During this time, Li Jing led a large army to sweep through Jiangnan, and with the help of the Song lords, it was only a matter of time before Jiangnan was pacified.

Once Yangzhou pacifies Jiangnan, then in the future, Wagangzhai will bear the brunt of the troops to the north.

Whether it is Zhai Rang or Li Mi, both of them can deeply understand Li Yizhi's threat, and they also want to send troops to participate in the siege in order to completely eliminate the threat.

It's just that they are now facing an important juncture, and they are really helpless.

On the one hand, they wanted to capture Luokoucang in order to obtain enough food to recruit troops and horses, so as to capture Luoyang.

On the other hand, the struggle between them has become increasingly intense, and they simply have no energy to deal with Li Yizhi.

Of course, they also hoped in their hearts that the alliance of Xiao Mo and Lin Shihong would be able to drag Li Yizhi until the two of them were decided, and even until they captured Luoyang.

It's just that it backfired.

Faced with the sharp and invincible Yangzhou, Li Mi finally sent some people to Yangzhou to take the opportunity to get rid of Li Yizhi's threat.

"Naturally, it is impossible to lose money. The silver content in this silver coin is about 70%, and the remaining 30% is the profit margin. Even if a certain cost is removed, I am afraid that there should be more than 10% of the profit, otherwise he Li Yizhi would not be able to promote the new coins so vigorously. ”

Shen Luoyan shook his head and said worriedly: "What I am most worried about now is that in the future, this new type of coins will flow to our Wagangzhai on a large scale, which means that a large amount of our wealth will be plundered by Li Yizhi out of thin air." ”

Zu Junyan sneered: "Luoyan, you are too worried, he Li Yizhi does not have this opportunity." Let's not say that he will die in the hands of Yuwen Injury, let's just say that no one from all walks of life in this world wants to watch him walk out of Shao Bo Lake alive. Now among the hundreds of martial artists watching the battle in Yangzhou, I don't know how many of them are their people. ”

Wang Bodang said very casually: "Jun Yan is right, although he Li Yizhi is powerful, he is still too young after all, how can he be Yuwen's opponent." And, even if he gets away with it, I'm sure I'll kill him with one shot. ”

Shen Luoyan was a little uneasy, last time they were also joined forces by the rebels of all parties, but in the end, they were not defeated and suffered heavy losses.

…………

Night is falling.

In a guest hall in the Guogong Mansion, the lights are bright.

This time, Li Yizhi invited Song Shidao and Song Zhi to the banquet, because the things they talked about were more sensitive, and if they didn't do it, the relationship between the two sides would be stiff, or even antagonistic.

Therefore, Li Yizhi did not let others accompany him, only the three of them.

The dishes have five flavors, and the wine has passed three rounds.

Li Yizhi put down his chopsticks, organized the language and said, "Second uncle, teacher." This banquet is mainly about marriage? ”

Song Zhi didn't show surprise, in fact, when he first entered the table, he noticed a strange atmosphere.

Because from the perspective of etiquette, whether it is public or private, this banquet should be accompanied by someone. He guessed something about this unusual place, and I am afraid that Li Yizhi has other ideas about the marriage.

Therefore, such a relatively relaxed and private place will be created to discuss the matter, so as not to stiffen the relationship between the two parties.

Song Shidao didn't notice this, he said happily: "Yizhi, we will be a family in the future, maybe it won't be long before you have to change your name to call me second brother, haha." ”

Li Yizhi smiled awkwardly and did not answer.

Song Shidao reacted suddenly, he looked at Li Yizhi, and then at Song Zhi, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Song Zhi just smiled politely and said, "For this matter, if Chu Guogong has any thoughts, you can say it directly." Although my Song family lives in Lingnan, there is still the bearing that a big family should have. ”

He spoke very tactfully, to put it bluntly, you don't look down on us, and we won't bother you, we'll see in the future.

Li Yizhi shook his head and said, "Perhaps in your opinion, marriage is indeed a good way to deepen our relationship and make cooperation closer. But you and I both know that in the face of real interests, any marriage is nothing more than a piece of waste paper that can be torn up at any time. ”

"True cooperation should be a community of interests, we have the same goals, the same interests, and can also make up for each other's shortcomings. And you and I actually have such conditions. ”

"That is, you assisted me in completing the unification of the world, and finally received the corresponding rewards, including high-ranking officials, gold and silver treasures. And I need to rely on the heritage and influence of your Song family, especially in terms of talents. So in my opinion, we don't need to work closely together through marriage. ”

Song Shidao was angry, and said in a deep voice: "Yizhi, you should be able to see that Yuzhi has long been obsessed with you, could it be that you don't look down on Yuzhi, or Yuzhi is not good enough to be worthy of you?" ”

Li Yizhi sighed: "Master, I don't want to mix other things in my love. Yuzhi is very good, whether it is appearance or character, but we are not suitable. Even if I say yes today, it's not a good thing for her, she's not a tool. ”

When Song Shidao heard this, although he was still angry, he had to praise some of Li Yizhi's views, at least the other party respected Song Yuzhi very much.

Song Zhi is more rational and will not listen to Li Yizhi's words.

Since Li Yizhi does not approve of the marriage, he is naturally unwilling to cooperate with the Song family, and he will definitely be friends and enemies in the future.

He stood up and arched his hand: "Thank you for the hospitality of Chu Guogong tonight, it's not too early, let's go back first." ”

Li Yizhi also stood up hurriedly and said apologetically: "This matter is my fault first, no matter whether we will unite in the future, as compensation, I will not take any of the income from the salt drying in the future, and all will belong to the Song family." ”

Song Zhi raised his eyebrows, shocked in his heart.

He knows very well the profit of drying salt, which is tens of millions of taels of silver a year, or even more.

Li Yizhi actually said that he would give up, at least his attitude was very sincere, not like he was going to be an enemy of the Song family in the future.

This calmed Song Zhi's mood a lot, and at the same time he thought about the reason why Li Yizhi did not approve of the marriage.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and he immediately said: "Yizhi, if you have other loves in your heart, you don't have to worry about it at all." Even if you marry Yuzhi, you can marry him in the future and give them the same status. ”

Li Yizhi shook his head and said, "It's not for this reason. ”

Song Shidao was still angry, he didn't care how much the Song family benefited, and he cared more about his sister's happiness.

So, he asked, "What is the reason for that?" Yuzhi married you, not for the future queen, I believe that even if she is a concubine, she will be very happy. If you really have a woman you like, it's a big deal to make her queen. ”

When Song Zhi heard this, he couldn't help glaring at Song Shidao.

He is the daughter of the Song family, so he naturally wants to be the queen.

However, they could take a step back and allow Li Yizhi to set up one more queen, anyway, there was a precedent in ancient times.

The nearest one is Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, with a total of five queens; Far away is the last emperor of Eastern Wu, as long as he likes whom, he will be crowned the queen directly, and in the end there are too many to count.

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