After becoming the king of the subjugated country

The teahouse is still full of people.

Qin Shu has become more and more famous in the capital recently, even a few ministers whom he could not see easily in the past would greet him with a smile when they met him when they went out.

In the past, Qin Shu might have been complacent and a little bit vanity, but now he really doesn't, he just wants to be alone and stay quietly forever.

No way, he looked at the crowds of people in the teahouse, he could only talk about the matter back and forth at the top of his voice, and said, "Master, that's right, one person can exchange ten taels of silver, yes, that's right. Twelve."

The old man in a gray coat put his hand next to his ear in doubt, "What are you talking about? Four taels? All right, all right, the old man must pay attention."

"It's ten taels, not four taels." Seeing that Qin Shu was about to faint from exhaustion, the old woman next to him simply grabbed the old man and gestured to him, "It's ten taels of silver. Grab three Geisha members." , just scrape together enough money to buy an acre of land, and if you catch four, you can buy a homestead and build a few mud-brick houses."

Many people, they have been poor all their lives and have suffered all their lives. The people in Kyoto are better, but they basically have no money left. They can come to the teahouse now because the teahouse has been confiscated by the state treasury. Everyone’s tea costs only Two copper plates.

The words of the old woman immediately expressed the aspirations of the majority of the people, and the people around whispered to each other, their eyes lit up.

"My family is short of money recently. My son wants to marry a wife, so I need to prepare a bride price. My daughter is going out, so I need to prepare a dowry for her."

"A member of the Geshihui is worth ten taels of silver, so if I catch ten, wouldn't it be worth 100 taels?"

"Oh my god, Your Majesty is really a great grace of the emperor."

"Don't arrest people casually," Qin Shu said loudly: "Whoever catches the wrong person or falsely accuses others will be fined five taels of silver. It doesn't matter if you can't catch someone yourself, you can go to the Yamen to report to the officials and ask the Yamen servants to help If you catch them together, everyone can get five taels of silver."

Even so, Qin Shu was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic crowd, and their questions were thrown out one after another.

"Then if we all catch it together, how will we divide it? Is the price for the missing arms and legs the same as for the intact ones?"

"I've never met someone from the Geisha Society, but I've met other people with strange behaviors. Is it okay for them to count? If not, how about seven taels?"

"Is it necessary to provide some clues after arresting someone? My old man has met a few."

The teahouse was very lively, but hiding in the corner was a woman wearing old clothes and covering her head. She clenched her hands tightly and even pinched blood.

The little girl on the side exclaimed, "What's wrong with you?"

She gave the little girl a cold look, turned around and left, and disappeared into the crowd again.

Some people are still asking questions, but the bold ones have already started rushing into the house, mobilizing the efforts of the whole family, thinking together whether there are outsiders coming in the nearby streets, and which outsiders have been shouting to overthrow the emperor.

Li Da is the best among them. Ever since he was rewarded for speaking with the emperor near Huangjue Temple last time, he has completely become a die-hard supporter of Ji Chen. Immediately, he discussed with his younger brothers, and then the three families, a total of twenty people, rushed towards the small courtyard by the street.

Li Er patted his chest and said: "Brother, believe me, last time I saw a large group of them hiding in a room, a dozen men with sticks, and occasionally they went out to buy vegetables alone, and the one who bought vegetables Hearing us praise the prosperity of the country and the safety of the people, he would groan in disdain, saying that corrupt officials and officials are all His Majesty's fault, and there is absolutely something wrong with them."

Very close to the courtyard, Li Daxian quietly hid in the corner, eavesdropping on the movement in the room, just in time to hear the sentence "Our Gaishihui should...", he nodded fiercely, and gestured to his second brother , then kicked the door open and shouted: "No one inside is allowed to move, you are all members of the Geisha Society, right?"

The middle-aged man who was spitting and giving lessons to the younger brothers was taken aback, sneered, and pulled out a knife, "So what? You troublemakers, how dare you come to trouble us?"

He deliberately lit up his knife, waiting for these people to cry and beg for mercy or to disperse and run away.

Li Da's eyes lit up, and he was very pleasantly surprised, "This is the murder weapon of the Geshihui, and we have found the evidence, brothers, let's go together!"

Where can ordinary people get such a knife?Even the iron pots at home need to be registered with the government.

The middle-aged man turned pale with fright. He didn't understand why these foolish people dared to speak nonsense now that they were so timid before and swung around with their knives and all of them ran away.

The middle-aged man took a deep breath. Since the visitor doesn't run away, he can only...

He ran first.

Seeing the middle-aged man brandishing a knife and rushing towards the door, Li Da picked up the pot cover to guard him, then held a hoe in one hand, and shouted, "Second brother, close the door quickly, don't let him go, this man It's worth ten taels of silver."

The person next to him who was just pulled over by the middle-aged man was stunned. Isn’t the Gai Shihui very powerful and came to overthrow the emperor for the sake of the people?How could he still be chased like a dog?

Jing Zhaoyin was also stunned. He thought that although there was such an order, most of the people should be caught by the government, and the common people would provide some clues at most, but the fact was just the opposite.

Self-organized non-government organizations conducted house-to-house investigations. Every street and alley was involved. Every person who came was almost a representative of a village. Even people in the suburbs had heard the news. People even specially sent people here, because they don't give bonuses in the county government, and everything is only in charge of the capital.

Back then, when Qin Shu was busy at the beginning, he took it as a joke and gave Qin Shu an idea, asking him to find a few young people who could speak well and tell everyone together, otherwise Qin Shu would really be exhausted.

Now that Qin Shu has finished what he should say, and finally has some free time, he also starts to read his jokes, and he does not forget to give him some advice, find some small officials or masters who can judge the documents, and let everyone work together When dealing with affairs, don't hold power too tightly, otherwise Jing Zhaoyin will die from exhaustion.

Jing Zhaoyin was speechless.

Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and the way of heaven is reincarnation.If you don't believe me, look up, God will spare you. [1]

Unlike the common people who are busy arresting people, the court ministers are more concerned about the back of this matter. Among Tang Qian and Ji Pei, who does Ji Chen value more.

But since His Majesty didn't blame any of them, but for the sake of their feelings, let them organize a manpower together and abolish the Geshihui at one time, it must be very important.Probably when the matter is over, their feelings will be cultivated.

Of course, they had never seen the scene where the three of them went out together, arguing and mocking each other along the way.So most of the people chose by coincidence, and invited Ji Pei and Tang Qian to the banquet together.

The ministers of the court took this matter as a joke from the beginning, but Bai Qi carried it out scrupulously. Qin Sheng was responsible for exchanging the money for them. In the end, the two of them came together, and the result shocked the court and the public.

The more than 3000 streets in the inner capital have all been checked, and the more than [-] villages in the suburbs of Beijing have all been checked. Even Zhuangzi has its own tenants to check. This is to establish a positive image for the court, so the rewards will be distributed according to the standard, and no one is allowed to be greedy.

Only Ji Chen was not surprised by such a situation, after all the power of the people is infinite.

But he also has doubts, why 3 taels were sent out, and another 10 taels were received from the treasury... after calculation, this is a lot more.

Is it so difficult for a subjugated king to subsidize the masses while prodigal?

Qin Sheng was extremely happy, "Your Majesty, the common people participated this time, and the hearts of the people in Kyoto are at peace. Presumably, if someone thinks about rebelling in the future, they will think about the current fate of the Geshihui."

Tang Qian also added next to him: "This time, some people provided clues, saying that they saw people burying things in the Geshihui. In addition to the scenes I saw in the Geshihui these days, we searched inch by inch and found three There are five large warehouses in a small warehouse, 7 taels of silver, 5000 taels of gold, and a lot of valuable things.”

Ji Chen raised his eyebrows, stopped holding the hand that was grooming the pigeon, and asked, "Are they so rich?"

The pigeon simply flew out by itself, flew to the dim sum plate in front of it, and then pushed it to Ji Chen with its wings.

Ji Chen smiled and rubbed its head, signaling it to eat by itself.

Speaking of this, Tang Qian was a little angry, "I went to the Yamen to inquire, and found out that some people claimed to be patriotic, funded them with a large amount of gold and silver, and asked them to bribe officials, but they were arrested by us before they had time to do it. The people who funded them left as soon as they came. The last time I came to Kyoto was half a month ago, and now I have already taken a boat to the south of the Yangtze River."

Qin Sheng said with a sneer at this point, "What kind of businessman is he? A businessman values ​​profit and will not invest so much easily. I think that if you invest so much money in an organization, I am afraid that people from neighboring countries will come here on purpose. To muddy the waters, Xia Guo has always been eyeing us, just waiting to annex us."

Speaking of which, Xia State is also an old friend of Yue State. The two countries are adjacent to each other. However, Xia State is strong, while Yue State has been weak for many years and has several generations of unreliable emperors. The gap between the two sides is getting wider and wider. .

The invasion of foreign enemies in the novel refers to Xia Guo.

Ji Chen's eyes lit up, "That means Xia Guo still doesn't know what's going on at the Geshihui, right? Before the news gets out, let's hurry up and act."

Tang Qian was taken aback, "Yes..."

Ji Chen earnestly and kindly continued, "That's no problem, you just haven't come back yet, why don't you transfer your identity back, and continue to contact them under the name of the World Society. You see, if you want to bribe courtiers, the money Where is it enough? At least 20 taels is needed! And money is always the more the better."

Qin Sheng immediately looked sideways, and emphasized: "Your Majesty, if such a thing is done, it will really damage the majesty."

Who dares to believe that the emperor of a country fills the treasury by knocking on the bamboo poles of neighboring countries.

Ji Chen propped his chin, and lazily said: "I didn't do this."

Tang Qian suddenly realized, "That's right, it's all done by Pan Xia. It has nothing to do with me, Tang Qian, and it has nothing to do with His Majesty. It's fine if the money doesn't enter the national treasury. Who dares to check His Majesty's private treasury."

Qin Sheng was in a complicated mood, "What if Xia Guo reveals this matter in the future..."

"That is Xia Guo intends to provoke the relationship between the monarch and ministers of the Yue Kingdom, deliberately fabricating the facts." Ji Chen said confidently, "Who saw them sending money over? Anyway, I didn't see it, so what proof do they have!"

Tang Qian nodded excitedly, and rushed to do something.

Qin Sheng had no choice but to follow along and help Ji Chen clean up the follow-up in case of emergency.

Looking at the newspapers piled up on the desk, Qin Sheng regretted why he had a brain twitch and said that he wanted to be the prime minister.Think about it, the other courtiers have gone back to rest, but he hasn't, and he has to be busy for several hours.

After touching his hair, he secretly sighed, and decided to go to You Han to have a look again in two days.

Watching Tang Qian and Qin Sheng leave, Ji Chen returned to Qianqing Palace, seriously thinking about his future plans.

Of the eight protagonists, Ji Shao, Baiqi, Qin Shengning, and Wenzheng's identities have already been determined, and now three more have emerged. In real terms, only one is left living outside.

Ji Chen thought about it for a while, and the remaining protagonist seemed to be a heroine who started from the common people during the epidemic period. Her medical skills were unparalleled in the world, and the common people spontaneously moved closer to her and surrounded her.

This heroine, who was simply referred to as a female doctor by outsiders, was too disinterested in fame and fortune, and almost kept changing places for pulse consultation, and never reported her name, nor was it mentioned in the novel.

He just collected all the seven dragon balls, and it's not yet time for the Eight Immortals to cross the sea.

Seeing Ji Chen meditating alone, Pigeon obediently sat beside him and guarded him.

Bai Qi was carrying a pile of official documents, and it was already Haishi when he came to Qianqing Palace.

Ji Chen looked at him unconsciously, and felt that this man seemed to have lost weight, so he couldn't help but asked with concern, "You seem to have lost some weight recently? Are you too busy?"

Bai Qi put down the official documents and put the important one on top, "Fortunately, I'm almost done."

Ji Chen looked at Bai Qi, waved his hand, and signaled him to sit down.

Bai Qi glanced at the unfinished official documents, then at Ji Chen, and sat down quietly.

Ji Chen lowered his head, just in time to see Bai Qi's slender fingers, which were still lustrous.

Squeezing his index finger slightly, Ji Chen asked Bai Qi: "Shall I give you a few days off? Let you have a good rest."

He took care of the people with great difficulty, so he couldn't be exhausted.

Bai Qi also replied seriously, "Actually, I think it's okay. If I'm not feeling well, I won't hold on, and I'll take a good rest."

People always have to live for a long time in order to realize their expectations and dreams.

"Okay," Ji Chen was slightly relieved, and joked again: "Tang Qian and Ji Pei, I haven't given any rewards on the surface. After all, Tang Qian hasn't come back yet, and I have to use the identity of the Geshihui to do something at the end." Things, Ji Pei was still thinking about what to do next, so he didn't come to me, but I gave a part of the reward, and the official position will be adjusted later. What about you? You help me to deal with things, Rectify the entire capital, what do you want?"

Just as Bai Qi was about to refuse, Ji Chen squeezed his fingers again, "You should have what others have, and you can choose whatever you want. This is a rare opportunity, don't miss it."

Bai Qi glanced at Ji Chen, and tentatively asked: "I'm a little nervous these days, can you accompany me for a drink? I want to relax for a while."

Ji Chen agreed, "Okay."

So the eunuchs and maids got busy and arranged the courtyard outside.

With a smile on the corner of Bai Qi's mouth, he fetched the incense burner himself and filled it with spices.

The top note is gentle and gentle, with a little light bamboo leaf fragrance. Ji Chen asked curiously: "This is your newly developed one?"

Bai Qi nodded, "I have slightly improved the incense in the tent, instead of using goose pears, I picked some bamboo leaves and bamboo shoots."

Ji Chen had to admire that Bai Qi was so busy with so many things that he still had time to grind spices.

The maids brought several jugs of wine and put them down lightly, and all the people around retreated.

Ji Chen poured a glass of wine, first handed it to Bai Qi, then poured another glass, beckoning the curious pigeons to fly over, "Do you want it too?"

The pigeon nodded, and unconsciously poked its head towards the wine glass.

Ji Chen grabbed the pigeon to keep it from moving, "You can't drink this, you can't stand it."

Pigeon turned her head, looked at Bai Qi who had already started tasting wine, and yelled at Ji Chen unwillingly, "Coo coo coo, coo coo coo."

"I didn't lie to you, you really can't do it," Ji Chen taught it a few words, then gave it a stack of snacks, and let it play by itself.

The pigeon pointed its butt at Ji Chen, and Ji Chen's hands were itchy, so he couldn't help poking its fluffy feathers, and immediately poked it staggeringly.

"Cuckoo!" The pigeon flew up the branch and ignored Ji Chen.

Bai Qi picked up the wine in front of Ji Chen, "You agreed to accompany me, why do you take care of it?"

"It's Xiaobai," Ji Chen joked.

This pun made Bai Qi blush.

The white moonlight is shining, the courtyard is quiet and quiet, the flowers that bloomed brilliantly during the day are now silent, only one green bamboo remains the same as before.

The spice had already burned to the middle notes, and the bamboo fragrance began to become stronger, lingering around Ji Chen little by little, sweeping all around.

Ji Chen accompanied Bai Qi to drink a pot, and Bai Qi was a little tipsy, and said: "I changed the prescription of the incense in the tent too much, but it's not suitable to be called this name."

Ji Chen casually asked, "What do you want to call it?"

"Let's call it lingering." Bai Qi's voice lowered unconsciously.

Ji Chen didn't hear it, "What did you say?"

Bai Qi took a deep breath, "...I said I haven't figured it out yet, I have to think about it a little bit more."

Ji Chen didn't care, just poured the wine for him again, "That's fine, think slowly, don't worry."

The two drank one pot after another. Seeing that Bai Qi seemed to have something on his mind, Ji Chen tried to find out, but he didn't ask.

Bai Qi was just chatting with him, but cunningly avoided the focus.

Ji Chen was heartbroken, and simply started to pretend to be asleep and faint.

He already had many guesses in his mind, maybe Bai Qi was too embarrassed to speak up?It doesn't matter, he fell asleep, maybe Bai Qi will follow suit and express his thoughts?

First he supported his forehead, then drank two glasses, and slowly lay down on the table. Ji Chen kept his breathing slowed down. Even if other people came, he couldn't tell whether he was really asleep or pretended to be asleep. .

The pigeon tilted its head and saw that Ji Chen had fallen asleep, so it couldn't help flapping its wings, thinking whether to fly down.

At this moment, Bai Qi, who had been drinking silently, finally moved.

Bai Qi first took off his clothes and put them on Ji Chen's body, then sat beside him in silence, stopped drinking and didn't drink any more.

Ji Chen only felt the warmth and thaw, but also worried that Bai Qi would get cold, so he was already hesitating whether to get up or not.

Bai Qi sat for a while, and gradually approached Ji Chen, her fingers unconsciously covered Ji Chen's hand, gently groped Ji Chen's wrist with her fingertips, and then interlocked his fingers.

Finally, he moved closer, and then kissed Ji Chen lightly, which landed on the corner of Ji Chen's mouth.

Probably this kiss exhausted his strength, he backed away abruptly, a little dazed and helpless, his ears turned red unconsciously.

Ji Chen: "!"

A warm touch came from the corner of his mouth, his heartbeat increased suddenly, and he felt a deer bumping wildly in his heart.

No matter how casual he was, he dared not say that this kiss was just mutual admiration between friends.

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Thank you everyone for the nutrient solution. The werewolf killing episode has no time to write recently, and the plot has not progressed there yet. If you don’t wait for me for ten days, I will continue to write...

Notes:

[1] Good and evil will be rewarded...Who does the sky bypass: From the popular language on the Internet