With such doubts, Li Yingyue continued to wander around the city.

Half an hour later.

She gradually discovered that this city is different from the Jinnan City in her memory, the most obvious thing is that the people here are still cleanly dressed, and there are no ragged clothes.

It is also rare to see beggars on the streets.

Maybe it's because he has experienced the war with Yan before, and he knows how to obey the orders of the government, and he rarely sees people arguing.

In general, the people here can be called living and working in peace and contentment.

"It seems that Fang Xiu can sit comfortably in the position of prime minister, not only because of his large number of henchmen, but also because of his methods of governing various states and prefectures."

Li Yingyue thought so, a deep light flashed in her eyes, she stopped in place for a while, found a teahouse where there was no one else, sat down, ordered a pot of tea, and tasted it quietly.

When I returned to Yicui Tower, it was already dark.

She wanted to go back to the house to rest, but she saw a guard standing at the top of the stairs, as if waiting for someone.

When the guard saw Li Yingyue, he stepped forward and asked, "Madam, the master has left some food for you, do you want to take it to the back kitchen to heat it up?" ”

Li Yingyue obviously didn't expect Fang Xiu to remember that he hadn't eaten, first stunned, and then waved his hand and said, "No." ”

"Yes, ma'am."

The guard saluted and turned to leave.

Li Yingyue returned to her room and lay down on the bed.

The moonlight was like water, sprinkled on the head of her bed.

For some reason, a complex emotion welled up in her heart.

At most, she will be able to set foot on the land of Zhou in one day, and it stands to reason that there should only be joy in her heart.

But now, she is inexplicably more worried.

I thought to myself, after returning to Jinnan, if the imperial brother admits everything, how should she deal with it?

It is to kill the royal brother and avenge his father and mother.

Or do you want to leave him alive?

Li Yingyue thought so, not a little sleepy, just lying quietly.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a ray of morning light shone in through the windowsill.

Li Yingyue dressed neatly and walked out of the house.

Fang Xiu and Yang Yuhuan were eating breakfast on the table on the second floor.

"Eat something, and we'll continue on our way."

Fang Xiu glanced at Li Yingyue and said lightly.

Li Yingyue didn't speak, just nodded, walked to the table and sat down, picked up the pastry, put it in her mouth, and chewed it gently.

Fang Xiu saw that she was a little distracted, raised his eyebrows, and said, "What?" Thinking that I can go back to Zhou Guo today, I didn't sleep all night with excitement? ”

Li Yingyue remained silent.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu didn't bother to ask, finished eating the rest of the things, clapped his hands, looked at the guards, and said, "Let's go!" ”

The convoy left Wochuan Mansion City and arrived at Jianbei Road in less than half an hour.

This was Fang Xiu's first time setting foot on the land of Zhou.

Pulling the curtain and looking outside, I found that the customs of Jianbei Road were not much different from those of Yongzhou.

Everywhere there is an endless field of farmland, which can be vaguely seen, and in the distance there are hunters hunting with short bows.

Compared with some time ago, today is quite warm, and it is normal for idle hunters to come out and try their luck.

Fang Xiu looked at it for a while, then lowered the curtain and closed his eyes to recuperate.

In the back carriage.

Li Yingyue looked out of the car window, her expression was neither happy nor sad.

She originally thought that after the devastation of the war, Jianbei Dao should become miserable, if not starving everywhere, it was not much worse.

However, when she got here, she found that the situation was completely different from what she had imagined.

Far from starving, the people here are looking richer than before.

Occasionally, you can see a few people hanging out, and you can clearly see their faces full of happy smiles.

There is no trace of the devastation of war.

During a break.

Li Yinyue also asked several local people how their lives are compared to before.

The answers of those people still echo in her ears to this day, shocking her and feeling melancholy, unable to calm down for a long time.

Those people said: "After the cadres came, they divided the fields, grain, and cheap coal, and this winter is not afraid of no matter how cold it is!" ”

"I have lived for decades, and I have lived this kind of good life this year, I don't have to worry about food and clothing, but some landlords and old rich people who usually bully our farmers have been raided by others!"

"If there is anything wrong with it, it is that we originally said that we were going to go to Qianguo, and the name was changed to Jianbei Prefecture, but then I don't know why it didn't work, it was still Jianbei Road, but it was Jiannan Road next door, which actually entered Qianguo and became Jiannanzhou."

"If it is zoned to the Qianguo, this field will be returned to us, and if we stay in the Zhou State, we may be taken back by the imperial court at any time, but I heard the showman in the town say that the imperial court will sign a covenant with the Qianguo, and from now on, the imperial court will also be under the management of the Qianren, if only that was the case."

In Li Yinyue's expectations.

The local people should be filled with righteous indignation and deep hatred in the face of the cadres.

But they didn't expect that they would miss the rule of the Qianren very much.

Even thinking that Jianbei Province could be classified as a Qianguo, they could also become Qianren.

In her opinion, this is simply an incomprehensible thing.

At first, she thought that these were just special cases, the vast majority of the people of Jianbei Province still had feelings for their family and country, and if they wanted to expel the Qianren, even if they didn't want to expel the Qianren, they would never want to get rid of the identity of the Zhou people.

However, as the convoy moved forward, more and more people came into contact.

Only then did she realize that wanting to become a cadre was the consensus of the people of Jianbei Province.

Only occasionally do I see some scholars, or young people who are not very old, who will scold the cadres with righteous indignation, but when it comes to the alliance with the Qianguo, the conversation changes again, and I feel that forming an alliance with the cadres is not a bad thing.

At first she couldn't figure out why.

However, by placing herself in the shoes of these people, she gradually began to understand.

These people are not without feelings of family and country, but they care more about their food, clothing, housing and transportation than their family and country feelings.

As long as they have food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to live, they are satisfied.

But even such a small wish is difficult to achieve.

After starving for many years, and sleeping in the open for many years, suddenly a group of people came to give you food, shelter, coal for heating, and gave you a field to kill the people who had bullied you.

In the eyes of these people, such a person is no longer a so-called aggressor, but a benefactor!

"Copying the gentry's house and dividing the land for the people is really vicious."

Li Yinyue looked at the scenery outside the window, and such a thought suddenly popped into her mind.

Soon, however, another thought came back to her mind.

"It should be a good thing that the people have food to eat, clothes to wear, and a place to live, so that they can survive the winter in peace."

"If the Great Zhou Imperial Court can't let the people live and work in peace and contentment, but Fang Xiu can do it, then why can't Fang Xiu lead the Great Zhou Imperial Court?"

As soon as such a thought came to her mind, she shook her head and rejected the idea.

She is the eldest princess of the Great Zhou, and she has the blood of the ancestors of the Great Zhou royal family in her body, how could she come up with such a rebellious idea.

However, once such an idea appears, and she can't find a suitable reason to reject it in a short time, it will take root in her heart and gradually grow.

It's just that she can't notice it now.

As the carriage moved forward.

The scenery outside the window is constantly changing.

I don't know when.

A goose feather slowly fell from the sky.

Immediately afterwards, large swaths of goose feathers fell from mid-air.

In a short period of time, the fields and villages were all covered with a layer of silver.

In the carriage, the stove constantly exuded warmth.

Li Yinyue looked at the scenery outside the window, a trace of trance flashed in her eyes, and she muttered to herself: "It's snowing." ”

Jinnan City.

Goose feathers and snow flew all over the sky, as white as silver and as light as smoke.

The houses were covered in snow, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow.

Passers-by walked in a hurry, leaving footprints one after another.

Somewhere in a restaurant.

Several discouraged scholars sat at a table, sipping a glass of wine while chatting aimlessly.

"After Her Majesty the Empress ascended the throne, she was not in the capital for half a year, but ran to Chang'an, which is a big joke in the world!"

"That's it! If you want to say that the prime minister of Qianguo is the regent of our Great Zhou, it is not impossible, after all, he is the husband of His Majesty, and he does have some talents.

But according to common sense, the prime minister of the Qianguo Kingdom has become the regent of our Great Zhou, shouldn't he leave Chang'an and come to our Jinnan? Why did you stay in Chang'an? ”

"Hey, the original court and the Qianguo negotiated peace, I felt that something was wrong, now it seems that we are being put together by the Qianguo, the prime minister of the Qianguo has been our regent, but he is still the prime minister of the Qianguo, dealing with the affairs of the Qianguo, how can there be such a reason in the world?"

"In other words, didn't our Great Zhou become a vassal state of the Qianguo?"

"And what kind of covenant has been circulating in the market recently, there has been no news in a few months, and in my opinion, there is no news again!"

Several scholars were drinking and discussing, and their tones revealed dissatisfaction.

After three rounds of drinking.

A scholar with an indignant face suddenly slapped the table, stood up, and shouted:

"Negotiate peace with Qianguo, and our majesty has not discussed, and a regent has been discussed, but I can't even see a single figure, I heard that Xie Qian has finished preparing the ticket, and he will send the chapter to Chang'an, so that the regent will approve the red, and then send it back to Jinnan after the approval!

Xinjun was imprisoned in Chang'an, and the chapter should be sent to Chang'an, and it is up to the cadres to decide whether to approve the red or not, what is the difference between our Da Zhou and the death of the country! ”

Outside the window, the snow was drifting heavily, and a cold wind blew in.

Several scholars at the same table blew the wind and sobered up, hurriedly pulled him to sit down, and persuaded: "Brother Liu is calm, now the court is still the old Xie Ge in charge, these words can't be said nonsense." ”

The scholar was pulled to sit down, and his mouth was open, and he wanted to say something.

The door of the restaurant was suddenly pushed open.

Then came a crisp and loud voice.

"Nickname Outside! The imperial court and the Qianguo officially signed an alliance! ”

The voice fell.

The diners in the restaurant were stunned.

Immediately, someone said, "Here's one!" ”

The boy who sold the newspaper hurriedly replied, "Okay, you can put it away." ”

As he spoke, he handed over the newspaper.

Immediately afterward, several more diners couldn't wait to find out what was going on and paid for the newspaper.

Among them are the scholars at this table.

"What's written on this? How was the alliance between the imperial court and the Qianguo signed? Do we want to pay tribute to the cadres in Da Zhou? ”

The scholars asked with some eagerness.

They often complain on weekdays, though.

But I know it better than anyone else.

The war between the imperial court and the Qianguo was lost, and it was absolutely impossible to say that the price should not be paid.

If you're lucky, you'll just cede a Jiannan Dao and lose some silver.

If you are unlucky, with the degree of the fiasco of the imperial court, you may not be able to become a vassal state of the Qianguo, and you will have to pay tribute to others every year.

Now, it is of course a good thing to be able to sign an alliance with the cadres, at least nominally.

The scholars thought so, and they heard someone at the table next to them say loudly:

"The newspaper said that the imperial court and the Qianguo signed an alliance and were each other's brotherly countries, and the emperors of the two countries were the sons of heaven and called each other brothers and sisters.

The voice fell.

The whole restaurant fell silent.

A lively discussion erupted.

"You really signed a covenant?"

"It's better to sign than not to sign, and a brotherly country is better than a suzerain, a vassal country."

"Then again, what is this big cadre and the Great Zhou Council of Ministers?"

The crowd is talking.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.

"Let's go!"

"Idle people, wait, quickly retreat!"

Several scholars heard the voice and subconsciously looked out the window.

A group of soldiers in gray uniforms, holding firearms in their hands, marched slowly with neat steps.

At each passing distance, the soldiers behind would stay, lined up on both sides, standing upright, as if to greet some big man.

"It's the Qianguo Shenji Battalion stationed outside the city, why did they enter the city?"

The voice fell.

Everyone in the restaurant was shocked.

"What? Qianguo's Shenji Battalion has entered the city? ”

Since the defeat of the Tiger Army, the troops of the Qianguo have been stationed in major cities.

There are also 3,000 soldiers stationed outside the city of Jinnan, and they are all the elite of the elite.

At first, the people of Jinnan were worried that these people would enter the city to cause trouble.

However, as a few months passed, it was as if these garrison soldiers had disappeared and never appeared.

Now it suddenly appeared, and for the people of Jinnan, there is no doubt that it is heavy news!

Moment.

Everyone gathered around, looked up outside, and sure enough, they saw the non-commissioned officer standing straight with a firearm in his hand.

"It's really the god machine battalion of the Qianguo!"

"Looks like you're going to meet someone."

"Who wants to use such a big battle?"

"Could it be that Her Majesty the Empress has returned to Beijing?"

"When Her Majesty the Empress returns to Beijing, it should be the Tiger Ben Army who is greeted by her, right? And if this is the case, Elder Xie Ge should also lead the civil and military officials out of the city to greet him. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone saw figures wearing official uniforms appear not far away.

The leader is an old man with white hair, who is none other than Xie Qian, the head of the cabinet!

(End of chapter)