Hei Dan scratched his head awkwardly, "Brother Yan, ever since you left, Uncle's business has grown bigger. He even married a young wife and had a child. He asked to co to Jinn to open a shop and sell Chang'an leather goods."
"Nonsense!"
Li Yan curled his lips into a sneer, "What a nice excuse. Didn't your uncle promise to treat you like a son and let you inherit the family business? Now that he has a child, I'm afraid he finds you in the way."
"It's not Uncle's fault."
Hei Dan quickly explained, "He's in a difficult position. Aunt has been causing trouble..."
As he spoke, a flash of sadness crossed his eyes, "My parents have both passed away. They never saw get married. Now I have no attachnts, so I might as well go out and make my way. At least Uncle taught all the skills."
"My condolences."
Li Yan sighed and patted Hei Dan on the shoulder.
He had a good relationship with Hei Dan, but his parents used to badmouth him behind his back, so Li Yan wasn't too fond of them.
It's just that seeing an old friend again inevitably brings so lancholy about the passage of ti.
"By the way."
Hei Dan quickly took sothing out from his bosom, "When I returned to the Li Family Castle, a Daoist happened to co to the village. He was inquiring about you everywhere. Hearing that I had a good relationship with you, he asked to give you this."
Li Yan took it and his face imdiately beca somber.
It was an imperial decree docunt, inscribed: Northern Border beacon fires, barbarian dust obscures the sky... led troops through a hundred battles, fought bloodily for years, loyalty and courage shining through the ages, ritorious to the state, I, following the mandate of heaven, reward rit and punish faults, rembering your years of gleaming virtue and half a life of military service, hereby permit you to lay down your arms and retire in peace, granting the Hundred Battle Plate...
This was the Holy Decree that his grandfather Li Hu received after the Northern Border battle that year!
"What did the person say?"
Seeing Li Yan's expression, Hei Dan was startled, "Brother Yan, could there be a problem with that Daoist? He seed quite amiable to ."
"It's nothing."
Li Yan reassured, "What did he look like? Did he leave any ssage?"
Hei Dan quickly nodded, "He was a very amiable Daoist. Strange, I can't recall his face... He asked to give you this, but I didn't know where you were despite asking around everywhere, until I heard about the Three Forks River Pier incident and ca looking."
"He said he was waiting for you in the Capital."
"Waiting for ?"
Li Yan inwardly sneered, suppressing his murderous intent.
He had already uncovered a lot about the matter from back then.
Zhao Changsheng could escape by body seizing and cause trouble in the Ministry of Rites only because soone in the Capital supported him.
The other party was also from Jianmu, only knowing one na: Zhao Qingxu.
"Brother Yan, there's one more thing I'd like to ask you."
Hei Dan said, embarrassed again, "I want to open a shop at the pier, but sothing happened at the Three Forks River mouth, so I can only move towards the workshop area, but the people in the governnt won't register ..."
"No problem."
Li Yan imdiately invited Wang Hundred Households over.
"What's so difficult about that?"
Wang Hundred Households smiled faintly, "Don't worry, Young Hero Li, leave this matter to !"
Though eting an old friend was pleasant, the ship at the pier was already waiting, so Li Yan could only take his leave. He took a few hundred taels of silver and forcefully stuffed them into Hei Dan's arms before leading everyone with large and small bags toward the pier.
Hei Dan escorted him all the way to the pier, standing on the embanknt and waving continuously.
Watching Li Yan's ship grow smaller and smaller, his eyes were full of bitterness.
"Haha..."
Wang Hundred Households smiled faintly, patting his shoulder, "Don't overthink it. That Young Hero Li is a dragon among n. Being acquainted and even being regarded as a friend by him is a rare fortune."
"Rest assured, as a friend of Young Hero Li, in Jinn, you'll surely have a place!"
"Mm."
Hei Dan nodded and looked towards the workshop area.
Although the Three Forks River Pier was destroyed, the workshop area was becoming more lively.
Ships ca and went, countless workers gathered like ants, working day and night in various workshops.
ndes, Jinghai Gang, the cannon fire at Three Forks River...
In this roaring bustle, it seed to be quickly forgotten.
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