Zhang Xiaowu explained the cause and effect of the incident and what he saw and heard in Longdu, life in Longdu is far from being as happy as everyone imagined, and then said: "My killing is to kill chickens and monkeys to deter the harem, and it is just the emperor's butcher's knife, lest the emperor fight with the ministers in front, and the harem will be chaotic first." ”

What does that mean? Harem messed up? Wu Songqi said.

"The Queen Mother has three biological sons, namely Your Majesty, the King of Chu and the King of Jin." Zhang Xiaowu sneered and explained, "Your Majesty is elegant and deep but ambitious, the King of Chu is obedient and irritable and cruel, and the King of Jin is arrogant and does not know how to restrain his young age, according to my observation, the most unfavored of the three sons is Your Majesty, but the most capable is also Your Majesty." His Majesty is well aware of all the ugly deeds in the Holy Han Empire, and knows that the nobles are squeezing the common people and the land annexation is serious. In many places, the common people were reduced to slaves and servants of the noble clans, and they were more loyal to their masters than to the emperor and to the country. His Majesty exempted the people from miscellaneous labor and war taxes, that is, to recuperate with the people, but unexpectedly the emperor's decision, but by the scholars, they should take what they should take, the people were forced to scold the emperor, but the scholars benefited. Therefore, His Majesty is ready to take action against some scholars, curb their arrogance, and hand over some of the benefits in their hands to the people, and in the future, the imperial power and the scholars will inevitably collide violently and produce contradictions.

At the beginning, His Majesty was supported by Zhang Dang to take the throne, firstly because of his outstanding ability, and secondly, because he was the eldest of the three. The character of the king of Chu is not good, and the king of Jin is too young, but what about a few years later? What if the ministers want to change an emperor, want to change an obedient emperor? At that time, the king of Chu was mature, and the king of Jin was old, could the emperor not be afraid? ”

Everyone realized, it turned out that as the emperor, he was also afraid that he would be replaced, and the emperor could be replaced, and then thought of Emperor Dade who almost drowned, and couldn't help but feel a chill on his body. Speaking of which, Emperor Dade was not a bad emperor, but had a very high status in the hearts of the people, and even the people in some places called Emperor Dade the best emperor among the emperors of the Holy Han Empire.

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Compared with those old fritters and those children of the scholar clan in Longdu, he believes in us, the border army, and us, the children of civilians." ”

Wu Song said: "We can only rely on Your Majesty, but they can rely on the family. ”

"Yes." Zhang Xiaowu said excitedly, "The entry of seven thousand ghost guards into Beijing is to deter the dragon capital Xiaoxiao, and there will naturally be a place to reuse us in the future." ”

Guan Xiang asked again: "So many of us went to the Yinyi Wei Yamen, how much is the annual salary of the imperial court, you must know that the cost of Longdu is different from that of Saibei, the prices there are more expensive, and the brothers have a family in Longdu, but I am afraid that they can't even afford to buy a house." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "The entire Yinyi Wei only has 60,000 taels of silver in the next year, but there are many places to make money, Lord Guan, if you make suggestions in the Yinyi Wei, the income of the Yinyi Wei in a year is at least five times more." ”

Guan Xiang clenched his fists excitedly and said, "Your subordinates must show their strengths." ”

Everyone asked many questions one after another, Zhang Xiaowu solved the confusion one by one, it was unclear, and he also discussed it with everyone, but when it came to the most critical issue, everyone became a little silent, that is, who went to Longdu and who stayed. In addition to Xiao Kai destined to stay, the ghost guard also needs a large number of officers and soldiers, but after all, with the world of flowers in front of him, who can give up easily?

"I'm staying, I don't want to live in Longdu, and there is no suitable place for me in Longdu, and the Silver Guards don't need a cavalry." Li Yuan was the first to say, as a cavalry battalion soldier, Li Yuan knew that his cavalry skills were useless in the Beijing Division, and he was unwilling to deal with trivial civil matters, but preferred to lead soldiers in the army, fight wars and raise horses, and kill Inuyi in the yellow sand to obtain meritorious service. And he himself is no longer willing to leave the vast and wild life of Saibei, for him, the scenery and living habits of Saibei made him make such a choice.

"I'll stay too." Zhang Tongming smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I am willing to stay, not because of greatness, but because I know that the commander of the Silver Cloth Guard is just a fifth-rank general, and now I am already a fourth-rank general, if I go to Longdu, I naturally need to be demoted." People in my hometown know that I am a military general from the fourth grade, and suddenly it was learned that I was not even a fifth-grade general, but I am afraid that the people in the clan will make irresponsible remarks. I can't help myself, I can't help myself. ”

Guan Cheng said: "Hey! You can all go, but I can't go, my family, old and young, can't go to Longdu. ”

Everyone laughed, the situation in Guancheng is indeed special, and he can't return to the Central Plains without thinking about it at all, after all, the people he married are the two concubines of the abolished prince. Although everyone tried their best to help him hide it, and also created a fake tomb for the martyrdom of the crown princess, it was in Saibei Mucheng, far away from Emperor Shangao. But if they go to Longdu, how many people can guarantee that the remarriage of the abolished princess will not be known, once this matter is exposed, it will not only bring great disasters to Guancheng, but also the brothers of Pao Ze will not be able to eat and walk around.

Guan Cheng arched his hand and said: "Brothers, don't envy the people we left behind, even if you are good in the future, there is one thing that is not as good as us." ”

"What?"

"You can't just eat beef."

"Hahaha......"

Those who want to stay have their own reasons, but those who leave have the same reasons, yearning for a better life. In fact, everyone works hard in Saibei in order to live a better life. It is normal for people to yearn for the prosperous life of the big city, and even many Shenghan people believe that the people of Longdu eat meat every day. Most people come from humble backgrounds and want to have a place in the big city.

There are very few officers from the Shi clan, although Wu Song and Zhang Tongming are from the Shi clan, their family titles are very low, and Li Yuan, although his ancestors were once from the Shi clan, he was also deprived of his title. For a long time, the scholars were like a besieged city, and the people outside the city envied the people in the city, while the people in the city felt that they should not take it for granted, and even some envied the freedom of the ordinary people. Because there is another rule about the Shi clan, that is, the Shi clan is not allowed to leave the state at will, such as Murong Yan, the Marquis of Yingchuan, he can only stay in the Two Wolves Pass, and cannot leave the Two Wolves Pass and Daizhou at will, and the Hou Mingren of Fenyang is also not allowed to leave the Daizhou Mansion at will.

Everyone chatted all night, Wu Song, Guan Xiang, Jin Sheng, Li Chuncheng, Ni Erchun, Cao Li, Xun Bu, Wang Huaili, Wen Ruyu, Hu Sanwan, Chen Guanxi, Wang Yijin and others hoped to follow Zhang Xiaowu to Longdu, while Guan Cheng, Li Yuan, Zhang Tongming, Peng Biao, Pei En, Feng Kui and others chose to stay and continue to maintain the Saibei Ghost Guard.