Chapter 267: Suppressing the Rebellion, Seeing Luo Qiufu Again, Cholera in Six Countries, The Princess Enters the Capital

Qianyuan Hall.

It is the study room behind the emperor and the place where important ministers are received.

Huo Qing took off his armor and entered the palace, waiting slowly in the side hall. In addition to reporting his work, he also had many things to report on this trip to Beijing.

Before entering Beijing, he had passed through many places in Dayan and found that many prefectures and counties did not choose the Longyuan era name, but still used the Yong'an era name.

This shows that there are many officials in various places in Dayan who have second thoughts.

"Your Majesty has just returned to the palace, please wait patiently, Marquis Guanjun."

The eunuch on the side reported like this.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, eunuch."

The eunuch in front of the emperor couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this: "Marquis Guanjun is too kind, it doesn't matter."

As a national general, Marquis Guanjun did not show any arrogance in his words and deeds, and he did not slack off in treating the emperor's attendants.

It can be seen that he is indeed a person valued by the emperor.

Not long after.

Returning to the palace in the light rain, Lu Mingyuan washed up, put on his casual clothes, walked out of the palace, saw his father-in-law, smiled gently, and greeted him:

"Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Huo Qing was not careless, and still bowed, then said: "The emperor has just ascended the throne, but there is unrest at home and abroad. I hope your majesty will not have too much pressure."

"It's hard to have no pressure."

Lu Mingyuan sighed inexplicably, and then threw the letter he had just read to the Marquis of Guanjun.

After reading the letter, Guanjun Hou showed a surprised expression: "Some forces took the lead in attacking the Song Dynasty?"

Lu Mingyuan poured himself a cup of tea, and said seriously while swaying: "The whereabouts are hidden, the strength is strong, and the Song Dynasty was caught off guard. The disguise is extremely superb, and he can sneak into the imperial palace of the capital. The cultivation is at least not lower than the twelfth realm. Who do you think is behind the scenes?"

Guanjun Hou shook his head and said: "I am afraid it is more than the twelfth realm. I have dealt with the Song Dynasty before. Their military formations are much more complicated than those of other dynasties, with multiple changes. With the advantage of the city, there is the Confucian Temple Haoranzhou nearby. If you want to break into the capital of the Song Dynasty head-on, you must have at least the strength of the upper third rank."

"And the Song Dynasty has a thirteenth realm worshiper sitting in the palace, it should be unlikely to be broken through head-on. The strength of the person who came should be above the upper third rank, at least he has the means to deal with the upper third rank."

"He has the means to deal with the upper third rank"

Lu Mingyuan murmured.

The Marquis of Guanjun said sharply, "It seems that your majesty can start preparing for war."

Lu Mingyuan's eyes condensed, and he questioned, "The financial report sent by the Ministry of Revenue shows that Da Yan has been fighting for years, especially the war with the army of the Demon Kingdom. The treasury is basically in deficit. If you want to send troops, it may not be realistic."

The person who wants to send troops the most now is undoubtedly him.

At present, the six countries have just inherited the destiny and luck, and their strength is not particularly strong.

If they are given three or four years, eight or nine years, to cultivate enough monks with luck, it will be bad.

But now Da Yan's national strength cannot support it.

Dispatching the army and summoning the monks and worshippers of the three academies all require military pay and salaries.

Not only elite soldiers, but also strong monks must be dispatched, and their expenses are often the largest.

Da Yan has many mountain gates and treasures, and countless large sects and caves. If you want to summon enough monks, the money consumed will be an astronomical figure.

All are extra prices.

Without benefits, no one will risk their lives. This is a very simple truth.

If you want to start a war now.

In fact, there are ten thousand ways.

There are plenty of reasons to declare war.

For example, this year is the end of the year again, but compared with previous years, this year's countries have no intention of paying tribute.

Except for some small countries that are closer to Da Yan and those with stronger strength.

At this time in previous years, even if the tribute has not arrived in the capital, it has been notified that the tribute carriage is on the way.

This year, no one sent a letter to inform.

For example, the three dynasties of Da Sui, Nanli, and Yinshuang were more diligent in paying tribute in previous years, but this year they have not paid tribute.

I have to wonder if the arrival of destiny has caused them to have other thoughts.

Lu Mingyuan has a hunch that the old foxes behind these dynasties are testing the attitude of him, the new emperor.

See if he can sit firmly on the throne.

Hearing Lu Mingyuan's complaint, Guanjun Hou smiled slightly: "There are ways to fight if you don't have money."

He looked deep and said: "No matter what, this is a great opportunity. It doesn't matter who attacked the Song Dynasty."

"What's important is that after this experience, the major dynasties will undoubtedly be like frightened birds, suspicious of each other, and will not be like before, hating the enemy together."

"If this person hadn't attacked the Song Dynasty, the six countries would have regarded the Tianming Dynasty as a thorn in their eyes, which would have been the beginning of the crisis for my Great Yan."

After listening to this, Lu Mingyuan felt that Guanjun Hou's words made sense.

The principle of dynasty change has not changed since ancient times.

If you want to join the new Tianming, the first thing you should do is to defeat the previous Tianming Dynasty.

It is very likely that the six countries will form an alliance and attack Da Yan on the grounds of following the will of heaven.

Now, Da Yan has gained a lot of time, which can be used to prepare for war.

The strategic vision of the Champion Marquis will not be wrong.

"If you really want to make money, there is a way."

Lu Mingyuan thought slowly and came up with a good idea.

"What method?"

The Champion Marquis was also very curious. In addition to his talent in martial arts, could his virtuous son-in-law also do business and make money out of thin air?

"The Chamber of Commerce under the command of the Seventh Prince is the first Chamber of Commerce in Da Yan. If it is completely incorporated, it may be possible to get a lot of money."

"At the same time, you can also collect money from nobles and official families."

This method sounds very familiar.

Yes, it is the method that Lu Mingyuan remembered of a certain emperor who was hanged on a tree in the back mountain.

However, the current Da Yan is different. Da Yan is not simply composed of aristocratic families, and there is no party struggle.

In this world, there are still three religions, and everything is decided by strength.

As long as the strength is strong enough to intimidate the ministers and squeeze out money, it is not difficult.

Upon hearing this, the expression of the Champion Marquis suddenly became a little subtle.

As the emperor, His Majesty is willing to take action against these noble families.

It seems that he really wants to revitalize Da Yan, rather than being a king who maintains the status quo.

He naturally has no objection.

If these noble families can take out money as military expenses and go to the six countries, he will be happy.

But those noble families will probably make a big fuss.

Wait

Noble families

Suddenly, Huo Qing thought of a good idea.

It can both legitimately rectify these noble families and raise military expenses.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan."

Huo Qing said in a deep voice.

"Please speak, my dear minister."

Lu Mingyuan waved his hand.

"We might as well do this first and then this."

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After half a quarter of an hour of explanation.

After listening to it, Lu Mingyuan's eyes also flashed with brilliance, and he clapped his hands excitedly and said:

"Good idea!"

"In this way, not only can we quell the chaos in Da Yan, but also enrich the national treasury, which is killing two birds with one stone."

"Let's do it!"

Time passed very quickly.

Suddenly, a month passed.

The tragedy of the Song Dynasty quickly spread throughout the Middle Earth.

It shocked all the countries, but there was only one thing that made people very concerned.

That is, whether the destiny of the Song Dynasty was still there.

Destiny and destiny are illusory.

Is it on a person or on the entire national destiny?

No one knows about this.

However, this incident really alerted the six countries to the need to be vigilant against neighboring countries. For a time, each country was in danger, and the vigilance was much stricter.

With the arrival of late autumn, the weather gradually became colder, and the time was gradually approaching the end of the year.

The annual banquet of all nations entered the countdown again.

But this time, there were more people watching the excitement than before.

Under the black eaves of the imperial capital gate, carriages came in and out.

A luxurious glass sedan slowly drove into the capital, driven by a group of wild beasts with different appearances. It didn't look like something that ordinary people could afford. Even the children of the rich families had to weigh their pockets.

People passing by were all guessing the identity of the owner of the sedan.

A noble woman with a three-legged golden crow dress and snow-white skin sat on the side of the exquisitely carved window. Her plain face had an indescribable quiet beauty, and she looked pitiful.

She looked at the scenes in the Imperial Capital and sighed inexplicably:

"I didn't expect that I would come back after a year."

"This time, I am in such an identity."

The maidservant beside her comforted her: "Your Highness, it's okay. Since the new emperor of Da Yan is willing to take you in, there must be a way to go back."

"I hope so."

Luo Qiufu's eyes were a little dim, and she had lost her proud demeanor a year ago.

"If I had been on guard against that guy earlier, maybe it wouldn't have led to the current ending. Unfortunately, there is no if."

In the palace at this time.

Lu Mingyuan, who had just left the court, was settling the silver for this month with the Champion Marquis.

According to the Champion Marquis himself, there are still many government offices in Da Yan that have not surrendered, and have not even changed the year name. Such a treasonous thing must be dealt with.

So Lu Mingyuan thoroughly investigated the matter.

All prefectures and counties that do not comply must pay enough taxes.

In order to prevent the sheep from paying for the wool, the government imposed taxes on the people.

Lu Mingyuan sent the Great Yan Mingdeng Division to monitor the whole country.

These government officials had no choice but to ask local nobles for money.

In addition, Lu Mingyuan confiscated the property of the old party and ministers of Emperor Yong'an and put them into the national treasury, which was also a huge sum of money. These court officials may be quite mediocre in governing the country, but their family background is definitely rich.

In the capital, all the big families that had been related to Emperor Yong'an before were imprisoned by Lu Mingyuan.

As for those local rebels who neglected the court's orders, they were killed one by one.

In short, it was a rule.

Those who made a big mistake were beheaded.

Those who made a small mistake were fined.

In this month, Lu Mingyuan thoroughly rectified the domestic situation and pacified the rebels, which was regarded as nipping these future troubles in the bud.

All thanks to the Marquis of Guanjun.

It took a lot of effort to quell the rebellion everywhere.

Fortunately, the money was enough.

Now the national treasury is much richer than before. Not to mention going to war with the six countries, at least it can use the troops to wipe out the three countries.

In such a large business, we also have to thank the generous donation of the Seventh Prince Yunwan Chamber of Commerce.

Under his words, Lu Yunwan naturally lost his temper and dared not provoke.

Without saying a word, he donated hundreds of millions of silver.

"In fact, I have another question. I don't know if it will offend the emperor."

The Champion Marquis was in the side hall, looking at Lu Mingyuan, and hesitantly said.

"Say whatever you want. I have no doubts with my father-in-law. There is no need to worry about these."

Lu Mingyuan smiled.

After a month of cooperation, he is more and more satisfied with his father-in-law.

He can fight and make plans.

"How does your majesty deal with the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince?"

Huo Qing finally asked this sensitive topic.

Hearing this, Lu Mingyuan frowned.

Obviously he didn't expect it to be this question.

It's not that he hasn't thought about this question.

It's just that there are too many things at this stage, and there is no time to take care of them at all.

Now the Champion Marquis has brought it up.

It means that it is time to deal with it.

Lu Mingyuan sighed and said, "Neither of them did anything out of line. If they are simply eliminated, people will inevitably blame me for being cold-blooded and ruthless."

"But aren't emperors cold-blooded and ruthless?"

As if he was asking and answering himself, Lu Mingyuan asked himself.

"Let's wait and see. The Seventh Prince has repeatedly donated silver to the treasury, which is indeed meritorious. The Ninth Prince has been in the mansion, being a rich prince. It's not that I didn't send people to monitor him, but I really didn't see any clues."

The two of them are honest, which does not mean that Lu Mingyuan didn't send people to monitor them.

But they were monitored 24 hours a day, and the two really didn't do anything out of line.

There is no reason.

Hearing this answer, Guanjun Hou was relieved.

In his opinion, at least Lu Mingyuan is not a cold-blooded emperor like Emperor Yong'an. He still has family affection in his heart.

He still has concerns about his relatives.

At least he is still a person.

Emperor Yong'an is completely self-interested.

He won't kill just because he wants to.

If Lu Mingyuan kills both of his brothers.

Then Huo Qing will have to consider whether he will be killed after being used up.

So he asked this question very tricky.

"Report!"

At this time, the loud voice of the imperial guards rang out outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, an envoy has arrived!"

Huo Qing also heard the report, so he clasped his fists and said, "In this case, I will take my leave first and will not disturb you. Let's prepare for the expedition first."

"Go."

Lu Mingyuan waved his hand.

It only took a while.

A beautiful woman in a long skirt walked into the hall. Her skin was as delicate as white porcelain, and her temperament was elegant and noble. She looked very noble.

Seeing the visitor, Lu Mingyuan smiled faintly and said:

"Long time no see."

"Your Highness, the Princess."

When Luo Qiufu saw him, she lost her former brilliance and stepped forward anxiously and said, "What do you want? As long as you help me return to the Jinwu Kingdom and regain power, this princess can give it to you."

When Lu Mingyuan saw this scene, he felt relieved.

Luo Qiufu, who was once strong, could only beg for his help in a humble manner.

No matter who it was, seeing this situation, they would not be able to suppress the joy in their hearts.