The Li Mansion is a large family in Lueyang. The house is very large and looks impressive.
Now the Li Mansion is in chaos, especially at the gate. A large group of servants are inside, and a group of people dressed in different clothes are outside. The people are trying their best to squeeze in, and the servants are trying their best to push people out.
Push, the scene is chaotic.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu frowned and turned to look at Long Yuan. The latter understood, waved his hand forward and shouted: "Surround them all!"
The soldiers brought by Long Yuan swarmed up and surrounded the common people in front of the gate of Li Mansion.
Seeing so many soldiers suddenly appearing around them, the chaotic scene suddenly became quiet. The people looked fearful, lowered their heads, and backed away shivering.
Long Yuan took two steps forward and shouted loudly: "What's going on here?"
None of the people said anything, and the crowd of servants separated, and a man and a woman walked out. The man was in his early twenties, and the woman was sixteen or seventeen years old. They were both well-dressed and handsome.
The two came to Long Yuan and saluted together. The man said: "General, these thieves have no law and want to break into the house and rob. Please make the decision for us, general!"
Hearing this, the faces of the people present changed. Some of them shouted loudly: "We have no food to eat. The Li family is a big family in the city, so they should give us food!"
"That's right! You, the Li family, can't just watch us all starve to death!" "The Li family is so rich, why do you have so much to eat and drink while we have to freeze and starve in the city!"
The people were shouting one after another. Anyway, it can be summed up with the same meaning: I am poor, so I am justified. Even if I rob you, I should do it.
The young man and woman turned pale with anger, clenched their fists tightly, and looked around coldly at the people around them.
"Shut up!" Long Yuan shouted, causing the noisy scene to become quiet again. He looked at the young man and woman in front of him and asked: "Who are you two?"
The young man raised his hands respectfully and said: "Reporting to the general, this villain Li Chi, this sister-in-law Li Chunyue, my brother and sister are both from the fourth room of the Li Mansion."
Long Yuan nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Where are the other people in the Li family? They are all gone?"
"Yes, General!"
"Why don't your brother and sister leave?" Long Yuan asked in confusion.
"The Li family has a great cause and needs someone to guard it." Li Chi lowered his head and said in a low voice with a gloomy face.
Long Yuan understood as soon as he heard that, for a family as big as Li's Mansion, there must be a lot of money and food accumulated in the mansion. When he fled out of the city, he might not be able to take it all with him. Therefore, it was necessary for the Li family to stay in Li's Mansion to look after the house.
In the courtyard, the unlucky ones who stayed behind were brother and sister Li Chi and Li Chunyue. It seemed that the fourth bedroom was the least favored one in the Li Mansion.
Before Long Yuan could speak, a commoner in his thirties, wearing short brown shorts, long trousers, and straw sandals, bowed his hand to him and said: "Master, the food in this little man's house was all eaten two days ago.
The villain has been hungry for two days. If there is no food to eat, the villain will starve to death! There is a granary in the Li Mansion, and there must be a lot of food stored. As long as you give the villain a little, he will be satisfied!
"As he spoke, he looked at Long Yuan expectantly.
Other people also came forward, knelt down, kowtowed to Long Yuan, and said with tears in their eyes: "Master, General, have mercy on this little man. There is really no food in this little man's house."
, if we can no longer find food to go home, the villain will starve to death, and the parents, wives and children at home will starve to death!"
There was no point in letting Long Yuan go fight. He had no choice but to let Long Yuan deal with the situation at hand. He didn't know how to deal with it. He subconsciously stepped back and turned to look at Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu sneered and asked loudly: "You want to have a full stomach, right?"
People subconsciously looked at Liu Xiu. He was wearing very ordinary casual clothes, short clothes, trousers, and thin-soled fast boots. The material of the clothes was not that good, just ordinary linen. Dressed like this, it was very difficult to see him on the street.
Grab a handful.
However, Liu Xiu's temperament is different from ordinary people. Even if she wears the most ordinary clothes, she still makes people feel noble.
People couldn't tell who Liu Xiu was, and they didn't know how to answer his questions.
Liu Xiu didn't need their answer. He raised his voice and said: "It's easy to fill your stomach. Xicheng, Nancheng, and Beicheng are all recruiting young men. As long as you are willing to work hard and have two meals a day, you will definitely not starve to death."
wait!"
The people looked at each other, and many of them looked happy. But some people shook their heads and shouted: "We still have families, and our families also need to eat!"
"That's right, we don't have enough food for just one person, and the whole family is not hungry!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "As long as you work hard and work hard, you can still receive thirty money a day. You can use this money in exchange for food, which is enough to support your family!"
After hearing his words, everyone started to discuss among themselves. A middle-aged man in his forties asked: "My lord, is everything you said true?"
Liu Xiu said seriously: "I always stick to my word and will never go back on my word!"
The people all looked happy. The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "Let's go to Xicheng!"
The middle-aged man took the lead and led nearly a hundred people outside the Li Mansion to the west side of the city.
Seeing that all the hungry and red-eyed people had left, Li Chi quickly saluted Liu Xiu and said, "Thank you for your help, otherwise, the Li Mansion will definitely be in trouble this time!"
If these people were really allowed to break into Li's Mansion, they would probably be robbed of not only the food, but also all the valuable items in Li's Mansion.
Liu Xiu waved his hand and asked, "What is the name of the head of your Li family?"
"Father Li Zhong!"
Li Zhong! Liu Xiu thought about it and found that he had never heard of this person.
He raised his eyes and looked at Li's house. This large house, even in the entire Lueyang City, was second to none. When Li Chi saw Liu Xiu looking at his house, he quickly turned aside and said, "Sir, please come inside!"
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After all, Li Chi came from a wealthy family and was very clever. He didn't know Liu Xiu's specific identity, but seeing that Long Yuan and others who could mobilize troops respected him, he must have had a high status in the Han army.
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Liu Xiu walked into the gate of Li's Mansion with his hands behind his back, turned around the screen wall, and walked through the door of the inner house. What greeted him was a large courtyard with wide open space and neatly tidied up. He walked through the courtyard and came to the main house.
Looking around, the main room is beautifully decorated, and the mats on the floor are soft and thick, making it very comfortable to walk on.
Looking at the walls, there were many famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on them. Liu Xiu looked around and secretly marveled, this Li family is really powerful.
He said: "Someone wants to break into Li's house. Why don't you report it to the official?"
Li Chi smiled bitterly, bowed and said, "My lord, I don't know. All the officials in the county government have fled. The current county government is no longer in existence."
Liu Xiu said: "Even if the county government is not there, there must be no order in the city. If what happened today happens again, you can go to the military camp and ask the officers and soldiers for help!"
Li Chi responded quickly: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
Liu Xiu said: "The relationship between your Li family and Wei Xiao should be very good, right?"
In Hanyang, Lueyang is also a big city. A large family like the Li family should be ranked high in the whole of Hanyang. The relationship with Weixiao cannot be bad.
When Li Chi heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he was speechless. Li Chunyue glanced at his brother and said to Liu Xiufu: "My father and King Shuoning do have some friendship, but Ninth Brother and the common daughter are both
He is a child who is not favored in the family, otherwise, my father would not have left Ninth Brother and Min daughter behind to wait for death in the old house."
I don’t know how long the battle of Lueyang will last. Being left in the old house is almost like waiting to die!
Liu Xiu glanced at Li Chunyue and secretly thought that this little girl was smart. She knew that she had no relationship with the Li family, so she showed weakness and gained sympathy by not being favored.
He glanced at Li Chi and Li Chunyue, and asked with a smile: "You brothers and sisters have a very deep relationship."
Li Chunyue said: "Originally, my father only wanted to keep the daughter alone to guard the old house. Brother Ninth disobeyed his father's orders and stayed here secretly."
This surprised Liu Xiu. He turned to look at Li Chi, who bowed and said: "Fourth aunt only has two children, the villain and the roommate. Since childhood, the villain and the roommate have been dependent on each other. The villain is really
Don't worry, let a little girl like my sister-in-law guard such a big old house alone."
Liu Xiu nodded. He quite admired Li Chi's character. He pondered for a moment and said, "I can ensure that your brother and sister are safe and sound in the Li Mansion."
Li Chi and Li Chunyue were overjoyed. They were not too worried about the hungry people in the city. After all, there were many servants and guards in the Li Mansion. What they were really worried about was the Han army.
If the Han army wants to raid Li Mansion, no one can stop them.
The two brothers and sister were about to salute Liu Xiu to express their gratitude, and the latter waved to them again and said with a smile: "I can keep you two brothers and sisters safe, but Li Chi, you also have to do me a favor."
Li Chi looked at Liu Xiu in confusion and asked cautiously: "I don't know, what kind of help does the master ask the villain to do?"
Liu Xiu asked: "Do you have pen, ink, and silk?"
Li Chunyue said, "Father, go get it now." As she spoke, she walked out quickly. After a while, she took out a piece of silk and some pen and ink. Liu Xiu first picked up the silk and looked at it.
Look, and then tear off a strip.
Then, he picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote six words on the silk: follow the way of heaven and return to the right path. Then, he wrote the word "show" below these six words.
After writing, he picked up the silk and shook it. When the ink was dry, he rolled it up, handed it to Li Chi, and said: "Tomorrow, you go out of the city and visit the Long Army camp to find an opportunity to transfer this piece of silk."
The silk was secretly given to Wang Zun."
Li Chi's expression suddenly changed and he stammered: "Sir... sir, this... this..."
Liu Xiu said slowly: "You have done well and have made great contributions. I can help your brother and sister separate from the Li family and establish their own business. If you have not done well, you dare to tip off Wei Xiao, then the first one will be unlucky."
It’s your sister.”
As he spoke, he glanced lightly at Li Chunyue.
Li Chi trembled, knelt down with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "Sir..."
"Your Majesty has a friendship with Wei Xiao. It will not be difficult for you to enter the Long Army camp. As for how to find an opportunity to meet Wang Zun and secretly hand this silk to him, it depends on your ability."
Liu Xiu said: "I always keep my word and do what I say. Whether you can seize this opportunity, Li Chi, depends on you."
Li Chi's expression changed uncertainly, and after thinking for a long time, he raised his head and asked, "I wonder what your surname is?"
Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Liu Xiu."
The expressions of Li Chi and Li Chunyue both changed drastically. Liu Xiu? Then... isn't that the emperor? Li Chi reacted very quickly, and immediately kowtowed forward, saying in a trembling voice: "Li Chi, a common man, kowtow to your majesty!"
Li Chunyue also knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "The daughter of the people kowtows to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Both of you, please get up!" After a moment, he said sternly: "I am as good as my word! Li Chi, are you willing to help me?"
Li Chi no longer hesitated this time and said loudly: "The common people are willing to do your best for Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Very good! You can leave the city early tomorrow morning!" As he spoke, he turned to look at Luo You beside him and said: "Luo You, you have been keeping an eye on Li Li in the past few days.
Miss."
Of course Luo You understood what Liu Xiu meant. He said he was taking care of her, but in reality he was keeping her under house arrest and preventing Li Chunyue from leaving the Li Mansion.
Brother and sister Li Chi and Li Chunyue also knew it very well, but they didn't say much.
The next day, according to Liu Xiu's arrangement, Li Chi walked out of the city along the east city gate of Lueyang and went straight to the camp of the Long Army and the Shu Army. Without talking all the way, Li Chi arrived at the gate of the camp smoothly.
, revealed his identity to the guard and asked to see Wei Xiao.
