Thief Emperor

Chapter 246 Young People in Power

In the past, when Li Yun was still the head of Qingyang County, Master Pei admired him very much, and his first reaction was four words.

Take it as a dog.

After all, at that time, although Li Yun had the identity of a captain, he was actually just a yamen runner and a commoner. It was not surprising that Pei Huang had such an idea.

But now, Mr. Li's strength has skyrocketed a thousand times. When Pei Huang sees him again, he still wants to "take him in as a dog."

Li Yun is now qualified to bargain with him.

This trip to Xuanzhou is still very necessary for Li Yun, because he is now...

The court still had a contribution to make, but did not give him credit.

That was the Battle of Wuzhou.

Although the credit of this battle inevitably went to Zheng Wei and Du Qian, Envoy Du still sided with Li Yun. With him around, Li Yun was definitely the main contributor to the Battle of Wuzhou, and this was indisputable.

The court would naturally reward the officials below for their meritorious service. Originally, even if an official like Li Yun, who had no background, made meritorious service, the credit would be divided up by the bigwigs. But now, with Zheng Yu, Du Qian and Li Yun's own third-level clerk in front of him, if he could establish a little relationship with Pei Huang who was about to return to Beijing...

Maybe Mr. Li’s position as governor has been found.

Dominating Jiangdong is no longer just empty talk.

As for whether he would side with the prince, Li Yun didn't care at all. He didn't want to be an official in the court at all, nor was he afraid that the prince's people would get any political leverage over him. As long as he could get a favorable status at this stage, he could use it to lay eggs and develop the Li Group.

In the future, he won’t have to pay any attention to the prince.

Who knows, I might be able to do some big business by using the prince's reputation!

The next day, after bidding farewell to the reluctant Xue Yun'er at the county government office, Li Yun asked Zhou Liang, Deng Yang and others to return to Yuezhou first, while he took Li Zheng, Zhang Hu, Meng Qing and a dozen other people and rode on horseback to Xuanzhou City.

Fortunately, Qingyang was within the territory of Xuanzhou, and by riding on horseback, they could reach Xuanzhou in just one day. They set out early in the morning and arrived in Xuanzhou in the evening.

After entering Xuanzhou City, Li Yun did not rush to meet Cui Shao, Pei Huang and others, but found an inn to rest and asked Meng Qing to deliver a visiting card to the Xuanzhou Governor's Office.

After all, Sima Li is now a well-known figure. He rushed to Xuanzhou in such a hurry and immediately went to pay a visit. People who didn't know would think that Sima Li was asking for help!

Moreover, since there is cooperation to discuss at this time, we must take a higher stance, otherwise we will suffer great losses in subsequent contacts.

After having Meng Qing deliver the visiting card, Li Yun ordered a table of food and wine, and pulled Li Zheng and Zhang Hu to sit down, saying with a smile: "Yesterday I received a letter from Lao Jiu. That guy has now fled to the Central Plains and seems to have made a lot of money."

Li Zheng drank a glass of wine with Li Yun, and shook his head when he heard the words and said, "He has been cunning since he was a child, and he is most suitable to be a profiteer. Second brother, let him go out to do business, and he will certainly make money."

Li Yun laughed and scolded, "If he knew about the bad things you said about him behind his back, he would definitely make trouble for you."

"Second brother, you won't tell secrets."

Li Zheng chuckled, turned his head to look at Zhang Hu, and coughed: "Huzi, don't tell Lao Jiu what we talked about today."

"You're right, skinny monkey."

Zhang Hu took a big bite of the meat, his mouth full of oil. "Lao Jiu is a cunning man. He has cheated me of countless roasted rabbits in the past."

The three of them looked at each other and burst into laughter.

While they were drinking, Meng Qing came running back and knocked on the door.

"General, I'm back..."

Li Yun wiped the oil off his mouth and said casually, "Come in, come in."

Meng Qing walked in and was about to clasp his fists in response to Li Yun, but Li Yun waved at him and said with a smile, "Sit down and talk while you eat. Skinny monkey, give this kid a pair of chopsticks."

Meng Qing looked at the three of them and felt a little embarrassed.

Zhang Hu waved at him and said, "Come, boy, sit here."

Zhang Hu grinned and said, "I've never seen you drink before. Today, the brothers will train you to drink!"

Meng Qing took a deep breath and sat next to Zhang Hu. However, he did not forget the serious matter and said, "General, I went to report that the governor's office asked me to come in for questioning. They wanted you to meet them today, but then they said they would see you tomorrow."

Meng Qing lowered his head and took the wine glass handed over by Zhang Hu, and said, "I will invite the general to dinner at the Misty Rain Tower in Xuanzhou at 3 pm tomorrow."

Li Yun nodded and said with a smile, "I understand."

"You've been running around all day, sit down and eat something."

After saying this, Li Yun looked at Li Zheng and Zhang Hu, and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate this kid because he is young, but he is very smart. When he grows up, he may achieve great success."

Back in Shidai County, Li Yun saw with his own eyes Meng Qing, who almost beat the Shidai county magistrate to death with a wooden stick. That kind of ruthlessness was definitely not possessed by ordinary young people.

This is a promising talent, maybe he will be of great use in a few years.

At this point, Li Yun looked at Meng Qing and said calmly: "From now on, you should stay with Meng Hai, stay by my side, and learn more and see more."

"Meng Hai is a bit careless. You should remind him more often."

Meng Qing was excited. He held up the wine glass with both hands and whispered to Li Yun: "General... General, I offer you a glass of wine!"

Li Yun was stunned, and he also picked up his glass, stood up and clinked his glass with his, and said with a smile: "You are quite well-behaved."

"Come on, don't be restrained, let's drink and eat meat!"

Meng Qing raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. He looked at Li Yun deeply, then lowered his head and said only one word.

"yes!"…………

The next afternoon, Yanyu Tower.

After a night's rest, Li Yun felt refreshed. He walked all the way to the downstairs of Yanyu Tower. Before he had time to go in, he heard a familiar voice upstairs.

"Sima Li."

Li Yun looked up and saw Du Qian, dressed in scholar's clothes, waving at him with a smile at the railing on the second floor.

Li Yun then went upstairs, clasped his fists and saluted Du Qian, saying with a smile: "I thought the envoy had already returned to Yuezhou, but I didn't expect that the envoy would come to Xuanzhou instead."

"I was dragged here by force."

Du Qian returned the greeting with a bow, then waved the fan in his hand and said with a smile: "I was originally going to go back to Yuezhou, after all, there are a lot of things waiting for me in Yuezhou, but I was forced to come to Xuanzhou, saying that I had to have a farewell dinner."

Li Yun was startled, then he understood and asked, "Master Pei wants to..."

"Ah."

Du Qian looked back at the private room behind him and said calmly, "With his status and the crown prince being the regent, how could a place like Jiangdong possibly keep him?"

Li Yun sighed and whispered, "As far as I know, he was demoted to Qiantang by His Majesty. Is there no reason why the Crown Prince called him back?"

If the old emperor had already passed away and the new emperor had succeeded to the throne, then summoning Pei Huang back would be a matter of words, but the old emperor was still alive, and the prince dared to do such a thing to go against his old father...

Either the prince has lost his mind and failed to consider this aspect, or...

The prince may... have completely taken control of the government and can ignore his old father's dissatisfaction.

Du Qian shook his head slightly: "I don't know the details, but he will probably make further progress this time when he returns."

Mr. Li smiled.

"Envy doesn't come, envy doesn't come."

Du Qian thought for a moment and continued, "Envoy Cui, maybe he will also go back to the capital."

This Li Yun is understandable.

Nowadays, the capital city is probably in turmoil. Cui Shao's uncle is the current prime minister, and the prime minister with the most say. It is very reasonable to transfer him back at this time and let him occupy some important positions in the capital city.

Even something that happens naturally.

Du Qian pulled Li Yun's sleeve and said with a smile: "Whether Sima Li can go further may not depend on the documents we three handed in earlier, but on this meal today."

At this point, Du Qian couldn't help but shake his head and said with emotion: "In our Great Zhou, many important matters are often not handled in the court, but at the dinner table."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Otherwise, with so many people arguing in the court, nothing will come of it."

The two of them went to the private room together. Pei Huang and Cui Shao were already there. Li Yun first glanced at the two of them, then smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Master Pei, Envoy Cui."

Pei Huang and Cui Shao both bowed in return with smiles on their faces.

"Sima Li is finally here."

Pei Huang smiled and said, "I am here, waiting for you for two days."

Li Yun was surprised and asked, "Master Pei is leaving now? I thought Master Pei was going back to Qiantang to complete his work first."

"Just leave the task to me. There are important matters in the capital, and I must rush back as soon as possible."

At this point, he shook his head and sighed, "It's a life of hard work."

Envoy Cui on the side said with a smile: "Brother Pei, when he returns this time, it won't be long before he becomes as powerful as the Prime Minister. This is really enviable."

After everyone exchanged a few polite words, Pei Huang looked at Li Yun and said with a smile: "Sima Li has been very successful in Jiangdong this year. The court has probably noticed Sima Li by now."

Li Yun thought for a moment, then looked up at Pei Huang and chuckled, "It doesn't seem to matter whether the court pays attention or not. I wonder if Minister Pei has noticed me?"

Pei Huang was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter.

"I noticed it, I must have noticed it."

"Come."

He picked up the cup and smiled.

"Drink, drink!"

Li Yun and Du Qian looked at each other. Du Qian raised his glass and said with a smile, "I'm afraid that Minister Pei is very busy now. He may not pay attention to the small things in Jiangdong. Brother Pei, when you return to the capital, don't forget to share Minister Pei's worries."

The four of them looked at each other, all with smiles on their faces.

Pei Huang narrowed his eyes, glanced at Du Qian indifferently, and raised his glass again.

"Come on, have another drink!"

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(End of this chapter)