retaliate

Chapter 1509 Change the Emperor

"You bastard, you little bastard, you're going to die!"

Li Mi's dream babble came from the bedroom.

Han Shitou stood outside and cast a warning look at the maids.

The crowd bowed their heads.

Li Mi's scandal cannot be said.

This is Li Bixing Palace in Yizhou.

Some people suggested that the palace be built bigger, so that it fits Li Mi's identity.But before these words were released, Yizhou officials felt as if they were mourning.Inspector Xiao Zhen risked his life to remonstrate: "Your Majesty, the army has spent countless money and food, and the cost of building the palace is countless. In addition, many civilians have been confiscated in the land of Shu...the public will be filled with resentment."

No matter how frankly you expand the scale of the palace, the people of Shu will drag you off the throne before the god of death in Chang'an arrives with his army, and you will be stewed in a pot.

Li Bi scolded Xiao Zhen, but finally the proposal to expand the palace disappeared.

Li Mi, who is used to being extravagant, is extremely unaccustomed to such a life of picking and searching, so he has discussed with his courtiers many times how to get money.

Yang Songcheng has been in the household department for many years, and his opening is the core: there are two ways to make money, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

Throttling... The army is a gold swallowing beast. If you don't give it to you, this giant beast will eat you when you turn around.

Are the salaries of the officials given?
Don't be careful they colluded with Yang Ni from Chang'an.

Li Mi cast his eyes on the powerful and high-ranking officials who accompanied him.

Last time he opened his mouth and let many people go back.But there are quite a few people who are extremely determined to stay in Shu, and most of these people have enmity with the Northern Frontier Army or Li Xuan.

These people are masters who can spend money. Although they are in Shu, the money and food that should be paid every year must be paid, and those that should be sealed must be sealed.

Li Mi looked around, but couldn't find a 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 source?
The only way is to do business.

The business tax 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, the business tax was raised.

The rich merchants were stunned, only to find out that Li Mi wanted to get money from him, and immediately hid at home and cursed the faint king.

There was a coughing sound in the bedroom, and Han Shitou pushed open the door, "Your Majesty?"

"Ok!"

Li Mi sat up slowly, looking at the void with fixed eyes, "I had a dream. In the dream, that evil species attacked Shu and was defeated by myself. That evil species knelt in front of me and wailed loudly, begging I spare his life. I..." Li Mi waved his hand violently, "I killed him with my own hands!"

"Your Majesty is brave!"

Han Shitou went over holding the candlestick, and seeing Li Mi's forehead was covered with sweat and his face was flushed, he knew it was a nightmare.

Perhaps, he was the one who was beheaded in the dream.

Li Mi got up and went out to do some exercise.

"How about the Supreme Emperor?" Li Bi asked.

"It's just drinking and having fun, what do you say... Carpe diem in time." Han Shitou thinks that Li Yuan probably knows how to enjoy himself best. Although that enjoyment is anesthesia, it is better than suffering while awake.

"He's scared."

Li Mi smiled strangely, "He's afraid of that bastard."

Han Shitou lowered his head.

After breakfast, Li Bi called a group of ministers to discuss matters.

What is discussed today is the integration of foreign forces.

"Yang Ni has Xuanxue and Yunshan and other foreign sects under Yang Ni's command, and there are many monks. Recently, many strange monks have been found in Shu. I think they are probably Yang Ni's spies."

Zhao Sanfu introduced the situation.

"Gather them together." Li Bi said flatly, "Let them send their masters to Tongcheng to listen to orders."

Zhao Sanfu looked puzzled, "Your Majesty, those Fangwai people are mostly perfunctory, and the manpower they send is not high-level, but they have big airs."

Li Mi sneered, "What is the army doing?"

The experience of that evil bastard in Chang'an regaining monk Yunshan has long been rumored: first he sent Ning Yayun to persuade him with good words, but Yunshan refused to listen.

Listen, riches and glory.

If you don't listen, the army will hide and kill, and destroy the door!
Which one to choose?
The head teacher of Yunshan, Guo Yunhai, took refuge with Li Xuan knowingly, and made great contributions to that evil species in the follow-up expedition.

That scoundrel can threaten the Fangwai sect with a large army, why can't I?
Zhao Sanfu sneered in his heart, "Yes!"

But he knew that those Fangwai sects must still be vain.

The army blocked the door?

Before the army came, Lao Tzu took his belongings and ran away.

Come!
The mountain gate is for you!
Zheng Qi said: "The storm is raging in Guanzhong! Those powerful clans have formed a coalition army and are marching towards Chang'an. Your Majesty, I think the army can attack."

Li Mi's heart is moved... The idea of ​​sending troops has been lingering in his mind, but he needs to consult an expert.

Turning his eyes, Li Bi looked at Zhang Huan.

With drooping eyelids, Zhang Huan, who had become Huang Chunhui's second, felt the emperor's gaze.

Looking past him, he found Wei Zhong.

"What does Wei Qing think?"

Hey!
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 Chang'an, and Wei Zhong also had some friendship with that person back then, so Li Mi was suspicious of her.

Wei Zhong felt that Li Mi was looking for an excuse to tease him, so he said cautiously: "The minister is dazed, so I dare not speak nonsense."

Li Mi didn't think it was disobedient, and looked at Chen Xiao, the general of the right military guard, "Chen Qing."

When they were in Luofengpo, Chen Xiao and You Xiaowei's general Yang Minghe launched a mutiny and forced Li Mi to execute the Yang brothers and sisters.It stands to reason that Li Mi should cut these two people into pieces.But once the two were killed, the accompanying army was worried that he would retaliate, so they would definitely mutiny again.

Therefore, the situation of Chen Xiao and Yang Minghe was better.

Isn't this pampering the feudal town and powerful officials... Zhao Sanfu looked at this scene, and felt more and more funny in his heart.

Compared with Li Mi's Yingying Gougou, 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 feeling sad.

Chen Xiao has gained weight recently, "Your Majesty, I think you should be cautious."

As a grasshopper on a rope, Yang Minghe, the general of You Xiaowei, immediately defended his close comrades, "Your Majesty, the road to Shu is not only difficult for opponents, but also for us! Outside of Shu, Yang Ni sent a large army to garrison. Moreover, the fortress built is easy to defend but difficult to attack... If the attack fails, the Chang'an army will be able to arrive in no time. At that time, our army will be in a dilemma!"

Two sticks... Zhang Huan sneered in his heart.In his view, even if he couldn't attack, he could still harass.In the constant harassment, once the opponent reveals a flaw, it is the time to attack.

There was more coldness in Li Mi's eyes, and his blood was frozen into lumps of ice by these words.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry." Zheng Qi went out to persuade him: "Emperor Gaozu raised troops in Guanzhong, and soon swept the entire Guanzhong. Yang Ni's foothold in Guanzhong is not stable, so it is naturally difficult to match..."

"That's right! Once those powerful clans join forces, to be honest, their strength will be frightening."

"Yang Ni committed evil on his own, I'll just sit and watch."

The ministers chattered and successfully dispelled Li Bi's idea of ​​sending troops.

They will leave 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 extraordinary, but a businessman?"

The restaurant is not big, and in addition to being in a deep alley, the business is not very good.There was no business at the moment, so the shopkeeper made a pot of wine by himself, and sat opposite Zheng Yuandong to talk to him.

"Exactly." Zheng Yuandong nodded.

"It's not good to do business now." The shopkeeper shook his head.

"Why?" Zheng Yuandong asked.

"The emperor taxed too much, and he didn't have much income. Now, it's all his." The shopkeeper was full of complaints.I took a sip of the drink and poured it down, smacking my mouth, feeling that there was less water mixed in.

Zheng Yuandong smiled, "But you have to do it, don't you?"

"Yes!" The shopkeeper stared blankly at the jug on the desk, "If so, it would be great if I could change someone."

"Ahem!" Zhao Sanfu came, and the shopkeeper hurriedly got up to entertain him.

"The two of us are talking." Zhao Sanfu waved his hands, and the shopkeeper said knowingly: "I have something to talk about."

The shopkeeper went out to talk to someone, and Zhao Sanfu sat down, "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 owner of the restaurant in the deep alley is thinking about changing the emperor, which makes this old man a little at a loss."

"It is our wish to rebuild the Tang Dynasty, but now Chang'an is reforming the Tang Dynasty with great fanfare. For this reason, he does not hesitate to turn against the big clan in Guanzhong. But we are still struggling in Shu. Old Zheng, we should put aside our thoughts .”

"Years of thinking, once put aside, this person feels... the first half of his life was wasted."

"But there is still the rest of my life anyway, right?" Zhao Sanfu raised his glass, "Beiliao is gone, Southern Zhou is gone, once the great clans in Guanzhong are suppressed, Old Zheng, did you and I ever think 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 would have never thought about suppressing them? But whoever made a move was met with a bloody blow."

Zhao Sanfu took a sip of the wine and frowned slightly, "It's been mixed with water, it's tasteless and sour."

"This drink, is it like you and me?" Zheng Yuandong said with a smile: "You and I have high aspirations all these years. Once the dreams are shattered, the ambitions are dull and tasteless. Seeing that Chang'an made a bold move We didn't dare to think about it, and our hearts were sour."

"Old Zheng, once the situation in Guanzhong stabilizes, the one from Chang'an will definitely prepare to attack Shu. Where should we go?" Zhao Sanfu asked.

Zheng Yuandong held the wine glass, his eyes were calm, "I have thought about this question for a long time. To be honest, I feel a little bit unwilling to take refuge in Chang'an."

"But if you don't take refuge...you will have to go home and farm for the rest of your life." Zhao Sanfu said playfully.

"If the Guanzhong Allied Forces are on the rise, the general situation will be different." Zheng Yuandong hesitated, "I have been hesitating a lot recently, and I feel that we should wait until the overall situation in Guanzhong is settled." He looked at Zhao Sanfu, "What about you? Where do you go? "

"Me?" Zhao Sanfu smiled and said, "Jingtai is the false emperor's dog. I have been a dog for too long. Now, I want to be a human."

Zhao Sanfu got up, nodded slightly, and walked out.

He walked to the door, looked up, and squinted at the sky.

A young man rushed into the alley, shouting: "Big event, big event!"

Bang bang bang bang!

The sound of opening the door can be heard endlessly.

In an instant, the alley that was empty just now was full of people.

Someone asked: "Is it a big event? Dare to coax me, I will let you know that the rice cooker is made of iron."

The young man shouted: "The Guanzhong coalition army was destroyed by the emperor of Chang'an."

After all, this world is going to unstoppably move closer to that Chang'an.

Zhao Sanfu turned around and looked at Zheng Yuandong.

"What about you? Where are you going?"

Zheng Yuandong raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.

Toss the wine glass.

"Tell Your Majesty, my minister Zheng Yuandong, is willing to be an internal response!"

(End of this chapter)