Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 973 May be at ease
In the four years of Tianji, Yangzhou is not stable.

First, the officials frantically attacked the merchants in Yangzhou. Yangzhou first developed very rapidly because of the princes, and many big merchants appeared. The power of these so-called big merchants cannot be underestimated, that is, the local Officials should be courteous. Some of these big merchants have dozens of large merchant ships in their hands, and some have tens of thousands of hired farmers to plant tea gardens for them.

It was such a huge force that was the first to be struck by the thunderbolts of Yangzhou officials, and there were many mourners. However, fortunately, Cao Pi was not a mediocre person. It is dead, but the industry has not collapsed. For example, the family has many ships, and their ships are transferred to the overseas government, and his hired sailors have also become officially appointed sailors by the government.

The tea garden also fell into the hands of the Yangzhou government. The arrest of these big merchants did not affect the production of Yangzhou, but the blows suffered by the bottom traders completely affected Yangzhou. There are some markets that are bleak, as if they have returned to the past. However, this situation lasted for less than seven days. locked up.

The government quickly started to operate, and gave a reasonable explanation for the situation during this period of time. It turned out that those officials had acted mischievously, falsely preaching imperial edicts, oppressing merchants, and fish and meat people. After the emperor learned of their actions, They were severely punished, and at the same time, those innocent merchants were released, and they were no longer allowed to insult the merchants. When this notice appeared, sure enough, many merchants who were captured were also released.

When they walked out of the prison, they looked so excited that they were a little delirious. They even nagged that they had seen the emperor. As if nothing had changed, the merchants quickly left their homes and started their normal work. The officials quickly changed a batch, and those young people who had been struggling for a while smiled and took their dream positions.

Yangzhou is still Yangzhou, Liu Qu is walking on the street, looking at the bustling roads, looking at the peddlers, looking around curiously, with a smile on his face, it seems that there is no change, it seems that there is a change, at least, in When the guards patrolled the street again, fear appeared on the faces of these merchants. At least, at the city gate, no soldier dared to laugh with the merchants anymore, and the merchants also bowed their heads in fear.

"The emperor is benevolent and righteous. If it weren't for the emperor, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to walk out of the hands of those cruel officials alive."

"That's right.. Has the Son of Heaven really come to Yangzhou?"

"That's natural. It's said that those officials knew that the emperor was coming, and they were afraid that their collusion and corruption with some merchants would be exposed, so they quickly suppressed merchants in Yangzhou. They just didn't want the emperor to see it. However, the emperor is Ordinary people? He sat in the mansion, looked around, and saw that there must be grievances in Yangzhou, and only then did he know about our affairs. Those cruel officials and those profiteers were all taken away."

Listening to the people chatting, Liu Qu turned his head and looked at Zhou Yu who was beside him.

On this trip, he did not bring Jiang Wei with him. Instead, he brought Cao Pi and Zhou Yu. Cao Pi's expression is getting worse these days, and he doesn't think about food and drink. Zhou Yu is better than him. The overseas government was also involved to a certain extent, which made Zhou Yu a little distressed. Regardless of what the two of them were thinking, Liu Qu walked on the street and said with a smile: "There are so many interesting places in Yangzhou 1"

"Yes, sir."

"This time, although the officials in Yangzhou disappointed me very much, you still did a good job. This place is still so prosperous, which is rare. It can be seen that you really want to keep the prosperity of Yangzhou. Well, if Yangzhou falls, I won’t be able to find any interesting places to play in the future, right?” Liu Qu asked with a smile, Cao Pi nodded hastily, and said, “That’s true.”

"Hahaha, you are the second tiger among the five tigers, and I am also a tiger. You should be close to each other. You can't make such a difference. You can do your best here. Wait for a while, and I'll see if I can do it. Let you come to my place, and I will give you a better seat." Liu Qu said, and the three of them entered a restaurant and sat down. The food in Yangzhou is also very good, and Liu Qu ate it with big mouthfuls. with.

"Duke Zhou, you should eat some too. By the way, I have arranged for your disciple, Yuan Yao, to be a servant. At this time, he is probably already in the temple. I think it is a good idea for him to be with Cao Chong." Can take over from the few old people in the temple," Liu Qu said vaguely while eating the delicious food, but his words made Zhou Yu and Cao Pi pay special attention.

Take over the old guy's place?

The old guy in the temple generally refers to someone else.

Most of the time, this old guy is worth three orders. It is possible that the two looked at each other and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes. However, they still did not say it, and Liu Qu chatted with them for a long time. Just now I saw a person came in in a hurry, it was Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei walked to the side of the emperor, met the two two thousand stones in front of him, and then looked at the emperor.

He seemed to have something to say to the emperor, and was about to whisper it in a low voice, when Liu Qu said displeasedly: "If you have something to say, just tell it, Cao Gong and Zhou Gong are not outsiders!" Hearing Liu Qu's words, Jiang Wei Fang Cai said helplessly: "The temple sent a letter, asking His Majesty to go back quickly, and Zhuge Linggong, Pang Linggong and others also sent letters, hoping that His Majesty can return quickly."

"Oh? What happened?"

"Your Majesty, it is said that they are emissaries in embroidered clothes. They discussed the king with their belly, and they arrested several ministers for the crime of leaking secrets, and they will be executed."

"Ah? I'm not here, how dare Yuan Shang kill those ministers?" Liu Qu asked in surprise. Jiang Wei was taken aback and shook his head, expressing that he didn't know. Zhou Yu frowned and thought for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking What, as for Cao Pi, he was very surprised and seemed to be quite concerned about this matter. After all, he also has a younger brother who is also in the temple. Liu Qu thought for a moment, and then said: "Well, I will write a letter. Hurry up and send it back to Luo County, even if I leave now, I won’t be able to catch up, so let’s send it by letter!”

"Hello!", Jiang Wei said, and left in a hurry.

Then Cao Pi asked anxiously: "Your Majesty, my younger brother, he is impatient, so he can't be."

"Oh, don't think too much about it, Zijian, he is smart, and he is busy with Zhuge Linggong, he is absolutely fine." As Liu Qu said, Cao Pi felt a little relieved, but Zhou Yu didn't. There was still no words, and the three of them wandered around until the evening, before Cao Pi bid farewell and left, leaving only Zhou Yu and Liu Qu walking together. Liu Qu admired the surrounding scenery and asked, "Duke Zhou, I'm going back too. You have to take care of the affairs of Jiaozhou."

"I understand."

"I really want to take Duke Zhou back to Luoxian County. Today's Luoxian County really lacks a decisive person like Duke Zhou. But I am very worried. Does Duke Zhou know what I am worried about?" Liu Qu asked. , Hearing Liu Qu's question, Zhou Yu replied without hesitation: "Your Majesty is worried about the relationship between the minister and Pang Tong, Zhong Changtong and others."

Liu Qu was taken aback, and then laughed, "Duke Zhou is still an honest gentleman! You are right, I am indeed worried about this, and I am relieved to leave all the important affairs of the temple to the three lords, but these three Among Linggong, I don't distrust Pang Linggong, but I am worried that he will impose too much of his own ideas on state affairs, and in the Shizhongtai, Pang Linggong's supporters have begun to overwhelm Zhuge Linggong."

"I don't care who can suppress who, but I don't want Pang Linggong's policy of supporting the powerful to be fully implemented within the big man. That's why I didn't take you back to the temple, Duke Zhou."

"Your Majesty, have you ever thought that maybe what Pang Linggong said can really make the big man richer and stronger?"

"Hahaha~~", Liu Qu laughed again, shaking his head, "I don't have the talents of my father and ancestors, and I never thought of making a great achievement that surpassed them. As long as I can keep the foundation of my ancestors, Just don't let him be destroyed in my hands... As for the more prosperous things, let's leave it to my descendants." Liu Qu said, and then asked: "Duke Zhou, don't you? Shall I tell Lord Pang Ling these words?"

"I dare not."

"Don't tell him, otherwise, when he returns to the temple, I'm afraid he will tell me something to resign and return to his hometown. How can I be willing to let him go with such a talent?"

"Your Majesty, most of the ministers underestimated you, and so did the ministers."

"Hey, how can it be said that I underestimated it? I really can't be considered a good emperor. To me, this state affairs, how can there be any fun on the battlefield? I just want to play with peace of mind, but if someone tells me I can't play with peace of mind, and I have to take care of the mess he left behind, then I will have a good time with him. In these years, the overseas government has expanded a lot, but the taxes paid are all the same. at every turn."

"Duke Zhou, tell me, can I play with peace of mind?" Liu Qu turned his head with a smile on his face.

"Yes, yes." Zhou Yu nodded, and took half a step back, Liu Qu nodded in satisfaction, "Of course, Duke Zhou, don't worry too much, I never doubt your thoughts, it's just that the overseas government If you want to expand or something, you can tell me, I will definitely support it, using the money that needs to be handed over to the temple to build an overseas government is nothing in itself, but you still have to tell me, what does Duke Zhou think?"

"The minister is guilty."

(End of this chapter)