Chapter 047 Ten years of sharpening a sword
Li Linfu has six daughters, and it is said that they all inherited his genes, each of them looking like a flower. Li Linfu is a cunning person, but a good father. His method of choosing a son-in-law for his daughter is also very special. He did not use his daughter as a tool for exchange of interests, but set up a curtain in his office, so that his daughters could stand behind and look at the people who came to report on the affairs. If he liked someone, he would arrange for someone to inquire. Once it was right, he would propose marriage to the other party and marry his daughter to him.
This is no longer love, but a bit of spoiling. The Tang Dynasty is open-minded, not as strict as later generations of people who care about the words of the matchmakers, but it still has to be said about the same match, and it is very particular. It is even rare for Li Linfu to be decided by his daughter himself. Li Linfu is not only open, but also almost enlightened, and he has a bit of the meaning of free love.
Li Linfu has six daughters, and all five of them have already started a family. The youngest daughter is Li Tengkong, who is the youngest among Li Linfu's many children and is also the most loved by Li Linfu. She took the initiative to become a monk and became the master of Jiayouguan. She warded off the disaster for Li Linfu, which naturally made Li Linfu feel guilty. Li Zaixing believed that Li Linfu should have the opportunity to go to Jiayouguan, especially when encountering things that made him uneasy.
When people are confused and helpless, they are most likely to believe in gods and put their destiny into the hands of gods and pray for help from gods. The more people do things they have, the more they are like this. Some public servants who claim to believe in atheism are still like this, let alone a Tang Dynasty man with strong superstitions.
Li Zaixing knew that Xie Guanglong was still on the bell tower at this time. Although he didn't know where his attention was, Li Zaixing didn't want him to notice his whereabouts. He walked east along the south wall of Bodhi Temple and climbed into the main courtyard of Li's house. When he walked under the wall, he could hear the footsteps of patrol guards passing by from time to time on the street outside the wall, which was much higher in density and frequency than what he encountered yesterday. It can be seen that the disappearance of the cuckold made the situation very tense.
When he was on the bell tower, Li Zaixing had already remembered the main structure of Li Linfu's house. At this moment, he was walking in the darkness. Although there were many servants coming and going in Li's house, he was still as relaxed as if he was walking in his own home.
This is also due to the two characteristics of the Li family: one is that there are many flowers and trees in the rockery, the corridors are well connected, and there are many hiding places. The other is that although Li Linfu was the prime minister, there were no guards standing guard at home, at least there were not in the front yard, and only some servants patrolled back and forth, and they were obviously not professionals.
No wonder Li Linfu forced Bodhi Temple to move the bell tower to the west courtyard and was still worried and unable to sleep well. According to Li Mi, Li Linfu has more than 300 rooms at home. He never stayed in the same place for two days, or even had to change several places overnight. Even his family didn't know where he slept.
At that time, Li Zaixing was speechless. What else does it mean to live to this extent? He only lived for the sake of living? However, after chatting with Wei Yingwu for a while this morning, he learned some things that Li Mi did not say.
According to the Tang Dynasty, under normal circumstances, except for the royal carriage, no matter how powerful the minister was, even the prime minister did not have the rules to send guards to protect him. The prime minister went to the streets, and there was no clear road that was surrounded by three or five followers, at most dozen people, and there was no discomfort. The prime minister did not regard himself as a simple person, and the people did not regard him as a friendly person. When he arrived at Li Linfu, he knew that there were too many enemies and was afraid that others would assassinate him, so when he went to the streets, he had to call more than a hundred guards to guard the Qing road, with a hundred steps in front and back, which was a place of one arrow, so that no one would snipe from a long range with a bow and arrow.
This can be done on the street, but it can't be done at home. With Li Linfu's power, at most, he can only arrange some of the imperial guards in the South Yai to see the gate, and the safety of the yard can only be handled by his slaves. Li Linfu also knew that these people had limited abilities and had no choice but to make this decision and change places every day so that the assassins could not find him.
In fact, it is a bit sad. In the later generations, with Li Linfu's status, what would it be like to transfer hundreds of imperial guards with superb martial arts to protect them? It's natural.
While sighing, Li Zaixing walked through the courtyard and sneaked to Jiayou Temple, and soon found the bedroom of the owner Li Tengkong.
Li Tengkong was not asleep yet, sitting in front of the desk. Under the light, her face emitted a warm light, like a flawless piece of white jade. Her eyebrows were picturesque, with plain face facing the sky, and two willow eyebrows were not decorated at all. Her eyes were slightly closed, and she couldn't see clearly. Her nose bridge was straight, her lips were plump, with clear edges and slightly hard lines.
However, at this time, she lowered her eyebrows and eyes, her lips were gently opened, and a burning of incense was burning on the table in front of her, and a volume of sutras was placed, and she should be chanting sutras.
Li Zaixing sat on the beam of the house, looking down from a high place, and understood the scriptures clearly. The beginning of the volume clearly stated the five words "Laozi's Sutra for Eliminating Disasters". Li Zaixing sneered silently, Li Tengkong recited it fluently. It seemed that he had recited this scripture very much. She probably knew that Li Linfu was very guilty, so he often recited this sutra to eliminate disasters and solve problems for him.
It’s a pity that the gods and Buddhas in the sky are too busy to control this kind of common affairs in the world. If I really have a spirit, I am afraid that I will not bless Li Linfu, a treacherous minister who harms the country and the people. The Tang Dynasty took Li as its surname, respected Laozi as its ancestor, and respected Taoism as its national religion, but Li Linfu had an unshirkable responsibility for the Anshi Rebellion. If I had a spirit, could I spare him?
Li Tengkong, who was chanting scriptures, suddenly felt frightened. She closed her mouth and pressed her hands tightly on the scriptures to prevent her body from trembling. She felt her neck tight, and there seemed to be an invisible mountain pressing above her head, which made her unable to bear it.
In just a moment, Li Tengkong was sweating all over, wet his close-fitting clothes and stuck to his body.
But she didn't dare to move.
Li Tengkong knew this feeling. In her memory, it was a sign that an assassin with a strong martial arts skill was peeping in the dark.
As Li Linfu's daughter, she has seen a ranger with great martial arts skills and has also met assassins who attempt to assassinate Li Linfu. The feeling is very similar to what she feels now.
When she thought of her father's fearless expression in Yuetang just now, Li Tengkong felt inexplicably helpless. She rushed back to the Taoist temple, burned incense and recited scriptures, trying to eliminate disasters and solve problems for her father, but now she felt a strong murderous aura, which made her worry about her father's fate.
Is it really hard for him to escape the disaster and it is useless to recite any sutra?
Li Zaixing immediately felt Li Tengkong's nervousness. He mentioned his twelve-mindedness. Li Tengkong was too sensitive, more sensitive than ordinary martial arts practitioners, which is not a good thing. If he was discovered on his first night visit, his plan would be difficult to implement.
Li Zaixing slowed down his breathing, slowly dissipated the murderous intent in his heart, and even moved his mind away from Li Tengkong's body.
Li Tengkong's body was still tense, showing no sign of relaxation.
Li Zaixing frowned. Li Tengkong's intuition exceeded his expectations. It was comparable to him who had practiced martial arts for more than ten years and had been practicing hard for more than ten years. After a brief thought, he gave up his intention of deliberately hiding, sighed, turned over and jumped off the beam of the roof, and pushed the door away.
Hearing the sigh and the footsteps behind her, Li Tengkong almost collapsed. She couldn't resist and trembled, but she didn't have the courage to look back, for fear of seeing a sharp sharp blade. It was not until she heard the sound of the door opening and the footsteps disappeared outside the door that she slowly relaxed and let out a long breath.
A layer of cold sweat came out of my body.
Li Zaixing left Li Tengkong's bedroom, but did not leave. He walked around Jiayou Temple, roughly checked the terrain, and then climbed into the main courtyard of Li's house on the west side. He didn't take the time to find Li Linfu, and he knew that he didn't have enough time to find him. He went straight to the legendary Yuetang.
Even if Li Linfu forced Bodhi Temple to move the bell tower to the west courtyard, Li Zaixing could still see the main layout of Li's house. It would not be troublesome to find a main building like Yuetang. As the legend says, the steps of Yuetang are shaped like half a moon, extending to both sides, connecting with the corridor.
Li Zaixing walked to Yuetang and sat down on the seat in the hall.
There was still a warmth on the seat, and there was still a faint fragrance in the air. Li Linfu should have just sat here quietly, but he didn't know what he was thinking, whether he was thinking about who he was harming, or repenting his life.
Come early for a while, maybe you can face him.
Li Zaixing felt a little regretful. He sat quietly for a moment, then pulled out the dagger and engraved a line of words on the screen behind him:
After ten years of hard work, one sword will come back and the sound of unfairness. One flower blooms five leaves, and every piece of it has a reason.
After carving, he took two steps back, admired it with the moonlight for a moment, smiled slightly, glanced at the corridor where footsteps were approaching, flew on the wall, and floated away.
Behind him, the Li family suddenly became brightly lit, and more and more torches gathered in the Yuetang, but they were silent. The servants of the Li family who arrived hurriedly looked at the ten words on the screen, and were all silent, and they didn't even dare to show off their anger.
It’s not that the poem is good or the calligraphy is good, but that it’s the murderous aura that comes out of this poem. After ten years of sharpening the sword, I’ll be unfair to come back. This is obviously to seek revenge, and it’s accumulating ten years of hatred. Since the other party dares to leave poems here, he naturally has no fear. God knows whether this person is still around, waiting for Li Linfu to appear.
After a thorough investigation, Li Linfu stood in the moon hall. Looking at the poem deeply engraved on the screen, he frowned and his face was pale.
Ten years of hard work? Ten years is naturally a predicate, maybe more than ten years, or less than ten years. Before and after this, what did I do and what left behind in the future, so that the other party endured it for ten years before coming back to seek revenge from him today? One flower blooms five leaves, and every piece has a cause. Could it be that there are five enemies, all of which are related to something?
The past came to my heart, and Li Linfu suddenly felt cold sweat and trembled involuntarily.
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Chapter completed!