"Impossible, Your Majesty, fake news! It must be fake news! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's eyes widened, and his eyes were red.

He didn't believe it!

10,000 Tiger Divisions can defeat the small country of Yan Country!

Among the 10,000 Tiger Divisions, there is a Vermilion Bird Battalion called the Imperial Spear!

Although this Vermilion Bird Battalion was formed in Chang'an City, their military commander Sun Wuji went to inspect it, and he was fierce! Solemn!

It's unbeatably elite!

In addition, this time there is also the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry to follow, how can it be defeated?

Could it be that the other side has an army of 100,000, but... Where did the 100,000 army come from? Where did the 100,000 army come from!!

There is only one country in the Yan Country, how can it give birth to an army of 100,000! I'm afraid that there are more than 100,000 people in it, and they are all lucky!

Li Shimin also didn't believe it, but he looked at it for a long time, and it was all like this.

"Auxiliary, see for yourself."

He was stunned and handed the letter to the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji quickly took it and watched it with his eyes wide to the extreme, not missing a single detail.

On the side, Du Ruhui also joined in to check.

I watched it for a long time.

The eldest grandson Wuji's old eyes were shocked: "It's true....." ”

"That Yan Country, there is...so powerful...."

He could never have imagined that the Yan Kingdom, which was separated from the Liang Kingdom, was ignored by the world, but it was able to eat the 10,000 Tiger Masters of the Tang Dynasty.

There's this, but there's that Suzaku Camp!!

And the other party only used about 10,000 troops, and they were evenly matched with Datang to defeat the Datang Tiger Division.

This....

What kind of divine ruler is this Yan Country!

It's just a city, how can there be such a powerful army!

Du Ruhui was also shocked.

The face was full of disbelief.

You know, it's not easy to raise an elite division.

They have to have the best equipment, the best treatment, and the best everything, and it almost takes hundreds of thousands of people to raise an elite division.

Datang is currently trying its best, and the elite soldiers do not exceed 100,000.

Whereas....

A small Yan country can raise 10,000 elite divisions that are comparable to or even better than the Tang Dynasty!

In addition, the letter also said that the Yan State also divided its forces to resist 20,000 Turkic iron cavalry, indicating that they had more troops than this.

This....

There are so many elites, where do they get the economy to raise them!

Where did it come from, where did it come from!!

"Could it be that behind them, there are actually other big countries behind them?"

Du Ruhui couldn't help but say.

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "It should be, otherwise with the city of Yanyun City, or even the entire Liang Kingdom combined, it would be impossible to raise these." ”

"I just don't know who is standing behind Yanguo."

"Is it Tibet? Goguryeo? Or the Western Turks? ”

Du Ruhui's eyes were solemn: "No matter which country it is, anyway, our Datang is in trouble right now." ”

"The matter of biting Jin and leading the army to the Northern Expedition has caused a stir in our Datang country, and the whole world knows about it."

"Everybody was expecting them to win, and no one believed they were going to lose, but they....lost...."

"How should we face the thousands of people in Datang?"

There was a dead silence in Li Shimin's eyes: "It's troublesome, it's really troublesome now!" ”

"Those clans are in a mess, and the matter of Quyuan Plough has not been resolved, and the news of the defeat of my Datang will come again, once all of them come out, then my Datang will be in chaos again."

"Even they think that I don't deserve this position at all!"

"Damn! Damn it! How can you lose!! ”

Li Shimin is still full of disbelief.

"Your Majesty, right now, it's still how to explain to the people is the most important."

Du Ruhui's eyes were solemn, and he continued: "I have studied the history of various generations, and I have come to the conclusion that once the economy and the people's expectations for the country are on the rise, then no one remembers the small shortcomings, and even some officials fill their own pockets, it doesn't matter. ”

"But....once the economy goes down or parallels, and the national level is defeated, then....all kinds of social problems will be exposed."

"Once the news of our Tang Dynasty's defeat of the Yan Kingdom comes out, then....filling private pockets will be infinitely expanded, just like this Quyuan plow, those families are full of private pockets are infinitely expanded, plus last year, Your Majesty....The position is not right, and it is very likely that someone will launch a rebellion at that time!"

Rebellions were very frequent in the era of feudal dynasties.

Some people may think that Li Shimin is unparalleled in war, who dares to rebel?

But in fact, there were quite a few rebellions.

To put it more broadly, his sons Li Chengqian and Li You rebelled.

To put it mildly, there were countless peasant uprisings during the Zhenguan period.

And this is not unique to the Li Shimin dynasty, but also to other dynasties.

But whenever there are natural and man-made disasters, there will be man-made rebellions.

During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor and was still a peasant, even so, the peasant uprisings and rebellions under his rule were countless.

Therefore, if this matter is not handled well, the people of the Tang Dynasty will be quite complaining about Li Shimin's usurpation, and you will still lead people to lose the battle? Still conniving at the family's own pockets?

It is also very possible for the Tang Dynasty to rebel again.

"Block the news first, don't let the news get out!"

The eldest grandson Wuji said with a cold face.

Li Shimin nodded: "Not bad!" Keming [Du Ruhui] You go quickly, how much news can be sealed, and you can't let too many people know about this matter. ”

Du Ruhui arched his hand: "Your Majesty, minister, take orders!" ”

He quickly retired.

This matter cannot be delayed.

Not surprisingly, he's going to be busy until he can't go home these days.

After he left, the eldest grandson Wuji said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, why did you lose so completely? ”

Li Shimin has been fighting in the south and the north for many years, and he is the person who knows the most about war in the Tang Dynasty, and he wants to hear the answer.

Can....

Li Shimin, silent....

He walked outside and looked up at the clear sky.

yes, yes....

Why did it fail.

Not only was the defeat so complete, but even Cheng Yanjin, who had never been captured, was captured.

Behind this Yan country, in the end, which big country stands with the support.

Li Shimin was puzzled.

Until now, he didn't believe that it was the power of the Yan Kingdom that defeated Cheng Biting Jin's 10,000 Tiger Divisions.

The Yan Kingdom broke away from the Liang State and split into two.

The people in the entire city are only a few hundred thousand, and the productivity can't keep up, even if there is a complete strength of the Liang Kingdom, it is impossible to defeat the 10,000 tiger divisions of the Tang Dynasty.

Behind them, there must be the support of the armies and equipment of other major powers.

In this way.....to be reasonable.

"Yang Kuan, the lord of the Yan Country, is he a puppet supported by other great powers? Or are you not....Yang clan relative. ”

Li Shimin was stunned, and his thoughts drifted away.

Constantly according to the content of the letter, go to the mind to conceive everything about the reasonable Yan Country.

….….….….….….

Koto.

Jian'an City.

On this day, Chu Suiliang took Zheng Chang'e to wait outside.

"Ah, why hasn't he come yet, Mr. Chu, are you hot? If it's hot, we'll go back and wait for the horn, and then I will tell my dad that we are waiting outside, but he is late. ”

Zheng Chang'e patted her little hand and fanned the wind channel.

Today, Zheng Yuanzhou is coming to Jiangdong.

Since Zheng Yuanzhou first came to Jiangdong, he was deeply attracted by Jiangdong, and from time to time he would come over to have a look and learn Jiangdong's advanced knowledge and concepts.

In this way, taking over the family business from Zheng Jibo in the future can also ensure that the Zheng family can not lag behind others under his leadership.

"Miss Chang'e, I'm fine, or you're still..."

Halfway through his words, Chu Suiliang's eyes lit up: "Here, the head of the Zheng Dynasty is here." ”

"Huh? Daddy, he's coming! ”

Zheng Chang'e followed Chu Suiliang's gaze, and sure enough, she saw her father Zheng Yuanzhou, followed by a noble son.

The man....

Zheng Chang'e knows her eldest brother and Zheng Yuanzhou's eldest son, Zheng Zhiyuan.

Zheng Chang'e ran in front of Zheng Yuanzhou and couldn't help asking, "Dad!" Why did you bring your eldest brother this time? ”

Zheng Yuanzhou laughed: "Hahaha, this is not to bring your eldest brother over to see the world, look at Jiangdong, this is the city, don't just focus on studying all day long." ”

His son Zheng Zhiyuan can be said to be the next generation of the head of the family, but he has always been calm in learning, Zheng Yuanzhou thought that this was not a thing, so he saw that Zheng Zhiyuan was free today, so he took him to Jiangdong.

"Little sister, you don't seem to welcome me?"

Zheng Zhiyuan smiled elegantly.

I read a lot of books, all of them are Confucian books, and the whole person is elegant and easy-going.

"Hehe, where is it, you are definitely welcome, big brother."

Zheng Chang'e smiled sweetly, and then asked, "Dad, are you so happy today, is there anything very good?" ”

Zheng Yuanzhou laughed loudly: "Haha, it has to be our Chang'e, my father knows everything." ”

"Yes, this time there is a great thing to tell you, and I will tell you all in Jiangdong."

And all of you in Koto....

Zheng Chang'e's small eyes brightened, her hands were clenched into small fists in front of her chin, and her small eyes flashed: "It has something to do with His Highness?" ”

Zheng Yuanzhou rolled his eyes: "Chang'e, look at you, when you mention the King of Chu, you become like this, why didn't my father see you like this because of my father before?" ”

"Humph! You have to take care of it! ”

Zheng Chang'e puffed her waist angrily, and then became flattering: "Oh, Dad, just say, whether it has anything to do with His Royal Highness, Chang'e begs you." ”

She walked around Zheng Yuanzhou's big hand.

Zheng Yuanzhou was a little speechless.

If Chang'e knows that what she said has nothing to do with the King of Chu, I'm afraid that this flattering appearance will disappear in an instant, this is certain.

Because the first few times I came to Koto, it was like this.

Ay.......

The female university is not staying.

Every time I came over, I asked the king of Chu first, and then I thought about my father.

Zheng Yuanzhou sighed, and then said angrily: "Yes, it has something to do with King Chu." ”

"Wow!" Zheng Chang'e's small eyes were as bright as stars: "What did Your Highness do, last time Dad, you said that Your Highness's country was attacked by the Tang Dynasty, did it come out of the way?" ”

She was now worried about death.

No!

Even worried all the time.

When he heard that 10,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty were attacking Yanguo, he had not slept well since that day, and he was deeply afraid that His Royal Highness the King of Chu would be defeated.

She didn't want anything to happen to His Highness, after all......His Highness also promised to take her to see the scenery that only belonged to the two of them, and she hadn't seen it yet, so she would accompany Her Highness to see it.

Now.

Hearing this, Chu Suiliang on the side also pricked up his ears.

Their intelligence network in Jiangdong is not perfect, so the speed of intelligence sources is much slower than that of the Zheng family.

Now he doesn't know who the king of Chu is who failed.

But....

Looking at Zheng Yuanzhou's appearance, it should be, won't you?

Chu Suiliang wasn't sure, but it felt like it should be.

"Victorious! Hahaha, big win! ”

Zheng Yuanzhou laughed and said: "Chang'e, and Mr. Chu, don't you know, the King of Chu really gave people a long face, defeated the 10,000 tiger divisions of the Tang Dynasty, and even captured Cheng Yanjin." ”

"Now, the King of Qin in Chang'an, but he is afraid to die, and he is afraid that the people of the Tang Dynasty will know that he has lost the battle, so he will block the news vigorously."

"But it's useless, as soon as I learned that the King of Chu had won, the old man had already asked me to take someone to spread the news, which would....It is estimated that no eight adults in the world know, and three adults know."

"And one to ten, ten to hundred, these three adults will soon spread throughout the Tang Dynasty."

In terms of controlling and spreading public opinion, the royal family will never be as powerful as the family.

Therefore, the speed of Li Shimin's blockade is far less fast than that of the Zheng family.

"Wow, Your Highness is so powerful!"

Zheng Chang'e's little eyes are full of little stars.

Zheng Yuanzhou said with a smile: "That's natural, after all, he is the king of Chu." ”

Having said that, in fact, when he learned that Li Shimin sent 10,000 tiger divisions, including the Vermilion Bird Battalion, the entire Zheng family was not optimistic.

The same is true for him Zheng Yuanzhou, but the old man Zheng Jibo is very optimistic.

Even if he later learned that the Turks had sent 20,000 iron horsemen, the old man was very optimistic.

He didn't even know what the basis was.

But in the end, it still proved that the old man's vision was right.

Ginger is still old and spicy.

Zheng Yuanzhou only felt that he had to learn from the old man, and there were many more.

And through this incident, that is, the king of Chu won with a crushing momentum, and the Zheng family was even more determined to help him.

Therefore, Li Shimin blocked the news, and their Zheng family publicized public opinion and spared no effort to publicize.

Almost....all the resources of the family have been used.

"Zheng Dai family master, you really brought the best news to Jiangdong."

At this time, Chu Suiliang spoke at the right time.

Zheng Yuanzhou hurriedly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Where is it, even if there is no Zheng family, you Jiangdong will not be able to get the information of the victory of the King of Chu in the future, but it will take a little time." ”

Chu Suiliang was noncommittal, and then seemed to think of something, and said quickly: "Zheng Dai family master, I almost forgot, don't be here, let's go into the city quickly." ”

"Good!"

Zheng Yuanzhou nodded in agreement.

Then the group entered the city.

Zheng Yuanzhou has traveled back and forth to Jiangdong many times, and he is also used to some buildings in Jiangdong.

But his eldest son Zheng Zhiyuan is shocked, look here and there, there is always some time to stop on the road, except for Zheng Chang'e, who is quite resentful, the others are okay, they are all talking and walking, and they are not in a hurry to move forward.

And on the way, Chu Suiliang probably also learned about the Battle of Yanguo, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Then I couldn't help but think.

Your Highness....he is, always will be, and has been creating all kinds of miracles.

On the road.

Zheng Yuanzhou seemed to be brewing something, and after a while, he asked: "Mr. Chu, I have something that I have been unclear, and I ask Mr. Chu to solve my doubts." ”

"Zheng Dai, the head of the family, please speak." Chu Suiliang's eyes were serious.

Zheng Yuanzhou nodded and asked: "The old man has high hopes for me, since he was a child, he has taken me to the north and south, and has walked through many places in the Tang Dynasty, but I have never seen other places treat merchants so politely like Jiangdong, why is this?" ”

In fact, Zheng Yuanzhou wanted to ask about this matter for a long time, but at that time, many things in Jiangdong had to be done for his Zheng family, and he was very busy, so he didn't have time to ask.

And now that things are almost busy, this is why I asked.

In this world, businessmen are cheap and no one looks down on them, but the people of Jiangdong respect businessmen very much, and they treat them like equals, and they don't have any arrogance.

This attitude is really rare in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Chu Suiliang thought for a while and replied: "The importance of businessmen is no less important than that of Shi Peasants and Workers, Zheng Dai, you should also understand this truth." ”

"It's like rice is only worth a few pennies in the hands of farmers, but if you get it to Jiangdong to make Jiangdong rice wine, it can be worth five times."

"It's like the porcelain sold by your Zheng family, and the porcelain from the south can be doubled in value when it is transported to the north."

"It's all about the flow of businessmen, which is called resource allocation! Only when the allocation of resources is in place, everything can be maximized, so businessmen are very important in Jiangdong. ”

"Besides, my Jiangdong has been forgotten by the imperial court for a long time, and the positions such as Tongzhi and the chief secretary are still vacant, so the system has been fine-tuned, which has also developed a situation in Jiangdong that values business.

The words made Zheng Yuanzhou still ponder, but Zheng Zhiyuan next to him stood up.

He was not angry: "Since ancient times, the farmers and businessmen, businessmen have not been engaged in production, if the businessmen are encouraged, will everyone in the world go to business?" ”

Zheng Zhiyuan is a scholar, a pure reader, so he looks down on businessmen from the bottom of his bones.

Chu Suiliang laughed and said: "Since ancient times, silk cloth tortoise shells have been used to write, why do some people still use paper?" Since ancient times, it has been slash-and-burn, so why do you use plows and oxen now? ”

"Is it true that since time immemorials......? Is it right to stick to the old ways? Everyone in the world is going to be a businessman, and the world is chaotic, and the world is full of scholars, so isn't this world chaotic? ”

"Zheng Gongzi, not everyone has the ability to read, and not everyone has the ability to be a businessman."

"Is it contradictory that a person can both farm and be a businessman, and can study and farm at the same time?"

Zheng Zhiyuan's tone froze.

Chu Suiliang thought for a while and continued: "The reason why my Jiangdong can be so rich is because everyone in the world despises businessmen and only Jiangdong, under the leadership of His Royal Highness, attaches great importance to the attributes of businessmen, so Jiangdong can have today. ”

Zheng Zhiyuan blushed: "Then if there are more people who are businessmen, there will be fewer people and time to farm the land, and the food in the world will be insufficient, if it is really as you said, it will be starving all over the land!" ”

Chu Suiliang said with a smile: "Farming, Jiangdong has professionals to carry out, it is Hai Zhu who takes my Jiangdong official family to farm, and secondly, there are subsidies for people to farm, in addition to subsidies, if they sell us grain, we will also collect all the orders." ”

In other words, there are no merchants who make money by farming, but they will be subsidized by the Chu Wangbu, and they can't sell it, so they can all sell it to the Chu Wangbu at the market price.

This tests the financial capacity of a local government.

Jiangdong is generally business-oriented, so the financial income is very large, and he is not afraid of spending money.

The overall urban model of Jiangdong.

Under the leadership of the King of Chu, it was a bit similar to Pengcheng, a first-tier city in later generations, which was heavy on business, and the official family had high financial income, and then the official family arranged for the people to build cities, store grain, etc., and they attached great importance to everything that the people did not pay attention to.

In this way, when the unexpected comes, the official family can have a perfect plan.

Rich! It's so capricious.

"This...."

Zheng Zhiyuan was speechless.

He, unable to refute ....

And Zheng Yuanzhou on the side, his eyes were bright at the moment, and he also realized the importance of businessmen.

The discussion did not continue.

Several people continued to walk on the street, and there were people on the road who kept saying hello to Zheng Chang'e, it seems that the little girl is very good at eating in Jian'an City, and her popularity is very good.

Then we had a meal together.

It's still the familiar pork stewed vermicelli, which Zheng Yuanzhou eats well, after all, it's cooked.

But after the eldest son Zheng Zhiyuan finished eating, he called the god directly, and said why his father didn't give him this before.

Zheng Zhiyuan thinks so.

His Zheng family is famous all over the world, he has everything, he knows everything, how can he eat without pork stewed vermicelli? It must be daddy's secret!

This couldn't help but make Zheng Yuanzhou smile bitterly.

Secretly stupid child, it's just that our Zheng family doesn't have it, so I came to Jiangdong to learn!

The day flies by in a flash.

At night, as always, Zheng Yuanzhou did not choose to stay overnight, said goodbye to Chu Suiliang in a hurry, and took Zheng Zhiyuan back to Kaifeng City.

On the second day of returning to Kaifeng City, Zheng Zhiyuan changed his normal state and did not go to a private school to study, but instead inspected his own Kaifeng City, wanting to see what was different from Jiangdong Jian'an City.

He hadn't seen Kaifeng City much before, and he put all his mind on reading, so this time he came out, and it was fresh everywhere.

Arriving at a certain place in Kaifeng City, Zheng Zhiyuan asked his subordinates to stop, and walked after getting off the carriage by himself, looking around with a pair of eyes.

He wanted to see Kaifeng City better than Jian'an City.

But soon, Zheng Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Obviously, the surrounding environment is not good, the road is just a dirt road that has been trampled, because it rained not long ago, and now it is a little muddy.

There are even small puddles in many places.

Every few steps you can smell a strange smell, this smell is not the same, there is a smell, there is a fishy, but there is no fragrance.

In such an environment, even the fragrance mixed with the air becomes very strange.

The surrounding houses are not made of bricks and stones, as is the case with Koto Ken'an Castle, but are made of soil and timber.

The exterior walls are uneven and completely devoid of any beauty.

If you look closely at the wall, you can see a log protruding from it.

The window frames and door panels are also made of wood, but the wood is visible to the naked eye, and the inferior wood has even begun to become gray and cracked due to the long-term wind and rain.

Only the door panel is different, the door side has been pushed and pulled for many years, and the middle part has been covered with a thick layer of black pulp.

The houses in Jian'an City can be called carved beams and painted buildings compared to this!

The pedestrians on the street are also devoid of energy, and with this dirty and messy environment, it has a bit of a walking dead meaning.

Zheng Zhiyuan stood in place, a trace of confusion began to appear in his eyes, and even a surprised expression appeared on his face.

The master in the private school originally described the scene of the world to him, saying that the people were not enlightened by the saints and did not know how to educate.

Therefore, the upbringing is extremely poor, and he uses this to teach himself to read more.

This scene turned out to be far more cruel than imagined.

But now that he is standing in Kaifeng City, it is a difference between Yunmu and Jian'an City, is it possible that the leader of Jiangdong, King Chu, is a saint?

No!

Just when he was stunned, Zheng Yuanzhou, who learned that he had left, had quickly arranged guards and quietly followed behind Zheng Zhiyuan.

Zheng Zhiyuan frowned, carefully stepping on the dry ground as much as possible, so as not to stick to the mud on his boots.

Hearing a voice behind him, he looked back and saw that it was the guard Guo Ge, so he said, "Guo Ge, where is this?" ”

"Back to the young master, this is the north gate of the outer city of Kaifeng." Guo Ge replied.

Here, it's really....Kaifeng City....

The last trace of luck in my heart, thinking that the horseman had brought himself to the countryside was a fluke, and it was gone.

Zheng Zhiyuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Since it has reached the scope of Kaifeng City, why is it so dirty? It is even far less than Jiangdong Jian'an City. ”

Guo Ge said with a smile: "Young master, it is the first time that you have really come out of Zhengjia District to inspect the places where the people live, so you still don't know the situation. ”

"In the past two years, people from all over the country have gathered here, most of whom are refugees."

"You can go inside, walk, and get closer to the inner city!"

Zheng Zhiyuan pursed his lips and looked back at the outer city: "No! I'm going to look out of town. ”

Guo Geton felt a headache, and hurriedly hinted at the surrounding guards with his eyes.

He just couldn't understand it.

There are all kinds of people in the outer city, and it's dirty, what's there to see!

His own young master is dressed in brocade, which is tantamount to a little white sheep entering a wolf's den!

So he whispered flatteringly: "Young master, let's go early and come back early....don't let the head of the family worry about them." ”

Zheng Zhiyuan was irritable for no reason, waved his hand and then raised his feet and left.

Guo Ge hurriedly waved his hand.

The guards hidden in the surrounding area also quietly followed.

When I arrived in the outer city, it was almost the same as what I had just seen.

Perhaps because there were no officers and soldiers to guard it, the number of civilians was much larger than in the inner city.

Many children play outside, and the grocery and laundry workers work on the streets.

The smell in the air is heavier because of this.

Guo Ge wanted to cover his mouth and nose very much, the smell was really unpleasant, his nose was sour, and he was nauseous.

But seeing that his young master didn't move, Guo Ge could only endure his nausea and walk behind.

Suddenly, halfway through, a family suddenly opened the door and splashed a basin of dirt on the street.

The basin was filled with dirty water and other miscellaneous things, and it smelled fishy.

Zheng Zhiyuan jumped back agilely but was not spared, and the dirty water splashed on his boots.

Zheng Zhiyuan furrowed his brows, looked down at his boots, and then at the dirt that the woman had just spilled.

In a pool of blood, in addition to a few rotten vegetable leaves, there are fish heads and scales and all kinds of tiny internal organs....

Then the fishy smell rushed straight to his head, and Zheng Zhiyuan couldn't help but cover his mouth and retch.

Seeing this, Guo Ge hurriedly covered his mouth and nose first, then jumped out and pointed at the woman and said angrily: "You slut! I actually spilled garbage on the street and stained my young master's boots! What a crime! ”

The surrounding guards suddenly became vigilant and put their hands on their waists.

The woman glanced at Zheng Zhiyuan quickly, and saw that he was dressed gracefully and luxuriously, like the son of a big official, and the basin in his hand was also shocked.

Hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

"The women didn't mean it! The women didn't mean to..."

"Please spare my life, please spare my life...."

The woman knelt on the ground and shook incessantly, back and forth with these few words.

Li Yuanzhao also got used to the fishy smell at this time, although it was a little disgusting, but it was bearable.

When I walked in front of the woman, I wanted to reprimand her, but when I saw the woman begging for mercy and kneeling on the dirt floor, the anger in my heart suddenly disappeared for some reason.

Then the ghost sent the god to ask, "What are you eating?" ”

"Huh?" When the woman heard him ask this, she was stunned, but she didn't turn around.

After a while, Ai Ai said: "Fish....stewed fish...."

"Get up, let me see." Then Zheng Zhiyuan bypassed the woman and entered the room unceremoniously.

Guo Ge was stunned, young master, what's wrong?

I went to Koto for a day, and it was not normal for me to come back.

What's so beautiful about this people's fish stew, and they still drill in other people's houses, what is there to drill in that broken place?

Seeing that his young master had already flashed into the house, Guo Ge hurriedly followed.

There were sporadic people approaching the area around the house.

Inside, it was a little dim, and there was only one window in the small room.

There were only two rooms in the room, separated by a curtain, and the one inside was obviously the bedroom, and the outside was the kitchen hall.

The soup in the pot on the stove was still boiling, and I don't know what was added to it, and the fish soup, which was supposed to be milky white, was now a cloudy yellow.

It doesn't smell good either.

Zheng Zhiyuan couldn't help but look at the room, and he didn't know what to think about in his heart.

Suddenly, he turned to the woman and said, "You just eat this?" ”

The woman stood tremblingly in the corner, unable to figure out the mind of the noble son in front of her for a while.

Hearing his question, he hurriedly replied: "No, no, no, this is for the man of the people's wife, he is injured....he needs fish soup to replenish his body." ”

Then he stepped forward and pulled back the curtain between the kitchen and the bedroom.

Inside, a man with a vegetable face was lying asleep, his right leg wrapped in a sturdy sturdiness.

"What's wrong with his leg?"

"A few days ago, I went out to work and broke my leg...."

Zheng Zhiyuan frowned slightly: "Then what do you usually eat?" ”

The woman hurriedly went to the stove and brought a small porcelain basin over and held it to Zheng Zhiyuan.

Zheng Zhiyuan stretched out his head to see that it was a lump of paste, mixed with vegetable leaves, and he couldn't see what the ingredients were, but there was a faint smell of rancid smell wafting to the end of his nose.

Guo Ge leaned over and glanced at it with disgust, and then retreated.

"What is this?"

"This is porridge made with bran, yellow rice, and wild vegetables, and some coarse salt is added...."

Zheng Zhiyuan frowned.

He couldn't imagine that this thing was for people to eat....In Jian'an City, he had seen people squatting on the side of the street to eat.

The things inside are rice, and the dishes are vegetables, and everything looks normal.

Some of the food even he was hungry for.

But this....this thing in front of me doesn't look good, and the taste is also defeating, can it really be eaten?

"Why don't you eat normal meat?"

Zheng Zhiyuan asked.

When the woman heard this, she was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "Buy....can't afford it, only dare....only dare to smell." ”

"Sometimes we get dirty, run to smell it, and get beaten up...."

Zheng Zhiyuan was silent.

The life of the people in Kaifeng City, and what he imagined, the gap is also too big, too big....

"Can I eat this?" Zheng Zhiyuan looked at the woman.

"I can eat it, that's what the women's family eats every day!"

Hearing the woman's affirmative answer, Zheng Zhiyuan still couldn't believe it.

Curiosity suddenly rose: "Can I taste it?" ”

Guo Ge was frightened, hurriedly pounced and snatched the porcelain basin, crying: "You can't eat it!" Master, you can't eat it! ”

"What should I do if this unknown thing eats my body, the head of the family has to kill me!"

After speaking, he glanced back at the woman with a fierce look.

The woman was so frightened that she quickly shrank into the corner.

"Then you eat!"

Zheng Zhiyuan looked at Guo Ge.

"Huh?"

Guo Ge wants to cry without tears, why do we want to eat this thing!

Isn't it good to go back to the Zheng family honestly, you have to roll in the garbage heap, this Jiangdong, the young master was lowered after a trip?

Guo Ge held the porcelain basin, looked at Zheng Zhiyuan with blank eyes and did not speak.

Seeing him like this, Zheng Zhiyuan became even more energetic: "Hehe, don't dare? Bring it to me! ”

After that, he snatched the porcelain basin directly.

"Get out of here!"

Guo Ge hurriedly wanted to grab it, but was kicked away by Zheng Zhiyuan.

Zheng Zhiyuan looked at the mess in the bowl and suddenly became timid.

This thing....I really can't eat it.

Then he glanced at the woman hiding in the corner and asked again.

"Can you really eat it?"

"I can eat it."

Zheng Zhiyuan looked at the contents of the basin, his throat was a little tight, and then his heart was crossed, and he hooked a small piece with the tips of his fingers and quickly put it in his mouth.

The paste slowly melted in his mouth, and an indescribable taste suddenly filled his mouth.

Sour, bitter, rancid, and a little salty....

"Vomit~~"

didn't hold back this time, Zheng Zhiyuan bent over and vomited, choking on tears and snot.

The porcelain basin also fell to the ground.

Guo Ge secretly said that he was fatal, hurried up to help, and kept patting Zheng Zhiyuan's back.

After coughing for a while, Zheng Zhiyuan felt better.

At this time, the woman in the corner of the wall looked at the food that had been vomited, flashed a trace of heartache, sighed, and then trembled and wanted to step forward to support Zheng Zhiyuan.

Zheng Zhiyuan shook his arm vigorously and directly shook the woman off.

Furious: "Bold! How dare you lie to me! I don't know what to live or die! ”

Guo Ge also bared his teeth and roared out the door: "Someone! ”

Five or six people rushed into the house all of a sudden!

The already small room was even more crowded at this time.

Zheng Zhiyuan's chest rose and fell, obviously he was not lightly angry, and he was actually teased by this Diao Min.

Just as he was about to speak, the man in the room was awakened by the sound and staggered out.

Seeing so many people around the house, I was scared.

dragged a sick leg and knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "A few masters, my wife, what happened?" ”

Zheng Zhiyuan pointed to a lump of paste on the ground and sneered: "Your mother-in-law dares to lie to my young master that this thing can be eaten!" You two Diao people! ”

The man looked honest and explained, "It's edible!" I can eat it! I'll eat it for a few masters! ”

After speaking, he ignored the woman's pull, and lay on the ground and ate the paste.

Zheng Zhiyuan was shocked....this thing can really be eaten....

And looking at this man's expression, it seems that the food is not very difficult.

The man was still lying on the ground eating, and he didn't have the temperament of a man at all.

Zheng Zhiyuan's eyes flickered, and he instantly remembered the teacher's words.

[Some people, he is still alive, but he is actually dead. 】

[This is the case with many people in the world, so there is no need to treat them as human beings. 】

Zheng Zhiyuan watched the man lying on the ground eating without dignity, watching quietly, silently, constantly...

Looking at this person, he remembered the people of Jiangdong yesterday.

Most of those people's faces are full of hope and real people like him Zheng Zhiyuan.

But Kaifeng outside the city, along the way, I have seen hundreds of people, all like....walking corpse....

Guo Ge saw his melancholy, and leaned into Zheng Zhiyuan's ear and whispered: "Young master, this people's food is probably like this, it may be that the young master is not used to eating!" ”

Zheng Zhiyuan was stunned on the spot, his face turned white and red, and for a while, he was extremely guilty.

Then he kicked at Guo Ge and said angrily: "Dog thing! Why didn't you say it earlier! ”

Guo Ge covered his ass aggrievedly, what to say! If you have to eat, you can't stop it, this is really a blood mold!

Looking at the man who was still lying on the ground eating mush, Zheng Zhiyuan blushed and said, "Get up, get up quickly!" Don't eat it!! ”

The man staggered to his feet, Zheng Zhiyuan looked at the man's face with a lot of ash, and his heart was even more mixed.

He sighed and whispered, "My son vomited in your house and ate your things, so he should pay for it." ”

"Guo Ge, get them a tael of gold!"

The honest man hurriedly waved his hand: "Childe, no need!" Those things aren't worth much! Worthless! ”

"You must take it for you!!" Zheng Zhiyuan said sternly.

Guo Ge directly put a tael of gold on the table next to him.

Seeing that the money had arrived, Zheng Zhiyuan left the room without saying a word.

Guo Ge followed him into the street.

Seeing that his young master's back looked a little gloomy, Guo Ge stepped forward and said softly: "Young master, go back to the Zheng family." ”

Zheng Zhiyuan turned a deaf ear and looked at the sky: "Guo Ge, you say, do the people of other cities also live in such houses and eat such things?" ”

Guo Ge smiled and said: "How can it, young master, Kaifeng City is backed by our Zheng family, and the treatment of the people is quite good, and other cities may not be as good as them!" It's good to have porridge to drink every day, and it's common to eat one meal every three days and one meal every two days. ”

"Young master, don't worry, Datang has only been born for half a year, and now some people may have a worse life, and the good days are still to come!!"

When Zheng Zhiyuan heard this, he was thoughtful.

Good days, good days....

When will it be like the people of Jiangdong to live a prosperous life....

He, not sure.

Even think that it is impossible to ..... for a lifetime

….….….…….….

Chang'an City.

Half a month later.

Tai Chi Palace.

"Bang!!"

Li Shimin angrily slammed the table and let out bursts of thunder.

There were many former ministers of the Qin Palace, and many of them were shocked, but they all knew why His Majesty was angry.

"Damn! Damn it!! ”

"What's going on, what the hell is going on!!"

"Why block the news, the more you can block the people, the more people know, now the entire Chang'an City knows that I have suffered a defeat, and I also know that I sold the bad Quyuan plough to them!"

"Who did this!!"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth, his eyes blood-red.

Although it was not his work to sell the broken Quyuan plow, the Quyuan plough was spread under his reputation, so if something went wrong, he naturally came to him.

Now.

Two major events that are unfavorable to the rule have come out, and Li Shimin can foresee that in the future, the recognition of the people of the Tang Dynasty will only be lower, and he will even take refuge in the rebels.

He could never have imagined that what he thought was the perfect plan would lead to the situation he is in today.

Now, not to mention cleaning up Youzhou, and then sending troops to attack Jiangdong, whether he can sit firmly on the throne is a matter of two words!

"Your Majesty, whoever is beneficial to this matter is the culprit."

The eldest grandson Wuji suggested.

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly, thought about it, and said, "What did Yan Guo do? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and the others were silent.

Seems to have defaulted.

"Yanguo? They have all extended their hands to my Tang Dynasty? And the speed of spreading the news, the most time, is also the hand of the five surnames and seven hopes, and the five surnames and seven hopes voted for them? ”

Li Shimin's heart rose uneasy.

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed and said, "I'm afraid, yes." ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin was even more uneasy.

This Yan country has such a strong army, and it obviously has the support of a big country, and now there are five surnames and seven hopes to support Yan country.

The driving forces behind Yanguo have all infiltrated Datang.

What are they going to do? Or what is the hostile power behind the Yan country going to do?

Do you want to destroy him Datang?

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing."

Wei Zheng walked out.

"Say."

Li Shimin said absent-mindedly.

Wei Zheng said seriously: "This year, Youzhou and Merge State, I'm afraid there will be no harvest, just three days ago, locusts....came...."

Rumble!

As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin, who was still absent-minded, was struck by lightning.

The surrounding eldest grandson Wuji and others were also shocked.

"What, the locust plague is coming?"

"Damn! It's time for you!! ”

"It's not good, Your Majesty, we don't have much food in the treasury, and we took a lot of it with us when we went out on the expedition before, and they....can't bring that grain back...."

“…….”

Many former ministers of the Qin Palace's palace panicked.

Since ancient times, locust plagues have been aware of death, tens of thousands of deaths.

Right now, Datang is going to kill a lot of people again....

"The natural disaster is coming, and my Datang is being targeted by an unknown power, will they take this opportunity to attack my Datang?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but be a little frightened, such as today's man-made disaster in the Tang Dynasty, which made him think of the direct arrival of Jieli Khan on the bank of the Weishui River half a year ago.

That time it was the general who opened the door to meet the thief.

And this time ....

Externally, he lost the battle.

Internally, he sold the bad Quyuan plough to the people of Sanzhou.

God, the plague of locusts is coming.

All kinds of natural and man-made disasters are telling the people that he, Li Shimin, is not worthy of this throne!

This time, if there is a large-scale invasion of the enemy country, such as the Yan country and the army of the big country behind him, I am afraid....The people will open the door.

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he said in amazement: "Everyone, what should I do?" Datang, what should I do? ”

The ministers were silent.

Half a day.

Fang Xuanling stood up and cautiously suggested: "Your Majesty, a few days ago, an envoy from Yanguo arrived in Youzhou to discuss the aftermath of the war with General Wei Chi. ”

"Among them, they are begging for things, so that we can exchange them for biting gold, these captives, or....let's add a lot on top of this, so as to appease the foreign enemy, that is, the Yan country and the big country behind him."

"Then I calmed down and dealt with various internal problems."

When Li Shimin heard this, he nodded and said, "Xuan Ling! You're right, do what you say! ”

"It's just....our Datang has passed through the Weishui Alliance, there is not much left, Yan Guo, and the big country behind him, can you really satisfy your appetite?"

Fang Xuanling sighed and said, "Minister, I don't know. ”

"So, in order to improve the success, Chen! In this suggestion, let me Datang, and Yanguo make peace!! ”

"In order to show the sincerity of my Datang, the minister suggested that the eldest daughter of His Majesty, Princess Changle, marry in Yanguo, in order to show that I, Datang, am willing to establish a friendly heart with Yanguo and the big country behind him!"

(End of chapter)