"Brother Baolin, I'm not sure about this matter either. How about you..."
Before Li Xiang could finish his words, Yuchi Baolin interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"Why are you dithering like a woman? I'm already here. If I just go back like this, how am I going to survive in Chang'an?"
Among all the people present, basically all of them had relatives or financial trade dealings with Li Xiang. It was normal for these people to come to help, but Yuchi Baolin came out of friendship. For a moment, Li Xiang was deeply moved.
"Since Big Brother has said so, I will not be pretentious. Please accept my humble greeting."
Li Xiang, the eldest grandson of the emperor, gave Yuchi Baolin a great gift, and Yuchi Baolin accepted the gift with joy. However, after accepting the gift, he could not exclude this matter from his mind, as he really wanted to make friends with Li Xiang.
Looking at the people brought by Yuchi Baolin, Li Xiang knew that there must be Yuchi Jingde's instructions behind this. After all, Yuchi Baolin was a general of the younger faction. He might have a few useful people under his command, but he would never have subordinates like this. The combat power of all of them exceeded fifteen people. This was no joke. They were considered the elites of their Yuchi family.
"Your Highness, General Cheng Chuliang has arrived."
Only then was Yuchi Baolin settled down, and a young general came from outside. He was Cheng Yaojin's second son. Li Xiang had always had a distant relationship with Cheng Yaojin. After all, Cheng Yaojin was an unshakable figure in the Tang Dynasty, and he had served three emperors in total. This was no joke.
So although Li Xiang had wanted to make friends with him for a long time, he never had a chance. Now that his son is here, after resolving this matter, he must pull Cheng Yaojin on board the warship. This guy was no ordinary person during the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, I heard you were recruiting people. My father asked me to bring 20 people with me. But he also has something to say. During the busy farming season, if the landlords are looking for people to work, the wages they pay are not low."
Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Yaojin are both number one guys, and they are already showing signs of being in a tough situation. They sit down with their horses and swords as soon as they enter the door, and they don't beat around the bush. Unlike other people, they come directly to ask for benefits.
"I say, can you please have some shame? We didn't invite you here. If you can't do this, just take your people back."
Chang Sun Chong can't stand this guy the most.
"It's impossible to go back. I've already brought people here, and I have to pay if I go back."
Cheng Chuliang picked up the fruit on the table, wiped it on his clothes and started eating as if this was his home. Li Xiang thought about what he had done in the Prince of Wei's Mansion just now, which seemed to be similar to what this kid did.
"I wonder if there's anything I have here that the old general would appreciate?"
Although Li Xiang was younger in generation, it had to be said that everyone present respected him very much. When Li Xiang was speaking, Changsun Chong and Yuchi Baolin both took a step back.
"I've noticed it a long time ago. Your Highness is different from those people. Your Highness doesn't speak in a flowery manner. We men are one family. Just now you called Baolin "Brother". From now on, just call me "Brother". I'm not like some people who always act like they're older."
While Cheng Chuliang was speaking, he glanced at Chang Sun Chong, which made Chang Sun Chong very angry. However, thinking of the big axe in this guy's hand, Chang Sun Chong could only endure it for the time being.
In terms of martial arts skills, Cheng Chuliang is much better than Changsun Chong. The two have competed before, and Changsun Chong never got any advantage.
"My old man has no other hobbies. He spends every day wielding swords and guns. He doesn't care about other things, but the swords, guns, sticks and clubs you have here are the best. I wonder if you can get him a big axe?"
Cheng Chuliang was too lazy to meet Changsun Chong's eyes, so he stated his request first. In fact, when Changsun Chong and Yuchi Baolin bought knives, Cheng Yaojin was also itching to buy one, but the problem was that they only sold knives and didn't mention axes at all!
"I've kept this in mind. The axe I'm going to make may not be as sharp as a knife, but I guarantee it will be much stronger than the one in the old general's hand."
Li Xiang has already exchanged for the method of making weapons. Although his own production cannot catch up with those exchanged in the system, it is definitely better than the existing ones.
"No problem, it's settled. You have the final say over the two axes tonight. You can hit whatever you point at. If your eldest brother frowns, I'll be raised by my stepmother."
Cheng Chuliang, this little tough guy, is about to start his apprenticeship. Li Xiang didn't even mention how many sets he wants, but he immediately asked for two sets.
"It's a deal."
Seeing that Li Xiang agreed, this little idiot was so happy that he immediately went out and asked his men to start reorganizing.
"With all our fanfare, those Tuyuhun people won't get the news, right?"
Chang Sun Chong said with some concern. He originally thought that Li Xiang did not have many people under his command, and he was also worried that there would be a fierce battle tonight, so he called all the capable people in his family. But seeing so many people coming to help, he now began to worry about the Tuyuhun people.
"Don't worry. Although each household doesn't usually act in unison, if there are problems between us, we can solve them behind closed doors. After the fight, we're still brothers. But are you and Zat'rk brothers?"
After hearing what Yuchi Baolin said, Chang Sun Chong nodded affirmatively. These second generations also had fights from time to time. You blackened my eye socket, and I broke your nose. These were common things. However, everyone understood very well that they had the good life they had today under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Those who wanted to overthrow the Tang Dynasty regime must be caught in one fell swoop.
Therefore, even if a lot of people were mobilized, the news would definitely be blocked, and the Tuyuhun people would never be allowed to find any evidence. The only loophole should be the Cui family. However, the Cui family took the initiative to provide the information and also sent people, so we should pay close attention to this.
"Who are you waiting for?"
Chang Sun Chong saw that the brothers outside were ready and were waiting for Li Xiang's order. Let's go straight to the gathering place of Tuyuhun. Tonight, we will kill anyone who stands in our way. Tomorrow, Zatlk will probably be the only commander left without troops.
"Here I come."
Li Xiang saw figures flashing in the distance, and there were about two hundred people.
He was waiting for Empress Changsun's people. Although Empress Changsun had already gone, she had also trained some people for Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian had mentioned these people and said that he would go to help Li Xiang contact them, but whether these people were willing to come was probably another matter...