Chapter 756: Ready to make a move
In some parts of the world, spring always seems to arrive particularly late.
In some places, spring never seems to come.
In fact, if you want to know whether spring has come, you don’t need to look at the new green on the branches, nor do you need to ask the wild ducks in the spring river.
You just have to ask yourself.
Because the real spring is neither on the green branches nor in the warm water, the real spring is in your heart.
Temuqile never understood the meaning of this passage in Yunzhou Weekly, but the owner of the restaurant where he worked particularly liked it.
When the store was not busy, the shopkeeper always liked to sit by the window with a book and a bowl of tea, looking up at the clear sky and muttering these words.
Temuqile would always tell him honestly how many days it would take to reach spring, when the frozen streams on the grasslands would flow again and birds would fly back from the south to build nests and lay eggs when the grass grew and the birds were singing.
At this time, the shopkeeper would laugh and ask Temuqile, "Has there been spring in Yongzhou?"
Temuqile couldn't understand the complex emotions in the shopkeeper's eyes. Perhaps, the shopkeeper's spring was different from his own spring?
Unfortunately, Temuqile could no longer ask the shopkeeper this question because the shopkeeper was killed by horse bandits on his way to purchase goods in late autumn.
Everyone, including those in the government, said it was an accident, an unfortunate encounter.
But Temuqile knew that this was not the case.
He still remembered that the shopkeeper once said that if he encountered an accident one day, he should let Temuqile leave Yongzhou immediately and never come back unless spring came to Yongzhou.
What does spring come to Yongzhou mean?
Temuqile was confused. He watched the snow melt, the grass sprout up bravely, and the sun grow warmer day by day.
There was a voice in his heart telling him that this was not the spring the shopkeeper wanted.
It was not until last night, until the group of visitors brought the decree from Duke Yun, that Temuqile heard a click deep in his heart.
That was the sound of ice breaking.
That is the footsteps of spring.
Temuqile finally knew what kind of spring the shopkeeper wanted, because that was also the spring he wanted!
"Temuqile, do you think the clan leader will obey the general's order?"
A group of young and strong men were guarding the door of the patriarch's tent.
The elders were meeting in the tent to discuss the future of the Jilijisi tribe.
The Xixia people came, and the Yunzhou people also came.
History always repeats itself in an amazing way. The Jilijisi tribe is once again at the crossroads of fate.
Temuqile's eyes were firm, and he said without hesitation: "Yes! The general has proved with his strength that she is the king of the grassland. We missed it once, and we won't make the same mistake a second time."
The chief of the Jilijisi tribe thought so too!
The reason why they dared not approach Duke Yun was because they had never demonstrated their own value.
The relationship between the tribes on the grassland is simple.
If a weak tribe wants to attach itself to a strong tribe, it must demonstrate its own value, such as charging into battle for the other side or sending the strongest warrior of its own tribe to the other side.
Now, Duke Yun has finally put forward conditions to the Jilijisi tribe! No, he has issued a task.
The chief's pale face glowed with glory again: "There are ignorant hyenas on the grassland, challenging the majesty of the wolf king. What should we do?"
“Kill them!”
Inside the tent, everyone's faces were filled with enthusiasm and the desire to fight was burning in their hearts.
Let’s fight, and use the blood of our enemies to demonstrate our loyalty to Duke Yun!
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Jizhou.
On the calm lake, an old man wearing a bamboo hat was sitting in a small boat, fishing.
There were several small boats scattered around. The strong men with deep features on the boats were like sculptures, motionless, with only their eyes fixed on the old man.
After fishing for a while, not a single fish was caught.
The old man sighed.
The man closest to him had his eyes slightly moved. How about sending someone to dive underwater and secretly put a few fish on the master's fishhook?
"The bamboo pole is swaying in the boundless waves, I wonder what will swallow my hook?" The old man shook his head.
The water surface is shaking.
The old man was overjoyed and pulled the line and swung the rod.
I was delighted to find a ball of water plants.
The old man's expression froze on his face. He angrily threw down his fishing rod and waved his hand. Immediately, someone drove a small boat over and took the old man back to the shore.
There were already servants waiting on the shore. As soon as the old man came ashore, they helped him wash, burn incense, and change his clothes.
In just a moment, the old man transformed himself from a fisherman into the powerful head of the Yan family.
"Grandfather, are you feeding the fish again?"
As soon as the head of the Yan family returned home, he heard his own son Qilin asking some very choking questions.
"Da Lang, I'm going fishing."
"Where's the fish?"
"They will take the bait if they are willing. Today, they are not in a good mood and are unwilling to take the bait."
Yan Dalang shrugged: "You are the grandfather, you have the final say."
What can you do about your own child, even if he is the most vicious? Can you still not want him?
The head of the Yan family didn't want to dwell on this issue any more: "Are Li Mingde and the others gone?"
Yan Dalang held his grandfather's arm and said, "Let's go. We found a ship for them and set off from Tianjin Port. We estimate that they have already set foot on the territory of Goryeo."
As they walked back, they talked about what had happened during this period.
"The situation in Goryeo is not peaceful. Wang Jian is already old, and his twenty or so sons are fighting for power. It's very chaotic."
Wang Jian had 29 concubines and gave birth to 25 princes, almost all of whom were married to nobles.
In response, the head of the Yan family nodded without further comment.
There is nothing new under the sun. China has a long history and you can find lessons from the past just by flipping through history books.
"Have someone pay attention to the sea. If Li Mingde is in danger at sea, rescue him immediately."
After all, Li Mingde was the adopted son of Duke Yun, and it would be too conspicuous if he died in Jizhou.
The last thing the Yan family wants is to attract attention.
"I have sent people to guard Tianjin Port." Yan Dalang helped his grandfather sit down.
When fishing, my grandfather is full of energy, but when it comes to serious matters, his arms and legs ache, and everything else hurts.
Yan Dalang was helpless. What else could he do except pamper his elderly father?
Yan Dalang sent someone to get the letter again: "The Gao family and the Han family have written to ask, should we intervene in the affairs of the Xie family in Yongzhou?"
The fifth son of Yan Dalang's third uncle married the daughter of Xie's family, and the matchmakers were the Tartars.
After the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun fell into the hands of the Tartars, most of the people lived a miserable life and were treated like sheep by the Tartars.
But there are always some people who can succeed.
The Xie family, the Gao family, the Yan family, and the Han family are among the ones that are doing very well.
Even though Yan Dalang was far away in Jizhou, he had heard about the style of the Xie family.
The head of the Yan family curled his lips, his eyes were cold and ruthless: "The Xie family is about to die without knowing it, why should we wade into the muddy water? Not to embarrass the Xie family girl is already our kindness and righteousness."
Yan Dalang thought so too.
The Han family and the Gao family only saw that Duke Yun was magnanimous, so they wanted to be like the Xie family. Little did they know that Duke Yun had already set his sights on Gao Li, so before taking action against Gao Li, they naturally had to tighten the fence at home.
Happy holidays, my darlings.
Have you ever traveled?
The hotels we have here are crazy, the prices are two or three times higher.
The price of one hundred yuan at ordinary times increased to three hundred yuan. The price of three hundred yuan increased to one thousand yuan.
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