Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 699
"Little ones, put out the banner!"

Li Laiheng saw that after turning the corner ahead, he could see his hometown of Mizhi County, so he immediately yelled to his personal guards, his words were full of excitement.

Hearing this, his personal guards unfurled banners one after another.

On these flags, Li Laiheng's military position is written: General of the Dongjiang Army; there are also Li Laiheng's military achievements, including the war against Jianlu and Japanese pirates, etc.On his own chest, there are also pieces of military medals, shining in the sun.

Excited, he turned his head to look at the person next to him, and said anxiously: "Father, what about yours? Type it out too, let them all see, now we are serious officers and soldiers, Liaodong The elite directly under Bo!"

The man next to him is Li Guo, the general of the Dongjiang Army. He and Lu Xiang are the same age, both 46 years old.Although his current status has changed drastically from when he left his hometown back then, but he is not as interested as Li Laiheng. He just smiled and said lightly: "We are just going back to our hometown to have a look, there is no need to be so ostentatious!"

"That's right, we are returning home by order. Of course, we must let them all see what status we are now and what an honor we are! This is the emperor's intention!" Li Laiheng said excitedly with undiminished interest, "Besides Well, I prepared those banners for you, so it would be a pity not to use them!"

After he finished speaking, he saw that Li Guo just smiled and didn't mean anything to him.So, he turned his head and told Li Guo's personal guards: "What are you still doing in a daze, this is the hometown of the commander in chief, what are you doing hiding, give me all the flags!"

While speaking, Li Laiheng even drove his horse over and yelled at Li Guo's personal guards.Seeing this, his own personal guards also booed one after another.In the end, Li Guo's personal guards also played their banners.

Seeing the banners fluttering and being so happy, Li Guo just smiled and didn't stop him, apparently following Li Laiheng to make trouble.Most of the time, he looks at the front, back, left, and right scenery, searches for the memories in his mind, and compares them.

During the famine that year, Mi Zhi did not know how many people starved to death. He rebelled with his uncle Li Hongji.At that time, dead people, bones and so on could be seen everywhere on the road.Now along the way, although people still rarely see it, dead people or bones have disappeared.

Looking at the fields near the official road, as far as the eye can see, it is still dry, and even some fields are cracked.Li Guo was a little worried and a little puzzled.

What he is worried about is, if God still doesn't give the common people a way to live, or the drought is raging, how will the common people live?

Another thing that makes me wonder is that the drought was as severe as before, but I didn't see any dead people, nor did I see the worry and fear on the faces of passers-by. Logically speaking, this is near Mizhi County, so there should be more passers-by It's right to get up, why can't I see a few people?

Soon, after turning the corner, I could see Mizhi County in the distance at a glance.

As far as the eye can see, there is finally a lot of popularity.Some people can be seen in the fields and on the official roads.

Seeing this situation, Li Laiheng became even more excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and immediately ordered his personal guards: "Put your chests up for me, and raise the flag higher. Now, Lao Tzu has returned in an upright manner." !"

As he spoke, he seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he gave the same instructions to Li Guo's personal guards. He also didn't mind whether they lifted it high or not, whether their chests were straight or not.

When they got closer and closer to Mizhi County, someone finally noticed the group of knights, put down their work, and stood there watching them.

Li Guo noticed this situation, if it was changed before, in this situation, everyone would hide faster than rabbits, no matter whether they were officers or soldiers, nothing good would happen.

It can be seen from this that the world is really peaceful in my hometown now, otherwise, it would be impossible to stand there and watch the excitement.

"Hey, who is this? Judging by his posture, he must be a very big official, right?"

"That's not right, they are all warriors, and they are ostentatious like this?"

"..."

Hearing their discussions vaguely, Li Laiheng couldn't help feeling anxious.At this time, he remembered one thing, that is, the people in his hometown were so illiterate, and no one knew the words on the banner he played. Isn't this a waste of money to order the banner!
In his desperation, he didn't even bother to show off, and quickly greeted the people watching the excitement on the official road in Mizhi dialect: "This general is Li Laiheng, the general of the Dongjiang Army of Liaodong. This is the general of the Dongjiang Army of Liaodong. Shuai Li Guo Master Li, we are all Mizhi people, fellow villagers..."

Hearing him introduce himself in Mizhi dialect, I have to say that Li Laiheng's reputation is not very good, but Li Guo's reputation is still very famous in the local area.

"Li Guo, is that the tiger that rebelled with the intruder?"

"Yes, it must be. I heard that after being captured by the emperor, he voluntarily went to Liaodong to fight Jian captives!"

"Wow, now I'm returning to my hometown, I'm honored to return to my hometown, it's really enviable!"

"That's right, I've become the commander-in-chief of the imperial court! It's really amazing!"

"..."

The compliments were received as expected, but they were all for Li Guo. Li Laiheng next to him couldn't help but feel a little anxious after hearing this, why didn't he praise himself!I also changed from evil to righteousness, and voluntarily went to Liaodong to kill Jianlu, and I became a general!
He was excited, but he never thought that Li Guo was more famous than him back then, and now his official position is higher than him, so the others would naturally focus on Li Guo instead of him.

Suddenly, a group of people poured out from the city gate, the leader was the magistrate of Mizhi County, wearing a green robe.

I saw him clasping his fists and asking, "But in front of Mr. Li, the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang Army?"

Although Li Guo's rank is now much higher than that of the Qipin county magistrate, but Li Guo is a military general, and the county magistrate is a civil servant. If it were changed to the past, it would be basically impossible for the county magistrate to welcome the military general who returned to his hometown to visit his relatives.

But now, the county lord is still here.Regarding this, Li Guo knew in his heart that this was because they were ordered to return to their hometown to visit their relatives, and the local government probably also received the emperor's order.

Thinking of this, Li Guo couldn't help being very moved, feeling that the emperor was really kind to them.Not only for their sake, arranged for them to go back to their hometown to visit their relatives, but even ordered the local authorities not to neglect them.How lucky to meet such an emperor in this life!
Li Guo didn't know what to do, so he quickly got off his horse and started a courteous conversation with his parents in his hometown.

Seeing that he had nothing to do with himself, Li Laiheng couldn't help but feel a little bored, so his interest dropped a little, and he could only follow behind his adoptive father and listen.

Mizhi county magistrate and Li Guo walked side by side, talking cordially, and everything was very harmonious.The county magistrate also prepared a banquet to clean up Li Guo.

After getting acquainted with each other, Li Guo also saw that there seemed to be fewer people in the county town than before the famine. But what kind of holiday gathering, did this person go to join in the fun?"

The county magistrate of Mizhi County was taken aback for a moment, then looked around, and suddenly understood, and immediately explained with a smile: "The commander-in-chief means that there are not many people in Mizhi County, right?"

Hearing this, Li Guo nodded slightly apologetically.

The population of a county determines whether the county belongs to the upper, middle and lower classes, and is linked to the county magistrate's political achievements.It seems a bit embarrassing to bring it up in person.

However, it was obvious that the county magistrate did not mind this aspect and just said with a smile: "Mizhi County has been suffering from drought and lack of rain, and the land is barren, making life difficult. Thanks to the potato, which was vigorously promoted by the imperial court, it is a drought-resistant crop. It has helped a lot of people. But if you want to live a good life, with the fertility of the land in Mizhi today, you can only feed so many people."

"What about the other people?" After Li Guo asked casually, he felt that the question was a bit wrong, so he immediately changed his words, "What I mean is, what if the population increases in the future?"

After hearing this, the county magistrate immediately smiled and said, "Over the years, the world has been peaceful, and the population has naturally increased. The extra people have all gone to the Hetao."

"Crossing the river?" Li Guo couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this.

After he was a prisoner of the imperial court in the Battle of Nanyang, he voluntarily went to Liaodong to kill Jian captives.Since then, he has been in Liaodong, or simply in North Korea.With the communication conditions of this era and the fact that he has no relatives in his hometown, he basically knows very little about the situation in his hometown.

Seeing his reaction, the county magistrate understood what was going on, and explained with a smile: "The imperial court has a policy to encourage Han people in Guannei to go to the Hetao area to open up wasteland and farm. As a result, not only our Mizhi County, but also many places including Yan'an Prefecture, If the drought is more serious, they all go to the Hetao. This, commonly known as Chuanghetao!"

Speaking of this, he paused and added: "It must be the first time the commander-in-chief has come back in so many years. I don't know the details. Today's Guihua City can be said to be very prosperous. If the commander-in-chief has time, Go check it out, it's worth seeing."

Li Guo knew about the fact that the emperor personally conquered more than [-] captives and built them in Guihua City.

As a native of northern Shaanxi, he has naturally heard of the saying that the Yellow River's nine bends are only rich.

He was really curious to hear what the county magistrate said now.The people in the arid area of ​​the pass have another way of life, making the city of Guihua prosperous?
If this is the case, it is estimated that there will be no such thing as a major military town in Yulin in the future, let alone the Great Wall.

Suddenly, he remembered something and couldn't help but frown and asked: "Although the Mongolian tribes along the Great Wall were either destroyed by the emperor or have surrendered. However, there are also three tribes in Mobei and Mongolia in the west. Is it safe over the Hetao?"

(End of this chapter)