Da Chu. Dan yang. Palace.

Above the main hall. A middle-aged man named Chu Xing was dressed in a dragon robe and wore a nine-fold crown on his head. Sit on the dragon chair. Arms resting on armrests. With a focused expression, he listened intently to the discussion of the military generals on the platform of the palace. Listen carefully, don't say anything, but don't get angry. There is quite a momentum of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger!

"Your Majesty. Food, grass and armaments have been sent to all the cities of the Northlands. It is expected that the handover will be completed after three months. When the time comes, every time the army going north arrives in a city, they can get the money they need. "Tobe Shangshu is a step forward. took out the copywriting that had been prepared in his arms and handed it to the eunuch on the side. The thin body was slumped to the bottom.

"There is Lao Aiqing. The noble man flipped through the fold in his hand. As if intentionally or unintentionally, he asked casually. "What is wrong with collecting grain and grass?"

Qu Ke's heart jumped, and his eyes glanced at the monarch sitting high almost imperceptibly. He said slowly: "Return to Your Majesty." This time the southern grain was levied. There are some complaints near Gowei City"

Close the fold. "What do you mean?" the noble man shifted. Appears unusually interested.

Qu can be sweating for the drooping head. I wanted to talk a few times and stopped.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Are you still afraid that I will treat you with great disrespect?"

Qu can be a gritted tooth. "Your Majesty is unjust today. is also Chu Min. But it is light on the south and heavy on the north. ”

"That's it?"

Qu Kewei knelt on the ground. "Chu Jun is untrustworthy" repeated this word repeatedly, and he didn't dare to say anything further.

Because of this, the main hall is above. There is a sound of the needle falling.

Chu Jun suddenly chuckled. "If it's me, I'll say so. There was a pause. "I think back then, Chu Jun cut down Shu. number, the same is Chu Min, there is no difference. Now. As many as sixty percent of the original Shu people were collected, and forty percent of the Chu people were collected. That's not what I will, I remember. Said the original word. Chu Jun accentuated his tone.

"In the past few years, the south has been in good weather! According to the practice of the imperial court, the grain and grass collected in the south have always been forty percent more than in the north. One is because the land is fertile, and the other is because it is far from the war. The voice turned. "I pity the people, not only did I not increase the miscellaneous taxes, but only thirty percent of them, and now, it has become sixty percent or forty percent!?" he said, laughing gloomily.

"What did he Su Mu do?" put the grain and grass fold on the table. The noble man knocked on the table.

Qu Ke breathed a sigh of relief. The body did not dare to move. "Back to Your Majesty. The city lord of Sioux led three hundred troops out of the city that night. After returning to the city, the relevant officials were killed. The assets of the family are used as military expenses. ”

The court was quiet again. Take a moment. The neutral voice sounded: "Remember, Su Mu is the lord of a city. There is no way to educate. His Majesty is not strict. and punished him with a year's imprisonment. Let him go north alone, and he will not be allowed to enter the national capital. Let's go until I report to the army. ”

"Yes. The father-in-law on the side replied in a low voice.

"Also, all the nine clans of the corrupt officials will be put to death. ”

"Yes. ”

In this way, there are more than 300 people in the village, both men and women, young and old. Which is right and which is wrong. They were all beaten to the ground.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" the civil and military officials knelt down together. No one dissuaded. Sing loudly.

"If I had been holy, there would have been no slaughter of the village. The noble man stood up and said angrily. Walk to Your Highness. He supported the old man who was kneeling first on the left. "General Chi is honest and honest, and everyone in the country knows it. Please. ”

"Old minister, don't dare. Chi Hai knelt and bowed. Leave no trace and avoid the man's support. The skull hit the ground again.

The noble man shook his head lightly and smiled bitterly. "That's it! For the sake of General Chi. His voice suddenly turned sharp. "Get up! Hmph! Don't think I don't know what you've done in the past few years! How dare they be greedy for ink at this time! How dare they! How can they!"

The voice just fell. "Old minister Chi Hai, I am willing to donate 100 gold for the Northern Expedition!" The deep voice echoed in the main hall.

The angry noble man was stunned, and the corners of his mouth twitched. There was a dull pain in my heart. There is no need to think about it, he will take it for him! The Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces and even the common people. Who doesn't know that he General Chi Yuanchi has no long things, and even the materials used in the house where he lives were originally used by the emperor to build the palace! A loose-sleeved robe is worn on the back. Pacing to the temple gates, looking at the northern sky. Silent and silent.

For a moment. The secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Sun Shu Ao and the Ministry of Household Shangshu Qu can bow down together. "The minister is willing to donate his family assets for the Northern Expedition!"

One after another, some officials bowed down. "The minister is willing to donate his family assets for the Northern Expedition"

"Great rivers and mountains. It's all right now. "For a while. The Chu Emperor, who was on his back, added again. "But whoever is short-sighted and hinders the Northern Expedition, I will destroy his nine clans, so that he will never be able to live beyond his life. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Chi Hai lifted his robe. The first one bowed down.

Seeing this, the other civil and military officers woke up like a dream. "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The sound was mighty, converging into a torrent, and it lasted for a long time in this court

"The general Chi Hai, the head of the household is still the song, and the secretary of the ministry is Sun Shu Ao. The others will go on their own. ”

"Biography, the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Study. ”

The Imperial Study.

The monarch sat down in his chair and suddenly chuckled. "Thank you, old general. ”

"Weichen didn't dare. ”

"That's it. The treasury can now have more armaments. Looking at the two thick stacks of military registrations on the table. Chu Jun said softly. "I can also die less, Jing Chu Erlang. ”

"Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this, the horse leather shroud is the duty of our soldiers. ”

"Old General. The emperor named Chu Xing shouted. The eyes are a little dull. "I know that now is not the best time to send troops. But after all, we can't wait any longer. It's been ten years. There is no war in the country, and the armament has become somewhat relaxed. If I don't fight again, I'm afraid that the people of the country will forget how my Jingchu country name came from. There was a pause. Self-deprecating. "Now, even the rear of me is starting to burn. Why don't they say that the northerners are more than the southerners, and the soldiers collected are as many as 20%!"

Chikai was silent.

At this time. "Your Majesty, the Rite Ceremony was originally brought to you. ”

"Oh, the Qujia Qilin'er has arrived. "I glanced at Qu Ke. Chu Jun exhaled lightly and laughed.

The song can be a gift. glanced at the young man who was handsome. Eyes are happy.

"Weichen Qu Yuan, knock to see Your Majesty!"

Chu Jun smiled and waved his hand. "What did you bring back to my Chu State when you went to the Qin State?"

The young man faced the monarch and had no stage fright under the gaze of the three old ministers. Eloquent. "A trip to the country of Qin. Weichen brought back a roll of paperwork and a bag of gravel. There was a pause. Explained in detail. "Qin Jun promised that if my country produces 3,000 catties of iron, he is willing to reconcile with my country forever. ”

Chu Jun sneered. Interrupt the teenager. "Eternal!?hey! My annual output of Tielu Mountain is only more than 20,000 catties of iron! It's amazing! As soon as I open my mouth, I want 3,000 catties!"

"Your Majesty, it's the end of autumn. The border barbarians will inevitably plunder the Central Plains. The three kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, and Yan bore the brunt of the attack. With the war on the border, I have already taken care of myself. Even if he didn't use iron tools, he didn't dare to do anything. "Qu can be an arch.

"No wonder everyone else calls you 'miser'!" Uncle Sun laughed. Glancing at Chu Jun on the chair. "Your Majesty. According to the old minister. You can't give all the 3,000 catties of iron, but you can't give it all away. If it is given in full, it will be suspected of being an enemy. If he doesn't give it, I'm afraid that if he doesn't say it on his face, he will make some small stumbling blocks in the northwest of our country. It's natural to be afraid, but after all, it's a bit troublesome. And if we contain our northwest army too much, I am afraid that it will be detrimental to the invasion of South Korea. ”

"General Chi thinks why?"

"What Uncle Sun said is very true. Lao Chen thought that he might as well separate the three thousand catties of iron. One thousand catties were sold to the Qin State. Another 2,000 catties of iron went south from Xishu. Exchanging horses with foreigners. There was a pause. "The foreigners are quick to fight. By good use of cavalry. If there is an iron weapon to help. Nature is like a tiger with wings. I don't think there will be a tribe that will be able to refuse an exchange. ”

"Good!" Chu Jun nodded fiercely. "Killing two birds with one stone! This matter will be handed over to Master Qu. He turned his head to look at Qu Yuan. Go on. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Weichen sent an envoy to the Qin State. In accordance with His Majesty's will. Spy on the progress of the construction of the Great Wall. After a pause, he carefully took out a bag of things from his bosom and respectfully handed it to the eunuch. "Here are some of the stones that Wechen managed to grab. Among them, Qingtian rock and gravel are the main ones. These two types of stones are best used on the city walls. According to Weichen, I am afraid that it will not be more than three years. The Great Wall of Qin can be completed. ”

Hearing the news, even Chi Hai couldn't help but frown fiercely.

The Qin people lived north of Weishui. And there are many foreigners to the west of Weishui. Skilled in bowed horses since childhood, especially good at long-distance running, harassment. Years of fighting with the Qin people. There were casualties. So that although there are few Qin people, most of them are good recruiters. Known as brave.

"Three years" Chu Jun closed his eyes and muttered to himself. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes, and the essence was overflowing. "I want to transfer the 100,000 troops from the northwest, merge with the northern army, and destroy Korea in two years!"