Chapter 31: The Law of the Jungle
After Shaoli finished speaking, he turned to Duojiao and said, "Sister, don't refuse, senior brother, I am very optimistic." Hei Mosu's words are right, if there is no good teacher to guide him, the cultivation of martial arts is likely to go wrong. It doesn't matter if you don't practice well, but if you go crazy, it's over. Sister, don't worry, my five teachers, who once trained me as the head of the strong soldiers and palace guards of the Dian Kingdom, each of them had a lot of military achievements when they were young, and they were once awarded by their fathers, and they were very powerful. ”
After Shaoli finished speaking, he waited for Duo Jiao to agree, but saw that Duo Jiao's brows were furrowed even tighter, and Shao Li didn't know what she was thinking, so he pulled Duo Jiao aside and whispered.
"Sister, don't you know, these five old men are annoyed to death, forcing me to practice martial arts every day, what I hate the most is to use knives and guns, but they have their own strengths, and they don't just use knives and guns. You should help your brother, okay~"
Less from the soft grinding hard bubbles, showing an innocent smile.
For this twin brother who is related by blood and is also named the child of destiny, Duo Jiao, who is an older sister, is really hard to refuse, and finally agreed.
"In that case, I should have helped you. Duo Jiao said with a big grin, in fact, of course she knew that Shaoli was deliberately selling a good thing to resolve the unhappiness between Hei Mosu and Wuya just now.
"Great, sister, in that case, I'll leave first!"
"Good!"
After Shaoli finished speaking, he turned around and ran, pulling a large group of attendants and palace maids and quickly disappeared into the sea of flowers, and soon his happy and hearty laughter and the laughter of the palace maids were heard. But no one saw that the black Mosu disappeared in front of the sea of flowers, glaring at Wuya fiercely with gloomy eyes, and looking at Duojiao with a strange smile.
Duo Jiao originally wanted to take advantage of this turmoil to have a good chat with Wuya about how to get along with others in the Yongyuan Imperial City, but at this time, she had to stop because of the arrival of one person, and her pretty face suddenly wrinkled.
The person who came here, Longxi, as Yanzhu's personal guard, was not much older than Duo Jiao, but he was exceptionally mature and steady, wearing silver armor, shining, and seemed to have a bit of the momentum of Yanzhu's eldest princess.
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has asked me to send you a piece of music and has instructed me to tell you that this piece must be processed quickly and without error. The recital is on the desk of your Highness's study. I see that there are still many unapproved passages, and I ask Your Highness to deal with them quickly, so as not to delay the important business. ”
After Long Xi finished speaking, his eyes glanced at the boundless, and then saluted Duo Jiao slightly, and disappeared at the end of the sea of flowers.
Duo Jiao's face was a little ugly, but she didn't say anything, and left the Imperial Garden with Wuya.
......
In the depths of the sea of flowers, Prince Shaoli was playing with the palace maids, and a cold voice suddenly appeared beside him.
"Your Highness, the Lord Regent has asked me to tell you that I will be coming to check your homework in a few days, and I hope you will prepare as soon as possible. In addition, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent said that if you have a good time, you will go to the royal study by yourself, and she will ask you something. ”
When Long Xi said, the noise around him still didn't stop, but as soon as the word "regent" came out, the whole world was immediately silent, except for the wind blowing and the fragrance of flowers in the sea of flowers, it was as if time had stood still, and those palace maids and attendants all stood silently, motionless, and Shaoli only felt a basin of cold water poured down, and his face, which was originally flushed, suddenly returned to normal.
Under the sun, it seemed that this face was still a little pale, and with some cynicism, the face became constricted at this moment.
After Long Xi finished speaking, he walked away leisurely, and Shaoli's face changed for a while, which was very unhappy.
However, he still waved his hand to let the people around him play again, and the atmosphere around him soon became lively again.
It's just that the untimely voice appeared again, and it turned out to be Longxi who stopped: "By the way, Your Highness, when the last general came here, His Royal Highness the Regent had already gone to the imperial study, and she said that she would wait for you to go back slowly." Right now...... I'm afraid I'm getting a little impatient. ”
Between Long Xi's words, the surroundings were dead and silent again, and Shaoli looked at Long Xi's back without looking back when he spoke, and suddenly made a move.
Bang!
The fist blows the petals of the small tree full of flowers on the side.
There was no wind around, and the petals quickly sank, leaving only the bare branches of the leaves and no petals.
"Spread out. ”
With a wave of his hand, he turned to leave, and no one around dared to follow, even the black Mosu next to him lowered his head and said nothing.
......
Thinking of the countless pieces on the table, piled up like a mountain, Duo Jiao felt that her head was big. So before returning to the study, I went to find Master Wen, hoping that he could help me deal with it, which would be much more effective. But what she didn't want was that as soon as she pushed the door open, she saw a slender figure standing in the study.
This is a graceful and luxurious woman with a majestic appearance - the eldest princess Yanzhu.
She held the piece that Duo Jiao had reviewed in her hand, but her indifferent face seemed to be re-examining the content of the piece. Of course, after a closer look, she realized that there was another woman in the room.
This woman is none other than Shu Xiyun, the Crane Ghost God Teacher who was tricked by her that day.
Xiyun clasped her hands on her chest, leaned against the pillar, closed her eyes, and she didn't open her eyes to look at Duojiao when she came, as if she was really asleep. Duo Jiao was overjoyed when she saw this, she knew very well that although the palace was big, it was all controlled by Yan Zhu, if it weren't for Qinghai Yi sending some powerful witches to protect her secretly, she really didn't know if she was still alive now.
And this Xiyun is currently the most powerful existence among all the protective Duo Jiao witches.
"Duojiao has seen my aunt. Duo Jiao bowed and put away her inner thoughts.
"The minister has seen His Royal Highness the Regent. Behind him, Master Wen also hurriedly saluted.
Yanzhu seemed to have just noticed that the two of them had come in, looked stunned, put down the concerto, and came to Duo Jiao with a smile on his face, holding Duo Jiao's delicate cheeks with both hands, and looking at the ...... At this time, Xiyun's eyes also opened, and he was as cold as a beast staring at the seemingly soft hands. As if he was afraid that as soon as this hand was forced, Her Royal Highness the Princess's head would be shattered.
"Let my aunt see if Jiao'er has lost weight recently. Well, I really lost a little weight, although there are many movements, but the body is more important. In contrast, your brother is not as hard as you, so you have to discipline him well in the future. As Yan Zhu spoke, she also felt that a visible and invisible pressure was approaching, and she could sense that this Xiyun was indeed very terrifyingly destructive, so she had to guard against it.
"Thank you aunt for your care. Duo Jiao smiled slightly, it seemed that the relationship with Yanzhu was the same as the relationship between ordinary people's aunts and nephews.
"Well, the suitable piece has also been delivered, Jiao'er, you can also review it. This time the movement is a little different, and I'm afraid that you don't care about it, so people tell you to hold on. Later, I thought about it and was not at ease, so I rushed over. As she spoke, Yan Zhu had already pulled Duojiao to the table with a kind face, picked up a book and handed it to her.
"Huh, look at what makes my aunt so anxious. ”
Duo Jiao opened the chapter and looked at it, and immediately frowned, this matter was indeed the first time she had reviewed it, and it was a little prickly.
The content of the chapter was simple: to raise the commercial tax of the Han Dynasty's merchants.
"Auntie, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, I remember that the Han Dynasty business tax has reached nine points before, and now it is directly from nine points to two percent, if this is approved, not to mention that the Han Dynasty business travel will probably be evacuated, so I am afraid that it will attract the dissatisfaction of the Han Dynasty, and if it is angry at that time, it is bound to fight again." ”
"Fighting?" Yan Zhu smiled, turned to the side, and left Duo Jiao with a back.
She said in a faint voice: "Our Dian Kingdom and the Western Regions in the rear are rich in gold, silver, pearls and gemstones, but over the years, the Han Dynasty merchants have bought at low prices and sold them to us at high prices. Jiao'er, do you know how much two feet of silk can be sold for in our Dian country? Fifty thousand yuan, just the silk robe you wear, at least one million yuan, and in the Han Dynasty, this robe was at most tens of thousands of yuan. Master Wen, you are Han, you can talk about it. ”
"Yes, Your Highness. Master Wen hurriedly said: "The Han Dynasty made huge profits and paid back official taxes, and such a high tax was enough for the Han Dynasty to have enough money to make weapons and build an army." Because of this, the Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger, and the surrounding areas of our Dian Kingdom were increasingly decayed, and even feared and frightened by the majesty of the Han Dynasty. On the contrary, if we can start with taxes, we can stop the momentum of the Han Dynasty, and the profits obtained from the surrounding areas can also be put into the treasury of our Dian State, and our Dian army can be strengthened. As time goes by, one will disappear from the other, which is a good law for strengthening the country. But this commercial tax can't be collected too much, otherwise the other party will inevitably be angry if it touches the bottom line of the Han Dynasty. Once the army fights, the two sides will not please each other. But after all, our Dian Kingdom is not as strong as the Han Dynasty, even if it wins the battle, it will be difficult to recover for a while, and even if the Han Dynasty loses the battle, it can have a lot of room to recover quickly. Therefore, it is very important to control the amount of commercial taxes, and the two percent of this concession control is actually not too much, or it can just be above the bottom line of the Han Dynasty. ”
Bang bang bang.
After Master Wen finished speaking, Yan Zhu clapped his hands and praised: "Lord Wen is worthy of being a Han person, and the analysis of this situation is far better than mine, powerful. ”
"Your Royal Highness has won the award, I Wen was killed by the Han people, lost his wife and children and almost lost his wild dog, since he was rescued by Her Royal Highness the Princess, he abandoned his identity as a Han person, I am now an official in the court, and I am also a member of the Dian Kingdom, not a Han person. ”
Yan Zhu's eyes showed a hint of appreciation, and then turned to look at Duo Jiao.
"I see, Jiao'er is superficial, but fortunately, my aunt reminded me that I would have made a big mistake otherwise. Duo Jiao said sincerely, and after getting up, she cast a grateful look at Master Wen.
"It's okay, you're still young, the road is still long, my aunt will go first. After speaking, Yanzhu was about to leave, but when he arrived at the door, he stopped: "Master Wen, Jiao'er is much more sensible than Shaoli, so I'll trouble you." And Lord Xiyun, Jiao'er also bothers you to take care of it. ”
Master Wen didn't speak, and bowed to the door.
"Hmph,. Xiyun said with a cold face.
Yanzhu smiled slightly, shook her head and left without saying a word.
As the regent of the government, she leans towards the government and the opposition, and the power of life and death in her palms is fierce, and no one dares to touch her moldy head. But there is only one place where she dares to say this, and this place she also does not dare to be unscrupulous.
It just so happened that Xiyun was the person from this place, the Crane Shadow Sect.
"Little girl, for the sake of my sister's face, don't blame me for not reminding you, don't be deceived by this woman, if something happens to you, it's not a question of whether I can explain it, but ...... Did you hear that?" Xiyun looked at Duo Jiao solemnly.
Duo Jiao looked outside, smiled slightly, shook her head, and said, "Auntie won't, she has always treated me very well." ”
But no one noticed that Duo Jiao's eyes inadvertently re-looked at Lord Wen, and the words changed when they reached his mouth.