The Bad Guys: Everyone, let’s revive the Tang Dynasty together!

Chapter 401 Your Highness
"King Song conquered Shu..."

Someone suddenly started shouting loudly on the street. Li Xingyun's ears twitched instantly and he turned around to look to the south.

As more and more people came shouting from the south, the pedestrians on the street were naturally alarmed. Some people rushed out of the alleys, pulling some familiar and excited people to ask questions; customers in the taverns and shops on both sides of the road, and even women from other streets and alleys came to inquire. For a while, many people were mixed together on the street, and the situation was crowded.

Even the waiter who was supposed to serve tea to Li Xingyun opened his eyes wide at this moment, holding a plate and leaning against the door to look outside, forgetting for a moment about the guests at Li Xingyun's table. Even the money-hungry innkeeper had already hurried out to discuss the truth of the matter with the owners of the neighboring shops.

This matter may not seem so important to ordinary people, but if it happens during this period of time, it is particularly important!

The country was divided into pieces. The various warlords had been fighting for more than 20 years, consuming the lives of millions of people, but the situation had hardly changed. The parties had been deadlocked for many years, and no one could do anything to the other. It was difficult for countries to have peace. And the war would bring countless burdens to the people, and the merchants would have a harder time. Whenever the war got intense, the first to lose their homes were the merchants under the rule.

Among them, Qi, Jin and Shu have always been the great enemies of the Central Plains. The heavy burden on everyone in the Liang Dynasty was almost closely related to the fortunes of these three countries.

The threat posed by Shu to the Central Plains was not that serious, and it should not be compared with Qi and Jin. However, we should avoid comparisons in everything. Think about the towns in the south of the Yangtze River. They were very respectful to our Central Plains Empire. Although Wu invaded from time to time, they were generally obedient and paid tribute to the court every year.

Among the southern princes, only Shu Kingdom has been jumping up and down, and from time to time it would collude with Qi Jin to invade the Central Plains, which was very disgusting. But even though this kind of people made the Central Plains feel like a thorn in the throat, the Emperor of the Zhu family has been unable to do anything about it for many years. Among the heroes in the world, only Shu Kingdom dared to claim to be the emperor, and it was determined to fight against the Liang Dynasty to the end. Therefore, in the subconscious, Shu Kingdom has always been the enemy of the Liang Dynasty.

From the attack on Hebei a few years ago to the Jin Kingdom's welcome of Prince Li Tang at the end of last year, there had always been an extremely tense situation between Jin and Liang. The people were already suffering terribly, and then it happened that Shu Kingdom threatened the border, so the court sent a large army to fight. The people of the Liang Dynasty were naturally terrified, fearing that the court would impose additional taxes, making their livelihood even more difficult.

But could such a serious threat to the Liang Dynasty, which controlled the natural barrier of the Qinling Mountains and had 100,000 soldiers, be destroyed by the King of Song in one battle?

Who would believe it?

"Brother, brother..."

Lu Linxuan glanced at the woman in green sitting opposite her, moved closer, and asked in a low voice: "Is it true?"

"No way." Li Xingyun tapped his forehead and thought carefully, then shook his head and said, "It's too exaggerated. I don't believe it anyway."

As he spoke, he slammed the table and urged the waiter to bring the tea quickly.

Outside the street, however, there was an even louder commotion. It turned out that several officials were crossing the street, surrounded by the shouts of petty clerks, beating gongs and drums in their hands. Everyone's face was filled with a morbid red caused by extreme excitement.

"The fake Shu Kingdom has established its own separatist regime and is disrespectful to the imperial court. Their rebelliousness is the wrath of the world! General Tiance has followed the two emperors to attack Shu. He has now conquered the entire territory of Shu and captured Wang Jian, the fake Shu leader, alive. He has returned victorious! All 100,000 Shu troops have taken off their armor and surrendered!"

"King Li Maozhen of Qi has great righteousness in his heart. He knows that the will of heaven cannot be violated. He has presented a letter to the country and surrendered the entire territory to the Central Plains to comply with the wishes of the Qinchuan army and people! The general has accepted the surrender of Qi in Fengxiang!"

Suddenly, the streets were in an uproar, as if a stone had caused a thousand ripples. Everyone seemed to be rushing towards the officials who were beating drums and gongs to seek confirmation.

Destroy the country!

Something that no one had thought of, actually happened!
What the founding emperor of the dynasty failed to do, the King of Song actually accomplished!
Or peace between the two countries!
In an instant, two of the three foreign enemies that were Liang Dynasty's biggest concerns were eliminated! Millions of people were captured and tens of millions were taken prisoner!

Not only that, when the State of Qi surrendered, the King of Qi wanted to offer his sister in marriage to the King of Song in order to establish an alliance between Qin and Jin. The King of Song gladly accepted and submitted a petition to the emperor, requesting a half reduction in taxes and a general amnesty, which the emperor approved.

When Li Xingyun stood up dumbfounded, the whole long street was suddenly filled with earth-shaking cheers. Countless citizens were overjoyed, and the bustling crowd surrounded the officials and spontaneously rushed to the imperial city. The whole street was filled with cheerful laughter, which was no different from the New Year's Day, or even crazier!

This is where it gets important!

When the Song Dynasty was destroyed, the finances of the Liang Dynasty were instantly enriched. Once the wealthy Sichuan and Shu were destroyed, millions of treasures all flowed into the national treasury. The people of the Liang Dynasty, who had seemed to have their fate strangled in the past two years, suddenly came to their senses and realized that happiness could come so easily.

It turns out that taxes can be halved.

It turns out that destroying a country can make the treasury well-stocked and the military and civilians live and work in peace and contentment.

What is a heroic ruler? King Song is a heroic ruler!
The noise soon alarmed most of the people in the capital. The whole city was in an uproar. Some people shouted in the crowd: "Long live the King of Song!" "Long live the King!" Countless people shouted excitedly: "Invincible, the God of War of Daliang!!"

This time, not to mention the tea, the waiter was so excited that he threw away all the plates and ran outside shouting and screaming like a madman. No one knew what he was so excited about.

"I rely on..."

Li Xingyun was stunned. He turned around to look at his junior sister, pinched his face, and stared in disbelief, "Is this guy so fierce?"

Lu Linxuan was almost infected by the crazy environment, but when he thought that King Song represented Xiao Yan, his face turned pale again.

"Ugh."

The woman in green sighed, stood up and said, "My lord, my lady, it seems that you can't drink this tea. You should follow me."

Li Xingyun did not respond to her, his eyes just followed the crowd. After being shocked, he frowned deeply.

Only after Lu Linxuan pulled the corner of his clothes did Li Xingyun slap his head in annoyance, looking very frustrated.

"If you trust me, I can help you find the person you want to see." Seeing that Li Xingyun ignored her, the green-clothed woman said again, "Ye Bushou is becoming increasingly powerful. As a minion of Tiance Mansion, he is all over Bianliang and even the Central Plains. If you search like a headless fly, you will be exposed sooner or later. You may have been targeted by Ye Bushou but you don't know it. Don't think I am deceiving you, sir."

Although Lu Linxuan was waiting for Li Xingyun to make a decision, he couldn't help but whispered: "Brother, what she said seems to make sense... The money we got from pawning will soon be spent..."

Li Xingyun noticed that the woman in green used her internal force when she spoke to prevent her voice from leaking out. He knew very well that she was a master, but his mind was obviously not on her.

Speaking of which, the appearance of this woman is really strange.

At that time, Li Xingyun and Lu Linxuan fled Taiyuan and headed south to the Central Plains. Because they had no money and no passport, they suffered a lot. Although they later tried to pawn some items they brought from the Jin Palace for money, they still couldn't solve the passport problem. They couldn't stay in a hotel or enter the city easily. Because they didn't want to bully the weak, they slept in the open air most of the way. The journey of hundreds of miles was really exhausting.

Later, the lady in green suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She easily solved the identity problem of the two and brought them to Bianliang safely. However, Li Xingyun never trusted her. Although he got along well with her on the surface and called her "sister" affectionately, he rarely listened to her advice and never told her the purpose of their search for Yang Shuzi.

"The current situation..."

Seeing that Li Xingyun did not answer for a long time, the woman in green asked again: "Sir, do you still think that you can fight against Xiao Yan by yourself?" "Who are you?"

Li Xingyun finally looked at the plain-looking woman in green, frowned and asked, "Is it Yuan Tiangang's people? Or Li Keyong's people? Or is it someone else's behind the scenes who wants to set a trap for me to fall into?"

Lu Linxuan was surprised because her senior brother had never told her this.

The woman in green sighed and said, "Sooner or later, you will know my identity. You just need to know that I have no ill will towards you. What I just said was just the facts. Do you really want to do anything in the hands of the powerful Xiao Yan? I only ask one question. After half a month of investigation, have you found any clues in Bianliang that can lead to the whereabouts of the person you want to find?"

She said, "The Xuanming Sect has been destroyed, and even the former Xuanming Sect headquarters has been cleared out. Although everyone knows that Ye Bushou is the heir to the Xuanming Sect, what is the current layout of Ye Bushou, and how many Ye Bushou are there in Bianliang City? You two can't even figure this out, so how can you find the people you want to save in Bianliang, where it is difficult to move?"

Lu Linxuan was bruised and clutched the corner of his clothes without saying a word.

Li Xingyun smiled, stared at her and said, "It's true that my junior sister and I owe you a favor, but I don't believe that you are sincere all the way. You know everything about us, but we know very little about you. Even if I really want to believe you, how can I believe it?"

"When the time is right, you two will know everything." The lady in green said, "However, I can tell you one thing, maybe you two can trust me a little."

"Go ahead." Li Xingyun raised his eyebrows.

"Should we move on first?" The woman in green looked at the empty inn where only the three of them were left.

Li Xingyun shrugged and patted Lu Linxuan on the shoulder, "Junior sister, go upstairs and get your luggage."

Lu Linxuan followed the voice and when she turned around, she saw Li Xingyun also looking at her. She sighed softly to him and went upstairs.

"From the time I came down the mountain from Jianlu to now."

Li Xingyun's eyes were still quietly looking at Lu Linxuan's back, but he said coldly: "How long are you going to play this game of teasing me?"

The woman in green slightly closed her eyes.

"You are Yuan Tiangang's man." Li Xingyun looked at her calmly. "Li Keyong doesn't think that much of me, only of Yuan Tiangang. One of the reasons why I escaped from the Jin Palace was to verify this truth. As expected, you are really like dogs. Wherever I go, you follow me. Is there any place in this world where you don't exist? At the beginning in Qingcheng Mountain, and later in Gaya Temple, everything is really a coincidence... I can easily walk out of the Jin Palace, which is also related to you, right?"

"Why did you say that, son?"

"Stop pretending. Are you tired?" Li Xingyun sat down and sneered. "At first, I really thought the world was like this. Master was captured as soon as he came down the mountain, and then Qingcheng Mountain was exposed. Let's escape. I was seriously injured and happened to meet Huijue, the old bald donkey. Well, at first I really thought I was the protagonist in the storybook, and everything would be in my favor. But then, Yuan Tiangang appeared. My identity as the orphan of Li Tang was exposed in an instant, and I became the center of attention of the world... Everything seemed to have nothing to do with Yuan Tiangang, but everyone I met after I came down the mountain could be related to him. It has nothing to do with him. Do you think I'm stupid?"

As he spoke, he tapped the table with his fingers very hard, especially hard: "I have been wandering around the world with Li Huan for two years. What he taught me is no less than what I have learned in the eight years in Jianlu."

The lady in green narrowed her eyes and was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Your Highness has really grown up. If the Marshal heard what you just said, he would probably be very pleased."

"He doesn't deserve it yet."

Li Xingyun stared at her. "What is your purpose? What should I do in order for you to let me see Master?"

"Your Highness has been hiding his talents. I have underestimated you for a long time..."

The lady in green covered her mouth and laughed, but did not answer. She bowed and said, "My name is Shi Yao, nice to meet your Highness."

"Say it!"

Li Xingyun glanced at Lu Linxuan's figure gradually going downstairs, and his tone was a little chilly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness."

Shi Yao suddenly turned around, and a few streaks of light purple light shot out from her fingers, instantly hitting Lu Linxuan's forehead. The latter was about to look down at Li Xingyun from the second floor, but at this moment his eyes suddenly became confused, and then he staggered back two steps and collapsed limply to the ground.

"Fuck you!"

Li Xingyun instantly returned to his previous appearance, cursed, and threw his fist with golden light towards Shi Yao's face.

The punch was so powerful that Shi Yao did not take it head-on. She took a few steps back and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, don't you want to know what the Marshal wants?"

Li Xingyun ignored her and jumped upstairs, but heard Shi Yao's voice behind him.

"For the Marshal, let alone Yang Shuzi, even if he were to break into Xiao Yan's army alone and enter freely, it would be a common thing! As long as Your Highness is willing to achieve what the Marshal wants, the Marshal can turn around and return you an authentic Yang Shuzi!"

"My master was not captured by the Xuanming Cult."

Li Xingyun stood in front of the wooden railing on the second floor, looking down at Shi Yao coldly.

Shi Yao narrowed her eyes, raised her head and said, "At this point, whether it was captured by the Xuanming Sect, does Your Highness still think it's important?"

"How is it not important?" Li Xingyun was young after all, and he laughed out of anger for a moment.

"It's really not important." Shi Yao shook her head and said, "What really matters is who can hand Yang Shuzi over to you, Your Highness."

"Are you threatening me?"

"I dare not. But I think that as the saying goes, one wrong step leads to another. Your Highness, do you think there are other options or ways to turn back for you in this matter?"

Li Xingyun raised his head and remained silent for a long time, then lowered his head again: "What does Yuan Tiangang want you to do?"

"The first thing is to rescue Zhang Zifan."

(End of this chapter)