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Chapter 547: Recruiting a General

Although Yang Ji thinks highly of himself, he is very self-aware and knows his own limitations. He would never dare to be compared with the former general of Tian Ce Mansion who has been famous for a long time and has made outstanding contributions.

What's more, there is now one of the Nine Generals of Xuanwu Gate among the old generals of Tiance Mansion. He is the core of the core and the most direct of the direct.

But Li Yan was different. Now he was trapped in danger, and if I saved him, it would be like sending charcoal in the snow, and I would definitely be valued more. If he inherited the throne in the future, I would be his minister in the palace, and I would be the most valuable one who had saved the emperor.

How could Yang Ji not tell which was more important?
As for whether Li Yan could become the crown prince, Yang Ji had no doubts at all. Li Yan was the eldest son, born to Empress Changsun, and had Changsun Wuji, the most meritorious minister of Xuanwu Gate, as his uncle. It was said that he was also engaged to Hou Junji's only daughter. This foundation was really strong!

This time, to share his father's worries, he risked his own life to be a hostage to the Yan Liao army. If he could return to Chang'an safely, he would definitely be made the crown prince.

In fact, after Li Yan came to the Yan Liao army as a hostage, there was no more voice in Chang'an City about appointing a crown prince. This shows that Li Shimin valued his eldest son more, and unless he was sure that Li Yan was dead, he would never consider appointing anyone else.

If he didn't hold on to such a golden and bright potential, and instead competed with Li Jing and Yuchi Jingde for Li Shimin's favor, wouldn't that be like hanging himself because he was tired of living?

As for Li Yan's personal level, to Yang Ji, who was the first person to have in-depth contact with Li Chengqian, it was astonishing!

After just two encounters, Yang Ji felt that the emperor's nobles were indeed extraordinary, and Li Chengqian was a man of great potential, unfathomable. What was even more rare was that he pretended to be stupid on the surface and deceived everyone, but Yang Ji, who had personally met him, knew how powerful this half-grown child was, and was definitely not as cowardly and incompetent as everyone saw on the surface.

Yang Ji privately speculated that if Li Yan was not trapped in a cage and needed him, he might not reveal his true identity in front of him.

Li Yan was calm and composed, making plans and instigating a rebellion without making a sound. He convinced a great general like himself in a casual conversation, and without personally recruiting him, he made him willingly join his army and serve as a servant.

Although he was more than 20 years older than the other party and had fought on the battlefield for more than ten years, he could be said to have killed countless people and left the fields full of blood.

But Yang Ji did not dare to look down on the young man who was a prisoner opposite him.

Can a ten-year-old read a book in a cell where his life is uncertain? Can a child tell himself a story in prison when he feels like reading it? Can a child remind himself of the difference between him and his father?
Each and every one of these things made Yang Ji tremble with fear. It seemed that the other party's eyes could see through everything and he was playing with the world in the palm of his hand.

Therefore, Yang Ji now truly regarded the other party as his master, and he was just a follower of the other party. Only in this way could he make the other party value himself, truly believe in and accept him, rather than just taking advantage of him temporarily.

"Cheng Qian is a man of humble talent, but he is valued so much by the general. This really moves Cheng Qian." Li Yan also sighed inwardly. If there were no wooden fence in front of the two of them, and this place was not a prison, then this scene of surrendering a general would be famous through the ages!
"General, please get up quickly. I have got you, just like Liu Xuande got Guan Yu and Cao Mengde got Zhang Wenyuan. From now on, I have nothing to worry about!"

Yang Ji didn't quite understand the story that Li Yan mentioned, but he roughly understood that Li Yan agreed to his surrender.

So he took advantage of Li Yan's strength and stood up.

Li Yan held Yang Ji's hands tightly, and looked at Yang Ji excitedly, letting Yang Ji feel the joy in his heart. Yang Ji was relieved. He had heard storytellers talk about this kind of scene before, and Yang Ji was very excited every time he heard it. Now it was finally his turn.

Yesterday, in order to perform the kind of harmonious scene between the monarch and his subjects, Yang Ji spent a long time in his study looking up information about the Three Kingdoms period in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and memorized his lines for half the night, just to respond appropriately in front of Li Yan and be looked up to by the other party. Now he has finally coped with it.

Seeing Li Yan, who was a head shorter than him, looking at him eagerly, his little hand tightly holding his big hand, as if he was looking at a treasure.

Yang Ji was also happy from the bottom of his heart. He had finally stepped onto a big ship and was a person with a solid foundation from now on. When the young man in front of him became the crown prince or even the emperor, he would be able to live a life of ease for the rest of his life based on his achievements today and would not have to worry anymore.

"My lord." Yang Ji just said.

Li Yan was stunned. The title "Lord" was a popular title during the Three Kingdoms period. It seemed that it was not popular during the Sui and Tang dynasties?
Maybe Yang Ji listened to too many books and subconsciously applied them to himself.

"Uh!"

"General, there is no need to do this. I naturally understand your intentions. Just call me Prince from now on." Li Yan silently patted Yang Ji's big hand, gave him a look of relief and understanding, nodded, and said calmly.

"Prince!" Yang Ji was receptive to advice and kept a low profile. He didn't understand some of the upper-level matters, so he did whatever Li Yan said. "Today I prepared some wine and food to change the taste for the prince. I hope the prince won't dislike it."

After waiting for Li Yan's agreement, he walked to the door and waved.

Then, a thin figure came in with a basket, opened the door, and spread a felt blanket on the ground without saying a word. Then he took out a few oil paper packages from the basket and unfolded them one by one. Roast chicken, lamb chops, and braised beef immediately exuded a strong aroma.

Finally, he took out a small jar and two ceramic bowls, placed them in front of the two men, picked up the jar and filled them up, then glanced at Yang Ji. Seeing Yang Ji waved his hand, he retreated on his own, and then closed the warehouse door with great effort, leaving space for the two men to talk.

"Prince, you have suffered during this period of time. Please don't blame me for Yang Ji's different treatment. I will drink a bowl of wine as an apology to you!" Yang Ji picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Then he picked up the jar and poured himself another bowl, saying proudly: "Yang Jimeng, the Duke of the County, has not abandoned me. I don't know how many lifetimes I have cultivated to be able to worship under the Duke of the County, a true dragon. Yang Ji is not talented, but I offer this bowl to the Duke of the County, and wish that the Duke of the County can get out of trouble as soon as possible and ascend to the ninth heaven."

"Hahaha"

Li Yan smiled slightly. It was not bad. This Yang Ji was a promising talent and still had some ideas. He drank a bowl first just now to show his sincerity and tell Li Yan that the wine was non-toxic and safe to drink. However, he did it very beautifully and Li Yan could not find any flaws.

It seems that these high-ranking generals who are able to lead tens of thousands of troops are not simple characters. They have their own survival philosophy that they have figured out from their long-term survival in the grassroots.

"General, you don't have to be polite. We are all family from now on, so it's better to be more casual." After Li Yan finished speaking, he drank it all in one gulp.

It was Li Yan's first time drinking alcohol since he came to the Tang Dynasty, so he tasted it briefly.

Considering Yang Ji's status, the wine he brought to honor himself must be good wine. Li Yan saw that the wine was slightly yellowish and a little turbid, probably because of some impurities. It tasted soft and slightly spicy, with a low alcohol content. It tasted slightly sweet in the mouth after entering the throat.

how to say?

It is similar to the combination of rice wine, yellow wine and white wine in later generations. I don't know how strong it is. The winemaking technology in this era was not advanced. Li Bai's poem "When I drink the wine, I must drink three hundred cups at a time, and I must buy the wine to drink with you" is in it.

This shows that the alcohol content of the alcohol at that time was not too high. No matter how people brag in later generations, even if they were drinking beer, no one would dare to say that they drank 300 cups, right?
The two ate and drank, and when it was almost time, Yang Ji felt that the relationship between the master and the servant had become more familiar, and then he said: "Prince, the environment here is really too bad, but it is like this in the army, and Luo Yi's spies are everywhere in the army. Yang Ji dare not rashly change to a better place. If this gets out, it will harm the prince."

"However, Yang Ji wanted to do his best to make the prince live a more comfortable life."

In the puzzled look of Li Yan, Yang Ji tentatively mentioned: "The child just now is twelve years old this year. I want to send her to the prison to serve the prince."

"Ok?"

Li Yan's face changed, his eyelids narrowed slightly, his lips pursed, a sharp light flashed, his heart sank, and he became slightly angry. Could it be that Yang Ji wanted to place a spy next to him? Li Yan was originally unhappy that as a prince, he was surrounded by Li Shimin's people.

Yang Ji's behavior is obviously taking advantage of someone's misfortune. Does this guy really think that he can only rely on him to survive?
For some reason, Yang Ji suddenly felt an extremely strong power enveloping him, which made Yang Ji's breathing slightly choke and his heart tremble. It seemed that the pressure was even greater than when Luo Yi was angry.

Yang Ji was shocked and a little flustered. He subconsciously stood up and half-knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, and explained: "Don't misunderstand, Prince. Yang Ji has no other intentions and dares not offend you. I just want someone to take care of you so that you can suffer less during your time in the Yan Liao military camp. If you don't want to, then Yang Ji will never say it."

Li Yan looked at Yang Ji coldly and didn't speak for a long time.

The scene went from being warm and friendly to suddenly becoming cold, as if entering the coldest time of winter, and the air seemed to have frozen.

As the silence between the two of them grew longer, the depressing atmosphere in the air became heavier. After just a while, Yang Ji felt as if a long time had passed. Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead, his back felt cold, his heart was in his throat, and his mouth became drier and drier.

He swallowed unconsciously, and with a gulp, Yang Ji seemed to hear the sound of his saliva falling into his stomach.

(End of this chapter)