I'm playing tricks in Daqin

With a bang, the gate of the imperial palace was smashed, but it was blocked by a large amount of sundries. The iron gate was half-closed, and the private soldiers who knocked on the gate could not get in. They had to wield a sharp ax and hacked the two gates to pieces. , and then remove the debris blocking the channel.

The soldiers in charge of guarding hurriedly reported, Li Wei waved his hands, and joined the last reserve team, namely his [-] personal guards.

The guards block the passage of the city gate in a dense formation, and they will meet the fierce attack of the enemy's tide.

The situation was a bit unfavorable for the Qin army. Xiao Xiaoqinger and the six sons exchanged glances. Once the three hundred soldiers and guards suffered heavy losses and the city gate passage was in an emergency, the three of them acted immediately and forcibly took someone away and slipped through the secret passage. out of the palace.

The gate of the palace was smashed, allowing the private soldiers to see the hope of victory, all of them were as excited as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, roaring and attacking bravely.

At this moment, a group of men and horses rushed out of the street on the left, fiercely killing the private soldiers attacking the palace.

This team of men and horses is also all in black house slave outfits. One can tell at a glance that they are private soldiers raised by a certain family. The only difference is that they all have white scarves tied on their foreheads to distinguish between the enemy and us.

Chapter 425 Another big profit

"Who are those people?"

Although it was night, there were countless torches around, and the houses nearby were ignited, and the flames soared into the sky, illuminating the vicinity of the palace as bright as day. Li Wei, who was standing on the wall of the palace, could see it clearly. They rushed out, disrupted the rebels who were attacking the palace, and eased the pressure on the defenders.

"It should be the Yan family, the He family and the Yan family in Yicheng."

Wu You opened his eyes wide open desperately. Although the people from several parties were fighting together, they were in a mess, but the surnames of the clans were embroidered on the battle flags that were raised high, just like the surnames of the generals in the army were all embroidered on the battle flags. Same as on the flag.

"Well, these three companies can be regarded as sending carbon in the snow, and we will make good compensation for them in the future."

Li Wei nodded. These three great clans are also knowledgeable about current affairs, and they are decisive. They helped him a lot. Repayment is necessary in the future. His character is like this. If you cheat me once, you will get it back ten times and a hundred times. If you help brother once, brother will repay you a hundred times.

Yan Heyan's three aristocratic families didn't have many troops, but they suddenly rushed out and attacked the flanks of the rebels, disrupting their ranks and damaging their morale.

The private soldiers on both sides fought desperately, and the roaring and killing sound shook the sky. The rebels were in a little chaos. They quickly recovered and realized that the opponent's troops were not many, so they quickly launched a counterattack. The winner was decided, but the pressure on the defenders had been greatly eased.

"Kill it out!"

Li Wei gave the order to counterattack. Calculating the time, the missions of all ministries should have been completed. Now they are rushing back to the palace, and it is time to counterattack.

The [-] personal guards lined up below the palace gate quickly cleared away the debris blocking the passage of the city gate, and then poured out of the palace gate to join the battle.

The [-] personal guards at the vanguard are not only carefully selected elite veterans, but also have high personal strength, cooperation between battle formations, experience in fighting, etc., not those private soldiers who have not withstood the test of blood and fire. compared to.

Furthermore, there was a young master strategizing, and the victory was in their hands. Their morale was like a rainbow, and there were a large number of archers covering their hands on the top of the city.

Three hundred personal guards quickly defeated the siege echelon of the rebels, and quickly moved forward to attack the central army of the rebels. Stepping forward, he roared in a low voice.

"kill"

The gathering of thousands of voices split the sky, causing the morale of the rebel army to drop rapidly.

"Hold me, hold back, those who retreat, beheaded!"

The heads of the rebellious families hissed and waved their iron swords to cheer up the servants. If the battle reaches this point, if they retreat, they will be defeated. As long as they withstand the attacking momentum of the Qin army, victory still belongs to them, because they still occupy Huge advantage in strength.

"Why hasn't our main force come yet?"

Some Patriarchs were dissatisfied and asked, according to the action plan, the [-] troops outside the city should have rushed in to join them, but now they have not seen a single ghost, which made them very uneasy.

"Patriarch... no... not good... all... all over..."

At this moment, a few servants covered in blood in the distance rushed to report that the cavalry troops of the Qin Army had defeated the [-] troops outside the city, and were rushing into the city, heading towards the imperial palace. .

In addition, the troops attacking the two battalions in the north and the south were also annihilated by the Qin army, and other Qin army troops captured the mansions of various clans, and now they are all coming here.

"what?"

All the Patriarchs were so shocked that their faces were pale and they were sweating profusely. There was no time to think about how their actions were leaked, and it was important to escape.

Under the cover of their cronies, the patriarchs of all the families fled in a panic. All the private soldiers lost their backbone, and their morale quickly dropped to freezing point.

Although the patriarchs of the various clans ran fast, they soon discovered that there were large groups of Qin soldiers coming to kill them in every street. They were surrounded and had no way to escape.

These rebellious patriarchs reacted differently in desperation. Some raised their swords and wiped their necks, and it was over. Some fell limply on the ground, crying loudly. , In the blink of an eye, it was overwhelmed by the forest of knives, mountains and guns.

After regaining control of the situation in the city, Zhuo Fengxing sent troops to guard the main traffic routes, and then carried out a carpet search to hunt down the rout soldiers who hid in the houses. With the help of the three aristocratic families, the search and arrest work went very smoothly, and the panic of the people was greatly appeased. Some people even reported to assist the officers and soldiers in arresting the defeated soldiers.

There were more than 7000 private soldiers captured and captured. The black guards interrogated them overnight. The second round of screening, the clothes are good, the skin is tender, and they are not family members but also have a high status. They are separated from ordinary servants and interrogated one by one. Those who are stubborn and want to be heroes will be served directly by torture. , after the first few enjoyed the big meal, no one in the back dared to pretend to be a hero, and they answered every question.

After the interrogation, these descendants of the aristocratic families, as well as the small bosses in charge, were all dragged outside the city gate and beheaded for public display. If they dared to rebel, they would have to bear the consequences of their rebellion failure. Their family property was confiscated, and the fate of their female relatives was extremely miserable. , the young acted as prostitutes, and the old worked hard until one day they collapsed.

More than 7000 slaves were all sent to the Great Wall Project site to serve as free labor. If they performed well, they would be exempted from hard labor after two years, and they would survive as official slaves for another year. Those who continued to perform well could be released from slavery and become imperial citizens. to some fields.

These domestic slaves were all homeless refugees, suffering from hunger and cold, and had to sell themselves to those aristocratic families to become their private property.

It can be said that they are innocent, but they have to receive a few years of labor education first. Besides, the Great Wall project is huge, costing countless money and food, and Li Wei is very heartbroken. These [-] house slaves just saved him a lot of money .

Of course, all the powerful families who participated in the rebellion were ransacked, and the confiscated property was quickly counted. The amount was so huge that it was several times more than the national treasury of the Tang Empire, and the amount of fertile land was staggering. It can be said that these aristocratic tyrants accounted for more than one-fifth of the land under Yicheng's jurisdiction. It was hard for Li Wei not to laugh, but this was a huge sum of money.

"Old witch, if such a good thing happens a few more times, we won't have any military expenses."

Li Wei was addicted to copying his home, so he got carried away and slipped his tongue, scaring Wu You so much that he shuddered.

Although there are many confiscated good fields, some of them will be rewarded to the officers and men who have done meritorious service. The surplus can be properly used as subsidies for officials at all levels.

Originally, Li Wei wanted to distribute some to the local people. However, the Tang Empire suffered years of wars and civil strife, and the population dropped sharply. To avoid the war, the people left their homes. The number of people who fled to the Great Qin Empire alone was close to 200 million. There is a lot of wasteland, and I am afraid that no one will cultivate it.

In this fight against the rebellion, Yan Heyan's three great clans also helped a lot, and the loss was not small. Not counting the private soldiers who died in battle, there were nearly a hundred children of the three clans who died in battle. necessary.

Anyway, there are quite a lot of vacancies for officials in various places, so it is enough to give them some places, and some false positions. The three patriarchs still gave fourth-rank real positions, but if you want to continue to be promoted, you have to look at your ability and performance. Of course, loyalty as the first.

The three big families took a big gamble and achieved fruitful results. Naturally, they were beaming with joy. The elders of the clan were not overjoyed. If the clan wanted to obtain more benefits, they had to select talented children to become officials, strive for early promotion, and become the master. court.

The turmoil of more than a dozen aristocratic and powerful families was settled overnight, and it did not cause much turmoil and influence at all. It just became a topic of entertainment for people after dinner.

Li Wei sits in Yicheng and leaves all the big and small matters to his subordinates. Apart from paying attention to the construction progress of the Great Wall, most of the time he is idle and has nothing to do. It's just that Xiao Xiaoqing'er and Tang Fei'er watched closely, and couldn't find any chance to steal something, so he had no choice but to turn his eyes outside the palace because of his sexual desire.

Chapter 426 A Misunderstanding

Li Wei is a lazy person, leaving all matters big and small to his subordinates, and acting as the shopkeeper himself.

However, after only a few days of this leisurely life, he felt the pain of being idle again, so he was still a person who couldn't stand loneliness.

The palace is magnificent, and it is really comfortable to live in, but it doesn't seem to be as lively as outside.

So, under the pretext of observing the people's sentiments, Li Wei disguised himself and slipped out of the palace under the protection of the sixth son Ye Chongyang and his wife.

The situation in Yicheng has stabilized, and order has been fully restored. The streets are full of pedestrians and goods, and they are still as prosperous and lively as before.

To be honest, Li Wei has been in Yicheng for some time, but he has never been to the street market in Yicheng. Today is the real first time to go shopping.

With a folding fan in a green shirt and a long beard fluttering, he looks like a middle-aged celebrity who is knowledgeable, mature, steady, gentle and refined.

The current appearance is the easiest to attract the green eyes of young ladies from good families who are just in love, and it is also Li Wei's favorite outfit.

Wandering aimlessly in the street, Li Wei who was in a good mood would occasionally molest some young and beautiful ladies, making her cheeks blush, shy and afraid to raise her head, which felt an inexplicable sense of comfort in her heart.

I don't know why, but it's also a good pastime to revisit the dandyism once in a while.

When you are tired from shopping, it is also a kind of enjoyment to find a clean tavern, order a few home-cooked dishes, and enjoy it slowly.

Seeing that it was still early, Li Wei walked around a few more streets, and then got into Luyi Tea House to taste tea.

The business of Lvyi Tea House is booming, even though there are no more vacancies, there are still many tea customers standing and drinking tea with cups in hand.

What kind of tea is so awesome?

Li Wei's curiosity is particularly strong when he is bored, he wants to see how the tea in Luyi Teahouse is so good, so no matter how many people there are, he has to squeeze in to pay for it.

As soon as he walked into the teahouse, he immediately understood the reason why the business of Luyi Teahouse was booming. It was because the owner of the teahouse was a woman, young, beautiful, with a hot figure, naturally charming, and very attractive to men's souls.

Although the proprietress wore her hair in a bun that symbolizes a woman, there are still so many men rushing in, which shows a problem. The boss may have died, and the proprietress is guarding the emptiness alone. It may be a long night, or a certain male bosom friend is needed. Discuss the true meaning of life together.

A beautiful woman is a beautiful landscape, which is pleasing to the eye. It is a normal reaction for men to look more often.

Li Wei also took a few more glances like ordinary men. The temperament of the proprietress is exactly the same as that of Xiao Xiaoxiao. half a point.

A group of wives and concubines are all at the level of the city and the country, with different temperaments and strengths, so it is difficult for ordinary beauties to fall into Li Wei's eyes.

The little curiosity was satisfied, and the tea was naturally worthless, so Li Wei turned and left.

The proprietress who was sitting behind the counter frowned slightly, stood up, whimpered at the maid who was standing beside her, and then walked into the inner house swaying in the wind.

"This gentleman, please stay."

The pretty servant girl rushed a few steps, came to Li Wei's side, gave a blessing, and asked softly, "Didn't Mr. Lang come to drink tea just because of his reputation?"

Li Weiwen returned the gift politely, looked at the teahouse full of tea customers, and said with a smile: "The business of your teahouse is really good, next time..."

It means that there are no vacant seats, so let’s go another day, this is a polite way of saying, the beauty has seen it, although it is beautiful, it is still a bit worse than my little one, so, goodbye.

"Don't worry, sir, there are some elegant seats inside, and there is still one empty, please follow Chunhong."

The maidservant who claimed to be Chunhong kindly asked Li Wei to stay, but Li Wei's heart moved, and he glanced at Little Six, who understood, turned his head and blinked at Ye Chongyang and his wife behind.

Li Wei and others followed Chunhong into the inner house. Inside is a large and spacious courtyard, with a row of side rooms on the left and right. This is the first entrance to a large house. Only relatives and acquaintances can enter, and then inside is the inner house, the female relatives. His residence is also a forbidden place.

Chunhong's footsteps did not stop, and she obviously brought them into the second entrance, which made Li Wei even more puzzled, what is the purpose of the proprietress of this teahouse?

Xiaoliuzi and Ye Chongyang's couple became more and more vigilant. Fortunately, they had already sent out a signal, and the special night guards who accompanied them secretly were probably scattered around the teahouse, and started to investigate the details of this teahouse.

The second entrance is more spacious than the first entrance. In addition to the wing room attic, there is also a small garden on the left, where flowers and plants are planted, and the fragrance is intoxicating.

There is a small gazebo in the garden, and there are several low tables in the pavilion. There are various pastries, fruits and tea on the tables. The proprietress of Luyi Tea House is sitting in the pavilion, looking at Li Wei who is coming with a smile. .

The folding fan in Li Wei's hand suddenly unfolded, folded again, and the movement was extremely chic. He had practiced hard for a long time for this exciting movement, and he hadn't even practiced Nine Suns Magic Kungfu so diligently.

There's no way, this cool action is said to be a must-learn trick for the sons of scholars, officials and nobles to pick up girls. It can attract the attention of young ladies. I don't know if it's true or not, but it's pretty cool anyway.

"Xiaosheng Li Yu has seen Madam."

It was necessary to act in a play before he could figure out his intentions. Li Weiwen respectfully gave a gift to the proprietress who was naturally obsequious.

"A concubine is green."

The proprietress, Jiao Didi, invited Li Wei and his "friends" to pour tea after they were seated.

The tea was light green and fragrant, Poison Lady Zhao Fengqin reached out to pick up the teacup in front of her, held it up to her nose to sniff, and praised: "It smells so good."

"This tea is a tribute tea from Yunding. It has a long and lingering fragrance. Please taste it."

Lu Yi smiled and invited everyone to taste tea, showing sincerity and confidence in her own tea art.

Li Wei immediately picked up the teacup in front of him and tasted it. Zhao Fengqin was an ancestor of drug addicts. He could tell if there was any additive in the tea by just looking at it and smelling it. She drank the tea, which meant that the tea was fine.

"Good, good."

He took a shallow sip, and his eloquence remained fragrant, the fragrance was long and lingering, and the aftertaste was endless, and he couldn't help but praise it.

He knows that tea ceremony is a profound knowledge, but he doesn't have the patience and taste, but he has to admit that Luyi's tea art is very clever, and he can be called the top master of tea.

This guy is good three times in a row, not only is she good at tea, but Luyi's tea art is superb, and she is also beautiful. He now understands the reason why the business of Luyi Teahouse is booming, not only the beauty of Luyi, but also her tea art is so attractive Those tea drinkers.

"Let Li Langjun laugh."

Lu Yi gave a coquettish laugh, and then, Chunhong refilled everyone's teacups. Lu Yi's wonderful eyes focused on Li Wei, and she asked softly, "Why did Li Langjun enter the teahouse and didn't even pay for the tea?" How about leaving immediately?"

"Oh, this... there is no seat..."

Li Wei shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, this excuse is very reasonable, you can't let brother drink tea standing up, can you? "But I don't know Madam, what advice do you have when I come down?"

He asked casually, what purpose does this woman have?Could it be that Xuan Suju sent him to assassinate him? "Ah... I made Li Langjun laugh..."

A blush of embarrassment rose on Lu Yi's pretty face, and she was really embarrassed to say this.

She has always been confident in her own appearance. I don't know how many men look out of their minds when they see her. The reason why her teahouse is so popular is of course because of her superb tea art, but the main reason is her beautiful appearance.

She originally had a happy family. Although she was a concubine, her husband loved her very much. Unfortunately, he was a general in charge of the army. Mingzhu was killed in the battle of Han Rui's [-]-strong army. She lost her backbone. She was kicked out of the house by the doctor, but fortunately her husband-in-law secretly helped her buy a big house, and she also saved a little savings, which is enough for her master and servant to live a good life for a few years.

Lvyi didn't dare to sit and eat, so she opened this teahouse. With her superb tea art and beautiful appearance, her business is booming and her money is flowing. As long as there are no accidents, she will have no worries about food and clothing if she manages the teahouse well.

The problem of food and clothing has been solved, but the master and servant always feel that the mansion is empty, as if something is missing?

In fact, Luyi knew in her heart that life was very difficult without a woman to rely on, the long night was long and the loneliness was unbearable.

She is not a stubborn woman. Without a man, life has to go on. After all, it is better to have a man she can rely on, so her heart began to rippling. When she sat at the counter, she silently She is looking for the man she likes, but unfortunately none of the men who came here attracted her. Some of them have good family backgrounds and good looks, but they always make her feel a little uneasy.

Holding the mind of Ning Que Wu Lan, Lu Yi is still slowly searching. Today, when she met Li Langjun, it was not because she was tempted, but because of curiosity. Even though some people pretended not to be seduced by her appearance, they secretly glanced at her so many times, they were all sanctimonious hypocrites.

When Li Wei walked into the teahouse, he naturally caught her attention. She was originally planning to choose a husband-in-law. Appearance, character, status, and talent are the conditions she must consider when choosing a mate.

Li Wei was originally a handsome guy, with three long beards sticking on, which added a bit of maturity and stability, and he looked like a scholar. He dared to wear this outfit, and there was a little ink in his stomach, which basically met Lu Yi's criteria for choosing a mate.

What made her curious was that when this elegant and elegant scribe saw her, his eyes showed the same astonishing expression like that of ordinary men. However, his expression immediately returned to normal, as if he had seen something novel. Just looking at it out of curiosity, this made Luyi both curious and a little uncomfortable. Could it be that his vision is too high, and even my wife's appearance has never moved you?

As soon as Luyi's curiosity and temper came up, she had the previous arrangement, but she didn't think about it, but it caused Li Wei and others to misunderstand.