The best old woman is too fierce, stepping on her ex-husband and beating up her traitorous son!

Chapter 157 Muster up the courage to “ask for marriage”

"Leave the rear to Uncle Li." Gongsun Lian clasped his fists and bowed again.

Old Man Li's expression was serious, "This time we must cripple the Qi State and control the people of Xiguan before we can have peace."

"Uncle Li is right." Gongsun Lian agreed, "It really surprises me that Li Changlu did not commit treason this time. I thought he would choose to surrender to the enemy in order to survive."

Old Man Li's eyes showed anger, "He knows what's going on, otherwise I will kill him with my own hands."

Gongsun Lian persuaded: "Uncle Li, don't be angry, at least it's not the worst result."

"When the war is over and I'm still alive, can Uncle Li promise me something?"

Old Man Li was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes became wary, "Whatever you say, I may not guarantee that I will agree to it."

Gongsun Lian chuckled, "I would like to ask Uncle Li to betroth Xiaoyue to me. I, Gongsun Lian, will hire three matchmakers, six people, and eight sedans to take her home."

"No!" Old Man Li refused directly, "My daughter was harmed by men 20 years ago, and her brain is as if she is not clear-headed."

"Now my daughter is filial and obedient. She doesn't need to coax men. She has many clever ideas in her mind."

"What if my daughter gets confused again after getting married and puts men first in everything, and I, as a father, will feel aggrieved."

Gongsun Lian was suspicious, "Uncle Li, Xiaoyue shouldn't be able to do it, right?"

"Not now anyway. You haven't thought about marrying a wife for so many years. Why do you suddenly want to marry now?"

"By the way, are you frostbitten? Can you still be humane? If not, what do you want to do by marrying my daughter?"

Old Man Li spoke very directly, which made Gongsun Lian blush.

"Actually... I've actually been cured. The reason why I didn't think about getting married is because I didn't meet my heartbeat?" Gongsun Lian whispered, mustering up his courage, he was actually rejected.

"This..." Old Man Li kept turning the two big walnuts in his hand and began to think.

My daughter is not young anymore. When her children get married and start a business, won’t they become just one person?

It would be nice to have someone by your side who understands both cold and hot situations.

As his daughter is getting older, what should Gongsun Lian do if he wants his daughter to have a child?
It was because of her advanced age that my wife gave birth to Xiaoyue, and her body never recovered and she passed away.

Old Man Li was not allowed to make the same mistake a second time.

"Since you can do it, then get married and have children as soon as possible. My Xiaoyue is old, and it will be dangerous to have children."

Gongsun Lian waved his hands quickly, "If I don't have a child, I probably won't be able to have one. I have an adopted son, and Xiaoyue has so many children. If we get married, he will be my child."

"When Changfu Changshou and the others give birth to children, if one of them is adopted by me, won't our Gongsun family be in good hands?"

Old Man Li turned the big walnut in one hand and stroked his beard, "Then wait until you finish this battle."

"If you die in battle, it will be useless no matter how much you say."

Hearing this, Gongsun Lian's eyes lit up. Is he letting go?

"Uncle Li, I must take care, and I am fully confident that I will win a big victory this time."

Old Man Li nodded, stood up, and patted Gongsun Lian on the shoulder, "That's good, don't worry about Zhenxiguan, I'm here with you!"

"Please." Gongsun Lian smiled. Even though Liu Zicheng said he would defend the city, he couldn't completely believe it.

But with Old Man Li's words, Gongsun Lian was completely relieved.

Gongsun Lian said goodbye overnight and left again.

Passing by the door of Li Xiaoyue's house, he paused for a moment.

Although I wanted to see him, I didn't want to disturb Li Xiaoyue's rest.

Goodbye after returning from victory.

Gongsun Lian came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Old Man Li left his eldest son, grandson, and several underage grandsons and great-grandsons at home, and took away all the other male belongings.Old Man Li came to Zhenxi Pass with the dimmed imperial edict in his arms.

At this time, Fan Geng was reporting to Liu Zicheng, "General, the information coming from the grassland is that this time Da Yan's cavalry has caused chaos in Qi's rear area."

Liu Zicheng frowned, "With just 5000 people, how can we possibly cause such a stir?"

"It is said that there is a kind of black lump. If you throw it out, it will cause thunder and lightning from the sky, and it can burn down the tent very quickly."

"The tribes of Qi State are all connected with tents one after another. If one is burned, the whole tribe will be burned."

"These people are not willing to fight. After burning them, they took advantage of the chaos to charge and chop them, and then left quickly."

"Some ministers of the Qi Kingdom who opposed the war began to strongly demand the eldest prince Teng Ge to withdraw his troops, and then drove away the rangers of Da Yan."

Liu Zicheng touched his beard and pondered for a long time, "What is that black lump that sounds like thunder and can burn?"

Fan Geng shook his head when he heard this, "My subordinates don't know, but this may be some kind of sharp weapon that General Huo and Gongsun Lian made secretly."

Liu Zicheng was flustered. He didn't know about such a powerful thing.

Gongsun Lian and Huo Yingjie were so bold that they didn't take him seriously at all.

Originally, he thought he would win miserably. If he had such a sharp weapon, he might be able to defeat more with less.

Although he also had merit, he could not block the talents of Huo Yingjie and Gongsun Lian.

Seeing Liu Zicheng's dissatisfaction, Fan Geng spoke sternly, "It is also a crime for Huo Yingjie and Gongsun Lian to hide sharp weapons!"

Liu Zicheng, who was still angry at first, lit up when he heard this.

The state of complaining is to complain about what the emperor wants to hear.

The emperor originally wanted him to come over to suppress Huo Yingjie and suppress the Huo family's energy, but now that Huo Yingjie was able to defeat more with less, his plan failed.

The emperor was also disappointed.

But hiding a sharp weapon privately is not a small crime.

At least it should be reported to him and then to His Majesty.

If Huo Yingjie and Gongsun Lian didn't report it, they were harboring evil intentions.

Even if there is no conviction, His Majesty feels it is enough.

"Don't worry about it now, wait until the battle is over."

"Let's guard Zhenxi Pass and not give the Qi State any opportunity to take advantage, otherwise we will all be doomed."

Fan Geng narrowed his eyes and suggested: "General, when Gongsun Lian leaves Dongshan Military Camp, let's take advantage of their absence to secretly send someone in to find out more."

Liu Zicheng thought deeply, then waved his hand, "No, we are facing a formidable enemy now, so don't cause trouble."

"Catch all the Qi people and spies in Zhenxiguan City."

"Yes, General." Fan Geng agreed. Since the General does not want to cause trouble now, as a subordinate, he cannot disobey the General.

Liu Zicheng was not idle in Zhenxiguan and Lanshan County, and found many people who behaved strangely.

He will never allow anything to happen to Zhenxiguan and Lanshan County.

Not to give face to General Huo and Gongsun Lian, but to save his own face.

Just as Fan Geng was about to go out, he heard a report from his servants.

"General, Li Heifeng wants to see you!"

Liu Zicheng, who had been working hard all day, wanted to say goodbye, but when he figured out who Li Heifeng was in his mind, his voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"Please, please come in quickly." Liu Zicheng felt a chill running down his spine. Some time ago, he received another letter from his old father.

(End of this chapter)