Horse on the World

Chapter 1002 sacrifice

Because of Zhan Degong's surrender, he was able to quickly occupy Luoyang, which made this thousand-year-old capital not suffer much damage in the flames of war. Now that the war has passed for almost a month, Luoyang has quickly recovered from the horror of the flames of war. The most important thing for ordinary people is to live at home. As for who the ruler is, it is not so important. What is important is that there is food in the bowl, surplus food in the tank, and money every day.As for the privileged class whose interests were harmed and who suddenly fell from their high positions, the number of them must be too small, and in Luoyang City, which has a population of several hundred, it is almost negligible.

So when Li Qing appeared on the streets of Luoyang in micro-clothes accompanied by guards, what he saw was a busy scene. If it weren't for a group of armored soldiers patrolling in line from time to time, it would be hard to believe that the city had just changed. got a master.

"You often hang out, tell me, how do the common people react to our entry into Luoyang?" Li Qing asked Tie Bao.

Iron Leopard laughed, "My lord, of course I am very happy and welcome! I heard that you are back, my lord, and I have been praying day and night for you to enter the city as soon as possible!"

Li Qing squinted at him, and said with a smirk: "Iron Leopard, you are still far from flattering. In the eyes of the people of Luoyang, I, Li Qing, are not a good person. I am a traitor, a god-killer, an intruder Or, I know it even if you don’t tell me, is there any need to cover it up?”

Iron Leopard smiled embarrassingly, "It's like this, my lord, when we first entered the city, the people of Luoyang were indeed very frightened and afraid. After all, they didn't understand us, but since our army entered the city, Qiu has committed no crimes. The army is also helping those people who lost their homes to rebuild their houses. The city is giving relief everywhere. This antipathy is already very small. Furthermore, my lord, you ordered the opening of the granary to supply food. The food delivery that was cut off due to the war has also resumed. Normally, the price of goods in the city has also been stabilized, and the army has entered the city on a large scale, which has provided a lot of job opportunities, and we all pay according to the price, and we will never default. Now the city is indeed very stable."

Li Qing smiled and said: "That's about the same. After all, we are unfamiliar and unfamiliar to the residents of Luoyang. We can only start from the little things, and start from the things that the people care about most, so that they have food and things to do. Do it, and don’t worry about having nothing to eat and drink tomorrow. After a long time, they will naturally forget the previous dynasty. You know, every emperor’s capital, the rulers of the past dynasties are all excellent. If you want them to return to their hearts, you must It's a long way to go."

"Your lord is wise, water drips through stone, and sincerity is what makes gold and stone open. I believe it will not take long for the common people here to know that your lord is a hundred times wiser than Tian Qi, no, a thousand times!"

Li Qing smiled and patted Iron Leopard on the head, "My good boy, you need to practice more in your flattering skills so that you don't show any traces. It's a little blunt now, but I still like it."

Iron Leopard laughed.

"How does it feel to lead troops to fight at Yidao?" Li Qing asked.

"Leading troops to fight is naturally a pleasure." Iron Leopard said.

"Well, I'm going to transfer you to Chen Zeyue to lead the troops." Li Qing said.

Iron Leopard was startled, "Master, you don't want me anymore?"

Li Qing scolded with a smile: "What kind of nonsense is this? What do you mean I don't want you anymore, but staying with me for too long is not good for your future. Putting you in the army of one knife is to let you experience After a while, I decided to establish Dingzhou as the capital, but Luoyang is the ancient capital of thousands of years and the largest city in the Central Plains, so we still need to gather heavy troops and strengthen management here. I am going to let Chen Zeyue be the chief executive of Luoyang, and you, go to him The military assists him in managing the military."

Iron Leopard nodded, "The general understands."

Li Qing smiled slightly, "When I return to Dingzhou, King Zhou will also move to Luoyang to live. And Xinyi, I will make her Princess Luoyang and let her also move to Luoyang. After marrying Tang Long in the future, she will live in Luoyang." Luoyang."

"There is a Great Zhou Ancestral Temple and a Great Chu Ancestral Temple here in Luoyang, let them take care of them in the future!"

Iron Leopard nodded, "Master, after King Zhou returns, let him live in this palace?"

Li Qing shook his head, "How is that possible? King Zhou, I will grant him the title of Marquis of Zhou, and give him the former Xiangping's Marquis Mansion to live in, but I have other uses for this huge palace building."

Iron Leopard asked with a smile: "Are you going to make him your palace?"

"Isn't that too wasteful?" Li Qing said with a smile: "I'm going to turn it into a museum plus a park, so that Luoyang locals and people who come to Luoyang from outside can go in and have a look, to see the royal palace. Life, the royal residence, the royal garden, of course, you have to pay. Iron Leopard, tell me, is one tael of silver a ticket expensive?"

Iron Leopard said, "My lord, you let the common people enter and leave this royal place freely?"

"Why not? The common people have always thought that the emperor is very mysterious. Let them come in and take a look, and they think it's nothing special. Besides, there are still a lot of money to collect."

Iron Leopard said with a smile: "If that's the case, let alone one tael of silver, if it's ten taels of silver, I'm afraid there will be people rushing in to take a look and open their eyes."

On the street ahead, there were crowds of people, and there was a sudden sound of mourning and joy from a house, and from time to time there were scholars in long robes and scarves rushing forward, with mournful expressions on their faces.

"My lord, there are too many people ahead, let's change places!" Iron Leopard said.

Li Qingqi said: "Who is this dead? Why are they all scholars, huh?" He raised his head and looked at the surrounding sceneries, and suddenly felt a familiar feeling in his heart, "Iron Leopard, send someone to ask. Is the Lin family responsible for the funeral?"

Iron Leopard was startled, Li Qing could only remember that there was only one Lin family in Luoyang, he nodded, stretched out his hand to summon a guard, and gave a few instructions in a low voice, the guard turned around and rushed towards that direction The scholars squeezed through together.

Standing under a big tree, Li Qing looked at the surging crowd, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he came late at night with a cool breeze in his mind.

After a while, the guard turned back in a hurry, "My lord, it's the Lin family. The old man of the Lin family passed away this morning. These scholars are all here to express their condolences."

Li Qing was silent for a moment, that old stubborn, he shook his head, unexpectedly passed away at this time. "Iron Leopard, write a letter to Qingfeng after you go back, and tell him the news."

Iron Leopard nodded, "Yes, my lord, but with the strength of the Overwatch Council, I believe the news is already on the way." Although Qingfeng broke up with the Lin family, he must not be indifferent to the Lin family.

Li Qing glared at him, "What do you want to say?"

Iron Leopard immediately lowered his head.

Li Qing, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped again, "I'm still a junior. Although this old man is stubborn, he is Qingfeng Jiyue's grandfather and Anmin's grandfather. Let's go, I will pay homage to him." fan."

Iron Leopard was shocked, "My lord, there are too many people there, and it's too complicated. Even if you want to go, you have to wait for me to gather all the guards before you can go. Besides, you have to notify them first, so you can break in like this. I'm afraid it will startle them too."

Li Qing snorted coldly: "So what if there are too many people, what can these helpless scholars do to us? Let's go!" Just walk without doubt.

Sweat dripped from Iron Leopard's head, and he quickly called a guard and gave some instructions in a low voice. Seeing the guard go away in a hurry, he quickly ran a few steps and caught up with Li Qing.

A few strong and powerful men squeezed through the surging crowd and escorted Li Qing to the front. These people are all good soldiers in the army, with extremely vigorous skills, and forcibly opened a path among the crowd. Of course, There was also a lot of cursing.

Finally squeezed in front of the gate, looking up at the big characters of Lin Fu, Li Qing couldn't help feeling deeply moved, ten years had passed in a blink of an eye.

"These guests, please stay still. This is for entertaining the master's former friends and all the powerful people. There is really no room!" Celebrities everywhere.

Iron Leopard took a step forward, and whispered a few words in the ear of the steward in filial piety clothes. The steward's face turned pale, and he glanced at Li Qing who was still staring at the word "Lin Fu" , with a look of fear on his face, "I, I will report right away, Patriarch, Patriarch, the Patriarch will come out to greet you immediately!"

Li Qing waved his hand, "No need, I'll just go in!" He raised his leg and stepped into the gate of Lin Mansion. Ten years ago, he tried his best to prevent Qingfeng from entering this gate.

The guards lined up in two rows, unceremoniously pulled away the crowd in front one by one, and guarded Li Qing as he marched towards the mourning hall.

"Oh my God, it's Marshal Li!" There were many well-informed people in the yard, and even some officials from the original Dachu, who couldn't help but screamed in shock when they saw Li Qing appear.

In the courtyard that was originally filled with mourning, the mourning hall fell silent in an instant.

Li Qing walked to the mourning hall, looked at the huge coffin, and Lin Haitao, who was kneeling on the ground and dressed in filial piety, looked up at Li Qing, completely dumbfounded.

Iron Leopard handed Li Qing a stick of incense.

Holding the incense in his hand, Li Qing walked up to the altar, raised his hands over his head, bowed towards the altar, and put the incense in the incense burner, "What a pity, what a pity!" All the members of the Lin clan were frightened and shocked.

Outsiders may not know it, but Lin Fu himself knows the entanglement between them and Li Qing.

"Be filial and filial and return the gift!" The master of ceremonies suddenly said in a distorted voice, whether he was stunned or something.Instead, everyone inside and outside the house was startled, and they woke up from their sluggishness.

Who is it?That is Marshal Li of Dingzhou, the ruler of this continent in the near future, the new emperor.

There was a sound of kneeling on the ground, and everyone touched the ground with their heads, not daring to look up.

"Thank you, thank you!" Lin Haitao repeatedly kowtowed and sobbed. Speaking of which, this should still be his son-in-law, but now, the relationship between them is so embarrassing and embarrassing.

Li Qing helped Lin Haitao up, and said in a low voice: "The past is over, the old man has already gone, if you are willing to go to Dingzhou, you can move your family to Dingzhou, Yunxi and Yunrong miss you very much, and Anmin It's almost ten years old, and I haven't seen my grandfather yet!"

There was the sound of horseshoes and soldiers scolding outside. Obviously, the guards who got the news rushed over. Li Qing nodded at Lin Haitao, turned and walked out.

(End of this chapter)