When the good news came back, thunderous cheers rang out in Chang'an City.

The noisy voices extended from the city gate all the way to the palace, and soon, the imperial guards on the palace walls also cheered.

Li Er, who had put on a set of armor at some point, smiled. He put the sword back on the hilt, turned around, and muttered to himself while looking at the bustling Chang'an City outside the hall.

"I have fewer and fewer opportunities to personally fight the enemy..."

"Report!"

Outside the Taiji Hall, an official on duty hurriedly climbed the stairs, holding the hem of his robe.

Before he could even stand still, he reported the victory to Li Er with a face full of joy: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, General Li Jing completely defeated the Turkic army at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, killed 20,000 in battle, and captured countless!"

“Okay, okay!”

Li Er took the document and read every word on it with joy. It seemed as if he could see through the ink-stained paper the battlefield at the foot of the Yinshan Mountains, where heads were rolling and murderous aura was rising.

After the official on duty left, another familiar figure appeared in Li Er's eyes.

Li Er closed the document, lowered his arms, and looked ahead at the dusty Hongcheng with a smile.

Just as Li Jing said in front of the tent, Hong Cheng was not a subject, but Li Er's confidant and servant. Therefore, after seeing Li Er, Hong Cheng knelt down without hesitation, crawled all the way to him on his knees, his face full of excitement.

"What's the matter, you slave? Why are you so happy?"

Li Er smiled as he looked at Hong Cheng who was crawling on his knees in front of him.

Hong Cheng's face was full of excitement. He picked up a wooden box wrapped in yellow silk with both hands and raised it high above his head.

Li Er became curious, so he untied the yellow silk and opened the box. A crystal clear jade seal immediately appeared in front of him.

Without any hesitation, Li Er grabbed the jade seal and stared at the eight big characters engraved on the seal.

"Is this the imperial seal?"

Hong Cheng smiled and said, "Before I set out, your majesty gave me a pattern to identify the seal. I went through a lot of hardships on the grassland and finally lived up to your majesty's trust and found it!"

"During this period, Lantian Hou Yunye and his senior brother Lin Zhongtian also used this seal and helped this old slave a lot."

Li Er glanced at him and said calmly, "Oh? Yun Ye?"

"Isn't he in Shuofang?"

"Didn't Li Jing order him to return to the capital? Why did he run off to Yinshan again? How dare he disobey the general's order?"

Hong Cheng knelt down and explained, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Lantian was deceived into Yinshan by a forged document!"

I have to say that Hong Cheng is quite loyal. He said he would say good things about Yun Ye and the others, and he really kept his promise.

He told Li Er everything he knew. He did not hide anything about the facts, but when it came to matters involving Lin Zhongtian and Yun Ye, he basically praised them for their contributions, and his subjective bias was extremely obvious.

After listening to what Hong Cheng said, Li Er nodded thoughtfully.

"I see. No wonder Li Jing dared to send troops even though the Yin Fu Book was leaked. No wonder your servant spoke up for Yun Ye. It turned out that he was the one who improved the Yin Fu Book... Ha, this saved your life!"

Hong Cheng looked embarrassed, and then he patted his chest and assured: "Your Majesty, don't worry, from now on, there will be no such thing in the Hundred Cavalry Division!"

Li Er glanced at him and said unhappily: "That is also Yun Ye's wisdom, what does it have to do with you?"

Hong Cheng laughed and said, "I spent five thousand strings of cash!"

Li Er laughed, then frowned slightly and said, "Yun Ye's senior brother... can you confirm his identity?"

Hong Cheng straightened his expression and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, it should be correct!"

Li Er was noncommittal: "What's the reason?"

Hong Cheng whispered, "Whether in the military camp or on the way home, I have dealt with him many times and found that his words, actions, and even temperament are very similar to those of Yun Hou."

"Not only that, he and Yun Hou did not communicate with each other beforehand on the matter of improving the Yin Fu Book, but they were able to decipher the Yin Fu Book tacitly. In addition, he and Yun Hou spoke in a similar way, which clearly shows that they were from the same school and learned the same thing."

At this point, Hong Cheng hesitated for a moment, and then said, "However, unlike Yun Hou, this man is both civil and military, and his martial arts attainments are far superior to ordinary people. Your Majesty, you know Cheng Chumo, the son of Duke Lu. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is considered a rare master among the younger generation. But he could not last more than three rounds under this man."

"Every time I am in the same room with him, I feel an indescribable sense of awe in my heart..."

"Really?" Li Er said with interest, "You have been with me since you were a hidden dragon, and you are considered to be a veteran in many battles. How could you feel awe in a young person?"

Hearing this, Hong Cheng was not ashamed, but said solemnly: "Every word I said is from my heart, and there is no falsehood. I hope Your Majesty will understand!"

After saying this, he knelt down.

Li Er waved his hand and said, "Alright, I didn't say you were deceiving the emperor. I remember Yun Ye also said that when he was learning from that master, he was the one who loved to play and was the least capable."

"Now that a senior brother has appeared, who is better than him in both literary and military strategies, it's not surprising."

Hong Cheng whispered, "Your Majesty, I have secretly sent people to investigate this person's past and have also questioned the palace soldiers in the convoy. It is found that this person seems to have appeared out of thin air and no trace of his past can be found. It is just like... just like the original Yun Hou!" Li Er raised his eyebrows and shook his head, "At least Yun Ye has been confirmed to be the bloodline of Yun Dingxing left behind. Even if this person is a disciple of the immortal like Yun Ye, it is impossible for him to be rootless."

Hong Cheng hesitated and said, "What does your majesty mean?"

"Check!" Li Er said calmly, "Didn't he say he was from Central Plains? Let's go to Central Plains and check. Maybe we can find something on him that we can't find on Yun Ye."

Hong Cheng bowed respectfully: "Yes!"

Li Er asked again: "Where is he now?"

Hong Cheng was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, this person has a calm temperament, is extraordinary and detached from the world, does not care about fame and fortune, and has superb skills, so he always acts casually. Therefore, after I entered the capital, he left on his own and disappeared."

Li Er asked curiously, "With more than a thousand cavalrymen, no one can stop him?"

Hong Cheng nodded awkwardly, his face full of shame.

Li Er said with interest: "This is interesting. Where did he go?"

Hong Cheng pondered: "Except for Yun Hou, this person has no ties in Chang'an. Maybe he went to Yun Hou's mansion."

At this point, Hong Cheng hurriedly said: "I know that your majesty has always loved talents, but this man's martial arts are too amazing, comparable to Xiang Yu in ancient times. If your majesty wants to see him, you must bring enough black armor and be personally guarded by General Yuchi!"

So exaggerated?

Li Er was startled by Hong Cheng's serious tone, then his mouth curled up slightly, and he said thoughtfully: "It's interesting."

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Everything is bleak in Guanzhong in winter, but the city of Chang'an is still crowded with people.

The news of the great victory at Yinshan spread throughout the city in an instant as if it had legs.

All the people in Chang'an were in high spirits. Officials were writing eulogies, scholars began to sing war songs, and even Yanlai Tower quietly put up a sign offering a 50% discount on drinks.

On this auspicious day when the whole world is celebrating, Yunjiazhuang at the foot of Yushan Mountain is naturally no exception.

Ever since the Yun family made the dirt road in the center of the village wider and broader, many villagers and even outsiders would come here and set up stalls on the flat ground on both sides of the road.

There were people selling meat, cloth, carrots, Hu pancakes, and small silver ornaments...

It can be said that there is everything available in the market in Yunjiazhuang.

Lin Zhongtian changed into a white robe and walked among the bustling crowd, looking at the market-like scene around him with interest.

It happened to be a great victory at Yinshan, and the whole country was celebrating. Tonight, the Jinwu could not help but celebrate. Many villagers were smiling and flocked to the stalls selling vegetables, meat, grains and eggs, ready to buy some ingredients and go back to celebrate with their families.

Sure enough, if you want to feel the joy after victory, you have to come to this countryside.

As for the Taiji Palace and Li Shimin, in Lin Zhongtian's eyes, they were not even as good as a smile from a country commoner.

There is no way. In the neighboring mythological multiverse world, the Journey to the West has been repeated too many times.

Lin Zhongtian has seen many different versions of Emperor Taizong of Tang, and he has no interest in Li Shimin, who is more inclined to official history in this world.

He stopped an old farmer pulling a donkey cart and asked about the location of the Lantian Marquis Mansion.

The old farmer looked him up and down, then said with a smile, "Are you a student of Yushan Academy?"

Hearing this, Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He knew that Yun Ye had opened a college on Yushan Mountain, hoping to teach and educate people in the same way as the university in his previous life, and to cultivate a group of new Tang people with modern thinking like him.

But so far, the college is still in its infancy and has not achieved any results yet.

Only the people of Yunjiazhuang at the foot of Yushan Mountain could often see them, and mistake the elegant Lin Zhongtian for a student from the academy.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhongtian smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, I am an old friend of Yun Hou."

The old farmer asked curiously, "An old friend of the Marquis?"

Lin Zhongtian had already discovered that this old farmer had an unusual relationship with the Lantian Marquis Mansion.

He smiled and took out the jade pendant and the letter from home and showed them in front of the old farmer.

The old farmer's face changed immediately, and he quickly called a passerby to ask him to help watch his donkey cart. Then he straightened his face, bowed to Lin Zhongtian, and said, "Please follow me, sir!"

Lin Zhongtian smiled and nodded, took a step forward, and followed him forward.