In September, Yi Chou, Zhao Wenhuai, the chief soldier of the 'Right Island', played the five things that were not fair, please replace him, not allowed, the language was quite aggressive, and the Shang was tolerant; Bingyin, the Holy Lady Yue's family returned to the private house; Ding Mao, the eunuch Wang Xiu pretended to resign at the order of the military ministers, but the Shang did not allow it; Wu Chen, Zhao Wenhuai, the chief soldier of the 'Right Island', complained about the lack of pay; Xin Wei, the 'Hubu' Shang Shuxun 'Bajindu' played, and it was expected to close the door inside and outside the grain. There are 60,000 soldiers in the pass, five buckets of rice per month, a total of 367,600 stones, 72,000 stones of the rice and 24,000 mules and horses. April to October nine buckets, November to March months one stone two buckets. A total of 295,200 stones, and 20,000 stones of beans were prepared. There are 80,000 foreign soldiers, 480,000 rice per year, 45,000 stone for 20,000 years of squad troops, 35,000 stone for grain and rice, 35,000 mules and horses, 430,500 stone for beans, 30,000 stone for prepared beans, and 1,780,300 stone for rice beans..... , each makes people buy food, subordinates follow it, on the very worried, reluctant to respond, is the time inside and outside the treasury is empty.

Money money, money money, money every day, money all the time, money every moment, where did the imperial court get so much money? The taxes of this dynasty are not heavy, and after more than 200 years of reduction and exemption, they are much less, but the merchants and peasants have tried every possible way to avoid taxes, and the various prefectures in Kyushu have made false reports layer by layer, or they have filled their private pockets or hidden them, and now disasters and famines have appeared frequently in various places, the harvest has dropped sharply, and internal and external wars have occurred frequently, and the imperial court has been unable to make ends meet for many years, but the giant beetle does not go, and the courtiers do not know how many people who have taken advantage of the national disaster and become fattened......

"I can't wait any longer, I'm afraid the situation will be out of control if I wait any longer. The emperor was sad in his heart, and his brows couldn't help frowning. The situation is more serious than he imagined, there can be no one around him except Xu Nianen, the eunuch Wang Xiu has never said a good word about Wu Jingguo in front of him, but it turns out that he is also Wu Jingguo's person, he is secretly glad that he did not believe in Wang Xiu, in fact, except for Xu Nianen, he did not really believe anyone. No matter in person or behind his back, as long as Wu Jingguo is mentioned, he will never dare to say anything bad about Wu Jingguo, except for Wu Jingguo's resignation, but the anger at Wu Jingguo's resignation is what he deliberately passed on to Wu Jingguo through the mouth of others, because he knows that this matter can be angry, and the more angry the better. He was cautious, and even kept an eye on his dreams, which proved to be right, and to this day, as long as he didn't take the initiative to deal with Wu Jingguo, it should be safe, but what he wanted was not to be reluctant, but - the world!

"Master, it's time to eat. ”

"Hmm. The Emperor answered, but did not move.

"Are you still worried about food?"

"Yes, the food and salary inside and outside the customs can barely be coped, but the 'right island' has not yet been settled. ”

"Master......" Xu Nianen wanted to speak and stopped.

"It's just you and me, you can say whatever you want. ”

"I heard that Mr. Zhao made a lot of money by secretly trading with the imperial court on the island, and falsely reported his military exploits, and he was suspected of eating empty salaries, so his reputation didn't seem to be very good. Xu Nianen wondered.

"I know that many ministers in the court and the central government impeached him during the reign of the imperial brother, otherwise he would not have had to say those words to me two days ago. ”

"What does the master mean that he will give him the full amount of the salary?"

"The imperial court has to pay for raising soldiers, and if it is not enough, it depends on the situation. ”

"Nian Enlu is dull, since the master knows that what he has done is not good, why not exempt him from his post?"

The emperor smiled, picked up the half cup of tea on the table and said, "Nian'en, this cup of tea has been cooled for a long time, what should I do?"

Xu Nianen was slightly startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to change the water, the emperor smiled and waved his hand and said, "You don't need to do these things, you just say it." ”

Xu Nianen bowed down and said, "Naturally, you have to replace the fresh tea." ”

"Yes, everyone understands this truth, but there must be water in the pot. The emperor flicked his fingers on the pot as he spoke, and there was a sound of 'dang', and the sound was crisp, and sure enough, there was no water in the pot. "We are in the palace, the tea is cold, it is natural to replace it, if we are in the desert, this half cup of cold tea is a life-saving thing, how can we say that we can change it?" said the emperor, tilting his neck, and drank half a cup of cold tea without a drop.

"Master, you can't drink, be careful of your stomach. ”

"For people in the desert, it is very comforting to have a cup of cold tea to drink, what is the point of making a stomach?" The emperor smiled and pushed the door out of his seat, and the black-clothed young man guarding the door followed without saying a word.

The emperor turned around and smiled: "Guard Yang, you and I are the same age, and we must be quite tired of the rules in the palace, so you don't have to be restrained when no one is around." ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. ”

"What are the preferences of Guard Yang on weekdays?" the emperor asked as he walked.

"I have no preference but to practice. ”

"It's no wonder that at such an age, I can become the number one master in my Ouchi, it's really not a fluke. ”

Several adults deliberately made Weichen ashamed. ”

"Presumably they deliberately sold favors for fear of losing face, right?"

"The emperor has a reputation, and Weichen doesn't dare to accept it!"

"Forget it, don't mention it. Last time, you said that you used the same move to defeat Guan Chang and the others, is there any mystery in this?, otherwise how could they suffer the same losses one after another?" the emperor asked.

"It's not a mystery, rolling the dice only guesses the size, and there are still more people who lose and fewer people who win (stock speculation is still more than winning or winning if the stock market is not up or down), and the same is true for hands-on moves, one advance and one retreat are enough to become a master. Even if it's just the same move, the timing is different, the speed is different, the strength is different, or the slightest change in the move can defeat the enemy, and the more familiar the move, the easier it is to be fooled. ”

"Oh, that's interesting, let's do it. The Emperor stopped. "Guard Yang, you come to attack. ”

"Good. The emperor pays attention. ”

The emperor nodded, and the black-clothed young man's right hand became a claw, and he grabbed it with one claw, which was the most ordinary 'black tiger heart', and the emperor saw the claw and waved his hand, but it was a little slower.

"Come again!"

The black-clothed young man withdrew his hand, grabbed it again, the emperor concentrated all his energy this time, and when he saw him move, he immediately waved his arm to block, but the young man's grasp paused slightly in mid-air, and the emperor's arm waved, blocking the air, but it was a little faster.

"Come again!"

The black-clothed boy shot again, the same move, the same technique, the emperor was a little slower, the fourth time the emperor guessed that the black-clothed young man was going to stop on the way, but he guessed wrong, he was still slow to block, but the fifth time was faster......

More than ten times in a row, the emperor failed to block a move, and laughed at the moment: "Amazing, amazing!"

The young man in black bowed.

Xu Nianen felt quite bad in his heart, he knew that the reason why the emperor was almost equivalent to slapping on the back was really no way, in order to get closer to some guards, hoping that it would come in handy at a critical time.

Inside the 'Jingguo Palace'.

Wu Jingguo crossed his legs, closed his eyes, sipped tea, ate fruits, and the maids pinched his shoulders and beat his legs and added tea, he hadn't been so comfortable for a long time. In the past few days, he finally put his mind at ease, although the emperor has never touched the beauties he sent, but the little emperor seems to be a little pious and serious, almost all of them have been vegetarian recently, and they don't want to entangle with immodest women, although he invited his daughter-in-law out of the palace, but Wu Jingguo can be sure that it is just doing things according to the rules at this time, the emperor has no follow-up actions, and he does not agree to Wang Xiu's resignation, and even more so The Dragon Guard's complete trust in him in the selection shows that the emperor may just be greedy for pleasure and has no intention of rectifying the court, in other words, maybe the emperor really doesn't plan to do anything to him.

As long as the power is not lost, what is the daughter-in-law of a fake phoenix?

Wu Jingguo was proud in his heart, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile slightly, the situation between the DPRK and China has been decided, and it is time to free up his hands to deal with the 'Six Dragons Gang' and the 'Yangdao Alliance', can the two gangs in the rivers and lakes really ride on my head?

"How's the preparation going these days?" asked Wu Jingguo.

"Back to the governor, Gao Taishi sent someone to send the news, the four major gangs of 'Zhongzhou' are willing to take the governor of the province as the head of the horse, and now they are gathering manpower to deal with the 'Yang Dao League', this morning's flying pigeon biography said that the 'Fenghuo Gate' and the 'Bingjia Gang' took the lead in three days have destroyed the three branches of the 'Yang Dao League', 14 shops, about 7,000 taels of silver, and the 'Yuan Rong' and 'Xianwei' two gangs robbed the 'Yang Dao League' three caravans and killed more than 20 people, robbed more than 4,000 taels of goods, and the 'Yang Dao League' suffered heavy losses. ”

"Very well, Gao Gu has finally done one thing. What about the 'Six Dragons'? Is there a way to deal with it?"

Master Li said: "Yes!"

"What's the solution?"

"'Treat others the way they do' They secretly destroy our trade, we can check his road and taxes in the open, and send people to rob their goods in the dark, and the simplest thing is to close the road around the 'Qinlong Tower' and repair the light and dark canals (drainage and sewers), and it is impossible for them to do a good business. ”

Wu Jingguo was overjoyed and said, "Okay, that's it." ”

The patriarch said: "Governor, at the moment, when each is broken, and dealing with the 'Six Dragons Gang' and the 'Yangdao Alliance' at the same time is easy to promote the alliance of the two gangs, it is not beautiful, it is better to negotiate with the 'Six Dragons Gang' first, and then ask the evil venerable to come forward with him (her) to unite the four gangs to defeat the 'Yangdao Alliance' first, and then slowly deal with the 'Six Dragons Gang'." If the Evil Venerable and they can't take the 'Yang Dao Alliance' for a while, and then ask the people of the 'Hundred Forbearance Essence Hall' to help, they will be nine out of ten, and now the two fronts are fighting only for fear that the shadow, the Yan, and the evil venerable will come forward at the same time, and it will be slightly insufficient. ”

"Hmm~~~~~~" Wu Jingguo let out a long 'um', he knew that what the patriarch said was indeed reasonable, but since he repeatedly tested the emperor, his favor and trust in the patriarch have also disappeared, and now how to look at it is not pleasing to the eye, especially after the day before yesterday, he looked at the patriarch even more dazzlingly.

Master Li said with a smile: "The patriarch is reasonable, but with the means of the 'Six Dragons Gang', how can we not see that we have the intention of breaking down? If they secretly communicate with the 'Yang Dao Alliance', we are still in the dark and suffer losses, but we will not be able to move the 'Six Dragons Gang' at that time, and the 'Yang Dao Alliance' will be even more difficult to pull out with the support of the 'Six Dragons Gang', please think about how we can deal with if there is a character like the 'Dragon God' stabbing us in the back?"

The patriarch said: "If this is the case, then it is not easy to make enemies with the two gangs, these two gangs are martial arts gangs, once the battle is not in the short term, it can be divided into winners and losers, if the court changes and the enemy is on three sides, I am afraid it will not be easy to win." ”

"According to the patriarch's intentions, it doesn't hurt to make enemies with the two gangs for the time being, but once the court changes, the 'Six Dragons Gang' and the 'Yang Dao Alliance' will inevitably fall into the ground, and at that time, the two gangs have been recuperating for a long time, how can we still deal with it? Now that the situation is temporarily stable, we should take the opportunity to attack the two gangs, and force them to make a big deal out of the matter, and when the emperor and the ministers of the court feel threatened, the governor can justifiably ask the emperor to send troops to encircle and suppress, if the two major gangs have their own merits, if the governor has not fought for a long time, he can take the opportunity to raise personal soldiers, and only the military power in hand is the real power. Now it seems that Lord Ren is the lord of the 'military department', and it is not difficult for the governor to transfer troops, but these soldiers are all from the imperial court, and once they are real, they may not be completely obeyed by the governor, and if there is a dispute with the emperor, these soldiers are far less variable than the reliability of private soldiers. ”

Wu Jingguo nodded, if there is a private elite army of 10,000 people, the emperor wants to move him, he has to weigh it carefully, and deal with it. Yang Dao League's not to mention, although there are many gangs now obey him, but after all, the gang is mainly to earn money to eat, and everyone in the army is different from martial arts, not everyone in the gang knows martial arts, and the real fight and large-scale elite soldiers can not be compared at all, not to mention that the equipment and the arrangement of the two points are far from the battle-hardened elite soldiers, one by one alone may be the master of the gangs in the rivers and lakes still has a chance of winning, ten to ten, It will be difficult to win a hundred to a hundred rabble, if there is no gang in the world except for the four major gangs and the 'Ming and Tang Five Mirrors' on the thousand to thousands of rivers and lakes, with ten thousand against ten thousand, only the 'Dayu Tiancheng' and 'Juntian Jiuding' have this strength, and even the 'Six Dragons Gang' can only rely on a few top masters to support the scene. There is also a point that once 10,000 private equity elite soldiers are raised, it will be much easier to dispatch the 'Inner Governor's Mansion', 'Golden Guard' and Ren Sixian, the control of Ren Siyi and Luo Pai is no longer just about interests and power, but more of a bit of deterrence, when the time comes, the world is not his victory like his, and the suppression of bandits is the best reason to raise soldiers, the money is from the court, and the power is in his own hands.

Master Li observed his words and looks, and saw that Wu Jingguo was quite approving, and continued: "Last time, the emperor's tolerance of the 'Yang Dao Alliance' must have made the ministers of the court dissatisfied, this time the four gangs and the 'Yang Dao Alliance' fought Gao Taishi as long as he pulled a bias and forced the 'Yang Dao Alliance' to do it, everything will be fine, even if one of them is not injured as long as they do it, we can kill a few officers and soldiers to blame them, and even if the emperor wants to settle the matter again, I am afraid that the ministers will not be willing." ”

"Hmm. Wu Jingguo nodded again, these several temptations to the emperor have repeatedly proved that Master Li's grasp of the situation is more than that of the elders, and many things can be thought of more in his heart, and now he sees Master Li as far more pleasing to the eyes than the elders.

Seeing that Wu Jingguo did not adopt his suggestion, the patriarch no longer argued, but secretly shook his head.

"In addition, you might as well invite the evil venerable according to the patriarch's suggestion, and the two-pronged approach will not be bad even if it is useless. ”

"Well, immediately send a letter to the evil venerable, telling him to rush to 'Zhongzhou' and lead the four major gangs to annihilate the 'Yang Dao Alliance'. ”

"Yes. Master Li glanced at the patriarch and Granny Rui proudly.

Out of the hall, the patriarch sighed and left quickly, and Granny Rui took a few steps to catch up.

"The patriarch doesn't seem to be interested in Master Li's plan, what's wrong?"

The patriarch said: "Where is he planning for the governor to win, he is obviously afraid that I will make meritorious contributions." ”

Granny Rui was puzzled: "What did the patriarch say?"

The patriarch said: "The 'Six Dragons Gang' and the 'Yang Dao Alliance' are not the first enemies of the governor, even if they want to deal with it, they should not lead the war at the same time. Master Li knew the governor's thoughts, and the governor could not refuse the proposal of the private army, so he took the lead in proposing it to seize the first credit, and then take advantage of it in a two-pronged manner. If the evil venerable succeeds in one blow, he can also share a lot of credit with his two-pronged four-word words, at least in the governor's opinion, Master Li's plan is thorough, if the battle for a long time just affects the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, it is convenient for the governor to recruit soldiers to show his foresight, far from being comparable to us. ”

Granny Rui said, "What's in it for him?"

The patriarch said: "It's not a matter of rebellion or not, if I take the first credit, the weight of speaking in front of the governor will naturally be heavier, and the governor will no longer obey him if the situation changes in the future, if I have no merit, there is no one in front of the governor to fight with him, and his power position will be incomparable, in other words, the more the governor can use him, the safer he will be." What's more, now that the two of us are separated, he naturally doesn't want to see me. ”

Granny Rui said: "It's not trivial to deal with the 'Dragon God' and Shao Mingqian, and the governor doesn't want his head if he accidentally makes a situation out of control?"

The patriarch said: "No, the most profitable thing is the governor, one has a reason to recruit troops, and the court 'Beichuan' war has not stopped, and the emperor will have too many worries and forbearance even if he has the heart to deal with the governor, and the private placement has already become a trend when the war subsides, and the emperor is even more powerless to deal with the governor, so that he Master Li's great achievements needless to say, that is, I have no worries." ”

Granny Rui said: "So that's what the patriarch no longer argues with Master Li?"

The patriarch nodded and said: "Well, if you think about it later, it's not a good thing, and the evil venerable joins forces with him (her), plus the four major gangs in Zhongzhou, it is more than enough to deal with the 'Yang Dao Alliance'." ”

Granny Rui said, "Why is the patriarch still depressed?"

The patriarch said: "Although this plan is good for us, but Master Li is still the first hero, and it is inevitable that the momentum will be suppressed by him

Once the governor has been focusing on the 'Six Dragons Gang' and the 'Yang Dao Alliance' for a long time, the emperor will have enough respite, and when he will suddenly strike a blow, this will be truly fatal, and we will definitely die at that time. Compared with the emperor, whether it is the 'Six Dragons Gang' or the 'Yang Dao Alliance', it is just a dazzling eye, the 'Dragon God' and Shao Mingqian want to plan for the brothers in the gang, and it is impossible to openly lead their subordinates to fight with the governor, which is equivalent to rebellion, and the court will send a large army to encircle and suppress. ”

Granny Rui said: "The emperor will really attack the governor, or will we definitely die with the fall of the governor?"

The patriarch smiled and said, "Things are back to the original situation. I can't guarantee whether the emperor will definitely attack the governor, but if the governor falls, whether the emperor or the ministers of the court and the central government, or the people, I will never allow me, a well-known accomplice, to live freely and happily, and I have lost the protection of the governor's rights, and 'Juntian Jiuding' will not let me take a break, Master Li, the planner who only moves his mouth, may not be able to hide in the shadows all the year round, as for your Ouyang family in the capital, it is also a force in the capital, and I don't need to say more about whether you can get away with it. Maybe my conjecture is wrong, but I don't want to bet, I don't dare to bet, and I don't have the interest in betting, I can live to this age because I don't want to be lucky, I don't want to be in case. ”

Granny Rui smiled: "The patriarch said that he plans to leave immediately?"

The patriarch shook his head and said, "With my current condition, once I leave the governor, once I meet the masters of the 'Juntian Jiuding', I am afraid that I will not be able to get rid of them." ”

Granny Rui said: "Yes, at least it's safe here for the time being, and it's not too late to leave when the injury is healed, but the patriarch has to be angry with Master Li like this, and I can't help but feel wronged." ”

The patriarch said: "We eat with martial arts in front of the governor, Master Li eats by strategy, and now my martial arts are greatly discounted, so I will inevitably be looked down upon, this time if the evil lord and him (she) can win the 'Yang Dao Alliance', although I am not the first meritorious, but I also have some credit, and I can somewhat reverse some unfavorable views in the governor's heart, as long as the governor does not have mustard in his heart, Master Li likes to say whatever he likes, let him go." ”

Granny Rui said with a smile: "When the emperor deals with the governor, the elder's martial arts will come in handy, and the governor will naturally know that the patriarch is not comparable to his Master Li." ”

The patriarch said: "You underestimate the emperor too much. ”

"What do you mean by that, Patriarch?"

The patriarch said: "If the emperor had planned to openly deal with the governor, he would have done it a long time ago, I am afraid that the emperor will continue to appease and reward the governor while reducing the governor's strength little by little, so that the governor will be suspicious and suspicious and difficult to make up his mind to rebel, and when the time is ripe, he will be fatal with one blow." At that time, what is the use of you and me being ten times higher in martial arts?"

Granny Rui was stunned for a moment, stunned, and walked more than ten steps before she barely smiled, and said: "It's still the patriarch who thinks carefully, it seems that the Ouyang family should be disbanded when necessary, but it's a pity that my old man left such a big family business......"

The patriarch smiled and said, "No matter how big or small the family business is, no one is willing to throw it away, and people always like to hear that there is no problem, not only can the family be prosperous after the family production capacity is maintained, and so on." Human nature is like this, even if you know that there are always people who do the things of nine deaths, which is good for the overall situation, because there will always be one or two successful people who fail, and the world can also progress, but it is cruel to individuals, and the successful ones who take one out of ten will inspire countless people to die, and the funny thing is that no one has ever remembered the nine people who died, and no one believes that they will be the same as them, always looking forward to what happens, but in case the word no longer understands. ”

"What do you mean by that, ......?"

"If I hadn't abandoned the 'Golden Pavilion' and fled, I'm afraid I would have died in the hands of the people of the 'Juntian Jiuding', in other words, I killed the nephew of the lord of the Jiuding Ding in vain, and Jiuding sent someone to ask for someone If I didn't have a fluke to protect the apprentice, I wouldn't lead the Jiuding to attack, and the tired 'Golden Pavilion' fell, and the disciples of the disciples had no life. You know my business very well, and you decide what to do if the governor declines. ”

She knew very well about the patriarch, when the 'Golden Pavilion' and 'Juntian Jiuding' fought several battles, but did not fall behind, as a result, the more people on both sides died, the more and more the enmity became deeper and deeper, and finally Jiuding issued a decisive killing order, several tripod lords led hundreds of masters to attack, and the patriarch couldn't resist abandoning the 'Golden Pavilion' and leaving the disciples to escape alone, which was the biggest stain on the patriarch's life, and it was also the reason why the 'Osumi Heavenly City' and the 'Six Dragons Gang' were unwilling to accept him, and it was the reason why he had to take refuge in Wu Jingguo. Granny Rui nodded, she believed in the patriarch very much, and admired the patriarch even more, but she didn't agree with the patriarch's approach, she had her own ideas, the Ouyang family was the hard work of her father-in-law and son, and it was the hope of her grandson, she couldn't give up for no reason anyway.

In the afternoon of the same day, the people of the 'Ministry of Works' within a radius of five miles from the bell tower set up a fence to block the streets on the pretext of repairing the canal.