"King Qi has arrived!"
The dozen or so cavalry sent out to greet Li Jing and the others came galloping in like flying. With this loud shout, the Qiguo officials who had been waiting in line outside Fengxiang East Gate for a long time let out a low roar. He started to straighten his robes and clothes on his own initiative, and the horse next to him also started to stir with the owner on the seat, but was restrained hard and kept scratching its hooves in place.
Liu Zhijun straightened his sleeves, and his face, which was already a little rough, turned rosy inexplicably.
But he just stood respectfully in the team, squinting at the red wave that was getting closer and closer.
In his front hand is a middle-aged military general wearing a helmet and bright light armor.
This person has a long beard that has been meticulously groomed, gentle eyes, and an honest smile on his face, making it easy for people to feel close to him.
This man's name is Li Yande, he is a direct descendant of King Qi, and he is currently the governor of Chengzhou.
His surname was Lu at first, but after being appreciated by Li Maozhen, he was given the surname Li and even his name, which cannot be ignored.
In addition to being able to lead an army, this person also had some talents in business. He was responsible for many of the goods trade routes from the Qi country beyond the Great Wall to the Central Plains.
If among the military generals of Qi State, who can hold down the fallen general Liu Zhijun, this man is one of them.
But recently there are also rumors that Prince Qi attaches too much importance to Liu Zhijun's promotion, and Li Yande is resentful about this. Moreover, the fact that Liu Zhijun's youngest son collided with the empress and that highness that day was actually not a secret among the senior officials.
Liu Zhijun was a little worried that this old man would make a fuss about this matter...
I feel uneasy...
The figure slightly visible in the distance gradually appeared. On top of the two horses, one black and one white, were Li Jing and the empress.
Chi Meng, on the other hand, lagged slightly behind, accompanying Li Jing.
The official team, which was still making some noise at first, unconsciously became silent at this moment, and they all stood in solemn greetings.
Countless tall soldiers on both sides also looked eagerly forward from a distance.
The countless people who were still slightly noisy around them gradually calmed down amidst the thick horn sounds coming from the cavalry formation on the opposite side.
Li Jing and the large groups of red-armored knights behind the empress stopped in an orderly manner, stopping hundreds of steps away from the crowd.
Countless people who were originally so frightened by this majestic momentum that they dared not speak out suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Anyone standing so naked in front of thousands of cavalry rushing forward would have held their breath uncontrollably as the distance got closer...
Under the large scroll with the word "Tang" embroidered with gold thread, Li Jing frowned slightly and turned his head to look at the empress.
The empress just chuckled and stretched her hand forward slightly, signaling Li Jing to move forward first.
Chi Meng looked surprised. Although she was not sure why so many people came to greet them, she knew in her heart that something big should happen.
Under the hint of the empress' eyes, Li Jing slowly exhaled.
Then he looked solemn, gently held the horse's belly, and slowly rode out.
All the soldiers present stopped in place and subconsciously focused their eyes on him.
The empress, however, just quietly reined in her horse and placed her slightly twinkling eyes on Li Jing's back.
Chi Meng's face was inexplicably tense at this moment, and he looked at Li Jing's back moving forward with a serious expression.
Among the officials who were greeted outside Fengxiang City, Liu Zhijun raised his head slightly and focused his attention on the young figure riding high on the black horse. He could see that the face full of heroic spirit gradually became sharper. eyes.
He was sighing in his heart, but he suddenly noticed that Li Yande, who was standing in front of him, suddenly raised the corner of his mouth. Before he could react, he saw this old man who didn't deal with him very suddenly step forward and start from Get out of the crowd.
Liu Zhijun's heart condensed, and he saw this man bowing down and bowing down from a distance while Li Jing was still a good distance away.
"Your Majesty Li Yande, please see Your Highness!"
"Chitose! Chitose! Chitose! Chitose!"
This old man!
Liu Zhijun cursed secretly, but quickly knelt down along with the other courtiers who had just reacted.
"My lord, please see Your Highness..."
The people around him suddenly became noisy. They all crowded forward and stood on tiptoe to look over there.
"Is it really Ryuko..."
"Edi's dear mother, she looks a bit similar. I met the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Fengxiang back then..."
"Old man Niu, you, a tofu seller, have also met the emperor?"
"Hey! I'm not bragging, the emperor has eaten my tofu..."
"..."
The noisy noise was like a grain of sand thrown into the sea, instantly drowned in the boiling crowd of people, but as the distance between Li Jing continued to shrink, everyone suddenly calmed down.
Li Jing held the reins with both hands, and the red cloak behind him slowly floated backwards with the breeze, hanging on the horse's hips, making his figure even taller.
He finally understood why the empress no longer allowed him to carry the sword case, and even made him a new set of brocade, flat gold, and embroidered four-clawed python robes to wear. It turned out that she was just to create momentum here.
The python robe Li Jing wears is different from the dark red thorn gold python robe worn by the empress, but is entirely apricot yellow.
The python robe has been worn like a dragon since ancient times. It is similar to the dragon robe worn by the Nine-Five Master, but minus one claw. Like the dragon robe, it is embroidered with "Jiangya Sea Water". Under the emperor, generally only princes can embroider the nine pythons and five claws, and only the royal family can use bright yellow and apricot yellow as the base.
The people who had not seen Li Jing's figure clearly before became excited as Li Jing's figure became clearer and clearer.
They didn't know if this was the real Fengzi Longsun. They were already excited just by looking at the apricot-yellow python robe that looked very much like a dragon robe.
Not seeing the King of Renqi, he could only lag far behind...
We, Fengxiang, also want to have an emperor...
"Chitose!"
"Chitose! Chitose! Chitose! Chitose!"
I don’t know who raised the head, but the people surrounding him knelt down together with the crowd and paid homage.
The empress, who was hundreds of steps away, looked at Li Jing's straight back and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
This is the effect she wants...
Li Jing, who was in the center of the focus, just silently looked at the countless figures kneeling on the ground and slowly glanced over.
Xiao Bai below him was also frightened and started to stir, pawing the horse's hooves and twisting his head slightly.
A moment later, Liu Zhijun, who was kneeling on the ground, heard a steady and slightly hoarse voice above his head.
"Everyone, please get up."
Not just him, almost everyone, including the common people, heard this young voice.
Everyone looked up and looked at the face with a warm smile.
