Early in the morning, in the city of Luoyang, Li Xiang, dressed as a noble prince, rode on a horse, leading Xing Tian, Dian Wei, Liu Bowen, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Yang Lian. He was escorted by more than a dozen tigers dressed as ordinary children of aristocratic families.
Under the protection of Wei, he swaggered out of the city and was about to start his first private visit incognito.
Of course, those dozen Tiger Guards are only superficial guards, and there is no telling how many there are secretly. Li Xiang has always been a person who is afraid of death. Unless necessary, unless there is enough profit, otherwise, he will definitely
You will not expose yourself to danger. Naturally, you must be prepared for your own safety during this private visit.
Luoyang City, which has been the imperial capital of the Han Dynasty for more than two hundred years, has experienced the devastation of Dong Zhuo. However, in the past few years, under the governance of Li Xiang and his subordinates, it has gradually returned to its former prosperity. On the lively streets,
People are coming and going, there are constant shouts, various stalls are lined up, and shops are in groups.
"My lord, how can you eat food from a place like this?" Dian Wei glanced at the rough food on the table and immediately whispered worriedly.
Li Xiang immediately rolled his eyes and said, "How many times have I told you, what should you call me when you come out?"
Dian Wei reacted immediately and said quickly: "Young Master, Young Master."
As for the content of what Dian Wei said, Li Xiang didn't take it seriously. Although he was used to delicacies from the mountains and seas over the years, before he traveled through time, he only came from an ordinary family. What ordinary people eat, he also
Why can't I eat it?
What's more, even after time travel, he often went in and out of military camps, went out to fight, and suffered as much as he should. How could he be so squeamish?
Besides, since he came to Luoyang, he has not really visited the local people. He just took advantage of this opportunity to visit privately incognito and walk around the city before leaving Luoyang City.
"That's right!" After Li Xiang nodded with satisfaction, he smiled at Xun Yu beside him and said, "Brother Wen Ruo, how do you feel about Chengde Street, which has just been expanded for a month?
This time, among the people following Li Xiang, Xing Tian and Dian Wei were bodyguards, mainly because their looks could not pretend to be anything else. And Liu Bowen, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu were with him
Children of aristocratic families traveling together.
Xun Yu was stunned for a moment. He was still a little uncomfortable with this title. He smiled and said, "Brother Zifeng, it's very good. In just one month, we planned and built such a prosperous street. It's really extraordinary.
It’s enough to show that the people in the court are attentive!”
Although he was a little uncomfortable with this kind of title, Xun Yu got into the mood immediately.
"Yeah! It's true, but Luoyang is the economic, political, and cultural center of the entire Han Dynasty. It embodies the national prestige of the Han Dynasty and is also the most prosperous place in the entire Han Dynasty. Such a scene is not surprising!" Li Xiang smiled and opened his mouth.
He said, "If one day, everywhere in the world is as prosperous as Luoyang, that is what our generation should pursue!"
"It seems that these gentlemen are from big families?" At this moment, the old shopkeeper of the tea shop suddenly came over with several bowls of hot food on a tray. He was about fifty years old, and his hair was already half white.
There are obvious wrinkles on his face, but he is in good spirits.
"Haha, why do you say that?" Li Xiang asked everyone to sit down and smiled at the old shopkeeper.
"These young masters have good temperament, and they are accompanied by such majestic guards. This is not something ordinary people can have. Moreover, only young masters who belong to a big family can have such a tone as you, young master." The old shopkeeper explained.
"That's it!" Li Xiang said again, "I wonder how the old shopkeeper's life is lately? How much profit does this shop make every day?"
"My life lately is good! It's great. In the past, it was either war or military chaos. There were countless corrupt officials. I was busy all year round and could not get much income. It has been a long time since I had such a comfortable life. Now, I am so busy.
Last year, even though I was not very rich, I still had enough money to buy some things for the holidays. All of this was the kindness of King Jin!" The old shopkeeper immediately said loudly with excitement and reverence.
Back then, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion and other periods caused considerable damage to Luoyang. Even before Dong Zhuo's Rebellion happened, the court was incompetent and there were countless exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes, and the lives of these people were not much better.
Common people like the old shopkeeper have lived a really hard life, so they cherish their current stable and peaceful life very much. Although wars continue in the world, at least the military disaster has not spread to Luoyang.
"Haha, no one is perfect. Although King Jin is benevolent, he also has shortcomings." Li Xiang smiled. It was not only subconsciously self-effacing, but also to get more praise from the old shopkeeper.
As he said himself, no one is perfect. Only the evaluations he gets from the people are real. Only then can he know what he should do in the future to do better.
However, even Li Xiang did not expect that in his eyes, these ordinary words would make the old shopkeeper instantly full of hostility and loudly said: "Young Master, how can you insult the King of Jin!"
"This young master, no matter what your status is, you dare to insult King Jin. Do you not want to leave Luoyang?"
"Apologise immediately!"
"Otherwise, we will take you to see the officials immediately!" the diners around shouted in the same voice.
"Bastard" Dian Wei suddenly stood up, with a hint of evil in his eyes. He was so impatient that these ordinary people dared to question his lord!
"Hey, you dare to show your teeth. Do you know where this is? This is Luoyang. Even if you are a tiger, you have to lie down here peacefully!" A diner said with a proud look in his tone.
With deep disdain.
"Everyone, please calm down, everyone, please calm down, I just said what I said..." After stopping Dian Wei who wanted to take action, Li Xiang could only explain helplessly with a wry smile.
These common people are obviously on his side. Besides, even if this were not the case, it is impossible for him to get angry because of such a trivial matter. It is said that the general's forehead can run a horse, and the prime minister's belly can punt a boat. His belly is huge.
It can’t be smaller than a prime minister or general’s belly!
"Congratulations to my lord, the people's support can be used. All the little shopkeepers are so loyal to the king, which shows that my lord is truly destined!" He finally got rid of the entanglement. When Xun Yu was not paying attention, Guo Jia touched him quietly.
