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Chapter 587
Mrs. Shangshu knew her husband's temperament, so she curled her lips in disgust.

"Your shabby yamen is busy all day long, and sometimes you may not even be able to eat on time, what good can there be?"

Hey.

Qian Liang stretched long while coiling the beads, his face full of joy.

"It's been a bit busy for the past half month, but it's just my husband, busy with being happy and energetic."

Oh?
Mrs. Shangshu finally showed some interest.

She stopped what she was doing.

"Tell me, what happened to make you so happy?"

Haha.

"What else can there be?" Qian Liang laughed heartily. "For my husband, in charge of the household department, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing the treasury full, and no matter what the court wants to do, you can quickly take out the money."

Mrs. Shangshu raised her eyebrows, not too surprised.

But this is not something she should inquire about as a woman, so she lowered her head again and continued to work on her female celebrity, ignoring it.

However, Qian Liang's chatter was intense, but he kept on talking non-stop.

"Madam must have noticed that Xingji City is a bit strange these days. Hehe, now, all ethnic groups and families are bowing their heads and self-examination, and many people are willing to pay fines willingly."

Speaking of this, Qian Liang shook his head with his tut and sighed for a while.

"Speaking of which, these families usually don't show their mountains and dews, but I didn't expect that all of them are rich and invincible..."

"The so-called accumulation of earth and mountains, the fines or compensation they have paid these days are actually much more than the two years of tax money of the imperial court."

laugh.

Mrs. Shangshu took a deep breath and stopped her hand unconsciously.

"real or fake?"

How much is the tax money for the entire empire for two years! ?
No wonder the old man is smiling all day long.

"Of course it's true." Qian Liang proudly stroked his gray beard.

Madam Shangshu nodded slightly.

Due to her sensitive identity and the tense atmosphere in Xingji City during this time, she rarely went out.

However, her sons and daughters and her servants often go out to buy or do things, so she knows most of what happened outside.

"I only know that young people in many families have been warned by their elders to restrain themselves these days, otherwise they will be severely punished. It is not clear what happened to others."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Shang Shu was a little curious.

"Old man, what did these families do that they would take the initiative to pay the fine?"

"Also," she quickly added, "Old rules, say what you can, and don't if you can't."

Qian Liang waved his hand, "There's nothing you can't say. You know that Princess Yiguang took the two concubines to the clan mansion a while ago, right?"

"I've heard a little bit." Mrs. Shang Shu nodded slightly.

She doesn't want to care about these shitty things, but her husband is the Secretary of the Household Department, and her son-in-law is the commander of the strongest army in the empire, even if she wants to stick her head in the ground and act like an ostrich, she can't do it.

"Princess Dachang's trip is actually to let the elders of the Chen clan enforce the clan rules and deal with some scum of the royal family."

Mrs. Shang Shu was taken aback for a moment, but soon recovered, and immediately laughed.

However, the smile was full of mockery.

Letting the clan mansion deal with the children of the royal family is no different from being both an athlete and a referee on the sports field.

Anyway, the rules are drawn by them, is it right or wrong or is it up to them?

"It's different this time." Qian Liang shook his head.

His tone suddenly became serious and serious.

"Madam, it has been more than [-] years since the founding of Yunchui. During this period, there have been ups and downs, honors and disgraces, several divisions and repeated reunifications, but it has always been firmly controlled by the Chen family. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Mrs. Shangshu really didn't think about this question, so she couldn't help pricking up her ears.

Hey.

Qian Liang put down the amber in his hand and looked towards the palace with emotion.

"Speaking of which, the royal family is really the proud son of heaven, deeply favored by the gods. Every one or two hundred years, there will always be one or two far-sighted emperors in the royal family, and they will put this building back to its original position again and again..."

"These emperors have long realized that the large and uncontrolled clan children are an extremely dangerous factor. During their reign, they have updated and even increased the punishment of the Chen Clan's regulations again and again to ensure that the clan children will not mess up. God is angry."

"This time when the Eldest Princess went to the Clan Mansion, she not only brought... but also some evidence of crimes committed by ordinary royal children, and she herself is familiar with the family rules of the Chen family. If someone wants to be sloppy when dealing with it... "

Speaking of this, Qian Liang sneered, "I guarantee that they won't be able to afford it,"

"Those sons of the clan who committed major crimes will be directly demoted to common people, and then they will be severely punished. And those clan elders who try to be sloppy will also be deprived of their status in the clan mansion and will be judged by the clan rules. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Mrs. Shang Shu was engrossed in listening, and she couldn't help asking subconsciously.

Qian Liang twitched the corner of his mouth coldly, "Unless they want to rebel."

But don't be afraid of rebellion.

King Ning has a reputation of knowing the sky and is deeply loved by the people, and all the troops in various places are under his control.

If members of the clan from all over the place want to rebel, they will undoubtedly seek death.

Mrs. Shangshu was thoughtful, and she quickly frowned again.

"Only based on the crimes committed by the clan's children, can so much money be fined?"

"Of course not." Qian Liang waved his hand hahaha, "Madam, don't forget, Xingji City is so big, how many of the noble households have no royal blood? Which one of them is clean?"

Mrs. Shangshu immediately understood.

Most of the noble households pay attention to the right marriage, so most of them are relatives by marriage.

After more than six hundred years of entanglement, the grievances and resentments between each other can be described as continuous and chaotic, and the whole body is affected by a single hair.

It can be said that as long as there is an unworthy descendant in a certain family who commits a crime, a large number of related households can always be pulled out.

At this time, the royal family has already started killing their own family members, let alone them?
Under the high-pressure policy, these people did not dare to resist at all, and in the end they either went to prison together or fined them together.

But for the noble family, there may not be anything at home, and money is the least important thing, and it is also a pleasure to pay.

"So that's how it is," Mrs. Shangshu nodded, and said sincerely, "I hope that the sky in Xingji City will be clearer if this blow continues."

"Yes." Qian Liang nodded heavily, and said with a smile, "It's not just Xingji City, but the entire empire."

Speaking of this, he glanced left and right, lowered his voice slightly, "Prince Ning said, as long as he is still here, he will continue to fight until the sky is clear."

Mrs. Shangshu's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help asking: "I don't know where King Ning is now?"

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Baekje, east of Yuanning Mountains.

The fire on the south bank has never been extinguished, burning from morning to night, reflecting half of the sky red.

His face also turned blue with anger.

"King Ning, oh King Ning, you are so bold. You actually stayed on the south bank and didn't retreat to the mountain. Do you really think my 20 horses are dead?"

"Matsushita!"

"The last general is here." Matsushita Yang stood up with a calm face.

Hisado Naoto looked at the blood-red sky in the south with a blank expression.

"I don't care about Nan'an, just send some people over there to harass, and let them continue to burn. The happier the burn, the better."

"In one day, you will gather 3, no, [-] horses for this general. Before sunset tomorrow night, all of King Ning's retreat to the west will be cut off. No matter what, you must keep him on the east coast plain. We will cooperate with other brother troops the day after tomorrow. Destroy them."

He doesn't believe it anymore.

No matter how powerful the Starfall Legion is, the people and horses under its command will still be hungry, tired, painful and dead.

(End of this chapter)