Li Xiaolan has been on the move all her life. Even under the protection of the Qin family, she is still facing the pursuit of Empress Daliang, so she is cautious by nature and will never trust anyone easily.
Even in the Qin family, Li Xiaolan is always cautious. No matter what arrangements the Qin family has for her, she will not hesitate and immediately follow them, as if to show her value to the Qin family and hope that the Qin family will not drive her away. .
Li Xiaolan was so sensible that it made people feel distressed. Qin Feng gently stroked Li Xiaolan's cheek. His eyes were firm but his tone was extremely gentle: "There is no need to worry about anything in the future. The entire Qin family is your family, and I am yours." Rely on, no matter whether the sky falls apart or the earth collapses, or the sea withers away, I will never let you down."
Hearing Qin Feng's oath, Li Xiaolan smiled knowingly and had no reservations in her trust in Qin Feng.
She lay on Qin Feng's chest, listening to the strong heartbeat inside, and felt that she was truly alive for the first time in her life.
Feeling Li Xiaolan's tenderness, this also reminded Qin Feng that he had been away from home for too long, and there were still two daughters waiting for him at home. He must settle the affairs in Beidi as soon as possible and go home to reunite with his family as soon as possible. .
Qin Feng secretly made up his mind to try to let Beidi settle down before the New Year, so that he could go back to celebrate the New Year with his family.
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On the border of Daliang and Gyeonggi, a mighty team headed toward Kyoto along the official road.
This team of thousands of people was led by the king's army, with the brave soldiers from the north at the back, and the innermost warriors in front of the palace closely guarding them. They were guarding the most important target, the Emperor of Liang!
Emperor Liang was sitting in the Yulu Car, looking at the snow-covered land of Gyeonggi, and he couldn't help but sigh.
He has been away from Beijing for several months since the Eastern Hunting. During this period, too many things have happened, but fortunately, everything has been settled. With the "compromise" of the Central Plains imperial party Li Zheng, this tragedy has begun again. The short-term internal counter-rebellion finally came to an end, and Emperor Liang could finally return to the capital of Gyeonggi that he had longed for.
"After several months of absence, Kyoto remains the same."
"It seems that it doesn't matter whether I am present or not in this vast country."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiuye, who was waiting at the side, quickly comforted him: "Why did your Majesty say this?"
"Your Majesty is the soul of Daliang. This time you surrendered to Mount Tai just for the sake of the overall situation. Now that the world has been decided, your Majesty will return to Beijing as everyone expects."
"Although no one came to greet him after entering Gyeonggi, the smooth flow of the journey also means that the entire Gyeonggi region is looking forward to His Majesty's return to the DPRK."
"As for why it's so deserted, there must be another reason, right?"
Emperor Liang chuckled lightly and was speechless. After all, he could return to Kyoto only because of the "accommodation" of the Qin family.
In fact, Emperor Liang knew very well that when he was trapped in Mount Tai, it was the best opportunity for the Qin family to kill him. He only had more than a thousand guards and hundreds of warriors around him. As long as Qin Feng gave an order, he would be killed in less than half a day. You can sacrifice him to heaven.
But Qin Feng did not do this. On the contrary, he had been receiving the best care while he was trapped in Mount Tai. After pacifying Li Zheng, Jin Yiwei immediately wrote a letter asking Emperor Liang's squadron to return to the capital.
Now, who can say that the Qin family has a disobedient heart?
Anyone in the world can rebel, but not the Qin family.
Even though the road back to Beijing was deserted, Emperor Liang still felt at ease and had no worries at all.
After two days of walking slowly, the city of Kyoto finally appeared in Emperor Liang's sight. As before, the entire Kyoto was quiet, and there was no sign of welcoming Emperor Liang back to the capital.
Emperor Liang couldn't help but murmur in his heart: "Is it possible that my return to Beijing is so unimportant?"
Just when Emperor Liang felt vaguely uncomfortable, he saw a group of Tianji Camp guards consisting of a hundred people, armed to the teeth, running towards this side.
The captain at the head knelt down to salute and shouted: "Your Majesty is welcome back to the capital."
Emperor Liang couldn't help but laugh: "After all, someone has come to greet me, although this battle can no longer be described as shabby."
"Where have all the ministers in Kyoto gone?"
Facing Emperor Liang's inquiry, the captain of the Tianji Battalion guard did not hesitate and explained quickly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites planned to organize a large group of people to go to the official road in Gyeonggi to greet Your Majesty, but was stopped by the second lady of the Qin family."
The second young lady of the Qin family? Emperor Liang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "If I remember correctly, Liu Hongyan, the second eldest son of the Qin family, is a commoner. Why does the Ministry of Rites obey her orders?"
In order to avoid misunderstanding, the captain of the guard quickly explained: "Qin Taiwei is still in the territory of the Central Plains Imperial Party and cannot come back in time, and the affairs of the Qin family and Tianji Camp are all presided over by Miss Er and Miss Xie, so everything When any major event happens, the Rites Department will discuss it with the Qin family, but the head of the family is not here, so the second lady is temporarily in charge of the overall situation."
"The second lady said that there is good news from the Central Plains. Li Zheng was captured without using a single soldier. If this continues, we can attack the Lin family in the beginning of spring."
"Just fighting costs money. I don't know when the war compensation for Beidi will be paid in full. And now it's freezing cold. People everywhere are living in poverty. The Ministry of Revenue and the Qin family are spending money to provide relief." People from all over the country are preparing and distributing winter food and other supplies to the people. In just one month, nearly three hundred thousand taels of silver have been spent."
"Sending a large group of people to greet His Majesty along the road is in line with etiquette, but it will inevitably waste people and money. Therefore, the second lady suggested that everything should be kept simple and save as much as possible, so as to prepare money and materials for the attack on the Lin family in the coming year."
After learning the whole story, Emperor Liang breathed a long sigh of relief.
It turned out that this was the case. Emperor Liang, who had been ruthless and ruthless all his life, was actually faintly relieved.
Although he was not in Kyoto, all the affairs were taken care of in an orderly manner. The counter-insurgency work in the coming year was on schedule, and even the matter of helping the people survive the winter was so well arranged.
Emperor Liang felt more relaxed than ever before. With such important ministers as the Qin family helping him guard the country, he could also rest.
Thinking of this, Emperor Liang smiled and nodded: "It's not bad. When I return to the palace and make arrangements, I will summon Qin Er and the daughter of the Xie family and give them a reward together."
Emperor Liang suddenly remembered something and asked softly: "How many guards have been expanded to the Tianji camp now?"
The captain of the guard did not hide anything. After all, this was not a secret. He immediately replied: "There are three thousand people in total, one thousand of them are in Beixi County, five hundred are scattered in Beidi, and there are five hundred people who work with the Jinyi Guards. There are a total of one in Kyoto." Thousands of people.”
The original 300 Tianji Camp guards had expanded tenfold.
If it had been left in the past, Emperor Liang would have been exhausted and unable to sleep at night.
