Chapter 186: Time Changes
Lu Bing found the entrance to the cave, opened the stone wall with internal force, and then buried the cave again, it seems that this place is really a treasure of feng shui, and even the corpse can not be corrupted. Lu Bing came out of the cave, and he suddenly found that his ability to distinguish qi had increased, not only could he feel the people in the distance, but also felt the power of the earth and rivers. Lu Bing felt a little thirsty, and ran to the river to drink water, but suddenly found that the river water was a little turbid, and he only felt a peculiar smell coming from his face when he held it in his hand.
Lu Bing couldn't help frowning, it seems that we should pay attention to environmental protection after going back, otherwise it will only be more laborious to develop first and then protect, and it may be too late, and I don't know what kind of sewage has made it look like this.
Lu Bing shook his hand, and didn't drink the polluted river water, thinking about what could pollute the river water like this, and suddenly saw a wild fruit forest nearby, and hurriedly went over to pick some, both quenching his thirst and satisfying his stomach. Although these wild fruits were a little bitter, it was better than drinking those dirty water, Lu Bing ate some and went in the direction of the populace. He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he vaguely felt that he might have been improved again in martial arts because of a blessing in disguise. It seems that the book "Da Jinyi" that came through is written correctly, he is the hero, otherwise how could it be so smooth, every time he turns danger into a blessing in disguise, the god of luck seems to always surround himself, this may be the halo of the protagonist.
Lu Bing was thinking wildly, his steps did not stop, and his steps were like lightning. Sure enough, there was a town in front of him, and the lights in the town were bright, and Lu Bing was surprised that not only were the businesses still open at night, but there were also many things like street lamps on the road. However, it was illuminated by an open flame instead of an electric light. Lu Bing scratched his head, where the hell is this. Although the officialdom of the new country does not pay attention to what is not good for the face project, it is said that such a streetlight-like thing should be reported by someone and then promoted. But why don't you know anything about it? Could it be that he has been in a coma for a long time, it is difficult to say, the people of the Sword King Sect are already magical, and it is likely that some things that he cannot understand have allowed him to survive for some time. The new country is changing with each passing day, and it is not surprising that such a thing was invented.
Lu Bing was still very happy, because this town was not big. There is still such a thing, which shows that the country has been developing, the national strength is very strong, and his family has not disappointed him. It doesn't matter who's in power. This is all a good sign. Lu Bing entered a restaurant, wanted to eat something decent, and then contacted the local government or directly scanned it, asked where he was now, and then returned to Beijing overnight. The shopkeeper came out and looked Lu Bing up and down, and then said, "What did the guest officer order?" ”
"Just give me something to satisfy your stomach, three hot dishes, one soup, two cold dishes, and one fruit plate." Lu Bing said.
Xiao Er replied, "Yes." Then he went to arrange a meal for Lu Bing, and after the arrangement, Xiao Er turned back and asked with a smile, "Guest officer." You're a merchant in the Half Moon Country, right? ”
"Why do you say that?" Lu Bingqi said.
The shopkeeper replied: "The clothes you wear are very expensive, but the style is a little old. It must have been a few years ago, so I think that although you are a rich person, you are definitely not a native of New China. Guest, are you right? ”
"Old?" Lu Bing muttered, although he doesn't pay attention to enjoyment, but people rely on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, and Lu Bing still cares a lot about how he wears, not only Lu Bing himself, but even the military uniform of the new country is bright red, so there is the word "fresh clothes and angry horses", so it will never be outdated or say something old.
The shopkeeper probably felt that he was talking too much, so he laughed and left, and after a while, the food came up. The food was delicious, which made the hungry Lu Bing, who only filled his belly with wild fruits, eat wildly, and the wind swept the food on the table, not only the shopkeeper but also the diners next to him were stunned.
After eating, Lu Bing shouted: "Little Er, you will be accountable." ”
Saying that, Lu Bing was about to take it into his arms, but he panicked under this digging, he was touring the world before he fell into a coma, and where did the Son of Heaven go out with money, and the food and drink applications were all handled by the people below. Lu Bing's face suddenly became embarrassed, how many customers did the shopkeeper receive every day, and he could see at a glance that Lu Bing didn't seem to have any money, so he hurriedly grabbed Lu Bing from the beginning and said: "The store is small and the profit is thin, and there is no credit, so the guests should meet the account as soon as possible." ”
Lu Bing wanted to tell him that he was the emperor of the new country, but when he thought about it later, people might not admit it, not to mention that it was too embarrassing, Lu Bing had not yet spoken, but he heard a diner shouting: "Xiao Er, look at this person, he doesn't look like a holy emperor." ”
"Huh?" The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, probably because his eyes were not good, so he came up to take a look, and said in shock: "Like, like, it looks like a mold carved out." However, like the Holy Emperor, he can't cheat and eat and drink, it's really embarrassing for his old man. You said you, I guess I don't know where to buy the old good clothes of other people, come here to cheat food and drink, you hurry up and pay for it, otherwise I will report to the official. ”
Lu Bing's mind was not on this, what did he hear about the name of the Holy Emperor, he understood that this might be himself, could it be that his family thought he was dead? What's going on? Lu Bing frowned slightly and asked, "What year is it now?" ”
The shopkeeper originally hugged his arms with a look of disdain, and the person in front of him was extremely polite, but in an instant, Lu Bing's momentum as the king of the country was full, and his lack of anger made the shopkeeper and the diners in the house shudder, as if this was not a person in front of him, but a fierce beast. The shopkeeper stammered and said: "The eighteenth year of the new country is the southern new country, the southern new country." ”
Lu Bing's body trembled, and he muttered to himself: "Eighteen years, seven years, seven years have passed, and seven years have passed, the people of the Sword King Sect are really magical, and time is indeed a flick of a finger." What is the name of the South New Country, say, why is it said to be the South New Country! Lu Bing felt that something big had happened, if the country was invaded by a foreign enemy, then if the regime was still there, it would still be called a new country instead of a new country in the south. The Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty are just descendants of these dynasties according to the division of the capital, and they will never call themselves so, otherwise it will be like a bad name. Besides, looking at the situation here, it doesn't look like the national strength is weak, how can it be called Nanxinguo?
"This" shop Xiao Er didn't know how to answer for a while. Among the diners, it is estimated that some people think that Lu Bing is a crazy person and is about to leave, but Lu Bing shouted: "You are not allowed to leave." They all sat down and told me what happened, I am Lu Bing! ”
For a while, there was an uproar in the restaurant, and the entire restaurant lobby was silent, and the shopkeeper who had just heard the movement and came out to check it was also stunned, and suddenly took the lead and knelt down. Clasped his head again and again and said: "The Holy Emperor has appeared, the Holy Emperor has appeared"
Everyone knelt down and shouted according to the shopkeeper's words. Lu Bing said: "Bastard, I'm not dead yet, let's talk about where this is, and what has happened over the years." It started with my disappearance in the eleventh year of the new national calendar. ”
The people fell to their knees. Trembling, no one dared to speak, Lu Bing took a deep breath and said, "Get up, get up and speak." Seeing that Lu Bing's momentum was not so compelling, everyone calmed down, and then you talked about the past they knew.
At the end of the eleventh year of the new kingdom, the royal family could no longer afford to hide it and announced the news of the emperor's disappearance. Even for thousands of years, there have been emperors who have disappeared. But most of them are politically motivated, and even if they do disappear, they will not be missing for half a year. There is an undercurrent surging up and down the government and the opposition. Although on the surface, everyone is dutiful and co-governed, but there must always be a person who leads the people in general, so that politics can be unified. But Lu Wan, who was assisted by the cabinet minister, Lu Xun of the queen's faction, and Lu Yi, who was very political and military in his own right, gradually divided the three forces and began to fight.
The rest is not something that ordinary people can know and understand, so Lu Bing listened to it with only a few words and speculation. But in short, in the fourteenth year of the new country, several parties finally turned their faces, Lu Xun and Lu played together, and Lu Yi began to be hostile to it, and in the end there was no way to start any war. In order to distinguish between them, the words north and south were added in front, and the two new countries used a set of laws and a set of official systems, and even the country name and year were the same. Although there was friction between the two sides, they were basically restrained, and there was no war.
Hearing this, Lu Bing breathed a long sigh of relief, it turned out that there was no fratricidal incident, which was already a blessing in misfortune. Lu Bing asked again how the two regimes are governed now, and what is the reputation of the people, and no one dared to speak in an instant. Lu Bing was suspicious, everyone was looking at others, as if they were on guard against something, it seems that the current regime is not to talk about state affairs and defend the people, it is estimated that there is a mutual supervision and reporting system among the people, so everyone does not dare to talk nonsense. Lu Bing said: "Shopkeeper, prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone, you write it in batches and hand it to me, attach your name, and I will be rewarded for what you say well." ”
Only then did everyone settle down, just now they were in a dilemma, they didn't answer, they felt sorry for the Holy Emperor, and they were even more afraid, and they were afraid that they would lead to death. Sure enough, some of the notes Lu Bing received claimed that he didn't know, and he didn't even sign his name, and some of them wrote a big book, pouring bitter water, but he didn't sign it. Lu Bing saw that the north and the south were divided, and Lu Xun in the north was in charge of the overall situation, although he was cynical, but the ministers were doing their best, and the national policy was still open and open, while the new country in the south was centralized, and Lu Yi monopolized power, and the policy towards the people was relatively strict. However, because Lu Yi has strong personal ability and a strong foundation during Lu Bing's reign, the country is still very strong.
Now Lu Yi's Nan Xinguo can't talk nonsense, otherwise he may be accused of slandering the court. But on the whole, the strength of the southern new country is better than that of the northern new country, although the people are not as free, comfortable, open and open-minded as there, but the southern new country is aggressive, and the military strength is also strong, not only annexed the northern land of the Bashu Han Dynasty as its own jurisdiction, but also formed a joint encirclement of Lu Xun's northern new country, but also marched into Xiliang, and annexed a large area of Xiliang's land. In other words, the land area of the southern new country today is more than six or seven times the land area of the northern new country.
Lu Bing nodded, put these papers on the fire and burned them, it seemed that he could know these things from the mouths of the people of Nanxinguo, and then hugged his fists and thanked everyone and asked, "Then where is this place?" ”
"Holy Emperor Qi, this is Xitang Town." Someone replied.
Lu Bing nodded, and asked again: "By the way, do you know where Meng Xueqing, the queen of the new country, is?" He felt a little strange, Meng Xueqing has always been strong and resourceful, but he was a little cautious, and he would definitely not let Lu Yi annex his son Lu Xun's territory, but Bei Xinguo's current behavior is quite calm, which is not in line with Meng Xueqing's code of conduct. Therefore, Lu Bing asked this question, but he didn't think much about it at the moment.
People were stunned for a moment, and someone replied in a trembling voice: "Holy Emperor, the queen is gone." ”
"What!" Lu Bing suddenly felt that the five thunders were booming, and he was stunned all of a sudden. (To be continued......)