Wujinju is located in the southwest of Baekje, backed by the remaining veins of the Cheryeong Mountain Range, and in the upper reaches of the Yeongsan River, and is a large city in the southwest of Baekje.

During the Samhan period, it was returned to Mahan and Baekje during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was rich in rice and silk.

As a large coastal city in the southwest, the maritime trade between Mujinju and Silla and the Wa Kingdom and Goguryeo is also okay. In the past, in peacetime, there would be merchant ships from Datang every year.

The three major families of Wuzhen Prefecture, who guard such a big city, have quite good strength. Of course, it is only limited to the strength in the southwest of Baekje.

That morning, all the families with heads and faces in Wuzhenzhou City received Li Xiaoxia's invitation.

"Father, we just stopped people from recruiting for the Tang Army, and this assassin immediately sent an invitation, probably with bad intentions, and there was no good banquet."

A young Baekje son, this Baekje son is only in his thirties, he is in the prime of life, but he is very knowledgeable. Since he was in his twenties, he began to travel to many places with his family's merchant ships, not only to Baekje cities, but also to Silla and Wa, to Goguryeo, and even to the Tang Dynasty in Middle-earth, where he saw the power of the great power in the west.

Compared with his father, who only stayed in Wuzhen Prefecture all his life, this young man was full of vigilance against Datang.

But his father just smiled.

"You're too worried, that Li Xiao is just a soft egg. I have been observing him for a long time, and he has been in the city for more than half a month, but what have you seen him do in the past half a month? I didn't do anything, I either shrank in the state government all day long, or rode out of the city with my subordinates to hunt, I heard that this person was in Chang'an City, and he was the favored minister of the Tang Emperor, and such a person just sat in such a position as the assassin by virtue of the emperor's favor. ”

"Father, don't underestimate the Tang people. It was because my king did not listen to the advice of the courtiers that he had to ally Goguryeo against the Tang people, so I have lost more than 30 cities in Baekje now. ”

"Presumptuous, the king is also something you can criticize?"

No matter how much his son persuaded him, the old man didn't take it to heart. He felt that Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang were the more feared, and the two of them said murder without saying a word. The predecessor of Wu Zhenzhou did not surrender because of his stubborn resistance, and he was punished by him after the city was broken.

But Li Xiao, too tender and too weak.

Such a person, what are you afraid of?

"Father, if you want to go, please let the child bring more guards with you."

"No need."

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The capital of the empire, Chang'an.

With the efforts of countless victims, the Daming Palace has been largely formed.

Li Zhi came to see it every day, and the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and he was already a little impatient to move into this new palace immediately.

Living in the Tai Chi Palace always makes him feel uncomfortable, just like the former court is full of patriarchs.

"Can Daming Palace step up a little more, and can I spend the New Year in the New Palace?"

Several accompanying prime ministers couldn't help frowning when they saw that the emperor was so urgent.

Daming Palace is not just a palace, it is a palace complex, not even smaller than the entire Taiji Palace.

It is not easy to have such a large palace complex, dozens of palaces, and thousands of rooms.

"Your Majesty, seeing that autumn is getting cooler and winter is coming, it is time for the victims from all over the country to return to their hometowns one after another. Otherwise, with so many victims gathered in Gyeonggi, it would be troublesome in winter. ”

"Yes, the weather is cool and good now, and the victims can live in any shack they want, but when the weather is cold, the victims who have no house to live in at that time can freeze to death countless times in a heavy snowfall. What's more, when I go back now, I can also harvest the land at home, no matter how much, I can also harvest a little, and I have to prepare for farming, so I can't delay next year's spring sowing. ”

Another prime minister said that the treasury was running out of money.

"Your Majesty, the main body of Daming Palace has been almost repaired, and it doesn't matter if you can slow down the progress a little later."

But the more the prime ministers said this, the more Li Zhi couldn't listen to it.

"Wouldn't it be better to work harder and finish it in one go?"

"Your Majesty, there is no money in the treasury."

"Where's the money?"

"Eastern crusade, disaster relief, and the repair of Daming Palace, all of them ask for money everywhere."

Li Zhi doesn't like to hear this kind of talk, I am rich in the world, why don't I have money to spend?

But the ministers don't care if you are happy or not, if you want to build the palace again, you have to have money, but now the money is running out.

The angry Li Zhi threw his sleeves away.

Back in the Taiji Palace, Li Zhi was still angry.

He couldn't figure out why he had no money.

Wu's stomach was getting more and more bulging, and seeing that the emperor was unhappy, he persuaded him beside him.

"It's okay to slow down, if you can't fix it this year, it can always be repaired next year, and it's not in a hurry at this time."

"I just don't want to live here anymore, it's not very clean in this palace." Li Zhi said, "You are about to give birth, and I want you to move to Xingong as soon as possible, so that our child can be born in Xingong." ’

"It's hateful that those ministers, if they have another 100,000 yuan, they can repair the new palace, but they refuse to pay for this 100,000 yuan, and they don't believe it if they tell me that the treasury is empty, is it possible that there are not even 100,000 yuan in my treasury?"

Wu reminded the emperor.

"The treasury belongs to the imperial court, and there must be a lot of money there, but there are still many places to use it. And what Your Majesty can use is your inner treasury, and the inner treasury really can't take out 100,000 guan now. ”

Li Zhi stopped talking.

Although he is indeed the emperor, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is actually not so freewheeling, even if he drives the patriarchs away, the prime ministers still have a lot of power. In the world of the Tang Dynasty, the prime minister and the emperor rule the world together, and he is not the only one who has the final say.

It's like the treasury, the money in the treasury is not in his hands, but in the hands of the court, and it is those ministers who have the final say.

What he can really use as much as he wants is his own small treasury, but he can't take out 100,000 yuan in the small treasury now.

"Your Majesty, there is a fast performance over there in Dengzhou."

"Dengzhou? What's the express? ”

"The report of the Hundred Horsemen Division on Lantian County."

When Li Zhi heard the four words of Lantian County, he frowned, thinking that Li Xiao had caused something again.

"That's good news."

The chamberlain carefully looked at the emperor's face, and when he saw the emperor's unhappy look, he hurriedly added.

"Good news? What's the good news? ”

The recital is submitted.

Li Zhi quickly swept over, and the expression on his face gradually changed from dissatisfaction to joy, and finally even to surprise.

"Hahahaha!"

"Why is Your Majesty so pleased?"

"Ai Concubine, you can see for yourself, those ministers refuse to give me money, but someone has sent me money."

Concubine Wu took it and swept it, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Li Xiao earned more than 100,000 guan in Chishan Port, and now he sent someone to escort 120,000 guan to Beijing? 100,000 guan for His Majesty, 20,000 for concubines? ”

"That's right, I was still distressed just now that I didn't have 100,000 guan, and the prime ministers of the Qi Dynasty Hall refused to give me even 100,000 guan, and now Li Xiao sent 100,000 guan to Beijing, and I really came to the pillow when I was sleepy, it's too timely." The emperor looked delighted, "This Ruiqing, there is always a surprise for me!" ”