Li Yuan's face is not as angular as Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's brothers, but has soft lines and a somewhat kind appearance, no wonder it is rumored that Emperor Yang Guang once jokingly called him "Li Yuan" to his face. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Jin Chanzi meets Master Li. Chen Yi accompanied him to pay respects carefully, and did not dare to judge people by their appearance and underestimate each other. No matter what the history he knew about this seemingly kind Li Yuan, how could the founding monarch of a powerful empire be a simple person.

Li Yuan sat behind a bookcase, let Chen Yi bow down and stand in front of him for a long time, seeing that his expression was always calm and did not show the slightest anxiety and shame, he said lightly: "No need to be polite." ”

Chen Yi's expression was still calm, and he straightened up and stood solemnly in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan asked: "I heard that you made miraculous achievements in the battle of Pingyang Xuangan, and not long ago you were appreciated and received by Your Majesty, and you were promoted by leapfrogging and rewarded with gold silk, it is the time when the spring breeze is proud, why don't you enjoy the honor and favor in Luoyang and come to this official?"

Although Chen Yi was sure that the marriage envoy of the imperial court had not yet arrived, he was not surprised why the other party knew about these things. With the Li family's network power, it is normal to bury a few eyes and ears in the court. And since Li Yuan knew about his reward, he naturally also knew about the emperor's decree to give marriage. He skipped the matter and didn't mention it, naturally waiting to see how he behaved.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi bowed deeply again, and said with the most sincere attitude and tone: "The kid is here for one thing, that is, to beg Master Li to marry his beloved daughter Xiuning. ”

Li Yuan asked in a deep voice, "Do you know that this official has intended to match Xiuning Xu with Chai Shao?"

Chen Yi stood up straight and replied without humility or arrogance: "The kid knows, but don't say that Xiuning has no love for Chai Shao, and with him, Chai Shao is not worthy of a proud woman like Xiuning, whether it is himself or the Chai family behind him." ”

"What a big breath!" Li Yuan said, "The Chai family is a Linfen wang clan and a eunuch for generations, why did you say such contemptuous words?"

Chen Yi said: "Although the kid has only been in business for a few years, the accumulated wealth can already meet the equipment and consumption of an army of 10,000 people, I wonder if this is a qualification?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "Your ability to make money is also very good, but the family's hundred-year-old heritage is far from being comparable to your accumulation in the past few years." ”

Chen Yi said again: "The kid is now named the captain of Zhiguo, and he will be used in Yun Dingxing's 'Long Live Army' for the time being. If necessary, the kid is sure that he will secretly control this group of people within one to two years, I wonder what Master Li thinks?"

Li Yuan's eyes shrank slightly, but he still shook his head and said: "After the battle of Luoyang, Yun Dingxing and the 'Long Live Army' were touted by many people as famous generals and strong soldiers, but in the eyes of battle-hardened people like this official, Yun Dingxing is not worth mentioning, and the 'Long Live Army' is just a joke, and it is always controlled and of limited use. ”

Hearing the other party casually vetoing his two hole cards, Chen Yi was not discouraged at all, and continued: "The kid has a confidante named Angel, a disciple named Sun Wukong, a little brother named Chen Xi, a domestic servant named Mole, plus the kid himself, all of them are monks in the realm of practicing qi, and all five of them are sure to advance to the realm of knot Dan within ten years. ”

"Are you serious?"

Li Yuan finally couldn't keep his composure, and recently he also learned some information about the cultivation world through various channels, although there are many beings in the world, there are very few people who have the qualifications and the opportunity to step into the realm of qi cultivation and become a monk, and the vast majority of monks can only wander in the realm of qi cultivation throughout their lives. Except for the few powerful people of the Yuan God Realm who have almost become legends, Monk Jiedan can be regarded as the top figure in the cultivation world. Five Jiedan monks, that is already comparable to the strength of several major cultivation sects.

Chen Yi added a weight unhurriedly: "The kid still has a friend who can be trusted with his life, Master Xuanzang, who is a true disciple of the Pure Land Sect, one of the three major righteous path sects in the cultivation world......"

He naturally doesn't have any psychological obstacles to moving out of his other self as a backer.

Li Yuan was silent for a long time, and the expression on his face was no longer calm, as if he was weighing and considering it repeatedly. After a while, he sighed softly and said:

"Even if there is His Majesty's will, if this official wants to refuse this marriage, there is a way. But this official loves Xiuning's daughter the most in his life, and he really can't bear to miss her lifelong happiness, so he has to cheapen you kid!"

Chen Yi secretly pouted, despised the other party's pretense and inconsistency, obviously moved by the strength he showed, but he said that he loved his daughter, but he still made a look of great joy on his face, climbed up the pole and bowed thanks, and said cheekily: "Thank you for your son-in-law!"

When it comes to being thick-skinned, Li Yuan is even better than Chen Yi, and after calmly accepting Chen Yi's thanks, he waved his hand with a smile and said, "The virtuous son-in-law is exempt from courtesy, and sit down and talk." ”

After Chen Yi sat down, Li Yuan asked again: "Since the virtuous son-in-law is a cultivator, I don't know if he knows anything about Louguantai?"

Chen Yi's heart moved when he heard this, and he thought of Yan Chixia who accompanied Li Shimin to Luoyang, and replied after a moment of silence: "Louguantai is inherited by Daozu Laozi. Daozu was originally a figure of the same era as Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, and when the Yellow Emperor ascended to the Tao, he took over the responsibility of suppressing the Great Demon God Chiyou Yu Heavenly Demon Palace.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Lao Tzu reincarnated and reincarnated as Li Dan, and finally succeeded the Yellow Emperor and flew away, but before the ascension, the Taoist system was passed on to Hangu Pass and Yin Xi was ordered to balance the Heavenly Demon Palace. After Yin Xi attained enlightenment, he founded Louguantai in Zhongnan Mountain, and gradually became the leader of the righteous sect in the cultivation world. ”

Li Yuan said: "What the virtuous son-in-law said is generally consistent with what I know, and in addition, do you know whether Louguantai has interfered in the rise and fall of the worldly dynasty?"

Chen Yi shook his head: "As far as my son-in-law knows, Lao Tzu Taoist advocates quiet and inaction, except for the Heavenly Demon Palace's entry into the world to attract their attention, the affairs of the world have never been taken to their hearts. ”

Li Yuan was silent for a moment and then said: "A few days ago, there was a Taoist who came to visit this official, he claimed to be known as Xie Hong, and his Taoist name was Qingxuzi, and he was a monk under the Guantai Gate of Zhongnan Mountain Tower. He also said that the ancestor who had been promoted not long ago actually sent back the news, instructing the world to be the time of the rise and fall of the dynasty, and my Li family was really his bloodline, and ordered the tower to enter the WTO to complement each other and help my Li family achieve great things.

"Don't hide it from my son-in-law, when I first heard about it, I was also excited for a while. But after thinking about it, I felt that this matter was a little strange. In your opinion, how credible is what Xie Hong said?"

Chen Yi only knew the real reason why Li Yuan accepted him, but he was suspicious of the Louguantai that came down from the sky to help him seize the world, and planned to put himself as a weight on the other side as a counterbalance.

He pondered carefully for a while in combination with the historical data of his previous life, and said: "The little son-in-law is foolish, Louguantai has always taken it as his responsibility to suppress the devil and protect the world, even if he has other intentions, he may not have bad intentions towards his father-in-law, maybe he wants to do something by helping his father-in-law take over the world." You can be wary of it, but you don't have to be hostile. ”