So Fang Jinshi took a step forward and said loudly: "What Brother Shi said is very good. Now that half of the Liao Kingdom has been captured by the Jurchens, it is only a matter of time that the country will be destroyed. There is no need to make these useless comparisons one by one. I look at history." Brother, I'm thirsty after talking for a long time, so please drink some water first." He took Zhao Zicheng's tea cup from the table next to him and put it into Shi Hao's hand.
Shi Hao was about to eloquently show off his extraordinary talents and his experiences and achievements about the Song and Liao countries, but he was interrupted, and then he stuffed a cup into his hand. He was really unhappy, but he was a relatively gentle man. The scholar didn't want to argue with Fang Jinshi, so he had to stand aside in silence.
Fang Jinshi turned his head and said to Taoist Qinghe: "Taoist Master, you see we have been here for so long. Uncle Qiao is seriously ill and he still insists on coming to you. There must be something important. You should see Qiao first." Old man, please stop listening to his nonsense." Fang Jinshi had been holding back for a long time, so he was a little angry when he spoke.
Taoist Master Qinghe's face sank and he said to Qiao Huaishan: "Who is this ignorant, yellow-mouthed kid? Huaishan, is he your apprentice or your son-in-law?"
Qiao Ling'er immediately made this person blush. She quickly turned her face away from the window. Qiao Huaishan coughed and said: "He is one of my nephews" After saying this, Qiao Ling'er coughed several times again. He quickly patted his back again.
Fang Jinshi was surprised to see that Qiao Huaishan actually recognized him like this. In his imagination, Qiao Huaishan hated him a little, and he respected the old Taoist very much. He didn't expect that Qiao Huaishan could excuse him.
Taoist Qinghe was really a little angry. After listening to Qiao Huaishan's words, he said: "Ignorant people have little knowledge! Let your nephew get out and don't disturb the enjoyment of my two guests." He issued the eviction order like this , Fang Jinshi¡¯s previously suppressed anger suddenly came out. Fang Jinshi had a typical bad temper, and he didn¡¯t care who the old man was when he got angry. He jumped up and said loudly: "You idiot Mao Lao Taoist has a bad nose. He dares to scold me for his shallow knowledge and thinks that he will be great when he is older. It is best to burn that shabby book you wrote. From now on, my main opponent in the Song Dynasty is the Jurchen Jin Kingdom. I want your shabby book. What¡¯s the use of things!¡±
Fang Jinshi turned to Zhao Zichen and said, "Prince Xiu, don't do that either. The people of Liao cannot be saved."
When he scolded him so shamelessly, the old man's face turned livid. He stood up suddenly and grabbed a bookcase in the corner. He picked up a long gun in his hand and shouted: "Seeking death!" He took a step forward and faced Fang Jinshi distractedly. Just stabbing, he moved so quickly. They never thought that this veteran would still have such a hot temper at such an old age. Fang Jinshi even turned his head to talk to Zhao Zicheng. When he turned his head alertly, they saw that the bright tip of the spear had already When he arrived in front of him, he wanted to hide away, but he couldn't do it in time.
She felt a figure behind her flash, and Qiao Ling'er stepped forward. She reached out and grabbed the gun head in her hand, moved forward, took a step forward, and rushed along the gun body to the old man. She bent her fingers like hooks to grab the old man's eyes. These movements were rapid and coherent, and all in one go. Qiao Huaishan shouted from behind: "No!" Her fingers were already on the old man's eyelids, forcefully. He stopped, paused for a moment, and then slowly took it back.
Fang Jinshi was still in shock, and the veteran also had the same miserable expression, as if he couldn't believe what just happened. He slowly took back the gun, nodded to Qiao Ling'er and sighed: "I'm old, I'm really old."
Qiao Huaishan shouted: "Ling'er, how can you be such a fool? Why don't you kowtow to the commander and admit your mistake?" Qiao Ling'er said oh and hesitated reluctantly. She had always regarded her father as a god and was unwilling in her heart, but she didn't Dare to disobey, but finally went to kowtow to Taoist Qinghe.
Taoist Master Qinghe stretched out his hand to stop her and said: "No need, I am your uncle. Even if I make you blind, you will have to consider yourself unlucky, haha" His words were quite self-deprecating, and the following words were quite self-deprecating. Smiling shows that you really don't care.
Fang Jinshi and Qiao Ling'er were both shocked. Qiao Ling'er even looked back at Qiao Huaishan with a look of disbelief. Qiao Huaishan stood up tremblingly, holding on to the table, and slowly bowed to Taoist Qinghe before saying : "Commander, for so many years, I have always felt ashamed of him. I think about it day and night, hoping that he can be forgiven by him."
Taoist Qinghe nodded slowly and said: "You are not sorry for me, you are sorry for yourself. Back then, you were highly skilled in martial arts and had not faced an opponent for several years. When you had a great future, it was you who was so obsessed with it that you allowed yourself to fall. You You have never felt sorry for me, let alone asked for my forgiveness." This Qinghe Taoist seemed to be brooding over what happened back then, and he was still a little angry after so many years.
Qiao Huaishan was silent for a moment and said: "Commander, in addition to apologizing to the Commander, I also want to ask the Commander to inform" Taoist Qinghe looked back at him and said: "??Didn¡¯t I tell you a long time ago? She has been dead for a long time, more than ten years ago. Do you think I am lying to you? "
Qiao Huaishan said: "I don't dare. I am very ill now and have only a few days to live. If she is really dead, please tell me where her grave is. I want to see it."
Taoist Priest Qinghe frowned and said, "Do you still want to be buried with her? Her surname is Gao. She is Gao when she is alive, and she is a ghost of the Gao family when she dies. It has been more than ten years, and you still can't let go?"
Qiao Huaishan fell silent, sighed and gritted his teeth and said: "Even though she is dead, even though her surname is Gao, she is Ling'er's mother after all, and you are her biological uncle. Could it be that she is going to put a rite on her mother's grave?" A stick of incense, wouldn't your uncle be willing to fulfill her wish?" After hearing what he said, Taoist Qinghe sighed and remained silent.
The more Qiao Ling'er listened, the more frightened she became. Her father never mentioned that she had an uncle. Since she was a child, her father had told her that her mother had died when she was born. When she was a child, she would sometimes ask about her mother. Her father ignored her with a sullen face for several days, so he never asked her again. She never thought that her parents had such a complicated and abnormal relationship.
Only then did Fang Jinshi understand that when Qiao Huaishan served under Qinghe Taoist, he was brave and invincible and had a bright future, but for some reason he fell in love with the commander's sister who had married into the Gao family. The two had an affair and gave birth to a daughter. Shuai was also extremely angry when he learned about it. Although he didn't say what happened next, he could guess a little bit. No wonder the Qinghe Taoist was not angry with Qiao Huaishan and his daughter. Even though Qiao Huaishan had become like this, he still felt angry. The internal reason was here. .
Taoist Qinghe let out a long sigh and said: "What an injustice! What an injustice! Back then, General Gao Dingyuan fought to the death and made great achievements. He was captured and tortured for four years, but he did not die in the hands of the Xixia people, but because of you. I committed suicide because of my personal anger. Every time I think about it, I feel extremely sorry for General Gao. He served the country and the people but ended up like this. Who can he reason with?"
Qiao Huaishan lowered his head and said nothing. Qinghe Taoist said again: "If you had let him kill you with one blow, I would have thought you were a real man. Even if you ran away, he would not have killed himself because he couldn't beat you. You are so capable." Why do you need to lower your head and beg me, a useless old Taoist priest, today?"
Qiao Huaishan coughed several times. He became agitated and became ill again, unable to speak for a while. Fang Jinshi sighed inwardly, seeing that this old man would not tell them accurate news today, so he stepped forward and said to Qiao Huaishan: "Uncle Qiao, let's go back first, okay?"
Qiao Huaishan finally took a breath slowly and nodded painfully. Fang Jinshi leaned down and carried him on his back. He looked back at Shi Hao and Zhao Zicheng in the room. The old Taoist was sitting there, sinking like water. Zhao Zicheng and Shi Hao couldn't get a word in and didn't know what to say. Blind Chen couldn't see anything and just sat there stupidly.
Fang Jinshi carried Qiao Huaishan to the door, turned around and said to Zhao Zichen: "Prince Xiu, this matter really needs long-term planning. The Liao Kingdom will be destroyed within two years, and no one can save it."
Shi Hao couldn't help but said: "What if the Liao Kingdom does not perish?" Fang Jinshi raised his head and said: "Then I will give you my head." Shi Hao said: "What use do I need your head for?"
Fang Jinshi ignored him and walked out of the house with Qiao Huaishan on his back. Qiao Ling'er followed behind. She felt heavy and complicated. She had mixed emotions for a while. The sky was already setting in the west. Fang Jinshi sent Qiao Huaishan to Chen Xiazi's home. Ling'er seemed to have come to her senses now and hurriedly cooked medicine for Qiao Huaishan.
Fang Jinshi was very concerned about Shi Quan's injury. The original purpose of coming here was to invite Li Mufan. Now that Li Mufan has left, he has been here for a long time. He doesn't know if Sun Zongxi and Sun Dalang have gone to treat Shi Quan's injury. , I don¡¯t know if the second disciple of Zhang Xian that Liang Cuirong was looking for has been invited.
He walked to the kitchen and said to Qiao Ling'er: "Miss Qiao, I have something urgent to go back to. I'll come see you and Uncle Qiao in a few days."
Qiao Ling'er suddenly raised her head and whispered: "Brother Fangisgoing to leave?" Fang Jinshi looked at her expression and felt soft in his heart, thinking that Qiao Ling'er was such a thoughtless person, and suddenly heard It was really hard for her to receive such news and have to take care of seriously ill patients. However, Shi Quan was also in desperate need of someone to take care of her, so he really couldn't spare the time to help her.
Fang Jinshi said: "Yes, one of my adopted brothers was seriously injured. I originally came to ask for the doctor Li who treated your father, but I didn't expect that he had already left. There was no one to take care of my adopted brother, so We have to rush back." Qiao Ling'er said.
Fang Jinshi asked again: "Where are your two senior brothers? Are they all gone?" Qiao Ling'er nodded and said: "They have a lot of things to do."
Fang Jinshi said: "Then I'll see you again when I have time. I'm leaving." Qiao Ling'er saw him out of the door. Fang Jinshi got on his horse, said goodbye to Qiao Ling'er and walked to Huanghua Temple, only to see Zhao ZiHe was riding a horse and standing by the roadside waiting for him.
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