Chapter 723: Li Yuan
Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo, the head of Li Valve, one of the four major lords in the world, guards Taiyuan all the year round, supports the army and respects himself, and is one of the few feudal officials with real power in the Great Sui.
Li Yuan and the current Great Sui Emperor Yang Guang are cousins, but he can get to his current status not because of nepotism, but because of real ability.
Bei Minglei didn't expect that he would see Li Yuan, his blood father, at Yang Su's banquet.
To tell the truth, Bei Yinglei didn't hate Li Yuan, for so many years, he had regarded Lao Feng as his father, and Li Yuan was just a stranger to him, so naturally he had no feelings, how could he have hatred.
However, Bei Minglei didn't want to meet with Li Yuan so soon, not because he didn't want to, but because the time was not right.
Li Yuan came to Yangzhou this time because he received the news of the rebellion of Yuwen Valve and Dugu Valve, and led troops to capture the king, but everyone in the world knew that Li Yuan was not drunk here, and it would be good if he didn't rebel, who would expect him to help Yang Guang.
It was Li Yuan's purpose that really made the Northern Underworld Thunder difficult, in case he came to rebel, the Northern Underworld Thunder would be in a dilemma.
Yang Lin is a complete royalist, in case Li Yuan rebels, the first person to deal with is Yang Lin, and the relationship between Bei Ying Lei and Yang Lin dooms them to be enemies.
No matter what kind of person Li Yuan is, Bei Ying Lei has his blood on his body, and in case of a conflict between the two sides, Bei Ying Lei's position is very important.
Therefore, as soon as Li Yuan arrived in Yangzhou, he did not meet Yang Guang, but came to Yang Su's mansion to find Bei Minglei.
Bei Shenlei is exactly the same as Li Yuan, his life experience can't be hidden from anyone who cares, and Li Yuan naturally knows about this bloodline that is wandering outside.
Li Yuan is a middle-aged man who is as gentle as jade, dressed in battle armor, with five long beards fluttering, quite a Confucian general's style, with a face exactly the same as Bei Ying Lei, but he is a little older, no matter who sees Li Yuan and Bei Ying Lei for the first time, they will think that they are father and son.
Li Yuan came alone, and after entering the banquet hall, he kept looking for the figure of the Northern Thunder, but fortunately, the Northern Thunder was sitting near the door, and Li Yuan saw him at a glance.
When Li Yuan was about to step forward and communicate with Bei Ying Lei, Yang Lin suddenly got up from his seat and asked Li Yuan:
"Tang Guogong, why didn't you come to Yangzhou to meet Your Majesty as soon as possible!"
Everyone present didn't expect Yang Lin to attack Li Yuan at this time and on this occasion, and Li Yuan himself replied after a while:
"Ben will lead the army to come, the army is stationed outside the city, and he entered the city alone, I wanted to face the saint, but it was late, and the gate of the palace was closed, so I could only face the saint again tomorrow!"
For the backer king, Li Yuan didn't dare to slack off, he knew that Yang Lin was a temper, and it would be bad if it caused a misunderstanding.
When Yang Lin heard Li Yuan's answer, he was relieved, but he did not relax his vigilance.
"How many soldiers and horses did Tang Guogong bring!"
Li Yuan replied cautiously: "I will bring 50,000 soldiers and horses from Taiyuan, and I am worried about the safety of Your Majesty, so I personally led 5,000 cavalry to Yangzhou in the starry night, and now 5,000 soldiers and horses are led by my son Li Jiancheng, and the rest of the soldiers and horses can arrive in Yangzhou in seven days at most."
Li Yuan only brought five thousand soldiers and horses, and Yang Lin suddenly relaxed.
"Your Majesty once had a decree, as long as Tang Guogong arrives in Yangzhou, he will immediately enter the palace to face the saint, no matter how late it is!"
Yang Lin grabbed Li Yuan's arm and led him to the door:
"This king will take Tang Guogong to face the saint!"
Li Yuan saw that he was being taken by Yang Lin, getting farther and farther away from the Northern Thunder, and suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, how could he not see that Yang Lin didn't want to contact his son.
Bei Ying Lei has been watching coldly, knowing that Yang Lin will take the initiative to pull Li Yuan away because of himself, and with Yang Lin coming out, he can also have less trouble, but this situation, Bei Ying Lei should go, and he will definitely return it to Yang Lin if he has the opportunity in the future.
Yang Lin wanted to pull Li Yuan away, but among the people present, one person didn't want Li Yuan to go.
"Backer King, go slowly!" Yang Su opened his mouth to stop Yang Lin.
"If it's late today, Your Majesty has been busy these days, I'm afraid I've already rested, it's better to take Tang Guogong into the palace early tomorrow morning, how about it!"
Yang Su grabbed Li Yuan's other arm at some point and prevented Yang Lin from taking him away.
"Duke Chu Guo, have you ignored Your Majesty's holy decree?" Yang Lin grabbed Li Yuan's left arm tightly and said to Yang Su in a deep voice.
"The backer king's words are serious!" Yang Su smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly:
"Your Majesty has been diligent in political affairs recently, coupled with the rebellion of the two major lords, the queen was killed by gangsters, and the mess is put together, Your Majesty will definitely not get a rest, since Tang Guogong has arrived in Yangzhou, there is no need to be in such a hurry to face the saint, it will be the same sooner or later!"
Yang Lin disagreed: "It's because Your Majesty is burdened by many trivial matters, after Tang Guogong comes, he will be able to share his worries for His Majesty, the sooner he faces the saint, the sooner His Majesty can rest!"
When Yang Su wanted to argue again, suddenly there was a sound of dishes falling to the ground from the direction of the North Thunder.
"Bang Bang Bang"
Everyone was attracted by the sound and cast their eyes in the direction of the Northern Thunder.
"Gross!"
Bei Ying Thunder fell on the table, the delicious food spilled all over the ground, and the red whisk carefully supported him, gently patting his back with his right hand.
"Xiangye, the mighty general is too drunk to drink, drunk!" Hongfu lowered his head and replied to Yang Su.
"It's really time to get drunk!" Yang Xuangan on the side sneered quietly, and then recruited two subordinates to help.
"Take the mighty general to the backyard guest room to rest!"
Yang Lin finally let go of Li Yuan's arm and said hurriedly: "This king sends the general back, don't disturb Xiangye!"
Yang Su took a slight step forward without a trace, just blocking Yang Lin from approaching the Northern Thunder.
"The general is drunk, don't run around anymore, there are a lot of guest rooms in this courtyard, let the general stay for one night, and the red whisk will take good care of it!"
Yang Lin's face changed, and he just wanted to refuse, but Li Yuan grabbed him at this time, and said instead:
"Isn't the prince going to accompany Ben Jiang to the palace to face the saint?" Li Yuan said with a smile: "The mighty general will let the prime minister take care of it!"
Yang Lin didn't expect that he would lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot, and was taken out of the hall by Li Yuan, and he couldn't refuse if he wanted to.
Red Whisk staggered into the inner hall with Bei Ying Lei in his arms and entered a guest room.
The rooms have been prepared for a long time, and not only are they tidy, but even the beds are made.
Hongfu gently put Bei Minglei on the bed, generously untied his clothes and covered him with a quilt, like a little daughter-in-law serving her husband, and even fetched a basin of water to wipe his face.
After serving the Northern Thunder, the Red Whisk quietly left the room, and gently closed the door to avoid disturbing the Northern Thunderbolt's rest.
The moment the door closed, Bei Ying Lei, who was originally lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.
"This woman is virtuous!" Bei Ying Lei sat up from the bed, and he still looked a little drunk.
Bei Ying Lei pretended to be drunk, firstly, he wanted to get rid of the embarrassment of seeing Li Yuan, and secondly, he took the opportunity to stay in Yang Su's mansion.