Myths Begin From Boys' Gong

Meng Zhao is now like a hedgehog and doesn't know where to start!

Old Man Wu disagreed with the idea of ​​the strong man to deal with Meng Zhao, nor did he care. He didn't believe that this man could cause any harm or impact to Meng Zhao. He was just dissatisfied with the current situation and said indirectly,

"Oh, sir, our tribute has not been issued in the past three months. It's not a big deal for me, but the kid at home needs to spend resources to practice martial arts. I wonder if you can ask the higher-ups to issue the previous tribute as soon as possible!"

The Moon Guards like them who are hiding in various places in Shenzhou are actually treated very well by the imperial court. The treatment is distributed according to their martial arts, merits, and contributions, which can generally maintain their needs for practice and advancement, so as not to cut off their path of martial arts.

This is also what makes the imperial court attractive. By using cultivation resources to manipulate and attract these warriors, it really relies on brainwashing. How many fools in the world would allow themselves to be teased by them? What's more, those who have cultivated martial arts to a level above the innate level will not be easily fooled.

For example, take Old Man Wu. He has cultivated to the innate realm. Although his realm is not high, according to the salary of the Moon Guard, he can receive three Qi-invigorating pills and chalcedony pills every month. As for gold and silver, needless to say, compared with the Qi-invigorating pills and chalcedony pills, they are just a tiny part.

The Qi-boosting Pill focuses on training Qi, while the Jade Marrow Pill focuses on training the body. Both are great medicines that have been developed and researched by the imperial court over many years and have become systematically refined. They can use the cheapest medicinal materials to refine them into pills with the greatest efficacy and the least toxicity, and can better assist in the practice of the innate realm.

Old man Wu is old now and has no pursuit of martial arts, but he has a son. Now he saves his salary from the court and gives it to his son. Relying on Qi-enhancing Pills and Jadeite Pills, it is hard to say about other things, but reaching the innate realm will not be a problem. If he works harder, he can also achieve great things in the middle innate realm.

People like Old Man Wu actually make up a considerable portion of the Moon Guards. They learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the imperial family. They must be thinking that it will be helpful to their lives and practice, so they join the army and are willing to be loyal.

However, not receiving salary for three months, not seeing any elixirs or gold or silver, and only relying on verbal praise and compliments, is really unbearable.

Old man Wu could not hold back any longer and wanted to find out what was going on. Did the Liangzhou Yuewei Commander embezzle their salaries, or was there another reason?

The strong man's heart skipped a beat. His face looked unhappy, his brows slightly furrowed, and his eyes darkened.

"Why, have you used up all the pills you have accumulated over the years? Your kid is only at the post-natal stage now, so why should he take such precious pills?"

This statement does not make sense and tends to change the subject.

The pills that other people have accumulated belong to them. It would be fine if you didn't give them to them, but you even said that their son is not worthy of using precious pills. Isn't this a slap in the face?

Sure enough, Old Man Wu's face was not very good. He held the pipe in his hand and exhaled a long puff of smoke.

"Sir, I, Old Wu, have devoted myself to the court and never betrayed the royal family over the years. Even if I don't count my achievements, I have certainly worked hard.

I'm not demanding any reward or asking for things that don't belong to me, but now that I don't even have a salary, what's the point of doing these things?

Also, I'm not pushing you, I just want to figure out what's causing this situation?

Whether it is temporary or it will remain like this for a long time in the future.

I don’t want to be a fool and be someone else’s chamber pot after I die!”

This was quite impolite. Although his status was not as high as that of the strong man, he was also an elder of the Moon Guard.

The strong man also knew that his reply and expression just now were a bit excessive. After thinking for a moment, he said,

“I just said something out of turn, but I am also communicating with my superiors about this matter, but the situation is not very good.

You can rest assured that the commander will definitely not embezzle our salaries. However, you and I both know the current situation.

The imperial court was busy suppressing the rebellion. Even if elixirs were refined, they were mostly supplied to the soldiers in the army. Not only you and me, but the cultivation salaries of the entire north could not be paid for the time being.

As for how long this situation will last, I can’t guarantee it!” Speaking of this, the strong man was full of sadness.

No matter how the outside world evaluates the current situation, there is one thing that cannot be deceived, and that is the internal trend and atmosphere.

The fact that salaries could not be paid was enough to prove that the Dayong Dynasty and the Beitang royal family were on the verge of collapse.

This is not just a random statement, and don't think it is alarmist.

In modern society, if the company you work for doesn’t pay salaries for three months, wouldn’t you feel uneasy and suspect that the company is about to go bankrupt?

By the same token, for an imperial dynasty that cannot even guarantee the basic remuneration of its own spies, one can imagine what kind of situation it is in.

When Old Man Wu heard what the strong man said, he didn't have any special reaction, and even seemed calm.

Because he had already guessed it.

The imperial court has been suppressing the rebellion for several years. The war was fought for logistics, endless supplies of wealth, and of course, people.

The court has no shortage of people, but the logistics may not be so.

The rebellion in the South has implicated several states, and tax revenues are certain to be lost, which means that a portion, or even a large portion, of the court's revenue will be lost.

In recent years, the Beitang royal family has drawn a lot of blood from the north and transferred it to the south to suppress the rebellion. This is known not only to these spies, but also to some wandering knights and even ordinary people.

Therefore, life in the North is not very good now. Prices are rising, while incomes continue to decline, which is the result of being bled by the imperial court.

In fact, as Moon Guard spies, they have already collected information about many people's dissatisfaction with the imperial court and the Beitang royal family.

This is normal. People tend to seek benefits and avoid harm. In the past, I was subservient to your Beitang royal family. That was a win-win situation for both of us. We were brothers and could get benefits. At the same time, you were so powerful that I couldn't get angry.

It’s different now. You are unilaterally drawing blood from me and using my northern heritage to support you in quelling the rebellion in the south. Northerners are not cheapskates, so how could they remain indifferent?

Also, your Beitang royal family's kingdom is not as stable as it used to be, so you might be able to profit from it.

The reason why the strong man was so eager to deal with Meng Zhao was because he had keenly realized that the people in the north were already scattered, and the ruling foundation of the Beitang royal family of the Dayong Dynasty here had been shaken. No, it was not even shaken, but truly damaged.

With the existence of a fierce man like Meng Zhao, the future of the northern land is really worrying. (End of this chapter)