Chapter 129 Return to the Court
He could naturally feel the surging magic power in his body, the Hunyuan golden elixir in his dantian, and the infinite Taoism in his sea of consciousness!
But he didn't understand why he could become like this with just one order from His Majesty!
It is said that the Human Emperor is majestic and his words are law, but everyone understands that it is just a manifestation of power. If no one listens to him, then he is just an ordinary person who is a little stronger.
But at this moment, with a word from His Majesty, he turned from a celestial immortal into a golden immortal. With such power, isn't this truly the case of his words becoming reality?
Chen Xue was trembling all over and unconsciously knelt down on the ground.
His loyalty and favorability were instantly full.
He was heard saying with tears in his eyes, "Your Majesty, your grace is so great! I shall repay you with my death!"
Li Qing laughed heartily, stretched out his hand to help him up again, and said with a smile: "I know your intentions. In the future, if you can rest assured and restore the people's livelihood here, that will be the greatest reward for me."
"I will restore Beibing Prison to prosperity within five years! Otherwise, I will commit suicide!"
For a moment, Chen Xue's eyes showed determination and she spoke seriously.
Li Qing laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go. I'm a little hungry."
Chen Xue quickly extended her hand and said, "Your Majesty, please!"
After saying that, he took Li Qingzhi to the City Lord's Mansion.
The food at Beibing Pass is naturally not as good as that at Chentang Pass, but it is novel. They are all wild game from the snowfields, and they taste chewy and fragrant.
So Li Qing naturally would not be polite. In the hall, Li Qing sat in the upper seat, while Zhang Kui, Shi Ji, Xue Ling, Chen Xue and more than a dozen other officials who were qualified to sit in the seat sat below, eating their meals carefully and ready to answer questions at any time.
Sure enough, after Li Qing finished a whole delicious snow chicken, he drank a sip of snow lotus tea, wiped the corners of his mouth with a silk handkerchief, and said calmly: "My dear ministers, do you know where the Liang soldiers and the other two rebels are from?"
For a moment, except for Shiji and Xueling who were still eating and drinking, the others all put down their chopsticks and looked thoughtful.
After a while, Chen Xue finally shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Liang Bing has been guarding this place for over a hundred years, and he single-handedly promoted the other two. Liang Bing is a man of high character. Aside from issuing orders, he rarely interacts with us personally. Therefore, we cannot speculate which faction this man is a spy for."
Upon hearing this, Li Qing smiled and then said calmly, "I do know the origins of these two people."
At this point, Li Qing closed his eyes slightly, tapped the table with his fingers and sighed, "Xiqi, oh Xiqi, there is no room for easing relations with the Shang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, are you saying that these three are spies from Xiqi?"
When Chen Xue heard this, she was immediately surprised and asked.
Li Qing nodded calmly and said, "That's right. I won't hide it from you. The Great Shang Dynasty hasn't collected taxes from the seventy-two vassal tribes of the North Sea Snow Plain for over a hundred years."
'What! ? "
With just this one sentence, Chen Xue's eyes widened and she couldn't help but yell. Similarly, the other dozen or so generals and civil servants were also shocked.
"Liang soldiers! Thieves!"
Chen Xue seemed to be going a little crazy. He punched the dining table, causing it to shake violently. He then began to roar.
Li Qing saw this, but he was not angry. He put the silk cloth on the table with a calm expression.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! I lost my composure."
However, Chen Xue reacted quickly and immediately realized that she had gotten carried away. She quickly bowed to Li Qing and apologized.
Li Qing waved his hand and said calmly, "I understand your feelings."
Chen Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief, then gritted her teeth and said, "If it weren't for these heavy taxes, how could the seventy-two tribes of the north have rebelled? If it were only the Qiongqi and Heikui tribes, how could they have the strength to break through the pass so many times? How could the millions of people inside the pass be reduced to only a little over one million and six hundred thousand dead or wounded? Damn it! Damn it! Liang Bing! How dare you disobey His Majesty's order! Collecting taxes for over a hundred years! Until you completely forced the seventy-two tribes to rebel!"
Seeing Chen Xue's eyes bloodshot from anger, Li Qing smiled and said, "My dear, there's no need to be so angry. After all, the thief has already escaped to Xiqi. Getting angry for nothing will only make you a laughing stock."
After saying this, Li Qing stood up and said, "Bei Bing City will be handed over to you for management in the future. You will have to work hard on the herdsmen. Also, you must send someone to spread the news about the Liang soldiers so that the people of Bei Bing Pass will know who is harming them and whose people are behind it!"
"My lord! I obey the order!"
Chen Xue is not a fool. On the contrary, he is a very smart person. He immediately understood the meaning of Li Qing's words. He knelt down immediately and replied in a deep voice.
Li Qing nodded, then looked at Shiji, who had stopped eating and was sitting there, and Xueling, who was still munching on the delicious food. He smiled and said, "Little greedy cat, stop eating. We have to leave."
"Hmm."
Xueling looked up immediately when she heard it. She was indeed tired of the tasteless barbecue after being trapped in the extremely cold purgatory for several days, so she couldn't control her mouth. But now when she heard Li Qing calling her, she naturally looked up quickly, swallowed the food in her mouth, wiped her mouth with a silk cloth, and quickly left the table.
Shiji and Zhang Kui had already stood up.
Only then did Li Qing put his hands behind his back and walked out of the dining hall calmly.
A group of Beibingguan officials hurriedly followed.
After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Li Qing turned to the Beibingguan officials behind him and said, "The matter here has been resolved. The Grand Tutor has led his army to sweep across the North Sea. I have nothing to worry about. Therefore, I will return to Chaoge. Now that your beloved Chen Xue is the commander-in-chief of Beibingguan, then by analogy, you will all be promoted one level. But! Remember! Your salaries and wages are all the blood and sweat of the people! Remember not to exploit the people! Otherwise, even if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it forever! If I find out in the future that anyone dares to abuse his power and embezzle money and pervert the law, I will not forgive him lightly!"
"Your Majesty's words will be remembered!"
For a moment, many officials were overjoyed, but Li Qing's subsequent words made them feel cold in their hearts, and they quickly knelt down and responded loudly.
Li Qing nodded, then turned over and climbed onto the purple jade unicorn that had been standing at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion. He pulled the reins calmly, and the purple jade unicorn growled and slowly took off into the air. Then the eight hundred divine guards, Zhang Kui, Shi Ji, Xue Ling and others followed closely behind.
The city defense formation had already been withdrawn, and no one dared to stop the Human Emperor. This group of people quickly disappeared into the distant sky in the east.
After Li Qing disappeared, the officials who were kneeling on the ground, led by Chen Xue, slowly stood up and looked in the direction where Li Qing disappeared, unable to calm down for a long time.
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