After retreating from the court, Xue Yang and Wu Sanwen took the initiative to stay. After all, they did not support Li Benxin's actions just above the court, and there must be an explanation for this.
As expected, Li Benxin looked unhappy and asked: "Prime Minister Wu, you have always been calm and capable, but when it comes time to deal with the four major families, you become soft-hearted. If you can borrow the treasury today, you can directly move to the Yin family, or even the four major families." Isn’t it a good thing for the family? Why don’t you speak out to support it?”
Xue Yang said: "Reporting to the king, I do have some different views on this matter. Now, the four major families have become something in our hands, and it is easy to destroy them. But the kings of the world, the black and white, are inseparable from the concerns of the four major families. They are all watching what is going on in Dragon City. Once we take action against the four major families, they will definitely attack in groups tomorrow. By then, it will cause chaos in the world, and then our previous efforts will be in vain."
Li Benxin was still impatient and frowned: "I know all the truths you said. However, today's capital dynasty is short of funds and is already stretched thin. The day the world's finances are in the hands of the Yin family, the day I will have no silver to use. If not. With the secret funding from the Huangfu family, I can no longer even support the Imperial Army. Now, Liao Zhihua has increased his troops, the City Protection Department has increased its troops, and the Patrol Department and the Divine Catcher Department have also been added. Without new financial resources, how can we be stable? Spend it. If we could seize Tianbaosi's position earlier, we would also be able to reduce the pressure earlier."
Xue Yang said helplessly: "I know the difficulty of the king. But the harder it is, the harder it is to hold back. Now, we have opened up the situation. As long as we wait for a while, we can uproot the four major families. We must not be at this critical moment. At this time, we make wrong decisions. As for the dynasty's shortage of funds, I will definitely find a way to solve it as soon as possible."
Wu Sanwen also followed up and said: "King, what Prime Minister Xue said is reasonable. Don't lose big because of small things. Besides, Yin Shaozheng's treasury was stolen. Now even if we take over Tianbaosi, we won't receive any money for a while. As long as we wait until we are truly strong, It is enough to resist all pressure from the outside world, and there will naturally be no need to face difficulties in this matter."
"Okay, I am impatient. I will ask the Minister of Literature and the Minister of Military Affairs to remind me more in the future." Seeing this, Li Benxin suddenly turned around and said sincerely.
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After leaving the palace, Xue Yang sighed helplessly.
"Do you feel alienated from King Tiandu?" Wu Sanwen said with a smile.
"Yes. As a minister, you should consider the monarch. But sometimes, the correct decision often goes against the will of the superior, and this gap is inevitable. Just be afraid, this gap is getting more and more. Deep. Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, this statement is true." Xue Yang sighed.
Wu Sanwen smiled and said: "A thousand-mile horse is easy to get, but a bole is hard to find. The palace of Tiandu King is very deep, but it is a pity that the vision is not far-sighted, and the mind and magnanimity are also far behind. Unfortunately, this is the reality. There have been many kings throughout the ages, and they have been beaten by others. There are only a few people who can become wise kings. Everyone has selfish motives, let alone the lord of the world who is supported by stars. The king of Tiandu has been wronged for so many years and finally turned around, so naturally he wants to enjoy it as soon as possible. And I know clearly, There are many concubines in Queen Tiandu's palace, and the royal family of Shenzumen has a huge daily expense. As the king of the world and the head of the Li family, he can't give money to his family, and he can't live up to his dignity. Naturally, his majesty is not enough. .”
"Yes, after I took over as the Prime Minister, I checked the assets and accounts of King Tiandu, and I got chills down my back. King Tiandu has only been on the throne for more than three years, but the daily expenses of his palace and concubines alone cost... Thousands of taels of silver, on New Year's Day, the expenditure is tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands taels. Including the Shenzumen royal family, they must have at least three to four million taels a year. It's terrible to think about it. Ordinary people can spend just a few taels of silver. If you can ensure that you don't starve to death for a year, you will be considered rich if you have a few dozen taels. But King Tiandu's family can actually spend like this. Sometimes, I really don't understand what these people eat. They can eat so much money in a day. ! Such extravagance means that without the four major families and kings, how long can this dynasty prosper?"
"Haha. We are all literati and friends, so we don't have to worry about what we say. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. After all, you were born among the common people, how could you know the luxury of these nobles. It's me, Wu Sanwen. , is also a family of officials. Although I have read a lot of books, I can hardly afford food and drink. But at least I am a small person, and I can stick to my heart. I can live in poverty and I can live in wealth. But King Tiandu is different. Surround him. There is no doubt that he is surrounded by powerful groups. His family elected him to be the king for the sake of profit, the officials respected him for the sake of profit, and the concubines curried favor for the sake of profit. He has too many things to consider, and he has to balance the forces of all parties. He is like Sitting on the fire and roasting, don't dare to be careless for a day."
"I understand what you are saying. If a Taoist king rules the world with Taoism, then the world will be governed without rule. But everyone has selfish desires, and such Taoist kings can only be found in books. Like the first generation of King Tiandu Li Yunfeng has the world in mind. Although he cannot rule the world by doing nothing, he at least has a public heart. But when the dynasty changes and the descendants occupy the state weapons, in addition to considering the people, he considers more the continuation of the royal family. Once there is selfishness, the world will become greedy. Since then, the trend of luxury has become more and more popular. Sometimes, I wonder, is our efforts really useful? After King Tiandu gets rid of the four major families and the kings, will the people really live a prosperous life? Is it possible? Kill a group of corrupt officials, and another group of corrupt officials will appear. Regarding human nature, sometimes I can't help but feel discouraged. As the saying goes, the Purple Gold Imperial City has been around for thousands of years, and the nobles on the couch have changed several times. The king's flag at the city gate is particularly windy, and it is no longer there. Jade Dragon Picture. Now I finally understand why the master always advised me to stay in the mountains and learn the Taoism, and was unwilling to let me set foot in the human world." Xue Yang sighed deeply.
"In prosperity, the people suffer; in death, the people suffer. From generation to generation, the people will always suffer. We have not yet reached the time of real suffering. Now that we have become officials, we can only do our best. It is better to stabilize the government first. As for the Let’s wait until later to persuade King Tiandu to be diligent and thrifty. Now, since King Tiandu is short of money, you have to find a way to raise it for him. When it comes to money, apart from the four major families, only the Huangfu family in Longcheng can help. I'm busy. Why don't you go to Huangfu Bing and ask him to lend some money to King Tiandu for emergency. At least let King Tiandu solve the fire in the backyard." Wu Sanwen.
"After all, the Huangfu family are merchants. Besides, King Tiandu has always been secretly supported by the Huangfu family, so I'd better not dissolve the relationship with him privately. Otherwise, King Tiandu may not be happy either. Regarding the money, I'd better find another way. .”
"What you said makes sense, but I thought simply. It is true. You are in a special position, and it would be inappropriate to meet with the Huangfu family. Then, you can only find another person to help."
"who?"
"Luofan!"
"Luofan, he? Although he has some money, he can't fill the hole of King Tiandu, right? Besides, asking an official to provide money to supplement King Tiandu doesn't fit the bill."
"Haha, the most valuable thing about Luo Fan is not that he has money, but his mind. We literati can't do anything about making money. But for Luo Fan, he definitely has something."
"This? It can be considered a way. Let me think about it again."
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Returning to the Divine Catching Division, Luo Fan, Xie Xu, and Ji Cheng took out the Niutoushan map and discussed the defense issues for the Black and White Alliance Conference. The Black and White Alliance Conference is held once every three years, and the hosting of the conference is rotated among the three parties. This year, it is the Tiandu Dynasty’s turn to host the conference. At that time, all the well-established gangs in the world, black and white, will come to participate, and the number may be as many as hundreds of thousands. Meetings can last from three days to more than a month. Food, accommodation and safety issues are difficult issues.
Jicheng was the oldest and had participated in many Tianxia meetings, so he made the detailed arrangements. The three of them were finalizing the details when the sound of fighting suddenly came from the front yard.
The three of them hurriedly walked out to check, only to see Yi Chuanfeng holding the magic weapon "Multi-Child Sword" in the front yard, fighting inextricably with a dashing woman in black and red robes holding a silver gun. One of the two held a sword like a flying leopard, and the other held a spear like a swimming dragon. They fought with silver light and flowers flying, each showing their extraordinary skills. The crowd watching the show all around cheered.
"This woman is so good at shooting. Who is she?" Ji Cheng asked, having never seen this woman before.
"He is Ni Xixiong's sister, Ni Xilan. Like his brother, he inherited the Purple Spear King's marksmanship." Xie Xu said aside.
"I'm not surprised that this Ni Xilan has such spear skills. I'm even more impressed by Yi Chuanfeng's kung fu. Hey, Senior Ji, who did your adopted son learn sword skills from? Why can't he seem to understand the method?" Luo Luo Fan asked.
Ji Cheng smiled and said: "He is the son of Yi Gaolou, the king of swordsmanship. He has the foundation of Fengyang swordsmanship since he was a child. When he was eleven years old and his family suffered a disaster, I adopted him. Later, he learned my Ba Zhen skills. As for swordsmanship, he also worshiped several masters at Jianguan and Thirteen Sword Mountains, and he is proficient in all eighteen martial arts. As for his swordsmanship, it can no longer be said that he belongs to any one, it can be regarded as a school of his own. In terms of ability, Feng He's not bad, but it's a pity that he always feels like something is missing and he hasn't reached his current martial arts limit."
Luo Fan smiled slightly: "I know, he lacks something."
Ji Cheng chuckled: "Oh, so many famous teachers don't know about it. Do you know? Tell me."
