[Red Mansion] Let's listen to a general's order

Hearing these words, Qian Lu was also puzzled.

yes!The current emperor can be regarded as the most diligent, generous, benevolent, humble and frugal king since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He has been on the throne for ten years, and there is no increase in palaces, gardens, dogs and horses, clothing, vehicles, etc., but anything that is inconvenient to the people will be abolished for the convenience of the people.

In private, the emperor had planned to build a high platform, and asked the Ministry of Industry about the cost and learned that it would cost 20 taels of silver.The emperor said: "20 taels of silver is equivalent to the property of ten middle-level families. If you have this money, it is better to spend it on water conservancy and road construction." Govern the Hun River.

Except for going to court, entertaining foreign envoys, and offering sacrifices to the heavens, the emperor usually wears thick silk-woven clothes. Even if the underwear is worn out, he is reluctant to change it. It was ordered that the queens and concubines in the harem are not allowed to wear clothes that drag the floor, and the draperies used are not allowed to embroider colorful patterns.In addition, he also stipulated that meals in the palace should not exceed four dishes and one soup per day, and he would not drink alcohol, listen to music, or watch singing and dancing, so as to show frugality and set an example for the world.

In terms of public affairs and criminal administration, he punished a group of bullies and corrupt officials, tried a backlog of old cases, rehabilitated a large number of unjust prisons, and released the people who were innocently imprisoned for the case of treason by the kings.In order to stabilize social order and ease class conflicts, edicts were issued many times to release slaves and maidservants, and it was stipulated that anyone who abused or killed slaves and maidservants would be punished as a crime.

In terms of economy, the emperor asked his ministers how to reduce the burden on the people. Wu Cunde, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, pointed out: Excessive labor is a great burden on the people. If you go to work, you will miss the time of farming, and you will spend a lot of money. All corvee that is not urgently needed should be exempted. Requisition.The emperor not only accepted it humbly, but also ordered the people in the counties and states of the world to breed people and never add gifts.

In China, taxes have always been separated.Taxes are used for national defense expenditures, government expenditures, and various local affairs and channel digging and repairs, etc.Fu, on the other hand, is used exclusively for the emperor and the Tian family's expenses, such as building palaces and temples, eating, drinking and having fun.As soon as this order came out, many ministers who were full of ideals and the thoughts of a wise king were immediately moved. What a benevolent government it is to never add gifts!Who mentioned the Three Emperors and Five Emperors?From the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States to the present, who has called out for thousands of years?The common people at the bottom can't wait to set up a memorial tablet for the emperor and bow down day and night!

The emperor treats his ministers with generosity, speaks widely, accepts advice humbly, and confides his heart. Even if he is pointed at his nose and scolded by his ministers many times, every time the emperor just slaps his face and never reprimands his ministers.Sometimes, when it is too late to discuss political affairs with the courtiers, the Imperial Forest Army must be sent to escort the courtiers home with lanterns.

Even when treating the servants in the palace, the emperor is very lenient.Once when he was eating, he suddenly ate a grain of sand, and his teeth hurt sharply.The emperor quickly vomited it out, and he did not forget to say to the accompanying maid: "Don't tell me that I ate sand, it is a capital offense!" When dealing with the mistakes of his servants, the emperor's first consideration was not his own discomfort and discomfort, but It is the guilt that the next person may bring because of this.

Qian Lu also made a big mistake back then, but was graciously pardoned by the emperor who was still the seventh prince at that time, and has been loyal to the emperor ever since.

Frankly speaking, if the emperor hadn't worked hard to govern the country, encouraged agriculture and mulberry, rectified the administration of officials, and lightened the corvee and burden of the common people, Li Lian and others would have been dragging their feet on the grasslands after defeating the Japanese pirates with a small fight in winter and a big fight in summer. It's been a whole week!

If you are not in charge, you don't know how expensive firewood is!Although Li Lian and others can always get some spoils after fighting in battle, such as gold, silver, antiques, cattle and sheep, etc., according to the military practice, soldiers are allowed to keep [-]% of the gold and silver they get, and the remaining [-]% turned over to the treasury.However, without mentioning the food and salaries of the soldiers, the soldiers and horses go first without using the food and grass. Does the food and grass that the soldiers and horses eat use no money?Not counting the preparations after the start of the war, but talking about the daily expenses before the start of the war, the cultivation of war horses, the training of cavalry, the equipment of archers, and the upgrading of various weapons and equipment all require a large amount of continuous investment.Sometimes, millions or even tens of millions of silver are thrown down without even hearing a sound.

The construction of the army is a long-term process, and success cannot be achieved by spending tens of millions of dollars, and not everyone has the patience and ability to spend money day after day into this bottomless pit!

In the past ten years, Tiance Mansion has grown from nothing to today, with a scale of [-] cavalry. Although it is said that the money in it came from Dongchang, it is said that Dongchang is responsible for it, but it is actually from the emperor's inner circle. Library!

It was the emperor who invested a large sum of money into the army, which made the Da Zhou army so powerful today.

Therefore, Li Lian and others were able to conquer east and west, south and north without any worries, and they are now the emperor, which is a great contribution!

The emperor has never complained that the military spends money like water, let alone delaying the allocation of funds to the military.As long as the military wants money, the emperor will have one attitude—give it!I will give you as much as you want!If there is no treasury, take it from the inner treasury!There is no internal treasury, and I will definitely get money for you even if I sell iron and pot!

Li Lian knew this very well, so he has always only admired and respected the present emperor before and after.

Under his detailed analysis, although Niu Jizong, Ran Feng and others were bold and uninhibited, they never dared to obey the emperor, and always respected the emperor.After all, for warriors, the one who supports their military expansion and prepares for war and pays more military expenses is a good emperor!Based on this standard, the current emperor is really a good emperor who is rare in a hundred years!

Since the current emperor is the most benevolent monarch, if his subordinates do something wrong or accidentally offend him, he will just teach him a few words.Although it is really unthinkable to say it, Qian Lu, who has been paying close attention to the emperor, knows that the current emperor has started as a submerged emperor, and now he has become the king of the emperor, and there is no half life under his hands!His hands were still clean and flawless.

Such a benevolent monarch, would he order his subordinates to poison and kill a general who has made great contributions to the country?

Just when Qian Lu started to get suspicious, "The factory owner, marshal, the stall leader Hou Xian brought here."

The two fans dragged a figure into the tent like a dead dog.

When Li Lian mentioned that the leader Hou Xian had handed over the secret letter of the "emperor" to Qian Lu, Feng Zizhi had already signaled his followers to arrest Hou Xian.

I saw Hou Xian in ragged clothes, sweating profusely, panting like a cow, with blood on his mouth and chest, and his legs turned out unnaturally. He obviously wanted to escape but was beaten by Dongchang fans who went to arrest Seriously injured, both feet were discounted.

On the contrary, the two men responsible for arresting the "prisoner" were neatly dressed, blushing, and breathless, standing aside, waiting for the next order from Feng Zizhi and Li Lian.

Li Lian put his eyes on the two of them, and saw two transparent panels emerging in midair.

"Jiang Buzuo

Identity: Fanzi of Dongchang, Feng Zizhi's confidant

Qualification: upper middle

Health: 90 (Permanent)

Charisma: 70

Command: 70

Intelligence: 75

Force: 80

Politics: 76

Etiquette: 70

Talent: 30

Weapon Proficiency: Sword, Dagger

Skills: Jiang Family's Eighteen-way Grabber, Blast Sword

Loyalty: 85/100 (Blood Heart)

Selfishness: 40/100

Words from the bottom of my heart: Although Hou Xian's martial arts skills are not bad, but he wants to escape from our brothers?Next life! "

"Jiang Buyou

Identity: Fanzi of Dongchang, Feng Zizhi's confidant

Qualification: upper middle

Health: 90 (Permanent)

Charisma: 71

Command: 70

Intelligence: 78

Force: 78

Politics: 85

Etiquette: 90

Talent: 50

Weapon Proficiency: Iron Ling

Skills: Jiang's [-]-way capture hand, listening to the wind to identify positions

Loyalty: 85/100 (Blood Heart)

Selfishness: 40/100

Words from the bottom of my heart: Hou Xian, the boss, dared to collude with outsiders to betray Dongchang!The leader Qian Lu is even more lawless and dares to poison the marshal! ?It sounds like it has something to do with the emperor, our servants are just the servants of the Tian family after all... But no matter what, it was the factory owner who saved my brother's life, as long as the factory owner orders, even if he dies, he must repay the factory owner Kindness. "

Fanzi who can accompany Dongchang Changgong will never be a villain who only knows how to flatter and flatter. All of them are carefully selected experts, and everyone has their own specialties.

Dongchang does not need useless people, and Feng Zizhi does not need useless people.

"...it's...it's the emperor...the emperor ordered the younger one...to hand over the secret letter to Qian...the one in charge of Qian...cough...the little one...the little one doesn't know anything...just...just obeying orders...cough...cough cough cough ..." Hou Xian was beaten to the brink of death, crawled up to Feng Zizhi with difficulty, said in a rage, and coughed up blood at the end.

Feng Zizhi looked down and saw blood stains on his mink fur shoes, he was a little unhappy, and took a few steps back.

Seeing this, Zuo Fanzi quickly grabbed Hou Xian's hands and dragged him away from Feng Zizhi.

"Ahem... the emperor's order...how dare the little one disobey...the little one is only responsible for handing over the secret letter to Ban Zhang...the rest of the things, the little one really doesn't know anything, please be kind to the factory!" It seems that the person has arrived At a critical moment, the potential can always be stimulated, Hou Xian raised his breath and shouted.

Before Feng Zizhi could speak, Qian Lu, who was kneeling by the side, couldn't help but reprimanded him: "You bastard! What are you! How dare you to bite and slander the emperor!? Who ordered you, a slave, to do this! !??" The Marshal knows that we are the emperor's people, because he is well-informed and capable, but if you blew yourself up like this, you are greedy for life and afraid of death!Unfaithful and unrighteous!Betray your majesty!He deserves death! ! !

"The factory owner... the marshal... the little one really doesn't know anything! Everything is ordered by the emperor, the little one! The little one is just a slave, I dare not be disobedient! The factory owner spares my life! The little one will never dare again! Marshal please forgive me!" Ah! For the sake of the blind old mother and the two young brothers who are not as weak as the crown in the small family, please forgive the young one!" Faced with Qian Lu's scolding, Hou Xian turned a deaf ear, fully showing his greed for life and fear of death The essence of this four-character idiom.

Qian Lu gritted his teeth with hatred, even the brothers Jiang Buzuo Jiang Buyou standing behind Hou Xian were speechless.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!" A burst of loud applause interrupted Hou Xian's performance.

"Did you come from a fine family before?" Li Lian put down his palm and asked seriously, making Hou Xian forget even begging for mercy for a while, and was stunned.

In addition to being responsible for supervising all officials, Dongchang also had the duties of accepting complaints, arresting officials and people, and monitoring the outside of Dazhou.Internal fanzi are generally divided into several categories: assassination, espionage, incitement, intelligence, and criminal law.

Due to the special circumstances, secret operations generally need to lurk beside the enemy for a long time, so in addition to strong analytical skills and quick response, extraordinary acting skills are also required.

Li Lian didn't like to go to theatre, and he had never been to the famous Guan family troupe in the capital.However, he privately thought that Hou Xian's performance in front of him was not much better than his elder brother Jia She's performance of Cheng Xiaolou.

If he hadn't been away for many years, pretending to be a fine artist all the time, how could he have such skilled acting skills! ?

"He lurked under Hou Yiwali, the capital of the right bone of the Xiongnu, for four years, and then lurked under the side of King Zuojianjiang and King Zuowen Yudan for ten years. He was transferred back to the capital only after making great contributions." Feng Zizhi closed his eyes. You can also count the resumes of your own Dongchang's subordinates.

"Speaking of it this way, you have contributed to Da Zhou, you are my Da Zhou's hero!" Li Lian leaned forward and looked down at Hou Xian.

"... I don't dare to be the little one, I just ask the marshal to see the young and old in my family, and for the sake of having no credit or hard work over the years, let me let the little one go this time! The little one has a low status, and I really dare not defy the emperor. Order! Marshal, please be merciful!" Hou Xian thought he had a chance, his eyes lit up, he kowtowed repeatedly, and kept saying three sentences to the emperor to show that he was helpless.

"Little thief!" Qian Lu was on the sidelines, his heart ablaze. He didn't care that he was the victim of poisoning and murder. Feng Zizhi could finish him with a palm in minutes, and he slapped Hou Xian who was defenseless in anger. Slap on the back.

Qian Lu is not as strong in martial arts as the brothers of the Jiang family, his aptitude is only mid-to-lower, and his force value is only 42.However, he had practiced hard for decades for the palm of the hand, and under unexpected circumstances, even brothers Jiang Buzuo and Jiang Buyou couldn't stop his angry palm.

Li Lian could have stopped it, but he didn't make a move, his eyes could see clearly.Before Qian Lu hit Hou Xian, Hou Xian moved his right hand, and then put it down again.He could have avoided it calmly, and he could block Qian Lu's slap no matter how bad he was, and let Qian Lu's slap with all his internal strength hit him on the back.

Hou Xian had already been beaten to death by the Jiang family brothers, but after Qian Lu's slap, he could not die anymore!Even if Hua Tuo is resurrected, he cannot be saved!

"Bold!" Jiang Buzuo and Jiang Buyou couldn't stop them, so they had to make up for it.

Jiang Buzuo used the eighteen-way grappling hand handed down in his family, and grabbed Qian Lu's right arm. With a backhand buckle, and another lift, Qian Lu's arm was directly dislocated.Afterwards, grab Qian Lu's left arm and do it again, very sharp and fast.

And Jiang Buyou didn't care about his brother's movements, he just knelt down next to Hou Xian on one knee, and put his hand on Hou Xian's neck. Report: "Hou Xian, the head of the stall, had his heart broken and died of exhaustion."

Although Qian Lu clearly felt the severe pain from both arms, he was sweating profusely from the pain, but he didn't say a word. There was no regret in his eyes, obviously he had put life and death aside.

Li Lian couldn't help nodding, and praised: "He's a man!" Unexpectedly, apart from Xiaozhi, Dai Banban, Huang Banban... among the servants, the other servants are still very backbone!

Feng Zizhi snorted and said: "Idiot!" Why did he promote this guy to be the class leader in the first place?Fortunately, there were no outsiders around, and it would really embarrass him if the news got out.

Qian Lu's calculation was well done. Li Lian's words just now indicated that he did not believe that the emperor ordered people to poison him. Now as long as the "nonsense" Hou Xian is beaten to death, no one will go any further. The emperor was splashed with "sewage".You must know that even if Li Lian doesn't believe it, there is no guarantee that he will change his mind under Hou Xian's vow.

But in Feng Zizhi's view, you beat Hou Xian to death, and the subsequent clues were cut off.If it is not possible to find out whether there is another person behind Hou Xian, then even if the emperor has not done it, he will have to feel wronged.Then what you do at this moment is to kill and silence!

Feng Zizhi waved his hand, signaling Jiang Buzuo and Jiang Buyou to drag Hou Xian's body and that idiot Qian Lu out, so that they don't bother him any more.

"What do you think? How true are Hou Xian's words?" Feng Zizhi sat next to Li Lian.

He didn't ask why Li Lian knew about the affairs between Qian Lu and Hou Xian, nor did he ask whether Li Lian had another secret intelligence force under his command.

Feng Zizhi was confident that if he could say it, Li Lian would definitely tell him!If you don't tell him now, it's just that the time has not come.

He can wait.

"It's not the emperor, Hou Xian is really loyal to someone else." Even though Hou Xian concealed his real master before his death, Li Lian still "saw" it.

Before Li Lian led the army to set off, he was given the right to control the border by the emperor. He was able to control the soldiers, horses and officials on the border, and had the power to issue orders, supervise prisons, and inspect money and weapons.Even though Dongchang was the inner guard, he had to be controlled by Li Lian from the moment he stepped into the barracks, so to a certain extent, everyone in Dongchang could be regarded as his subordinates, so they could see their subordinate panels.

Although it is possible to know who the real mastermind behind the scenes is, frankly speaking, Li Lian loves and hates this subordinate panel.

What I love is that since the establishment of this transparent frame, it not only screens out the secret workers and those who hide ulterior motives in the Tiance Mansion, but also promotes them to suitable positions according to their talents. Moreover, from now on Li Lian never lost in games like guessing boxing with Niu Jizong and the others! (this is the point)

What I hate is this transparent frame and even... the appearance of the system is too inexplicable, the effect is unimaginable, and it can even be described as weird!It doesn't matter if you can quantify a person's ability with numbers, but you can actually understand a person's mind clearly. This is really... Li Lian only thinks that if he tells this secret, even the Supreme Emperor will be sure. will burn him to death!

"Yanmen shed blood, faithfully repay the Lord."

Li Lian laughed at himself and said, "Today's code words in the army are really apt!"

"Don't spread rumors about what happened today," he warned.

Feng Zizhi understood.