It was not just Li Yi and Li Duan who came to Cangzhou. In order to enhance the cohesion of the holy religion, Ruoqing, as the incarnation of the Queen of Heaven, could not always exist in the portrait, but also had to appear in front of the believers.
Ruyi and Zuimo did not come with them this time. Ruyi wanted to stay in Ruyi City to take charge of the overall situation. Li Mu was still young and had not yet been weaned, so Zuimo could not leave.
Without a Grandmaster to follow, safety in extreme situations cannot be guaranteed. Even if Mr. Xu was no longer willing to come to Wu Kingdom, he went to Cangzhou with them this time.
"What are you doing here?" Miss Liu Er looked at him and asked. Based on her understanding of Duan'er, it was impossible for him to think about herself.
"Duan'er said he misses you. Of course, this is just one of the reasons..." Li Yi looked at Li Duan who called "Auntie" and hid away, and said: "There is nothing wrong in the mountains, I just
Bring him out to see the world and check on your progress. Has Cangzhou not been captured yet?"
Miss Liu Er said: "We will seize the city in three days."
"There are still three days, don't worry..." Li Yi nodded, thought for a while, and said: "Duan'er just said that he was hungry, why don't you cook a bowl of noodles for him first... If it's convenient, give it to me.
Also cook a bowl, add more vegetables and more noodles..."
Regardless of whether Li Duan wanted to see Ruyi or not to eat the food she cooked, as a father, Li Yi could not refuse a child's reasonable request.
By the way, he also wanted to see with his own eyes what the situation in Cangzhou was like now.
After dinner, while walking with them in the village, Yang Liuqing introduced him: "We have taken over the seven county government offices one after another these days. The officials in the county government offices also used some means to control them, and some of the people were strong.
The common people can be used by us in a short period of time, but now only the state and city are left..."
It has been several months since they broke into pieces and came to Cangzhou quietly.
In addition, Xu Zheng had already brought people here to develop believers before this, so their progress was not very fast.
However, this was Li Yi's deliberate decision. Cangzhou was a remote and remote place for Wu State, but Cangzhou and the land of chaos were closely adjacent. As long as Cangzhou was defended, no matter how powerful the foreign enemy was, it would be able to escape from the chaos.
The land receives a steady stream of support.
This battleground must be firmly and thoroughly controlled, rather than simply occupying the government offices, which could easily lead to the same fate as they did two years ago.
The remaining snow has not subsided. Walking on the road, you can see many villagers in the village busy building some strange-looking buildings.
This is a hook fence that is about to be built. As long as the people nearby are struggling to make ends meet, if they come here to do a job, even if it is just sweeping the floor and moving wood, they can still get two meals a day to satisfy their hunger.
The one-eyed General Fan followed a few people, looked at the busy people in the distance, and asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, we give porridge to the people, why do we let them do all this work, and what is the use of building these extra houses? Just give them to
Can’t they just use food?”
Prime Minister Wang shook his head and explained: "Because we want the people to know that their porridge and rice are all obtained through their labor, rather than relying on our charity, rising rice favors, fighting rice enemies, people's hearts are unpredictable,
The more you give, the more counterproductive it will be in the end..."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the one-eyed general and said: "Even though you are a military general, you can't stop studying. General Fan should read more books after he goes back. What I just said is all written in the books..."
General Fan secretly thought that he really shouldn't have said anything just now, so he could only nod his head in agreement. Even if he still had doubts in his heart, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
At this time, two men carrying wood walked past several people.
One of them sighed and said: "Tell me, when will the man whom the Queen of Heaven said was destined to come, and when will these miserable days end?"
The other person curled his lips and said, "Just be content with what you're doing. It takes a day to move wood and the family has enough food for several days. What kind of hard life is that?"
"Who doesn't look forward to a better life?" The man paused and suddenly said: "Have you heard that the person who was destined to save the people as mentioned by the Queen of Heaven is actually Princess Duanrong...
"
The man was stunned and asked, "Where did you hear about it?"
"Everyone is talking about it. They say that when the Queen Mother gave birth to Princess Duanrong, a phoenix landed on the palace and hovered for three days before flying away. Some people also said that Princess Duanrong could speak when she was born.
, there is a strange fragrance floating ten miles away, and most of the imperial capital can smell it. When ordinary people smell it, they will feel relaxed and happy, and all diseases will disappear..."
Someone walked towards them, heard their conversation, and said in surprise: "It's true or false, he was born speaking human words, accompanied by a strange fragrance, that is the appearance of a saint..."
The man carrying the wood shook his head and said: "I don't know if it's true or false, but I also heard that this is the symbol of the emperor. In ancient times, people who had these signs eventually became emperors!"
The passerby said disdainfully: "You can pull her down. Princess Duanrong is a woman. Can a woman be the emperor?"
The man carrying the wood looked even more disdainful and said: "You still don't believe me when I say you are ignorant. Don't talk about far away, just talk about nearby. Then Emperor Jingguo is a woman, and she can govern the country better than men. I, Emperor Wu,
Why can’t it be a woman?”
The passerby was startled and asked in surprise: "Is this really true?"
"How else can I lie to you?" The man looking at the wood pretended to be profound and said: "If one person says it's fake, and a hundred people and a thousand people say it, how can it still be fake? I have to give it to you.
You said it nicely..."
Not far away, a steward looked here and shouted: "You two, what are you doing? Have you finished moving the wood? Do you want to eat? If you don't want to move, there are others!"
The man trembled and immediately said: "Come on, come on, don't move, no one touches my wood, I will worry about anyone who touches my wood..."
The passerby stood there for a long time, looked at a young man passing by, and asked: "Is what he just said true?"
Li Yi nodded and said: "More than that, when Princess Duanrong was born, the stars appeared, the clouds appeared, the emperor's capital was full of phoenixes, and the emperor's energy surged into the sky. A wandering Taoist priest who passed by the palace at that time said, this
It is the destiny of the emperor. People with this destiny will definitely become emperors in the future..."
It wasn't until the passerby left in confusion that General Fan touched his head and said with some surprise: "When His Highness was born, I was on duty at the city gate. There was no phoenix at that time, and there was no fragrance. As for those scenery stars
Qingyun’s is even more nonsense. Who spread this rumor? He actually dares to spread rumors about the princess. See if I don’t peel off his skin!”
Wei Liang, who had just returned recently, looked at him and finally couldn't help but say, "Old Fan, why don't you stop leading the troops and supervise those people to move wood? It's a leisurely life and you don't have to use your brain. It's very easy."
suits you……"
The one-eyed general was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Yang Liuqing blushed a little. Although she knew the purpose of Goulan's words, she was still a little embarrassed in front of so many people...
Li Yi looked at her and comforted: "These are nothing. There used to be a shameless guy who said that he was not a human being and would turn into a dragon when the storm happened..."
For those who have achieved great things, they don't stick to trivial details. They didn't say that when she was born, the word "Queen" was written on her palm. She was already very restrained.
To be an emperor, you must first learn to be shameless.
She didn't know how shameless Li Xuan was as an emperor, even asking people to help manage the country...
"Don't think about this now." He looked at Yang Liuqing and said, "When we capture Cangzhou, we will be busy for a while..."
Cangzhou City.
The governor of Cangzhou sneezed, rubbed his nose, and asked, "Have you found out all the things you were asked to investigate?"
Below, a petty official nodded and said: "My lord, I have found out that the holy sect is nothing more than a group of self-proclaimed chivalrous people who help the people to suppress bandits and provide food, saying that they want to punish the strong and eliminate them.
Evil, help the world and save the people..."
In troubled times, there are many chivalrous people with little brains. As long as they are not rebelling, the Cangzhou governor felt relieved and said: "I know, you can go down."
"I am resigning."
The clerk bowed and left. The Cangzhou governor couldn't help but sneeze again. He touched his nose and murmured: "I didn't catch a cold last night..."
He stood up, and for some reason, he always had an ominous premonition in his heart...
The clerk walked out of the room and walked to the yard. When he passed by the two government officials, he raised his hand slightly and stretched out three fingers...
