The Grandmaster Strategist

At this time, there were the slight footsteps of several people outside the door. Just by hearing the sound, you could tell that they were not martial arts practitioners. Then two maids opened the door of the pavilion. Princess Changle walked in with a baby surrounded by several maids. . Behind her were Roulan and Li Lin. When Roulan accompanied the princess to pick up the child, she didn't forget to pull him along.

Li Xian was the first to jump up and said with a smile: "I want to see if this child is more like Changle or Suiyun." Of course, in addition to the joy of seeing his little nephew, he also wanted to temporarily avoid In this awkward atmosphere, there will be a long time to come. At worst, the person will be kidnapped and taken away, Li Xian thought worriedly. But he soon focused his attention on the baby.

Although he is not yet one year old, this little baby is full of energy, and his big curious eyes are wandering around. He has inherited the advantages of his parents' appearance. Although he is still young, he can see that he will grow up to be a handsome person in the future. A handsome boy.

The more Li Xian looked at it, the more he felt that this child's eyes somehow resembled his own, so he couldn't help but reach out and hug the child. Although he already had several children, Li Xian, who never paid special attention to them, was not essentially a child. A real father, so holding this little baby is even harder for him than holding a knife and a gun. Moreover, the soft and delicate baby's body also made Li Xian panic, fearing that he would be injured by too much strength. However, the child seemed to be full of energy and seemed to notice Li Xian's embarrassment, giggling non-stop. Li Xian became more and more happy and couldn't help but reach out and lift him high. Princess Changle exclaimed: "Sixth brother, don't scare Shen'er." Unexpectedly, the little baby was not only not afraid, but also laughed happily. The bright eyes are full of excitement and curiosity. A warm current surged in Li Xian's heart. For the first time, this little baby brought the parent-child love that Li Xian had never experienced before.

The emperor's family was originally indifferent to family ties, and he and Qin Zheng were not on good terms in the past, so Li Xian didn't pay much attention to his legitimate son Li Lin. It wasn't until Qin Zheng's death that Li Xian felt guilty, so he paid attention to Li Lin. However, due to the previous alienation and the pain in Li Xian's heart, Li Xian was more like a commander and teacher than a father to Li Lin. He taught Li Lin carefully, hoping that even if he could not inherit the throne, he could still The boy followed in his footsteps and became an excellent general. But for this little nephew, Li Xian loved him from the bottom of his heart. For a moment, he only hated that this child was not his son. Over the years, Li Xian, who had been lifeless except for killing, was the first time to return to his hometown. A surge of desire for life.

Li Lin stared at his father blankly. He had never seen his father so happy. At this moment, he wished he could replace the little baby and feel the warmth of his father's arms. At this time, a hand gently touched the top of his head. He looked up and saw a scholar in Tsing Yi looking at him with a smile. His eyes were so warm. Li Lin felt that his eyes were filled with tears, and he quickly turned his face. Go, don't want others to see your cowardice. A trace of pity flashed in the eyes of the scholar in green, then he turned around and said with a smile: "Okay, Your Highness, please stop teasing Shen'er. If you frighten him, Zhen'er will be heartbroken."

Li Xian reluctantly returned the baby to Princess Changle and said mockingly: "Stop pretending. I heard from the Queen's Wife and His Highness the Crown Prince that you were the one who loved to bully Rou Lan the most. I have never seen such a father. , you know how to bully your son and daughter, why don’t you let me get rid of Shen’er, so as not to be angry with you, a bad father.”

I almost got angry when I heard this. This King of Qi has always liked to watch my good shows. Every time we meet, he must not forget to make some awkward noises. He held his arms in his arms and said with a sneer: "Of course I can't give you this son." But after all, you are also his uncle, so, if you marry a princess in the future and give birth to a legitimate princess, I will ask Shen'er to call you father-in-law."

When Li Xian heard this, his face darkened at first. He felt guilty for what happened to Qin Zheng. Not only did he dismiss Concubine Ji, but he also refused. This was something that many people knew. He didn't think that Jiang Zhe didn't know.

Naturally, I felt a little angry.

But somehow, after a while, he gradually felt that this idea was good. If Jiang Shen became his son-in-law, then the son-in-law would also be his son-in-law, which would make him satisfied. However, although he has one or two daughters now, they are both concubines. Not to mention, she is also much older than Jiang Shen. If she wants Jiang Shen to be her son-in-law, she really has to have another daughter. It is not too much for Jiang Zhe to marry another princess and give birth to a legitimate daughter. After all, Jiang Shen is the eldest son of Princess Changle, and his father is such a figure. I am afraid many people will miss this marriage.

Thinking of this, Li Xian thought that just for this son-in-law, he had to marry a princess. Besides, he also thought that there was no one in the family to take charge of the education, and the children of the common people were also left unsupervised, and they were just left to fend for themselves. If he had a virtuous princess to take care of him, he would save himself the trouble, and it would not delay the future of those children. And maybe because he saw Jiang Zhe's family enjoying themselves, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He thought to himself, the so-called "ruling the country with the whole family", even his family affairs were in chaos. It's no wonder he lost to the emperor. He had been depressed for a long time because of his failure to seize the throne. The knot in my heart was actually a little loose.

The obsession in his heart was gone, Li Xian's mind immediately became more flexible, and he immediately thought that this was an excellent opportunity, and quickly said: "Then we have decided that if I have a legitimate daughter, Shen'er will be mine in the future. son in law.

I looked at my beloved son and thought to myself, son, don’t blame me for deciding your life casually and becoming my son. I’m afraid I can’t let you make the decision about your marriage. Even if I don’t care, there will be someone else. Concern, although King Qi is stubborn, he is a straightforward person, and his daughter should also be outstanding. But for your happiness, I will give you a few more choices. Thinking of this, I said: "Well, it is not unheard of to get married on the fingertips, but I don't want to wrong Shen'er. How about this, how about you give birth to more daughters in the future and let Shen'er choose?"

Li Xian didn't care that his future daughter was chosen by others, and said: "Then you and I will high-five and agree on this matter. There are so many guests as witnesses to this matter, and Changle is also in front of me. You can't deny this engagement. "

I smiled slightly and thought to myself, if Shen'er happens to have someone else in the future, the worst case scenario would be to expel him from the house and let him live freely. If he doesn't love fame, fortune and wealth, I will only be happy. How can I still blame him? Well, besides, the so-called childhood sweethearts will fall in love over time. In the future, Shen'er and King Qi's daughter will have the opportunity to see each other day by day. If that woman is not capable of making Shen'er fall in love, then it's not my fault. Thinking like this, I raised my hand and said, "Of course I won't deny it. If Your Highness has a legitimate daughter and she is compatible with Shen'er, then Your Highness is unintentional about this marriage. Zhe will still come to propose marriage, unless Shen'er is not my son." , otherwise the marriage will be decided like this."

Although Li Xian had extraordinary military skills, he naturally did not pay attention to the minutiae of such words, so he raised his palms and high-fived me as an oath, agreeing to a finger-tip marriage.

Seeing Jiang Zhe and Li Xian high-fiving each other, the distinguished guests in the pavilion had different thoughts. Lin Bi shouted in her heart that it was bad. If the King of Qi reconciled with the upper class of Dayong, wouldn't it be detrimental to the Northern Han Dynasty? But she didn't He showed no signs of expression and just smiled and congratulated. Li Kang felt angry in his heart. He didn't want to see King Qi pressing on him again. He even felt endless hatred for Jiang Zhe. But then he thought about it, among the women here How could things be said to have happened? He might not have had the opportunity to disrupt their good deeds, so he didn't reveal any traces. Gou Lian, on the other hand, was really happy and thought to himself, although His Highness King Qi is stubborn, the emperor really loves him. Since he agreed to marry a concubine, this is a good opportunity to make up for the relationship between the emperor and King Qi. Jiang Zhe is really powerful, but he solved such a big problem with just a few words. If the emperor knew about it, I don't know how happy he would be.

No matter what everyone was thinking, they were all in joy. Only Jiang Shen, who still didn't know that he had been betrayed by his father, curiously looked at the various objects on the big wooden table in the middle of the pavilion. From time to time I reach out and want to touch those things, but they are too far away and there is no way to touch them. Unable to bear it, Jiang Shen's face was a little distorted, and it was about to turn into a downpour. The door of the pavilion was suddenly knocked open, and Lin Tong, who rushed over in a hurry, asked loudly: "Have we started to arrest Zhou? What have we caught?" The baby was also frightened, and was arrested before tears could fall. Jiang Shen, who was frightened and had forgotten the crying, looked at Lin Tong curiously again.

Princess Changle smiled slightly. She felt a little unhappy just now and thought to herself, why did Suiyun just marry Shen'er without consulting her. But after all, she was born in the royal family, so she naturally knew that the more noble her status was, the less likely she was to choose a marriage on her own. Needless to say, Shen'er was her son, but because of Jiang Zhe's status in the hearts of Dayong and the emperor, maybe even herself The couple did not give their son the right to choose his wife. Now that Jiang Zhe has engaged his son, it is a precautionary measure. If the sixth brother can change his mind and stop fighting against the imperial brother, it will be a happy event. But seeing that the atmosphere in the room was cloudy and not raining, both Qing Wang Li Kang and Jiaping Princess Lin Bi were a little distracted. They were worried about how to turn around. When they saw Lin Tong rushing in recklessly, they smiled and said: "Princess, don't worry, you still have to After a while, the maid just went to invite the princess, and she must have missed the princess.

Lin Tong, who had been napping for more than half an hour, woke up completely, apologized awkwardly, and retreated behind Lin Bi. Seeing that the time was almost up, Princess Changle smiled and said: "Suiyun, I think it's time to start, otherwise Shen'er will be anxious." I looked at Shen'er's curious eyes and said, "Then let him catch it. , I also want to see what Shen'er will catch?"

This is a long-standing folk custom. As long as the family is a little wealthy, they will invite relatives and friends to a party when their children are one year old. There are many things on the wooden table in the center of Tingtao Pavilion, and Jiang Zhe and Chang Le Princesses are not ordinary people, and the items prepared for Zhou Zhou are also very exquisite and valuable.

There is a gold seal in a silver plate, two ebony wood plates, one has three hardcover books, namely "The Analects of Confucius", "Laozi", and "The Diamond Sutra", and the other has a fine Hu pen, Hui ink, rice paper, Duan inkstone, a boxwood tray with abacus, ingots and account books, a red satin on top of a carefully crafted white jade harp, only half a foot long, a pair of Go chess made of ink jade crystal, It was priceless. There was a dagger and a scimitar inside the black iron plate. They were both sheathed in green shark skin, with a golden mouth and yellow velvet arms. They were very luxurious. But what was placed in the middle of the table was a box of pastries made by Princess Changle herself. The aroma was fragrant and mouth-watering.

These items were so luxurious that even the powerful and wealthy King Qi and others could not help but feel that they were a bit too extravagant. King Qi looked at them and said with a smile: "Since he is my son-in-law, I can't wrong him." As he said this, Conghuai said He took out a crystal clear purple jade soldier talisman and placed it on the table.

Princess Changle was surprised: "Sixth brother, this is the military talisman you use to lead the army. How can you take it out for Shen'er to grab?"

Li Xian smiled and said: "It's just a chance. Even if Shen'er catches him, I have to take it back. I just want to see if this kid has the life to lead the army."

I smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness may be disappointed if you think so. Those who lead troops need to be ruthless. I think Shen'er is a soft-hearted person, so I'm afraid he won't be able to lead troops."

Li Xian waved his hand and said: "This is not necessarily the case. Who is born cruel? In this king's army, many warriors did not even dare to kill when they first went to the battlefield. Now, aren't they killing people like hemp and being as cruel as wolves? "

A cold light flashed in King Qing's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Sixth brother is so enthusiastic, and I, the third uncle, can't help but express it." He took off a somewhat old bright yellow purse from his waist, with a four-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it. It's bulging, but I don't know what's inside.

A trace of confusion flashed in Li Xian's eyes. Others didn't know, but he knew what it was. When King Qing's biological mother died tragically, although Li Xian looked down on his usually cowardly brother, he still went to comfort him, only to see Li Kang cried while holding his mother's makeup box. Although Li Xian was outspoken, he knew he shouldn't disturb her, so he watched in secret. At that time, King Qing Li Kang took a jade bracelet from his mother's and concubine's makeup box and put it into the bright yellow purse next to him. And Li Kang disappeared from the palace the next day. Many years later, when Li Kang appeared again at the Yong court, he always carried this purse with him. Others ignored it, but Li Xian kept it in mind. He was also quite touched by King Qing's filial piety. It's just that firstly, he and Prince Qing had a temperamental disagreement, and secondly, Li Xian was a member of the prince's party at the time, so he was not close to Prince Qing. Today, the brotherly relationship between the two is very weak and irreparable. Li Xian naturally He would never mention the matter of wanting to comfort his third brother, so Li Kang would never think that Li Xian knew what was in this purse.

I looked at the purse and felt a little strange. I would not ask for something that was unclear, so I said, "I don't know what kind of gift His Highness Prince Qing has given me. If it is too expensive, I'm afraid I can't bear it."

Li Kang smiled and said: "This thing is not valuable, it is just a relic of my late mother. If your son likes it, maybe our two families will be related by marriage."

I was stunned for a moment. I just said that I would let Shen'er be King Qi's son-in-law. Why did King Qing come to propose marriage right now? At this time, I saw King Qing Li Kang's eyes falling on Roulan, and I immediately understood that my mother's relics were naturally The best gift for a wife or daughter-in-law, Prince Qing actually wanted Roulan to be his daughter-in-law.

The anger in my heart can no longer be contained. Although I betrayed Shen'er and got engaged to him at a young age, it doesn't mean that I can hastily arrange Roulan's marriage like this. In my heart, my son can naturally do whatever he wants. Some, in the worst case, I can let him run away from home in the future. My daughter should be favored. Not to mention King Qing’s ungrateful son, even any descendant of the Dayong royal family cannot marry my daughter. My Roulan will marry a man who loves her like a treasure. How can those royal children with three wives and four concubines be worthy of being Roulan's husband?

The expression on my face became indifferent, and I said calmly: "Your Highness's kindness, Zhe is grateful for it, but Zhe loves this daughter the most in his life, and she still has to be willing to get married. Now that Lan'er is still young, the marriage matter is still open. It’s inconvenient to talk about it.”

These words did not give Prince Qing any face. Even I was a little worried that he would fall out. However, to my surprise, Li Kang's expression did not change at all and he smiled: "It seems that Quanzi is not so lucky. Mr. Jiang's Miss, you are naturally a noble person, so you should have a better match."

This sentence seemed to be envy and ridicule, but Li Kang said it very calmly. Seeing that he didn't have an attack, I was secretly relieved. I couldn't help but regret inviting him here. It was originally for his identity. After all, he He is the prince of the dynasty and the elder brother of Changle. But his arrival not only made me an enemy, but also caused the internal conflicts in Dayong to fall into the eyes of outsiders. Unfortunately, I can't hinder his face and superficial appearance. Harmony ruined Roulan's life. Seeing the thoughtful look in Lin Bi's eyes, he knew that inviting her over this time might not be worth the gain. It's just that there is no medicine for regret in this world, I thought to myself, that's all, there will always be a way to make up for today's loss in the future. I forced a smile on my face and said, "Okay, Zhen'er, let Shen'er do it. I think he won't be able to bear it anymore."

Princess Changle smiled tenderly and placed her beloved son on the wooden table with her own hands, letting him move around since he was a child. Jiang Shen opened his eyes wide with a look of joy and curiosity. Just now he was eager to get those interesting things, but now he refused to reach out and just looked at them carefully.

After a while, the little baby started to move. He quickly climbed up to the middle and picked up a piece of fragrant pastry. .

I couldn't help but groan. I heard that if you grab cakes first during pregnancy, it means that the child may be lazy in the future. Although most customers will politely compliment and say that the child will be well-fed and well-fed in the future. I originally wanted to take away the cakes, because even I couldn't put down Changle's cakes, and I was afraid that Shen'er couldn't resist the temptation, but Zhen'er said that this was the rule, and as expected, Shen'er was the first to get the cakes.

At this time, Xiao Shunzi, who had been standing silently in the corner of the room, suddenly laughed. I glared at him and said, "Why are you laughing?"

Li Shun smiled and said: "The young master is indeed the son of the young master. Didn't the young master tell the servant that when he arrested Zhou, he was the first to grab cakes?"

As soon as he said these words, there was silence in the room for a moment, and then Li Xian burst into laughter. Although the others were in my way, they were also smiling. I felt a little embarrassed, but I thought, this way, others won't laugh at Shen'er. Although Xiao Shunzi has lost my face, he has saved Shen'er's face, which can be considered a merit.

At this time, Shen'er had already put down the cake, her big eyes rolled around, and she reached out and picked up the abacus. My heart trembled, and then I smiled and said: "This is good, this is good, Jiang has the biggest headache in managing the account." "If it weren't for his close subordinates to help manage the property, I'm afraid Jiang would have been destitute a long time ago. Shen'er can be smarter in the future and avoid ruining the family business." These words are not just comfort. I have the ability to start a business, but management Those trivial accounts are the biggest headache for me. Fortunately, I have always used my strengths and avoided weaknesses and stayed out of these things. If Shen'er was smarter, at least I wouldn't have to worry about him becoming a prodigal son in the future.

Then Shen'er dropped the abacus and reached out to pick up the exquisite sword. I thought with some regret: "There is obviously a sword, why don't you take it? Who doesn't know that people who wear swords are often good at both civil and military skills? Most of the swordsmen are reckless warriors."

I anxiously walked around the table a few times and said bitterly: "Shen'er, what's the matter with you kid? When I became a father, I was the second to pick up the Four Treasures of the Study. How come you don't like books and pens at all?" ." Everyone in the pavilion burst into laughter. Those who knew me well couldn't help it. King Qing Li Kang, Lin Bi, and Lin Tong all felt funny in their hearts. They never thought that Jiang Suiyun, who was so intelligent, could have such a childish side. But I didn't pay attention to their expressions. I looked at Shen'er wholeheartedly, hoping that he would give me some face.

At this time, Shen'er put down his sword and stretched out his hand towards the ebony plate. I felt happy and held my breath for fear of disturbing him. Shen'er's little hand swept away, and the pens, inks, papers and inkstones immediately became a mess, but he reached for another plate. I was secretly happy and thought, it would be great if I took a book. Sure enough, Shen'er reached out and picked up a book, and then started tearing it curiously with her little hands.

But I just felt a buzzing in my head. I stepped forward, picked up Shen'er by his collar, and cursed loudly: "You bastard, what's wrong with you? Even though I was a father, I also caught him." A book called Lao Tzu, but the first one picked up the Analects of Confucius. It’s good for you to hold on to the Diamond Sutra. If you don’t do anything well, you still want to be a monk. It’s unreasonable. Throw this book away. You can’t even say a single word. It doesn’t matter if you don’t recognize him, this is something a monk absolutely cannot do.”

Princess Changle couldn't laugh or cry, and stepped forward and said: "Suiyun, don't be impulsive. Taking the Buddhist scriptures is just a predestined relationship with Buddhism. Why does it involve becoming a monk? Catching Zhou is just a ritual. How can you take it so seriously? Let go now. , don’t hurt Shen’er.”

I said nervously: "Yes, yes, I was too impulsive. Who told this kid not to save some face for me?" After that, I looked at Shen'er, worried that he would be frightened, but it was better not to look. At first glance, I couldn't laugh or cry. I saw that although Shen'er was holding the Diamond Sutra tightly with both hands, her two little feet were dangling and she was swinging there.

I said angrily: "It's unfortunate that our family has such a tired boy."

Li Xian couldn't help but laugh and said: "Suiyun, you don't have to worry. I think this child is naughty and lively, and he will be a good material for martial arts in the future."

At this time, Xiao Shunzi suddenly flashed his eyes, looked out the window, and said coldly: "Master He Fang is coming to Jinghai Villa. Evil Shadow Li Shun is polite, please show up."

I was shocked. Although this Jinghai Villa was invisible on the surface, there were countless secret whistles in the village. How could someone break in here and not be noticed?

At this time, a soft Buddhist call came from outside the door, and then someone said: "Donor Li is so advanced in martial arts, I really admire him. I just saw Jiang Tan Yue taming his son, so I don't want to disturb you, so please forgive me."

Then the door of the pavilion was slowly pushed open, and a middle-aged monk wearing gray cassocks stood with a smile, but I felt my scalp tightening and said in confusion: "Master Cizhen, Jiang is not saying that being a monk is not good, please forgive me. "I secretly cried out that I am unlucky, why did my words happen to be heard by this master who is a master? What if he thinks that I am biased against Buddhism?

Master Cizhen smiled slightly and said: "I understand Tan Yue's thoughts. Tan Yue is about to stand up, and he only has this son at his knees. It is inevitable that he has high expectations. However, I see that this child has excellent qualifications. If Tan Yue allows me, I want to accept him as my disciple. I don't know. What does Tan Yue want?"

I blurted out and was about to refuse, but when I saw Xiao Shunzi shaking his head slightly, I thought, Master Cizhen definitely doesn't want my son to become a monk. Shen'er is the daughter of a princess, and he is my only son. He is Cizhen. No matter how much the master loves talents, he will never let Shen'er become a monk.

At this time, Master Cizhen said again: "Although Pei Yun is my disciple of Shaolin Dharma Protector, he has a heavy army now, and it is inconvenient to interfere in many affairs in the world. I see that your son has outstanding character and qualifications, so I like him in my heart. If he Tan Yue agrees, Lao Na is willing to accept your son as a closed disciple, and please Tan Yue and Her Royal Highness the Princess to rest assured that judging from his appearance, your son will be blessed with long life and many children, and he will never become a monk."

I know in my heart that Shen'er may have extraordinary qualifications, but I think this old monk is most likely to hold a hostage in his hand. If Shen'er worships Shaolin, Xiao Shunzi and I will never be in trouble with Shaolin in the future. This old monk is still afraid and suspicious of me. But then I thought about it, Shen'er was never quiet for a moment, and it seemed that he no longer had the ability to make a fuss. If it were to practice martial arts, apart from Master Cizhen, there was no better master in the world. Shaolin's martial arts was said to be the most authentic martial arts in the world. , Even if you don’t practice well, you won’t be bad. After worshiping such a master, who will dare to embarrass Shen’er in the future?

Thousands of thoughts passed by in a flash, and I said with a smile: "Shen'er is naturally blessed to be able to become a disciple of the master. However, our husband and wife only have this one son. We only hope that he will grow up safely and be our descendants. If the master takes him Wouldn’t it hurt our parents’ hearts too much to leave?”

Master Cizhen smiled slightly and said: "I have decided to temporarily stay at Fuyun Temple in Chang'an. Now that your son is still young, I can temporarily stay at Mr. Jiang's home to teach."

I was overjoyed and said, "It's a deal." As soon as I finished speaking, I realized that I had made a mistake and quickly said, "In that case, Zhe thanks Master for your kindness, but how could Master come here from so far away?"