Chapter 174 Dragon City
Li Xuandu and Qin Su walked along the way, saw the military farms, the horse farms, workshops, sea trades, towns, border troops, and Li Xuan had a rough impression of Liaodong, which was far beyond his expectations. Since the expectations were not high, there was no disappointment, but was very surprised.
Sometimes, good or bad are mainly based on the contrast of others. If it were in a prosperous era, Liaodong can only be considered ordinary today. However, in a chaotic era, starving people are everywhere, refugees are everywhere, war smoke is everywhere, countless people are killed, and countless people are starving to death, with bones full of the wild, nine out of ten houses are empty, and blood flows into a river. With this contrast, Liaodong is a pure land on earth.
The three prefectures of Liaodong are extremely large. Even though Li Xuan is an immortal in the realm of the immortality, it is impossible for him to go all over in a few days. So he just took a quick look at a few places and decided to go to Chaoyang Prefecture.
When the Central Plains were orthodox in Zhongzhou and Qinzhou, the second capital was Xijing and Longmen Prefecture, the imperial capital, northern Zhili or Youzhou, and the three Liaodong prefectures outside the pass were occupied by the Dayan established by the Murong family. Therefore, Murong Hua was considered the Dayan royal family that grew up in Liaodong for generations. The capital of Dayan was located in Chaoyang Prefecture, so Chaoyang Prefecture is also known as Longcheng.
Because of this, after the Great Wei court incorporated the three prefectures of Liaodong into the territory, Youzhou moved northward, and Chaoyang Prefecture was the prefecture city. The head of the Qin family was also called Qinlong City. This title was almost passed down from generation to generation, just as the head of the Li family was called Li Beihai.
This is not surprising. The scope of the old Youzhou was within Yuguan. In this way, Qizhou was also a place in the extreme north. Today's East China Sea was the former Beihai. It was not until the old Youzhou became Beizhili, and the new Youzhou moved north from the pass, and the old Beihai in the past became the East China Sea. However, many place names have not been changed, which led to the Qin family occupying the Beihai, but Beihai Prefecture is in Qizhou and is still the place where the Li family made their fortune. As for Li Xuandu, it is already considered a different family and has no fate with the title of Li Beihai.
When Li Xuandu came to Chaoyang Prefecture last time, he went directly to the prefecture city and came from Yuguan. This time, Li Xuandu came from the completely opposite Fengzhou and walked through several counties. Compared with the sparsely populated Fengzhou and Liaozhou, Youzhou has more populations, and there are still large areas of wheat fields and vegetable fields distributed in blocks everywhere, mixed with villages after village. The farmer has his own fields, and the living person has his own house, and everyone has his own way of doing it.
Li Xuan suddenly realized one thing. The reason why Qin Qing and Zhao Zheng were obsessed with military farming was not because they were afraid of starving, but because they were storing food. They had already started to prepare for entering the pass. Not to mention military consumption, there were still millions of hungry people in the pass, which all needed food. As long as food was food, these hungry people were people from Liaodong.
Li Xuandu also knew why Qin Qing was no longer interested in the position of the Taoist sect leader, because Qin Qing's energy was mainly focused on the three states and did not have much obsession with the Taoist sect, so he was happy to see his son-in-law Li Xuandu as the Taoist sect leader.
Chaoyang Mansion is very lively now. In addition to Qin Qing also in the Great Wilderness North Palace in Taibai Mountain, Zhao Zheng, Qin Xiang, Qin Daoyuan, Jing Xiu and others are all in Chaoyang Mansion. When Li Xuandu and Qin Su came to the Qin family mansion, it surprised everyone in the Qin family.
Originally, as a family like the Qin family, it was not a big deal for their daughter and son-in-law to come back to visit their parents, but their daughter's identity was extraordinary. She was the only and most beloved daughter of the head of the family. Her son-in-law's identity was even more extraordinary. She was on an equal footing with the head of the family. Even if she did not have the identity of a son-in-law, she was a distinguished guest, so the entire Qin family was alarmed.
The two were surrounded by many elders and peers to the main hall. After greeting each other, they separated and sat down. Because the eldest master was not there, the Qin family is still in charge of the second master Qin Daoyuan. In addition, Qin Buyi, Qin Buer, Jing Xiu and other close relatives were also present. Only Hu Liang went to the North Palace of the Great Wilderness to report to the master.
In fact, no matter whether he is a relative or a friend, he can't escape the influence of his status. If Li Xuan was a son-in-law, he would be cautious and trembling when he came to the Qin family, and he would be sneered. However, because he was born in the Li family and was a good son-in-law of the dragon. When he came to the Qin family last time, no one was rude to him. Everyone was harmonious and polite, and the guests and hosts were happy. Now, Li Xuandu's identity has changed again. He has entered the immortal realm and is expected to be in charge of the Taoist sect, not inferior to Qin Qing. The courtesy he received is even more respectful. Whether familiar or unfamiliar, he is willing to show a smile to Li Xuan. Many peers are respectful to Li Xuan. There is no such a naughty green who doesn't like Li Xuan. Even if there is, he will be suppressed by his elders.
Otherwise, the warmth and warmth of human relationships are two worlds.
After the greetings, a banquet was held to welcome the people. Qin Daoyuan did not allow the juniors to participate, leaving only Jing Xiu, Qin Buyi, Qin Buer and others, so there was only one meal. Although he did not eat or sleep, sometimes the banquet became an excellent place for talking and talking. At the banquet, Qin Daoyuan asked about Li Xuandu and Qin Su's intentions, but Li Xuandu did not hide it, pointing out that his trip was for going to Beijing. Qin Daoyuan knew it immediately and said that he had to discuss the matter with Zhao Zheng and Qin Qing.
As Li Xuandu expected, Qin Qing began to retreat after obtaining the "Yuzhi Art" left by Wu Yang, striving to go to a higher level. In addition, Qin Qing went into retreat some time ago to break through the realm of immortality, which led to him rarely participating in Liaodong affairs in the past two years, and most of them were done by Zhao Zheng and Qin Daoyuan. But no matter what, Qin Qing was called the "King of Liao" and many major events were still decided by Qin Qing.
Speaking of which, Qin Qing was not a saint. A man of immortality planned so much, so he naturally thought about his descendants. The person he liked the most was actually Qin Daofang. Unfortunately, the scholarly indignant Qin Daofang broke up with Qin Qing because Qin Qing killed Liaodong gentry and went to the imperial capital alone. Qin Qing had no choice but to choose Zhao Zheng.
Now, Qin Daofang has become a rank-level official. After so many years of practical work, the scholar's aura has long been exhausted. Especially after he was in charge of Qizhou, he even understood that some gentry just had to kill leeches that had entered their bodies to suck blood.
Because of this, although the Qin family is also a gentry, it does not prevent the Qin family from cleaning up other gentry. After Qin Daofang understood his brother's painstaking efforts, the relationship between the two brothers gradually eased. Qin Daofang no longer acted as impulsively as before, and became the open-minded Qin Daofang that Li Xuan knew. If it were the Qin Daofang in the past, the two might not have the fate they have today.
After saying this, this welcome banquet is over. Zhao Zheng has official duties and can only have time tomorrow. Qin Qing cannot come back from the Great Wilderness North Palace today, or Li Xuandu will immediately go to the Great Wilderness North Palace to meet Qin Qing, so Qin Su took Li Xuandu to his boudoir.
In a woman's boudoir, men are not allowed to get involved. If the man is his own husband, it doesn't matter.
When she came to the island in the middle of the lake, Li Xuandu saw the vines planted by Qin Su. During her absence, she was taken care of by others and did not dare to be negligent. Naturally, she was prosperous. The only disadvantage was that it was late autumn, the leaves were withered and the grapes were picked.
Qin Su stood under his grape trellis and said regretfully: "It's a pity that it's not summer."
Throughout the summer, Li Xuan was in the Western Regions, Kunlun and other places, so it was naturally impossible for him to accompany Qin Su to return to the Qin family.
At this moment, a little guy appeared on the grape trellis, with his pair of amber-like eyes looking at the two uninvited guests, full of suspicion and vigilance.
This is a yellow tabby cat, and it is also the "big orange" mentioned by Qin Su in his letter. It is just because Qin Su is often away from home, this yellow tabby flower is not very close to its owner, and it is more serious. Whether it still recognizes its owner is also questionable.
However, Qin Su obviously didn't think so. He opened his hands and quietly called the little rinu's name, waiting for it to jump into his arms.
Unfortunately, Daju didn't intend to give Qin Su this face. During this period, because it was a cat raised by the eldest lady, no one in the mansion dared to provoke it, so it almost became a domineering mansion. So it looked at Qin Su with contempt, turned around and jumped off the grape trellis, and soon disappeared around the corner, leaving Qin Su alone standing speechless in the autumn wind.
Seeing this scene, Li Xuan couldn't help laughing out loud.
Miss Qin was immediately angry and found the object and excuse of the attack. "It's all your fault. The murderous aura on her body was too strong, which scared Daju away."
Li Xuan refused to laugh and said, "I said that my hands were going to be stained with blood, but it hasn't been stained with blood yet."
As he said that, Li Xuan still stretched out his hands, which was indeed as bright as jade and untainted by dust.
Qin Su snorted lightly, "You mean I scared it away?"
"I think so." Li Xuandu's answer was very straightforward.
After saying that, Li Xuan was the first to enter the first floor, and Qin Su followed closely behind.
Daju lives here, but she didn't expect these two guys to invade their territory. She was stunned for a moment, then she was angry, and arched her body and stared at Li Xuandu walking in front.
When Li Xuan was approaching, Daju, who was already ready to go, suddenly jumped up and took a stern head towards Li Xuandu without hesitation.
No one from the Qin Mansion dared to provoke Lord Ju.
As a result, Li Xuandu reached out and grabbed the back of Lord Ju's neck, held it in his hand, letting it open its teeth and claws, and the sound of "wailing" was endless.
Li Xuandu laughed and scolded: "What a big temper, be careful to let you be your father-in-law."
As if he understood Li Xuandu's threat, Daju's limbs immediately curled up, her little face wrinkled together, her nose was red, and she looked scared.
Qin Su stopped obeying and spat: "What are you talking nonsense? What father-in-law, give me the big orange quickly."
Li Xuan handed Daju to Qin Su's arms. At this time, Daju lost her previous spirit and seemed to recognize her master, huddled in her arms, trembling gently.
Chapter completed!