I write novels to become a saint

Chapter 199
"Your Majesty, an urgent report from the front line!"

Meng Chong stumbled all the way into the Golden Luan Hall, and before entering the door, he yelled loudly, which showed his excitement.

The next moment, he had already run into the Golden Luan Hall and knelt down in front of the dragon chair. Meng Chong was still out of breath.

Emperor Qianyuan did not reprimand him, but patiently waited for his next words.

"On June [-], the chieftains of the various ministries of the barbarians led [-] barbarian cavalry to attack Hongdu Mansion. The commander of Hongdu Mansion, Zuo Shanchong, led [-] soldiers to fight in Qianliyuan. Bewitched by the barbarians, Zuo Shanchong defected , wanted to kill Lin Qian, the lord of the government, and surrendered the city to the barbarians. At the same time, the Xiao family, Shao family, Zhang family... and other powerful families in the city took the opportunity to rebel and joined forces with Zuo Shanchong."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience, Emperor Qianyuan's face was ashen, and the faces of many ministers were also ugly.

Now that Zuo Shanchongdu and Lin Zhen have defected, there is no suspense about the battle situation in Hongdu Mansion. Everyone feels as if they have been punched hard, and their bodies are bent, and they are already thinking about how to deal with the mess in Hongdu Mansion.

Ten years ago, they ceded the Sixteenth City of Yanyun, and paid tribute to countless treasures every year, resulting in the empty treasury of Wufu Minfeng in ten years, so what price will they pay for this defeat?

Only Li Rusong showed a hidden smile. If Zuo Shanchong could kill Lin Qian in Hongdu Mansion, it would be the best, but he also knew that the possibility was unlikely. With the protection of a semi-saint, Lin Qian should It is impossible to die.

But even if Lin Qian didn't die in Hongdu, he still couldn't escape the charge of conspiracy and treason. After saving his life in Hongdu, he was still dead!

If it wasn't for the inappropriate occasion, he really wanted to laugh a few times to vent his joy.

"The government lord Lin Qian remained calm in times of danger, killed the bandit leader Zuo Shanchong outside, appeased the soldiers to meet the barbarian cavalry, and calmed the rebellion of the nobles inside."

"In the battle of Qianliyuan, more than [-] barbarian heads were captured, a big victory!"

However, what Meng Chong said next surprised everyone.

Li Rusong froze in place.

"how is this possible?"

"In this situation, can Lin Qian reverse the situation?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"It must be His Majesty who made Meng Chong lie about the military situation in order to stabilize the morale of the army."

Now Li Rusong could not wait to go back to the mansion immediately, and inquire about the battle situation in Hongdu mansion through his own channels.

Hahaha……

Emperor Qianyuan couldn't help being overjoyed, and even lost his composure and laughed out loud on the dragon chair. Having experienced the war ten years ago, he was under tremendous pressure.

Below, the chief assistant Xia Yan also couldn't help showing a smile.

All the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, with smiles on their faces, as if a stone was lifted from their hearts, they felt a lot more relaxed, and felt extremely light and comfortable.

"Good! Good! Good!"

The three good words in a row are enough to show Emperor Qianyuan's mood at this time, "Lin Qian should be rewarded for his outstanding achievements!"

However, just after he finished speaking, he couldn't help but think of another person, Lin Qian's father, Lin Xiaonan. Back then, he was equally heroic, and even defeated barbarians. This Lin Qian and his father are really too similar .

Thinking of this, his excitement was quenched by a basin of cold water. He didn't say what kind of reward he would give, but looked at Xia Yan, "Let Xia Aiqing draw up a reward!"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Qianyuan turned around and walked outside the Jinluan Hall. He couldn't wait to celebrate with the dancing girls of Jiaofang.

"Retreat!"

After the eunuch in attendance yelled, he followed Emperor Qianyuan and left the Golden Luan Hall.

……

Lang Juxu Mountain, Mao Dun came to the Manshen Hall, his face was a little ugly, "The plan of Hongdu Mansion failed, and Qubei and the cavalry troops led by him were wiped out."

"I have already sent people on a mission to make them give us an explanation."

"Great Confucian scholars are really useless, and Lizi is not enough to plan!"

The barbarian Touman looked at the slightly dissatisfied Mo Dun, and snorted coldly, "Do you think that if I don't make a move, it's because I'm afraid of those semi-holy beings of the human race?"

Mao Dun remained silent, but in many cases, silence itself is an attitude and an answer.

"Then do you know that those old guys have been waiting for me at the border for a long time. As long as I pass by, they will swarm up, and the battle ten years ago will repeat itself again!"

"Without the blessing of the national fortune, even I may fall under their siege!"

Touman's expression was equally gloomy.

"Are we just going to swallow this breath?"

Mao Dun knew what his father said was right, but when the barbarians suffered such a big loss, he couldn't swallow it.

"Who said we were going to swallow this breath?"

Touman raised his head and looked in the direction of Hongdu Mansion, "Let King Youxian, King Guli of Left and Right, King Rizhu of Left and Right, King Wenyudu of Left and Right, King Jianjiang of Left and Right... prepare the army and prepare to go south!"

Hearing this, Mao Dun, who was still furious, was stunned. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I'm afraid it's not the best time to attack now?"

In the battle with Dagan more than ten years ago, they were also injured. A large number of soldiers died in battle, and the population of some tribes even dropped by two-thirds. It took a year to slowly recover.

"If a full-scale attack is launched at this time, I am afraid that the Western Yaozu will not stand by?"

"So let's be fast!"

"Take down Hongdu Mansion with lightning speed!"

Touman's eyes were firm, and he sighed after a while, "We don't have much time left!"

"The Poetry Immortal in Dagan has already touched the threshold of the first rank. If we let him become a saint, we will have no chance."

Maudun took a deep breath, he knew that the poet was a genius, but he didn't expect to be able to do this. You know, this world has not produced a Confucian or Taoist saint for thousands of years.

According to reports, the last Confucian and Taoist saint easily dominated the world, and even martial arts and witchcraft were the cultivation systems created by that saint.

It is a pity that the saint disappeared mysteriously more than 5000 years ago, and has never appeared since then.

Even so, today's human race, inheriting the legacy of saints, is still the strongest race in this world. With dozens of semi-sages, who can match them?
If it wasn't for the fact that they happened to have a wild god with amazing talents, they wouldn't have the capital to challenge Daqian at all.

"Becoming a saint is not a one-day achievement, and we don't need to be so anxious. The matter of going south, I think it should be considered in the long run."

After Mao Dun regained his composure, he still did not agree to send troops south immediately. As he said, even if the Poet Immortal touched the threshold of a saint, it is impossible to truly become a saint without decades of hard work. They don't need to worry.

"Have you forgotten how we got started?"

Touman shook his head, "If it wasn't for the fact that Daqian has repeatedly led to stupid kings, natural disasters and man-made disasters, with the background of Daqian, how would we have the slightest chance?"

"It's fine if it was in the past, we can afford to wait, but now, Lin Qian has made a big effort!"

"Lin Qian?"

Mao Dun was puzzled, "Although he is very talented, it will take at least a few decades before he wants to threaten us?"

"Then do you know his reform in Hongdu Mansion?"

"I know, as long as Emperor Qianyuan is still there, any reforms will be just a dream."

"This time it's different. They want to gather the financial and material resources of the whole team, and what kind of things they will accomplish in the end, just thinking about it makes people feel scared!"

Mao Dun was still a little puzzled, but he understood his father's worry, "So, going south this time, working hard with Dagan is false, and getting rid of Lin Qian is true!"

Touman nodded, showing a satisfied smile.

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"Huangyun County pays 1000 taels of tax."

"500 taels in Wenqiu County..."

"Eight hundred miles from Wenqiu County..."

……

Hearing Li Mubai read out the taxes received by the counties in Hongdu Prefecture these days, Lin Qian couldn't help but sneer. The changes have been like this since ancient times. No matter how good a policy is, it is just a dead letter if no one implements it.

And execution is not just as long as the above wants to execute, for example, now, the people below are obedient, so what can he do?
"The magistrate of Huangyun County reported that there has been a severe drought recently, and the people's harvests are not good, so they can only collect so much money."

"The county magistrate of Wenqiu County reported that the Qingyong River burst a dike a few days ago. After the rescue and relief work, the local treasury has been emptied, so there is only so much money that can be spent..."

Li Mubai was also a little helpless, talking about the excuses of the counties under the jurisdiction of Hongdu Mansion, they had expected such a scene a long time ago.

"Okay, then let's go look at each county, and check each county!"

"Brother Zhao, bring the Xuanjing Division Qianhu Office!"

Lin Qian had made up his mind, Xuan Jing Si was already good at detecting and apprehending, this time bringing Xuan Jing Si Qianhu over was a threat and at the same time asked them to assist in the investigation.

However, at this moment, Lin Qian's official seal suddenly burst into a rich bright yellow light, and Xia Yan's figure emerged from the official seal.

Xia Yanxuying glanced at Lin Qian with a smile on his face, and immediately took out a scroll, and read out, "The Emperor of Heaven, Cheng Yun, ordered that Lin Qian, the magistrate of Hongdu, forges ahead and worked for the welfare of the people, and is deeply loved by the people. Severely defeated the barbarians, beheaded more than [-] ranks, raised my country's prestige, rewarded a thousand taels of gold, hundreds of pieces of cloth... made Changsha Viscount, and enfeoffed Changsha County! I ask Lin Qian to return to Chang'an as soon as possible to receive the reward, and I appreciate it!"

After Xia Yan read out the decree, he didn't say much. At this moment, they are all under surveillance, so be careful that misfortune comes out of your mouth.

However, Lin Qian frowned. With a thousand taels of gold, it could be seen that the Dagan treasury was indeed empty. As for Viscount Wenqiu, although he was granted a fief, he only used Changsha County as Lin Qian's food town.

The so-called Shiyi means that in the future, Changsha County's tax revenue will belong to Lin Qian. Shiyi, that is, this county will be rewarded to Lin Qian. Lin Qian can decide the taxation strategy of Changsha County by himself.

But it doesn't mean that he can become the emperor of the fief. Although the viscount allows private soldiers with a small flag, private soldiers are not allowed to leave the fief. This does not help Lin Qian who is the magistrate in Hongdu.

As for returning to Chang'an to receive the reward, this is the meaning of a knighted person, but for Lin Qian today, the meaning is unclear.

Now that his reform has just started, Emperor Qianyuan summoned him back to Chang'an, there may be some changes.

(End of this chapter)