The Great Hero [Comprehensive Martial Arts]

Chu Xiao is stubborn by nature.

Once he has decided on one thing, he will never change his mind because of any obstruction or opposition.

In order to prevent Chu Xiao from "running away from home", Emperor Qing, who was well aware of his younger brother's temperament, not only sent Jin Yiwei to guard against him day and night, but also specially ordered the guards guarding the palace gate to strictly investigate every palace person who left the palace—you know In the past, Chu Xiao had many precedents of sneaking out of the palace pretending to be a palace servant.

Ran and egg.

Emperor Qing, who had exhausted all his tricks, would never have imagined that Chu Xiao would go to the Queen Mother to sue him.

Empress Dowager Li is over forty years old, but she is still as handsome as before. Her appearance has hardly changed from ten years ago, but her brows are more calm and dignified.

Chu Xiao's appearance was probably followed by Empress Dowager Li, and both mother and son had naturally tender, round faces. When they got together, no one would suspect that they were siblings.

In fact, the way Queen Mother Li gets along with her sons is indeed different from that of ordinary mothers and children.

Emperor Qing followed the late emperor in terms of appearance and temperament, and belonged to the kind of good old man who seemed stable and introverted, with a gentle temper, while the Empress Dowager and Chu Xiao were lively in nature, and they liked to speak straightforwardly. A person who hides things.

"Queen, brother, he bullied me, he wouldn't let me out of the palace, and even told the imperial guards to watch me every day!"

No, Chu Xiao went straight to the point with the first opening of his mouth, and confided all about Emperor Qing's "house arrest". The son is in charge~"

The terrified Emperor Qing couldn't help but shiver all over after dragging the word 'ah' for three full breaths.

Is this too nasty?

But Empress Dowager Li is especially fond of Chu Xiao.

She hurriedly raised her arms to embrace Chu Xiao who was lying on her lap, and coaxed with a soft voice and distressed face: "Little boy, don't be wronged or wronged, the queen mother will help you make the decision."

When the words fell, the expression on Empress Dowager Li's face instantly changed from loving kindness to grief. She raised her eyes to look at Emperor Qing, held her chest in her hands, made an exaggerated heartbroken expression, and choked up, "Tian'er, how could you bully Xiaoxiao like this?" What about it? Aren't you afraid that your father will come to you in a dream at night?"

The corner of Emperor Qing's mouth twitched, thinking, why are these words so familiar?

Oh, by the way, back then when the royal father was coaxed by the courtiers to draft a talent show, the empress mother seemed to use the same routine.

Emperor Qing vaguely remembered that the original words of his mother's empress were: "How can you bully me like this? Aren't you afraid that my father will come to you in a dream at night?"

Well, Empress Dowager Li's father, also the grandfather of Emperor Qing and Chu Xiao, was a famous general who protected the country in the previous dynasty.

The temper of the Great General Protecting the Nation is as fiery as his reputation.

It is said that when the late emperor begged to marry Empress Dowager Li, he was severely punished by the father-in-law. He didn't save any face for the late emperor. He dared to point the nose at the late emperor if he really wanted to offend him. All kinds of curses.

Emperor Qing always felt that Chu Xiao's violent temper was probably inherited from his grandfather through generations.

Empress Dowager Li continued to choke with sobs: "I think back then, when your father was still alive, you didn't treat Xiao Xiao like this. Why do you want to turn your face and deny your brother when you become the emperor in a blink of an eye?"

No, I'm not, I'm not!

Emperor Qing felt bitter, and he wanted to intervene to explain, but the lessons learned by the late Emperor told him countless times that once Empress Dowager Li entered this state, the end of forcibly interrupting would be even more 'tragic'.

While echoing the Queen Mother's words, Chu Xiao secretly cast a gloating look at Emperor Qing.

"..."

you wait for me!

Emperor Qing grinds his back molars, and gestures to Chu Xiao with vicious eyes.

Unfortunately, his eyes just happened to be caught by the Empress Dowager Li, so——

"Okay, you Chu Tang." Empress Dowager Li stood up abruptly, rolled up her sleeves and began to slap the table and growl, "You're capable, aren't you? Your wings are stiff, how dare you attack me?" My old lady is threatening your brother right under her nose!"

Emperor Qing...Emperor Qing froze, and finally couldn't bear it any longer.

He raised his hand and wiped his face fiercely, then tried his best to wrinkle his facial features, knelt down in front of the Queen Mother with a 'plop', grabbed the other leg of the Queen Mother, and shouted in an extremely sad tone: "Mother, my son has been wronged!" -"

"Don't you know how your son treats Xiaoxiao? You only know one thing and don't know the other. It's fine if Xiaoxiao just wants to go out of the palace to let the wind go, but do you know that he plans to leave the capital, God Running around from south to north!"

What, what?

Empress Dowager Li took a breath, and the anger on her face immediately changed from fake to real.

Seeing this, Chu Xiao immediately jumped up, hid behind the screen far away, and poked his head to argue: "Mother, please don't be angry, what the emperor said is too exaggerated, I am obviously only planning to go to the capital It’s just a stroll around the perimeter.”

Even if he had such a plan in his heart, he would never admit to running around all over the world, okay?

Ha ha.

Emperor Qing, who turned over with one move, said secretly, only Chu Xiao's careful thinking, a fool would not see it.

"Even if it's just strolling around the capital." Empress Dowager Li said to Chu Xiao with a straight face and a very firm tone: "If you don't want to piss me off, just stay in the palace honestly, and you are not allowed anywhere. go."

Although the cold poison on Chu Xiao's body does not appear on weekdays, it will flare up every night when the moon is full.

There are miraculous medicines in the palace, as well as warm jade beds and hot spring pools that the former emperor spent a lot of time on. With these things, Chu Xiao can relieve a little pain and suffer less torture every time he has an attack. If he leaves the palace, If you get angry outside, you may suffer a lot of crimes.

The son is the heart and soul of the mother, and when it hurts Chu Xiao, Empress Dowager Li feels as if being cut by a knife.

In short, when Chu Xiao wanted to leave the palace, she had 1 objections.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Li really had no room for maneuver here, Chu Xiao suddenly froze.

"Yes, my son knows." Chu Xiao snorted weakly, bowed his head and bid farewell to Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Qing, planning to go back and find another way.

"Wait a moment."

Just as Chu Xiao stepped out of the palace gate with one leg, Emperor Qing suddenly made a sound.

"I happen to have something to ask my mother, so you can stay and listen to me, little one."

"...Can I refuse?"

"Impossible." Emperor Qing smiled and refused coldly and mercilessly.

So, Chu Xiao had no choice but to abduct him back with a face of reluctance.

To be honest, he was not interested in those political affairs since he was a child. Instead, he preferred to wield knives and guns, and he also had a lot of research on the art of war. The late emperor once said that if he was allowed to lead the army in battle, he would definitely be able to continue his grandfather's demeanor.

But these words are just talk, even if Chu Xiao has this wish, his relatives will not really let him join the battlefield.

Emperor Qing and Chu Xiao were completely opposite.

He doesn't have any talent in martial arts, but he is very keen on politics. He was taught by the late emperor since he was a child. contacts with government.

Therefore, regardless of Emperor Qing's young age, he was very sophisticated and rigorous in handling political affairs.It must be very difficult to get him to use the word 'ask' to explain what he wants to talk about.

Sure enough, as soon as Emperor Qing spoke, the expressions of the Empress Dowager and Chu Xiao changed drastically.

"I checked the treasury today and found that there are only less than ten million taels of silver left in the treasury."

For the imperial court, money is the foundation of everything. If the national treasury is empty, the foundation of the country will also be shaken.

Chu's founding of the country more than one hundred years, after eleven generations, a total of thirteen emperors, there have been times of prosperity and times of decline, but fortunately, every time the national power declines, there will be a powerful royal family The capable Mingjun turned the tide.

The most recent decline in national power was more than 60 years ago.

Although the emperor who was in power at that time could not be said to be fatuous, he was also an incompetent person. Because of his inability to control the government, he was pushed aside by a group of powerful officials, resulting in corruption of the government and the people's livelihood.

Later, when the first emperor came to the throne, he first vigorously rectified the administration of officials and punished corrupt officials, and then adopted a policy of light corvee and low taxes, so that he could revive the declining state.

However, the treasury has been unable to make ends meet for a long time, and naturally there will be many hidden dangers.

What can a few million taels of silver do?

The imperial court’s casual disaster relief is several 10 taels, and the annual expenditure of the army is no less than 200 million taels. There are also the salaries of the courtiers, the allowances of the royal relatives, and all kinds of odds and ends. For money, I'm afraid it won't last for two years.

"How about raising the tax a little bit?"

Queen Mother Li suggested with some hesitation.

Emperor Qing still adopted the policy of light corvee and low tax. Like the previous emperor, he attached great importance to people's livelihood and did not want to increase the burden on the people. However, if the treasury continues to be empty and the court is in turmoil, the people will inevitably be affected.

In the event of another war or something, ordinary people will suffer the most.

Comparing the two evils, whichever is the lesser, Empress Dowager Li felt that raising the tax a little bit to relieve the urgent need of the imperial court is the most appropriate way at the moment.

But if Emperor Qing is willing to raise taxes, why bother to bring it up?

Chu Xiao dragged his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "I heard that the Minister of the Household Department has a wealth of wealth, and the filial piety he receives every year can be worth tens of millions of taels of silver. Otherwise, let's copy his house."

After all, Chu Xiao nodded his head self-consciously.

He felt that his idea was simply amazing, there is nothing wrong with copying the family and making the country rich!

Emperor Qing: "...can you stop thinking about ransacking your house and beheading you all day long?"

With this virtue, if Chu Xiao is allowed to sit on the throne, he will definitely be a generation of tyrants.

"Hehe." Chu Xiao twitched the corners of his mouth, not saving face for his elder brother at all: "Can you restrain your expression before you say this?" It's a pretty cool set.

Emperor Qing: "Oh."

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