Thief Emperor

Chapter 841 No Escape
That day, a piece of news spread like wildfire in the village.

The King of Wu, who now controls Jiangdong and occupies the entire south, was born in Lijia Village!

After hearing the news, almost everyone in Lijia Village felt complicated.

An old man named Li Tong, who was in his fifties and from the same branch of Li Yun's clan, was brought to the village chief's house. In front of Li Yun, he turned over the Li family genealogy.

He opened the family tree, pointed at a name called Li Gen, looked at Li Zheng, and said honestly: "This is..."

"He is Sanzhu's grandfather, and also..."

He looked at Li Yun again, and his voice became softer: "Yes, yes..."

Li Yun looked calm: "He is also my great-grandfather."

"Yep."

Li Tong nodded, pointed from Li Gen's name downwards, and said, "Sanzhu's father is the fifth child, and your grandfather is the second child."

"After that, it will be your father's generation."

Li Yun glanced at Li Zheng, and Li Zheng picked up the brush that had been prepared at the side and copied down all the names, including the names of his grandmother and great-grandmother.

As for the names of their mothers, they could not find out in Lijia Village, so they could only ask the elders in the village, such as Yuan Zhengming and Zhou Liang.

After writing his name, Li Yun stood up, looked at the old village chief, and said with a smile: "In this way, our brothers' mission today can be regarded as fulfilled. We are all from this village. We have been away for many years and have not benefited our hometown. I have discussed with my brothers and decided to give some cash to the villagers as a reward for them."

"Father, how many people are there in this village?"

The old village chief said quickly: "There are eighty-seven households in total, about two hundred and eighty, less than three hundred people."

"Well."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Then give each person ten strings of cash. The money will be delivered to the village in a few days, and then the people in the government will distribute it to the village according to the population."

The Jiangdong court is a little short of money now, but Li Yun still has some money in his own pocket, so paying out three thousand strings of cash is not a big problem.

Moreover, the Jiangdong court is not entirely short of money in essence, because money can only be regarded as a general equivalent, not the goods themselves. What Jiangdong really lacks now is real food and corresponding supplies.

Upon hearing this, the old village chief knelt down and kowtowed to the Li Yun brothers to express his gratitude.

Li Yun helped him up, looked at the sky, and said with a smile: "Old man, today we brothers have invited people to come over to survey the location of the ancestral tomb. We still have a lot of things to do, so we won't delay any longer. Take care of yourself, old man. I will come back to see you next time I come back."

After that, Li Yun looked at Li Zheng, and the two of them stood up and left at the same time. It was not until the two brothers walked a long way that the old man Li Tong looked at the village chief and said blankly: "Ten... ten strings of money..."

The old village chief glanced at him, took a deep breath, and whispered, "Just pretend that what happened today never happened. Just pretend that you know nothing about it."

The old village chief's son dared to approach at this time. He stood in front of his old father and whispered, "Dad, I heard that this little... this Li Yun is the famous King of Wu..."

He looked in the direction where Li Yun and the others left, and murmured, "Back then, that little bandit who came down from the mountain..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the old village chief found strength from somewhere and slapped him hard in the face. The old village chief's eyes were wide open and veins bulged on his forehead.

"What bandits? What bandits!"

"You beast, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll kill you with a knife!"

The old village chief opened his eyes wide, and his description was even a little scary: "Did you hear that?"

The son was frightened by his father's appearance and nodded repeatedly: "Dad, don't be angry, I've got it, I've got it."

The old village chief took several deep breaths before calming down. His voice was hoarse, "Don't say these nonsense anymore. They are giving us money now. This is a favor. If you hear some rumors outside one day, you will be unhappy."

"The entire Lijia Village might disappear someday."

"Misfortune comes from the mouth."

The old village chief looked at his son, then at Li Tong, and sighed deeply.

"If I had known this, I would have known this..."

If he had known this would happen, when Li Yun came to him to ask for the people, he would have sent all the young and strong men in the village away even if it meant sacrificing his reputation...

But who could have thought, but who could have thought, that the pockmarked boy who had robbed the daughter of an official and was wanted by the government could transform himself into such a big shot in less than ten years?

No one could have imagined it.

The old village chief naturally couldn't think of it either.

Thinking of this, he came back to his senses, was silent for a while, and said: "You, go and gather everyone in the village. The old man has something to tell them."

"Tell them that this is for the lives of all the people in our village."

The old village chief gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone must come, not one less!"

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On Cangshan Mountain, officials from the Ministry of Works were already waiting for Li Yun and Li Zheng. After seeing the two, several officials bowed their heads and saluted: "Your Majesty, General!"

Li Yun looked at these people and said with a smile: "You have been here for quite a few days. Have you found a suitable location?" "Report to the king."

One of them held out a map with both hands and handed it to Li Yun, saying, "As long as there is a mountain to lean on, it can be developed into the king's ancestral tomb. There are many such places in the Cangshan area. We, the ministers and the Feng Shui master who is proficient in Feng Shui and geography, have selected three places."

"Just waiting for the king's decision."

Mausoleums are very particular.

All kinds of Feng Shui must be matched, otherwise big problems may arise.

Li Yun took it, looked at it, and then threw it to Li Zheng on the side, saying with a smile: "This is a matter between our two families. I don't have time to keep an eye on it, so I'll leave it to you."

At this point, Li Yun thought for a moment and smiled, "I may or may not be able to celebrate the New Year in Xuanzhou, but whether I celebrate the New Year or not, I can't be distracted to deal with this matter. You can stay in Xuanzhou for a few more months before going to Luoyang."

"Keep an eye on this place and repair this ancestral tomb."

Li Zheng took the document handed over by Li Yun and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will do a good job of this task."

He looked around and said with a smile: "The more I look at this Cangshan Mountain, the more I like it. When the mausoleum is built, I will leave an empty one for myself. In the future, a hundred years later, I will be buried here."

Li Yun glanced at him and said seriously, "That won't do."

"Where I am buried in the future, there you will be buried."

Li Zheng was startled when he heard this, and then he felt helpless: "Are you going to drag me into this?"

Li Yun patted his shoulder and laughed: "I have to hold you with me."

……

Li Yun and his family stayed on Cangshan Mountain for three days before going down the mountain together and returning to Qingyang.

After living in Qingyang for nearly half a month, Li Yun became a little restless.

Because there are too many things.

A lot of documents are sent to Qingyang from Nanjing every day. There are even more things happening in Luoyang. In addition, the war in Hebei Province and news from all sides are all sent to Qingyang.

At this time, Li Yun was no longer surrounded by his "group of secretaries" and was extremely busy.

Li Yun, who had originally planned to celebrate the New Year in his hometown, could no longer sit still by November. He left Li Zheng's family in Qingyang to supervise the construction of the Li family's ancestral tomb, and then he prepared to set off for Luoyang with his own family.

Before leaving, the governor of Xuanzhou brought officials from all levels of Xuanzhou to see him off. When it was time to say goodbye, the governor of Xuanzhou, who was only 30 years old, bowed to Li Yun and gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I have discussed with the officials of Xuanzhou. Since Xuanzhou is your hometown, we think we should build a temporary palace for you in Xuanzhou."

"For the king to stay when he returns home."

Li Yun was already sitting in the carriage at this moment. Hearing this, he lifted the curtain and took a look at the Xuanzhou governor, and said unhappily, "Where did you get the money to cultivate the palace?"

The governor of Xuanzhou bowed his head slightly and said, "As long as the king agrees, the people of Xuanzhou will express their filial piety to the king without the court paying a cent."

Li Yun glanced at the guy and said, "Where are you going to pay for it?"

"Your Majesty loves the people like his own children, so I will naturally not ask for anything from them. The gentry and powerful people in Xuanzhou are probably willing to show their filial piety to Your Majesty."

"Forget it, forget it."

Li Yun glanced at him and closed the car curtain.

"Don't have these crooked thoughts, just be a good official and do your job well."

After that, Li Yun said in a deep voice: "Let's go."

Yang Xi, who was driving the carriage, responded and the carriage started moving immediately.

In the carriage, Li Yun turned his head to look at Queen Xue beside him, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that we don't have time to go to Shidai to take a look. Otherwise, I will take the queen to stay at Gu's house for a few days."

At this point, Mr. Li laughed and said, "They were scared to death."

Xue Yuner glanced at Li Yun with a reproachful look and said softly, "It's been so many years, why does my husband still remember the Gu family?"

"Don't you remember?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "If it weren't for them, Yun'er and I might not have been able to succeed."

Xue Yun'er's eyes flickered: "My husband, do you really want to go to Shidai?"

Li Yun looked at her, smiled and shook his head.

"Before I occupied Xuanzhou, the Gu family fled because of fear."

At this point, Li Yun chuckled and said, "But it will be very soon."

"There is no place in the world for them to escape."

(End of this chapter)