Chen Dao placed all the wine jars and glasses on the coffee table behind him. He was afraid that Yang Zhen would snatch them, so he used his body to block Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen was stopped by him and stopped snatching. Then, he heard Chen Dao's voice in his ear."I was training outside the city when a soldier came from the city. He said that the imperial court's edict had arrived and asked me to go and receive it.”
"Accept the imperial edict?" Yang Zhen asked. What decree did he receive? Let me see."
Chen Dao didn't say anything else. He took out the imperial edict and handed it to Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen took the imperial edict, unfolded it, and read it. He said,"Congratulations, General."
It turned out that Zhuge Liang believed that Li Yan was assassinated, but he couldn't show his happiness. So he reported to the Emperor and wrote this imperial edict. The imperial edict was mostly words of condolences to Li Yan, hoping that he could recuperate in peace, and increase the number of food cities by 3,000 households. He was granted the title of Guangluxun, Duxiang Marquis, Chariot General, False Festival, and moved to Jiangzhou. Chen Dao was given the title of West Conquering General, and the Yong 'an Prefect had full authority to handle the affairs of Yong' an City.
"What's there to congratulate? I'm worried about this." Chen Dao smiled bitterly.”
"This is a good thing, General. What's there to worry about?" Yang Zhen continued.”
Chen Dao sighed and said," I'm not a slacker when it comes to war. However, I don't have the ability to take over Yong 'an and guard this place in Li Yan's place." I can handle the daily military affairs, but I'm not good at government affairs. I don't know how to handle them.”
Yang Zhen said," What's so difficult about that? You're in charge of handling military affairs. You can totally delegate the administrative matters to your subordinates!"”
"I think so too." Chen Dao chuckled. However, most of the people in Yongan City are Li Yan's trusted aides. I can't rely on them, so I'm in a bit of a dilemma.”
Yang Zhen had never expected that he would be rewarded by Li Yan and Chen Dao in exchange for Li Yan using this plan. He had originally hoped that Zhuge Liang would not use this matter to pursue him and Chen Dao. Yang Zhen knew that although Li Yan had moved to Jiangzhou, most of the Yongan City officials were his former subordinates. It was not easy for Chen Dao to govern Yongan. Yang Zhen sighed and said to Chen Dao,""General, what do you think we should do now?”
Chen Dao's eyes were focused on Yang Zhen. He did not say a word, but the corners of his mouth were filled with a smile. Yang Zhen was shocked when he saw Chen Zhi staring at him. He hurriedly said,""General, you can't be... You want me to help you, right?"
Chen Dao nodded and said,"Exactly. In the entire Yongan City, you and I have the best relationship. If you don't help me, who will?”
Hearing Chen Dao's words, Yang Zhen said,""General, you are my old general. When I was a soldier under you, you took great care of me. "Now that General needs help, I, Yang Zhen, will do my best to help General. I will govern Yong 'an well and make it a paradise.”
Chen Dao laughed out loud when he heard that. He took the wine jar and wine cup from behind him and personally poured a glass of wine for Yang Zhen. He raised the wine glass in his hand high and said to Yang Zhen,"Zi Yuan, come, we won't go home until we're drunk!”
"I wonder who was the one who said that drinking too much would hurt your body?" Yang Zhen asked sarcastically.”
Chen Dao looked embarrassed. He didn't know if he should drink the wine in his hand. After a long time, he said,"Who cares, I'll punish myself with three cups.”
"Three cups?" Yang Zhen asked. How could three glasses be enough? With the general's alcohol tolerance, he would be fined at least ten glasses.”
Chen Dao pointed at Yang Zhen and said,""You brat!"
The room was filled with the fragrance of wine. The two of them chatted as they drank. In a short while, they finished a jar of wine. When Chen Dao saw that the wine was gone, he ordered someone to bring a few more jars and insisted on drinking to his heart's content. The two of them drank until late at night before they parted ways. The drunk Yang Zhen fell asleep on the bed.
The next day, Yang Zhen had just woken up when a soldier was waiting outside the door. When the soldier saw Yang Zhen walk out, he stepped forward and saluted. Then, he said,"General, Lord Li has asked me to come to find you. You must come to the residence for a chat.”
Yang Zhen knew who Lord Li was and said,""Are we going now?"
The soldier replied," Yes, General. I've been waiting at your door for a long time. I heard that you drank very late last night, so I didn't dare to disturb you." Please don't make things difficult for me and go to Li Mansion quickly.”
Yang Zhen closed the door and said to the soldier,""Let's go!"
The Li Residence was Li Yan's residence and also Yongan City's prefect's residence. Yang Zhen had naturally been there, but only once. Yang Zhen followed the soldier to the Li Manor and saw a young master standing in front of the manor, instructing the servants and soldiers to move items from the manor. Everything was under his command. Yang Zhen was curious and said to the soldiers beside him,""Who is this young master? Why haven't I seen it before?"
The soldier replied,"He is Lord Li's son."”
As the soldier spoke, he came to Young Master Li's side and bowed respectfully. The young master was Li Yan's son, Li Feng. He was dressed in plain clothes. When he saw Yang Zhen, he took a few steps forward and kowtowed."I'm Li Feng. Greetings, General Yang!”
Yang Zhen saw that Li Fengwen was weak and even spoke politely. He did not have the arrogance of his father, Li Yan, at all. Yang Zhen cupped his hands and replied," Young Master Li is too polite. Yang Zhen is just a martial artist. How could he dare to bow to Young Master Li like this?" Speaking of which, this general should have paid a visit long ago.”
"You don't have to call me Young Master. Just call me Li Feng." Li Feng chuckled. My father often mentions General Yang in front of me. Today, I see that he is indeed extraordinary.”
"I wouldn't dare!" Yang Zhen hurriedly said. This general is a nobody. Lord Li is too kind. Young Master Li, do you know why Lord Li called me here?”
"General Yang, I usually don't ask about my father's matters. Since my father is looking for you, you should go in quickly." My father is sitting in the hall. General Yang, please make yourself at home.”
Yang Zhen saw that Li Feng had gone to command the soldiers and servants who were moving the things and even helped them from time to time. He asked the soldier who brought him here,"Is Young Master Li always like this?”
The soldier said," Young Master has always been like this. He often helps his servants. Even if the servants do something wrong, he never beats or scolds them. He's really a good person." General Yang, please come in. His Excellency is still waiting.”
Yang Zhen sighed in his heart, I really didn't expect Li Yan and Li Feng to have such a huge difference in their standards.”He followed the soldier into the Li Residence and saw that the hall of the Li Residence was empty. Li Yan stood in the hall, looking a little impatient. When the soldier saw Li Yan, he immediately became nervous. He cupped his hands and said,"Sir, General Yang is here."
Li Yan waved his hand, signaling the soldier to leave. Seeing Yang Zhen standing at the door, he said,""General Yang, come, let's talk behind!”
Yang Zhen walked to Li Yan's side and followed him into the back hall. The back hall was a courtyard. There was a pavilion in the courtyard. There was a stone table and a few stone stools in the pavilion. Li Yan brought Yang Zhen into the pavilion and extended his right hand.""General Yang, please sit!"
"Please take a seat, Your Excellency," Yang Zhen replied politely.”
Li Yan chuckled and sat down on a stone bench. Yang Zhen only dared to sit down when he saw Li Yan sitting down. Yang Zhen had just sat down when he heard Li Yan say,"General Yang, this Li is about to leave and take up his post in Jiang Prefecture. This is all thanks to your plan!”
When Yang Zhen heard this, he didn't know if Li Yan was praising him or insulting him, so he asked tentatively,""What do you mean?"
Li Yan glanced at Yang Zhen and said with a fake smile,""What I mean is very simple. I just want to thank you in person. If you hadn't come up with this plan, I'm afraid I would have become a dead soul under the blade. Two years ago, when the former Emperor passed away, he ordered me and Zhuge Kongming to assist the government together. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Kongming used the imperial edict to order me to guard Yong 'an. This was undoubtedly to keep me in Yong' an so that he could return to Chengdu and monopolize power. "In the end, he gained his power. I didn't expect him to be dissatisfied and send people to assassinate me. If you didn't tell me his plot in time and give me advice, I wouldn't have returned to Jiang Prefecture so quickly. Therefore, I invited you here today to thank you in person.”
"I dare not," said Yang Zhen hastily.”
Li Yan chuckled." What's there to be afraid of? I'm a person who knows how to repay kindness. Since you've done me a favor, I'll repay you."”
When Li Yan said this, he stopped, raised his hands high, and clapped three times. Yang Zhen saw a person coming in from the backyard. It was Ghost's Grimace Graham. He was walking over with a horse in his hand. When Graham led the horse to Yang Zhen's side, he glanced at Yang Zhen from the corner of his eyes. His eyes were cold and full of hostility. He tied the horse to the pillar in front of the pavilion, walked into the pavilion, and cupped his hands to Li Yan."Milord, the horses are here."
Li Yan stood up, walked out of the pavilion, and came to the side of the horse. He stretched out his hand to touch the horse's back twice, then turned around and said to Yang Zhen,""General Yang, come here."
Yang Zhen walked out of the pavilion and stood beside Li Yan. He asked,""Sir, what are your orders?"
"What do you think of this horse?" asked Li Yan.”
Yang Zhen took a look at the horse and saw that it had a very strong physique. Its mane was black like ink, and its eyes were bright and shining with a sharp light. When Yang Zhen saw this, he couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it, but he retracted his hand halfway and immediately replied,""Milord, this is really a good horse!”
Li Yan stroked his beard, nodded, and said slowly,""You really have good eyesight. This dragon steed is a purebred horse from the Western Regions. It was a tribute from the Dayuan Kingdom to the Wei Kingdom. Later, when it passed through Liangzhou, it was robbed by the Horse Gang. " At that time, Graham was in Liangzhou. After he found out about this, he snatched it from the Horse Gang. After he transported it to the burly man, it became my mount. It must have been a few years. General Yang, today I will give you this dragon steed.”
Yang Zhen hurriedly said," Milord, you can't do that. Since this dragon steed is Milord's mount, it must be something Milord cherishes very much." Yang Zhen didn't dare to accept it. Please take it back.”
" What is given out is like water that has been poured out," Li Yan said sternly." A man's word carries nine tripods. How can we take it back?!"”
Yang Zhen had never seen Li Yan speak so loudly, and he didn't know why Li Yan had given him this horse today. He couldn't figure it out in his heart and didn't dare to answer. "General Yang, are you looking down on me?"”
"Milord, please don't misunderstand." Yang Zhen hurriedly said.”
"In that case, please accept this dragon steed.”Li Yan's tone was very serious and firm.
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