Dongye Hongji frowned and stepped forward to remind: "Master Liang, these people in Yanzhou all admire your name. They specially lined the streets to welcome you today, and everyone is here..."
The surrounding officials all agreed.
Liang Xiao solemnly said: "I will bear in mind the appreciation of you and fellow villagers, and I will do my best for Yanzhou from now on. However, Mr. Dongye, Yanzhou is exhausted. You should know better than anyone else that spring plowing is approaching, and they should be allowed to do their best." Go home to rest and prepare, instead of standing here blowing the wind. Send the people away, and there is no need to give gifts."
Dongye Hongji cast an admiring look at Liang Xiao, nodded, and immediately arranged for evacuation.
Liang Xiao had just entered Yanzhou, and Dongye Hongji was more familiar with the affairs and personnel here.
According to Duan Yunyi's order, Dong Yehong had the opportunity to stay temporarily and "guide" Liang Xiao before going to the capital to be promoted.
The handover of the governor of Yanzhou went smoothly precisely because the imperial court gave the Dongye clan a promise to return to the center of power.
"The prefect has an order, and all the fellow villagers are here to greet him. He will keep it in mind and will do his best for Yanzhou from now on. Spring plowing is approaching. Please go home and rest. No need to give gifts!"
The order spread, and the people were quite uneasy.
In the past, when a new official took office, Yanzhou would mobilize a large number of people to welcome him.
They even prepared fruits and gifts.
"Marquis Lanling must be a good official!"
The people whispered to each other and left one after another, not forgetting to bow and kneel to him before leaving.
There were too many people at the scene, so Liang Xiao didn't say anything about kneeling, not that he liked this feeling.
Under the current of the times, he cannot always ignore objective conditions and rashly swim upstream.
The concept of equality and freedom is not suitable for this era, at least it cannot be promoted publicly.
All he can do is live up to his relatives and friends and try his best to make the lives of the people of Dazhou as good as possible. In the future, the people will appreciate their kindness and treat their descendants well.
Among the crowd in the academy, the talented and beautiful people from Yanzhou looked a little ugly.
There is no doubt that Liang Xiao took care of the people.
"He's just buying people's hearts!"
A scholar from the Duanmu family sneered.
Several more scholars in the academy frowned and criticized.
"There is no such thing as a saint in terms of deeds and heart. Regardless of Marquis Lanling's reputation in the academy, this is worthy of praise!"
A group of scholars immediately gathered around and argued with these people.
Dongye Luoyue looked at Liang Xiao from a distance, his eyes full of disgust.
"Handsome and talented... So as Ning Ning said, he originally wanted to hide his clumsiness and make the Zhenyuan Houfu dislike him and find an excuse for him to break off the engagement, so that he could become the son-in-law of the Dingguo Houfu or become the consort. Even an emperor?"
Unknowingly, Nangong Ning had already arranged the rumors in Yanzhou in advance and appeared in person to speak out.
The Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion once disliked Liang Xiao and wanted to break off the engagement with Liang Xiao, but Liang Xiao broke off the engagement in public.
Now the matter has been glossed over by the Duanmu family, and it has become Liang Xiao's hidden weakness, luring the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion to break off the engagement, so that he can become a dragon and a phoenix!
"Miss, the Marquis of Lanling may not be such a person. The people of Lanling have really received a lot of tax exemptions."
After a boy from the Higashino clan reminded him, several others echoed the reminder, and Higashino Luoyue gave him a blank look.
The book boys suddenly didn't dare to say anything, but in their hearts they missed the eldest lady who was once approachable.
Dongye Luoxi...
The life or death of the eldest lady is uncertain...
After hearing Liang Xiao's order, all the female heroes gave a thumbs up.
"Marquis Lanling will definitely be a good official who loves his people like his own son!"
The woman in the middle looked a little more pleased, and she looked up at the figure in white on the high platform in the distance.
He is observing the people around him.
Suddenly, Liang Xiao's eyes moved towards her.
She was startled and ducked behind the heroines.
At this moment, there was a burst of crying and shouting in the distance, which made her eyes change and she became a little more anxious.
"Huo'er! Come back quickly!"
Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was an old man chasing his grandson from a distance.
"Master Taishou~"
The child was only four or five years old. Wiping away his tears, he ran towards the high platform where Liang Xiao was, and almost hit the knife edge of a Liang Jiajun.
The soldier quickly sheathed his knife, and Lei Hong quickly rushed over and held him down to prevent him from running inside again.
"I want to avenge my parents, and I want to join the army~"
The child was crying and fussing, using his hands and feet, but he could not kick Lei Hong who was holding him down.
The old man's face turned pale with fright, and he rushed over, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
"Master Prefect, my grandson is ignorant. You have a lot of people, please let him go!"
The people who had already begun to evacuate turned around and looked over.
Under everyone's doubtful gaze, Liang Xiao immediately walked down the platform, looked at the child, and picked him up with a smile on his face.
"Kid, what's your name?"
The child said in a milky voice: "My name is Zhan Huo~ My parents were killed by the Beihu people. I have no parents anymore~"
When everyone heard this, they felt sad.
Yanzhou was a key area invaded by Beihu. Even though a major military town was built, the people's lives were still difficult.
Yanzhou was not immune to the disaster of moving the capital and almost fell.
Liang Xiao laughed dumbly and touched Zhan Huo's little head.
The old man hurriedly explained: "Forgive me, Lord Prefect! The child's words are unbridled, Huo'er was still young, and his parents were killed by the Beihu people not long ago. Thanks to the rescue of the hero of the Red Blood Sword, we were able to save our grandfather and grandson." …”
She heard the old man's words clearly from a distance, and her eyes were a little dodgey.
It seems that the little girl feels a little embarrassed when she hears the praise from her elders.
Liang Xiao nodded slightly and said, "Give their grandfather and grandson one tael of gold."
Everyone's faces were full of doubts.
Liang Xiao held Zhan Huo on the high platform and made an impassioned speech.
"The folk customs of Yanzhou are fierce and fierce. A three-foot-old boy still wants to join the army to serve the country. How can I, a man from Yanzhou, sit back and watch the chaos in Beihu?"
"When a man is born in this world, he should carry a three-foot sword and make immortal achievements!"
"I have been ordered to guard Yanzhou and take charge of the military and political power. Three days later, I will issue a recruitment list to form the Liang Family Army to defend the country. I hope that the men of Yanzhou will actively participate! I, the Liang Family Army, will live and die with Yanzhou, and I swear to wipe out Beihu!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience burst into applause.
"What a great man who is born in this world and should carry a three-foot sword to achieve immortal achievements!" Higashino Higashikata took the lead in applauding.
Everyone in the academy looked a little more in awe.
There is a difficult color on the face of the falling moon in the east field.
At this moment, Liang Xiao on the high platform was holding a civilian child. It did not undermine his majesty, but seemed extraordinarily tall.
Even her uncle couldn't help but cheer...
Qin Baili and others in the audience clapped and smiled, full of respect.
This is the reason why they came to Yanzhou with Liang Xiao.
She was among the female heroes, silently watching Liang Xiao who was talking to Zhan Huo on the high platform.
His voice was so low that she couldn't hear him.
But she knows lip reading.
"Good boy, I shall avenge you."
