Chapter 269: Dreams
The method of becoming an immortal mentioned in the letter does not exist, not that it does not exist, but that it itself is a hoax.
He now even suspected that the letter sent by the Great General was not sent by the Great General.
It was this unknown being who learned to write letters.
He even manipulated the messenger to deliver the letter to the national capital in some way, so that endless people would come here to explore and become the monster's rations.
And in the capital of the country, their emperor is sitting on the dragon chair and quietly thinking about the reality of the letter.
He felt that the two pairs of soldiers had not sent any news back so far.
He preferred that what was written in the letter be true, because only then could he seek immortality.
He doesn't want his dream of immortality to be shattered, he wants to live with Tianqi, he also wants to be the king of a country, and he doesn't want to turn into dust in the end.
On the main hall. A row of civil officials waited quietly for the emperor's speech.
It's just that I'm thinking about it. How to obtain immortality, I am not concerned about state affairs at all.
Finally, a minister couldn't help it.
"Your Majesty, now the border guards need 10,000 taels of silver. Request for appropriation from the Ministry of Households. ”
Dacheng's words made the emperor wake up from his thoughts.
It's just 10,000 taels of silver in the ear, which can scare the emperor a lot.
"Do you think I look like ten thousand taels? When did the border guards need so much silver? The maximum annual allocation is only 50 million taels. ”
"You want 110,000 taels when you open your mouth now, you look at what is worth in this hall, you can take it!!"
"If you can make up enough for 10,000 taels, you can bear it!!"
As soon as the emperor's words fell, a minister hurriedly spoke again.
"Your Majesty, when will the military expenditure for this quarter be issued? The soldiers on the front line were running out of food. ”
"Besides, the swords are rusty, and some of the siege engines are still damaged."
"Their stomachs should be replaced, too."
One of the ministers spoke in a low voice, in a humble tone, but the content of his words was sharp.
Military spending and silver have always been inseparable, and every military expenditure is a large expense.
Now at this critical moment, raising military spending is nothing more than wanting to give the emperor some eye medicine.
The army of the country is very powerful, and other countries also regard the country as a fierce beast.
Most people know that the strength of the country that has not fallen in these years is inseparable from the emperor at all.
But few people know how weak this mighty emperor is in the court of the country.
Although he has a veto on major national affairs, he also has a vote to pass.
But the ministers below will also think of the law to give him eye medicine, and they will take military funds and silver to make the emperor soft.
Although this country is strong, it is still very short of money.
If he was allowed to take out 10,000 taels of silver directly from the treasury, it was estimated that he would kill this poor emperor.
"Don't mention military spending! Why should the military spending that was just issued last year be issued this year? ”
"You're not kidding me? Can't those blades be well maintained? You have to wait for the knife to break. ”
"Also, our country only started fighting this year, why is there still damage to the stomach?!"
"Are you greedy for my money?"
As he spoke, the emperor instructed the little eunuch beside him.
"Go and copy his house for me, give me a good check."
"If there are valuables at home. Just copy it for me.
If not, the matter will be revealed for the time being. ”
The emperor was poor, and of course the more silver in the treasury, the better. Besides, it doesn't matter if you copy the mansion of a minister who always gives himself eye medicine.
He has a very thorough understanding of the civil and military officials in the court.
What happened just now is that this official is not a clean official, although he is not a corrupt official, but he still has a lot of property in his family.
These corrupt officials are all his reserves.
And when they were upset, they raided his house to fill the treasury.
When the minister heard that his house had been raided, he hurriedly kowtowed and admitted his mistake, but in this court, there was no joke!
Who told him to give himself eye medicine?
If you don't find yourself happy, then you will raid his home!
The greatest advantage of this kind of official is that he can throw it away at any time and fill his small coffers.
If he was that kind of virtuous minister, he would definitely not raid his house at will.
That would chill their hearts.
Although he can't be a pro-virtuous minister, he will definitely not be a close traitor.
The development of today's country proves that he is not a mediocre king.
Although he has only been in office for a few years, he has been able to cultivate the country to this point, which is already very good.
Even if the minister kept crying, it couldn't change the fact that his house was raided.
The emperor was a little upset by the noise, and ordered the pro-army outside the main hall to pull him out.
"Everyone, what else does Aiqing have to play?"
"If you don't have a book, then retreat quickly."
The emperor is still immersed in that immortality.
Although the country cannot be abandoned, Changsheng does not want to give up.
When the ministers retreated, he sat alone on the dragon chair in a quiet daze.
"If the letter is true, so good. I don't know what happened to the front. ”
Since the disappearance of the 300,000-strong army, the situation on the front line has become very chaotic.
Although the good news is frequent, the 300,000 army has really disappeared.
It's not even clear how he disappeared. Only the letter of the immortal proves their existence.
There was no news after that letter, which made the emperor's heart gradually lose his confidence.
If he said that he was not a god, he would not believe it!
Because he really couldn't imagine how the 300,000 army could be destroyed.
Without these 300,000 troops, although the remaining 400,000 troops can stand alone, it will take a long time to expand the number of people.
He even wanted to go and see how the 300,000 army was gone. How dangerous that city, the vanishing battlefield, was.
He paced back and forth in the hall with some nervousness. I don't know how long it took, but he was also tired and sat down on the dragon chair and fell asleep.
In the endless black dream, the "soul" of the great general appeared in the emperor's dream.
The general in the dream kept crying, crying and shouting about how hard he worked.
said that he had obtained the method of becoming an immortal, and he would be the first to run to tell the emperor.
The emperor was frightened by his words and deeds. He kept asking what was the method of becoming an immortal?
And the general in the dream has been underestimating the words don't go, don't go.
After the emperor mentioned the method of becoming an immortal, the fear in his eyes simply overflowed!
The surface of his body began to decompose, gradually turning into a dried corpse.
The dry corpse's mouth closed and tried to say something, but his already corrupted mouth was long gone.
Endless fear enveloped the emperor. He didn't understand why the Great General was in his dreams.