Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

After the questioning was over, after the prime minister and the privy envoys left, Shao Shude took his son to eat together again.

"Do you hate me?" Shao Shude suddenly asked during the meal break.

"No." Shao Shenli said firmly, looking into his father's eyes.

He knew that his father was old and weak.

Twenty years earlier, or even ten years earlier, he would not have asked that question.

Whatever he wants, no one can go against his will.

Enemies he will kill without mercy.

Women, he played with them without any psychological barriers, and he didn't care about their feelings at all.

Those of his own who threaten his power will be quietly marginalized, and will no longer have the ability to make trouble.

Generosity and benevolence are his surface, and ruthlessness is his background.

If only one person said that he was "kind-faced and black-hearted", it might be slander, but Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong, Wang Shifan and even the former Emperor Tang Xun said so...

But the father is old after all.

There is more and more warmth in his heart, especially for his own children, he is no longer so decisive.

Shao Shenli is only 26 years old, and he has no way to understand the changes in his father's life.Perhaps, everyone is fickle and is constantly changing.

He likes this change, he likes that his father is more like an ordinary father who cares for his children.

Of course, he also knew.This kind of tenderness of the father is very fragile and cannot withstand the blow of betrayal.

Once a lot of things happen, even if they are calmed down, they can never go back to the past.

Father has never encountered such a thing.

But Shao Shenli couldn't imagine what kind of bloodbath would happen once it appeared, tens of thousands of heads would fall to the ground, and the post roads to Liaodong and Anxi would be crowded with once well-dressed nobles...

These are the lightest results.

Shao Shude wanted to say something, but after a long time, he just sighed, stroked his son's shoulders, picked up a chopsticks of food with his own hands, put it in Qilang's bowl, and said, "In the future, we must learn to take care of ourselves."

"Grandfather, how old am I..." Shao Shenli's heart was warm, but he said it nonchalantly, still a little bit out of control.

Shao Shude glared at him and said, "You know what Grandpa is talking about."

"I will wear three layers of armor in the future." Shao Shenli said.

The venison that my father picked up was delicious.

Shao Shude slapped him directly.

Shao Shenli smiled and said: "Grandpa, I understand. From now on, I will spend a lot of money to recruit desperadoes and let them rush to kill. I am not afraid of their retaliation. They only love money, official positions and women, so just give them. Besides, they will fight But I."

Shao Shude sneered.

However, he had to admit that his son had grown up.

Qilang used to like to play, and he was not too happy to practice martial arts.But his foundation is very good. He is tall and burly. After years of exercise, his muscles are knotted and his body is as strong as a cow.Coupled with the fact that he was taught by famous masters since he was a child, his martial arts are quite extraordinary.

If this kind of martial arts that he has practiced by himself is not counted, then in the Western Regions and Zangzhou many times charged into battle, beheaded generals and captured the flag, Shichiro's temperament has been sublimated from the inside out, and a qualitative change has taken place.

Twenty years ago, Shichiro was the brave general under his account.When the battlefield situation is tense, let him go into battle with more than a thousand warriors in fine armor, and go straight to the enemy's formation, smashing the front and breaking the edge, and the final decision is made.

His military strategy is not bad, at least he has rich experience, and he is a well-behaved general.What will happen in the future, whether he can command a [-]-level army depends on his fortune.

When judging Qilang, Shao Shude thought of his other sons.

Da Lang doesn't like it and doesn't dare to charge directly, but he does command the army, more like the kind of Confucian general who sits in the middle and strategizes.

Erlang is incomparably brave, thick and thin, able to command hundreds of thousands of battles, likes to fight head-to-head with others, and wins in field battles. He has completely different styles from Dalang.

San Lang is not a martial artist, although he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he has learned all kinds of martial arts, riding skills, and military strategy, but he can only be regarded as a passing level.His character is not the kind that can hold back the situation.To put it bluntly, he has no leadership qualities and is only suitable as an assistant.

Shiro... don't mention it, as long as he knows how to make money.

Goro and Saburo are somewhat similar, but different.

It's funny to say that Saburo looks delicate and handsome, but he still has a bit of ruthlessness in his bones.When conquering Hunan, he also joined the battle. Although Yao Yanzhang had a big face and allowed Yao Yanzhang to make a sneak attack, he was able to deal with the defeated soldiers in the end and stabilize his position again.

Goro is more like a martial artist in terms of physique, and he is very good at bluffing people when he is in armor.But people who have a lot of contact know that he is actually a literati. Under his rough and strong appearance, he writes good poems. He doesn't like martial arts very much, and he even dislikes them a little. He thinks they are too capable of doing bad things, which is an unstable factor.

When he was out of the town of Liaodong, Goro seldom went to the front line in person when encountering wars, and he always sent people to fight.Even if he went to the front line, he still lived in the city and did not share weal and woe with the warriors.

On this point, Saburo sometimes puts on airs, but Goro doesn't even put on airs.

Shao Shude actually liked Liu Lang very much, and felt that he was very similar to himself in politics.The biggest dissatisfaction with him is probably duplicity, like playing tricks.

This kind of thing is not impossible, but Rokuro is too obsessed with these.

People's hearts are not so easy to play with, this is actually just a trail.

Shao Shude is known as "kind-faced and black-hearted", but he has done what he promised others, and he is also somewhat sincere to others.

If Li Keyong surrendered without dying, would he be killed?Maybe others don't believe it, but Shao Shude didn't intend to kill him, but instead gave it to Fugui. Although he killed Zhu Quanzhong and others, he kept chasing Abaoji to the end.

In the early years, Zhuge Shuang was very kind to him. When there was a rebellion in Shannan West Road, Shao Shude was obliged to help him directly.

Li Shao and Zhang Yanqiu had been kind to him, and they were also extremely rich.

As a human being, hypocrisy can be deceived for a while, but not for a lifetime. No one is a fool.

Shao Shude's character can stand the test, although many people are afraid of him and feel that his hands are too dark.

Rokuro is also very similar to him in commanding troops.

Good at boosting morale, good at discovering the enemy's flaws, investing heavy troops at critical moments, and defeating the enemy in one battle.

There is no need, he will not fight on the front line, in this point, he is different from Erlang.

But if necessary, he is willing to fight, dare to risk his life, dare to fight.In this regard, Da Lang is no match for him.

Liu Lang, if polished a little, is actually a good heir.It's a pity that he is nine years younger than his second brother, so he didn't have a good time.

The queen also disapproved of Liu Lang being the crown prince.

Compared with the previous six sons, Shichiro is another type.

Compared with before he was 20 years old, he has almost changed his mind and changed into a different person.

But this is exactly what Shao Shude is worried about.

Shichiro is too hard-edged, but it is not a good thing to know that it is easy to break just after.

Furthermore, everything he has now is a result of a breath in his chest. If he vents his breath in the future, will he go back to his old ways and become a woman who drinks alcohol all day long and start to show off?This possibility cannot be ruled out.

He worried too much about his sons and was getting weaker and weaker.

"You still have to learn how to govern." Shao Shude took another piece of fish for his son, and said, "You know the truth, and you brothers and sisters all have the same teacher, so there won't be any difference. But you have to In practical terms, I put you in Cangzhou for three years, just to let you learn how to govern the region and accumulate some experience. But you are lucky, you fight all day long, and you never get tired of it. If I knew it, I would send you to any state in Henan or Hebei. Plug it in, so you don’t have to go out and mess around all day.”

"Grandfather, I know how to manage politics, so I just don't like to use it." Shao Shenli picked up the fish and ate it vigorously.

Shao Shude took another piece, and continued: "You're talking big again. The sentiments of the people in Pulling Khan are the same as that of the Central Plains? If you use all the methods of the Central Plains, you will be desperate for a sword, and you don't know how to change it. It seems that I have to give you a few people, you It won't work like this."

Although he was criticized by his father, Shao Shenli was very useful.

After leaving next year, it is impossible to hear my father's criticism again.

The distance is too far, the mail is too slow, and even the cod cannot be eaten.

"Wouldn't it be enough for Grandpa to write more letters to teach me?" Shao Shenli said.

Shao Shude's hand holding the vegetables stopped in the air, and after a while, he said, "Grandpa will leave one day, you have to take care of yourself."

This is the second time I say this today, but the meaning is different.

Shao Shenli felt a little sad and lowered his head to eat.

Both father and son fell silent.

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After eating, Shao Shenli went to see his mother again.

Norishi, who raised him, is not in good health. He is in his 50s and looks like 71.

She was very happy to see her son coming, and asked the maid to prepare tea and snacks, and greeted him with care.

Shao Shenli just had dinner, but he still ate some snacks and drank a cup of tea.

When I left, my heart became more and more sentimental.

He also went to see his biological mother, Jiang Shi, and talked for a long time.

His mother sewed a sachet for him with her own hands, weeping uncontrollably.

Shao Shenli returned to his palace in a daze, and sat alone in the study.

His wife and children are still on the way, and they will not be able to return to Luoyang until around the New Year.

In the silent night, he sorted out his father's letters over and over again, and the luggage prepared by his two mothers.

He stayed like this until the new year.

The kid from the Zang family, Goro from the Lu family, and the fourth son from the Ren family, these former "hunters and dog friends" called him out to play.He also just socialized a few times, and then thanked guests behind closed doors.

He found that there was a deep gulf between himself and these boyhood playmates.

Yes, they used to be the most stubborn and unpromising group of people in each family.

Every big family has such a group of people.Born to have no worries about food and clothing, he lost all his goals, and only knows how to fool around all day long. He even looks down on his brothers, thinking that they are embarrassing to his family.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with this before.Now, seeing the pale, lustful faces of these people made him sick.

The bean sprout-like body can be blown away by a gust of wind.And his muscles are strong, and his iron arm, which has been tempered for many years, can draw the hardest bow in the army. When he is wearing two layers of heavy armor, he can walk like flying, and he can also swing a heavy long axe, sweeping down a lot of enemies.

I am different from them after all.

This change originated from the moment of loss in the southern suburbs of Luoyang.

The Spring Festival in the seventh year of Tongguang (922) came soon.

In the heavy snow, Shao Shenli swung his epee, chopping down on the wooden man over and over again.

On the second day of February, he gave all the hounds, falcons, and playthings he accumulated when he was young to his "fun and dog friends". After saying goodbye, he set off on the road.

On the post road, falcons screamed loudly.

Shao Shenli raised his head suspiciously, looking at the falcon circling in the sky.

The sound of hoofs sounded.

"Qilang, I have released Jianfalcon and lackeys. I don't want them anymore." The unshaven knight walking from a distance is the youngest son of Zang Dubao, Duke of Liang.

"You are..." Shao Shenli seemed to realize something.

"I'll go to the Western Regions with you. Damn it, I can't stand the eyes of my family." The visitor said indignantly, "I went to Bahan's, we brothers will fight together, what a fool."

"How many?" Shao Shenli was startled.

The hoofbeats sounded again.

"Qilang, I gave away the female music. If you continue to play, you will die in the belly of a woman sooner or later. I will settle the accounts and take care of your money and food affairs for you in the future." Lu Wulang rode to him and said loudly: "When I was young, the sage still boasted As for me, say that I have a talent for arithmetic. Alas, the days are getting worse and worse, I can’t do without you, and if I continue to rot, I’m afraid that one day I will die in Huajie Liuxiang.”

"Qilang, I couldn't be more angry when your fifth sister married my brother back then." Ren Silang also walked over and said, "Now that I think about it, if you keep fooling around, you will only be looked down upon by your fifth sister. Take me with you." Let's go, I have to be a human being, I can help you take care of civil affairs, I haven't forgotten what I learned back then."

Shao Shenli laughed out loud.

A group of "hunters and dog friends", has the enthusiasm in the heart not dissipated after all?
"Qilang!" Another rider came running from a distance.

Shao Shenli saw that they were all "famous" playboys in Beijing back then.

Some people hold bows in their hands, some carry horses on their shoulders, and some bring a pack of books on horses...

"Let's go!" Without any nonsense, he swung his horse's head and headed west.

The "playboys" followed one after another, talking and laughing loudly.

On the unknown road ahead, there are too many difficulties and obstacles. Some people will shrink back, some will be confused again, and some will even die.

But at this moment, they don't want to mess around anymore, they want to make contributions.

No one can stand endless contempt, even a dude has dignity.