Li Ji was startled and saw Xu Hongke take out a blue porcelain bottle from his arms.
He shook it in his hand and said with a sly smile, "This is a pill that I carefully prepared when I was practicing in Mount Tai."
Li Ji asked in surprise: "Is this elixir specifically for treating injuries or for prolonging life?"
Xu Hongke whispered something in Li Ji's ear, and Li Ji suddenly burst into laughter.
Xu Hongke handed the medicine bottle to Li Ji, held Li Ji's hand, and said slowly:
"Sir, follow the plan and I wish you immediate success."
He picked up the wine glass, raised it high, and said loudly:
"Sir, I offer you a toast. Don't say you don't want to dominate the world. Every man has this in mind. Now is a chaotic world, and only in chaos can we win."
Li Ji also picked up his wine glass and said with a smile:
"With the help of Taoist Master Xu, I didn't have this intention, but now I have it. Come, let's drink this glass of wine."
"There are plenty of beauties in the world, but the key is to have a good mind . I hope you can find a talented woman like Wang Zhaojun."
"The Taoist priest is not talking about a vase, but a heroine."
"That's enough. The secret cannot be leaked. Capture the thief and the king. Capture Yang Guang, and the Sui Dynasty will be yours."
Li Ji filled the Taoist priest's glass again, "Master Xu, we still need to discuss this in detail."
The two of them ate and talked, and before they knew it, the sun was setting.
Taoist priest Xu Hongke was a little drunk. He said to Li Ji, "Sir, I still have some more things to travel around the world. So I'll say goodbye now."
"Master, you can't stay in Xingyang for long. I know this in my heart. There must be war everywhere here. It's really unsafe."
Li Ji took out fifty taels of gold from the cupboard.
"Master, this is a small gift from me. Please leave it to you as tea fee."
Xu Hongke was not polite. In troubled times, even Taoists are no exception. I'll take this tip.
Yucheng arranged a carriage to take Xu Hongke eastward along the Jishui River.
After passing the Ten-Li Pavilion, Yu Cheng dismounted.
"Master, according to what the master said, I can only send you here. Going east, you will reach the territory of Jiyin County."
Xu Hongke stuck his head out of the carriage and waved to Yucheng.
"General, please go back and say hello to your parents. Goodbye."
Xu Hongke lowered the carriage curtain.
The carriage continued to move forward, and suddenly there was a bump.
Yucheng was just about to turn his horse around when he heard a rattling sound from the front.
He saw the carriage rolling down a cliff beside the Jishui River.
He rode his horse hurriedly over to take a look. He saw that there were rocks everywhere in the deep cliff. The Taoist priest might have already died in the rocks.
Li Ji saw Xu Hongke off and came to Liu's mansion in a carriage.
Li Ji hadn't been to Liu's house for a long time, and he began to miss the Liu sisters.
As soon as Li Ji's carriage entered Liu's mansion, the housekeeper Liu Tong ran over with a smile and knelt on his knees with a thud.
"My Lord, I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Get up and go to the backyard to see the young lady. Has Liu Changgong's son come to cause trouble recently?"
"Sir, Liu Huan is also a playboy, who spends his days chasing after women. He doesn't mind a little beauty. Besides, you have already given him a warning."
"Butler, don't talk about whether it's good or bad. Isn't there no beauty in Luoyang, the Eastern Capital? For the three Liu sisters, he actually ran all the way from the Eastern Capital to Xingyang County."
Li Ji's face changed, and he said sternly:
"If it weren't for your face, I would have crippled him and made him never want women for the rest of his life. Damn it, you still want to snatch a woman from me."
"Please calm down, my Lord. Liu Huan definitely doesn't have the guts to do that. He didn't know in advance that you had taken over the Liu Mansion."
The backyard of the Liu Mansion still retains its former liveliness and splendor.
The housekeeper Li Ai has already distributed the women that the Liu father and son had touched to the generals in the camp.
Before Liu Gong, the young master of the Liu family, had the chance to taste a batch of newly purchased Central Asian beauties, he lost his life in Wangshan Restaurant.
Li Ji also arranged for a housekeeper to take some old and ugly women and middle-aged women to the market for sale.
According to Li Ai, it only matters how much money it can be sold for.
These people are quite experienced in doing the rough work of handling tea.
The old ones don’t leave, the new ones don’t come in. This has been the rule of the Liu Mansion for many years.
Li Ji walked around the Crescent Gate, and the housekeeper Liu Tong said:
"Dinner has been arranged to be delivered to you, old man. Sir, you should have a good rest for a while."
Li Ji waved his hand and said softly, "Okay, go ahead."
After passing through the Chuanshan Corridor, you will reach Liu Qi’s residence.
The maid Xia He was standing by the door. When she saw the master coming in, she bowed hurriedly.
After Li Ji entered the house, Xia He helped Li Ji take off his coat.
Liu Qi came out from the inner room with a slightly red face.
"My Lord, you seem a little tired after not seeing you for a long time."
Li Ji looked at Liu Qi, the daughter of the Liu family. After the rain and dew that night, her skin became even rounder and her curves became more exquisite.
He thought, how can I not be tired? Taking Luokou Cang and Liyang Cang, marching into Xiyuan, each battle was exhausting.
It is said that the military affairs will be handed over to Li Ai, but in the current situation, even if one person is a dragon, it is difficult to stir the water of three rivers.
What's more, King Yang Tong of Yue had already realized that the Wagang Army was going to attack the Eastern Capital.
The emperor of Jiangdu was even more anxious to send reinforcements to Dongdu.
As soon as I get rid of one trouble, another comes.
The Taoist priest from Mount Tai suggested attacking Jiangdu again. Li Ji was unable to decide whether this suggestion was good or bad.
But there is one thing he cannot do: he cannot imitate the treacherous minister Yang Xuangan.
Before the work is done, the news is released. Before the success is achieved, they are busy conferring official titles and making wishes.
Coups are actually hateful.
To be honest, the crime of regicide is not tolerated by God.
He let the disobedient Hanoi chief clerk Tang Yi go, and the matter was eventually exposed.
Tang Yi ran back to Hanoi as soon as possible, and while guarding the city strictly, he also reported to Yang Tong, the King of Yue in the Eastern Capital.
What do you think this is about?
The tactic of "Pulling the Ladder After Climbing the Roof" in the Thirty-Six Strategies is to maintain absolute confidentiality.
However, as long as people don’t know, you’ll have to stop doing it.
In this world, there is no impenetrable wall. Who is your true friend?
For their own interests, brothers fight against each other.
Look at the end , he was crushed into powder by Yang Guang.
In this chaotic world, you have to be more careful. If you don't play tricks on others, others will play tricks on you.
I'm going to kill you and you don't even know it.
Li Ji felt like a mixture of mixed feelings, with a wave of bitterness.
After traveling through time, he is neither a prince nor a royal relative.
A monk from a poor temple learned physiognomy from his master for a few days.
Do you think this physiognomy can help one to establish himself and save his life?
Li Ji was secretly sad.
Miss Liu Qi saw that Li Ji looked gloomy and depressed.
She realized that Lord Li had encountered difficulties in governing Xingyang County.
“Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish.” But this small county is also extraordinary.
The Sui Dynasty was already in a precarious situation, with bandits rampant and clans fighting for power.
I eat you today, and he kills you tomorrow.
You occupied his counties, and he captured your old camp.
He took your land, and you took his property and women.
Yes, the men are already exhausted, and we, the drifting women, can only let it go.
She thought, since I rely on Lord Li, he is my support.
As Li Ji was sighing, suddenly an intoxicating body fragrance drifted into his nostrils.
He raised his eyes and found that the lady was looking at her lovingly...