After chatting with the two women for a while, it was time to eat. Just as I sat down at the table, I saw Chen Dao over.
" Shuzhi, what brings you here?"
"Greetings, my lord!"
After bowing respectfully, Chen Dao explained, "My lord, during our pacification of Ningchuan Commandery, we discovered clues about Li Yunqing, the Heir of Beining of Beining!"
Heir of Beining?
Lin Yi was stunned when he heard this. Now that the Prince of Beining Commandery was dead and the Prince's mansion had been temporarily requisitioned by him, this Heir of Beining actually showed up.
He asked curiously, "Given his current condition, isn't he planning to return to the capital? Is he just waiting to die?"
Although he occupied the Prince of Beining Commandery's Mansion, he did not make things difficult for the family members of the Northern Ning Prince's Mansion. He even released the Princess Consort of Beining and sent her to Wuning Commandery.
He saw her as just a woman and knew he had no reason to make things difficult for her, so he let her go, which would also preserve his good reputation.
I thought the matter was over, but I didn't expect this guy to still be in the Ningchuan Commandery area. This is getting interesting.
"My lord, that guy seems to be gathering his old troops, preparing to assassinate Tuoba Yu!" Chen Dao glanced at Haitang and Cai Yan beside Lin Yi, and seeing that the prince had no objection, he spoke directly.
Yoho!
Lin Yi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then laughed, "This kid has some guts, actually daring to assassinate Tuoba Yu. Is this guy crazy? If Tuoba Yu were so easy to kill, he would have died hundreds of times over."
"I believe Li Yunqing has no other choice. If he goes back now, Li Anlan will probably not let him go. So he wants to atone for his crimes by killing Tuoba Yu, which would be a great achievement, and then he can go back," Chen Dao thinking for a moment.
Lin Yi rolled his eyes at him, thinking that the best target was actually himself.
However, since he rarely showed himself and was protected by a large number of Net and White Feather Soldiers, Li Yunqing couldn't bring himself to do it.
He asked curiously, "Did anyone go with him?"
He has several buffs: his Bearing of a Formidable Hero can intimidate enemies and subordinates, and he can also reduce the possibility of betrayal by fifty percent.
Having previously captured Dayu Pass and gained prestige, loyalty has doubled.
With such terrifying attribute enhancements, if anyone still follows Li Yunqing, then the system is a complete fraud.
Chen Dao shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, my lord, Li Yunqing hasn't contacted anyone. However, he seems to be eyeing Youning Commandery and appears to be seeking their help."
Yes, that's more like it!
Lin Yi nodded. This was finally giving him a bit of a buff effect. If he could be easily poached, he would be worthless.
As for the problem of Youning Commandery, it has nothing to do with me.
He pondered, " Tuoba Yu has returned with a vengeance, and it's clear his target is the Great Wasteland Commandery. That's a godforsaken place, isn't it?"
" Tuoba Yu has already invaded Great Wasteland Commandery, and Great Wasteland Commandery is currently offering no effective resistance; it seems they are merely stalling him," Chen Dao nodded and explained.
Lin Yi nodded slightly. As for the Great Wasteland Commandery, he only needed to know the battle situation; the rest was none of his concern.
He said in a deep voice, "Then we don't need to worry about them. Let them handle it themselves. After you've cleaned up Ningchuan Commandery, you can rest. We can take action after the meeting in a couple of days!"
"Understood!"
"Okay, let's eat something together."
"Thank you, my lord!"
After finishing their meal, the group went out onto the street. Looking at the street, which had returned to order, Lin Yi couldn't help but nod, finally feeling that some life had returned.
Ordinary people were back in the teahouses on the street, and the panic had largely subsided.
We've done a lot of work to achieve this these past few days, and it seems we've made some progress.
Lin Yi casually walked into a teahouse and overheard the people inside talking about him, which made him curious about what they were saying about him.
"Brothers, have you heard? It seems the Crown Prince is going to entrust us with planting those sweet potatoes and potatoes. Is this really a reliable plan?"
"Are you fucking stupid? The entire Xiliang Commandery is planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes. Do you think the Crown Prince would do that if there were a problem?"
"Hmph, the young master is such a good person, how dare you doubt him? You're not welcome here!"
"That's right! The young master returned all the grain and money that were stolen from our family, and even found work for my brother. Who else but the young master could do that!"
"That's right. Apart from the Crown Prince, who has ever cared about our lives?"
"It's said that sweet potatoes and potatoes yield at least 3,000 catties per mu. How are we going to eat all of that? I'm even considering responding to the Crown Prince's call to reclaim wasteland."
"Ah, you're all relieved now, but unfortunately, my losses are irrecoverable. That damned Tuoba Yu caused me huge losses; even my tea leaves are going moldy!"
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. You're just unlucky to have failed to drive away the Xiliang Commandery that killed you."
"Oh dear, I hadn't even had a chance to get out before that plague Tuoba Yu blocked my way! By the way, I heard the Crown Prince has been enfeoffed as the Prince of Xiliang, so don't call him that in the future."
"I've heard that too. From now on, we'll be under the Crown Prince's jurisdiction!"
"Then we'll be living the high life! I hear the people of Xiliang Commandery are living a very comfortable life, and they're all quite well-fed and healthy."
"I don't care, the young master treats me well anyway, so I'll work for him!"
"I have to go to work. I'm the foreman in the reconstruction of Ningchuan Commandery; they can't do without me."
"Go to hell, you're really getting cocky now!"
For ordinary people like them, changing the prefect or something doesn't matter much, as long as they can keep their jobs.
Although the Prince of Beining Commandery was a good man, he was still not as good as the Heir of Northern Liang in their hearts because he allowed foreign tribes to enter Ningchuan Commandery, causing the people to suffer unprecedented hardships.
During the two days that Tuoba Yu entered the city, they felt as if they had been plunged into hell, as if they were living a life worse than death.
The Crown Prince has not only driven away the enemy, but also returned the money and supplies that were stolen from them. This has never happened before; it's already a miracle that others didn't steal from them.
So overall, they feel things are pretty good now!
"My lord, it seems the people are very supportive of you and remember your kindness." Chen Dao said with a smile upon hearing their words.
Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh and said with a wry smile, "Actually, ordinary people don't ask for much. A full meal is enough for them. Unfortunately, many people are greedy and try to swallow an elephant, putting all the profits on ordinary people and trying to squeeze them dry. Little do they know that ordinary people are already at the bottom of society. How much money can they possibly squeeze out of them?"
He learned a profound lesson from the return of the seized supplies.
Lin Yi distributed all the supplies that Tuoba Yu had taken to the remaining civilians, but even though most of them had received them, two-thirds were still left over.