Pei Lin is an orphan, all rely on several brothers to raise him, chéngrén, he became the lord at the age of fourteen, it is not easy for Bo to get to today's position, because of this, Pei Lin does not want to lose his current status

When the world was in turmoil, and many people were still ignorant, Pei Lin began to find another way out, Li Yuan was a force he was particularly optimistic about, but who would have thought that in just one year's effort, Liu Ziqiu would suddenly emerge, and Li Yuan was already in danger

A good bird chooses a tree and a good minister chooses the lord and a master, Pei Lin is not a foolish and loyal person, and he is not willing to hang himself on the same tree, so whether Li Yuan surrenders or not, and in what way he surrenders, Pei Lin does not really care, what he cares about is how Liu Ziqiu will treat himself in the future

But he heard Liu Ziqiu continue: "Liu has asked the Empress Dowager to send down an edict, and all the civil and military officials and generals who follow Li Yuan, as long as they give up resistance, they will not be blamed for their past crimes, and all meritorious officials should be rewarded."

Pei Lian's heart moved, and he arched his hand and said: "Dare to ask Lord Liu what is a meritorious minister"

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "Those who take the initiative to abandon the dark and turn to the light like Lord Pei are meritorious ministers, and the rest of the people can also be counted as meritorious ministers as long as they can maintain order in various places and ensure the peace of the people."

Pei Lin frowned and said, "If Li Yuan surrenders unconditionally to the Lord without damaging Luoyang City, then he is not considered a meritorious man."

Liu Ziqiu said: "Naturally, it can be counted"

Pei Lin bowed down and said, "The lower officials are sure to persuade Li Yuan."

Liu Ziqiu's face became solemn and said: "Lord Pei doesn't have to be reluctant to pay attention to his own safety, Liu is still waiting to have a drink with Master Pei in Luoyang City, whether Li Yuan is willing to surrender unconditionally or not, and in two days, Liu's army will go straight to the western suburbs of Luoyang."

Pei Lin hurriedly said: "Without further ado, please retire."

Liu Ziqiu smiled and waved his hand and said: "Liu just ordered the attack on Yingchuan City, and when Lord Pei returns to Luoyang, the news that the army has conquered Yingchuan should have reached Li Yuan, presumably Lord Pei should also be more confident."

It is only a day's journey from Hongnong to Luoyang, Pei Lin can set off now, and he can return to Luoyang tomorrow, that is to say, Liu Ziqiu's army can capture Yingchuan in only half a day's effort, what a confidence, how confident

Pei Lin secretly congratulated himself on his choice and hurriedly said goodbye and left

Wen Hao was still full of anger and said continuously: "The lord Li Yuan is dangerous and cunning, but if he has merit and no fault, wouldn't it be too cheap for him."

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Liu's wife and children are fortunately fine, Li Xuanba, who slaughtered the villagers, has also been punished by heaven, that Li Shimin is just a teenager, Liu has no intention of dealing with him, as long as Li Yuan agrees to surrender unconditionally, so that the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang will be saved from the scourge of swords, what is it for Liu to leave his personal grievances."

Yu Shinan nodded silently, strengthening his belief in following Liu Ziqiu

Because two days after the appointment, everyone dispersed to prepare for the army, Liu Ziqiu also slowly paced back to the back house, but saw a maid bowing to the side of the road and said in a coquettish voice: "Mrs. Hui, Mrs. Li, stay in the house for the night, please avoid it."

Li Mingyue is an unmarried woman, staying in the back house of the Yang family, Liu Ziqiu is indeed a little inconvenient to go in again, and I don't know what kind of soup Li Mingyue poured into Gao Xiuer, but she won Gao Xiuer's favor and left her overnight, this is probably the legendary lady route, but the Li family took a trick

Thinking of this, Liu Ziqiu shook his head helplessly and went to the barracks

How did he know that Li Mingyue didn't pour any ** soup to Gao Xiu'er, but Gao Xiu'er told her a few things about the past, Li Mingyue was suddenly deeply moved by the twists and turns between Gao Xiu'er and Liu Ziqiu, the poignant love story between life and death, and never abandoned, and Lai was there and refused to leave

Empress Xiao's will to posthumously crown Gao Gong as the king of Nanqi will soon spread to the north and south of the river, and Gao Xiu'er no longer needs to hide her identity, Li Mingyue originally thought that Gao Xiu'er and Liu Ziqiu were both villagers from the countryside, and now they know that Gao Xiu'er is also from a noble background, and his original sense of superiority is gone

There are often fights within the family, although Li Mingyue is a woman, she has heard and witnessed many deceitful things, on the contrary, although Gao Xiu'er is the identity of the main wife and the former minister of the Great Sui Dynasty, she did not have a trace of arrogance in front of Lin Qiaoer and Mu Duoli, and really treated them like sisters

Li Mingyue saw all this in her eyes, and her mentality gradually changed, and she stayed with Gao Xiu'er, and there was an indescribable relaxation, and she didn't want to leave

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The two-day deadline came soon, Li Mingyue was still in the back house of the Yang family, and the three women were all in front of him, but Liu Ziqiu couldn't get a chance to get close, so angry that his teeth itched, but he was helpless, seeing that the army was about to leave, Liu Ziqiu didn't want to bring this unsophisticated Li family lady to Luoyang, so he had to pass down an order to meet Li Changshan's brothers

Li Changshan's brothers chased from Longxi to Chang'an, and from Chang'an to Hongnong, and have not been treated by Liu Ziqiu, but they didn't expect to be met today, and Li Mingyue's request to see Gao Xiu'er was miraculous

The army was about to start, and Liu Ziqiu no longer had anything to do with the two of them, and asked politely: "If the two old gentlemen have any requirements, they will put them forward directly."

With Liu Ziqiu's army breaking through and attacking the city, Li Changshan also knew very well that it was impossible for the Li family to run Longxi, and he had to retreat and say: "Lord Liu, there is a reluctant request, can you ask your lord to send a message, respect my Longxi Li family as the head of the world's family."

There are seven top families in the world, these seven families are closely related to each other, and there is often a competition in secret, and now the first is the Boling Cui family, the second is the Fan Yang Lu family, and the Longxi Li family is temporarily ranked third

Don't look at it, it's just an ethereal ranking, but it's also very important for the development of the family, the higher the ranking, the easier it is to get the official recognition of the imperial court, as long as they don't come up to oppose the imperial court, they can get a lot of convenience in all aspects, on the other hand, the top-ranked family is also easier to attract talents, and its strength will be stronger and stronger

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "Please forgive Liu for not being able to do anything."

Li Mingyue never came out after entering the Yang family's back house, although Li Changshan's brothers also knew that Liu Ziqiu had been living in the barracks for the past few days, and it was impossible for him to have anything to do with Li Mingyue, but Li Changfeng still thought that Liu Ziqiu had a little meaning to Li Mingyue, and hurriedly said: "In fact, respecting my Li family as the first family in the world is not without benefits to adults, not to mention that among the seven great families, my Li family has made the greatest contribution."

The so-called contribution is just a transaction, and of course, the help of the Li family has greatly accelerated Liu Ziqiu's rise

After listening to Li Changfeng's words, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help laughing and said: "Liu is not a person who forgets his roots, and the help of the Li family is remembered by Liu, and it is because Liu is unwilling to forget his roots, so Liu cannot respect the Li family as one of the world's families."

Li Changshan was surprised: "Why is this?"

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Presumably the two old gentlemen have heard of the Xie family in Jiangnan"

The Xie family and the Wang family in Jiangnan are all old families, but they moved to Jiangnan in the Jin Dynasty to avoid war, and their status deteriorated, and they were gradually replaced by the seven great families

Of course, Brother Li Changshan had heard of the Xie family's name, and then thought that Liu Ziqiu came out of Jiangnan, and couldn't help but be taken aback, and said repeatedly: "Could it be that the Lord wants to respect the Xie family as the head of the world's family."

Of course, the current strength of the Xie family cannot be compared with the seven great families, but if the status of the Xie family is officially confirmed by the imperial court, then the take-off of the Xie family will be expected, and it will not be difficult to rise in one day

Sure enough, Liu Ziqiu nodded slightly and said: "If there is no Xie family to help Liu, how can Liu have the source of drinking water today, and Liu's success is the time to return to the Xie family, and wait for the world to be decided, Liu Mou has been passed down by the world, and the Xie family is respected as the head of all families."

In fact, if it weren't for Li Changshan reminding Liu Ziqiu, he wouldn't have thought of a way to repay the Xie family, for Xie Wengshan's father and son, if they heard the news, they were afraid that they would be even happier than Liu Ziqiu giving them ten thousand hectares of fertile land and ten thousand taels of gold and silver

But there are few things in the world, the best of both worlds, the Xie family's father and son were happy, and the Li brothers were inevitably a little disappointed, and their frustration was overflowing

Liu Ziqiu couldn't help laughing and said: "The ranking of the family is a game circulated among the people, the court should not ask more, but the court should also promote righteousness, and the status of the family cannot be judged solely by the amount of land and money, and the contribution of each family to the court and the people should also be considered."

When Li Changshan heard this, he rekindled his hope and said: "I, the Li family in Longxi, am willing to contribute to the court, Lord Liu, and the people of the world."

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "Please rest assured, old man, when the time is right, Liu will reset the ranking of the world's families in the name of the imperial court."

Although they did not get a clear answer from Liu Ziqiu, and the first family in the world will definitely fall to other families, the Li Changshan brothers still feel that this trip is worthwhile, at least so far, how can the Li family's help to Liu Ziqiu be ranked second

Brother Li Changshan returned to Longxi with hope, but Li Mingyue stayed, not because Li Mingyue refused to go back, but because Li Changfeng didn't mention this stubble at all, as if he had forgotten Li Mingyue's existence

Liu Ziqiu was very helpless, but time was pressing, and he could only embark on the journey to the east, because this road had long been under Liu Ziqiu's control, so the speed of the army's advance was very fast, and that night it crossed Yiyang County and set up camp fifty miles southwest of Luoyang City