The cabinet deliberations have not been decided for a long time, but a young man has been born out of thin air, which has impressed many officials in the DPRK and China. It is even more astonishing that a teenager who is not yet 20 years old has such an opinion, especially after investigation. There is a way to make money at a young age, but it is not burdened by money.

When the household department saw clearly the method of recruiting money in the red sleeves, the young Zhang Wenzheng looked at it differently, and suddenly changed the business model, transforming the Fengyue place into a place where literati and scholars were comfortable, making the red sleeves no longer a man's paradise. After careful calculation, most of the annual income of Red Sleeves is a noblewoman in Taiping City. Relying on the absurd and nonsensical bizarre, Aiqing's article attracted a group of infatuated men and women to come here.

Every month, the Red Sleeves Storyteller will tell the story vividly and collect a fortune, and then publish a book, which is a wealth that cannot be underestimated. Especially the last sentence recorded by the young Zhang Wenzheng Emperor Xiao Yin moved the household the most, why don't you go outside the state to make money, you have to squeeze the hard-working people of Daliang.

However, after calculating the income of the household department for a year, it was found that the imperial court had increased many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes since the second year of Zhengming, and even then it was difficult to supply more than 800,000 troops to fight on the border. In just one year, plus the eight arsenals built during the Qinghe period, the accumulation of 20 years of Daliang Qinghe was almost exhausted. seems to be a powerful beam, but in fact, the treasury has become an empty shell, which is also the biggest reason why Emperor Xiao Yin is in a hurry to capture Eastern Wu to collect money.

Xiao Yin did not take a fancy to the Eastern Wu merchants to collect money, but Zhang Wenzheng's idea coincided with Zhou Heng's means of suppressing the aristocracy and gaining power. chose to attack Dongwu first, because he wanted to use Dongwu to completely solve the situation of more than 100 years of wealthy families in Daliang.

Zhang Wenzheng's appearance just gave Zhou Heng's wealthy family a great opportunity to go east, and no one was greedy in the face of such a piece of fat as Dongwu. Although Wang An tried his best to stop it, he still couldn't stop the children of wealthy families whose interests were in front of him. A large number of wealthy families, with the support of the imperial court, went east to collect wealth.

In the early summer of the third year of Zhengming, after a year's Pingnan army, the army reached the imperial capital of Eastern Wu. The troops were divided into three routes to launch an all-out offensive, and nearly half of the 36 cities of Eastern Wu were in the hands of Daliang. Countless Liang students rushed to Soochow, and a large amount of wealth made people crazy.

In the imperial study of the palace, Emperor Xiao Yin looked at the book of chapters, and he couldn't talk about anger or happiness. The army captured the city in front, and the children of the wealthy families led a large number of merchants to set up shops everywhere. The loot stolen by the general was sold one by one, and each piece was sold at a high price. In particular, the wealthy local merchants, in order to get the protection of the Liang court, sacrificed a lot of wealth to protect themselves.

Zhou Heng said: "Your Majesty, most of the people in the court are old people. When the Eastern Wu Kingdom dies, it is time to clean up this group of greed. ”

He slammed the secret report sent by the secret agents scattered all over Dongwu on the table and said: "What the prime minister said is not wrong, I still underestimate people's greed. If it is not stopped, where is Dongwu still a country, it is simply a place of lawlessness. Zhou Heng: Some people can move, and picking out a few thorns should also be suppressed and suppressed. ”

Speaking of revisiting Zhang Wenzheng's oral and personal record, Zhang Wenzheng only said that the use of the wealth of Soochow was more about the compatibility between the two people through businessmen, rather than the unscrupulous plundering now. Stand in place

Regardless of the difference, there must be extraordinary choices to be made.

Stopping in front of a wall chart, Xiao Yin turned his back to Zhou Heng and said, "Go, while the army is still in Dongwu and can still suppress the local people, the Liang can't go too far." Let the Ministry of Industry send some officials, it's time to rebuild. ”

Zhou Heng still wanted to say something, but he still didn't put it into his mouth. With some kind of regret, he walked out of the imperial study. Looking at a splendid palace, Zhou Heng was a little confused, it was not worth it to do this. Prime Minister Wang An, because of the Eastern Wu affair, ignored the government for several months, and the power in the DPRK was in the hands of the right Prime Minister Xun Sizhan. And Xun Sizhan is the head of that group of people, I am afraid that it is this Guozhang who has the most merchants in half of the world in Soochow now.

Zhou Heng took over this mess, not only did he not get any benefits, but he would get caught on fire. Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, Zhou Heng has a deep feeling.

In the imperial study, Xiao Yin opened the portrait, and a woman in a green shirt was in Taoyuan, stroking the piano with both hands. Reaching out and gently stroking the woman's cheek, she said, "Yulian, you are the only one who can make me feel at ease." ”

As everyone knows, Empress Xun, who stayed outside the imperial study, listened to the emperor's words quietly, her cheeks darkened and her fists clenched. is also a woman, and her own man has other women in mind. As the lord of the first house, the queen mother has lived in the deep palace for many years, and the same woman understands that if you want to get the full heart of an emperor, there can be several women since ancient times.

The door opened, and Empress Xun walked into the imperial study, watching Emperor Xiao Yin unhurriedly put away the scroll and said lightly: "You are here." The sentence is so strange, as if facing an unfamiliar stranger, it makes people feel cold.

"The concubine greets Your Majesty."

"What's the matter with the Queen."

Empress Xun stepped forward and looked at the bearded emperor, thirty years old is in the prime of life and does not like women, there are very few emperors since ancient times. More than ten years of husband and wife are few words, and a marriage is a transaction to the throne. Especially since he ascended the throne, he rarely went to the Jiaofang Palace. There are only a few concubines in the harem, and a few concubines selected by the queen mother after three years. There is only one queen, two concubines, and five concubines in the harem. Only the queen has a son and a daughter under her knees, which is very rare among the emperors of all dynasties.

"The queen mother said that Your Majesty has only one prince, the princess, and I hope that Your Majesty will spoil a few more sisters and add blood to the royal family." Extremely soft-spoken.

Xiao Yin put away the scroll and attached his hands to the back and said: "At the important juncture of the integrity of the beam, I don't have this mind. Don't be crushed by your mother and have your own opinions. Queen, you are the master of the harem, and it is your responsibility to help me manage the harem. ”

Just when the queen still had something to say, Xiao Yin put the scroll on the desk and lifted the piece and said, "I know, today is over." Go down, I still have a lot of things to attend to. Remember to tell your brothers to be a little more restrained. I close one eye, and the other sees thoroughly. ”

Clenched his fists tightly and endured his grievances, and said in a deep voice: "The concubine retired." ”

Walk out of the imperial study all the way to Qinglin Palace, which is a palace where only noble concubines can live. Since entering the palace, the two noble concubines of the harem have been staring at the Qinglin Palace, the most precious of the first emperor. In the past three years, there has not been a single concubine in the Qinglin Palace to stay and clean

Clean and tidy, a pot of begonia flowers placed under the eaves is slim.

The queen stopped and looked at the Qinglin Palace not far away, and she couldn't forget it for a long time. I listened to it outside the imperial study just now, and I originally thought that I would forget which woman would be forgotten after becoming the emperor. I didn't expect Xiao Yin to be unforgettable for a long time for the woman who was already the concubine of the emperor, and her eyes revealed murderous aura.

A well-portrayed assassination, I didn't expect Lu Jia Lu Zhao to intervene. said: "Tell my eldest brother, Ji Yulian must die, and the Lu family should not stay." Even if all the forces of the rivers and lakes are used, the Lotus Gang and the Huangqu Lu clan must be completely eradicated. ”

Outside the imperial capital of Eastern Wu.

Liu Ce, who had a heavy army in his hand, looked up at the capital of Eastern Wu that he had been unable to capture for a long time, and his 150,000 troops surrounded him for more than a month. For a year in a row, the morale of the army was at its peak, and the 300,000 troops under his command were no longer recruits.

Jian'an City completely annihilated the main force of Eastern Wu in the first battle, and the first battle was decided. After that, there was no elite in Eastern Wu, and the Janissaries guarding the capital were 50,000 people, of which only 20,000 people were permanent troops, and the remaining 30,000 troops were all the people of Eastern Wu who were temporarily incorporated in the city.

In the face of the 50,000-strong army defending the city to the death, coupled with the fortified defense of the capital for decades, it is not easy to capture it in a short time. Liu Ce only besieged but did not attack, and scattered two armies to collect the major counties around the capital, making the capital of Eastern Wu an isolated city.

The overall situation has been decided, and it only depends on how long the Dongwu royal family can hold out, and Liu Ce's patience is only waiting for one good news. Every time a city is attacked, a war report is sent into the capital, which makes the people of the capital panic. In the military tent, Li Shanhai, Li Tingye, and adjutant general Qin Zhichang were waiting for the final choice of the marshal.

The battle to destroy the country was only the last order, and Liu Ce did not move for a long time, as if he was waiting for something.

As the main general of the road, Li Tingye's heart was the most cumbersome, and the Li family of Huizhou devoted all his resources to follow the army to attack Eastern Wu in exchange for military exploits that had not been rewarded. On the contrary, the major families who sat in Taiping City were full of oil, and they were all a group of things that this person did not spit out his bones.

The Pingnan army has already made people panic because of this, the soldiers are fighting bloody battles in front, and those wealthy children are following behind to collect money, how can there be such a good thing in the world. In this regard, Li Tingye had already written to the imperial court, but the book seemed to be mud into the sea and disappeared.

said: "Dashuai, give the order." ”

Li Shanhai and Qin Zhichang were silent. The two veterans who had followed Liu Ce to pacify the northern Turks knew the temper of the marshal Liu Ce very well. So far, there has been no attack on the capital, but it has been surrounded for more than a month, which must have some truth.

said, "Wait. ”

Li Tingye shouted angrily: "There is only one isolated capital left in Eastern Wu, what are you waiting for?" After the army, countless Liang wealthy families collected money and swept away the wealth of Eastern Wu. ”

Liu Ce, who was still tepid, stared at a brand-new map and said, "Wait, it's not the time to take Dongwu." ”

Li Tingye, who had already been unbearable, slammed the door and walked out, and Li Shanhai, who was left behind, asked, "What are you afraid of, Dashuai?" ”

Qin Zhichang actually cared more about the actions of the children of the wealthy families of the Great Liang Dynasty against Dongwu, which had already caused the people of Dongwu to be unstable. It is not so easy to govern a country, and it is not so easy to take over the territory of a country. Eastern Wu has seen for decades, after three emperors, the royal family Murong has already taken root in the hearts of the people.

Liu Ce looked at the map of the territory of Southern Chu and Eastern Wu and said: "This commander is not afraid of chilling the hearts of the soldiers, and the imperial court will not treat the Pingnan army badly." What I am most afraid of is to capture Soochow as quickly as possible, so that His Majesty will look at the Pingnan army. ”

After a moment of silence, he continued: "Your Majesty is afraid of doing this, and this commander will rule the river. Maybe there are other thoughts, and this matter can't be rushed. In January, if the Soochow royal family has not surrendered, it is not too late to attack again. ”

Li Shanhai was very interested in this military exploit and was about to speak, but was stopped by Liu Ce and said: "Shanhai, you and I are both in the first rank of the country, and if you destroy a country, you can be crowned a king with a different surname, so how can your majesty get along with Nanchu." Since ancient times, who has a good end. ”

In a word, Li Shanhai clasped his hands into fists and said: "Thank you for your advice." ”

Brought to Li Shanhai and left the big tent, only Qin Zhichang was left looking at the veteran who was a little cricket, and said: "Marshal, there is an inappropriate word in the end, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Liu Ce said directly: "If you can't say it, don't say it." ”

(End of chapter)