Thief Emperor

Chapter 539: Nephew Arrives!
The entire Jiangdong soon fell into a state of busyness.

Under the escort of Li Yun and his personal guards, Yao Zhong left Jinling and began to "inspect" Jiangdong.

However, since he was not going to directly distribute land to equal farmers this time, Yao Zhong did not receive the treatment that Li Yun had promised him before. Half of his personal guards were unlikely to be able to accompany him, so Li Yun only sent ten personal guards to accompany and protect him.

After Yao Zhong left, it was time to harvest the autumn crops, and Du Qian also began to get busy, receiving and sending official documents every day, and was very busy.

Li Yun's life also returned to normal. Apart from occasionally visiting the Jinling Workshop, he spent most of his time at home, accompanying his family and children, handling some important matters, and...

Work hard for the future of the Li family.

In a blink of an eye, it was November of the fourth year of Zhaoding, and there was only one month left until the end of the year.

That day, after receiving a letter, Li Yun put on some thicker clothes, left Li Garden, and came to an inconspicuous neighborhood in Jinling City.

This is the south of old Jinling, which used to be a very remote place in Jinling City.

However, because Jinling is building a new city, this place will soon become a central area. In addition, Li Yun is actually "building the capital" here. Jinling is becoming more and more prosperous, and the South City is also becoming a little more lively.

Accompanied by Zhou Bi, Li Yun walked into a courtyard that was heavily guarded. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he smelled a strong scent of medicinal herbs.

After entering, you can see several doctors preparing herbal medicines and performing treatments such as acupuncture.

This is where the Jiangdong soldiers treat the wounded.

Although a month or two has passed, there are still about thirty people lying in this yard. These people were all seriously injured, and many were even disabled. They are recovering here.

They have been able to hold on for one or two months, which means that the people who stayed here have basically made it through this ordeal and survived successfully.

Among these wounded soldiers, some were generals who recognized Li Yun. When they saw Li Yun walk in, they all bowed their heads and saluted Li Yun, calling him "Sir".

After all, they didn't know that Li Yun had updated his name.

Li Yun did not correct their plan. After greeting them one by one, he soon met Yang Xi in the wounded soldiers' camp.

"Is your injury better?"

Yang Xi was shot in the shoulder by an arrow. If it had been tilted an inch more, even the gods could not have saved him.

Moreover, the arrow was so powerful that even though it hit the shoulder, it still injured the tendons and bones, which have just recovered.

Yang Xi bowed to Li Yun and said with a smile: "It's all right now, but I'm used to living here, so I'll stay here."

Li Yun glanced at him and said calmly, "After the New Year, I will find you a marriage partner so that you don't have to rely on me to treat your injuries and eat public meals."

If these wounded soldiers have family members, most of them will go back home to recuperate after their injuries have recovered a little. Only bachelors like Yang Xi have nowhere to go, so they just stay here.

Yang Xi lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, and said with a chuckle, "I really have to trouble you, sir. I went out a few days ago and met some old buddies from the anti-theft team. I don't know where they found their wives, but they all got married."

"It makes me jealous."

Of the more than one hundred people in the anti-theft team, those who are still following Li Yun have basically achieved some success. It is not difficult for such people to find a decent marriage.

Once these "fierce bandits" who came from the mountains got married and started a career, they would settle down completely and would no longer be able to escape from the Jiangdong Group.

Moreover, the more than one hundred anti-theft teams at that time could be said to be Li Yun’s diehard followers. They got married and had children. After ten or twenty years, their sons would also be Li’s diehard followers.

Li Yun patted Yang Xi's uninjured shoulder and said with a smile, "After the New Year, I will find you one."

"Okay, let's talk about the past some other time. I'm here to look for Gongsun Hao. Is he here?"

"Here, here."

Yang Xi said quickly: "His injury is more serious. He was shot in the leg and injured the bone. He also lost too much blood and almost died. He is still recuperating."

Li Yun nodded: "Take me to see him."

Yang Xi took Li Yun and quickly arrived at the innermost part of the yard. He took Li Yun to a small room. After pushing open the door, Gongsun Hao was lying on the small bed in the room.

This is the side room of the house, which is where the servants live. It is quite narrow. Gongsun Hao is tall and felt a little cramped lying on the bed.

Li Yun glanced at him at the door, then said to Yang Xi: "Okay, there is nothing for you to do now. It's the New Year. Remember to go to Li Garden to celebrate the New Year."

"After the New Year, he still stayed by my side as my personal guard chief."

At this point, Li Yun pondered for a moment and continued, "Or maybe I can give you a promotion and let you go to the army to gain some experience?" Yang Xi shook his head quickly, "Sir, I will follow you. If I go somewhere else, I don't have the ability to lead troops."

Li Yun smiled helplessly, and Yang Xi quickly lowered his head and retreated.

Li Yun then pushed the door open and walked in. He moved a stool and sat down beside Gongsun Hao's bed. He smiled and said, "General Gongsun, how are you these days?"

Gongsun Hao was awake at this time, so he naturally heard the conversation between Li Yun and Yang Xi at the door. He looked at Li Yun, and after a long silence, he sighed: "I thought that Lord Li had forgotten me."

"I can't forget it. I can't forget it."

Li Yun smiled and said, "General Luo Zhenluo of the Pinglu Army is very concerned about you. When I was in Huainan Road, he sent a letter to me."

"Now that I'm back in Jinling, he's sent people over twice,"

Mr. Li sighed and said, "It seems that General Luo and General Gongsun have a close relationship."

Gongsun Hao's eyes moved, then he regained his composure and said, "Whatever you want to say, Lord Li, just say it."

Li Yunwei smiled and said, "The Pinglu Army can no longer hold on."

He took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Gongsun Hao, and said with a smile: "General, please take a look."

Gongsun Hao's thigh still hurt a little, but his hands were fine. After he took the letter and read it, he immediately frowned and asked, "Young General is coming?"

"Yes."

Li Yun took the letter back from him and said with a smile: "I am an old acquaintance of your Pinglu Army's Major General Zhou Chang. It seems that Major General Zhou is here to take General Gongsun back to Qingzhou."

At this point, Li Yun touched his chin and suddenly remembered something: "Come to think of it, now that he sees me, he should call me Second Uncle."

Gongsun Hao looked at Li Yun and said slowly: "I will not say a word for the Lord in front of the young general."

"General Gongsun, you don't need to say anything. General Gongsun, you are one of the bargaining chips."

"However, General Gongsun, it is better for you to speak. If we stop fighting now, the soldiers on both sides will still have time to go home and celebrate the New Year."

Gongsun Hao remained silent.

Li Yun stood up, looked at him, and said, "Or, General Gongsun should just stay in Jiangdong and work for me. I have lived for so long, but this is the first time I have seen someone with your surname."

Gongsun Hao widened his eyes and glared at Li Yun.

Is it just because of his unusual surname that we keep him here?

What a bully!
Seeing his appearance, Li Yun was not angry, but just smiled and said: "General, take good care of yourself. I will have someone pick you up to go to Li Garden in a few days to meet my nephew."

After saying that, Li stood up and left with his hands behind his back.

Afterwards, he stayed in the large yard to check on other wounded people and stayed there for more than half an hour before leaving.

A few days later, Zhou Chang, the son of General Zhou Xu, the governor of Pinglu and the major general of Pinglu Army, visited Jinling with Luo Zhen, the deputy general of Pinglu Army.

This time, Zhou Chang's arrival was crucial because the Jiangdong Army and the Pinglu Army were still fighting fiercely in Huainan Road without stopping.

It’s just that Li Yun returned to Jinling.

And now, there is hope to decide the ownership of Huainan Road!

Originally, Li Yun should have pretended to go and greet such an important person, but he was of a different generation from Zhou Chang, so he asked Du Qian to go and greet Zhou Chang and his entourage on his behalf.

Zhou Chang was led by Du Qian all the way into Jinling, and was soon brought to the gate of Li Garden. Li Yun, who was also with Zhou Liang, was waiting at the gate of Li Garden to greet him.

After seeing Li Yun not far away, Major General Zhou Chang took a deep breath, stepped forward, bowed his head and clasped his fists.

"My nephew Zhou Chang greets his uncle!"

Li Yun couldn't help but smile. He stepped forward to support Zhou Chang, and his smile became even brighter.

"Good nephew, you're welcome."

"You are Welcome."

ps: Let me explain the matter of equal distribution of land. I have been thinking about it for a day. It’s not that I won’t do it, but now the protagonist has too few people who can get things done. In novels, if you want to do something, you can definitely do it, but it doesn’t make sense to do it by brute force, so I plan to postpone it!
(End of this chapter)