Text Chapter 2103 Qing Yuanzun's Troubles

As soon as the news came out, he had some guesses, suspecting that it was Niu Youde who did it. After all, he had threatened Niu Youde before, and now it was proved that it was Niu Youde who did it. He had just threatened him, and he immediately showed his color in return, as if warning him that he could reveal that he was the one who murdered Xiahou Ling at any time.

None of this mattered. Wei Shu stood on his side and had explained to other brothers that Xiahou Ling was killed by the evil monk. Wei Shu's words were still deterrent to some extent, after all, the elders were standing behind him. The key was that Xiahou Ling's descendants and old subordinates were afraid that they would not be willing to give up the power in their hands. He had received news that Xiahou Ling's son was contacting Xiahou Ling's old subordinates, and he didn't know what they were plotting.

According to his plan, he must deal with it secretly. As the head of the family, he naturally would not allow anyone below to mess around. To resist foreign aggression, he must first stabilize the internal affairs! But the key to the problem was that Xiahou Tuo was still alive. He didn't know what Xiahou Tuo would think if he rashly moved other people in the Xiahou family to kill each other.

After hesitating for a long time, he still took out the star bell to contact Xiahou Tuo, and directly pushed the problem to Xiahou Tuo to test Xiahou Tuo's attitude.

Xiahou Tuo's reply was very simple. No one in the Xiahou family was allowed to split. As the head of the family, don't you have the courage to make this decision? Do you still need to ask me?

Hearing this, Cao Man was refreshed, which was equivalent to getting Xiahou Tuo's support and knowing what to do.

However, after Wei Shu was gone, Cao Man was inconvenient to do many things. If some things were told to Wei Shu, Wei Shu would naturally know who to find. Qi Jue was only familiar with the black market side of the Xiahou family, and some relationships had not been established on Qi Jue's side. Some things still required him to contact those brothers in person to persuade them. If Qi Jue was asked to contact them, Qi Jue's credibility was obviously not comparable to Wei Shu.

As for Miao Yi, he could only remember this account first. Xiahou Tuo told him not to move, so he naturally didn't dare to move.

According to his estimation, Xiahou Tuo will not live for too long, so he can bear with some things for the time being. When Xiahou Tuo really dies, he can come to settle the account with Niu Youde. What he regrets is that if he does not take action while Niu Youde is not on a firm footing now, the cost of dealing with Niu Youde in the future will be even greater.

In Tianpin Palace, Xiahou Chengyu, who was closed in the house, held the Xingling in his hand tightly, sat in front of the dressing table and gritted his teeth silently, his eyes full of resentment.

It was her son Qing Yuanzun who contacted her. What Qing Yuanzun asked was about the death of Xiahou Ling and asked what happened to his mother.

Xiahou Chengyu then knew that this news had been spreading all over the world. It had been so long, but she had not heard any news at all. It was easy to imagine that the people around her were hiding it from him, and those people of Emei had been controlled by Cao Man.

Qing Yuanzun continued to ask on the other end: Mother, don’t you know about this?

Xiahou Chengyu tried to save face: When Xiahou Ling excused himself from attending the court, I knew Cao Man had replaced him. We cannot interfere with the internal affairs of the Xiahou family. You don’t need to worry about it. What’s going on with you?

Qing Yuanzun seemed helpless: Mother, I’m afraid it’s hard for me to do anything here!

Xiahou Chengyu’s face sank and he asked: What’s going on? Is Niu Youde making things difficult for you, or is it the Xiahou family that’s looking for trouble with you?

She thought too much. Now Miao Yi and Cao Man didn’t pay attention to her son. Both of them had more urgent things to deal with. Dealing with Qing Yuanzun was a matter for the future. As long as Qing Yuanzun didn’t jump around, everything would be fine.

Qing Yuanzun: There was no movement from the two families. They were at peace with me for the time being, but you know that the money in my hands is limited, and it’s difficult to do things. I want to give rewards to those who do things well, but I don’t have anything to give out. How can I get people to do things?

Xiahou Chengyu: Didn't His Majesty allocate resources and supplies for your men from the Heavenly Court? Could it be that someone in the Heavenly Court did something to withhold your supplies?

Qing Yuan Zun: That's not the case, but the supplies allocated by the Heavenly Court are all normal salaries, and the Netherworld is not a good place, so it's not appropriate to give them preferential treatment.

Xiahou Chengyu: Don't you still control the income of Youquan? Niu Youde could handle it back then, so why can't you? Zun'er, you should look for the reasons in yourself for some things. You are now independent, so you can't ask others for everything! You might as well study how Niu Youde did it back then. It's not a bad thing to learn more about his advantages.

Qing Yuanzun immediately complained: Mother, you misunderstood! Youquan has an income, but when Niu Youde relied on the income from Youquan, he only had 100,000 troops. At that time, the Governor's Office of the Netherworld was still the General Town of the Netherworld. The income from Youquan was more than enough to deal with 100,000 troops, and all the rewards were in place, but now there are 50 million troops! When Niu Youde controlled 50 million troops, he not only held the money of Youquan, but also Juxiantang sought money everywhere. The black market stretched out its hands wantonly, the Xiahou family turned a blind eye, and Tianjie was not soft-handed. He had a great deterrent power in Tianjie. Who dared not to give him face in Tianjie? He also partnered with Hao Defang to operate a new model of Xingling, which was a huge income! He also secretly allowed his men to go out and rob. If anyone dared to block his way to wealth, he would send soldiers to pretend to be bandits and bloodbath. The compensation that Ying Jiuguang was forced to pay after defeating him in the battle of Heilongtan alone was frightening. It is said that he also robbed a lot of shops in Heilongtan. It is said that he blatantly allowed his soldiers to rob for bandits and robbed without any disguise. You calculate his way of wealth, and then calculate what I have in my hands. The income from Youquan in my son's hands alone is completely incomparable to Niu Youde, and it is not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth. I want to learn from him, but I am the son of the Emperor of Heaven. Can I eat as ugly as him? Can I send troops to attack casually? Can I allow my soldiers to rob for bandits? Can I send troops to surround Tianjie or even bloodbath Tianjie like him? I will be impeached and killed by all the ministers in the court! I intervene in the black market. Can the Xiahou family turn a blind eye to me? Is it appropriate for a son to build an organization like Juxiantang in private? What would his father think if he knew about it? There are many things that his son wants to try, but the generals under his command all try their best to dissuade him, especially the deputy governor Wang Dingchao, who is completely stubborn and always uses his father to pressure me. Mother, I have no secrets at all in the eyes of the emperor. I don’t even have my own advisers around me, and I can’t find anyone to give me advice and discuss with!

The last sentence revealed that he was just a puppet.

Xiahou Chengyu also immediately understood his son’s situation. Obviously, without financial support, his son couldn’t do anything even if he wanted to. If he really wanted to go to war, he couldn’t afford it without financial support. Could it be that the energy consumption of the broken bow had to be paid for by the subordinates themselves? The cost of healing the wounds of the personnel and the pensions for the dead in battle all depended on financial support.

She seldom thought about this before. When she was in charge of Niu Youde, Niu Youde took care of everything well, and she didn't need to worry about it at all. Now that her son mentioned it, she realized that it would cost too much to support so many people. She also heard from her son's words that without enough financial resources, she couldn't even win people's hearts. Without financial support, that team would never become her son's team. All rewards and punishments depended on the financial support of the Heavenly Palace, and the team would always be in the hands of the Heavenly Palace.

Faced with her son's complaints, Xiahou Chengyu couldn't help but feel a little restless. She stood up and wandered around the house. She wanted to help her son and provide some financial support, but that was 50 million people! The financial support she could provide was no more than a drop in the bucket. Even if she could give it for a while, it couldn't last long. She had to control the financial resources in her hands to be the long-term way.

Thinking of this, Xiahou Chengyu couldn't help but complain about Qingzhu's meanness. He placed a lot of people around his son, which simply didn't give his son a chance to show his strength. This was because his son was obedient. If he changed other generals, they would not be so honest and obedient.

She didn't want to think about it. It was she who wanted to transfer the guards to help her son before, and now it was also her who felt that the guards were in the way. If Qingzhu let Qing Yuanzun do whatever he wanted and was killed by someone, she would still blame Qingzhu.

She was puzzled. Niu Youde had done all kinds of bad things such as burning, killing, looting, and so on. Why couldn't her son do it? After thinking about it, it was still justified. Niu Youde had to find a justified excuse for everything he did. If he didn't have an excuse, he would be punished honestly.

At this moment, she realized how important it was for a minister with military power to grow up step by step. Without his own team, he could only be controlled by others.

Thinking of the news of Xiahou Ling's death, Xiahou Chengyu couldn't help but think of what Yun Zhiqiu said at the time. Now it seems to be true. Cao Man is indeed a usurper. I just don't know how true Yun Zhiqiu's words are. After all, Niu Youde has used him once, so how can he not have some scruples.

On the one hand, he was angry at the Xiahou family's meanness. The family struggled for power and profit in every possible way. Even the head of the family dared to murder him. Why did they control her so tightly? Why can't she be independent? On the other hand, he was wondering whether the meaning conveyed by Niu Youde was true or false.

It happened that she was also facing the same dilemma as her son. There was no credible person around to help with the advice. Once she said it out, she would definitely get herself into trouble.

After thinking about it, she shook the star bell and replied to her son: Zun'er, if you have any difficulties, you may as well ask Niu Youde for help in secret!

Qing Yuanzun was shocked and replied: Mother, that thief has a wolfish ambition, do you still believe him?

Xiahou Chengyu: There are some things you don't know. In this way, aren't you short of money? Ask him for a huge sum of money and see if he will give it to you.

She was going to test him with this. She felt that she was no longer useful to Niu Youde. If Niu Youde was still willing to give a huge sum of money under such circumstances, then what Yun Zhiqiu said was worthy of trust.

Qing Yuanzun hesitated and said: Mother, is this appropriate?

Xiahou Chengyu: You can try it, you won't lose anything. But you can only contact secretly, don't let others do it. Your father is very suspicious, you know that. (To be continued.)8