"The Governor? Is the Governor back?" Wu Zisheng, who was standing on one side of the door, listened for a moment, then turned to the people in the lobby and guessed in a very surprised tone.
"What?"
"What?"
"really?"
"..."
Upon hearing his words, everyone in the lobby suddenly confirmed in surprise.
Zhang Xianzhong established the Daxi Kingdom in Wuchang and established the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. Li Dingguo was one of the governors.
Wang Zhibang couldn't even wait and strode outside regardless of the military discussion currently taking place.
When the others saw him, they all rushed out.
Wu Sansheng, who was sitting at the head of the table, saw him and did not delay. He immediately walked around the table, took three steps at a time and then hurried out.
As soon as those people in the lobby walked out of the lobby, they saw a group of people surrounding a tall man in casual clothes walking into the courtyard in front of the lobby.
Even if they haven't seen the face clearly, everyone confirms who this person is!
Needless to say, this person is naturally Li Dingguo.
So, they immediately became excited and rushed forward one after another. At the same time, they shouted excitedly: "Captain, Governor, Governor..."
Obviously, they were all very impressed by Li Dingguo.
Because Li Dingguo was measured in his work, he was famous for his tolerance and kindness in the army, but he took the lead in battle and was extremely brave. He was called "Little Yuchi" or "the enemy of ten thousand people". He was the wisest and bravest general in Zhang Xianzhong's army.
When Li Dingguo saw that all his main brothers were there, he smiled and said, "Let's talk inside!"
The crowd who came out immediately made a way to let Li Dingguo in. They all had excited expressions and seemed to have thousands of things they wanted to say, but they held back because Li Dingguo had already spoken and went inside to speak.
Li Dingguo did his duty, and after walking into the lobby, he went to sit at the main seat.
Wu Sansheng and Wang Zhibang took the lead and immediately came forward with the others, cupping their fists to salute Li Dingguo. At the same time, they also started asking questions.
"Captain, where have you been?"
"Yes, Governor, where have you been?"
"It will be great if the governor comes back, we will be confident!"
"Captain, we are all worried. We are afraid that we will never see the Commander again!"
"..."
Zhang Xianzhong naturally explained to them that he had sent Li Dingguo to perform a secret mission.
The specific mission was not mentioned. If it was mentioned, the news would leak out, and the court would arrest Li Dingguo on a large scale, which would be dangerous!
As for when he would come back, Zhang Xianzhong himself wanted to know how he could answer this question. At most, he could only reply to these generals under Li Dingguo by saying "Soon, soon" or something like that.
Half a year has passed and he still hasn't come back. In this era of war and chaos, most people think that Li Dingguo is probably dead!
Therefore, when they suddenly saw Li Dingguo appear in front of them, they were all very surprised!
Facing the greetings from these brothers, Li Dingguo was actually very emotional.
I didn't arrive first and was ordered to inquire about the news, but so many things happened. I originally thought that I would never see these brothers again.
Looking at the familiar and friendly faces in front of him, Li Dingguo made up his mind to give them a good future!
Because these are his brothers who share life and death!
With this in mind, he stretched out his hand to signal his brothers to quiet down.
Needless to say, when he extended his hand to signal, the hall immediately fell silent.
Everyone looked at Li Dingguo happily, waiting for him to speak.
Li Dingguo glanced at the faces below, and then glanced at the door. Everyone recognized them, and they were all his good brothers.
So, he opened his mouth and said: "I was ordered to go to the north to inquire about news from the imperial court, and finally went to the capital."
Upon hearing this, the people in the hall suddenly looked enlightened.
It turns out that the governor went to a place as far away as the capital, no wonder there has been no news!
But when they came back to their senses, they were still a little puzzled. Logically speaking, no matter how far away they were, there wouldn't be no news for so long, right?
"There, I saw a steam train that was as powerful as an ox, no, more powerful than dozens of oxen, and..."
Before Li Dingguo finished speaking, Wu Sansheng couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Captain, what is this steam train? Is it stronger than dozens of cows?"
As soon as he asked, others immediately followed suit.
They knew that the governor never lied, but they couldn't figure out what the governor described. What kind of thing was it? It was stronger than dozens of cows! What kind of monster was this?
Li Dingguo knew that they would be very surprised, so he explained with a smile: "It's a bit like a carriage, but there are many carriages, and it is also a large carriage, one long one. But it is not pulled by horses, but by steam engines, from Tongzhou to the capital
, it doesn’t take an hour to go from Tianjin to the capital, just sleep in the car for one night..."
It was okay if he didn't explain, but once he explained, his brothers had more questions.
"Captain, where is this chicken? Why have I never heard of such a powerful chicken?"
"Captain, where is Tianjin? Is it far from the capital?"
"..."
His words were interrupted, and Li Dingguo didn't look angry at all, but still smiled. He knew that his brothers must have doubts of this kind. Just like when he saw the steam engine with his own eyes, they were all unbelievable!
So, after they had finished speaking, Li Dingguo explained: "This is not a rooster or a hen, but a machine. It is a machine invented by your Majesty! It can pull a lot of goods at a time, and it is very fast.
The same is true if we pull people. If the road can be built to reach the Central Plains, such as Kaifeng, it will probably take two days."
The detail of his explanation only aroused more doubts.
In short, it goes without saying that when Li Dingguo's subordinates heard these words, they were shocked and shocked.
Wu Sansheng, on the other hand, keenly discovered an anomaly in these words: The governor just said your majesty? Does this refer to the current emperor?
Therefore, after the other people's doubtful voices became a little lower, he immediately asked: "Captain, is this invented by the current emperor?"
There is one sentence that has not been asked, which is: Is the current emperor so powerful?
Upon hearing this, other people reacted, yes, the governor just said that this was something invented by the emperor, how could it be possible?
Li Dingguo listened, nodded and said: "Yes, it was invented by your Majesty. And it's not just this, there are many more invented by your Majesty. And the reason why your Majesty became so powerful is because Emperor Taizu appeared.
How can it not be great if Emperor Taizu guides the current emperor?"
"..." Wu Sansheng and others were dumbfounded or speechless upon hearing this.
Naturally, they had heard some rumors about the capital. However, it was impossible for them to believe these words. Unexpectedly, the governor they trusted the most actually told them personally that this was all true!
You know, in their eyes, none of this can be true!
As a result, it is normal for them to be a little unable to accept it and be stunned!
After a while, Wang Zhibang came back to his senses and said, "Captain, this is impossible. Where did you hear this?"
Upon hearing this, the others came to their senses and started to agree.
"Yes, Governor, have you been deceived?"
"The imperial court is the best at deceiving people. How is this possible?"
"Captain, today's emperors are all tricked by traitorous ministers. It's impossible to think that they can be so powerful!"
"..."
Hearing their doubts, Li Dingguo suddenly said: "These are the treasures I have seen with my own eyes. The treasures given by Emperor Taizu are hanging on His Majesty's chest!"
"..." As soon as he finished speaking, the lobby suddenly became quiet again.
Everyone looked at Li Dingguo with disbelief in their eyes!
When did the governor learn to joke?
He wouldn't be like this before!
After Wu Sansheng came back to his senses, he immediately explained to Li Dingguo: "The governor is standing too far away, can't he see clearly?"
When they thought about it, there was only one situation where Li Dingguo could see the emperor, and that was when the emperor left the palace, and Li Dingguo looked far away outside the cordon, and probably could only see a vague shadow.
By the way, maybe when the emperor comes out of the palace, everyone has to kneel down to greet him, and then the governor will see it even more unrealistically!
Upon hearing what he said, everyone else suddenly realized that this must be the case, so they all breathed a sigh of relief and started chattering again.
"Let me tell you, how could it be possible that Emperor Taizu really showed up? Then we are going to rebel!"
"No, if Emperor Taizu appears, there will only be one result!"
"This must be a lie by the old emperor. Who knows if you just hang that thing around your neck!"
"No, court officials like to lie to people the most. It's not surprising that the emperor is lying to people!"
"If you ask me, this is the emperor jumping over the wall and bringing Emperor Taizu out to fool people!"
"..."
Listening to their discussion, Li Dingguo also knew that this kind of thing would be unbelievable if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes!
If Emperor Taizu was really watching from the sky, would the Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum have been burned in the first place?
Yes, it’s strange to say, why didn’t Emperor Taizu reveal his spirit earlier?
Li Dingguo thought so in his heart, but he just couldn't figure it out, but he didn't question it because he had seen the emperor's treasure and heard human voices coming from inside.
At this time, when he heard his brothers talking there, he stretched out his hand to signal them to be quiet, and then said seriously every word: "I am less than ten feet away from your majesty. What I see in front of me can't be false?"