Li Taibai said: "If you are happy in life, you must have all the joy. Don't let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon!"
Although the intricate trivial matters in life are like spider webs everywhere, at this moment, Liu Ruyi's emotions were also affected by the roaring tsunami of people on both sides!
Liu Ruyi kept waving to them. The golden helmet and armor on her body gave off a little golden light under the sunlight!
After walking on this road of less than two miles for an hour and a half, Liu Ruyi finally arrived at the east gate of Luoyang City!
However, although she was a little tired, Liu Ruyi was in high spirits!
Power is like a poison that makes people taste bad. As long as it is contaminated with a trace, it will be difficult to forget easily!
At this moment, in this situation, Liu Ruyi, a person who never reveals his inner expression easily, couldn't help but show a trace of satisfaction on his face!
"You have the right to be happy, but you have no right to suffer!"
If you want to be on top forever, you are destined to pay a price that ordinary people cannot!
"Qi Guogong, please enter the city!" Lu Weiqi was in front of him, smiling and making a guiding gesture to Liu Ruyi!
Liu Ruyi clasped his fists, but did not give in. He held up the horse's reins and strode towards Luoyang City!
Some things should be yours, so you must hold them firmly in your hands. At this moment, Liu Ruyi will naturally not be pedantic anymore!
As the saying goes, "There are no two equals in the world, and there is no equal in the four seas!"
The ancient city of Luoyang has been the capital of thirteen dynasties since the Xia and Shang Dynasties, including Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui, Tang, Later Liang, Later Tang, and Later Jin!
The first time he stepped into this city surrounded by the aura of tigers and dragons, Liu Ruyi couldn't help but feel filled with emotion!
After so many hardships and trampling on countless corpses, he and the Colored Stone Army finally had such a majestic ancient city that could determine the world's trends!
Everything has opened a new chapter!
Liu Ruyi turned over and dismounted, waved his hands to signal the soldiers around him to get out of the way, wiped his hands on the skirt of his armor, and then gently stroked the gray bricks at the city gate!
Lu Weiqi, Chen Yongfu and many other dignitaries in Luoyang did not expect Liu Ruyi to behave like this. However, seeing Liu Ruyi's focused and sacred appearance, no one dared to speak. They all stood aside and carefully watched Liu Ruyi's movements.
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The green bricks on the city gate are very large, about as long as two of Liu Ruyi's palms. Perhaps because of their age, the originally shiny blue-gray color on the city bricks has been reduced to black and gray, and many places have been damaged.
, it was covered with oil stains, but it was polished into a square and smooth shape!
Liu Ruyi can clearly imagine that early every morning, the city gate has just opened, and countless vendors, businessmen, and people are coming in and out of Luoyang City and outside the city, passing through this city gate, working hard to support their families!
This city gate carries their dreams and hopes, and this ancient city is their last resort!
Taking a deep breath, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Liu Ruyi's mouth. He turned his head and said to Huo Lang who was accompanying him: "How much food and grass do I have for my army?"
"General, what is this?" Military supplies and fodder are important military secrets. Seeing Liu Ruyi actually asking about it in public, Huo Lang didn't dare to answer easily!
"It doesn't matter! The people of Luoyang City are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty. They are the food, clothing and parents of me, Liu Ruyi and you. There is nothing I can't say!" Liu Ruyi gave Huo Lang an understatement!
"Yes!" Huo Lang lowered his head and cupped his hands, and whispered: "General, our army still has about 100,000 stones, grain and rice, which can supply the army for two months!"
"That's almost enough!" Liu Ruyi smiled, "Ruyi has come a long way, and his family is not very rich! Let's see! New Year is coming, and hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City, each household, will be allocated five kilograms of grain and rice from the military rations.
Think of it as a meeting gift from me, Liu Ruyi, to the people of Luoyang City! Huo Lang, please inform Jia Dazhuang that it will be implemented at noon today!"
"Yes!" Huo Lang quickly turned around and ordered the soldiers around him!
But the dignitaries around him couldn't help but take a breath of air!
This, what on earth is the Duke of Qi going to do?
Actually, you actually want to take military rations and distribute them to the people of Luoyang City?
this……
You must know that military rations are the most critical guarantee for an army and the most direct factor in whether it can have combat effectiveness!
After all, even if the American soldiers with the most advanced equipment in later generations can't eat for three days, what kind of fighting power can they have?
Lu Weiqi also didn't understand what Liu Ruyi meant, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him: "The people of Luoyang City deeply feel the love of Duke Qi! However, the matter of military rations is really too important! Duke Qi, think twice!"
Liu Ruyi glanced at Lu Weiqi, smiled and waved her hand, "The people are like water, and soldiers are like fish! Where there is water, there are fish! With hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City, my sons will not starve to death!"
Folks, do you think so?"
Liu Ruyi shouted to the people on both sides of the door!
"The Duke of Qi is benevolent and righteous!"
"The Duke of Qi is benevolent and righteous!"
"We are willing to die serving the Duke of Qi!"
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The people's emotions became even higher, and their voices became louder and louder, as if they were going to open a hole in the sky!
Liu Ruyi waved to them vigorously, but his eyes swept over everyone around him one by one!
Everyone was at a loss and looked at Lu Weiqi as if asking for help!
Lu Weiqi took a deep breath. Now, he somewhat understood what Liu Ruyi meant!
"The wool comes from the sheep!" The rations sent out by the Caishi Army will probably have to be replaced sooner or later by the dignitaries present!
Brilliant, really brilliant!
"I admire the benevolence and righteousness of the Duke of Qi! It's almost time! Let's go to the city for a banquet!" Lu Weiqi bowed his hand to Liu Ruyi, and there was a smile on his face!
"That's it, but I'm disturbing you all!" Liu Ruyi cupped his hand and without any politeness, took the lead and strode towards the city!
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A large number of people had already gathered in the city, and word of mouth spread that Liu Ruyi would distribute military rations to them for the New Year. Luoyang City East Street was filled with people. People took to the streets one after another to see the world-famous Duke of Qi.
Kowtow to him!
The banquet venue originally discussed by the dignitaries in Luoyang was in the luxurious hall of Prince Fu's Mansion, but it was rejected by Liu Ruyi yesterday!
After this, they discussed and finally decided to entertain Qi Guogong Liu Ruyi today at Wangbin Tower, a century-old restaurant in the north of Luoyang City, close to the Yellow River!
But the people were so excited that the streets were blocked!
And Liu Ruyi also strictly ordered his soldiers not to use force to disperse the people. As a result, the distance from the east of the city to the north of the city, which was originally less than ten miles, took more than two hours to walk. The luncheon that was agreed upon was
It also turned into a dinner party!
Liu Ruyi was young and strong, so it didn't matter, but those powerful people with delicate bodies were suffering!
After finally arriving at Wangbin Tower, I was already hungry, my chest was pressed against my back, and my legs were weak!
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Wangbin Building is located in the bustling center of Luoyang North Street. The main structure is a five-story high-rise building with a wooden structure, exquisite and luxurious!
Standing on the top of the fifth floor, you can faintly see the frozen Yellow River waterway to the north!
At this time, the banquet to welcome Liu Ruyi to the city was held in the hall on the fifth floor of Wangbin Building!
Due to his deliberate efforts, these dignitaries suffered a little bit. Liu Ruyi stopped paying attention to too many red tapes and ordered the kitchen to serve the food first, allowing the dignitaries to eat half full before officially starting the banquet!
Just this small detail was enough to make these dignitaries burst into tears of gratitude, and they all praised, "The Duke of Qi is benevolent and righteous!"
After three rounds of wine, the five flavors of food are outstanding!
Due to Liu Ruyi's gentleness and humility, the atmosphere at the banquet quickly became lively. Everyone was changing glasses, it was so lively!
Seeing that it was almost time, Liu Ruyi picked up the wine glass, tapped the table lightly, and winked at Wang Yinchang who was standing aside!
Wang Yinchang had been waiting for Liu Ruyi's hint for a long time. When he saw Liu Ruyi's instructions, he couldn't help but perked up!
He cleared his throat, walked to the middle of the banquet, and said with a smile: "Everyone, everyone! The Duke of Qi is benevolent and righteous, and the colorful stone army is mighty! The reason why Luoyang City is stable today, the Duke of Qi should be the most important contributor! Right now
, we have almost eaten and drunk, should we talk about business?"
In the past, before Liu Ruyi and the Caishi Army entered the city, Wang Yinchang just had empty airs and spoke, but got no response at all!
But now, with Qi Guogong behind him, Wang Yinchang's heart was full of confidence, and his voice was unnaturally relaxed and louder!
After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but stop drinking and focused their attention on Wang Yinchang!
Wang Yinchang smiled, but he admired in his heart: 'It's really nice to enjoy the shade under the big tree! I can't miss this opportunity!'
Taking a deep breath, Wang Yinchang continued to walk to the center of the crowd with a smile, and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone is the beneficiary of the victory of our Colored Stone Army in this battle, so there are some things that Wang has made clear.
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Wang Yinchang paused for a moment, deliberately raising everyone's nervousness, and then said unhurriedly: "Although Lord Qi is concurrently serving as the chief military officer of Henan, our Colored Stone Army came thousands of miles away from Shandong! It's a long journey!
, Tired of traveling and traveling! After a great battle, although our Colored Stone Army won a great victory, there were inevitably many casualties among the young men in the army! According to the rules of our Ming Dynasty, for the many fallen soldiers, the imperial court will give a part of the money, and the Duke himself will also
I have to contribute part of the money, but for the rest, I still need everyone here to help me!"
As soon as Wang Yinchang said this, everyone couldn't help but talk about it!
Although they knew that this matter would be brought up sooner or later, none of them expected that Wang Yinchang would bring it up so directly and without any room for error!
The atmosphere in the venue was a little depressing for a while!
But Wang Yinchang didn't take it seriously at all. He walked to Wang Chengen's side with a smile, raised his hands and said respectfully: "My lord, you are from the palace. Do you think this is a fair proposal for a humble position?"
From the moment he was forced to step into this situation, Wang Chengen knew that no matter whether he wanted to or not, in fact, he had become Liu Ruyi's target!
If you eat one steamed bun, you can also eat two steamed buns!
Wang Chengen became numb after eating too much!
In this situation, is it possible that he can still resist?
"Yes! The rules are good! However, specific places must be dealt with according to the specific situation! Wang Shenzhen is well-prepared, and the miscellaneous family can just watch from the side!" Wang Cheng'en glanced at Wang Yinchang, his eyebrows wrinkled, and he was like an old monk in meditation.