"You evil bastard, you little bastard, you're going to die a good death!"
Li Mi's sleep talk was heard in the palace.
Han Shitou stood outside and cast a warning look at the maids.
Everyone bowed their heads.
Li Mi's scandal cannot be told.
This is Li Bixing Palace in Yizhou.
Some people suggested that the palace should be built larger, so that it would be in line with Li Mi's status. But just after these words were released, Yizhou officials felt as if they were mourning for their heirs. Xiao Zhen, the governor, risked his life to remonstrate: "Your Majesty, the money and food consumed by the army are not counted.
In fact, the cost of building the palace is countless. In addition, many civilians have been expropriated, and the people of Shu... are boiling with resentment."
No matter how much you expand the palace, the people of Shu will drag you off your throne and cook you in a pot before the murderer from Chang'an arrives with his army.
Li Mi scolded Xiao Zhen, but in the end the discussion of expanding the palace disappeared.
Li Mi, who was used to spending a lot of money, was extremely uncomfortable with this life of digging and searching, so he discussed with his ministers many times how to get money.
Yang Songcheng is a member of the household department, and openness is the core: there are two ways to make money, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.
Reduce expenditure...The army is a gold-eating beast. If you don't give it food, this giant beast will turn around and eat you.
Will officials be given salaries?
Don't be careful, they colluded with Yang Ni of Chang'an.
Li Mi turned his attention to the powerful and senior officials accompanying him.
Last time he opened his mouth and let many people go back. However, many people were extremely determined to stay in Shu. Most of these people had enmity with the Northern Xinjiang Army or Li Xuan.
These people are all wealthy people who can spend money. Even though they are in Shu land, they still have to give out the money and food that should be given every year, and add seals to those that should be given.
Li Mi looked around and couldn't find any place to save money.
As for open source, come on!
The land of Shu is closed and there are only so many products. How can we open them up?
The only way is to go into business.
Commercial taxes became Li Mi's only hope. He met those "dirty" wealthy businessmen for the first time and encouraged them.
Just when the wealthy businessmen were rejoicing, business taxes were raised.
The wealthy businessmen were shocked when they realized that Li Mi wanted to make money from themselves, so they immediately hid in their homes and cursed the emperor.
There was a cough in the palace, and Han Shitou opened the door and said, "Your Majesty?"
"Um!"
Li Mi slowly sat up and looked at the void with fixed eyes, "I had a dream. In the dream, that evil bastard attacked Shu and was defeated by me. The evil bastard knelt in front of me and cried and begged.
I will spare his life. I..." Li Bi waved his hand violently, "I will kill him with my own hands!"
"Your Majesty is brave!"
Han Shitou held the candlestick over and saw that Li Bi's forehead was covered with sweat and his face was flushed, so he knew it was a nightmare.
Maybe, it was him who was beheaded in the dream.
Li Mi got up and went out to do some exercise.
"How's it going with the Supreme Emperor?" Li Mi asked.
"Just drinking and having fun, what do you mean...carpe diem." Han Shitou felt that Li Yuan was probably the person who knew how to enjoy things best. Although that enjoyment was anesthesia, it was better than suffering when he was awake.
"He's scared."
Li Mi smiled strangely, "He's afraid of that scoundrel."
Han Shitou lowered his head.
After breakfast, Li Mi summoned the ministers to discuss matters.
What we are discussing today is the integration of foreign forces.
"Yang Ni has under his command many foreign sects such as Xuanxue and Yunshan, and there are many monks. Recently, many strange monks have been discovered in Shu. I think they are probably Yang Ni's spies."
Zhao Sanfu introduced the situation.
"Gather them." Li Bi said calmly, "Let them send their best men to Tongcheng to obey orders."
Zhao Sanfu looked embarrassed, "Your Majesty, those outsiders are probably just perfunctory. The people they sent are not high in cultivation, but they have a lot of airs."
Li Mi sneered, "What is the army for?"
The experience of that scoundrel from Chang'an who recaptured the Yunshan monks has been widely circulated: First, he sent Ning Yayun to persuade him, but Yunshan refused to listen. When he went out, he saw that the army was outside the mountain gate.
Listen, wealth and glory.
If you don't listen, the army will cover you up and kill you!
Which one to choose?
Guo Yunhai, the headmaster of Yunshan, wisely joined Li Xuan and made great contributions to that scoundrel in the subsequent conquest.
That scoundrel can threaten Fangwai sect with his army, why can't I?
Zhao Sanfu sneered in his heart, "Yes!"
But he knew that those Fangwai sects were definitely trying to make ends meet.
The army blocks the door?
I ran away with my belongings before the army came.
Come!
The mountain gate is left to you!
Zheng Qi said: "There is a turmoil over there in Guanzhong! Those powerful families have formed a coalition and are marching towards Chang'an. Your Majesty, I think the army is ready to attack."
Li Bi's heart was moved... The idea of sending troops has been lingering in his mind, but he needs to consult experts.
Turning his eyes, Li Mi looked at Zhang Huan.
With his eyes drooped, Zhang Huan, who was about to become Huang Chunhui's second, felt the emperor's gaze.
Looking past him, he found Wei Zhong.
"What do Wei Qing think?"
grass!
Zhang Huan felt that Li Mi had taken the wrong medicine, so he asked Wei Zhong.
Wei Zhong's daughter had a good relationship with the man from Chang'an, and Wei Zhong also had some friendship with the man in the past, so she was jealous of Li Mi.
However, Wei Zhong felt that Li Mi was looking for an excuse to tease him, so he said cautiously: "I am currently in a daze and I dare not speak nonsense."
Li Mi didn't feel dissatisfied and looked at General Chen Xiao of the Right Military Guard, "Chen Qing."
When they were at Luofengpo, Chen Xiao and his subordinates, General Yang Minghe of You Xiaowei, launched a mutiny and forced Li Mi to execute the Yang brothers and sisters. Logically, Li Mi should have killed the two of them with a thousand swords. But once he killed the two, , the accompanying troops were worried that he would retaliate and would mutiny again.
Therefore, the situation of Chen Xiao and Yang Minghe is actually better.
Isn't this indulging the feudal lords and powerful ministers... Looking at this scene, Zhao Sanfu felt even more amused.
Compared with Li Mi's Flying Dog Gou Gou, the little brother in Chang'an is more majestic...but I'm afraid I won't be able to call him little brother in the future.
Thinking of this, Zhao Sanfu couldn't help but feel sad.
Chen Xiao has gained some weight recently, "Your Majesty, I think you should be cautious."
As a grasshopper on a rope, General Yang Minghe of the Right Xiaowei immediately defended his close comrades, "Your Majesty, the road to Shu is difficult, not only for our opponents, but also for us! Outside Shu, Yang Ni sent a large army to garrison , and built a fortress, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack... Once the attack is unfavorable, the Chang'an army will arrive in an instant. At that time, our army will be in a dilemma!"
Two mallets... Zhang Huan sneered in his heart. In his opinion, even if he couldn't attack, he could still harass him. In the constant harassment, once his opponent showed a flaw, it would be the time to attack.
There was a coldness in Li Mi's eyes, and his warm blood was frozen into lumps of ice by these words.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry." Zheng Qi persuaded him: "When Emperor Gaozu raised troops in Guanzhong, they soon swept the entire Guanzhong. Yang Ni's foothold in Guanzhong was not stable, so it was naturally difficult to match him..."
"Yes! Once those powerful people join forces, to be honest, their strength is frightening."
"Yang Ni is responsible for his own misfortune, I'll just sit back and watch."
The ministers were chattering and successfully dispelled Li Mi's idea of sending troops.
We will disperse later.
Zhao Sanfu left the palace, turned several times, and came to a small alley.
Zheng Yuandong was sitting in a wine shop in an alley.
"Brother looks very impressive, but is he a businessman?"
The wine shop was not big, and it was located in a deep alley, so business was not very good. There was no business at the moment, so the shopkeeper made himself a pot of wine and sat across from Zheng Yuandong to talk to him.
"Exactly." Zheng Yuandong nodded.
"Business is not good these days." The shopkeeper shook his head.
"Why?" Zheng Yuandong asked.
"The emperor taxes too much, and there is not much revenue. Now, it's all his." The shopkeeper complained. He drank a sip of wine, smacked his mouth, and felt that there was not enough water.
Zheng Yuandong smiled, "But you have to do it, right?"
"Yes!" The shopkeeper stared blankly at the wine bottle on the table, "It would be nice if I could change it to someone else."
"Ahem!" Zhao Sanfu came, and the shopkeeper quickly stood up to greet him.
"Let's talk." Zhao Sanfu waved his hand, and the shopkeeper said knowingly: "Let's talk if you have something to say."
The shopkeeper went out to talk to someone, and Zhao Sanfu sat down and said, "He wanted to send troops, but he was stopped. By the way, why don't you go to the court meeting today?"
"Do you think the current court meeting is still meaningful?" Zheng Yuandong said: "Even the wine shop owners in the deep alleys are thinking about whether there can be another emperor, which makes me a little confused."
"Rebuilding the Tang Dynasty is our wish, but now Chang'an is reforming the Tang Dynasty with great fanfare. To this end, he does not hesitate to fall out with the Guanzhong clan. But we are still lingering in Shu. Old Zheng, we should put aside our thoughts.
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"After many years of thinking about it, once it is put aside, this person feels... that the first half of his life has been in vain."
"But after all, there is still the rest of life, right?" Zhao Sanfu raised his glass, "The Northern Liao Dynasty is gone, the Southern Zhou Dynasty is gone, and once the great clans in Guanzhong are suppressed, Old Zheng, have you and I ever thought about this situation?"
Zheng Yuandong shook his head, "At the beginning, you and I only dared to think about being able to compete with the great clans in Guanzhong. As for suppressing them, who among the emperors in the past thousand years had not thought about it? But whoever took action ended up with a bloody head."
Zhao Sanfu took a sip of wine and frowned slightly, "It's been mixed with water. It's tasteless and sour."
"Is this drink like you and me?" Zheng Yuandong said with a smile: "You and I have had lofty ambitions over the years. Once our dreams were shattered, our ambitions were dull and tasteless. Watching the man from Chang'an make such a bold move
There is nothing we dare to think about, and we feel sour in our hearts.”
"Old Zheng, once the situation in Guanzhong stabilizes, the man from Chang'an will definitely prepare to attack Shu. Where should you and I go?" Zhao Sanfu asked.
Zheng Yuandong held the wine glass, his eyes calm, "I have been thinking about this issue for a long time. To be honest, I am... somewhat unwilling to take refuge with the man from Chang'an."
"But if you don't take refuge... you will have no choice but to go home and farm for the rest of your life." Zhao Sanfu said playfully.
"If the Guanzhong Allied Forces rise, the situation will be different." Zheng Yuandong hesitated, "I have been hesitating a lot recently. I think we should wait until the overall situation in Guanzhong is decided." He looked at Zhao Sanfu, "What about you? Where to go?
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"Me?" Zhao Sanfu said with a smile: "The mirror is the false emperor's dog. I have been a dog for too long, and now I want to be a human being."
Zhao Sanfu stood up, nodded slightly, and walked out.
He walked to the door, raised his head, and squinted at the sky.
A young man rushed into the alley and shouted: "Big event, big event!"
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The sound of the door opening is endless.
In an instant, the alley that was empty just now was filled with people.
Someone asked: "Is this such a big event? If you dare to coax me, I will let you know later that Guoerba is made of iron."
The young man shouted: "The Guanzhong coalition forces were destroyed by the emperor of Chang'an."
The world will eventually move irresistibly closer to that man from Chang'an.
Zhao Sanfu turned around and looked at Zheng Yuandong.
"What about you? Where to go?"
Zheng Yuandong raised his head and drank from the glass of wine.
Throw the glass.
"Tell Your Majesty that I, Zheng Yuandong, am willing to serve as an internal correspondent!"