"Group leader, are you going to simply let them go like this?" Yuchi Yun said with some interest: "That Zhang Tianyao is in the team, didn't you say..."
Li Xiang gave Yuchi Yun a look and told him not to cause trouble.
Yuchi Yun smiled and said no more. Zhang Tianyao felt a little relieved when he saw that Li Xiang did not take action, but he did not lower his vigilance and said to Li Xiang: "Li Xiang, this is a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
"I will ask someone to prepare seven million silver immediately." Zhang Tianyao knew that Li Xianglai must be venting his anger on the woman: "This is a man who doesn't understand the rules and almost ruined our relationship. If you feel uncomfortable, I will ask him to leave the city."
The shopkeeper's legs trembled when he heard Zhang Tianyao's request. He walked out of the gate of the imperial capital and had the protection of the emperor. It would be easy for a big man like Li Xiang to kill him.
Even without Prime Minister Li taking action, those who want to please Prime Minister Li will do something for Prime Minister Li and then take his head to claim credit.
He has done this kind of thing too.
The shopkeeper looked at the three women with pitiful eyes, like Liangzhou Governor Li Xiang, the Grand Master, and the guards. Their hearts were not hard-hearted, but they were very cruel to their enemies.
So if he wants to be forgiven, he can only look at a few women.
Qian Duoduo and a group of women followed Li Xiang all the way. They saw too many fights and too many betrayals.
For people like the shopkeeper, they know very well that when you are strong, they will let you manipulate them like a dog and will be very obedient.
But when your strength cannot suppress them, they will be the first to bite you.
He is like a wolf lurking next to you. He will usually flatter you, but you never know when he will turn against you.
Don't look at his pitiful appearance now, but his majestic style has not been forgotten by Qian Duoduo.
If she didn't have any strength, and Li Xiang didn't have the strength to make the capital fearful, they would be the ones who would suffer in the end.
There are many, many people like the shopkeeper in the Imperial City, and Qian Duoduo doesn't even look at them.
Li Xiang smiled and said: "It's good to know. You can deal with it how you want. I don't want to see them again."
Li Xiang turned to Qian Duoduo and said, "Let's go, someone will bring the money to you later."
"Thank you, husband." Qian Duoduo's originally worried face instantly became cheerful. Three million of the seven million silver was hers.
"Husband, I give you three million taels of silver!" Qian Duoduo said with a smile.
"Give me all three million taels of silver?" Li Xiang remembered that Qian Duoduo had said before that he would give him some of the money he earned.
Qian Duoduo nodded: "I'll give it all to you, I earned some enough before.
With these three million taels of silver, you no longer have to worry about the steward coming to ask you for money."
"Hahaha!" Yuchi Yun laughed from the side: "Did the city lord hear this? Duoduo remember that you have no money. Seize some opportunities in the future to make more money, otherwise your wife will worry about you."
Li Xiang laughed and reached out to touch Qian Duoduo's little head: "When the taxes come up in the future, I will return the money to you."
Northwest is really short of money now. Zhang Qingyun often comes to him to ask for money because he has exempted agricultural taxes. For forces like Northwest, agricultural taxes are their foundation.
Li Xiang paid the agricultural tax without saying a word and said it should be thrown away. More than 60% of the tax revenue in the northwest was cut off in this way.
The money now vacant can only be provided by Li Xianglai.
Li Xiang knew that this was the result of his own willfulness, and he continued to misappropriate silver from Xiliang headquarters to support Zhang Qingyun.
Xiliang Headquarters earns a lot of money, and most of the gold and silver is used to update soldiers' weapons and equipment and train soldiers.
When there was no war, Xiliang headquarters saved a lot of money, which was embezzled by Prime Minister Li to the Northwest Yamen.
The three million taels of silver given by Qian Duoduo is not a life-saving straw for Northwest, but it can alleviate many problems.
"There is no need to pay it back." Qian Duoduo waved his hand: "If I had to buy all the treasures my husband has given me over the years with silver, these three million taels would probably only be able to buy a little bit of them!"
"Just think of this money as a gift from me to your husband."
When Zhao Qingluan and Wu Yating heard Qian Duoduo's words, they suddenly realized that they had only focused on themselves and ignored Li Xiang.
They also know a little about the situation in Xiliang, because after Prime Minister Li stopped collecting agricultural taxes, the northwest could only rely on commercial taxes and trade to support Xiliang.
Money in the yamen was very urgent, and they often saw Zhang Qingyun following Prime Minister Li like a tail, asking for money from him.
They just found it funny, and at the same time they felt very good about the relationship between the two of them.
Because Li Xiang never lacked family expenses and often spent a lot of money to support the government, they thought that Li Xiang had a lot of money.
Now it seems that it is not what they thought!
The northwest is really short of money. Xiliang earns a lot of money, but spends even more.
Every Xiliang soldier who died in battle was given a large amount of pension. After a battle, Xiliang's pension to the families of soldiers often reached tens of millions of taels of silver.
This was a big deal, and many people thought it was unnecessary at first, but when they saw the Xiliang army, they knew it was worth it.
The pension cost a lot, but the quality of the soldiers Xiliang waved was very high, and the entire military camp was full of cultivators!
This kind of configuration is only available to the army in the imperial capital, but Xiliang can also implement it, which reflects the charm of silver.
"Husband, you can use the two million taels of silver I have here!" Zhao Qingluan said with a look of shame on his face: "After a while, I will ask my family to transport a batch of silver to Xiliang!"
Wu Yating saw her two sisters giving money away. When she was about to give it away, Li Xiang shook her head and said, "I accept Duo Duo's money because Duo Duo basically eats and drinks in the house, and she still stayed with hundreds of thousands of taels."
Silver is enough for her.
The reason for accepting Qingluan's money is that two million taels of silver is nothing to the power behind Qingluan. As long as Qingluan opens his mouth, tens of millions of taels of silver can be taken out.
I won’t accept your money. You are the steward of the house and you really didn’t have much money before. Now you have to keep the money you get. In the future, except for food and drink, all other expenses will have to come from you.
Get out over there!"
Wu Yating nodded, Zhao Qingluan looked at Wu Yating with some envy, Li Xiang had given Wu Yating the power of the backyard.
Isn't it just because she gave birth to a pair of children?
When I give birth to a pair of children, with the power of Snow Palace, let’s see how you compete with me!
The power in the backyard should be half of mine.
....
"What a reckless man!"
When many people heard the news that Li Xiang almost got into a fight with the imperial city defenders because of seven million taels of silver, their first impression was that it was fake.
When they found out it was true, they expressed that they couldn't understand. Seven million taels of silver sounded like a lot, but to people from major forces, it was just 7 million taels of silver.
Which force can easily take out seven million taels of silver?
Really poor guy.
However, they could only say these words in their stomachs, but they did not dare to say them in front of Prime Minister Li.
Li Xiang is a person who is not even afraid of the imperial guards. If they provoke Li Xiang and are killed by Li Xiang, it will be an injustice.
The rumors in the well reached Li Xiang's ears, and Li Xiang just smiled.
He doesn't care what outsiders say about him. Whatever they say is bad, it won't affect him.
The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was carried out in an orderly manner. There were various competitions in the arena every day. The showdown between the first-class masters and the grand masters attracted countless people to place bets.
He wants to know who is the strongest among the top masters in the world, and who among the master masters has the chance to break through to the Grand Master?
There are not many grandmasters in the world, but there are still many. There are only so many great masters.
The number of great masters gathered in the imperial capital this time is already more than half of the Eastern world.
It's a pity that there is no competition between great masters, otherwise the entire imperial city will be more prosperous. Few people in the world have ever seen a battle between great masters.
If they were lucky enough to meet him once, they would be willing to spend any amount of money.
"Xiyuan, this Li Xiang seems not as smart as you said." Duanmu Xiyuan's mother sat opposite her daughter and said with a smile: "A great master almost had to fight with the imperial capital for a mere seven million silver.
Face off against the great masters."
Duanmu Xiyuan smiled and shook her head: "Mom, you are only seeing the surface. Li Xiang knew before he took action that the great masters in the imperial capital would never take action against him, so he would have nothing to fear."
"He knows the relationship between the Imperial Capital and Xiliang." Duanmu Xiyuan picked up the teacup: "Xiliang does not need to rely on the Imperial Capital. Without the support of the Imperial Capital, Li Xiang can still develop Xiliang well, but if the Imperial Capital loses Li
Xiang, there are no people in the northwest who can suppress those powerful people in the northwest.
And you, who was his original ally, will also become his biggest enemy."
"We all saw that day that the grand masters Li Zhen followed entered the dark clouds together. The grand masters who can reach the dark clouds are all the top grand masters in Daqian."
"Li Xiang can ride up on the horse, which shows that Li Xiang's power is comparable to those of the top grand masters."
"So even if Prime Minister Li kills people in the city, the emperor will not do anything to him. At most, the emperor will feel unhappy and have some resentment in his heart.
But what does this mean compared to the emperor’s big night?”
After hearing Duanmu Xiyuan's explanation, Duanmu Xiyuan's mother suddenly realized that she was a great master.
But after Duanmu Xiyuan disappeared, the couple had been looking for Duanmu Xiyuan, and they usually convinced people with their strength.
Seeing the power of these two masters, those people responded to their requests and would never do any small tricks.
If you engage in petty tricks in front of a master, isn't it like a longevity star eating arsenic and seeking death?
So their views on some things only remain superficial.
Duanmu Xiyuan's mother put down the tea in her hand and sighed: "A Prime Minister Li has such a palace and such power, Xiyuan, how about we return overseas after the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"There are a few ancestors guarding the clan area. It will be safe when we go back." Duanmu Xiyuan's mother did not want to get involved in the Daqian fight: "This dynastic fight is too dangerous."
"Then take your brother away too. Don't let him get too involved with the Eighth Prince."
"It is very dangerous, but the rewards are also great." Duanmu Xiyuan said with a smile: "Mom, you are a great master! Even if you cannot defeat a strong enemy, you and my father will protect me and my brother from leaving. That's not it. easy?"
The combat effectiveness of the Qi Jue Celestials cannot be measured by their level. They are geniuses who can often leapfrog their level in battle.
Duanmu Xiyuan's mother shook her head solemnly: "If we meet some ordinary grand masters, it won't be a problem to protect you two from leaving. But if we meet the man in black who followed Prime Minister Li that day, you and I At best, Dad can defeat the opponent, but if another powerful Grandmaster appears, we won’t be able to defeat him."
"According to what you said before, Li Xiang can enter the dark clouds, and his other strengths must be the same as those of other top grandmasters. If he joins forces with black people, your father and I may be responsible for this!"
"So we'd better return to the clan area as soon as possible. Our ancestors are guarding the clan area, and even Emperor Daqian can't come in."
Duanmu Xiyuan knew her mother's worries, but she didn't want to go back so soon. She didn't know how long it would take before she could meet with Mr. Li this time.
"Mom, let's go back after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Anyway, it's not too many days away!"
"Um!"
Duanmu Xiyuan's mother had just finished speaking and turned to look to the other side. A man walked into the yard with a serious look on his face.
"Dad, what happened?" Duanmu Xiyuan asked
"I just received news from the clan that something big happened!" Duanmu Xiyuan's father sat at the table: "Ancestor asked us to hurry up and return to the East China Sea. In a month and a half, something that should happen will happen. Events that change the entire world happen.
The ancestors did not explain the specific matter, but this incident involved thirty-six top masters from the East and twelve top masters from the West.
The whole world will change!"
"Uncle is talking about the world of chaos!" Zhao Qiyu's voice came from outside the yard: "It's not that my nephew meant to eavesdrop, but uncle, your voice is too loud!"
Duanmu Xiyuan's mother Bai Duanmu Xiyuan's father looked at her and said that her husband is good at everything, but he really needs to change his loud voice.
Duanmu Xiyuan took advantage of the situation and asked: "I don't know, what is the chaotic world that the Eighth Prince is talking about?"
"The world of chaos is..." When Zhao Qiyu knew that the world of chaos existed, he felt that it was very strange. The rules of the world of chaos were the same as those of the game world, but this game world was real.
He is very interested in the war between the mysterious world and the demons outside the realm. This is an opportunity to strengthen himself, but what he needs to do now is to win over the Seven Jue Celestials.
This is a race with several ancestors, but because their numbers are so small, they rarely appear in the outside world.
If we can get the support of the Qijuetian Human Race, we won’t be afraid of high-end force!
