"Crash!" The strong wind blew, and a long-abandoned house collapsed.
Situ Liu Tun was stunned, then shook his head and sighed.
No matter how good a house is, it will be damaged if no one lives in it for a long time. There are too many houses like this in the counties around Luoyang. The earliest ones may be traced back to the Zhao Wanglun period. At that time, some people decided to leave this place of right and wrong and go elsewhere to avoid trouble.
The abandoned houses were not unoccupied. Many of them were occupied privately by soldiers, refugees and the like. Since they were temporary residences, they did not take good care of the houses. Many windows and door panels were even torn down and set on fire.
Over time, Luoyang became a dilapidated scene. Except for a few manors, not many people could be seen outside the city.
"Uncle, is the King of Liang being too harsh? He still refuses to let people occupy land in Luoyang. Many acres are barren and covered with wormwood." Liu Qun tightened his fur and asked.
Liu Qun was born in the Liu family of Donglai, and was the nephew of Liu Ba, the former governor of Donglai. He first served as the chief of the county pavilion, and later as the county magistrate. Now he is Taichang Cheng of the Luoyang court.
Liu Tun has a normal relationship with Liu Ba, Liu Qun and others. It can only be said that they are all members of the Donglai Liu clan.
After Liu Tun became Situ, Liu Ba, Liu Qun's uncles and nephews became close to him, and their relationship became much closer than before.
This time when they went to Pingyang to announce the decree, almost all of Taichang came out. As Taichang Cheng, Liu Qun naturally followed him.
"The King of Liang wants to make Luoyang his capital, can't you tell?" Liu Tun sat in the carriage and said, "Luoyang is surrounded by mountains, but between the mountains and rivers, there are good fields. Maybe there are too few.
But this is all in the fields. Even if you don’t cultivate the land, you can see how the grass grows."
Liu Qun nodded.
There are still people herding livestock in the wilderness. They are the trophies of the Liang King's Northern Expedition to Dai. They were first transferred to Hongnong, where they were raised fat and strong before being driven to Luoyang.
This beautiful and blessed land has turned into a pasture!
"Since we want to make Luoyang the capital, we won't give away the land easily. Wang Yan can get Jingu Garden, it's really..." Liu Tun showed endless envy on his face, and finally said bitterly: "Yi Fu has a good daughter."
"Uncle, my family of Liu family in Donglai also has beautiful women." Liu Qun immediately said: "Both men and women are beautiful."
Liu Tun laughed so hard that he was out of breath, and finally said: "Don't talk nonsense! The King of Liang is not a good man."
"Maybe." Liu Qun said with a flattering smile: "I used to feel that I was not good at masculinity, but actually I have never met a man who is more feminine than a woman. After I tasted it, I couldn't give it up."
"Shut up." Liu Tun was too lazy to say anything.
"Uncle——" Liu Qun said again.
"Can you shut up?" Liu Tun glared at him.
"Uncle, I want to talk about business." Liu Qun said.
Liu Tun was silent.
Liu Qun thought to himself and said, "Will King Liang use the emperor's guard of honor that has been sent over in a hurry?"
"Yes." Liu Tun said simply.
"Use it directly?"
"You have to go to court and refuse, then you can reluctantly accept it."
"That's it." Liu Qun secretly said that he was quite particular.
While the two were talking, a group of people rode past in the distance, heading straight towards Xin'an County.
"Who is that person?" Liu Qun asked.
"Who else could it be? A person congratulating you." Liu Tun said: "They are probably from some county in Liang State, heading to Pingyang together. The scene this year is really quite big."
Liu Tun and his party hurriedly and slowly arrived in Pingyang in the middle of the twelfth lunar month.
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"Uh-" A group of knights hurried over.
They wore leather armor and were equipped with bows and knives, and they looked fierce.
There were many people sitting or standing inside and outside the post house. Some had their hair braided, some had their hair braided, some had their hair loose, and some were dressed as Jin people.
The leading chieftain was stunned for a moment, wondering if he had gone to the wrong place.
There was a carriage behind him, and a child in the carriage opened the curtain and looked at the post house curiously.
"General, please follow me." Someone got out of another carriage parked not far away and waved.
The chieftain nodded and led the people to follow.
"Has the journey been smooth?" This person turned out to be Yu Mi, the chief minister of Honglu Temple.
The chieftain knew his identity, and after hearing this, he prostrated himself on the ground and said, "It was a calculated calculation without any intention, so everything went smoothly."
"General, please get up." Yu Mian helped him up, then looked down at the carriage and asked, "Is that your nephew?"
The child never lowered the car curtain after arriving at the destination. Instead, he looked around the inn, looking thoughtful.
"That's my nephew," the chieftain said.
After saying that, he waved his hand, called his nephew to come over, and warned: "This is a true nobleman of China and North Korea, come and pay respects."
"Puzhen has met a noble man." The boy bowed respectfully.
"No need to be polite." Yu Miao helped him up and asked, "I heard he is the legitimate son of Marquis Su Yi (Pu Hong)?"
"yes."
"This is not a place to talk." Yu Miao called on everyone to get on their carriages and horses and leave, heading west to the Shanyu Terrace in the west of Pingyang City.
The Chinese New Year is almost here, and most of the people here have already gone home on leave, leaving only a few hard-working people on duty.
Yu Mi chose an independent, secluded house and said, "This is your residence."
"Thank you, sir." The chieftain cupped his hands and said.
"But I don't know the name of the general..." Yu Mian only knew that someone from the other side would escort Pu Hong's son to Pingyang as a hostage, but he didn't know who would escort him.
"Lueyang Pu'an."
"It turns out to be General Pu'an." Yu Mi returned the salute and said, "We have all the expenses here. If there is anything missing, just ask Uncle Zeng."
After that, he called out.
Zeng Yi was on duty outside the hospital. Hearing the sound, he immediately walked in and saluted everyone.
His injury has healed.
In the Battle of Guangwu, their group suffered heavy losses. Zeng Yi was a veteran who had survived several battles and was also the team leader, so he was promoted to the position of Superintendent, responsible for the training of sword and shield soldiers.
Years ago, he received an order to lead two teams of hundreds of soldiers to Shanyutai to protect foreign protons, so he could not survive the year and came directly with equipment.
Yu Mi glanced at the courtyard door and saw that only Zeng Yi came in. The rest of the soldiers were far away. He felt satisfied, so he said kindly: "The safety of the son of the Marquis of Yi is left to you. There can be no mistakes.
If there is a shortage of funds, send people to Honglu Temple to inform the public. If people from the Yi Xiaowei's Mansion and Longxiang General's Mansion come uninvited, they will be expelled immediately. Those who refuse to listen will be executed immediately. They have merit and are not guilty."
"As ordered." Zeng Yi responded in a deep voice.
Only at this moment did he know the origin of Proton - the soldiers below did not need to know who they were protecting, but Zeng Yi had to know.
Li Yihou? He acted so solemnly and sounded like someone from Shengle or Chang'an.
After thinking about this, Zeng Yi felt great pressure: This matter must not go wrong, otherwise it will be over.
****
Outside the post house, Liu Tun saw Yu Mi, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, leading a group of people away quietly, and he already had a suspicion in his mind.
Considering that there was actually a child among the group of people, the truth seemed even clearer - it was Proton.
As for a proton at this age, as far as he knew, only Kansai could do it.
You are so courageous. You secretly send a hostage to betray your sincerity, and you are not afraid that if you are exposed, your whole family will be in trouble.
But - haha, maybe he has lied to others that he died of illness, who knows.
The guest house order from Honglu Temple led them to a courtyard.
The place is not small, and the house has been renovated and looks good. The only drawback is that someone moved in before them!
That’s it, that’s it! Liu Tun sighed helplessly, it was only a few days anyway.
"Who lives next door?" Liu Qun followed behind the guest house leader and asked quietly.
"Wang Chang, the prefect of Yunzhong, came to congratulate you with gifts." The guesthouse order replied.
"That's it." Liu Qun whispered, and then asked, "Did Shengle send someone here?"
"No." The innkeeper shook his head.
Liu Qun understood.
It seems that the two Tuoba have completely opposite attitudes towards King Liang, but I don't know if they will start fighting again in the future.
But this was not something that he should be concerned about. After bidding farewell to the guests, Liu Qun quietly came to Liu Tun's residence and whispered: "Uncle, there are people from Pingcheng living next door."
"It's still Pingcheng!" Liu Tun sighed and said, "Nowadays, many people are tired of hearing about Pingcheng."
"Why?"
"In order to level the city, I don't know how many soldiers were sent out, how much grain and silk were distributed. In the end, the prestige of King Liang was further enhanced, and in turn promoted the matter of honoring officials. You might as well ask how many people beat their chests and stamped their feet." Liu Tuntuo
He took off his shoes, sat down on the couch, stretched out, and sighed: "Old man! King Liang had better not refuse this time, so as not to make another trip."
However, Liu Qun was still thinking about the many people he had seen outside the Caiguan Post Office. After a moment, he said: "Uncle, not only are people from the twenty counties of Liang Guo paying tribute this time, but also many miscellaneous people from all over. The momentum of the King of Liang is
What’s more and more serious is that surrender can only happen in an instant.”
"It's still a little short of that." Liu Tun said, "We will do this by destroying the Xiongnu. Now we will only torment the scholars."
Liu Qun chuckled and said, "The Huns are not easy to fight."
"Not necessarily." Liu Tunmi glanced at his nephew and said, "With such a situation, it may not be as difficult as you think to change people's minds."
"Uncle is saying..." Liu Qun seemed to have some realization.
"Uncle didn't say anything." Liu Tun sighed and said: "After the Chinese New Year, I'll look for Wang Yifu. Don't you really want to be an official of the Liang Kingdom? Yang Hui, the governor of Longxiang, has just handed over the post of Yanmen prefect.
If you are willing, you can try it."
"What is the most important thing for the governor of Yanmen?" Liu Qun asked, feeling a little moved.
"Animalizing the people, running the army, and cultivating the fields are nothing more than these things." Liu Tun said: "Didn't the Liu family in Donglai lament a lot about their failure to achieve their goals? Let them go to Yanmen with their tribesmen and villagers, and they will still be given to officials now.
"
"Uncle, Yanmen doesn't seem to be a county of Liang State, right?" Liu Qun thought of something and asked.
"Although it's not true, it is more like a county of Liang than Shangdang, Hedong, Pingyang, and Chenliu. Listen to me, I'm right." Liu waved his hand impatiently and said: "Don't think too much about this world.
If nothing else happens, everything will be under the control of King Liang. If you really have an idea, it’s better to keep an eye on the princes than to try hard on King Liang. Go ahead and be an official honestly, and build up your strength first.”
"Okay." Liu Qun felt a little discouraged when he thought of the scene outside the post house with people coming from all directions, so he agreed.
Chapter completed!