Chapter 522: Rumors Outside

"The thing about taxes? No, no, we didn't say anything. ”

One of them was quite vigilant, and immediately stopped talking when he saw Guo Donglai.

"But I just heard ......"

"We didn't say anything." The other person also hurriedly chimed in, not wanting Guo Dong to know the content of their conversation.

"Then there is no way, in fact, I originally wanted to ask you if there is any good way to pay less, this year's harvest is particularly bad, we can't even hand in the water on weekdays."

After hearing Guo Dong say this, the two gradually relaxed their vigilance.

"I hope you don't mind that attitude towards you, we are also helpless, these days there are often people from the government pretending to be ordinary people to inquire about these things, once you say a bad word, it is possible to arrest you in prison."

"I know about it, too, so I didn't talk to you in the first place."

After Guo Dong finished a few words, he quickly became familiar with these people, and at the same time found out more truths.

"Speaking of this, it also makes people feel very strange, the emperor was obviously not that kind of person before."

"I heard that the emperor did this for a reason." Seeing that the time was ripe, Guo Dong said cautiously.

"What is the reason?" The other two also leaned over after seeing Guo Dong's expression.

"I only tell you about this matter, even if you know about it, don't spread it outside, and don't say that I revealed this news, I still want to live, I don't want to be arrested by the government."

"You know, you know, you can say it quickly!" The two men urged eagerly.

"Someone in my family is on an errand in the palace, saying that this matter has nothing to do with the current emperor at all, but because of Princess Tuoba, the emperor gave this order."

"Princess Tuoba is just a princess, how can she still influence the emperor's actions? Isn't this matter done because of the emperor of the Bright Moon Kingdom? ”

"It can indeed be said that it is because of the emperor of the Mingyue Kingdom, but in fact, the main reason is still on the body of Princess Tuoba, I don't know if you still remember, some time ago, the Yan King of the Mingyue Kingdom and the Princess of Xie Wei were both injured in our Izumo Kingdom."

"Naturally, I remember," the two of them nodded when they heard his words, and they still remember the news vividly, "If I'm not mistaken, the two of them have been in Izumo Province all along." ”

"That's right, because they are very seriously injured, if they don't heal their injuries in Izumo Kingdom, there is no way to return to Mingyue Country at all, but the mastermind behind the killing of King Yan of Mingyue Country and Princess Xie Wei is actually Princess Tuoba."

"What?" After hearing the news, the two shouted loudly.

"Sit down, don't tell the news, I won't say anything like this again." Guo Dong hurriedly stretched out his hand to greet them.

The two barely suppressed their shock before sitting down.

"Is this true?"

"Naturally, can there be any fake ones coming out of the palace? It's just that the emperor didn't announce this matter because he took into account Princess Tuoba's face. ”

"Why did Princess Tuoba go to kill the prince and princess of the Bright Moon Kingdom? Isn't he going to marry King Yan of Mingyue Kingdom? ”

"At first, I really wanted to marry King Yan of Mingyue Kingdom, but so far this relationship has not been successful, Princess Tuoba may think that this matter is related to Mingyue Kingdom!" Guo Dong shook his head as he spoke.

He doesn't need to say anything about the rest of the words, I believe that after the mouths of these two people, it will soon spread throughout the capital, and he has only said part of many things, only such ambiguous things can convince everyone.

When the facts are completely told to the people, no one will believe them, and after drinking here, Guo Dong left, and before leaving, he repeatedly told them not to tell them about this matter.

The two of them agreed, but as soon as Guo Dong left, the two of them also left in a hurry, and they had long forgotten what they had promised Guo Dong.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates are back."

"Have you done everything I told you to do?"

"Back to the prince's words, his subordinates revealed all those words according to the prince's instructions, and it won't take a day or two for the entire capital to know the news." Chu Ruoyan was quite satisfied after hearing this.

"What we're going to do now is wait and see what happens."

After Guo Dong left, Li Luobing has been thinking about how much impact this matter will have on Tuoba Luoxia.

"What should Tuoba Lie do this time? Could it be that the house arrest will end in a few days? ”

Chu Ruoyan shook her head very confidently: "Absolutely impossible." The matter of levying taxes, everyone is already boiling with resentment now, once they find the source of the matter, then Tuoba Luoxia will already be her best destination if she does not apologize for her crimes with death. ”

After hearing what Chu Ruoya said was so serious, Li Luobing was also a little surprised.

"Did you think that a long time ago?"

"Naturally, no," Chu Ruoyan shook her head, "I only started thinking about how to get out after I came to Izumo Kingdom, I can't really marry Tuoba Luoxia, right?" ”

"At that time, you were still in amnesia, and you couldn't listen to any explanations from me, so I had to do everything I could to leave Izumo Province in order to put your mind at ease."

After hearing Chu Ruoyan say this, a look of guilt flashed in Li Luobing's eyes, if he hadn't lost his memory, they wouldn't have experienced so many twists and turns, and they wouldn't be stranded in Izumo Country now.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't expect so many things to happen after I lost my memory."

Seeing Li Luobing's self-blaming demeanor, Chu Ruoyan was very distressed. He stepped forward and hugged Li Luobing gently.

"Okay, don't say these words, now that everything is over, we just need to completely heal the injuries on our bodies in Izumo Country, and finally return to Mingyue Country, and let my father remove your title as a princess."

Thinking of Li Luobing's title of the princess of worry, Chu Ruoyan felt uncomfortable, although he knew that this was just a means of Chu Zhuangyan, but in people's ears, he always felt that the two of them only had a brother and sister relationship.

"Okay, everything is up to you." Li Luobing nodded very obediently.

It was only two days since Guo Dong spread the news, and the people in the entire capital knew that all this was caused by Tuoba Luoxia.

"Have you heard? It was precisely because Princess Tuoba sent people to kill the people of the Bright Moon Kingdom that the Bright Moon Kingdom launched an attack on the Izumo Kingdom. ”

"Really? Who do you listen to? ”

"This news came from the palace, how can it be fake?"

The people spread the word like this, and everyone felt disgusted with Tuoba Luoxia in their hearts.

In their opinion, the culprit of all this was entirely due to their princess Tuoba taking the initiative to attack the people of the Bright Moon Country.

"Since this matter has something to do with her, then she should settle the matter of our taxes, why should we the people bear the responsibility for her own mistakes?"

Since then, every once in a while, a group of people will gather in front of the official mansion, not only to denounce the increased taxes, but also to denounce Tuoba Luoxia, feeling that she is not worthy of being this princess at all.

The news in the capital soon reached Tuoba Lie's ears. Tuoba Lie also knew that the root of this matter was Tuoba Luoxia, but at that time, in order to protect Tuoba Luoxia, he directly proposed to raise taxes without explaining any reason.

This is nothing, what is even more unacceptable is that they not only want Tuoba Luoxia to step down from the princess position, but even feel that the entire Izumo country should be replaced by an emperor.

Tuoba Lie was so overwhelmed by these remarks that he didn't expect that his status in the eyes of the people had plummeted, and he had only subsidized them before, but it had little effect.

"Your Majesty, the ministers of the six ministries are all on the fold, saying that they can't deal with the people's demands."

As the father-in-law spoke, he placed a thick stack of folds in front of Tuobalie.

After looking at two or three patiently, Tuoba Lie threw all the folds on the table on the ground with a "bang".

The content of these excerpts is much the same, all of them are just to make her abolish the position of Tuoba Luoxia's princess, and only in this way will the people's hearts be a little relieved.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are still waiting for your reply!"

When the little eunuch saw Tuoba Lie sitting there motionless and lost in thought, he opened his mouth to remind Tuoba Lie that Tuoba Lie had only come back from his contemplation after hearing the little eunuch's voice.

"I know, you go out first, and then come to me in half an hour to get a fold."

"Yes." The father-in-law was relieved, relieved and retreated, the atmosphere around Tuoba Lie just now was very solemn, and he was afraid that he would be suffocated if he stayed there any longer.

Although Tuoba Lie said so, he didn't have any clue how to reply to these excerpts.

The people are the people of Izumo Province, and Tuoba Luoxia is his own daughter, and the dilemma of choosing in front of him makes him frown.

"Come on, I'm going to the queen's bedroom." After a few laps in the imperial study, Tuoba Lie still didn't know about this matter, so he decided to discuss it with Queen Liu Manping.

When the little eunuch heard Tuobalie's voice, he immediately ran in front of him.

At this time, Liu Manping was in her bedroom, and suddenly heard some movement at the door, and then heard the eunuch shouting "The emperor has arrived", she was surprised and happy, and hurriedly rushed to the door.

"Your Majesty, why do you have time to come to the concubine today?"

"I'm upset today, so I'm here to take a look."

Tuoba Lie frowned and said, after finishing speaking, he raised his legs and walked in, Liu Manping looked at Tuoba Lie's expression, knowing that he was in a bad mood at the moment, so he didn't ask more, and ordered the maid to retreat after serving tea.

Tuoba Lie walked into the house without saying a word, and Liu Manping followed behind him without asking.

After Tuoba Lie drank the cup of tea in his hand, he looked at Liu Manping and spoke.

"I want to tell you something."