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Chapter 325
Lu Ziqian looked at Li Chongjiu and Zhao Gao, who looked like they were trying to resolve the conflict, and felt quite unhappy in his heart, especially when he saw his nephew Lu Chengqing congratulating Li Chongjiu, he felt even more uncomfortable.

But Lu Ziqian was very self-cultivated, and still had a faint smile on his face.

Zhao Heran immediately said to Li Chongjiu, "To congratulate the army on their triumphant return, I, Zhao, have decided to send [-] sheep to the army."

"Thanks to Zhao Gongcao, Li, for the three armies." Li Chongjiu said with a smile and clasped his fists.

Hearing that Zhao Heran took out his furniture and labor force, he was greeted with appreciation from the local gentry.Zhao Heran pinched his beard and smiled slightly, these [-] sheep are just a drop in the Zhao family's bucket, but it is really a good deal to make a face in front of the village.

Seeing Zhao Heran speak, Gao Xudao said: "Since Zhao Gongcao has spoken, the old man will also add a head, and then present a hundred altars of fine wine, hundreds of pieces of cloth, and a thousand stones of corn. How about giving it to the soldiers."

When everyone heard this, they thought to themselves that this is not an extra head, this gift list is even better than the Zhao family.

When all the gentry saw Zhao and Gao, both of them spoke up. They also gave money if they had money, and they also gave money if they had no money. Even Lu Ziqian couldn't help but bite the bullet and congratulated millions of dollars.

But compared with the Zhuojun gentry, Lin Dangfeng, Zhou Bo and other Zhuojun officials and businessmen, they are more generous.On behalf of hundreds of chambers of commerce, Lin Dangfeng offered Li Chongjiu Qian Wanguan, more than [-] pieces of cloth and silk, and countless other mage, silk, and raw hides.

The gentry and merchants in Youzhou did not suddenly make such a big deal.It was entirely because Li Chongjiu's reputation was greatly shaken after defeating the Khitan. They came to donate money and objects at this moment, not only to recognize Li Chongjiu's occupation of Youzhou, but also to provide themselves with amulets.
The relationship between Li Chongjiu and the Youzhou gentry has always been at odds, and this time the gentry also took the initiative to show kindness in order to ease the relationship between the two.Of course, Li Chongjiu is willing to accept it. This time the conquest of Khitan will cost a lot, and of course there must be subsidies.

The more the other party pays, the more they invest, and the more they will second their own regime in the future.

So on the same day, Li Chongjiu held a banquet in the county guard's mansion in the city to thank the squires for their support for the army.

The county guard's mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and delicious food and wine were unavoidable at the banquet. Zhuojun was able to benefit from Khitan's iron cavalry from disasters, and it benefited so much.

Li Chongjiu is also quite wooing to the Zhao and Gao families who have just resolved their grievances.

Waiting for the banquet, when everyone is drinking happily.

County Sima Wen Yanbo suddenly came in a hurry, when Gao Xudao was toasting Li Chongjiu.

Seeing Wen Yanbo coming suddenly, Li Chongjiu knew something was going on, so he got up immediately.Wen Yanbo whispered next to Li Chongjiu for a while, and everyone present knew that they must have something important to discuss, so they pretended to continue chatting and at the same time secretly observed the movement here.

After hearing this, Li Chongjiu was silent for a while, looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, I have something to announce to you."

After hearing this, everyone put down their wine glasses and sat upright.

Li Chongjiu said: "Just received the news that half a month ago, the traitor Yu Wenhua and others conspired to kill the king in Jiangdu!"

Li Chongjiu's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears like heaven and earth shattered. Not only the Youzhou gentry, but also the generals under Li Chongjiu's command who were drinking together were also full of shock at the moment.

Tai Sui is over!

Everyone has this thought at the moment.

Right now, the world is in chaos, falling apart, and Yang Guang was murdered by Yu Wenhuaji, the Great Sui Dynasty's national fortune came to an abrupt end.

The Sui Dynasty, like the Qin Dynasty, was only passed on to the second generation.

Everyone's eyes were fluctuating, and their hearts were uncertain, just like everyone knew that the Sui Dynasty would perish, but they didn't expect the real moment to come so soon.

Li Chongjiu also sighed, although he had expected this ending, but he didn't expect this moment to come, and his mood fluctuated a bit.

He could guess everyone's thoughts. If Yu Wenhuaji hadn't rebelled, everyone guessed that the current situation in the world would be that the world is divided into three parts, Li Yuan occupies Guanzhong, and after Li Mi captures the Eastern Capital, he will stand side by side with Dou Jiande and Li Chongjiu in Hebei.

After the Sui Dynasty gave up Guanzhong, Hebei, and Shandong, they settled in Jiangnan.

Afterwards, either Li Yuan or Li Mi, one of the victors, after unifying the north of the Yangtze River, led the army to the south to destroy the remnants of the previous dynasty in Jiangdu. It would take about ten years.Or restore it like the Northern and Southern Dynasties, with the two sides facing each other across the river, and the Great Sui Dynasty would be another Eastern Jin Dynasty at that time.

It's just that I didn't expect that Yu Wenhuaji would actually kill the king, so don't think about it, the only blood left in the Yang family is Yang Yu, the king of Yue, Yang You, the king of Dai, and what Wen Yanbo said, Yang Hao, the king of Qin established by Yu Wenhuaji. .

Needless to say, Yang Hao is a puppet.The king of Yue, Yang Tong, is now being played by Li Yuan. The only one is Yang Tong, the king of Yue in the Eastern Capital. He still has some power, but after all, he is still too young, only 14 years old. It's hard to say that you can't sit still.

It would be very difficult for the Sui Dynasty to rely on the continuation of Yang Tong.

Li Chongjiu thought carefully about the changes in the world situation, but saw that everyone in the field was looking at him.

Li Chongjiu suddenly realized that he knew what they were thinking, that was his attitude of waiting for him, that is, Youzhou's attitude towards Yang Guangzhi's death.

In the palace, Lu Ziqian, Zhao Heran, and Gao Xudao were all pinching their beards. They were indeed waiting for Li Chongjiu's attitude at the moment. The grievances between Yang Guang and Li Chongjiu, they also understood that Li Chongjiu was detained by Yang Guang and escaped from prison. Let's go to the separatist side in Shanggu County.

However, although Li Chongjiu was separatist, he had always had an ambiguous attitude towards the Great Sui Dynasty. He was different from Liu Wuzhou and his ilk, attached to the Turks, and also different from Li Mi. Guang, face to face.

What is Li Chongjiu's attitude towards Yang Guang's death?They are secretly speculating.Of course, if Li Chongjiu did not express his opinion, everyone would not express his opinion either.Otherwise, if it is contrary to Li Chongjiu's attitude, isn't it just asking for trouble?
Li Chongjiu is also a little hesitant at this moment, should he welcome or demote?
迎？
Yang Guang's militarism lost the hearts of the people, causing troubles all over the world, and people's resentment boiled over. He is today, and he is all to blame.This is Yu Gong.However, Yang Guang misunderstood the slander, put himself in prison, and almost killed him. This was really unfair to Li Chongjiu, and it was selfish.

derogatory?
Although Yang Guang lost the hearts of the people, he was the emperor and saint of the Sui Dynasty after all.Among the bureaucrats and gentry of the Sui Dynasty, many people were still loyal to the court. Even though Yang Guang had many faults, the people and officials believed in the principle of being a saint, but the emperor was deceived by the villain.And although Yang Guang sent Li Chongjiu to prison back then, if it wasn't for Yang Guang's kindness, Li Chongjiu was named the champion and the general guard of Shanggu County. He would not be where he is today.

All kindness and resentment floated in the bottom of Li Chongjiu's heart. Now that Yang Guang is dead, after his death, it is a difficult problem for Li Chongjiu.

The gentry are waiting and watching, as for their subordinates, they also have different opinions, and most generals don't have much idea.For such a general like Yinghe Fu, whether Yang Guang lives or dies is none of his business.Yu Chigong and Wang Mahan don't care, as long as Li Chongjiu makes the decision.

However, Wen Yanbo secretly reminded himself that the two words 'Li Mi' were secretly said in the shape of his mouth.
"Little Nine!"

Li Hu looked at Li Chongjiu and nodded, but there was encouragement in Li Hu's eyes.

Su Su also nodded to Li Chongjiu, but what he meant was to let Li Chongjiu make his own decision.

Seeing the meaning of the two elders, Li Chongjiu understood immediately.

He turned his head and swept across the faces of everyone in the hall. Everyone lowered their heads and did not meet his gaze.

Li Chongjiu waved his sleeves and walked to the front of the main hall with a glass of wine in his hand.

The gates of the main hall are all facing south. When Li Chongjiu came to the gate, he spilled the wine in his hand on the ground, then lifted his robe and knelt down, making nine bows to the south!
Seeing Li Chongjiu's actions, Li Hu's eyes suddenly showed joy.

The people present were all human beings, and they still didn't understand this, so they all left their seats together, stood full of Li Chongjiu, and then knelt down and kowtowed nine times to the south.

After bowing down, many of the crowd started to sob loudly.

Li Chongjiu heard that when a country collapses, there are ministers who die, but ordinary people have the same heart, no matter whether everyone scolds or praises Sui, once the curtain is over, there is only melancholy in their hearts.

Li Chongjiu stood up immediately and said: "The order will be passed on to mourn for the emperor. According to the national mourning ceremony, banquets, entertainment and marriages are forbidden. All officials in Youzhou will obey the ceremony of beheading. In addition, a Lingtai will be set up in the south of Jixian County to worship the emperor from afar."

"promise!"

Everyone took orders together and dispersed together.In the ceremony of national mourning, all feasts and marriages are forbidden, so originally the army would have to work for three days in triumph, so one day, that is, a hasty end.

At this time, outside the gate of the county guard, it was raining lightly at some point.

It was getting late, Li Chongjiu sent all the officials and gentry out of the door.

But before saying goodbye, Li Chongjiu saw those Youzhou gentry, but each of them looked different when they saw him.

Different from the fearful respect in the past, this time they were more serious one by one.

An old official said: "Mr. Shanggu, you are truly a lenient man."

After finishing speaking, the gray-haired official put his hands in front of his eyebrows upright, and bowed to Li Chongjiu with a big salute.

Li Chongjiu was surprised. He remembered that in the past, this official, because he was an old man, would always bow to him when he saw himself.At the moment Li Chongjiu evaded slightly, and then returned to bow to him.

The old official nodded and said, "Encourage him." After speaking, he turned and walked into the rain.

After the official left, the next officials also bowed to Li Chongjiu.

Afterwards, in front of the county guards, the sound of the wheels of the carts reminded that the nobles and officials all left slowly on horses or in carriages.

In the drizzle, Li Chongjiu, Li Hu, and Su Su all stood in front of the eaves of the mansion gate, looking at Youzhou City, which blended into the night.

Li Chongjiu really felt that the gentry and officials in Youzhou had changed their attitude towards him and won respect.

Looking at the rainwater in front of the mansion, Su Su couldn't help saying: "The virtues of the world are inseparable from the word loyalty and filial piety. As the ancients said, sincerity does not deceive me."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help but nodded when he heard what Su Su said.
PS: Congratulations to Evergrande today, this championship is not easy.

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