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

Chapter 83 Differences are getting bigger and bigger, friends turn against each other

The carriage was much faster than the ox-cart, and it quickly arrived at Gongsun's house in the city.

Butler Fu Bo saw Old Man Li, Li Xiaoyue, and Li Changhuan coming forward respectfully, "Master Li, Madam Li, Miss Changhuan, Master Changfu, the old lady and the master have ordered me to take you in directly when you arrive."

The guests who were queuing up at the door to enter Gongsun's house were all shocked and looked at Li Xiaoyue and his party.

Some acquaintances were whispering to each other and discussing in private.

Many people don't know Li Xiaoyue, but they know Li Changfu, who manages Li's shop and has a small reputation in the county.

Originally, they didn't think much of the Li family, but seeing how courteous the Gongsun family was, they began to re-examine the Li family, who came from a peasant family.

Uncle Fu personally brought Li Xiaoyue and others to the living room. Unexpectedly, apart from the servants, there were only Mrs. Gongsun and Mr. Gongsun.

Mr. Gongsun's eyes fell on the two boxes in Li Xiaoyue's hands when she came in.

What's in that box?

Mrs. Gongsun chuckled lightly, "No gift, Xiaoyue, last time you said you were going to make me an improved leaf sign, did you bring it this time?"

Li Xiaoyue nodded and said with a crisp smile: "Go back to Madam, I brought it! It's in this box, but today is Mr. Gongsun's birthday. Is it appropriate for us to play cards?"

"It's suitable. Is there anything inappropriate?" Mrs. Gongsun stood up and walked straight to the table. "Pour it out and show it to me."

Li Changhuan put the box containing the bird cards on the table, poured it out, and explained the card recognition to the old lady.

Li Xiaoyue handed the small box on top to Gongsun Lian, "Mr. Gonggong, I wish you a happy birthday."

Gongsun Lian stood up and stretched out his hands, "Thank you Madam Li for the birthday gift!"

Li Xiaoyue presented another box to Mrs. Gongsun, "Madam, this is the gift my father has prepared for you. Please accept it."

Mrs. Gongsun was surprised, "I still have gifts? Ouch, I received a double gift today, so I got Lian's glory."

At this time, she no longer recognized the cards, opened the box, took out the combined folding fan, and gently pushed it open, "The picture of Songhe and Longevity is really good. Did you draw this, Xiaoyue?"

Li Xiaoyue smiled and said, "I learned a few strokes before, which made the old lady laugh."

Fortunately, the original person Li Xiaoyue kept studying in order to catch up with Liu Yunde's footsteps, and she also hoped that the red sleeves would be more fragrant, and she paid it by mistake with true feelings.

Mrs. Gongsun looked at the words at the back, "This one looks like a poem, but it doesn't look like it, but it has a beautiful meaning. Xiaoyue, you have a great talent."

Li Xiaoyue waved her hand and replied modestly: "I overheard others reciting it, so I wrote it down. It was not written by Xiaoyue."

Gongsun Lian couldn't wait to open the box, took it out, which was also a folding fan, and gently pushed it open, revealing a picture of a lonely and tough green bamboo.

Clusters of green bamboo stand in the cracks of the rocks, swaying in the wind, showing tenacity.

This poem praises the strong bamboo rooted in the broken rock and praises its noble sentiments that will never follow the crowd.

At this moment, Gongsun Lian was hit hard deep in his heart.

He felt like someone understood him!

With his intelligence and talent, he would be able to rise to the top as an official and become a leader as long as he followed the rules and went with the flow.

After being admitted to the imperial examination, he returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors. When the Qi Kingdom invaded the border, he and General Huo defeated the Qi Kingdom's invasion.

From that time on, he realized that after more than 20 years of recuperation, Da Yan already had many civilian officials, but there were fewer and fewer generals, and even fewer strategic strategists.

He gave up his writing and joined the army, and began his half-life military career.

Even if he was seriously injured, he never regretted it.

Gongsun Lian didn't want others to see him losing his composure, so he praised the folding fan as a good one. He liked it very much and walked out.

Standing in his garden, he looked up into the distance, open-minded and high-spirited.General Huo came in and saw the military advisor playing with the folding fan in his hand and the simple brown pebble pendant under the folding fan. "Commander, this fan of yours is very novel?"

He reached out to take it, but Gongsun Lian clapped his hands.

"Don't touch it!" Gongsun Lian quickly closed the folding fan and held it in his hand.

Seeing the fan folded into a bunch, Major General Huo was surprised, "This fan is good, it doesn't take up much space. If you don't want to hold it, you can pin it on your belt."

"Military advisor, where did you buy it? I also want to buy one. When I return to Beijing, I can definitely show it off in front of those young men."

"Boring!" Gongsun Lian put the folding fan into his sleeve, turned around and entered the room, "Why do you have time to come here?"

"How could I not come when it's the military advisor's birthday?" Major General Huo smiled and leaned close to Gongsun Lian's ear. "Evidence has been found that Liu Zicheng was paid for free. What will the military advisor do next?"

Gongsun Lian was stunned, which was beyond his expectation. "How long did it take for you to become greedy?"

General Huo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "There is no sooner or later, only dare! Liu Zicheng knows that His Majesty is suspicious of our father and son. He is deeply trusted by Your Majesty. Even if we send these evidences, we may not be able to bring down Liu Zicheng."

Gongsun Lian gently opened the folding fan and fanned it gently. The gentle breeze gradually calmed down his irritable heart.

"In fact, even if Liu Zicheng is taken away, with Wang Zicheng and Sun Zicheng... His Majesty will be more suspicious of us. Instead of being passive again and again, it is better to keep Liu Zicheng and control it in our hands."

General Huo actually thought so too. Rather than switching things around and having to bother investigating, it would be better to just keep Liu Zicheng and just keep an eye on him.

The spies and some surveillance people placed around Liu Zicheng can also continue to play a role.

When the Qi State invades the border, they will find a way to control Liu Zicheng, then take over the military power, defeat the Qi State, ensure the safety of Zhenxiguan, and protect the northwest.

No matter how stupid the emperor in the capital was, he would not kill a general who saved Zhenxiguan at a critical moment.

Of course, doing so would also mean exceeding one's authority and would be frowned upon by the emperor.

However, Major General Huo didn't care. Originally, he was not sure of holding the town of Xiguan, but because a military advisor, inspired by Lady Li, came up with the gunpowder, he became confident.

"Military advisor, you are right." Major General Huo agreed, "We should stay quiet and not move. Not only the people in the imperial court are staring at us, but the people in Qi State are also staring at us."

Gongsun Lian sighed, "There are wolves before us and tigers behind us, but there are many more dangerous situations than this. Don't worry, we can survive this time too."

With the assurance of the military advisor, General Huo became more confident.

Just because he's young and energetic doesn't mean he's stupid.

This is a war, not a sightseeing tour, people will die.He led the soldiers into the war and wanted to try his best to bring them back.

At this moment, a burst of hearty laughter came, "Brother Gongsun, congratulations on your birthday and good health!"

Following the laughter, a tall, slender, handsome-looking man with a beautiful beard appeared outside the Moon Gate.

Gongsun Lian turned around and couldn't help but sigh. He had a face like a crown jewel, a dignified appearance, and looked very upright. Who would have thought that the real situation in private was so absurd and wanton?

He used to drink and chat with such people and dream of official careers. Unexpectedly, by some strange combination of circumstances, neither of them became civil servants and instead joined the army!

Later, the two men had different political views. He advocated war and Liu Zicheng advocated peace.

When the Qi Kingdom invaded, regardless of the reason or whether they could defeat him, Liu Zicheng sought peace first.

Differences grew, friends turned against each other, and parted ways.

Liu Zi has grown up to be good at dancing, kneeling and licking those above him, being harsh below, forming cliques for personal gain, and now he has reached the third rank of officialdom.

Gongsun Liancai is fifth grade!

So angry!

However, when Gongsun Lian's eyes fell on the green bamboo on the fan in his hand, everything was relieved!
(End of this chapter)