Li Yuan watched as the lethargy in Kong Yuxiu's body dissipated after he consumed the pill.
However, Kong Yuxiu was still a player in the game. He was not as clear as the bystander. He did not know the changes that the health pill had made to him. Of course, Kong Yuxiu was not in the mood to care about these things.
He was only thinking about how to fulfill his promise with Li Yuan.
Li Yuan looked at Kong Yuxiu and said,"I'm also looking forward to this day. I hope you won't. Wait until I've judged the five surnames and seven Wangs."”
"For each county, Longxi County will be an example.”
"At that time, I still need you to personally take charge of the overall situation and implement this matter as soon as possible.”
Kong Yuxiu's respect for Li Yuan was like an imperial edict. In his view, the Great Tang's existence of a wise ruler like Li Yuan was a blessing for the people of the world.
He bowed slightly to show his respect and said seriously,""Your Majesty, I understand. I will make sufficient preparations in advance.”
Li Yuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
Eunuch Lin saw that the ink had dried up. He carefully put away Li Yuan's calligraphy and handed it to Kong Yuxiu.
Kong Yuxiu held it with both hands.
He knew that Li Yuan's calligraphy was worth thousands of gold.
Kong Yuxiu wanted to say something, but Li Yuan spoke first,""Academician Kong, from now on, until I leave with the army, I won't see anyone.”
"To prevent the military intelligence from being leaked and the five surnames and seven Wangs from counterattacking.”
"You can leave now."
Hearing this, Kong Yuxiu nodded and said,""Your Majesty is the True Dragon Son of Heaven. His virtue is comparable to Yao and Shun, and his military achievements are even greater than that of the First Emperor. He will definitely be able to sweep the world, destroy the traitors, and stabilize the Tang Empire.”
"This old minister will take his leave now."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, indicating for him to leave. A scholar was a scholar, and his words were pleasant to the ear.
His virtue is comparable to that of Yao and Shun.
His military exploits were even greater than Qin Shi Huang's!
Eunuch Lin stood at the side, his expression unchanged. However, he kept it in his heart. He thought that it was fortunate that Kong Yuxiu was not the Head of the Imperial Household. Otherwise, his position might be lost.
Eunuch Lin sized up Li Yuan, then walked over and said,""Your Majesty, I've already found someone who looks like you.”
"He will appear in this small courtyard. General Zhao will come to report a few times and let people see his back.”
Li Yuan placed his hands behind his back and looked at everything in the courtyard. He had only lived for two days. He would probably never come back after leaving this place.
He flicked his sleeves and said,"Let's go!"”
Li Yuan quietly left Longxi County. After leaving the county city, the eighteen riders of Yan Yun spread out like a fan, protecting Li Yuan secretly. The horses galloped like the wind, heading straight for Zhao County.
At this moment, in the ancestral shrine of the Li family of Zhao County.
All the leaders were sitting there with different expressions. They were terrified, afraid, angry, and ashamed. There were hundreds of people and hundreds of faces. It was like a drama, making people have mixed feelings.
In the end, an old man sat at the head of the table and knocked the Fushou walking stick on the ground.
The entire ancestral temple fell silent.
Everyone looked at him at the same time.
Li Zhongyan, the previous patriarch of the Li Clan of Zhao County, was already eighty years old. However, Li Xunfeng was already dead, and his head was still hanging on the city gate of Longxi County.
He was the most respected person in the Li family of Zhao County, so they could only ask him to step forward.
Li Zhongyan's gaze was like a mountain as it swept across everyone's faces. He said in a hoarse voice,"Since the Western Jin Dynasty, the Northern and Southern Dynasties were at their peak.”
"It has been passed down for thousands of years. The dynasties have changed, and the country has been destroyed.”
"You are all sons of the Li family. The family head died outside, which is a great humiliation. Now that Li Yuan is not here, you are already frightened to the point of being mortified.”
"If Li Yuan really comes, I find it hard to believe that you will fight him to the death.”
"Defend the Li family of Zhao County!"
Zhao County's Li Clan Ancestral Temple. This was the place where everyone gathered for the annual ritual. However, because Li Xunfeng had died in Longxi's Li Clan, they had no choice but to gather.
After all, Li Xunfeng was the head of the Li family in Zhao County.
How could they be a lone hero and go to Longxi's Li Clan on their own? Thus, the information they received was the most accurate, and they were able to confirm the authenticity of the information at the first moment.
Li Zhongyan's voice sounded in the ancestral shrine.
A middle-aged man stood up and said to Li Zhongyan,""Second Uncle, compared to the other clans, the Li Clan of Zhao County might be a colossus.”
"But compared to Longxi's Li Clan, I think everyone here knows this.”
"There is no way we can resist him. Now that Li Yuan dares to risk the world's condemnation to destroy the Li family and cause their blood to flow like a river, how can we resist?”
the middle-aged man said.
Everyone below pricked up their ears and listened. They realized that what the middle-aged man said was similar to what they thought.
Then, they echoed.
"That's right, Second Uncle. Li Yuan is a ruthless person. If we resist, I'm afraid he will really exterminate the entire clan.”
"Why don't we send an envoy to discuss with Li Yuan?”
"It's really unwise to stop a chariot with a mantis's arm.”
"Li Gongxu is right. We should preserve our bloodline and focus on the inheritance of our family.”
As soon as everyone spoke, the ancestral shrine became noisy.
Li Zhongyan sat there with a gloomy expression. Then, he raised his eyes. Everyone was like little chicks who had seen an eagle. They all kept quiet.
"What Gongxu said just now makes sense.”
"Although the Li Clan of Zhao County was far superior to the Li Clan of Longxi during our heyday, we are indeed inferior now.”
"Will you let us go?"
"I believe many of you know why Xunfeng went to Longxi's Li Clan, right?”
"All of you are the leaders of your respective factions. If you didn't have the same opinion back then, would Xunfeng have gone to Longxi's Li Clan?”
Li Zhongyan made his words clear.
Some of the people below began to fall silent.
However, most of the people were confused. They knew that Li Xunfeng had gone to Longxi County this time because of a marriage alliance. The two families had made some deals.
Could it be that there was a secret behind it?
This concerned their lives, so they could not care less about seniority.
However, even though Li Zhong Yan had already given up his position as the family head and retreated behind the scenes for many years, Li Zhong Yan had practically watched them grow up. His majesty still made them afraid.
However, this did not mean that they would be afraid of the leaders of their respective branches.
It was extremely noisy.
Interrogation sounded in the ancestral shrine, almost turning into a scene of a fight.
Bang!
Li Zhongyan stood up and slammed his palm on the long mahogany table. Everyone was shocked and subconsciously sat up straight.
At this moment, Li Zhongyan said,"What a disgrace."
"Since you are unwilling to say it, then this old man might as well say it. Xunfeng went to Longxi County for the future of the clan.”
"You are all well-informed people, so you should know that the Turks are now eyeing us with their eyes wide open, with two hundred thousand soldiers pressing down on our borders.”
"It's not something that Li Yuan and the others can resist.”
"Thus, the Jie Li Khagan sent an envoy to discuss with our two clans. Once the Turkic army enters the Great Tang territory, they will no longer pursue us.”
"If you don't cooperate, you should know what will happen if the army comes.”
After Li Zhongyan finished speaking, he slowly sat down.
After a long time.
There was complete silence below.
Everyone had their heads lowered, and no one knew what they were thinking.
Li Gongxu sat at the bottom and looked at everyone. He said,"Second Uncle, what should we do now? We don't have the power to resist Li Yuan.”
"The Great Tang has been defeated, the Turks are pressing down on our borders, and we are lambs waiting to be slaughtered.”
"Wouldn't that mean certain death?"
"Zhao County's Li family's thousand year inheritance cannot be cut off by us. Otherwise, even if we die, how can we meet our ancestors in the underworld?”
Li Gongxu's words seemed to represent everyone.
Li Zhongyan's expression was gloomy. Everyone looked at him with hope.
Li Zhongyan was very satisfied with everyone's performance. He coughed lightly and said indifferently,"This isn't a situation where death is certain. If we play it right, Longxi's Li Clan would have already been destroyed.”
"Our Zhao County Li family might be able to go against the trend and rise from the ashes to become the number one family in the world!”
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