Although the outer city of Wuyang City is not as prosperous as the inner city, it still has many interesting areas.
Li Danqing took everyone to have lunch and walked around. Finally, everyone was attracted by a group of jugglers.
The juggler is so skilled that he can shoot a foot-high flame from his mouth without using any spiritual power, which only makes the onlookers around him scream in surprise. He also trains an unknown and gorgeous bird to speak human words.
, he could both shout and applaud, and at the end, he even recited an obscene poem that made people blush.
Although Liu Yanzhen and others who were watching were ashamed and angry, they still obediently gave a lot of money to support them. Li Danqing felt a pain in his body and muttered: "I don't have much money in my hands, but these prodigal women are still here."
Spend money outside.”
Judging from his indignant look, he probably didn't remember at all his heroic deeds of spending 4,700 taels in one night yesterday.
Xia Xianyin walked to Li Danqing's side and glanced at Li Danqing with a funny look: "Now you know your body hurts? If you don't take money seriously, you will still have a long life in the future. A penny will stump a heroic man."
This is not a bluff!"
Hearing this, Prince Li was a little angry and said: "I have never lived a life without money! Didn't you hear what others said? Ji Qi will make me a general of heaven and strategy tonight. I will still be able to do it by then."
Short of money?"
Of course Xia Xianyin was happy for Li Danqing from the bottom of her heart, but the triumphant look on Li Shizi's face at this moment really made Xia Siming itchy with hatred.
She still couldn't help pouring cold water on Prince Li: "Although Admiral Tiance is the same as the master of the palace, his monthly salary is only eighty taels. In a year, it will be less than a thousand taels. You want to pay back
It will take five years to clear the debt without eating or drinking. Is the prince's bigu power already so strong?"
Li Danqing blinked his eyes and looked stunned: "Only eighty taels?"
Before Li Mulin, the Wuyang Dynasty did not have the position of General Tiance, but later Li Mulin's achievements were too high, and Ji Qi could not be granted the title, so he had to set up the position of General Tiance specifically for him.
.Obviously, he is the same as the palace master, but in fact he is one level above them. It can be said that he is already a very popular minister, but his salary is only eighty taels.
Li Shizi obviously couldn't accept it.
"What do you think?" Xia Xianyin rolled her eyes, secretly thinking that Li Mulin had protected Li Danqing too well. He didn't know how expensive food, rice, oil and salt were, and he didn't touch the spring water with his fingers.
"The Wuyang Dynasty has advocated frugality since the late emperor. The salaries of subordinate officials have always been like this. I, the young commander, only get thirty taels a month..."
"Then I think those guys, even if their parents are just governors, spend dozens of taels of silver every day drinking. Where does this money come from?" Li Danqing looked surprised.
Xia Xianyin rolled her eyes again, wondering whether the guy in front of her was really confused or fake.
"None of the princes and nobles in Wuyang City has any property in Wuyang City. There are as many as seven brothels with the same name under the name of Shenyu Si. They are all places where money is made every day.
Half of Zhuhua Street is also the property of Shen Yusi."
As one of the nine divisions of the Three Prefectures, the Divine Royal Division, in addition to administering various royal family members, its biggest role is to help the royal family manage various industries.
Only a small half of the income from these industries will be put into the national treasury, and most of the rest will be divided up by the royal family. Of course, as the emperor of the Wuyang Dynasty, Ji Qi is naturally the biggest beneficiary.
"The Shen Yusi who is in charge of the clan royal family is like this, and everyone follows the example. Anyone with some authority in Wuyang City will find a way to seek benefits for themselves, either in a way that makes sense, or in ways that don't make sense."
"The population of Wuyang reported by Wanchusi every year ranges from 10 million to 8 million, but in fact Wuyang City is huge. Counting all the affiliated counties, the real population has long exceeded 12 million.
The head tax collected by Wanchusi every year is tens of millions, and the extra few million taels will naturally not be turned over to the court, and in the end it will fall into the pockets of the officials."
"It is not uncommon for the Jade Chief Secretary to resell official and military rations. A few days ago, a lot of standard swords owned by the Forbidden Army were released on the market. The Supply and Distribution Secretary is also to blame."
"General Li..." When Xia Xianyin said this, her face turned red and her expression was a little excited. She continued to talk about Li Mulin. She was startled and looked at Li Danqing subconsciously. Seeing that the other person's expression was as usual, but
Not angry because of his offense, Xia Xianyin breathed a sigh of relief.
Her tone softened, and her voice became a little softer: "General Li has never heard of this evil deed of taking away people's wealth and support, but the White Wolf Army won at the border, and few supplies confiscated were reported. The officials of the DPRK and China
Bribes and gifts have always been paid in full, so I have the family fortune for you to squander freely."
Wuyang City's government has been corrupt for a long time. Xia Xianyin heard his father mention it when he was very young, and every time at this time, his father would feel sad. Xia Xianyin's temperament was exactly the same as that of the head of the Xia family, and he was influenced by it
, naturally hate these chaos.
It's a pity that such cynical remarks are somewhat rude to Prince Li.
After hearing this, Li Danqing did not echo Xia Xianyin's dissatisfaction. Instead, his eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a new world, and he slapped his thigh: "That's right!"
"When we go to the Shenyu Palace tonight and my prince becomes the general of Tiance, why don't all those dignitaries line up to give me gifts?"
"No, I have to talk to Uncle Zhou and ask him to hurry up and prepare some tea. Tomorrow there will be as many as eight hundred guests, ranging from one thousand to eight hundred. We can't neglect them. After all, they all come with money..."
As Li Danqing said this, his eyes shone brightly, as if he had already seen his future of making money every day.
Xia Xianyin rolled her eyes and was about to say something, but then a gloomy voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.
"I thought that after what happened in Yangshan, Prince Li, no matter how stupid he was, would be able to wake up a little bit, but he didn't want to be the same daydreamer he was before."
The sound came so suddenly that everyone who was still discussing the artist's incredible skills turned around and saw two tall young men in black brocade clothes looking at each other with a joking look on their faces.
By Li Danqing
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"Who are you saying is daydreaming!?" Liu Yanzhen put his hands on his waist and immediately defended Li Danqing.
"General Li held 600,000 White Wolf troops at that time. His reputation was resounding throughout the world and he was highly regarded by His Majesty."
"Even if he is a big fool who doesn't know how to count, as long as General Li is willing to say a few kind words for him in front of His Majesty, he can rise to great heights. That's why all the civil and military officials want to curry favor with General Li."
"But what does the Crown Prince have? Do you think that by becoming General Tiance, you can regain control of the White Wolf Army? It's just a false position to comfort the Crown Prince. With the Crown Prince's ability to only drink wine, how can His Majesty put him to great use?"
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"At this point, still thinking about accepting bribes, isn't this a daydream?" One of the two, a man in his mid-twenties, spoke first, with a frivolous tone that contained a hint of ridicule.
Li Danqing defeated Youyun, made great achievements, and was recalled to Wuyang City.
As soon as this news spread, there were rumors in Wuyang City that Li Danqing would succeed Li Mulin to the throne of General Tiance.
Although this matter has not yet been finalized, it has almost become the consensus of the powerful people in the Wuyang Dynasty.
Although everyone knows to some extent that Li Danqing will never be able to regain control of the White Wolf Army, after all, Ji Qi intends to use Li Danqing to stabilize the morale of the 600,000 White Wolf Army. Therefore, before the war with the Liao Kingdom ends, Ji Qi must
Will protect Li Danqing.
Precisely because he was aware of His Majesty's thoughts, even Mang Huan, who was the commander of the Divine Tiger Army and the shogunate of the Longxiang Mansion, chose to tolerate Li Danqing's various outrageous behaviors yesterday.
But Qu Chuan is not afraid of Li Danqing!
First, his father, Qu Manxiu, was the chief commander of the Shenhe Division. He had an aloof status in Wuyang City, and he had always been clean and self-sufficient. He also participated in the undercurrent of party strife in Wuyang City.
This second time...
What Li Danqing did to his sister Qu Weiyang back then still makes Qu Chuan furious when he thinks about it now. Therefore, as soon as he heard about Li Danqing today, he rushed over with his brother Qu Huanan, just to teach him a lesson.
This bastard.
After he said this, he folded his hands on his chest, waiting to see the frustrated look on Prince Li's face as his dream was shattered.
But it was a pity that before he could wait for this situation, Liu Yanzhen, who had just been born to Li Danqing, frowned, looked at Li Danqing and asked seriously.
"This guy talks like a bitch, can I beat him?"
"Who do you think looks like a girl!" Qu Chuan's appearance tends to be feminine, and his voice is naturally a bit shrill. He usually lowers his voice intentionally, and he doesn't like others to mention this matter. At this moment, Liu Yanzhen was so straightforward.
After being exposed, he was immediately furious and asked loudly at that time.
When Liu Yanzhen was in Heishui City, he was influenced by his father Liu Zizai, who was never willing to suffer losses. Of course, Qu Chuan's roar could not scare Miss Liu. She narrowed her eyes and smiled, and was about to retort, but Li Danqing was here
Shi stepped forward and said: "Forget it, forget it, we adults don't remember the faults of villains, and we don't have the same experience as them."
After everyone has been with Li Danqing for so long, they are also aware of Li Shizi's temperament.
His temper got worse, and even Ji Qi, who was the emperor, dared to scold him a few words, but he had never been subdued before, and now he was acting as a peacemaker.
There is a saying that when something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
For a moment, everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Li Danqing, with a very strange look on his face.
"Did you hit him too hard today and damage his brain?" Xia Xianyin frowned and looked at Li Danqing worriedly.
"I just said don't hit your head! Yan Zhenfei won't listen!" Song Tong'er on the side was also a little anxious.
"I didn't touch his head. It was clearly... it was..." Liu Yanzhen became anxious when he heard this, turned red and looked at Qingzhu aside, and unhesitatingly passed the blame on him: "It's Mr. Wen."
! It was Senior Sister Xi Wenjun who hit her on the head!"
Qingzhu, who was watching the excitement from the sidelines, obviously couldn't accept the idea of eating melons in front of his mouth and having pots come from the sky, and he was about to argue with his arguments.
But compared to Qingzhu, the ignored brothers Quchuan and Quhuanan were obviously even more unable to accept the treatment they received.
"Li Danqing! We all know who you are! Stop pretending to be a good person here!"
"How did you treat my Weiyang back then? Do you think we will forget it? Now I feel guilty, and it's not that simple to put things to rest." Qu Chuan sneered and spoke loudly at this time.
"Wei Yang?" Before Li Danqing could respond, the expressions of the women he brought out suddenly changed. Liu Yanzhen frowned and looked at Qu Chuan, muttering those two words.
"Qu Weiyang?" Song Tong'er also looked at the Quchuan brothers at this time and asked again.
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Qu Chuan. Although Qu Chuan was not an easy person, he had heard some rumors about Li Danqing before coming here, and he was even more prepared for a fierce battle.
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But after all, there were so many people on the other side at this moment, Qu Chuan couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and subconsciously took a step back.
But in a flash, he seemed to realize that he shouldn't be so cowardly. At this moment, he raised his neck and said bravely: "It's my sister! This Li Danqing did something evil to my sister! I can't tell him yet.
Did you say that? Is there such a truth in this world?"
The old gentleman in Taixue Pavilion often said: Birds of a feather flock together and people divide into groups.
There is also a common saying in the markets of Wuyang City: dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, and the son of mouse can dig holes.
Of course, Qu Chuan and Qu Huanan instinctively regarded the group of women following Li Danqing as the same as Li Danqing.
After saying this, Qu Chuan and Qu Huanan looked at Liu Yanzhen and others as if they were faced with a formidable enemy, obviously ready for a big battle.
"Brother! These witches are so powerful that we are invincible. I will hold them back. Brother, please go back and ask for reinforcements!" Qu Huanan stood in front of Qu Chuan at this time and said solemnly, as if he was doing something serious.
Prepared for heroic sacrifice.
Qu Huanan could feel that almost all of the women following Li Danqing had the cultivation level of the Star Luo Realm. The two of them were weak and weak, so naturally they would not be opponents, so they came here.
At this time, he spoke and asked Qu Chuan to go first.
Hearing this, Qu Chuan looked at his clan brother with a moved expression.
"As a clan brother, how can I leave you alone here? You go to the house to find someone, and I am here to stop them." Qu Chuan said decisively.
"The eldest brother is the direct descendant of the head of the family. He is the hope for the revitalization of our Qu family in the future. There can be no surprises! Let Huanan stay!" Qu Huanan's eyes turned red and he held Qu Chuan's hand and said.
"No! There is no such thing as direct inheritance. You and I are brothers in the clan. There is no distinction between seniority and inferiority. There is only the order of elder and younger! I am in trouble today because of my recklessness. How can I bring trouble to you? Please be obedient.
Go home quickly, my brother is here!" Qu Chuan's eyes also filled with tears, and his body was trembling slightly.
"No! If anything happens to my brother, Huan'an will steal his life, and he will have trouble sleeping and eating day and night in the future! In this case, I will stay with my brother. We two brothers will live and die together, and share hardships!
"Qu Huan'an said this.
Hearing this, Qu Chuan felt greatly relieved. He took a deep look at the clan brother in front of him, and nodded heavily with a red face.
"Okay! We two brothers will live and die together today! We will share hardships together!"
After saying this, the two brothers understood their intentions. They looked at each other and smiled, then turned together to face Liu Yanzhen and others, looking as if they were ready to die generously.
But the two brothers who looked sideways at this place also trembled at this moment, with slightly stiff expressions on their faces.
What caught their eyes at that time was not what they imagined, Liu Yanzhen and others were holding swords with murderous intent.
To be precise, Liu Yanzhen and others did not pay attention to their existence at all. At this moment, they were all looking at Li Danqing with stern expressions.
"I'm just wondering why the dean was so kind today and let them go. It turns out he feels guilty in his heart!" Liu Yanzhen asked with a stern expression, holding his hands on his chest.
"Tell me! What evil did you do to that girl Qu Weiyang?" Qingzhu sneered.
"If you confess, you will be lenient, if you resist, you will be stern. Dean, please don't take chances!" Jiang Yu advised earnestly.
Li Danqing secretly felt dizzy and said with a grimace: "This is really a misunderstanding. Qu Weiyang and I really didn't have anything happen!"
"It didn't happen? What do you mean, they framed you?" Xia Xianyin raised her eyebrows and asked in a cold voice. After saying this, she turned to look at the two brothers Qu Chuan and Qu Huanan who were standing aside in a daze, and said with
He said in an almost commanding tone: "Come here!"
Qu Chuan and Qu Huanan had long been confused by the scene in front of them. When they heard this, they didn't know whether it was because Xia Xianyin's aura as the young commander of Tianjian Division was too strong, or because they had already lost their heads and were honest and arrogant.
Then he really walked up.
"Tell me! Have you framed Li Danqing?" Liu Yanzhen looked at the two of them and asked aggressively.
The two brothers, who were dizzy, shook their heads in confusion.
"You see, there are all the witnesses and physical evidence! You still want to quibble!" Liu Yanzhen, who waited for the response, turned to look at Li Danqing and asked again.
Li Danqing became more and more aggrieved, and said at that time: "Aunts, this is really a misunderstanding. Although Qu Weiyang is good-looking, he is a dull gourd who doesn't speak. How could I like this?"
"The girl from Baihualou can dance, play the piano, and talk interestingly. I have enough free time to talk about life with seven or eight girls. How can I bother to provoke that Bingtuotuo Qu Weiyang?"
Having said this, Li Danqing looked up at Qu Chuan and asked: "We are all men, do you think it makes sense?"
I don’t know if it was Li Danqing’s words at this moment that struck a chord in Qu Chuan’s heart, or for some other reason.
Qu Chuan actually nodded at that time: "My sister's temperament is a bit indifferent. Compared with Baihualou, the girl from Fuxiangyuan is a little less interesting..."
"Didn't my clan brother criticize some clan members in the family for being nostalgic for those hook-and-rail places at the gathering at home yesterday? I thought that my clan brother understood the righteousness, was clean and self-sufficient, and would not go to those hook-and-rail places. I have always regarded my clan brother as a role model.
We treat each other sincerely, but why do you never take me with you, clan brother?" Qu Huan'an's expression suddenly changed upon hearing this, and he looked at Qu Chuan rather resentfully.
Qu Chuan was stunned for a moment, and secretly felt that he was wrong. He hurriedly said: "Next time...next time I will definitely..."
But as soon as the words came out, they felt wrong.
He even shuddered and looked at Li Danqing angrily: "Asshole! What nonsense are you talking about? I, Qu Chuan, a man of seven feet tall and upright, how could I go to those places of fireworks!"
"I don't know what Baihua Tower, Fuxiang Courtyard, or Yuanyang Pavilion are, so how can I know how the girls inside are doing?"
When Li Danqing faced Qu Chuan's scolding, instead of being annoyed, his eyes lit up and he asked: "Yuanyang Pavilion? Is this a newly opened Goulan place? What's the quality of the girls there?"
"It opened in March this year. The girls are pretty good, but the price is too expensive..." Qu Chuan responded, but immediately felt something was wrong and became furious.
"You bastard! I will definitely fight you to the death today!" Qu Chuan, who was so angry that he probably felt that if we continued the conversation, some secrets that should not be disclosed to outsiders might be revealed.
In line with the principle of face first and life second, after saying this, Qu Chuan rushed towards Li Danqing regardless.
"Brother!"
But at this moment, a soft voice suddenly came from the side. Qu Chuan stopped when he heard the words, and Li Danqing and everyone also looked sideways at this time.
Not far away, I saw a girl in a white dress standing there.
Her face is serene, her eyebrows are picturesque, and her exposed arms and neck are like white jade, spotless, like a hibiscus emerging from the water, standing gracefully and gracefully.
A breeze blew by, the hem of her skirt swayed, and a strand of hair on her forehead lifted up. She stretched out her hand to gently smooth down the strand of hair, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she was thinking, but also worried.
With such an appearance, even Xia Xianyin and others, who are women, couldn't help but feel a little distressed when they saw it, and wanted to take good care of it.
But only our Crown Prince Li's feet were weak and his face was pale, as if he had seen some evil ghost in the world, he turned around and wanted to escape...