At the foot of Mingqiu Mountain, in the village.
At that moment, the entrance of the village was next to the official road. It was an empty area. Usually, very few people would come to the empty area at the entrance of the village. Although there were many people in the village, every family had their own matters to attend to. Some went out to work, some were busy farming in the mountains. Therefore, there were very few people who wanted to chat at the entrance of the village.
Most of the time, there were children playing there. However, the entrance of the village was overcrowded today.
Countless people gathered.
The crowd was densely packed. There were at least a thousand people, and all of them were human heads. In the middle of the empty area at the entrance of the village, a high platform had been built. However, at that moment, the platform was empty. Many of the commoners who had gathered around were discussing among themselves, their faces filled with excitement.
It was because Du Qi was here.
Emperor Xia had personally come to Mingqiu Mountain. It was a great honor for the people of Mingqiu Mountain.
Time passed by slowly. When it was close to afternoon, the sun was covered by dark clouds and the sky was slightly dark. Fortunately, it was August and the weather was not cold. Even if the sun was not shining, it would not affect much.
"Emperor Xia has come to Mingqiu Mountain. I guess he wants to punish those corrupt officials."
"That must be it!"
"Emperor Xia left from Gaochang City and punished many people along the way. Now, it's the people of Mingqiu Mountain's turn to be blessed. With Emperor Xia upholding justice, those bullies will not dare to continue being arrogant. "
"I remember that the Shen family at the foot of Mingqiu Mountain was a bully. They occupied countless fields and the best position on the mountain. They are the most despicable."
The people started to discuss.
In many people's hearts, hostility started to grow. When Emperor Xia, Du Qi, arrived at the village, he had already spread the news that he wanted to punish the corrupt officials and uphold justice for the people.
Under this premise, the people were naturally excited.
The surroundings were filled with discussions.
The sounds of discussion rose and fell one after another, causing the entire area to be as noisy as a market. Amidst the discussion of the people, suddenly, one of them shouted, "Emperor Xia is here."
Everyone looked towards the direction of the voice.
On the road to the entrance of the village, there was a group of people walking over.
The leader was a young man. He was not tall, about 170 centimeters. He had a small mustache above his lips and was dressed in luxurious clothes. He had a pair of small triangular eyes. His eyes rolled around, giving people a fierce and frivolous feeling.
This was Emperor Xia, Du Qi.
In fact, this person's name was Lu Dayou. He was in his early twenties and was a habitual swindler. He was not from Xia Xia, but from Yi Xia. He was wanted because he pretended to be a county magistrate and swindled people everywhere. It was actually quite easy for Xia Xia to earn money to support his family. This was because there were factories in many places, and many places were hiring workers.
Lui Da You was not someone who could endure hardships. He was used to cheating and was also lazy. Therefore, not long after, his old habits sprouted. When Lu Dayou found out that Du Qi was traveling incognito, he had an idea and decided to disguise himself as Du Qi.
Lui Dayou was a habitual offender and was rather smart. In order to make his disguise more convincing, he investigated Du Qi's situation in detail. Knowing that Du Qi had Moledo, a very conspicuous guard, he specifically found a burly man with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot. He also gathered a group of scoundrels to pretend to be Du Qi and deceive him.
Needless to say, Lui Dayou's move was very effective. Especially since he was used to observing people's body language. Throughout his journey of swindling people, he had never been exposed and was successful every time.
Lui Dayou was also very smart. He never went to places like the county government. This was because these places were easy for Du Qi to meet. Once he went there, he might be exposed. He would always go to the villages and seek justice for the local people. He would especially deal with the local bullies. Other than that, he would also look for opportunities to earn money.
After all, as long as he revealed his identity and there were commoners around, it was easy for him to earn money. No one dared to oppose him. Lui Dayou had always been earning money. And once he earned money, Lui Dayou would bring everyone to play and squander. They would visit brothels and casinos. Very quickly, they would run out of money and continue to swindle people.
Just like that, the cycle kept repeating.
Now, they had arrived at Mingqiu Mountain.
Lui Dayou walked forward. Beside him were the village chief, elders, village elders, village elders, village elders, village elders, and so on. Everyone was accompanying him, and all of them had a respectful look on their faces.
This era was not like the future.
The future era had developed information technology. As long as one watched the news on the internet, they would know what a leader looked like. In this era, information was very limited. Very few people went out. Many people even stayed in their own place since birth. Even when they died, they still stayed in their own place and never went out.
The commoners had limited information and did not know what Du Qi looked like. Lui Dayou's dressing was very extravagant and there was someone who looked like Mordor around. Hence, no one dared to suspect him and no one doubted him.
Lui Dayou brought his people forward. As he walked, he waved to the commoners around him.
The commoners in the village cheered even more.
Countless people cheered for Emperor Xia.
The atmosphere at the scene was very lively.
While the commoners were cheering, Du Qi and his people arrived quietly. However, Du Qi asked Mordor to wear a bamboo hat to cover his face. Even though Mordor was tall, Mordor did not reveal his face. Hence, no one would be able to tell. They would only think that Mordor was tall. Even so, when Du Qi reached the innermost circle, he asked Mordor to squat down to observe.
Du Qi looked at the stage and saw Lui Dayou waving to the commoners. He also saw the person who was pretending to be Mordor. He sneered. Interesting!
Strange things happened all the time. This year, there were a lot of strange things.
He actually met someone who was pretending to be him.
Du Qi did not take action immediately. Instead, he ordered his cavalry to move closer to the entrance of the village. He wanted to see what this fake Emperor Xia would do.
Lui Dayou was on the stage. The village chief, village elder, village elder, village elder, and the hooligans that Lui Dayou had gathered were all beside him.
Lui Dayou faced thousands of people and did not have any stage fright. He raised his hand and signaled for the commoners to be quiet. He was at ease and his eyes scanned the crowd. When Lui Dayou's eyes landed on Du Qi, he paused for a moment when he saw Du Qi.
Because Du Qi's temperament was different, Lui Dayou did not stop. He paused for a moment and scanned the crowd again. In a moment, the crowd was quiet and no one spoke.
Lu Dayou coughed twice and said, "Fellow villagers, this King is Du Qi. Today, I came to Mingqiu Mountain incognito to understand some of the local situation. After I left Gaochang County, I headed west and came to Rouyuan County. After the war with the Great Tang, this King continued to travel incognito. Along the way, this Prince has met many bullies, many evil people, and even many corrupt officials. These people have been dealt with by me. Today, I came to Mingqiu Mountain to listen to what you have to say. I want to see if there are any illegal activities around Mingqiu Mountain. "
As soon as he said that, the crowd cheered.
The atmosphere was lifted instantly.
Shangguan Yi stood beside Du Qi and said, "Young master, this person has a good mouth and is quite calm. Especially when he investigated carefully and found out that there was a war at the border of Rouyuan County. "
Du Qi said, "This is just an opening. He's a liar, so he naturally has to understand the situation. Next, let's see what he will do. Most importantly, let's see how he accumulates wealth. If it wasn't for money, he wouldn't have done these things. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Young master is right."
The two of them spoke softly. Lui Dayou paused on the stage for a moment. When the crowd stopped cheering, he continued, "So now, the first thing is to talk about the situation of those who broke the law. If you have any difficulties, tell me and I will deal with them. "
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