Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 62 Feng Ang's Choice

Li Yuanji took Xie Shufang outside and waited for Feng Ang's arrival five miles outside the city. Li Yuanji was full of curiosity. He really wanted to know Feng Ang's choice and why he made such a choice.

Feng Ang is different from Tan Dian and Chen Longshu. Li Yuanji can control these two people by both soft and hard means. However, given Feng Ang's powerful strength and the fact that he has been operating in Lingnan for a long time, if he wants to develop Lingnan, he can only win him over. War is only the last resort.

After waiting for a long time, several figures gradually appeared in the distance, and Xie Shufang beside Li Yuanji spoke immediately.

"Your Majesty, that is Feng Ang. He did not bring any guards with him. Yang Jianhe was the one who escorted him along the way."

Li Yuanji smiled even more after hearing this.

"Let's go, follow me to welcome Mingda."

Li Yuanji rode forward, followed by Xie Shufang, and behind them was a fine horse prepared specifically for Feng Ang.

"Your Majesty, I, Feng Ang, pay my respects to you."

When they came closer, Feng Ang was the first to bow and speak. Li Yuanji then dismounted from his horse, came to Feng Ang and helped him up.

"Mingda, get up quickly. You didn't tell me in advance that you were coming over so I can make arrangements to welcome you.

Let's go into the city first, and we can go in and talk sometime to see if you like this horse. This is a good horse brought from Chang'an, which we don't have here."

The men of this era, especially those who went to war, were extremely fond of war horses, which were equivalent to chariots in later generations.

Feng Ang took the horse and looked at it for a moment, his eyes full of passion.

"Your Majesty, I like this horse very much. There are very few horses in Lingnan, let alone such a good horse. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji also laughed.

"Okay, as long as you like it, I'll leave the horse to you. Let's go into the city."

Several people mounted their horses and quickly entered the city and came to Li Yuanji's temporary palace. Along the way, Feng Ang was also carefully observing the changes here. He knew what was happening here.

To be precise, all the states in Lingnan knew something about Li Yuanji's drastic development in Leizhou, and most people were watching.

When they entered the room, only Li Yuanji and Feng Ang were left, and wine and food were already prepared on the table.

"Mingda, what do you think of this place?"

After they drank a glass of wine, Li Yuanji asked Feng Ang. Feng Ang put down his glass and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, I also know the original situation here. Now that I see it again, it is very different from before.

The old city walls are gone now. The houses in the city were dilapidated, with wind leaking from all sides and water leaking when it rained. The streets were also muddy, making it difficult to walk after the rain, and the city was also quite dirty.

Now I see that it is extremely clean and comfortable. I want one of the newly built houses. The streets are also paved with stone bricks, so there will be no impact even if it rains. And if I am not mistaken, the city's layout is larger than before.

Especially the common people I saw, I never thought that these common people and the charming people could live together naturally. Even though they were doing work, the smiles on their faces were full of hope. Especially those charming people, they could integrate so well, I really didn't expect it.

Your Majesty is benevolent and virtuous. From now on, the people of Lingnan and the people of Liao will be blessed."

Feng Ang really admired Li Yuanji. As far as he knew, whoever went to his fiefdom would first build a palace, then collect taxes, build an army, and live a good life. However, Li Yuanji was not like that.

The palace that Li Yuanji lived in was the most humble palace he had ever seen and known. After he arrived, he not only did not collect taxes to build a large army, but instead invested the materials he brought from Chang'an into the construction of the city, developing people's livelihood, and improving people's lives. For a moment, he didn't know whether to say that Li Yuanji was stupid or really had a kind heart, but after the meeting in Cangwu, he knew that Li Yuanji was not stupid, and what he saw here made him more aware that his kindness was also real.

Li Yuanji was also very happy to hear this. He was happy not only because of Feng Ang's praise and flattery, but also because the changes here were real. He also felt that the people here were truly blessed because he came to Lingnan.

All these changes were made with the materials he brought with him. Although the materials were consumed, he was very proud of the new look after the changes.

"Mingda, please don't praise me. I came to Lingnan to develop Lingnan and build Lingnan. Not only here, I hope that the whole Lingnan will become more and more prosperous. As my fiefdom, it can't be bad.

As the king of Lingnan and the actual person in charge of Lingnan, I also have the responsibility to make Lingnan prosperous. Mingda, please stop bragging like this."

As Li Yuanji spoke, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up. After hearing this, Feng Ang continued, "Your Majesty, what I said is from the heart. I really admire Your Majesty. In fact, I have already begun to arrange for the various states to start developing people's livelihood.

Although I am not doing as well as you, Your Majesty, since Your Majesty has done this, as your subject, I should follow your lead.

This time I came to see the king, I know there is a shortage of supplies here, so I brought them with me, hoping to help the king. If the king needs anything, just give the order. No matter what, as long as the king orders, I will obey it! "

Hearing this, Li Yuanji and Feng Ang's expressions became serious, and after a moment Li Yuanji suddenly smiled.

"Okay, I feel relieved with Mingda's words, but I still have some questions in my mind. I wonder if Mingda can answer them?"

Feng Ang heard this and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I know you are wondering why I, who clearly occupies 21 states and is arguably the most powerful person in Lingnan, would be willing to follow you. I am here for this very reason.

The last time I met the king in Cangwu, I was also nervous at that time, but after that conversation, I knew that the king was definitely not as I had heard in the past. Later, everything the king did here made me more determined.

Your Majesty treats the people and women so well. With Your Majesty's broad mind, I believe that if I follow Your Majesty, I will not be bad either.

In fact, this reason is secondary and is not enough for me to make a decision. The most important thing is that if I do not follow the king when he comes here, there will always be a war later. Once the war starts, I will be a traitor to the Tang Dynasty, just because the king is the King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty.

Even if I win, I will face the Tang army afterwards. I will definitely be defeated, my family will be destroyed, and my clansmen will also be implicated.

Even if the Crown Prince or the King of Qin comes to the throne in the future, no matter who it is, if I do something bad to Your Majesty, the reputation of the Tang Dynasty will be damaged, and I will inevitably become a traitor.

Therefore, I have no choice but to follow the king. Only in this way can I protect myself and my people.

I have also heard about the fight between the king and the King of Qin and others in Chang'an. The reason I said this is that I want to tell the king that no matter who wins in Chang'an, I will only obey the orders of the king!
This is my heart and this is my oath, and heaven and earth are witnesses. If I violate this oath, I will die a miserable death!"

Feng Ang's face was solemn but determined. The purpose of his visit this time was to show his loyalty. He had not made up his mind before in Cangwu because he did not know what kind of person Li Yuanji was at that time.

Feng Ang didn't know what Li Yuanji was doing here. He only knew that as long as Li Yuanji continued like this, he would be popular in Lingnan, and Li Yuanji's foundation here would not be shaken by the turmoil in Chang'an.

And the choices he had, as he told Li Yuanji, were very limited. Once he came into conflict with Li Yuanji, he would end up being charged with treason against the Tang Dynasty.

He could also go and join Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, but he was not clear about the current situation in Chang'an, and his roots were in Lingnan. If he left Lingnan, he would have no capital.

Today, Lingnan has become Li Yuanji's fiefdom, and Feng Ang can see that Li Yuanji is by no means as simple as he seems, and is completely different from the rumors. Now he knows Li Yuanji best, and since they are all in Lingnan, he can only vote for Li Yuanji.

Moreover, Li Yuanji also had a good impression of him. He could feel that if he followed Li Yuanji, he would not have to worry about Li Yuanji taking action against him. This was based on his understanding over such a long period of time.

Feng Ang admitted that there was an element of gambling involved, but now, he could only take a chance.

(End of this chapter)