Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 65: Li Family Ancestral Hall! Don’t learn from the ancients!
Inside Luoyang City.

In a tall and majestic imperial palace, in a deep room, accompanied by the sound of sweet girls chirping, a eunuch walked in with small steps.

"Your Majesty! An urgent report from Qinghe County!"

The eunuch knelt on the ground with his hands raised, not daring to look up.

"Qinghe?"

Yang Guang, who was blindfolded, suddenly heard the voice, raised his hand to pull off the silk scarf, and turned to look at the eunuch.

"bring here!"

Yang Guang thought about it, looked at the eunuch with an unhappy expression and said.

"Your Majesty~!"

At this time, a stunningly beautiful woman came behind Yang Guang, gently put her arms around Yang Guang's waist, leaned against Yang Guang's back, and called softly.

As soon as the words came out, even though Yang Guang had long been accustomed to women, he still couldn't help but feel weak all over by the woman's call.

However, thinking about what had happened in Qinghe County during this period, Yang Guang decided to take a look before taking the beauty away.

Turning around and looking at the eunuch who was kneeling towards him, Yang Guang reached out from his raised hands, picked up the memorial, and opened it to read.

Originally, Yang Guang had been prepared to see the news of the fall of Qinghe County, but he never expected to show a look of surprise when he saw the report.

"Ok?"

Yang Guang suddenly became interested and looked at the content carefully. After a moment, Yang Guang's face suddenly burst into laughter.

"Good! What a great young man! God bless me, Great Sui!"

Yang Guang took a deep breath, feeling relaxed, and held the memorial in his hands, his eyes full of excitement.

But at this moment, another eunuch came with his head lowered.

"Your Majesty! The Grand Master of Imperial Households requests an audience!"

The eunuch reported.

"Yu Shiji, what is he doing here?"

Yang Guang was a little confused, but after thinking about it, he asked the beauty behind him to put on a veil and wait on the bed, and then let Yu Shiji come in.

After a while.

Yang Guang, who was sitting on the exquisite bed, saw Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi approaching and bowed slowly.

"My lord! Meet your Majesty!"

"No gift!"

Yang Guang still liked Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi very much.

Yu Shiji was a man of great talent and learning, and he was usually to Yang Guang's liking. Feng Deyi's secret techniques in the bedroom also made Yang Guang very happy, so naturally he liked him more and more.

"I heard that the siege of Qinghe County has been lifted, so I came to report this to Your Majesty. God is truly blessing our Great Sui Dynasty!"

After Yu Shiji stood up, he immediately looked at Yang Guang and congratulated him.

"I have seen it! I was just thinking about how to reward the young general in Yang Shanhui's report. He is still young and so brave. Should I recruit him to guard Luoyang?"

As Yang Guang spoke, he looked thoughtful and indecisive.

"Your Majesty! I think this boy is young and of humble origin! Luoyang is the capital. If Luoyang is guarded by humble people, I am afraid that foreign envoys will laugh at him when they pay homage to him!"

Feng Deyi raised his hand first and made a suggestion to Yang Guang.

Feng Deyi, who relied on flattery to get around in officialdom, knew better than anyone that the current Emperor Yang Guang loved face the most. The three expeditions to Goguryeo were a microcosm of this.

Feng Deyi had heard that the young general was Li Gang's grandson-in-law, so Feng Deyi must not let the young general get close to the emperor and give Li Gang another chance to turn things around.

Feng Deyi was also from Xin County. He married Yang Su's cousin in his early years. When Yang Su was targeting Li Gang, not only did Feng Deyi help, but his wife in Xin County also used force against the Li family.

Now that Li Gang has finally been driven out of the court, how could Feng Deyi give him another chance?

"What do you think?"

After hearing what Feng Deyi said, Yang Guang thought about it and looked at Feng Deyi.

"I heard that the young general was brave and good at fighting, and he was not afraid of death. But in the current territory of the Great Sui Dynasty, there are only thieves gathering to plunder. I think the hidden danger of the Great Sui Dynasty is the Turks. The Turks have repeatedly entered the country. Why not..."

When Feng Deyi said this, he glanced at Yu Shiji standing beside him, and then looked at Yang Guang.

"Give him the title of brigade commander and send him to Mayi to lead the troops!"

Feng Deyi said softly.

At this time, Yu Shiji also raised his hand to agree with Yang Guang.

At this time, Feng Deyi and Yu Shiji could not help but look at Cui and Yang and curse them in their hearts. In the past, almost all the bandit troubles in various places had to go through the hands of these two people, and then it was up to them to make the decision and report to the emperor.

As a result, this time, when it came to the Yang and Cui families, it seemed as if no one was left in Luoyang. The memorial from Qinghe County had already been delivered to Yang Guang before they could react.

"Commander..."

Yang Guang thought about it and was about to do as Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi said, when suddenly a slender hand came around his waist and stroked it slowly, and he heard some witty words in his ears.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Wang Rengong, the governor of Mayi, was the governor of Ji County in his early years. When he was later transferred to Xindu, all the officials and people of Ji County cried and begged him to stay! I thought that Wang Rengong had been demoted earlier. If he had any complaints in his heart, Your Majesty, instead of sending the brave man to his command, why not let him stay in Taiyuan County? Guard the north for Your Majesty!"

The beautiful woman spoke softly to Yang Guang, then slowly moved forward and whispered in Yang Guang's ear.

"And I was also thinking, I heard that the soldiers who had resisted the Turks before had quite a lot of words, Your Majesty, why don't you take this opportunity to reward this person and tell the world that Your Majesty will reward those who have made contributions! If there are people who are not rewarded, they must have made mistakes!"

The woman's words made Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi's expressions change instantly. They were about to speak when they suddenly saw Yang Guang taking a breath.

"Hiss~~~! My beloved, what you said is absolutely true~~!"

Yang Guang was completely subdued by the demon behind him and could not even stand up. Then he looked at Yu Shiji, Feng Deyi, and the two eunuchs.

"I will pass on my order to grant him the title of Fenwu Colonel, station him in Yingyang Prefecture in Taiyuan, command the infantry, and grant him gold and silk..."

Yang Guang gave the order with his eyes almost closed, and his breathing became rapid as he spoke.

"promise!"

"promise!!"

Upon hearing Yang Guang's order, the two eunuchs beside him stood up and left, and Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi looked a little ugly.

When he looked at Yang Guang, he couldn't help but look at the charming woman behind Yang Guang.

Seeing that the evil woman Cui was teasing Yang Guang while looking at them with smiling eyes, Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

This evil woman of the Cui family is really capable!

A few months ago, Yang Guang and hundreds of officials were surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops led by the Turkic leader in Yanmen. In order to resist the Turkish army, Yang Guang promised that all soldiers defending the city would be rewarded heavily. However, afterward, there were more than 17,000 meritorious soldiers, but Yang Guang only rewarded more than 1,500 people. This incident made Yang Guang lose the trust of the world.

They didn't expect that the evil lady Cui would actually mention this matter.

"I resign!"

There was no room for recovery, so Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi would naturally not stay for long. However, after looking at each other, they had secretly made up their minds that no matter what, they would not let the evil lady Cui go to Jiangdu.

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Inside Li's Mansion in Xin County.

Li Chengzhi, Li Chenggao and Li Lingchuan knelt under the pavilion and chatted together. It was a rare occasion for Li Chengzhi to come back, so now that they met, they naturally had endless things to say and endless interesting stories to hear.

Li Qiong knelt aside and poured tea for her brother and two cousins.

Li Zhaotian was also listening quietly. She was still young and had never been far away, so it was very novel for her to hear her eldest cousin talk about the interesting things in Taiyuan County and Pingyao City.

However, when Li Zhaotian looked at his brother Li Le, he looked absent-minded, with some sadness in his eyes.

Li Zhaotian knew that his brother was thinking about his sixth brother-in-law. Ever since he heard that his sixth brother-in-law led the troops to defeat the rebel Zhang Jincheng and killed the rebel general Xu Jinpeng, Li Le had been waiting for his sixth brother-in-law to come back.

But so many days have passed and there is still no news from my sixth brother-in-law. My brother has been waiting in vain every day, feeling very disappointed.

The smile faded, and Li Zhaotian couldn't help but look at his sister beside him. He secretly made up his mind that he would study hard and practice martial arts, and strive for...

But as he thought about it, Li Zhaotian felt very sad.

Compared to the Liang family, the enemy of fourth sister Li Qiong, my mother said that the Xie family of Chen County is much more powerful than the Liang family.

Even my second uncle, fourth uncle, fifth uncle, grandfather, even my grandfather, and his old friends were all helpless.

Even if I could marry a noble man in the future, it would be useless!

"Uncle! Uncle!!!"

“Sixth brother-in-law!!”

Suddenly, he saw his cousins standing up, and then heard his brother's excited voice. Li Zhaotian turned his head and saw the figure of the young man next to his fourth and fifth uncles...

Sixth brother-in-law!
He is back! ! !

Li Zhaotian looked surprised and looked at the young man with his two small eyes.

"Call all servants and maids to the front yard. No one is allowed to go to the ancestral hall today!"

Li Shaozhi walked quickly and spoke to the servant who was bowing. He saw the servant nod and then looked at the Li family members under the pavilion.

"Everyone, go to the ancestral hall!" Li Shaozhi said seriously and walked towards the ancestral hall first.

After hearing Li Shaozhi's words, all the Li family members under the pavilion were confused. They didn't know why they suddenly had to go to the ancestral hall. However, seeing the usually cheerful fourth uncle looking so stern, even the usually easy-going expression on the fifth uncle's face was replaced by seriousness, and no one dared to disobey.

"Sixth brother-in-law! Sixth brother-in-law!!!"

Li Le quickly rushed out of the pavilion and came to Fu Zihou's side. Looking at his sixth brother-in-law following behind his fourth uncle and fifth uncle, Li Le was filled with excitement.

"Let's go! To the ancestral hall!"

Fu Zihou looked at Li Le and smiled, then he couldn't help but look at Li Zhaotian.

Seeing the confusion on Li Zhaotian's face, Fu Zihou did not explain, but looked at Li Le and asked Li Le to call the sixth sister to the ancestral hall.

"okay!"

When Li Le heard Fu Zihou's words, he immediately ran to the backyard and was as obedient as could be.

Seeing this, Fu Zihou continued to follow Shao Zhi's uncle and father-in-law towards the Li family ancestral hall.

In the yard, Li Chengzhi, Li Chenggao, Li Lingchuan and others were full of confusion. They had all guessed that the young man was the sixth sister's husband, but now they didn't know why the fourth uncle and the fifth uncle didn't introduce him to the three of them, and even the sixth sister's husband didn't stop to look.

Among the Li family's children, perhaps the most complicated one is Li Qiong, looking at the backs of Li Shaozhi, Li Liyan, and Fu Zihou.

Inside the Li Family Ancestral Hall.

As it is New Year's Eve, compared to the usual incense burning, candles are now lit all around the ancestral hall.

Upon learning that Fu Zihou had arrived at Li's residence, a figure soon came running over in a hurry.

Fu Zihou, who was standing next to Li Liyan, heard footsteps, turned around, and saw a girl with messy hair, haggard face, and red and swollen eyes with tears.

Thinking of what Cui Wenjin and Aweng said, Fu Zihou smiled at Li Cai.

There were no extra words, and Li Cai couldn't speak either. She lowered her head and walked step by step to stand behind Fu Zihou, holding Fu Zihou's sword in her hand.

"Zihou!"

After a few breaths, Old Lady Li, as well as Li Jingjie, Zhou, Bao, Wei, and Changsun, also came to the ancestral hall.

Seeing that Fu Zihou was fine, Mrs. Li finally felt relieved.

"Grandma Li!"

Fu Zihou knew that he had made the old lady worried these days and felt a little guilty.

"As long as it's okay! Just as long as it's okay!"

Old Madam Li obviously saw what Fu Zihou was thinking and kept talking.

At this time, Li Jingjie came step by step from among the many children of the Li family to the side of Li Shaozhi and Li Liyan.

"Fourth brother, fifth brother, why do you want everyone to come to the ancestral hall? And you also asked the servants and maids in the mansion to go to the front yard?"

Li Jingjie asked doubtfully.

At this moment, not only Li Jingjie, but also Old Madam Li, Mrs. Zhou, other women, and all the children of the Li family, all looked confused.

Li Qiong was also puzzled. She didn't understand what had happened and why her fourth and fifth uncles asked them to come to the ancestral hall when the young master of the Fu family came back.

"Zihou, you brought him here. You are the son-in-law of the Li family. Take him out!"

Li Shaozhi did not answer his second brother Li Jingjie. Instead, with red eyes, he looked from his third brother's spirit tablet to Fu Zihou and said.

Hear the words.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Fu Zihou, not understanding who Li Shaozhi was talking about.

Upon seeing this, Fu Zihou came to his father-in-law Li Liyan, opened the wooden box, and took Xie Yan out with both hands.

Xie Yan came to the Li family to visit Mr. Li a few years ago, wanting to learn, so many people in the Li family knew Xie Yan.

At this moment, the younger generation of the Li family might not know Xie Yan, but Old Madam Li, as well as Zhou, Wei, and Changsun, could not help but burst into tears when they saw Xie Yan for the first time.

"Xie Yan!"

"Xie Yan!"

Old Madam Li breathed rapidly and walked forward with a pale face. After confirming that the man in Fu Zihou's hand was the enemy who killed her son, her hands began to tremble.

"Why did you kill my husband? Why did you kill my husband? Ah, ah, ah..."

With red eyes, Bao walked forward angrily, constantly tearing and struggling with Xie Yan in Fu Zihou's hands. The despair and the fact that she would never see her husband again made Bao collapse and cry after seeing Xie Yan.

"Xie Yan!"

Hear what Madam Li and Mrs. Bao said.

The younger generation of the Li family were all stunned and looked at the man in Fu Zihou's hands in astonishment.

It was him who killed my third uncle Li Shuyun.

"You killed my father!!!"

Li Le was crying heart-wrenchingly at this time, punching Xie Yan on the head with all his strength. Thinking of his father's death and his father's grave, he continued to pour out the pain and despair of the past two years.

In the carriage, Fu Zihou could stop Li Shaozhi, but here, looking at Li Le, Fu Zihou said nothing and let Li Le beat Xie Yan.

Fu Zihou sighed. When he looked at Li Cha, he saw Li Cha's surprised face. When Li Cha looked at him, Fu Zihou moved his mouth slightly.

Fu Zihou is saying, you don’t have to blame yourself anymore!

Watching Li Cha suddenly smile, that tearful little face smiled at him for the first time, without avoiding or lowering her head.

The machismo in Fu Zihou's body was unprecedentedly satisfied, but when he withdrew his gaze, he noticed Li Qiong's complicated expression and saw Li Qiong's gaze.

Fu Zihou looked away without hesitation.

Looking at Li Le, whose hands were broken, Fu Zihou signaled Li Le to get up first. Then he pulled Xie Yan, whose face was covered in blood, to kneel in the ancestral hall, facing Li Shuyun's spirit tablet.

"Li Le, Li Zhaotian, kneel down and kowtow to your Sixth Brother-in-law!"

Fu Zihou had just let go of his hand, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the old lady's words. He turned around and saw the crying siblings Li Le and Li Zhaotian kneeling to him, and Fu Zihou hurriedly helped them up.

Seeing that Aunt Bao and Old Madam Li were also about to kneel down, Fu Zihou was shocked.

"Grandma Li, Aunt Bao, this is what Zihou should do! You have always taken care of Zihou and the Fu family. As the husband of the Li family, Zihou should do this!"

Fu Zihou didn't dare to let Granny Li and Aunt Bao kneel down, so he quickly persuaded them, indicating that the important thing at the moment was to pay homage to his third uncle Li Shuyun first.

Inside the ancestral hall, everyone in the Li Mansion, both men and women, looked at Fu Zihou, not knowing what to say.

It was not until now that everyone understood why there had been no news about Fu Zihou for some time.

Looking at Xie Yan kneeling in front of the spirit tablet.

For Fu Zihou, no one could describe what he felt at that moment.

Inside the Li Mansion.

The worship process lasted for more than an hour, and the ancestral hall was filled with the cries of Old Madam Li and others.

After the worship, Fu Zihou couldn't bear to hear his close ones crying, so he left early. His father-in-law had already given instructions on Xie Yan's matter, and the people in the Li Mansion would not tell anyone else after learning what happened.

Down the corridor.

Fu Zihou leaned against the wooden beam. The matter at the Li Mansion had been resolved. Later he would go and distribute all the gold promised by Cui to those who participated in the war. The living would receive it in person, and the dead would be sent to their families.

Even with the help of Cao Yong, Xia Jia and others, it will still take a lot of time. Looking at the sky, I hope that it can be resolved before dark.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps and Fu Zihou turned around to see Li Cha coming towards him.

When Li Cha walked up to him and handed the sword to him with both hands, Fu Zihou smiled and picked up his sword.

Looking at the scabbard and the hilt, they were all wrapped in comfortable silk cloth. Not only did they look much better, but even when held, they were not as cold as before.

Before Fu Zihou could draw out his sword which had been with him for a long time, he saw Li Cha, who looked haggard, suddenly handing him a small piece of cloth. Fu Zihou found words on it, so he picked it up and read it.

It said that the money had been paid off and that he hoped to carry the sword with him wherever he went in the future.

"If you are not here, I will kill myself!"

Fu Zihou was reading the words, and when he reached the end, he couldn't help but look at the cloth wrapped around the sword.

Is there something written in it? A promise, an address?

Fu Zihou had heard about this before. In ancient times, it was said that when the husband went to the battlefield, his wife would wrap cloth around the hilt of her sword. After the husband died, if someone got the sword and sent it to her address, the wife would give the money she had promised to the person who sent the sword, and then commit suicide with the sword.

Fu Zihou had only heard about it before.

But at this moment, looking at the cloth in his hand, Fu Zihou couldn't help but look at Li Cha who was lowering her head in front of him. For the first time in his life, he felt something pressing on his heart, very heavy, but not at all suffocating.

Sudden.

Fu Zihou couldn't help laughing and looked at Li Cai unhappily.

"What if the sword falls? What if someone steals it? Don't learn from the ancients! Stupid!"

After Fu Zihou finished speaking, he looked at Li Cha who raised her face with a slightly aggrieved look on her face.

Fu Zihou smiled and didn't bother to pay attention to Li Cai. He held the sword and looked up at the distant sky, wondering what reward the Sui Dynasty would give him if he removed Cui's promise.

(End of this chapter)