end of days

The Xiao family withered almost overnight, and the clansmen were expelled from the country one after another. For a while, the whole capital was inevitably panicked. After all, the Xiao family is one of the aristocratic families that have been entrenched in the capital for a long time, and they have connections with all walks of life. Inextricably linked, the defeat of the Xiao family, followed by countless people involved, only then did the courtiers know that the property of the Xiao family had reached this level invisibly, no wonder the emperor was so scrupulous about them.

"Your Majesty, I'm worried about the defeat of the Xiao family..." In the court hall, people kept saying that if the entire country was in turmoil due to the inspection of the Xiao family, the price would be too high.

Xuanyuanhen smiled slightly, and waved his hand to calm down the discussions of the officials. The smile of the emperor's victory made them gradually calm down. They had seen Xuanyuanhen's resourcefulness before. If he was not fully sure, he would not be rash hands on.

"You don't need to worry too much. I have already firmly held the Xiao family's property in my hands. The Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs reminded me that only the Xiao's ancestral hall was copied. As for those properties... I will find someone to take over. "

"I understand." The Secretary of the Ministry of Households couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. Although the money obtained by copying the ancestral hall was much less, at least that part of the money had nothing to do with the Xiao family's property. Knowing what the entire capital will be like, and besides, the property accumulated by the Xiao family is also a considerable amount. Thinking of this, Minister of the Household Department can't help but feel elated.

Finally appeasing the ministers, Xuanyuanhen immediately approached De Yu and said, "Send a letter to Cheng Yumo for me, and say that I want to give him a big gift!"

Seeing Xuanyuanhen's somewhat malicious smile, De Yu couldn't help shivering. He also knew everything about court affairs this morning. He thought that the emperor wanted to give the entire Xiao family to Cheng Yumo. It's cheap, but... after eating such a large amount of property all at once, I'm afraid Cheng Yumo will lose a layer of skin if he doesn't die from exhaustion.

Moreover, it is the imperial court who will benefit in the end. After all, it is useless for them to hold the store in their hands. If it is exchanged for taxes...it will be very considerable.

Cheng Yumo was indeed as Xuanyuanhen expected, and his face fell immediately. Although the defeat of the Xiao family was a good thing for him, it did not mean that he wanted to eat their property. It is indeed good for the Cheng family. After all, no one in the world can rival the Cheng family, but to quell the turmoil in the entire business world in such a short period of time, the workload...is too scary...

This emperor is really cheap and good-looking!The person he likes is robbed by him, and he wants to make fun of himself in turn, it's really unreasonable!

The more Cheng Yumo thought about it, the more he wanted to throw Xuanyuanhen's letter directly on his face, but because Deyu was present, he still forcibly suppressed the anger that was about to burst out, and Deyu looked at it with sympathy and amused, But he knew in his heart that Cheng Yumo had no choice in this matter.

If the Cheng family doesn't take over the Xiao family, then the turmoil in the entire business world will also affect the Cheng family, and it won't do him any good.

In the end Cheng Yumo still responded with a livid face, and even returned Xuanyuan Hen a big gift, a real big gift.

He also heard about the battlefield. Xidi wanted to drag down the army of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, so that they had to retreat after running out of money and food, and then the army invaded and captured the border.

Although he doesn't like Xuanyuanhen, he can't let go of Zhuoran after all. Even if Zhuoran doesn't admit it, he can see that it's only a matter of time before the two of them get together. Xuanyuanhen's love is so overbearing that Zhuoran has nowhere to go He can escape, and in this case, he can only do his part to keep the court safe. After all, Zhuo Ran cares about the world, and if the country falls, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it at all.

Looking at Cheng Yumo's reply letter brought back by Deyu, Xuanyuanhen was stunned, and gradually there was gratitude and apology in his eyes. He had a certain selfishness in giving the Xiao family to the Cheng family earlier, although the entire capital was indeed only the Cheng family. He could eat the Xiao family, but he also inevitably had bad intentions to punish Cheng Yumo, but he never expected that Cheng Yumo would return such a big gift.

In this way, the Xidi battlefield will not be a problem for a few more years. Cheng Yumo has almost taken out all the assets of the Cheng family, except for the silver taels necessary to support the store, I am afraid that Cheng Yumo does not have much money left in his hands.

"Deyu... find some competent people to help Cheng's family, so that Cheng Yumo can relax." Xuanyuanhen has no position to torment Cheng Yumo anymore. He was angry with him and Zhuoran before, but now that the grudge has disappeared, he also I'm sorry to act like that villain again.

De Yu took the order to leave, while Xuanyuanhen carefully considered the situation in front of him.

The affairs of the imperial court have been basically settled. The officials of the Xiao family’s faction are dismissed and demoted. Became the dominance of the Pei family.

Xuanyuanhen also thought about whether to support another family to fight against the Pei family. After all, it has been a taboo since ancient times for a family to be dominant, but after thinking about it, he gave up. Although Pei Ju only has one-third of the military power, the other three One of them was in Ling Yang's hands, and the rest was held firmly in his own hands.

The most important thing is that Pei Ju has no heirs. The eldest son Pei Di died early, the second son Pei Xiao was incompetent, and had never been involved in officialdom. The youngest daughter Pei Zheng is smart, but unfortunately, as a woman, she is doomed not to inherit her father's career. The family's power is destined to end in Pei Ju's area, so there is no need to make more arrangements.

Besides...he still owes Pei Zheng a favor. After all, he can't give her happiness. Pei Zheng's best time has been wasted in the court. Thinking about it, I feel very sorry for her. Even if she is able to leave the palace, she can no longer appear as "Pei Zheng". If a titled concubine wants to leave the palace, the only way to go is "death".

That being the case, what's the point of giving the Pei family more decades of honor and favor.

When all the new officials are in place and the overall situation is settled, all that remains is the battle with Xidi... and his own feelings.

Although he was mentally prepared to let go of Zhuoran, Xuanyuanhen was still extremely reluctant. After all, after being together for so long, he also misses the feeling of staying by Zhuoran's side. Get a sense of satisfaction.

"Your Majesty, General Ling's flying pigeon--" Suddenly, I heard the urgent voice of the Minister of War.

The minister of the Ministry of War, who was over half a hundred years old, rushed in hastily, holding a letter tightly in his hand.

"The frontier is in a hurry!!"

"What?!" Xuanyuanhen immediately took the letter, opened it and glanced at it, then turned pale with shock. Unexpectedly, Xidi sent troops ahead of time, and the main army that had disappeared from all directions rushed out from all directions, and the number was already greater than the army of the Xuanyuan Dynasty.

It seems that Xidi has already known that the treacherous plot has been exposed, and is about to fight to the death in advance. Judging by the number of troops they sent, they have almost exhausted all the troops in the country.

"If you want to fight with your back, will you die?" Xuanyuanhen was so frightened and angry that he almost crushed the cloth in his hand.

"How long can it last?" The words that popped out between the teeth made the Minister of the Ministry of War shiver uncontrollably.

"Not more than three months, and the food seems to be..."

"Let them go on no matter what, the grain and grass will be immediately transferred from the household department, and the gold and silver copied from the Xiao family and the Cheng family will definitely be more than enough. Today, people will transport the grain and grass to the frontier."

Xuanyuanhen wrote down the imperial order and stamped it with a seal, and handed it to the Minister of War. As long as he has a few more days for him to properly arrange the affairs of the court, he must teach Xidi a lesson, so that it will be difficult for them to turn around again!