bastard seizes tang

Chapter 114
After all, Yang Zhengdao was a former Sui royal family and a young man. Yang Zhengdao was captured by the former army, but the Tang army did not insult him, but was imprisoned in a tent.

"Your Highness, Marshal, Yang Zhengdao is in the tent." The soldiers who came to lead the way pointed to the tent and said to Li Ke and Li Jing.

Li Ke pushed open the tent door and entered. Sure enough, sitting in the big tent was Yang Zhengdao whom Li Ke had met when he was herding sheep in Yinshan.

"The king of Shu is safe and sound." Yang Zhengdao saw Li Ke entering the tent, without the slightest fear or discomfort, got up and said to Li Ke.

Li Ke replied: "Fortunately, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty worked hard, and this king can still stand here alive."

Yang Zhengdao smiled wryly and said: "The first time we met, I was the king of Sui, and you were the hostage. Goodbye now, I am a prisoner of my subordinates. Your Highness is already the king of Shu in the Tang Dynasty. The world is changing, and it is really impermanent."

After Yang Zhengdao finished speaking, he looked at Li Jing again and asked, "This must be the coach of the Tang army, the famous Li Jing and Marshal Li."

Li Jing said: "It's Li Jing, but I dare not take the word "famous all over the world."

Yang Zhendao said: "How great is the achievement of destroying the country. After this battle, Li Shuai's name will be known all over the country."

Li Jing said: "Your Excellency is a wise man, you should know what my Highness and I are doing here."

Yang Zhengdao nodded and said, "Young son Yang, if there is anything worthy of the two of you going there, it's just for the Imperial Seal."

Yang Zhengdao, a false king of the Sui Dynasty with no soldiers and no power, at such a late hour, the only thing Li Ke and Li Jing missed so much was the jade seal that symbolized the legitimacy of the throne.

"But I don't know where the jade seal is now?" Seeing that Yang Zhengdao was straightforward, Li Jing asked.

Yang Zhengdao said: "I am a mere Lizi, exiled in the north, and was established as King of Sui in desperation. The position of King of Sui is not what I want, and it is of no use to me to pass on the jade seal of the country. The Marshal wants it." , I will offer it with both hands. It’s just that I still need the two of you to agree to me.”

Li Jing and Li Ke looked at each other and asked, "What's the matter?"

As kings of subjugation, it's not hard to guess what their minds are. They just want to save their lives and keep their wealth. Li Jing thinks that Yang Zhengdao's condition is that he hopes that the Tang Dynasty will give him an official title, and spend the rest of his life without worrying about food and clothing.

However, Yang Zhengdao was quite different from others. Yang Zhengdao said to Li Jing: "Yang has nothing else to ask, but he wants to go back to Chang'an with his own life, and get one-third of an acre of land at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, so that he can do farming by himself. For the rest of my life."

Yang Zhengdao's words were very plain, just like when he first met Li Ke.

After hearing Yang Zhengdao's words, Li Jing's eyes flashed with astonishment. He didn't expect Yang Zhengdao's request to be so simple.

Li Jing boasted that he had seen countless people. When he looked into Yang Zhengdao's eyes, he couldn't see the slightest taste of power, not even the heart of wealth and honor. What he saw was indifference. At Yang Zhengdao's age It shouldn't be indifferent.

For a while, Li Jing couldn't even find any reason to reject Yang Zhengdao, because Yang Zhengdao really didn't want much, but his own life, which was too insignificant compared to the jade seal he was about to pay.

Li Jing asked puzzledly, "Why do you want to go to Guanzhong?"

As a subjugated king, the capital of the country is not a good place. After all, under the eyes of the emperor, if he thinks about it that day, he will kill him. It is far less happy and comfortable than being sealed in the state.

Li Jing thought that he could hear some convincing reasons from Yang Zhengdao, but the answer Yang Zhengdao gave made him feel a little bit dumbfounded.

Yang Zhengdao said to Li Jing: "I am from Guanzhong, and my parents and grandparents were all born in Guanzhong, but I have never set foot in Guanzhong myself. I want to see it."

Li Ke listened to Yang Zhengdao's words, and slowly he finally understood.Why did Yang Zhengdao, who was the pseudo-king of the Sui Dynasty, die well in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and even his descendants were once held important positions in the Xuanzong Dynasty.

If Yang Zhengdao asked himself to be sent to another place, Li Shimin might still worry that he had the heart to make a comeback and might be gathering strength, but he asked himself to work in Zhongnan, right under Li Shimin's nose, so Li Shimin would naturally be more at ease .

Yang Zhengdao's son Yang Chongli was an official to the Minister of the Household Department and the Duke of Hongnong County, and his grandson Yang Shenjin was an official to Yushi Zhongcheng. The father and son were once in charge of the Taifu treasury and held high positions.

After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Zhengdao's descendants could still do this step, which is considered remarkable.

Li Jing asked: "So, as long as I comply with your request, you will hand over the jade seal?"

Yang Zhengdao said: "As long as the king of Shu and the commander-in-chief nod, the jade seal will be presented immediately."

At this time, Li Ke remembered the scene when Li Kechu was exiled in Yinshan more than a year ago.

At that time, Yang Zhengdao came to look for him and told Li Ke that he was willing to pass on the jade seal of the country to save his life.

Li Ke remembered something and asked, "Are you throwing yourself into a trap tonight?"

Seeing that Li Ke had guessed his intentions, Yang Zhengdao smiled and said, "What Your Highness said is that Jie Li originally threatened me to flee north together, but I am already tired of fleeing, and I am tired of this kind of life. I didn't want to be the King of Sui even for a day, so I secretly stayed by myself."

Listening to Yang Zhengdao's words, Li Jing knew that Yang Zhengdao's words should be true.

Jieli fled quickly. If Yang Zhengdao hadn't escaped with him, he would have already left Tieshan by now. How could he stay where he was and be captured by the following Tang army?
In fact, before Li Jing left Beijing, Li Shimin also mentioned Yang Zhengdao to him.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has ruled the world for more than ten years, it has gradually won the hearts of the people. The so-called former Sui Dynasty has long been forgotten by the people of the world. Now, in the eyes of the people of the world, the Tang Dynasty is the Zhengshuo. Can't afford the slightest wave.

Li Jing said: "If you can present the jade seal, Your Highness and I will ask His Majesty for your order so that your life will not be hurt."

Only Li Shimin from Chang'an could decide Yang Zhengdao's life and death. Although Li Jing knew Li Shimin's thoughts, he didn't dare to do it for him, and he directly agreed to Yang Zhengdao.

"Thank you." Yang Zhengdao also knew what Li Jing meant, so he thanked him immediately for saying too much.

Li Ke asked: "But I don't know where Yuxi is now?"

Yang Zhengdao said to Li Ke and Li Jing, "You two come with me."

As Yang Zhengdao said, he led Li Ke and Li Jing out of the big tent, and came to the tent where he originally lived. He pointed to a small piece in the southwest and said: "The jade seal is hidden here."

When Li Jing heard this, his face showed joy, and he immediately ordered the soldiers behind him: "Dig."

The soldiers took orders, fearing that the jade seal would be broken, so they dug it down with bare hands.

Yang Zhengdao didn't hide it very deep, and the soldiers dug for a while before they dug out a wooden box with a simple appearance from the soil. The soldiers wiped the dirt off the wooden box from their sleeves and put it on the table in front of them.

Who would have thought that such a simple wooden box contained the most precious treasure in the world?

(End of this chapter)