Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 476: Prince Yang Yuan (Two chapters combined into one for JJM leader)

Hundreds of people from the Hesheli tribe chased out one after another, many of whom were from the Khutab family or his supporters.

Hutab's height advantage made him stand out in the Hesheli tribe and become an outstanding warrior.

He is the pride of the Hesheli tribe.

But such a brave warrior died in such a cowardly way.

How could the people of the Hesheli tribe endure such humiliation?

Li You and Yang Xuance and more than ten people rode their horses at full speed. Although they caught the pursuers by surprise, they put some distance between themselves and the pursuers.

But they rushed all the way to the Hesheli tribe and did not let the horses rest for too long.

Therefore, after running for a long time, the horsepower will be exhausted.

After running about forty miles, no matter how they whipped the horse, it kept getting slower and slower, and the pursuers gradually closed the distance with it.

Li You was a bachelor, so he shouted, "You guys go, I'll cover you!"

He pulled the reins of his horse and wanted to turn around to fight the pursuers.

Yang Xuance yelled, "Stop talking nonsense. How long can you hold them alone? Let's escape to the reed marsh."

A reed marsh can be seen far ahead. The reeds are tall enough to hide people and horses.

If the pursuers cannot see where they are going, it will be much more difficult to catch them.

Seeing this, Li You knocked his stirrup and said, "Okay! Let's go into the reed marsh."

A group of more than ten riders rushed towards the reed marsh, and soon caused the water birds and reed flowers living there to fly all over the sky.

The pursuers did not hesitate and immediately followed in and chased after him.

……

Li Taigong led more than a hundred riders and walked leisurely on the road.

I had just had a few drinks and the alcohol was taking effect. I felt hot and sleepy.

Li Minghe opened his shirt, revealing half of his chest. I am an old man, but I am still as wild as a young man.

He felt better when the wind blew in his face.

The old man is over sixty years old, but his chest is strong. Just looking at his pectoral muscles, it is hard to believe that he is already in his sixties.

He just went to lobby a tribe.

This tribe is not a powerful tribe under the rule of Hubudagan, but a medium-sized tribe next to it.

If this tribe put all its efforts into it, it could gather more than 2,000 archers.

Li Taigong went to win him over.

The "Dubojilie" conference was about to be held, but he knew nothing about this conference until he returned to Huanxi Town.

Of course, even if others wanted to discuss it with him or inform him, it was impossible under the current conditions.

But at least it can be shown that these people deliberately excluded Wanyan Darui and Wanyan Luti.

This may include the six tribes that they secretly sent people to Yanjing to notify when they fled Shandong.

Power, once you have power, you have everything.

The friendship between tribes is worthless in the face of such naked interests.

However, the ones standing in the front and blocking Wanyan Liang's army are Wanyan Luti and Wanyan Dari. Are these people planning to make some moves behind the scenes and seize power?

Therefore, Li Taigong was also urgently canvassing for votes. He had to grab Du Bojilie's position.

Suddenly, a horse neighed from the reeds in front of him. The guards following him immediately rode their horses forward and drew their swords to protect him.

Li Taigong smiled and said, "Why are you panicking? Unless Wanyan Yan sends troops out of Shangjing City, who would harm me?"

To be honest, although each tribe in Shangjing Huining Prefecture had their own plans, they all had a common enemy: Wanyan Liang.

Therefore, no matter how much they fight with each other, they are secretly forming cliques and competing for fame and fortune.

Under the oppression of Wanyan Liang, a powerful external force, they would not fight each other unless they had an irreconcilable deep hatred.

As for Wanyan Yuanyun, that is their family affair.

If there is a rebellious child in your family and he is punished according to family rules, it is none of outsiders' business.

Therefore, Li Taigong really did not believe that before the threat of Wanyan Liang, the great enemy, was eliminated, any tribe would want to harm him.

The sound of horses neighing in the reed marsh, perhaps it's the hunters?
Just as he thought of this, he saw a "red man" rushing out.

The man, with a face that was dark red, rode out on his horse, followed closely by several other people.

When the knight in front saw this, he immediately drew his sword and rode forward to meet him.

They need to push their horses to generate kinetic energy and cannot just stand there and act as targets.

"It's me, Li You!"

The bloody man let out a hoarse roar, which was at least heard by the two knights who were approaching.

After hearing his voice and seeing his appearance, the two knights recognized him and immediately moved their horses to the left and right to avoid him.

"Youer?"

Mr. Li looked at the "Red-Faced Knight" in astonishment and said in surprise: "You'er, what are you doing..."

Suddenly an arrow shot out from the reed marsh.

The arrow shot through the flying reeds and, with a "puff" sound, hit Li Taigong's naked chest.

"Ah!" Mr. Li screamed in pain and almost fell off his horse.

At this time, Li You's hoarse voice was heard again: "Be careful, there are pursuers behind us!"

……

The members of Wanyan Luti's family returned to Huanxiling.

Wanyan Dari's tribal territory was located in the Huligai River (Mudanjiang River) basin and was built based on the ancient city of Shangjing Longquanfu during the Bohai Kingdom period.

Therefore, Wanyan Dari's tribesmen separated halfway and rushed back to their old settlements.

With the arrival of the large group of people, the town of Huanxiling was suddenly filled with joy.

The townspeople were all relatives, and at this time, the relatives who had moved away two years ago moved back with their families. The townspeople welcomed their relatives one by one, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

Wanyan Luti's family returned to the palace.

There are not many elders in Wanyan Luti's family. Apart from an old aunt who has never married and an uncle who is a concubine, there are his princess and several children.

Donkey Ti's eldest son Wanyan Hongkang is just nineteen years old. He resembles his mother and looks much more handsome than his father.

However, his character is even more stubborn, obstinate, reckless and irritable than his father's.

The main point is that although my name doesn’t contain the character “donkey”, I am more of a donkey than my father.

He grew up on Huanxi Ridge and was naturally very happy to return to the old place after two years.

When he returned to the backyard, Wanyan Hongkang was overjoyed to see that the crabapple tree in front of his former residence was now full of red fruits.

He picked a crab apple, wiped it on his lapel, and took a bite.

Wanyan Hongkang said with a smile: "It's delicious, delicious. I haven't taken care of it for two years, and it has grown better."

Wanyan Hongkang liked eating crabapples since he was a child, so he planted one in the yard when he was a teenager. This is the crabapple tree that bears so many fruits.

When Yang Yuan heard that the Wanyan Luti family had returned, he knew that Yingge would be here soon.

Therefore, he asked A'ta to clean up the accommodation for A'man and prepare tea and snacks for Yingge.

He brought Alihu out to meet the hosts here.

The yard was in a mess at this time. Wanyan Luti's family, who had moved back to the old house, were carrying things, large and small packages, down from the car that had arrived in the yard.

Yang Yuan was under house arrest by Li Taigong from the very beginning, and he had little contact with Wanyan Luti's family.

Now, if no one introduces him, he doesn’t know who the owner of this place is.

However, although there are many people coming and going in this yard, one can roughly tell who the owner is from their clothes and behavior.

Yang Yuan saw an old lady with silver hair, leaning on a jujube wood stick, standing in the middle of the yard, looking energetic.

She was directing her family members to move things.

Yang Yuan knew that this must be the elder of Wanyan Luti's family, so he hurried over to greet her and introduce himself.

Wanyan Hongkang was chewing sand apples as he walked over and immediately saw the pretty young woman following Yang Yuan.

Wanyan Hongkang's eyes lit up, and he came forward excitedly and said, "Sister-in-law Alihu, why are you here?"

Which young man has not had a beam of white moonlight shining into his heart and a delicate sister-in-law living in his heart during his growth?

Alihu is the most feminine woman in Wanyan Hongkang's heart when he was young, and the most attractive sister-in-law.

Alihu married from Longfeng Mountain to Huanxiling.

When she married to Huanxiling, it was the year when the young Wanyan Hongkang was sent to Yanjing as a "hostage" in the name of studying. When Wanyan Hongkang saw his new bride Alihu, it was like seeing the first ripe crabapple fruit on the branch.

The stunning moment is still unforgettable.

White moonlight is white moonlight.

Even Wanyan Hongkang, who was a very stubborn man and had already married, could not help but turn back into the boy he once was in front of the first woman he loved.

"Ah, you are..." Wanyan Hongkang was still a teenager four years ago, and Alihu did not recognize him.

Wanyan Hongkang said: "I am Wanyan Hongkang."

"It's the young prince!" Alihu bowed quickly and introduced him, "Young prince, this is Yang Xueshi from the Song Dynasty, the new number one scholar."

Alihu proudly introduced his master to the young prince: "Alihu is now the maid of Master Yang."

Yang Yuan bowed and smiled, "It turns out to be the young prince."

Alihu said: "Master, our young prince is called Wanyan Hongkang, and he is the most powerful warrior in Huanxi Ridge..."

Wanyan Hongkang ignored this and hurriedly asked Alihu: "What? Are you his maid? Sister-in-law Alihu, how come...

Before Wanyan Hongkang could ask the reason, a "red-faced big man" rushed into the yard, followed by seven or eight people, four of whom were carrying a person together.

The man was hit by an arrow in the chest and his face was as pale as gold paper.

The red-faced man shouted, "Quick, quick, quick, get us our best medicine for wounds.

Where is the doctor? Where is the doctor in the palace? Call him out quickly."

"cousin?"

Wanyan Hongkang recognized Li You from the voice of the "red-faced man".

He looked at the man who was shot with an arrow again and was horrified. He hurried forward and asked, "Grandpa? What happened to you?"

Princess Li was arranging various matters for moving back to the old house. She hurried over after hearing the news. She was shocked to see that her old father had been shot by an arrow.

She hurriedly asked someone to carry Li Minghe into the house, and asked the doctor from the palace to come and treat him quickly.

After working for most of an hour, the doctor applied healing medicine to Mr. Li and bandaged his wound.

He stood up and said to Li: "Princess, please be at ease. The old man's injury is just below the collarbone, and his life is not in danger.

But the old man is old, and he won’t heal as quickly as a young man, so he must lie down and rest, and don’t open the wound again.”

After hearing this, the princess breathed a sigh of relief and raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face.

Mr. Li was still in good spirits, lying on the couch, and said with full energy: "I said it's okay, there's nothing to cry about.

I was shot by an arrow, how could I not know the severity of the injury?"

After saying this, Li Taigong sighed deeply.

He got injured at such a bad time!
He had to keep Hubudagan under his control, and couldn't let the unmarried old aunt of the Wanyan family take control away from him.

He still needs to continue his strategy of forming alliances and making coalitions.

In a few days, the "Dubojilie" conference will be held. What should he do with the positions of "Dubojilie" and "Prime Minister" that he is determined to obtain?
Who can take responsibility for all these things if he falls?
Most of the nephews and nephews who stayed with him did not have that ability, and most importantly, their statuses were not equal.

He is the father-in-law of Donkey Hoof and the patriarch of the Liaodong Li family. With such an identity, others can't say anything.

But if the family's nephews or nephews come forward, it will be difficult to convince others.

There are too many things to do now and we simply cannot stop. If it really doesn't work, we can only let Hongkang step forward.

He is the prince, and this identity is definitely impressive.

However, if Hongkang were to come forward, the influence his great uncle and great aunt could exert on him would be no less than that of his grandfather, or even greater.

Besides, does Hongkang have that ability?

"Oh!" When Mr. Li thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

The princess asked nervously, "Dad, what's going on?"

Li Taigong waved his hand and said worriedly, "I'm not in the way. Where's Hongkang? Ask him to come over."

The princess turned around and saw that Wanyan Hongkang was not in the room, so she asked someone to call him in.

But before the princess could open her mouth, she heard a roar from the courtyard: "Have the troops gathered? Follow me!

I'm going to go to the Three Bald Men Mountain and chop that bastard Hesheli Morgan into three bald men!"

Li Taigong was shocked and said hurriedly: "Quick! Call him back! Don't let him make trouble!"

The princess hurriedly said, "Father, don't move. I'll go and call him back!"

The princess hurried out of the room. A moment later, she heard the princess' angry voice coming from the courtyard:

"You bastard, who told you to gather the troops? Hurry up and get in, your grandfather wants to see you."

In the room, Li Minghe shook his head and sighed deeply.

This grandson is not capable of shouldering this burden. How can he fight against those old foxes if he can only shout and kill?

If it really doesn't work, I can only ask Li You to take charge of the situation.

However, as Donkey's father-in-law, I can do my best to help him take charge of the overall situation.

If I ask Li You to come forward, I'm afraid that the eccentric Wanyan lady won't agree, right?
In the Jurchen customs, any unmarried woman has the same say as any man in the family.

This old woman from the Wanyan family never married in her life, so her status in the family was equivalent to that of Wanyan Hongkang's great-uncle.

Wanyan Hongkang's distant uncle was not to be feared either in terms of relationship or personal ability.

But this lady is not simple.

Yang Yuan was standing aside, and when he saw the situation, he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

He had placed his bet on Li Minghe, but man proposes, God disposes, and Li Taigong fell at this critical moment.

Although the contact time was short, he could see that the young prince's character was still immature. Could he take on the important responsibility?

Just as Grandpa Li sighed, he heard a slight sigh. When he looked up, it was Yang Yuan.

The two of them had the same thoughts and couldn't help but smile bitterly at each other.

However, as Li Taigong "smiled", the bitterness gradually faded away and he looked surprised.

Seeing that Yang Yuan and Wanyan Hongkang had faces that were 40% similar and both had particularly youthful temperaments, Li Taigong suddenly had a bold idea.

When Hongkang left Huining Prefecture, he was still a teenager. His father had never taken him to the capital to socialize with dignitaries.

Therefore, no one recognized him.

Probably, only that little beast Wanyan Yuanyun could see some clues.

However, Wanyan Yuanyun was expelled from the family. His words,
If we let Scholar Xiao Yang impersonate Wanyan Hongkang...

Everything I am doing now was planned with the help of Master Yang. He knows the goals and measures very well.

When it comes to forming alliances and making coalitions, he is even better than I am.

Moreover, he is not a member of my Li family, but an envoy from the State of Song who was captured by me.

If I let him impersonate Hongkang, he is using Hongkang's name, and if he achieves something, the achievement will also go to Hongkang.

If she didn't know about the cooperation between me and Scholar Yang, that Wanyan lady would definitely not object.

The more Mr. Li thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.

He glanced into the room and saw that only his daughter's maids were serving him.

Hongkang's great aunt and great uncle just came over to visit perfunctorily when he was carried into the room.

Li Taigong smiled and said, "All of you go out."

Grandpa Li looked at Yang Yuan. Yang Yuan saw his gaze and knew that he had something to say to him, so he stood there without moving.

After the maids left, Master Li said, "Master Yang, I have something to ask of you."

Yang Yuan said: "Grandpa, please speak up. There is no need to be so polite between you and me."

At this time, Princess Li walked in with the angry Wanyan Hongkang.

The child was fully armored, with a sword on his ribs and a horse whip in his hand, and he had a very dissatisfied and resentful expression.

Li Taigong glanced at him and said to Yang Yuan: "The 'Du Bo Ji Lie' conference is about to be held.

Those people let their son-in-law take the lead, but they want to seize the position of leader of the alliance!
I am unable to act now, and my grandson is so impulsive. How can I deal with those old foxes?
So I would like to ask you, Master Yang, to represent him in the name of my grandson."

"what?"

Before Yang Yuan could say anything, Wanyan Hongkang was already stunned: "Grandpa, you let him pretend to be me? What should I do then?"

Even if Mr. Li fully believed that Yang Yuan would not do anything detrimental to him for the common interests of both parties, it was impossible for him to just let Yang Yuan do what he wanted without sending someone to keep an eye on him.

After hearing what his grandson said, Li Minghe thought for a moment and said:
"You... follow Scholar Xiao Yang, pretending to be your cousin Li Xunfeng, and protect Scholar Xiao Yang closely!"

(End of this chapter)