Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Zhao Sheng looked at Li Ji with a smile, as if he had made up his mind that Li Ji would only bring the eight guards around him.

Compared with the hundreds of insurgents he led, Li Ji could be said to be isolated and helpless.

As long as Li Ji values ​​his life, he will not fight him head-on.

Although they were both princes, he had to admit that Li Ji was indeed more capable than him.

The strange thing is that Li Ji lacks courage and does not have such great ambitions as him.

As a descendant of the Zhao family, why couldn't he ascend to that high position and be admired by thousands of people?

Li Ji looked over, his eyes devoid of emotion. He said calmly, "Prince Zhao has now come to his senses and has a glimmer of hope."

After all, he is of royal blood. Maybe the emperor will spare his life for this reason.

"Oh, a glimmer of hope?" Zhao Sheng said with disdain, "It seems that you really don't want to live anymore. Since you don't want it, I can't force you."

He sneered, raised his hand and said, "Kill them all, leave no one alive."

If he doesn't accept the toast, he will have to drink the penalty wine, and he won't spare Li Ji's life.

But he didn't see that before he gave the order, Li Ji raised his hand and made a gesture.

As soon as the group started fighting, another group of soldiers rushed out of the woods.

The equipment and momentum of the troops rushing out were better than those of the rebels. Looking at their murderous aura, you could tell that they had all been on the battlefield and killed the enemy.

Seeing this sudden situation, Zhao Sheng's pupils shrank slightly, and he said in disbelief: "Fan Chunren's?"

Clearly, his people had been searched, and no one else had followed them. He had no idea where these people led by Fan Chunren came from.

"Grandpa is here!" Fan Chunren laughed wildly, raised his sword and rushed into the rebel army, "You bold traitor, I'll kill you."

If you dare to cause trouble in his territory, you have to see if he agrees!

Seeing this, Li Ji curled his lips into a smile, raised the knife in his hand, and rode towards Zhao Sheng.

He had been preparing for this battle for a long time.

He had long known that Zhao Sheng had sneaked to Chengdu Prefecture with the intention of taking his life.

Therefore, he discussed a countermeasure with Fan Chunren. He led a few people to act as bait in public, while Fan Chunren led others to follow secretly and ambush in advance.

I didn't expect that this stupid guy Zhao Sheng would actually dare to lead the rebels out to intercept him openly.

Now, the evidence of treason is solid, and even the Lord cannot save Zhao Sheng, who is seeking death.

"Li Ji, you are despicable and shameless!" Zhao Sheng's eyes turned red with anger, and he raised his knife to meet Li Ji's attack.

What a despicable villain, he brought him here specifically to kill him.

Faced with his rage, Li Ji felt no ripple in his heart, and did not say much to him.

Traitors and rebels should be punished by anyone.

The battle did not last long. Even Zhao Sheng, who was extremely arrogant, was no more than a show of fancy moves when facing the highly skilled Li Ji.

Li Ji and Fan Chunren joined forces and took down all these people with minimal losses without any effort.

Afterwards, the survivors left by the rebels were taken away for interrogation by Fan Chunren, while Zhao Sheng was personally escorted back to Beijing by Li Ji.

……

Jiang Yin, who was far away in Mengshan, had no idea about what happened to Li Ji on his way back to Beijing.

Of course, even if she knew, she couldn't do anything. After all, she was just a small merchant girl, and at most she had some money.

A week after Li Ji left, Jiang Yin also set out for Tokyo in a low-key manner with his men.

I don’t know what Xie Daoyun was thinking. This time, he actually brought Jiang Erniang and Jiang Xiaoya with her to Beijing.

Although Jiang Yin was confused, he didn't ask many questions.

However, along the way, Jiang Erniang's face looked a little unhappy, and she didn't treat Xie Daoyun well at all.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Yin knew that Er Niang and Xie Daoyun were having a quarrel.

She endured it again and again, and finally when she was taking a break halfway, she approached Jiang Erniang and said, "What's wrong with you, Erniang? Why are you unhappy? Don't you want to go to Tokyo?"

It was not only out of curiosity, but also because she wanted to make Er Niang happier.

"I know, I know." Jiang Xiaoya came over from somewhere and raised her hand, saying, "Mom is blaming Dad for lying."

"Lie?" Jiang Yin asked in surprise, "What lie?"

The corners of her mouth twitched slightly. Could it be that Xie Daoyun had really never revealed his identity information to Er Niang for all these years?

She was speechless. This was too unreliable.

However, it is not.

Jiang Xiaoya said, "Grandpa is sick, and Dad didn't tell Mom about it. He didn't want to go home to see Grandpa, so Mom got angry."

He overheard this and he also felt that lying was not a good thing.

Jiang Erniang raised her hand and tapped Jiang Xiaoya's forehead, scolding her: "Go away, kid, what nonsense are you talking about."

This kid can be seen everywhere, like a little adult.

Jiang Yin was slightly surprised and asked, "Xiao Ya's grandfather?"

Could it be that Er Niang has always known Xie Daoyun's identity? From the looks of it, it seems that Xiao Ya also recognizes Xie Daoyun's father?

As expected, after sending Jiang Xiaoya and the others away, Jiang Erniang sighed and said, "Yes, Xiaoya has a grandfather."

She pursed her lips and said, "Actually, your second uncle is from Dongjing City. But he had a conflict with his family a few years ago and severed ties with them, so he ran to Yazhou.

Later, when we got married, his father came and tried to persuade us, but your second uncle refused to go back. After Xiaoya was born, he would come all the way to see Xiaoya every two years.

But every time he came, your second uncle would hide away and not see him.

Xiaoya's grandfather is actually a very nice person. He didn't come in the past two years because he was sick and couldn't stand the long journey. "

She was very worried. Xie Daoyun's father was not a bad person, otherwise he would not have allowed Xie Daoyun to marry into the Jiang family.

But Xie Daoyun still had a deep resentment towards his father, so much so that it has not dissipated after all these years.

He even turned a blind eye to the news that his father was seriously ill.

"My second uncle's father is ill?" Jiang Yin opened his mouth and said in silence, "Does Second Aunt know who my second uncle's father is?"

How could she remember that in her previous life, until her death, Xie Daoyun's father was still alive and well, jumping around in the Imperial College and beating students every day.

Xie Daoyun's father was the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, and even Li Ji was his father's student.

Therefore, Xie Daoyun, the biological son of the Imperial College's chief academic officer, was naturally also very much loved.

"Identity?" Jiang Erniang asked doubtfully, "What other identity could it be? It's just that my ancestors were quite successful and did some small business in Tokyo City."

"But, after all, he is his father, he shouldn't be so indifferent," she continued.

A son wants to take care of his parents but they are no longer around. Just because his father is so good to Xiaoya, she accepts this father-in-law and is willing to take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life.

Jiang Yin's eyelids twitched slightly. It turned out that this family had a habit of hiding their identities, and Er Niang only knew one side of the story!

She was even more speechless and didn't know what to say.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Jiang Erniang couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"