Getting up early on September 9, Lin Feng completed his morning exercise slowly, took Zhang Bin and Feng Jingyun, and quietly came to the west gate of the palace to wait.

Not long after the sun rose, the emperor Li Jing, the king of Qi, Li Jingsui, the king of Yan, and Li Yu, the king of Zheng, appeared at the west gate together with Tao Qian, the king of Hubu, and six plainclothes guards with knives. Naturally, Hu Xueli, the "No. 1 bodyguard of Jinling", is also among them.

Hu Xueli, who was walking in the front, glanced at Feng Jingyun very quickly, his eyes did not stay, but he frowned slightly. Feng Jingyun raised his head lightly and glared at Hu Xueli without a trace. This detail fell into the eyes of Lin Feng, who was interested in observing the two of them, and naturally knew that the two of them were both from the Xinglong Society, and they had both been the second hall masters, but they were afraid that they would not deal with them very well in the past.

Because it was said that it was a private visit to Weifu, Lin Feng naturally didn't bother to go forward and kowtow, and stepped forward and said, "Master Li, the villain has been waiting here for a long time!" ”

Maybe it's because few people call themselves like this, "Li Gongzi" Li Jing smiled, raised his hand and handed Lin Feng a tender green silk sachet, and said with a smile: "Today is the Double Ninth Festival, I ...... I went to visit the queen mother...... Mother, she gave me a few sachets with dogwood, so I'll give you one! ”

The ancients believed that on the day of the Chung Yeung Festival, dogwood could take refuge and eliminate disasters.

As early as the Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong's "Western Miscellaneous Records" has a record of Pei Zhuyu on the Double Ninth Festival. In the Tang Dynasty, this custom became more prevalent, or worn on the arm, or as a smug to put the dogwood in it to wear, and some inserted on the head. Of course, most of them are worn by women and children, and in some places, men also wear them. In addition to wearing dogwoods, people also wear chrysanthemums on their heads. In the Song Dynasty, the folk also cut the colored silk into dogwoods and chrysanthemums to give and wear. In the Qing Dynasty, Beijing pasted chrysanthemum branches and leaves on doors and windows during the Double Ninth Festival to "remove evil and attract auspiciousness". This is already the vulgarity of the hairpin on the head.

Tao Qian looked at Lin Feng who bowed down to thank him with envy, he had been with the emperor for a long time this morning, and he hadn't seen the emperor give him a sachet! This kind of private belongings represents the emperor's incomparable trust and closeness!

Soon, three carriages without any decoration rushed over, Li Jing and Li Jing beckoned Lin Feng to get into the second carriage, Li Hongji and Tao Qian got into the first carriage, Li Yu got into the last car alone, Hu Xueli and others, as well as Feng Jingyun and Zhang Bin walked with the car, vigilantly guarding the surroundings.

The wheels start and move slowly.

In the spacious carriage, Li Jingsui casually asked Lin Feng about the progress of the construction of the Tang Academy of Sciences and the new village, then changed the topic and asked worriedly: "Zhishan, how are you preparing for the westward journey?" ”

Lin Feng immediately made a confident state of the divine stick, and said with a smile: "Everything is ready, waiting to go." ”

Li Jingsui couldn't help but glance at Lin Feng, and said dissatisfiedly: "Zhishan, I really can't figure out why you are so blindly optimistic!" Remember that you have Wuchang, please consult Lord Liu Renzhen with the posture of your juniors, be sure to get his support, and invite Lord Liu to select elite soldiers to accompany you into Chu! ”

You don't worry about me! Lin Feng shook his head and said, "King Qi, Weichen believes that a fist that is held but not released, and a bow and arrow that is held but not shot are the most deterrent!" So I'm not going to send troops to Lord Liu. ”

Li Jing was also a little dissatisfied when he heard this, and snorted coldly: "Perfection, you must not be careless!" ”

Lin Feng hurriedly arched his hand and explained: "The choice of thirty people to accompany him is something that the minister has thought about repeatedly, and it is definitely not arrogant. The Ma brothers are only in the middle of the struggle at present, and the direction and prospect are undecided, if our brigade of soldiers and horses enters in a high-profile manner, it is equivalent to attracting all the attention of the whole Chu country and even all the countries in the world to us, from dark to bright, and the number of variables is increasing, which is not conducive to our easy profit.

According to Weichen's understanding, coupled with the number of barbarian soldiers that Ma Xicao is now recruiting, the strength of the two Ma brothers is almost the same. To put it bluntly, all Ma Xixu needs is the psychological comfort of having a big country behind him to support him, and he takes into account the thoughts and mentality of many of his subordinates and the people of Chu State, but he is afraid that he will not want our army to swagger to the territory of Chu State to fight. ”

Hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Li Jing's face softened, and he still advised: "The road ahead is dangerous, Aiqing must be cautious!" ”

Lin Feng hurriedly replied in a low voice: "Weichen always keep it in mind!" His Majesty gave Weichen a sachet, and Weichen naturally knew that His Majesty would bless the minister's peace of mind, and Weichen would repay him with death and return his merits! ”

At the same time as Li Jing nodded, the carriage had already arrived at the head of Xincun at the foot of Qingliang Mountain.

"Wow, this ...... This...... What a sea change! As soon as Li Yu got out of the car, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Three houses are built on the hill, and there are 22 houses in total with the ups and downs of the mountain. Each one is brand new, many people are tidying up the doors and windows, posting pairs, and the smell of paint wafts in the air.

"Father...... No, father ......" Li Yu ran over, wanting to hold Li Jing's hand, but Li Jing's eyes glared at him, stuck out his tongue, and quickly changed his words.

"Father, I've been here before, the village has changed so much! It turns out that there is a sewage beach under your feet, and there is nowhere to put your feet, and people who pass by have to detour! And there, I remember, it used to be Yaya's home! Li Yu is like a child who loves to appear, constantly showing to Li Jing.

Lin Feng greeted the village chief Li Mingshan Li Lao at the entrance of the village, and secretly made a gesture, Li Lao immediately walked a few quick steps, and bowed: "Hello masters, Lord Lin is good!" ”

Lin Feng hurriedly answered: "Elder Li, these are several high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen in our capital, and they want to visit our village." ”

Li Lao smiled so much that his face turned into a flower, and said loudly: "That's a good dare!" That's a good idea! A few lords here, please. ”

Li Lao took out a bunch of keys from his waist, opened the first house in the village with a trembling voice, leaned to the side, invited everyone in, and said in a babbling voice:

"Thank you to the emperor and kind-hearted men in the city for donating money to build a house for us, especially Lord Lin, who has come to us many times to check. The old and young people in our village said that we were lucky enough to meet a good emperor and a group of good ministers to live in such a good house! We are all ready to worship the holy tablets of the present day in our homes! ”

No one doesn't like to listen to flattery, especially when he hears these things unknowingly, Li Jing's face can't help but smile, and his eyes look at the house in front of him curiously.

The three rooms of this house are open, with three shabby tables side by side in the middle, surrounded by a circle of wooden stools, and the rooms on both sides are scattered on the ground, which does not look like a home.

Li Jingsui opened his mouth and asked, "May I ask my uncle, there are no people living here, right?" Don't know what to do on a daily basis? ”

Li Lao bowed down and replied: "Back to this master, this is the meeting hall in our village, if there is a major matter to be discussed in the village, the village chief, deputy village chief and villager representatives will gather over, hold a meeting to discuss it, and vote by a show of hands." We have hereby adopted matters such as the division of lots, the villagers' convention, and so on. ”

As soon as Li Lao said this, everyone at the scene frowned, except for Lin Feng, and Tao Qian immediately asked unceremoniously: "Isn't there a Li Zheng in your village?" ”

Tao Qian's heart is very angry, you guys are messing around like this, are you still trying to become a foreigner on the edge of the capital and at the foot of the world?