Li Chengdao is already an adult, and Qi Niang is also not small, in another family, she has long reached the age of marriage, and the two of them have grown up together since childhood, and their feelings are also very deep. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Xiu also knows the above, but he is very entangled in this matter, Li Chengdao is his most proud disciple, Qi Niang is his only sister, and it just so happens that the two of them are also two little guesses, it can be said that this is a perfect marriage.

But Li Chengdao's identity is the biggest obstacle to this marriage, it's not that Li Xiu dislikes Li Chengdao, in fact, even if Li Chengdao is just an ordinary person, as long as Qi Niang likes it and can live in Datang, Li Xiu will not stop it.

It's just that Li Chengdao is not only not an ordinary person, but also has to stay away from the Tang Dynasty and live on the distant American continent, which is the reason why Li Xiu is the most unwilling, after all, the eldest brother is like a father, no parent is willing to marry his daughter far away, not to mention marrying in the wild land of the Americas, this time Qi Niang ran away from home, just coming to Suzhou in the south of the Tang Dynasty, it has already made Li Xiu worried, if she really marries far away to the Americas, then Li Xiu really doesn't know what to do?

On the one hand, he emotionally supports the relationship between Qi Niang and Li Chengdao, but from a rational point of view, he is unwilling to let Qi Niang marry far away, you must know that Qi Niang really went to the Americas, I am afraid that he can only come back a few times at most in this life, and it will not be easy for their brothers and sisters to see each other in the future.

"Chengdao, no matter what the reason, you shouldn't come back this time, and I came to see you this time, and I also took a big risk, even your aunt was hidden from you in advance, and the more you stay in Datang, the more dangerous it will be, so you better go back early!"

Li Xiu finally rejected Li Chengdao's idea of seeing Qi Niang, saying that he was selfish or ruthless, but he really didn't want his sister to marry far away in the Americas, not to mention that the conditions in the Americas are difficult now, and there is a shortage of talents in all aspects, such as medical conditions are far inferior to Datang, maybe a minor illness may kill people.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, the look on Li Chengdao's face couldn't help but be a little gloomy, but he was very open-minded, and immediately saluted Li Xiu again and said: "Thank you for your teachings, after the students have met Uncle Wei and them, they will return to the Americas immediately, and they will never come back in the future!" ”

Li Xiu also felt unbearable when he heard this, especially when he saw that although Li Chengdao was open-minded on the surface, there was a touch of disappointment and pain in his eyes that could not be concealed no matter what, which made him feel soft in his heart, and then sighed and said: "Chengdao, don't blame Mr. for being ruthless, I ......"

"Mr. doesn't have to explain, in fact, if I were Mr., I'm afraid I would make the same choice, but no matter if I return to the Americas in the future, Qi Niang will ask Mr. to take care of me!" Before Li Xiu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Chengdao, and in the end, he showed a sad and reluctant expression, but he still said the words in his heart.

Seeing Li Chengdao's appearance, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, and even had some regret and self-blame in his heart, but since the words had already been spoken, it was not easy to change them, not to mention that from a rational point of view, this was also for the good of Qi Niang.

"Sir, we have a rare gathering, so we won't talk about these things, do you want to listen to me tell me about the things in the Americas?" Maybe he didn't want Li Xiu to blame himself for this incident, but Li Chengdao took the initiative to divert the topic at this time.

"That's what happened, I heard that you have also established a Tang Dynasty in the Americas, how is it now?" Seeing Li Chengdao relieving himself, Li Xiu also asked with a reluctant smile at this time.

Hearing Li Xiu mention the power he established in the Americas, Li Chengdao couldn't help but show a wry smile at this time: "When the students left, there were not many people with them, but fortunately, the indigenous people in the Americas had low combat effectiveness, and they couldn't even use iron weapons, let alone horses, so we captured a few cities very smoothly, and the fourth uncle has always been obsessed with Datang, so he also wants to move the name of Datang to the Americas, and I have no choice but to follow his wishes, so we also call ourselves Datang ...... in the Americas."

With Li Chengdao's narration, Li Xiu also has a deeper understanding of the situation in the Americas, although the Tang Dynasty established by Li Chengdao in the Americas cannot be compared with the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains, but after several years of expansion, it also occupies seven Mayan cities, and there are several small cities, with a population of more than 150,000, after all, the Mayan cities are relatively small, and more than 10,000 people are already considered big cities.

However, now the expansion of the Tang Dynasty in the Americas has reached the limit, because the number of Han people is too small, even if Li Chengdao has always liked Han men to give birth, but the children born also need time to grow, so now they have suspended their expansion, but began to govern the interior, the most important of which is to promote sinicization, use various means to let the natives under the rule speak Chinese, learn to write Chinese characters, in addition to encouraging industry and commerce, and strengthen ties with other Mayan cities, etc.

In addition to Li Chengdao's side, another Han force in the Americas is the bearded guest, Li Chengdao has already recognized the bearded guest as his father-in-law, and the number of Han people on the bearded guest's side is large, there are tens of thousands of people, if Li Chengdao is not greedy, it must be fake, so he has been deliberately increasing communication with the bearded guest, and even hopes to attract the Han people on the bearded guest's side to settle in his own city.

However, those Han Chinese who followed the bearded guest to the Americas were either his subordinates or his protégés, and it can be said that almost all of them relied on him to eat, so it was not easy for Li Chengdao to dig into the corners of the bearded guest, in fact, it had no effect at all, and in the end he made some deals with the bearded guest, which only then did he get some talents from the bearded guest.

"Speaking of which, thanks to my father-in-law, although I nominally do business, but in fact, I also took advantage of him, such as the route from the Americas to the Tang Dynasty, and he also supported me with a lot of craftsmen, if there were no craftsmen, I wouldn't even be able to build a sea ship, and the expansion and reconstruction of the city were also thanks to my father-in-law's help."

When he said this, Li Chengdao suddenly thought of something, and immediately stood up and said excitedly to Li Xiu: "Sir, wait a minute, I like to draw some things when I have nothing to do in my spare time, many of which are what I did in the Americas, I'll go and show you!" ”

Li Chengdao said and strode out of the cabin, and after a while, he brought a thick album, and then excitedly showed it to Li Xiu, but the first thing Li Xiu saw was not the content of the paintings, but these paintings turned out to be carbon pen drawings, and the painting style was also more inclined to sketching, but there were some charms of Central Plains ink paintings, which made people impressed at first sight.

"This ...... These are the sketches I taught you in the first place? Li Xiu looked at these carbon pen drawings and couldn't help but sigh very much, in addition to teaching Li Chengdao some knowledge, he also cultivated some of their artistic talents, such as painting, although Li Xiu's painting is not good, but the basic sketching still knows some.

"Yes, these are the sketches that my husband taught me, the conditions in the Americas are a little harder, and it is not easy to find pen and ink, but fortunately, charcoal can also draw sketches, and it can also calm my mood when painting, so over time, I have developed the habit of drawing, and I have painted so much." Li Chengdao smiled again at this time, the album in his hand was indeed quite thick, and it looked like it had hundreds of pages.

With Li Chengdao's identity, he couldn't even find the pen and ink, which showed how difficult the conditions in the Americas were, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh secretly, and immediately took the album and looked at it seriously, and Li Chengdao next to him also explained to him one by one.

The content of these albums is very rich, there are scenes of Li Chengdao and their first harvest of wheat in the Americas, there are also scenes of their battles with the enemy, and there are scenes of their expansion of the city, because Li Chengdao's sketches are very good, at least they are stronger than Li Xiu, and the painting style is also very realistic, so these albums are like photos of later generations, truly recording the process of Li Chengdao's hard work in the Americas, and finally gaining a firm foothold.

"It's so well drawn! Hey, what's this? Li Xiu exclaimed while flipping through it, but at this moment, he suddenly turned to a somewhat strange painting, because the painting depicted a young man standing on the city wall, with a full moon behind him, and there was nothing else, and the young man's face was also very blurry, so that people couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but the color of the whole painting was very dark, which made people feel depressed.

Seeing this painting, the expression on Li Chengdao's face also became a little gloomy, and after a while, he spoke: "This painting was painted by me during the Shangyuan Festival two years ago, when I thought of Chang'an City, as well as Mr. Chang and my aunt, your relatives, so my heart was a little gloomy, so I painted this picture." ”

Hearing Li Chengdao's explanation, Li Xiu also seemed to see the young man standing at the head of the city, facing the direction of Chang'an, which made him sigh again, and then gently patted him on the shoulder, and after a while, he said softly: "Chengdao, I like these paintings very much, can you give it to me?" ”

"It's also my honor that Mr. can like it, it just so happens that I remember that Mr.'s birthday is coming soon, and I didn't prepare any gifts before I came, this album should be regarded as a birthday gift from students!" Li Chengdao heard that Li Xiu liked his album, and he was very happy at the moment.

"Well, it's the best gift I've ever received!" Li Xiu spoke again at this time, but he felt a little guilty in his heart, although he refused Li Chengdao's request to see Qi Niang, but instead of blaming himself, he still respected himself very much as he did at the beginning, and having such a student made him both guilty and a little relieved.