An hour later, the army entered the Golden Lion's Ridge. The location of the Golden Lion Fort is at the confluence of the three provinces of Jilin, Neimenggu and Heilongjiang, with the current Ulanhot to the west, Harbin to the east, and Qiqihar to the north.

There are few mountains and forests here, and some are endless prairies. It's already March, but it's still very cold. The entire savannah is covered with snow that has not yet melted, and at a glance, it feels like you have entered a vast snowy world. If you don't have a familiar guide, you don't know where you are.

In the past, the 1 small earth city here was also a place of trade for the tribes of western Liaoning, and only those large transactions would rush to the south of Buyeo City, or even further south to Liaoyang City. And since Chen Kefu pacified Goguryeo, Liaodong instantly changed from a heavily defended country to the easternmost territory of the Great Sui. Countless merchants from the Central Plains came all the way north to here, and those merchants of all ethnic groups also kept trading back and forth, adding a lot of prosperity to this small Golden Lion County.

Especially standing on the head of the Golden Lion City, you can see the Iron Lion Castle, a shopping mall that is only more than ten miles away, where a group of caravans, taking advantage of the good weather after the beginning of spring, are constantly coming and going between the grasslands.

The army had entered the barracks, but Chen Kefu was still standing on top of the city, holding the clairvoyant mirror that had just been distributed by the logistics officer. Holding the latest clairvoyant mirror inlaid with gold and jade, Chen Kefu could clearly see the white spots on the herdsmen's tents dozens of miles away.

"Don't you think the scenery here is particularly good? Vast grassland, blue sky and white clouds? Li Jie, who was wearing a white robe next to him, sighed softly.

Chen Kefu glanced at him, "What, you say you like this grassland?" ”

"Yes, sometimes I think what a comfortable life it would be if I also set up a tent on this grassland to put a herd of cattle and horses, and gallop under the blue sky and white clouds every day." Li Jie looked into the distance, and his eyes were a little deeper.

The destruction of Li Valve this time was a great blow to him. He even raised his sword to wěn, but in the end, Chen Kefu persuaded him and arranged for someone to bring him to this Golden Lion City.

"The trees are quiet and the wind is not stopping! Sometimes, the simpler you ask for, the less you get. Look at these herdsmen in front of you, they seem to be comfortable, but if there is no strong Liaodong soldiers and horses to protect them, they are just fat sheep in the eyes of those Liaoxi tribes, and there is not much difference from what they raise. Perhaps the only difference is that one is raised by themselves and the other is wild. Chen Kefu pointed to the herdsman in the distance and said calmly.

"Why did you save me?" Li Jie turned around and looked at Chen Kefu quietly. As long as there is less of the edge of the past and more sophistication in that calm gaze.

Chen Kefu smiled, "You have worked with me for so long, you should know that I, Chen Kefu, am not a good person." Sometimes, I am as ruthless as I am, and at least a million people have died at my hands. ”

Slaughtering civilians, trapping prisoners and purging Goguryeo nobles, every time hundreds of thousands of people died, and these orders were all given by Chen Kefu.

Li Jie smiled, "I know what you mean, you want me to be loyal to you in the future." Perhaps, you still want the remaining forces of the Li Valve behind me. But aren't you afraid?

When I came to destroy the barracks, I was bent on replacing you. Are you so relieved of me now? ”

"It's the general trend!" Chen Kefu said softly: "Although you and I have worked together for a long time, and even experienced a lot of battles, we have already formed some friendships. But to say that these friendships can be exchanged for a prolific trust in me, I would say that they are not exchanged at all. What really let me save you is that you do have this value and are worthy of my rescue, not only are you a talent, but you also have a lot of resources behind you that can be used by me. Second, I think you are a smart person, a good bird chooses trees to perch, and a person who knows the times is a handsome man. Although the world of the Great Sui is big, there is no place for you. ”

Li Jie said with a smile: "Yang Guang is so perverse, the world of the Yang family will not last long." The Great Sui will fall, and there will be heroes all over the world, and maybe I can go to others. ”

"No, you won't. Since you have seen that the Yang family will not last long, can't you see who will replace the Yang family after it? I, Chen Kefu, may not be the wisest lord, but the people who follow me, as long as they don't betray me, I will never let them suffer. Maybe in the end, it will be difficult for your family to return to its previous power and wealth, but I believe that it will definitely regain the glory of your Li ancestor. ”,

After Chen Kefu finished speaking word by word, he stretched out his right hand and gently handed it to Li Jie, "From now on, are you willing to be loyal to me and reproduce the glory of your and my ancestors?" Please hold my hand if you wish. ”

Li Jie stood there, his eyes shining. Reproducing the ancestral nose light? When his ancestors were at their most glorious, they were only in the Eight Great Pillar Kingdoms, and there were more than 100 people holding jade wat in one door. And what about Chen Kefu, what is the glory of Chen Kefu's ancestor? The Southern Chen Dynasty, the Chen Dynasty of more than 30 years of five emperors is the greatest glory of Chen Ke's ancestors.

Chen Kefu's words have been made very clear, they have all seen through the decay of the Sui Dynasty, and he only wants to restore the glory of Li Valve's past. But Chen Kefu wants to regain the lost throne, and even, his ancestor was only the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, but now, he wants to be the emperor of the world.

Is it possible? Li Jie was a little hesitant, Chen Kefu was so young. But as a young man, he has witnessed too many impossibilities. Perhaps, one day, he will get to that point. Li Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly, can he still have a choice?

The wind blew on the fortress, and the big Chen characters on the city danced with the wind.

Li Jie took two steps forward, knelt down on one knee, stretched out his hands to hold Chen Kefu's hand, and gently pressed it on his forehead.

"I, Li Jie, swear today, from this moment on, I swear to follow His Highness to the death and reproduce the glory of the Chen family! If this oath is violated, the Li valve family will be cut off from their children and grandchildren! "After reading, he took a few steps back, took out his dagger, and slashed on the left side of his face... The next bloodstain. Blood flowed, and that handsome face was no more. The face is ruined, which means that the Li Jie in the past is dead.

"Your Highness, call me Chen Jie in the future, I am willing to change your Royal Highness's surname!"

Chen Kefu stared at Li Jie tightly, trying to distinguish the truth of his words. However, after looking at it for a while, I didn't find any false ingredients in it. Chen Kefu laughed a few times, stepped forward, helped Li Jie with both hands, and said with a smile, "Okay, if you pay so much today, I will not live up to you in the future, although you have changed your name and ruined your face, it is still not appropriate to throw your head away for the time being."

In this way, you can stay in the Golden Lion City in the future, and help me contact the remnants of the Li Valve for the time being, and bring them over. In addition, you first follow Mao Xi to manage internal affairs. Trust me, you'll be proud of your decision today. ”

There was a burst of footsteps, and Chen Lei walked over and said, "Dashuai, the three fathers and sons of the Dahe clan are waiting to meet!" ”

"Chen Lei, send General Chen Jie back to the mansion immediately, and remember to call a few doctors with the best medical skills to treat Lord Chen's injuries." Chen Kefu recruited Chen Lei to send Li Jie, who had just changed his name to Chen Jie, back to the city.

Just took Li Jie into his pocket, Chen Kefu is also in a good mood. Hurry back to the mansion specially prepared for him in the Golden Lion City with the guards, "Let the Great Patriarch of the Mohui come in." Since this Mohui has chosen to take refuge in him, then he must come up with corresponding conditions.

Otherwise, he Chen Kefu would not be stupid, and he would use the decline in his relationship with the Yaolin clan to save his life.

Mo Hui is a grassland man who is nearly sixty years old, tall and fierce, especially with thick hair on his body, a big beard on his face, and even a head of hair, which is also scattered with braided hair.

A pair of big eyes like copper bells, as soon as you enter the living room, they are turning and turning, and at first glance they are not a simple and easy-to-match character.

Chen Kefu didn't get up, but sat down on the top neatly. After coming to the Sui Dynasty, he was quite uncomfortable with people in this era kneeling and sitting all day long. He asked the logistics battalion to make a small sofa clogged with feathers and sewn into leather, so that in some informal occasions, it was much more comfortable to sit on than the small couch. At this time, he sat there with his feet wide open, very impolitely, with a proud look on his face. For the three Mo Hui Ye who came in, it was as if he hadn't seen it. With a knife in his hand, he was concentrating on cutting a roasted lamb.

When Mo Ge saw the hall, he saw Chen Kefu like this, and his face was slightly angry. However, his father Mo Hui didn't care, he walked a few steps forward, bowed forward, held Chen Kefu's boots in front of him, kissed him a few times, and then lowered his head and said, "Honorable Duke of Liao, please accept your humble servant!" ”

Chen Kefu smiled, "Oh, it's the Great Patriarch of the Mohui who is here, I'm really sorry, I'm hungry, you sit down for a while, and we'll talk when I'm full." After saying that, he lowered his head and went seriously to his roast lamb.

Mo Go's eyes were already on fire, and this was an insult to their entire Dahe clan. He propped up the ground with his hands and was about to get up, but he was knocked on his tuǐ by a punch from Mohui, causing him to kneel again.

"Mo Yun, why don't you go and cut meat for the Duke of Liao! Remember to cut it thinner, so that it tastes better. Although Mo Yun was also a little dissatisfied, but when his father spoke, he still stood up, carefully came to Chen Kefu, took the knife, and gently cut the lamb meat on the plate for Chen Kefu piece by piece.

Chen Kefu leaned back, letting Mo Yun cut the meat there, holding a glass of high-legged wine glass fired by the glass workshop in the army, which was filled with grape wine from the Western Regions, holding the wine glass in his hand and shaking it gently, and the crimson wine liquid in it kept turning. The corners of Chen Kefu's mouth rose slightly, and he smiled and took in all this in front of him.