WW As soon as Li Yan said, Mrs. Cheng was very surprised. Even Cheng Yaojin, who was pretending to drink tea, raised his head and stared at him with big eyes like copper bells, looking up and down, as if it was the first time he met Li Yan. Cheng Huailiang's reaction was almost exactly the same as his father. As for Cui Yu's face turned pale, and then the shame on his face was very strong, it seemed that he could not wait to find a crack in the ground to get in.

In the emotional entanglement with Cui Mengxue, Li Yan actually took the initiative. He could force Lu to break off the engagement first, and then wait for Cui to marry Mengxue to him, because at that time, no one in the world dared to marry Cui Mengxue except him. After all, everyone knew that this was a woman that King Li Yan of Qi took back with great effort. Who dared to compete with him for such a blind eye?

But Mrs. Cheng calculated that Li Yan was a person who valued love. Firstly, it was Meng Xue whom he owed, and secondly, it was the relationship between Cheng's family and Cui Yu, which made Li Yan even more unlikely to do heartless things. Therefore, Mrs. Cheng was passive and took the initiative and proposed to exchange Cui Mengxue for Li Yan to support Cui Yu in seizing the head of the Cui clan of Qinghe. However, Li Yan's answer was really beyond their expectations.

But before Mrs. Cheng and the others could react, Li Yan said again: "My acquaintance with Mengxue was caused by a misunderstanding, but because of my reasons, it destroyed her marriage, so I have the responsibility to give her a happy marriage and make her fall in love with me willingly. It feels like being by my side is a kind of happiness!"

Li Yan said this, looking up at Mrs. Cheng again, then said, "So I attach great importance to my marriage with Mengxue and don't want this marriage to be a bit of a transaction. So Li Yan is very reluctant to agree to your proposal, but if you believe me, I can make a promise to you that as long as Brother Cui follows me, his achievements in the future will definitely not be comparable to those of a small Qinghe Cui family!"

Although Li Yan's words were extremely confident, and everyone present believed in his ability. However, his guarantee was really amazing. Qinghe Cui family, as one of the five surnames and seven hopes, was almost second only to Boling Cui family and Zhaojun Li family. It ranks third among the aristocratic families, and this was due to internal divisions. Otherwise, even if its strength was not as good as that of Boling Cui family, it was also similar to that of Zhaojun Li family.

But even such a huge family was decorated with a "small" by Li Yan. In this way, when Li Yan heard Mrs. Cheng and the others' ears, Li Yan's confidence had almost become a kind of arrogance, which made them have to wonder if Li Yan was bragging?

Looking at the suspicious expressions of Mrs. Cheng and others, Li Yan was calm and turned around and suddenly bowed to Cheng Yaojin and said, "Uncle Cheng, you should know that Uncle Qin agreed to go to the military academy to teach some time ago?"

Cheng Yaojin also tore off his disguise at this time, with a shrewd look in his big eyes. He carefully analyzed the authenticity of Li Yan's words. Now he was interrupted by Li Yan, and he said angrily: "Nonsense, Brother Qin and I are brothers. I naturally know about him, and I also heard that it was you who convinced him to come out to teach despite his illness?"

"Hehe, Uncle Cheng and Uncle Qin are indeed old brothers for decades. I didn't hide anything from you!" Li Yan said with a smile, and when he saw his appearance, Cheng Huailiang next to Cheng Yaojin felt a little chill. He was too familiar with Li Yan. As long as the other party showed this expression, he must be having some bad thoughts! As for Mrs. Cheng and Cui Yu, they didn't understand what Li Yan asked about these things? Therefore, they all stared at the two of them curiously.

Cheng Yaojin felt proud when he heard Li Yan's compliment. After all, he and Qin Qiong were brothers who had been through life and death. From the friendship established in Wagang Village to the later support of the Tang Dynasty together, it can almost be said to be a life and death sharing. So when he heard Li Yan praise their friendship, he couldn't help but feel proud.

"Uncle Cheng, do you know that my nephew promised him a condition to convince Uncle Qin to come out?" Before Cheng Yaojin could be proud, Li Yan suddenly poured cold water on him, and as a result, Cheng Yaojin was speechless because he had no idea that there was any such thing. Cheng Huailiang next to him slapped his head. He had expected Li Yan to have such a move.

"Brother Qin actually put forward a condition? What is it?" Cheng Yaojin asked impatiently. Qin Qiong had never told him about this matter, which shows that it must be an extremely secret and extremely important thing.

"Hehe, it's actually nothing. It's just that the old general Qin asked the boy to agree that when Brother Huaiyu graduated from military academy, he would take him with him and give them a chance to develop again!" Li Yan had a smile on his face, and his tone was extremely calm.

Hearing Li Yan's words, Cheng Yaojin and his wife looked solemn. Both Qin Qiong knew about Qin Qiong's character. They also knew that although Qin Qiong was famous for his courage, he was meticulous, especially his vision of looking at people and things was extremely accurate. At that time, he saw that Wang Shichong had no hope of winning the world, so he led Cheng Yaojin and others to the weak Tang Dynasty at that time. Moreover, when Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng competed for the throne, Qin Qiong also reminded him that he firmly followed Li Shimin and finally achieved his current career. Because of this, Cheng Yaojin has always been very convinced of Qin Qiong's judgment.

Qin Qiong's health has always been bad, but now he is forced to teach in the military academy, and the exchange is to let Qin Huaiyu follow Li Yan in the future. With Cheng Yaojin's understanding of Qin Qiong, the other party will never make such a decision for no reason. Moreover, Li Yan told this matter today, obviously it was through Qin Qiong's incident that it was more worthwhile to follow him than to let Cui Yu compete for the position of patriarch.

"Uncle, aunt! Don't make things difficult for Liulang anymore, and he was right. Mengxue is my real sister. If I use her as a bargaining chip for exchange, then how different is it to a beast?" At this moment, Cui Yu, who was still ashamed, suddenly raised his head and stepped forward a few steps and said firmly.

Hearing Cui Yu's words, a trace of guilt flashed across Mrs. Cheng's face, but after all, she had experienced a lot of things and her mind was naturally quite firm. Therefore, she finally said, "Yu'er, you have to think clearly. If you lose this opportunity and want our tribe members to seize the position of patriarch again, it will be a long way off."

"Auntie, a real man has done something and not doing anything. My nephew has decided to follow Liulang to advance and retreat in the future. With his talent, he will definitely be able to do something big!" Cui Yu replied decisively. Since his prodigal son turned around, he has always regarded retaking the head of the Cui clan of Qinghe as his greatest pursuit in life. However, the current leader Cui Yan has become a disadvantage and he has already fallen at a disadvantage. Otherwise, he would not have been forced to go to the business.

"Okay! Brother Cui is indeed ambitious and can only inherit the foundation of his predecessors. As good men in the Tang Dynasty, we naturally have to start our own career!" Li Yan couldn't help but praise him loudly when he heard Cui Yu's words.

"What my cousin and Liulang are right. Although I, Cheng Huailiang, are not talented, I am full of passion. I will count your affairs as me!" Cheng Huailiang was also excited by Li Yan's words and couldn't help but stand up and shout.

Although Cheng Yaojin was startled by his son's throat, he then raised his head and laughed, because he saw from his son that he was so bold and passionate when he was young, which was what young people should have.

"I really don't understand you men!" Mrs. Cheng looked at her son and went crazy. Not only did her husband not care, but she also laughed happily, and couldn't help but mumble, expressing her dissatisfaction.

Finally, after passing the Cheng Yaojin and Cui Yu, Li Yan couldn't help but feel much more relaxed. Originally, Li Yan wanted to meet Meng Xue, but she was very angry that day and she should have coaxed her. But Mrs. Cheng thought it was inappropriate. After all, Lu did not break off the engagement for a day, and Meng Xue was waiting to marry for a day. It was really difficult to have too much contact with Li Yan, especially in this period of rumors flying everywhere. Li Yan could understand this reason, so he had to give up.

After chatting with Cheng Yaojin and his wife for a while, and then telling Cui Yu about their separation, Li Yan left the Cheng Mansion. However, when he left on a horse, he turned around and looked at the gate of Cheng Mansion, but a mysterious smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

Back to the main hall of the Qi Palace, Wang An, as the King of Fu, had already been waiting for Li Yan there. When Li Yan saw the other party, he immediately bowed and said, "Wang Fu had a clever idea. Mrs. Cheng really proposed to support Brother Cui in order to compete for the position of patriarch, and Brother Cui had also arrived in Chang'an City."

When Wang An heard Li Yan's words, he showed an unexpected smile, and then stroked his beard and said, "This is reasonable. Cui Yu is determined to take back the position of patriarch. Mrs. Cheng and Lao Duke Cheng are his biggest foreign aid and his most determined supporter. However, behind Cui Yan is the Boling Cui family. Therefore, Cui Yu is not as good as the current patriarch Cui Yan, and since his highness loses to Miss Cui this time, with Mrs. Cheng's shrewdness, he will naturally not miss this good opportunity!"

Listening to Wang An's analysis, Li Yan really admired this Wang Fu. He could even predict such a thing in advance that such a character could almost be compared with the legendary Zhuge Liang.

"Fu Wang, you don't want me to agree to help Brother Cui, but this is a good opportunity to interfere in the Qinghe Cui family. Is it a pity to let it go so for nothing?" Li Yan asked with a frown. Although what he said in the Cheng Mansion was sincere in order to reject Mrs. Cheng's words were sincere, but Wang An explained them in advance.

"Haha, Your Highness, don't be too greedy in life. Although the five surnames and seven hopes are already at a disadvantage in the general trend, the so-called centipede insect will die without being stiff. Now you interfere in the affairs of the Cui family in Qinghe. Do you know what consequences will it cause?" Wang An asked back with a smile. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.m
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