Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

Chapter 543: The Buddha of Ten Thousand Families Jinyiwei

"Your Majesty, eat your fill, eat your fill!"

In the crowd, a dark-skinned middle-aged man was shouting in a rough voice, with a satisfied smile on his face and a mouthful of slightly yellowed teeth.

The coarse linen shirt he was wearing, which was a little pale from washing, had several patches on it, but it was clean and tidy, and he looked particularly energetic.

"Life is getting better and better, Your Majesty!"

An old woman also responded, but at this moment, her eyes were shining with happiness.

She was holding a young child in her arms. The child had big watery eyes and was looking around curiously at the lively scene.

The people talked to each other, and in every word they spoke, they truly expressed their joy at now having enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. Their faces either had a simple smile or were flushed with happiness.

Li Chengqian stood quietly on the high platform, his posture upright, his eyes slowly sweeping across the simple faces.

As the ruler of the Tang Dynasty, he knew too well the situation among the people. Beneath this seemingly peaceful appearance, there must be people hiding unspeakable secrets.

But at this moment, the scene was crowded and noisy, and even if someone felt wronged or had difficulties, they had no chance to speak out.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian walked down the platform steadily without any hesitation.

He walked straight towards the crowd with steady and powerful steps.

He moved among the crowd, approaching the people one by one, stopping from time to time to have cordial conversations with them, trying to listen to their truest voices.

After a while, he came in front of a white-haired old man.

The old man was wearing a long gown that was a little faded from washing. Although the style was old, it was neatly maintained.

He was thin, with a slightly hunched back, but his cloudy eyes were now gleaming with excitement.

"Grandpa, where are you from?"

Li Chengqian leaned forward slightly, with a amiable smile on his face, and asked in a gentle voice.

His voice reached the old man's ears clearly.

The old man raised his head and stared at Li Chengqian closely, his eyes full of respect. His voice trembled slightly with excitement, and he almost cried as he said, "Your Majesty, I am from Taiyuan."

"Taiyuan..."

Li Chengqian murmured softly and repeated it. This familiar place name instantly opened the floodgates of his memory.

Many memories emerged in his mind one by one.

After a moment, he came back to his senses and continued to ask gently, "Old man, how are the people of Taiyuan doing now?"

"Your Majesty, the lives of us Taiyuan people have changed dramatically now."

The old man was filled with emotion, tears glistening in his eyes. As he spoke, he unconsciously looked at Zhang Xianhuai behind Li Chengqian.

"Your Majesty, is he... is he Commander Zhang?"

The old man hesitated a little, his voice trembling slightly, and stretched out his skinny finger, pointing at Zhang Xianhuai.

Hearing the old man suddenly asking about Zhang Xianhuai, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be slightly startled, a puzzled expression appeared on his face, and he subconsciously looked back at Zhang Xianhuai.

"Yes, old man, he is Zhang Xianhuai, the commander of the Jinyiwei. What's the matter, old man? Did he offend you?"

Li Chengqian's tone was full of concern. He really couldn't understand why the old man suddenly mentioned Zhang Xianhuai.

Not only Li Chengqian, but Zhang Xianhuai also looked confused, with his brows tightly furrowed and his eyes full of doubts.

He thought to himself that he had never seen this old man before, so why did he suddenly call out his name?

Mr. Qi next to him stroked his beard and looked at Zhang Xianhuai with inquiry.

Lin Dafu crossed his arms across his chest, his expression calm, but there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

This sudden question made the atmosphere at the scene more mysterious. Zhang Xianhuai felt uneasy under the gazes of everyone. He racked his brains and went through his past memories, but he could not remember any intersection between him and the old man.

Unexpectedly, the old man stretched out a trembling hand, pointed at himself, and said in an increasingly excited voice: "Commander Zhang, do you still remember me?"

Zhang Xianhuai stared at the old man's face and recalled carefully, but his mind was blank and he really couldn't remember who the old man in front of him was.

"Grandpa, I've forgotten something. Please give me some advice!"

He bowed respectfully to the old man with a humble and polite attitude, fully demonstrating his cultivation as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Seeing Zhang Xianhuai saluting him, the old man was so excited that he stood up and rushed forward. He grabbed Zhang Xianhuai tightly with both hands and said anxiously, "Commander Zhang, Commander Zhang, no! No!"

"Commander Zhang, we've seen it before! We've seen it before!"

Tears glistened in the old man's eyes, and he became increasingly emotional. "In the second year of the Qianwu reign, it was you in Taiyuan who personally applied medicine to my legs! It was you who gave my granddaughter a chance to live!"

"Commander Zhang!"

The old man became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice getting louder and louder, "We are from Taiyuan! We haven't forgotten you!"

"Every household in our city has pictures of you, Lord Lu, and Princess Xianyang hanging on their walls!"

"We're building a temple for the Jinyiwei! Jinyiwei are the Buddhas of all families! Commander Zhang! You're really cruel!"

The old man's eyes were filled with tears and he was so excited that he could hardly control himself. As he spoke, he gave Zhang Xianhuai a thumbs up, and that thumbs up expressed endless gratitude and respect.

After hearing the old man's reminder, Zhang Xianhuai finally remembered what happened.

At that time, he went to Taiyuan to do business in accordance with the order of His Majesty, but he was about to say that this was all done according to the wishes of His Majesty, and he was just doing his duty, so there was no need to make such a big fuss about gratitude.

Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly turned around and shouted to the people behind him: "Fellow villagers of Taiyuan! This is Commander Zhang! Commander Zhang who saves people from suffering!"

"Fellow villagers, quickly, stand up and come out. Let's kowtow to Commander Zhang together!"

"Kowtow to Commander Zhang! I don't know if I'll ever see Commander Zhang again!"

When the people of Taiyuan heard that Commander Zhang was here, they instantly became excited.

"Commander Zhang! Commander Zhang!" The shouts became louder and louder, one after another. The people of Taiyuan stood up one after another and rushed towards Zhang Xianhuai, their faces filled with excitement.

Lin Dafu stood aside, quietly observing Li Chengqian's expression, trying to catch his inner thoughts from his majesty's face.

Li Chengqian had a faint smile on his face and satisfaction in his eyes, as if he approved of the scene in front of him, which made Lin Dafu secretly relieved.