On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 38 Li Ji
  Facing his little daughter's savior, Xiao Youfu didn't hide much. He briefly talked about what he had encountered in the past half month.

There must be some hidden things that cannot be mentioned, such as killing someone with grass and plundering the other person's family property.

Otherwise, they are afraid that others will misunderstand that they are not good people.

Soon after Dalang and his three brothers came back, they paid a few words of concern to Xiao Xiao. When they heard that there was a wild boar waiting for them to clean up, they jumped up with excitement.

Although Mr. Xiao and Xiao Yougui hope that their children and grandchildren will get top grades in school, they are also afraid that the ancestral graves will not let out smoke, so they will also let them help when slaughtering pigs.

Now that the Xiao brothers have not recovered from their injuries, Mr. Xiao also wants to accompany the distinguished guests to talk, so they will have the opportunity to take action.

Later, the Wu brothers also heard the shouting and came back. Knowing that they were going to clean up the wild boar, they also followed to join in the fun.

Xiao Xiao had no strength to move now, so he sat aside and listened to them.

When she heard that Li Ji asked He Shuang to accompany them, she thanked him very gratefully: "Thank you, sir."

Then he looked at him eagerly and asked: "Sir, where are you coming from? Is the road still peaceful?"

She wasn't really careless. She noticed that he was more concerned about Yuzhang, so she focused on asking about the situation in Cangshan County.

That means they are not from Yuzhang, but from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

It's a good time to inquire about the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Li Ji has now confirmed that they are not people with ulterior motives, but he is willing to remind them: "There was trouble here before, and we have to walk on the mountain road for three to five days before reaching Changshan County."

"We came here on horseback, but we didn't meet anyone who didn't have a good eye."

"If you go forward for another three to five days, you can go to Changshan County for a few days to repair. From Changshan to Wushang, it only takes half a month."

When Xiao Xiao heard what he said, he breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there was an exact date, which was considered good news.

Xiao Youfu asked cautiously: "I wonder if there is peace in Jiangsu and Zhejiang now?"

It was because of the war that he almost lost his life.

Even if they were lucky enough to survive, their injuries have not healed yet.

Therefore, what he fears most now is military disaster.

Li Ji raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "Jiangsu and Zhejiang are now the territory of King Jin'an, so they must be safe enough."

When Mr. Wu heard this, he trembled all over and turned pale: "Sir, I have heard that the person in charge of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was previously called Governor Chen?"

The smile on Li Ji's lips was a little sarcastic: "Now Governor Chen is still Governor Chen!"

He is the eldest son of a concubine in his family. He has understood since he was a child that if he wants to live a good life, he can only fight for it himself.

He practiced martial arts since he was a child and went to the military camp at the age of sixteen. Later, he was injured in a battle. After being rescued by Song Mingzhe, the prince of Jin'an, he came under his command.

Now the Wu Kingdom is in chaos. Although King Jin'an is a king with a different surname, he has strong troops and horses. Of course, he also thought of it and sent troops to occupy the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas with lightning speed.

Governor Chen was aware of current affairs and did not stubbornly resist, so King Jin'an still kept him.

This not only showed that King Jin'an was broad-minded and knew people well, but also used it to set up a banner to recruit people from the hostile camp.

It's a pity that Li Ji doesn't like people with no integrity like Governor Chen.

Moreover, Governor Chen is also the natal family of his aunt's mother-in-law, and also his in-law's family. When Mrs. Chen married Li Rongxuan, it was a pity that after two years of marriage, there was still no movement in her stomach. Mrs. Chen asked the two male relatives around her son to stop taking medicine, and they soon gave birth to Li Ji.

After another two years, Chen and another concubine became pregnant. Chen finally gave birth to his legitimate son Li Yuan, and the other concubine also gave birth to his concubine Li Yan.

From then on, Mrs. Chen disliked the two concubines.

Li Ji is the first grandson of the Li family. How much does the old lady prefer him? Seeing that he has no talent in studying, she hired a martial artist early to help him strengthen his muscles and bones.

The Li family was only a hundred households before. It wasn't until Li Rongxuan was good at martial arts, knew some military skills, and accumulated a lot of military merits that he went from a hundred households in the sixth rank, to a thousand households in the fifth rank, to a general in the fourth rank, Guangwu, and now he is a full third rank. General Zhenan.

Although General Li was a military general, he was tall and handsome when he was young, so he let Mrs. Chen, the eldest daughter of the right servant of the Ministry of War, marry Li Rongxuan, who was a Qianhu man.

It was a pity that Mrs. Chen loved her only legitimate son and was reluctant to bear the pain of her son practicing martial arts, so she hired a famous teacher to teach her, hoping to rise to the top by taking the imperial examination.

When Mrs. Chen found out that her eldest concubine had already established a foothold in the army, she regretted that she had not suppressed him, so she simply betrothed her eldest brother's concubine to Li Ji.

Chen Wanrou was three years younger than him. Although she was a concubine, she was raised delicately because of the difficulty of raising children in the Chen family. She was also quite proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was considered a famous talented woman.

It sounds very good and looks right. Even Mrs. Chen has nothing to say.

But Mrs. Chen repeatedly beat Li Ji, saying that before Chen Wanrou entered the house, he was not allowed to enter the room or have sex with women.

Li Ji knew in his heart that his aunt was afraid that his husband would give birth to an heir.

Li Yuan is younger than himself and has always been a worry for his aunt.

In order to make life easier for his mother, he agreed.

Even if he doesn't agree, who knows what kind of wife Chen will find for him?

Besides, marriage is an important matter, and it is the parents who order the matchmaker, so he has no choice but to say no.

This time they occupied Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the future father-in-law was persuaded to surrender by his father and aunt. With this credit, in the future, even if his aunt was slighted to his aunt and himself, he would have no choice but to endure it.

It's not that he doesn't dare to disobey his aunt, but that even if he gets married, the life of the married woman will not be easy, and it will simply harm the girl.

When he thought about getting married this winter, he had the idea of ​​becoming a monk in a temple.

Anyway, he has been very sad since he was young when he saw how tolerant his mother was, and he felt from the bottom of his heart that it was not easy for women.

Therefore, he felt happy when he came out. However, when people mentioned Governor Chen, he felt as if he had swallowed a fly.

Mr. Wu was good at reading people's faces. When he saw the other person's expression when he mentioned Governor Chen, he knew something was wrong. He immediately said: "Since the King of Jin'an can accommodate even Governor Chen, I guess he is just a relative of a minor official. And if you do your job honestly, you won’t be implicated..."

Li Ji has been in the military camp for more than four years, and has worked as a scout. He is not a real young master, stupid and sweet. He is very skillful in making excuses. After he quickly found out everything about the Wu family and the Xiao family, he went to talk to Li Ji. Others inquired.

Xiao Youfu and Mr. Wu also shamelessly followed to listen to the excitement.

They were fairly well-informed, so they naturally saw that Li Ji was not a good person, and wanted to take the opportunity to hear more about how people asked questions.

I also want to know if what he said to his family is the same as what he said to other people.

Xiao Xiao originally wanted to join in the fun, but unfortunately she was scolded by Mrs. Liu and others who came back from behind, so she could only regretfully miss the opportunity to listen to the gossip.

(End of this chapter)