Truth and Lies

Author: I long for power

Truth and Lies

The State of Lu has been a fertile land since ancient times, sitting on a large area of ​​fertile land in the Lingshan Mountains, with a large lake inside and a sea outside.

Haizhou City was originally a wealthy city. Both the population and the number of defenders in the city were much larger than those of the Human King City thirty years ago.

Today is different from the past. The current Haizhou City has long been unqualified to be compared with the Renwang City.

There were still many people on the street some time ago, but even if it gradually became deserted, it did not become deserted as quickly.

But ever since King Lu's crown prince took over the city with his men, the streets looked like bandits passing by. They were messy and dilapidated, with no sign of popularity.

In a tavern in a small alley on the street, a group of local men and old people gathered here, all of them sighing and frustrated.

"Ever since the prince came here, all the men on the street have been recruited to serve as soldiers. Before becoming soldiers, they have to be beaten three times with a stick and killed with a powerful stick. There is no one eating in the street. They are all hiding deeper than rats."

"You can get away with it if you pay a little money to be a soldier. What's most annoying to me is that this prince, in order to raise military funds, takes advantage of us who are doing small businesses. If we give him more money, he won't be able to fill it up no matter how much he pays. If he doesn't give it, he will

Look, all the good stuff in my house has been wasted!"

"At least you still have some left. The sea cucumbers, dried abalones, shark fins, fish bones, and isinglass in my warehouse were all requisitioned to make military rations. My son stepped forward to argue and his teeth were knocked out with a slap."

"But not only that, the prince also ordered to collect taxes for five years, and sent troops to guard several city gates to prevent anyone from running out. This is to put us in a pot and stew slowly!"

A group of locals kept complaining about Prince Shoudou's evil deeds.

Although Prince Shoudu promised not to impose taxes within five years, he also promised that the grain and money collected would be paid back in the future.

But no one believed this family.

King Lu has always been a man of bad faith. He kept giving up peripheral places in order to curb Lu's fortune. He has always taken as much as he can from peripheral cities like Haizhou City, and it is not a pity to lose them.

Anyway, it’s just not supported here.

Not only did he treat Haizhou City, King Lu only cared about the core area. The peripheral areas were a burden to him. He took advantage of the opportunity to collect all the money and food before there was an uprising, so as not to fall into the hands of thieves.

The resentment and dissatisfaction of the people at the bottom towards the royal family was accumulated over time. The main reason was that King Lu killed millions of troops twice in a row, which made family members in many places in the Lu country extremely resentful of King Lu's incompetence.

These resentments could have been slowly eliminated, but after encountering the forced conscription of King Lu's family and the forced recruitment of people into the army, everyone was unwilling to be a duckweed in order to survive.

***

On the surface, Chen Taiyi was very confident and asked everyone to wait and see what happens, but in fact, nothing happened.

In an open-minded mood, Chen Taiyi paid special attention to the affairs of the State of Lu.

Qiao Ying and his ministers quickly presented all kinds of information to Chen Taiyi.

Chen Taiyi carefully looked at the report on the Prince's Shoudou in his hand, and the more he read, the more frightened he became.

Those recruited from the private sector were exempted from taxes and corvee service.

Borrow money from wealthy households in the city and write an IOU, promising to pay back the money in the future.

As soon as he entered the city, he quickly summoned the blacksmiths in the city to make weapons and armor first.

Inventory the granaries in the city and transport the grain from wealthy households in the city to the designated granaries for use as military rations.

Rely on the generals in the army and the wise people around you, and let many generals take on civilian positions against all opinions.

Collect the daughters of the big families in the city and gain the support of the local wealthy families.

"Oh no! This person is much more powerful than me, how can I wait and see what happens?"

Chen Taiyi was very anxious, "If this person secures Haizhou City, or successfully fights out of Haizhou, and joins forces with nearby rebels..."

Chen Taiyi's eyes lit up, "Yes! He is against his father! No matter how powerful this person is, he is still weak. Unless his father is killed by a villain in the court, otherwise this person has no right to speak.

Good luck!"

"Oh! It's really important to have a good father." Chen Taiyi said with emotion, "Although my father is not very good, he is not very bad either. Generally speaking, he is pretty good."

The old prince almost lost his insurance in the evening because a woman had an unpleasant quarrel with his wife and son, and what was even more embarrassing was that the wife ran away.

If there hadn't been such a mess, just the busyness of the old prince in the early days would have made him a good father.

Chen Taiyi suddenly discovered something.

"The country of Lu is slowly deteriorating in the hands of King Lu. If King Lu continues to live and struggles, can the country of Lu be better?"

That smart mind thought of something unbelievable, but very logical.

Chen Taiyi felt that it was necessary to maintain the friendship between countries. Besides, Yue and Lu were allies!

"Come here, prepare a letter. I want to write a letter to King Lu."

Mrs. Chen put her hands on the table and raised them to cover her mouth, with a look of wisdom in her eyes.

There are not only two female champions in the office, but also other male officials.

Letters between countries are ghostwritten by specialized Zhonglang officials, all of whom are men.

Both Kui Wenji and the two female champions would imitate the handwriting of Chen Taiyi and others, but this kind of imperial edict emphasized the dignity of the country.

The writing officer came over quickly to take orders, and two more people moved tables and chairs for him to sit on the side three meters away.

This is not the first time that Chen Taiyi has asked a ghostwriter to write an imperial edict. Usually, the first time he talks about the general content, the writing officer will rewrite a new submission later. If he is satisfied, he will use it, and if he is not satisfied, he will revise it.

"Prince Lu and I have been friends for many years..."

Chen Taiyi frowned and thought about what to say. He was not lying, so how could he blurt it out?

"A country is only as big as its internal and external aspects, and a small family is also divided into each other. Although we both have the responsibility of our family, country, and world on our shoulders, King Lu and I, Yue and Lu have always thought about peace.

Coexist.”

"Now the State of Lu is encountering some minor setbacks. If I don't do something to help, then all the promises of covenant and morality will be false and false."

"But there is a lot of hostility between the Lu State and the Yue State. From a national level, what I can do is really limited."

"I personally gave King Lu a set of basic techniques of breathing, breathing and gathering Qi, as well as three bottles of elixir for strengthening the spirit and body, three spirit dogs, ten horses, and a set of spiritual armor and brocade clothes that can be worn everywhere."

Chen Taiyi thought that King Lu would live for a few more years, more than ten years, and not allow those talented princes or outstanding figures from all over the country to rise.

Qiao Ying was a little confused when she saw it, and didn't understand why Chen Taiyi suddenly supported King Lu.

"Your Majesty, King Nalu listened to the slander and squandered the country's spiritual energy. He will definitely be doomed in the future. Why should you help him?"

Chen Taiyi shook his head, looked outside and said directly: "You don't understand, what I see in my eyes is not the land of Lu, but the scenery further away."

Everyone was shocked and suddenly understood Chen Taiyi’s ambition!!

Although I don’t know exactly why, everyone seems to understand something and firmly believe that this is it!
Chapter completed!