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Mrs. Lu smiled happily when she heard the words, and said, "Since this is the case, why does Su'er still refuse? Does Su'er think that Li Wenchang and Yuan Shu are just like Yuan Shu, who are not worthy of great things?"

"No, General Li and Yuan Gonglu cannot be compared." Lu Su immediately shook his head and said, "Grandmother must know that Li Li from Xiliang came from a powerful family in Beidi County, not from a noble family. When people mentioned him in the early years, they often called him The nephew of General Li Jue of Xiliang, but now he calls Li Jue the uncle of General Li's family. Just by this well-known title, one can know the deep meaning hidden in it, that is, General Li Li relied entirely on his own ability to step forward. With the status and strength of General Li today, how can Yuan Gonggong be compared with him, the gap is so great that there is no comparison at all."

Speaking of this, Lu Su continued with a slightly gloomy expression: "The reason why my grandson can't become brothers with different surnames with General Li is not because I am hypocritical, nor is it because General Li is not sincere; it is because of my low position and fear of ability." It is limited and has failed General Li's ardent expectations. Furthermore, if someone like me, who is of unknown origin, is arrogantly arrogant and becomes a brother of a different surname with General Li, it will be hard to escape the suspicion of being a follower of power, and being criticized and criticized by others will damage General Li's reputation. Therefore , this matter ends here, there is no need to mention it again."

Mrs. Lu nodded thoughtfully and said, "Well, what Su'er said makes sense."

"Zi Jing is too formal, thinking of simple things too complicated."

At this time, Li Li came out of the cabin wearing a dark blue robe, and happened to hear the conversation between Lu Su and Mrs. Lu's grandfather and grandson.

But when he walked up to Mrs. Lu, he bowed and said, "Li Li has met the old lady. If the old lady doesn't think Wenchang is vulgar, how about I call you grandmother like Zijing from now on?"

"This,..., the old man has overstepped, and Wenchang is exempt from courtesy." After being a little surprised, Mrs. Lu helped Li Li up with a smile, and said with a smile: "Okay, good, good, according to what Wenchang said, this is the luck of the old man ah!"

Hearing this, Li Li bowed down and worshiped: "The grandson kowtowed to the grandmother. May the grandmother be as blessed as the long flowing water of the East Sea, live longer than Nanshan, live a prosperous life, and keep her face unchanged!"

"Hahaha!" Mrs. Lu laughed heartily after hearing these words, held Li Li's hands tightly, and said with a smile on her face, "By Wenchang's auspicious words, grandma really wants to see Wenchang achieve greatness with her own eyes!"

"So grandma agrees that Zijing and I will become brothers with different surnames?" Li Li asked anxiously with a look of surprise.

Mrs. Lu happily nodded her head and said, "That's right. I'm over sixty years old, and it's really a good fortune for my Lu family to have a young and promising grandson like Wenchang in my lifetime. There is no reason to refuse!"

While speaking, she took Li Li's left hand with one hand and Lu Su's right hand with the other, and then put their two hands together, and said with a smile: "Today, grandma will testify to you two. On the big river, Wenchang is an older brother, Su'er is a younger brother, and they become brothers with different surnames!"

Li Li and Lu Su clasped their hands tightly, looked at each other, then bent down and knelt down in front of Mrs. Lu, bowing in unison: "Grandson pays homage to grandma!"

"Little brother pays homage to elder brother!" After paying homage to his grandmother, Lu Su turned to bow to Li Li.

"Brother, no courtesy, from now on, my brother and I will advance and retreat together with honor and disgrace, and share the blessings and share the hardships!" Li Li laughed loudly.

"Hahaha!" Seeing the scene in front of her, Mrs. Lu Lao Huai was relieved, with crystal tears in her eyes, she wept with joy, then she wiped away the tears and laughed heartily.

Seeing grandma so happy, Li Li and Lu Su were equally happy and laughed.

Time passed while the three of them, the old and the young, had a happy conversation. When it was approaching noon, the two of them helped their grandmother into the cabin for a rest.Then the two brothers sat on the bow of the boat, discussing the matter before them in a low voice.

"Where was brother assassinated last night, and where are the people accompanying him now?" Lu Su asked in a low voice.

Li Li was heartbroken when he heard the words, and responded: "Before, four of me stayed in the Bu Mansion. Because I underestimated the enemy, almost all the dozens of people in the Bu Mansion were killed, and only a few survived. The owner of the Bu Mansion, Mr. Bu, and I At first sight, they recognized me as a nephew without knowing my identity, and entrusted their own daughters to me. Unexpectedly, they were taken hostage by Xiahou brothers that night to force me to submit. In a critical moment, my aunt resolutely chose to sacrifice Myself, so that I will not be coerced by Brother Xiahou. After that, my virtuous brother knows all about it, and the Bufu is within the territory of Shu County."

"Bu Mansion in Shu County!" Lu Su's expression changed when he heard that, and he said in surprise: "My little brother knows where Bu Mansion is, and we will pass there this time. But Bu Mansion is hundreds of miles away from us. It took five days to get there, but my brother was swept away by the flood last night, it really is extremely dangerous!"

Li Li nodded and said: "Yes, there was a heavy rain last night, and it lasted most of the night. The floods on both sides of the river were so fierce! Fortunately, I, Li Li, was born with excellent water skills, and I was rescued by my virtuous brother in time. Only then can I save my life. But Xiahou Dun and the dead soldiers of the Xiahou family are not as lucky as I am, and they must have been involved in the Yangtze River at this time, and there is no place to die!"

Chapter 511

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The red sun is setting to the west, and evening is coming.

over the river.

The sparkling light, the reflection of the sunset, countless ripples, endless tenderness.

The seven ferry boats sailed against the current, facing the wind and waves, fluttering and swaying, setting off layers of waves, just like the circles of wrinkles on the cheeks of an old woman with a pale head.

Sailing against the current for three days, the sun will come again, and the boat will stop by the river.

Half an hour later, the stars arrived as expected, and the half-circle bright moon was in the sky.

In the bamboo forest by the river, more than [-] tents formed an ellipse, and more than ten piles of bonfires were lit in the middle, and the smell of rice wafted in the bamboo forest with the evening wind, and the smoke from cooking was curling up.

"Zijing, it's been three days, and the boat has traveled more than [-] miles a day, and it's still more than a hundred miles away from Bufu, which is too slow!" Li Li and Lu Su, who had just had dinner by the riverside bamboo forest, Sit on the ground by the water.

After hearing Li Li's words, Lu Su could understand his eagerness, and said with relief, "Don't worry, brother, we will arrive at Bufu in two days. Besides, we are a ship against the current, and our speed is far faster than that of Li Li. If you don’t go up and down the river, it’s not bad to go forward for more than [-] miles a day, but if you want to go faster, I’m afraid it’s more than you want but not enough strength.”

Li Li nodded slightly, looked up at the starry sky, and sighed softly: "Hey! The flood is still running fast. In a few hours, it went straight down the river for more than 200 miles. Now it takes me six days to return against the current. The difference It’s too big, it’s inevitable that it will make people feel impetuous!”

"Hehehe!" Lu Su laughed when he heard the words: "Brother is really a strange person! That day, brother fell into the torrent and drifted hundreds of miles with the water, and he didn't have any injuries on his body. It's extremely fast. This is really,,, extraordinary people must do extraordinary things!"

"That's enough, Zijing, don't make fun of me!" Li Li waved his hands with a wry smile on his face and said, "I fell into the flood and survived, I really should be glad that I was lucky, otherwise I would be a floating corpse who didn't know where to go. It’s just that I’m really worried about Zicheng, Fengxiao and others. I’m afraid that they will worry about me and cause unexpected incidents.”

Lu Su's face suddenly changed, and he asked urgently: "Brother, you are worried that Zicheng and the others will think you are dead, so you will quickly report this matter to the Xiliang General's Mansion?"

"Exactly!" Li Li nodded solemnly and said, "After three days, when Zicheng and Feihu saw that I hadn't returned, they definitely thought that something bad happened to me. They would never dare to conceal such a big event. Maybe Feiying had sent a letter to Chang'an Li Xuan on the night of the accident. After Yuan Zhong learned of this, he would definitely not dare to make his own claims, and would definitely send a message to Hanyang Governor's Mansion as soon as possible. Once the news reaches the wives and concubines in my family In the ear. Then,,, then something big will happen!"

Lu Su's expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, why is the communication speed so fast?"

"Zijing doesn't know something." Li Li explained: "At present, there are two fastest communication methods in our Xiliang army, namely flying pigeons and flying eagles. Naturally, there is no need to say more about flying pigeons. The great ancestor Liu Bang Flying pigeons were used to deliver messages, and gradually spread since then. Nowadays, princes in every town have this emergency communication method.

However, flying eagles are rare.But it is widely used among steppe tribes.In the early years, I was in danger in the Zhangye desert, and was later rescued by the Tie family, who is now the commander of the county army, Tietuo, and the deputy general of the Anyi camp, Tie Xiao.Tie's father and son are good at taming falcons. After serving me, they have trained more than a hundred falcons for emergency communication in our army.Afterwards, the commanders of the twelve main battalions under my command all had six falcons in their hands.There are twelve falcons each in the General's Mansion in Chang'an and the Inspector's Mansion in Hanyang. In addition, there are also falcons sending messages at various critical passes and border stations to prepare for timely response to emergencies.

This time, I went south to Jingyang and Yangzhou.Li Zhi took two flying eagles with him, and he could pass the news to Chang'an General Wei's Mansion and Hanyang Governor's Mansion at any time.Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from Xiliang, and the pigeons may not be able to send messages, but the eagles can fly thousands of miles to convey the news to Xiliang.

Therefore, I dare to assert that Zicheng must have passed the news of my distress to Xiliang. Even if he did not report the matter to Chang'an immediately, he would have passed the news to my wife and concubine at home.And that's exactly what worries me the most! "

"Oh?" Lu Su looked stunned, and asked quite puzzled: "Forgive me for being stupid, why is my brother not worried about Xiliang's changes, but only worried about his wife? ?”

"Uh, this..." Lu Su's last sentence choked Li Li so much that he was immediately stunned, not knowing how to respond.

After a while, Li Li whispered with embarrassment on his face: "To tell you the truth, I have six wives and four concubines, a total of ten wives. Is this,,, a bit much?"

Lu Su was shocked when he heard the words, and after a moment of stunned, he shook his head with a half-smile and said: "Brother, you are too worried. But among the aristocratic families today, there are not a few wives and concubines. Let's take my younger brother as an example. Now I also have two wives and concubines." Together with two sleeping maids, there are as many as four. However, the elder brother has ten wives and concubines, which is somewhat unexpected. To be honest, the ten wives are not many, but they are also quite a lot. "

"Uh!" A twist in Lu Su's words made Li Li look very embarrassed.

Until this time, Li Li had really seen Lu Zijing's honest nature. Although his words were calm, there was a hint of persuasion.

And that's exactly what happened.Now although Lu Su claims to be a foolish brother, in fact he is two and a half years older than Li Li, so he should be the elder brother.However, from the moment he and Li Li became sworn brothers, he was not only Li Li's brother with a different surname, but also a minister under Li Li's command.Mrs. Lu knew this well, so she made a decisive decision and directly ordered Lu Su to respect Li Li as his elder brother, thus determining the seniority of Li Li and Lu Su brothers.

This phenomenon may seem unreasonable, but in fact it is justified.Because the order of heaven and earth monarchs, relatives and teachers has a long history and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. "Pro" is ranked after "jun".

"This,,, Zijing, let's not mention this matter for the time being, the business is important." After finally calming down, Li Li said it lightly.

"Brother, let me tell you why you are worried about Mrs. Sister-in-law. I would like to hear more about it." Lu Su knew the truth that too much is too much, and also knew that the matter of Li Li's wife and concubine was a private matter after all, so it was inconvenient for him to say more, so he nodded happily in response.

"Well." Li Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As Zijing said, I have many wives and concubines in my family, but the relationship between husband and wife has always been very good and they are very affectionate. If they know that I am in danger going south, it will be a big deal. It's gone! My wives and concubines seem to be skilled and gentle, but they are soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and they are very assertive, and among them there are also literary and martial arts. The main wife, Mrs. Li, is graceful and magnanimous, and her mind is exquisite and clear. She is somewhat similar to her brother Li Xuan. The concubine Dian Wuxia used to be the princess of the Xiutu tribe. She was talented in both civil and military affairs. She led the Xiutu iron cavalry for many years and was once known as the "Unparalleled God of War". She gradually faded out of the army after becoming pregnant two years ago. The concubine Ma Yunluo is the daughter of Xiliang Ma Teng and the younger sister of the titan Ma Chao.

In addition, among my many wives and concubines, there are many who have experienced ups and downs. They once retreated from the Chang'an Rebellion and their minds are extremely high.Therefore, once they think that I have been killed, they must be heartbroken, and they will take revenge on me at all costs.Moreover, my military talisman seal is in the hands of the main wife Li, so that they can mobilize hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops to send troops to the Central Plains to attack Cao Cao in Yanzhou.If this is the case, it will definitely disrupt my previous plan, and the results of two years of rest and recuperation will be ruined. It will ruin my big business! "

"This..." Lu Su was startled, confused, and wanted to speak out to persuade Li Li, but he didn't know where to start.

After forcibly calming down, Lu Su comforted in a low voice: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to think too much, brother, please be at ease. If the wives are really as wise and steady as your brother said, I think they will not act rashly for the time being, and they must plan carefully. Then dispatch troops to send troops to the Central Plains. If so, they will need at least half a month to plan, and it will take a month to mobilize the army, so there is still time for everything."

After a short pause, Lu Su continued: "From tomorrow onwards, we will set off at dawn. Everyone will form three teams to paddle in turn, speed up the journey, and strive to reach Bufu within two days, and then immediately pass the news that brother is fine. Go back to Xiliang. In addition, I will send a few capable followers to set off tonight, rush overland to Bufu, and spread the news to Zicheng, Fengxiao and others as soon as possible. This will ensure everything is safe, please don't worry, brother!"

Li Li nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice, "This is the only way to go now, I hope Xiner and the others don't be impulsive, otherwise,,,,,,"