At this time, a eunuch hurriedly came to see Zhao Gou who was discussing matters with Tang Side and others.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
Tang Sidui hurriedly asked the eunuch on behalf of Zhao Gou.
"Go back to your Majesty, the Prime Minister!"
"Outside Lin'an City, a group of generals rebelled...rebelled!"
The eunuch looked panicked.
"The general rebelled?"
"Who dares to rebel?"
"Why not catch them?"
Tang Sihui immediately asked.
"No...it's not that I won't catch him, it's that I can't catch him!"
"I can't catch it!"
The eunuch responded.
"Why can't we catch him?"
"Why did they rebel?"
"Explain it to me clearly!"
Zhao Gou couldn't help it anymore.
"They...they all escort Liu Dutong's coffin...!"
The eunuch began to tell.
It turned out that the generals who escorted Liu Qi's coffin back to Lin'an became dissatisfied after hearing the news that Yang Cunzhong was imprisoned.
Then these generals began to mobilize the imperial troops outside Lin'an City. These imperial troops were already very dissatisfied with the current situation. Once they were encouraged, they naturally began to respond.
As a result, the entire city outside Lin'an was now filled with voices of condemnation.
"You said they are all shouting, asking me to release Yang Cunzhong and then abdicate in favor of someone more worthy?"
Zhao Gou also couldn't believe it.
"Yes!"
“They all have slogans like this!”
The eunuch responded.
So Zhao Gou and his officials immediately came to the city tower and began to observe the outside of the city.
At this time, I found a dense crowd of soldiers outside, all waving their weapons and shouting "Let Taifu Yang go!" and "abdicate and give way to others".
When they saw Emperor Zhao Gou personally visiting the tower, the voices of these soldiers seemed to become louder.
Zhao Gou was so frightened that he almost collapsed on the ground, and even his pants were wet from incontinence.
At this time, Tang Situi and others immediately helped Zhao Gou up.
"This...these people are all rebels!"
"Inverted…!"
"What...what should I do?"
Zhao Gou panicked all of a sudden.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious!"
"Don't rush!"
"I have a plan!"
Tang Situi seemed to have figured out a way.
"Tang Qing, what can I do?"
"Say it...speak it!"
Zhao Gou urged.
"Return to the Holy Spirit!"
"Since these people want you to let Yang Cunzhong go, why don't you just let him go for the time being and treat him like a commoner, just out of sight and out of mind?"
"As for abdicating the throne in favor of talents, it's okay for you to agree to them for the time being!"
"As for when to step down and make way for someone more worthy, doesn't it also take time?"
"Whether this time can be long or short, isn't it all under your control, Your Majesty?"
Tang Situi suggested.
"Tang Qing, you are right!"
"right!"
"That's it, promise them first, promise them!"
Of course Zhao Gou agreed.
So Zhao Gou immediately issued a decree, released Yang Cunzhong, and agreed to the requests of the soldiers to abdicate in favor of talents.
After these soldiers saw that their goal was achieved, they began to disperse one after another.
Chang'an City, Jingzhao Prefecture.
"Have you, Xixia, agreed to continue to purchase horses from our Ming Dynasty at the original price?"
Xu Xian met Li Qianyun in the temporary hall.
"Back to your country, Your Majesty!"
"We in Xixia are willing to continue selling horses to you at the original price!"
"But we, the Great Xia Kingdom, hope that your Shu country can open a border trading place and sell your silk, porcelain and other items from the Central Plains to us, the Great Xia Kingdom!"
"After all, your country should also understand that due to the war between the Jin Kingdom and you in recent years, the roads have been blocked, and our Daxia Kingdom has not conducted original trade with the Central Plains for a long time!"
"So our Daxia Kingdom is in urgent need of your Central Plains silks, porcelain and other items. I hope you can agree to our Daxia Kingdom's request!"
Li Qianyun suggested.
"OK!"
"I have long wanted to trade with you Xixia!"
"Starting from today, I will send people to resume trade with you Xixia at the border!"
When Xu Xian saw Li Qianyun making his earlier request, he immediately agreed.
After all, since the founding of the country, Xu Xian has basically not conducted much trade with any neighboring countries. It is simply that these neighboring countries look down on their own country and do not even recognize their own Ming Dynasty regime.
Now that Xixia wants to trade with him, of course Xu Xian wants it.
Although Xixia's national power is not as good as that of Song and Jin, Xixia controls the only way to the Western Regions and can temporarily trade with Xixia. It is easy to imagine the future development of Xu Xian's Ming Dynasty.
So Xu Xian quickly began to issue orders to develop agriculture, plant wheat, silkworms, and supervise the making of porcelain.
While continuing to support the army and suppressing the Song Dynasty in the east and central areas, they began to produce aggressively within the territory.
On this day, Xu Xian was working out with Lu You how to restore production in the Guanzhong area, when suddenly Yue Zhen came to see him.
"Report to Your Majesty!"
"The Zhao... Mausoleum has already seen the tomb gate!!"
Yue Zhen reported.
"Have you seen the tomb gate in Zhaoling?"
"His Majesty!"
"What does it mean?"
Lu You, who was standing aside, had an incredible look on his face.
"Lu Qing, in this case!"
"I won't hide it from you anymore!"
"Actually, the money we have needed to support the army has been obtained from these gold-touching captains, in addition to what we obtained from Bianjing City!"
"Otherwise, how can we maintain our current huge expenses just by relying on the wealth left by the Jin people in Bianjing City?"
Seeing that at this time, Xu Xian could no longer hide Lu You's secrets, so he simply told him about setting up a gold-touching school captain.
"But...but your Majesty!"
"You are a person who wants to build your own country now. How can you send people to do this kind of excavation?"
"If word of this gets out, how will the people obey you?"
Lu You looked surprised at this time.
"Of course I understand your concerns, Lu Qing!"
"But our Ming Dynasty has just been established. How can we maintain it if we don't have enough money?"
"And didn't Cao Cao also make a living from this and establish his own Cao Wei regime?"
"So if we can use the treasures left by these emperors as capital to drive out the Tartars and make the people of the world live in peace, why not do it?"
"Since there are gains, of course there are also losses. Lu Qing, you don't understand this, right?"
Xu Xian explained to Lu You.
"That's fine!"
"As long as we can drive out the Tartars, liberate the poor people, and return the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains to us, it makes sense to use these once-imperial things!"
"But the Zhaoling you just mentioned was the resting place of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty?"
Lu You asked.
"Yes!"
"It is the Zhaoling Mausoleum that was once owned by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!"
Xu Xian responded.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to...touch the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, right?"
"This Tang Taizong is a wise king who has been passed down for hundreds of years!"
"If this matter spreads out in the future, what will those people think of you, Your Majesty?"
When Lu You learned that Xu Xian wanted to move the tomb of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he still expressed his opposition.
"Lu Qing, you should also know that throughout the ages, many emperors' tombs have been destroyed, simply because of the gold and jade contained in them!"
"As for the resting place of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, it is recorded that it contains countless treasures. Even Huang Chao and Wen Tao once coveted it, but it is a pity that neither of them found the entrance to the tomb!"
"Now that I, Xu Xian, have found it, if I don't move, others will also move in the future?"
"And we took the gold and jade for the sake of the people of the world, to fight against gold, not to get rich. I believe Tang Taizong will not blame us!"