Chapter 409 The dust settles
Like a thunderclap, this news shocked everyone to the core.
"Uncle Bao, is this true?"
Everyone looked at Qin Shubao eagerly, why did this matter sound so fantasy, so they were all looking forward to Qin Shubao's answer.
"Hey! It's okay, I, Old Cheng, know everything. Shubao's words are correct." Before Qin Shubao could answer, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but stood up and answered first. "At that time, I, Old Cheng, was the first to answer.
I am present and know the identity of His Royal Highness, hehe!"
Cheng Yaojin looked triumphant, as if he knew that this was a shocking honor.
"Damn it, you Cheng Yaojin knew about this and didn't reveal it to the brothers, making us miss brother Li Fan so much..."
"That's it, brothers, beat this girl up..."
However, before Cheng Yaojin could be proud, he was pushed to the ground and masturbated by the "angry" brothers. For God's sake, this guy would have been fine if he had just said a few words.
"Brothers, please stop making trouble." Qin Shubao's words pulled Cheng Yaojin out of the abyss, but he looked serious but still friendly. "Now Shubao and Yaojin are ministers of the Tang Empire, so
, brothers, if you are willing to join, Shu Bao welcomes you on behalf of His Royal Highness; if you are not willing, brothers can find their own way to make a living, and brothers will not stop you."
Qin Shubao's words were so sincere, and everyone knew that he really thought about everyone.
"Second brother, I, Hou Junji, will follow you. I will go wherever you go."
"I, You Junda, am also following Brother Yao Jin. Wherever Brother Yao Jin goes, I will go."
"Yes, yes, we brothers will all follow the second brother. Let's have a big drink together and eat a big piece of meat."
"I heard that my eldest brother has become an official in the Tang Dynasty. If we go to the Tang Dynasty together, won't the brothers be able to be together again?"
"Yes, yes, that's right..."
Everyone looked excited. It seemed that they were also very happy that the brothers could still be together.
"I will not join Datang."
However, just when everyone was happy, a heavy sound interrupted everyone's interest. When they turned around, they saw that it was none other than Shan Xiongxin, the owner of Erxian Villa.
"Fifth brother. What's going on?"
"Yes, wouldn't it be better for Fifth Brother and us brothers to be together?"
Everyone looked puzzled at the moment, not understanding why Shan Xiongxin did this. Of course, Li Jiancheng understood the reason.
"Fifth brother, why are you doing this?"
Although everyone calls themselves brothers, there are always some close relationships and some distant relationships.
The relationship between Qin Shubao, Shan Xiongxin, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Cheng, Wang Bodang, You Junda, Hou Junji and the departing Wei Zheng was even better.
Therefore, they also know some things. For example, Shan Xiongxin's feud between the Shan family and the Li family.
Shan Xiongxin's grandfather was named, and he helped the Yuwen family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty unify the north. He had outstanding military exploits. He worshiped the general who protects the country and guarded Dongchang Mansion. In 579 AD, Xiongxin's father Yu succeeded his father and still guarded Dongchang. In the first year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (581)
), Sui general Li Yuan led his troops to attack Zhou and surrounded Dongchang. Shan Yu fought bloody battles with him for seven days and nights. After the city was broken, he was captured and killed by Li Yuan.
Li Yuan respected Shan Yu as a human being, and when the generals of the Shan family led Shan Yu's descendants to escape, Li Yuan did not send anyone to chase him.
Originally, according to normal history, Shan Xiongxin's eldest brother Shan Xiongzhong would have been accidentally killed by Li Yuan. However, now because of Li Jiancheng, Shan Xiongzhong's death was spared.
However, the hatred of killing his father is still there, so even if it was Li Jiancheng who rescued him in Luzhou City that day, Shan Xiongxin would not forget the hatred of killing his father.
What's more, because of his rebellion, Erxianzhuang was in ruins, and there was no longer anything to worry about, so naturally there was nothing to think about.
"In the past, Your Majesty and my uncle were each their own masters, and Your Majesty was benevolent and righteous and let you go privately. If someone had discovered it at the time, it would have been the crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!"
When Qin Shubao saw Shan Xiongxin's resolute expression, he immediately understood with reason and moved with emotion.
Shan Xiongxin frowned when he heard this. Li Yuan let the women and children go without eradicating the roots. This shows that he is also a kind and righteous man, and Li Jiancheng was kind to him for saving his life. After all this, it was his Shan family that still owed kindness to others.
"In this case, Shan is willing to let His Highness the Crown Prince handle it, but he will never serve the Tang Dynasty."
After thinking for a long time, I thought Shan Xiongxin would change his mind. Unexpectedly, this guy also jumped into the trap and was unwilling to serve the Tang Dynasty.
"Shan Xiongxin, why are you so ignorant?"
Cheng Yaojin stood aside and stared with his copper bell-like eyes, looking depressed.
"You big boss has an opinion, do you want to have a fight?" Shan Xiongxin was in a depressed mood no worse than Cheng Yaojin. He was thinking of venting his anger when Cheng Yaojin bumped into him. He immediately rolled up his sleeves and was about to have a fight.
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"Brother Yaojin, don't make trouble yet."
Li Jiancheng stopped Cheng Yaojin, who was also rolling up his sleeves, and turned to look at Shan Xiongxin with a smile, "Has Brother Shan really decided this?"
"Yes, Shan is alone now, so what is there to worry about?"
Because of his uprising, Erxian Village was suppressed by the imperial court, and his family members were probably all dead, so Shan Xiongxin naturally had nothing to think about.
"hehe…"
Li Jiancheng chuckled and said something that made Shan Xiongxin almost lose control.
"If Brother Shan's family is all here and he works for the Tang Dynasty, would Brother Shan still think so?" Li Jiancheng looked at Shan Xiongxin with a smile, looking like an old fox.
"This...how is this possible?"
Shan Xiongxin was stunned and couldn't believe the authenticity of this matter. He didn't think that Yang Guang would be so kind and let his family members go.
"Not to mention whether it is true or false, Jiancheng just wants to ask, if so, what should Brother Shan do?"
"If the situation is really as His Highness the Crown Prince said, Shan is willing to join the Tang Dynasty and serve His Highness and the imperial court." Shan Xiongxin showed a hint of excitement on his brows. If all his family members are here, let alone the Shan family's debt to the Li family, for
What's wrong with its effectiveness?
"Haha, if that's the case, it's settled." Li Jiancheng was very happy to receive Shan Xiongxin's guarantee. Shan Xiongxin is a man of justice, so he will naturally not go back on his promise. "Here, Jiancheng tells everyone a piece of news again. It's not just Shan Xiongxin.
My brother’s family and all the brothers’ families have been arranged in safe places, and now is the time to reunite.”
On that day, there was a sudden change in Luzhou City. In addition to Qin Shubao's mother and Li Rongrong, there was also Cheng Yaojin's mother. Because the others were in other places, they had no time to notify their families.
When they settled down in Wagang and wanted to go back to pick up their family, they only saw ruins. They thought that their family had been murdered by the Sui army. However, they did not expect that Li Jiancheng would bring them such a surprise today.
In fact, Li Jiancheng had already arranged everything before setting off for Luzhou City.
Take their family members to a safe place, and then destroy their residence, so that the court will not continue to pursue them.
The reason why the people were not released after the fall of the Sui Dynasty was because, firstly, they were fighting everywhere and the war was in chaos. If they were not careful, they would die unexpectedly. Wouldn't that be a waste of effort? Secondly, if you keep these people in your hands, you can deal with them when the time comes.
They were playing the family card, so Li Jiancheng would not miss any opportunity to conquer these heroes.
"We are willing to serve His Highness."
When they first heard the news, everyone was surprised and excited. After they woke up, under the leadership of Qin Shubao, they all expressed their surrender to Li Jiancheng.
"Haha, brothers, please get up quickly." Li Jiancheng touched everyone with his hands and said happily: "Now that everything has been arranged, brothers and Jiancheng will return to Chang'an City to reunite with their families."
After saying that, he walked towards the city chatting and laughing with everyone. As for the dark chess pieces left by Li Mi, naturally someone had to deal with them.
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"Secret Duke!"
On a hill near Xingyang City, a strong man in full armor knelt down respectfully in front of a man of medium height, but with a gloomy face at this time.
"All the people we left behind were found, and under the leadership of Qin Shubao and others, they all pledged their loyalty to Li Tang."
The strong man told in detail what happened outside Xingyang City, and then said nothing.
"Huh!" The man with a gloomy face snorted coldly, seeming to be unhappy with what happened. However, he was powerless to reverse it.
"Let's find a place to settle down first. If we don't avenge this revenge, I, Li Mi, will be able to walk freely in this world."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away.
Afterwards, nearly three thousand strong men in full armor followed closely behind.
This man is none other than the disappeared Li Mi, and those more than 3,000 strong men are the dead soldiers of the Pushan public camp built by Li Mi himself. To be continued...
Chapter completed!