Even though they were in the distant and prosperous Lin'an, these people also burst into tears when they heard about Diaoyu City's great victory.
No matter who you are, how can you not want your home country to be strong?
During the Kaixi and Duanping years, when the imperial court wanted to make the Northern Expedition and distribute food and salary to the people, there must be some people who were unwilling...but the good news could still inspire people.
At least at this moment, when they looked at the soldiers heading up the river, their cheers came from the bottom of their hearts.
A man squeezed into the crowd and shouted loudly.
"The officials can use Generals Wang Jian and Li Jieshuai to kill the Mongolian chiefs in Diaoyu City; use Li Jieshuai to regain Hanzhong; use Jia Xianggong to repel the enemy from Ezhou...the officials are wise!"
He raised his hand and pointed at the baskets behind him.
"Come on, everyone, follow my call and share a bun with each other... If an official knows his people well and appoints them well, he will be the emperor of the future!"
"If an official knows his people well and appoints them well, he will be the emperor of the sage!"
The shouts gradually became more uniform, reflecting the prosperity and stability of the Song Dynasty.
"Officials know people well and appoint them well..."
"..."
"ah!"
Suddenly a woman screamed, disrupting the chorus of shouts.
"Look at Li Jieshuai! Look, it's close, it's close!"
"Li Jieshuai! Oh my God!"
"..."
"Baozi...here are your buns..."
The man sharing the buns was anxious and wanted to continue doing something, but a group of women crowded over and pushed him to the ground.
"Oh my God! My Li Jieshuai!"
~~
The boat gradually moved closer to the north shore.
Under a big flag, Li Xia, wearing armor, stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the sea of people on the tide-watching platform...
Liu Yong said that Qiantang was prosperous, with "hundreds of thousands of people living there." That was more than two hundred years ago. Since Lin'an was established, the registered population alone is more than 1.3 million.
Li Xia couldn't look away for a long time.
It seems like I have returned to the past, amidst the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami, holding high the glory I won...
He had loved that scene.
Who doesn't love prosperity? Li Xia also loves prosperity.
But now, he looked at the crowd and thought that it would not be long before, within a few years or ten years, everyone would become inferior.
It is clearly written in the regulations, the lowest and most despicable people.
…
"Li Jieshuai! Look at me, look at me..."
Gradually, the neat and orderly voices praising the officials became chaotic.
On the tide-watching platform, more and more fragrant handkerchiefs were waving.
The boat turned into the Thessa River, and someone threw the handkerchief onto the boat.
Li Xia was listening carefully, but when the voice of "officials know people well and appoint them well" was increasingly being drowned out, he felt a little unhappy.
"Call Yan Yunyun over."
After a while, Yan Yunyun, wearing a gauze hat to cover his face, walked up to Li Xia.
"Alang."
"Stand next to me."
"yes."
Yan Yunyun lowered his head and stood beside Li Xia honestly.
Now she doesn't want to be seen as a woman because of the inconvenience... For example, when she talks to Liu Jinsuo about something, he always avoids it.
But today she understood what Li Xia meant and specially changed into a beautiful skirt.
The river breeze blew by, revealing her graceful figure.
"I heard in the past that Pan An had a beautiful face. When he was taken to Luoyang Road, when a woman met, they would join hands and throw fruit into the car. I still don't believe it... Today, Alang is really throwing handkerchiefs into the boat?"
"I didn't expect them to be so bold. Isn't Neo-Confucianism popular?"
"How can it be that every household is restricted? After all, this is a big city in Lin'an..."
Yan Yunyun looked around and saw this prosperous city unfolding before his eyes, with rows of white walls and tiles, bridges painted with willows, and neat stone slabs on the streets.
The market was prosperous, and a piece of silk fabric was unfolded in a cloth shop, as thin as cicada wings, so beautiful that she couldn't take her eyes away.
As the boat passed by, sweet-scented osmanthus flowers fell, and the fragrance was fragrant.
Jiangnan finally showed its unique charm in front of her eyes...
For a long time, Yan Yunyun couldn't help but murmured.
"Lin'an is so nice."
~~
"The list has been released! Enke has released the list!"
In the distance, someone shouted.
As a result, many people went elsewhere to watch the fun. Many of the women on the shore were coming out today to see the talented people who won the new exams. Some of them just wanted to continue watching Li Jieshuai, while others were quite hesitant.
Several women from the "Xiuyi Society" stood on the Nanxin Bridge to discuss.
Others would not believe it if I told you, but this "Xiuyi Society" is a society formed by a group of women who like to look at beautiful men.
In short, the Song Dynasty was too prosperous, and there were various societies, such as the "Cuijin Society" for prostitutes; the "Free Life Society" for the kind-hearted people; there used to be a group of people who liked to give indecent nicknames to scholars, which was called "
"Pig's Mouth Close".
"Want to see the talented man?"
"There are still palace examinations, and the talented scholar will be able to watch them soon."
"That's right, Li Jieshuai can't be seen often. He has to go back to Shu."
"He is so handsome and majestic. I really want to be his concubine."
"I want it too, I want it too."
"Xiaolang Hoozi, have you forgotten our ambition of Xiu Yishe? We want to watch Li Jieshuai to death just like we watched to kill Wei Jie!"
"Pfft, Wei Jie is a weak and beautiful man, but Li Jieshuai is so powerful."
"What you said made my face feel hot."
"be mine."
"mine……"
"Ah, the ship has arrived at the city port so quickly."
"Let's go."
"Want to watch the results release?"
"I'm not going, I still want to see Li Jieshuai."
After a long time, an old girl who had just joined the club came running up and said: "Go and see... there is a great talent over there who is as handsome as Li Jieshuai. They are the two most handsome people in Lin'an City."
"real?"
"Really, it's just a bit older, over thirty."
"It can't be Zhou Zhenyan, the Imperial High School student, right? I'm tired of seeing it."
"It would be nice to go see Zhou Zhenyan, he is so handsome."
"Hey, you don't understand. He looks good on the outside, but he's actually a loser..."
~~
In the Privy Council, Rao Huchen was pacing anxiously at the door of the public room, with some hesitation in his eyes.
Finally, a clerk ran over.
"His Majesty summoned him?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is at the Donghua Gate, personally welcoming Li Jieshuai to return his service to the court. Tonight, I will give Li Jieshuai a banquet at the Chengbi Hall. Please change your clothes and come over."
"Li Xia has arrived?!" Rao Huchen was shocked and said, "Isn't he just arriving tomorrow?!"
"It's one day earlier than scheduled. I was caught off guard and was so busy. My husband didn't arrive earlier and I forgot to inform him..."
Rao Huchen was very anxious and asked again: "Where is my memorial?"
"It has been passed into the palace, but His Majesty hasn't seen it yet. It should be placed in the Xuande Hall."
Rao Huchen paced again, then frowned.
"Go to Donghuamen!"
"Mr. spare, it's too late. You should have already done your service. There will be a banquet as soon as the sun sets. Please change your clothes as soon as possible."
Rao Huchen then raised his head and glanced at the sky, returned to the public room and picked up a box.
"There is no need to change clothes. This is how I will see Your Majesty..."
~~
Li Xia had already changed into a dress in a room in Dongku, the Nei Si, outside Donghua Gate.
Zhao Yun gracefully ordered four palace maids to serve him, help him take off his armor, wipe the dust from his body, comb his hair again, and change into official boots.
Li Xia didn't say he was coming, so he just let them play with his hands.
After putting on all the layers of formal clothes, he walked out of the house and was greeted by a row of small yellow doors outside.
"My servant brings Li Jieshuai into the palace."
"Thank you for your hard work, cabinet ministers."
Li Xia turned around and took a look. The Yuanfang Pavilion in the northeast was very busy with people bringing wine and meat in from time to time.
The three hundred soldiers he brought will drink here tonight.
Today, he and his soldiers were all wearing armor and carrying swords when performing their meritorious service, but they did not carry bows and arrows.
The official's chariot was placed on top of the palace city, and he encouraged them with a few words, and then gave them rewards.
Li Xia didn't know if this was the process of offering merit, or if Zhao Yun was on guard against him?
If we say we are on guard, why?
Is it because he served as a spy and became an official? Or did he notice something?
"You believe too blindly in assassination, and sooner or later there will be a backlash." Li Xia can still think of this curse to this day.
Because the hidden dangers caused by common assassinations have not been eliminated...
Once you stab someone with a cold knife, someone will always be on guard.
The ancients placed great emphasis on faith, perhaps because of the imperfect laws in this world, and those without faith would not establish them.
With these thoughts in his mind, Li Xia looked to the left again.
This is still outside the palace, not far away is the Wanshou Palace.
You can still see the city wall from a distance... There are several water gates in the city wall, including the tide gate, and the Qiantang River is outside.
Thinking about this, Li Xia couldn't help but plan the topography of the palace city in his mind.
To the west is Phoenix Mountain;
To the north is Wansong Ridge, and beyond Wansong Ridge is West Lake;
Facing Yujie to the east, all the government offices are located here;
Facing the Qiantang River in the south.
The city wall of Qiantang River has also become the city wall that protects the palace city. The palace city also has two walls...
Li Xia passed through Donghua Gate and entered the palace city.
When I looked up, I saw that it was heavily guarded.
Three hundred guards, those six palace gates, plus patrols... there are at least two thousand troops.
Moreover, Lin'an is too small, and the imperial palace is not in the center, but in the southwest, too close to the inner city wall. Then, the troops on the inner city wall can arrive within a stick of incense.
There are more than 10,000 troops here.
In addition to the just-known garrison point of Shengxia Village of the Chinese Army, there are also various other unknown garrison points, which cannot be calculated for the time being...
Li Xia was led around the main hall and soon saw a water hall. Opposite the water hall was the Xuande Hall that he went to last time.
Next, there is a Cuju court, with Furong Pavilion on one side and Lingxu Pavilion on the other.
Further ahead is the Chengbi Hall.
The sound of silk and bamboo has been heard, and there are dancers dancing in the hall with graceful postures.
Li Xia entered the palace and saw that the banquet had been prepared, the tables were laid out, and a row of honored officers and military attachés had taken their seats.
He knew at a glance that his seat should be at the head of the right column, because these honorable officers and military attachés were all below the fourth rank, and they were specially summoned to make up the numbers.
The left column should be reserved for the Privy Council members, but no one has taken a seat yet.
The officials haven't arrived yet, so they obviously have to wait for everyone to arrive before driving.
All the officials stood up, cupped their hands and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Marshal Li Jie for his contribution to the country..."
Li Xia was too lazy to deal with them, so he bowed his hands perfunctorily, and was led by the chamberlain to sit down, holding a glass of wine while watching the singing and dancing.
"Li Jie is so polite, Commander-in-Chief Li." A young officer sitting at the bottom turned around, announced his name, and said: "The right-hand leader of the guard, Yang Zhen."
Li Xia then cupped his hands and said, "Hello."
Yang Zhen was stunned and said with a smile: "You and I are similar in age, so we can have more contact with each other in the future. By the way... my father is the nephew of Empress Dowager Yang."
"good."
Li Xia turned to watch the singing and dancing again.
He looked at it carefully, and did not turn his head until he heard the sound of a dispute outside the palace.
"Mr. Rao, the official family has given me a banquet. This object..."
"Jia Sidao can bring Cricket into the palace, but I can't! Come, let's see if there's anything wrong with him!"
A civil servant with an upright face strode in holding a box...