Chapter 200 Prosperity (I want to live for decades 3)
Southern Zhou Dynasty.
As far as the army is concerned, the military strength of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was at the bottom among the Three Kingdoms.
The only thing that made the Southern Zhou Dynasty proud of the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty was money.
You say I'm weak, but I'm rich!
You want to hit me, but I have money!
When the Tang Dynasty attacked me, I went to the Northern Liao Dynasty to call me daddy.
Beiliao wants to attack me... first penetrate the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, among the Three Kingdoms, the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty continued to conquer, and the Southern Zhou Dynasty was able to rest and recuperate for many years. In this way, the Southern Zhou Dynasty's money and food piled up like a mountain, so much so that when Nian Ziyue went to Chang'an to be a hostage, the Southern Zhou Emperor Nian Xu, who loved his daughter, actually sent
The caravan went there just so that their daughter could enjoy everything in the Southern Zhou Dynasty.
Being rich was often a sin. With the Tang Dynasty on the side, being rich in the Southern Zhou Dynasty was particularly dazzling... so annual tribute was indispensable.
"I deeply hate this."
Nian Xu is not tall and has a smile on his slightly round face, giving him a gentle and elegant look.
He stood by the pool in the palace with his hands folded, looking at the lotus flowers in the water, "The King of Yue came to southern Xinjiang, seemingly to supervise, but some people said that this was Li Mi's check and balance move. Also, he snatched the prince's wife, how could he
Let the prince inherit the throne? Now we are just treating the prince as a target."
The eunuch next to him was Xie Yingong, who was originally the son of a general. Later, when the general was defeated in the suppression of foreign tribes, his family was implicated, and Xie Yingong was also banished to the palace. In the following years, he showed an informed and knowledgeable side. After Nian Xu ascended the throne, he jumped to the throne.
He rose up and became a confidant eunuch beside him.
Xie Yingong laughed and said: "That Li Bi is just a monkey. The Tang Dynasty has been prosperous, but it has been declining since his father and son. Hearing what he said about the prosperous period of the Qian Dynasty, the slaves laughed to death."
The Tang Dynasty was a sharp blade hanging over the head of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. It had been a thorn in the back of the Southern Zhou emperor for many years. So mocking the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was like flattering Nian Xu.
And the flattery is so flattering that no trace is revealed.
Nian Xu walked slowly along the pool, "Li Mi is good at political power and can balance state affairs. I am not as good as him in this. However, the emperor always relies on political power to govern the country. He loses his grandeur and becomes feminine."
"Your Majesty." A chamberlain came in a hurry.
"What's the matter?" Xie Yingong greeted him.
"It's a letter from Chang'an."
"Oh!" Nian Xu said with a smile: "But it's Ziyue's letter?"
"Exactly."
Xie Yingong checked it first and opened the envelope to read it, but he did not read the content of the letter.
This is proportionality.
Nian Xu took the letter and read it carefully.
After a long while, he put the letter paper into the envelope and said, "To the queen."
"Yes." There is a waiter to do it.
Nian Xu pondered.
"Zi Yue said she saw the refugees being driven out of the city by sergeants."
Xie Yingong said: "Your Majesty, there are refugees everywhere."
"But there are more people in the Tang Dynasty." Nian Xu squinted and looked ahead, "More and more farmers in the Tang Dynasty lost their land, and they became refugees when they lost their land. Who... Yancheng, if it weren't for his advice, most of the farmers would be homeless at this moment.
I'm afraid there has already been war in the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, this is how Heaven will never destroy the Tang Dynasty!" Xie Yingong joked.
"But Yan Cheng's proposal will not last long. The Tang Dynasty and the Southern Zhou Dynasty are the same. I know the greed of those powerful people. If I don't restrain them, they will turn into hungry wolves, devouring the people and everything they see."
"It won't be long before countless chaos will arise within the Tang Dynasty. What will Li Mi do? It's just checks and balances. He can check and balance the upper class, but what about the people? In his eyes, the people are probably beasts. As long as they can pay taxes and serve,
He is a good beast, and those who cannot do it are unruly people!"
It was rare for Nian Xu to be so sharp, "But the chaos in the world must have started from the local area. Li Mi ignored this and was destined to be unlucky in the future. If he is unlucky, can the Tang Dynasty be able to survive alone? This is my opportunity for the Southern Zhou Dynasty."
He turned around and said, "The King of Yue is in southern Xinjiang. Our people should approach quietly and test his attitude. If it is appropriate, then give him support."
Xie Yingong was startled, "Your Majesty, he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty after all. How could he join forces with the Southern Zhou Dynasty?"
"You idiot!"
Nian Xu smiled and said, "Starting from Li Yuan, look at the princes of the Li family. Li Mi only cares about himself. The prince has no shame. King Wei is said to be cruel. King Yue said he is cowardly. The whole lineage of the Li family is selfish.
A person who has reached the extreme. In the eyes of the King of Yue, he only has the position of Chang'an. For this reason, he can be friends with Li Gui."
"Your Majesty is wise."
"Also, the secret spies are looking for those foreign generals in southern Xinjiang, waiting for an opportunity to get closer. As long as we wait for the opportunity to come, and we give them some money, food and weapons, are they still willing to serve the Tang people?"
Nian Xu turned around, feeling extremely happy, "I don't know anything else. I only know that people who are not from the same clan will inevitably have different thoughts. In times of peace and prosperity, they can naturally suppress everything. But once the country's power declines, and they are not from the same clan, where will their thoughts be?
?Naturally, I only focus on myself."
"Your Majesty is wise."
"That idiot Li Mi dares to reuse generals when the country's power is gradually declining. Sooner or later he will be counterattacked!"
A female official came slowly.
Nian Xu coughed dryly, "But is there something wrong with the queen?"
The female official is blessed with good health, "The queen asked, what should I do about the princess's marriage?"
Nian Xu covered his forehead and said, "I have a splitting headache. Let her think about this."
The female official seemed to have seen such a scene countless times, and said calmly: "The queen said that your majesty will definitely have a splitting headache... She knows that your majesty will not let go of the princess, but she is destined to marry. If she doesn't find a good consort now, she is afraid that she won't be able to find him in the future.
arrive."
Nian Xu sighed and wiped away his previous wisdom.
"I'll think about this... I'll think about it again."
…
Also in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Lue had no interest in admiring lotus flowers.
Hundreds of young men are riding horses to kill.
At the foot of the mountain, the sound of horse hooves rumbled.
Fortunately, this place is far away from human habitation and there are many places in the mountains, so it was not discovered.
Yang Lue stood outside, holding a letter in his hand.
"General!" Deputy Lei Biaohou stood on tiptoe eagerly to read the contents of the letter.
After Yang Lue finished reading, his eyebrows became more joyful, "Do you know the three major parts?"
Lei Biao nodded, "Bei Xinjiang is facing Bei Liao and the three major ministries, so the official will naturally know."
"Lang Jun is camped step by step in Taiping. He has more than 2,000 Taiping soldiers under his command. They are all elites now. They are still not afraid to face the Vasie army."
"Then... what if Lang Jun can take charge of Chenzhou? Wouldn't it be..."
"Lang Jun is still smelting iron and forging weapons in Taiping, and the county is also preparing to establish a county school. With the army in hand, we still have to cultivate our own talents. The small Taiping County has become a key place for rebellion."
Lei Biao finally got the letter. He read it carefully and said, "General, those people actually said that Lang Jun is a fake emperor and noble concubine."
"It's just hypocrisy, even a bitch who pretends to be an emperor is worthy of it!" Yang Lue's eyes were full of contempt, "Forcing your daughter-in-law to become your concubine is a stain on your history. From now on, it will definitely become a scandal and will be infamy for thousands of years."
"But who... the kid of the false emperor is actually beside Lang Jun, and there is also the kid of Prince Liang's family, this..."
There was a look of fanaticism in Yang Lue's eyes, "How can your Majesty's blood be mediocre? Lang Jun has been in the countryside for many years. When he left Yuanzhou, I still remember his appearance. He was clearly an ignorant young man. But this
It has only been a short time, but your husband has changed drastically. Look at the false emperor’s bloodline, it’s like a nest of snakes and rats. Look at His Majesty’s bloodline again, hahahaha!”
Lei Biao said: "Your Majesty also has two children in Chang'an."
The two live ones looked like quails.
"Ahem!" Yang Lue said calmly: "Perhaps all of your majesty's wise and powerful men have gone to Lang Jun, and the two Lang Juns seem a bit mediocre."
It's all your mouth saying...
Yang Lue saw something wrong with his expression and snorted softly.
"Yes, the general is right, the gentleman is wise."
Lei Biao knew that Yang Lue's biggest weakness was Lang Jun. Anyone who dared to speak ill of Lang Jun or question Lang Jun would get the general's anger.
Can't afford to offend, can't afford to offend!
Lei Biao pointed at the young men, "This time we quietly brought these young men from the southern border of the Tang Dynasty for training. Does the general want to rob homes or homes, or capture cities and territories?"
"It's not enough to capture the city and capture the territory." Yang Lue shook his head, "Lang Jun has worked hard to build a foundation in Northern Xinjiang. We can't stop in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. After these people are trained, they will arrange to plunder places."
"yes!"
Yang Lue looked in the direction of Chang'an and said with a ferocious smile: "Old Li Mi, your good days are numbered."
…
Chang'an.
In the brothel.
The chirping of cicadas outside made people drowsy, and the two female prostitutes tried their best to revive Liang Jing, who wanted to take a nap.
When he woke up, Liang Jing subconsciously touched the scar on his face, and the knife that day appeared in his mind.
After the assassination, the imperial concubine was furious. The emperor gave an order and all the bad guys from the Jinwu Guards and the two counties came out, but the murderer has still not been found.
"Uncle."
Female prostitutes are actually very hard-working. They just work hard every day. No matter how tired they are, they have to brace themselves and smile to welcome customers. The smile on your face must be genuine, otherwise the regular clients can tell at a glance that you are perfunctory.
The two female prostitutes smiled charmingly.
Nowadays, there are more and more brothels in Chang'an City. Liang Jing is greedy for novelty and often changes places.
He flirted with the two female prostitutes for a while, but refused to make the same mistake again.
"There are more and more brothels in Chang'an, why?" Liang Jing asked casually.
A female prostitute covered her mouth and said with a smile: "There are more female prostitutes, so there are more brothels."
"Why are there so many female prostitutes?" Liang Jing thought about recent events in his mind, "Now is the prosperous age, how can those girls from good families become prostitutes?"
A female prostitute had a desolate look in her eyes, hiding the disdain in her eyes, "More and more families are losing their land. One family has become a refugee. The refugees have no household registration. The men are slaves and the women are prostitutes."
Liang Jing yawned, "Dignity!"
"Uncle, your dignity cannot be eaten as food. When you are about to starve to death, let alone female prostitutes, there will be people rushing to do the job of cleaning up the night fragrance."
"Yeah." Liang Jing was stunned for a while, "Don't call me Uncle Guo."
"It's only a matter of time before the imperial concubine is so favored."
"Shut up!"
"yes!"
Liang Jing immediately entered the palace.
"The queen found an excuse yesterday to beat the people around me." The imperial concubine sneered.
"An eye for an eye." Liang Jing noticed, "Look for an opportunity to kill the people around her."
"I'm watching." It was a hot day, so the imperial concubine covered half of her face with a round fan, only revealing her bright eyes. "If she wants to fight for favor, I'll let her do whatever she wants. But she wants to fight for the crown prince. Once
Let her succeed and the prince ascends the throne..."
Liang Jing's eyes became ruthless, "Once the prince ascends the throne, no, including the King of Yue, once they ascend the throne, our brothers and sisters will die without a burial place. Sister, you must not be merciful."
The fan moved slightly, and there was a bit of coldness in the bright eyes, "I spend all day with His Majesty, and I know His Majesty's thoughts better than that bitch. Peace of mind."
"We've got it." Liang Jing felt relieved and was about to leave.
"By the way, His Majesty said that day that you should work hard so that you can be promoted later."
The imperial concubine stood up and came over to tidy up his clothes.
Liang Jing was startled, "I've just been promoted not long ago, right? Can I still be promoted?"
The imperial concubine tugged on his clothes and said with a smile: "Whoever becomes a high-ranking official is not a matter of your majesty's words? In the Chen Dynasty, he was a farmer in the morning and a prime minister in the evening. In the Tang Dynasty, downsizing was also common. Are you worried?
What?"
Liang Jing trembled and said, "Mei, tell me, can I be the prime minister in the future?"
"Just do it." There was a hint of pride in the imperial concubine's eyes.
Damn it!
Prime Minister!
Liang Jing felt a little dizzy.
The imperial concubine said softly: "Your Majesty not only wants people who can do things, but also people who are obedient. Do you understand?"
Liang Jing nodded, "The affairs in the DPRK may seem complicated, but if you put aside the internal disputes, they are actually simple. As for being obedient and observing people's actions, I am good at this."
"Well, remember to drink less."
"I know, I know, you are so long-winded."
"By the way, someone went to inspect Northern Xinjiang."
"who?"
"A doctor from Hube."
"The household department is Yang Songcheng's place, Lao Gou is..."
"Looking for trouble." The imperial concubine sneered, "I said a few nice words for Yang Xuan that time, and Your Majesty was quite moved. The Queen happened to be there, and she said something about being too young. No, if you turn around, you will find trouble.
"
"Let Huang Chunhui go away the headache."
"His first stop was to Taiping."
"This...Zitai, no, this is for you."
"Yang Xuan hung my sign and went to Taiping as his first stop. He wanted to find a fault to slap me in the face. That bitch tried all his methods in the palace to no avail, so he found another battlefield."
"When I write to Taiping, let Zitai know in advance so that he can be prepared."
"No need."
"What's the meaning?"
"I asked the Ministry of War to send someone here."
"The Ministry of War...Shang Huyun?"
"right."
"If Zitai knew that the empress treated him like this, he should be grateful and loyal from now on."
"Loyal and loyal..."
The imperial concubine seemed to see the young man lying in front of her again. While vomiting blood, he looked at her dreamily and said, "Your Majesty... she is so beautiful."
She boasted that she had unrivaled beauty, but the eyes of the men who looked over her were all aggressive. Only that young man's eyes were pure and admiring, but not blasphemous.
"Yang Xuan has made great contributions, but he is too young." Liang Jing touched his cheek, "We have to have some of our own people in the local area, and the empress has to say something good for him. If there are multiple governors or something,
You can be transferred back to Chang'an to help us at any time in the future."
"Shang Huyun came here just to be a witness." The imperial concubine looked at him and said calmly: "Don't help in everything. What you get in this way is not talents, but mediocrity. Think about it for yourself, what we did in our hometown back then
What does it look like? Who can help me?"
"Can……"
"I can say good things for him, but he himself has to stand up first. It's not just him, it's the same for everyone I like."
Liang Jing resigned.
When he was going out, he happened to meet Han Shitou.
"Shaojian Han."
Today, Han Shitou's status is respected, and the prince is very respectful when he sees him.
Han Shitou nodded slightly and looked in without squinting.
"I've met your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"I'll go change my clothes."
The imperial concubine went to the back to change clothes.
Jiao Li waited closely, thinking of the young man the empress had spoken about before, she couldn't help but feel itchy.
The imperial concubine took off her clothes, and her white and tender flesh made people want to knead it.
Jiao Li picked up her thin skirt and came over, a little absent-mindedly.
That young man didn’t seem to be married in Taiping. Could it be that he was also thinking of me?
But why didn't he write?
No, even if he writes a letter, the palace cannot accept it.
Then he might as well send a message to Liang Jing!
Her mind became confused and her hands became heavier.
The imperial concubine frowned and looked at her, "Are you attracted to my eldest brother?"
Boom!
Jiao Li only felt a thunder explode above her head.
The imperial concubine seems innocent, but innocent people die in dry wells, let alone become a beloved concubine.
Jiao Li knelt down, raised her hands and swore, "If I have a crush on Mr. Liang, I will be hit by a carriage when I turn back and go out."
"Why do you swear such a poisonous oath?" the imperial concubine said casually, the gloom between her brows disappearing.
I'm not afraid!
Jiao Li looked panicked, but felt extremely relaxed.
Is a vulgar man like Liang Jing worthy of me?
It’s that boy I admire!
…
Thanks to the leader of "Ouch, Ouch, Pull the Pineapple" for the reward.