I don't want to be king

The sharp gong sounded, each louder than the last.

Hong Ying suddenly shouted loudly, "Here comes the king! Idlers stay away!"

Before Xie Zan and the others got close, they knelt down and shouted, "My lord is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Most of the people who watched the excitement were ignorant and ignorant, and a few people saw Xie Zan kneeling, so they knelt down.

One infected two, then a large group knelt down, and finally everyone knelt down.

Lin Yi, who was riding on the donkey, was serious for a rare time, and said in a tone that he thought he was majestic, "Normal."

"Thank you, Lord."

Xie Zan got up and said, "My lord..."

"There's no need to talk too much," Lin Yi looked at the group of gray-haired old men, feeling really uninterested, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and take me to my residence, the sun is too poisonous, and I'm going to die soon." I can't hold on anymore."

"Yes."

Hearing what Lin Yi said, Xie Zan turned around and rode on a skinny old horse, leading the way.

Seven or eight old men in shabby clothes also had sharp legs and trotted behind, panting heavily.

Lin Yi was worried for them, so don't let anyone accidentally run away.

After walking for a mile or so, I finally stopped in front of an earthen courtyard, on which was nailed a piece of wood with the words "All Commanders and Envoys" written on it.

Xie Zan got off his horse and hurriedly said, "My lord, please."

With Hong Ying's support, Lin Yi got off the donkey and entered the courtyard through the low gate.

A dozen chickens were flopping around in the yard, and a big black dog was barking at Lin Yi and the others.

A hen flew down from the courtyard wall, Shen Chu reacted quickly, and shot the scabbard far away, otherwise it would hit Lin Yi.

But Lin Yi didn't feel any better, he stepped on chicken feces.

"I don't know the specific time when the prince will come here," Xie Zan said with a smile, "I didn't make any preparations in advance."

Lin Yi glanced at the adobe houses at the end, and said dullly, "You Commander Ben Wang will not look at it, you should go directly to the mansion of the king."

"My lord..." Xie Zan said bitterly, "Sanhe has neither a magistrate nor a magistrate, and as a humble prefect, he is in charge of..."

Lin Yi interrupted directly, "Don't talk so much nonsense, tell me whether I have a mansion or not, and give me a good word."

Xie Zan just lowered his head and didn't speak.

Lin Yi's heart was ashamed.

"Where does the king live?"

Lin Yi asked unwillingly.

Xie Zan cupped his hands and said, "If the prince doesn't dislike it, the commander can serve as the prince's residence for the time being."

"Even if this king sleeps on the street, he won't live in your crappy house!"

Lin Yi turned around angrily and left.

Chapter 40

"My lord..."

Xie Zan chased after him but failed to catch up.

Lin Yi walked out of the capital commander, not long after he left, looking at the long line behind him, he said angrily, "What are you doing with me?"

"My lord..."

Shen Chu and the others were so wronged that they couldn't speak. Didn't you say that even if you sleep on the street, you don't live in that ghostly place?

Now what does this mean?

Lin Yi said angrily, "Leave a few people behind me, and the others rest there, eat something, and feed the animals.

I didn't feel too tired to panic after all. "

After muttering a few words, he wandered around under the curious eyes of the local residents.

Low thatched houses and wooden shacks are scattered on both sides of a river called Xijiang.

Cross-Strait exchanges rely entirely on sampans.

The tallest building is a temple built of stones. Looking at Baiyun Mountain in the distance, you can see the tall spire.

The bumpy dirt road was exposed to the sun, and the dust was flying. Lin Yi coughed all the way.

It didn't take long to get around the so-called "White Cloud City".

And just for a while, he encountered at least ten cases of mobbing and fighting, and the number of participants was at least four.

Total lawlessness.

I found a restaurant, flies were flying around on the chopping board, the meat on it was black, Lin Yi couldn't guess what kind of meat it was.

My stomach growled, and finally I couldn't help but randomly ordered some, and swallowed it into my stomach with my eyes closed.

Anyway, this way is basically the way here.

It's not as hypocritical as it started.

After a good meal, the sun went down.

On the gray street, more people rushed out all of a sudden.

Wherever Lin Yi went, it was inevitable that he would be watched.

Are you all so free?

The only inn in Baiyun City has only one Datong bunk, which can sleep dozens of people. Before Lin Yi walked in, he smelled a disgusting stench, turned around and left.

Is this a place where people can sleep?

sleep outside?

A few days ago, he had had enough of the barren mountains and wild mountains, and he was not afraid of sleeping with gauze tents, but there was a third anxiety in people, he couldn't go under the gauze tents, right?

After staying outside for a while, one slap can take down a large area of ​​mosquitoes, each of which is very large.

The next day, there was basically no good spot on the butt.

Before he knew it, he returned to the commander of the capital, and when he looked back, this place was actually a clean stream in Baiyun City.

At least there is a section of stone road in the middle of the yard that is specially used for entering and exiting, so you don't have to worry about getting muddy when it rains.

There are tiles on the roof, so it won't leak rain.

There is also a dedicated kitchen, so cooking is not a problem.

Although these old men are dressed in shabby clothes, they are hygienic and clean. They are all educated people after all.

"My lord..."

Xie Zan laughed and said, "Beizhi has already prepared a place for you."

"I think about it carefully, I really can't ignore your kindness,"

Lin Yi entered the main hall, which was barely clean and bright, and said with a smile, "Master Xie, you have worked so hard these years."

Xie Zan was born as a Jinshi. He was first awarded the Imperial Academy to edit and write. In the fifth year of Longde, he entered Wenyuan Pavilion with Prime Minister Qi Yong and others, participated in the maintenance, and was later promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of War.

This is a good old man in the court and never offends others.

It's unlucky that he stayed too comfortably in his position, couldn't stand the jealousy of others, and was accused of "presenting the prince privately, and no courteousness".

It has been eight years since he was relegated to such a desolate and wild place.

"I'm here for the rest of my life."

Xie Zan's wrinkled face looked almost the same as that of an old farmer in the country.

"Thank you, sir, for being humble."

Lin Yi naturally wouldn't take such words seriously.

But all those who have been demoted and have not left their posts are waiting for the day when the emperor finds out with conscience and will call them back.

Lin Yi thought about it for him, it was quite pitiful.

Seeing Lin Yi looking at the seven old men behind him, Xie Zan hurriedly pulled a thin and short white-haired old man over and said, "My lord, this is Chen Desheng, who used to be the censor of the Zuoqian capital."

Lin Yi had never heard of this name before, but he still cupped his hands and said, "Long-awaited, long-awaited."

"Greetings to the prince."

Chen Desheng was about to kneel down as he spoke.

"Don't be so polite." Lin Yi hurriedly put his arm on him, not letting him kneel down, and asked curiously, "What is Mr. Chen's current position?"

Chen Desheng said, "This old man has been dispatched to the army so far, and has no job. Thank you for your care, and now he is also working in the warehouse."

Xie Zan pointed to an old man with a beard that stretched to his chest and said, "My lord, this is Cao Heng, who used to be Doctor Guanglu..."

Then he pulled over an old man who was blind in one eye and said, "This is Wang Qingbang, who used to be Minister of the Ministry of Officials..."

Lin Yi didn't interrupt anymore, after listening to his introduction, there was only one meaning, it was all unlucky.

The most unlucky thing is the toothless old man in front of him, He Jixiang, the former governor of the Beijing camp.

After the death of Emperor Yongguang, Emperor Delong ascended the throne, and the world pardoned him. In the end, not only was he not pardoned, but Emperor Delong specially added the sentence "If you are pardoned, you will not be pardoned".

How much does this offend Emperor Delong?

Lin Yi sat down after taking the teacup from Mingyue, crossed his legs and asked, "Master Xie, how many people are there at present?"

Xie Zan said, "Go back to the prince, there are only eight of us."

"Eight people……"

Lin Yi couldn't believe it.

Xie Zan explained, "Ten years ago, the barbarian Ayu Kingdom Li Fu ascended the throne, no longer paid tribute to his subjects, and swallowed my land of the Three Harmonies, the Holy One was furious.

General Mei Jingzhi led the army to the south. There were originally [-] people in the command department, most of whom accompanied the army.

I was too old to be called up. "

Lin Yi was even more puzzled and said, "Then you didn't make any supplements?"

Xie Zan said, "Not long after the Southern Expedition, Wadan started to make trouble again, and then Chuanzhou rebelled, and all the exiles have gone to Saibei or Chuanzhou.

For ten years, Sanhe has never seen anyone again. "

A word suddenly popped up in Lin Yi's mind: Lost Land.

He felt a little regretful.

Before he came, he felt that the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, facing the sea, the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming. It was good to grow flowers and take a walk with the dog.

Only when I got here did I realize that everything is not that simple.

"That is to say, there are three things here?"

Lin Yi still asked without giving up.

"And the prince, the commander and envoy have not been paid for almost three years, and we dare not leave without permission,"

At this point, Xie Zan pointed to the chickens in the yard, "I can only fend for myself and barely survive."

Lin Yi sighed, and went back to the bedroom that Xie Zan had arranged for him.

Speaking of the bedroom, there is only a wooden bed and farming tools piled up in the corner.

Mingyue wanted to add more quilts, but he refused, fearing that he would die of heat.

The paper on the window has long since fallen off, leaving only the wooden frame that is about to fall apart, and Zixia is holding the paste and paper and sticking it up one by one.

Lin Yi said, "It's almost done. Let's make do with it for a while, and then we will build a house by ourselves, which will be ten times bigger than the one in Ankang City."

He came back to life, not to suffer!

Chapter 41 Sea View Room

After Mingyue made the bed, she took out mugwort and lit the smoke. The room was smoky for a while, when Xie Zan appeared at the door and invited Lin Yi to the banquet.