232 Mercy
Cao Shaozhen personally carried a big knife to guard Lin Jianyue's side, surrounded by soldiers from the forward battalion, and the bright yellow banner fluttered in the wind, neat and solemn, as if heralding the birth of a new dynasty.
The benevolent name of His Royal Highness King Yan spread very widely and deeply under the guidance of Wang Gui and others, Zhenjiang is not far from Jianning, and the people along the road have come out, His Royal Highness King Yan has come down, is it time to change his fate? Many people gathered on both sides of the road, and Cao Shaozhen, according to Wang Gui's instructions, ordered the troops not to drive away, so that His Highness's reputation could be put into practice.
"Master Cao, you have surrounded me so tightly that the people can't see me. I want them to see me and let them know that I, Lin Jianyue, am the same person as them, and I don't have three heads and six arms, so I will get a lot closer. With the soldiers of the forward battalion by my side, and the loyal forbidden army on the periphery, if it's okay, I believe that the people of Jiangnan are kind, and they will like me. ”
Loyal Janissaries? The surrounding forbidden army generals couldn't help but puff up their chests, this was what Lin Jianyue said to them.
The people are simple, they found that these soldiers did not beat and scolded them, let alone loot, so they spontaneously thought that this was the credit of His Royal Highness King Yan, Lin Jianyue, who was riding a big black horse and wearing a royal robe, showed his figure, and there were busy kneeling and kowtowing, and people who had a little knowledge of culture would shout long live, Wang Gui looked at the situation in front of him and smiled with satisfaction, all his efforts were finally not in vain.
When approaching Jianning City, there are more and more lively people, the old goes down, the new comes, there is no war and no destruction, and money and food are also distributed, and the people will spontaneously support it.
When it came to Jianning, it was naturally organized, and the voice of Banzai was much neater and much more imposing, especially when Lin Jianyue waved with a gentle smile on his face, he didn't need to be led, and the sound of cheers automatically sounded.
In a mansion in the west of the city, surrounded by dense guards of the forbidden army, Ning Zexun had been forced to move out of the imperial city, his body was weak, his eyes were blank, he was lying on the couch and muttering to himself, only a few old eunuchs who were dying guarded him.
The army surrounded it so that people could not enter or leave, but the sound could not be stopped, and the voice of the mountain shouting long live was so loud that Ning Zexun's eyes suddenly appeared with brilliance.
"Is it my loyal retainers who have come? Wang Gui and Cao Shaozhen, have these old thieves been arrested? I can't cheapen them, I want to punish them nine clans, I want to rip them off! ”
Ning Zexun grabbed the old eunuch next to him and shouted loudly, so urgent, and so powerless, a group of old eunuchs burst into tears, they really couldn't bear to tell the Holy Lord the truth.
Ning Zexun hasn't been close to a woman for a long time, it's not that he doesn't want to, but there is no one, and the beauties who used to surround him were all picked up by the family.
Of course, now there are ten or eight stunning beauties in front of him, and it is estimated that he is also powerless. Without a life of drunken dreams and death, Ning Zexun seemed to be much smarter, and when he saw that the old eunuchs were just crying and not talking, he understood something, and his eyes slowly dimmed.
"Is Lin Jianyue here? He's coming to rob me of the throne, why didn't he kill him in the first place? Will he kill me? He can't kill me, everything about him is what I gave him, he can't kill me......"
Lin Jianyue visited the palace in Jianning accompanied by everyone, Dou Shiquan spent a lot of effort, and his family was almost empty, and the palace was renovated, which was more magnificent than before.
Of course, Lin Jianyue would not forget him, and said with a smile: "Dou Shumi has worked hard, it seems that the cost is not small, but it doesn't matter, our Dinghai has landed in Goryeo, the palace in Goryeo is not bad, Dou Shumi can go and see it when the time comes, don't worry, we will build a lot of palaces in the future, this imperial city, you can repair it how." ”
Dou Shiquan was overjoyed in his heart, that is, him, and others Lin Jianyue would not say that.
Lin Jianyue changed his words, and said to everyone: "Mr. Liu, they know me, they don't like to live alone in such a big place, I feel as if I have become a lonely person, and I am still a little nostalgic." The last time I came to Jianning, that house is still there, right? ”
Even if someone lives, it must be, and what Lin Jianyue said now is the holy decree and the destiny of heaven.
Lin Jianyue didn't embarrass them, gave them enough time to prepare, and said to Wang Gui and the others: "Since I have entered the city, I should still go to meet the emperor and comfort him, no matter where we are, we still have a human touch." ”
Nostalgia for the old and human touch, this is a different founding emperor, and everyone has mixed feelings in their hearts.
Coming to the courtyard where Ning Zexun was under house arrest, a group of old eunuchs knelt on the ground and trembled, Lin Jianyue felt very uncomfortable, seeing that Ning Zexun's place was not small, and the conditions were good, Lin Jianyue was inconvenient to get angry, so he just asked: "There should be a lot of palace maids and concubines left in the palace, these servants are not young, and they can't take care of the emperor, where did they go?" ”
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Dou Shiquan knew that Lin Jianyue was a little unhappy, but he had no choice but to come out and say: "Their family took it by themselves, and it was inconvenient for Weichen to stop it, the matter was not done, Your Highness forgives you!" ”
Lin Jianyue shook his head and said: "Since this is the case, I don't blame Dou Shumi, it's just that they seem to be smart, but in fact they are just a little smart, if they can do their duty, no one will treat them badly." ”
Lin Jianyue knew that as soon as his words came out, many snobbish people would send people back, in this case, Lin Jianyue would not be able to do more, otherwise what would the people in Jiangnan who supported him think?
"Lord Wang, the founding ancestors of the Ning Dynasty have taken good care of the widows and young of the Zhou State for several generations, and have received a lot of praise among the people, we can't do worse than them."
Wang Gui nodded, with Lin Jianyue's words, things are much easier, he actually wants to take good care of Ning Zexun in his heart, and his feelings are not nothing. The old eunuchs cried, not afraid but grateful.
As soon as he saw Lin Jianyue, Ning Zexun was cowardly, he didn't dare to sit, let alone lie down, his life was at stake, he was very embarrassed to stand there, he couldn't say a word, just stared at Lin Jianyue.
Lin Jianyue saluted Ning Zexun, but Ning Zexun didn't know how to return the salute or not.
Lin Jianyue didn't care either, and asked with a smile, "Is the Holy Lord in good health?" I see that the environment here is not bad, and I will tell them that there is no shortage of food, although it may not be as good as in the palace, but it should be much better than the average large family. ”
Ning Zexun finally came to his senses, and asked cowardly for a long time: "Lin... Is King Yan here to kill me? ”
Lin Jianyue shook his head: "How could I do this?" Don't say that I killed you, before I captured Dadu, the saint was still the saint. ”
The other people in the room didn't dare to speak, and Lin Jianyue continued: "Even if I have completed the great cause of expelling the Tartars, I won't do anything to you, don't worry, the saint!" But the emperor can't be the emperor, and the king can't be the king, some people will make a fuss about you. I will make you a marquis, and I will call you a marquis! Take care of your health, I will send someone to treat you, preferably with a man and a woman, so that you can inherit your title. ”
Lin Jianyue shouldn't have said these things in front of everyone, but in order to reassure everyone and let everyone do things well, it was better to set the tone first. This naturally also contains Lin Jianyue's compassion, otherwise there will definitely be people who are eager to make meritorious contributions and will be unfavorable to Ning Zexun.