The prosperity is gone, all industries are withering, and the endless noise in the market has become a memory. At a glance, there are few pedestrians on the street, and the ground is full of fallen leaves and debris, which is desolate as promised.

The color building on the other side of the lamp market is closed in ten rooms and nine rooms, and the rental price has plummeted, falling to the price of cabbage, and no one cares about it.

Only the prices of daily necessities such as grain and salt have risen, and they have become a scarce material that people want to stockpile. If it weren't for Chen Xun's efficient transfer of grain into the city, stabilizing grain prices, and calming people's hearts, I am afraid that Beijing would have become a mess long ago.

The wealthy families in the capital left Beijing one after another and moved south, while the people of Tongzhou, Changping, Baoan and other places poured into the capital one after another to escape the burning and looting of the Tartar thieves. The area around the inner city walls was crowded with people who had come to take refuge.

At this moment, there was a lifeless scene outside the Dong'an Gate of the imperial city, and there was a scene of late autumn slaughter.

Thirty-five soldiers and generals dressed in military uniforms, holding weapons, riding tall horses, posing in a messy formation, standing by a forest, waiting for Zhu Qiming's arrival.

There was finally a sudden sound of hooves in Dong'an Gate, just look at the figure of the accompanying Jinyi guard, and the courteous style of the soldiers guarding the gate to let them go immediately, everyone knew that King Yue was coming!

There was a commotion in the crowd.

Zhu Qiming was dressed in silver armor, straddled a snow-white war horse, galloped all the way, and the chic and heroic in his posture were very naturally revealed, as if he was natural.

These noble children all opened their eyes wide, and their eyes lit up with excitement. They were both respectful and afraid of Zhu Qiming, and in their previous dreams, they wanted to be a terrifying character like him, but when they woke up from a dream, they still felt that it was more real to seek wealth and lust, and to dream of death drunkenly.

I saw Zhu Qiming slow down his horse, gallop around the crowd for half a circle, and then calmly stop the horse, his eyes swept away, and the heroic spirit swayed out like mercury, which had the power to hit the soul of the viewer.

"See His Royal Highness King Yue."

Zhu Qiming waved his hand, signaling that everyone did not have to dismount. Catching a glimpse of the messy formation, he immediately became angry.

"You take a closer look at your appearance, all of them are from the family of martial arts, and they are skilled in archery and horses, but they are not as good as the children of many ordinary people, what kind of system have they become!"

Hearing this, Xun Qi's children hurriedly rode their horses to re-line, and for a while the scene was even more chaotic, several mounts were crowded together, and the people on horseback almost fell off their horses.

The movement here has already alarmed the nearby residents, and people have gathered to see the excitement. Of course, they know these children of your family who have changed into military uniforms, if they avoid them in normal times, how dare they look at the excitement of your children? However, there was someone among the onlookers who was familiar with another figure at the scene, and that was King Yue!

With the presence of the king of Yue, it seems that the law-abiding people do not need to be afraid of anyone!

At this moment, the people who eat melons couldn't help laughing when they saw the embarrassed appearance of Xun Qi's children.

The onlookers gathered more and more, blocking the streets with few cars and horses.

Zhu Qiming's gaze fell on Jing Yunfei's face, "You, come here, follow this king." ”

"Huh!"

Jing Yunfei twisted his neck proudly, raised the spear in his hand, rode his horse to Zhu Qiming's side, turned to look back at his companion, and his eyes were full of the meaning of looking down on the dust.

Xun Qizi's face suddenly couldn't hang up, his heart was full of dissatisfaction, and he muttered quietly.

"Your Highness is cronyism."

"Yes, nepotism!"

Yo, the ability is not big, but the temper is not small! Zhu Qiming stared at Zhang Yu, who was screaming the most, "You, come here." ”

Zhang Yu, who had a broad shoulder and a round waist, immediately stopped his mouth, "Hey, hey, hey······" Returning the knife to the sheath, he rode over happily, rode side by side with Jing Yunfei, and straightened his back proudly.

The crowd exploded.

"Your Highness judges people by their appearance!"

"Your Royal Highness, although Zhang Yu was born burly, but in terms of martial arts, he may not be able to win in the next, last year in the next competition with him in the fist and foot kung fu, originally had the upper hand, but he secretly tricked, in the next was he ······ Fight to a draw with him. ”

"Changyu is a villain who only cares about tricks!"

Zhu Qiming swept his eyes, and everyone reluctantly stopped talking.

"This king has never looked away from people! For example, that Zhou Lin, this king asked him to join the army at the beginning, what is happening now? Zhou Lin has made great achievements and has been promoted to 100 households! ”

Ten days ago, more than 200 Tartar thieves broke into the area of the Forbidden Pass to loot, and Zhou Lin, as a small banner, led the crowd to fight and killed a Tartar thief with his own hands, making the first contribution.

Zhou Lin's promotion came entirely from actual combat, but in this regard, the children of the Xun Qi in front of him had quite objections.

"Zhou Lin's martial arts are extremely poor, and he used to fight every time he ······ No, whenever there is a competition, he is always the first to slip away, coward! ”

"That's it! Zhou Lin also killed a Tartar thief by mistake, and this is a fluke! ”

"Well, it's a pure accident, not worth mentioning!"

Zhu Qiming glanced at everyone, "What's the use of your strong martial arts?" It's just a fist embroidered leg! Have you ever seen a bloody scene of flesh and blood? Zhou Lin is still not afraid of danger, but if it were you, most of you would have weak legs, and you would have already become a Tartar thief's ghost! ”

An older Xun Qi disciple on the opposite side twisted his neck unconvinced, "Even if you will be cowardly in the battle formation at the beginning of the next day, but if you fight a few more battles, you will be trained to become an iron-blooded warrior in the next place!" ”

"How many more battles?" Zhu Qiming pouted, "It's really a good idea to practice courage by fighting, just imagine, after a bloody battle, it would be good if five of the ten of you could survive, and if you fight another battle, I'm afraid there are only two and a half people left among the five······"

"Two and a half people?" A disciple of Xun Qi who reacted quickly enough blinked, interrupting Zhu Qiming's words, as if he had obtained a treasure, his eyes flashed with excitement, "Dare to ask Your Highness?" Was the half of the man cut off by someone, or was he separated from it? ”

The others followed: "Hahaha······ There are half people in this world! It seems that the wise and brave King Yue also has times when he lies nonsense! ”

Is it necessary to grasp the details? Look at you all proud! Zhu Qiming didn't hold back, he grinned, causing the group of people on the opposite side to laugh in unison.

"If one of the five is injured or disabled, isn't that only half a person? If you make any more foolishness, the king will drive you all home!" Look at Zhou Lin, he could have waited for the marquis with his own identity, but he resolutely joined the army, started from a small banner, and was promoted by his real skills. Look at you again, none of them are the eldest son or the first son of the family, unable to inherit the title of their father, but they are still content with the status quo, lying in the glory of the ancestors and dreaming of death, and waiting until their grandfather or father sacrificed his life for the country, then he remembered to go into battle for revenge, it's too late! Hmph, sharpen the gun in battle, and have a few percent chance of winning! ”

These words hit everyone's pain points, so a group of unruly gentlemen lowered their proud heads and looked gloomy, and after a while, sobs faintly sounded in the crowd.

The ten-mile-long street is already crowded with people watching the excitement, black and oppressive, and there is no end in sight.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing! Perhaps, after seeing this excitement, when you wake up tomorrow morning, the people here will brush away the anxiety in their hearts and let the days get back on track.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiming couldn't help but smile.