Chapter 66 Choice is far more important than hard work
A dozen crackling pine torches illuminated a few feet of the square garden at the city gate, and beyond that, the shadows appeared blurry, and Yan Sheng and several important people in the family stood in the city gate cave, where it was dark.
After all, the person we are welcoming today is Tiele, an important figure in the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Even if no outsiders know, the entire Aquarius City is now under curfew, but Yan Sheng still feels that this matter cannot be seen in the light, no matter how secretive it is. It’s not an exaggeration.
Until the moment when things are completely exposed.
But at that time, it is also the time when the overall situation is settled,
The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy.
Who would blame a winner?
The Yan family is the true aboriginal people outside the customs. It has been passed down for hundreds of years. The family has deep and luxuriant roots, and its strength is intertwined.
Outside the Pass, the Yan family has great influence.
Otherwise, it would not be their turn to hold such a beautiful place as Aquarius State.
Before the Qin Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, the Yan family was making a living on this land.
At this point, Yan is very proud.
Yan’s ability to continue all the way is due to their correct choices at every important juncture.
The general trend of the world will always come to a crossroads every few hundred years.
At such critical moments, choice seems to be much more important than hard work.
If you make the right choice, you will be rich for hundreds of years.
If you make the wrong choice, you will naturally have to have a banquet with King Yama.
This time, Yan Sheng chose Beiyuan.
In fact, this is also a helpless move.
Deep in his heart, Yan Sheng did not want to kneel down and serve the Yuan Dynasty. Although the Northern Yuan Dynasty had vigorously reformed and imitated the Central Plains over the years, in Yan Sheng's view, after all, it was just imitation of the East, full of mistakes. That is to say, thanks to several generations of emperors who were all heroes, the situation was calmed down.
But now he has no choice.
Linghuye's ambition to send troops to the pass and compete in the world is getting stronger every day.
Once Linghuye raises an army, a powerful person like him outside the customs will definitely be roped in to rebel together. If he does not join the group, Linghuye must come to kill him before entering the customs.
At that moment, let alone my own Aquarius State, what if there are innate masters in Tai'an City to dominate the battle? If you don't follow it, you will definitely end up being destroyed.
But Yan Sheng was not at all optimistic about Linghuye's fate after entering the customs.
Although the army outside the customs is indeed elite.
However, giving up a large territory outside the Pass, abandoning millions of people, and sending troops into the Pass to compete for the world has already lost points in terms of morality, and will definitely be criticized by the world.
Morality seems useless when it comes to it, but when it is useful, it is extremely deadly.
Among the aristocratic families in the world, the Linghu family really does not have a deep foundation. It is only through Linghuye's painstaking efforts in the past few decades that it has reached a certain scale.
After calculating the real wealthy families in the pass, Yan Sheng felt that once Linghuye sent troops into the pass, his final end would be to make wedding clothes for others, or maybe he would be wiped out.
Yan Sheng didn't want to be buried with him.
The Li family succeeded back then. From a powerful family, they became the masters of the world.
But Ling Huye may not be able to do things that others can do successfully.
I have been entrenched outside the pass for decades, but I still can't get the people outside the pass to obey me. There are ancient cities like Tai'an City, local heroes like myself, and unruly people like Xiao Changche. , Linghuye's talent is nothing more than this, and he still wants to compete in the world. Yan Sheng feels that he is overestimating his abilities.
After careful consideration, Yan Sheng felt that it would be better to find a way out as soon as possible.
Tie Le's hook-up hit it off with Yan Sheng.
Linghuye slaps his ass and leaves, then who will own this large territory outside the customs?
Of course it can only be Dayuan.
In the past two years, Emperor Yingzhuo of the Northern Yuan Dynasty has defeated the Donghu, Beihu and other Hu people who went south. As far as Yan Sheng knows, these Hu people have basically surrendered. After the great Yuan Dynasty, where will Yingzhuo turn his attention when he returns to Yandu?
Bei Yuan will not covet the inside of the pass at this time, but outside the pass, it is the place they long for.
The Yan family didn't want to leave their hometown and follow Linghuye to explore the world. If they wanted to continue to flourish in this land, they naturally had to choose them.
Tiele is a good candidate for refuge.
A person with extraordinary talents who dreams of ruling the Yuan Dynasty, but is ostracized by the nobles of the Northern Yuan Dynasty because of his mother, is really hungry for talents from local powerful factions like Yan Sheng. of.
The Yan family's requirements have always been low, as long as they can continue to govern Aquarius State. A dozen horses slowly drove out of the darkness and entered the range illuminated by the fire. The leading knight lifted the hood on his head and revealed his face.
Unlike the ordinary Northern Yuan nobles who have curly yellow hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, this knight's appearance looks similar to that of an ordinary young man in Da Qin.
Led by Yan Sheng, a group of people walked out of the darkness and handed over to the knight on horseback.
And Tiele finally met Yan Sheng himself for the first time.
Although the portraits I have seen before are 80% or 90% similar to the original image, those painters are just painters after all. It is difficult to paint the flesh and bones, but the charm is always far behind.
Baoping Prefecture has superior geographical conditions, fertile land, and is the intersection of two rivers. It is a famous and prosperous place outside the pass, with hundreds of thousands of people, and the Yan family is the fact that this land is The king.
Ordinary people in Aquarius Prefecture only know about the Yan family, but they don’t know about Yuan, let alone Qin.
Tie Le looked at Yan Sheng who walked from darkness to light.
Qin people are generally shorter than Yuan people, but Yan Sheng is tall. Tie Le's visual inspection is that he is probably half a head taller than his subordinate Lu He. The ruler is more than enough. He has a face with Chinese characters, sharp edges and straight nose. Although he is over sixty years old, he is extremely well-maintained. He looks to be about the same age as Ruhe, but Ruhe is just forty years old this year.
Tiele is very familiar with the aura that comes naturally from being in a high position for many years. Although his face remains calm, his brows and eyes slightly move, and the style of a bossy superior emerges.
Is a character.
"Aquarius Prefecture Yan Sheng led his people to meet His Highness."
Tie Le turned over and dismounted, helped Yan Sheng up with both hands, and said with a smile: "I have heard about the name Yan Governor for a long time, and today I finally meet him. I am so lucky, so lucky!"
Tie Le's fluent Chang'an Mandarin surprised Yan Sheng, but he felt relieved when he thought that his mother was Princess Changle.
"Your Highness came here with a lot of lights and decorations, but the current situation is dangerous, so we can only keep everything simple. I hope Your Highness will not take offense!" Yan Sheng said apologetically.
"Chief Yan underestimated me!" Tie Le said with a smile: "Am I the kind of vain and exaggerated person? Being down-to-earth and doing things well is the right thing to do."
Yan Sheng nodded and said: "This is what I admire about Your Highness. In the past two years, Commander Linghu has boasted a hundred thousand strong troops, but he hesitated and found it difficult to move in front of Your Highness. He wasted time and ultimately lost his best." The timing is now irreversible."
Tie Le said with a smile: "Commander Linghu is in dire straits now! My Dayuan cavalry is about to go south, and Commander Linghu doesn't want to join me. Waiting for the battle, they can only retreat to the pass, but there are many powerful people in the pass, and their strength is not something that Commander Linghu can easily shake. Yan Cishi has a clear understanding of the overall situation and makes decisive decisions. To be honest, if he waits! My father has returned to Yandu, and Governor Yan’s invitation this time will be greatly reduced, but at this moment, it is just right, and it scratches my itch, so I can’t refuse it!”
Yan Sheng laughed and waved to greet him, but Tie Le grabbed Yan Sheng's hand and said with a smile: "How about walking with the governor's arm!" The two big men were surrounded by the crowd. , walking hand in hand.
Standing in front of Yan's mansion, Tie Le stopped, but his heart was filled with shock, but there was also a hint of anger, jealousy, and envy.
The Huatang towers in front.
Different from the dim lights at the city gate, here it is brightly lit. Countless lights decorate the mansion of the owner of Dingpingzhou. From bottom to top, the mansion is layered on top of each other. It is probably no less than tens of meters high. It is only made of polished jade. The completed foundation was more than ten meters high. Watching the white jade steps going up step by step, Tie Le's eyes were uncertain.
Even my father’s palace is nothing more than this.
Compared with the Huatang in front of me, my residence in Yandu is really shabby.
But this Yan Sheng is just a mere landlord in Aquarius Prefecture.
“Your Highness, please!” Yan Sheng looked at Tiele with a smile.
It was a harsh winter, but inside the door, there were bursts of heat gushing out. When everyone stepped into the lobby and the door was closed, within a moment, the room felt like spring.
"Your distinguished guest is here. Let me prepare a little wine and express my feelings! Your Highness, please take a seat!" Yan Sheng bowed to greet you.
Tie Le shook his head and said: "You are the host and I am the guest. As the guest occupies the host's seat, it is better to invite Yan Ci to sit down!"
Yan Sheng smiled and said: "Your Highness's identity How can I, a man from the mountains, be so noble? Of course, His Highness is here!"
"If we can get along well and be happy this time, and we can truly come together, then I am the king and you are the king. Sir, it’s okay for me to take the seat, but now that our status has not been determined, you and I can only be regarded as friends. Since we are friends, it is natural that we, the elders, take the seat!" Tiele smiled and walked straight to the first table on the right and sat down cross-legged. , Ruh and Gro stood behind Tiele.
"In that case, it is an overstep!" Yan Sheng smiled and took the main seat, and other members of the Yan clan also took their seats one after another.
As Yan Sheng picked up the jade Ruyi and knocked it lightly on a jade wall, there was a crisp sound. The doors on both sides of the lobby were opened, and girls in silk silk held their hands. Dishes are pouring in.
The sound of the piano singing came faintly from nowhere. The sound was neither loud nor quiet. It not only made people feel relaxed and happy, but also did not cover up the voices of everyone. This accuracy made People are amazed.
(End of this chapter)