retaliate

Chapter 1561

The queen is gone.

Zhou Qin and his son sat blankly.

The old servant took a look outside, turned around and shook his head at the steward who came to ask for instructions, and said in a low voice: "The atmosphere is not right, come back at another time."

Inside, Zhou Qin sighed suddenly, "For thousands of years, no one has dared to take action against the world's powerful families, no, they have never even tried to kill them. But today, the old man's grandson-in-law wants to kill the world's powerful families, Cut off the threat for the dynasty in one fell swoop. He is so bold and murderous!"

Zhou Zun said bitterly: "But Aye, he can do it."

"That's right! It would be hard to say if those people could join in the rebellion when he cleaned up the slaves in the world. But at that time, many people chose to wait and see. After the rebels were suppressed, in fact, the powerful families in the world have already become him. The fish on the chopping board can only be slaughtered by him."

"This is the art of war!"

"Yes, your son-in-law has used the art of war to govern the world, which can be said to be invincible."

……

On this day, the meat eaters in Chang'an could hardly sleep peacefully.

The nobles who have been in the clouds for thousands of years suddenly find that there is darkness ahead and there is no way out.

"These families hold a huge amount of land and population, and what they are best at is using their connections. The fields, population and connections make them invincible. The people below have nothing, how can they compete with them? And His Majesty planned to get them Pulled down from the clouds, from now on, they have to compete with the ants in their eyes, refreshing! What a motherly refreshing!"

Huang Chunhui toasted and drank it down.

Visiting Song Zhen said: "Your Majesty said that the Central Plains has been able to pass on for many years, thanks to the powerful clans. However, the general trend must keep pace with the times. If the previous pattern of emperors and powerful clans sharing the world continues, this Great Tang will There is no future. This Central Plains will surely perish! Therefore, we have no choice but to do so."

Huang Chunhui nodded, coughed a few times, panted and said, "Tell Your Majesty, it's a good job!"

……

"Tonight, many people are sleepless because of the loss of interests. Tonight, many people are sleepless, because they are happy that they have found a ladder to rise..."

The emperor is also drinking.

One person pours and drinks by himself.

He drank wine and hummed a little song, very comfortable.

He has been plotting for many years, and he made a move today, cutting off the biggest threat to the dynasty in one fell swoop, what a pride!

"His Majesty."

Han Shishi came in.

"Stone!"

"Sit down," said the emperor.

Han Shitou stood silently.

"Aye, did you have the idea to cut off the powerful family?" the emperor asked.

"Yes. Your Majesty once said that a powerful family is a cancer, but don't move lightly, otherwise the country will be rocky."

"Population! Network!"

The emperor said: "With the population in hand, it can become an army that the emperor fears at any time. Once the relationship network is moved, the emperor will become a lonely family."

"Yes, so the late emperor could not act rashly."

"So I get rid of the slaves first, and if they lose their population, they will be toothless tigers and wolves. What can they do if they cut off their minions today? They can only howl at me in vain, hahahaha!"

Han Shitou looked at the emperor with relief, "The late emperor will be very happy if he knows."

……

"Aye, are you still not going back?"

Ma Xi still lived in the Imperial College, and went to look for his father when he got up in the morning.

When Ma Hongzhong got up, he yawned and fanned his breath with his hands. He felt that the smell of wine and meat from last night still smelled bad. He said angrily, "This business is a lot of investment, I should pay more attention to it."

"Look at the list today!" Ma Xi said.

"Oh!" Ma Hongzhong coughed dryly, "My father happens to be free today!"

Ma Xi rolled his eyes, "I know there is a porridge shop outside, which is opened by people from the Southern Zhou Dynasty. It is most comfortable to drink a bowl of meat porridge in the morning."

Ma Hongzhong twitched his index finger when he heard the words, and after hastily washed, he followed his son to look for food.

The meat porridge was really good. Ma Hongzhong asked the peddler who made the meat porridge, "Didn't you say that it is better to do business in the Southern Zhou Dynasty? Why do you come to Chang'an for business?"

Stirring the sticky porridge with a spoon, the peddler said, "The customers don't know. In the past, the business was developed in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and it relied on doing business from top to bottom. Now Datang is also changing, and the business is getting better and better. The easier it is to do it. You have to rush to do business, the sooner you come, the easier it is to make money..."

"That's the reason." Ma Hongzhong took a sip of the meat porridge and said: "In the past, those people despised merchants while secretly ordering their families to do business. Now it's different. Although His Majesty doesn't like rich merchants, he said that the law comes first. As long as you obey the law, no one will interfere whether you are a wealthy businessman or a powerful person."

"It's much better than the Southern Zhou Dynasty." The peddler looked up at the smoke with anticipation, "After a few years of work, I'll bring my wife and children here, and I'll settle down in Chang'an from now on."

Ma Hongzhong smiled, "So confident?"

"Now the Son of Heaven is reigning." The peddler said, "I think, this day! The more it passes, the more hopeful it will be!"

Holy Son!
Ma Hongzhong glanced at his son, and Ma Xi nodded vigorously, "Your Majesty is a rare enlightened king through the ages."

After eating, the father and son strolled to see the list.

There are many candidates along the way, some are numb, some are excited.

Ma Xi saw those two partners from back then.

Zhang Xin and Xie Cheng looked listless, with many stains on the front of their clothes and dark circles around their eyes, probably because they didn't sleep well last night, or they drank all night.

The two accidentally saw Ma Xi.

Ma Xi folded his hands and smiled.

The faces of the two were ugly, Zhang Xin stomped his feet, "The villain is successful!"

"It's not known yet!" Xie Cheng said.

"Too."

When we arrived outside the imperial city, there were more than a thousand sergeants outside to maintain order.

"Don't squeeze!"

A small official shouted: "I will read it out loud later, don't squeeze!"

But who wouldn't want to see it for themselves?
When the officials with the list walked out of the imperial city, thousands of candidates rushed up.

"Stop!"

Liang Jing shouted.

The soldiers of the Jinwu Guard did not bring any weapons today, so they used their flesh to form a human wall to block in front.

The official was very tall, followed by a small official holding a paste and a brush.

He took the brush covered with paste, brushed it a few times on the city wall, and posted the list on it.

Two small officials stepped forward, also holding the list in their hands.

"Zheng Chen!"

The clerk's voice is loud, and his words are clear.

A candidate jumped up in the crowd, "Here, I am here! Hahahaha! Yeah, I got it, I got it!"

"Zheng Chen!"

Another small official repeated it, this is to ensure that there will be no mistakes.

"Hahahaha!"

The examinee laughed.

"Ma Xun!"

"I actually hit it?"

With the continuation of the chanting, the various performances that were hit, and the nervousness that was not expected.

"Don't worry, being a father will earn you a huge family fortune, just lie down." Ma Hongzhong comforted.

"Ma Xi!"

Ma Hongzhong: "Who is he talking about?"

Ma Xi only felt that his mind was buzzing.

"Ma Xi!"

Ma Xi looked at his father, his father's mouth was moving, but he couldn't hear anything.

He stared blankly at the list.

I won?
"Dalang!"

Ma Hongzhong patted his son's shoulder happily, "My son, you have been hit!"

Ma Xi, who gradually regained his sanity, felt light all over, "I've been hit."

"Yes, you won." Ma Hongzhong was about to explode with joy.

Both father and son didn't leave, and they didn't rush up until the list was recited.

Most of the people didn't leave, and those who won wanted to see their names with their own eyes to feel at ease.

Those who didn't win had to see that they didn't have their own names before giving up.

When he saw the word Ma Xi, Ma Hongzhong dragged his son away.

"Go and tell Shang Yue, I am treating you today!"

Ma Xi saw the distraught Xie Cheng and Zhang Xin, and the two also saw him, but they no longer had that contempt.

Since then, the lives of the three have changed.

One person is an official, and the two are guarding the family business at home, maybe they can enjoy a lifetime.Maybe, he will become a mortal in the tide.

At this turning point in history, some people were knocked out of the dust, while others rose to the top.

Fate no longer favors those who are old-fashioned at this moment.

……

Immediately after the list was announced, there was trouble.

The emperor didn't respond, and asked Jin Wuwei to act according to the law.

Those people shouted unfair slogans and demonstrated in front of the imperial city.

Liang Jing stood in front of the imperial city with his subordinates, and said to the lieutenants beside him, "They are all a group of people who can't win but lose."

The deputy general said: "Some of their families have continued to be rich and powerful for thousands of years, and they feel that they are gods. But now that the gods are going to descend to the earth, they will naturally be furious."

"Actually, I think it's more of despair!" Liang Jing folded his arms and said a very philosophical sentence:
"Extreme prosperity and decline, extremes of things must be reversed!"

……

"unfair!"

Those candidates are shouting.

Wang Laoer came out.

"The country's father-in-law's family has no one, so why are you clamoring?"

After finishing speaking, Wang Lao Er turned around and entered the imperial city.The emperor is making a roast chicken, he has to hurry, otherwise he can only gnaw on the meatless wing tips.

The candidates outside were startled.

"The Zhou family is unbeatable?"

"There seems to be no one."

The emperor can even cruelly cheat the old man, you guys are nothing!

Got it!
Many people were already worried about being liquidated, but now they regained their psychological balance and went back pretending to be tough guys.

The emperor is roasting chicken in the palace.

He didn't make any so-called flower chickens, but made a charcoal fire in a serious manner.A fat chicken weighing more than three catties was slowly turned over on the grill. The emperor pressed the cuff with one hand and brushed the seasoning with a brush in the other, very attentive.

The crown prince and Li's second son squatted beside him, swallowing their saliva, stabbing me and I stabbing you.

Qin Ze came quickly, swallowed his saliva first, and then said: "Your Majesty, most of the candidates outside have dispersed."

"Is anyone still here?" The emperor was a little surprised.

"It's a few candidates who drank too much and passed out there drunk."

"understood."

The emperor slowly turned the roast chicken and said, "Ah Liang, what does this roast chicken look like?"

"I don't know."

"This is the country." The emperor said: "Governing the country should not be hasty. The so-called governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. When it is chaotic, it must be cut quickly. After stability, it can't be like this. It must moisten things quietly... digging holes."

A Liang nodded. He was dumbfounded by the emperor's series of methods this time, thinking that he could still govern the country like this?

I learned.

"Put some charcoal fire in the pit. Don't overheat the fire. Turn it frequently... Look, this chicken, isn't it ready?"

(End of this chapter)