After listening to the imperial edict, Sun Chengzong locked himself in a room without seeing anyone, and even refused to let anyone bring him food.

Li Xiao did not let anyone disturb Sun Chengzong and left him alone in the room.

As usual, there is a reward for announcing the decree. But this time Gao Di did not receive a penny in reward. He looked at Li Xiao and sent him away with a smile. Gao Di left immediately! In the land of right and wrong, hurry up and get the best policy. It was a false alarm.

, Eunuch Wei will still be rewarded this time when he goes back.

For three days in a row, Sun Chengzong did not eat or drink. Even the toilet he brought out was clean inside.

Li Xiu was a little speechless. He could understand it if he didn't eat or drink for three days. It would be very difficult if he didn't poop or urinate for three days. Could it be that the evolution direction of this old guy deviated from the historical track and evolved into Pixiu?

?

But his damn Pixiu only eats and doesn't poop, but this one doesn't eat or poop. This state seems to be higher than Pixiu. Could it be that the old guy has become Sun Wukong? Can he be full by eating wind and drinking cigarettes? Sun Wukong's surname is Sun.

, this old guy’s surname is also Sun. Could it be that... between them...!

After stopping his random thoughts, Li Xiao decided to get Sun Chengzong something to eat before he starved to death. After all, no matter how he looked at it, the old guy belonged to the group of people who could be saved.

I found a red clay oven and asked Huzi to make a pigeon. Put two pods of the best Liaodong ginseng into it. The old guy hadn’t eaten for too long and his body would not be able to bear the supplement. He made fresh Liaodong sea shrimp.

Several of them were chopped into pieces and stirred together vigorously in a basin.

"Brother, just wrap it in it. Why are you mixing it up like this?" Huzi complained as he mixed the shrimp filling.

"Just do it if I ask you to do it, no matter what you say." Li Xiao slapped Li Hu on the head, and the boy immediately squatted beside the stove and stirred the shrimp stuffing.

The prawns from Liaodong are one of the best seafood. Two shrimps are exactly one pound, so they are called prawns.

The dumplings stuffed with shrimp must be chopped into small pieces, and then stirred vigorously in one direction in the basin. Not only must it be stirred, but also water must be added while stirring. The stirred shrimp stuffing must be thick like a paste, which is

It is considered qualified. If you just chop it into pieces and wrap it in, the steamed dumplings will be hard and your cheeks will become sour after eating two of them.

Pure prawn stuffed dumplings, they are all shrimp meat. Just add some chopped green onion to lend some flavor!

Li Xiao smiled and took out the dough, and made six dumplings neatly. They were arranged in the shape of a windmill, just enough to fill a basket. When the dumplings were steamed, they were thin inside. He bit a packet of water in his mouth, and then

So fresh that you can swallow it with your tongue.

There were too many dumplings, so Li Xiao told Li Hu not to eat them secretly. He carried the stewed pigeon and a basket of dumplings stuffed with prawns into Sun Chengzong's house.

In broad daylight, candles were lit in the room. The glass lampshade diffused light to every corner of the room. Although there were only two candles, the room was not dark.

Sun Chengzong was sitting on the chair. He didn't even look at Li Xiao when he came in, and his chest didn't even seem to rise and fall. This made Li Xiao want to reach out and feel his breath, so he could decide whether to continue persuading and educating, or to immediately prepare for memorial service.

General Assembly.

A red clay oven was placed on the table, and dumplings were also placed on the table. For an old man who had been hungry for three days, food was more valuable than more expensive. If you feed the old man enough at this time, it would be easy for him to die.

"Bring me some wine!" Sun Chengzong's voice was probably hoarse because he hadn't spoken for several days.

"Wine?" Li Xiao thought he heard wrongly. An old guy who hasn't eaten for three days wants to drink. Does he want to commit suicide?

"right!"

"Mr. Sun...! In the past three days...!"

"Bring me the wine!"

"good!"

Li Xiao immediately ran out and yelled at Li Hu to get some wine.

After a while, Li Hu ran in with wine. Looking at the guy's squirming cheeks, Li Xiao knew that his shrimp dumplings were in danger.

After kicking Li Hu on the butt, Li Xiao brought the wine to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong poured a glass and poured it into his stomach.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!" He hadn't eaten for three days, and this glass of wine was worth one or two. Sun Chengzong was choked and coughed violently. His old face turned red, and his eyes almost bulged out of his eyes.

Li Xiao was very worried that Sun Chengzong would suffer from cerebral congestion. This wine steaming process was originally a method of distilling alcohol. It would be a pity that a generation of strategists ended up like Wu Laoer, a village head.

"I went to school with my hair tied up since I was a child. I was selected as a scholar at the age of fifteen. I started traveling around the world at the age of sixteen. I have been to Jizhou, Liaodong, Datong, and Yanmen. I have been to these places. There I saw the war and saw me.

The people of the Ming Dynasty were slaughtered like pigs and dogs.

When the Mongols were strong, the Mongols came to rob. When the Jurchens were strong, the Jurchens also came to rob. Later, they changed their name to Houjin, and they were still robbing. Once they robbed, they killed once. Every time they killed, they robbed. Our people of the Ming Dynasty are like

They cut it like leeks.

At that time, I was thinking about how the Han family, which had been passed down from generation to generation, had become like this. Officials imposed excessive taxes, and generals indulged in sensuality. The Ming Dynasty failed to become a state, and the people lived in dire straits.

I want to change all this, and I want to teach an emperor who can promote the prestige of our Ming Dynasty and win the reputation of our Chinese people.

Later I went to the capital, and I passed the imperial examination. I became a Hanlin scholar, and then I became the Yude of James Mansion. I got my wish and became the prince's teacher. I taught him carefully, hoping that he could educate the people of Ming Dynasty and countless Han people.

The family lives a good life.

Unfortunately, he only served as emperor for a month before he died.

Then, I became the teacher of the current Emperor. He promoted me, and within a year, I went from being a member of the fifth rank of Yude to Minister of the Ministry of War and a bachelor of Dongge University. I became a highly respected minister and had great glory for a time.

Until I came to the capital this time, I felt that I was right. Teaching an emperor who can rule the world can make the people live a good life.

But I was wrong!

The emperor wants to enjoy his life instead of the country. He appoints an eunuch like Wei Zhongxian and leaves the state affairs completely to him. The country of the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed, and billions of people will be plunged into dire straits. I am ashamed of my late emperor, and I am ashamed of the heaven." Sun Chengzong

His two claws were scratching in the air like cramps. His face was smiling and crying. Now that he is said to have schizophrenia, Li Xiao believes it!

Say something, take a sip, take a sip and say something. If someone who hasn’t eaten for three days drinks like this, it is inevitable that he will get drunk. It is a miracle if he does not get drunk.

While the old guy was still unconscious, Li Xiao thought he should say something.

"Mr. Sun, things haven't reached that point yet. At least, after this winter, the Jurchen Tatars should no longer be a big problem. As for benefiting hundreds of millions of people, this is not something I can do. I want to do it.

You have to be the emperor to do this. However, the common people in Liaodong claim to be able to do it."

"You kid...!" Sun Chengzong threw his head back and fell backwards, spitting vomit from his mouth like a whale.

"I... haven't finished speaking yet!" It was too late to say anything now. The old guy was already unconscious. He reached out and touched the red clay stove, but it was still warm.

He quickly called Li Hu for help, wiped the old guy clean and carried him to the bed. He mixed warm water with honey and poured it into his mouth like watering flowers.

This whole night the old guy had a hard time, he drank and vomited, and then vomited and drank again.

This is a pure person, or a person with ethics and lofty ambitions. Li Xiao thought of the famous four sentences of Hengqu, which are to establish a heart for the world and to establish a destiny for the people. To inherit the unique knowledge of the saints and create peace for the world.

This is the character of a literati: worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness.

Sun Chengzong! Such a person.

This night, Li Xiao didn't sleep all night!

The pigeons in the red clay stove and the dumplings stuffed with prawns were all cheaper than Li Hu.

The young man ate some ginseng and pigeon stew, and he was in a daze until the next morning. When Li Hu came to take over, Li Xiao saw that there was obvious blood under the kid's nose.

After kicking the kid, Li Xiao returned to his room and fell asleep.

Sun Chengzong was drunk and made a fuss for three more days. On the morning of the third day, Sun Chengzong finally recovered. Li Xiao felt relieved. This old guy finally did not become Sun Lao Er.

During breakfast in the morning, Sun Chengzong, who had returned to normal, kicked Li Hu out.

Just being glared at by Sun Chengzong, Ai Husheng, who was at the same table, picked up his bowl and left. The angry old guy couldn't afford to offend him.

"Tell me the truth, do you want to rebel?" The old guy swallowed a mouthful of rice porridge and suddenly discussed the mysterious topic of rebellion with Li Xiao.

"Cough cough cough!" The rice porridge almost spurted out from Li Xiao's nose.

No wonder they kicked everyone out of the house. We really couldn't let the third person hear these words.

"Are you sobered up or not?" Li Xiao carefully looked at Sun Chengzong's face.

"Hmph! I understand everything you said that day. Since you are kind to me and a kind person, if you really want to rebel, I will help you."

"Really?" Li Xiao's eyes widened. He didn't expect Sun Chengzong to speak so directly.

"After serving as an official for these years, I have finally figured it out. Neither Wei Zhongxian nor the Donglin people are good people. Behind Donglin are the wealthy businessmen from Jiangnan and the support of big landowners. In other words, they

Many of them are chaebols and landlords themselves.

The gentry did not pay the grain, and the gentry did not do their jobs. They bought land year after year, and annexed land year after year. But what about the court's tax revenue? It was decreasing year by year, and even made a joke about disarmament this time. The enemy

Nowadays, people can actually believe the lies of the Jurchen Tatars. I really don’t know if they are really stupid or if they are deceived by money.

Not to mention Wei Zhongxian, who sold his official position and took bribes for corruption. He made the court into a mess!"

"The Donglin Party is not fooled by lard, but being an official is a job. Learn civil and military skills and sell them to the emperor's family. To put it bluntly, everyone is working. Even if there is a new emperor, the current

Of course the emperor cannot live. But the new emperor also needs workers to help him manage the world. It is just a matter of changing the boss. As long as everyone's interests are guaranteed, only the devil is willing to work hard and die."

"That's right! How many officials are there who care about the people? Believe it or not, if someone else had taken Huang Taiji, it would have been sent to the court as soon as possible. It would not be difficult to get a title of nobility based on this merit.

But what about you? But you reached out to Nurhaci to ask for money and to bring back 200,000 suffering Ming people. Based on this, I concluded that you were thinking of the people. You said you wanted the people of Liaodong to live a good life. I know it. There is no emperor in your heart anymore. You want to split the land and seal the territory!"

"It doesn't matter whether the soil is broken or not, and it doesn't even matter what I am like, Li Xiao. I just can't bear to see my descendants of the Han family being bullied by foreigners, and I don't want to see it even more. Because the officials levied excessive taxes and made them cry out for hunger. cold."

"Okay, I'll help you." Sun Chengzong put down his chopsticks and stretched out his hand.

Li Xiao glanced at Sun Chengzong and slapped his hands together with a "pop" sound.

Neither of them spoke and began to eat breakfast in silence.
To be continued...