Yang Yi's purpose is very clear, selling trebuchets and thunderbolts to Li Cen can not only try to open up the weapon sales channels for all princes in Shuzhong, but also exchange them for the land of Qinzhou, which is definitely the best of both worlds.

"Your Highness understands the righteousness so well, and the old man sincerely thanks Your Highness for the people of Jiangnan and Daguang."

Li Cen's pros and cons were not difficult to choose, after he saw the power of trebuchets and thunderbolts, his eyes lit up, and Yang Yi knew that Qinzhou was basically about to be incorporated into his Shuzhong forces.

After the talks are over, Li Cen will send someone to Yang Yijun to learn more about the specific situation of trebuchets and thunderbolts, and then the following people will discuss the specific price and supply quantity.

Li Cen did not doubt that Yang Yi dared to deceive himself, not to mention the power of trebuchets and thunderbolts, he saw with his own eyes, and Yang Yi would not deceive himself for the sake of a small Qinzhou, everyone is a smart person, and a smart person naturally knows what the other party needs.

"I don't know if the little girl is still obedient in Shu?" After the official business was over, Li Cen began to talk about family affairs, at least in Yang Yi's opinion, this is a family matter, as for whether Li Cen thinks so, it is his business.

Yang Yi took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Yu'er is very good and virtuous." ”

Li Cen smiled, since Yang Yi used the word virtuous to describe Li Yu, it means that he has acquiesced to this marriage.

"Yu'er has been smart and delicate since she was a child, different from ordinary women, if there is anything rude, please bear with His Royal Highness, if there is anything unpleasant, you can inform the old man, and the old man will definitely reprimand her." Li Cen said.

This is the old man's words, and the meaning in the words is that you don't bully my woman, otherwise I, the marquis of the southern country, will not agree.

Yang Yi got up and bowed to Li Cen, and said: "Don't worry, Yang Yi has no other skills, but it is my life's wish to let the people around him not be harmed, since Yu'er has arrived in Shuzhong, it is my person in Shuzhong, and no one dares to bully her." ”

Li Cen laughed, how could he not hear the meaning of Yang Yi's words, the water that was spilled, the daughter who married out, Li Yu married into Shuzhong, that is Yang Yi's person, you Li Guohou still don't use your woman to do too many bad things.

Li Cen didn't seem to want to worry about this issue with Yang Yi, looked at the setting sun outside, sighed and said: "The old man is almost in his twilight years, Yu'er has also grown up, so many years have passed, she can find her own home, and the old man can be regarded as having an explanation for her mother who died early." ”

Yang Yi was stunned for a moment, and vaguely felt that there was a lot of loneliness in Li Cen's words, a helplessness from an old man, maybe there will always be too much unwillingness and loss when people are old.

"Marquis, how is your son doing?" Yang Yi asked suddenly.

Li Cen glanced at Yang Yi and said with a smile: "Well, Wu'er is very good." The old man knew that His Royal Highness and my son were classmates and friends when they were studying in Guozi, and Li Yan originally wanted to come to see His Royal Highness this time and reminisce about the past, but it was a pity that Yang Jie's situation was tense and he needed to go back to deal with it on his behalf, and before leaving, he asked the old man to say hello to His Royal Highness on his behalf. ”

Yang Yi was a little disappointed and said: "I heard that Li Yan is already the father of three children, and I have always wanted to congratulate him, but unfortunately I missed it again this time." ”

Li Cen nodded with a smile, and suddenly said: "The old man vaguely remembers that His Royal Highness still had a few classmates and friends when he was studying Guozi School, do you want to know the news of other people?" ”

Yang Yi was stunned and didn't understand what Li Cen meant.

Li Cen took a sip of tea and said: "There were three people who had a good relationship with His Royal Highness back then, in addition to my son Li Yan, there was also the former military and political envoy, the second son of Wang Fei at this time, and a poor student named Chu Dongxue. ”

Yang Yi sat down, because Shuzhong was too far away from the imperial capital of Bingzhou, Yang Yi hadn't heard the news of General Wang Fei and Chu Dongxue for a long time, but he didn't want Li Cen to know about these two.

Li Cen smiled: "Your Highness is wondering why the old man knows about these two people? ”

Yang Yi smiled and didn't speak, waiting for Li Cen to continue.

"Your Highness may not know that your two former classmates and friends are now amazing characters." After a pause, Li Cen said again: "Chu Dongxue, this poor student who was not born very well, is now a confidant and powerful minister under Yang Jie, an official who participates in politics and deputy history, and is also a member of the household department. ”

Yang Yi was slightly surprised, and said suspiciously: "Chu Dongxue is younger than me and Li Yan, and he was reused by Yang Jie at such an age?" ”

Li Cen nodded and said: "Yes, but this person is not a courtier, but quite talented and learned, when Your Highness was attacking the Great Yue Kingdom, Yang Jie was able to successfully attack Qingzhou, it was planned by this Chu Dongxue, which made the old man very surprised." ”

Yang Yi nodded, Chu Dongxue is indeed very talented, when he was studying in Guozi, Chu Dongxue was the most motivated among the four of them, which may have something to do with his birth in Pinghan. But it is precisely because of this that Chu Dongxue is too radical to join Yang Jie's disciples, thus parting ways with everyone.

In fact, Yang Yi did not hate Chu Dongxue, everyone has the right to choose their own path, no one can judge Chu Dongxue's right or wrong, only he knows.

When he was in Cangyunzhai back then, after Chu Dongxue left, Cangyunzhai did not suffer Yang Jie's revenge, it is very likely that Chu Dongxue did not tell Yang Jie the news of Yang Yi and Cangyunzhai, perhaps, whether it is Yang Yi or Chu Dongxue, they still retain some of their young friendship in their hearts.

The only thing that worries Yang Yi is that if one day he meets Chu Dongxue or even Li Yan on the battlefield, how should he deal with himself and be righteous? still cares about the old feelings, this is not what Yang Yi wants.

Li Cen didn't know that Yang Yi's heart was like a carriage, and he had a lot of thoughts, but he continued: "As for that Wang Feijiang... It doesn't seem to be going well now. ”

Yang Yi was taken aback and asked, "What's wrong with General Wang Fei?" What does the prince know? ”

Li Cen glanced at Yang Yi and said slowly: "Wang Yi was seriously ill at the beginning of the year, and now he is bedridden, and the affairs of Bingzhou are all handled by Wang Xuanqing, the eldest son of Wang Yi, and the problem lies with this Wang Xuanqing." ”

"Prince, please elaborate." Yang Yi said urgently.

"Since ancient times, the land of Bingzhou has been an important place in the northeast of Daguang, and it is a buffer land between Daguang and the northern ethnic groups.

In the past, there were Yunzhou and Youzhou next to the state to share the pressure, after the failure of the first emperor's personal conquest, Yang Jie ceded Yunzhou to the fierce Di, resulting in the entire northwest side of the state capital completely wrapped by the fierce Di forces, and the south is the Central Plains princes who are eyeing each other, and the pressure can be imagined.

When Wang Yi was in power, with his old experience, he could still survive after the cracks in dangerous places, but how could Wang Xuanqing be as good as his father? In the past two years, due to improper political affairs, the state army has failed in the two major wars with the fierce Di, and the losses are quite heavy. ”

Yang Yi worried: "How did the state deal with it?" ”

Li Cen shook his head helplessly, and said, "The old man heard that Wang Xuanqing, the eldest son of the ruling Wang Yi, seems to choose to return to the fierce Di because he can't bear the pressure. ”

"What? Surrender to the fierce Di! Yang Yi was taken aback.