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Four watches.

The county seat of Qingliang County.

Outside the door of the Li family's mansion, a gorgeously dressed young man leaned over, looked around, and he stepped forward and knocked on the door...

Bells, bells, bells...

After a dozen clicks, the door was slowly opened, and a little guy who was beating Hatche poked his head out and said listlessly: "Who, knock on what knock..." He looked impatient.

But when he opened his confused eyes, he couldn't believe his eyes, and exclaimed, "You... Are you a young master? ”

The boy said, "It's me." ”

The boy is Li Yan!

The little guy was stunned, didn't he say that the young master was killed in the war, why is he back now, looked at the dark weather outside, just at this time a gust of wind blew, and the little guy was frightened and immediately turned around and ran in, shouting in horror: "Ah... What the hell... ”

Li Yan smiled bitterly, didn't care about the little guy, and entered the courtyard as soon as he lifted his footsteps, and closed the door with his hand.

This was his home, so the location was extremely familiar, and Li Yan walked straight towards a courtyard, which was his father's house.

Due to the urgency of the situation, he couldn't take care of it so much, Ling Feng only gave him two days, even if he said that his father was moved now, then he still had to gather the rest of the family to discuss it together, the time was calculated, it was just right; So there must be no accidents, otherwise you will not be able to complete the task on time.

"Who?"

As soon as Li Yan walked outside the door and was about to knock on the door, he heard his father's voice coming from inside the house.

Li Yan's father's name is Li Yungang, and he also served as a general under the county guard of Qingliang County more than ten years ago, but regardless of the military, he was later dismissed from his position as a general because the county guard was afraid of the Li family.

However, his martial arts have not been wasted, and he has been practicing swords every morning for many years, so as soon as Li Yan arrived outside the door just now, he found out.

Li Yan pushed the door and entered, "Father, it's me." ”

"Yan'er, is that you?"

Li Yungang's voice trembled slightly, and he got up and lit the lamp.

"Yan'er, sure enough, it's Yan'er, you're still alive, come here..."

Li Yan walked over and had a big bear hug with Li Yungang.

Li Yan said: "Father, I'm fine. Sit down, I'll tell you something. ”

"What's the matter?"

.....

As he spoke, he entered the room and sat down at the table.

Li Yungang smiled and said, "Yan'er, when I heard the news that you died in battle, my father's liver and intestines were broken, alas..." ”

"Oh, father, listen to me. I have something important. ”

Li Yan was speechless.

Li Yan changed his words and asked, "Father, the imperial army is coming, what are you going to do?" ”

Li Yungang is very happy now, Li Yan is his eldest son, and he is also the most promising, although his martial arts are not too good, but he is very similar to him, so Li Yan is fine, more important than anything else.

Li Yungang said: "You don't have to worry about this, we have our own plans, Wei Ning has 80,000 elites, we still have private soldiers, the imperial army can't get in, our Li family is safe and sound." As soon as Ling Feng left, the world would be peaceful. ”

"Father, if you think so, our Li family will be finished!"

Li Yan said: "At the beginning, Wei Ning had hundreds of thousands of horses, and now there are tens of thousands, all of which have been swallowed up by Ling Feng one after another, how can he defend this lonely city?" ”

"Father, do you know what happened in the first battle of Mushan?"

Li Yungang: ".... ”

Li Yan said: "I'll just say it directly, I have taken refuge in Ling Feng, and I am here to be a lobbyist when I go home this time." ”

"You... What did you say? ”

Li Yan said: "I said that I took refuge in the imperial court, father, you too..." ”

Li Yungang heard it clearly this time, and quickly reached out to cover Li Yan's mouth, then looked out the window and said, "Shut up, can you talk nonsense, if Wei Ning knows, our Li family will be completely finished." ”

Li Yan said: "Father, most of our industries are under Ling Feng's rule, Ling Feng said, if we don't cooperate, he will immediately order the seizure of all our properties, will our Li family still be the Li family at that time." ”

"Yan'er, you don't know anything."

Li Yungang stood up and said: "The new emperor has issued an order to urgently summon Ling Feng to return to the court, within half a month, Ling Feng must go, by that time the emperor is far away, can he still manage the affairs of Qingliang County; Furthermore, the outside industry is important, but the industry of this Qingliang county is equally important; If Wei Ning finds out that we have rebelled, the consequences are not something we can bear. ”

"So, in order to respond to all changes, let's take a look at what Ling Feng does first. Even if he wants to surrender, it's not at this time, when he is about to break the city. ”

Li Yan hurriedly said: "It's too late to break the city!" ”

"Father, do you think Wei Ning can really hold the county seat? He's a trapped beast fight. ”

Li Yungang said: "Yan'er, you are still too young. ”

"Father, doesn't our family want a stability, only by taking refuge in the imperial court can there be stability, you can look at the Zhang family in Chu County, since taking refuge in Ling Feng, Zhang Guozhong has become the county of Chu County, the Zhang family is becoming stronger and stronger in Chu County, his son Zhang Ming, leading an army alone and making meritorious contributions, don't you want to be like this?"

Li Yan asked.

"Hehe..." Li Yungang couldn't help laughing at this time, and after a long time he said: "The Zhang family is the Zhang family, our Li family is the Li family, in the eyes of the imperial court, we are a thorn in the flesh, even if we help Ling Feng now, even if he is appointed as the county seat of Qingliang County, but what can this be?" If he is unhappy, our county will be gone; On the other hand, Wei Ning is different, he is a thief, his power is weak, and he urgently needs the support of our family, and with Wei Ning, our Li family can go further. ”

From Li Yungang's words, it can be seen that he is a hundred unwilling to serve the imperial court, because he has suffered losses before, and he has a good school captain's official position, just because of the words of the county guard, his school captain is gone, so from then on he began to disbelieve the court.

"What if... What if Ling Feng asked you to be the county guard of Qingliang County? ”

"Let me be a county warden? Hehe... You really dare to think, let me tell you, the biggest official position that Ling Feng can give now is the county prince, just like Zhang Guozhong, and I am sure that in a few months, when Ling Feng stabilizes the three northern counties, it will be time to clean up the Zhang family. ”

Li Yan hurriedly said: "Father, it's true. ”

"General Ling said that if we take refuge in the imperial court now and help him capture the county seat of Qingliang County, he will praise the emperor and make you the county guard!"

The biggest difference is that Ling Feng can remove the county guard with one sentence, but he can't remove the county guard, because the appointment and removal of the county guard must be approved by the emperor!

Hearing this, Li Yungang was taken aback, but he suddenly swallowed baldly, waved his hand and said, "Impossible, Ling Feng is not so stupid, and the imperial court will not agree." Don't forget, we are a big family, and we are a threat to Qingliang County, and Ling Feng is not a fool, how can he dig his own grave. ”

Li Yan said: "Anyway, what I said is true, father, you should consider it yourself, if you take refuge in the imperial court, you will be the county guard of Qingliang County in the future, and our Li family will also be able to rise to prominence, if you don't take refuge, the Li family's property in all counties of Qingliang County will be seized within a few days, and when the city is breached, the Li family will be completely finished." ”

"That's all I have to say, retire!"

After speaking, Li Yan turned to his side.

"You come back to me." Li Yungang said.

"Can you please let me think about it..."

Li Yan said: "I don't have time to think about it, the third watch of the day after tomorrow must open the north city gate, this is what General Ling said, if my father has figured it out, hurry up and convene a meeting of the elders in the clan, the rise and fall of the Li family is all in my father's thoughts." ”

Li Yan pushed the door and walked out.

The moment Li Yan pushed the door out, a smile hung on the corner of Li Yan's mouth, he knew his father, as long as he said 'consider considering', then there was a chance that the matter would be done, because after hesitation, he would definitely choose the former.

There is another point that makes Li Yan full of confidence, that is, the price given by Ling Feng is too high, no one can refuse, don't look at Li Yungang's hard mouth on the surface, in fact, he has already been tempted.

When Li Yan left, Li Yungang really hesitated...

He walked up and down the room, shaking his head from time to time, but nodding his head at once, it had come so suddenly, and it was so implicated that he had to think about it. (To be continued.) )