Chapter 177 Noisy
Li Mi's words made the atmosphere in the hall much better. Only the Taoist was still muttering Pu Fei Ze's words that he would not be born. It was because people in the world respected monks and Taoists, otherwise someone would have taken action long ago.

No matter what, this foundation was also established by Zhai Gong. No matter how famous you, Li Mi, are, you are still a stray dog. You are just calling for some soldiers, but we in Wagang have become the leaders of bandits in several counties. If they don't come, we will go and annex them.

"Oh, you Taoist are talking nonsense. But if you think about it, there is still a young man surnamed Li. Lord Pushan and Yang Xuangan were all defeated by him. If we talk about the destiny of the Li family, why don't we join Li Jiancheng?"

Xu Shiji frowned and looked at him. This should not be said. Young Master left the Central Plains in order to get out of the chaos first. Otherwise, it would have been better for him to directly dominate Liaodong.

Bing Yuanzhen ignored Xu Shiji's gaze when he spoke. If he wanted to stand out, he could not just follow the rules, otherwise he would never be able to succeed.

The Taoist said with his fingers pinched, "He is in the foreign land, so he naturally cannot inherit the destiny of the Central Plains. His so-called defeat is just the trial of the king of destiny. Emperor Gaozu of Han also failed many times, but he still established the great Han Dynasty."

"Humph, you are the one who has the final say. If you have the guts, kill me with a bolt of lightning, and my brothers will accept your fate. Otherwise, stop making a fuss."

The Taoist was speechless. If he could really control thunder, he would not have recommended Li Mi here. Li Hong, who had already changed his name and called himself the incarnation of Taoism, would have established a Taoist country on land.

Several people beside Bing Yuanzhen also shouted immediately. They were all heroes and rangers who had been helped by Li Jiancheng in the past. Some of them arrived in Wagang earlier than Zhai Rang.

If they were really asked to change their lord, it would definitely be Li Jiancheng, not Li Mi, whom they had never met before.

Wang Bodang remembered these people clearly. In order to help Pushan Gong establish his foundation, he had to get rid of them.

Li Mi paid attention to Zhai Rang's expression and saw that he was not at all dissatisfied with his subordinates' praise of Li Jiancheng. He guessed that this man was probably not a person with much ambition and only wanted to exchange his foundation for wealth and honor.

This was a good thing. The situation in the world was changing too quickly, and he had no time to raise an army from scratch. He could only find someone like Zhai Rang to prove that he could accomplish great things, and then promise him wealth and honor in exchange for a force with territory and troops.

Li Mi bowed to Zhai Rang, who waved his hand to silence everyone: "Mr. Pushan, please speak."

"Lord Zhai, the four seas are in turmoil and there is no farming. Although you have many soldiers and horses, there is no granary for food. You can only rely on plundering in the wild. If it lasts for a long time, and a powerful enemy is approaching, your troops will surely disperse. It is better to capture Xingyang first, rest the troops and eat the food stored in the granary!"

Bing Yuanzhen sneered: "What are we doing now? Aren't we just attacking Rongyang and fighting for Luokou Granary? Is this all that the world-famous Pushan Gong does?"

Li Mi ignored him and continued: "The one blocking our army now is Zhang Xutuo, whom I know well. He is brave but has no strategy, and his army has won a sudden victory. He is arrogant and cruel, and can be captured in one battle. You just need to line up your troops and wait for them. I will help you defeat him!"

Zhai Rang's expression became serious. His master had told him in the past that he must seize Luokou Granary before expanding the army. Originally, things were going smoothly, but they suffered repeated setbacks as soon as Zhang Xutuo arrived.

"There is no joke in the army."

"Please wait and see."

Zhai Rang generously handed over 5,000 soldiers and horses, and also put the troops of Wang Bodang and others recruited by Li Mi under his command. Li Mi took the order and left.

He had just arrived and had no merit in winning the support of the people. No matter how much he said, it would be of no use. He wanted to use Zhang Xutuo's head to re-establish his reputation as Li Mi in the world.

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After Shibi Khan got drunk, he was helped down to rest. Li Jiancheng's shaky body immediately stabilized. Princess Yicheng, who was at the head of the group, asked, "Is the Great Sui Dynasty really hopeless?"

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Your Majesty has done too much harm to the people over the years. You have launched three expeditions to Goguryeo and forced the conscription of food and laborers from all over the place. The local gentry and noble families are also dissatisfied. You broke your promise after the siege of Yanmen, and the morale of the army is gone. Now you can only sit and wait for death." Princess Yicheng didn't know what to say after hearing this. Although she was in the Turks, she heard a lot of news from the Central Plains. She even wrote a letter to persuade the emperor, but unfortunately she only got a reprimand.

"You also want to go back to the Central Plains to compete?"

"Yes."

"Then I shouldn't let you go!"

"I am the nephew of His Majesty and the Princess. The Yang and Li families are relatives. If the Yang family loses the throne and my Li family succeeds, it will be the best outcome."

Princess Yicheng was in tears. She was a princess of the royal family who was sent out to marry a foreign prince, but she did not resent her family. All the honor and dignity in her life were given by her family. She was a princess in the Central Plains and a Qaghadun in the Turks. She never had to worry about wealth and honor.

So she really didn't want to see her family decline. How could a family of fallen country have a good ending? Relatives, relatives would not show mercy.

Li Jiancheng did not take the initiative to make any more promises. The more anxious he was, the more likely he would cause rejection. It would be better to wait for her to think it over. The situation in the world had reached this point, and it was not something that she, a princess who was married to a foreign country in the Turkic region, could influence.

"If your Li family takes the throne, I will give up the throne. Can you save my life and take me back to the Central Plains?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head: "Ke He Dun can be anyone, as long as his heart is with the Central Plains court."

Facing Princess Yicheng's probing gaze, Li Jiancheng responded calmly: "The princess needs the Central Plains court to rely on, and the court also needs the princess to intervene in the Turkic region. After the incident at Yanmen, we know that the princess understands the overall situation. I trust the princess more than the girls in the clan."

"The best I can do is get you out of Dali City."

"That's enough."

A few days later, Li Jiancheng married Ashina Anar under the personal auspices of Shibi Khan. It was also a rare day that Li Jiancheng was drunk. The Turks can really drink a lot, not to mention that they took turns to fight.

After the marriage, Li Jiancheng was more accepted by the Turkic nobles. Of course, a considerable part of the reason was because of Li Jiancheng's wealth and his indifference to wealth.

He didn't mind the Turkic nobles coming to his house to ask for money. No matter what rare decorations they were, as long as someone took a closer look, he would give them away without hesitation.

No one doesn't like to make friends with a generous person, especially when this person is also very knowledgeable and many questions can be answered reliably from him, which is far better than those damn Sogdians.

Marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; marry a dog, you follow the dog. This simple truth also applies to Turkic women. The little princess, who had no idea what frugality was, couldn't help but start to stop Li Jiancheng from being so generous to his people.

"These are the treasures we want to leave to our children, and we shouldn't just give them away casually."

Li Jiancheng smiled and comforted her, saying that if these things were not given away, they would be confiscated by Shibi Khan in the future, so it would be better to do her a favor.

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(End of this chapter)