Lei Hu was speechless for a while as he watched the back of his cheap father-in-law Song Que leaving gracefully.
I don’t know which words in the deep conversation with him had the effect. It seemed to have touched a chord in Song Que’s heart. This Lingnan overlord had just arrived in Qiantang and turned around and left without even having a meal.
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That is to say, Lei Hu had a calm mind and didn't think too much. Otherwise, if it were a native son-in-law, we would have to see if he would suspect that Song Que was dissatisfied and would do such a rude thing.
Didn’t you see the uneasy look on Song Yuhua’s face who rushed to see her off after hearing the news?
The advantageous father-in-law, Song Que, tricked his daughter into a serious trap this time, making her unable to sleep for at least several days.
Fortunately, this man did not do anything wrong and allowed his two children, Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi, to stay in Qiantang as guests, so Song Yuhua was not prevented from coming to Taiwan.
"Madam, don't worry. My husband told my husband-in-law some profound secrets of spiritual practice. My husband-in-law felt something in his heart and was anxious to go back to understand. That's why this happened!"
Lei Hu smiled and comforted him, saying that he was not a macho man. Seeing that his wife was uneasy, he naturally had to speak to relieve her discomfort.
Sure enough, Song Yuhua's originally stiff smile softened, she rolled her eyes at Lei Hu and said angrily: "My husband, it's true, my father is a martial arts fanatic. If you have any martial arts experience, wouldn't it be good to exchange it in a few days?"
Lei Hu touched his nose and said sheepishly: "I can't help it. My father-in-law is starting to get angry. I can't just deal with it. That will only make the situation worse!"
Shan Meixian looked on with a smile, not wanting to join in, but a few kids around her started to make a fuss, which eased the somewhat depressing atmosphere.
The family, along with Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi, returned to the Duke's Mansion talking and laughing.
"Madam, why did my father-in-law suddenly want to give it a try?"
With only his family around, his brother-in-law Song Shidao and sister-in-law Song Yuzhi were playing in the garden with their two boys. Lei Hu asked curiously: "Did something happen?"
Song Yuhua was stunned and said with some uncertainty: "I'm not sure about the details, but just now Shidao said that not long ago, Li Shentong, the lord of the family, brought Li Shimin and Li Xiuning, Li Yuan's children, to visit us!"
Li Val?
Li Shimin and Li Xiuning?
This is interesting. If I remember correctly, these two guys were just in their early teens, right?
Lei Hu only smiled softly and didn't say much, but he understood clearly in his heart and basically understood why Song Que, the cheap father-in-law, was suddenly so anxious.
Obviously, this was deceived by Li Clan's people.
If it were placed at the same time as the original work, even if someone from the Li clan made fantastic claims, Song Que would not be tempted at all due to his strength.
It is true that the Song Dynasty in Lingnan is more powerful than the south. Unfortunately, the population is too small. It is estimated that there were millions of people in the original book at the same time. It is not easy to occupy the south.
As for the Duzunbao who was married in the original work, we can know from what happened later that the so-called martial arts judge Xie Hui was nothing more than a snake and a mouse.
What's more, no one can tell whether Duzunbao is a force secretly created by the Li clan.
It's just that if the Song clan in Lingnan united with Duzunbao to raise troops to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, Song Que would be out of his mind and have such thoughts.
With the strength of the two families at the time, there was no chance of success unless the Sui Dynasty completely went into chaos and the army launched an army. Song Que would naturally not be tempted at all.
But the situation is different now. Thunder Tiger is born.
As the only two major vassal powers in the south, even if they are married now, they will not relax their understanding of each other. This has nothing to do with right or wrong, it is just the instinctive behavior of a vassal power.
The Lingnan Song Clan is not sure about the true strength of Wu Guogong's territory, but they know that it is much stronger than the Song Clan, both in terms of top-level combat power and underlying strength.
Let alone Lei Hutian, who is the Duke of Wu, his reputation as the best player in the world is even more intimidating.
In recent years, Old Taoist Qingxu has had several battles with Old Monk Jiaxiang of the Sanlun Sect, and each time they were evenly matched. His reputation as a late-stage congenital master has been established, and he is also a first-rate presence in the world.
There are no first-rate masters of the Iron Gate, Eagle Claw Gate and Ground Gate yet, but there are at least dozens of second-rate masters or even half-level first-rate masters. Such combat power cannot be matched by ordinary forces.
The Martial Alliance has gathered almost half of the first-class masters in the south, and they can use their trump cards when necessary. No one dares to underestimate them.
The most frightening thing is that Duke Wu leads all the people to practice martial arts. There are countless low-level warriors on the bus, there are hundreds of thousands of masters, and there are millions of non-streamers. It is definitely a terrifying force.
Even if Song Que doesn't know at the moment, top-notch masters are beginning to appear in Lei Hu's army, he also knows that the army led by Wu Guogong is the strongest army in the world, with unparalleled and terrifying combat power.
In summary, plus the fact that Yang Guang committed suicide to waste people's resources, and his relationship with the powerful families in the North was very tense, Song Que was persuaded by the Li family and prepared to take advantage of Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo.
Lei Hu was a little confused at first, but now after listening to his wife Song Yuhua's words, he realized that it was someone from the Li clan who was responsible.
The cheap father-in-law Song Que should also know that the people coming from the Li clan have bad intentions, but he has extremely powerful trump cards and strength, so he thinks he can give it a try.
Apart from other things, it would not be a problem to sweep across the South within a year, or even occupy the entire South.
Compared with the original work, due to the influence of Thunder Tiger, the Lingnan Song Dynasty controlled a population of more than one million at this time, and the combat power it could raise was naturally different.
The key is still the population under the jurisdiction of Duke Wu, because good families are related by marriage, and various popular data are shared. Song Que also knows that the population under the jurisdiction of his son-in-law exceeds 6 million!
There are over six million people who have registered their household registration with the government. What a powerful foundation this is?
When Nanchen was at its peak, the number of people listed in the official household registration never exceeded 3 million. However, even then, the Sui Dynasty had to mobilize the power of the whole country. In addition, the Chen master and others were stupid and incompetent, which gave the Sui army a chance.
The power in Lei Hu's hands at this time was definitely far greater than that of Nan Chen at that time.
Not to mention anything else, the more than 6 million people under Lei Hu's rule are all forces that he can fully control. Compared with the Nanchen period, which required the cooperation of local powerful men, it was much stronger.
Although Song Que didn't know the term "extreme mobilization", he knew its meaning with his knowledge. If it really wanted to explode completely, it wouldn't be a problem for Lei Hu to bring out a million troops in one go.
Especially these years of silent farming, not only the wealth accumulated under Lei Hu's rule, but also abundant grain, grass and weapons, it should not be a problem to support an army of millions for one to three years.
Song Que might not know much about these situations, but he knew that the cheap son-in-law's power was quite astonishing, so he was persuaded by someone from the Li Clan and decided to try his best to at least occupy the south's mind.
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"Why, husband, is there something weird in this?"
Compared to Song Yuhua, who was unaware, Shan Meixian had been wandering around the world with her mother for a long time, and her sense of danger and sense of smell were sharper.
Seeing Lei Hu asking about such a thing, she immediately reacted and asked curiously: "Could it be that Li Clan wants to play some trick?"
"impossible!"
Song Yuhua realized it later and said with some disbelief: "Li Clan is very peaceful, it is unlikely that something evil will happen, right?"
From what she said, it was clear that she had a good impression of Li Clan.
In fact, during the Kaihuang years of Yang Jian's reign and during the early days of Yang Guang's accession to the throne, Li Clan behaved in a very orderly and honest manner.
You can't say that, it should be that Li Clan was suppressed and shrunk his strength, hiding most of his power in secret.
On the surface, Li Clan was suppressed and breathless, but as one of the four great clans in the world and one of the core members of the Guanlong Military Group, even a fool would not believe that Li Clan's strength was as little as it appeared on the surface.
But Li Yuan, the leader of the Li Clan, is a powerful man who knows how to pretend.
Since the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, rumors have spread out that the Li family is in charge of the world. Although Yang Jian and Yang Guang did not fully believe it, when the Yang royal family was still in control of the overall situation of the world, they were also among the eight pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty.
Li Hu and Li Bi were suppressed so severely that they basically had no chance of getting ahead.
Among the four great clans in the world, which one most hopes for chaos in the world and an unstable situation in the Sui Dynasty, besides the Lingnan Song clan, it is the Li clan.
If Yang Guang's authority does not fall, Li Clan will never be able to succeed.
Obviously, Yang Guang's various tricks to seek death caused a lot of complaints among the people in the north. Li Clan saw the opportunity to do something secretly, and Song Clan should be one of the instigating forces.
"Haha, who among the four great men in the world doesn't want to replace Yang?"
Lei Hu said calmly: "The rumors in Beidi are still fresh in my mind. I can't say that the Li clan has no ambition at all. Is he really honest and settled?"
Song Yuhua was speechless. How could Li Clan be really honest?
"Madam, ask Shidao and Yuzhi, who came from the Li clan and their father-in-law, and what did they say?"
Without further entanglement, Lei Hu directly ordered Song Yuhua: "Li Shentong comes as soon as he comes. He even brought Li Yuan's children with him. I'm afraid his purpose is not very simple!"
"Don't worry, husband, I will ask clearly!"
Song Yuhua's heart tightened, and she subconsciously looked towards the garden, where her younger brother and younger sister were having fun with Lei Hu's son and daughter. He couldn't explain how he felt in his heart, and he just hoped that they had not been tricked.
But the results of the inquiry were very worrying.
Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi obviously had a very good impression of Li Shimin and Li Xiuning, especially Song Yuzhi, who spoke of Shimin's brother in a very affectionate manner, with a delicate little face filled with admiration. Song Yuhua was a person who had been here before, so why couldn't he tell the difference between the two?
Some of my sister’s thoughts.
"Husband, what should I do?"
Song Yuhua was angry and funny at the same time. He didn't expect Li Clan to be so "despicable" and used a beauty trick on his little sister. Seeing how the little sister was obsessed with Li Shimin, it was obvious that Li Shimin succeeded.
Lei Hu felt a toothache when he heard this. He really admired Li Clan's surprising method.
I just don’t know whether Cihang Jingzhai chose Li Shimin as the target of support at this time?