Thief Emperor

Chapter 917 Do you still remember Yu Huan?

After Li Zheng, the ten-year-old Crown Prince also arrived at the scene soon accompanied by several palace servants.

Although he was young, his status was already established and his identity could be said to be the highest among those present. Upon seeing the arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, some sensible people knelt on the ground, kowtowed respectfully to the ten-year-old Crown Prince, and called him "Your Highness".

However, where there are sensible people, there are naturally fools. Some generals who came from the army had no culture. They respected Li Yun from the bottom of their hearts, but they felt that they were of the same generation as His Majesty and the uncle of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Moreover, they were at this wedding banquet, so they all stood together with a smile, watching His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Only when someone in front of them knelt down did these people laugh and pretend to kneel down.

A captain who came from the army was standing there, stretching his neck to get a glimpse of the Crown Prince's appearance, but his comrade next to him pulled his sleeve hard and lowered his body.

He half-knelt on the ground, frowned and asked, "What?"

The comrade knelt on the ground, turned his head to look at him, and lowered his voice: "You stupid idiot, the superior might be watching here!"

At this moment, Li Yun, as the emperor, certainly could not hide somewhere and secretly watch what was going on in the Qingyang Marquis' Mansion. However, this was the first time that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appeared in public. Not to mention how many people were protecting him openly or secretly, who knew whether the people from the Nine Departments would be watching what was going on in the mansion?

There certainly can't be any real fools who can achieve this in Jiangdong Group. When the captain was reminded by his comrades, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat, knelt down obediently, then raised his head and glanced around.

At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already looked around. He looked at Meng Qing who was kneeling in front of everyone, stepped forward to help Meng Qing up, and said, "Congratulations, Uncle Meng."

Meng Qing lowered his head and said, "Your Highness is here to visit me. I am... I am terrified."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked around again, and after thinking about what to say, he boldly said, "Everyone, please stand up."

Everyone then stood up and looked at the little Crown Prince.

Although he is a child, he is the eldest son of the throne. As long as he doesn't run into any major problems, he will undoubtedly be the emperor in the future. At this time, everyone certainly wants to remember the appearance of this Crown Prince.

Some people also wanted to come forward and talk to him. After all, if they said a few words to the little prince now, it would be something to talk about when they left the mansion and went outside.

Moreover, in the future it might be considered as a favor to me, and I could establish some relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After all, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not very old now, he is actually ten years old. As long as the Crown Prince becomes a teenager, a group of forces will naturally gather around him.

It’s only been five or six years, it’s gone very quickly.

Led by Meng Qing, the Crown Prince entered the inner courtyard. After seeing Li Zheng in the inner courtyard, the Crown Prince rushed forward and bowed, "Third Uncle."

Li Zheng also bowed to the little prince, then bent down and stretched out his hands to pick him up, saying with a smile: "Follow your uncle today, and your uncle will take you to the banquet."

The Crown Prince was held in Li Zheng's arms. He nodded first, then looked around and said, "Uncle San, many people kowtowed to me just now."

"I was terribly frightened."

"What are you afraid of?"

Li Zheng looked up at him and said with a smile: "If someone kowtows to you, it must be because they are afraid of you."

The prince thought about it but couldn't figure it out.

Li Zheng held him and sat down at a table, then put the prince on the main seat. He sat next to the prince and said with a smile: "Your Highness is not used to it now, but it will be fine after you get used to it slowly."

The prince looked up, then said "hmm", looked around, took several deep breaths, and tried to adapt himself to his new identity and the new environment in the future.

The banquet lasted until the afternoon. At dusk, Li Yun, who had been busy in the palace all day, also took time to come to the scene. For a moment, the entire Qingyang Marquis Mansion was filled with people kneeling on the ground.

Emperor Li personally attended the wedding as a witness, which gave the couple enough face. After the young couple finished their ceremony, Li Yun looked at Minister Fei Xuan, who was sitting in the parents' seat, and Meng Chong, who already had white hair, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to you two."

Meng Chong and Fei Xuan quickly returned the greeting and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mr. Li took the two people to a quiet place to sit aside, then looked at Fei Xuan and said with a smile: "Mr. Fei, the Dali Temple is almost completed. Now I don't have much manpower here, so I have to let my father-in-law be the Dali Temple Minister. My father-in-law has never worked as a judge in the Three Law Departments. When you are free, you may go to the Dali Temple and give him some advice."

Fei Xuan lowered his head quickly and said sternly, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. If the Ministry of Justice has nothing to do, I will definitely go to the Dali Temple to take a look. I will do my best to help if I can."

Li Yun nodded, turned his head and looked at Meng Chong, and asked, "Has the Mint in Luoyang started minting new coins now?"

"Your Majesty, the first batch of Zhangwu Tongbao is about to be produced."

Meng Chong stood up and bowed his head and said, "This month, we can show the new money to Your Majesty." Li Yun said "hmm", and smiled, "Well, after the Zhangwu coins are in circulation, the Jinling coins can also be used. When the Zhangwu Tongbao coins are in circulation throughout the country, our new dynasty will be complete."

Meng Chong lowered his head and said, "I will work overtime to complete the task assigned by Your Majesty."

"No need to be so reserved."

Li Yun smiled and said, "We are all here to drink wine today, and I am just chatting with you."

As he spoke, he looked outside and sighed slightly: "In the blink of an eye, nearly ten years have passed. Today, the fire in Shidai County has finally come to an end."

Meng Chong's eyes immediately turned red when he heard this, and he almost cried: "Your Majesty, do you still remember..."

"I'm not stupid, I'll remember it naturally."

Mr. Li sighed, "When Meng Qing gets married and has children, the old scars will be over."

Meng Qing lowered his head and sighed: "For Lao Qi's generation, it may be over, but for my generation..."

He stood up and walked in front of Li Yun, and kowtowed to him respectfully: "I represent everyone in Hexi Village, Shidai County."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

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Shortly after Meng Qing's wedding banquet, two local commanders were brought from the southeast to the capital city of Luoyang by the Nine Officials with the emperor's transfer order.

The two captains were named Xue Cheng and Li Mo.

They all came from the anti-theft team.

Before Li Yun took office, the two were already captains in the Jiangdong Army. Originally, with this reward, both of them should have taken a step forward and become generals of the new dynasty.

However, the former Jiangdong Army is now too scattered and disorganized, and the Ministry of War has not yet had time to compile a statistical list.

Moreover, the two were ordered to garrison Wu County and Qiantang County near Jinling. Although the locations were important, they were still a bit too far from Luoyang.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Ministry of War would have conferred them the rank of general by the second half of this year, namely General Qiantang and General Gusu.

Both of them are generals guarding a certain area. In the future, if Li Yun wants to implement the provincial system, both of them will become high-ranking officials at the provincial level.

At this time, after the two of them arrived in Luoyang, they were first arranged to rest in the guild hall for two days. On the morning of the third day, the two of them were led all the way into the palace and waited for an audience in the side hall of Ganlu Palace.

It was not until almost noon that a palace servant led them into the Ganlu Palace. After entering the Ganlu Palace, the two looked left and right, and after a long time, they saw Li Yun, who was working in the main seat.

The two looked at each other, then knelt on the ground properly and kowtowed to Li Yun.

"Your subordinate is Li Mo."

"Your subordinate is Xue Cheng."

The two knelt on the ground, their foreheads touching the ground: "Knock to the Highness!"

Li Yun put down the file sent by the Ministry of Revenue, glanced at the two people, but ignored them, pretending he didn't hear anything.

After a while, Xue Cheng, who had a somewhat irritable personality, could no longer hold back and kowtowed again: "Subordinate Xue Cheng, kowtows..."

"Shut up."

Li Yun only said these two words, and then looked at them coldly.

In this way, the two men knelt until the afternoon. After Li Yun finished his meal and dismissed the palace servants, he stood up and walked in front of the two men. His tall figure was full of oppression.

"you…"

"Do you remember Yu Huan?"

(End of this chapter)