After Patriarch Yi entered the festival hall, he saw a young man still wearing heavy armor, standing in front of a long table with his back to the door, looking at the nave painting above the festival hall with great interest.
It was a landscape painting that Mr. Yi had bought years ago. It was magnificent and majestic.
He believed that from now on, Yijiabao would be like a landscape in a painting, with unparalleled momentum.
And right next to this young man, there are the Yijiabao family master and the young master standing with their heads bowed. The others are majestic, big and round, rushing towards General A.
When Yi Kaiqing and Yi Zhongtian saw Patriarch Yi tremblingly walking in, their faces were full of sorrow, and then they opened their mouths, but no sound came out.
After hearing the report from the soldiers outside, Li Jing turned around with a faint smile on his face and looked at Patriarch Yi, who was standing silently under the firelight.
"Old man, I have admired your name for a long time. When I was still in Fengxiang, I heard your name many times."
Li Jing pressed her hands on the belt around her waist and waved. Immediately, a soldier carried a wooden chair and placed it behind Patriarch Yi.
After all, his physical condition was so great that Patriarch Yi was not ungrateful and just sat down in silence.
Judging from the appearance here, this person must be His Royal Highness Tang Jing among those people. From this point of view, he must be the orphan of the Tang Dynasty?
"Your Highness Shenwu, our Yi Family Fort is invincible. If Your Highness likes this old man's head, you can take it. Please don't harm the innocent people in the fort..."
Under the gaze of several pairs of eyes in the festival hall, Patriarch Yi finally raised his head and spoke with a trembling voice.
Compared to Yi Kaiqing, who has not experienced much war, his backbone is more arrogant after all.
"Father!"
Yi Kaiqing, who was already at his wits' end, just screamed in fear and wanted to walk towards Patriarch Yi.
But immediately, his feet just shook and then stopped in place.
The shadow left by these Qi troops, or Tang troops, on him cannot be erased, and the fear they bring is real. He didn't dare to anger His Highness Li Tang, who didn't know what his nature was.
"The old man is too worried. If I wanted to massacre the people in the fort, why would I wait until now?"
Li Jing did not sit on the carefully crafted Taishi chair. She put her hands behind her back and laughed.
"I once heard that Mr. Yi was highly virtuous and respected. He was the leader of countless famous families in the surrounding area. He could raise his arms and have thousands of people respond to his call. But is this the case?"
Patriarch Yi pursed his lips and just touched the armrests on both sides of the chair with his hands.
"It's just a rumor among the world..."
Li Jing just shook his head and said: "I won't give up after so many trials. Back then, the traitor Zhu Wen conspired to rebel and killed the late emperor in Luoyang, but I was still young at the time and had no chance to avenge such a country." . Now the traitor Zhu Wen is dead, but the land of the Central Plains is in ruins and the people are still in dire straits. Therefore, I send troops here just to save the people of the world and end the war with war."
Following his words, Yi Zhongtian next to him looked confused.
Emperor Zhu Wen of Liang is dead?
But Yi Kaiqing, who was beside him, captured the information in Li Jing's words.
According to His Highness, do you still want to keep Yijiabao?
Immediately afterwards, Li Jing continued to speak.
"But in all wars, it is the people who suffer. Since Huang Chao, the people of Chang'an have suffered too much. I don't want to implicate the war disaster on the people of Li, so I would like to ask the old man to use his influence in Chang'an to let you powerful people Noble families should use less force and do not want to spread the flames of war."
Patriarch Yi just raised his head and glanced at the smiling Li Jing, feeling a little guilty.
His Highness Li Tang, is he so easy to talk to?
"I don't know what your Highness wants this old man to do."
He could clearly feel that his son next to him, who took over the family business, no longer looked like he was waiting for death, and seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief.
In the past few years, Yijiabao has indeed done a lot of things in the Guanzhong area in the name of Daliang, and they have also done a lot for the Liang State. They have also contributed a lot to the Liang State's conquest of the Qi State. If they are investigated, , there is no guarantee that it is not a dead word.
But if this is the case, it can actually make up for the past, or it can still go one step further?
I used to be loyal to Daliang, but I had no choice but to do so.
The Tang Dynasty was overthrown by Zhu Wen. If I, Yijiabao, knew that an orphan of Li Tang was still alive, why would I have sacrificed my life for the traitor Zhu Wen!
With this thought in his mind, Yi Kaiqing's back stood up a little.
As long as I, Yijiabao, can stay in this place in the pass, everything will come to an end.
"My lord, please be happy. The army is here for the conquest and the food and grass it needs is temporarily lacking. Please help each family provide some..."
Li Jing just smiled and looked at Patriarch Yi, who was sitting across from him, speaking out. But before he could finish his words, he heard Yi Kaiqing next to him speaking urgently.
"This is natural! When the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty conquered Chang'an, why didn't various places rise up after hearing the news? Don't worry, Your Highness, one of the things the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty needs is grain, grass and weapons, and each family can prepare them all within a few days!"
Li Jing unexpectedly glanced at the head of the Yi family, only to see that his original expression of a bereaved dog had already gone to the sky. Now he just forced a smile and looked at him fawningly.
I feel that this owner of the family is very suspected of being a traitor...
But the so-called local tyrants like them actually only exist because of dependence and influence. They may rise to the sky when there is an opportunity, but most of them are crushed to pieces by the forces of the princes.
Although he laughed secretly in his heart, Li Jing just turned around and sat on the Taishi chair, leaning lazily on the backrest.
"The Sword Comes"
"The words of the Master of the Yi Family are very good, but there is another thing. From now on, the Yi Family Fort will be renamed. The nearly 10,000 people in the fort can be divided into various prefectures and counties in Chang'an. The young and strong people in the fort, Either being sent home or being recruited into the army is a way to develop."
Yi Kaiqing's face suddenly froze, and he stared blankly at Li Jing, who was sitting at the top.
That was not what you meant before...
Patriarch Yi looked at his son's appearance and just sighed.
It is a blessing to be able to keep members of the Yi family alive in the world, and to be able to attract powerful people from all over with the Yi family's origins, how can it be done without paying a price.
I'm afraid that after ten years, there will no longer be the name of the Yi family in Chang'an or Guanzhong...
"According to His Highness's wishes, what is the best name for this castle?"
His son was stupid. How could Mr. Yi still be as stupid as him after living to this age? He just stood up tremblingly and asked aloud.
Li Jing thought for a moment and stood up straight.
"Why don't we just call Chang'an Crossing."
"Going from here is Chang'an."
