Hearing Shen Youdan's words that he wanted to continue learning Western languages, Lin Yiqing had another layer of respect for his uncle.

Even in his own time, what a person in a high position could do was to sit there like a stone lion, and let his deputies and subordinates work around him, and how many people were willing to learn professional knowledge?

In the present era, science is prevalent, and the literati and doctors of the intellectual class either recite poems against each other, or bury themselves in the imperial examinations, or delve into the study of evidence, and regard Western science and technology as "miraculous and ingenious" and "subtle skills", although there are two anti-smoking wars, but many people still disdain Western learning, and there are very few feudal officials like Shen Youan who are willing to learn the advanced scientific and technological knowledge of the West.

At this moment, Lin Yiqing felt that between himself and this famous official, the feeling of strangeness and fear brought by traveling through time and space had disappeared unconsciously.

The barriers between different time and space have been broken, and the conversation between the two has become much more casual.

After more than half an hour, Lin Yiqing was worried about Shen Youdan's body, so he ended the conversation in time.

"By the way, Hanpeng, why don't you see your wife and children?" Shen Youdan noticed that Lin Yiqing came alone, and asked with concern, "Are they sick?" ”

"Back to my uncle's words, my nephew is in Japan, married a wife and two concubines, and has a son and a daughter, thanks to the love of the queen mother of the two palaces, he has stayed in the palace with his mother." Lin Yiqing replied, "The accompanying concubine was bedridden due to the occasional cold, so she couldn't come to see her uncle. ”

"Oh, so that's ......" Shen Youdan suddenly understood the purpose of the Empress Dowager of the two palaces to leave Lin Yiqing's wife and children in the palace, and couldn't help but sigh.

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Li Sizhu resting on a bench in the garden. In a trance. It seems to have gone back to the years of childhood.

She remembered then. She walked in a large garden with beautiful sunshine and meadows, and many women in gorgeous clothes looked at her with smiles.

"Xiaozhu'er is here."

"Xiao Zhu'er is here."

She remembered that her name was Li Sizhu, and she was the youngest daughter of the famous King of Heaven.

In front of her, there were several siblings, whom she no longer remembers.

All she remembered was that the land her father occupied was the richest part of the kingdom of heaven. There is a beautiful silk and all sorts of fun and delicious things, but ...... That was once upon a time.

I heard that my father met an immortal master in his early years, and he calculated a hexagram for his father, and evaluated his father's Tiange as prosperous and wealthy. The number of personalities is authoritative. Digde is highly respected. Possessed with insight inside, foresight, excellent wisdom outside, financial resources gathered, well-known at home. Achieve great things. You can get help from up and down, and the foundation is strong. Realm Antai.

In fact, just like this, his father's talent is absolutely stronger than the kings of heaven, he laid the foundation in the wild mountains and forests, and within a few years he conquered most of the prefectures and counties of Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Jiaxing and other prefectures, established Sufu Province, and opened up the territory for the kingdom of heaven.

My mother once said that my father was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, with strong blood, flexible wrists, and full of mobility. Resourceful and slight, the feelings are sharp, like the spirit of fire, and have a benevolent heart, the people of the time said that the southern Jiangsu area is extremely rich, and then the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the people are not happy. After his father conquered Suzhou, he played the bitter state of the people and prompted the emperor to issue an edict to alleviate the field endowment. My father implemented the policy of "collecting grain by tenants" in southern Jiangsu, and in response to the peasants' demands, he also issued "field certificates", and the peasants "rented the land for their own production after receiving the certificates", which made the rural areas of southern Jiangsu at that time "rice piles cover the field, and there is no way out", a "harvest scene". My father also encouraged the development of industry and commerce, and those who did not have the capital to do business could petition to receive the capital, and after the goods were sold, 70% of the capital should be paid back, and 30% should be retained, so that they could always have capital turnover. This also makes Suzhou "department store Yuntun, the homeless people rain gather, flourish in the time of chaos".

But when she was young, where did she know about these state affairs, her father was fighting all day long, and it was rare to stay in the palace for a few days, and the generals either went out with the army or patrolled everywhere, and it was her father's hard support for this sunny day, not to teach the wind and rain to blow her, and the world where she was was still a prosperous world!

She spent her childhood in this splendid garden where she did not know the hardships and hunger.

She remembers that her favorite game when she was a child was to play hide and seek in the palace with the ladies of the palace. The palace here was too great for her, and the laughter of the girls echoed in the temple, it was the most touching sound, and she happily pursued them, walking through the palace after palace, and through the layers of curtains.

She had thought that her whole life would be spent here, forever with them, laughter, those silver bells, would never leave her, they should have grown up with her, they knew that they belonged to her from birth, belonged to this thousand mansions.

But she was wrong.

……

Outside the city, the sound of artillery could be heard in the distance.

In the palace, my father sat alone on the side hall. The windows on all four sides of the side hall were wide open, the curtains of purple light gauze fluttered in the wind, and the sound of fighting outside the city faintly entered the hall. The father held his mother's book of poems and gently read the verses in it.

"The vast earth,

Hold every withered petal,

The surging river,

The dust of history will eventually be washed away.

Time is ticking,

The rise and fall of the world is constantly changing,

God's eyes look down on all this from the starry sky. ”

One of the guards hurried into the temple. The father frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Highness! There are already enemy soldiers rushing to the top of the city, it seems that they are the elite of the demon army! General Huang is defending to the death! ”

"Got it. Go down. ”

"Yes!"

"Slow, please come to ...... Mei Wangniang"

"Yes!"

The guards stepped back as hurriedly as they came. My father settled down and started reading poetry again.

The shouts of soldiers, the clamming of weapons, and the beating of war drums came from the walls. My father looked out of the hall, but all he could see was a gray sky and a stack of arrows.

A red-robed general climbed the rampart with his sword, and began to spit out a series of orders from his fluttering lips. Bands of warriors appeared above the city gates. They were dressed in red robes. Vermilion flames burned all over the body. Even his father, who was in the palace, saw it. Armed with flaming torches, these warriors swept towards the attacking enemy soldiers, knocking down a large number of enemy soldiers at once, and the hot air they brought with them was breathless a few feet away.

In the distance, the black-armoured enemy general slung a long spear flat to the saddle and aimed at the city. Behind him, there were several foreigners, each holding a foreign gun. Aim there.

She saw all this and wanted to dodge, but she felt that there was no way to avoid it.

Several lines of fire were fired at the city walls, and several warriors had a hole in their heads, and she saw a large bullet go through the body of one of the soldiers, piercing the forehead of the red-robed general on the wall.

The red-robed general screamed and fell to the ground. The warriors behind him let out a roar of pain and continued to fight.

My father watched the whole process by the window, silent.

Behind him, a beautiful woman stepped on a thick carpet. Gently go up to the temple.

"Your Highness."

The father turned back and saw that his favorite concubine, Queen Mei, who was his mother, was already standing in the hall. Her long pale blonde hair was combed into a high bun against her snow-white skin, and her gorgeous long skirt embroidered with red and purple flowers dragged to the ground.

He smiled and said, "You're here." Please dance for me. ”

The mother smiled lightly, bowed slightly, and danced in the hall. The sound of battle came from outside, and her dancing posture rippled in this golden iron horse. Her father smiled and slapped her.

The cold wind carried the smell of blood and fire and blew the purple curtains all over the hall high, and the figure of the mother was like a delicate and fragile rose in the wind.

Suddenly, there were three muffled sounds of "dong dong" outside, and my mother was dancing and falling to the ground at the same time. Father jumped to his feet.

The guards went up to the hall again and played urgently: "Your Highness!" The gates have been breached! General Huang died in battle! ”

Mother slowly stood up from the thick carpet. Her father walked over and grabbed her waist, waved to the guard, "Got it." Run for your life. ”

The guard still stood still: "The subordinates don't dare!" His subordinates will protect His Highness to death! His Royal Highness Zhongji has just returned, and now he is gathering troops outside to prepare for street fighting, and his subordinates will go out with His Royal Highness Zhongji to rush and kill! “

After listening to the guard's first two sentences, my father couldn't help but sigh, but when he heard him say the back, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "What! He actually came back! Go and call him to me at once!" ”

The guards did not dare to disobey, and after saluting, they turned and retreated.

My father sat down. The mother pounced on her, and she was overwhelmed: "Your Highness! If you knew this, it was better to send Zhu'er out at the beginning, so as to leave some blood for you! “

The father sighed, put his hands on her shoulders, and stared into her pale blue eyes: "Meranda, I know that Zhu'er was born to you, so I naturally love her more." But Fa'er is also my son, and although his mother is dead, I cannot treat him badly. What's more, he is a man, and he has always been heroic and subdued. In the future, he will have to carry this burden for the rebuilding of the country. You know how painful it was for me to make that choice? “

The mother wiped away her tears and said, "If you can't only save one person, why is it here?" His Royal Highness tried his best to keep his son well, but he couldn't abandon His Highness, this is his pure filial piety, and it can be regarded as the destiny of heaven! ”

The father sighed and said to himself, "What is the destiny of heaven? What is Destiny? ”

The father suddenly burst out laughing and said loudly, "Not bad! In that case, let's just die together! Meranda, are you afraid? “

The mother raised her tear-stained face and smiled: "I wish to live and die with His Highness!" ”

The father nodded happily: "Okay! Go and bring the bamboo. ”

The mother got up and saluted and left the side hall. The father folded his hands and laughed.

In the midst of long laughter, his father's eldest son, Li Rongfa, rushed up to the hall in full armor: "Father! Why did you call me? General Huang is already dead in battle, please let me fight! “

The father sighed and slowly walked up to his son. The young man opposite had a heroic and majestic face, and under the heavy breastplate was a sturdy body. He carried the sword his father had given him in his hand, a short musket pinned to his waist, and his young face was full of irrepressible desire to fight. His father seemed to want to scold him, why he didn't escape from danger, why he ignored the plan to restore the country, and why he lived up to his hopes. But none of this was said in the end. He just looked at his son and sighed again as he shouted and fought as he approached.

"On your own. And what can they do among the tens of thousands of troops? Father said softly. That's it. At this point, you might as well stay. Our whole family gathers more flesh and blood for a moment. ”

He beckoned to his mother and himself, who were coming up to the temple: "Come too." He smiled: "We're in this together." He pulled out the gold-handled dagger he wore at his waist and placed it on the desk. When the enemy rushed in, he and his family would kill themselves with the dagger.

The flames of war have burned into the city. The elite of the cadre army tore through the defense line of Suzhou City and broke through the city gate. After the first infantry rushed into the city, General Huang immediately commanded his soldiers to surround and annihilate it, but more and more enemies rushed in through the gap. General Huang Ai gritted his teeth when he saw the black banner with the word "Li" wrapped in the rolling iron stream and enter the city gate. He personally led 500 dead soldiers to launch a final assault on the enemy commander.

"Demon thief! Who dares to go head-to-head with me! ”

He roared and rushed towards the troops that were much stronger than himself. Wielding his sabre, he went deep into the battle formation, cutting down a dozen infantry along the way, but the dead soldiers who followed behind him were as few and fewer as snow in the sun. Huang Ai began to despair, he already had several wounds on his body, his physical strength was losing little by little, and the enemies that were pouring in from all directions were converging into a sea to drown him.

He was getting closer and closer to the banner, but it was getting harder and harder to move forward. Huang Ai slashed open the chest of the soldier in front of him with a slash, but there was a burning pain in his back. He looked back. The dead soldiers who followed him had all been killed, and the Huai army had completely surrounded him. Huang Ai flipped his hand and slashed the spear that had pierced his shoulder blade. He pulled out the head of the gun and sent it to the throat of the infantryman behind him, but at the same moment, more guns plunged deep into his body. Like a dying lion, he lifted up to the sky and let out his final roar.

"Traitor! Traitor! ”

The father seemed to hear something, and looked towards the place where Huang Jinai had died, where there seemed to be a little fighting, but soon the aftermath disappeared like a stone thrown into water. His black pupils silently reflected the sporadic final battles of stragglers in various parts of the city, and the cries of the ordinary people in the city, as if they had nothing to do with him.

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