In the pavilion, a honeycomb coal stove burned a pot of boiling water. The eunuch Zhong Gui picked up a small jar, grabbed some tea leaves with bamboo clips, and put them into a purple teapot.

Boiling water rushes into the purple clay pot, and a tea fragrance spreads.

Zhong Gui carefully poured the tea into the porcelain cup and brought it to Li Chengdao and Taoist priests.

"Please, Taoist priest."

Li Chengdao picked up a cup of tea and drank it himself, and the Taoist priest also picked up a cup of tea and tasted it himself.

"It's a good product that is slightly astringent in the mouth, sweet in the throat, refreshing and refreshing. No wonder literati flock to it."

The Taoist priest exclaimed.

This Taoist priest has a great background, and is Xuan Jizi, the head of Cangxuan Mountain.

Cangxuan Mountain is the Taoist sect that Nanliang relies on, and his former head was Cang Songzi. He calculated the prophecy that shocked the world and brought destruction to the Long family army: the dragon prospers in the wild, and the world returns to unity.

After calculating this sentence, Cang Songzi's body weakened rapidly and finally passed away.

The successor leader is Cang Songzi's eldest disciple Xuan Jizi.

When Cang Songzi was alive, she was close to the Southern Liang court, but Xuan Jizi actively joined the world and gave advice on Li Chengdao.

"The Eastern Zhou Dynasty produced a Long Chengen, a eunuch. In just one year, he became the Minister of Works and the Ministry of Revenue. The last battle in Linjiang City was said to be the man who was behind the scenes."

"Long Cheng's kindness...Long Cheng's kindness...Long Chen!"

Li Chengdao murmured to himself, and suddenly felt that Long Chengen was Long Chen.

"Master, do you think Long Chengen is Long Chen?"

Xuan Jizi poured another cup of tea himself, shook his head and said, "Absolutely not. I have sent people to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to inquire. Long Chengen has a connection with Long Ye. He dug out the Long family's corpses and buried them, and even paid tribute to him."

"But he will definitely not be Long Chen."

Xuan Jizi said it very confidently.

"Why is Taoist priest so sure?"

Li Chengdao sent Zhong Gui to spy on Long Chen's news. He always speculated that Long Chengen was Long Chen, but he was not sure.

"It's very simple. I heard that Long Chengen lives in Qiuxing Hall, right next to the Fourth Princess Emperor Luo Xi. Long Chengen goes in and out of the palace, and even often bathes with several princesses, and even serves Indra."

"The empress does not need a man, everyone in the world knows that if Long Chengen was Long Chen, wouldn't it be a disaster for the palace?"

"What's more, the empress has a great grudge with the Long family. If Long Chen arrives in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, he will definitely be crushed to pieces."

Xuan Jizi drank tea, his tone was plain and he looked detached.

Li Chengdao frowned and said, "Long Chen is a eunuch, so it's normal for him to get into the harem."

Xuan Jizi laughed and said, "No one knows the ministers as good as the king. Long Chen is as strong as fire. Will he be willing to be castrated as a eunuch?"

"Or it is, if Long Chen was forced to be castrated as a eunuch, would he do things for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?"

Li Chengdao nodded and said, "Yes, Long Chen is the most savage. He has confronted me in the court. If he is castrated, he will definitely fight the Empress to the death."

"That's strange. I have a connection with the Long family and have such talent. Why can't I think of who it is at all?"

Xuan Jizi shook his head and said, "I have checked it too, and I can only find out that Long Chengen once served in the Long Family Army, that's all."

"I even suspect that this is fake, and Long Cheng'en's identity is a mystery."

Both of them denied Long Chen's identity in the end. The reason was very simple. Long Chen would not accept being a eunuch. If Long Chen was not a eunuch, the empress would not have put people in the harem.

"The Lord, Long Chengen and the World Association, and the Dragon Gang do business, their attitudes are now biased towards the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

Xuan Jizi said slowly.

The World Association and the Dragon Gang have a great influence and can influence the situation in the world and everyone is fighting for it.

"This Long Chengen is a trouble. Last time I wanted to catch someone alive, it seems that he would be the best if he died."

Lee Seung-dao poured another cup of tea and tasted it slowly.

"Shangguan Wei's recruits are almost done."

Xuan Jizi put down the teacup and said.

Li Chengdao nodded and said, "Let him go by himself, and take back the city lost from him."

After Zhong Gui got the order, he immediately went to Shangguan's family to pass on the order.

Shortly after Zhong Gui left, a eunuch came in and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, there is a Taoist priest who claims to be from Lihuo Island. He holds the token of the late emperor and asks for a meeting at the palace gate."

Li Chengdao frowned. He had never heard of any Taoist priest from Lihuo Island, and he had the token of the late emperor in his hand.

Xuan Jizi's expression changed slightly, and he stood up and performed a Taoist ritual: "I will leave."

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Daming Palace.

The empress sat on a phoenix chair, and all civil and military officials stood under the hall.

"Although Long Chengen has not been able to take over the Ministry of Revenue for a long time, the national treasury has been compensated for 4 million taels, which is very good."

The empress held the account book of the Ministry of Revenue in her hand and said slowly.

The ministers below were all well-informed. I heard that Long Chen and the World Association and the Dragon Gang do business, and the Ministry of Revenue made a lot of money.

Although they complained about Long Chen's identity as a eunuch, Long Chen did it really beautifully this time.

Originally, the world would threaten the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, saying that business would be bad this year, with the intention of weakening the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

But later the world will take the initiative to find Long Chen to cooperate, and the court took the initiative. This was the first time that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had the initiative in cooperation. In the past, they always asked the world to help.

The Ministry of Revenue has such a huge deficit, and it has filled 4 million taels so quickly, without increasing the taxes of the people by one cent. It is amazing.

"I dare not seek credit for my own affairs."

Long Chen walked out and worshiped.

The empress smiled and said, "No need to be modest. The Ministry of Revenue has never made such a big profit. This is all your credit."

Long Chen smiled, and the other ministers looked different. Some thought Long Chen did a good job, and more ministers were jealous.

At this time, Bai Qiulian, the Minister of War, came out and said, "Sir, I want to impeach Long Chengen."

The smile on the empress's face disappeared and she asked coldly: "Impossess Long Cheng'en? Why?"

Bai Qiulian said: "I impeach Long Cheng's benefactor to the enemy."

To invest in the enemy is to collude with the enemy and sell the country. This is a serious crime, and the ministers in the court are in agitation.

"Zijie? What did Long Cheng'en do?"

"I heard that it has something to do with the Long Family Army, and it seems that it is a spy."

"What? Is there any connection with the Long Family Army? How is it possible?"

"Stop quarrel, what does Shangshu Bai say?"

The empress looked cold and asked, "How to recruit the enemy?"

Bai Qiulian said: "The tea invented by Long Cheng'en was sold to the barbarians and honeycomb coal. Weichen heard that tea cured the bleeding of the barbarians, and honeycomb coal allowed them to keep warm. This is the enemy."

After hearing this, the empress and the ministers felt a little confused. Is this the enemy?

Long Chen smiled and said, "What Bai Shangshu said is really interesting. Things are sold in the world. What does it have to do with me?"

"Let's go back, even if I invented the things, then tea can really relieve the greasiness. It's really good for barbarians to drink them, but I ask you, can they survive without drinking tea?"

"When using honeycomb coal, if I don't give them honeycomb coal, they can burn cow dung and can't freeze them."

"Your reason for impeachment is really far-fetched."

Bai Qiulian said angrily: "Arguing, the barbarians get the benefits."

Di Luoxi frowned and stood up to defend: "Shangshu Bai, even if he doesn't give it to them, they will not die."

"The things are not given for nothing. All the money is exchanged for is money. What kind of money is not the enemy? You are worried that Long Chengen will take over the position of the Ministry of Revenue!"

After Emperor Luoxi said this, the ministers in the court lowered their heads and sneered.

Everyone knows that Bai Qiulian wants to marry her daughter to Jing Heng, but Jing Heng wants to marry Emperor Luoxi again.

Long Chen took the position of Minister of Revenue, and Jing Heng lost his position, so Bai Qiuxuan was anxious.

"Before the daughter has married, the mother-in-law has started to get anxious."

A minister whispered.

"Fourth lord, that's not what I mean!"

Bai Qiulian was both embarrassed and angry, and felt embarrassed.

The empress said coldly: "Okay, let alone this, the new recruits from Shangguan Wei of Nanliang have completed training and are stationed in Caishi City. They want to retake Linjiang City."

"A big battle with Nanliang is right in front of us. Let's talk about it, what do we think?"
Chapter completed!