I'm a marquis in Datang

Liu Jian said: "Old man, you people are only responsible for cleaning the streets, and you don't go to the battlefield, and you don't care about other things. Why, you also need to have the spirit of a soldier. What kind of reason is this!"

The old man in the lead smiled helplessly, and said, "Where do we know that, anyway, we are generally around 50 years old. It's not easy to do things, and it's no longer good to farm."

"Now the government is willing to let us do things and give us the opportunity to make money. This is a great gift from heaven."

"Although the salary is very low, at least you can make money to support your family. Not to mention supporting your family, at least you can subsidize your family. It is also very good to be able to make money at this age."

Liu Jian said: "As for the practice, there is nothing to do anyway, just practice it, after all, the money is paid out every month."

Liu Jian frowned when he heard that.

He really doesn't understand.

Liu Jian asked: "How long will you practice like this this day?"

The old man said: "It takes about an hour to walk around the city. Anyway, we have nothing to do now. If you want to go around, just go around."

Liu Jian shook his head when he heard this, but turned around and left without asking any further questions.He returned to the shaft of the carriage, and immediately said: "My lord, I have already found out."

Du Qidao: "What's the situation?"

Liu Jian reported: "Returning to my son, these people are all responsible for sweeping the streets. They are now practicing on the streets. According to the old man, the reason why they practice is because the officials above said that they want to rectify discipline, and even more so. There is a soldier-like discipline. That's why we practice like this."

Du Qi asked, "How long did you practice?"

Liu Jian said: "In about an hour, they will go around the city."

Du Qi frowned, with a look of anger on his face.The government recruited these many elderly people to do things in order to give them opportunities to make some money.

This incident is to make life easier for the people, not to cause trouble for the people.

Chapter 740 Gratitude

Deep emotion

Du Qi stopped the carriage and ordered: "Mo Ledo, you go back to the palace on horseback and inform Liu Zhengxi to come. Besides, ask Liu Zhengxi to bring me the little official who is responsible for managing these old street sweepers."

"Yes!"

Mo Le Duo got the order, changed his horse and left.

Liu Jian sat on the shaft of the car. He heard Du Qi's words and knew that Du Qi was angry.In fact, in Liu Jian's view, these officials are simply too much, they are just ordinary people sweeping the floor, and it is too much to torment the people like this.

Du Qi ordered again: "Liu Jian, go and inform the walking people to disperse in place and go home. Just say this is an order from the palace, so that they don't have to practice anymore."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Liu Jian got out of the carriage and walked forward quickly.

Because the walking speed of these old people is not fast, they haven't gone far yet.Liu Jian ran forward quickly for a while, and caught up in the blink of an eye.He went straight to the front, looked at the old man who had talked to him before, and said, "Old man, are you in charge of all these people?"

"Yes!"

The old man answered directly.

After a pause, the old man said again: "Although I am in charge, in fact, I just called these old brothers together. I am the same as them."

Liu Jian said: "Old man, I am from the Pingxi Palace. I am hereby ordered by Pingxi King to tell you that you don't need to practice any more. Let's go home."

The old man stopped when he heard Liu Jian's words.

Everyone behind stopped.

Because more than a hundred people are not far away, and Liu Jian's words are so loud that everyone can hear them clearly.They all looked over in unison, all looking at Liu Jian, wanting to confirm the authenticity of the news.

Liu Jian said again: "Old man, it's very cold, and many of you don't wear thick clothes. Go back early, so you don't catch the cold."

The old man shook his head and said: "Young man, I know you have good intentions. But it's not good if you pass on the king's order. We are all street sweepers. How can we get a special order from King Pingxi to disband. Young man, we I won’t report you anymore, and I won’t take you to see an official. Let’s go now, we’ll pretend we didn’t see you.”

After Liu Jian heard it, he was embarrassed. He didn't expect that he was ordered to pass on the message, and these old people didn't believe it at all.Liu Jian could only point to the carriage where Du Qi was in the rear, and said, "See, that's the carriage that King Pingxi is riding in."

"I am an attendant of King Pingxi."

"King Pingxi passed by here, and it was very strange to see so many of you walking in the cold weather. So before, let me inquire about the situation."

"King Pingxi learned that you were ordered to practice, and he was very dissatisfied with the actions of the officials. Therefore, he ordered you to disband and go home. And King Pingxi has sent an order to the official in charge of you, ordering him to come."

Liu Jian said: "You can leave at ease, it won't affect you."

After the old man heard it, he hesitated for a while.Some believe it, but some doubt it.

"Wangtou, let's go see King Pingxi. If it's really King Pingxi, then go and see King Pingxi, and you can also wait for someone to come, and we'll see how we deal with it."

In the crowd, someone spoke.

The old man in charge was named Wang Zhongxin. He was a widowed old man in the city, because he had been on the battlefield and was a retired veteran.In particular, his family was very poor, so when the government investigated, they arranged for him to sweep the streets.

After Wang Zhongxin heard it, he looked at Liu Jian again and asked, "Young man, is King Pingxi really in the carriage?"

"Of course it's true!"

Liu Jian nodded and answered.

Wang Zhongxin rolled his eyes and said, "Can we go see King Pingxi?"

There is a hint of cunning in his eyes, whether it is Wang Zhongxin or others

Many old people in the rest of the world have seen Du Qi.After all, when Du Qi came to Yiwu County, he promised in front of thousands of people that many people had seen Du Qi, and so had Wang Zhongxin.

Liu Jian said, "Let's go, follow me."

"Thank you, thank you!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongxin walked back with Liu Jian, and came to the carriage after a while.

Liu Jian stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, these people want to see you."

After Du Qi heard it, he lifted the curtain of the carriage and walked out, standing in the cold wind.He was well-clothed and covered with a cloak, so he didn't feel the cold.

As soon as Du Qi appeared, Wang Zhongxin immediately knelt down with a plop, kowtowed and said, "Cao Min pays homage to King Pingxi."

It's Du Qi!

This is really Du Qi!

After all, Wang Zhongxin had met Du Qi.

Following Wang Zhongxin's kneeling, the rest of the people knelt down one by one, and everyone was very excited.Not only was he excited to see Du Qi, but also excited that Du Qi would exempt them from practicing.