Chapter 315 Want a Ride?
In this era when most aristocratic sons get married at the age of fourteen or fifteen, if a woman from a wealthy family is still unmarried in her twenties, it usually means that she has various problems.

Duan Jin was a very charming beauty with a voluptuous figure. She still wore a mink scarf on her head. She was only half a head shorter than her two brothers and was considered very tall among women.

Normally speaking, as someone born into a rich family like the Duan family and with such beauty, she should have been the object of pursuit by dignitaries and nobles.

But the beauty whose three fiancés died in succession were either princes of the royal family or sons of noble families.

Who would dare to mess with such a beauty?

The last time Li Yuanhui saw Duan Jin was about six or seven years ago. She was probably three or four years older than Li Dian. She had a good relationship with Princess Qi Murong Jialuo and often went in and out of Princess Jinyang's mansion to play cards and so on.

At that time, Li Yuanhui actually had some thoughts in mind. After all, this beauty was the kind of top-notch type that Cao Cao would like.

Li Yuanhui was also a noble person with the legacy of Wei Wu. What kind of fate could he not overcome? What kind of situation had he not seen?

If you want to undo your fiancé, then why don't you just not talk about marriage?

So Li Yuanhui immediately ordered someone to ask if the carriage was broken, so did he need to take my luxury car?
When the brothers Duan Wuda and Duan Wuxuan heard Li Yuanhui's guards coming forward to ask questions, they felt a little uncomfortable and looked at Li Yuanhui with some surprise. Is His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi so brave?

This sister of theirs is no ordinary person.
Neither of the brothers expressed their opinions, but Duan Jin was a little surprised when he heard this. He then looked in the direction of Li Yuanhui, smiled, and said to the messenger, "Thank you very much, Your Highness."

Although Li Yuanhui had some thoughts while riding in the same car, he did not act in a hurry. Instead, he reminisced about the past and chatted with each other.

"Your Highness, it's been a long time since we last met. You look even more handsome than you were six years ago." After getting on the carriage, Duan Jin looked at the young man in front of him with a smile.

The four words "handsome and elegant" are very suitable to describe his appearance in Mrs. Duan's opinion.

Li Yuanhui smiled and said, "Mrs. Duan is also very charming. I feel pity for her, don't I?"

Duan Jin smiled charmingly upon hearing this, "Is that really the case?"

Li Yuanhui then realized that the word he used seemed to be wrong. "I feel pity for you" was what Huan Wen's first wife said to his second wife. There was no such word in this time and space, but its meaning sounded a bit frivolous and provocative.

So I smiled and changed the subject to ease the awkwardness.

"Madam Duan, are you going to settle down in Luoyang?"

Duan Jin restrained his charming expression upon hearing this, and said very solemnly: "I am going to Luoyang to pay homage to my father."

After hearing this, Li Yuanhui also said seriously: "Alas, Prince Duan was a hero for a while, but he died at the hands of a despicable villain. It's a pity. If Prince Duan was still alive, my father and I would probably still be outside Luoyang City now."

This was not entirely a compliment. If Murong Yang had not made the stupid move of killing Lou Jushi and Duan Yihong, the morale of the Eastern Army would never have collapsed so quickly and so completely.

At the very least, they could calmly hold Hulao and Yique, then build fortifications and clear the fields outside the city, and transport all the grain in Luokou warehouse to the city. There would be one less fire to transport the grain, and by then it would be unknown how long the Western Army, now the Tang Army, could hold out for the siege.

Considering Luoyang's city defense, as long as there is no shortage of food in the city and people's hearts are not completely divided, a year or two is not really a big problem.

When Duan Jin heard Li Yuanhui praising his father, a smile appeared on his face, "Thank you for your frank words, Your Highness."

"Madam Duan, you don't have to be polite. Brother Wuchen and I have worked together before. We were both comrades in the Xiaoguo Army and fought side by side. We have a comradeship. Wuda also followed me into Jinyang to capture the rebel king. Although King Duan and Brother Wuchen suffered, Wuda and Guard General Duan are now working under my command. Madam Duan, if you have any questions, just let me know."

"Then thank you, Your Highness."

Afterwards, the two chatted casually, and Li Yuanhui also learned about the current situation of the Duan family and many Xianbei nobles during the call with Duan Jin.

These include the original royal family Murong family, Yuwen family, Dugu family, Houmochen family, Hedouling family, Xi family, etc.

Among them, the Yuwen family is now the most prominent, because Yuwen She and Yuwen Chengye made a prompt decision at that time to offer Chang'an and the army, which was equivalent to investing in the Tang Dynasty. Now that the Tang Dynasty has just been established, Yuwen Chengye is already the Minister of War, and has also been appointed as the Tongzhongshumenxia Pingzhangshi, which is the prime minister.

Yuwen She was granted the title of Duke of Ju, General of the Northern Expedition, and Central Guard. Because of the Dugu family's kinship with the Li family, the head of the family, Li Yuan's cousin Dugu Zuan, was granted the title of Duke of Qi and Junior Householder, which was considered a noble and idle position. Although he had no real power, the Dugu family was still considered one of their own, and many of their children served as officials in the Central Army and the three major royal palaces.

The ones who suffered the most were the old noble families such as the Duan, Lou, Houmochen, and Xi families.

Among them, Duan Yihong, the head of the Duan family, and Lou Jushi, the head of the Lou family, were both killed by Emperor Murong Yang who had fled to Hebei. If these two people were alive, it would still be uncertain whether the Battle of Luoyang could end.

The only thing Li Yuan could thank these two for was that they died early.

Therefore, after entering Luoyang, they were posthumously awarded official titles and posthumous titles in the name of Empress Dowager Cao.

Duan Yihong was posthumously awarded the titles of Sikong, Shangshuling, and Youzhou Grand Commander, and given the posthumous title of "Wuyi"

Lou Jushi was posthumously awarded the titles of Grand Commandant, Minister of the Central Secretariat, and Grand Commander of Yuzhou, and given the posthumous title of "Wu Jing"

However, the families of these two people were like trees without roots in the newly established Li Tang Dynasty.

Duan Shihuan, the old Grand Tutor of the Former Yan, had passed away, and Duan Wuchen, the most capable of Duan Yihong's sons, was killed with him. After the remaining son Duan Wuda surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, although he was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, which seemed to be a high position, he could actually only command more than 2,000 people.

The situation of Lou Jun, the son of Mr. Lou, was similar. He was also the commander-in-chief of the army and was in charge of more people than Duan Wuda, more than 3,000 people.

On the contrary, Yuchi Gong, who surrendered to the Li family together with them, although he also commanded more than 2,000 soldiers, entered the Prince of Qi's Palace as a guard and was obviously more trusted.

In addition to Lou Jun, the Lou family also has several other brothers who are now in the army, but none of them hold high positions.

The same is true for the Xi family, Houmochen, He Ruo and other Xianbei nobles. However, these families still have a relatively large influence in Luoyang.

Duan Jin was a woman of great potential and intelligence. She quickly realized that Li Yuanhui was interested in her, but more interested in the Xianbei nobles.

At the same time, she also realized that Li Yuanhui was probably the prince among Li Yuan's sons who was most willing to give these Xianbei nobles opportunities.

The Princess of Qin was from the Gao clan of Bohai, and the Princess of Jin was from the Xue clan of Hedong, both of whom were prominent aristocratic families.

The Queen of Qi was a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty, so if these Xianbei nobles still want to retain their wealth and status, then joining the King of Qi would be a very good choice.

Of course, this is also a gamble. If they surrender to the King of Qi and establish a cooperative relationship, it is equivalent to boarding the King of Qi's ship.

If the King of Qi loses in the future battle for the throne, they will also be liquidated.
But these things did not prevent Duan Jin from becoming interested in Li Yuanhui.

Li Yuanhui was handsome and strong, and he was one of the most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty. He was the King of Qi, the General of the Zhenjun Army, the Grand Marshal, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of Four States. His power and status even exceeded that of his father Duan Yihong in Dayan.

And power is undoubtedly the rarest attribute in men that most fascinates women.

The man has feelings, the woman has intentions, this kind of thing is much simpler. They are in the same car, and the relationship between them is constantly heating up.

When they arrived in Hongnong, in order not to offend the beauty, Li Yuanhui took Duan Jin directly into the Hongnong Palace of Murong Ying, the Emperor Zhaowu of Former Yan.

After all, although the space in the car is large, it is still a little inconvenient to do things. If there is any sound outside, it will be a big joke.

In the palace, candles were brightly lit and men were making love inside the gauze curtains. It was then that Li Yuanhui discovered that Duan Jin, the plump beauty who usually looked like a bold and unrestrained Xianbei woman, was actually having sex for the first time.

But now that things have come to this, why bother with those things?

Spring nights are worth thousands of dollars.

(End of this chapter)