Li Qitian opened his eyes angrily, "It's Zhou Lian again!" It's that week again!! Suncheonfu and Gyeonggiwei are not able to eat rice! The capital is so big, but a young man, you just can't catch it! I just can't catch it!! ”

All the ministers bowed their heads one after another, and said in unison: "The Holy One is angry." ”

"Cliché! Every time something happens, it only makes me angry! Li Qitian's chest rose and fell violently, and a mouthful of depressed breath accumulated in his chest, unable to breathe, and unable to swallow, making his face purple and purple.

The courtiers could already understand the anger of the Son of Heaven just by listening to Li Qitian's angry outburst, and they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and saluted, not daring to speak.

And Xiong Jinshui, who was serving beside Li Qitian, was so frightened that he almost fainted when he saw the face of the Son of Heaven.

If the Son of Heaven is really angry, can these people who serve in close quarters still have a way to live?

Xiong Jinshui secretly prayed in his heart, but there was nothing to make the Son of Heaven angry. But it backfired, and soon someone multiplied the text sent by Zhou Lianxin.

Li Qitian only glanced at it, and then rubbed the text to a mess.

"Bastard, bastard! A bunch of chaotic parties, fanatics! ”

This text is written at no level, and the whole article is vernacular, and at a glance, it is to strive to make all the people understand and understand, and once again exaggerate the merits and benevolence of the owl, and today's saint is a nouveau riche rich man, and when he becomes the emperor, he does everything for himself, and he doesn't care about the life and death of the people.

And at the end of the article, he dared to openly post "Such a faint king, can it really bring happiness to the people of the Great Zhou?" It is better to restore the Northern Hebei Dynasty, establish a Ming monarch, and stabilize the world, which is the right way. ”

"This week is really shameless! How the Northern Ji Dynasty was overthrown, he can't forget it! Restoring Northern Hebei will make these people live better than under my rule? It's really a big talk, I don't know what to say! ”

However, Li Qitian's anger could not stop the pace of Xiao Xiao and his entourage returning to the dynasty.

In August, the hot weather could not stop the meaning in Li Qitian's heart.

"Shengshang, Xiao Xiao and Ji Zeyu have 300,000 troops, and the city gates are wide open along the way, and 3,000 battalions have been successfully absorbed, and now there are only three or four days away from the capital."

Li Qitian was angry and anxious, his heart was full of pain, and he clutched his chest and asked, "How many soldiers and horses can the military department send to defend the city?" What about the household? Is the food sufficient? ”

Wang Zhi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, took a step forward and said with a heavy face: "Back to the saint, because of the danger of the battle with the Tatars, the army of King Qin near the capital and in various places has been completely under the command of Xiao Xiao, and now there are only Jinggi Wei and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division in the capital, compared with the 300,000 elite soldiers who have just been bloodied brought back by Xiao Xiao and Ji Zeyu, it is tantamount to using the mantis arm as a car. ”

Fang Shouru, the head of the household department, also said: "Holy Lord, the treasury is empty, even the officials of the court and the central government have been in arrears for more than a year, and the taxes paid by the people have been increased to eighty percent......

Li Qitian gritted his teeth, and his face was blue and white for a while.

The imperial tomb was not completed. The treasure was not found, there was no silver, and no one was there, even Diao Min was against him!

How will this battle be fought?

"You mean there's no way?"

"Holy Lord, the ministers are ignorant, there is really no way at this time."

"That's right, Holy Lord, the ministers have racked their brains and tried their best, but the ministers can't turn into silver, and they can't turn into soldiers and horses."

Li Qitian sneered when he heard this: "Do you want to let me lead the neck and kill it!" Endure the suffocation in his chest, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't think that you will be better off if you bring someone in!" Once a son of heaven and a courtier, do you want to stay out of the matter? ”

This sentence was said by everyone present, and their bodies and minds were shocked.

They really weren't sure they would be able to stay out of it.

Li Qitian said again: "No silver? Yes, my treasury is empty, and the household department has no money, but I owe you a year's money, and I don't see that the ministers of the court and the central government are so hungry that they can't open the pot! You don't know how many taxes you have evaded in your family, and how many benefits you have received, big and small? Now that the national crisis is at hand, and all my internal money has been emptied, don't you want to express it? ”

The ministers looked at each other, and the Son of Heaven was afraid that he was going crazy, so he stretched out his hand to the ministers!

No one is willing to pay out of their own pockets, one purely does not want to bleed, the second is also not to expose their wealth, and the third, and the most important point, everyone is more or less lucky, feeling that Prince Zhongshun is not an innocent person, not to mention that if he really has the intention to fight for that position, it will be difficult to follow the route of Mingjun if he has a reputation of indiscriminately killing innocents, and then he will not become a tyrant again? Prince Chungshun is not so stupid.

But these thoughts, everyone can only think about them in their hearts.

"If we can negotiate peace, maybe this crisis can be solved." There are courtiers who propose.

"The minister seconded the proposal, the saint, the minister thought that it might as well start in two ways, on the one hand, ordered someone to secretly contact the Duke of Dingguo. After all, the Duke of Dingguo and the Holy Lord are in-laws, and the eldest princess of Anyang is the hand of the Qin family, so if she provokes it, she will be able to succeed. If Dingguo Gong can assassinate Xiao Xiao, the matter can be solved, if he can't assassinate, even if Dingguo Gong changes his mind, it will be a great help to the saint.

"On the other hand, we must also make preparations with both hands, if we can't pull Dingguo Gong back to the camp of the imperial court, then we have to think of peace talks."

Li Qitian frowned and sneered: "Peace talks? Can't I beg them for mercy? ”

"Holy Lord, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of running out of firewood. Only by preserving life can the fire be preserved for the future. ”

Failure, what a failure.

How could he allow himself to be in such a situation? As an emperor, he is already the lord of the world, and all the people are respected, but now he is at the point of making peace with the thief?

He is the Son of Heaven, why should he suffer such humiliation!

Li Qitian pointed his finger at the people in front of him, and said with a sneer: "This is your way of loyalty and patriotism? You don't want to give out the money, you don't want to touch your own roots, so let me go and beg for mercy from the thief? If this spreads, how do you tell me to deal with myself, and how to face the people of the world! ”

"Holy Lord, the eldest husband can bend and stretch, you are the king of a country, but you must not lose the big because of the small. ”

"What a bend and stretch." Li Qitian sneered, and when he ordered the Han general to tie up the courtiers who spoke, "Leave it to the officials for strict investigation, and see how much of Lord Sun's family property is ancestral property, and how much is the income from bribery!" I want to see how you can bend and stretch! ”

The guards in front of the palace and the Han general immediately walked into the hall and dragged the courtier down.

"Holy Lord, you can't do this! The minister is wronged! ”

"The Holy One is angry, and the Holy One's move is inappropriate ......"

"Who has objections! It's all tied together! ”

Li Qitian shouted violently, and the frightened courtiers were silent.

On the same day, the family background of that Lord Sun was handed over to Li Qitian with a list of bribes and collusion with party henchmen for many years.

The next day, the order to raid the house was issued, and the treasury was replenished.

And in this way, the court and China are even more noisy, even if the courtiers who have ideas, they do not dare to speak before the Son of Heaven, so as not to cause death.

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"Princess, I've already inquired. The search in the city has gradually loosened in recent days, one is that the investigation has made no progress, and the court is not good, and the defenders of the city are a little slack, and the second is that corrupt officials are being arrested everywhere in the city, and the generals have sharpened their heads and want to follow the house to get oil and water, and the third is that the weather is too hot, in short, let's take this opportunity to leave, and then I am afraid that I don't know if there will be and change. ”

Xie Yue smiled and said, "When the time comes, there will definitely be no mistakes." ”

Qin Yining nodded and said with a smile: "What Mr. said is true." Fortunately, we are in the outer city, so it is easier to go out, but there are two children, and we need to be separated to take them away. "After all, the dragon and phoenix fetus are in one place, and it is still a little eye-catching.

Xie Yue said: "Don't worry, I will arrange it." The prince and his entourage are about to arrive in the capital, let's go all the way to the north, and we will definitely be able to meet the prince. ”

"yes." Qin Yining sighed lightly, his eyes full of hope, "I can't wait." In recent days, communication has been inconvenient, and the prince is often in a hurry, so it is even more inconvenient to exchange news, and I don't know how they are doing. ”

Xie Yue laughed and said, "Even so, you and the prince still have a tacit understanding, you have arranged a text here, and the prince knows that he will leave to return to Beijing, and the army will go all the way, and the towns along the way will open the city gates, not a single soldier will be injured, and the prestige will be better than before." The prince's benevolence and righteousness, coupled with your momentum, now the prince's voice is even higher than before. ”

Qin Yining said, "It's also thanks to the one above who is willing to make a counter-attack." ”

These days, Li Qitian has been forced to be in a hurry, and everything he has done is very stupid, maybe Li Qitian has resentment in his heart, and his anger that he can't vent has finally found an outlet.

But in Qin Yining's view, his behavior was tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall and the centrifugation of the monarch and ministers.

When he needed it most, he was pushing people away from him one by one.

Perhaps, this is the genius of Tianjizi, although she died, everything after that has been planned.

"Princess." Jiyun hurriedly walked in, "Shopkeeper Zhong has just ordered someone to send a message, and the materials and food donated by Sitong have been transported to the prince's army together with those prepared by Shopkeeper Zhong. ”

Xie Yue stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This Boss Qiu is also an interesting person. ”

Qiu Feishan has been doing her best to save Mu Jinghu's heart these days, although Qin Yining knows that what she donated is also for the long-term development of her Qiu family in the future, but it has indeed succeeded in making Mu Jinghu's heart soft.

Mu Jinghu has feelings for Qiu Feishan after all, and if this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the two reconcile. This is also what Qin Yining is happy to see. After all, Qin Yining is a friend, and Qin Yining doesn't want to make Mu Jinghu's life unhappy because of her and Xiao Xiao.

"Master. A few people came from outside, wanting to spend the night on our Zhuangzi. "Someone from the outer courtyard came in to spread the word.

Qin Yining was stunned for a moment, "Our grange is so remote, and there are still people who come to spend the night?" ”

"It's said that it's passing through here, but there's really nowhere to go."