Luo Zhaoyun came to Li Mi's mansion the night before the Lantern Festival to participate in the banquet, and said in his heart, he didn't want to come very much, but he didn't want to offend Li Mi and others. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After all, since Li Mi resigned from Qianniu Bei, he inherited the title of Duke of Pushan, and went to the treasury every year to receive a lot of money from food households, and the elders of Li Mi's family had been the backbone of Li Valve, accumulated a lot of money, and also opened a few pawnshops, inns and other investment livelihoods.

A lot of money is scattered, but recovering a good reputation is also a kind of reward.

In the past few years, Li Mi has been very close to Yang Xuangan and others, and the Yang family is rich enough to rival the country, and he gives him a lot of money as a commission every year.

Luo Zhaoyun came over with a few guards, because his identity was different from before, and there were many dragons and snakes in Luoyang City, maybe someone would assassinate him, so be careful.

Li Mi's mansion is five in and five out, the scale is not small, the green bricks and tiles, the courtyard is magnanimous, and the high-rise courtyard is a high-rise compound, which is a real estate secretly given by Yang Xuangan, and Li Mi is very important.

The vermilion lacquer gate, the plaque hangs, the jade lion stands, and there are a few small servants dressed as family members, who are greeting guests at the door and interrogating visitors.

"General Luo Cheng is here—" At the entrance of Li Mi's mansion, there were family members and housekeepers, and after receiving the invitation, they immediately shouted out loudly, so as to notify the people in the courtyard to greet them.

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, don't you want to see Luo Cheng's demeanor, he came." Li Mi laid a banquet in the hall of the main courtyard inside, and according to the habits of the heroes of the green forest, several people gathered around a table and sat on the Hu Table; Unlike the literati, one person kneels and sits on a low one, maintaining the Central Plains Xi system.

When Luo Zhaoyun came to the main courtyard, there was already a row of people standing at the door of the hall, Li Mi was the most enthusiastic as the owner, he was followed by Yang Xuanzong, that was Yang Xuangan's brother, and he was the representative of the Yang family, among which there were several people who were military attaches in the army, such as Linghu Cang, the captain of Wuhou Mansion, Shi Zhao Guixian, the head of the right tun guard, Xu Weiliang and others, all of whom were friends of Li Mi.

There are also some heroes of the green forest, who have met Luo Zhaoyun at the banquet three years ago, such as Jia Runpu, Wang Junkuo and others, who saw Luo Cheng's power that day, and now three years have passed, the battlefield force, the town alone, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops, eliminating Tuyuhun, the prestige is far and wide, and they are naturally very excited to get together again.

There are also some people who have not seen it, and their identities are more embarrassing, either ringing horse thieves, or green forest heroes, with criminal records, and are still wanted by the local government, so they did not come forward.

"Brother Luo Cheng, you're here." Li Mi has an official lord, so when he saw Luo Zhaoyun, he didn't call General Luo so foreign, and called him brother directly.

"Brother Li Mi, don't come unharmed!" Luo Zhaoyun smiled slightly and said politely.

"Haha, thanks to the blessings of the brothers, you are still in good health, tonight's banquet, you are the protagonist, there are many people here, they all want to see you, please come into the hall and take a seat!" Li Mi held Luo Zhaoyun's arm, very kind.

After entering the spacious hall and taking his seat, Luo Zhaoyun's eyes swept and saw that in this main hall, many furnishings had been removed, and all the tables had been placed, at least ten, and there were five people on each table, and there were forty or fifty people.

This is not counting the fact that some of the guests brought guards, guards, domestic servants, etc., were all placed in the courtyard, where a separate table was prepared for banquets and wines.

"It's so lively, all the heroes and heroes are coming to the capital to participate in the Lantern Festival?" Luo Zhaoyun said casually, wanting to ask tentatively.

Li Mi replied on his behalf: "Of course, this year's Lantern Festival is different from previous years, the Great Sui opened up its territory and expanded its territory, twenty-seven envoys from the Western Regions came to the Eastern Capital, and some Fanbang countries in the grassland also sent envoys to Beijing. ”

Luo Zhaoyun nodded, there is indeed this policy, Emperor Yang of Sui is very face-saving, he is not a business material at all, and he does not understand the economy, so let the merchants' restaurants and restaurants in the Eastern Capital be open to these foreign people for free, isn't this a loss-making business, the imperial court does not give subsidies, and the businessmen can hold on for a few days, and after a long time, if it is like this for a new year, it will be a miserable loss.

"What's more, now the post houses, inns, etc. along the way are not allowed to charge the fees of merchants in the Western Regions, and the area along the way is full of cheating and drinking, and many small traders are closed." Someone sneered, it was a green forest person in the northwest.

His words resonated with many people, most of whom were from the local green forest, and naturally did not hide many imperial court policies.

Someone said: "This is still gone, the Grand Canal is finished, the dead and wounded, the counties along the way, how many strong men have been transferred, go to a hundred, can't come back fifty, half of them are exhausted, sick and died in the process of digging the canal, I really don't know, when will such a project be built?" ”

"Yes, the projects in the past few years have been huge, and there have been floods in many places, and the people's savings have been squeezed out.

A voice of complaining sounded, Luo Zhaoyun listened carefully, without much expression.

Some military attachés with official positions have unnatural faces, and these people in the green forest are open-mouthed, casually clenching their fists, once General Luo is angry, they will be unhappy.

In fact, Luo Zhaoyun was not so loyal to the emperor, so after listening to it, he was not furious, but said calmly: "These words of advice are contrary to the ear, if there is a chance, I will definitely meet with the saint and make his decision-making, for the sake of the people, alas, as for how much he can hear, Luo Cheng is really not sure." ”

When Li Mi and the others heard this, they glanced at each other, and secretly praised Luo Zhaoyun's words without leaking, and they couldn't guess what he thought.

In fact, in this banquet, Li Mi, Yang Xuanzong and others really wanted to test Luo Zhaoyun's loyalty to the imperial court and whether he could win it over as an important killer force.

How could Luo Zhaoyun be easily fooled? Calmly answered, did not be surprised, did not offend the views of the people in the green forest, and did not say anything rebellious, but also mixed with the feelings of worrying about the country and the people for the people, even Li Mi, a master of calculation, could not find a flaw for a while. (To be continued.) )