Thief Emperor

Chapter 839 The Beginning
At this time, not only Li Yun's family left Jinling, but some officials of the Jinling court also left Jinling with Li Yun. Among them were some officials from the Ministry of Works, who followed Li Yun to Xuanzhou to repair the ancestral tomb of the Li family.

To be precise, it should be the repair of the ancestral tomb.

Although Li Yun himself was not very enthusiastic about this kind of costly and labor-intensive project, it was indeed one of the things he had to do at the moment.

Because this is the most powerful tool of our time, almost without a doubt.

Ritual system.

Etiquette, or rules.

As long as the ritual system is implemented, most people in the world will abide by the rules and do things according to this set of established rules. Among these rules, rulers like Li Yun will undoubtedly be the biggest beneficiaries.

Therefore, he also has to abide by these rules. For example, he is now the King of Wu and will take the throne in the future, so the ancestral tomb of his Li family must be built and worshipped by generations in the future.

Because we want to promote the word "filial piety".

The word "filial piety" does not just refer to the filial piety between father and son, mother and son, or between elders and juniors. It also applies to the relationship between ruler and subject.

Although some ambitious or selfish people may sneer at this idea and completely disagree with it.

but.

There really are a large number of people who uphold this concept and regard the emperor as their father.

In this way, the new ruling regime, with rulers ruling and subjects serving, fathers being fathers and sons being sons, can be established in this era.

Within this set of rules, Mr. Li can certainly achieve a state of being lawless, but considering the long-term, it will undoubtedly be beneficial for him to abide by these rules himself.

At least, it won't be a bad thing.

In addition to these officials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites, other officials leaving Jinling would not stay in Xuanzhou, but would go directly to Luoyang and devote themselves to the construction of the Luoyang court.

For these officials, this was undoubtedly a good era, because the new dynasty was so short of people that there was no concept of "roll" at all.

As long as one is a little bit decent, one can get a position in the Jiangdong court.

Especially at this time, when we rushed to Luoyang, when we arrived in Luoyang, there were still more positions than people.

The vast majority of officials were in high spirits at this time, and did not even feel sad about leaving their hometowns.

Because being an official basically means leaving your hometown.

Just as these officials were rushing to Luoyang, Li Yun's family had already arrived in Xuanzhou. As soon as they arrived in Xuanzhou, the governor of Xuanzhou, along with a group of officials, knelt respectfully before the king's carriage to welcome Li Yun's family.

When Li Yun, the children, and Queen Xue got off the carriage, all the officials knelt down, kowtowed, and prostrated themselves on the ground, calling them "Your Majesty".

Mr. Li looked at these people and took a deep breath.

By now, he has basically adapted to the rules of this era, but when he saw this kind of scene, he still felt a little uneasy deep down in his heart.

These thoughts just flashed through his mind. When he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of his eldest son Li Yuan standing beside him.

Li Yuan was only six or seven years old at this time, but facing a group of officials kneeling down, he was not at all panicked.

Take it all in stride.

Because... he seemed to be born that way.

"Father..."

Li Yuan noticed Li Yun's expression and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Li came back to his senses and shook his head slightly: "Nothing."

He looked at the Xuanzhou officials again and said slowly, "Everyone, stand up."

The governor of Xuanzhou then stood up and walked to Li Yun, bowing and saying, "Your Majesty, I am already in Xuanzhou City and have arranged everything. We are just waiting for your Majesty, Queen, and the princes and princesses to enter the city."

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile, "I have written to you. Don't waste your troops and make a big fuss. You are not messing around, are you?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

The governor bowed his head quickly and said, "Your Majesty is a simple and frugal person. We all know that you are not extravagant. We just requisitioned a house in the city and cleaned it up."

Li Yun looked at him, smiled and said, "Okay, let's put it aside for now."

"I'm not going to Xuanzhou yet."

Mr. Li looked at the team and said slowly, "I'm going to Qingyang first."

The governor was not surprised when he heard this. He just bowed his head and said, "I have also made arrangements for Qingyang..."

"Once we get to Qingyang, there's no need for you to make any arrangements."

Li Yun waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have a house in Qingyang, which I bought with my own money back then."

"Your Majesty's old residence, I know it..."

The governor smiled bitterly and said, "It's a little too small."

“It’s not in accordance with etiquette.”

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile, "It's not that young, we'll talk about it after we get there. Okay, no need to talk any more. If you delay any longer, you won't be able to reach Qingyang in the evening."

After that, Li Yun turned around and took his family on the chariot. The chariot moved again and headed towards Qingyang County. Before sunset, the King of Wu and his entourage finally arrived in Qingyang. At this time, Li Yun's guard camp and the people of the Nine Departments had already come to Qingyang in advance to make preparations. After Li Yun and his family arrived in Qingyang, they were quickly taken to their residence.

However...the house that Li Yun bought was indeed a bit too small.

In the end, only the families of Li Yun and Li Zheng lived in this house. The rest of the people temporarily requisitioned nearby houses and lived in the surrounding areas.

After working for more than an hour, when it was completely dark, Li Yun and his group finally finished their meal. After the meal, Li changed into casual clothes, looked at Li Zheng, and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since we went back to Qingyang. Shall we go out for a walk?"

Li Zheng nodded silently and followed Li Yun.

The two of them walked out of the house one after the other without any obstruction.

At this time, there was a curfew on Qingyang Street and it was empty except for the two brothers walking on the street.

However, it is hard to say how many people are still in the dark.

Qingyang County was not big, and the county town was even smaller. Not long after, the two men arrived at the gate of the county government office. Seeing the county government office, Li Yun looked back at Li Zheng and said with a smile, "It's a pity that my father-in-law has to stay in Jinling and keep an eye on things for me. Otherwise, it would be interesting to come back to this government office together."

Li Zheng nodded and said with emotion: "In the blink of an eye, almost ten years have passed."

He looked at the county government office for a few times and shook his head slightly: "There is almost no change."

At this point, he couldn't help but look towards the left side of the county government office. Li Yun noticed his gaze and jokingly asked, "What are you looking at?"

Li Zheng retracted his gaze and shook his head, "I didn't see anything."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back, followed his gaze, and said with a smile: "If I remember correctly, there is a small restaurant there. Back then, our brothers in the county government often went there to drink."

"Most of the time it's my treat."

At this point, Li Yun touched his chin and asked, "What's your name?"

"Xiangfulou."

Li Zheng answered slowly.

Li Yun patted his shoulder and laughed: "Do you want to go take a look?"

"this late."

Li Zheng shook his head slightly, was silent for a while, and said silently: "Tomorrow."

Li Yun also looked at the small restaurant in the night and said with a smile: "It has been more than ten years. The woman got married and had children, and you also got married and had children."

"Haven't you forgotten yet?"

Li Zheng turned his head, looked at Li Yun, and sighed: "Second brother, at that time, you took me down from the mountain, and we came to Qingyang together to work as yamen runners."

"you do not know."

At this point, Li Zheng was a little dazed. He murmured, "You don't know how I felt when I first met her, but..."

His eyes dimmed: "At that time, we were still bandits."

At that time, even if they were just low-class yamen runners, Li Zheng might have gritted his teeth and given it a try, but at that time, he still felt like a bandit in his heart.

How could a bandit harm a decent woman?
He is not the second brother.

Thinking of this, Li Zheng was lost in thought for a long time, and said silently: "Let's go, let's go."

He held Li Yun's hand and sighed, "Go back to sleep."

Li Yun patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, I will invite you to come here for a drink and see what this family is doing."

Li Zheng nodded.

"Let's just do it with the two of us. Don't make a big fuss."

…………

The next day, the two brothers came to Xiangfulou to drink. Everything in Xiangfulou remained the same, except that the woman who had been married for many years was not at her parents' home.

No chance to see it.

In the afternoon, Li Yun, Li Zheng, Xue Yun'er, Li Yuan, and a group of craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry set off for Cangshan.

Also traveling with them were soldiers from the Wei Camp. They had already cleaned up the area around Cangshan Mountain ahead of Li Yun.

When Li Yun and his family arrived at Cangshan, they could see soldiers from the guard camp everywhere. Li Zheng rode a horse and followed Li Yun's carriage. He smiled and said to the carriage, "If there were so many soldiers in Cangshan ten years ago, we would have been scared to death."

Li Yun lifted the curtain, took a look, and laughed: "Yang Xi is too rigid in his work. It's okay in other places, but here in Cangshan, even if there are assassins, I can take them to the blind bear's cave with my eyes closed."

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

Li Yuan poked his head out of the carriage and asked Li Zheng, "Uncle, where is this?"

Li Zheng looked at him and smiled mysteriously.

"here…"

"It's the place where your parents knew each other."

(End of this chapter)