Thief Emperor

Chapter 243: Robbery of the Bride!

After toasting a few glasses of wine, Li Yun met Xuanzhou Governor Cui Shao again. Compared with the previous times, this time Cui was much more polite. He pulled Li Yun to drink a few glasses of wine in a row, and the two of them flattered each other.

Although these children of aristocratic families may still look down on Li Yun in their hearts, but at this time, at least in the Jiangdong area, Li Yun is an existence that no one can ignore.

Many prominent figures from Jiangdong attended Li Yun's wedding banquet this time, and almost all officials from Xuanzhou and Yuezhou were also present.

The scale of the wedding banquet was unexpectedly large.

The original preparations of Li Zheng, Chen Da and others were no longer sufficient, and a group of Yuezhou soldiers were running around non-stop, busy as hell.

In addition to these officials, there were naturally some people from the old village also present.

The second in command Yuan Zhengming, the third in command Zhou Liang, as well as the fifth uncle Chu Heng and a group of people from the Cangshan Village were all present. Watching this lively wedding, these old people from the village gathered together and talked about it.

The second in command, Yuan Zhengming, looked at Li Yun holding a wine glass to welcome the guests, and couldn't help shaking his head and said, "Second son... has really made it big now. Except for us bandits, the others who came here today seem to be some well-known figures."

Although it seemed like he was talking to himself, he was actually speaking to Zhou Liang who was standing beside him. However, Zhou Liang looked calm, as if he hadn't heard anything, and said nothing.

Yuan Zhengming coughed and said, "Old Third, you..."

"Are you an official now?"

Zhou Liang then looked back at him, lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "It's not considered an official position in the imperial court, but in Yuezhou, it should be considered an official position."

Hearing Zhou Liang's words, Yuan Zhengming's eyelids twitched. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "What about your kid..."

Zhou Liang turned his head to look at Yuan Zhengming and said, "I'm helping with things in Yuezhou now."

After hearing this, the second in command hesitated for a while and said, "Third brother, my two sons..."

Zhou Liang shook his head: "When the leader of the village returned to the Ten Kings Village last time, didn't he want to take them to Yuezhou? Second brother, you didn't agree, so they didn't go."

"I...I at that time."

Yuan Zhengming lowered his head and muttered, "Aren't you worried that Erzi will take his anger out on them?"

"Third brother, please help second brother. It's time for those two guys to find a way out."

"Brother, I can't do this."

Zhou Liang whispered, "You have to go and tell the village chief."

At this point, he thought for a moment and said, "This is a rare opportunity, second brother, you must seize it, and later..."

"It's not easy to see the village chief."

"Don't worry about whether the village chief will make things difficult for my two nephews. If the village chief doesn't tell you, he may not remember the things about the old village. Even if he can remember, he won't care about it now."

As a general who has always been with Li Yun, Zhou Liang knows better than anyone what level his "village leader" is now.

Even the governor of Jiangnan East Road smiled when he saw him now!

As for the current strength of the Yuezhou Army, apart from anything else, it has already completely surpassed Zhao Cheng of Wuzhou. As long as Li Yun is willing, he can quickly occupy the entire Jiangdong!

However, the Yuezhou Army did not stop there and may continue to expand in the future. It only needs an opportunity, a suitable opportunity!

This "second son" whom they have watched grow up since childhood will rise from the abyss and soar into the sky!
Zhou Liang couldn't quite estimate what level he would reach by then, but no matter what, he would be much stronger than the old brothers who stayed in the Ten Kings Village!

Yuan Zhengming took a deep breath, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go see him in a while and bow my head to him..."

"Third brother, you stay by my side for a while and help me smooth things over."

"Otherwise, my second brother will be embarrassed."

Zhou Liang smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, second brother."

Yuan Zhengming looked at Li Yun who was toasting and couldn't help muttering: "Ma Zi is such a good son..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yun came towards them with a wine glass in hand and said with a smile, "The uncles are here."

"Come, come, drink, drink."

He raised his wine glass and toasted the elders of the old village with a glass of wine. Naturally, everyone would not refuse him face, and they all raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

The second in command, Yuan Zhengming, stood up, raised his wine glass, bowed his head and said to Li Yun: "Village leader, I toast you a glass."

Li Yun looked at him, then at Zhou Liang, and also picked up his glass, clinked it with Yuan Zhengming's, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Yuan Zhengming lowered his head and took a deep breath: "Village leader, I want to apologize to you for offending you before."

"I'll drink three glasses of wine as punishment."

As he spoke, Yuan Zhengming, whose hair was already half white, tilted his head back and gulped down three glasses of wine. It was not known whether it was because he was drunk or he was too embarrassed to apologize to his juniors in front of all his brothers, but after three glasses of wine, his face was flushed red.

Li Yun watched him finish the three glasses of wine quietly. When he put down the glass, he reached out and patted Yuan Zhengming on the shoulder, smiling and said, "The people in our old village are all considered a family. Second uncle is too polite."

"Uncle, do you want Yuan Da and Yuan Er to follow me?" Yuan Zhengming blushed and nodded in response.

Li Yun laughed: "The conflict between us has nothing to do with them. They have called me second brother since they were young. If they want to find a way out with me, how can I not take them with me?"

"Just discuss this with Uncle San. He currently manages one to two thousand people."

As he spoke, Li Yun looked at Zhou Liang and said, "When you bring someone to Yuezhou, you have to start from the beginning like Zhou Bi did. This rule applies to everyone in the future."

Zhou Liang took a deep breath and lowered his head quickly: "Yes."

Li Yun then looked at everyone, picked up another glass of wine, and said, "Come on, elders, let's have another drink."

"I, your nephew, have a lot of things to do today. After I finish this glass of wine, I will go back to work. When we meet again in our old village, we can have a good drink together!"

Everyone responded and drank it all in one gulp. When Li Yun turned around and left, all the people in the old village couldn't help but praise him in a low voice.

"If nothing else, Erzi is such a freaking open-minded person!"

Zhou Liang turned around and glared at him.

The man quickly changed his words: "Village leader, village leader..."

……

In the blink of an eye, it was dusk, and Mr. Xue and his wife also arrived at the Xue family. Since Li Yun had no elders, only the couple were allowed to sit at the top.

If Li Yun had not started his own business at this moment and was still just an ordinary bandit, then the elders of the old village could actually sit at the top instead of his parents. However, he has started his own business now, and there will be more superiors and subordinates in the future, so they cannot be allowed to act as Li Yun's "parents".

Especially Zhou Liang, it is even worse, otherwise there will be big problems in the future.

After worshipping heaven and earth, Mr. and Mrs. Li Yun knelt down to worship Mr. and Mrs. Xue. Finally, after the couple worshipped each other, Miss Xue, accompanied by Dong'er, walked into the bridal chamber.

Li Yun, on the other hand, continued to drink with the guests.

Now it was time to get the groom drunk. Although the people from Yuezhou Camp and Cangshan Village did not dare to force Li Yun to drink too much, the officials in Jiangdong did not indulge Li Yun. They kept drinking until late at night, and when Li was drunk, they put him back into the bridal chamber with a smile.

Late at night, Li Yun, who was already dizzy, pushed open the door of the bridal chamber unsteadily, then turned back to close it, moved a stool, sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Miss Xue with a red veil, and smiled: "Young lady."

These words were very frivolous, just like the tone of an unscrupulous young man teasing a decent woman. Miss Xue was not like other brides who were completely unfamiliar with the groom. She and Li Yun had been "in love" for almost two years, so she lifted her veil, secretly glanced at Li Yun and glared at him.

"You...why did you drink so much?"

"I…"

Li stuck out his tongue and shook his head, "I'm not drunk."

He shook his head, still a little confused: "I...I coaxed them."

As he spoke, he reached out and took Miss Xue's hand, and said drunkenly: "Let's go...let's go..."

"Where to go?"

Xue Yun'er was a little angry and said angrily: "This is our bridal chamber. Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

"You...you will know if you follow me."

Although Li Yun was a little drunk, he was determined. He pulled Xue Yun'er out of the bridal chamber and came to the backyard of the new house.

A carriage full of red decorations was waiting in the backyard. Li Yun pulled Xue Yun'er, who was wearing a red veil, to the side of the carriage, but he still spoke incoherently.

“Get…get in the car.”

Xue Yun'er seemed to understand something. She lifted her veil and looked at Li Yun, hesitating: "You...inside..."

"It won't work..."

"I have to go back home in two days..."

"No... no delay."

Li Yun pulled her into the carriage. The driver was none other than Li Zheng, who chuckled.

"Sit tight!"

He shook the reins, and the carriage slowly left the Li family, left Qingyang, and headed straight for Cangshan Mountain outside the city.

When the carriage left Qingyang County, the refreshing night breeze blew in, and Li Yun, who had drunk too much, finally sobered up. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and shouted to the outside.

"Cangshan Li Yun——"

He made trumpet shapes with his hands and laughed out loud.

"Come and grab the bride of Yuezhou Sima Li Zhao!"

(End of this chapter)