Thief Emperor

Chapter 608: On the Eve of the Uprising
After the second son of the Li family was born, the upper echelons of the Jiangdong Group were all very happy. Du Qian, Xu Ang and others even came to congratulate them collectively the next day.

This is actually a milestone event for Jiangdong, because the Dong family is no longer just a father and a son.

In this era of extremely high child mortality, if one had two sons, the records passed down in the family would be much larger.

The fact that the Jiangdong Li family can be passed down means that at least in the future, they can continue to work at the Li family's "trading stall."

That day, Du Qian and Xu Ang came together and entered the backyard. They saw Li Zheng, who was still in his cradle. After Du Qian took a look, he smiled and said to Li Yun beside him: "The second young master is really strong and looks like he will be promoted to the upper position. Maybe he will inherit the courage and strength of the upper position in the future."

Li Yun also glanced at the child and said with a smile: "Our generation should do our best to finish the war so that the next generation won't have to suffer this hardship."

No matter what the reason for war, it is a cruel thing and a hard job. It may be exciting, but it is definitely not easy.

Even in the Jiangdong Army, which was well-treated, there would always be a few crazy people after every battle.

There are many people who can’t sleep every day.

After all, not everyone is like Li Yun, who goes to the battlefield like a dragon swimming in the sea.

In fact, throughout history, those who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield, some did so in order to gain merit, while others were forced to do so.

But some of them really want to prevent the next generation from having to endure this kind of hardship.

Du Qian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Yun and whispered, "Going up to the throne and fighting, is that the idea?"

Li Yun thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I'm not bragging. I do this business partly because of my status, and partly because I really want to help the world and bring peace to the people."

"I have only been an official in Xuanzhou for a few months, but I am fed up with it. The worst thing is that I don't even have a place to seek justice."

He looked at Du Qian, then at Xu Ang, and said slowly: "We are starting a new business. In the future, the people under us will inevitably do evil, bully the people, or oppress the weak, but you two remember that we must at least give people a place to seek justice."

Even if Li Yun only stays in the southeast to build a country in the future, the two people in front of him will most likely be the most important figures among the civil servants in the future. Li Yun's words are also a reminder to them.

Xu Ang looked solemn.

Du Qian started a business with Li Yun because he couldn't stand the state of the world in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, after listening to Li Yun's words, he didn't feel any psychological pressure. He just smiled and said, "When I first arrived in Yuezhou, I knew that the superior wanted to save the people, but the superior said that the identity..."

He looked at Li Yun, somewhat curious: "Isn't the superior a person of Qingyang origin? What's wrong with this identity?"

Li Yun was startled, then looked at Du Qian and said with a smile: "I will talk to Brother Du about this matter in detail when I have the chance in the future."

At this time, of course, he couldn't tell Du Qian directly that he was actually a bandit. It would not be too late to tell him later when everything was settled.

While the three were talking, Meng Hai, who was outside, trotted in. When he looked up and saw Du Yao and the others, he was stunned for a moment, then hurried forward, bowed his head first to Li Yun, then bowed to Du Yao and the others, calling them "Sir".

After the ceremony, he looked at Li Yun again, took out a small box from his arms, and handed it to Li Yun with both hands: "Master, this is a gift from my father to you. Congratulations on having a little prince."

Li Yun took it and opened it. There was a coin inside. He looked at it carefully and saw the words "Jinling Tong Bao" written on it.

He was stunned for a moment, then a little surprised: "I asked your family to mint new coins. Is this the mother coin of the new coin?"

Raising the flag of rebellion is not just about raising the banner. Politics, economy and all other aspects must follow suit. After Li Yun officially started the rebellion, the original Zhaoding Tong Bao was no longer used. However, he now had no reign title, so he asked the Meng family to start minting Jinling Tong Bao.

Meng Hai lowered his head and said, "Yes, my father and his family just made it and brought it here for the superior to see."

"it is good."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I'll take this money. Maybe it will become a treasure in the future."

As he said this, he handed the mother coin to Du Qian and Xu Ang to see.

But Meng Hai did not leave. He took out a stack of documents from his arms and handed them to Li Yun with both hands: "My Lord, in addition to the new money, the Nine Departments have sent back a lot of news. Please review it."

Li Yun took the documents and sat down. He then motioned Du Qian and Xu Ang to sit down as well. He looked at Meng Hai and said, "Just tell me briefly."

Li Yunrang said that it meant that there was no need to avoid Du Yao and the others. Meng Hai had followed Li Yun for a long time, so he naturally understood what Li Yun meant. He quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes."

"The 20,000 Hedong troops in Guanzhong are being withdrawn from Guanzhong, and Liang Wen, the Henan Recruiting Envoy in the Central Plains, is leading his troops to station in Tongguan." Li Yun and Du Qian looked at each other, and neither of them spoke. Li Yun lowered his head and looked through the documents: "Anything else? Keep talking."

"Yes."

Meng Hai lowered his head and said, "The Pinglu Army has not made any major moves, but the Pinglu Army has always had troops stationed north of the Huai River, so they can move if they want."

"Jingnan Jiedushi Yang Min has already mobilized troops on a large scale, from the southeast and two directions, to guard against our army."

At this point, Meng Hai took a deep breath and said, "There seems to be some movement at the Lingnan Jiedushi's place, but we don't have enough manpower, so we haven't been able to send anyone over yet."

Hearing this, Li Yun lowered his head to look at the document in his hand, then looked at Meng Hai, smiled and said, "I see, you go ahead."

Meng Hai bowed his head, clasped his fists, said yes, and stepped back.

After he retreated, Li Yun turned his head to look at Du Qian and laughed at himself: "We in Jiangdong really don't have any secrets at all. I just turned over and others are ready for battle."

Du Qian handed the mother money box back to Li Yun and smiled: "You are already a giant now. Your turn means the mobilization of tens of thousands of troops. In addition, everyone is watching Jiangdong. There is no reason not to attract attention."

He paused and said, "Your Majesty, I guess you are afraid of taking the throne."

Li Yun chuckled and said, "I just made some moves, and the neighbors around me started to move. But this is not surprising. What is strange is that if the Nine Departments' intelligence is correct, then His Majesty the Emperor really trusts Liang Wen."

"They actually gave Tongguan, which was ceded by the Hedong Army, to Liang Wen to garrison."

"The Imperial Guards estimate that they still haven't recovered. The Emperor has no other options but to resort to this stopgap measure."

"Moreover, this Liang Wen helped the court to restore the counties of Henan Province, especially Henan Prefecture in Henan Province."

Du Qian said slowly: "He recovered Luoyang and handed it over to the court."

Li Yun hummed, and said, "I've heard about this, too."

Xu Ang, who had been silent, looked at Li Yun and whispered, "Sir, these people are making frequent moves. Should we also respond accordingly?"

"I have already arranged the military response. You two don't need to worry about these matters."

He looked at Xu Ang and said, "You two just need to ensure that our internal affairs are stable, especially that we are content with our uprising, and that some of the officials inside do not turn around and help the court and become traitors to Jiangdong."

Xu Ang said, "Master, I will take responsibility for this matter and make sure there won't be any major chaos."

"Ah."

Li Yun nodded, looking at the two people in front of him, he was silent for a while, and whispered: "Su Sheng and Zhao Cheng, they have already returned to their respective positions. Now as long as I write a document, they will immediately take action. If they take action, we will be considered to have started a rebellion."

"You two, do you understand the difference?"

Xu Ang stood up, bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying: "Subordinate, I will follow you for the rest of my life, regardless of life or death!"

Du Qian calmed down a lot and just said, "Once the rebellion breaks out, the first thing we need to do is to prevent chaos within our ranks. In the recent period, I will try my best to invite some governors of prefectures and counties to Nanjing and communicate with them."

"As long as we don't become chaotic internally after the uprising, it won't be a rebellion."

Du Qian said calmly: "It is a war between countries."

Having said that, he and Xu Ang both looked at Li Yun.

Li Yun understood what they both meant. He stood up, put his hands in his sleeves, and looked calm.

“It might be a little difficult for me to beat them one by one, but they beat me one by one.”

Mr. Li smiled.

“I’m not necessarily afraid of them.”

(End of this chapter)