I am fish

Zhen Wenjun's answer caused all the female students present to smell a strange atmosphere, and they all shut up.

There was a sudden silence on the painting boat.

Ah Liao, who had been sitting on the sidelines smiling and eating melons, admiring the acting skills of the fake wife and wife who had already split up, naturally also realized that the atmosphere was not right at the moment, immediately put down the melon in his hand, pointed at Ah Cang, and surprised Ah Cang.

"You, do you know Mengda Khan?"

Ah Liao squinted his eyes and raised his voice, looking at Ah Cang dangerously, as if he was telling a ghost story on a summer night.

Ah Cang: "No, I don't know."

"Then do you know the Fire Country?"

Among the female students, Ah Ji, who had the potential to be a general, said excitedly: "I know! Meng Dahan is the monarch of the Liuhuo Kingdom. It is said that he is a gentleman who looks like a fairy! He is more beautiful than many real girls!"

A Liao quickly and successfully changed the topic, talking about the many difficulties and obstacles encountered on the road of Wanxiang, as well as what he had seen and heard along the way.

"It turns out that Captain Sun Duwei also went to Wanxiang Road!"

The female students, who were already impressed by this talented captain, thought she was just a powerless civil servant, but they didn't expect that she had been to such a dangerous place, and the image of the eldest grandson captain was raised again.

Ah Liao is not a person who likes to brag, her glib tone is disgusting, and she will put herself in a very low position when she says anything that is in the limelight.After laying out the dangerous scene, let the gag "accidentally" play a key role in it, so as to turn the tide and stabilize the situation, and also win the favor of the audience.

A Liao can not only develop an incomparable ingenuity, but this eloquent mouth and a beautiful face are gathered in one person, coupled with a natural love personality, it is no wonder that a car of Qingluan ladies follow her without complaint or regret.

Ah Liao said that her Ah Zheng had returned, and Meng Dahan found his wishful girl, who was the tallest and most powerful soldier in the Moon Chasing Army, A You.The two did not have any words from the matchmaker, but they were actually in a free love.The road of Wanxiang is about to be preliminarily completed. After staying in Dayu for these days, he began to miss his homeland, and planned to bring Ayou back to Liuhuo Country to get married.

Zhen Wenjun used to be a lieutenant in the Moon Chasing Army, and he had an impression of his subordinate, Ayou. He was the tallest soldier in the Chinese Army, a head taller than her.Ayou has a tiger body, a bear waist, a leopard head and eyes around the eyes, and the casserole-sized fist hits a hole everywhere.Even though she was so strong, Ayu was a shy lady, and she dared not look strangers in the eye when talking to them.

I don’t know how many good women’s bitter tears are behind this “free love”, and I don’t know if Mengda Khan’s ability to plunder has regressed. However, Zhen Wenjun got a particularly important message from Ah Liao’s remarks——Wan The road to Xiang is about to be initially connected.

Zhen Wenjun walked this road personally, and she knows the long mountains and long rivers.It only took three short years to level the dangerous road of thousands of miles. It seems that Li Yanyi has indeed invested a huge amount of labor and money.

Thinking of this, Zhen Wenjun looked at Wei Tingxu.Wei Tingxu straightened his sore back, chatting casually with the female students back and forth.

In the past, he only knew that Wei Tingxu was good at strategy, but he always focused on the overall situation, which was unimaginable.Together until today, Zhen Wenjun shuddered when he looked at the situation of the whole territory of Dayu, the future trend and the hidden conflicts of all parties. Only then did she know the real fear of Wei Tingxu.

During this crusade against evil cults, Zhen Wenjun traveled back and forth in nearly ten counties in Yuzhong and Yuxi, and saw the tragic situation of civilians in the country.

Since the refugee riot that swept across the entire Qi County in the sixth year of Shenchu, the problem of refugees has not been completely eliminated.Some of the refugees and disaster victims were included in the household registration of the family members, or were included in the military registration.The number of people registered as slaves and military is huge, but after all, it is only a small part of the homeless refugees.

The problem of the noble family of Da Yu has been around for a long time. It is all because Taizu did not kill the meritorious officials like ordinary founding emperors after he established Da Yu, but took away their power and let them all stay away from the center and go to other places Live happily and live the rest of your life.Over time, their descendants inherited the title, and once again entered the central government through elections, becoming a force that could threaten the imperial power.

Starting from Emperor Wu, the two most important things that all the emperors of the Great Yu did were, one was to fight against Chongjin, and the other was to think about how to balance and weaken the power of the local gentry.These gentry have a very real privilege because of the outstanding meritorious service of their ancestors, that is, they do not have to pay taxes.

The gentry are not only themselves, but according to the rank of the title, from the nine clans to the three clans, they can be exempted from paying taxes.At the beginning, because they couldn't digest the huge number of refugees, they were stuffed into the gentry, which caused the center to lose a large amount of tax money.If it weren't for the wealth brought by Wanxiang Road, Li Yanyi might lose a lot of hair if he wanted to squeeze tax money from the people.

The inability of the central government to effectively collect taxes is a very serious problem, but under the cover of the superficial prosperity brought about by Wei Tingxu's universal road, it has become less obvious and less urgent to solve.

In the final analysis, local forces are the biggest hidden danger.

The prosperity of commerce and trade brought about by the Wanxiang Road is first of all local prosperity, and the huge funds first enter the pockets of the local prefects and gentry, and then the national treasury.In other words, the biggest beneficiaries of the Wanxiang Road are the local princes, but it is the central government that ordered the increase of labor in order to build the Wanxiang Road, and the people's grievances are also the emperor Li Yanyi.

Zhen Wenjun guessed that the road to Wanxiang was Wei Tingxu's clever move to create a deadly conflict between the emperor and the common people.

Although the original idea of ​​Wanxiang Road was not proposed by Wei Tingxu, even if there was no Wanxiang Road, Wei Tingxu would propose other huge projects that can make money to attract Li Yanyi's attention and increase the conflict between the people and the central government , and let the real moth eat away at Da Yu little by little.

This is only one aspect.

On the other hand, a larger number of refugees did not become domestic slaves of the gentry and did not enter the army, but became "floating wanderers" whose whereabouts were unknown and could not be managed.Not only do these vagrants not pay taxes, but they also join civil organizations such as the Yellow Turban Martyrs and the Cultivation Cult that oppose the imperial court, and even become leaders.

Da Yu, who seems to be advancing slowly, has actually been hollowed out long ago. Wei Tingxu is still helping Li Yanyi decorate the gorgeous castle in the sky, making it look resplendent and resplendent, as if it can live for a lifetime.

Dayu has a history of 200 years, and many ills have been revealed for a long time, but no effective reforms and measures can completely solve the long-standing problems.From the difficulty of tax collection, it can be seen that what Li Yanyi took over from Li Ju was a very hot potato, and the problems left by his ancestors overwhelmed Da Yu little by little.Even for the most pragmatic and capable emperor, it would be more difficult than ascending to the sky to bring back the current Da Yu.

The painting boat slid to the shore, and A Liao boarded the shore surrounded by all the ladies. Wei Tingxu moved a little slowly when he got up, probably because he felt uncomfortable after kneeling for a long time.The leg disease was not completely healed at all, and with Zhen Wenjun's sword in the chest, Wei Tingxu has recovered very quickly now that he can swim here.

Ah Liao was so carried away by the little ladies that he didn't remember that his old friend was still on the boat until he landed for a while.Pushing aside the crowd, when he was about to help Wei Tingxu, he saw that Wei Tingxu had been picked up by Zhen Wenjun's arm.

"Thank you, madam." Wei Tingxu thanked lightly, Zhen Wenjun didn't speak, the two eyes fell in their respective directions, and they got off the boat.

At this time, the trees and flowers on both sides of the strait have been pruned, and the fresh air of summer is more intense.

A Cang still led the way and walked along the bank, Wei Tingxu said that she was here to treat guests and invite everyone to drink tea.

Amid the cheers, Zhen Wenjun looked at Wei Tingxu's back, thinking about how she would usurp the country.

There were many people who usurped the throne in the previous dynasty. There are two ways to usurp the throne. One is to gain power and force the emperor to abdicate after adding Jiuxi.In the story of the previous dynasty told by his mother, Zhen Wenjun discovered that the country and mountains obtained by general abdication cannot last too long.I didn’t know why when I was a child, but now I have seen all kinds of chaos in Da Yu with my own eyes, uprisings in various places, the evil intentions of foreigners are not dead, and the reforms that the emperor wants to implement may not really be implemented among the people. .

Only by completely shattering this 200-year-old dynasty, reorganizing it under the flames of war, and building a brand new empire, will it be possible to make this big ship sail longer.

Did Wei Tingxu think so too?

For the first time, Zhen Wenjun clearly felt Wei Tingxu's step-by-step, down-to-earth strength, which was slowly brewing in the dark and unknown, and was about to usher in the moment of full-scale eruption.

Wei Tingxu didn't return to the mansion until sunset in the evening. She and Zhen Wenjun still entered the mansion through two gates in their respective carriages, walking on the winding pontoon bridge inevitably facing each other.

Wei Tingxu gave her a faint smile, and left without looking for any more topics.

Zhen Wenjun returned to the courtyard and told Aqiong what he saw and thought today, Aqiong said:

"What you are thinking is reasonable, but you and I don't know if Li Yanyi is taking a secret strategy. What's more, now that Wei Lun is dying, if he dies, the Wei clan will fall apart. The Wei clan and the Changsun clan established The huge party group will also be fatally suppressed. Now none of them will show their trump cards, and they are all still waiting for the attack. Ah Lai, we have to speed up the pace."

Zhen Wenjun said: "Although the eradication of the evil cult this time failed to win Ah Xi to the position of Captain of Shan Hai, the chaos of buying and selling officials is still there, and it is not difficult to install people in the court. Now Bu Jie has already gone to invite the famous Yan Xing scholar, and I still have an old friend in Nanya, he wants to return to the center wholeheartedly, but it doesn't matter much to the center if he stays in Nanya for too long. If I help him , he will definitely remember this kindness."

Archon nodded.

"You once said that you still have land on the South Cliff?"

"Yes, I bought [-] hectares of cheap Susukida at Nanya back then, and with Bu Jie's intensive cultivation over the years, it has become a fertile land. Not only has the yield increased, but Bu Jie has also expanded it by more than ten times. "

"That is to say, there are 50 hectares of land now. After these years of storage, it is enough for a [-]-strong army to fight on a long-term basis."

Zhen Wenjun said: "Not only food and grass, I have secretly bought the private smelting workshops in Pingcang County and Lujiao County when I exterminated the Xiejiao. Raw materials have always been in high demand in the market. Once the princes join forces to compete in the Central Plains, there will be a rapid shortage of food, and the supply of weapons will be in short supply. At that time, whether it is digested by itself or sold abroad, it will be very impressive."

A Qiong said: "I used to say that you don't have a long-term vision. Now it seems that we, A Lai, have indeed grown up. In fact, no one wants to be involved in the war, but our Ruan family has a special status. As you said, as long as the country is one Ri Huan's surname is Li, we all cannot escape. Even the secret scroll..."

Zhen Wenjun stopped A Qiong from continuing with his eyes, she heard footsteps from far to near.

The footsteps were very soft, and they stopped at the door. The people outside seemed to want to listen to the movement in the house, but after finding the house was quiet, they said, "General, madam, it's time for dinner."

This is the voice of Ah Qiao.

"Come here." Zhen Wenjun responded, and after Aqiao left, Zhen Wenjun said, "The Ruan family can't prove what they didn't do, whether it was to Emperor Ming back then or to Li Yanyi now. Don't worry, mother, at least now we know what to do in advance. Be on guard. I'll take care of everything."

Zhen Wenjun and Wei Tingxu have their own calculations, but Li Yanyi has already started to kill.

With the initial completion of the Wanxiang Road, the caravan exchanges became more frequent. Li Yanyi greatly praised the heroes Bo Lan and Wei Tingxu in the early court, and rewarded them both.

There was something wrong with Bo Lan's name being ranked before Wei Tingxu. When Li Yanyi began to ask about Wei Tingxu's recent physical condition, all the officials in the early court couldn't help but sigh in their hearts——the emperor is really going to attack the Wei family.

Wei Tingxu's poor health is well known, and there is nothing to lie about, so Li Yanyi used this as an excuse to ask Wei Tingxu to repair his health at the Secretary's Office and leave the follow-up matters of Wanxiang Road to Bo Lan.

Zhen Wenjun, who was promoted to a general, finally entered the Tai Chi Hall to participate in the early court. Standing behind a group of high-ranking ministers and hearing such words, he was inevitably angry.

Everyone knows how hard it is to compile history. It is not much easier than staring at the Wanxiang Road in the wind and rain. It also needs to visit and collect historical materials.Once there are any mistakes in the compilation, you can directly ask the crime.Li Yanyi had already put the knife on Wei Tingxu's neck.

Changsun Yao secretly turned his head and glanced at Wei Tingxu, only to see Wei Tingxu thanking Li Yanyi calmly.

After Li Yanyi looked at Wei Tingxu for a while, he left the morning court.

All day long, Zhen Wenjun's mind was spinning rapidly. After leaving the forbidden garden, she saw Wei Tingxu's carriage parked at the corner of two streets outside the forbidden garden.

Wei Tingxu got off the carriage, stood in front of a female beggar and asked a few words before leaving.Then another carriage arrived in front of the beggar woman, and the groom asked her to get into the carriage.

Zhen Wenjun recognized that it was the carriage of the Wei family.

Why did Wei Tingxu secretly pick up a beggar?Zhen Wenjun stared at the beggar, and when she turned around and entered the carriage, Zhen Wenjun saw the beggar's face clearly.

She recognized this person, and this person was Ah Wen who had been following Ah Xin in Mengliang.