Li Chenan's casual words shocked Xiahou Zhuo who was standing behind him——
Ning Ren's sword should never be pointed at Ning Ren!
Ning Ren's sword is used to protect Ning Ren!
But he came with a knife to kill him...
How much of what he just said was true and how false was it?
If His Royal Highness was here, what would he do?
What will Li Chenan do next?
Xia Houzhuo looked up at Li Chenan's straight back. Although his inner strength was blocked by Miss Xiao, and although the dagger on his body was taken away by the young man named Amu, at such a close distance, he believed that he could punch with all his strength. , even if it can't kill him, it's enough for him to drink a pot.
He didn't throw any punches.
He wanted to see what Li Chenan would do next.
Li Chenan didn't know that Xia Houzhuo without internal strength was still a dangerous existence.
At Zhou Zheng's order, the soldiers of Xuanjia Battalion put away their swords and stood on both sides.
Li Chenan walked forward and stood in front of an old man opposite.
The old man looked up. He had not seen Li Chenan, but he knew that this young man must be Li Chenan.
He knelt down quickly.
He only knelt halfway, and Li Chenan held his knees before they even touched the ground.
A soft voice came from his ear:
"Old man, are you trying to break me?"
The old man was startled, then slowly stood up with Li Chenan's help.
He looked at Li Chenan in surprise!
very close.
By the light of the torch lantern, he saw the handsome young smiling face.
"Regent……!"
The old man's voice was trembling, because he never expected that the powerful regent would be so easy-going!
He didn't even expect that this man would help him up with his own hands.
"I am Li Chenan!"
The group of people who came with all kinds of food had their eyes widened as they watched the young man help the old man up. Now when they heard it again, they knew that this young man was the regent.
The crowd was suddenly excited!
A few more old men suddenly let out an excited cheer at this moment——
"Caomin, meet the regent...!"
As this sound rang out, the thousands of people hurriedly put down their food, and a guy knelt on the ground in a large area.
A voice from the mountain shouted: "Common people, pay homage to the regent!"
The sound echoed in the night sky.
Xia Houzhuo, who was standing behind Li Chenan, was suddenly shocked——
What is this called?
This is called popular support!
The voices of these people came from the bottom of their hearts, and they knelt on the cold snow willingly!
Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world!
Although there are only a few thousand people here, they represent all the people in Ning Kingdom!
I think Li Chenan's actions to benefit the people have spread to Jiangnan Dao, and he has given these people hope for a better future.
Li Chenan shook his head and smiled:
"Fathers and fellow villagers, please get up!"
"Thank you, Regent!"
The venerable old men stood up with the people, all of them looking excited and excited.
They were extremely nervous when they arrived.
Because their status was extremely low, even in front of the county magistrate, they did not dare to raise their heads and look directly at him.
What's more, this is the regent of Ning State!
But the regent didn't have that arrogant aura that made them extremely disgusted. Instead, he looked like an ordinary scholar.
This made all the people feel very comfortable. Even if they knew that this man was the regent, they all straightened up at this moment and looked directly at the regent with joy on their faces.
"Regent,"
The old man standing in front of Li Chen'an bowed and said, "We ordinary people can't help you much with things like war."
"We can only pray for you and hope that you can kill all those rebellious officials and traitors."
"Hearing the news of the regent's victory, the little old man discussed with several respected clan leaders in Feng County, hoping to do something for the regent and the regent's heavenly soldiers."
"So I called on the people of Feng County and made some inconspicuous food. I thought that the soldiers were all hungry. I hope that the regent would not dislike it!"
When Li Chenan heard this, he took the old man's hand and asked, "What's your surname, old man?"
This move immediately flattered the old man, and his voice trembled slightly when he spoke:
"Old man, old man's surname is Liu, and his only name is the word "dong"!"
"Oh...Uncle Liu,"
The old man was startled again: "Young man, I would never dare to be called the regent like that!"
Li Chenan didn't pay attention. He still held Liu Dong's hand and looked at the people.
"Fathers and fellow villagers are interested!"
"Speaking of which, we are indeed hungry too!"
"The meal you sent was just in time, it's better than anything else."
As soon as he said these words, everyone immediately felt relieved.
After all, in the hearts of the people, the dignified regent probably only eats delicacies from the mountains and seas.
Although these meals are the best in their respective homes, how can they compare with the royal meals in the palace?
They were originally worried that the regent would refuse, but now the regent is clearly very happy.
So, they were even more happy and heard Li Chenan say sincerely:
"Ning Guo has gone through a lot of hardships over the years. I know that everyone's life is not very good."
"This ordeal is not a natural disaster, but... a man-made disaster!"
"I know that during the years when Ji Tai was in power, officials were replaced by rotten wood in the temple, and exorbitant taxes and levies were made one after another."
"It has enriched a large number of officials and made all the common people miserable!"
"Now, Ji Tai has been conferred, the officials in Kyoto have been replaced, and all the officials in Pingjiang City, Jiangnan Province have also been dismissed. What awaits them will be the judgment of the law!"
"From now on, no one who is guilty among the officials in Ning Kingdom will be able to escape!"
"Next, many measures to benefit the people will be vigorously implemented after the new officials take office!"
"Times will get better."
"Because Ningguo has you!"
“You are the cutest, hard-working and simple people!”
After Li Chenan finished speaking, there was thunderous applause.
Many people cried with joy, many people howled.
They were suffering in their hearts, but there was no need to talk about it at this moment.
Xia Houzhuo closed his eyes and completely gave up being cruel to Li Chenan.
He even had an idea... If Li Chenan ascended the throne as emperor, Ning Guo would really have a future.
Next, under Li Chenan's greeting, the soldiers took the food from the hands of the people.
Groups of small and large groups just sat on the snow and started eating.
Li Chenan invited the old men and went to the barracks with some food.
He sat at the same table as these old men, and also asked Xia Houzhuo to sit beside him.
The meal was very sumptuous, and Li Chenan chatted and laughed with the old men while eating.
They talked about state affairs, poems, and more secret things about Jiangnan Road that these old men talked about.
Xia Houzhuo was not polite either.
He was eating the last supper of his life very seriously.
He was very full.
I think it's worth dying.
Then go to hell.
He stood up and said goodbye to Li Chenan.
Accompanied by Amu, he found a place away from the crowd.
Amu handed him a pill.
He ate it without hesitation.
He looked at the stars in the sky with a smile on his face and whispered:
"Your Highness, I'm here to accompany you!"
It was night, Xiahou Zhuo died.
There is an inconspicuous tomb on the vast five-door plain.
No monument.
The tomb faces the direction of Kyoto.
