Chapter 458 Internal Affairs

"I haven't forgotten!"

King Jin patted the table and stood up, his eyes were full of anger, stared at Lu Heng, and said in a deep voice. ，

The look of resentment, and the slightly trembling body. all show how angry King Jin is in his heart at this moment.

For more than 20 years, he has never forgotten that when his mother was forced to marry far away, she sat on a sedan chair, wearing a bright phoenix crown, hugging herself and her sister, crying painfully.

At this time, the scholar actually said with red lips and white teeth that he had forgotten his mother and the humiliation suffered by his mother.

Such a statement, like a spark, ignited the anger that had been suppressed in King Jin's heart for a long time.

He pressed his hands on the table and leaned forward to stare at Lu Heng. Both arms were shaking because of the exertion. The table creaked and the drinks were spilled everywhere.

Lu Heng glanced at him, waved his hand, and stopped Ah Gui's move.

Then he raised his hand and took the cup on the table that was knocked down by King Jin. After refilling the wine, he took a sip alone, raised his head, looked at King Jin who was staring at him, and said lightly: "But, that's what you did?" ”

"I don't have a choice!" The muscles on King Jin's face twitched, his hands propped up on the table, stared at Lu Heng for a long time, then slowly sat down, turned his head, and said coldly: "There is an family in the west, and the Turks in the north are not dead. The imperial court wanted to deprive me of my military power, and I had no choice. If I'm going to choose one to be an ally that can support me for the time being, why don't I choose a strong backup? ”

"But you are the prince of the Great Zhou, the prince of Shanxi!" Lu Heng's voice gradually cooled down, stared at him, and said in a deep voice: "How can you be worthy of the people of Shanxi when you do this?" Worthy of the trust of your fathers and fellow villagers? ”

"Heh......" King Jin sneered when he heard this: "Since I have arrived in Shanxi, then I am the king of Shanxi." They are the people under my rule, and they are naturally for me to follow. For the sake of their king, it is also right to be buried in hell. ”

Rao is Lu Heng is knowledgeable, has heard countless anecdotes, and has excellent psychological quality. , but after hearing King Jin's cold-blooded and ruthless words, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Why didn't you say it?" King Jin smiled and looked at Lu Heng as if he was victorious.

"Heh, it seems that there is really nothing to say!" Lu Heng shook his head and said with a sigh. When I think about it, I feel stupid. In this era of strict hierarchy, discussing the feelings of the people with a person of the highest status is really playing the piano to the cow.

After thinking about it, the more I felt that what I had just said was boring, and even a little idiotic. In my heart, I laughed.

"Actually......" King Jin saw Lu Heng laughing, and he also knew that Lu Heng was laughing at his heart of treating the people as grass mustard. Taking a deep breath, after calming down, King Jin shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't talk about it." Now that the overall situation has been decided, and I am mortal, it will only add to my troubles. Scold. Lu Heng, you don't have to be depressed, this king also knows that what you said is right. However, it has already happened, and it is useless to say anything more. You tell me? “

Lu Heng nodded, a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, and said, "It's too!" “

"Then you say, what will the history books say about me? Rebellious ministers and thieves, still ......" King Jin was silent for a moment, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, raised his head, and asked Lu Hengdao.

Lu Heng was silent for a moment, raised his head, looked at King Jin, and said helplessly: "The history book is the merit medal of the victor!" ”

When King Jin heard this, he smiled gloomily, the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a wry smile, and nodded heavily: "I ......, I know!" ”

The tavern was silent like water, except for the whirring sound of the stove.

The fiery red light of the fire will reflect the dim room in a flickering light.

The few people sitting around the fire, with different expressions, were silent.

Until a rooster crows, crisp and bright.

King Jin raised his head and looked outside.

Seeing that the sky was brightening, his body trembled slightly. (7* His eyes were blank, and he said to himself, "It's dawn!") ”

"yes!" Lu Heng didn't know when, he had already walked in front of him. He turned his head, glanced at the sky outside, and sighed slightly. Turning around, he picked up the two steaming glasses of wine on the table and handed one to King Jin. Then he looked at him sincerely, raised his glass and said, "Take care!" ”

King Jin smiled bitterly, was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "Thank you!" ”

The glasses clamed together with a crisp sound.

The two looked at each other, then raised their heads and drank the wine from the glass.

……

The sky is getting brighter, but the temperature outside still hasn't risen.

The eastern sky has been dyed with a bright red glow by the morning sun that is about to break. Bright as blood. The vast land is silent. And the dilapidated Taiyuan City, in this cold morning, is even more solemn.

At the gates of the city, the potholed road covered with white frost and mist, left a few sparse footprints, leading to the south.

Outside the tavern, Lu Heng stood solemnly.

The wind was blowing, and the chill was quite strong. The cotton clothes on the body move with the wind. The golden fluff on the hat was messy in the wind.

Tighten the clothes on your body. After Lu Heng glanced at the official road outside the city gate, he turned around and walked towards the Jin Palace.

Behind him, on the official road, the king of Jin, who was dressed in shackles, walked with difficulty. After walking for a while, he slowly stopped.

Turning his head and looking at the back of the gradually old city gate, which was gradually moving away, King Jin's lips moved, and his eyes bloomed with the last struggle. Suddenly, as if he had gone mad, he broke free from the samurai's hands and rushed towards the gate. But before he could run a few steps, he was pushed to the ground by the samurai behind him.

King Jin, who fell to the ground, raised his mud-stained face and stared at the place where he had been staying for decades. Let go of his throat and roar wildly: "I'm unwilling, I'm unwilling!" ”

The grief and indignation in my heart were finally released at this moment, and the sound of grief resounded through this silent wilderness. However, it was soon blown away by the wind, and there was nothing left.

In the city, Lu Heng, who was walking towards the Jin King's Mansion, paused slightly after hearing the roar of the King of Jin behind him. Then, shaking his head, he smiled, and walked forward.

Behind them, Ah Gui and Duan Peng were talking and laughing, and at the same time, they followed Lu Heng's footsteps and strode forward.

……

The war ended, and the imperial army was stationed in Taiyuan.

The army began to arrest the rebels, as well as those criminals who took advantage of the opportunity to steal and rob. to get things right.

Moreover, Lu Heng, who stayed in the Jin Palace, waved his pen. Release all the officials and merchants who opposed the king of Jin as recorded in the dossier.

This series of moves quickly stabilized the situation in the entire Taiyuan City.

Moreover, on the second day, good news came from Jinju as well. The night before yesterday, when it was ugly, Wang Xi asked his troops to come to Jinzhou City smoothly, and the 10,000 rebels who surrendered, combined with the inside and outside, and broke through Jinzhou City. At this time, all the inside and outside of Jinju had fallen into the hands of the imperial army. It is estimated that the crown prince Xiaowu is in the labor army at this time.

Two days later, Wang Xi asked Liu Sanbiao to lead more than 5,000 people and more than 16,000 rebels from Toucheng to the south, and launched an attack on the remnants of the Yellow River defense line with the soldiers of Nanying stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The rebels who lost their commander had no fighting spirit under the attack of the imperial army from the north and south. The defeat was like a mountain in an instant, and it was crushed for thousands of miles. Five thousand surrendered, and the rest, by throwing away their armor, became deserters.

Subsequently, Nanying and the emperor's newly recruited reserves were stationed in Yuncheng, Changzhi, Linfen and other places. Five days later, Liu Sanbiao led his army back to Taiyuan City.

After nearly 20 days of governance and rectification, Taiyuan City once again returned to its former grandeur, and became the trade center of the North.

The city gate was wide open, and under the stimulus of a series of economic recovery policies promulgated by Lu Heng, businessmen from all over the world flocked to it.

The merchants who drove the horse team finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the city walls that Taiyuan City had begun to repair, as well as the neat and tidy soldiers. When he walked to the city gate and saw the official list posted at the city gate, he immediately looked happy.

There are more than 100 articles in total, and dozens of pages are written on the large paper in the four directions, and they are pasted on both sides of the city gate in rows. On the list, the various items and collection standards of commercial tax are listed in detail, which makes it clear at a glance. What made the merchants most happy was that the tax on the list was more than half less than when the Jin Dynasty was in power, and it was also clearly informed that this tax law would remain unchanged for 30 years.

Listening to the documents sent by the government under the list, he shook his head and read the list there, and answered people's questions very politely from time to time. Seeing this, these businessmen from other places finally let go of the last trace of apprehension in their hearts.

However, in addition to being relaxed, they were also curious about how these changes in Taiyuan City came about.

After inquiring about the people of Taiyuan City, the merchants who had footprints all over the Great Zhou suddenly understood. 、

It turned out that it was the imperial court emperor who arrived in Taiyuan, no wonder.

I have heard for a long time that Emperor Lu is a celestial music star descending to earth, Wen Tao Wuluo, no ancient. Now that I see it, it really lives up to its reputation.

Among the merchants, those cloth merchants from Jiangning were smiling happily and saying proudly, how talented and influential Master Lu was when he was in Jiangning.

And those businessmen from other places listened with relish, constantly brushing their beards and nodding their heads.

"In this way, it's no wonder that Lord Lu is so familiar with business affairs, it turns out that the shocking Jiangnan case turned out to be from Lord Lu's handwriting!" A businessman in Ningxia suddenly looked surprised and praised after hearing the merchants of Jiangning talk about the fact that the king's foreign mansion turned things around with Lu Heng's tricks.

"That's it!" The Jiangning cloth merchant smiled proudly and said: "Except for Lord Lu, who else in the world can set up such an interlocking situation?" ”

"Yes!" The Ningxia merchant stroked his beard and nodded in praise.

And behind him, the man who had been silent and only caressed about stroking the camel's neck, after hearing this, the hand stroking the camel stopped slightly, the corners of his mouth lifted, revealing a cruel smile.