Chapter II. 279. There is a way to die
Li Gao was still depressed and depressed; Now when I heard Li Deng's words, I was only surprised for a short moment at the beginning, and then I sneered in the blink of an eye:
"The old man doesn't have time to listen to the three of you chattering and taking turns telling stories here. If you don't dare to kill me, let the old man go quickly, and save you so much nonsense. What is the reason for killing and not killing, and letting go and not letting go like this? The old man really doesn't know anything, and he doesn't know anything, even if you continue to test with words, you can't come up with anything else! ”
Of course, Li Deng knew that Li Gao's response clearly did not believe that he could see through his 'peerless plan,' nor did he believe that Li Zilin would not say a word about the life and death of his own grandfather after knowing the truth.
"The old man didn't say half a word in his mouth, whether you Li Gao believed it or not. All in all, since the old man entered Beijing as the prime minister, all the official and private affairs of the Great Wilderness City were the ideas of the brothers Wan Changning and Li Zilin. In other words, the person who has been your Li Gao's opponent for 20 years is not an old man at all! ”
These words touched Li Gao's memories of the past. Of course, he remembered that since Li Deng entered the court, his control over Dongyoulu had really weakened a lot. And in the first few years, there were also frequent faint moves, and one after another made such low-level mistakes that were visible to the naked eye. Originally, I took it for granted that this was a 'sequelae' naturally caused by Li Deng's burdening of the complicated government affairs of the DPRK and China, coupled with the fact that the two places in Dongyou and Guanbei were far away and could not personally experience it; but now, according to Li Deng's appalling statement, it seems that for so many years, it was he Li Deng who took the entire Dongyou Road and helped the young Li Zilin and Wan Changning two dolls to practice!
"How is this possible! Li Deng, you have acted so cautiously all your life, how can you let two outsiders take full charge of Dongyou's financial affairs? And when you entered Beijing as a prime minister, even Zilin was not yet ten years old! And how can it be ......?"
Li Deng laughed when he heard this, he looked at Wan Changning, who was sitting in a wheelchair with a guilty face, and said with half anger and half discipline:
"Shi'an, Shi'an, as a teacher, has always praised you for being young and old, and delicate in your mind; The only deficiency is that there is more than calm and not enough sharpness. Every time you are trained, you don't feel at ease, now do you listen to what Elder Li said? Just because of your 'blunt knife cutting flesh' style, you have also been charged a 'cautious life' hat for your teacher! ”
After Li Deng finished training his apprentices, he turned his hands behind his back, straightened his waist, looked at the peach and willow green outside the window, and said with a heroic tone:
"I want a certain Li Deng, when he was a child, he traveled all over the Huayu continent alone, but after a few years, he became a well-educated person all over the world; In the year of the weak crown, he returned to his hometown and stepped into his career, and when he was only thirty years old, he completely controlled the entire Youbei Third Road. Whether it is power, wealth, fame, or seniority, the achievements of a certain family are enough to make the world sigh; But the Li Deng in your hearts is only Li Deng in other people's mouths and Li Deng in the rumors; In fact, there are only a handful of people who have learned Li's methods on the Huayu Continent, so how can they say 'act cautiously'? It's ridiculous, ridiculous, childish! ”
At this time, Li Gao and Li Deng, who was 'beginning to show grandeur', were stunned! He originally thought that this Prime Minister Li and the head of the Li family were his biggest enemies in this life; But now it seems that the 'fierce rivals' who have been fighting with themselves for many years and still have wins and losses with each other will be two dolls! What's even more infuriating is that one of them is still his own grandson!
Originally, in Li Gao's mind, he did not feel that he was inferior to Li Deng. If it weren't for the reason why Li Deng had the blood of the clan, then the person who traveled the world, became famous in the rivers and lakes, and held the prime minister's seal might not be himself! If it weren't for the fact that Lee Deng's starting point was higher than his own, how could it cause such a huge difference between the two sides today?
Many years ago, after he saw Li Deng, who was dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses and returned from a study tour, he firmly believed that his tragedy must not be repeated in future generations.
That's why he secretly sent his grandson Li Zilin to worship Li Deng's disciples under the pretense of being an abandoned baby. is all because Li Gao knows that Li Deng is a cold-hearted person, and in the face of an abandoned baby who has no father or mother and can't even walk, he will definitely take him with him and raise him personally.
Li Gao consciously suffered the loss of a 'low' background, and of course he wanted to find a top background for his grandson. In this way, this 'own family' Li Deng has become his first choice.
After all, Li Deng already held the seal of the Northern Seal at a young age; At the same time, he is also a virtuous and great Confucian who is famous all over the world; Moreover, under the premise of 'having both power and political integrity', Li Deng is also in charge of the financial power of Dongyoulu and even the entire Youbei Third Road, which can really be described as a first-class wealthy family.
What is even more commendable is that Li Deng has no heirs under his knees. In this way, wouldn't his grandson still have the possibility of taking over the position of head of the family?
It is a pity that no matter how 'wise the pearl of wisdom' is and how 'he has no last resort', it was already expected by Li Deng. Li Gao, who was exposed to the facts, felt that he was very old and died in the here and now, and he could not be regarded as an untimely death, and the only thing that made him feel at ease was his greatest hope in the second half of his life - Li Zilin. I don't know what kind of danger my own grandchildren will end up in......
"That's it, so far in this life, what else do I Li Gao have to say? But you don't need to be so complacent! The talents of you and me were originally between the best; The reason why today's gap is caused is nothing more than because you Li Deng has a good life and has the blood of the clan in your body. It was not you, Li Deng, who defeated the old man, but the providence ......"
Li Deng looked at Li Gao's dim eyes and couldn't help but feel a little compassionate:
"It seems that you still don't understand...... That's it, and the old man will tell you clearly. You people salivate the ancestral business of the Li family, in fact, it has never been put in the eyes of the old man, if the old man is greedy for money, will he return to the bitter cold place of Youbei Third Road? Therefore, whether it is the position of prime minister, or the head of the Li family, or the old man, it will be left to Zilin...... Does such a commitment make you feel more at ease? ”
When Li Gao heard his promise, he looked at Li Deng incredibly as if he had been struck by lightning in an instant:
"This ...... No way! Now that you know that Li Zilin is my own grandson, how can you pass on the mantle to him again? ”
"Li Gao, Li Gao, you have lived to such an age, why are you still so confused! You've been trying your best all your life to calculate and calculate, but in the end, you're counting all your own family's things, and you can't really call it smart. Moreover, your eyes have never looked out of the Great Wilderness City, let alone Youbei Third Road, Nankang and Beiyan...... However, although you are full of tricks, there is only one thing that you have done very correctly......"
"What?"
"It's you who personally sent Zilin, a smart child, to the old man, otherwise, where would I find such a good disciple? Li Gao, Li Gao, if you hadn't secretly colluded with the prince and Di Ting, intending to murder Le An to death, the old man would have looked at Zilin's face and didn't want to kill you...... That's it, that's all the old man, do you have any last words? ”
After all, Li Deng put up with his heart, turned his head, and no longer looked at the silver-haired old man who had been sentenced to death by himself.
"The old man originally thought that you, Li Deng, were the old man's mortal enemy; But I know that I only know today that it turns out that you, Li Deng, have never put the old man in his eyes; At the same time, the things that I want in my heart have not been taken to your heart...... Li Deng, Li Deng, you are so ruthless! Compared to the defeat at your hands, this situation makes the old man even more sad! I've worked hard all my life, I've struggled all my life, and I'm still easily defeated by you, the lucky son of the clan...... How can the old man not hate, and how can he not complain about this unjust world!
Li Gao laughed and sighed a few words, then stood up, carefully smoothed the folds of his trousers, and smoothed the silver hair scattered on his sideburns, and then stepped out of the door, standing in the courtyard and shouting:
"Who will tie up the old man and go to die!"
Pathetic, lamentable! Li Gao has only been a hero once in his life!
It's a pity that as soon as he finished speaking, Li Fu, who was still stewing chicken in the kitchen shed, walked over angrily while wearing his high-rolled sleeves:
"A traitor to the Li family who has come to a dead end, what kind of anger is he? Come on, I'll find you a place to be more generous......"
Of course, Li Deng knows what kind of ruthless character his butler is. As soon as he heard Li Fu's response, he just wanted to say something to stop him, but at the same time, he was pressed on his shoulder by Shen Guiyi:
"Now that the prince hasn't fallen, he just left a Diting, who knows what other organization will appear? It is impossible for Le'an to happen to inherit the old love of the Great Shaman every time...... It is still necessary to make an example of chickens and monkeys...... What's more, Li Gao can be regarded as having a way to die this time, and he can't complain about others......"
Although Li Deng is a cold-faced and warm-hearted person, he is not a lay disciple of Nanlin Zen Buddhism, and he does not have so many good thoughts to move. After listening to Shen Gui's words, he could only sigh again, shook his head and didn't say anything.
And Li Gao, the actual owner of Dongyou Road, the great elder with the highest prestige, the oldest seniority, and the strongest power among all the relatives of the Li family, was strangled alive in the kitchen shed by a piece of hemp rope that Li Fu picked up from the ground at will. Of course, Li Deng also showed his gentlemanly style - Xu Li Gao was buried as the great elder of the Li family.
Although Li Gao died extremely poorly, his own grandson Li Zilin completely ushered in his era. It is all because of the 40,000 young and middle-aged men of the Li family who call themselves 'Zhuang Ding', who were classified by his mentor Li Deng into the government of the Great Wilderness City under the control of Li Zilin.
As a result, this Li Zilin also took advantage of the situation to become a 'prefect of the army' with 40,000 'government servants'.