Li Chengdao is already an adult, and Qi Niang is also quite big. She has been married in another family. Moreover, they have grown up together since childhood and have a deep relationship. Although they have separated due to changes later, they have been constantly writing letters, and they are no longer as simple relationships as childhood playmates.

Li Xiu knew all the above, but he was very confused about this matter. Li Chengdao was his most proud disciple, and Qi Niang was his only sister. It happened that the two of them were also two. This was a perfect marriage.

However, Li Chengdao's identity is the biggest obstacle to this marriage. This is not because Li Xiu despises Li Chengdao. In fact, even if Li Chengdao is just an ordinary person, as long as Qi Niang likes him and can live in the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiu will not stop him.

However, Li Chengdao is not only not an ordinary person, but also must stay away from the Tang Dynasty and live on the distant American continent. This is why Li Xiu was most reluctant. After all, his elder brother is like his father. No parent is willing to marry his daughter far away, let alone marrying a barbaric land like America. This time, Qi Niang ran away from home and just came to Suzhou in the south of the Tang Dynasty, which made Li Xiu worry. If she really married into the Americas, then Li Xiu really didn't know what she should do?

It is precisely because of the above that Li Xiu was also very entangled. On the one hand, he supported Qi Niang and Li Chengdao's relationship emotionally, but from the rational perspective, he was unwilling to let Qi Niang marry far away. You should know that Qi Niang really went to America, and I am afraid that at most I can only come back a few times in my life. It would be difficult for them to see each other again in the future.

"Chengdao, no matter what the reason, you shouldn't come back this time. And I'm here to see you this time, and I'm hiding your aunt in advance. Moreover, if you stay in Datang for one more day, you'll have an extra day of danger, so you'd better go back early!"

Li Xiu finally rejected Li Chengdao's idea of ​​seeing Qi Niang, saying that he was selfish or heartless, but he really didn't want his sister to marry far away to the Americas. What's more, the conditions in the Americas are now difficult and there are scarce talents in all aspects. For example, the medical conditions are far inferior to those of the Tang Dynasty. Maybe a minor illness may kill people.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Chengdao's expression couldn't help but feel a little sad, but he was very open-minded and bowed to Li Xiu again: "Thank you for your teachings. After seeing Uncle Wei and the others, the students will return to America immediately and will never come back in the future!"

Li Xiu felt unbearable when he heard this, especially when he saw that although Li Chengdao appeared to be open-minded, his eyes were filled with a hint of disappointment and pain that could not be concealed by any means. This made him feel soft, and then sighed and said, "Chengdao, don't blame the sir for being cruel, I..."

"Sir, don't explain it. In fact, if I were a sir, I would probably make the same choice. No matter if I go back to America in the future, Qi Niang will ask her to take care of her!" Before Li Xiu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Chengdao. At the end of his speech, he showed a sad and reluctant expression, but he still said the words in his heart.

Seeing Li Chengdao's appearance, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, and even felt a little regretful and self-blame in his heart, but since the words have been said, it is not easy to change, not to mention from a rational point of view, this is also for the sake of Qi Niang's good.

"Sir, we are rarely together, so I won't talk about these things. Do you want to listen to me and talk about things in the Americas?" Perhaps because he didn't want Li Xiu to blame himself for this incident, he saw Li Chengdao taking the initiative to talk about the topic.

"Just because of this, I heard that you also built a Tang Dynasty in the Americas. How is it now?" Seeing Li Chengdao helping him, Li Xiu asked with a reluctant smile.

Hearing Li Xiu mentioning the power he established in the Americas, Li Chengdao couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The students didn't bring many people when they left. Fortunately, the indigenous people in the Americas were low in combat power, and they couldn't even use iron tools, and there were no horses. So we successfully captured several cities. Uncle Fourth has always been obsessed with the Tang Dynasty, so we also had to move the Tang Dynasty's name to America. The most I had no choice but to follow his wishes. Therefore, we also called ourselves the Tang Dynasty in the Americas..."

With Li Chengdao's account, Li Xiu also gained a deeper understanding of the situation in the Americas. Although the Tang Dynasty established by Li Chengdao in the Americas cannot be compared with the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains, after several years of expansion, it also occupied seven Mayan cities, and several small cities, with a population of more than 150,000. After all, the Mayan cities are relatively small in size, and more than 10,000 people are considered to be big cities.

However, the expansion of the Tang Dynasty in the Americas has reached its limit. Because the number of Han people is too small, even though Li Chengdao has always liked to give birth to Han men, the children they gave birth to take time to grow. So now they have suspended their expansion and started to manage the internal governance. The most important thing is to promote Chineseization, use various means to let the natives under their jurisdiction speak Chinese and learn to write Chinese characters. In addition, they also encourage industry and commerce, strengthen their connections with other Mayan cities, etc.

In addition to Li Chengdao's side, another Han force in the Americas is the Gunbing Guest. Li Chengdao had already recognized Guest as his adoptive father. In addition, there are many Han people on the Guest, with tens of thousands of people. If Li Chengdao is not jealous, it must be fake. Therefore, he has been deliberately increasing communication with Guest, and even hopes to attract Han people on the Guest to settle in his city.

However, those Han people who followed Qiuyan came to America were either subordinates of Qiuyan or his disciples. They could be said to have almost made a living by him. Therefore, it was not easy for Li Chengdao to dig the corner of Qiuyan's wall, but in fact it was not effective at all. In the end, he made some transactions with Qiuyan, and then he got some talents from Qiuyan.

"It's thanks to my adoptive father. Although I made nominal transactions, I actually took a lot of advantage, such as the route from America to Tang Dynasty. In addition, he also supported me a lot of craftsmen. Without these craftsmen, I wouldn't even build a sea boat. The expansion and reconstruction of the city were also thanks to my adoptive father's help."

When he said this, Li Chengdao suddenly thought of something, and stood up and said excitedly to Li Xiu: "Sir, wait a moment, I like to draw some things when I have nothing to do, many of which are what I do in America. I will take it to show you!"

Li Chengdao said as he strided out of the cabin. After a while, he brought a thick picture album and then excitedly showed it to Li Xiu. As a result, what Li Xiu saw at first was not the content on the painting, but the paintings were actually carbon strokes, and the style was more inclined to sketch. However, there were some charms of Central Plains ink paintings, which made people impressed at first sight.

"This... are these sketches I taught you at the beginning?" Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh when he looked at these carbon strokes. In addition to teaching Li Chengdao and others some knowledge, he also cultivated some artistic talents, such as painting. Although Li Xiu did not draw well, he still knew some basic sketches.

"Yes, these are the sketches taught to me by my husband. The conditions in America are a little harder, and it is difficult to find even ink. Fortunately, you can also draw charcoal, and it can calm my mood when drawing. So over time, I have developed the habit of drawing, and I have drawn so much." Li Chengdao smiled again at this time. The album in his hand was indeed quite thick, and it looked like there were hundreds of pages.

As Li Chengdao's identity, he couldn't even find any pens and ink. It can be seen how difficult the conditions on America were. Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He took the picture album and read it carefully. Li Chengdao next to him also explained to him one by one.

The contents of these albums are very rich, including the scene of Li Chengdao and his first harvest of wheat in the Americas, the scene of them fighting against the enemy, and the scene of their expansion of the city. Because Li Chengdao's sketches are very good, at least they are stronger than Li Xiu, and the style of painting is also very realistic. Therefore, these albums are like photos from later generations, which truly record the process of Li Chengdao and his team working hard in the Americas and finally gaining a foothold.

"It's so good! Hey, what is this one?" Li Xiu exclaimed while looking through it, but at this moment, he suddenly turned over a strange painting, because it was painted with a young man standing on the city wall, with a full moon behind it. There was nothing else except that, and the boy's face was also very blurred, making people unable to see the expression on his face. However, the whole painting was very dark in color, which made people feel depressed.

Seeing this painting, Li Chengdao's expression became a little gloomy. After a while, he spoke: "This painting was painted by me during the Lantern Festival two years ago. At that time, I thought of Chang'an City, Mr. Chang and aunt, you relatives, so I felt a little gloomy in my heart, so I drew this painting."

Hearing Li Chengdao's explanation, Li Xiu seemed to see the boy standing at the top of the city, facing Chang'an. This made him sigh again, then gently pat his shoulder. After a while, he spoke softly: "Chengdao, I like these paintings very much. Can you give it to me?"

"It's my honor to be liked by sir. I just remember that sir's birthday is coming soon. I didn't prepare any gifts before coming. I just treat this album as a birthday gift given to you by students!" Li Chengdao said happily when he heard that Li Xiu liked his album.
Chapter completed!