Chapter 866 Guanyi
"Crash!" Strong wind blew, and a long-abandoned house collapsed.
Situ Liu Tun was stunned, then shook his head and sighed.
If no one lives in it for a long time, no matter how good the house is, it will be damaged. 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.
It is not that no one lives in the abandoned houses. Many of them are occupied privately by soldiers, refugees and the like. Because they live temporarily, they don't take much care of the houses. Many windows and door panels have even been 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 allow people to occupy land in Luoyang. Many acres are deserted 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. He is now 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, his uncles and nephews Liu Ba and Liu Qun got close to him, and their relationship was much closer than before.
This time when he 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 farm, 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's face showed endless envy, and in the end he just said bitterly: "Yi Fu has a good daughter."
"Uncle, my family of Liu family in Donglai also has beauties." 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! King Liang is not a man."
"Maybe." Liu Qun flattered and said with a smile: "I used to feel that I was not good at masculinity. In fact, 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?"
"Use." 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 congratulatory person." Liu Tun said: "They are probably from some county in Liang State, heading to Pingyang together. The scene this year is really not small."
Liu Tun and his party hurriedly and slowly arrived in Pingyang in the middle of the twelfth lunar month.
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"Huu——" 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 inn 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.
"Have you had a smooth journey?" 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 to the ground and said: "It was a calculated calculation without any intention, so it went smoothly."
"General, please get up." Yu Mi helped him up, then looked 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, called his nephew to come over, and warned: "This is a true nobleman of China and North Korea, come and salute."
"Puzhen has met the noble man." The boy bowed respectfully.
"No need to be polite." Yu Miao helped him up and asked, "I heard that he is the legitimate son of Su Yihou (Pu Hong)?"
"Yes." "This is not the place to talk." Yu Miao asked 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 you need anything, just ask Uncle Zeng."
After that, he called out.
Zeng Yi was on duty outside the courtyard. He immediately walked in after hearing the sound and saluted everyone.
His injury has healed.
In the Battle of Guangwu, their group suffered heavy losses. Zeng Yi was considered 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 other soldiers were far away, and he felt quite satisfied, so he said kindly: "The safety of the son of the Marquis of Yiyi is left to you, there can't be any mistakes. If there is a shortage of funds, send people to Honglu Temple to inform the people. If the people who protect the Yi Xiaowei Mansion and Longxiang General Mansion come without invitation, they will be expelled immediately. Anyone who refuses to listen will be punished immediately. "
"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.
Rate Yihou? He was so solemn 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.
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Outside the post house, Liu Tun saw Yu Miao, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, leading a group of people away quietly, and he already had a guess in his mind.
Considering that there was actually a child among the group, the truth seemed even clearer - it was Proton.
As for the proton at this age, as far as he knows, only Kansai is possible.
How courageous he is. He secretly sends a hostage to betray his sincerity, and he is not afraid of the whole family being in trouble if he is exposed.
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 nice. The only drawback is that someone moved in before them!
That’s it, that’s all! Liu Tun sighed helplessly. Anyway, he was only here for a few days.
"Who lives next door?" Liu Qun followed behind the guest house leader and asked quietly.
"Wang Chang, the governor of Yunzhong, came to congratulate you with gifts." The guest house order replied.
"That's it." Liu Qun whispered, and then asked: "Did Shengle send someone here?"
"No." The guest house leader 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 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, "Now 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 and how much grain and silk were distributed. In the end, the prestige of King Liang was further enhanced, and in turn promoted the issue 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, 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 there people from the twenty counties of Liang State, but also a lot of miscellaneous people from all over. King Liang is so impressive. What’s more, the surrender only lasts a moment.”
"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 general trend, people's minds may change, and it may not be as difficult as you think."
"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? Long Xiang Supervisor Yang Hui has just handed over the post of Yanmen Prefect. If you are willing, you can try it.”
"What is the most important thing for Yanmen Prefect?" Liu Qun asked with some excitement.
"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? Let them take the tribesmen to Yanmen, and they will still be 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 it. The way of this world is If nothing happens, everything is under the control of King Liang. If you really have an idea, it is better to keep an eye on the princes and build up your strength first."
"Okay." Liu Qun was a little discouraged when he thought of the scene outside the post house with people coming from all directions, and agreed.
(End of chapter)