After retreating, Xue Yang and Wu Sanwen took the initiative to stay. After all, just above the court, they did not support Li Benxin's move, which also has to be said.

Li Benxin really looked displeased, and asked: "Prime Minister Wu, you have always been calm and capable, how come you really relented when it came time to deal with the four major families." Wouldn't it be a good thing if you could borrow the treasury today and move directly to the Yin family, or even the four major families. Why don't you speak up? ”

Xue Yang said: "Back to the king, I do have some different views on this matter. Now, the four major families have become in our hands, and it is easy to destroy them. But the kings of the world, black and white, are inseparable from the interests of the four major families. They are all staring at the movements of Dragon City, once we make a move against the four major families, they will inevitably attack in groups tomorrow. At that time, if the world is disrupted, then our previous efforts will be in vain. ”

Li Benxin was still impatient, and frowned: "I know all the truths you said. However, if the capital dynasty lacks funds today, it is already stretched. As soon as the world's finances are in the hands of the Yin family, there will be no silver in my hands for a day. If it weren't for the secret funding of the emperor's family, this king would not even be able to support the forbidden army. Now, Liao Zhihua has increased his troops, the City Protection Division has increased his troops, and he has added the Patrol Division and the Divine Capture Division. If we can snatch the position of Tianbao Division one day earlier, we will also reduce the pressure one day earlier. ”

Xue Yang said helplessly: "I know the king's difficulties. But the more difficult it is, the more you have to endure it. Now, we have opened up the situation, and as long as we wait a little time, we can uproot the four major families. Don't make the wrong decision at this critical moment. As for the shortage of funds for the dynasty, I will definitely come up with a way to solve it as soon as possible. ”

Wu Sanwen also followed: "Wang, Xue Xiang's words are reasonable. Don't lose a big one because of a small one, and Yin Shaozheng's vault was stolen. Now that we are taking over the Tianbao Division, we will not receive the silver for a while. As long as we are really strong enough to resist all the pressure from the outside world, we naturally don't have to make trouble about this matter at that time. ”

"Well, I'm impatient. In the future, I will ask the minister of literature and the minister of martial arts to remind the king a lot. Seeing this, Li Benxin suddenly turned his face and said sincerely.

……

Leaving the palace, Xue Yang sighed helplessly.

"Do you feel like you're separated from the king of Tiandu?" Wu Sanwen said with a smile.

"Yes. Those who are ministers should consider themselves for the monarch. Sometimes, however, the right decision is often contrary to the will of the superior, and this gap is inevitable. I'm afraid, I'm afraid, this kind of estrangement is getting more and more, and it's getting deeper and deeper. Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, this is true. Xue Yang sighed.

Wu Sanwen said with a smile: "Maxima is easy to get, but Bole is hard to find." Tiandu Wangchengfu is very deep, but unfortunately the vision is not long-term enough, and the mind and bearing are far behind. It's a pity that this is the reality, there have been many kings throughout the ages, and only a few have been called virtuous kings. Everyone has selfish intentions, let alone the lord of the world who holds the moon with all the stars. On this day, the king has been wronged for so many years, and he finally turned over, so he naturally wants to enjoy it as soon as possible. And I know that there are many concubines in the Tiandu Queen's Harem, plus the Shenlegmen royal family, the daily expenses are very huge. As the king of the world and the head of the Li family, he can't give the silver to his family, and he can't get over his face, and this majesty is naturally insufficient. ”

"Yes, after I took over the martial minister, I checked the assets and accounts of the King of Tiandu, and I also felt chills in my back. The king of Tiandu has only been on the throne for more than three years, but the expenses of his palace concubines alone cost thousands of taels of silver a day, and the expenses of a day during the New Year are tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of taels. Coupled with the Divine Leg Gate royal family, there must be at least three or four million taels a year. It's really scary to think about, an ordinary person can guarantee a few taels of silver without starving to death for a year, and a few dozen taels can be considered rich. But the Tiandu Wang's family can spend like this. Sometimes, I really don't understand what these people eat, and they can eat so much money in a day! is so extravagant, that is, without the four major families and kings, how long can this dynasty prosper. ”

"Huh. We are all literati and friends, and we don't care much when we speak. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. After all, you were born into the common people, where do you know the luxury of these nobles. It's my Wu Sanwen, and I'm also an official eunuch family, although I read a lot of books, but it's hard to eat and drink. But I'm a little person, I can keep my heart, I can live if I'm poor, and I can live if I'm rich. But the king of Tiandu is different, and it is not the elite group that surrounds him. His family elected him as king for profit, officials respected him for profit, and concubines curryed favor for profit. He has too many things to think about, he has to balance the forces of all parties, he is like sitting on a fire and roasting, not daring to be careless for a day. ”

"I understand what you say, there is a king of the Tao, and if he rules the world with the Tao, then the world will not be governed. But everyone has selfish desires, and this king of the Tao is only found in books. Like Li Yunfeng, the first generation of Tiandu kings, has the world in mind, although he can't rule the world by doing nothing, he at least has the public heart of the world's grand duke. But this dynasty is changing, and the descendants occupy the state weapon, in addition to considering the people, more consideration is given to the continuation of the royal family. As soon as there is selfishness, the world will be greedy, and the wind of luxury will become more and more prosperous. Sometimes, I wonder, is it really useful for us to try like this? If the king of Tiandu gets rid of the four major families and the kings, will the people really be able to live a prosperous life? Will there be a group of corrupt officials, and there will be another group of corrupt officials. When it comes to human nature, I sometimes get really discouraged. The so-called, the Purple Gold Imperial City has been in the city for a thousand years, and the nobles on the couch have been changed for a few rounds. The city gate king's flag is particularly windy, and the original jade dragon picture is not seen. Now I finally understand why the master always persuaded me to stay in the mountains and learn the Tao, and was unwilling to let me set foot in the world. Xue Yang sighed deeply.

"Xing, the people are bitter; Death, the people suffer. From generation to generation, it will always be the people. We're not really bitter yet. Since he has become an official, he can only do his best. It's better to stabilize the situation first, and as for persuading the king of Tiandu to be diligent and thrifty, let's wait until later. Now, since the King of Tiandu is short of money, you have to find a way to raise it for him. Speaking of money, in addition to the four major families, only the Huangfu family can help in Dragon City. It's better for you to find Huangfu Bing and ask him to borrow some money for the king of Tiandu first. Finally, let the King of Tiandu solve the fire in the backyard. "Wu Sanwen.

"After all, the Huangfu family is a businessman. Besides, the King of Tiandu has always been secretly supported by the Huangfu family, so it's better for me not to dismiss him privately. Otherwise, the king of Tiandu may not be happy. I'll find another way for the silver. ”

"You have a point, but I'm thinking simply. That's true, you are in a special position, and it is really inappropriate to meet with the Huangfu family. Then, you'll have to ask someone else for help. ”

"Who?"

"Luofan!"

"Luofan, he? Although he has some money, he can't fill the hole of the King of Tiandu, right? Besides, asking an official to pay to supplement the king of Tiandu is not in line with the name. ”

"Hehe, the most valuable thing about Luofan is not that he has money, but his brain. We literati can't do anything about making money. But that Luofan, he must have a way. ”

"This? It's also a way, I'll think about it again. ”

……

Back to the Divine Capture Division, Luo Fan, Xie Xu, and Ji Cheng took out the map of Niutou Mountain and discussed the deployment of the Black and White Alliance Conference together. The General Assembly of the Black and White Alliance is held every three years, and the presiding over the meeting is rotated by the three parties, and this year it is the turn of the Tiandu Dynasty to preside. When the time comes, all the gangs with black and white rosters in the world will come to participate, and the number of people may be as many as hundreds of thousands. The meeting lasted as little as three days and as much as more than a month. Accommodation, food and safety are challenges.

Ji Cheng is the oldest and has participated in many world meetings, so he made detailed arrangements. The three of them were finalizing the details when there was a sudden sound of fighting in the front yard.

The three of them hurriedly walked out to check, but saw that Yi Chuanfeng in the front yard was holding a divine weapon "multi-foot sword", and he was fighting with a sassy woman in black clothes and red robes holding a silver gun. One of the two holds a sword like a flying leopard, and the other holds a gun like a swimming dragon, fighting silver and flying flowers, each showing extraordinary skills. The crowd watching the play around shouted one after another.

"This woman is so good at marksmanship, who is she?" Ji Cheng had never seen this woman and asked.

"He is Ni Xixiong's sister, Ni Xilan. Like his brother, he inherited the marksmanship of the Purple Spear King. Xie Xu said aside.

"I'm not surprised that this Ni Xilan has such marksmanship. Yi Chuanfeng's kung fu, I am even more impressed. Hey, Senior Ji, who did you learn swordsmanship from? Why can't you seem to understand the number of roads? Luo Fan asked.

Ji Cheng said with a smile: "He is the son of Yi Gaolou, the sword king, and he has a foundation in sword skills since he was a child. When he was eleven years old, my family was in trouble, so I adopted him. Later, he learned my Bazhen swordsmanship, and worshipped several masters in Jianguan and Thirteen Jianyue, and he was proficient in all eighteen martial arts. His swordsmanship, I can't talk about any of them, it's a school of its own. In terms of ability, Feng'er is not bad, but unfortunately he always feels that something is missing, and he has not reached the limit of his current martial arts. ”

Luo Fan smiled slightly: "I know, what is missing from him." ”

Ji Cheng smiled: "Oh, so many teachers don't know, you know? Let's hear it. ”