When Yang Ning entered, the old patriarch was discussing matters with his two sons in the lobby.
All three of them looked worried, but the difference was that the old patriarch looked less worried, while the two sons looked worried, with a hint of fear.
"The Puppet Han army is attacking Pingyuan County this time. Shi Le, the leader of the Jie people, has mobilized tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry. Pingyuan County is left alone, unable to support itself. I don't know how long it can hold on.
"If Pingyuan County is captured, will the puppet Han army invade our Jinan County in a large scale?
"Bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates. The Hu army is violent and evil, and they have the evil of both bandits and soldiers. There is nothing they would not do without burning, killing and looting. Will the family be able to be preserved by then?"
The person who spoke was Sanfang Yang Zheng, his voice was deep and slightly trembling.
The Shi Le he was talking about was the general of the Puppet Han Dynasty, and his troops were the main force of the Puppet Han Dynasty.
This man once slaughtered 100,000 Qi troops in the first battle of Yuzhou and led his army to attack the Huaihe River.
The gray-bearded old patriarch tried to calm down: "General Youzu is in Yuzhou, and Shi Le dare not go south, so you don't have to be too afraid.
"Furthermore, Qingzhou is under the jurisdiction of General Cao after all. Shi Le and General Cao are both ministers of the puppet Han Dynasty. How can they attack their own people?"
Yang Meng, the second roommate, sighed: "I just received news from the county today that the imperial court has sent people to Yuzhou, and General Zu's military power may not be guaranteed!"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Zheng was horrified: "Seriously?"
Yang Meng glanced at him: "Can I still trick you?"
As he spoke, he looked at the old patriarch: "As for General Cao, although he is a minister of the puppet Han, he has a grudge against Shi Le.
"After Shi Le conquers Pingyuan County, he will probably go south to attack General Cao and annex Qingzhou.
"It would be fine if General Zu can continue to take charge. If General Zu loses his military power and cannot send troops to check and balance Shi Le, how can General Cao alone be Shi Le's opponent?"
The old patriarch sighed, the wrinkles on his face full of sadness.
General Cao's name is Cao Yi, a Han nationality. When the Huns were powerful, he defected to the Han Dynasty and became a minister of the puppet Han Dynasty. Now he has separatized Qingzhou and supported his own troops. He is a de facto independent force.
Yang Meng, the second roommate, continued: "Now Shile is attacking Pingyuan County and openly sending his cavalry south to Jinan County to plunder. How can he take General Cao seriously?
"In my opinion, General Cao doesn't dare to make an enemy of Shi Le. If we expect him to protect Jinan County, we will end up not even knowing how he died!"
"Troubled times, troubled times, these are troubled times!" The old patriarch seemed to have more wrinkles. He looked at Yang Meng attentively, "You have always had an idea. In your opinion, how should the Yang family be preserved?"
Yang Meng pondered for a moment and finally made up his mind:
"Father, the Hu people are powerful, and Shi Le is a man of both wisdom and courage. He has a cloud of fierce generals and a rain of advisers. Who can control him?
"Da Qi finally gave birth to a Zu Ti, who made a northern expedition to Henan and drove the puppet Han army to Hebei. Unexpectedly, the imperial court in the southeast could not tolerate him!
"How can such a dynasty protect our people?
"In my opinion, Henan will belong to Shi Le sooner or later. We might as well vote for Shi Le! In this way, the family can not only be preserved, but also take advantage of the situation and strengthen the family!"
The old patriarch's expression suddenly changed.
Yang Zheng opened his mouth in shock: "Throw, throw a stone? How can we throw a barbarian? This is an act of humiliation to our ancestors!"
But Yang Meng was very determined: "Are there still few people who have taken refuge with the puppet Han over the years? Many of Shi Le's advisers are from the Han family, aren't they equally valued?"
Yang Zheng shook his head: "No, absolutely must not..."
Yang Meng's voice was a little louder, and he said every word:
"Nowadays, the Hu people are plundering the counties and counties, and how many people have died. If we can't make a decisive decision, in the future, the Hu people will come over, and the Yang family will be destroyed. What choice will we have?"
"Now is the time to be pedantic. If you don't take refuge with Shi Le, how can you still resist the barbarians? Don't go out and take a look. There are so many barbarians out there, which one can you deal with?"
Yang Zheng's mouth opened wide, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Although the Yang family is a local wealthy family, it only has some prestige in the county.
The family has built a Wubao, but with the private soldiers of the Yang family, the Wubao can resist bandits and bandits, but it is useless against an armored army.
Just when Yang Zheng was speechless, the old patriarch was worried, and the atmosphere in the room was silent, a loud voice suddenly broke in from outside:
"It's just a hundred or so barbarians riding around, and they will be killed if they are told. How could they scare the second uncle into acting like this?"
Hearing this, the three people in the hall looked sideways and saw Yang Ning standing in the courtyard, with Yang Tong with a red and swollen face next to him. Li Qinghan and others followed silently.
After hearing Yang Ning's shameless words and seeing him standing majestically in the courtyard, Yang Meng's eyes darkened, and he immediately got up and went out, scolding:
"The elders in the family are discussing matters. Why are you, a junior, talking nonsense? Normally you are just rash and careless. When is it now that you are so unruly?"
When Yang Tong saw his father, he rushed forward and pointed at his face to complain.
After hearing Yang Tong's accusation, Yang Meng was surprised at first, and then became angry.
The old patriarch and Yang Zheng saw Yang Ning covered in blood and hurriedly went out. The latter came up to check with concern on his face: "An Zhi, are you injured? Why are you covered in blood?
"Why did Yang Kui fail to protect you? Where is Yang Kui? Come out!"
"Anzhi" is Yang Ning's character. He signaled Yang Zheng not to be nervous: "I'm fine. Third uncle, don't worry."
While they were talking, Yang Meng said to the old patriarch:
"Father, I think An Zhi was frightened stupidly by Hu Qi. He hit Tong'er as soon as he came back, and he's still making noises here. It's really abnormal."
The old patriarch looked at Yang Ning and then at Yang Meng, but said nothing.
Yang Meng lowered his voice and said: "The key is Miss Li's family.
"An Zhi took her out to play, but encountered a barbarian horseman. Although Yang Kui rescued them, they were both covered in blood, and they must have suffered a lot.
"Those barbarians committed adultery, robbery, and other crimes. If something bad happened to Miss Li, the Li family would be furious. If the blame comes, we will definitely not get any favors!"
The Li family is a Qingzhou aristocratic family, and its level is much higher than that of the Yang family. If Yang Ning marries Li Qinghan, the Yang family will be able to reach a higher level, but if the opposite happens, the Yang family will be in trouble.
Yang Meng is going to attack Yang Ning.
The old patriarch was old and his time was running out. The eldest son of the Yang family was supposed to inherit the family business, but Yang Ning's father had long been lost, which made Yang Meng worried.
As long as Yang Ning is suppressed, the Yang family will fall into the hands of the second wife.
The current incident undoubtedly gave Yang Meng an excellent opportunity.
Yang Ning was originally an unreliable dude. If he harmed Li Qinghan again this time, offended the Li family, and was frightened out of his mind by foreigners, then he would no longer be able to inherit the Yang family.
At this moment, Yang Meng was in a good mood. He suddenly felt that it was not necessarily a bad thing for the barbarians to join the invaders. Perhaps his future was destined to be with the barbarians.
Thinking of this, Yang Meng became more determined to seek refuge with Shi Le.
