Thief Emperor

Chapter 251 One martial and one literary!
Previously, Li Yun still thought that the situation in the world would give him a few years of buffer time. However, after the Shuofang Army moved south, his last bit of fantasy was shattered. Even Du Qian had seen that the world would inevitably be in chaos in the future.

At this time, Li Yun naturally would no longer have any illusions that he could continue to live in peace in Jiangdong.

Jiangdong has not yet become chaotic, but it may become chaotic at any time.

Even if Jiangdong really refuses to be in chaos, when Li needs to expand, he must create chaos in Jiangdong. After all, it is a rebellion after all.

If the people of various states and counties can rebel, then the bandits in Hexi can’t rebel?
When the time comes, the left hand will hit the right hand, and Li Yun can take this opportunity to step on his right foot with his left foot and fly into the sky.

The same is true.

If Li Yun can do this, then local forces in other places can certainly do the same. Therefore, as the weakness of the imperial court becomes more and more obvious, the paperhangers are increasingly unable to fool the world, and chaos in the world is almost inevitable.

This is something that is foreseeable and almost inevitable.

Zhao Cheng looked up at Li Yun, still a little hesitant.

Mr. Li frowned and said, "General Zhao gritted his teeth and followed Qiu Dian to rebel, why are you so fussy now? If this thing works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't. Give me an answer as soon as possible."

"Okay, we'll be a family from now on. If not, let's part ways amicably."

Zhao Cheng took a deep breath.

"It is precisely because of Qiu...Qiu Tianwang's matter that Zhao is so hesitant."

He lowered his head, thought for a moment, then half-knelt in front of Li Yun, bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying: "Zhao is willing to follow Sima, but there is one thing I want Sima to promise!"

Li Yun was overjoyed, but his face remained calm. He said calmly, "That's what you said."

Zhao Cheng lowered his head and said, "One day in the future, if I find that Sima and I are not on the same path, I hope Sima will let me go!"

"In order to repay Sima for saving my life, I will serve under Sima for at least three years!"

Li Yun nodded with satisfaction, threw the key in his hand to him, and said with a smile: "That's settled. General Zhao can continue to rest here for a few days, or he can report to Zhou Liang tomorrow. I will say hello to Zhou Liang."

Zhao Cheng took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "Sima, do I need to hide my appearance?"

Li Yun thought for a moment and said, "There shouldn't be many people in the Yuezhou army who know General Zhao. It should be enough for General Zhao to grow a beard. If he covers it up too much, it will attract other people's attention and may be counterproductive."

Zhao Cheng nodded silently.

Li Yun patted his shoulder and turned to leave.

"I have to be busy settling down in the city these days. When I'm done with that, I'll come to the barracks. Then, we can have a good chat."

Zhao Cheng clasped his fists and nodded in agreement.

Li Yun returned to the front yard, had a drink with his subordinates, and then went back to find Xue Yuner to sleep.

The next day, after a good night's rest, Sima Li felt refreshed. He got on the carriage with his family again and headed into Yuezhou City.

The house he bought in Qingyang was a temporary purchase, but he already had a house in Yuezhou. This house was originally owned by a wealthy family named Chen in Yuezhou City. When Qiu Dian rebelled, the Chen family fled from Yuezhou City.

It is worth mentioning that the Chen family returned to Yuezhou this year. After knowing that Li Yun was temporarily staying in their house, after friendly discussions between the two parties, Li spent 800 strings of cash to buy the house.

This house is extremely large, and the price should be only about 30% to 40% of the market price. However, Yuezhou had just experienced unrest, and the housing prices had dropped accordingly. In addition, with the violent support of Mr. Li, the Chen family was even going to give it to Li Yun for free. It was the kind-hearted Mr. Li who gave them 800 strings of cash to complete the transaction.

Because of the wedding, the house also underwent some simple renovation. Although it cannot be called luxurious now, it is at least much better and larger than the Qingyang County Yamen where Xue Yuner lived before.

After Xue Yun'er entered the house, she took Dong'er to look left and right, then shook her head at Li Yun and said, "This house is too empty. There is nothing here except the bed and bookcases. I don't know how my husband has lived here for the past six months."

Li Yun scratched his head.

During his time in Yuezhou, he spent most of his time living in Yuezhou Camp outside the city. When he was working in Yuezhou City, he also lived in this house, but he only slept and worked here at most. He really didn't have the energy to buy any household belongings.

In this regard, women are naturally more careful.

At this point, Xue Yuner looked at Li Yun and said softly, "Husband, didn't we receive a lot of gifts when we got married? Why don't you use those gifts to buy some things?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Those things are all in Qingyang. Some need to be shipped back, and some are too big so we can just leave them at Qingyang's house. As for shopping, Madam, don't worry."

Mr. Li patted his chest.

"Your husband is very rich."

Since running Yuezhou, although Li has invested a lot of money in it and has almost no income in Yuezhou, he has made a lot of income in other places. Up to now, there are at least tens of thousands of strings of cash on the account.

Of course, the most valuable things were not the copper coins, but the grain he got from Mingzhou and the good business situation of Yuezhou.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow I will ask Skinny Monkey to send two to three thousand strings of cash to Madam for household expenses. Madam can tell me again after it is all used up." Xue Yun'er was shocked by this amount. Master Xue had been an official for so many years, but he had not been able to save up several thousand strings of cash. And her own husband!
"Husband, you..."

Xue Yuner looked around and whispered, "Are you corrupt?"

Li Yun rubbed her little head and said with a smile: "Silly girl."

"Why would I need to embezzle?"

It is hard to say whether Yuezhou’s surname is Li or Wu now. Li Yun is certainly not considered to be corrupt now.

But now that he has his own business, his future income cannot be put entirely into the public account; he needs to give some to his family.

This means there are two sets of accounts, one private account and one public account.

"All right."

Li Yun looked up at the sky and said, "Madam and Dong'er, get familiar with the house and take people around Yuezhou City. Meng Qing and the others are outside. Let him bring people to follow you."

"I have something else to do. I need to go to the governor's office to see Lord Du."

Xue Yun'er was born into a family of officials, so she would not delay Li Yun's official business, so she nodded and said, "My husband, just go and do your work, don't worry about us."

"I'll take Dong'er with me to look around."

Li Yun touched her head, turned around and left home, and went all the way to the governor's office.

The people guarding the gate of the governor's office were all Li Yun's men, so there was naturally no problem getting in. Li Yun entered the back hall of the yamen smoothly, and saw Du Laian sitting in a rocking chair with his eyes closed to rest.

He walked behind Du Laian and said in a faint voice: "Laian, is the envoy here?"

"In the study..."

Du Laian said three words, suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at Li Yun, and then jumped up from the chair as if he was pricked by a needle, and hurriedly replied: "Li... Sima Li, my son is in the study..."

Li Yun smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "You look so leisurely."

Having said that, Mr. Li was too lazy to tease him, and walked all the way to the door of the study and knocked on the door: "Envoy, I'm back."

The door opened quickly, and Du Qian, who was wearing only a single layer of clothing, looked Li Yun up and down, and said with a smile: "Sima Li came back very quickly, I thought you wanted to stay in Qingyang for a few more days."

"Come on, come on."

He stepped aside and said, "Come in."

As Li Yun walked in, he shook his head and said, "There are many things going on in Yuezhou. I had nothing to do in Qingyang, so I rushed back. It's a good opportunity for me to have a good chat with you about what we didn't finish last time."

Du Qian invited him in and poured him a cup of tea. After the two of them sat down, Envoy Du smiled and said, "We've actually finished talking about what happened last time."

Li Yun lowered his head to drink tea, looked at Du Qian, and said with a smile: "I still have a lot of things to ask you, sir."

Du Qian nodded gently: "I will tell you everything I know."

"What does the envoy think of the Great Zhou?"

Du Qian thought for a moment and said, "My family has been blessed by the country for generations. I should have supported the Great Zhou court, but after reading the history books, there is no dynasty that has lasted for a hundred generations..."

"There will always be a change of dynasties."

Du Qian lowered his head to drink tea and said calmly: "I studied when I was young. When I was fourteen or fifteen, I felt that the court was already in a state of terminal illness. At that time, I went to ask my father, but he just shook his head and said three words."

Li Yun asked: "Which three words?"

"Do not say."

Du Qian shook his head slightly and said, "No one should say anything and just pretend nothing happened. Everyone should continue to live a good life, but I know that sooner or later this good life will end."

"Other families' ancestral lands are all in Xingyang, Qinghe, or other places, but my family is the Jingzhao Du family."

"Don't make plans early."

"When disaster strikes, the Du family will immediately..."

Du Qian looked at Li Yun with a leisurely tone.

"Destroyed into ashes."

(End of this chapter)