Thief Emperor

Chapter 259 I have tolerated him for a long time!

Li Yun walked to the front yard and saw Du Qian's follower Du Laian. Du Laian was quite interesting. Not only Du Qian liked to tease him, but Li Yun also often teased him for fun. Seeing Du Laian standing in front of him, Li stepped forward and patted his shoulder, smiling and said, "What's the matter? Why did Brother Laian come here in person?"

Du Laian bowed and said with a bitter face: "Master Li, please don't make fun of me."

"My young master wanted to come here in person, but he had a lot of things to do at the governor's office, so he asked me to come here to run the trip. Please go over quickly."

Li Yun walked in front of him, looked back at Du Laian, and said with a smile: "Are you used to living in Yuezhou now?"

Du Laian knew that Li Yun was making fun of him for planning to run away, so he hung his head, a little embarrassed: "Young Master, why do you tell me everything..."

Li Yun laughed and walked in front with his hands behind his back. His house was not far from the governor's office, only separated by a street. Not long after, Li Yun arrived at the governor's office and was led by Du Laian to the study.

In the study, Du Qian stood up to greet him, bowed and said, "Sima."

At this point, he smiled and said, "Now you should call me Li Shijun."

"Temporarily, temporarily."

Li Yun waved his hand and said, "I am a governor. I am not from the imperial court. I have never even been to the capital. I cannot be called an envoy."

The governor of each state is already the top position in the local permanent establishment. In the past, when the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty was normal, officials had to go to the capital, or at least to the Ministry of Personnel, to accept an "interview" from the Ministry of Personnel before taking office as a governor.

Even the emperor would most likely meet him once before sending him to a local area to serve as a governor. The word "Envoy" more or less has this meaning.

As for someone like Li Yun, who had only been in officialdom for a year or two, let alone in the capital, even the officials in the capital had rarely seen one. He was appointed as the governor of a state, even if it was only temporary. This was unimaginable in the past.

But now, the court order is on the brink of collapse, so it is not surprising if any bizarre things happen.

The two of them sat down, and Du Qian said with a smile: "The real governor is the envoy, isn't he?"

After Li Yun sat down, Du Qian poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Our Second Prince will invite... you to dinner tonight."

At this time, the two people were already very familiar with each other, so Du Qian was at a loss as to how to address each other and hesitated.

According to their relationship, they could at least be called allies or friends. They should have addressed each other by their courtesy names, but Li Yun did not have a courtesy name, so they had to address each other by their official titles.

It was ok to call him Sima before, but now that Li Yun has been promoted, it would seem too awkward to change his address to "Envoy Li".

Seeing that his address was really awkward, Li Yun looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "The envoy and I should be considered friends. The envoy is a few years older than me. From now on, don't address me by my official title. Just call me Erlang."

"How about I call you brother?"

Du Qian was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Li Yun and scratched his head: "Erlang... is it Xing Er?"

He vaguely remembered that Li Zhao, the Sima of Yuezhou, should be the most senior one in the family.

However, because the background of this Sima Li is really too mysterious, he only revealed the situation of his family when he was in Qingyang. Now a year or two have passed, and a lot of information has become blurred.

Du Qian couldn't know exactly what position Li Yun ranked in the family.

Mr. Li looked at him and said with a smile, "Row two, row two."

"There is another brother in the family, but he is missing."

Whether Li Yun is Li Yun or Li Zhao is not so important now. What is important is that he holds the military power of the Yuezhou Army and his power in Jiangdong is growing.

Therefore, although Li Zhao still had to continue using this vest, there was no need to cover it as tightly as before.

Even if someone discovered his original identity, there would be no place to report him. After all, there was no one in the entire Jiangdong who could judge him.

Zheng Wei can't do it either.

The name Li Yun cannot be used for the time being, but the name Li Erlang does not need to be avoided anymore, otherwise it would be too awkward to address people like Du Qian.

Du Qian naturally would not delve into the details of Li Yun's status, so he smiled and said, "Then I will call you Erlang from now on."

He paused, then suddenly smiled and said, "Let's continue talking about Wu Erlang."

Li Yun was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was talking about King Wu Yuanyou of Chu, and he smiled silently.

Du Qian lowered his head to drink tea and continued, "After Erlang left, the King of Chu told me to transfer 900 Yuezhou soldiers to him to accompany him on his inspection tour of Jiangdong."

At this point, Du Qian smiled and said, "I hinted at him indirectly. He now knows who has the final say in Yuezhou Camp. Let's cooperate with each other when we have dinner later."

Du Qian put down his teacup and whispered, "Let's see if we can capture this Wu Erlang."

Li Yun looked at Du Qian and asked, "How do you want to cooperate, Brother Du?"

Du Qian lowered his voice, and told Li Yun his thoughts with a smile, and then said, "We will act according to the circumstances when we eat later."

Li Yun thought about it for a while, then smiled and nodded. "That's it."

…………

In the evening, in the elegant room of Ningcui Tower.

Wu Yuanyou sat in the main seat, and Du Qian sat next to him. The two waited in the private room for a long time before Li Yun finally arrived. After pushing the door open, Li Yun looked at the two of them, then bowed his head to Wu Yuanyou and said, "I am Li Zhao, your Highness, and I pay my respects to you!"

Wu Yuanyou's attitude at this moment was completely different from before. He forced a smile on his face and greeted, "Sima Li... No, it should be Governor Li."

"You're welcome. Sit down and talk. Sit down and talk."

Li Yun sat down as instructed.

Du Qian's expression did not look good. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why are you so late, Envoy Li?"

"After receiving the imperial edict, Li will have to rush to Wuzhou to take up his post soon. There are many matters of the Yuezhou Army that need to be dealt with, so I have been delayed."

Du Qian lowered his head to drink tea, then said, "Please ask Li Si... Envoy Li to come over. I have something to discuss with you."

Li Yun nodded: "Envoy Du, just tell me what you want to say."

Du Qian looked at Wu Yuanyou, who nodded slightly, and then he continued, "Your Highness came from the capital without many guards. Envoy Li also knows that our Jiangdong is not very peaceful now. First there was the rebellion of Qiu Dian in Yuezhou, and then there was the rebellion of Guo Ming, a salt household in Xiangshan County, Mingzhou."

"Therefore, Your Highness will need more guards for this inspection of Jiangdong. We are preparing to transfer eight or nine hundred soldiers from the Yuezhou Army to serve as Your Highness's personal guards for the time being."

Li Yun frowned at first, then said, "Envoy Du, if His Highness wants to mobilize troops to serve as guards, it seems that he should mobilize them from the Duke of Zheng in Wu County. Why mobilize them from Yuezhou?"

Du Qian also frowned: "Your Highness is a royal family, and an imperial envoy of the court. He was ordered to inspect Jiangnan. He can mobilize troops from wherever he wants. Can't he mobilize troops from Yuezhou?"

He said in a deep voice: "Besides, Li Shijun, you are about to leave Yuezhou. I am still discussing the affairs of Yuezhou with you. Wait until you go to Wuzhou."

"This is Yuezhou's internal affairs."

Li Yun shook his head and looked at Wu Yuanyou instead of Du Qian. He bowed his head and clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness is an imperial envoy. You can mobilize soldiers from all the prefectures and counties in Jiangnan, but the soldiers from Yuezhou are a little difficult to deal with. Your Highness may not know that the order I received from the Political Affairs Hall earlier was to lead troops to garrison Yuezhou to prevent the remnants of Qiu Dian from causing chaos."

"Back then, the traitor Qiu Dian gathered tens of thousands of people and stirred up trouble in Yuezhou. Later, General Su dispersed the main force of the rebels, but most of the rebels are still scattered throughout Yuezhou. Not long ago, they also started a rebellion in Wuzhou."

"Right now, the remnants of Qiu Dian's rebellion have not yet been resolved, so the Yuezhou soldiers have been maintained at a thousand people, with the purpose of constantly preventing Qiu Dian's remnants from causing chaos."

He bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, I beg you to transfer troops from elsewhere."

Du Qian was annoyed and slapped the table, saying, "Envoy Li is no longer an official of Yuezhou!"

"It seems that Envoy Li doesn't need to worry about Yuezhou's affairs anymore, right?"

Li Yun refused to give in and sneered, "Not to mention that the imperial edict did not specify whether Li was still an official of Yuezhou. Even if Li was no longer an official, the Yuezhou soldiers are outside the city. Envoy Du can mobilize them!"

"you!"

Du Qian was furious and shouted angrily: "Li Zhao, what do you want to do!"

Li Yun's face darkened: "I am now on the same level as Envoy Du, so I am not afraid of you slamming the table anymore."

Seeing the two quarreling, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was watching the show at first, but when he saw this, he felt something was wrong, so he stood up quickly and forced a smile: "Okay, okay, peace is the most precious thing, peace is the most precious thing."

After he persuaded them for a few more words, the two men dispersed. Wu Yuanyou pulled Du Qian aside, shook his head and sighed, "Brother Eleven is right. The court has suffered a loss in the Central Plains. These local officials have really become irritable. Yuezhou is like this, and I wonder what the other prefectures and counties in Jiangnan will be like."

Du Qian gnashed his teeth in anger and clenched his fists tightly: "Your Highness may not know that after I arrived in Yuezhou, I couldn't control this Li Zhao, let alone the Yuezhou Army. I have tolerated this guy for a long time!"

"I see. I see."

Wu Yuanyou shook his head helplessly and said, "But I think Li Zhao doesn't seem to have any bad intentions. If I really use Zheng Yu's soldiers as guards, I'm afraid I won't live to see the day I return to the capital."

"Brother Eleven, please bear with me for a moment."

Du Qian took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Your Highness, don't think that he speaks righteously. These local military officers are all profit-seeking people. If Your Highness gives him some benefits, he will accept it."

His Royal Highness the King of Chu thought for a moment and asked, "What are the benefits?"

"I don't know."

Du Qian shook his head.

"You have to ask that guy himself to find out."

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