Chapter 60 The Spokesperson of Taoism
Thinking of the vastness of the world, I am sad and crying.
The sky is high and the earth is vast. It only takes a thousand years for human beings to become the master of the earth. In a thousand years, all things retreat. Human beings occupy the nine states, survive and reproduce, and achieve prosperity. This is inevitable. Two reasons have led to human beings standing out among the races.
First, unity, humans believe in the strong, and the world is united at the feet of the strong, and the strong raise their arms and shout, and respond thousands of times; second, intelligence, humans have extraordinary wisdom, but they can do things that spiritual beasts cannot live for thousands of years; third, compromise, humans have compromises with each other, and the strong and the weak also compromise. It will not be like other races, a powerful male possesses all females, and the offspring is not different, and it remains unchanged, losing its vitality.
Three reasons lead to human beings over all races, among which unity is the foundation. No matter how high or low a person is, people are always humans, treating other races as aliens and having exclusive nature.
The eternal heroes have exhausted their lives and pursued two words: "Prosperity!" to help the human race grow with their own strength, and this is remembered by history, and that's all.
History is always written by the victors, and the only thing that history can remember is the victors. In order to win, all forces gathered one after another, and bet on their lives to pursue the supreme position. Now it seems that after Shen Fei and Tuoba Lie arrived, the gathering of forces has been completed.
With the safe arrival of Linglong and his daughter, a memorial was submitted to His Majesty. The next day, the list of members of the reform team was determined. The An family, which has always been mediocre, has risen strongly with Tuoba Phoenix's prosperity. Many members of the clan have entered the list of reform teams and were placed in an important position in charge of the lifeline of the empire. This move is like a stone thrown into a calm lake, which can be said to have caused thousands of waves.
In order to calm the dissatisfaction of the ministers, Tuoba Lie transformed into an executioner and killed many people. According to Shen Fei's instructions, the officers and soldiers recorded the minister's words and deeds in recent times. Anyone who is dissatisfied with Tuoba Lie will be beheaded, not just beheading, but will also harm the family and kill the nine clans.
In Shen Fei's view, the uneasy heart of the world needs a powerful ruler to lead. Only by governing with an iron fist can the ministers be blocked. For a time, the imperial capital was bloody, and many people died, and the power they had during their lifetime was acquired by some marginal figures.
The An family is the biggest beneficiary, and some small clans related to Tuoba Lie or An family are the second beneficiaries. These people know that the ministers in the court now regard them as thorns in their eyes and thorns in their flesh. Without Tuoba Lie's protection, they will die without a place to bury themselves, so they obey Tuoba Lie's advice. At this point, a new force was formed, completely breaking the original power structure of the imperial capital.
There are two core figures in this force, namely Tuoba Lie and Tuoba Fenghuang, both of whom are from the royal family; there is a group of firm followers, mainly Tuoba Fenghuang's relative An family; there is even military power in his hands, Tuoba Lie is now the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard; the most important thing is that people with supernatural abilities support this force behind their backs.
In other words, this force is the spokesperson of Daozong in the People's Kingdom!
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After An Linglong and An Er arrived peacefully, the Lie Mansion became lively. There was almost no equal husband and wife relationship among the senior officials of the empire like Tuoba Lie and An Linglong, and the atmosphere created when they were together was also unique.
Tuoba Lie, who has been living alone outside for many years, faces them, mother and son, and shows his fatherly side in a difficult manner, kills and decisively, loves children inside, and lives a two-sided life.
At the same time, the lives of Chen Fei and Nalan Ruoxue were no different from those before. The Buddha Sect did not continue to cause trouble for them, and the two spent a period of close love.
Happiness is always short-lived, and the court cannot be consistent. As time goes by, a bad idea gradually spreads between Tuoba Lie and the eldest prince, two princes who now have advantages, that is, they are getting closer and closer to Tuoba's real lifting of the ban.
In fact, just one month passed, and it was still a long distance from the one-year period. However, in the eyes of the two princes, Tuoba is really an existence that cannot be ignored. He is particularly concerned and lives like a year. Soon, the two of them thought that if they were eliminated at the most downturn, wouldn’t it be a good thing! No matter what, the enemy in front of them is much more adorable than Tuoba Zhen.
The question is how to get rid of the other party!
When Tuoba Lie touched his mind and Chen Fei, he was stopped by Chen Fei. The reason was very simple: "Tuoba Zhen has a special status and his role in living is greater than that of death."
Why do you say this? There are four reasons: 1. Tuoba Zhen is the only prince who even the old emperor has to fear. He has the pressure of his existence as an old emperor. In fact, the old emperor is the most uneasy in his heart when he is alive. Therefore, he needs to rely on other people to check and balance. As Your Highness who personally sent Tuoba Zhen to imprisonment, your existence is particularly important in the eyes of the old emperor. Second, if you want to say who is most afraid of Tuoba Zhen, the eldest prince should be the first to bear the brunt. The eldest prince is the only person who has fought with the real prince. He knows deeply that this person's hand is Duan is powerful, no one wants to get rid of the other party more than the eldest prince, so he keeps Tuoba Zhen there and waits for the eldest prince to solve it, and can enjoy the success. Third, Tuoba Zhen is the object of support from the ministers now, and the old emperor cannot make a decision on whether to execute him. If he takes action in private, it will cause serious dissatisfaction among the ministers and cause great trouble. Fourth, Tuoba Zhen has strange power, and the truth of the power he possesses is unknown. In fact, it is not as simple as he imagined to assassinate him.
To sum up four points, the old emperor and the eldest prince are more afraid and afraid of Tuoba Zhen than your highness, and they also want him to die more. Your highness does not need to take action himself, just wait and see what happens.
After hearing this, Tuoba Lie nodded repeatedly and called Chen Fei as the little Zhuge, who was planning and unparalleled in the world. Fortunately, he followed Chen Fei's opinion, because just three days later, something terrible happened in the Shan Building where the tenth prince was imprisoned.
The official description is that a thief took advantage of Ye Shen's touching into Shanlou and attempting to steal items. He was caught by the tenth prince who was not asleep. He broke his hands and feet, dug out his eyes, pulled out his tongue, and cut off his ears. He actually leaned on a pair of fleshy palms and cut the thief into a stick. When the soldiers found out, the man was even angry and could still struggle in a pool of blood. The tenth prince lay in the room and continued to sleep like nothing happened.
Such a terrifying situation scared the soldiers responsible for custodying the tenth prince. It is said that after hearing this news, the old emperor sighed and shook his head repeatedly; while the princes and ministers seemed to have been given a shot of a heart. The decadence and confusion of the previous ones instantly eased a lot, and it seemed that they had made up their minds to wait for the prince to return and lead them to a happy and beautiful tomorrow.
The official description cannot be taken seriously. Any thief would have a brain that sneaked into the place where heavy troops were guarding to steal! The man was said to be a powerful general under the eldest prince. Hearing the eldest prince's distress, he volunteered to assassinate the other party. Unexpectedly, he was no match at all, and was tortured by inhumanely and brutally killed. The eldest prince also lost the rice because of this move, which stabilized the ministers' hearts that had been disorganized again.
Only Chen Fei understood that the most critical point was held in the hands of His Majesty. One year of imprisonment is just an official statement. The old emperor has the final say on how long it will be detained. Year after year, tomorrow and tomorrow, he will not have a temper. No matter how capable you are, in the long run, you will eventually be worn out and become a mortal. Sooner or later, you will have one day to step down from the altar, and the ministers will eventually lose their patience.
After a while, during this period, the old emperor kept asking Tuoba Lie for a finalization of the reform measures. Tuoba Lie followed Chen Fei's instructions and continued to drag on the grounds that it still needed to modify it, and never came up with a specific plan.
Chen Fei refused to let Tuoba Lie come up with a specific plan because he knew deeply how terrifying the power of the gentry was. He was a group of people who truly held real power in the local area, with unimaginable abilities and means. If he offended them too early, he would probably completely arouse the rebellious spirit of the ministers and would not die in a place of burial!
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After about two months of mentally tense days in the imperial capital, Chen Fei left Nalan Ruoxue to wander around the streets alone. The imperial capital implemented a strict curfew system and a strict military control system. Even so, it could not stop the greed of merchants. There were endless shops doing business on the narrow streets.
The reason why business is so developed is that people living in the imperial capital are rich! They have almost endless money to spend! As long as they can satisfy their safety and feel the feeling of comfort, they can gain wealth that they can't even imagine in their dreams.
In fact, the imperial capital is the most prosperous place, but its prosperity is hidden under low-key and ordinary decorations, because imperial laws do not allow this prosperous existence.
There are no brothels in the imperial capital, and there is not a single one. In contrast, the emperor has teahouses. Teahouses are not just places to drink tea. There are stages inside. On the stage, there are artists of all kinds of arts selling their arts. The arts displays real materials, and they are definitely not something that can be attracted by being exposed by wearing clothes.
There are places where tea drinks, people naturally have to make tea. The girls who are responsible for making tea are in bud. The uninformed girls are all found by the owner of the teahouse from all over the country, and they are all unscrupulous places. If the tea drinker is attracted by it, they will ask her to buy tea. At this time, the girl will say a price. The price is ridiculously high. Naturally, it is not the price of tea but the price of the girl. If the customer thinks it is appropriate, he will agree. After paying the money, the teahouse will order someone to carry the sedan chair to the mansion and will never come back. The money paid by the customer is before buying it. If he likes it, he will stay in the mansion as a concubine. He doesn't like to lift his pants and let her be a maid. They are all hard children collected from poor families in various places. They are bought for food and clothing, and they will never dare to disobey at all.
This is the most popular transaction in the imperial capital. It is definitely not just one or two times, but it is just spending enough money to cover life. The reason for this is that in addition to the fact that the people living in the imperial capital are extremely wealthy, the imperial laws strictly prohibit prostitution and the existence of brothels and other places. Once officials are found to have this problem, they will be dismissed, so prostitution has been upgraded and become a concubine.
According to imperial laws, men can only have one wife in their lifetime, but they have as many concubines and maids as they can afford them. As long as they can afford them, there is no limit. Even if they make trouble in the future and cannot afford them, they can still be sold for some money. Anyway, they are all beauties. Even at a young age, even if they have served men, they are worth some price.
There are too many teahouses in the imperial capital, so many that you can't count them. As the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, the thousands of men under Tuoba Lie looked at the doors of each teahouse every month, and later found that they were asking for protection fees. The yamen in Chang'an City was in name only, and social security was presided over by the Imperial Guard. Those who do these illegal businesses naturally had to pay protection fees. Tuoba Lie could only turn a blind eye to this and close his eyes.
Chen Fei didn't know this. He was shaking on the street, almost dazzled by teahouses of all sizes, but suddenly he met a young man. The young man was tall and handsome, dressed well, and stood two steps away and smiled at himself: "Brother, do you want to stimulate it?"
"Stimulating and stimulating?" Chen Fei raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay!"
Then he went with him so easily, and then he realized that the so-called stimulation was actually a black market trading place. Some things that were not available on the market were similar to Cuilanxuan, Ruyang City, but were much smaller. Chen Fei felt it was boring and retreated soon. The handsome young man was waiting at the door. Seeing himself coming out, he approached and said, "What, is this place not fun? I have other fun places to introduce to the young master."
Chen Fei looked at him with a smile and said, "There are so many people on the street, why are you taking care of me?"
The man said, "There are many people on the street, but there are not many people who are dressed well and go out alone like the young master, and they don't have any subordinates to accompany him."
"So that's it. You think I'm alone looking for excitement, so you can't bring too many subordinates."
"Isn't it, young master."
"Since that's the case, that's fine. I'll give you this ingot of silver. Take me to the most fun place in the imperial capital. Remember, it's the most fun. Don't take me there again in the ordinary world, you can't see it." Chen Fei had some money, so he took out a ingot of silver at will and made the handsome guy drool and immediately said, "Don't worry, don't worry, that place will definitely satisfy you."
Chapter completed!