Yang Peng took a sip of tea and asked, "What does Gongzi Li's family live on now?" Li Yan said: "There is a small business at home, and there are a few acres of land outside the city. Although it is not a wealthy family, it can be regarded as having enough food and clothing. ”

"How is it compared to the period of Emperor Zhao Family?" Li Yan thought for a while and said, "There is no need to pay taxes during the period of Emperor Zhao, after all, I am a showman." But things are much better now than they were then. ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "The Emperor of the Zhao family didn't need to pay taxes during the period, but now he needs to pay taxes, how can he live a better life?" Li Yan said: "When the emperor of the Zhao family, we who were meritorious and famous, although we did not have to pay taxes in name, but there were so many apportionments, such as the birthday of the prince, the birthday of the prime minister, and the common people were okay, and those of us who had meritorious names were all going to be congratulated!" Otherwise, don't think about living your life! In addition, the New Year's Festival, the emperor's birthday, the concubines entering the palace, the palace completed, etc., in short, there are all kinds of names, only you can't think of it, there is nothing he can't think of, we are all going to congratulate the gift! At the end of the year, hard work is not enough to give congratulatory gifts! Ay! Li Yan picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

Putting down the tea bowl, he continued: "These are only one aspect of the matter; On the other hand, the government at all levels has to constantly exploit us, so that many of us have to go into debt to get by! If you don't comply, hum, you will be put in prison by a random name, and unless your family takes money to ransom people, don't think about getting out! Hey, it's really hard to look back on the past! ”

After a pause, his frowning eyebrows widened, and he said happily: "It's okay now!" In addition to paying some taxes, there is no need to worry about the exploitation of officials and messy congratulatory gifts, so although I have to pay taxes now, my life is many times better than when I was the emperor of the Zhao family! Frowning, he thought: "After going through the situation during the period of Emperor Zhao and the current situation, I think that to govern the country well, Legalism is the right way, and Confucianism is completely bullshit!" It can neither enrich the country and strengthen the army, nor benefit the people! ”

Yang Peng smiled and said: "Maybe for a wise emperor, the Confucian system will also work." ”

Li Yan shook his head, "No! According to Confucianism, in fact, the emperor protects the favored ministers, which is a very correct approach, and it is understandable! According to Confucianism, this is a manifestation of the emperor's affection, what is there to blame! Confucianism also pays attention to the distinction between upper and lower, and rules of etiquette. 'Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher' is enshrined as a god, doesn't this mean that those who are kings and officials should be the people on high above? In that case, what is wrong with enslaving all the peoples of the world? Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, it is difficult for officials to have good officials who do things for the people, and it is difficult for emperors to have good emperors who truly take the world as their own responsibility! Therefore, the faint monarch and the ministers have become the mainstream, and the reason why the dynasties have to return to chaos in the end can be said to be caused by Confucianism! Before the Han Dynasty dominated Confucianism, the Xia Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty were all above 500 years, and after Confucianism prevailed, no dynasty could exceed 300 years! This illustrates a problem! ”

"King Yan said well, all people are born between heaven and earth, and they also experience birth, old age, sickness and death, why do you say that the country belongs to someone? The world is the world of the people of the world, so the duty of the government and the emperor is to seek benefits for the people of the world! And to do this, Confucianism is absolutely not good, only Legalism can do it! Since the world is the world of the people of the world, then we must not allow a certain person or a certain part of the people to become an authority, and only after the Fa that is beyond everyone becomes a high authority, can it be possible to make the world serve the people of the world! ”

Yang Peng smiled and nodded. Li Yan smiled and hugged his fists and said: "I'm talking nonsense, it's good that the son doesn't laugh!" ”

Yang Peng waved his hand and said, "What you said is very good!" If Confucian scholars had the same consciousness as you, that would be great! Asked Xiao Er to bring a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and then Wang Kai grinded, and Yang Peng wrote a short message with a pen and handed it to Li Yan. Li Yan looked at it curiously, and was surprised to find that this was actually a letter of recommendation, which recommended him to enter the university, and just a few dozen words were not calligraphy at all, which was really not beautiful, but it revealed a strong and fierce atmosphere, which made people feel that this must be from the hands of military generals at a glance! Li Yan couldn't help but affirm his previous judgment even more, this young man with extraordinary and heroic spirit must be a famous general in the Yanyun Army!

Li Yan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Who is the general?" Taking care of Xiao Ke like this, Xiao Ke is really flattered! Yang Peng smiled: "You will know later." Then he stood up, "I have something to do, take my leave." Li Yan hurriedly got up to see him off, looking at the back of the other party leaving, and kept guessing his identity in his heart. When the other party went downstairs, Li Yan sat down again, picked up the letter of recommendation and looked at it, but he was suspicious in his heart: "It can't be someone joking with me, right?" Why don't you take this letter to the university tomorrow? If it's not right, it won't delay preparing for the exam. Then he put the letter away close to him.

Yang Peng and Wang Kai came out of the Rongsheng Teahouse and continued to wander the streets. Before I knew it, I came to the street where the Tianjing Hotel is located. Tianjing Hotel, the most famous restaurant in the world, is grand and magnificent, with brilliant lights, claiming to be able to make all the delicacies in the world.

Seeing this scene, Yang Peng knew that there must be no seats inside, so he wanted to turn around and go back to the palace. At this moment, the sound of scolding and scolding suddenly came from one side. Yang Peng couldn't help but follow the sound, only to see a thin scholar supporting another thin scholar, surrounded by a group of splashes; The crowd yelled and scolded viciously, saying, 'What doesn't have long eyes, just say sorry and it's over?' ''Fuck, if you hit the uncle, you'll have to lose money!'' ’……

Yang Peng frowned and walked over.

At this time, the thin scholar who was supporting his companion said with a frightened expression: "We, we really didn't mean it! My family is small, and my son is drunk, so I didn't pay attention to bumping into this son, and I ask you to bear with me! "The voice was thin, not like a man's voice. Yang Peng felt a little surprised, looked at her carefully, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, it turned out that this thin scholar was a man, and it was clearly a girl dressed as a man; The companion who was supported by her could only see the side face, but the lips were red and the teeth were white, the skin was smooth and fair, the eyelashes were long and curly, and there were holes left by earrings under the ears, and she was also a daughter. Nine times out of ten, these two women dressed as men are the ladies and maidservants of which family, changed into men's clothes and secretly ran out to play!

The girl kept apologizing and begging for mercy, but the crowd became more and more energetic, and the voices were getting louder and louder, and many of the onlookers couldn't go on, and they scolded one after another. However, splashing skin is splashing skin after all, where will they be afraid of other people's accusations, and a few guys are still very vicious and scold at the people around them.

A splash grabbed the girl's wrist and said viciously: "If you don't come out with fifty taels of silver, you don't want to leave!" The girl turned pale with fright, and said in a trembling voice: "We, we came out in a hurry, no, we didn't bring so much silver!" ”

Popi glanced at the woman who was being supported by the girl, and said, "That's easy to do, leave your young master as a mortgage, and you go back and get the money to redeem people!" The girl was startled and exclaimed, "How can this be done?" The puffer was furious, and raised his hand to slap her. The girl closed her eyes in fright, but she didn't feel the other party's palm fall. I couldn't help but feel strange, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that the cheeky wrist was grabbed by a heroic young man, and the girl was pleasantly surprised.

Seeing that someone actually came out, the splash was very annoyed, and scolded: "You fucking ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, come to take care of the third master's business!" ”

"Fuck you, the third master!" There was a sudden burst of shouts from the crowd, and almost at the same time, a stone flew out and smashed on the forehead of the 'third master'. The people have long been angry and embarrassed, someone is so leading, everyone has picked up the stone nearby and threw it at the crowd, for a time the stone fell like a raindrop, the crowd splashed skin to avoid the skin, was smashed and jumped, screaming again and again. Seeing that the crowd was angry, they completely lost the arrogant momentum just now, and they all rolled and crawled, and the people laughed. In the blink of an eye, the splashes ran away.

The girl was grateful, and bowed deeply to everyone with her young lady, and said, "Thank you, uncles, aunts, and aunts!" A middle-aged man said, "Little girl, go home quickly!" The girl answered. Everyone dispersed, and Yang Peng also turned around and prepared to leave. "Yan, Brother Yang!" The girl's voice came suddenly. Yang Peng turned around in surprise and asked, "Little sister, do you know me?" ”

The girl helped the young lady to Yang Peng, bowed, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Slave, slave and maid followed my master to see King Yan." When Yang Peng heard her say this, he couldn't help but look at the young lady who was being supported by her, the young lady leaned on the girl, her whole body seemed to be boneless, her eyes were closed, the heavy smell of wine came for a while, and her red lips kept muttering nonsense. Yang Peng saw the young lady's appearance clearly, and showed surprise, "It's you?" Then he frowned, turned his head and asked the girl, "Why is she so drunk?" Could it be that she also has a habit of drinking heavily? ”

The girl shook her head, "The master used to basically not drink!" Today is because, because, "I glanced at Yang Peng, and I looked at a loss." Yang Peng saw that she looked scrupled, so he stopped asking and said, "I'll go back with you." The girl was very happy, "Great! The slave is really worried that she will meet another splash on the road! ”

The group walked towards Dangxiang Street. The so-called Dangxiang Street is a street close to the official hall in the city of Tianjing New Town, and it is called Dangxiang Street by the local people because the royal family and nobles of the Dangxiang who surrendered to the city were placed here.

The group turned from the main street into Dangxiang Street, and the surroundings immediately became quiet, there were few pedestrians on the street, the lights were dim, and compared to the world just now, this place seemed to be another world.

The group came to the gate of the largest mansion on the street, and the plaque of the gate read, 'Helan Marquis Mansion'. After the fall of Western Xia, several important members of the royal family and some important members of the nobility of the party were canonized, and this 'Marquis of Helan' was the title of Li Qingxia. It turned out that the young lady who was supported by the girl was Li Qingxia, the Marquis of Helan, the female emperor of Western Xia who led the entire Western Xia against Yanyun.

Wang Kai stepped forward and knocked on the door, and then the door creaked open, and a middle-aged slave came out. When he saw Wang Kai knocking on the door, he was stunned, and then he saw Li Qingxia who came up with the support of the girl, and his eyes showed a look of surprise, and he hurriedly greeted him and supported Li Qingxia from the other side. Seeing that Li Qingxia was full of alcohol and drunk and unconscious, she couldn't help but be very surprised and asked, "Why did the master drink so much wine?" The girl couldn't help but glance at Yang Peng and shook her head. The middle-aged slave maid felt very strange when she saw that the girl was very jealous of that man, glanced at Yang Peng, and asked, "...... this son?" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Since your master has arrived home safely, I will also leave." Then he turned away, and Wang Kai trotted down the steps and followed. The middle-aged slave looked at the girl, frowned and asked, "Who is that person?" Are you beating our master's idea? Hmph, it's really a toad that wants to eat swan meat! ……”

The girl hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense, do you know who he is?" The middle-aged slave said: "I haven't seen him again, how do you know who he is." The girl said urgently: "He is the king of Yan!" The middle-aged slave maid was stunned, then her face turned pale, and her lips trembled: "He, he, he is, is the Yan King who destroyed our Great Xia Kingdom?!" The girl nodded and frowned; It's not him! Then he said angrily: "Let's help the master in, standing at the door like this, it's too much to say!" ”

The middle-aged slave turned her head to look at Yang Peng's back, swallowed her saliva involuntarily, and helped Li Qingxia in with the girl.

Yang Peng and Wang Kai walked along the street towards the outside. Suddenly, there was a bang, and a puff of hot water fell from the sky, and the two didn't expect to encounter this encounter at all, and they were drenched in the air. Wang Kai was furious, raised his head and scolded: "Don't you have long eyes? Yang Peng was also a little annoyed and looked up. I saw a woman's graceful figure poking out above the wooden building, and said in fear: "I'm sorry! Sorry! I didn't pay attention! ”

Yang Peng heard the voice a little familiar, and saw that the woman's figure was also a little familiar, and suddenly remembered a woman with whom he had a dewy marriage, Li Ruolan, the Western Xia concubine back then, the queen mother, and now Mrs. Hanhai. Thinking of the lingering of the day, Yang Peng's heart couldn't help but flutter.

"Excuse me, is it His Royal Highness King Yan?" Li Ruolan asked in surprise. Yang Peng smiled: "Isn't it me?" You've poured this pot of water accurately! ”

"Please wait a minute, King Yan, I'll come out right away!" Immediately there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the wooden building, and after a while, the side door next to the wooden building opened, and Li Ruolan led a personal maid to Yang Peng, and saw Yang Peng, very excited, Ying Ying bowed and said: "The concubine visits King Yan!" The concubines are offended, and please Yan Wang Haihan! Yang Peng looked at the beautiful and woman in front of him, and couldn't help but move his index finger, this Li Ruolan is certainly a natural beauty, but what attracts Yang Peng the most is her identity and the sneaky and exciting feeling, these two things together make Yang Peng so excited that he can't help himself.

Li Ruolan blushed and said with a look of hope: "Please ask King Yan to sit with the concubine and change his clothes." ”

Yang Peng's heart fluttered, and he subconsciously wanted to agree. At this moment, Wang Kai next to him whispered: "King Yan, it's not too early, I'm just afraid that you will be worried." Wang Kai's real meaning was actually worried that it would be unsafe for the master to stay overnight, but it was difficult to say, so he changed his words. Yang Peng heard what Wang Kai meant, and secondly, he also missed his wife and children at home, so he said to Li Ruolan: "It's not too early, I should go back, and I will come to see you next time I have time." With that, he was ready to leave.

Li Ruolan was very anxious, hated Wang Kai, who was so talkative, and hurriedly said very sadly: "I don't know when the concubine will be able to see King Yan?" ”

Yang Peng's heart fluttered, and he felt a little sorry for Li Ruolan, thought about it, and said, "That's it, you don't want to live here." There is a pine and bamboo garden outside the city, so you can move there. "After Yanyun entered Tianjing New Town, all the properties of the former Zhao and Song royal families, many nobles, gentry, and wealthy people, were included in the Yanyun public treasury as ownerless property, and a considerable number of them were various properties, this Songzhuyuan is one of them, and it was a manor purchased by a prince of Zhao Song outside the city, which was not large in scale, but the environment was quiet.

Li Ruolan was really overjoyed when she heard Yang Peng's words, because Yang Peng basically treated her as an outer room by doing this, although there was still a distance from the goal she hoped for, it was very different from her previous identity. Although he had a dewy marriage with King Yan before, he was basically just a minister who forgot his country, although he had a title, but the ordinary people of Yanyun probably wouldn't be able to afford it; And as the outer room of King Yan, the situation is very different, although she is not a princess, but in many cases it can be said to be equivalent to a princess, it can be said that she is a fish jumping into the dragon gate!

Yang Peng said: "I will explain." Tomorrow you can go to the governor's yamen to inquire about this, and they will send someone to take you to the Songzhu Garden outside the city. Li Ruolan bowed: "Thank you for the grace of King Yan!" Then he looked at Yang Peng affectionately and said, "King Yan, you can't forget the concubines, you must come to see the concubines often!" The concubines didn't dare to ask for anything, they just hoped to see King Yan from time to time, and they would be satisfied! ”

Yang Peng's heart fluttered, and then he felt a little guilty, nodded with a smile, and said, "I have to go back, I will come to Songzhuyuan to see you when I have time!" Li Ruolan bowed and said: "The concubine respectfully sends King Yan!" Yang Peng led Wang Kai away.

Li Ruolan waited for Yang Peng to go away, then stood up, looked at Yang Peng's back from a distance, and showed an excited smile on her beautiful face, and couldn't help muttering: "This is really providence!" ”

Yang Peng and Wang Kai walked towards the Yan Palace, and Yang Peng couldn't help asking, "Do you think I'm too affectionate?" ”

Wang Kaiyi snorted and said, "This subordinate doesn't understand very well......

Yang Peng smiled: "I don't understand, okay!" If you don't understand, you won't have trouble! He sighed and said, "I originally thought I was a very dedicated person, but I didn't expect to meet one and love another, and now, there are a large number of princesses in the family alone!" Some people say that amorous people are the most ruthless, do you say that I have no emotion at all, only desire? ”

Wang Kaidao: "This, my subordinates thought they couldn't say that." Each of you is a national beauty, and you can be outstanding, and what is even more rare is that you have a deep love for the master, and the master can't help but be emotional, which is also a normal thing! If such a good woman is so affectionate to herself, if she is not emotional, that kind of person is simply not human! Therefore, the subordinates believe that the master is deeply in love with every mother, and it will never be only desire! Although the subordinates have not experienced this kind of thing, the subordinates believe that it is not that they are not affectionate, and that people who are indifferent to a good woman who is in love with themselves are either deliberately pretentious, or they are selling their reputations, in short, it will not be a good thing! ”

Yang Peng smiled and patted Wang Kai's shoulder. …… After eating breakfast, Yang Peng came to the main hall to discuss with the civil and military forces in Tianjing New Town.

Huang Guang came out and hugged his fists and said: "Qiyu Yan Wang, the battle of Sichuan, the harvest is quite rich, a total of 75,530,000 taels of silver worth of gold, silver and coins have entered the public treasury, deducting all aspects of expenses and the reconstruction costs of the sixteen states of Yanyun, 20 million, and there is also a surplus of 55,530,000; In addition, the harvest of grain and grass is also countless, and there are antique calligraphy and paintings with immeasurable total value for the time being! ”

Yang Peng smiled: "It's good if the money can't be spent, if it's not enough, it's very bad!" The crowd laughed. Yang Peng looked at Li Xu and asked, "Li Xu, how did the things I handed over to you go?" Li Xu hugged his fists and said: "The subordinate secret organization is excavating, and the total value is still being counted." The estimated total value can exceed five million taels of silver. ”

Yang Peng's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Good guy! I didn't expect so much money to be buried underground! Li Xu said: "The subordinates excavated only a small part, if they can be excavated all, the value is absolutely immeasurable!" What a waste of money and treasures buried in the ground! ”

Yang Peng smiled and nodded. Zhang Xiang said: "I'm afraid that these treasures that I get from the ground now will have to be buried again in the future." Everyone looked at Zhang Xiang in confusion, and Yang Peng smiled and said, "Zhang Xiang, you have something to say!" Zhang Xiang hugged his fists and said: "Back then, Cao Cao excavated the ancient tomb in order to raise military funds, and then he was worried that his tomb would be stolen and excavated one day, so he spent countless amounts to set up seventy-two doubtful graves, and the property he obtained from stealing the ancient tomb was finally put back into the ground!" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.