The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The suicide of Kong Taichang's youngest daughter caused a stir in the capital, but it was quickly forgotten by everyone.Because everyone's attention was diverted to what happened in Yangzhou.

During this period of time, the situation in Yangzhou can be described as "jittery".

Seeing this, the people were terrified.Fortunately, the imperial court sent troops to appear in time to appease them.

After Liu Taishi secretly went to Yangzhou, he joined forces with Song Dekang to clear the Yangzhou officialdom with lightning speed.

The two cooperated very well, and before the aristocratic family in Yangzhou could react, they were wiped out.

All the powerful families and wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou were arrested, and there was not one left.

In the past few days, Song Dekang has been leading people to copy the homes of these aristocratic families.

The wealth copied from these powerful families and wealthy businessmen's homes scared Song Dekang and the others.Although they had long expected that the powerful families in Yangzhou would be very rich, they did not expect that the gold, silver and jewels in these families were piled up like mountains.

Song Dekang has been with Emperor Zhou Wu since he was a child. In the past 30 to [-] years, he has seen all kinds of scenes, but he has never seen so much money.

Now he finally understands why the emperor slaughtered these powerful families in Yangzhou.

"Where did these aristocratic families get so much money?" Song Dekang sat opposite Grand Master Liu, and said with a puzzled face, "didn't the money of these aristocratic families be robbed by Emperor Xia Ling in the previous dynasty? It was scrapped after Zhou was established?"

The Great Zhou has only been established for more than ten years, and these Yangzhou aristocratic families have collected such wealth. This...Song Dekang gasped in fright.

"No, this wealth is accumulated by them from generation to generation." Taishi Liu was not surprised at all by the wealth of these powerful families in Yangzhou.

"When Emperor Xia Ling was in power, didn't he often snatch things from these aristocratic families, and he didn't finish?" During his reign, Emperor Xia Ling was very greedy and often robbed things from powerful families.Many aristocratic families in the capital were taken over by Emperor Xia Ling.

"These aristocratic families have existed for hundreds of years, and they have a very rich foundation. They are not so easy to be robbed." Taishi Liu has been checking the accounts of these aristocratic families in Yangzhou for the past few days. It is not surprising that the accumulation of wealth over the years has reached the level of being invincible.”

"My mother..." Song Dekang was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

"With the money from Yangzhou, the court can do a lot of things."

Hearing Taishi Liu's words, Song Dekang suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up: "Master Liu, with so much money, can we attack Shu?"

He said eagerly, "This group of bastards in Yangzhou have been in contact with that bastard Han Zhong. It is estimated that Han Zhong also has a lot of money. We called and ransacked Han Zhong's house."

Grand Master Liu glanced at Song Dekang and said: "Han Zhong knows that there is an accident in Yangzhou, so he will be vigilant and be on guard, so he can't fight for the time being."

"There's nothing we can't beat." Song Dekang said nonchalantly, "Although the terrain in Shu is complicated, it doesn't mean it's unbreakable. We can take it down."

Taishi Liu looked at Song Dekang and said nothing.

"Now that we have copied these families in Yangzhou, we have so much money and food, which is enough for us to conquer the land of Shu." Song Dekang couldn't wait to conquer the land of Shu. "When we conquer the land of Shu, we will have money, food and grass again."

"It's useless for you to tell me that."

"How can it be useless?" Song Dekang leaned forward on the table, "As long as you and Lao He promise us to attack Shu, the emperor will definitely agree."

"I can agree, but He Xiang will never agree." Taishi Liu said with a sideways glance at Song Dekang, "As long as He Xiang disagrees, the emperor will not agree to attack Shu."

"When I go back, Tiger and I are begging for agreement every day, and I don't believe that He disagrees." Song Dekang said confidently, "He Xiang used to say that he had no money and no food, but now that he has money, he has no food. Now that there is food, He Xiang has no reason to object to our attack on Shu."

While talking, the deputy general beside Song Dekang came in. He first saluted Grand Master Liu and Song Dekang, and then said: "Grand Master, General, the county magistrate of Guangling County, please see me."

Song Dekang raised his eyebrows lightly, and said in a serious manner, "The boss's father-in-law."

Grand Master Liu said to Song Dekang's lieutenant general, "Please come in."

"Yes."

Not long after Song Dekang's deputy general withdrew, a man in his 50s or [-]s walked in. He was handsome in appearance and elegant in temperament.

He walked in and first saluted Taishi Liu and Song Dekang respectfully: "I have seen Taishi and General Song."

General Song hurriedly stepped forward and helped Liang Shuren up.

"Please hurry up, Mr. Liang doesn't need to be too polite."

Liang Shuren thanked, "Thank you, General Song, and Grand Master."

Taishi Liu pointed to another chair and said to Liang Shuren, "Master Liang, please sit down."

"Thank you grand master." Liang Shuren sat down on the chair next to Song Dekang.

"Master Liang came to see me, is there something important?" Grand Master Liu said with a gentle expression.

"If you go back to Grand Master, I do have something to tell you, and it's about salt."

"Salt?" Grand Master Liu was slightly surprised, "I know that the powerful families and wealthy merchants in Yangzhou have always traded salt with Shu. You told the emperor about this in the memorial. Do you have other things?"

Liang Shuren replied respectfully: "Your Majesty has just received the news that so much salt is needed in Shu to smelt a kind of ore. It is said that if the smelting is successful, an indestructible weapon can be created."

"What?" Taishi Liu and Song Dekang exclaimed at the same time.

"I heard that it is a newly discovered ore in Shu, and a lot of salt must be used to smelt it. The salt in Shu is only enough to eat, and there is no extra salt for smelting, so I started a salt business with Yangzhou. After Liang Shuren received his letter from Zhao Yao, he contacted his tribe in Shu.

A member of the Liang family fled to Shu during the previous dynasty.After that, it took root in the land of Shu.Over the years, he has been in secret contact with this tribe.

Master Liu hurriedly asked, "What kind of ore is it?"

Liang Shuren shook his head and said, "Your official doesn't know what ore is. Even Han Zhong doesn't know what ore it is, but it's unlikely that this kind of ore will be successfully refined."

"What kind of ore can be refined into an indestructible weapon?" Song Dekang suddenly thought of something, and his expression became tense, "If Han Zhong's son of a bitch can be successfully refined, then he will definitely send troops to rebel. Taishi, we will definitely We can't let that bastard Han Zhong succeed."

Grand Master Liu said solemnly: "If this is the case, the plan to attack Shu will be advanced."

Song Dekang became excited in an instant: "After waiting for so long, I'm finally going to attack that son of a bitch Han Zhong." He stood up and said impatiently, "I'll go back tomorrow, no, I'll go back to Beijing right away..."

Grand Master Liu interrupted Song Dekang, "What are you in a hurry for?"

"Old Liu, hit that bastard son Han Zhong quickly, or we will be finished when they really forge an indestructible weapon." Song Dekang said with a serious face, "We have to kill that bastard Han Zhong before he succeeds." he."

"The matter in Yangzhou is not over yet, where are you going?" Grand Master Liu glared at Song Dekang, "Be honest with me."

"No, Lao Liu, if I go back late, I will let the tigers go there first." Song Dekang said anxiously, "I have to go back quickly, otherwise I won't have the part to attack Han Zhong's son of a bitch."

"You're gone, what if Yangzhou is in chaos?" Taishi Liu said with a straight face, "Have you forgotten what the emperor told you?"

Song Dekang heard what Grand Master Liu said, and then he remembered what Emperor Wu of Zhou had explained to him before he came to Yangzhou.He immediately quieted down: "I haven't forgotten."

"I haven't forgotten, you just stay in Yangzhou honestly." Although the Yangzhou family has been arrested, they still have a backup if they don't get it all.In order to prevent them from remaining behind, Song Dekang and his army must remain in Yangzhou.

Song Dekang was stunned for a moment: "It seems that I have no part in attacking Han Zhong's son of a bitch."

"Even if you go back now, you won't be able to attack the land of Shu." Grand Master Liu said angrily, "Did you attack the land of Shu as soon as you said it would?"

"I still have to stay in Yangzhou for a while."

Both Song Dekang and Liu Taishi had to stay in Yangzhou for a while.The two of them will temporarily manage Yangzhou until new officials are transferred to Yangzhou, and they will not be able to return to Beijing until the new officials take over.

After listening to the conversation between Song Dekang and Taishi Liu, Liang Shuren interjected: "General Song, I think you are worrying too much."

"I worry too much, what do you mean?"

"There is no large amount of salt provided by Yangzhou in Shu, so it is impossible to continue smelting that unknown ore." Liang Shuren said, "Also, that unknown ore is very difficult to refine, and there has been no success in Shu. "

"Master Liang, where did you get this news?" Song Dekang asked curiously.

"There is a branch of our Liang family in Shu."

"what?"

"During the chaos of the previous dynasty, this tribe fled to Shu, and then they settled down in Shu." Liang Shuren reported truthfully, "We have been in touch with them all these years."

Grand Master Liu said with a dazed expression, "No wonder Master Liang, you know that the Yangzhou family and Han Zhong are trading salt."

This made Liang Shuren a little guilty, because he didn't hear about it from his clansmen, but his precious grandson told him.

"Without the salt provided by Yangzhou, there is no way to continue refining that kind of ore in Shu." Liang Shuren comforted Song Dekang, "Don't worry about wars in Shu."

"Is that so?" Song Dekang looked disappointed after hearing this, "I thought there was a reason to attack Han Zhong's son of a bitch."

"Master Liang, I will report to the emperor what you just said."

"Trouble master."

"Master Liang, you are polite." Grand Master Liu said again, "The things in Yangzhou can go so smoothly, thanks to Master Liang's help."

Song Dekang quickly echoed: "Master Liang, you have contributed a lot this time."

Liang Shuren said modestly: "It is thanks to General Song and the grand master that things in Yangzhou went so smoothly this time. The subordinate officials didn't do anything."

"It's very important that you tell us where Dong Jin is hiding." Song Dekang came to Yangzhou before and did not find Dong Jin right away.Dong Jin has been hiding in Yangzhou, and under the cover of a powerful family, it is very difficult to find him.If Liang Shuren hadn't told him where Dong Jin was hiding, Song Dekang would not have been able to find Dong Jin for a while.

"The lower officials are just lucky." Zhao Yao wrote to Liang Shuren about Dong Jin's hiding place.

Grand Master Liu said: "Master Liang, don't be modest, this time you have contributed a lot."

"The Grand Master and General Song have contributed a lot." After Liang Shuren finished talking about this matter, he looked at Liu Taishi hesitantly.

"Master Liang, what else do you want to say?"

Liang Shuren hesitated for a while and asked: "Grand Master, I want to ask about the affairs of Empress Zhaoyi and His Highness the Tenth Highness."

Zhao Yao: Hidden merit and fame.

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