Sioux City.
Li Dingxing and others chose a busy market entrance in the center of the city, ordered people to build a stage, and ordered the chiefs of each li to gather the neighbors to come here.
"Is it necessary to cancel this matter? I feel so embarrassed..." Xiang Lian'er tugged on the corner of Yi Xiaodao's clothes and saw more and more people gathering in the audience, and she couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Of course there is, Daqi will unify the four seas, and the people cannot only know Nanhuai but not Daqi. Since Nanhuai is the first vassal territory to submit to Daqi, it should be the first to do so. Just like the Eastern Japanese before. Invasion, you still know that chasing the Japanese Japanese directly into Donglu, the people should also regard the world as one place. In this way, Daqi can be comparable to the Han Dynasty and restore the glory of China!" Yi Xiaodao replied.
Xiang Lian'er frowned, looked at Yi Xiaodao's small mouth, and said after a long time: "I don't understand... you were also born a little beggar, how do you know so much?"
Yi Xiaodao smiled and said: "Being humble is not a shame. Only when you are able to bend and stretch can you become a husband. It is because I used to be a little beggar that I know what the people are thinking. Now I want to help Your Majesty and guide the people to think. What."
Li Dingxing came over and said jokingly: "If there were more beggars like you in Nanhuai, my father and elder brother might have taken up the banner and counterattacked the imperial court. Hahahaha."
"Reporting to the Lord, the ceremony stage has been set up." A guard reported.
"Yi Xiaodao, you came up with the idea, you have to come on stage with me!" Li Dingxing became a little nervous when he heard that the ceremony stage was set up, and quickly grabbed Yi Xiaodao and said.
Yi Xiaodao nodded: "That's natural. In the name of the imperial envoy, Xiang Lian'er, you also have to go on stage. You, the wife of Duke Zhongyi, can come with you."
Xiang Lian'er was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly. Li Dingxing held her back and talked with her, and then he talked her through and they went on stage together.
The three people stood on the stage, and under the stage were 500 Suzhou soldiers to maintain order. There was already an endless crowd of people standing in front of the ceremonial stage. They were all supporting the old and the young, dragging their families with them. Since Li Mansion came to the throne of King Nanhuai, it has never done such a big thing! The folks all wanted to see what they were going to do today.
Yi Xiaodao and the other three stood on the stage, with Li Dingxing in the middle, Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er standing on the left and right. Li Dingxing was okay. After all, he was born in the Li family and was used to seeing big scenes. He was still calm at this time. Yi Xiaodao was not too nervous, but Xiang Lian'er was so nervous that her legs were shaking.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, you are my wife!" Li Dingxing comforted quietly, Xiang Lian'er held Li Dingxing's hand and slowly calmed down.
"Second Young Master! Why did you call us here?"
"Are you thinking of us something good? Hahahaha!"
"Don't make any noise, don't make any noise at all, be quiet! Listen to what the second young master has to say!"
The audience was buzzing with people, and those who had met Li Dingxing before were eager to speak first and get attached to him. Those who had never seen him stretched their necks, wanting to see the former number one son of Nanhuai.
"Folks, be quiet, be quiet." Li Dingxing raised his hand to signal. The people in the front row were quiet, but the people in the back row who couldn't see Li Dingxing were still crowding forward. In some places, they even started quarreling because of accidentally stepping on them.
When Yi Xiaodao saw the bustling crowd, no matter how loud Li Dingxing and the mayor yelled, they couldn't calm down. He couldn't help but raise his breath and shouted: "Quiet!!!"
Today's Yi Xiaodao is no longer what he used to be. In just half a year, he has basically mastered all of Feng Guangnian's internal energy. This loud shout shook the sky, and the weak people in the front row were even slightly dizzy from the shock. However, the effect was indeed obvious. Yi Xiaodao finished his drink in one fell swoop. There was silence in front of the ceremony stage, and everyone instinctively closed their mouths.
Yi Xiaodao saw that the audience had become quiet, and then he looked at Li Dingxing. Li Dingxing cleared his throat and summoned his inner strength to speak. It's just that his internal strength is not as profound as that of Yi Xiaodao, and he shows a hint of elegance.
"Dear neighbors, I would like to greet you all, Li Dingxing!"
"Everyone in Su City should know me, and those who don't know me have heard of me. The second son of the Nanhuai Prince! However, that is in the past. My father and brother both died in accidents. It is difficult for me to hold a big position. The Nanhuai Prince's The title was also revoked by the imperial court, and now the imperial court has granted me the title of Duke Zhongyi, some of you know it, and some don't."
"The reason why we are called here today is because of the court affairs. If anyone in the family is doing business outside, they know that the court and Chu Xiang are at war! It's not for anything else, just because Chu Xiang did not respect the court's orders and rashly launched an army to attack The Imperial Court! For this reason, I would like to ask you to donate some money and food to pay for the military, to help the Imperial Court suppress rebellion and suppress rebellion, so that the people can live in peace and tranquility in the world!"
After Li Dingxing finished speaking, the people in the audience looked at each other and started talking in low voices. As soon as the people on the periphery heard about donating money, some of them started to turn around and leave despite the dissuasion of the mayor.
"What should I do? There's no movement..." Xiang Lian'er's face turned red with embarrassment, feeling too embarrassed.
Li Dingxing squeezed Xiang Lian'er's little hand and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He was extremely nervous.
Yi Xiaodao took two steps forward: "Everyone, I am the envoy sent by the imperial court. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me."
A dark man held down the woman who was dragging him, and couldn't help shouting: "What does it have to do with our Nanhuai business when the imperial court is fighting with Chu Xiang? Is your imperial court bullying the King of Nanhuai again?"
"The whole world is the land of Daqi, and we are all His Majesty's subjects. Who are you and me? The King of Nanhuai is just the title granted to the Li family by Taizu Qi six hundred years ago. If there is no imperial court in the capital, the war will be fierce. From all directions, can Nanhuai be as safe as it is today? Do you think Nanhuai can defeat Beidi or Dingliao?" Yi Xiaodao glanced at the dark man sideways and said calmly.
The black man stopped talking, because it is known all over the world that the good soldiers are in the north. The three major vassal kings in the north, "Anxi", "Beidi" and "Dingliao", all have hundreds of thousands of heavy troops. If there is a fight, the five southern vassals will The kings put together may not be able to defeat the three kings of the north.
"Nanhuai is rich, but is this first question so humble? I will report back to Your Majesty that after the Chu-Xiang war is over, more schools and teachers' mansions will be built in the land of Nanhuai. In the future, your descendants will know better than you. Call me Dayi!" Yi Xiaodao spoke without any politeness, with a look of disdain, as if he had changed into a different person. But I have to say that these words are indeed useful, and many anxious people slowly calmed down.
"Then how should we donate? Zhang San donated one tael, and Li Si donated three yuan... It's so unfair, isn't it a mess?" A person dressed as a member of the Communist Party of China said loudly, as if he had been through business, and he was more sophisticated. fair.
Yi Xiaodao only glanced at it and said casually: "Donate more or less, but it depends on personal conscience and ability. This matter is not the first of its kind in history. It is possible that this gentleman outside the Yuan Dynasty wants to donate more, so as to double the reward from the court." Isn’t it possible?”
The member's face turned red, and he turned around to leave. The two sons on the side pulled him, and he had to stand still after thinking about it. After all, they were from a wealthy family, so leaving now would look bad on face.
Not only Yuanwailang, but also the common people in the audience were whispering to each other. From time to time, words such as "You are so fierce when you want money" and "The Li family has lost power, and they are pinched by the court" were spread to the stage, and Li Dingxing's face slowly changed. blushed.
"Yi Xiaodao, don't arouse public anger..." Li Dingxing whispered.
Yi Xiaodao turned a deaf ear, took two more steps forward, and asked the people in the audience: "Do you know the Eastern Japanese people?"
"Eastern Japanese? What Eastern Japanese?"
"I've never heard of it. Where are you from?"
"Did this gentleman make a mistake? Is he Dong Lu?"
Yi Xiaodao stood up straight: "Dongbo! Who are these people? They are a group of greedy, murderous dwarves! They live in the east, on the other side of the sea! You don't know, and it's not surprising that there are three A few months ago, 50,000 Eastern Japanese people came to Daqi from Eastern Japan, do you know?"
The people in the audience, whether they knew something or not, stretched their necks and widened their eyes. Everyone was very interested in anecdotes.
"Fifty thousand Eastern Japanese troops were divided into two groups, one went to Donglu and the other to Nanhuai. The coastal areas of Nanhuai, Taicheng, Pocheng, Tongcheng and even Liancheng! The Eastern Japanese burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil! Then you guys Why don’t you know? It was the Second Young Master and his wife who led the pursuit from Nanhuai to Donglu. Bandits from Donglu, martial arts sects, and even the people of Donglu joined the battle and drove 50,000 Donglu people back to the sea!"
"They are also the ones who appease the people and help the people affected by the disaster rebuild their homes. A group of people came from Donglu. They followed the second son. They are still at the seaside, helping the people there to build houses! They are just the people of Donglu, and they even There are bandits! Now the troops of the imperial court and Chu Xiang are at war, and the people of Chu Xiang are suffering. Lords...if you have the spare power, I hope you can help..."
"If you are all short of money, it doesn't matter. I will work hard with Duke Zhongyi to raise money and food to support the court. I will invite an opera troupe to sing some operas for everyone later. It is not a waste of time for you to come here. ." Yi Xiaodao finally said deliberately.
The people in the audience stopped talking and were silent, not knowing what they were thinking.
"Me! Me! I...I donate ten taels! No, fifteen taels!" someone in the crowd shouted, pushing all the way to the ceremony stage, climbing up the stage, groping from his pocket, and soon, one ingot of ten taels Two taels of silver and five taels of broken silver were handed into Yi Xiaodao's hands.
Yi Xiaodao looked at this man and saw that he looked familiar. When he was about to ask, the people in the audience suddenly started shouting.
"I'll donate three taels!"
"Fifty taels! Hey, don't even go back and tell my wife! I'll donate five taels!"
"Twelve taels, don't be too little, sir. Where can I put them?"
The waiting soldiers immediately carried baskets and ran to the ceremony platform to collect the donations one by one. Li Dingxing took out a pen and paper from behind the podium and ran over: "Everyone should write down how much they donate. Write down everything!"
The people who donated silver took out the money and threw it into the basket, turned around and left, shouting one after another: "Don't forget it, Second Young Master, are there any people watching the show later?"
"Second Young Master, do you want some food? I'll go back and get it. I'll go back and get it now!"
"I still have some clothes that can be donated. Oh, don't squeeze me!"
With quick eyes and quick hands, Yi Xiaodao fished this eldest sister out of the crowd: "Sister, the winter has just passed, but you can donate if you want. I will save a good seat for your family to watch the theater at night!"
Xiang Lian'er's heart finally returned to her stomach. Seeing the people being so enthusiastic, she rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward to help.
Yi Xiaodao said goodbye to the eldest sister, grabbed the two initial donors, and pulled him aside: "This little brother looks familiar, have we met before?"
The man smiled and said: "Master Yi is so forgetful, it's me, Chen Youdan! When Jiacheng and Yicheng were fighting for the mines, I sent you a letter for my uncle!"
"Ah! I remembered! Why did you come to Su City?" After Chen Youdan reminded him, Yi Xiaodao finally remembered.
Chen Youdan said: "The mine is about to be opened. My uncle asked me to come to Sioux City to buy some iron tools for the mine. Mr. Yi, I'm not telling you, you didn't find a sitter for such a big thing. Huh? Hey hey hey, if you are looking for someone to support you in a crowd, you won’t be able to get a hundred responses at the same time!”
After some digging, Yi Xiaodao suddenly realized that there were still these sects. He used to be a member of the common people, and he never thought that there was such a trick. As for Li Dingxing, his father and eldest brother usually take care of things, and he has never known about "entrustment".
Yi Xiaodao smiled and said: "Thanks to you, those fifteen taels just now..."
"The ten taels are left over from buying iron tools, and the other five taels are what I saved myself. It's okay!" Chen Youdan smiled even happier as he felt that he had made a great contribution.
"You came just in time, I just wanted to talk to you about something." Yi Xiaodao smiled happier than Chen Youdan...
