The one surnamed Ke really slaughtered them.

But everyone has to follow, who knows if this is the meaning of the palace?

Ke Jihai was sad and paused, and hugged his fists at the guests from all over the world: "Ke is a generation of front-line soldiers, thank you for your generous contributions!" ”

Once these hundreds of thousands of stone grain and military supplies are in place, the officers and soldiers will be able to hold on for a while longer.

Of course, everyone was polite, but Ke Jihai said to the subordinate officials behind him in a blink of an eye: "You have written down all the military rations donated by your lords!" If you make a mistake, you are the only one who asks. ”

The He brothers glanced at each other, and they all saw the smiles in each other's eyes. Ke Jihai was afraid that the nobles present would open their mouths and turn around and not admit it, which shows the firmness of his determination to ask for food.

He Chunhua also opened his mouth: "It coincides with the meeting, and my He family also donates ......"

At this point, he was interrupted by Ke Jihai: "What do you donate!" When you go to Xiazhou, you also have to recruit troops and buy horses, where is the money in your pocket enough? Don't forget that there is also your old rival's first year salute in the north! In my opinion, the battle there is no easier to fight than in Huzhou. He said that he would not accept his bread.

He Chunhua had no choice but to give up and take his two sons back to sit.

Next, the hosts played a round and quickly got the accident over. The music of silk and bamboo squeaked, and Kabuki came on stage, quickly attracting everyone's attention.

is worthy of the feet of the Son of Heaven, these kabuki figures are much more graceful than those of Blackwater City, and their singing voices are more soft, and even their eyes are very affectionate.

He Lingchuan couldn't take his eyes off it, but He Yue elbowed him: "Hey, look at General Ke." ”

Ke Jihai had just drunk a few glasses of wine, and a young man came from the rear to greet him, and the two chatted.

Although it is "chatting", it is more like a teenager talking, and Ke Jihai raised his wine glass and listened, occasionally frowning and asking a few questions.

After the tea, Ke Jihai ordered someone to get a glass of wine for the young man.

The boy choked on a sip and coughed for a long time.

There are female rolls in the banquet, so the drinks served are soft and sweet, and everyone can use them. But Ke Jihai was used to drinking spirits, so he had already asked the waiter to replace him.

Seeing that this young man choked on wine, Ke Jihai smiled and said a few words, and He Lingchuan could distinguish that his mouth was "milky but not dry".

The young man is in his early twenties, with slightly dark skin, a Chinese face, and a thick face, but his eyes are very round and bright. Unlike Enxi's blouse, which was covered with Ayara, his robe, though made of good fabric, had been washed and faded. He Lingchuan also found an inconspicuous patch on his hem.

This guy doesn't fit in with Lu Mingyuan at all.

Then the young man handed Ke Jihai a booklet, saluted and got up and left.

Ke Jihai didn't open it to look at it, and handed it to the subordinate officer behind him.

After another half an hour, he stood up and toasted Zhu Xiyan with a glass of wine, and then walked out.

Apparently, he was ready to leave.

He Lingchuan was once again convinced that the main reason for General Ke to go to Lumingyuan tonight was to get money and pay the officers and soldiers at the front. Now that the goal has been achieved, it is time to open up.

At this moment, Mrs. Ying covered her stomach and whispered to her husband, "I have some abdominal pain. ”

"Do you want to change your clothes?"

"No, it's just a dull ache, it's been a while." Mrs. Ying was embarrassed, "Probably because I am not used to eating these delicacies." ”

This banquet is very about the row, flying in the sky, swimming in the water, and running on the ground, all in the plate. But Ying Hongchan was used to eating home-cooked things in the borderlands, and at this time, she tasted all the five flavors and mixed tastes, and felt that she couldn't afford it.

"You." He Chunhua had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye to the Zhu family, and withdrew first with his wife and children.

Walking outside, Assistant Liu was eating wine here on stilts, with two side dishes.

This kind of little person, of course, is not qualified to enter the banquet hall.

Seeing the He family coming out, he said hello and hurried out to open a Roman car.

The night was deep, and most of the lights under the mountain had been extinguished, and snow was falling in the air.

The wheels crunched on the new snow.

When He Lingchuan saw the scene under the mountain again, he no longer praised it, but remembered that although the night view of Shihuan City he had seen before was wonderful, it was dark all around the city, and the more he went out, the more sparse the lights became, not like the feet of the Son of Heaven.

He asked Deputy Liu: "Aren't there many residents around Shihuan?" ”

"More, why not more?" Deputy Liu replied, "The five counties and thirteen townships either farm or rely on Shihuan City to live. ”

Shihuan City is such a prosperous place, and most of the residents of the surrounding counties and townships rely on diligent service for it to earn a living.

"Then why is the light sparse?"

"I'm busy during the day, and I have nothing to do when I go home at night, so why don't you fall asleep?" Deputy Liu smiled, "Besides, candles are also expensive, why do you light them?" ”

He Lingchuan immediately remembered what Zhu Xiyan had just said.

He Yue said in a low voice: "Compared to what we saw along the way, the villagers around Shihuan are already living a much better life, at least they have food to eat and can survive." ”

They came here from Blackwater City and really saw how difficult people's livelihood is. He Yue has read 10,000 books in seven or eight years, which is not as good as what he has seen and heard in the past twenty or thirty days, all kinds of unbelievable and shocking.

This little boy finally understood what it meant that "the rise and fall are the suffering of the people".

As soon as these words came out, even the smile on Assistant Liu's face couldn't be hung up. He swallowed his saliva: "The royal court issued an order ten days ago, and the tax was raised again, and this is the second time this year, so everything is expensive now." ”

If you lack money, food, or wages, you have to ask for it.

Suo Min was too ruthless, so someone else rose up, and there was a second and a third Hong forward.

This kind of topic is no longer available.

After the wheels rolled up, He Lingchuan lifted the curtain and looked forward: "In front of him is General Ke's carriage, not far from us." "It's only five or six feet away, and there are still flying snowflakes.

The snow seems to be getting heavier and heavier.

He Yue said: "General Ke is here to collect money from the magnates of Shihuan City this time, does Lord Zhu know in advance, or does he cooperate temporarily?" ”

He Lingchuan sneered: "These nobles in Shihuan City are so fat that they can donate tens of thousands of stones or hundreds of thousands of stones of grain without blinking an eye. ”

He Chunhua nodded: "General Ke didn't ask for much food and salary from the royal court, I think someone gave him a trick and asked him to find Shihuan City to raise money." ”

He Yue muttered: "The generals who led the troops on the front line are forced to rush back to the capital to beg for money, and the world is a spectacle." There was inevitably some anger in his words.

He knew that state affairs were erosive, but when he saw and heard it with his own eyes, he still didn't feel good in his heart.

He Lingchuan patted his head: "You kid, you're still too young." ”

He Chunhua shook his head and said: "Begging for money is just a reason, I think General Ke has another purpose for returning to the capital." ”

He Yue's face changed: "You, you mean that he also has a second ......"

Before the last word "heart" came out, He Chunhua intercepted and reprimanded: "Nonsense! ”

"I suspect that he rushed back to intercede with Master Fu Jufu."

"Fu Ju......" He Lingchuan activated the Ignorance Skill, "Who is it?" ”

He Yue knew: "Master Fu, who was originally a ranger general, I remember that he fought several battles in the south and west, and then died at home due to injuries and old age. The children are also officials in the court, and there is no great interest. ”

"The Great Age of Genes"

He Lingchuan: "Are they all retired?" What did this old man do to ask General Ke to rush back to intercede for him? ”

He Yue was also confused.

"I also arrived in Shihuan and heard that someone secretly informed, accusing Fu Ju of being friends with the former great Sima Dong Haoming, and privately having financial dealings with Huzhou." He Chunhua has dealt with officials big and small in the past few days, and has collected a lot of intelligence and gossip.

The brothers of the He family looked at each other, and a cool breath rose on their backs.

At this time, he was accused of colluding with Dong Haoming, and there was only one way out.

"The king has a letter?"

"If you don't believe it, why should General Ke rush back? Fu Ju fought side by side with him on the battlefield in the past, and saved his life more than once, and the relationship between the two was excellent. He Chunhua looked at his two sons and sighed, "Do you know that although the Fu family is not big, the family is extremely rich, and it can be ranked in the top six in the whole country." ”

"The Fu family has produced famous generals, followed the kite Gaozu to make meritorious achievements, and has received a lot of rewards. Although his descendants are not good at military force and are not brilliant as officials, they are very good at management, and they have engaged in more than a dozen businesses, and their family property is getting bigger and bigger. When Fu Ju was a ranger general, he could not do business as an official, but he hung all his business in the name of his close relatives, and I heard that nearly thirty percent of the pharmacies in the national capital were his family; The entire six streets in the west of the capital are also the land of the Fu family. Where every inch of land is at a premium, hey! Think about it, how rich is the Fu family? ”

He Lingchuan tilted his head: "Can you be rich over the king?" ”

He Chunhua smiled but did not speak.

If you are richer than anyone, you will be red-eyed; If you are richer than the king, then ......

He Yue's eyes flashed slightly, why did his father suddenly mention the Fu family's money?

He Chunhua said again: "The first emperor once confiscated a large amount of property from the Fu family because the children of the Fu family relied on the rich and oppressed the commoners. Everyone thought that his family had hurt their vitality, but they didn't expect it to recover in a few years, but they kept a low profile from then on. ”

He Yue tilted his head: "With the astonishing wealth of the Fu family, can we support a war until we win Dong Haoming?" ”

He Chunhua said softly: "I don't know. ”

This is his mantra, and both brothers know that the next sentence is "why not give it a try"?

There was still assistant Liu sitting in the car, and he couldn't pick out what he said, but the brothers understood.

The Fu family is too rich, but they have not been able to become a powerful minister of the dynasty, but the country is fighting and is short of money and screaming, so it ......

Therefore, whether Fu Ju conspired against rebellion or not, the fact itself is not very important. The Fu family thought that low-key behavior could avoid disasters, but unfortunately, the guilt of Huaibi was an unbreakable truth through the ages.

He Lingchuan said with a smile: "Isn't there an old saying in our Qiansong County: rich but not martial, enclosure as a fat pig." ”

What about the super-rich, when the power sharpens the knife, it is not allowed to be obediently killed?

He Chunhua said in a low voice: "Da Sima killed the monarch and fled back to Huzhou, he is at ease, but the officials and businessmen who were implicated in the court do not know how many. It is said that the guillotines at the entrance of the vegetable market were blunt, and the confiscated family property had no place to put it for a while, so it was piled up in several large warehouses behind the Pinghe Temple, and it took more than two months to complete the disposal. ”