Jin Dan, of course, can raise a person who has no foundation to the innate realm in one fell swoop.

But Wang Mang didn't say that if he was a person without a foundation, when he swallowed the golden pill, he needed an innate master to protect the Dharma on the side, otherwise the huge vitality would burst the person without a foundation.

For Wang Mang, now in addition to the lack of Jin Dan masters, he also lacks the masters of the five visceral realm, he does not have too many masters of the five viscera under his hands, even if he has countless one-turn Jin Dan, there are not enough masters of the five viscera and cannot steadily guarantee that he will be able to break through the innate nature, and only the five viscera can guarantee that he can break through, and the strength is not low after the breakthrough.

20 million silver plus 2,000 spirit stones, this huge wealth is enough to make Wang Mang's command a lot stronger, after Wang Mang went back, he took out 500 spirit stones and handed them to Huo Qubing as soon as possible.

Huo Qubing felt the huge Yuan Force in the spirit stone, looked at Wang Mang with a shocked face, and said, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Li Lan hurriedly told Huo Qubing about the effect of the spirit stone on behalf of Wang Mang, Huo Qubing was excited when he heard it, and said: "Your Majesty, if there is such a powerful spirit stone, the minister is sure that the core of the 1,000 elite soldiers under his command will be promoted to at least the realm of the five internal organs in the shortest possible time, and some of them should be able to break through the innate realm, and the minister's command will become the strongest army under His Majesty." ”

"Your words are very clear, if one of your elite soldiers stays in the realm of the five internal organs after a month, you will ask for your own guilt. Wang Mang said.

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's expectations!" Huo Qubing looked at the five hundred spirit stones in his hand, and the whole person wanted to jump up excitedly, Huo Qubing's greatest wish was to create an elite soldier who swept the world, and with this spirit stone, Huo Qubing believed that that day would not be far away.

Huo Qubing had secretly decided that as long as the strength of his command improved, he asked Wang Mang for his life to find this magical spirit stone, as long as there was a continuous supply of spirit stones, the strength of his command would continue to improve.

After Huo Qubing left, Wang Mang summoned Wang Yongji again, took out a thousand spirit stones and 10 million silver and handed them to Wang Yongji: "I hope you can make good use of these resources, my eyes see far away, I hope my soldiers will always be in my eyes." ”

Wang Yongji's eyes widened and he looked at the spirit stone and the silver ticket, the whole person was stupid, where had he ever seen so much wealth since he served as the secretary of the Great Qin Military Department, Wang Yongji even doubted that the Great Qin Household Department had so much money.

As the secretary of the Ministry of War, Wang Yongji knows best the role of wealth in improving the strength of the army, needless to say the utility of a thousand spirit stones, and 10 million silver can be exchanged for countless resources, and even the armor of all the soldiers participating in this battle is replaced with better ones.

In the face of such a large amount of wealth, Wang Yongji could only kowtow deeply to Wang Mang and said: "Long live Your Majesty, the minister and the king will thank Your Majesty Longen for all the sons and daughters in the army of Daqin, and the minister will definitely make good use of these resources to build an elite army with excellent quality and can win battles for Your Majesty." ”

After Wang Yongji left, Wang Mang called Li Hong again, this Daqin's Hubu Shangshu was full of haggardness, since he was reprimanded by Wang Mang last time, all his energy was focused on cleaning up the accounts, and now he heard Wang Mang call him, and moved nervously to see Wang Mang.

"Chen Li Hong has seen Your Majesty. As soon as Li Hong saw Wang Mang, he knelt directly on the ground.

Seeing Li Hong like this, Wang Mang couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Li Hong, why do you look so embarrassed." ”

"The minister's appearance is not very neat. Li Hong smiled awkwardly: "But the minister has tried to keep it tidy as much as possible." ”

"I heard that you have been working overtime to do accounts these days, what can you do?" Wang Mang said.

"Your Majesty, the minister is terrified. Li Hong almost didn't collapse on the ground, so many accounts, where did he understand, even if he had already filled in his old life, he only calculated the approximate eyebrows, which was far from the detailed accounts required by Wang Mang, he tried not to appear in front of Wang Mang these days, just because he was afraid that Wang Mang would see him and think of the account books.

Wang Mang saw Li Lan's expression, and knew that the task was not completed, and said lightly: "What have you done?"

"Your Majesty, the minister took some people to work overtime day and night, and it can be regarded as sorting out some eyebrows. Li Hong glanced at Wang Mang and said: "This time, Your Majesty sent troops to the south, spending a total of 4.67 million taels of silver, mobilizing 179,000 quintals of grain and grass, requisitioning more than 280,000 people, and dispatching about 870,000 troops before and after. ”

"And what?" Wang Mang said again: "I have spent so much money, I can't get nothing, right?"

"When eliminating Wang Xi's rebels, a group of rebels' baggage was seized, the quantity was not too much, calculated at market price, it was only worth less than 200,000 taels of silver, and later found a batch of ancient celebrity calligraphy and paintings in Wang Xi's residence, which was rewarded to Wang Xi in the palace before, and it has been returned to the palace according to the rules, and there are also some jewelry, which is estimated to be worth about 300,000 silver. Li Hong said in a low voice.

"Do you mean that if I take the south, I will get 500,000 silver?" Wang Mang looked at Li Hong and said lightly: "Where did all the money come from? Where did all the money go?"

"Naturally, it's more than half a million silver. Li Hong hurriedly said: "When the Kingdom of Yu was attached to my Great Qin, Meng Shan sent His Majesty a batch of gold and silver treasures on behalf of the State of Qiu, according to the preliminary inventory, worth about two million taels of silver, and then the State of Xu attached to Great Qin, and also sent gold and silver worth one million silver, so this southern expedition, in the silver, my dynasty should have received three and a half million silver. ”

"Do you mean that I spent almost five million silver, killed hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, spent countless grains and grass, and in the end not only did I not make money, but also lost millions of silver?" Wang Mang looked at Li Hong coldly.

"I'm afraid it's more than that. Li Hong lowered his voice and said.

"What do you mean?" Wang Mang said.

"Your Majesty, the Southern Expedition has won a great victory, and Your Majesty has rewarded you with all kinds of treasures before and after, totaling about three million taels of silver. Li Hong's voice was almost inaudible, and the sound in his throat felt as if he was about to cry.

Listening to Li Hong's words, Wang Mang laughed directly, pointed at Li Hong and said, "Li Hong, Li Hong, you are the head of the household department of Great Qin, and you are my most trusted financial steward, so you take care of my wealth for me?"

"Your Majesty, I am still calculating, this is only a preliminary calculation, and there will be more details later. Li Hong said with a sad face.

"According to your preliminary calculations, I have lost millions of silver, hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died, and the total loss is more than 10 million silver, so may I ask my Lord Li, what about my money?" Wang Mang looked at Li Hong.

Li Hong felt the dull atmosphere around him, and felt that if he said the wrong word, he was afraid that he would die on the spot, but the problem was that he didn't know where the money went, how could he answer Wang Mang's question.

Wang Mang was really disappointed in Li Hong this time, he gave Li Hong opportunities many times, but Li Hong didn't grasp it every time.

Li Hong has been an official for many years, and he is the most observant of words and feelings, just looking at Wang Mang's expression, he knows that the Son of Heaven is really disappointed in himself, but Li Hong is also very bitter, he really doesn't know where the money went, even if he has a guess, he doesn't dare to say that he can't say it, he is evil Wang Mang is just his life and death, if he is evil to others, then maybe his family will be finished.

"Li Hong, I brought you to the southern expedition to let you manage my accounts well, but you disappointed me, can you tell me, why can't you take the accounts seriously?"

After a long time, Wang Mang was the first to speak, breaking the silence between the monarch and the minister.

Li Hong heard Wang Mang say this, I don't know why, he was relieved in his heart, looked up at Wang Mang and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has taken care of the household department for Daqin all these years, and has taken care of the money and financial account books for His Majesty, frankly speaking, the minister's ability is slightly insufficient, so there is Fang Xizhi, a capable minister who controls the authority of the household department even more vigorously than the minister, and now, since His Majesty asked the minister why he can't seriously manage the accounts, the minister can only say that the minister is already old, and he is no longer suitable to be a household secretary, and the minister asks His Majesty to resign!"

Wang Mang's face suddenly turned cold, he didn't expect Li Hong to resign, you must know that Li Hong ran to find someone he was willing to pay hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to keep his position in the middle of the night, and now he is asking for resignation, which is an extremely incredible thing.

Li Hong only felt that the corners of his mouth were dry, and he felt that there was a strong pressure pressing on his body, pressing his head, pressing his bones, and pressing his blood, so that he could only lie on the ground and bow three times and bow to Wang Mang three times to barely bear this pressure.

Li Hong knew that this pressure came from Wang Mang, Li Hong didn't dare to move, and he didn't want to move, he was already old, and he no longer had the energy to keep up with the pace of the Son of Heaven.

Li Hong originally thought that he was still very young and capable enough to be competent for this piece of sky in Daqin, but from the southern expedition to a big battle in Hangu Pass, Li Hong saw clearly, the eyes of the Son of Heaven were no longer looking at Daqin, the eyes of the Son of Heaven were looking at the more vast and rich land outside Daqin, he Li Hong's ability was only in the middle and lower, and the finances of a country were still surplus, but the finances of a big empire were far from enough, Li Hong had no way to follow Wang Mang's footsteps, and Li Hong, who saw this clearly, knew that the time had come for him to retreat.

At this time, it was when Daqin won the southern expedition and defeated Korea at Hangu Pass, he Li Hong, as the secretary of the household department and the minister of the army, had no merit and hard work.

Wang Mang's eyes fell on Li Hong's body, Li Hong's little abacus Wang Mang saw it very clearly, and withdrawing at this time was inevitably not a good thing for Li Hong, but Wang Mang looked at the 10 million silver tickets on the table, shook his head, and said, "Yes!"

A sentence fell on Li Hong's ears, and Li Hong only felt that the essence of his body was directly discharged, and he kowtowed: "Minister Li Hong thanks Lord Longen." ”

Then Li Hong respectfully pushed the gold mountain and poured the jade pillar to Wang Mang, kowtowed seriously, and said: "The minister wishes your majesty long live, long live, long live, long live!"

After saying this, Li Hong got up, turned around, and left slowly, Li Hong knew that this should be the last time he appeared in front of Wang Mang.

"Li Hong, Fang Xizhi is actually your person, right?" Wang Mang's voice suddenly exploded.

Li Hong's body stiffened, he didn't say a word, and continued to walk forward.

"Li Hong, Fang Xizhi's matter, I have always had some questions that I don't understand, but when I was wandering around the city today, I happened to meet Nangong Wentian, Nangong Wentian, the most famous gambling stone master in Daqin, was the chief master of Qingdefang at that time, you should know this person, right?" Wang Mang's voice continued to sound.

Li Hong's body was almost stiff, but he still walked out with difficulty, Li Hong knew that as long as he crossed the threshold, he could return to his hometown.

"Fang Qiu is actually your son. ”

Wang Mang's prominent words directly knocked down Li Hong, and Li Hong collapsed directly to the ground, he looked at Wang Mang with a shocked face, and said, "Why did Your Majesty say this?"

"You should ask me how I knew about it. Wang Mang smiled and said: "Actually, I have never known these things, I have never doubted you, and I have always thought that everything has nothing to do with you. ”

"Then is Your Majesty a fraudster now?" Li Hong smiled bitterly.

"Naturally not, I said, I met Nangong Wentian in Hanjiang City this time. Wang Mang said: "Nangong Wentian is the chief appraiser of Qingdefang, and he knows all the distinguished guests who come and go in Qingdefang, among which there is one you Li Hong should also be familiar with, Zhou Feng, a person from the Zhou family of Tiandao." ”

Li Hong looked stunned, and then muttered: "I didn't expect it to be him." ”

Zhou Feng, the little son of the Zhou family of Tiandao, had a quarrel with Wang Mang in Qingdefang, and was later killed by Wang Mang when he intended to assassinate Wang Mang, Zhou Feng had asked Nangong Wentian to identify a strange stone before his death, and this strange stone happened to have been identified by someone in Nangong Wentian before, this person is Li Hong, the book of the Great Qin Household Department, Nangong Wentian didn't say anything at the time, this time he was forced by Wang Mang in Hanjiang City to be anxious, so he said these things.

A strange stone connects Zhou Feng and Li Hong, and the relationship between Zhou Feng and Fang Qiu is what Wang Mang has seen with his own eyes, so it seems that the role that Li Hong plays in this is a little intriguing.

At the same time, in Hexi County, some of Haifeng's investigation results fell on Wang Mang's desk, in the investigation, Haifeng found that Li Hong and Hexi County, Hedong County and other successive county commanders have dealings, Chen Hongliang was able to serve as Hexi Commander at that time, Li Hong also contributed to it, this matter is not official, but the local people in Hexi know that Chen Hongliang is a big official in the capital, so he became Hexi Commander.

Haifeng found out the news, and realized that there was a problem at that time, so he investigated deeply, but found that when Hexi Ling Chen Hongliang and his wife Xiaojiao met in the painting boat at that time, Li Hong was also on the painting boat at that time, and according to verification, Li Hong may know Chen Hongliang and his wife Xiaojiao.

Years of investigation experience told Haifeng that there must be a problem between the three people, so he reported the matter to Wang Mang, and Wang Mang directly found Hua Jieyu and asked Hua Jieyu to provide all the information of Li Hong, Fang Xizhi, Chen Hongliang and others, and finally discovered a shocking fact.

Fang Qiu was actually born to Li Hong and Chen Hongliang's wife Xiaojiao, and Li Hong entrusted Fang Qiu to Fang Xizhi in order to cover up Fang Qiu's identity, on the condition that Fang Xizhi's soaring prosperity.

As for what is going on between Li Hong, Chen Hongliang, and Xiaojiao, as well as the story between Fang Xizhi and Li Hong, including the Tiandao Zhou family, Wang Mang doesn't know, so he can only ask Li Hong, the person concerned.

Li Hong looked at the various pieces of information piled up in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "The minister knew that there would be such a day, and it was really necessary to have it sometimes!"

It's not divided into chapters, a big chapter of more than 4,000 words

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