People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

Wu Lezhang approached cautiously and said tentatively, "Your Highness, the Li... Prince Qi is having an affair with my wife, which is not decent. Can you use this as a breakthrough point and suggest to everyone to strip the Prince Qi of his title?"

"Hmm?" Li Jiancheng looked at his eunuch leader suspiciously.

"I thought that since Li Wenbin has been named the King of Qi, he will definitely work together with the King of Qin to deal with Your Highness. Your Highness, everything you did before has been in vain. It is better to cut the Gordian knot and completely eliminate this scourge!"

On the surface, Wu Lezhang was trying to help Li Jiancheng share his worries, but in fact he had his own selfish motives.

The main reason was that Chaoyan, who had tasted the meat, was no longer willing to obey him and help him deal with other officials.

Are you kidding? You are a castrated eunuch. What qualifications do you have to act like a senior in front of me?

If you make me angry, tell all your past deeds to others. If we die, we die together!

Wu Lezhang was so angry that he had no choice but to come up with this idea.

Li Jiancheng hesitated for a while - mainly because he had invested a lot in Li Wenbin before, and if he wanted to withdraw the money all at once, the loss would be huge.

"Wei Qing, what do you think?" He thought for a while and asked Wei Zheng.

"Your Highness, I have long believed that this move is too insidious and not in line with your status. Since Wu Lezhang wants to take on this responsibility, that is naturally a good thing."

Wei Zheng’s words made Wu Lezhang a little confused - when did I say I would take responsibility myself?

Can you please stop talking nonsense?

"Yes, yes, that was not my intention in the first place. This servant just acted on his own initiative. It has nothing to do with me at all."

Li Jiancheng was eager to clear himself, so he told Wu Lezhang: "In a few days, you will turn yourself in and accuse Li Wenbin of adultery with your wife. Then we can find a chance to strip him of his title of King of Qi."

"Okay, stop talking, it's settled!"

Chapter 98: Prince Qi's Mansion

"Dong dong dong, dong dong dong -"

Early in the morning, before the door of Prince Qi's mansion was opened, someone started knocking hard.

"Who is it, so early in the morning? Are you blind that you don't know where this place is?" The doorman cursed, rubbing his sleepy eyes and going to open the door.

"Who are you?"

When he pushed the door open, he saw a young man standing in front of the door with a big man standing next to him. He didn't know who they were.

What are you doing here?

The young man looked up, then looked at the gatekeeper: "I came to see my own palace. Are you the gatekeeper here? How come the King of Yidu is such a rubbish himself and recruits such rubbish people?"

Your own residence?

King of Yidu?

What is all this mess?

Menzi's eyes widened: "Boy, look carefully, this is the Qi Wang Mansion! If you want to die, don't come here! Now get out of here before I call for help!"

The young man just smiled after hearing these impolite words, and the big man next to him suddenly took action.

With just one slap, the man with eyes on top of his head, who had just spoken rudely, was knocked away.

A few teeth and a mouthful of blood also flew out with him.

Menzi was slapped and flew more than ten feet away, and fainted immediately.

This young man was naturally the newly-appointed Prince of Qi, Li Wenbin, and next to him was Su Dingfang, who had just been appointed as the Guard of the Prince of Qi's Palace.

Su Dingfang was also a little confused. It was just the New Year, but his young master suddenly transformed from a commoner to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi?

When he first heard the news, Su Dingfang thought Li Wenbin was joking with him.

But when he saw the imperial edict issued by Li Yuan, he had to believe this incredible news.

Then, Li Wenbin immediately announced that Su Dingfang would serve as the guard of the Prince of Qi's palace and would accompany him to take over the Prince of Qi's property.

Without saying a word, Su Dingfang led 500 fully armed young soldiers to the Prince of Qi's palace.

"Old Su, what do you think of this new mansion?" Li Wenbin asked with a smile, pointing at the plaque of Prince Qi's Mansion.

"It's okay, the five hundred young soldiers stationed there are enough." Su Dingfang grinned and laughed.

It seems that I followed the right person. The children in my hometown in Hebei are saved!

Behind Li Wenbin and Su Dingfang were the five hundred young soldiers who had undergone several months of hard training.

Their slightly immature faces were turned red by the cold wind. It goes without saying that they were exhausted from the whole morning's march.

But no one complained, the queue was not loose, and everyone stood straight, walking like a javelin that would never bend.

Li Wenbin saw this and was very satisfied - the history books said that Su Dingfang was good at training troops, and it was true.

These hundreds of young men have only been trained for a few months, but they already have the qualities of elite soldiers and brave generals.

A soldier carrying a flag behind him was suddenly tripped by a lump of earth under his feet and couldn't help but stagger forward.

Li Wenbin was quick-witted and quick-handed. He leaned over and grabbed him by the collar.

The soldier turned around and smiled at Li Wenbin, revealing his white teeth: "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Qi."

Li Wenbin smiled at the soldier's young and tender face and asked gently, "What's your name?"

"The younger one's name is Ergou."

Li Wenbin frowned: "Who gave such an ugly name? Don't you have a surname?"

Su Dingfang took a few steps forward and said slowly, "This kid is from Ji County. His parents and siblings all starved to death. He is the only one left alive. He has been begging and digging grass roots and tree bark to make a living since he was ten years old. It's a rare thing that he survived. Who named him? He named him Ergou himself, saying that a humble name is easier to survive."

Li Wenbin was silent for a moment, then forced a smile and said to Fu Gou: "Fu Gou is too ugly. I'll give you a more ordinary name. Since you have eaten the military rations, I hope you will have lofty ambitions and fight bravely..."

"Ergou, from now on you will be called Yang Zhiyong. Since you are not a scholar, I will not give you a courtesy name."

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhiyong was shocked, and then his eyes were filled with tears. He knelt down heavily in front of Li Wenbin on the bumpy dirt road, kowtowed three times, and said loudly with tears in his eyes: "Thank you, Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, for giving me a name. From now on, I have a name. My name is Yang Zhiyong!"

Seeing Yang Zhiyong so grateful that he was willing to repay him with his life, Li Wenbin could only sigh.

For a child from a broken family, being able to survive is a blessing.

As for the clan surname, it is not important at all to a child.

Li Wenbin gave him a new name. Coming from the mouth of such a great man, this decent name will become the glory of his life. In the future, if he kills enemies and makes meritorious deeds on the battlefield, or becomes a general, Yang Zhiyong will even rebuild the ancestral temple, and he will be the first generation patriarch of the Yang family. In the future, he will have many branches and pass down the surname given by Li Wenbin himself from generation to generation.

Li Wenbin gave him not only a name, but also the dignity of a human being. Only with a name and a surname can one become a formal person. It is this dignity that Yang Zhiyong worships.

After kowtowed three times, Yang Zhiyong stood up and wiped his tears, then carried the royal flag on his slightly thin shoulders again. The flag fluttered in the wind, waving in the cold winter wind.

Li Wenbin looked at the 500 young soldiers in front of him with satisfaction. These people would be his future team and his hope.

In the near future, they will be equipped with the most advanced weapons in the Tang Dynasty, learn military knowledge unheard of in this era, and receive much more rigorous training than any of the Sixteen Guards officers and soldiers.

All this is just for the day when they can be invincible on the land of Tang Dynasty, and like seeds, gradually spread this new look to every corner and every army of Tang Dynasty.

Just as Li Wenbin's thoughts were distracted, there was already movement in Prince Qi's mansion.

Xie Shufang, the cavalry commander of the left army of the pseudo-Qi Palace, led hundreds of guards, wearing helmets and armor, and appeared in Li Wenbin's sight.

Seeing this, Su Dingfang immediately drew his sword and shouted, "Protect His Highness, and form a formation!"

As soon as he finished speaking, five hundred young soldiers held spears in their hands and dispersed, forming a circular formation with Li Wenbin as the center, shields on the outside and spears inside, which was capable of both offense and defense.

Seeing that they reacted so quickly, and formed a tight and orderly formation without panic, Li Wenbin couldn't help but look at Su Dingfang with admiration.

I have found a treasure. I didn't expect this guy to be so good at training soldiers.

"Who are you? Don't you know where this place is?"

Xie Shufang was a descendant of Xie Xuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Li Yuanji valued him very much and gave him the guards of the Prince of Qi's Palace.

"How dare you besiege the Prince of Qi's mansion? Come, surround these traitors!"

Following Xie Shufang's loud shout, hundreds of guards from the Prince of Qi's Palace rushed forward and confronted the young soldiers.

Chapter 99: Princess Qi

"Anyone who dares to take a step forward will be killed immediately!"

Xie Shufang raised his Mo Dao high and shouted loudly.

At the same time, teams of archers appeared not far away, aiming at the young soldiers.

Xie Shufang originally did not take these young soldiers who looked young and immature seriously. He thought that as long as he used swords and weapons on them, he could scare them so much that they would drop their weapons and run away.

But to his disappointment, those young soldiers were not afraid when they saw the cold reflection of the weapons, but instead their eyes were filled with fanaticism.

just like……

It’s as if if they died in such an occasion, they would be reborn as emperors in the next life.

At this time, Li Wenbin spoke.

"I guess this person must be General Xie Shufang, the descendant of the Xie family of Chen County who was mentioned in the old days of 'the swallows in front of the halls of the wealthy and the wealthy, flying into the homes of ordinary people'?"

"It's Xie. May I ask who you are? Don't you know that this is the Prince of Qi's residence? How dare you barge in here? Do you really think the Prince of Qi is nothing?"

Li Wenbin laughed loudly: "So you also know that this is Prince Qi's Mansion?"

As he said this, he turned his head and Su Dingfang unfolded a scroll of imperial edict and read it loudly: "Appoint Li Wenbin as the King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty. I decree this."

"How about it, General Xie, what do you want to say now?"

Li Wenbin smiled and looked at Xie Shufang: "Didn't Fourth Uncle tell you about this?"

It turns out that you are Li Wenbin, the one who caused Li Yuanji to smash the furnishings in his study and whipped three eunuchs to death!

Su Dingfang held up the imperial edict: "The King of Qi is here, are you guys planning to cause trouble?"

The expression on Xie Shufang's face was wonderful - he was the left cavalry of the Prince of Qi's Palace, responsible for commanding the guards.

But the problem is that Li Yuanji is no longer the King of Qi. The real King of Qi in the court has become Li Wenbin in front of him.

For a moment, it felt like a thousand horses were galloping through Xie Shufang's heart, making him want to curse.

"Your Highness, I greet the Prince of Qi."

Xie Shufang finally had no choice but to kneel on one knee.

The guards of Prince Qi's palace looked at each other, then finally put down their weapons and knelt down together.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Looking at the crowd kneeling in front of him like they were harvesting wheat, Li Wenbin nodded with satisfaction.

"Where is your King Yidu? Why haven't you seen him yet?"

As he was speaking, a woman in military uniform came quickly, followed by her maid.

"Who are you and why did you break into Prince Qi's mansion?"

The woman shouted loudly. When she saw Xie Shufang kneeling on one knee, her eyes widened: "General Xie, what do you mean? Are you going to abandon my prince?"

"Princess, this, this..."

Xie Shufang said "this" several times, but he couldn't go on.

Li Wenbin waved his hand and asked, "Who are you?"

"You are blind. I am the Princess of Qi, Yang Guimei! Tell me, who are you?"

Li Wenbin was amused: "What a coincidence, isn't it? I am the King of Qi, and you said you are the Princess of Qi?"

As he spoke, he looked at the woman who called herself "Princess Qi".

The woman was dressed in silver armor, with a white silk belt around her waist, and her hair was like a waterfall, flying like silk.

With two precious swords on her back and her head held high, she looks like a phoenix rising from the sky, standing between heaven and earth. She is so beautiful that one cannot bear to look directly at her, and cannot breathe.

Now that she was angry, she had a sense of majesty.

"How dare you take advantage of me!"

The woman shouted loudly, and with a flash of cold light, two long swords were already in her hands: "Tell me, who are you? You are the immortal and nameless ghosts under my sword!"

"General Su, show her the imperial edict."

After a while, after reading the imperial edict, Princess Qi had a dazed look on her face and let it slip from her hands.

"Well, Princess, what else do you have to say now?"