Oh my god, can you play like this?

"Master, aren't we going into the village?" Mo Yi saw that Gu Lanzhi had been looking at Taohua Village but said nothing, and he couldn't help asking.

Gu Lanzhi's gaze was still in the direction of the village. "No, let's go back home."

Gu Lanzhi was not in the mood to stroll around the village. Although he was cold-blooded and killed countless people in the apocalypse, it was all for the sake of survival. If he was not cruel to others, he would be the one to die.

But now he has traveled to this relatively peaceful world. Since he has this opportunity to be reborn and live a stable life, he wants to give something back.

He doesn't know how to repay such a mysterious thing as the system except to upgrade the system, but he can use his knowledge and the power of the system to do something for the world!

But... for some reason, Gu Lanzhi felt that the emperor, whom he had only met once, was not so pleasing to his eyes, and he did not want to work for this emperor.

Maybe it was because Gu Lanzhi had experienced a lot in the end times, he could see the fear and calculation in the emperor's eyes.

Gu Lanzhi really didn't like the way the emperor looked at him, and as a result, he had a bad impression of the emperor as a person and didn't like that emperor.

Mo Yi and Mo Er both felt that their master was in a bad mood after seeing Taohua Village. They didn't know why their master was in a bad mood out of the blue.

The carriage headed towards Kyoto.

"One, two, what do you think of our emperor?" Gu Lanzhi asked calmly as he looked at the receding scenery.

Mo Yi and Mo Er looked at each other. Although the emperor was not someone who could be discussed casually, they were loyal to Gu Lanzhi, not the current emperor.

Now that their master was asking them, they both thought for a moment before speaking.

"The current emperor is not as diligent as the previous emperor, nor does he love the people as much as the previous emperor." Mo Yi said.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Gu Lanzhi retracted his gaze and asked with interest.

“When the late emperor was alive, the grain tax collected from the people was only 30%, and after paying the grain tax, the people would still have enough food left to feed their families for a year.

But our current emperor raised the grain tax to 50% after he ascended the throne, which forced the people to tighten their belts and eat less in order to have enough food for the year. Some people with little land at home didn’t even have enough to eat.”

"There is also commercial tax, which has almost doubled. Many people who run small businesses choose to stop doing business and go back home to farm because they cannot afford to pay the taxes." Mo Er continued Mo Yi's words.

Mo nodded and continued, "Since we have been fighting all these years, we need more food and money.

But General, you know very well what the food is like when we are at war, otherwise you wouldn’t have to pay for the supply of the army out of your own pocket.”

Mo Er also nodded and said, "Maybe the grain and money taken out of the national treasury granary are enough for the army, but after the grain and money are stripped off layer by layer, there won't be much left in our hands.

But doesn't this also indirectly show that the emperor is not very good at governing his court officials?

When the late emperor was alive, taxation was less than it is now, but when the old generals led the troops to fight, they were much better off than we are. At least they didn't need the old generals to subsidize their food, and at most they could just give the soldiers more pensions.

Anyway... I think our current emperor is not as good as the previous emperor."

Mo Yi nodded in agreement, and Mo Er continued, "We have already finished the war, and there is no war left for Dongshun Country to fight. Anyway, there will be no wars to fight in the next few years.

But I think the emperor will not lower taxes, because he still has to build his palace. He has built several palaces since he ascended the throne."

After listening to the two people's words, Gu Lanzhi sneered, "Then what is the meaning of our life and death?"

Mo Yi and Mo Er looked at each other again, and neither of them spoke.

They entered Kyoto City in silence. Not long after entering the city, Gu Lanzhi's eyes lit up and he immediately forgot the heavier topic before.

He asked Mo Yi to slow down the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at the Fifth Prince and Gu Shurui who were about to get on the carriage with a smile.

"Fifth Prince, Fourth Brother, what a coincidence!"

The Fifth Prince and Gu Shurui had just attended an elegant gathering organized by the Fifth Prince. Before they even got on the carriage, they were bumped into by Gu Lanzhi.

The Fifth Prince would often organize gatherings like elegant gatherings. He would recruit some outstanding students as his advisers. There were quite a few advisers living in the Fifth Prince's mansion to help him with advice!

I don’t know if the Fifth Prince knows that his brain is not very good, so he is looking for some people with enough brains to help him.

Seeing Gu Lanzhi in the carriage, the Fifth Prince was visibly nervous for a moment, but he was still a prince after all, and although it was embarrassing to be caught, he quickly calmed down.

"Lanzhi, your injury is better now. Can you go out now?"

Gu Lanzhi didn't say anything, just looked at the Fifth Prince with a playful smile.

Gu Lanzhi's appearance is absolutely impeccable. Even compared with other women with outstanding looks, Gu Lanzhi is definitely not inferior.

Now she was supporting her chin so casually, looking at the Fifth Prince with a faint smile on her face. The Fifth Prince actually swallowed his saliva involuntarily, staring at Gu Lanzhi, unwilling to move his eyes away even a little.

Gu Shurui stood behind the fifth prince and rolled his eyes in annoyance.

He had finally managed to get along better with the Fifth Prince these days, but his Third Brother came out to mess with him. Isn't this ruining his plans?

But he couldn't say anything to Gu Lanzhi now. He could only silently keep a note of it and settle the score with his brother when he got home.

"Third brother, where have you been?"

When Gu Lanzhi heard Gu Shurui's question, he did not remain silent as he did when facing the Fifth Prince. Instead, he looked at Gu Shurui with a gentle attitude.

"Let's go and have a look at my mother's two farms."

"Lanzhi, are you going to rebuild the manor? I can send someone to help." The fifth prince immediately offered his courtesy.

Gu Lanzhi was not surprised at all that the Fifth Prince knew that he was rebuilding the manor. The Fifth Prince was still waiting for his help in seizing the throne, and he must have sent many people to watch every move of the General's Mansion.