Chapter 107 Pros and Cons
Murong Yang was in a daze on his way back.

He knew that Feng Jin, as the eunuch chief, was well-informed, but he did not expect that Feng Jin would know the matter in such a short time when he summoned his confidants to discuss the matter.

He also faintly revealed some words, as if he knew what they were talking about.

This made Murong Yang panic. It was not until he turned around and walked a long way that he realized that he would meet with the Duan brothers and Li Yuanhui and others. This kind of thing could never be hidden from the eyes of such an old fox. Because Feng Jin would know every move of the entire palace clearly.

But there was no way Feng Jin could know what the people in the hall were saying at that time.

Even so, Feng Jin could still guess what these people had said, and knew that Murong Yang must have listened to the advice of one of them when he came here this time.

It doesn't matter who it is, what matters is to make sure Murong Yang won't do anything wrong. After all, they are from the royal family, and it is common for fathers and sons to be suspicious of each other.

On the other side, the Zhang family.

Zhang Jian, Liu Xuanji and Lao Zhu drank very happily, but they didn't drink too much because they were worried that if Li Yuanhui had any problems, he would find them and be drunk.

After the show, the two were arranged in a quiet courtyard to have a good rest. If they needed anything, they could just tell the servants.

After settling down, Zhang Jian was ready to go back to rest, but when he arrived in the hall, he saw his sister Jiu Niang and his cousin Shisinian. The two of them were sitting in the hall without saying a word, and they were at loggerheads.

When Zhang Jian saw the two of them, he was overwhelmed and the joy of reuniting with old friends disappeared.

"Fourteenth Lady is here."

Zhang Lin had more than a dozen sons, among whom the eldest, second, third and fifth sons were all legitimate sons. In order to avoid his sons fighting over the family property after his death, he distributed large pieces of property to several legitimate sons early on. The remaining illegitimate sons were also given land and shops, but of course they could not compare with the legitimate sons.

Zhang Jian's father was the second son. He passed away a few years ago, but all the family property was divided up to him, and the garden he lives in now is one of them.

The father of Zhang Gonglie, the cousin of Zhang Shisiniang, is Zhang Jian's uncle. People in Jiangdu call him Zhang Wuye, and Zhang Jian's personality is very similar to that of his uncle. Zhang Gonglie is eager to serve the public and has a chivalrous spirit. He is also well-known in the entire Jianghuai area. The heroes of the rivers and lakes, local tyrants, and even bandits have to respectfully call him Wuye.

Zhang Jian is the third among his brothers and the nephew of Master Zhang Wu. They have the same personality as each other, and are kind and generous, and like to stand up for the weak, so everyone calls him "Little Third Master".

The uncle and nephew have a very close relationship, but Zhang Jian's sister Zhang Jiuniang and his fifth uncle's sister Shisiniang are incompatible.

When they lived in the old house, they were always at loggerheads with each other. Now, when they meet, the temperature drops instantly.

In fact, it was Fourteenth Niang's horse that got frightened in the morning. It was unintentional, but who knew that it would run towards Ninth Niang.

"Third brother, I'm sorry for scaring Ninth sister today. I've already apologized. I heard that the man who helped me today is Third brother's friend, so I want to thank him in person."

Zhang Shisiniang's tone was quite sincere. Zhang Jian smiled and said, "Shisiniang, you don't have to worry about it. These people are all my good friends. They are all heroes with broad minds. You don't have to take it too seriously. I will entertain them."

Zhang Shisiniang said, "What should I do? I still have to thank him in person."

Zhang Jian said, "Well, if that's the case, let's wait for Mr. Li to come another day. Brother Liu is at home, but he's resting. I forgot to tell you that Mr. Li is now the General of Pingnan and has a lot of work to do."

Zhang Shisinian was a little surprised when she heard this, "General Pingnan? Is it the young man who saved me today? How old is he?"

Zhang Jian smiled upon hearing this: "Although Li Langjun is young and has not yet reached the age of twenty, he is the legitimate son of the Duke of Tang. He is from the Longxi Li family, a prominent family. He is also the current Princess Jinyang's son-in-law. He shot and killed the enemy general in the Battle of Mangshan and turned the tide. Later, he captured and killed Yang Xun in Hongnong and was named Marquis of Ye County. He made great contributions in the recovery of Shouchun some time ago and was promoted to General Pingnan, a third-rank official. He is already an important official of the court. Li Langjun is of noble birth, but he is approachable and broad-minded. It is really an honor for me, Zhang San, to be able to be friends with him."

However, Zhang Shisiniang's face darkened immediately, because when she heard the words "Fu Ma Du Wei", her heart sank. It turned out that he was already married, and his wife was a princess.
Zhang Jiuniang on the other side was also a little dazed, but she quickly came to her senses and felt a little sad in her heart.

Although Zhang Jian looked rough, he could see some clues from the expressions of his two sisters. But he couldn't just tell them to stop worrying about her because she already had a family.

I just thought that I should try my best to prevent them from meeting Mr. Li in the future.

When Li Yuanhui left King Wu's residence, he did not return to Zhang's garden, but returned to the Wuya warship he was on.

Because on this ship are his subordinates, six hundred brave soldiers.

In sensitive times, there is nothing safer than being surrounded by soldiers.

However, Liu Xuanji and Lao Zhu, who were unaware of the situation, were still enjoying themselves at Zhang's house. Li Yuanhui did not call them back because he was afraid that the news would leak out.

After all, Murong Ying's illness was a very troublesome matter. If he died of illness in Jiangdu, the whole country would be in chaos.

The crown prince was in Luoyang, the prince of Zheng and the prince of Liang were in Qingzhou suppressing the rebellion, and the emperor only had the prince of Wu, Murong Yang, by his side.

But don’t forget that in this year, four members of the royal family have been involved in treason one after another, and this was when Murong Ying was still alive.

What would happen if Murong Ying died?
At this moment, Murong Ying has successively eliminated three members of the royal family, Murong Xu, Murong Jian and Murong Anguo. All those who harbored ulterior motives in the world were shocked by this thundering measure.

If Murong Ying can maintain this level, stop causing trouble, and stop wasting people's energy, then within five years, it is very likely that the world will be stabilized.

After all, although there are civil uprisings everywhere in the Great Yan court now, if the rebellion is suppressed and pacified properly and the situation is not allowed to continue to deteriorate, it will not be enough to shake the foundation.

But if all the provincial governors and governors in various places raise the banner of rebellion, then the Great Yan will really have no power to turn the tide.

From the perspective of interests, if Murong Ying died and Murong Yang could succeed to the throne, Li Yuanhui would definitely be able to become a pillar that the new emperor could rely on.

If it is a chaotic scene of various sons fighting for the throne, then the beneficiaries may be the local officials, among whom the Li family will definitely have a share. It may even allow the Li family as a whole to take a big step forward.

But Li Yuanhui was a little bit sorry. Murong Ying, the father-in-law, was actually quite good. Except for the incident in Jinyang.

He also wanted to see if Murong Ying, who did not give up, could rebuild the country.

As for Li Si himself, he also needs time. If he is given a few years to manage things, the three counties of Huainan, Lujiang and Guangling may all be named Li by then.

When Murong Ying dies, if we fail to bring peace to the world, he, his father, and his second brother will attack together and we will have a chance to conquer the world.

The second brother can at least raise tens of thousands of troops in Longxi, after all, that is the ancestral land of the Li family and the place where the county is located. With his ability, there should be no problem for him to occupy the counties in Longyou.

Then my father led the people of Yizhou out of Qinchuan, and with the support of my second brother in Longxi, it would be easy to take Guanzhong.

Li Si could advance north and drive directly to Yingyin, or retreat south and take back Jiangdong.

But if Murong Ying died now, he would have no time to manage Huainan. Besides, his father had only been in Yizhou for a few months, so he would need time.

In short, he still hoped that Murong Ying would persist, but not for too long.
(End of this chapter)