On January 24, the 16th year of Zhenguan, the heavy snow stopped for the first time. The last snow before spring fell continuously all night, turning the entire Qizhou into a silver world. The thick snow on the road reflected in the sunshine.
Under the irradiation, it reflected a dazzling white light. Although it was already noon, it was still very cold. It was not the busy farming season, but no one would go out to clear the snow at this time. Therefore, the snow on the official road was very thick.
Some of them were outrageous. They creaked when you stepped on them, and even your knees had to sink into them. It was really not a good day for marching, but Li Zhen had to lead his troops to walk in the snow at this time. Without him,
The trip that was supposed to take three days has now been delayed to six days. If I don't rush to Qizhou, I'm afraid I will be labeled as "delaying official business" by Ginseng. In desperation, I can only force the starter to start the process.
Things were dragging on, and the Yulin officers and soldiers, who were eating and drinking very quickly, rushed towards Qizhou City. Fortunately, the camp last night was not too far from Qizhou. After wasting so much time all morning, it was finally time to go to Qizhou City.
Li Zhen could see the tall Qizhou City from a distance, which made Li Zhen feel a little relieved.
"Report, Your Highness, Your Highness the King of Shu has led all the officials of Qizhou to wait for Your Highness at Wuliting." A personal guard of Li Zhen came galloping through the snow from a distance. When he got in front of Li Zhen, he dismounted from his horse.
, knelt down in the snow and reported the report loudly.
"Well." Li Zhen sat on the horse, waved his hand to signal the guard to get up, turned around and ordered the Yulin army who were shrinking from the cold: "The whole army marches, and when we arrive at Qizhou, the King of Shu will act as host.
The whole army has a day off, so you can have fun!"
"oh."
"yeah."
"marvelous!"
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The officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Army, who were not active on the road together, became excited when they heard the food and drink. They immediately became energetic and everyone cheered. As a result, the march, which was as slow as a snail, suddenly sped up, and this movement was never heard again.
The sound of elders complaining about the thick snow and slippery road was actually echoed by the voices of people planning how to have fun in Qizhou. Even though Li Zhen already knew the character of these uncles, she was still disturbed by the noise.
The fuss was so angry and funny, but he didn't bother to care much. He urged the snow dragon pony on his crotch and rushed towards Qizhou City.
Qizhou is Shangzhou, with jurisdiction over five counties: Wugong, Fengxiang, Meixian, Fufeng, and Qishan. The seat of the state government is the ancient city of Chencang, with an actual population of nearly 100,000 households. Although the ancient city of Chencang has experienced many wars, it has suffered a lot since the establishment of Qizhou in the Tang Dynasty.
After being recast, it is no longer comparable to the dilapidated small town during the conflict between Chu and Han. Since Li Min, the king of Shu, was granted the title of Qizhou, he has repeatedly carried out large-scale construction projects. At this time, Qizhou was already a prosperous town, and the state government alone
The city of Qizhou where it is located has a population of nearly 30,000 households and nearly 200,000 people. It was considered a big city in the early Tang Dynasty. There was no shortage of singing houses and restaurants, numerous shops, and frequent business exchanges with central Shu.
Wealth and happiness, it must be said, are indispensable for the governance of Shu King Li Min. Although the people often complained that the Shu King hunted excessively, causing the farmland to be trampled, the development of Qizhou to its current scale is not the same as that of Shu.
The king's encouragement of trade is inseparable from the fact that the people of Qizhou still quite support the king of Shu. Some clues can be seen from the scene in Wuliting at this moment.
Wuli Pavilion, formerly known as Ningxi Pavilion, is said to have been built by Ma Yuan, a famous general in the Han Dynasty. Because the pavilion is five miles away from the city, people in Qizhou call it Wuli Pavilion. People in Qizhou often visit this pavilion for greetings and visits.
Therefore, it is also called the Farewell Pavilion. It is not big, just a small pavilion about one foot square. It is dripping with water erosion and covered with moss, making it look extremely simple. At this moment, King Li Min of Shu is standing alone in the pavilion. Outside the pavilion, there are only a group of people.
Outside the officials of various departments in Qizhou, thousands of people were waiting quietly outside the pavilion. Although there were many people, they were extremely quiet. Everyone looked solemn, and many people even had sad expressions on their faces, looking towards
The eyes of King Shu in the pavilion were also full of pity.
"Coming, coming." Suddenly there was a commotion among the people who were waiting quietly. It was an unknown shout. For a moment, everyone's eyes turned to the distance of the official road, but they saw flags fluttering in the distance.
, a group of cavalry rode through the snow and galloped towards Wuliting Pavilion. The tall body of Shu King Li Min, who was standing quietly in the pavilion, shook suddenly, shook off his big sleeves, and straightened his already neat clothes.
In court uniform, he strode out of the Wuliting Pavilion and walked directly to the front of the officials. He bowed slightly and raised his eyes to look into the distance. Within a moment, the cavalry galloping forward had already arrived. The first one was none other than King Li Zhen of Yue.
"Brother Six, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm really sorry for you." As soon as Li Zhen saw Li Min waiting at the roadside, she jumped off the horse, with a look of surprise on her face, ran forward and gave Li Min a greeting.
The bear hug was quite powerful. Even though Li Min was tall and strong, it couldn't compare with Li Zhen's natural power. Li Zhen's hug immediately made his face turn red and he almost couldn't breathe.
Come.
"Eighth brother, cough, eighth brother, I miss you very much, cough, cough, I miss you so much." Li Min knew that Li Zhen did this on purpose, but he had no choice but to cough and pant and accompany Li Zhen to perform.
It was a scene of deep brotherhood, but it made me feel sour in my heart.
There is no other way, the word "affection" is what the people of this era talk about, and the play must be performed according to the score. No, the two brothers were very involved in the performance, each talking endlessly, and it was dumbfounded.
The common people who came to greet him were moved to tears. After finally talking about the brotherhood, the two brothers were tired from the performance. Only then did Li Zhen take the time to wave his hand, indicating that he was holding the holy edict and looked on at the side.
Hou Guoxiao, the deputy envoy of Yan, forwarded the imperial edict.
"The Emperor's edict is carried out by heaven..." After all the officials in Qizhou fell to their knees, Li Zhen began to read from the script in a calm tone. As soon as the "I admire this" came out, Li Min kowtowed a few times.
I thanked him and accepted the imperial edict. These were all clichés, and there was nothing much to say. However, the moment Li Min accepted the imperial edict, something happened - I don’t know who was there.
The crowd shouted: "Your Highness, you can't leave, the people of Qizhou can't live without you." Suddenly, the people of Qizhou who had knelt on the ground suddenly became chaotic, crying and calling for injustice.
, all the young and old men were making a fuss and refused to let Li Min leave right now, and the scene suddenly got a little out of control.
Damn, this kid Lao Liu can do it. Damn it, he even performed Lao Mao’s tricks of motivating the masses. Damn it, damn, the mass movement that dares to love is really the quintessence of our country? Li Zhen really
I didn't expect that Li Min would do something like this, but looking at the excited expressions of the people in Qizhou, I really had a high opinion of Lao Liu's administrative ability. Without him, Li Zhen knew that Lao Liu was in trouble.
Liu is not a simple reckless man, but after all, many people have heard that Lao Liu was messing around in Qizhou, causing trouble for the people of Qizhou. Even Li Zhen's own "Zhen Group" responded with the same content, but
Seeing this scene, Li Zhen immediately understood what was going on - not only Li Zhen, but also all the courtiers were afraid that they had been fooled by Lao Liu, and now people suddenly came to the scene to persuade them to stay.
The drama is really shocking.
"Your Highness, Your Highness the King of Yue, you can't listen to the slanderous words and just wronged His Highness the King of Shu. I am willing to vouch for His Highness the King of Shu. His Highness the King of Shu is definitely not an evildoer. Your Highness, you have to be careful.
"Just when Li Zhen was grumbling in her heart, a pale old man walked forward with a cane and led a dozen old men. He kept talking and making trembling gestures while talking.
When Li Zhen was about to kneel down and kowtow, Li Zhen's scalp immediately felt numb. She rushed forward, helped the old man up, and said politely: "Old man, I can't do it, I can't do it. If you have something to say, please speak slowly.
It won’t be too late, Xiao Wang, just listen.”
"Your Highness." The old man stood tremblingly, took out a universal watch from his sleeve, held it in his hand and said: "Your Highness, we and the people of Qizhou can vouch for His Highness the King of Shu. Your Highness the King of Shu is good."
Officer, the court must not fail His Highness the King of Shu. The old man is not very literate and his articles are not well written, but what is said here is all the truth. I hope that when His Highness returns to Beijing, don’t forget to help His Highness the King of Shu.
, please do not wrongly accuse His Highness the King of Shu."
***Lao Liu, you played the magic trick with me. Grandma is a bitch. This kid is so fucking ruthless. He even took advantage of such a group of old men. Damn it! Li Zhen naturally understands this.
The director of the play is probably Lao Liu himself. The purpose is just to prevent Li Zhen from urging Li Min to go on the road immediately and create a favorable opportunity for the next step of the plan. Unfortunately, although he understands, Li Zhen also takes advantage of Lao Liu.
Six had no choice but to explain the matter clearly at this moment of intense public anger. In desperation, he had no choice but to continue the drama and took the watch from the old man's hand without reading the contents.
He just said kindly: "Old man, Xiao Wang has written it all down. It's cold, so you should go back and rest early. Xiao Wang will write to his father and report the matter truthfully."
"That's good, that's good. I'll leave it to you, Your Highness. I'd like to thank you, Your Highness." The old man's face was full of excitement, with tears and runny nose running all over his face. Under the comfort of the officials of Qizhou, he finally made it.
He let Li Zhen go and turned back to the crowd tremblingly.
"Eighth brother, you see, I have just arrived at my brother's place and I have already made things difficult for you. Alas, my brother is really feeling sorry for you. Why don't you go into the city first and then go back to Beijing after today?" It was so easy to wait for those old men.
The old man retreated, and the sixth child came on stage and said with an embarrassed look on his face.
Damn it, you are so cruel! Li Zhen acted out an "emotional" scene for no reason, and she felt extremely bored. However, she couldn't say anything at that moment. She could only smile bitterly and said: "In that case,
Then let’s go into the city together.”
Li Min, who was showing off to Li Zhen, was so proud that he did not sit in the sedan chair. He laughed, waved his hand to his guards to lead the horse, got on the horse, looked at Li Zhen with a smile and said: "Eighth brother, please! You and my brother
How about a horse race today to see who gets to the city first?"
Horse racing? Damn it, what kind of trick does this kid want to play? Li Zhen was so troubled by the people of Qizhou, and she couldn't help but feel like she was being led by Li Min. When she saw Li Min proposing horse racing, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.
, but it was difficult to refuse in front of everyone, so he simply put aside the doubts in his heart, laughed and said: "Okay, then whoever comes first will be the winner, and the loser will be the winner."
"Okay, it's a deal!" Li Min laughed loudly, raised the whip in his hand, and said loudly: "Drive!" The horse galloped towards Qizhou City in the distance, and Li Zhen was busy when he saw this.
He kicked the snow dragon colt in the belly and chased after him. The two brothers, one behind the other, immediately chased each other tail to tail. They each used their equestrian skills to hold everyone in Wuliting behind... dd