Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

Zhao Yong turned his head, looked at the others and said, "We all only took our own portion."

After he finished speaking, he took the things and went back.

The others naturally heard the hidden meaning in his words and felt a little embarrassed. Only Song Mingliang had a look of disbelief on his face.

After everyone else had bought them, Zhang Wu saw that there were still two pieces of waterproof cloth left, so he asked, "Who else wants waterproof cloth?"

When Xiao Lengyue heard this, he looked at those stores and saw that no one was buying, so he bought all of them.

When I passed by Song Mingliang, I heard him mutter, "You bought so much, aren't you afraid of dying of the heavy weight?"

Xiao Lengyue turned her head and saw that he quickly turned his head away, not daring to look at her. Instead, it was Song Mingxi who nodded to her.

Xiao Lengyue didn't say much. After taking the things back, she first spread hay on the wooden cart, then helped Song Ye up, covered him with bedding, and then put all the other things in place.

After making sure he wouldn't fall, he put Song Tianrui on the wooden cart as well.

Seeing him staring at her blankly, Xiao Lengyue said, "Be a good boy and warm the quilt for your uncle."

Song Tianrui nodded, "Okay, aunt."

Seeing that the harvest was almost complete, Zhang Wu began to give the order to set off.

As soon as they left the temple, the officers began to swing their whips, and everyone obviously sped up the process.

Because this section of the mountain road was relatively flat, Mrs. Song pushed the cart for a short distance. Seeing that her face was covered in sweat, Xiao Lengyue took over.

"Sister-in-law, let me push it, you just need to hold on to me."

Zhang Wu was walking in front. Seeing that the people behind him were slowing down, he waved his whip and yelled, "Hurry up, hurry up! Don't let me whip you."

When everyone heard this, they quickened their pace and travelled like this for several days.

The man in black who had escaped was now kneeling in front of the man in front of him, asking for forgiveness: "Master, please punish me."

"So they didn't find any trace of you?"

The man in black shook his head and said, "No, if it weren't for that big snake, our subordinates would have succeeded long ago."

The man looked at the man in black kneeling in front of him and said coldly, "If you bring anyone else, I will kill him for you.

Keeping him here makes me feel very uneasy!"

The man in black nodded and left.

That’s right, the person who sent people to assassinate Song Ye was the newly enthroned emperor, Xiao Rende.

The man in front of him was fat and broad, with a fierce look in his eyes. He was playing with the ring on his hand, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

At this moment, his personal guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue wants to see you."

"Let him in."

After a while, a man in official uniform came in. When he saw the emperor, he bowed and greeted him, saying, "Long live the emperor."

"stand up."

Xiao Rende looked at the Minister of Revenue and asked, "What do you want to see me for?"

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Revenue quickly bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, making the dragon throne requires a large amount of gold bars and jewels, but now the treasury is empty, and I am really powerless."

Hearing this, Xiao Rende raised his eyes and said coldly: "Nothing you can do?

What a helpless person! Come, take the Minister of Revenue away, beat him with a stick twenty times, and exile his entire family to a desolate place a thousand miles away.

Since you are incapable of doing anything, I will grant your wish and allow you to retire early."

When the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue heard this, he looked at Xiao Rende, shook his head, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

He raised his hand to put down his official hat, bowed to him, and then left the hall on his own.

Seeing him like that, Xiao Rende was furious. He angrily threw the teacup next to him and his temple began to throb with pain.

Seeing this, the eunuch behind him hurried forward to help him massage. After Xiao Rende's headache symptoms eased a little, he ordered: "Go and summon Chen Bing to the palace."

"Yes."

After his father-in-law left, he rubbed his temples and said in the hall: "Are you sure that my niece is really dead?"

As soon as Xiao Rende finished speaking, a man in black appeared in front of him. He knelt on the ground and said in a cold voice: "After she fell off the cliff, my subordinates went to check and found that her body had been gnawed beyond recognition by wild beasts. She is dead."

When Xiao Rende heard this, he laughed and looked at Yingyi: "Yingyi, I can rest assured with your words.

Now, I need you to do something for me."

Yingyi: "Master's orders."

"Help me get rid of Song Ye. No matter what method you use, you must not let him live."

Speaking of this, Xiao Rende got angry. If it weren't for this person, people in the court wouldn't have suspected him of being the murderer of his brother and sister-in-law.

Ying nodded, turned his head slightly, and disappeared on the spot.

Xiao Rende was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he heard someone outside the door reporting that Chen Bing had arrived.

He tidied himself up and said, "Come in."

Chen Bing didn't know what the emperor wanted to see him about. When he entered and was about to salute, he heard Xiao Rende say, "My dear, there is no need to salute."

Chen Bing raised his eyes to look at Xiao Rende and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have something to ask me?"

Xiao Rende nodded and said, "My dear, I came to you to ask you, now that the national treasury is empty, do you have any solution?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Rende had a headache, because the imperial palace was robbed completely, causing the ministers to think that they had angered the gods by rashly enthroning him.

The ministers all proposed that he abdicate and only serve as regent but not emperor.

He had no choice but to put all those people in jail and wait for a good way to deal with them.

The main reason was that there were too many people, and among them was the late emperor's tutor. If he ordered a killing, he was afraid that it would cause resistance from students all over the world.

Seeing Xiao Rende in a trance, Chen Bing shouted, "Your Majesty?

emperor?"

When Xiao Rende came back to his senses, he heard Chen Bing calling him. He coughed lightly and said, "I was distracted just now. Please say it again."

Chen Bing nodded and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to fill up the treasury all at once, you can only issue an order to increase taxes.

The autumn harvest is coming soon. If we issue an order now, we will be able to collect a large amount of crops in a short while."

Xiao Rende thought about it, nodded and said, "This is a good idea. I will issue an order now."

After saying this, he remembered something and said, "You are so smart, maybe you can think of how to deal with the ministers who are imprisoned?"

Chen Bing has now become the emperor's personal guard, so he naturally knows what the emperor is talking about.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, those ministers who disobeyed your orders should be beheaded or exiled.

Since they don't appreciate the emperor's grace, then the emperor doesn't need to show any mercy to them anymore."

Xiao Rende nodded slowly upon hearing this, but still said worriedly: "I also want to deal with it this way, but I am afraid that if I anger other ministers, there will be no one available in the court.

By then, will I still be able to keep the throne?"

After he finished speaking, he frowned and said, "I don't know when Mr. Meng will be back?"