed many sins, which is why his descendants have been affected. Now they have all come to their senses and have been punished."
They were punished to a certain extent, and most of them were exiled to Lingnan and Guizhou, which is considered worthy of their punishment. But Alang’s grandchildren are still young. I hope the doctor can remember Alang in the past..."
Li Siye interrupted their words with a wave of his hand, and continued to express his opinion: "Before Li Linfu died, I did a good thing for the court and for someone. I am a kind-hearted person, so I reluctantly took in your mother and son. But you can only
When you are active in Wuwei City, I will send someone to give you a place to live, and I will also allocate living expenses to you. The three children will ask a teacher to teach them knowledge. But after they are eighteen years old and have the ability to be independent, I will no longer provide them.
Your daily necessities."
Mrs. Wang quickly knelt down and said gratefully: "Thank you doctor, thank you doctor for taking in our mother and son."
Li Xiu's eldest son seemed to feel the humiliation, and said excitedly and loudly: "There is no need to wait until the age of eighteen. After completing three years of study, you will have the ability to be independent, and you will not need any more charity."
Li Siye chuckled: "Well, I will support you for three years. After three years, you can find your own way out."
He immediately shouted to the door: "Yan Xiaosi, take them to the arranged house to rest."
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Yan Xiaosi led the Li family mother and son out of the Governor's Mansion carrying paper lanterns, and asked them to climb onto an ink cart and head toward the southwest of the city.
At this time, there was a curfew in the city, but the carriage was hung with a lantern from the Governor's Palace, so the patrolling soldiers naturally did not dare to stop it.
A galloping horse came from the direction of the city gate. The messenger on the horse had three feathers on his back. If any soldiers blocked him, he would immediately shout: "Urgent message! Get out of the way quickly."
Yan Xiaosi glanced suspiciously at the carriage and quickly moved out of the way for the messenger. He turned around and saw the messenger dismounting outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion.
The messenger rushed into the mansion. With the green light given by the security posts all the way, he came to the inner hall of the governor's mansion where Li Siye was located. He knelt on the ground and reported: "Report! Dai Wang, a member of the Hucao army, sent an urgent document from Xiaobolu!"
As soon as Li Siye heard the letter from Dai Wang, he learned that the trade route was in big trouble, and that it could not be dealt with in a small area. The plantations he opened in northern India relied on squeezing the blood and sweat of slaves to produce pepper, and
Transporting large amounts of spices and sandalwood from India for free will inevitably lead to counterattacks.
He opened the letter and read it carefully, only to learn that the trouble was indeed great. The king of North India, Yesabhaman, fell out under the pressure of the Brahmin monks. Not only did he take back Dai Wang's noble status, he also built the castle and the
He seized the warehouse, killed his subordinates, and chased him all the way to Xiaobolu before giving up.
This kind of thing requires a war to settle, but launching a war for no reason will make people pay attention and be affected. Although Jiedushi has great privileges and autonomy. Concealing a war is more criticized than concealing the death toll.
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He suddenly thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. He could report to the emperor and decided to lead an expedition to Dabolu to eliminate Tibetan control and infiltration of Kashmir. After destroying Dabolu, he would send an armed force to conquer Beilu.
India was destroyed. When he went back to the court to recite his merits, he said that the North Indian king Yesa Poman tried to rescue Dabolu and colluded with Tibet. Anyway, the shit basin was placed on their heads. This also means that there is no excuse for trying to accuse them.