Chen Xiaobei smiled lightly, put his hands behind his back, and took a few steps back and forth in front of Sun Yuliang.
"My name is Chen Xiaobei, and I am just an ordinary villager in Hetou Village."
Upon hearing his name, Sun Yuliang was stunned, "You are Chen Xiaobei."
"Yes, he is Chen Xiaobei. It was he who gave us the idea to come down from Qingniu Mountain, go straight to Huanglong, and come here to catch you, the traitor." Liu Rumei's tone could not hide the hint of showing off.
After hearing this, Sun Yuliang was silent for a while.
Suddenly he glared and gritted his teeth and yelled, "You ruined everything for me. You are a villager. What does the court dispute have to do with you?"
After hearing what he said, Chen Xiaobei sighed, "I'm afraid you haven't heard a sentence. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country."
"The Kingdom of Dacang is neither your country nor his. It is the Kingdom of Dacang for all people in the world."
"The country is in trouble, and everyone has a responsibility. Naturally, if you have money, you have to contribute, and you have the strength to contribute. As for me, I don't have much money, so I have to contribute a little. I came here to catch you, a thief."
What he said was both correct and humorous, easy to understand and resonant.
After hearing his words, Sun Yuliang's face was full of surprise. He really didn't expect that a small villager would have such an opinion.
Liu Rumei did not expect that Chen Xiaobei could say these words, and the look she looked at him gradually changed from appreciation to admiration.
After watching Sun Yuliang, Liu Rumei still wanted to take Chen Xiaobei to see the emperor, but Chen Xiaobei waved his hands repeatedly.
"Forget it, forget it, Your Majesty, I will disappear."
Liu Rumei's face was full of surprise, "Why don't you see me? The emperor will definitely reward you heavily."
Chen Xiaobei sighed, "You are right, I am afraid of the emperor's reward."
"Why is it that the emperor just gives you an official position, which is no better than growing vegetables at home?" Liu Rumei was very surprised.
Chen Xiaobei smiled slightly and said, "You are not free when you are an errand. Look at how many constraints you are subject to. How can you compare to me, a farmer, who is free and happy?"
After hearing what Chen Xiaobei said, Liu Rumei sighed helplessly, "Okay, then it's up to you!"
Liu Rumei had no choice but to take Chen Xiaobei back to the Duke Protector's Mansion.
In fact, Chen Xiaobei only told half of his reasons just now, and he didn't say the other half.
As the saying goes, use people's money to eliminate disasters. If you receive the reward, the emperor will still think about you if something happens in the future. So are you going or not?
So it's better to live peacefully with Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer.
When he thought of Chen Qiao'er, Chen Xiaobei's heart tugged hard again.
Yes, we have to go back quickly to save Qiaoer.
As soon as she returned to the Protector's Mansion, Liu Rumei saw her father Liu Xiangnan sitting there, feeling a little unhappy.
Liu Yuanwen sat next to him, saying nothing and not daring to express his anger.
Seeing this scene, Liu Rumei was very surprised and walked forward quickly, "Dad, what happened?"
Liu Yuanwen hurriedly said, "Little sister, you don't know something. Just now, my father took people to search the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion. The housekeeper Sun Qi and Jueding Taoist were both missing. According to the servants in the mansion, they left in a hurry before we went there.
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At this time, Liu Xiangnan also added, "All the troubles have a close relationship with this supreme Taoist. If we run away from him now, I'm afraid we won't be safe!"
The supreme Taoist ran away.
Liu Rumei couldn't help but frown.
"Dad, I think Jue Taoist will go to Qingniu County to find Zhu Meng, so we need to take precautions early."
Chen Xiaobei became even more anxious when he heard that Jueding Taoist was going to Qingniu County. If Jueding Taoist spread his anger on Chen Qiaoer, it would be troublesome.
Thinking of this, he bowed deeply to Liu Xiangnan and said, "Master Marquis, please allow me to leave immediately and rush back to Qingniu County."
Liu Xiangnan was also surprised. He looked at Liu Rumei.
Liu Rumei understood in an instant, "Dad, Chen Xiaobei's sister Chen Qiaoer is still being detained in Zhu Meng's military camp. If everyone from Jueding Taoism has gone, it may be detrimental to Chen Qiaoer."
Hearing this, Liu Xiangnan pinched his beard and nodded slightly.
"What you said makes sense. If that's the case, then you should leave quickly and rescue the child before Jueding Taoist goes to Qingniu County."
Liu Rumei didn't hesitate upon hearing this. After thanking her father, she immediately ordered Xiaoqing to pack her bags.
Xiaoqing was confused and kept complaining while cleaning up, "Miss, that Chen Xiaobei is just an ordinary citizen. It's so easy for us to go back. Why do you go back like this just for him?"
Liu Rumei looked at Xiao Qing solemnly, and said after a pause, "Xiao Qing, remember, Chen Xiaobei is the great benefactor of our Liu family. Without him, it depends on whether we would be alive now."
"Chen Xiaobei is also the savior of our Dacang Kingdom. Without him, we would still have to wait on Qingniu Mountain, and the Emperor would not be able to save us."
"Remember, from now on, you are not allowed to call him by his first name. You must call him Brother Xiaobei!"
Xiaoqing stuck out her tongue and said, "I've written it down."
Half an hour later, the melodious sound of musical instruments sounded again in the palace, and Liu Xiangnan and the old prime minister Fang Zheng led hundreds of civil and military officials into the Qinzheng Hall again.
At this time, Emperor Xiao An felt much better after bathing and changing clothes.
Looking at the spotlessly clean main hall and the beaming officials, Xiao An was filled with emotion.
After everyone shouted long live, they stood up and lined up on both sides.
Xiao An looked at Liu Xiangnan and then at Fang Zheng, and said, "My two beloved ladies have contributed a lot to my being able to sit here again today."
Liu Xiangnan and Fang Zheng looked at each other and bowed slightly, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. We just performed our duties as ministers."
Xiao An smiled, twirled his beard and nodded, "Where is Liu Rumei now? I want to reward her well."
Liu Xiangnan quickly bowed and said, "Back to the emperor, my daughter has already left the capital. A Taoist priest has escaped from Sun Yuliang's house. My daughter judged that he would go to Qingniu County to join Zhu Meng, so she hurried back."
When Xiao An heard this, his whole expression was stunned, and then he couldn't hide his disappointment, "Well, let's wait until this matter is completely settled, and then I will reward you."
At this time, the old Prime Minister Fang Zheng stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Zhu Meng still has 300,000 troops in Qingniu Mountain. If the top Taoist joins him, the two of them will most likely fight stubbornly."
"Please Your Majesty, please immediately mobilize the ten princes to rush to Qingniu Mountain to eliminate Zhu Meng and avoid future troubles."
Xiao An nodded and was about to speak when Liu Xiangnan spoke again, "Your Majesty, according to what Rumei said, before going to Qingniu Mountain, His Royal Highness the Prince had already sent someone to deliver a handwritten message to the ten princes to summon them King Qin.
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Upon hearing this, Xiao An couldn't help but patted the imperial court and said, "Okay, with the emperor's handwriting, I believe all the ten princes will raise armies."
Liu Xiangnan clasped his fists again, "Your Majesty, it would be best to tell the world about Sun Yuliang's arrest as soon as possible."
Liu Xiangnan's meaning was very clear. Even if there were one or two people who were hesitant, they would have no worries if they knew that Sun Yuliang had been arrested.