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Chapter 203 Prosperity (add 3 for 'I want to live for decades')

Southern Zhou.

As far as the army is concerned, the military strength of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was at the bottom of the Three Kingdoms.

The only thing that could disdain the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty in the Southern Zhou Dynasty was money.

You say I'm weak, but I'm rich!
You want to hit me, but I have money!
Datang hit me, so I went to Beiliao to call him Dad.

Beiliao wants to beat me... first break through Datang.

Therefore, among the Three Kingdoms, the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty fought endlessly, but the Southern Zhou Dynasty was able to recuperate for many years.In this way, the money and food in the Southern Zhou Dynasty piled up like a mountain, so that when Nian Ziyue went to Chang'an as a hostage, the Emperor Nianxu of the Southern Zhou Dynasty who loved his daughter even sent a caravan to go, just to let his daughter enjoy everything in the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

Being rich is often a sin. With the Tang Dynasty on the side, being rich in the Southern Zhou Dynasty was particularly glaring.So annual tribute is essential.

"I absolutely hate it."

Nian Xu is not tall, with a smile on his slightly round face, giving people a gentle and elegant feeling.

He stood by the pool in the palace with his hands behind his back, looking at the lotus in the water, "The king of Yue came to the southern border and seemed to be a supervisor, but some people said that this was an act of check and balance by Li Mi. Also, he robbed the prince's wife, how could he Let the prince inherit the throne? Now it is just treating the prince as a target."

The eunuch next to him is Xie Yingong, who was originally the son of a general, but later the general was defeated in suppressing the alien race, and his family was involved, Xie Yingong was also confiscated into the palace.In the years that followed, he showed a side of knowledge and interest. After Nian Xu ascended the throne, he jumped up and became his confidant eunuch.

Xie Yingong laughed and said: "Then Li Mi was crowned as a monkey. The Tang Dynasty was prosperous, but it has been declining since his father and son. I heard that he said something about the prosperity of the world, and the slaves laughed to death."

Datang is a sharp knife hanging over the head of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, which has kept the Emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty on his back for many years.So laughing at the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is flattering Nian Xu.

And this sycophancy is invisible.

Nian Xu walked slowly along the pool, "Li Mi is good at power tactics and can balance state affairs. I am not as good as him. But the emperor always relies on power tactics to govern the country, which is lost in majesty and femininity."

"Your Majesty." A servant hurried over.

"What's the matter?" Xie Yingong greeted him.

"It's a letter from Chang'an."

"Oh!" Nian Xu said with a smile, "Is it Ziyue's letter?"

"Exactly."

Xie Yingong checked it first, and opened the envelope to have a look, but he didn't read the contents of the letter.

This is proportion.

Nian Xu took the letter and read it carefully.

After a long time, he put the letter into the envelope, "To the queen."

"Yes." There is a servant to do it.

Nian Xu pondered.

"Ziyue said she saw refugees being driven out of the city by soldiers."

Xie Yingong said: "Your Majesty, there are refugees everywhere."

"But there are more in Datang." Nian Xu squinted and looked ahead, "There are more and more farmers in Datang who lost their land, and they became refugees after losing their fields. Who... Yancheng, if it wasn't for his advice, Datang would I'm afraid there are already wars in Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, this is Tang Dynasty!" Xie Yingong joked.

"But Yancheng's suggestion won't last long. It's the same in the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Zhou Dynasty. I know the greed of those rich and powerful. If we don't restrain them, they will become hungry wolves, devouring the people and everything they see."

"It won't be long before there will be countless disturbances in the Tang Dynasty. What will Li Mi do? Checks and balances. He can check and balance the upper class, but what about the common people? The common people are probably animals in his eyes. As long as they can pay taxes, they can serve It’s a good beast, and the one who can’t is a troublemaker!”

It is rare for Nian Xu to be so harsh, "But the chaos in the world must start from the locality. Li Mi ignores this, and he is doomed to be unlucky in the future. He is unlucky, can Datang be alone? This is my opportunity for Southern Zhou."

He turned back, "The king of Yue is in the southern border. Our people should approach him quietly to test his attitude. If it is appropriate, then support him."

Xie Yingong was startled, "Your Majesty, after all, he is the prince of Tang Dynasty, how could he join hands with Nan Zhou?"

"You idiot!"

Nian Xu smiled, "Starting from Li Yuan, look at the prince of the Li family. Li Mi is the one who only has his own eyes. The prince has no shame. The king of Wei is said to be cruel, and the king of Yue is said to be cowardly. The Li family is all selfish." A person who has reached the extreme. In the eyes of the King of Yue, it is estimated that only the position of Chang'an is there, so he can be friends with Li Gui."

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Also, the secret agents are looking for those foreign generals in southern Xinjiang, waiting for the opportunity to get closer. Just wait for the time to come, let's give some money, food and weapons, are they still willing to serve the Tang people?"

Nian Xu turned around, feeling extremely happy, "I don't know anything else, I only know that people who are not of the same clan will inevitably have different thoughts. In times of peace and prosperity, everything can be suppressed naturally. But once the country's power declines, where will their thoughts be if they are not of the same clan ? Naturally, only for myself."

"Your Majesty is wise."

"That idiot Li Mi dares to reuse generals when the country's power is gradually declining, and he will be backlashed sooner or later!"

A female officer came slowly.

Nian Xu coughed dryly, "But what's the matter with the queen?"

Fushen, the female official, "The queen asked, what about the princess's marriage?"

Nian Xu rubbed his forehead, "I have a splitting headache, let her think about it."

The female official seemed to have seen such a scene countless times, and she said calmly: "The queen said that your majesty will definitely have a headache... She knows that your majesty does not want to leave the princess, but the eldest daughter is going to marry. If you don't find a good son-in-law now, you are afraid that you will not be able to find one in the future." Arrived."

Nian Xu sighed, sweeping away his previous wisdom.

"This matter... I will think about it again."

……

Also in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Lue had no interest in admiring the lotus.

Hundreds of teenagers are riding horses to kill.

At the foot of the mountain, the sound of horseshoes rumbled.

Fortunately, this place is far away from human settlements, and there are many places in the mountains, so it has not been discovered.

Yang Lue stood outside, holding a letter in his hand.

"General!" Deputy Lei Biaohou tiptoed anxiously to read the contents of the letter.

After Yang Lue finished reading, there was a little joy between his brows, "Do you know the three major volumes?"

Lei Biao nodded, "Northern Xinjiang is facing Beiliao and the three major ministries, and the officials will naturally know."

"Your Majesty is working hard in Taiping. The Taiping Army has more than [-] soldiers. Now they are all elites. They are still not afraid to face Vache's army."

"Then... what if Mr. Lang can take charge of Chenzhou? Isn't it..."

"Lang Jun is still making iron and weapons in Taiping, and the county is still preparing to learn from the county. With the army in hand, he still has to cultivate his own talents. The small Taiping County has become a place of rebellion."

Lei Biao finally got the letter, and he read it carefully, "General, those people actually said that Mr. Lang is a fake emperor and noble concubine."

"It's nothing more than hypocrisy, and the slut of the false emperor is also worthy!" Yang Lue's eyes were full of contempt, "Forcing a daughter-in-law to become a concubine has a long history, and it will definitely become a scandal in the future, and it will be infamous for thousands of years."

"But who... the puppet of the false emperor is actually by Lang Jun's side, and there is also the little pup of Liang Wang's family, this..."

There was fanaticism in Yang Lue's eyes, "Your Majesty's blood is mediocre? Mr. Lang has been in the country for many years. When he came out of Yuanzhou, I still remember his appearance. He was clearly an ignorant young man. But this It didn't take long before Lang Jun changed drastically. Look at the blood of the false emperor, a nest of snakes and rats. Then look at the blood of His Majesty, hahahaha!"

Lei Biao said, "Your Majesty still has two children in Chang'an."

The two live ones were like quails.

"Cough cough!" Yang Lue said flatly, "Perhaps your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts have all gone to Lang Jun, and the two Lang Jun seem a little mediocre."

It's all your mouth saying...

Seeing that his expression was not right, Yang slightly snorted.

"Yes, the general is right, Mr. Lang is wise."

Lei Biao knew that Yang Lue's greatest weakness was Lang Jun, and anyone who dared to speak ill of Lang Jun or questioned Lang Jun would burst into anger from the general.

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered!
Lei Biao pointed to those teenagers, "This time we quietly brought these teenagers from the southern border of the Tang Dynasty to practice. Does the general want to rob the house or capture the city?"

"There is not enough land for siege." Yang Lue shook his head, "Mr. Lang has worked hard to build a foundation in the northern border, and we can't stop in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. After these people have practiced, they will arrange to plunder the place."

"Yes!"

Yang Lue looked in the direction of Chang'an and said with a sinister smile, "Old dog Li Mi, your good days are numbered."

……

Changan.

In the brothel.

The sound of cicadas outside made people drowsy, and the two prostitutes tried their best to revive Liang Jing, who wanted to doze off.

When he woke up, Liang Jing subconsciously touched the scar on his face, and the knife that day appeared in his mind.

After the assassination, the imperial concubine was furious, and the emperor gave an order, and bad people from Jinwu Guard and the two counties rushed out, but the murderer has not been found yet.

"Uncle Guo."

Prostitutes are actually very hard, daily labor is nothing more than that, no matter how tired they are, they still have to work hard to greet customers with a smile.The smile on your face must be genuine, otherwise those old prostitutes will be able to tell at a glance that you are perfunctory him.

The two prostitutes smiled coquettishly.

Now there are more and more brothels in Chang'an City, Liang Jing is greedy for novelty and often changes places.

He flirted with two prostitutes for a while, but refused to repeat the same mistakes.

"There are more brothels in Chang'an, why?" Liang Jing asked casually.

A female prostitute covered her mouth and smiled, "It's because there are more female prostitutes that there are more brothels."

"Why are there so many prostitutes?" Liang Jing thought about the recent events in his mind, "This is a prosperous age, how can those women from good families be prostitutes?"

A prostitute's eyes were full of desolation, and she concealed the disdain in her eyes, "There are more and more families who have lost their land, and the whole family has become refugees. The refugees have no household registration, men are slaves, and women are prostitutes."

Liang Jing yawned, "Dignity!"

"Uncle Guo, dignity can't be eaten. When you are about to starve to death, let alone a prostitute, even the job of cleaning Yexiang will be rushed to do it."

"Yeah." Liang Jing was stunned for a while, "Don't call me my uncle."

"It will be a matter of time for the imperial concubine to be so favored by the uncle."

"To shut up!"

"Yes!"

Liang Jing immediately entered the palace.

"The queen found an excuse yesterday and beat the people around me." The noble concubine sneered.

"An eye for an eye." Liang Jing made a note, "Look for an opportunity to kill the people around her."

"I'm watching." The weather was hot, and the imperial concubine covered half of her face with a round fan, only showing her bright eyes, "If she fights for my favor, let her do whatever she wants. But she is trying to fight for the crown prince. Let her succeed, the crown prince ascends the throne..."

Liang Jing's eyes became more ruthless, "Once the crown prince ascends the throne, no, once they ascend the throne, including King Yue, our brothers and sisters will die without a place to die. Sister, you can't be soft-hearted."

The round fan moved slightly, and there was a little coldness in the bright eyes, "I get along with His Majesty all day long, and I know His Majesty's thoughts better than that bitch. Don't worry."

"That's enough." Liang Jing felt relieved, and was just about to leave.

"By the way, His Majesty said that day that you should do well so that you can be promoted in the future."

The imperial concubine stood up and tidied his clothes.

Liang Jing was taken aback, "It's not long since I was promoted? Can I continue to be promoted?"

The imperial concubine tugged at his clothes and said with a smile: "Whoever is a high-ranking official is not a matter of your Majesty's words? During Chen Guoshi, there were things like being a farmer in the morning and being a prime minister in the evening. In the Tang Dynasty, it was not uncommon to see Jian Ba. Are you worried? what?"

Liang Jing shivered for a moment, "Sister, tell me, can I be the prime minister in the future?"

"Just do it." The noble concubine's eyes were full of arrogance.

Damn!

Prime Minister!
Liang Jing was a little dizzy.

The noble concubine said softly: "Your Majesty not only wants people who can do things, but also people who are obedient. Do you understand?"

Liang Jing nodded, "National affairs seem to be complicated, but if internal disputes are put aside, it is actually simple. As for obedience, it's all about observing words and demeanor, which I am good at."

"Well, remember to drink less."

"Got it, got it, you're really long-winded."

"By the way, someone went to northern Xinjiang to inspect."

"Who?"

"A doctor from Hube."

"Hubu is Yang Songcheng's place, this old dog is..."

"I'm finding fault." The noble concubine sneered, "I said a few good words for Yang Xuan that time, His Majesty was quite moved, and the Empress happened to be there, saying something was too young. No, turning around will make people find fault. "

"Let Huang Chunhui get rid of the headache."

"His first stop is to go to Taiping."

"This... Zitai, no, this is for you."

"Yang Xuan hung my sign, and he went to Taiping at the first stop. He wanted to find a wrong place to hit me in the face. That bitch tried all means in the palace to no avail, so he found another battlefield."

"When I write to Taiping, let Zitai know in advance so that he can get ready."

"No need."

"What do you mean?"

"I asked the Ministry of War to go to someone."

"Military Department...Shang Huyun?"

"Correct."

"If Zitai knows that the empress treats him like this, he should be grateful and be loyal from now on."

"Loyal..."

The imperial concubine seemed to see the young man lying in front of her again, he vomited blood, looked at her obsessively, and said, "Your Majesty... so beautiful."

She claimed to be unparalleled in appearance, but those men all looked at her with aggressive eyes, only that young man's eyes were pure, admiring, but not profane.

"Yang Xuan has made a contribution, but he is too young." Liang Jing touched his cheek, "We have to have some people of our own in the local area, and the empress has to say something nice for him. If there are multiple governors or something, He can be transferred back to Chang'an to help us at any time in the future."

"Shang Huyun is here just to testify." The imperial concubine looked at him, and said lightly: "Don't help me with everything, what you get in this way is not a talent, but a mediocrity. Think about it yourself, when we were in our hometown What does it look like? Can anyone help me?"

"Can……"

"I can say good things for him, but he has to stand up first. Not only him, but everyone I like."

Liang Jing resigned.

When he went out, he happened to meet Han Shitou.

"Young Supervisor Han."

Today, Han Shitou's status is respected, and the prince is very respectful when he sees him.

Han Shitou nodded slightly, without squinting in.

"I've seen you, Your Majesty, please."

"I'll change and go."

The imperial concubine went to the back to change clothes.

Jiao Li waited on her personally, thinking of the young man that the empress had talked about before, she couldn't help feeling itchy.

The imperial concubine undressed, her white and tender flesh made people want to knead it.

Jiao Li picked up the thin skirt and came over, a little absent-minded.

That young man in Taiping doesn't seem to be married either, is he also thinking of me?

But why didn't he write?
No, even if he sent a letter, the palace couldn't answer it.

Then he could send a letter to Liang Jing!
As soon as her mind became confused, her hands became heavier.

The imperial concubine frowned and looked at her, "Are you infatuated with elder brother?"

Boom!

Jiao Li only felt a thunderbolt explode above her head.

The noble concubine seemed innocent, but innocent people died in the dry well, let alone became a favorite concubine.

Jiao Li knelt down and raised her hands to swear, "If I fall in love with Mr. Liang, I will be hit by a carriage to death if I turn around and go out."

"Why make such a poisonous oath?" The imperial concubine said casually, the gloom between her eyebrows dissipated.

I am not afraid!

Jiao Li looked panicked, but felt extremely relaxed in her heart.

Is a vulgar man like Liang Jing worthy of my heart?

What I admire is that boy!

……

Thanks to the leader of "Ouch Ouch Pulling Pineapple" for the reward.

(End of this chapter)