Thief Emperor

Chapter 946 It’s time to get on the road!

It was not until the afternoon that the news from Lingnan reached Li Yun.

Meng Hai did a great job in his assignment in Lingnan. It took him only a month to get to the bottom of the Lingnan rebellion case, and he also uprooted the three major families that had been entrenched in Lingnan for who knows how many years.

What’s even more clever is that with the help of Yan Cong, this purge did not cause a particularly large-scale incident. Although many people were killed, the impact was limited to a very small range.

No large-scale unrest occurred.

After all, this was a time when everything needed to be rebuilt, and the most taboo thing was to have another disturbance. If there was another disturbance in the local area, the people might lose confidence in the stability of the new dynasty and would not be able to engage in production in a down-to-earth manner.

And now, things in Lingnan are being handled very cleverly.

The people who should be dealt with have been dealt with, and the people who should be deterred have been deterred.

The ruling power of the new dynasty was also publicized.

The damned people were also cleaned up.

Du Qian stood behind Li Yun, looking at Li Yun's back, and said with emotion: "If an ordinary person were in your Majesty's current situation, he would probably have been boastful and complacent. Your Majesty is really ambitious."

He wasn't trying to flatter someone by saying this, because a normal person wouldn't have the same thoughts as Li Yun.

People like Qiu Dian, who only occupied Yuezhou, had already proclaimed himself the King of Yue and taken in many concubines.

Li Yun, who now owns 99% of the territory of the old Zhou Dynasty, is still not satisfied.

Emperor Li turned around and smiled at Du Qian, saying, "During the late Zhou Dynasty, the national strength had already become extremely weak. We are now only on par with the late Zhou Dynasty. The national strength of our new dynasty will become stronger year by year."

"The territories in the future will naturally not be limited to what we have now."

He pulled Du Qian to sit down again, and then asked: "Brother Shouyi, you have also seen the situation in Lingnan. Tell me, what do you think of Yan Cong?"

Du Qian sorted out his words and said, "Pretty cruel."

He looked at Li Yun and said, "I have seen the situation in Lingnan. Although Meng Si was the one who killed people, Yan Cong was involved from beginning to end."

"The current situation in Lingnan is caused by him alone."

At this point, Du Qian couldn't help but sigh: "So many people died, all because of his one thought."

"Such a person is very suitable for doing things."

Li Yun hummed, and said lightly: "I think so too. Although this man is Yan Ji's son, he is more capable than his father. He has done a good job in Guangzhou in the past few years."

"This time, he has made a contribution in pacifying Lingnan. When the Ministry of Personnel recruits people later, they can consider using him, but..."

Mr. Li changed the subject and looked up at Du Qian. Mr. Du understood and said with a smile, "But it cannot be used in Lingnan."

"Ah."

Emperor Li said, "His family has been in charge of Lingnan for too long. We are not confident in continuing to use him in Lingnan. We can place him in Shannan East Road or Shannan West Road."

"Or, transfer him to Guanzhong Road and let him serve as an inspector for my father-in-law."

Du Qian thought for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "I will think about this matter carefully. When I have an idea, I will report it to Your Majesty."

"it is good."

Li Yun smiled and said, "This is the business of your Ministry of Personnel."

After the two chatted about Lingnan for a while, Du Qian looked at Li Yun and asked, "Your Majesty, the father and son of the Wei thief..."

Li Yun knew that he was concerned about the situation of the enemy who killed his father. Hearing this, he said solemnly: "General Su is already chasing him. General Chen is also sending people to chase him. At this moment, he has reached the end of his rope. Even if he escapes from Guanzhong and flees back to Shuofang, we will be defeated."

"His strength in Shuofang is only about 20% of his own. He can't make a difference. Besides, he is unlikely to escape from Guanzhong."

Li Yun sneered: "At this point, the people under him may not be so loyal."

Du Qian took a deep breath, slowly clenched his fists, and didn't speak for a long time.

After a long while, he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty has no objection to the selection of officials for Guanzhong Road, I will go to find Lord Xue and decide on the candidate with him."

Li Yun nodded: "No problem, you guys decide."

Du Qian thought for a moment and whispered, "Your Majesty, Guanzhong has suffered too much in the past ten years. I'm afraid that the population is less than half of what it was. Please show mercy to Guanzhong."

Li Yun was startled for a moment, then realized what he was talking about, and immediately said: "Just as we said, within three years, all taxes in Guanzhong will be exempted."

"but."

Li Yun said seriously: "The condition is that within three years, Guanzhong must restore at least 80% of the arable land, and the ownership of the land must also be clarified."

Du Qian stood up, then knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Li Yun, bowed his head deeply and said: "On behalf of the elders of Guanzhong, I kowtow to thank Your Majesty!"

Li Yun helped him up and said with a smile: "It's not just because of Brother Yi that the taxes in Guanzhong are exempted."

"Besides, I issued the decree, and my father-in-law carried it out. If the people of Guanzhong want to express their gratitude, I'm afraid they can't thank you, brother who benefits from it."

Du Qian shook his head slightly and said, "During my trip to Guanzhong, all I saw was desolation and ruin. I just wanted my hometown to be better." "Whether they thank me or not, I never thought about it."

Li Yun looked at him and said with emotion: "Brother Shouyi, you are truly a great sage of the time."

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In the northern part of Guanzhong Road, among a loess slope.

Wei Quanzhong, covered in dust, was sitting on a tree stump, staring blankly at the sky. There was no life in his eyes.

There was no one else near him.

No one dared to approach him.

Because during this period, the general had a very bad temper. In the central military tent alone, he executed four or five senior generals of the Shuofang Army who fought poorly.

After the front line was defeated, he personally swung his sword and killed one person.

In the end, the entire central army was trembling with fear.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

Later, he was rescued by his son and his confidants, and escaped from the front line and fled here.

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Yao, who was also covered in dust and with blood on his face, walked up to General Wei with a roasted rabbit in his hand. He handed the rabbit to him in a hoarse voice.

"Dad, eat something."

General Wei looked up at him, reached out to take the rabbit, and said in a muffled voice: "I want to drink some water."

Wei Yao took off the water bag from his waist and handed it over. Wei Quanzhong took the water bag, tilted his head back and took a big gulp.

He found a place to sit next to his father, and then whispered, "Dad, we will be on our way soon, please ask the brothers to throw away all their weapons and armor."

"Just tell them that they have to leave all their baggage behind, so that we can have a chance of outrunning the Tang army."

Wei Quanzhong turned his head and looked at Wei Yao, his eyes widened, and he said angrily: "If we lose our weapons and armor, how will we deal with the Tang army if we encounter them?"

Wei Yao shook his head slightly and said, "Dad, can we deal with it if we don't throw it away?"

He looked around and whispered, "Didn't you notice that they are eating less and less? In the past two days, there has been something wrong with the way they look at us."

"Now, while we still have food to eat, your words still count."

"They still believe that we can escape back to Shuofang."

Wei Yao whispered, "At this time, take off their weapons and armor, and we father and son will keep our swords."

He said slowly: "Only later can we be safe."

General Wei took a bite of the rabbit in his hand and said nothing.

Wei Yao continued, "If we catch you, maybe we can get you a title and a marquisate when we go to Li Tang."

"All right!"

General Wei growled and gritted his teeth, "Shut up!"

"When did I ever need a bastard like you to teach me how to do things?"

Wei Yao frowned and was about to speak when he suddenly frowned and looked up.

A middle-aged man had appeared beside the father and son, less than three feet away.

The man bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying, "General, Major General, the Tang army may catch up with us at any time. We should get going."

Wei Yao was startled and subconsciously asked, "Who asked you to come here?"

The man did not answer, but silently looked up at the father and son, his eyes already a little red.

Wei Yao looked at those eyes and was shocked.

At this moment, Wei Quanzhong also put down the roasted rabbit in his hand, looked up, and saw that the middle-aged man was no longer a human being.

At some point, another person appeared behind him.

Soon after, more and more people came, and there were more than twenty people.

When these people came closer, they all looked at Wei Quanzhong and bowed their heads and clasped their fists.

"General."

"It's time to hit the road."

(End of this chapter)