"You are very good." Yang Guang commented in an admiring tone. He picked up the teapot and poured Ling Yun a cup of hot tea. After a long time, he never spoke.
He did not lie about his appreciation for his illegitimate son. Before seeing him, Yang Guang kept wondering what he would be like. A hero from the green forest in the north, or an amnesia-lost son-in-law in the Northern Qi Dynasty? If it weren't for the love of that woman, he might not have wanted to see this son. He also thought about meeting him and then sending him to Qiongzhou in the South China Sea, or Jiaozhou in the south, so that he would never return to Middle Earth and be a wealthy idle person in the Southern Barbarians. But after the meeting, his thoughts began to shake. He looked too much like himself, and he was simply another free and unrestrained self, and he also found some shadows of her in him.
The tea is very fragrant, and the tender buds of the agave tongue spread in hot water. Every time Ling Yun takes a breath, the rich tea fragrance fills his nose. Yang Guang undoubtedly likes this kind of tea, so he sits upright on the couch and quietly enjoys the tea fragrance without any seasonings.
"I heard that this tea was made by you?" Yang Guang took a sip of tea. He liked Ling Yun more and more, as if he liked this tea. After drinking it for a while, he could never put it down again. The illegitimate son now gave him this feeling. Before he had drunk this tea, it was hard to imagine how tasteless it would be if the tea was not added with salt and green onions. But after drinking this fragrant tea, he realized that it was not necessary to add any extra things to the truly delicious tea. Seeing Yi An, he broke his original concept. Although this illegitimate son had been a horse thief and was still a son-in-law, he was young, tall and handsome, with a very similar appearance, and even more like himself than his two legitimate sons. Moreover, he was very smart and so smart that it was surprising. The five strategies to tell him how to seize the stock market shocked him even more. He could even stir-fry such tea, and he had too many things that made people admire him.
"A little technical change."
"But this small change has brought about earth-shaking changes." Yang Guang sighed. "Maybe I should bring you with me."
Ling Yun smiled bitterly, knowing that this was impossible, and Yang Guang's words of maybe also fully demonstrated that he would not really do this. "I am very willing to follow Your Highness, but I am not suitable to follow you in the current situation. In order not to hinder Your Highness's plan, I think it is actually more appropriate to let me return to Northern Xinjiang."
"Are you always so smart?" Yang Guang shook his head, "Well, maybe you will come back in a few years."
They all knew that the true meaning of the New Year was that in a few years, Yang Guang might have successfully won the position of crown prince and even inherited the throne. At that time, even if Yang Guang really wanted to recognize his illegitimate son, no one could stop him.
"If you want to go back to Hebei, I won't stop you. In fact, it's the best choice for you to go back now. Let me tell you something. When you were attacked before, it was actually done by the Black Iron Guard, and the Black Iron Guard is the prince's dead soldier."
Ling Yun was surprised. He had been wondering who had attacked him. He had thought it was just an enemy in the world, but he did not expect Yang Guang to tell him that it was done by the prince. He did not doubt Yang Guang's words because there was no need for Yang Guang to lie to him in this matter. But why the prince wanted to kill him? It was impossible because the prince knew that he was Yang Guang's illegitimate son. If the prince knew that he was Yang Guang's illegitimate son, the best way to deal with it was actually to bring Ling Yun to Yang Jian and break the matter. At that time, Yang Guang's deliberate disguise for many years would be exposed, and there was no need to kill him. He asked Yang Guang in confusion, but unfortunately he did not intend to tell him the reason at all.
"You can go back to Hebei, but I have a condition." Yang Guang returned to his calmness, his tone no longer so relaxed.
"What conditions?" He knew that things would not be that simple. Even if it was a father and son, an illegitimate son was actually nothing when he reached the status of Yang Guang. What's more, he was still missing for sixteen years, and because of his existence, he was still threatening his future. If the situation was not good, Yang Guang would even personally remove his time bomb.
"You can return to the north, but before leaving, Murong Qianxue and Murong Qianwei have to marry you, and then Gao Qianxue and Murong Qianwei stay in Yangzhou. You return to the north and take over the Tiger League and the Gao family." Yang Guang's tone was unquestionable.
Ling Yun was stunned, somewhat unexpected, and somewhat unexpected. He thought that Yang Guang might want to recruit the Tiger Alliance and the Gao family, but he did not expect that he would use such a method. He asked Murong Qiangwei to marry Ling Yun, so that Ling Yun could take over the Tiger Alliance legitimately, and let Gao Qianxue and Murong Qiangwei stay, which was also to allow him to take over the two forces smoothly. At the same time, he could also seize Ling Yun's two women as hostages to control Ling Yun.
The power of the Tiger Alliance and the Gao family is quite strong, and Yang Guang does not underestimate it, especially the position of these two forces is just behind the Han King Yang Liang. Yang Guang is now competing for the crown prince for the crown prince, and Yang Liang is eyeing him, which is also a big threat to him. But he has to avoid fighting on both sides and dare not take too much action against Yang Liang. If he can recruit the two forces, the Tiger Alliance and the Gao family, it is good to use it to restrain and deal with Yang Liang. He does not expect them to help him deal with Yang Liang, but at least it can cause him a lot of trouble and play a role in restraining and dispersing his energy.
However, for Yang Guang, the most important thing is to use this to enhance his control over Ling Yun. He really wanted to bring him with him, but the reality was unwilling to let him go away, so he finally came up with such a compromise plan.
Ling Yun smiled bitterly. In Yang Guang's eyes, his and Murong Qiangwei's ideas might not be worth mentioning. But Yang Guang actually ordered this marriage event casually. It was really a mess. The most important thing is that he was already married, Gao Qianxue was his wife. How can he marry Murong Qiangwei again now? Moreover, Murong Qiangwei is his sister, not to mention that he had learned through Murong Qiangwei that he actually had a fiancée, Yuan Jiyao, who was a good brother's sister when he was in northern Xinjiang. The brother died of blocking his arrows. He promised to take good care of his sister for him and marry her. The reason why he went south was because Ji Yao disappeared, so he went south to search.
There is no news about Ji Yao yet, and he doesn’t know how to deal with her when he sees her in the future. Now Yang Guang asks him to marry Murong Qiangwei again, how will he respond?
"You know, with the behavior of the girl in the Gao family, I can take them to Daxing. As a result, you should know that their sisters will be like those royal women from Northern Qi and Southern Chen, either entering the sect or filling the palace, or even rewarding the heroes and nobles. The Northern Qi has been in ruins for so many years, and how can the country be restored by just two women? Thinking about Gao Baoning was also a hero of a generation, and it was difficult to change his fate in the end. Submission to me is actually their best way out. This is also for your sake.
Otherwise, why should I be so troublesome? I really don’t care about the power of the Gao family.” Yang Guang said, “The Northern Qi was destroyed in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and had nothing to do with my Great Sui Dynasty. After so many years, it was time to let go. When Gao Baoning colluded with the Turks and the Goryeo people, he was unable to make a comeback, so the two Gao family girls were even more unlikely to make a difference. Then Gao Yuan was just using their identities, how could he really help them? It was for their own good that you convinced them to surrender. Otherwise, Gaojiazhuang would be stepped onto the plains.”
Ling Yun looked at Yang Guang carefully. He actually agreed with Yang Guang's statement. Northern Qi has been destroyed for more than 20 years, and there is no need for the Gao sisters to let go. Not to mention that Northern Qi was destroyed by Northern Zhou, what if Northern Qi was destroyed by the Sui Dynasty? Northern Qi was the strongest country among the Three Kingdoms, but in the end it was destroyed by the weakest Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Gao family may not be very popular. Moreover, the Sui Dynasty has been unified in the north and south for many years and the world is peaceful. How many are they willing to go to the death for the Gao family? The so-called friends from Shandong and Jiangnan are just fond of the smuggling interests in the hands of the Gao sisters.
It is impossible for the sisters to restore the powers of Goryeo in Liaodong and Jiangnan in Shandong. Gao Qianxue himself knew these things. Yang Guang was right. Even if Yang Guang did not surround the Gao family this time, the Gao family might be betrayed by other friends next time, maybe it was a powerful man in Jiangnan, maybe it was a high school in Shandong, or their Gaoli friends. If Yang Guang really can guarantee that the Gao family will surrender, let them go. In fact, this should be the best ending. With Yang Guang's guarantee, the Gao family can let go of their past obsessions and rely on the money they have accumulated over the years.
Of course, Yang Guang did not really let the Gao family go so kindly. The Gao family was willing to surrender, so this was also a great help. The Gao family accumulated many years of money, smuggling routes, and even the list of friends would bring considerable help to Yang Guang. Especially those who had been secretly smuggling with the Gao family. Among these people, there were many high-ranking families in the Central Plains involved. If they could get the Gao family's list, Yang Guang would get many unexpected allies. With these evidences of the anti-party activities, it would not be too difficult to threaten them. If the Gao family was destroyed, it would not be of any substantial benefit to Yang Guang.
Ling Yun couldn't help but wonder how much of this decision was out of power and how much was it from compensation for the illegitimate child?
"I will try my best to convince Qianxue." He did not object to the hostage matter, and it was useless to oppose it. If Yang Guang did not hold the hostage in hand, he would not easily believe him completely. "But, should I consider Murong's matter again?"
"This is the best solution. Although you have great prestige in the Tiger League, you are too young. You are only ranked 13th among the Thirteenth Taibao, and you only sit in the ninth seat in Zhutang. If you don't marry Murong Qiangwei, it will be difficult for you to truly convince the public. In fact, you don't have to worry about Murong Qiangwei's unwillingness. Since she can come to you from thousands of miles south, she will accompany you into my camp today regardless of safety. Can't you see how much this woman is willing to you?"
"But I have already married Qianxue."
"It's very common for a real man to have three wives and four concubines. Murong Qiangwei has also married someone. If you feel wronged, what does it matter if you treat her well? In fact, I'm also doing this for her good."
"For her own good?"
Yang Guang smiled, "Do you know how Murong Ke died?"
"Diet without cure due to an acute illness."
"Hmph, why did a good man die suddenly? And when he had just integrated hundreds of Green Forest forces, don't you think his death was too subtle?" Yang Guang said, "Tell me the truth. Murong Ke was actually a secret spy installed in the Khitan in the early years of the imperial court. Later, he came out to form the Tiger Alliance and acted completely according to the court's secret orders. But later he was a little uncontrollable, so the court took action to get rid of him. The great hero in the Green Forest was solved with just a glass of poisonous wine, and no one even knew how he died in the end. Now Murong Qiangwei has the momentum to reorganize the Tiger Alliance, and the court has intended to send someone to take over the Tiger Alliance."
Ling Yun changed color slightly. The imperial court had to take over the Tiger Alliance, which was nothing more than two methods: one was to help Murong Qiangwei, and the other was to get rid of her and change her to someone else.
"The court once secretly sent someone to contact Murong Qiangwei and proposed to invite him, but unfortunately Murong Qiangwei refused."
Now Ling Yun understood that even if there was no today's incident, the court would still deal with Murong Qiangwei. Now Yang Guang's proposal is actually the plan to let Ling Yun replace Murong Qiangwei, but Murong Qiangwei only needs to stay as hostages and no longer need to be eliminated.
Things are just as Yang Guang said, but in fact there is no room for Ling Yun to choose.
All he could do was agree to Yang Guang's proposal to marry Murong Qianxue and Murong Qianwei, and then leave Gao Qianxue and Murong Qianwei as their qualifiers, and then go to the north to take over these two forces, and then obey Yang Guang and serve him. Otherwise, even if Ling Yun was Yang Guang's illegitimate son, I was afraid that this matter would be discussed. What awaited them would be the demise of the Gao family and the re-interest of the Tiger Alliance. As for Ling Yun, perhaps Yang Guang would save his life for the sake of the father and son, and exiled to Hainan Island or Nanyue at the end of the world.
"You should be happy, this is a happy situation." Yang Guang stroked the teacup and said with a smile: "Do you go and tell them about this matter yourself, or do you want me to sing a slander or sing a slander or sing a slander?"
Ling Yun thought for a while, "I'd better go and talk to them myself. I hope you can give me a day to convince them, okay?"
"It's up to you. Actually, you are very smart, but you're a little too fond of love. A man needs the most is decisiveness. He should avoid being indecisive. If he is constantly breaking his mind, he will suffer the consequences. As the same thing, you are my Yang Guang's son, and my eldest son. I'll just give you a grudge. You'll go to the northern border for only a few years to get things done there. By the time of the future, I will compensate you together." Yang Guang's tone was gentle and began to make promises to Ling Yun with a smile. He would not get a whole heart by relying on coercion and hostages. Ling Yun was smarter than he expected. He hoped to get the wholehearted effect of this son, so he took the opportunity to ease the atmosphere that had just become nervous.
Ling Yun felt a little excited. He had indeed felt Yang Guang's threat just now. He could not help but feel too deliberate when he heard this promise. Even though he knew that the weight of this promise was actually very heavy, after all, he knew better than everyone. It would not take long before Yang Guang would become the crown prince, and then in six years, he would ascend the throne and become emperor and take charge of this huge empire. The promise of a future prince and a future emperor is extremely precious.
"Is she okay?" Ling Yun asked suddenly, and she naturally refers to Ling Yun's biological mother.
"He has passed away long ago." Yang Guang's tone was flat, and he answered in only four short words. In that moment, his whole body suddenly began to become gloomy, and even the air seemed to be suffocating.
Chapter completed!