Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 139 Under One Person

Pingyang.

The Fen River Valley is particularly beautiful in autumn.

If the world is at peace, standing on the top of Baimacheng, watching the magnificence of Taihang and Luliang and appreciating the winding and rushing Fen River will be enough to make people realize their dreams.

But the smoke of war and the scenery of mountains and rivers in this chaotic world are secondary. What is truly admirable is the sight of farmers bending over to cut ears of grain in the golden fields.

The most common things in peaceful times are extremely precious at this moment.

The millet fields have lost their greenness, and the heavy ears of corn bend the stalks. Farmers toil in the fields, their hard work for the whole year culminating in this moment.

The fields in Pingyang County are mostly planted with millet, and in winter they also plant a round of wheat.

Officials from Baima City brought the first bag of processed corn in the autumn to the governor's mansion.

At this moment, fallen leaves are floating in the courtyard.

Li Shuang and Han Ling were sitting opposite each other and playing chess.

Looking at the corn brought by the official, Han Ling smiled.

"It seems that this year is a good year."

"Without natural disasters or man-made disasters, there will naturally be a good harvest!"

Li Shuang waved his hand, asking the official to leave the corn behind. Putting down the bag in his hand, the official left.

"My lord, it's almost harvest time in Jinyang!"

"It should be soon!"

"I'm afraid Erzhu Rong can't sit still anymore."

Han Ling's words seemed to have a profound meaning.

"What a pity! My brother has been recruiting soldiers but never got the chance to go south."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"What do you think will happen in the end, sir?"

"As long as we control Baibi and defend Anyi, no matter what the outcome, it won't matter!"

With grain stored in the warehouse and troops in hand, no matter how chaotic the situation is, Li Shuang will be able to sit back and relax in the end.

"I'm afraid this world's chaos won't just last for a while, and the grain in the treasury isn't enough!"

Hearing Li Shuang sigh like this, Han Ling smiled and said:
"My lord, you are becoming more and more like a king!"

After listening to this, Li Shuang laughed and said:

"Sir, another round!"

Han Ling's expression changed when he heard this, and he bowed and said:
"If my lord doesn't use horses as cannons anymore, it's not impossible for him to come!"
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Outside the county town, among the fields.

The local tyrants stood before the people, surrounded by soldiers.

"This year, everything in this field is given to you. You can take as much as you can later!"

When this shout was heard, the half-naked people around cheered.

At the command of the powerful, the people rushed into the fields, holding sickles and harvesting.

All around, the powerful servants were shouting.

"If you take the master's grain, you must obey his orders. The court wants to collect taxes for five years. Do you agree?"

"No!"

"What if you don't agree?"

"Listen to the master and drive away the court officials."

Seeing the people's enthusiasm was particularly high, the concubine beside the powerful man frowned and felt very distressed.

"So much food, are you giving it all to these poor bastards?"

"What do you know!"

The powerful man shouted,
"If I don't give up this year's food, Dayeshuang will ask me for ten years' worth tomorrow!"

"The imperial court only accepts five years' worth of labor, how dare he ask for ten?"

Haoqiang snorted coldly.

"The court wants my money, but he can take my life!"

"What about that?"

"Since he's even more ruthless than the imperial court, we have no choice but to listen to him!"

The autumn scenery is everywhere in the east of the Yellow River.

Hedong is in chaos!
Changan.

"What did you say?"

Xiao Baoyin had never imagined that while he was in Guanzhong, facing Mo Zhe Niansheng and Hu Chen, Yongzhou was still in turmoil, while Hedong in the rear was beginning to be in turmoil. Xiao Baoyin looked at Wei Langgen and questioned:
"Are you sure?"

Wei Langgen nodded, very sure.

"The rioters in Hedong attacked the county government office, drove out the imperial officials, and seized Pubanjin, cutting off the ferry crossing to Hedong."

"Great!"

Xiao Baoyin was overjoyed and said:
"I will report to the court and accuse Li Shuang of dereliction of duty!"

Wei Langgen stopped him and said:

"But Pingyang County is not in chaos!"

Xiao Baoyin frowned and thought again and again:
"Are you saying that the entire Hedong region is in chaos, but Pingyang County under his rule is the only region that's not in chaos?"

"I have confirmed it, there is no mistake."

After hearing this, Xiao Baoyin suddenly realized what was happening and pounded his hands, saying:
"Could it be that he also wants to rebel?"

Wei Langgen gave a gentle reminder.

"Your Majesty!"

Xiao Baoyin seemed to have noticed something was wrong with what he had just said, and angrily rebuked:
"This thief!"

"Whatever he wants, we can only wait and see."

"How do you think it will end?"

Wei Langgen had already considered everything before coming here.

"The imperial court doesn't have any extra troops to send to Hedong right now. As long as Li Shuang doesn't openly declare himself emperor, the imperial court won't take action against him. Besides, he has Erzhu Rong behind him."

Thinking of Erzhu Rong, Xiao Baoyin also felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

If he established a country in Guanzhong, Hedong and Shanxi would definitely be the two places he needed to capture.

"The current situation is that Mozhe Niansheng and Hu Chen are balancing each other, while Wanqi Chounu and Su Qinmingda are Hu Chen's wings. We must take action to change the situation."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"This king has laid a chess move beside Hu Chen, and it's time to go!"
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Luoyang.

"Li Shuang, this traitor, actually dares to allow the people to cause chaos and threaten the court at this time!"

In Xianyang Palace, Yuan Yong's words were powerful, but were met with ruthless ridicule from Li Shengui.

"Why are you saying that, Prime Minister? What does the Hedong Rebellion have to do with Li Shuang? Wasn't it caused by you guys trying to collect taxes?"

After hearing this, Yuan Yong was filled with anger, as if he was about to explode.

"Li Shengui, you openly defend your sworn brother in the court. What are your intentions?"

"You claim Li Shuang is plotting treason. What evidence do you have? Has he openly raised the banner of rebellion and attempted to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor?"

Li Shengui's question silenced Yuan Yong and the others temporarily, but Yuan Yong snorted coldly.

"These Hedong rioters are all fighting under his banner, how can this not be treason?"

Li Shengui waved his sleeves and said:

"How can we trust the words of the rioters? These rioters in the Six Garrisons are also saying they want to support Prince Guangyang as emperor. Is he also a rioter?"

When Li Shengui mentioned the three words "King of Guangyang", someone in the court seemed to have his tail stepped on.

Prince Yuan Hui of Chengyang came out and said with a bow:
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, I have something to say!"

Empress Hu was a little impatient and said:

"You also want to say that Li Shuang is plotting rebellion?"

"I don't know if Li Shuang is a traitor, but Prince Guangyang Yuanshen is now in Hebei. It's not going well to suppress the rebels, so I'm afraid he's planning a rebellion. It's probably true."

Seeing that Yuan Hui, who had been betrayed by Yuan Shen, joined the battle and brought the atmosphere in the court to a state of confusion, Yuan Yong quickly stepped out to put on the brakes.

"Prince Chengyang, please don't take your anger out on others regarding what we said about Li Shuang today!"

Unfortunately, Yuan Yong couldn't step on it.

Yuan Yong's obstruction made Yuan Hui even more excited.

"I'm not venting my anger on others, but telling the truth. How could a mere starving people from the Six Garrisons, without armor or weapons, have caused such chaos? If Yuan Shen hadn't harbored rebellious intentions, how could he still be unable to quell the chaos? The court's lack of tax revenue led to the rebellion in Hedong!"

Li Shen Track:

"I believe that what the King of Chengyang is saying is that in order to quell the rebellion in Hedong as quickly as possible, Li Shuang should be sent to quell the rebellion. This will also prove his innocence!"

At this time, Yuan Xu asked:
"Is he very powerful?"

"If I don't take action, there will be few people in the world who can defeat me!"

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(End of this chapter)