Watching Xia Houbao walking towards the star-catching platform, Li Canglan had time to calm down and asked loudly: "Where is the Xuanwu Legion? Why is Bian Wen not seen? Is this person waiting for benefits again?"
Helan Zongdao: "Wen is nothing more than an old fox."
Li Canglan said: "My adoptive father only accepted him as his adopted son because he is the eldest son in the family. Is he worthy of commanding the Xuanwu Legion?"
He Lanzong shook his head and smiled bitterly, knowing in his heart that the Xuanwu Legion was Li Canglan's taboo and could not be involved, and the person who now leads the Xuanwu Legion is the thirteenth adopted son of Dushanbo's eighteen adopted sons, Zhuanshan Hubianwen, Kaicheng in the future
Bo. Eighteen adopted sons
They are not monolithic. Among them, Li Canglan is more maverick, has strong martial arts skills and a surly personality, and does not have a good relationship with the other adopted sons. Especially after Du Shanbo fell ill, Li Canglan's ambition gradually grew, and the other adopted sons could not suppress him.
The reason why Helanzong boarded the rebellious fishing boat was because of Chen Qing. Helanzong and Chen Qing were close friends. Since Chen Qing had rebelled, Helanzong would never let Chen Qing go to danger alone. In his heart
I hate Li Canglan very much. This Li Canglan treats people he respects in every possible way, and his eyes roll to the sky when he treats people he looks down upon.
Li Canglan looked down on all the survivors of the Green Dragon Army. He felt that the battle had made them what they were. It would be better for all the Green Dragon Army to die in battle and die for the country. But he never expected that Li Canglan would need the help of the Green Dragon Army today, so Li Canglan thought
To show friendship, it becomes more awkward.
He Lanzong looked at Zhang Xiaowu from a distance and sighed.
At this time, Xia Houbao considered his words and came to the star-catching stage. Looking at the corpses on the ground and Zhang Xiaowu with blood on his face, he was shocked in his heart. He knew that Zhang Xiaowu could fight and he was brave, but he didn't expect it.
Three years later, he was so powerful. However, the more powerful he became, the more regrettable he was. Wouldn't it be wonderful if such a brave man could lead an army to put down a rebellion?
Thinking of this, he laughed twice and sighed, raised his head and shouted: "General Zhang, do you remember me?"
Zhang Xiaowu was condescending. Although he could see clearly, he really forgot about this person and shook his head.
Xia Houbao said: "General Zhang is really a noble man who forgets things. I am Xia Houbao, deputy general of the Sixth Regiment."
Zhang Xiaowu reacted immediately, cupped his hand and said: "It turns out to be the deputy general. I remember that when you were in the Sixth Regiment, you were maverick and never disdained to make friends with others. Your character and arrogance left a deep impression on me. I remember that you also
He said kind words to me several times and was so kind, I still remember him in my heart."
Xia Houbao said: "It's all in the past, not worth mentioning."
"General Xiahou is here today, doesn't he want me to surrender? Then you are wasting your efforts. If I wanted to surrender, I would have surrendered long ago. Today, I will die here." Zhang Xiaowu said decisively, "
But if you want to kill me, you have to take your life first."
Xia Houbao shook his head and said, "Why do you and I bother to vendetta against each other? Why should we, Paoze, who is from the Sixth Regiment, do this?"
Zhang Xiaowu said: "General Xiahou, please come back. No one can persuade me."
Xia Houbao said: "If you don't think about yourself, you should think about the ghost guards, right? You should think about the silver guards, right?"
Zhang Xiaowu was shocked and said: "Why do you say this?"
Xia Houbao said: "Do you know why this coup started?"
"Isn't it because of your ambition?"
"Of course not." Xia Houbao said, "It was because of Emperor Dade that he rose up because his policies of governing the country shook the foundation of the gentry. He offended the gentry in the world, and he offended the people who should not be offended. The Xuanyuan royal family relied on
The heroes and dead men conquered the world, and after taking over the world, Emperor Taizu divided the heroes and dead men into gentry clans. This is the origin of the gentry clan.
For three hundred years, every time there were foreign enemies or civil strife, the nobles tried their best to protect the Xuanyuan family and the royal family. But what about the Great Virtue Emperor? Since he came to the throne, he had done three things that the nobles could not tolerate.
The first is to exempt various states from redundant taxes, and to exempt local land taxes for one year. Do you know that this move cuts off the income source of the nobles? He is indeed very good to the people, but what is his attitude towards the nobles? Do you know
The collection of taxes among the people is all the responsibility of the nobles. Without tax exemption from various states, the income of the nobles will be greatly affected.
Secondly, he asked for silver from the gentry. What does being a gentry mean? A lamb to be slaughtered? Or a restaurant where you can eat and take whatever you want? Of course, this is just a small amount of money. If you take it, you can take it. Money is not an issue.
The problem is that through this incident, the nobles can see clearly that the Great Virtue Emperor does not like the nobles.
The third, and most important reason, is the Equalization of Endowment Law and the policy of exempting gentry from paying land tax for private property. These two policies not only deprived the gentry of the benefits they had enjoyed for three hundred years, but also cut off their economic income.
He also plans to re-measure the land of the Holy Han? How can the land accumulated by the nobles for hundreds of years be easily released and returned to others? How can he not anger all the nobles? "
After hearing this, Zhang Xiaowu smiled and said: "General Xiahou, I have always admired you, and now I admire you even more. At least you are upright and don't use false words to deceive me like others."
Xia Houbao said: "The Great Virtue Emperor is good to the people, but the people are the most fickle. He exempted the people from taxes for one year. It is not as good as the local gentry giving the people a generation of rice. Do you know? If the gentry wants to oppose him, they only need to give the people a little
If you get a little benefit, the people will turn against you one after another. Don't you know that the great emperor, only the nobles can make him emperor?"
Zhang Xiaowu said angrily: "Look at how the world has been harmed by the huge worms of the gentry. The people in the north are displaced and the people in the south are revolting. Is it because you live in Longdu and can't see the world outside Longdu? Look at
Isn’t it as hard as the common people in other places? It is true that the gentry are
It can help your Majesty to secure the throne, but the world is in shaky state, and one day the building will collapse, and those nobles will abandon any emperor of the Xuanyuan family, including the King of Jin you support, just like they abandoned the Dade Emperor today. The nobles are just members of the empire.
It's nothing more than a moth. Your Majesty intends to control it, so what's the crime?"
Xia Houbao was about to continue his exhortation when he suddenly saw a group of rebels approaching quickly. The leader was his old acquaintance Huang Sheng. Huang Sheng came to Li Canglan in a panic, looking like he wanted to say something but dared not say it.
Li Canglan was really disgusted when he saw this man's sharp face and monkey cheeks, but this man was a subordinate of the prince, so he had to restrain his disgust and asked: "What are you doing here?"
Huang Sheng leaned into Li Canglan's ear and said: "The Silver Guards are attacking the south gate of the imperial city. The situation is urgent. I'm afraid that the Royal Forest Army cannot resist it. And some soldiers in the Royal Forest Army hesitate and repeat the order to stand. I'm afraid you need to guard it."
Otherwise, the imperial army will let the silver-clad guards enter the imperial city. Once the silver-clad guards enter the imperial city, it will be easy to attack the palace. The imperial city wall is five feet high, and the palace wall is only two feet. It is not as good as—it is not as good as this
The star-catching platform is high."
Li Canglan's eyes widened and he immediately became anxious. He grabbed Huang Sheng's collar and asked, "Have the Silver Guards attacked yet?"
"yes."
"How many people are there?"
"I don't know about this. We stuck to the south gate of the palace and did not go to the gate of the imperial city." Huang Sheng explained, "I only know that it was dark and the sound of killing was loud."