Broken mountains and rivers: Sushou restores the universe

Chapter 87
After Huazi left, the servant boy turned his head to see that there were no outsiders in the small courtyard except for the maids and eunuchs he was familiar with.

Only then did he turn his gaze to Wei Ying, and said in a low voice: "Princess, my lord asked me to tell you by the way that the [-] soldiers who went to help Shen Guogong's rebellion have successfully helped Shen Guogong put down the rebellion. Departure is back.

"Our lord also said that the [-] soldiers received preferential treatment in Shen Guo. Shen Guogong not only gave them all the things they should be given, but also gave them a lot of food, grass, cotton clothes and medicine. Shen Guogong also held a big banquet after the victory. The soldiers from our country and the troops from all parts of the Shen Kingdom were invited to a banquet. It is said that the banquet was full of wine and meat, and there were dances and music. It was very grand. So the princess no longer has to worry about the situation of the fifty thousand soldiers."

Wei Ying listened to the young servant's words, her brows did not relax much, she was silent for a while, and asked in a low voice: "How much is the loss of [-] soldiers?"

The servant boy was bewildered, and shook his head, "Princess, forgive me, this master didn't say anything, and the little one didn't know."

"Okay, I see." Wei Ying waved her hand and said in a low voice, "You can go."

"Yes, I'll take my leave." The servant boy gave a deep salute, then turned and left.

"Alas..." Wei Ying looked up at the bare branches of the jujube tree, and whispered to herself: "When you are away on an expedition, your own country does not provide supplies and does not care about your own life, but the monarchs of other countries are generous. He threw a banquet and gave me so many good things... If I were one of those [-] soldiers, I would hate myself for not being born in the Shen Kingdom, and for not meeting such a master, and in my country, How cruel is the monarch!"

She slowly closed her eyes, her brows were furrowed, and her face was full of unresolved worry.

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From then on, Duke Wei still didn't listen to advice, and lingered in Wenrou Township, accompanied by dancing and music beauties all day long, and never cared about political affairs.

And Ji Tongfang is in charge of the state affairs. While his power is expanding day by day, he wantonly eliminates dissidents, forms cliques for personal gain, and openly accepts bribes, rendering the entire court of the Wei Dynasty into a smoky and absurd place.

Real people of insight would not like such an environment, so capable people and strangers in Wei State left their hometowns to join other countries, and the loss of talents further accelerated the decline of Wei State.

Several countries around Weiguo watched Weiguo's degeneration with cold eyes, and eagerly looked at Weiguo's fertile land, and even coveted those places rich in iron ore.

Weiguo, which was once so powerful that even the emperor dared not disrespect it, fell down and became fat in the eyes of all countries. Everyone tried to take a bite from this big piece of fat in order to expand their own country Strength.

Contrary to Wei Guo, Shen Guo accelerated the pace of becoming stronger.

Shen Muyu's son Tong's rebellion did not pose the slightest threat. He even expected that son Tong would rebel, so he sent Xiao Ji to Weiguo first, bribed Ji Tongfang, and successfully got Weiguo's help.

Shen Muyu even concealed the news that there would be reinforcements to help him suppress the rebellion from all the ministers in the court, and sent people to observe the reaction of the courtiers in the dark. All ministers who contacted the rebels outside the city during this period It was recorded in the book, and after the suppression of the rebellion, he was demoted or killed, and the court was cleared.

Afterwards, Shen Muyu successively promulgated several policies beneficial to the people, vigorously encouraging the people's farming and handicraft production, and reducing corvee and taxation to the greatest extent, which in turn made the people of Shen State work harder in farming and increased the income for the Shen State government. more taxes.

In this way, among the two neighboring countries, Wei State gradually declined, while Shen State became stronger little by little, presenting two completely different scenes.

(End of this chapter)