This man's voice was loud and loud. At this time, I was walking to the door of Mrs. Meng's house. After hearing this movement, the door suddenly opened, and the heads of two children poked out. But when he saw this posture, he immediately shrank back. Soon Mrs. Meng also walked to the door. When she saw Li Boxen, she was stunned for a moment and then smiled.
Li Bochen felt a little embarrassed when she saw him and wanted to smile, but he kept a straight face and just nodded to her.
When they reached the town, they really shouted out to many people. Following this "big army" all the way, everyone was talking. Although Li Bochen couldn't hear clearly, he could still tell that there seemed to be some joy in those voices. After walking like this for a while, I don’t feel as cramped as before.
In his memory, when he was the commander of Wuliang City, he was surrounded by his generals during a review at the peak. But in his memory, he knew clearly that those soldiers were not his soldiers, but soldiers of the official family. He was just a commander, not a high-ranking official.
However, at this moment, he was riding his horse slowly while looking around. He could see the sky high and far away, the vast land, the fertile soil in the fields connected with each other, and the mountains and rivers in the distance. Will these lands be considered their own from now on? Then he really became the lord of a town!
Therefore, the feeling at this time is different from that in Wuliang City. Even if there are only about fifty soldiers behind him, some pride gradually arises in my heart - the height of a hundred years begins with one step. Nowadays, the first generation monarchs of the six kingdoms of Li, Sui, Gao, Jiang, Yu, and Wei are also embarking on the road to hegemony little by little!
They circled the town and headed towards Jinghu Mountain. At this time, there were more and more people behind him, some carrying baskets, some carrying sacks, and some pushing carts. Li Bochen once walked around the village and saw houses sparsely scattered in the wilderness. It seemed that there were not many people. But now I realize that there are indeed thousands of people in Mengjiatun - the villages and towns in Beidi are different from those in the Sui Dynasty and cover a large area. There are still many families living in the fertile hills on both sides of the market town that are beyond the reach of the eyes. It will take some time for them to go to Jinghu Mountain. By then, the people will spread the news about the grain release. Who knows how many people will come!
After leaving the town, he looked behind him and saw that there were densely packed heads of people, two to three hundred in total. He couldn't help but whispered: "Fengzhi, there are so many people, is there enough food on Jinghu Mountain?"
Chang Qiuwu said: "Don't worry, after Zhu Hou came here, he collected a lot of food. I have counted it before, and it is enough for a thousand people for a month. But we don't want to release them all. Each of us will receive two kilograms to calm people's hearts."
Li Bochen couldn't help but secretly clicked his tongue - if a thousand people use it for a month, wouldn't it cost tens of thousands of kilograms? Zhu Hou has only been here for two or three months, but he has plundered all the properties of the people nearby, right? When I saw him throwing money on the road before, I thought he was generous, but now I see that he really "takes money from the people and uses it for the people."
But even so, these people have not seen any dissatisfaction. Maybe in their eyes, being able to live peacefully in this world is better than anything else.
He was originally worried that the villagers would rob the food when they saw it, but now he was relieved.
After another half an hour, the large group of people had arrived at Jinghu Lake. I saw Jinghu Lake stretching as far as the eye can see, like a small sea. Because it is relatively cold in the north, the lake water here is clear, the shore is covered with white sand, and pebbles, fish and shrimp can be seen in the shallow water. There are green grass on both sides of the lake shore, and as far as the eye can see, there are large areas of flat land. Li Boxen thought to himself, if someone could reclaim all that land, he doesn't know how many people could be fed - but the scenery of Jinghu Lake is beautiful, so it would be best if the lakeside was left empty.
Looking further into the distance, you can see Jinghu Mountain. Jinghu Mountain is relatively gentle. There is a trail on the east slope that leads into the forest and goes up the mountain. Li Boxen looked up again and could vaguely see one or two wooden houses.
He originally thought about moving here in the future, but gave up his mind after seeing the appearance of this place. Although this is a mountain, there is no danger to defend it. Although there is dense forest cover, it is difficult for the enemy at the foot of the mountain to go up the mountain, and it is also difficult for the defenders on the mountain to deploy. Zhu Hou chose this place because of the nature of the bandits and did not consider the need for large-scale operations.
But in fact, the place where I live now is not that good - after all, Mengjiatun is suitable for living and working, but it is not suitable for a military stronghold. In the future, I have to find a way to defend this place.
At this time, it was probably because they saw Jinghu Mountain approaching and the crowds becoming more lively that the people behind them became even more excited. Someone started to praise Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu for their dedication to the people and their immeasurable merits. After shouting for a while, Li Bochen heard Fang Yu shouting: "The king may live forever!"
Those people probably didn't know what this "Junhou" was, but when they saw the people following Chang Xiu shouting like this, they also started shouting words like "Longevity without borders", "Blessing of the Emperor", "Great wealth and great honor". Li Bochen heard it funny and thought to himself that if the emperor heard this, he would have to kill someone, haha.
Although he knew that these people were shouting for food and may not have any true feelings, he still felt very comfortable in his heart and thought to himself, as expected - many people said that they were not greedy for power, but in fact it was because they had not tasted the taste of power. You can barely be considered an indifferent person, right? But now being coaxed by these voices, I can't help but feel elated.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a voice in my ear saying coldly: "...What a bullshit monarch, what an emperor. The emperor is obviously at Li Shengyi's place."
Then he said: "...Hmph, when the general comes out of the mountain, be the first to kill this thief!"
Li Bochen was shocked. If it weren't for Chang Qiuwu holding the horse in front, he would have almost stopped it. He subconsciously looked to the left and right - there was no one there.
But the voice just now was particularly clear among the praises, and it was definitely not his own auditory hallucination. Li Bochen was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized that the situation was similar to the situation in the manor outside Sanguan City.
That day, he knocked down several bandit leaders to the ground. After wandering around, he suddenly heard a voice saying in his ear, "...What happened to him? Is he soft-hearted?", and then he heard another voice saying, "Beichen is here. Come on! Could it be that you were injured secretly!? God will not stop me...use that thunderbolt!"
At that time, he guessed that maybe he heard these two words of prayer to Beichen because he had touched something about being a spiritual god.
And the two sentences I heard just now are the same as the situation at that time! ?
But the people behind him were also talking about him and mentioned "the emperor's blessing". Why didn't he listen to what they were saying?
Is it possible that unless the person praying in his heart has his attention firmly focused on himself and his emotions are particularly intense, can he be heard by himself?
But anyway, who is the person who is thinking these two sentences in his heart? He said "wait for the general to come out" - is he referring to Zhu Hou? Zhu Hou was indeed alive and escaped into the mountains? Then he should be hiding in the cave sky ruins of Thunder Cloud Cave right now! ?
This person must know Zhu Hou's whereabouts. Perhaps he had been in contact with Zhu Hou, but now he has become a craftsman who stayed in the village. Li Bochen couldn't help but want to look back, but he knew that he would never be able to tell who the person was at this moment, and he might be aroused, so he endured it.
He turned to Chang Qiuwu and said, "Fengzhi, do you think we only have these fifty soldiers now?"
Chang Qiuwu said: "Yes. As soon as Zhu Hou died, half of the bandit soldiers under his command immediately ran away - they were eating and drinking with him. Later, when they heard that the city was going to be besieged, they ran away a lot more. But it's okay. Those who remain now are either people with roots in the villages, or people who are desperate. I have observed over the past few days that although some people have some minor problems, they are not considered gangsters."
Jianghu people? Li Bochen frowned and said, "Do you know who are the Jianghu people?"
Chang Qiuwu was stunned for a moment: "Junhou, do you want to drive them all away?"
Li Bochen couldn't tell him what he was listening to. This kind of thing cannot be explained by "Beichen Luck Successor". He can let these people know that he is the descendant of Beichen, but he will never let anyone know that he is Beichen.
He said: "Some people in the world may not be kind, but I won't be indiscriminate. I have been through the world before, and I can take a good look at them once I know their identity."
Chang Qiuwu smiled: "Oh, okay. After dividing the food, you also want to talk to them. Then I will show you."
Li Bochen nodded. After those two sentences just now, all the excitement in my heart disappeared. He thought to himself, I am still not very practical. If someone suddenly came to kill me just now, I am afraid that I would be attacked without any precautions.
Looking around again, although I still feel that the world is vast and there are kind words in my ears, my heart finally calmed down. There are still two thousand soldiers outside the formation. The only way to stop them is Sui Buxiu's formation. But Sui Buxiu also learned that formation from others. If someone who is also proficient in this formation comes, I'm afraid it will be broken immediately.
This trip today is to appease and win people's hearts. But if I don't have the ability to keep this place in the future, people's hearts will immediately disperse. By then, few of these villagers would know whether they were kings or princes.
After walking for a while, we finally reached the front of the mountain. Li Bochen thought he would continue to lead people up the mountain, but Chang Qiuwu reined in the horse and said: "Your Majesty, please dismount."
Li Bochen looked ahead and saw an incense table set up under an old locust tree at the intersection going up the mountain. Chang Qiuwu led the horse away, and Chang Xiu walked up to Li Bochen, bowed, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please stand in front of the incense table."
Li Bochen was stunned - could it be that just now he was walking around like the number one scholar on the streets, was there anything else to pay attention to, and was it part of some etiquette?
Seeing him stop at this time, the soldiers behind him also stood down and divided themselves into two rows beside the road. Seeing them like this, the villagers also stopped and looked towards Li Boxen with curious and happy expressions on their faces.
Li Boxen had no choice but to walk to and stand in front of the incense table. Chang Xiu then cast another spell on him, turned around and said: "Dear elders, the country is in trouble, the artifacts are broken, and the people are displaced -"
He spoke with a strong voice, even louder than the soldier who called people to come and receive food. Li Bochen listened for a moment and realized what congratulation he was talking about. It's just that the sentences were obscure and difficult to understand. After listening for a while, he didn't know what he was talking about. The villagers must have been frightened, and they slowly silenced their voices and stood up serious.
At this time, Li Bochen felt like a statue, neither moving nor talking, so he simply looked into the crowd to see if he could see any clues from the soldiers. Looking at it this way, I saw Sui Bujie. He was wearing a sky-blue outfit, followed by two feather guards, standing by the roadside with his hands behind his back. When Li Bochen saw him, he smiled and nodded. Li Bochen felt that there was something cunning in his smile, and he didn't know if he looked the same when he received some kind of title in the capital.
Chang Xiu talked for a full quarter of an hour before finally saying: "...Linxi Lord's reward will arrive soon, and reinforcements will come to relieve my father's plight."
When people heard what he said before, they had no reaction. At most, when I heard him mention that Li Bochen was the Queen of Wuwei, I would stare at him hard with my eyes wide open. But after hearing these next few words, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out. It was time to be really happy.
As soon as Chang Xiu finished speaking, they all raised their hands to Li Boxen and said, "Congratulations, congratulations, sir."
Li Bochen couldn't laugh or cry in his heart - presumably the biggest officials these villagers had ever seen were just petty officials in Hou City, and they really had no idea what Wuwei Hou was. Saying this at this time, it seems like an ordinary person is having a happy event. Ke Changxiu looked solemn and looked very satisfied. Li Bochen thought to himself that this grandfather must have presided over such occasions when he was the young minister of Taichang Temple. Now after such a long time, he must have had a good time.
Chang Xiu said a few more words and finally announced the grain release. Li Bochen no longer had to make statues, and hurriedly walked aside to watch the soldiers carrying rice and grain from the mountain one by one. Chang Qiuwu removed the incense table and used it as a bookkeeping desk.
Li Bochen took a breath and walked to stand under the shade of a tree. After riding all the way, the sun was rising again, and there was a thick cloak on his back. He felt that he was starting to sweat. But every villager who received the food said to him "Thank you sir" from a distance, so he had to stand reservedly and make himself look majestic.
Hearing footsteps beside him, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that it was Sui Bujie. Sui Buxiu stood next to him and whispered: "Brother Li, how do you feel?"
Li Bochen smiled bitterly: "I feel like a fool."
Sui Buxiu said with a smile: "I have experienced this kind of thing several times, and I really don't feel happy."
He glanced at Chang Xiu who was standing not far away talking to several old men, and said softly: "But etiquette is also a good thing. You see, Chang Qiuwu is much older than you, and his level is also higher than yours. Gao, you still have to be obedient and call you cousin. Your grandpa is your elder, so he has to salute you and call you lord. Courtesy is also the way to control."
Li Bochen didn't know why he suddenly said this. He glanced at him and saw a slight smile on Sui Bujiu's face. He was stunned - the words Sui Buxiu said seemed to have some profound meaning. What were they referring to?
But Sui Buxiu touched it in his arms again, handed over a small jade, and said, "Brother Li, are you feeling hot? Wear this jade to relieve heat and you will feel cool immediately."
I had already suffered a blow from him last night, and now I didn't want to take his things anymore, so I said, "Thank you for your kindness. But it's nothing, I can bear it."
Sui Buxiu turned his hand over, took Yu Zhong into his arms, and said, "That's fine."
The two were speechless for a moment, but Li Bochen suddenly remembered something - he had suspected that Sui Buxiu had fallen under the spell of the demon princess Zhenluo and leaked military information. Although I thought about it later and felt that the time was not right, the doubts in my heart were still unresolved. He then said, "Brother Sui, how was Wuliang City destroyed?"
