On the other side, Xia Yan's heart skipped a beat when he saw Zhuge Liang standing there without saying a word.
Is it possible that this big brother is trying to trick me into something else?
No, he can't go on this mission!
As soon as this thought occurred, the system quickly prompted a prompt.
[If the host’s inappropriate thoughts are detected, please do not interfere with North Korean and Chinese officials’ performance of their duties for the country]
...that’s all, maybe I’m overthinking it.
I have gone too far, and I don't think even Zhuge Liang can turn the tide.
Thinking of this, Xia Yan said nothing more. His order had been issued, and it was up to them how to operate it.
"Okay, let's retreat."
After finishing speaking, Xia Yan looked at the two thin, white young men walking towards him.
"Stop it, I'll go by myself!"
After that, Xia Yan came to the study room and began to continue his reading career.
He looked at the dozens of books that had been scrapped due to dripping saliva and sighed.
"A little trick to scrapping a book every day is to make me read..."
As he spoke, his eyelids slowly sank.
Well... let's sleep for a little while first...
On the second day, Xia Yan puffed away his smoke while listening to the minister's report.
Today, there are still eight people in the court, but the missing person has changed from Di Renjie to Zhuge Liang again.
It can be seen that Zhuge Liang still needs to contribute to the collection of the squire this time.
"Your Majesty, the collection of money from the rural gentry families this time seems to be going very poorly. So far, no family is willing to hand over 70% of their property..."
"What? These bitches, the court is so kind to them, but they don't appreciate it? Tell the Prime Minister that they must collect everything within seven days, otherwise their homes will be ransacked!"
"Uh, isn't this an open robbery?..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Ming immediately realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing and quickly corrected himself.
"These squires are really a bit ungrateful. I will go help them together now!"
After saying that, Zhu Ming hunched his neck and bent his already hunched back and left in dejection, leaving only the remaining few people looking at each other.
The backbone ran away, what else could I say, I just kept laughing, and there was a trace of embarrassment in the air.
Seeing this, Xia Yan couldn't laugh or cry, so he said nothing more and retired from the court.
After resigning from the court, Xia Yan rarely went to the study. Instead, he told Eunuch Luo that he needed to go out incognito to see the reaction of the rural gentry family.
But this time, Eunuch Luo had no objection.
Since Xia Yan was standing beside Xia Yan in the court hall, he also understood what happened in the past few days.
His Majesty the Emperor has given such a heavyweight order, so naturally he needs to go and see it for himself.
However, for Xia Yan's safety, Eunuch Luo still proposed that several guards pretend to be his younger brothers to follow him.
"Okay, let's go now."
After saying that, Xia Yan changed into clothes worn by an ordinary nobleman and left the palace.
It has been more than half a month since he came here, and Xia Yan has just left the palace for the first time.
The actual area under the control of the Daxia Dynasty was actually only one city, which was the Nanling Imperial City.
Although the area is not large, there are still quite a lot of countries that border it, including six that directly border it.
Among them, there is a country that is the only country with lakes bordering Daxia, named Tai Lake.
Although the Daxia Dynasty has been connected to Taihu Lake since its establishment, Taihu Lake has never belonged to Daxia, but to the Xi Kingdom.
It is precisely for this reason that the people of Daxia are not qualified to visit Tai Lake at all.
If any Daxia people dared to enter Tai Lake in a small boat, they would be shot into sieves by the Xi Kingdom's arrows.
And now it is reported that Zhuge Liang is now located in Qin's home next to Tai Lake in the west of the city.
The Qin family was originally a merchant family that traveled among the major dynasties. It became bigger and stronger and settled in Daxia a hundred years ago.
Based on the principle of watching secretly, Xia Yan came to the side of Qin's house.
From a distance, I saw two people standing outside the door.
Taking a closer look, it was Zhuge Liang and Zhu Ming.
The two of them seemed a little embarrassed at this moment, and Zhu Ming was blushing as if he had just had a heated argument.
Opposite the two of them, stood a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was also blushing and dancing non-stop.
Xia Yan didn't hear what they said clearly, but he was very satisfied with how they looked now.
A rough guess is that this middle-aged man should be the head of the Qin family, and the meaning of his dancing is obvious.
They must be told to leave as soon as possible, and they will definitely not agree to the decision to expropriate 70% of the family property.
Thinking of this, Xia Yan's face showed a satisfied smile.
If you make such a stupid move, what does it matter if you are Zhuge Liang?
While giggling, he returned to the palace.
But what he doesn't know is that at this moment, at the door of Qin Mansion...
Zhu Ming hugged his big belly and burped.
"Uh hahaha, Master Qin, please go back quickly. I've had enough to drink and eat today, and I need to go home!"
The same goes for Zhuge Liang, who looked kind on the sidelines.
"Yes, what Prime Minister Zhu said is absolutely true. Master Qin, you see that our faces are all red from drinking. It's time to leave."
The head of the Qin Mansion, named Qin Yu, looked rosy and kept raising his hands high.
"Hey, it would be too disappointing for the two prime ministers to leave like this. Look at the sky. It's bright now. How can we end the drinking party in broad daylight? We have such a pleasant conversation and we can't end it so quickly. Come on.
Come on, let’s keep drinking!”
Seeing Qin Yu being so hospitable, the two of them were obviously a little overwhelmed. It was because Qin Yu was too polite that he kept dragging the two of them to continue drinking, so they escaped while Qin Yu was going to the toilet.
At this moment, Qin Yu didn't want to be caught, and was pulling the two of them back to continue the drinking party.
Seeing that it was really difficult to evade, Zhuge Liang could only speak.
"Master Qin, you think this is a good idea. Prime Minister Zhu will accompany you to continue drinking. I have something important to do now and need to go to the next house."
Hearing this, Zhu Ming had no choice but to nod.
"Yes, yes, Prime Minister Zhuge will go to the next house, and I will accompany you, Master Qin!"
"Okay, okay, that's fine!"
At least one was left, and Qin Yu's complexion improved a lot, so he said goodbye to Zhuge Liang and pulled Zhu Ming into the mansion.
Zhuge Liang looked at the door of Qin Mansion, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"It seems that as long as this is done, the squires will agree. I just wonder if His Majesty will be angry if he finds out."
"Sigh... that's all, let's do this for now, otherwise if we anger the squire so early, we will have a difficult time in the future..."
…………
At the same time, Xia Yan had returned to the palace.
He is now in a very happy mood, and his plan seems to have been implemented.
The deadline he gave Zhuge Liang was one week, but if he thought about it with his toes, he would know how he could collect it in one week.
Many of these families have centuries-old businesses, and they will give whatever they ask.
At that time, if Zhuge Liang fails to do what he wants, he can ask for his troops to levy it by force.
As long as all these squires and nobles are angered, a rebellion will be just around the corner.
Everything is under control. This chapter has been completed!