Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 456 Amazing Facts
Jindan, of course, can elevate a person with no foundation to the innate realm in one fell swoop.

But Wang Mang didn't say that if a person without foundation swallows the golden elixir, he needs an innate master to protect the law, otherwise the huge vitality will blow up the person without foundation.

As far as Wang Mang is concerned, in addition to the lack of golden elixir masters, he also lacks the masters of the five internal organs. He does not have too many five internal organs masters under his command. It is guaranteed that it will be able to break through the innate, and only the five internal organs can guarantee that it will be able to break through, and the strength after the breakthrough is not low.

With 2000 million silver plus 2000 yuan of spirit stones, this huge wealth is enough to make Wang Mang's subordinates a lot stronger. After Wang Mang returned, he immediately handed over 500 yuan of spirit stones to Huo Qubing.

Huo Qubing felt the huge energy in the spirit stone, looked at Wang Mang in shock and said, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Li Lan quickly replaced Wang Mang and told Huo Qubing the effect of the spirit stone. Huo Qubing was very excited when he heard it, and said: "Your Majesty, if there is such a powerful spirit stone, I am sure that the most important one thousand elite soldiers under him will be killed." In the shortest possible time, at least reach the realm of the five viscera, and some of them should be able to break through the innate realm, and your subordinates will become the strongest army under His Majesty's command."

"Your words are quite clear. If a month later, any one of your elite soldiers stays in the five internal organs, you can make an apology yourself." Wang Mang said.

"I will live up to your majesty's expectations!" Huo Qubing looked at the 500 yuan spirit stone in his hand, and he wanted to jump up excitedly. Huo Qubing's greatest wish was to create an elite army that would sweep the world. With this spirit stone, Huo Qubing believes that day will not be far away.

Huo Qubing has secretly decided that he will ask Wang Mang to find this kind of magical spirit stone only after the strength of his subordinates improves. As long as there is a continuous supply of spirit stones, the strength of his subordinates will continue to improve.

After Huo Qubing left, Wang Mang summoned Wang Yongji, took out a thousand spirit stones and 1000 million silver and handed them to Wang Yongji, saying: "I hope you can make good use of these resources. My eyes are far-sighted. Soldiers will always be in my sight."

Wang Yongji stared wide-eyed at the Lingshi and the bank notes, and was completely dumbfounded. He had never seen so much wealth since he served as Minister of the Great Qin Military Department. Wang Yongji even doubted whether the Great Qin Household Department had so much money.

As Minister of the Ministry of War, Wang Yongji is most aware of the role of wealth in enhancing the strength of the army. Needless to say, the utility of 1000 yuan of spirit stones, 1000 million silver can be exchanged for countless resources. better one.

Faced with such a large amount of wealth, Wang Yongji could only bow his head deeply to Wang Mang and said: "Long live Your Majesty, I, Wang Yongji, thank Your Majesty Long En on behalf of all the soldiers in Daqin. I will definitely make good use of these resources to build a team of excellent quality for Your Majesty. Soldiers who can win battles."

After Wang Yongji left, Wang Mang called Li Hong over again. The Minister of the Household Department of Daqin had a haggard look on his face. Since he was reprimanded by Wang Mang last time, he had put all his energy into cleaning up the accounts. Now Hearing Wang Mang calling him, he moved nervously to see Wang Mang.

"My subject, Li Hong, has seen Your Majesty." Li Hong knelt down on the ground when he saw Wang Mang.

Seeing Li Hong's appearance, Wang Mang couldn't help but chuckled and said, "Li Hong, why do you look so embarrassed."

"Your appearance is not very tidy." Li Hong said with an embarrassed smile, "But I have tried my best to keep it clean."

"I heard that you have been working overtime to make accounts these days, what can you do?" Wang Mang said.

"Your Majesty, I'm terrified." Li Hong almost collapsed on the ground. How could he figure out so many accounts? Even if he had already filled in his old life, he could only figure out the general outline, far from the detailed accounts requested by Wang Mang. It was still far away. He tried not to appear in front of Wang Mang these days, because he was afraid that Wang Mang would remember the account book when he saw him.

Seeing Li Lan's expression, Wang Mang knew that the task had not been completed, and said flatly, "What have you done?"

"Qizou Your Majesty, I brought some people to work overtime day and night, and I have figured out some clues." Li Hong glanced at Wang Mang, and said, "This time your Majesty sent troops to the south and spent a total of 4607 million taels of silver before and after. Ten thousand nine thousand loads, more than 17 civilian husbands were requisitioned, and about 28 troops were mobilized."

"What else?" Wang Mang said again: "I paid such a high price, can't I get nothing?"

"When Wang Xi's rebels were eliminated, a batch of rebel luggage was seized. The quantity was not too large. Calculated according to the market price, it was only worth less than 20 taels of silver. Later, a batch of ancient celebrity calligraphy and paintings were found in Wang Xi's residence. , This was rewarded to Wang Xi by the palace before, and it has been returned to the palace according to the rules, and there are also some jewelry, which is estimated to be worth about 30 silver." Li Hong said in a low voice.

"You mean that I won 50 silver when I took the South?" Wang Mang looked at Li Hong and said calmly, "Where did all the silver for my expedition come from? Where did the money go?"

"Of course it's more than 50 taels of silver." Li Hong said hastily: "When Guo State surrendered to us, Great Qin, Meng Shan sent a batch of gold and silver treasures to His Majesty on behalf of Guo State. Belonging to Daqin, I also sent gold and silver worth 200 million taels of silver, so in this southern expedition, in terms of silver, I should have gotten 100 million taels of silver."

"You mean that I spent nearly 500 million silver, killed hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, and spent countless food and grass. In the end, not only did I not make any money, but I also lost several million silver?" Wang Mang looked at Li Hong coldly.

"I'm afraid it won't stop." Li Hong lowered his voice.

"What do you mean?" Wang Mang asked.

"Your Majesty, the Southern Expedition has won a great victory. Your Majesty rewarded all the adults with various treasures, totaling about 300 million taels of silver." Li Hong's voice was almost inaudible, and the voice in his throat felt as if he was about to cry.

Hearing Li Hong's words, Wang Mang laughed directly, pointed at Li Hong and said, "Li Hong, Li Hong, you are the Secretary of the Household Department of Daqin, and the most trusted financial steward. You just take care of me like this. of wealth?"

"Your Majesty, I'm still calculating. This is just a preliminary calculation, and there will be more details later." Li Hong said with a mournful face.

"Your preliminary calculation shows that I have lost millions of silver, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died. The total loss is more than 1000 million silver. Then, my Lord Li, where is my money?" Wang Mang looked at Li Hong.

Li Hong felt the dull atmosphere around him, and felt that if he said a wrong sentence, he might die on the spot, but the problem was that he didn't know where the money went, so how could he answer Wang Mang's question.

Wang Mang was really disappointed with Li Hong this time. He gave Li Hong a chance many times, but every time Li Hong couldn't grasp it.

Li Hong has been an official for many years, and he is the most observant of words and deeds. Just by looking at Wang Mang's expression, he knows that the emperor is really disappointed in him, but Li Hong is also very bitter. He really doesn't know where the money has gone. It cannot be said that he hated Wang Mang, but his own life and death. If he hated other people, it might be the end of his family.

"Li Hong, I brought you to Nanzheng to let you take care of my accounts, but you let me down very much. Can you tell me why you can't take care of the accounts seriously?"

After a long time, Wang Mang spoke first, breaking the silence between the monarch and his ministers.

Hearing what Wang Mang said, Li Hong felt relieved for some reason. He looked up at Wang Mang and said, "Your Majesty, I have been managing the household department for Daqin and managing the financial accounts for Your Majesty. Frankly speaking, my ability is It's not enough, that's why Fang Xizhi, a capable minister, controls the authority of the household department and is even stronger than the minister. Now, since His Majesty asks the minister why he can't manage the accounts seriously, the minister can only say that the minister is old and is no longer suitable. I am serving as Minister of the Household Department, I would like to resign from Your Majesty!"

Wang Mang's face suddenly turned cold. He didn't expect Li Hong to resign. You must know that Li Hong went to find someone he was willing to pay 10 taels of silver to keep his position in the middle of the night, and now he actually resigned. This is extremely inconceivable matter.

Li Hong only felt that the corners of his mouth were dry. He felt that there was a strong pressure on his body, on his head, on his bones, and on his blood, so that he could only lie down on the ground. Only by three kowtows and nine bows to Wang Mang can he barely withstand this pressure.

Li Hong knew that the pressure came from Wang Mang. Li Hong didn't dare to move, and he didn't want to move. He was old, and he no longer had the energy to keep up with the emperor.

Li Hong originally thought that he was still very young and capable enough to compete in the sky of Daqin, but after the battle from Nanzheng to Hangu Pass, Li Hong could see clearly that the eyes of the emperor were no longer looking at Daqin, but the eyes of the emperor were looking at Daqin. In the vast and fertile lands other than the Great Qin, Li Hong's ability is only middle-to-lower, and he can manage the finances of a country with a surplus, but it is far from enough to manage the finances of a large empire. Li Hong has no way to follow Wang Mang's footsteps and see clearly At this point, Li Hong knew that the time had come for him to retire.

At this time, it was the time when Daqin won the Southern Expedition and defeated South Korea at Hangu Pass. As the Minister of the Household Department and as the Minister of the Army, Li Hong had no credit but hard work. If you make things difficult for him, he will be able to retreat completely.

Wang Mang's eyes fell on Li Hong's body. Li Hong's small plan Wang Mang saw very clearly. It would be a bad thing for Li Hong to quit at this time. But Wang Mang looked at the 1000 million silver notes on the table, Shaking his head, he said, "Yes!"

The words fell into Li Hong's ears, and Li Hong felt that all the energy in his body was drained away, and kowtowed: "My minister, Li Hong, thank the Lord for your kindness."

Then Li Hong respectfully pushed the golden mountain and inverted the jade pillar, kowtowed seriously to Wang Mang and said, "I wish your majesty long live long live long live!"

After saying this, Li Hong stood up, turned around, and left slowly. Li Hong knew that this should be the last time he appeared in front of Wang Mang.

"Li Hong, Fang Xizhi is actually yours, right?" Wang Mang's voice suddenly exploded.

Li Hong's body froze, he continued to walk forward without saying a word.

"Li Hong, I have always had some questions about Fang Xizhi that I can't quite understand, but when I was wandering around the city today, I happened to meet Nangong Wentian, the most famous stone gambling master in Daqin, who was The chief master of Qingdefang, you should know this person, right?" Wang Mang's voice continued.

Li Hong's body was almost stiff, but he still walked out with difficulty. Li Hong knew that as long as he crossed the threshold, he could return home in good clothes.

"Fang Qiu is actually your son."

Wang Mang's protruding sentence directly knocked down Li Hong, and Li Hong collapsed on the ground. He looked at Wang Mang in shock and said, "Why did your majesty say that?"

"You should ask me, how did I know about this." Wang Mang smiled and said: "Actually, I have never known about these things, and I have never doubted you, and I have always believed that all things have nothing to do with you , All along, your performance has successfully deceived me, making me believe that you, Li Hong, are indeed innocent, and that you, Li Hong, are indeed my most loyal subject."

"Is Your Majesty a fraud now?" Li Hong smiled wryly.

"Of course not, as I said, I met Nangong Wentian in Hanjiang City this time." Wang Mang said: "Nangong Wentian is the chief appraiser of Qingdefang, and he knows all the distinguished guests in Qingdefang. You, Li Hong, should be familiar with Zhou Feng, a member of the Tiandao Zhou family."

Li Hong was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "I didn't expect it to be him."

Zhou Feng, the young son of the Tiandao Zhou family, had a quarrel with Wang Mang in Qingdefang, and was later killed by Wang Mang when he intended to assassinate Wang Mang. Before Zhou Feng died, he asked Nangong Wentian to appraise a strange stone, and this strange stone happened to be Someone had already approached Nangong Wentian for appraisal, and this person was Li Hong, Minister of the Household Department of the Great Qin Dynasty. Nangong Wentian didn't say anything at the time, but this time he was forced by Wang Mang in Hanjiang City, so he revealed these things.

A strange stone connected Zhou Feng and Li Hong, and the relationship between Zhou Feng and Fang Qiu was witnessed by Wang Mang. From this point of view, the role of Li Hong in this is somewhat intriguing.

At the same time, in Hexi County, some of Haifeng's investigation results fell on Wang Mang's desk. During the investigation, Haifeng found that Li Hong had contacts with previous county magistrates such as Hexi County and Hedong County. Li Hong also contributed a lot in it, this matter was not reported to the official, but the local people in Hexi knew that Chen Hongliang was a high-ranking official in the capital, and that's why he became Hexi Commander.

Haifeng found out the news, and realized there was a problem at that time, so he made an in-depth investigation, but found that when Hexi Ling Chen Hongliang and his wife Xiaojiao met on the painting boat, Li Hong was also on the painting boat at that time, and according to investigation, Li Hong Hong may know Chen Hongliang and his wife Xiaojiao.

Years of investigative experience told Haifeng that there must be a problem between the three, so he reported the matter to Wang Mang. Wang Mang went directly to Hua Jieyu and asked Hua Jieyu to provide all the information on Li Hong, Fang Xizhi, Chen Hongliang and others , and finally discovered an astonishing fact.

In fact, Fang Qiu was born to Li Hong and Chen Hongliang's wife Xiaojiao. In order to conceal Fang Qiu's identity, Li Hong entrusted Fang Qiu to Fang Xizhi on the condition that Fang Xizhi become successful.

As for what happened between Li Hong, Chen Hongliang, and Xiaojiao, and the story between Fang Xizhi and Li Hong, including the Tiandao Zhou family, Wang Mang didn't know, so he could only ask Li Hong, the person involved.

Li Hong looked at all kinds of information piled up in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "I knew that there would be such a day, it's really a destiny that sometimes it must happen!"

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