Thief Emperor

Chapter 394 Family and State Affairs

Mr. Xue's words may sound a bit exaggerated, but they are actually quite practical.

The imperial court was unable to control the local areas, so capable people were in control of the local areas. Li Yun was able to confront the Pinglu Army head-on and even gained a small advantage.

In a sense, it can be said that Li Yun is not far from General Zhou.

At least they are on the same level.

You know, even when the world was not in chaos, the local Jiedushi was the top position in the imperial court and a top-notch figure in the local area.

Being able to be compared with the Jiedushi was naturally a step up to the sky for Li Yun, a young man who was still the head of Qingyang County three years ago!

More importantly, the imperial court no longer has control over the local areas. Now the status of a local "overlord" like Li Yun will only be higher than before, and his power will also be greater.

Even if outsiders knew about Li Yun's changes, they would not feel them obviously. For example, the soldiers who followed Li Yun later, even if they heard about Li Yun's background, would find it difficult to have any particularly intuitive feelings.

But Master Xue actually watched Li Yun grow up. He even knew that Li Yun was not the captain of Qingyang at first, but a bandit leader on Cangshan Mountain!
This huge change in identity shocked Mr. Xue.

He knew the process of his son-in-law's rise from a captain to the Sima of Yuezhou, but he had no idea how he had gone from being the Sima of Yuezhou to becoming the current Envoy Li.

Li Yun smiled at Xue Song and said, "Father-in-law, what you said is not quite right. I can only say that I am still climbing and I am far from reaching the sky."

At this point, the smile on Li Yun's face faded, and he said with some emotion: "This is a road of no return. If you turn back, you will be smashed to pieces."

As a minister of the Great Zhou, I could still quit while I was ahead, but now that I have started my own business, it is difficult to turn back.

There is only one way to reach darkness.

Or you can hold on to this small piece of land in Jiangdong, be a rat in Jiangdong, and establish a separatist force that can be passed down for two or three generations.

In short, there is no way to be an ordinary person who does not bother with the world anymore.

Mr. Xue looked into the distance and said slowly: "My dear son-in-law, if our Xue family moved to Jiangdong..."

Li Yun knew Master Xue quite well. He knew very well that Xue Song was not the kind of person who would curry favor with the powerful, and he would not bring his entire family over just because his son-in-law had become successful.

And now, he suddenly said this, not because he wanted his family to come to Jiangdong to abuse their power, but because he was worried that when Li Yun's business became bigger and bigger in the future, his children and grandchildren outside Jiangdong might be in danger.

In other words, there is a high possibility of danger.

Maybe someone has some evil intentions and kidnapped the Xue family to threaten Li Yun, or even directly killed the Xue family members outside to retaliate against Li Yun.

This is not surprising.

After Master Xue finished saying this, he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Erlang, Xue Gui is the only one from the Xue family who stays with you. As for the others, Erlang will find them a place to live. I will never ask you for an official position."

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "My father-in-law is right. The outside world is not peaceful right now. If I come to Jiangdong, I can protect the safety of the Xue family and Yun'er won't worry about her brother."

"My two brothers and all the nephews can come to Jiangdong. As for whether they want to be officials or not, that's out of the question."

Mr. Li smiled and said, "I am currently short of manpower. If the two brothers come, they may be able to help me."

As a startup gang, Li Yun is still short of people under his command. After all, even in the prefectures and counties that are now directly under his jurisdiction, the people in charge are still officials of the Great Zhou, who are just temporarily dependent on him.

If Li Yun wants to have a team that is his own from top to bottom, it will take time and allow the people under him to come to the fore little by little.

Therefore, Li Yun was not short of official positions at the moment. As long as his two brothers-in-law had sufficient abilities, it would not be a big deal to give them official positions.

Moreover, with such "own people" around, Li Yun's personal leadership position will become relatively more stable.

Master Xue lowered his head and whispered, "I will write to the eldest and second brothers and discuss it with them."

After saying that, the old man turned around and left to write a letter.

Li Yun looked at his back as he almost trotted away and smiled dumbly: "Father-in-law, please walk slower."

Mrs. Xue was curious when she saw Mr. Xue leave in a hurry, so she came over and asked a few questions. After Li Yun answered them one by one, Mrs. Xue was stunned at first, and then she left with Mr. Xue.

Xue Yun'er came forward at this time and asked, "What did my husband say to my father?"

Li Yun took her hand and said with a smile: "My father-in-law said that he wants my two brothers-in-law to move to Jiangdong as well."

Xue Yun'er was startled at first, then shook her head gently: "Given the temperaments of the eldest and second brothers, I'm afraid they won't want to come, let alone live under the roof of our Li family."

"You don't have to live in Jinling once you come here."

Li Yun smiled and said, "You can let them go back to live in Xuanzhou. Xuanzhou is under the jurisdiction of your husband anyway. Arranging a job for your father-in-law as the governor of Xuanzhou can be considered a promotion for him."

Xue Yun'er blinked and looked at Li Yun.

"My husband has been out for a while, and his tone has become much louder."

Because she was pregnant, many things happening on the front line were not heard by her, even though the people in Jinling City knew about it.

Li Yun smiled and said, "The imperial edict from the court to promote my husband will probably arrive in a while. Then my wife will know how powerful my husband is." "Promotion?"

Xue Yun'er was even more curious and whispered, "Didn't my husband say in a letter a month or two ago that the court promoted my husband to be the Third Recruiting Envoy? How long has it been since then, and the court is promoting my husband again?"

Li Yun took Xue Yun'er's hand and walked to the inner room, smiling as he walked: "Time has changed, and now your husband is a little more powerful."

"Even if the court doesn't promote my husband, it will at least raise his status."

The young couple went into the bedroom, but since Mrs. Li was pregnant at the moment, they could only talk in private.

Xue Yun'er took Li Yun's hand, placed it on her belly, and whispered, "During this period, the sister-in-law of the Du family sometimes came to visit me at home. She said that if this child is a son, he will definitely be a great man in the future."

"Does my husband prefer sons or daughters?"

Li Yun was startled, then he smiled dumbly: "It's all right, it's all right."

Xue Yun'er hummed, leaned into Li Yun's arms, and murmured.

"My husband is truly amazing."

Li Yun didn't say anything, but just hugged her quietly, with some eagerness in his eyes.

As your career grows bigger, your heart will also grow bigger.

Something called ambition began to grow wildly in his heart.

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In the next two or three days, Li Yun had a good rest. Apart from looking through some important documents, he spent the rest of his time at home, accompanying his wife.

On the third day, Du Qian came to visit as promised.

Li Zheng also followed Du Qian into Li Garden.

The two were quickly invited to Li Yun's study. After greeting each other, Du Qian took out a document from his sleeve and placed it in front of Li Yun, saying softly, "Erlang, I have met some people who have come to us these days. I have selected six who are worth meeting and have sorted them out and written them down in this document."

Li Yun looked at the document and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll find time to meet them in the next few days to see what kind of people they are."

Du Qian found a chair and sat down, and continued: "In addition, the autumn grain from the prefectures and counties in Jiangdong has been sent to Jinling one after another, but it is still the prefectures and counties within our reach. Some prefectures and counties in the southern part of Jiangnan East Road have not responded yet."

Hearing him mention this, Li Yun looked at Li Zheng and said, "Skinny Monkey, I was just about to tell you this. I want to send you to the southern part of Jiangdong to quell the unrest in the southern states and counties under the name of the Recruiting Envoy."

Li Zheng was stunned at first, then he understood what Li Yun meant.

The prefectures and counties that did not obey the Recruiting and Suppressing Office and did not pay taxes to it were the prefectures and counties where unrest occurred. The Recruiting and Suppressing Office could use the name of the Recruiting and Suppressing Office to carry out pacification.

"Give you a few months."

Li Yun took a deep breath and said, "Take 2,000 people with you and bring me 10,000 back before the end of the year."

"Is it possible?"

Li Zheng only thought for a moment, then nodded gently, clasped his fists and said, "Second brother, I accept it!"

Li Yun stood up, patted Li Zheng on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Good brother, if you can handle this matter, I will come back and find you a wife."

Li Zheng smiled, bowed his head and said to Li Yun: "Second brother, you don't have to worry about getting married. I will do it myself."

"When we are ready to discuss marriage, I will trouble my second brother and second sister-in-law."

Li Yun seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Why? Do you have a crush on someone again?"

"No."

Li Zheng shook his head and smiled at Li Yun, "Second brother, I'm going to prepare to go south. You talk to Mr. Du."

After saying that, he clasped his fists towards the two of them, then turned around and ran away.

After he ran away, Li Yun and Du Qian looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

After laughing for a while, Du Qian coughed lightly and said softly, "Calculate the time. The imperial edict is probably on the way."

"Erlang, guess what position the court will give you?"

"At most, he is an observer."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and laughed.

"I guess even the Observer has a hard time. After all, our Jiangdong Observer..."

"He is still here, and alive and well."

(End of this chapter)