When Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji saw Li Zhiyun who suddenly appeared, they were all shocked, and Li Yuanji thought that he had seen a ghost, so his lips turned a little white with fright.

It was Li Jiancheng who reacted first, he immediately stood up, looking excited and happy, "Zhiyun, is it really you?" It's really nice to see you're okay! ”

Li Zhiyun said coldly: "Thank you big brother for your concern, I was lucky not to be cut by a thousand cuts." After he finished speaking, he bowed to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan asked: "I heard you Yuanji say that you voluntarily stayed in Anyi to cover their departure, my son is really courageous!" ”

Li Zhiyun had a stomach full of words to say, but after listening to Li Yuan's words at this time, he was immediately swallowed.

Li Yuan asked with concern: "What dangers can my son encounter along the way?" ”

Li Zhiyun cried: "A few days ago, the officials of Anyi sent people to the Li family's house to round me up, if it wasn't for the second brother's subordinates to rescue me in time, the child may never see his father again!" ”

Li Yuan snorted and said, "Those Anyi officials, I want them to look good sooner or later." You said that your second brother's men rescued you...... What's going on?

Li Yin stepped forward and said: "Father, I also learned just now that one of my subordinates who happened to go to Anyi to do business, and by chance learned that the officials of Anyi were going to arrest Zhiyun, so he rescued Zhiyun in time." ”

Li Yuan nodded and praised: "This is thanks to my son's subordinates, otherwise it would be unimaginable." ”

Pei Lian, the supervisor of Jinyang Palace, said pointedly: "General Li Lang's subordinates are really all over the entire Hedong!" It's really impressive. ”

Li Yin said indifferently: "Don't dare, it's just for the great cause of the Li family!" ”

Pei Lin laughed a few times and didn't continue.

After the banquet dispersed, Li Zhiyun met his mother Xiao Wan'er and told Xiao Wan'er what happened.

After hearing this, Xiao Wan'er said thoughtfully: "After your father sent the letter, your second brother was worried that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji would abandon you and escape, so he secretly sent someone to Anyi. ”

Li Zhiyun nodded seriously.

Xiao Wan'er then said with hatred: "Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji abandoned my son for their own safety, almost harming my son's life, I have written down this hatred, and if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay them twice!" ”

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The Li family's rebellion was almost ready after Li Jiancheng's brothers arrived in Jinyang, but there was still one important thing that had not been settled.

Today, the strongest is undoubtedly the east of the north. The Turks, now the Sui Dynasty rebelled in various places, the south is far away, and the north must first get the east. The Turks have no support, and if they do not get support, they must at least coexist peacefully with them, otherwise no one will dare to raise troops easily.

Since the Li family planned to raise troops in Taiyuan, which was not far from the Turks, they naturally hoped to maintain good relations with the Turks, so they sent Liu Wenjing as an envoy to the east. Turkic, but there is still no news from it, I don't know what the situation is.

Liu Wenjing arrived in the east. After the Turkic royal court was located, he was hung for a long time and was not received by Shibi Khan, but he did see many people with the same thoughts as him going in and out of the royal tent, and Liu Wenjing had no choice but to wait.

On this day, Liu Wenjing finally waited for the news that Shibi Khan had summoned him, and after he tidied up his clothes, he followed the Turkic officials to the king's tent of Shibi Khan.

After Liu Wenjing respectfully greeted Shibi Khan, he came to the last seat and sat down.

After Liu Wenjing sat down, he had the opportunity to look at the situation of the king's tent, and found that in addition to him, there were still three Han people sitting here, one of whom was someone Liu Wenjing had met a few times, that person was called Yuan Junzhang, a local tycoon in Mayi County, and it seemed that he also married the sister of Liu Wuzhou, the captain of Mayi Yingyang Mansion.

After Yuan Junzhang saw that Liu Wenjing recognized him, he also nodded to Liu Wenjing.

Shibi Khan looked at Liu Wenjing and said, "Are you here to talk about Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang?" ”

Liu Wenjing hurriedly said yes, and then presented a letter written by Li Yuan to Shibi Khan, in which he said: "I want to raise a large number of volunteers, welcome the lord from afar, and restore friendly relations with the Turks, just as ......when the emperor was opened."

In the original history, Li Yuan because of the lack of cavalry when he started the army, so when he sent Liu Wenjing to the Turks, he also asked to borrow troops from the Turks, but the price was very large, Li Yuan promised that once he entered the customs, the land in the customs would be his own, and the jewelry and property would be claimed by the Turks.

But now, because of Li Yin's existence, Li Yuan has prepared a cavalry team of 2,000 people, plus Li Yin also has 5,000 elite cavalry to fight in the south and north, so there is no shortage of cavalry, and the letter to Shibi Khan at this time does not have a request for this.

After reading Li Yuan's letter, Shibi Khan pondered for a while, and then pointed to the other three people in the tent: "The three of them are Luo Ren, the cousin of Liang Shidu of Shuofang County, Guo Zizheng, the younger brother of Guo Zihe of Yulin County, and Yuan Junzhang, the sister-in-law of Liu Wuzhou of Mayi County. ”

The Turks take the wolf as their ancestor, and the wolf's head is a Khan-level figure in the Turks, so they can rely on it, and Shibi Khan gave Liang Shidu, Guo Zihe and Liu Wuzhou three wolf head Daxu, in fact, so that the three of them belong to the Turks in name.

Liu Wenjing knew that he could not agree to this, otherwise he would not be able to seize the legal system of the Sui Dynasty, so he refused: "The Duke of Tang is willing to form a brotherly state with the Khan forever......"

Shibi Khan snorted, looking a little dissatisfied, but he also knew that Li Yuan's strength was different from the other three, so he didn't force it.

Liu Wenjing secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, but Shibi Khan then said: "It's okay if the wolf's head is not accepted, but Tang Guogong's son Li Yin, first accepted my Turkic rebels to settle under his jurisdiction, and in December last year, he led the army to kill and wound many of my Turkic horses, he is my enemy, if Tang Guogong wants to get my support, he must let Li Yin come to my king's tent as a hostage for three years as a punishment!" ”

After Liu Wenjing heard this, he secretly complained, of course he couldn't agree to this request, Li Yin is not a cat or a dog, he is really one of the most important people in the Li family, the Li family can have the current situation, it can be said that it is inseparable from Li Yin, and even if the entire family is excluded, Li Yin's own strength is not bad at all.

Under these circumstances, how could Liu Wenjing agree to let Li Yin come to the Turkic court as a hostage?

However, Liu Wenjing was afraid that rejecting Shibi Khan's words twice would make him angry, so he made a procrastination, saying that it was very important, and he had to go back and ask Tang Guogong and Li Yin in person before he could answer, and Shibi Khan also agreed.