Good! My stupid son finally rebelled!

kindness?

The moment Emperor Wu heard this, he narrowed his eyes for a moment, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes: "You bastard, are you ready to plead guilty?"

Plead guilty and be punished?

Xiao Yuanshan shuddered when he heard this: "Your Majesty, I am doing this for the sake of Daqian's national destiny."

boom!

The Emperor slapped the table fiercely, and it shattered into pieces in an instant. As the table shattered, the Emperor shouted, "Xiao Yuanshan, you are so bold."

"Do you know how many soldiers in Daqian have been disappointed by your actions?"

"I……"

Xiao Yuanshan was worried: "Your Majesty, I don't want to either. As the Minister of Finance of Daqian, I also want to improve the treatment of soldiers, but Your Majesty, my Daqian treasury really has no money."

"Three years ago, the prince plotted rebellion."

"Not only did it cause great turmoil in the imperial court, but floods and droughts followed one after another."

"We don't have any other options."

Xiao Yuanshan raised his voice a little: "I must use all the money on disaster relief, otherwise Daqian will be in trouble sooner or later."

"Not only that, I also asked the disaster-stricken areas to replace all the high-quality refined rice with this kind of rice."

Xiao Yuanshan's words were completely courting death. Emperor Wu's eyes widened: "Xiao Yuanshan, what are you talking about?"

"His Majesty!"

Xiao Yuanshan shouted, "There have been too many disasters in Daqian in the past few years, and with this locust plague, I, as an old minister, have done my best to prevent major unrest in the disaster areas."

Xiao Yuanshan felt very aggrieved, as he indeed had a very high status and position in Daqian.

But so what?

Make bricks without straw.

It was impossible for him to produce silver and food out of thin air.

"you……"

Emperor Wu raised his hand and paused for a moment, but finally dropped it: "According to what you said, I will reward you again."

"Don't dare."

Xiao Yuanshan shook his head: "Your Majesty, you know better than anyone that the national treasury only has tens of millions of silver coins now."

“It may seem like a lot, but it’s just a drop in the bucket.”

"The barbarians are eyeing Daqian covetously. Recently, news has come from the south that Japanese pirates are harassing us."

"In addition to the work-for-relief approach that His Majesty has previously promoted, local governments are working hard to secure funds to develop the local economy and appease the refugees."

"This old minister has no other choice. It is a rare opportunity to allow people from all over the country to have a bite of porridge."

"even."

Xiao Yuanshan didn't dare to continue talking about this. Emperor Wu frowned and said, "Even what? Go on. I want to see how many things you, a bastard, are hiding from me."

Gulu.

Xiao Yuanshan understood that the truth had already been exposed and it was impossible to conceal it any longer. As long as Emperor Wu wanted to investigate, everything could be investigated clearly, so it was better for him to tell it himself.

"Your Majesty, some time ago, the coastal areas of Daqian were plagued by floods, locust plagues, and invasions by Japanese pirates."

“It led to a sharp increase in the number of refugees.”

"I have already ordered the local state government to mix bran into the disaster relief grain."

boom!

Emperor Wu's mind exploded instantly, and for the first time, murderous intent appeared in his eyes: "You are so bold."

"His Majesty."

Xiao Yuanshan's eyes turned red: "You and I have both started from scratch and have seen all the sufferings of the world."

"You know better than anyone that before a catastrophe, human power is very small."

"Now."

"Being able to survive on a meal of coarse grain is the best outcome."

"If the disaster in my Great Qian continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before we are ushered in a chaotic world."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wu sat down tiredly, with the expression on his face constantly changing. He had been disfavored since he was a child and had almost been wandering around for a living, just as Xiao Yuanshan said.

Ten years of hard work, glory at a glance!

Emperor Wu's growth path was extremely tortuous and was not comparable to that of ordinary people.

now.

Emperor Wu was helpless, and a deep sense of powerlessness surrounded him. He smiled bitterly, "Old man, if you say so, isn't Daqian in danger of extinction?"

Xiao Yuanshan didn't dare to say much, he just looked straight at Emperor Wu and then nodded seriously.

Strangely, Emperor Wu did not get angry, but laughed instead: "Old man, are you really not afraid that I will kill you?"

"Your Majesty, if you want me to die, I have to die." Xiao Yuanshan said seriously.

"enough."

Emperor Wu waved his hand and said, "Then tell me how I will punish you this time?"

Xiao Yuanshan fell to the ground: "Everything is subject to your majesty's arrangements."

Emperor Wu looked at Xiao Yuanshan for a long time before he sighed: "Although you have devoted yourself to Daqian, you have disappointed the soldiers of Daqian."

"No matter how."

"Regarding the salaries of Daqian's soldiers, no deductions can be made, and any shortfalls must also be made up."

"I, no matter what method you use, if you can't satisfy me within half a month."

"When the time comes, I will use your head to comfort the hearts of my Daqian army."

Emperor Wu had no intention of joking, and Xiao Yuanshan was shocked: "Your Majesty, I accept your order and thank you."

Emperor Wu nodded: "Go down."

Only then did Xiao Yuanshan dare to leave. Not long after he left, Liu Jin arrived respectfully. Seeing that Emperor Wu looked unhappy, he did not dare to say much, but just stood by respectfully, as if waiting for Emperor Wu's instructions.

"Old man, did you hear what Xiao Yuanshan said just now?"

"Your Majesty, I have heard some." Liu Jin answered truthfully. Emperor Wu stood up and walked to the window with his hands behind his back: "I have to say that Xiao Yuanshan is a smart man. If he just evades today."

"Then I will show no mercy and kill him."

"But because of what he just said, I cannot kill him."

Emperor Wu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and Liu Jin smiled apologetically: "Your Majesty, in fact, you have already planned everything today in your mind."

“And we were prepared early.”

"It's just a pity that no one in the world knows about it."

"I believe that if your majesty's trump card is fully played, the entire court will be shocked."

Liu Jin can be said to be Emperor Wu's hand. He knows better than anyone else what Emperor Wu has done, not to mention other things, just the merchants who have been secretly supported by Emperor Wu over the years.

It can be called a huge business empire.

As long as Emperor Wu was willing, raising tens of millions of taels of silver within a day would be a piece of cake.

force!

The Martial Emperor's confidants are hidden in many sects in the martial arts world. Even some of the powerful sects were created by the Martial Emperor himself.

Emperor Wu sneered: "This time, let me see how many secrets this old man Xiao Yuanshan has hidden."

"The Xiao family."

"It seems to be on the path to becoming the most powerful family in Daqian."

"I will never allow such a powerful family to exist in Daqian."

Liu Jin was horrified. This was clearly an attempt to move Xiao Yuanshan. It would depend on whether the other party could withstand the Emperor Wu's wrath.

Huaitong!

Ling Tian strolled around the city and then came to the city gate. He saw that Zhao Shang and others had used cowpox as agreed, and the senior leaders of the entire team also showed symptoms of high fever one after another.

Ling Tian couldn’t help but laugh in his heart: “Zhao Shang, after you have a high fever, enter the Guanshan Valley.”

"The sky-high betrothal gift has already been transferred by me."

"You are just dreaming if you want to find out anything in Huaitong."

This will be in the team.

Zhao Qingya was looking at her pimple-covered face in the mirror, and she hated Ling Tian in her heart: "This damn bastard, he actually humiliated me like this."

"He must have done it on purpose."

"This cowpox can't cure smallpox at all."

"hateful."

The more Zhao Qingya thought about it, the angrier she became. She clenched her fists and said, "When I return, I will tell the Third Prince about your evil deeds."

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince will never let a coward like you go."

The more Zhao Qingya thought about it, the more hateful she became. Little did she know that at this moment Ling Tian was strolling leisurely in the city. As soon as he left the city gate, a big man blocked Ling Tian's way.

He looked seven feet tall, had fierce eyes, and had a long sword hanging from his waist, but he didn't look like a man with connections. He couldn't help but speculate in his mind, and without waiting for Ling Tian to say anything, the big man spoke in a muffled voice.

"Sixth Prince."

"My master invites you to have a chat."